The Tag-along (Admin): So, after that, I decided to give you this information before all the misunderstandings escalated.
I finished recounting almost all the events that had happened to me since I found the paper, although of course, I didn't tell them anything about the error signs or that I was a reincarnation, that would only present more questions, questions for which I had no answers.
Now that everything was said I waited for answers from any member of this chat, but when none came even after several seconds, I wondered if the members were still there.
Cool Bad Student: I see, then you're a liar, last chance to tell me what your goal is.
The Tag-along (Admin): I swear I'm telling the truth, I know it sounds crazy, but why would I contact you? I don't even know who all of you are, how are you so sure I'm lying?
Cool Bad Student: That's easy, after all...
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Kyujin's life had been a somewhat rocky one, born from a broken marriage, he lived his entire life with his mother, a woman who, noticing the incredible potential he had, both in studies and physical activities, tried to instruct him with the philosophy that he should always be the best, that if he stood out above the rest, it wouldn't matter what he wanted, whether it was, love, money or friends, he could have it, and that with this he would be able to save the only person that really mattered, she.
And following this order, whether it was national karate championships or school studies, everything that Kyujin dedicated some time and effort to was mastered with incredible speed, always receiving compliments and congratulations from both, his mother and his teachers and instructors.
However, whether due to a coincidence, or something else, what Kyujin always wanted was to save others, after all, that was what his name meant.
"Savior of Man"
Unfortunately, while trying to accomplish this, Kyujin encountered people who would value appearances and "prestige" over the well-being of those who wished to be saved, causing unnecessary misfortune and punishing those who tried to save others.
Namekata Kyujin felt desperate, how could he save people if the people who were supposed to do it encouraged corruption, restricting and punishing him when he tried to help?
Kyujin dropped out of school, locked in his room without knowing what he should do.
Until the day of judgment arrived, on July 17, the world was invaded, first many, many wasps came, and the people who were stung ended up melting and dying.
This first attack lasted a few hours, and when it finally stopped, the survivors began to be hunted by giant dolls, which had a shield around their bodies capable of blocking the attacks of the armed forces.
That was also the day he lost her mother, he never hated her or resented her, but for some reason, he felt free, as if he had been freed from an enormous weight that he had had to carry for a long time.
And although he was also stung that same day, for some reason, he didn't die nor did his skin melt off, but rather he felt like something in his body changed, making it stronger, and improving him.
But Kyujin didn't give any importance to this, overwhelmed by the new situation he was in, in a destroyed world, and losing his mother, Kyujin no longer knew how he could save people.
And that was the moment Namekata met the one who would teach him all about his power, and the woman he would consider the toughest in the entire world, someone he called sensei.
A little more than 3 months after the day of judgment as he had called it, he was training his sensei's teachings in the use of the skill with which he would defeat the final boss and save humanity, the Phantasm.
His sensei had left a few days ago, and the only thing she told him was that she had business to take care of.
So now, when he had just arrived at Kami-Kumagaya Station in Saitama Prefecture on his way to Akihabara, a strange screen appeared in front of him, adding him to a chat room where there were 5 other people, and giving him a nickname that he would give a 7/10 as a score.
Welcome to the Alternate Multiversal Chat "Cool Bad Student"
"What is this thing? Any effect of the Phantasm?" He said as he examined the screen, and surprisingly his words were added to the chat as if he had written them.
Then 3 more of the people with curious nicknames also expressed their doubts and caution, Namekata at this point felt really curious about what this thing was, so taking a quick look at the reddish sky he decided that it was time to find somewhere to spend the night, and think what to do next.
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Cool Bad Student: So there's no way you're a student, and if the first thing you said is a lie, then it's obvious that the rest are too.
Reading everything this guy had just written, I couldn't help but remain speechless for a few seconds.
Attack on a global scale? Wasps that melt people when they sting them? Killer dolls? More than 90% of the global population wiped out?
I was quite sure that none of this had happened, at least 3 of my teachers at school had told me that sometimes I was a little distracted, but I am sure that I would not have overlooked the collapse of modern society if it had happened.
So my gaze moved once again to the top of the screen, where it could clearly read.
ALTERNATE MULTIVERSAL CHAT
But then more messages came.
Maid with Survivor Syndrome: I will not tolerate any more nonsense or made-up stories from any of you, state your objective when entering Lord Roswaal's lands, or according to the laws of the kingdom of Lugunica all of you will be treated as terrorists, and lethal force will be used at the moment any of you are detected.
Lugunica? I was never an outstanding student in Geography, well, to be precise, I was never really outstanding in any particular subject, a little better than average at best, but I was sure I had never heard of any place that had a name like that, although just to be sure, I quickly moved to my computer.
Rude Big Sis: I don't buy anything any of you have said either, and I've never heard of any place called Japan or Lugunica, recently I felt like someone was watching me, it was you, right? Are you murderers from the capital? Come for me if you have balls! I'll rip out your throats and take one of you with me so my friends and I can get all the information about who sent you.
Logging into my PC, I went to "Foogle" as quickly as I could and searched for "kingdom of Lugunica" and as I expected, there was nothing relevant, no small country or any news about some territory with that name seeking independence from another country.
This added to the fact that "Rude Big Sis" didn't seem to know Japan or this "Lugunica" further added to my suspicion as to what the situation I had gotten myself into really was.
But just to be completely sure, due to the fact that "Cool Bad Student" seemed to be Japanese or at least live in Japan, I decided to turn to the 2 remaining members of this chat to confirm my suspicions 100%.
The Tag-along (Admin): I would like to confirm one thing, Unfortunate Princess and Greedy Heir, have you ever heard of Japan or this kingdom of Lugunica?
The answers that these two would give me would be key to clarifying if I was really having a conversation with people from other universes, or if I had to start looking for a pharmacy to buy medicine for schizophrenia.
And I was especially interested in what this "Greedy Heir" would say, after all, he was the only chat member who had not participated in this conversation in any way.
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Ling Yao's almost permanently closed eyes widened slightly, and his expression became incredibly serious after reading the question the "administrator" asked them.
During the last weeks, he had been looking for a way to solve the test put by the emperor to his heirs.
But now, a day after he managed to find the mention of a miraculous object that would give him victory against his 42 brothers in one of the books in his family's library, the so-called philosopher's stone, this strange situation was happening to him.
There was no sign or anything similar, he was simply sleeping, and a couple of seconds after opening his eyes, a strange box appeared in front of him.
Welcome to the Alternate Multiversal Chat "Greedy Heir"
His intensely worked instincts from an early age made him react instantly, he took the Dao hidden under the pillow and jumped out of his bed, landing a couple of meters away from it.
Not even 5 seconds later 4 figures were at his sides, to the right of him were the grandfather and granddaughter duo Lan Fan and Fu, while to the left of him were the cousins Yen and Liu Ze.
"Young master, what happened?" As the eldest and strongest among those present, Fu took command and asked with his sword drawn and ready to react to any threat against his young master.
Ling Yao's dao tip pointed directly at the floating box in front of him, quite bewildered that none of his guards seemed to be able to see it, and when his mouth opened to indicate the existence of the object he was unable to continue due to a sharp stab of pain that hit him directly in the head.
"Ghk!" He groaned from the sudden headache, and his right hand moved directly to his forehead as one of his knees touched the ground, his other arm trembled, still stretched out pointing at the blue square as the prince struggled to keep one eye open so as not to lose sight of the box.
"Young master!" Fu cried out in alarm, bending down to grab him by the shoulders as his eyes frantically scanned the room for anything that had hurt his lord.
"Protect the young master!" Liu Ze said as he, Lan Fa, and Yen surrounded him while Fu put his arm behind his neck to support him and help him walk to leave the room.
As quickly as it came, the headache left Ling Yao as the blue box in front of his dao disappeared, only for a new one to appear, this time directly in front of his face with a new message.
NO ONE BESIDES THE MEMBERS CAN SEE OR FEEL THE EXISTENCE OF THE CHAT, AND ITS EXISTENCE CANT BE REVEALED TO ANYONE IF TWO OR MORE MEMBERS ARE NOT PRESENT AND AGREE, AN ATTEMPT TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN A PENALTY
Ling Yao's brow furrowed, and overcoming the uncomfortable feeling of phantom pain, he stood tall before giving his orders.
"We must go to the safe room, Liu Ze, Lan Fa, and Yen, go ahead and ask them to double the number of guards and secure the perimeter of the room, I will enter alone, no one must interrupt me". He said in a commanding tone before advancing, his surprised guards taking a second due to the surprise of the changing situation before running after him, catching up with him immediately.
"My lord, are you sure? Who was the one who attacked you? Are you sure it's not poison?" Fu asked, still bewildered by the sudden state changes his master had had in just a few seconds.
Ling Yao's expression was deadly serious. "I truly believe that dealing with poisoning or an attempted murder would be much easier than what is happening, I can't say much, but I need you to trust me, I need everyone to do it". He said giving his other 3 guards a quick glance.
No one hesitated, and the response was instantaneous. "As you order!" The voices of the 4 overlapped, and 3 of them accelerated their pace to have everything ready by the time Ling Yao arrived at the safe room, leaving only Fu as the prince's escort.
40 seconds later, they both arrived at a huge and almost completely empty room, except for the 2-meter-high cube in the middle of the room, and surrounding it, they found 29 guards, among which were Lan Fa, Yen, and Liu Ze.
Liu Ze used a transmutation circle, opening a hole in the cube, and allowing Ling Yao to pass through.
"Young master, every 60 seconds we will use the code, please answer the passwords so we can confirm your security, and if at any time you feel unsafe or even if you have the slightest doubt call us, and we will tear down the walls"
Ling Yao nodded and entered the cube, which closed the moment the prince entered, there he took a couple of steps to a chair and sat down.
By carefully observing this "chat", he could see that he was either not the only one who was forced to join, or the 4 who had spoken so far were lying.
For the next few moments, Ling Yao read extremely strange things, how this "Tag-along" admitted to being responsible for what was happening to him, but also, that he had no control over what was happening, how according to another member, the world had been attacked and apparently, almost overpowered by wasps and dolls of all possible things.
He also read how this "maid" threatened the rest of the members in the name of her lord, someone called Roswaal, and how the "rude big sis" also threatened everyone, although she did it in an even more explicit way than the maid.
And as surreal as all this seemed to him, he did not dare to draw any conclusions yet, after all, he had already found something that suggested the existence of something miracle like the philosopher's stone.
On top of that, there was also proof that this was unconventional, the headache that briefly attacked him, the warning, and the fact that none of his guards seemed to see the boxes in front of him.
Therefore, he waited and analyzed each dialogue, hoping to get an answer to his situation, until the "Tag-along" "spoke" directly to him and another member in search of a simple answer.
Ling Yao quickly realized that this person seemed to be trying to solve this mystery as much as he was and that his answer to the question could be an important clue in the process, so he responded, hoping that this "Tag-along" would reveal something that could give him an idea of what was really happening.
Greedy Heir: I've never heard of any place called Japan, nor Lugunica.
With that said Ling waited for the "unlucky princess" response, which was not long in coming either.
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Chapter 3 and so far 2 of the members are shown.
Namekata Kyujin, my favorite character from Dolly Kill Kill, manga drawn by the same artist from Blue Lock.
And Ling Yao, my second favorite FMA brotherhood character.
They are both quite interesting and have well-defined goals, their personalities can fit into many scenarios, both comical and happy, as well as serious, sad, or epic, so, even among the initial group of 23 that I made, they were both in my top 10.