[Ding! The chat group strength assessment only displays the power that one currently possesses. It does not include weapons, sealed power, borrowed power, or similar enhancements.]
[Chika Fujiwara: Hiss… Could it be that her power really is sealed?]
[Asuna: Terrifying!]
[Arche Eeb Rile Furt: Impressive!]
[Fallen Angel Black Cat: Ku ku ku, of course. As the leader of the Fallen Angels, the entire universe is under my control. How could I deceive mere mortals like you?]
[Kashiwagi Eri: ...]
Seeing Ruri Gokou's over-the-top "chuunibyou" (middle-school syndrome) response, Eriri couldn't help but smile wryly. Arifureta, standing beside her, had a similar expression.
Both of them had seen the anime featuring Ruri Gokou and knew she was a classic case of a "chuunibyou."
[Kashiwagi Eri: Ruri-chan… What are you doing right now?]
[Fallen Angel Black Cat: I'm taking a nap, why?]
[Kashiwagi Eri: I see, that explains it!]
[Arifureta (Group Leader): I understand now!]
[Chika Fujiwara: What do you understand? Stop speaking in riddles!]
[Kashiwagi Eri: Ruri-chan, this isn't a dream. If you don't believe me, pinch yourself and see if it hurts.]
[Fallen Angel Black Cat: ???]
Seeing Eriri's message, Ruri Gokou, lying in bed, immediately opened her eyes and looked around her room. Feeling the realistic sensation of the bed beneath her, she suddenly felt uneasy.
She then pinched her cheek, and the sharp pain that followed sent her fully awake. She quickly focused her consciousness on the chat group in her mind, realizing that the chat group she thought was a dream still existed.
"So this is real…? Are the people in the group actually big shots, and I'm the only one pretending?"
At this thought, Ruri Gokou began to panic, her adorable face turning anxious.
However, she calmed down slightly when she remembered that other group members couldn't enter her world without her permission.
Then, joy surged through her heart: "Could it be that I'm really going to become an extraordinary being? Cool moves, flashy attacks—this is amazing! But first, I need to explain myself to the group and apologize to avoid any misunderstandings."
With that thought, Ruri Gokou re-entered the chat group, her heart racing with excitement.
[Flower Hashira: Eriri, do you mean…?]
[Kashiwagi Eri: That's right, Ruri-chan is a genuine chuunibyou. She probably thinks she's dreaming right now.]
[Flower Hashira: Ah, I see. Shrug.jpg]
Since Kanae had seen many of the group members' related anime, she understood what "chuunibyou" was. However, Lala, who had spent most of her time in the palace and didn't go out much, didn't quite understand what "chuunibyou" meant.
[Lala: Eh? Is Ruri-chan sick? But I've never heard of this "chuunibyou" illness. No worries, our palace doctors are very skilled. Should I bring you here for treatment?]
[Asuna: Lala, "chuunibyou" isn't actually a disease. It's more like pretending to be a character.]
[Arche Eeb Rile Furt: Like Lakyus from the "Blue Roses," the adamantine-ranked adventurer team in Re-Estize Kingdom?]
[Kashiwagi Eri: Exactly.]
[Lala: Is that so?]
[Red Devil: So she's a chuunibyou. Does that mean the Fallen Angel thing was fake?]
[Fallen Angel Black Cat: Um… I'm sorry! Bowing in apology.jpg]
[Red Devil: ...]
[Iron-Blooded Hot-Blooded Cold-Blooded Vampire: Haha, you're quite amusing.]
[Ashen Witch: I am the leader of the Fallen Angels, the entire universe…]
[Fallen Angel Black Cat: Ugh, please don't say that! It's so embarrassing. Covering face.jpg]
[Ashen Witch: Smile.jpg]
[Kashiwagi Eri: Smile.jpg]
[Arifureta (Group Leader): Smile.jpg]
[Chika Fujiwara: Smile.jpg]
[Fallen Angel Black Cat: ...]
[Arifureta (Group Leader): Ruri-chan, you're fifteen years old now, right? You should be in your third year of middle school?]
[Fallen Angel Black Cat: Yes, how did you know that, Group Leader? Curious.jpg]
[Arifureta (Group Leader): Do you know the Kousaka siblings?]
[Fallen Angel Black Cat: No, I don't.]
[Flower Hashira: Yue-chan, what's going on? Will Ruri-chan be in trouble? By the way, what are the worlds of the newcomers like? You and Eriri should know, right?]
[Arifureta (Group Leader): Aside from Lala's, I know both Erica's and Ruri-chan's futures.]
[Arifureta (Group Leader): Eriri, have you seen To Love-Ru?]
[Kashiwagi Eri: Of course, so I know Lala's future too!]
[Archangel Gabriel: Hmph, Yue-chan is so unreliable. Eriri is much more dependable.]
[Arifureta (Group Leader): ...]
[Lala: Eh? My future?]
In the To Love-Ru world, in the palace on Planet Deviluke, Lala Satalin Deviluke, with her long pink hair and bright green eyes, paused her work on assembling a gadget, a look of surprise flashing in her eyes. The long black tail behind her also stopped moving.
"Onee-chan, what's wrong?" A cute girl with similar pink hair, styled in twin tails, and purple eyes, with a petite frame, looked at her with concern.
Hearing her younger sister's concerned voice, Lala quickly snapped out of her thoughts and smiled brightly at her. "Ahaha, Nana, I just joined a really interesting chat group. It seems like there might be people in it who are even stronger than Dad!"
Lala had no intention of hiding the existence of the chat group from her sisters. The bond between her and her two younger sisters had always been strong, and she loved sharing anything fun with them.
"No way! Stronger than Dad, who united the galaxy?" Nana exclaimed, disbelief written all over her face.
"A chat group? Onee-chan, I'm curious too. Please tell us more about it," the other girl with short pink hair and purple eyes—who had a much more developed figure than her twin sister, Nana—asked softly. She looked gentle and graceful, and like her sisters, had a long black tail with a heart-shaped tip.
"Of course, Nana, Momo, let me tell you all about it…"
Over the next few minutes, Lala enthusiastically explained everything she knew about the chat group to her two sisters.