Chapter 43: Siblings' Upgrade
<MC POV>
We have already returned from meeting Ame-no-Uzume. And there is much information I got. First, there are a total of four parts to the singer's Melody. One gives a buff effect, one debuff effect, one neutralises every stasus effect, and the last one can mind control anyone with weaker willpower or mental strength.
And according to her, Aqua and I have zero possibility of getting one fragment because we have awakened our own sacred gear. And if Ai had gotten one fragment, it would only pass to the next descendant, which is pointing towards none other than Ruby.
And the biggest problem is that to collect all parts of sacred gear, one has to kill others to collect fragments from them. So, if another person is collecting this Sacred Gear, they might target Ruby or Amy. Because no one knows that I have awakened sacred gear, I got information from Ame-no-Uzume that she only invited us now because she sensed mana on us and Sacred gear in Aqua.
And they have no idea that I have sacred gear because I have used it rarely, except in Shadow Land. And Ame-no-Uzume also gave the first fragment of the singer's melody, which can neutralise all the status effects. And after giving this to Ruby, it glowed and assimilated with her. But she still wasn't able to awaken the Sacred Gear.
And I don't trust Ame-no-Uzume because I have never met her, and I even don't know such a character in DXD. Ah, again, I am only relying on canon events. Anyway, she instructed us not to meet anymore because it might alert Hades about us.
After all this talk, Ame-no-Uzume met me personally and asked about my purpose and stuff. At least, this proved to me that she is a little trustable, and I just told her that it was just a coincidence that I met the Hoshino families and was just protecting my customers. Which she believed after seeing my identity through an investigation into me. And of course, all the data was forged through hacking to show that I am a veteran tour guide.
Anyway, after such an awkward family reunion, we left, completed the tour in the following days, and returned to our home. And I again replaced Beta. And here I was surrounded by both siblings for the explanation.
""Nee-San, you lied to us.""
"What? When did I lie to you?"
"You didn't tell us about your clone."
"Yes, that was too mean; you fooled us."
"Damn, haven't you heard that to fool the enemy, first fool your allies?"
"Ruby, Nee-San is correct; she just made sure that others cannot read our relationship with our behaviour towards Nee-San's Persona."
"Then, if only Nee-San did something for me, I would forget about this matter."
"What do you need, Ruby?"
"I want to learn to use the genome tree practically; I have had enough with the theoretical class."
"Hah! I knew that you would ask for that. Bring Michael here." Michael is the cat that Ruby brought on our outing.
"Ruby, you can communicate with animals, and I suppose your understanding of animals would have increased. And with Michael, even though it was less than a month, you would have found something common between yourselves, and this common thing between the two of you brought friendship to a higher degree. So, what you have to do now is concentrate and communicate with Michael to ask him about borrowing his abilities, which you think are useful."
"Now, Ruby, one question: what are the useful traits of the cats?"
"Super-quick feet, Stealth movement, Sensitivity, Flexibility, Quick Reflex, Far-sighted focus, and night vision."
"Now, What you have to do is just learn it from Michael; only a friend can help another friend."
"Just that's it."
"Yeah, that's it."
"Nee-San, you tricked me again. You know, because of you, I have to complete a total of 10 dictionaries related to Animals."
"Oh, I forgot you are still a kid."
"Nee-San, I will never forgive you. Aqua-Ni, see, Nee-San is bullying me."
"Sigh! Like I can do something to Nee-San."
"Hey, are you seriously pointing me out as a problem child? Sigh, anyway, Come out, Shino."
I took out Shino. The good thing is that this Pokeball is modified by the system to freeze time inside it, so Shino wouldn't feel bored waiting there. And last time I took her out of pokeball on the land of Shadow, She was initially confused seeing my new appearance, but using aura, she identified my aura signature. And later on, she trained with me there.
And because of her dark attribute, she even made many profits and learned many dark-type moves. And because of the sub-skill Food Chain, she even got Cryokinesis and attribute-weapon construct, which can create weapons from attributes she has unlocked. And because she broke through her racial limit, she mutated a little.
"This is Shino, a Pokémon and one of my friends. She will be living with you. And always remember that this friendship cannot be made; it happens with trust and understanding."
"Shino, I hope you may guide them better in fighting, teach them aura, and take care of them."
"Greninja" I said, handing over the pokeball to Ruby. I wasn't able to give that much time to Shino, but I trust Ruby to take care of her.
"What is Pokémon?" Aqua asked.
"Shit, I forgot anyone in this world doesn't recognise Pokémon. You can understand it as some kind of magical beast."
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Now, I am inside my shadow world and witnessing a giant futuristic island, Itogami Island. Just like Jin-Woo, I also got a shadow world with the title Shadow Princess, with which I completely swallowed the whole Itogami island from the last battle. And finally, today, its renovation was completed. I could have finished it faster by analysing it through Raphael, but I am too lazy for that and was busy with my family. So I left all the work to the Shadow Soldiers to upgrade it.
Some of the shadow soldiers are scientists, magicians, architects, and some with knowledge of Itogami; with their help, the island was completely repaired and renovated. But I am dissatisfied with one thing: WHAT THE HELL WITH THIS DARK AND GLOOMY THEME? It almost feels like I came to some kind of demon-lord island; seriously, weren't they living in the modern world? Anyway, it can be taken care of later.
The only reason I have come to my shadow world is to create my own lab where I can work peacefully. After reincarnating in the DXD world, I checked my inventory and found Makise Kurisu's Character card, which I still haven't used because I thought it wouldn't be necessary because I was too busy upgrading my skills and stats.
Anyway, I used the character card and have already increased my compatibility level to 100%. And somehow I am also too interested in the "Amadeus program" made by Makise Kurisu. Makise Kurisu is a researcher in neuroscience and used the Amadeus programme to convert her memory into digital data. And once it stuck to my mind that in the SAO anime's last season's last episode, Kirito's memory was also copied and converted into an AI, which is just similar to what Kurisu did, So, using Kurisu, I want to completely study Augma.
Augma is a device that sends signals to the brain while the physical body is active, but nerve gear shuts down the body, which makes it completely different from Augma. So Kurisu Card helped me by providing all the knowledge about neuroscience that can help me create a full dive system. And the full dive system will help me create a time difference between the virtual world and the real world where I can create techniques and skills and practise them.
And one more thing that makes Kurisu superior is that her learning capabilities are strong, or she can be called a genius because she literally graduated from college at the age of 14. I just need to make sure I don't mistakenly create the Time leap machine and add one more season of Stein's Gate.
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<AQUA POV>
Another new morning, with me waking up early as usual. And on reaching the living room, I encountered a wild big sister doing a handstand with one hand. Can you act a little elegant, like a girl? I somehow doubt that she was a guy in her last life. And just a minute later, I encounter another wild little sister who is literally sleepwalking due to Nee-San's training schedule.
Damn, both of them are extraordinary. But Nee-San still believes in my capability and talent. I went outside for jogging as usual. I gained an enhanced physique due to Nee-San's weird pills and training schedule. And even mana techniques are helping enhance the body's systems. I still haven't found something extraordinary about me.
{I suppose it's time to meet each other.
"Am I seriously being delusional? I heard something talking in my head."
{No, I am truly speaking to you.}
I glanced at my left hand, where a blue light was glowing.
"I guess it's no use pretending. So, are you the Galaxion, who resides in the sacred gear of the Void Rift?"
{Yes, I am The Great Space Dragon Galaxion, the Dragon of Void.}
"Just as Nee-San said, dragons are too prideful. So, you finally contacted me."
{I was determining your resolve; even with your sister's monstrous talent, you kept up with your hard work and determination. This makes me understand your desire and goal.}
"I totally don't believe you."
{I guess you don't know much about me.}
Suddenly I was pulled into something I didn't know and witnessed a large, majestic dragon in front of me.
"Welcome, my partner. This is your mindscape, in which I reside."
"You look kind of cool."
"Ha ha, you are correct. Even Ddraig and Albion are jealous of my handsome heavenly body."
Was it always that easy to win over a dragon?
"Anyway, partner, an advice from me: just remember the part when your sister praises you."
"Wait, the only time Nee-San praised me was when I observed and drew a conclusion from certain things."
"That's it, partner. Your brain itself is a weapon that helps you observe and understand certain things. I suppose your big sister deliberately left this problem for me to solve. Your big sister is too cunning."
"That's what I hate about her; she is too hard to be seen through."
"Anyway, You can now unlock your balance breaker."
"So, I unlock the balance breaker."
"You can unlock it, but according to your body strength, you can only last for 10 minutes."
"Only 10 minutes."
"There is another method: to grow stronger faster."
"What is that?"
"Change your race to a dragon."
(A/n- Cliffhanger-no-jutsu)
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