Chapter 86 BITCH WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS! Can you just... PLEASE! Stop bringing the FUCKING THEME!

Everyone turned towards the source of the imposing order. There it stood, an enormous white and gray humanoid mech, towering at least 10 meters tall, looming its shadow over everyone. The sheer size and presence of the machine made the ground beneath it tremble slightly. Its gleaming exterior reflected the surrounding light, casting an almost divine glow. Dominic stood frozen; his eyes were wide open with anxiety, paralyzed by the mech's overwhelming presence.

The colossal mech raised its arm slightly. Despite its giant size, the motion was smooth and almost graceful. Dante instinctively tensed his body, ready to take control of the silly personality. But what happened next took him completely off guard.

The mech's imposing aura instantly softened. "O' great Aspect, I ask for thy kindness. My fellow brother was blinded by your light, we beg for thy pardon... The least we can do is offer our flags so that we don't fight," its voice resonated like thunder while it kneeled down, the ground cracking slightly under its massive weight.

Dominic, who was about to speak, suddenly found himself crushed under overwhelming pressure. His earlier bravado vaporized in an instant, and his mouth hung open.

Dante's playful smile slowly began to fade away, being replaced by a severe and oppressive expression. The air around him grew heavy with a palpable, chilling bloodlust that dwarfed the mech's previous display of power. The temperature seemed to drop, and almost tangible darkness spread from him, causing the very shadows to shiver.

She spoke, with a cold and sharp voice, "How did you know...?" Her eyes locked onto the mech, analyzing every detail, searching for any clue about its origin and intentions.

The mech's voice resonated with a mechanical calm, its tone felt almost indifferent to the Aspect's display of power. "Any acolyte or higher rank member can recognize the blessing of a god," it explained, the words steady and measured. "We cannot pinpoint which god you belong to, but we can determine your rank."

Seeing that Dante's cold gaze remained, the mech continued, adding more information to defuse the tension. "You must have felt a strange sensation of kinship emanating from me, likely the reason you haven't made a move yet."

Slowly, Dante's serious expression began to soften. The intense bloodlust that had filled the air dissipated, and her face shifted back to its usual playful demeanor. "My rational side deemed it fair enough," she said, as her voice turned cheerful once more. She searched in her pocket before pulling out a muffin and offering it. "Want some muffin?"

The mech's response was polite but firm. "As you can see, my physiology doesn't allow me to consume food." Internally, it pondered, 'Our rational side? Does she have personality issues? No... it feels more like different traits.'

The girl didn't seem to take the rejection personally. She smiled and replied, "Okay! And don't worry, roboto! I'm in charge. Unless my other side decides to spend some rationality, nothing bad will happen to you."

The robot, seeing such strange behavior and linguistic choices, asked a seemingly innocent question, with a hidden meaning behind it, "Are you two minds in one body? or a hive mind?"

She took a bite of the pink muffin and shook her head with a laugh. "Nope, we are the same person!

Confused, the robot said in a low tone, "But you just said that..."

Before it could finish, the girl was already grabbing Elizabeth, preparing to leave. "Did I really say that? Silly us! Anyway, goodbye. Now that we have the flags, I'll get going! The first phase will end really soon," she said, waving her hand energetically.

After bidding farewell, the scenery around Dante shimmered and morphed as the system announced the end of the first phase. Dante's eyes scanned the horizon, spotting a few distant figures moving cautiously. With a determined grin, he reached into his pocket. "Let's hope this works out!" His entire hand disappeared into the pocket, even if it couldn't physically nor logically enter all inside, and in a flash, one of his friends materialized beside him.

As Dante continued to retrieve his friends as if we were talking about items, the giant mech was conversing with another devotee nearby. The devotee, curious and respectful, inquired, "Sir! if it isn't a problem, are they going to clash? Or is she a target of the Limit Breakers?"

The mech's gaze remained steady inside the visor. "No... I don't have any information about an aspect being a target of K. She only instructed us to search for a priestess. Depending on whether there's an alliance between them, then... we might have to hunt her."

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"ACHOO!!"

Daniel turned to Dante, who just sneezed out of nowhere, "Is something wrong?"

The pink-haired girl wiped her nose with a playful smile while she seemed to be concentrating on another task, "Someone is talking about me... we hope it's good things."

Daniel, slightly intrigued by such odd words, asked, "So you are able to sense when someone is speaking about you?"

She shrugged her shoulders, "Probably! I just feel like... Someone is speaking behind my back! I don't know where or who. But I know that there is at least one!"

Daniel mumbled, "Probably... Probably..." Daniel's voice crackled with irritation, his eyes narrowing. "Haven't you realized how irrational you are? You just took us to a potentially dangerous game where one of us could die at any moment-"

Before he could even finish the sentence, a muffin was shoved into his mouth. The speed with which she appeared was breathtaking, leaving everyone else looking only an afterimage. "Ugh... not again..." Dante sighed; it wasn't usual of her childish persona. So Daniel guessed this was a more serious personality; she continued, "Look, you're worrying too much. Nothing bad will happen!"

She stood silent for a few seconds, looking everywhere while standing still as if waiting for some cosmic event or an unknown fateful encounter to appear to prove her wrong... The seconds continued to extend, and when nothing occurred, she raised her hand in a told ya gesture. "See? NOTHING HAPPENED!"

"And if something were to actually happen, I am quite strong! And I can always do this." She grabbed him and stuffed him into her pocket again. With a snap of her fingers, they were in another place, the transition so crude that Daniel needed a moment to recover. With confidence, she exclaimed, "I have a whole pocket dimension for myself, and I can teleport. How do you stop that?"

Daniel's mind flashed back to when he bought Rainbow Dash and had the thought of "I could simply fly to safety" existed, and he clearly remembered that his confidence didn't end too well, "I'm feeling a déjà vu..." he muttered.

Dante said proudly, "Look, before, I was just speedy. Now I have MAGIK!" The word floated above her in colorful, shimmering letters. "Though I don't know if it counts as magic, but eh... let's say I have magic." She grabbed him again and returned to the group.

Dante continued, "I was about to teleport us to a place where a bunch of players were and completely obliterate them, but what a waste of rationality and time." She swiftly pulled a sword out of the system and stabbed her own hand. But Instead of slicing through the flesh, the sword shattered into a dozen pieces, and the sound of the pieces echoed in Daniel's ears.

She said while looking at her reflection in the broken pieces, "I'm now 100% sure that if all of you teamed up, you wouldn't be able to even damage me." She pulled out a higher-quality sword and stabbed herself again. This time, it bounced off her skin with cartoonish physics, landing harmlessly on the ground. She quickly picked it up and twisted it into a balloon dog. "I'm immune to normal attacks, and reality itself breaks apart whenever I do something."

Her face reverted to its usual cheerful expression and annoying child tone, "Now, our rational side said we will no longer take this seriously, so either give up or try talking it through with me!"

Again, he disliked the fact of how carefree he was, so Daniel forced himself to say, "Just keep an eye on anything near us..."

Even after such a display, Daniel still maintained his guard high, probing everything. He was mostly dedicated to using aura in his eyes, trying to see a forthcoming enemy or anything that might signal a bad omen.

But in the next 12 hours...

Nothing happened

Yes... Occasionally, a few players tried to ambush them with traps and a surprise attack, but Dante either de-escalated the situation or used brute force to deal with it in less than a second.

They decided to settle inside a forest with its extensive plains, having the whispering leaves and the crackling campfire as extra companions. Dante and his friends were having a meal and chatting about what to do in their free time, but the tranquility was abruptly interrupted by a female voice that echoed behind them, "Hello! We meet again! Didn't expect to see you here, at such place!"