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Kaoru, along with the other guild members, decided to return to the guild hall immediately after ensuring that their mission was truly completed.

Upon arrival, as usual, they were greeted by Hibari.

"Welcome back!!!"

"We're back, Hibari, and we've brought some souvenirs for you."

Kaoru then gave various types of food and drinks from the world of 'My Hero Academia' to Hibari, who gladly accepted them.

After handing over the souvenirs, Kaoru invited the others to receive their mission rewards together.

They then reported the success of this mission by selecting the report menu at the bottom of each of their system windows.

[Congratulations! You have earned 1 million guild points]

[Congratulations! You have received 'Absolute Cancel']

[Congratulations! You have received a weapon customization ticket from Hephaestus]

Seeing the rewards he received, Kaoru felt slightly relieved because he did not receive a silly skill that would make him even more handsome or perhaps beautiful.

Although not as powerful as Touma's Imagine Breaker, at least Absolute Cancel does not have side effects like Imagine Breaker where even the owner's luck is eliminated.

But the main focus for Kaoru was the third prize where he was free to design any weapon he wanted.

[Costume weapon ticket

A ticket provided by Hephaestus, and anyone who possesses it has the right to request a weapon to be made for free by writing a description of the weapon's appearance and strength, with the maximum power limit being a country level weapon.]

Without hesitation, Kaoru described the weapon he wanted, which was an ax that could also transform into a great sword.

A quite unique weapon, and Kaoru remembered this weapon because of a game he had played, known as the switch axe.

"Kaoru, Kaoru... what weapon did you order?"

Soon after Kaoru used his ticket, Ryza, always curious about unique and new things, spontaneously asked Kaoru.

"Hehehe, it's a secret!"

But of course, Kaoru would make it a surprise and he was very eager to see Subaru's jealous face with his design, or Chopper's impressed face when the switch axe transformed from an ax form to a great sword like a robot.

"Huuu, stingy... oh by the way, the weapon I ordered is a new alchemist staff, because Ampel-san said an alchemist needs an alchemist staff that suits them... and since the one I'm using now is Ampel-san's old one clearly it doesn't suit me so you know the rest."

"What about Urahara-san and Subaru-kun?"

Ryza immediately turned to the two men with a curious face.

Subaru then explained that he had chosen to have a dagger made, because the skill he received was 'dagger mastery,' which also fit very well with the dark-type magic he possessed.

However, Kaoru and Subaru, who realized one thing, could not shake off the image of a black-haired, dark-themed sexy-dressed woman assassin who had once torn Subaru's belly.

Remembering the woman, Kaoru hoped that Subaru would find happiness in the future.

Meanwhile, Urahara decided to give his ticket to another guild member who needed it more.

He reasoned that if he requested a new weapon from Hephaestus, it would be the last day he could breathe.

The others took it as a joke, but Kaoru knew about the yandere and very possessive nature of Benihime.

If Urahara dared use a weapon other than Benihime, being dissected and then reconstructed into a monkey or another animal might already be considered a miracle given Benihime's bad attitude.

They then exchanged information about the skills they had received, and Kaoru, who had acquired a normal skill and not a silly one, confidently informed the guild members of his new skill, which greatly surprised them.

"Wow, that's so unfair, you've become a formidable enemy for witches, Kaoru. If I encounter another dangerous witch next time, I might ask for help from you."

For Subaru, who was thrown into a dark fantasy world, encountering witches or any other magic user was a common occurrence, but that didn't mean he could easily fight them.

Even a minor attack from Puck was enough to overwhelm him, let alone from a witch intent on killing him.

"Ahhh I forgot to say something, Kaoru-sama, your authority as guild master has reached a certain level, and several guild features have been unlocked."

"Hmmm??"

Hibari then began to explain that because Kaoru's authority had reached level 10, the easy mode had been turned off, where inter-world time would continue to run even though they were running a mission.

However, it had a rate of 1:10 where 1 day in the guild members' world equals 10 days in the mission location world.

Additionally, several features such as the library, storage, and other rooms that could be used by members for free were now unlocked.

Then, new members would always be sent every month in Kaoru's World Time, and the number of members joining was random.

And finally, the hunting mission would be permanently opened where the main task of the Multiverse Hunter Guild was clearly shown.

Previous missions were simple tasks like hunting monsters or crafting materials, and for urgent quests, it was only to hunt down villains or antagonists.

But with the end of easy mode, the enemies they faced included many categories, ranging from villains, antagonists, protagonists, extras, transmigrators, reincarnators, and others.

Of course, members could choose the missions they wanted, like Subaru, who later took on the mission to kill Betelgeuse Romani Conti, one of the leaders of the witch cult.

After Kaoru informed the other guild members about the features and changes in the guild that surprised them.

Especially about missions to eliminate, defeat, seal, or similar actions that could be performed in their world.

And for Erina, the fact that there were missions to defeat some people slightly shocked her because she did not expect her world, which she thought was peaceful, to contain many hidden dangers.

Especially when she saw the name Nakiri Asahi, who, according to the guild's explanation, was the illegitimate child of Erina's father.

"Damn! I was afraid of that man even now, but to betray mother so easily? Even if grandfather protects him, being thrown away in Tokyo Bay is too good an end for him."

Erina, initially had trauma regarding her father, but when she learned that her father was just a thankless scoundrel, who even though he had been accepted as a son-in-law by the Nakiri family still dared to cheat, began to gain courage when she knew her father was not perfect, and just trash, decided to meet her mother or maybe grandfather and discuss it with them.

And Erina's mental change did not escape the attention of Kaoru, Chifuyu, and Urahara.

The three of them smiled seeing Erina's development, like gaining courage when learning about the opponents in her world.

Guild members began to explore the various rooms in the guild hall and successfully found their favorite rooms.

"Wow, a very magnificent and complete atelier, even with a special cabinet that can store various materials in unlimited quantities."

Ryza chose the atelier as her special room where she could relax or make something when she was visiting the guild.

Likewise, other members, like Erina who chose the guild's kitchen, and Subaru, who chose the gaming room, where he could play all kinds of game consoles in the modern world, to help him relax.

Seeing that the guild member still busy with their own activities, Kaoru chose to go back to his world, because it had been a long time since the last time he saw Ichika and the others.

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Kaoru has returned to his world and he's spending time playing with his friends.

Additionally, he's introduced tasks for Himeko, which turned out to be much simpler than her duties as a Valkyrie.

"Thanks, boss, with this, I even have a chance to rest, hahaha,"

Seeing Himeko so happy to have days off, he just giggled; he couldn't believe Theresa would be so cruel as to not give Himeko any holidays.

Their days continued until it was time for the release of Kaoru's game, which was reported by various news outlets, not just in Japan, but Kaoru also launched it globally.

Thanks to the items sold at the guild's store, he wasn't worried about hacker attacks or the server being slow and too small.

According to Kayaba's calculations, it would take a player account population ten times the size of Earth's population to overload Kaoru's server, which made Kayaba very curious about how his boss managed to build such a robust server.

Although slightly intrigued, Kayaba is a very rational person, and getting into Kaoru's bad side could endanger him, and as a smart person, he also understood that following Kaoru was the best pattern to achieve all his desires.

"Boss, will you also be participating in this launching ceremony?"

Even though he already knew the answer from Kaoru, as a formality, Kayaba still asked the question.

"Of course, Kayaba-san, what about you? Wouldn't you like to experience death at least once? If so, try playing, and invite that hikikomori Tsukuyo."

Kayaba responded to Kaoru's words with a thumbs up and a thin smile.

Kayaba knew of an amazing feature designed and developed by Kaoru and Tsukuyo, where players who die will experience a very realistic and nearly perfect sensation of death.

Furthermore, there's a secret feature where after the first death, the pain setting system will be unlocked, and players are free to change these settings, and for those daring to increase the pain settings to 100% or more will receive some secret scenarios or prizes.

Luckily, settings above 500% require approval from the player and at least 5 family members of the player to be activated, although Kayaba doubted anyone would be crazy enough to activate pain more than 5 times the normal level, right?

They soon headed to the location where they would launch the game, where Kaoru was accompanied by Himeko, while Kayaba was accompanied by Koujiro Rinko, the person who always took care of Kayaba's needs.

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The launch went very smoothly, although there was bound to be some opposition from visitors, from reasonable issues such as the risk level of Kaoru's game explained directly by Kayaba, one of the people responsible for the security of their product, to bizarre issues like killing monsters in the game being inhumane, or unreasonable requests for a marriage system, all explained in detail by Kayaba, satisfying everyone with the answers provided.

To prove the safety of their system, Kaoru's appearance as CEO and the first person to create an account and enter the game surprised everyone present, and proved that there were no special benefits for those who created characters first, as all secret prizes could only be obtained after playing inside the game.

In addition, Kaoru also challenged the players, whoever could unlock the main storyline of his game would be given a prize of about $100,000, indirectly conveying that the game they created was quite challenging.

After finishing with the launch event, Kaoru invited all his staffs to a party, celebrating their success in developing a game that could be the foundation for all kinds of future games.

Initially, the staffs were quite surprised by the presence of big names such as Yakuza leader Ichijou Issei or as Kaoru commonly called him, old man Ichijou, and Kirisaki Hana, a well-known business figure in Japan who came with her husband Adelt, a mafia leader from America.

In addition, many other important figures also attended the celebration party, making the staff finally realize that their boss was indeed a big deal.

Although it started awkwardly, the party eventually became lively as some of them started to get drunk and create various kinds of commotion.

In one room, Issei was talking to Kaoru about something.

"Yo, Kaoru, I don't care what your plans are, but could you promise me again not to harm those kids?"

Issei, initially just looking like an ordinary old man, now showed an expression he hadn't shown in a long time, the leader of the Yakuza group.

"Don't worry, old man, I'm sure you can feel it now, 'it' will appear soon, and this game is preparation for everyone, so I hope Raku and the others are ready for what will happen because regret always comes too late."

Hearing this, old man Ichijou felt reassured, indeed a few days before the launch of Kaoru's game, he could feel something strange, like a wild animal's instinct sensing an impending disaster.

And with confirmation from Kaoru, it somewhat verified his theory, fortunately, he had prepared several things that might be needed, and also informed some of his friends about the potential danger.

He then shared some information that made Kaoru slightly cautious.

"Oh yes, almost forgot, the company you mentioned is indeed suspicious, and several missing person cases in that country if investigated properly, then almost all are connected to that company, so you need to be careful, Kaoru."

After sharing that important information, they returned to the party and continued celebrating the success of Kaoru's company until dawn broke.