15 Chapter 15: You're a Hero!

"Time Emperor (Champion): Welcome to this chat room... Shall we introduce ourselves? My name is Yuki Uchiha, and I'm pleased to have you in this chat room."

After a brief silence, the chat room exploded.

"Love-Struck": My friend! I knew you wouldn't lie to me!... Where are you?"

"Biri-biri: You finally respond, Champion! Wait, what's with these names? Love-Struck? Is this some kind of joke?"

"Golden Darkness: Objective?"

"Guilty Crown:..."

"Biri-biri: Hey! Don't ignore me! You're the one who wrote those weird names, right?... I'm starting to think this is a big scam."

"Love-Struck: Yuki? So, that's your name... Neee~ Yuki, where are you? Are you watching me now? How are you? Who are these people? When will you come to see me? Neee~ Yuki, will you be with me forever? Neee~ Yuki, answer me."

"Biri-Biri:....."

"Golden Darkness:...."

"Guilty Crown:...."

"Time Emperor (Champion):...."

After a brief silence, each member looked at Love-Struck with strange eyes.

Yuki, who was observing the chat room, felt a cold breeze pass through his body.

He couldn't help but shudder at Love-Struck's messages.

Misaka also felt her skin crawl, looking again at Love-Struck; she could sense the heavy atmosphere around her.

"Hey, is this serious? These names..."

Yami, who was waiting for her Taiyaki, looked at the floating screen; for a moment, she could see miasma emanating from Love-Struck, unconsciously raising her guard.

Inori faintly sensed strong emotions from Love-Struck.

"She..." Inori felt great sympathy and thought her emotions were very interesting.

"Biri-Biri: This might sound weird, but did anyone else notice the malevolent miasma coming from this screen?"

No one answered Misaka's question; silence returned.

Yuki weakly looked at the chat screen.

"I see you have a serious emotional dependency."

Shaking his head, Yuki decided to make use of this.

"Time Emperor (Champion): I think we've veered off-topic... Why don't you change your aliases to your real names? I see you have many questions."

"Biri-Biri: I agree, this alias is very annoying!"

"Love-Struck: If Yuki says to do it, I'll do it."

"Guilty Crown:..."

While looking at their messages and feeling, Yuki also decided to change his alias.

[Time Emperor (Champion) changed his name to Yuki Uchiha]

[Biri-Biri changed her name to Mikoto Misaka]

[Love-Struck changed her name to Yuno Gasai]

[Guilty Crown changed his name to Inori Yuzuriha]

"So, these are the heroes, huh?" Looking at their names, Yuki murmured weakly.

But quickly, he looked at a member who didn't change their name.

"Golden Darkness... If my thoughts are correct, she's an assassin; revealing her name could be very tedious."

"Yuki Uchiha (Champion): Golden Darkness, why not change your name?... Is it dangerous to reveal your name? If so, don't worry; this chat room is something only you can see."

"Golden Darkness: Is it an order? If it's an order, I'll change it."

"Yuki Uchiha (Champion): No, no, it's not an order; it's just a formality, don't worry."

Cold sweat fell from his cheek; Yuki looked again at this member.

"This girl..."

"Golden Darkness: Fine, I'll change it."

[Golden Darkness changed her name to Darkness]

"Mikoto Misaka: Is this a joke? You just shortened it!"

"Yuno Gasai: What a funny person, don't you think, Yuki?"

"Inori Yuzuriha: Funny."

Yuki's head ached; putting a hand on his head, he used his brain to the maximum capacity.

"Yuki Uchiha (Champion): Although it's easier to express, 'Darkness' is not a name, well, never mind."

"Yuki Uchiha (Champion): Darkness is not a name, but why not change it to 'Yami,' which means the same but is smoother and more suitable for a girl like you."

"Yami:..... Fine."

[Darkness changed her name to Yami]

"Mikoto Misaka: Enough of this! Let's get straight to the point... Will you help me?"

"Yuno Gasai: Wow! I'm shocked by your temperament, but you can't talk to Yuki like that, right Yuki?"

"Mikoto Misaka: I've been wondering for a while, but the atmosphere gets heavy when you intervene."

Seeing the conversation drifting, Yuki thought he should clarify the purpose of this chat.

He closed his eyes slightly.

(From their messages, I'm 80% sure of their personalities, as for their problems...)

Yuki Uchiha (Champion): Alright, then I'll start explaining the details... I don't know if you noticed, but each of you is from a different world."

"....."

"Mikoto Misaka: Are you crazy? I see, this is a big scam after all."

"Yuno Gasai: Yuki isn't from Earth? Incredible! Our connection surpasses even the distance between worlds!"

"Mikoto Misaka: Don't believe her! It's impossible for something like that to be true!"

Misaka held her head in her hands; she began to seriously regret accepting this request.

She knows that only the crazy girl who seemed to have a serious dependency problem would believe this; a normal person wouldn't. Unfortunately for her, there were no normal people in this chat.

"Inori Yuzuriha: I believe him."

"Yami: Heh, I already noticed."

Opening her eyes in shock, electricity surrounded Misaka's body.

*Biri... Biri

"Mikoto Misaka: Hey! Am I the weird one?! Are you all crazy?! That's impossible!"

"Yami: No, it's not; right now, I'm in a world without inhabitants, so I figured he must be from another world."

"Inori Yuzuriha: In my world, technology isn't as amazing as this chat room."

Yuki didn't expect them to believe him; he thought he should record a video showing some Jutsus or something similar, but now it was unnecessary.

(An assassin with the ability to travel through space, a world with high technology; the other two seem normal.)

Extracting every last bit of information, Yuki wrote.

"Yuki Uchiha (Champion): I didn't expect you to believe me, but that saves me time explaining. From what I can see, Inori, did you open the chat tools?"

"Inori Yuzuriha: Yes."

Yuki Uchiha (Champion): Good, I'd like you to open the chat tools; you'll find something interesting."

"Yuno Gasai: Incredible, Yuki! I can go to your world! Quickly, give me your approval!"

Yuki seriously considered granting approval to Yuno, knowing that this girl would cause him a lot of trouble in the Shinobi world.

"Yuki Uchiha (Champion): No, not yet."

"Yuno Gasai: Why?! Am I not good enough?! Am I a nuisance?!"

Yuki really wanted to know what kind of life this girl had led to be in this state, clinging to someone like a child to their favorite toy.

"Yuki Uchiha: No, don't misunderstand me. It's just that my world is very dangerous."

"Yuno Gasai: Yuki... Do you care about me? I'M HAPPY!"

Yuno was happy; being harassed daily by her mother, having no friends at school, never experiencing affection or friendship—she was desperate. If someone told her they would marry her, even as a joke, she would cling to that person until death.

And in this small chat room, she had someone who cared about her. So, Yuno was happy but also pitiful for not being in the same world as that person.

"Soon... I will see him soon." Trembling with joy, Yuno clung to the metal cage.

"Inori Yuzuhira: Traveling between worlds..."

"Mikoto Misaka: This isn't scientific! There's no way a chat room can connect between worlds!"

"Yuki Uchiha: I can see you're still somewhat confused... but there's a reason why you're all in this chat room. Does any of you know?"

"Yuno Gasai: Be my friend?"

"Inori Yuzuhira: Tell me who I am?"

"Mikoto Misaka: Help me?"

"Yami: A contract? A reward?"

Seeing their messages, Yuki had a slight idea why they accepted his invitation.

"Yuki Uchiha (Champion): Although that's true, there's something more important."

Taking his words seriously, the chat room fell silent, each member patiently waiting for the next words.

Misaka was nervous; joining this chat room added another level of stress to the unknown. Even now, she thought this was all a game—something like traveling between worlds shouldn't be possible through a chat room.

While Misaka was nervous, Yami was calm, her only concern being when she would receive her Taiyaki.

Yuno was very anxious; she didn't want the first person she wanted to be friends with to reject her.

Inori, on the other hand, patiently awaited his words, brushing aside her pink hair. The wind and the cold of the night made her emit a sensual air. It would have been a perfect scene if only she were smiling. It was a pity that she maintained her expressionless face, but even so, her attractiveness did not diminish. Instead, it added a touch of mystery to her figure.

"Yuki Uchiha (Champion): The reason you're all in this chat room is that... you are heroes!"

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