New Members

The next day, after getting ready, Kaoru quickly headed to the guild hall and delivered a message to the new members that they could meet each other by entering the guild hall.

After that, several magic circles appeared in the middle of the hall, and six figures emerged from those circles.

Each of these figures had their own characteristics. The group consisted of three girls, one young man, one handsome office worker, and one suspicious-looking merchant uncle.

"Welcome, my name is Makoto Kaoru, and I am the guild leader. Before that, the statements given in the invitation to you are true. You can get anything here, of course, not for free. First, you can check the shop menu on your system screen."

Upon hearing this, they all immediately tried to open the mentioned menu, and without exception, they were all shocked by what they found inside the shop.

"Now, since you know that you can buy anything here, how about we start with introductions? As I mentioned before, my name is Makoto Kaoru, and I am the guild leader." Kaoru then looked towards Hibari beside him.

"Next to me is Hibari, and she plays the role of the receptionist in this guild!"

The introductions continued, and this time, a girl in a super minimal outfit with a hint of a chemist due to some strange bottles at her waist extended her hand.

"Hi!!! My name is Reisalin Stout, commonly called Ryza, and I am an alchemist. Nice to meet you!"

Kaoru then looked at the young man with a face like someone who hadn't slept for several days.

"My name is Natsuki Subaru. I am originally a person from Japan who was summoned to another world. My ability is that I can return to a specific point every time I die!"

"Next, me? Hirotaka Nifuji, an office worker. I don't even know why I was chosen."

Although Hirotaka was an ordinary office worker, Kaoru knew that he was efficient, especially as a dedicated gamer. If they were sent to a gaming world, Hirotaka's knowledge would be very helpful.

"I'm Yuna, just Yuna. Nice to meet you!"

And a brief introduction, very brief from a bear, made Kaoru couldn't resist commenting.

"Okay, nice to meet you, Miss Bear!"

"Please don't call me that, just call me Yuna!"

Seeing Yuna, who seemed like a shut-in just coming out of her room, Kaoru teased her a bit and laughed.

Kaoru then looked towards the young lady with an incredibly arrogant aura.

"Hmph! Nakiri Erina! I still don't believe with your words, I will keep an eye on you. If you turn out to be lying, the Nakiri family has enough power to make you regret it. Remember that, hmph!" Erina said, puffing up her chest. Fortunately, Kaoru had a strong resistance to temptations like that, even though he glanced at it occasionally with terrifying speed.

"Oh, it seems I'm the last one. Urahara Kisuke! A regular candy seller. Anyone want candy? I'll give you a discount!" The last one to introduce himself was the uncle with suspicious clothes and a hat while waving his paper fan.

If this person stood in front of a kindergarten for a moment, there would undoubtedly be many calls to the police to arrest him.

Their introductions continued to the other existing guild members who had just arrived.

After finishing the introductions, Kaoru allowed them to explore all the rooms in the guild, and he asked for permission to leave first because he still had to go to school.

Considering that they also had to leave soon, Erina, Hirotaka, and Chifuyu also left the guild to return to their respective worlds.

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Kaoru went to school, but this time, he went to pick up Ichika first because it was normal for lovers to go to and from school together.

During the journey, Kaoru also received news that Fuutarou and Yotsuba's relationship was getting closer. In addition, from his phone, he also learned that Tsugumi had come to Chitoge's school and had a fight with Raku due to a misunderstanding.

Since there were no emergencies, Kaoru's days went on as usual without anything significant happening. The new guild members had also started to blend in, and they gradually began to accumulate points to buy something in the guild shop.

On the next day off, Kaoru had decided to visit Shirou to find what he needed.

Kaoru immediately bought a world tour ticket at the guild shop and teleported to the world where Shirou lived.

Upon arriving there, Kaoru was suddenly forced to kneel because he felt a gaze directed at him with tremendous pressure, but in an instant, the gaze with full killing intent disappeared as if nothing had happened.

"What's wrong, Kaoru?" Shirou, seeing Kaoru suddenly kneel and turn pale, worried that something had happened to his friend.

"It's okay; I just thought I was going to die just now. And it seems my guess was correct; that existence doesn't do anything as long as I don't mess with the Holy Grail War. Hahaha."

"So, where are we going now?" Kaoru asked Shirou because as the host, Kaoru hoped that Shirou could show something interesting.

"Well, I promised earlier to go to Glastonbury to visit an old friend. After that, maybe we can go to Scotland and find out about that place."

"I have no objection. So who's going?"

"Initially, I thought the two of us were enough, but it seems Rin and Sakura also want to join, so I thought it wouldn't hurt."

Kaoru also had no problem with the presence of Rin and Sakura; in fact, for him, the more, the merrier. Going on trips should be done together.

After all the preparations were complete, Shirou introduced Kaoru to Rin and Sakura. Initially, the two of them thought Kaoru was Shirou's new girlfriend, but their faces were very interesting when they found out Kaoru was a guy.

Without any significant problems, they immediately set off to the land of the king, to visit the tomb of the knight king, Arthuria Pendragon, or Shirou often called her Saber.

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Arriving in England, Kaoru let Shirou, Rin, and Sakura visit Glastonbury for pilgrimage, while he focused on trying typical foods from England.

He didn't know if those foods were genuinely from England or not, but as long as there was a typical English label, he had no hesitation in trying them.

Kaoru's current style and behavior were truly like a tourist, but behind that, an existence at a high level in the universe had recognized Kaoru as one of the strongest beings. Fortunately, Kaoru had no malicious intentions, so he was not annihilated by that existence.

After the pilgrimage, Kaoru invited Shirou and the others to visit the British Library to find information about magic. Kaoru reasoned that searching for historical stories was one of the best ways to enjoy sightseeing.

Kaoru forgot that among them was a magus who understood summoning quite well. Unfortunately, he was too focused on sightseeing and forgot about it.

After visiting the library and getting what he wanted, Kaoru was slapped by reality.

"Why didn't you say that if it's summoning magic, I understand it a bit? As one of the magus who participated in the Holy Grail War, of course, summoning magic is the basic that must be known, fool!"

Kaoru, who realized this too late, made an expression like Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream."

But since it was too late, Kaoru regarded it all as part of the fun of the trip.

Now their destination was Scotland because Kaoru wanted to summon that woman. He realized that even with the potential of 'the end,' his potential could still be further developed. And the person most suitable for that was that woman.

Upon reaching Scotland, precisely on the coast of the Isle of Skye, where the ruins of Dun Scaith Castle were located, Kaoru immediately prepared everything he needed.

Kaoru's goal was to summon Scathach, the queen of the land of shadow. Due to her immortality, she couldn't be summoned as a servant right away. So Kaoru had to improvise and call Scathach directly.

First, Kaoru created a barrier for people to stay away from the location. With the help of Rin, Shirou, and Sakura, Kaoru successfully created a highly complex magical seal.

Seeing the seal, Rin was very surprised. She even wonder if Kaoru's true identity was one of the 'lords' of the Clock Tower.

Kaoru himself had no mana, so he exchanged mana requirements for more aggressive Honkai energy because Kaoru wasn't sure if someone like Scathach would care about someone knocking on her door gently. So Kaoru chose a slightly rougher way to get the attention of the homeowner.

Right after Kaoru channeled his Honkai energy, the magic circle began to react tumultuously. The ground around started shaking, waves grew as if the ocean were angry, the sky began to darken, and lightning started to flash.

This event turned out to also affect the area outside the barrier created by Kaoru, causing people who were visiting to quickly avoid and take cover from the sudden storm.

On the other side, Kaoru tried as hard as possible to open the door to the real Dun Scaith.

Kaoru's efforts lasted for several hours until he could finally open a portal.

Simultaneously with the opening of the portal, the voice of a woman full of grace and authority, but also with the impression of a brave warrior, was heard from behind the portal.

"Congratulations! And now give me a reason not to kill all of you!"

The voice sounded, accompanied by a killing intent that made Sakura and Rin faint instantly.

"Scathach-san, right? Or should I call you by a your highness? The reason I came here to knock on your castle's door is to become your student and learn from you!"

Hearing Kaoru's reason, Scathach, who had been sitting on her throne from the beginning, showed an interested expression.

"Ohh! So this is how people nowadays visit other people's houses, huh? And looking at you, I know you're quite strong. So, why do you want to learn from me?"

"Is there a rule that says the strong can't learn? Is there a limit to how long we can learn? Besides, the stories about your expertise in teaching great people from the past are always recorded in various tales so i think you're the only one who could teach me now!"

Hearing that, Scathach nodded in agreement. No one disliked being praised, especially a woman.

"Alright, but you must know that my training is very tough, and I hate those who stop halfway. So can you handle it?"

"Of course!" Kaoru confidently accepted Scathach's question.

"What about the two beside you? They are talented for humans, and I can see various possibilities about their fate and lives."

"Thank you, but i have to decline. I'm just accompanying Kaoru to meet you, and they both are just following us. So, thank you!"

Unexpectedly, Shirou declined, but after thinking for a moment, Kaoru understood that Shirou might be tired enough with the Holy Grail War and such, so he wanted to take a break first.

And Scathach, of course, would not force others to become her students.

From now on, Kaoru's suffering as the student of the queen of the land of shadow began, something he did not expect was that this training would be much more painful than he imagined.