"Alright, I've decided."
Finally having made my decision, I chose Rinne Utopia.
[Item Dungeon: Rinne Utopia Entrance Ticket purchased]
[500,000 coins consumed]
Although 500,000 coins was a significant expense, I could earn that much later, so I told myself it was fine and used the ticket-shaped entrance pass.
[Entering Dungeon: Rinne Utopia]
[Please note that this dungeon will only be maintained until the boss is defeated.]
The next moment, I felt a sensation as if space was twisting, and my body seemed to be sucked somewhere. Soon, I woke up inside some house.
"Where... is this the starting point?"
The place I woke up in had the exact same layout as my home where I lived before falling into the ORV world.
"Next door is the Itsuka family, right? And next to that is the spirit house?"
Going outside and looking around, the house next door was the Itsuka family's, and next to that was the spirit house.
"First off, starting next to the protagonist's house is making me uneasy in various ways.... And overall, it seems a bit weaker... No... more precisely, has the spiritual power decreased?"
I felt uneasy first because the starting point was next to the protagonist... Shido Itsuka's house, and second because the amount of spiritual power from each spirit I possessed had decreased.
'Ah.... Please.... don't let anything weird happen....'
Thinking that, I looked around, and soon I could find a building with an alien form near the town center.
"That's... that damn Shin Tengu Tower... or is it Eden?... Whatever it is, if I just destroy that, this dungeon will be cleared—"
"Huh? Yuseong-ssi, what are you doing there?"
"—should be.... Huh, who is it?"
Hearing someone call me from behind, I thought, what? and turned my head to see the protagonist of Date A Live, Shido Itsuka, along with Tohka and Kotori standing there, and soon the three greeted me.
'? What? Why are they talking as if they know me?'
For a moment, I was in a state of not knowing why they knew me, so my brain froze, but then
"Yuseong-ssi!"
At that moment, a pink-haired girl called my name and ran towards me, and seeing her, Kotori and Tohka greeted her happily.
"Rinne, good morning!"
"Hehe, hello Tohka, Kotori."
"Hello~ Rinne unnie!"
"Ri, Rinne...?"
While Kotori and Tohka were happily greeting Rinne, only Shido was flustered by Rinne's presence, but
"Ugh... ah... right, sorry Rinne, I almost forgot you..."
"Eh~! That's too mean, Shido!"
Soon, Shido too fell under Eden's ability and began to perceive Rinne as someone who had always existed.
"...."
"...Um... hey... Yuseong-ssi... is there something on my face...? Why are you staring so intently..."
As I was looking at her closely, Rinne for some reason started blushing and fidgeting, and seeing Rinne like that, Shido, Kotori, and Tohka began to wonder what was going on, when
"By the way, aren't you guys going to school?"
""""Ah!""""
At my words, the four finally came to their senses and hurriedly ran off to school.
As they were running, Rinne with her blushing face briefly looked back at me, and when our eyes met, she was startled and ran straight away. Seeing that, I sincerely felt that something was off.
"Sigh... what is it? I don't know why, but... that might be... ah, no way... it can't be..."
[Trait: King of Spirits giggles.]
"Why are you laughing... ah... no..."
[The Savior of Fairy Tales says it's probably what you're thinking.]
[The King of Spirits cheers you on, saying you can do it.]
[The King of Spirits says hurry up and go on a date, kiss, and seal—]
"You, shut up..."
[The King of Spirits, seeing your expression, closes its mouth.]
"...Ha... really... I'm going to lose my mind in various ways..."
With complex feelings, I stayed there for a few minutes, massaging my temples, and then began to move to gather information.