Ren Isana led the group straight out of the town. After stopping, he looked at Asuna and said, "You've learned Ice, Fire, and Lightning magic. Next, those of you with these affinities should start learning them."
Hearing Ren's words, everyone hurriedly nodded. They were actually quite curious right now—would learning these spells really grant them the corresponding elemental affinities? Or would there be some kind of restriction? All of this needed to be properly tested. Ren didn't waste any time and directly began teaching, passing on some simple and easy-to-learn `[Basic Magic]` to the girls.
Under Ren's guidance, Iroha Sakayori was the first to learn. Because her talent was the best among them—second only to Ren—she grasped the `[Basic Magic]` immediately after he taught it just once.
Watching her cast the magic, Ren couldn't help but ask, "Iroha, have you ever tested your affinities? Are these spells matching the affinities you already possess?"
He looked at her curiously, suspecting that this girl was omni-elemental, which would make it impossible to test her specific affinity.
And just as Ren thought, Iroha Sakayori really hadn't tested her magic affinities. After all, she had to work part-time during the day and study at night—where would she find the time to take any tests?
"I haven't tested it..." Iroha Sakayori looked at Ren a bit sheepishly. When it came to this, she truly had no idea.
Ren looked at her helplessly. "Alright, we'll leave it at that for now. What about the others? Whoever has tested their affinities, speak up."
Saying that, he looked at the rest of the group. Miori Shiba and Kisara Tendo should have been curious enough to test themselves, right? After all, they had just connected with his world and come into contact with magic; he didn't believe these two hadn't checked.
"I'm Wind-type, just the one. Kisara is Fire-type." Miori Shiba raised her hand and stated her and Kisara Tendo's affinities. Just as Ren had guessed, the two of them had indeed done the testing.
As her voice fell, Eriri also spoke up. "Um... because of my talent, I can use all affinities... so I guess I can't really help..."
Her talent was called `[Magic Profiling]`, which allowed her to copy any magic someone else had used. Affinities didn't restrict her at all. She and Yuki Suou were complete opposites.
One had her magic talent maxed out, while the other had her martial arts talent maxed out. So it seemed neither of them could help with this particular test.
Seeing this, Yuki Suou immediately let out a proud hum and smiled. "Next up is my turn! I'll finish learning right away!!"
She was now certain she had learned magic. Although she had acquired it through alternative methods, she was absolutely sure she knew how to use it. It was just a little strange—it didn't seem like any Magic Power had been generated in her body.
Instead, a bizarre energy had been born, a fusion of her mental strength and her True Qi? But she didn't overthink it. As long as she could cast magic, who cared what kind of energy it was?
Ren was speechless looking at these girls. Out of the five people he brought this time, two were talent monsters who couldn't be tested at all. Ren simply shifted his gaze to Asuna and Yukino Yukinoshita.
"I did gain the affinity. I can use `[Fireball]` now." Feeling Ren's gaze, Yukino Yukinoshita simply raised her hand and released a fire-attribute `[Fireball]`.
She originally only had the Ice attribute, but after learning `[Explosion Magic]`, she now had an extra Fire attribute. On top of that, she also had the Wind attribute. In other words, she had now become a multi-elemental mage.
"That's right, same here." Asuna had also finished learning, and she cast the Ice-attribute magic she had just acquired. Seeing this, Ren's eyes instantly lit up.
"In that case, the value of this world is even higher. Next, you guys take Iroha and the others to fight some monsters and see if the Falna takes effect. As for me... I'm going to have a chat with the god of this world." After Ren finished speaking, he looked toward the empty void.
Everyone was stunned when they heard Ren's words. They followed his gaze but found absolutely nothing there. Was someone hiding nearby? The group frowned, suddenly feeling that things weren't so simple.
"Miss Eris, aren't you going to come out?" Ren called out into the void. As his voice fell, a white-haired girl wearing a nun's habit appeared out of thin air.
She looked at Ren awkwardly and descended not far from him. This person was none other than the Goddess of Luck of this world—the very existence after whom the currency of this alternate world was named.
"Um... hello there..." Eris greeted Ren somewhat sheepishly, though she didn't quite dare to look him in the eye.
Under Ren's observation, this Eris's muscles were completely tense, and the Divine Power within her body was circulating rapidly. She looked like she was ready to bolt at any second. If Ren hadn't spotted her, she probably never would have shown herself on her own initiative.
"Don't be nervous. Although I'm a God Slayer, I'm not the type to go around killing gods randomly~!" Ren knew perfectly well what she was nervous about. She was likely terrified by the God Slayer essence radiating from him.
To these gods, Ren was full of danger, which was why she had such a reaction. And hearing Ren say this, Eris didn't believe a single word of it.
Heaven knew how terrifying this guy was! Not only did he possess the power to slay gods, but he also had the "War" attribute? Did that mean one of the gods Ren had slain previously was a God of War?
That was a God of War! No matter what world it was, any god associated with the word "War" was absurdly strong, alright? She was just a lowly Goddess of Luck—how could she dare to even breathe loudly in front of someone like this?
"You guys go ahead and level up first. I'll have a chat with this Goddess of Luck~!" Ren glanced at Eris, then spoke to Asuna and the others.
Hearing Ren reveal this deity's identity, everyone's eyes lit up. The Goddess of Luck? Yuki Suou even said with a look of pleasant surprise, "Wow, the legendary Goddess of Luck? Um, could you give me a blessing? Please!!"
Good heavens, this was the Goddess of Luck! Who wouldn't want their luck to be a little higher? Even many incredibly lucky people were often jokingly called the illegitimate children of the Goddess of Luck, or said to have drank her bathwater.
Now that they had met the real Goddess of Luck—and a very cute one at that—if those people with terrible luck saw her, they'd probably be more than happy to drink her bathwater, right?
"Ah?" Eris was also dumbfounded by Yuki Suou's words, but she reacted quickly. She looked at her with a smile and said, "Then I wish you constant luck, and a lifetime of happiness and health~!"
Eris's blessing was the real deal. Yuki Suou had only asked once, and she directly bestowed a blessing upon everyone—except Ren!
Because Ren was immune to the blessings of the gods, and that included luck. If Ren wanted the Goddess of Luck's blessing, he'd have to crawl under her skirt. Though, if it was Eris, Ren certainly wouldn't mind!!
Ren was speechless watching this scene. When Eris bestowed the blessing, she secretly peeked at Ren. Only after realizing he had no objections did she breathe a sigh of relief.
"Alright, you guys go level up first!" Ren interrupted the pleasantly surprised group. Seeing this, Asuna nodded, then directly pulled Yuki Suou and the others away, leaving the area to Ren.
Only after Asuna and the others had gone far away did Ren speak up. "Miss Eris, I assume you must have felt the situation with the world passage, right? It's a foregone conclusion that this world is connected to ours, and our World Will has already integrated into it."
Hearing Ren say this, Eris nodded. She said with a complex expression, "The goddesses have already discussed this matter, but we don't know what to do~!"
As gods of this world, they were very aware of the changes to the world, let alone those who controlled the world's rules.
Having a new boss suddenly appear above their heads was something all the goddesses had sensed. If there was anyone who hadn't sensed it, it was probably only Aqua. That half-baked goddess wouldn't know about these things.
The descent of the World Will, the opening of the new world passage—Eris was very clear about all these things. She had even noticed when Asuna and the others stepped into this world, but she just hadn't shown herself.
Now, seeing an absurdly powerful guy arrive in this world, she couldn't help her curiosity and secretly followed him to see what he was planning to do. She never expected to be discovered the moment she arrived. It made the goddess very depressed.
"We're very easy to talk to on our side. Actually, our world is connected to many worlds. One of those worlds also has many gods just like yours, and right now, those gods are playing around in our world~!" Seeing Eris's bewildered look, Ren slowly spoke up, explaining some of the decisions made by their world.
With Ren's explanation, Eris gained a general understanding of Ren's side. A world connected to many worlds? That was truly quite special.
"As long as you guys don't try to cause trouble, our side is willing to coexist peacefully with you~!" Finally, Ren gave this promise.
This approach was also what they had been practicing all along. This world held very high value, so peaceful coexistence was a good choice. Of course... this was strictly limited to these goddesses.
As for those kingdoms and whatnot, how they would be dealt with when the time came was another matter entirely. After all, there would always be people who refused to be governed and actively courted death. For people like that, their side usually just subdued them on a purely physical level.
"Understood. May I ask how I should address you, sir?" Eris nodded after hearing Ren's words, though she didn't completely believe him. Who knew if he was just tricking a goddess?
She wasn't a naive, sweet fool like Aqua. She still needed to maintain her vigilance, especially since Ren and his group were outsiders.
"My name is Ren Isana. If possible, could Miss Eris take me to the Divine Realm? Of course... if you guys don't welcome a God Slayer over there, you can also have the other goddesses come down instead~!" Ren stated his name and made a small request~!
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