[Chat] Ch 2: The Members' Identities

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Chat Group!

As someone who had lived through the internet era before transmigrating, Veyron was naturally familiar with the concept of "chat groups."

Adding the prefix "Dimensional" to it and considering that it seemed to be "visible only to himself, completely undetectable by others," he could already make an educated guess about what this chat group was.

As for whether it was exactly what he imagined…

That would have to wait until he joined to find out.

He also wondered how this Dimensional Chat Group compared to the personal system he had brought along with his transmigration…

Huh?

After he tentatively clicked [Yes] with his mind, a prompt appeared on the panel, making Veyron raise an eyebrow.

[Generating a unique nickname for you based on your personal profile…]

[Error… Error…]

[Please enter a nickname to use in the chat group: ___]

Looks like my system wins this round?

After thinking for a moment, Veyron typed "Ordinary Person" into the blank space.

Before transmigrating, he was just an average guy living in an ordinary world.

After transmigrating, sure, he unlocked a cheat ability, but even after nine years, let alone world domination, as Kaguya once put it, his swordsmanship was probably only good enough to bully weak, low-level yokai.

Against mid-tier yokai or talented low-tier ones, he'd be lucky to end in a mutual defeat—if his opponent gave him the chance.

No matter how he looked at it, "Ordinary Person" was a fitting name.

[System Message: Welcome, new member "Ordinary Person," to the chat group!]

[Earth's Cancer: Whoa, a newbie? Welcome, welcome~]

[Snake Empress: Welcome~]

[Catwoman: Why do I feel like you're way too excited, Chika?]

[Lady Avalon: That's because you haven't been here long enough. Stick around, and you'll see—Chika gets this excited every time someone new joins.]

[Earth's Cancer: Of course, I'm excited! Every new member means our chat group has connected to another world!]

[Lady Avalon: You say that like unlocking new worlds actually lets you do something useful.]

[Earth's Cancer: Guh~]

In a classroom at Shuchiin Academy, a pink-haired girl with the nickname "Earth's Cancer" slumped over her desk upon seeing Lady Avalon's message.

STARE~~~

A sharp gaze from her best friend, Shinomiya Kaguya, made her sit up straight and regain her composure instantly.

[Earth's Cancer: Okay, sure, we can't do much right now. But we all agreed that this chat group won't just stay limited to "letting us talk to each other," right?]

[Earth's Cancer: So obviously, the more people, the better!]

[Lady Avalon: Well then, you know the drill.]

[Lady Avalon: You're in charge of welcoming the newbie, Chika.]

[Lady Avalon: Judging by their nickname, you seem like the best person for the job.]

[Earth's Cancer: "Ordinary Person," huh… Finally, I'm not alone anymore! 😭]

[Earth's Cancer: Newbie, you there? @Ordinary Person]

[Earth's Cancer: First off, what you're seeing isn't an illusion. But don't worry, it's also not some kind of mind trick or supernatural power. Simply put, this is a channel that allows people from different worlds to communicate.]

[Snake Empress: …Maybe they're like me and have never used one of those "chat apps" you guys keep mentioning, so they're still observing in silence?]

[Earth's Cancer: That'd be a problem. If they don't accept the chat group's existence, we won't be able to talk properly.]

[Earth's Cancer: I remember the longest silent lurker was Fubuki. She took half a month before saying anything, right?]

[Lady Avalon: Seventeen days, to be precise.]

[Hell's Blizzard: …]

[Earth's Cancer: Oh, Fubuki! You're here?]

[Hell's Blizzard: Yeah. Just finished dealing with a monster and heading back to base. Nothing else to do, so I checked in.]

[Hell's Blizzard: So, there's a newbie?]

[Lady Avalon: Yep. Seems like they're as cautious as you were.]

[Ordinary Person: Sorry, I just felt it might be inappropriate for a newcomer to jump into your conversations right away, so I wanted to observe first.]

[Ordinary Person: Could someone explain how this chat group actually works?]

[Lady Avalon: Chika?]

[Earth's Cancer: No problem, leave it to me!]

[Earth's Cancer: Newbie, no need to be so formal. The fact that you were chosen to join this chat group out of countless worlds means it's fate. If you don't mind, you can think of us as friends.]

[Ordinary Person: Friends, huh?]

[Earth's Cancer: Uh, I was just saying it casually. Of course, it depends on whether we get along.]

[Earth's Cancer: Okay, let me introduce everyone in the group.]

[Earth's Cancer: First up, @Lady Avalon, also known as Merlin…]

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So it really is that kind of chat group…

As Veyron listened to the enthusiastic introductions from Earth's Cancer, he mentally sorted through the information.

Earth's Cancer—real name Fujiwara Chika, from Kaguya-sama: Love Is War. A chaotic genius who manages to steal the "main heroine" spotlight despite being in someone else's romance comedy.

Lady Avalon—real name Merlin… or rather, the Merlin from Fate. Judging by her profile picture, she was the female version from Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Sky Silver, later added to Fate/Grand Order Arcade, before making her way to the mobile game.

Snake Empress—Boa Hancock from One Piece, but judging by her avatar, she was only about twelve or thirteen, still far from her future title as the Pirate Empress.

Catwoman—Selina Kyle from DC Comics, a world-class thief specializing in stealing jewelry and artifacts. Sometimes she worked with heroes, sometimes against them.

Hell's Blizzard—Fubuki from One Punch Man, a psychic-powered hero.

Finally, there was one more member who hadn't spoken since Veyron joined—Ghost Spider, real name Gwen Stacy, from Marvel Comics. First appeared in Edge of Spider-Verse, later starring in Spider-Gwen and other titles.

Yup. This was going to be interesting.

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