A while later after the encounter with Serafall, Ray reappeared from a portal, looking rather disheveled and exhausted. Meanwhile Sirin who followed soon after looked rather refreshed compared to before. Even had her mood significantly improved. At the very least, her skin didn't look glossy like the usual aftermath of intense *cough* activities.
Whatever that had transpired inside Sirin's personal domain, Ray had no intention of explaining and neither did Sirin who was in a good mood as she greeted her sisters with an uncharacteristic kindness like that of a kind and caring older sister which creeped up few of those who are very familiar with her usual personalities.
"Uh… *cough* Dad… You didn't cross the line with Sirin, right?" Dark Sakura closed in to Ray and whispered to him, trying to verify her thoughts.
Instead of answering, Ray just stared at her with a deadpan look before he snorted at her. How could he not know what thoughts are brewing in this perverted Evil God's mind?
"Do you want to get beaten up?" Ray asked frankly with his shadow showing unseen tentacles lurking within.
"Ahahaha. I was just joking… I'm sorry. I will reflect on myself." Dark Sakura, sensing imminent doom, scrambled behind Sakura like a kicked puppy seeking shelter.
Ray side-eyed Dark Sakura. "You're lucky the 'author' gave you Sakura's face. Otherwise, I'd have written you out by now."
Unlike his actual daughters, Dark Sakura is the unwanted interloper that the author originally set into the siblings for reasons only the author knows.
(She was actually planned to be the plot device in future if the author felt like making +18 featuring Sakura since she is unlikely to be the first to initiate based on her character unless someone pushed her.)
Giving her an unfriendly snort but unable to pursue the matter since Sakura was being defensive of her other self, Ray cast his glance away and addressed another important matter.
"I'm going to another world with the Chat Group again. Who is going to join?" Ray asked his daughters while magically combing his disheveled furs and cleaning it up to look pristine and neat.
Unexpectedly, Sirin was the first to voice her absence.
Sirin smiled with an uncharacteristic sweetness in her voice and face that looked genuine. If Bella was here to see this expression, even she might have thought the sun was rising from the west with how Sirin usually being broody and generally unhappy with Ray's lack of 'deeper' affection for her. Yet now I look very happy and my face shows a brilliant radiance of joy and happiness.
"Oh, Daddy~! Have a wonderful trip with your little friends! Don't forget to bring back souvenirs~♥" Sirin said, sending Ray off like a lovely housewife sending her husband off for work or something. Idk.
Ignoring the weird development that occurred on Sirin, Ray glanced over to the other daughters.
"Sorry, father. But I already have plans with Abby, Asia and Ophis." Sakura declined, citing 'secret girls' plans' with Asia, Abby, and Ophis.
Jack was next and she is always eager for fun and asked a simple question. "Can I stab someone with my knife?"
"Definitely." Ray replied with a nod.
"Yay! I want to join!" Jack immediately agreed and happily hopped over to Ray's side.
Then the vampire loli trio.
Yue: Nodded expressionlessly, always attached to Ray like a little duckling following its mother.
Eva: Agreed more due to her curiosity.
Shinobu: Agreed because it sounded fun.
"Alright, it's decided." Ray said and shifted his attention to the Chat Group after sending off his daughters that declined the offer.
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Meanwhile, inside the Chat Group.
Ray: Some of my daughters are joining.
Satoru Gojo: Huh? You have a daughter? Daughters!
Subaru: You worry too much, bro.
Subaru: With admin on the team, we have nothing to worry about. This mission is practically a breeze. Free carry.
Tanya: Hmph, said the person who had just declined participation.
Kazuma: Welp, it's basically a guaranteed successful mission. Who wouldn't want to join?
Rimuru: Well, let's just pray things don't get out of hand this time.
Satoru Gojo: Should I be worried?
Kazuma: Nah.
Kazuma: Btw, is the welcoming party ready on your side? Better be good otherwise don't say we didn't warn you.
Ray: @Ainz Ban Kazuma please.
Ainz: 👍
[User (Kazuma) banned for 24 hours.]
Ray: Anyway, let's not waste time and let's meet on the other side.
Subaru:+1
Rimuru:+1
Ainz:+1
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At a certain high school, a handsome man with iconic white hair and blindfold can be seen pacing around in an open space surrounded by a group of people and an actual panda for some reason.
"Gojo sensei, are you sure you aren't sick?" One of his students made a verbal jab but was also concerned.
After all, what Satoru Gojo explained to them sounded too strange and illogical. Like, would you honestly believe if one day someone said another reality similar to Earth existed and powerful beings like God are arriving soon?
Normally, no. Unless sufficient proof is provided.
But, even someone like Satoru Gojo knows when to joke and when to be serious. Coincidentally, he is very serious right now.
"Do we at least know where they might appear?" Principal Yaga, the only other adult in the group.
Satoru Gojo showed an uncharacteristic exasperation and said with a long sigh, "That's the problem. I don't know. Best case scenario, somewhere nearby. Worst, next to this Kenjaku guy. We should expect violent confrontation." He said, recalling the Chat Group's unanonymous decision to fight the bad guy, Kenjaku and seize Sukuna Finger's.
From what he gathered about the few powerful Chat Group members, a very visual battle might occured that is visible to the general public eyes.
A tense silence fell over the group as Gojo's words sank in. The idea of an interdimensional battle spilling into the open—visible to civilians—was a disaster scenario. Jujutsu society thrived on secrecy, and a breach of that magnitude could unravel everything.
Megumi was the first to break the silence. "If they're as strong as you say, we need to contain the fallout. Fast." He voiced his logical thought and concern.
Maki adjusted her glasses, already strategizing. "We should evacuate nearby non-sorcerers. And if things go south, we'll need barriers—strong ones."
Panda crossed his arms. "Should we call in backup? Kyoto might—"
Gojo waved a hand dismissively. "Nah, we can't possibly predict where they might appear." He said to Maki before turning to Nobara and Panda. "Besides, our 'guests' don't seem like the type that likes such a welcome." His grin returned, but it lacked its usual mischief. "But hey, look on the bright side! If they 'do' start wrecking the place, maybe we'll finally get that budget increase for campus repairs." His words gain a sharp glare from Principal Yaga.
Megumi opened his mouth—then froze. A sudden, oppressive weight filled the air, like the sky itself had grown heavier. The ground trembled faintly, and in the distance, crows scattered from the trees in a cacophony of panicked shrieks.
Then—
A tear in reality split the courtyard open, swirling with colors that shouldn't exist. From it stepped a black cat? Flanked by a group of cute girls— The white haired one, Jack, humming cheerfully while juggling a blade, Yue silently trailed behind the cat, seemingly only having it in her eyes and Eva and Shinobu scanning the area like predators eyeing prey.
Gojo clapped his hands together. "Right on time! And here I was worried you'd pop up next to Kenjaku just to make my life harder."
The black cat, Ray, ignored him, turning instead to Principal Yaga. "We're here for the cursed objects, Sukuna Finger's. And the 'problem' attached to them." He said before scanning the crowd and continued, "So, hand it up peacefully and no one will die."
Jack's knife gleamed in the sunlight as she pointed it at Maki, one of the two females in the crowd. "Ooooh, dad! Can I carve her out? Pleaaase?"
Maki looks confused if she should answer this challenge or not. Not that she is afraid of the power difference even if it is actually very important.
"Woah! Finally embracing your Evil God persona, eh?" Kazuma quipped only to quickly change his tone and manner when Ray sent him a glance.
Kazuma makes a zipping gesture over his mouth before silently retreating behind the group of newly arrived Chat Group members.
Then, another arrived and immediately a heavy pressure exploded and pressed down on every Jujutsu Sorcerer.
"Oh, Ainz. You finally arrived." Kazuma fled to Ainz in relief but immediately got kicked and chased away.
"Get away from Lord Momonga, you pest!" Albedo and Shalltear shouted angrily together.
When Rimuru arrived, one of his tagalong immediately jumped toward Ray and hugged him.
"Dad! I really missed you!" Milim excitedly brings Ray into a crushing hug which didn't feel uncomfortable at all while Rimuru and his group grimaced at the scene since they all know how powerful that death hug is.
While all this is happening, Tanya and Subaru arrive. Although, they didn't receive much welcome other than acknowledgement from other fellow members.
Meanwhile in the background.
The students could barely stand, each clutching their throat and breathing laboriously with the exception of Gojo who fared better. But not great either judging from the frown and creased brows behind his blindfold.
Ainz quickly notices this but is helpless to do anything because the overwhelming burst of curse energy is caused by the Chat Group's power adaptation feature that automatically adapts and assimilates each of the Chat Group member's power to the visited world's rule and law.
The curse energy radiated from Ainz came from his passive ability, Aura of Despair boosted to another notch by the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown.
When Ainz couldn't figure out how to toggle it off, he turned to Ray for help, who was still being cru— hugged by Milim. It wasn't until Rimuru coaxed Milim did she reluctantly let go of Ray and hug Rimuru in his slime form instead.
With a simple snap from his paw, Ray dispelled the overwhelming burst of negative energy and helped everyone recover from its effect.
"That was rather— *cough* intense…" Maki was the first to recover among the students and complained with an aggrieved look while the rest didn't dare to voice their dissatisfaction after knowing the strength of their guests.
But Satoru Gojo immediately chirped with a lighthearted chuckle and sigh as he took a glance at the fellow Chat Group members. "Well, at least they aren't our enemy… yet." His chuckle took a darker tone at the end.
If Ainz's unconscious discharge of power is already this strong, he wonders how strong Ainz truly is and how Ray, who could effortlessly control the situation, would compare when he felt his difference in power with Ainz is already like a deep chasm but can't sense anything from Ray like he is truly just an ordinary cat.
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