The Strongest Eriri in History

The recent messages from Ruri Gokou and the others had successfully "broken" the defenses of all the group members who had joined the chat group in the last two batches. Even for the few who had previously completed the group mission in the Akame ga Kill! world, like Fubuki, their earnings only amounted to around ten million points, which paled compared to the six or seven hundred million points some members were casually mentioning.

[Chika Fujiwara (Level 5, Stage 1): There's one more new member, right? Why aren't they saying anything? @Tina]

[Chika Fujiwara (Level 5, Stage 1): I just checked her profile—she's only nine years old!]

[Tina (Level 2, Stage 2): What is this…? A Martial Arts Tournament? Whatever, I'll just go back to sleep…]

In the Black Bullet world, at a secret government facility, nine-year-old Tina Sprout was lying in bed, struggling to keep her eyes open. Even though it was just past ten in the morning, she was already feeling sleepy. For others, this kind of schedule might seem unhealthy, but for Tina, it was normal.

As an Initiator with owl genes, Tina naturally exhibited owl-like traits. Being a nocturnal creature, she struggled to stay awake during the day and became much more alert at night.

She had little energy to focus on the chat group that suddenly appeared in her mind, so after quickly sending a message, Tina let herself drift off into a deep sleep.

[Fumino Furuhashi (Level 1, Stage 2): Sleeping in broad daylight?]

[Fumino Furuhashi (Level 1, Stage 2): Ah, I get it now! Since everyone's from different worlds, maybe it's nighttime in Tina's world!]

[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 7): Nope, I can confirm it's definitely daytime in her world too. Once you join the group, your world's time syncs up with the others. It should be ten sixteen a.m. for all of you, right?]

[Fumino Furuhashi (Level 1, Stage 2): Right…]

[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 7): Tina has special reasons for sleeping during the day; it's her usual rest period.]

[Arifureta (Level 5, Stage 4 / Group Leader): Looks like you know Tina's world's anime, Eriri. I know Milim, Fumino, and Ais, but I've only heard of Black Bullet—never watched it.]

[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 7): Yeah, it's definitely not a happy place.]

[Fumino Furuhashi (Level 1, Stage 2): Anime? Does that mean you see my future through anime? Wait—am I just a fictional character?]

[Ais (Level 2, Stage 7): …]

Hearing Arifureta's words, Fumino's world seemed to turn upside down. Of course, she had watched anime, and everyone knew they were based on someone's imagination. Could it be that her own life and feelings were just someone's storyline?

[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 7): Of course not! We're all real people. You haven't checked the Memory Projections tab in the chat group, right? Go have a look; it's got what you're looking for pinned at the top.]

[Fumino Furuhashi (Level 1, Stage 2): Oh, alright, I'll go check it out now.]

Hearing Eriri's reassurance, Fumino felt a huge wave of relief wash over her. As long as she wasn't some kind of fictional creation, she could handle anything else.

She immediately opened the Memory Projections tab, clicking on the pinned message at the top.

At the same time, Ais, who was also rattled by Arifureta's words, quickly clicked to check out the memory projections herself.

…

While Fumino and Ais were busy, the group chat continued unabated.

[Asuna Yuuki (Level 5, Stage 1): Black Bullet… sounds like some kind of war story?]

[Chika Fujiwara (Level 5, Stage 1): Wait, they're not sending kids to the battlefield, are they? That'd be awful!]

[Mine (Level 4, Stage 1): Well, I'm fighting a unification war in my world—and I'm only five!]

[Chika Fujiwara (Level 5, Stage 1): That's different, though! Yours is a self-started revolution.]

[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 7): Chika, you're not entirely wrong, but you're not exactly right either.]

[Chika Fujiwara (Level 5, Stage 1): ???]

[Chika Fujiwara (Level 5, Stage 1): Don't tell me… they really are putting kids in the middle of a war?]

[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 7): Let's not say anything more—I'll just upload the memory projection. Once you see it, you'll understand. I'd say about 90% of the people in that world deserve to be wiped out!]

[Erina Nakiri (Level 3, Stage 8): ???]

[Ruri Gokou (Level 4, Stage 9): !!!]

[Arche (Level 5, Stage 3): Is it really that dark?]

[Kaguya Shinomiya (Level 4, Stage 5): If Eriri-neesama says so, it must be.]

[Elaina (Level 5, Stage 2): Please upload it quickly—I'm so curious what kind of world it takes to make you say that.]

[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 7): On it! I'll upload that one and the other new members' worlds too since there's nothing to hide.]

[Rias Gremory (Level 4, Stage 9): …]

[Ding! Eriri (Level 8, Stage 7) has uploaded memory projection: Black Bullet.]

[Ding! Eriri (Level 8, Stage 7) has uploaded memory projection: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Seasons 1 and 2.]

[Ding! Eriri (Level 8, Stage 7) has uploaded memory projection: We Never Learn, Seasons 1 and 2.]

[Ding! Eriri (Level 8, Stage 7) has uploaded memory projections: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Seasons 1, 2, and 3, and Sword Oratoria.]

At once, notifications pinged in everyone's minds, catching the attention of all but the new members still asleep or focused on their first memory projections. Almost instinctively, everyone clicked on Black Bullet first.

Several minutes later, after viewing the dark and brutal truth of that world, every group member who watched it was left enraged. Instead of opening any other new memories, they began expressing their fury in the chat.

[Nodoka Haramura (Level 4, Stage 1): That's so awful!]

[Ruri Gokou (Level 4, Stage 9): This is infuriating! I want to go to that world right now and take down every adult there! Angry.jpg]

For Ruri Gokou, seeing the suffering of the girls known as the "Cursed Children" stirred her rage like never before. She couldn't help but imagine if her own younger sister had been treated that way. She'd destroy that entire world if it came to that.

[Chika Fujiwara (Level 5, Stage 1): Don't even get me started; I feel the exact same way…]

[Arifureta (Level 5, Stage 4 / Group Leader): I'd heard that anime was dark, but I didn't think it was that horrifying. Eriri, you're absolutely right—most of the people in that world do deserve to die! Angry.jpg]

[Arifureta (Level 5, Stage 4 / Group Leader): Those poor girls… Eriri, let's go rescue them!]

[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 7): Of course. Ever since Tina joined, I've been planning out how we'll deal with the people of that world.]

[Arifureta (Level 5, Stage 4 / Group Leader): Ooh, what's the plan? Curious.jpg]

[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 7): Secret! But I promise, their punishment will be extreme.]

[Arifureta (Level 5, Stage 4 / Group Leader): Fine… Shrug.jpg]

[Arche (Level 5, Stage 3): I think even Rentaro is terrible. He claims to want to help others, but when a young girl gets taken by police, he just lets it happen, knowing full well what'll happen to her. Then, when the orphanage girls are bombed, he chooses to protect the attackers. This hypocritical saint act is sickening.]

[Asuna Yuuki (Level 5, Stage 1): I feel the same way. It makes him impossible to like.]

[Arifureta (Level 5, Stage 4 / Group Leader): But Tina's adorable.]

[Chika Fujiwara (Level 5, Stage 1): She really is! But she's still under Ayn Rand's control as an assassin, right?]

[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 7): Yep, she's only nine years old, and this is just before the story begins. It's likely that Enju hasn't even been partnered with Rentaro yet. If we can help, we'll make sure that never happens.]

[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 7): I plan to head to her world now. Anyone want to come along?]

[Ruri Gokou (Level 4, Stage 9): Me! I have to go!]

[Chika Fujiwara (Level 5, Stage 1): How could I miss this?]

[Elaina (Level 5, Stage 2): Don't you all have school? Well, Eriri, I'm coming too!]

[Ruri Gokou (Level 4, Stage 9): I do, but who cares? I need to get these kids out of there and make those adults pay!]

[Chika Fujiwara (Level 5, Stage 1): Exactly!]

[Kaguya Shinomiya (Level 4, Stage 5): Eriri-neesama, please let me join you too.]

[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 7): Alright, I'll have Little Skirt open a portal next to each of you, free of charge. Those who want to come along, step through. If you're busy, feel free to ignore it.]

[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 7): Once we're there, we can split up and handle things however we like. Anyone you see mistreating one of those kids—kill them. No need for mercy!]

[Arche (Level 5, Stage 3): Absolutely. People like that don't deserve to live!]

…

Within minutes, all available group members, along with non-group allies Akino, Ophis, and Liliana, arrived in the Black Bullet world.

They materialized in a simple but sizable room. However, the room's decoration was sparse, with just a bed against the wall, a table, chairs, and a few other basic pieces of furniture.

On the table sat a black sniper rifle alongside some magazines and scattered bullets. And on the bed, a small blonde girl, Tina, was sleeping peacefully.

It was clear that this was Tina's room, as the chat group portals naturally placed them close to the new member. Though the room was relatively spacious, it felt cramped once Eriri and the others crowded in.

Spotting the sniper rifle on the table, Chika and a few others from modern worlds looked on with curiosity. Despite their powers as high-level warriors, standing there fully invulnerable to such weapons, the rifle was still intriguing to them.

Yet, they didn't touch it. They knew better than to handle someone else's belongings without permission.

Despite their curiosity about the sniper rifle, Eriri and the others resisted the urge to touch anything. They respected Tina as a member of their group and saw her as a sister. Handling her belongings without permission would be impolite, regardless of their own immense strength.

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