Why is my journey to the world of anime a strange tale of rules?

"It seems like I could actually cosplay Kamui."

Gao Hai, who was making these comments, then turned his attention to the floor.

hum-

Suddenly, to Gao Hai's surprise, a small piece of the floor disappeared out of thin air, as if it had been forcibly scooped away by some force. But then, the missing piece reappeared. And after it reappeared, it reconnected perfectly with the original part of the floor, without even the slightest crack.

"Can they be teleported separately, but will the items return to a connected state after the teleportation is complete?"

Gao Hai muttered to himself as he walked to the corner and looked at a pile of scraps of paper on the wall.

hum-

Half of the paper scrap disappeared without a trace immediately.

Then, Gao Hai kicked the scrap of paper away from its original position. Shortly after he kicked it away, a small piece of paper appeared out of thin air where it had been, while the missing piece did not return to its original state.

"I see. The part that was teleported away will [return to its original position]. If the original connection remains unchanged, it can be reconnected, but if it is moved, it will be truly disconnected. If this move were used to kill someone... tsk, that seems a bit terrifying."

Gao Hai gently shook his head.

None of the three blessings granted by the teacher have any usage limit.

The strength and cost of these three blessings depend on Gao Hai's willpower. As long as he can maintain sufficient mental activity, he can use them indefinitely.

The fourth effect is a straightforward attribute boost. The teacher's blessing enhances physical constitution, and there seems to be a slight increase in physique. It also provides a minor boost to thinking ability and luck, and significantly improves willpower. However, due to Gao Hai's own circumstances, this "significantly significant" boost is practically negligible.

"A blessing with four effects! This is the second time I've received a blessing with four effects."

Gao Hai felt a slight sense of emotion welling up inside him.

Finally, there's Dean Jonathan's blessing from Bydos. This blessing is clearly functional, its primary effect being information restoration. When players encounter documents with chaotic information and unable to discern valid content, this blessing can restore them to some extent. It might restore valuable information, or it might restore potentially dangerously corrupted information—a minor function with both advantages and disadvantages.

The second effect, however, is a very limiting function. It enhances a user's search ability when entering places like libraries where information is concentrated, allowing them to find useful information more quickly or confirm the absence of any useful information. Gao Hai didn't think much of this effect, but he figured more blessings were always better, so he accepted it with a smile.

The third effect of this blessing, however, invigorated Gao Hai. He felt this effect could be called "Awakening," as it allowed players to transform their mental energy into invisible spikes, which they could use on themselves or others. This special mental stimulation didn't cause any real harm; its only effect was to abruptly awaken the person struck by the spikes, temporarily halting their thought processes. In other words, this blessing could interrupt mental pollution, forcibly freeing the target from its corrosive influence and temporarily restoring their consciousness—perhaps it could come in handy at a crucial moment.

The third effect, in Gao Hai's case, has a permitted range limit of about 12 meters. It's a long-range Stand, or rather, a blessing that can be effective at a relatively long distance.

"I guess running a school makes all the difference? The blessings don't feel aggressive at all; they're all functional."

After muttering these two sentences to himself, Gao Hai's attention finally turned to the [Form of Origin] he had obtained.

This wondrous entity, seemingly capable of helping Gao Hai ascend to higher levels, enhanced all the blessings he already possessed. The enhancement of the Red Moon-level blessings was minimal, showing little noticeable change. However, the Dark Night-level blessings all underwent significant transformations.

For example, Li Zhaodi, the little girl from Shirakawa Apartment, has a blessing effect that increases resistance to hallucinations and sensory illusions, while also enhancing Gao Hai's self-healing ability. Hedar's Berserk blessing has slightly reduced its consumption, and it can now stop Gao Hai from collapsing when his stamina is depleted, preventing sudden death. Andres' blessing has increased its usage count; it can now be used three times in 24 hours instead of just once, and it also has the characteristic of attracting new members and establishing more connections.

However, Gao Hai found the most surprising change to Lin Xusheng's blessing. Initially, the blessing on Gao Hai's [Rescue Team Badge] wasn't strong enough to transform it into a pistol-like blessed item; it remained a remnant of resentment (referring to the restless Guo Jingming). But now, with the fourth remnant of that resentment entering the badge as a new member, and the blessing itself being strengthened, the [Rescue Team Badge] has completely shed its resentment and evolved into a pistol-like blessed item.

In other words, something like Alice tearing off the rescue team badge at Fujika Middle School will no longer happen. This item has now become a blessed item bound to Takami, and there's no possibility of it being taken away.

In addition, after the badge became a blessed item, Gao Hai was able to perceive the four obsessions within the badge more clearly.

The first member, the rescue team member that Lao Guo transformed into, was enhanced and now possesses a small submachine gun, allowing him to fight with it. Furthermore, its cooldown time after being damaged is reduced to one hour. This means Gao Hai can kill Lao Guo up to 24 times a day.

The second member, Howard, was also enhanced. Originally, this American firefighter could only fight with brute force and was no match for armed police officers. But now, after being enhanced, this obsession can summon a fire truck to the scene.

Yes, that's right, a fire truck that's over ten meters long and four meters wide, equipped with various firefighting equipment. Howard can now operate the fire truck into the scene, perform a brutal charge, and then switch gears for an emergency rescue.

The police officer wasn't significantly enhanced; after all, even as a remnant, it was undoubtedly a Red Moon-class.

The "Teacher" is a blurry figure wearing a black suit. As the fourth teammate that can be summoned by the rescue team badge, it can use the ethereal ability from the Blessing of the High Seas to transform itself into a non-physical state.

Gao Hai carefully observed his four teammates for a while, thought for a moment, and then divided their characteristics into physical strength (resistance to physical damage), combat ability (the level of combat power shown in combat), rule level (resistance to damage from extraordinary forces), special abilities (what special skills they possess), and recovery efficiency after damage (the speed of resurrection after death), and roughly summarized a data table.

Rescue team badges can summon personnel attribute table:

(1) Lao Guo

Physical Strength: Twilight Level

Combat capability: Twilight class

Rule Level: None

Special Ability: Can summon a small submachine gun with unlimited ammo and possesses a certain level of combat skill.

Cooling time after damage: 1 hours

(2) Howard Smith

Physical Strength: Dark Night Level

Combat capabilities: Dark Night class

Rule Level: Dark Night

Special Ability: Can summon a fire truck, carrying a full set of rescue equipment to participate in operations.

Cooling time after damage: 6 hours

(3) Hirano Sosuke

Physical Strength: Red Moon Core Level

Combat capability: Red Moon class

Rule Level: Red Moon Core Level

Special Abilities: Can carry a standard-issue pistol with unlimited ammunition, possesses a certain degree of independent action capability and the ability to actively track down perpetrators.

Cooling time after damage: 121 hours

(4) Emptiness [Teacher]

Physical strength: Red Moon level

Combat capability: Red Moon class

Rule Level: Red Moon Core Level

Special ability: Can actively become nihilable, and has a tendency to proactively protect students and vulnerable groups.

Cooling time after damage: 104 hours

Having summarized everything, Gao Hai finally took stock of his gains from this round. To be honest, the gains were even greater than he had expected. Although he had wondered at the beginning if he might receive more than one blessing, he was still quite surprised that it had come to this.

If I've already upgraded to this level, then when the next dungeon comes around, won't I be...

Uh, even with the black watch, I'm probably still going to die a few times. I absolutely don't want any epic showdowns; can't I just have a few casual matches?

{What is the retirement bureau...? Ugh...}

A muffled girl's voice echoed in his mind, sounding tired and sleepy, as if she hadn't woken up yet, but it was enough for Gao Hai to recall a little one who had been sleeping in his head for a long time.

After such a long period of recuperation, has she finally regained her cognitive abilities? If it weren't for the time it took me and Iri to travel through time, I'm afraid I would have had to wander through the [Sacrifice Game] for several years before she recovered.

{Ichiri...? Uh...you mean...Pochi-chan?}

The voice could clearly sense Gao Hai's thought process and thus immediately picked up on the name of someone he was thinking about.

Gao Hai immediately began to control his thoughts, preventing them from leaking to the other person. Then, sensing the faint fluctuations of another consciousness emanating from his own mind, a smile gradually appeared on his lips, and he said to the other person:

{You're awake, ghost of the old era. Human civilization has been destroyed for a thousand years; are you a survivor from that time?}

Then, after a silence that lasted for about three minutes, Gao Hai received the girl's reply:

{ah?}

Interlude 3-41: The bewildered moment of the returning girl and the complicated aftermath.

Kita Ikuyo, nicknamed "Lady Returning Home".

This cheerful and optimistic girl from the original work is currently in a state of confusion.

What?! Human civilization has been destroyed for a thousand years?!

What? I'm the last survivor of human civilization?! Aren't I already dead?!

Wait, something's not right! This feeling... Why can't I feel my own body anymore? Where am I? Why do I have this feeling that I'm with someone of the opposite sex, and very closely pressed together?!

{Just kidding. You can call me Takahashi. I'm a friend of Goto Ichiri's. I'm the one who saved you from being possessed by the core obsession. However, your body is completely necrotic, so I can only preserve your consciousness. Therefore, you'll have to stay with me for now.}

However, before Kita Ikuyo completely lost her composure, Takami managed to reveal the truth in time.

{A friend of Yili? Wait, when did she make a friend like that? Wait…wait…ah, that's right, I was indeed attacked by the core obsession. So I didn't die back then? No wonder I had this feeling of being in a daze, sleepwalking for a long time. Wait, no, can this state be reversed? Shouldn't players in this state be completely beyond saving? How…how could this be? Wait, I need to sort this out…}

However, this seemed to only make the girl more confused.

Gao Hai didn't say anything more; he intended to give Kita Ikuyo some time to think it over. After all, she had finally recovered from a near-death state, only to lose her body and have her consciousness forced to reside in the body of a strange man. It was undoubtedly a huge shock for a young girl, and it would certainly take her a long time to understand the situation.

Tuk-tuk-tuk——

As Gao Hai was thinking this, he heard a knock on the door.

"Ah Hai, isn't it over yet? Everyone's been waiting for you outside for ages."

It's Chika's voice.

"Oh, I'm done here."

Without thinking too much, Gao Hai opened the door and saw a small pink head peeking in from outside.

The next moment, accompanied by the girl's delicate fragrance, Fujiwara Chika stood on tiptoe and embraced Takami.

Then, there was a soft kiss – the sound of lips gently meeting.

{Huh?!}

Kita Ikuyo, who has now lost almost all of her senses and can only share her vision and hearing with Takami, was once again subjected to intense stimulation without any warning.

Although Kita can only perceive his surroundings through Takami's sight and hearing because Takami hasn't fully opened up his senses, and therefore can't feel the kiss, this feeling, like watching a pornographic film in first person, is actually more stimulating and confusing for Kita.

Where am I right now?

What exactly is going on right now?

Why are two people kissing in front of me, and I can't block out sight and sound?

Unfortunately, at this point, Takami was completely unable to explain to Kita. Chika's proactive intimacy was too much for Takami, who had been fighting intensely for four playthroughs and hadn't had a proper rest for several days. So, without hesitation, he picked Chika up and gently closed the door with his foot. Then, he turned around and pinned Chika against the wall, and then reached out and unbuttoned her blouse.

"Ha, it's always like this, Ah Hai, you're too rough. The others are still waiting for us outside, this place... we can't, we can't..."

With a hesitant and awkward voice, Qianhua struggled slightly and pressed a few cracks into the cement wall.