The Infinite Powerhouse Mixed in with Sakura Dormitory

Today, Jiang Jing put a little effort into cooking, and his superb knife skills amazed Shangjingcao Misaki. Compared to the knife skills of those famous chefs she had seen before, he was simply ten times better.

“One million eight hundred thousand,” Shiina Mashiro suddenly said.

"Little Mashiro, what do you mean by 1.8 million?"

“Bao Kongtai, with the illustration fees for the second volume, I only have 1.8 million yen left.”

"But once the royalties for the third volume arrive, there will be over three million yen," Shiina Mashiro calculated seriously.

"Only three million? Then I won't be polite, Mashiro. Junior, I'll offer five million." Misaki Kamiigusa proudly held up five fingers in front of Jiang Jing.

Jiang Jing stopped slicing the fish and rolled his eyes as he looked up, saying irritably, "You two, stop fooling around and get ready to eat."

"Kanda, I've realized that you don't need to write any novels; your cooking skills alone are enough to make a comfortable living," Chihiro Sengoku exclaimed as she looked at the table of exquisitely crafted dishes, which resembled works of art, upon returning home.

“Yes, junior, I’ll consider my suggestion.” Misaki Kamiigusa, who was sitting down, hadn’t given up yet.

“Three million.” Sitting next to Jiang Jing, Shiina Mashiro held up three fingers and looked at Jiang Jing calmly.

Jiang Jing pressed Shiina Mashiro's hand down: "Don't even mention three million, adding ten zeros wouldn't help."

Just then, Ryunosuke Akasaka, who hadn't appeared for a while, came out wearing shorts and a t-shirt, with long hair that wasn't greasy at all, and then sat down at the table without saying a word.

They were clearly lured out by the rich fragrance that permeated the cherry blossom grove.

It was quite late when we finished eating. After everyone cleaned up, some took showers and others went back to their rooms.

"Your clothes are here, go take a shower." Jiang Jing took out Shiina Mashiro's clothes from the closet and said to Shiina Mashiro, who was sitting in the computer chair.

"Sora, your belly is too big." Shiina Mashiro covered her belly, which was swollen like she was pregnant from eating too much, and looked at Jiang Jing with a pitiful expression.

"Uh... I told you not to eat, but you still did." Jiang Jing couldn't help but complain as he looked at the girl who was acting like a child.

"Sorata's cooking is so delicious."

"You can't praise me now."

Despite saying that, Jiang Jing still knelt down in front of Shiina Mashiro, placed his hands on her stomach, controlled the pressure to stimulate her digestion, and massaged her stomach.

"Sora is amazing." After a few minutes, Shiina Mashiro, who felt her stomach was no longer bloated, lifted her clothes and looked at her fair and smooth belly.

"Stop being so dramatic, go take a shower."

"Sorata, I'll sleep upstairs tonight." Shiina Mashiro suddenly looked at Jiang Jing seriously.

"Okay, but don't draw too late. You have to be asleep before 2 a.m., or you'll be banned from drawing for three days." Jiang Jing set a time for her.

"Sora is too strict." Shiina Mashiro was a little unhappy.

"Otherwise you won't be able to get up tomorrow morning again. Don't think I don't know you want to draw all night and go to school to sleep tomorrow, right?"

"How did Sorata know?"

"Do I even need to guess?" Jiang Jing glanced at Shiina Mashiro, his disdainful look making Shiina Mashiro very unhappy.

"Kongtai is bullying people."

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Chapter 99 Akame, Esdeath

Night, the underground headquarters of the Kyoto Association branch.

The lowest level, reaching a depth of a thousand meters, encompasses a vast, open area spanning dozens of miles. Countless array patterns shimmer on the ground, the four walls, and the top level, hundreds of meters high, radiating a powerful sealing force.

On the ground, a massive magic circle with thirty-six inner and thirty-six outer stars, rotating clockwise and counterclockwise, flickered with black light and erupted with terrifying energy fluctuations.

The immense spatial energy roared and vibrated, and above the magic circle, a black crack hundreds of meters long slowly unfolded, as if opening a door to a new world.

Whoosh!!

As the gate opened, a dense, malevolent, and dark aura of death poured out from behind the crack, instantly increasing the energy concentration of the sealed space fivefold.

Once the spatial gate was stabilized, teams of at least two-star strength, exuding a strong aura of menace and clad in black halo defensive suits, stepped out in unison.

After they came out, these people silently walked to the side and waited quietly, in perfect unison.

Behind those warriors in defensive suits were more than a hundred angels, demons, and monsters clad in armor, battle armor, and Taoist robes, each possessing an aura at the fourth level, who flew out from the spatial gate.

After these people emerged, the space gate shimmered with light. There were three girls, led by a blue-haired girl, each carrying three giant swords and wearing protective armor.

Next, a woman with cascading blue hair and an aura of queenly oppression, and a girl with waist-length black hair, sharp red eyes, and a fierce expression slowly flew out.

After emerging, the five women flew to the side and surveyed their surroundings with curious, expectant, cautious, and thoughtful gazes, making them appear completely different from the people around them.

Finally, there were five powerful individuals radiating the aura of the Silver Moon level. The group was led by a thin middle-aged woman who exuded a powerful aura no less than that of Shan Weiguo.

The five of them flew all the way to Shan Weiguo and the group led by the black shadow, who were waiting in the distance.

"Old Mountain, it's your turn to go in this time."

After speaking, the gaunt middle-aged man nodded slightly to the figure shrouded in darkness, a smile appearing on his solemn face: "I heard that you had a good haul after returning, Yan."

"Fortunately, we caught a few tails."

Shan Weiguo didn't speak, his gaze falling on the army formation that had emerged. After silently counting the number, the serious expression on his face softened a bit: "Not bad this time, Abe. More people have returned than last time."

"Yes, but the fact that so many of them were able to return is all thanks to the experimental equipment that the research institute sent later. It's very useful."

"Especially that mech, the destructive barrage formed by twenty of them together directly suppressed the attack of hundreds of thousands of corrupted monsters a week ago."

"Alright, enough with the reminiscing. The portal is currently operating at full power, which is very energy-consuming. Let's begin entering," the figure in the shadows coldly interrupted.

"Then I'll head out first, Abe."

"Take care of yourself."

"Everyone, pay attention to the points I told you to remember earlier. Now we set off for the handover of the sixth garrison point."

After speaking, Shan Weiguo and four other Silver Moon-level experts, who had been mobilized by other forces, flew into the spatial portal first to prevent any unforeseen events.

Next, the team of five thousand people wearing halo defense suits, whose technology was mature and mass-produced, began to enter the space gate in an orderly manner.

Each so-called restricted area is a spatial corridor battlefield connecting the void to the real world. The frontmost guard post faces the onslaught of terrifying evil gods and countless demons, making it the most dangerous.

Then, the danger at each subsequent spatial node became much less, and they were distributed to various state branches, where major powers were stationed. The same applied to the Neon State, which governs more than 100 million people.

After everyone had entered, the portal slowly closed, and those who had come out earlier instinctively breathed a sigh of relief, as the place had been too oppressive.

But at that moment, the pitch-black darkness in the sky, as deep as an abyss, suddenly surged, instantly covering the sky and swallowing everything within a space of dozens of miles.

Just as everyone was shocked, the darkness vanished instantly and shrank back, along with the dense, polluting, and evil energy that had surged from the other side of the portal.

"Abe, you and the new head of the General Affairs Department will handle the procedures for those people and your repairs. I'm leaving now." With those words, the dark figure vanished instantly.

"No, Lao Shan is gone, so aren't you the new Minister of General Affairs? If you leave, who will take over..."

"I am the new minister."

Sunflower petals appeared out of thin air, and amidst the fluttering petals, a woman with long green hair and a gorgeous long dress walked out of the void.

"It's you!"

Upon seeing the newcomer, Abe was taken aback: "Didn't you never concern yourself with outside affairs? How did you become the General Affairs Minister of the Association this time?"

This woman was someone Abe no Mikoto knew; she was Kazami Yuuka, one of the strongest figures in Gensokyo in the Far East, and even he dared not underestimate her strength.

But isn't the other party a nature fairy who doesn't concern themselves with outside affairs?

"Because Yan offered something I couldn't refuse. Alright, I don't have that much time. Those are the otherworldly people Yan asked me to arrange, right?"

Kazami Yuuka's ruby-like eyes looked down at the five people on the ground who had regained their composure, but whose differences were immediately apparent.

……

"You've seen the information. Now tell me what you want to do after you come to the real world. According to the mutual assistance contract you signed with the association, I will try my best to help you within the limits of what is available."

In the spacious, modern office, Yuuka Kazami sat behind her desk, watching the five people sitting on the guest sofa with different expressions after reading the documents in their hands.

"I don't have anything I want to do. Although I'm quite curious about this world, what I'm thinking about more right now is how to break through and become stronger."

With long, ocean-blue hair flowing down her back, wearing a blue and white military uniform and a military cap unlike anything in this world, and her long, slender legs clad in boots and stockings, Esdeath chuckled as she leaned back on the sofa.

With a faint smile on her beautiful face, she looked at the green-haired woman sitting behind the desk, exuding an aura of authority that befitted a former leader.

"According to the data, when you appeared in the restricted area three years ago, you were at the early stage of the fourth star. Now your strength has increased to the peak of the fourth star. The speed of your strength improvement is amazing."

Kazami Yuuka looked at Esdeath calmly: "However, for you humans, the transition from four stars to the Silver Moon rank is a transformation from human to god, a sublimation of the essence of life."

"But at this stage, not to mention humans, even top-tier demon races with divine beast bloodlines, high-ranking demons with demon god bloodlines, six-winged angels with holy light power, and divine children with divine bloodlines have less than a one in ten chance of crossing this threshold."

"However, there is a lot of experience and information about this step that the sects in the Eastern Immortal Realm can provide for your reference. You can exchange it using the contribution points you earn on the battlefield."

"As for more, you'll need to experience it for yourself and find the moment that sparks your own growth."

"Based on your personality and the power system you have chosen to cultivate, General Esdeath, the Association's think tank recommends that you join the Association's Suppression Department."

"This way, even in a peaceful modern society, you will have many opportunities to fight, which will help you quickly verify and absorb the experiences and insights recorded in those documents," Yuuka Kazami said calmly, looking at the documents in her hand.

“The Suppression Department? I know, I like this proposal.” Esdeath, who had thought that her chances of fighting would decrease after coming to this peaceful world, nodded in agreement with a satisfied look on her face.

"I'm glad you like it." With that, Kazami Yuuka looked at another girl, who, like her, had crimson eyes and a sharp expression.

"Miss Akame, what do you want to do?"

"I want to return to the forbidden zone battlefield to continue fighting, and break through to return to my original world as soon as possible," the girl with long black hair said calmly.

Kazami Yuuka frowned slightly: "Miss Akame, according to the data, although you are also at the peak of the four-star level, your body has been severely damaged due to too much contact with corrupted monsters."

"Unless you break through to the Silver Moon Rank and become immune to the erosion of polluted energy, you cannot enter the forbidden zone for a year, or you will be completely corrupted and demonized."

"You should have seen those corrupted demons. Unlike the demons of the underworld and the devils of hell that corrupt mortals, they fundamentally change the essence of your lives, making you twisted, ugly, and full of chaos and evil."

"I don't think you'd want to become like that, would you?" Yuuka Kazami said, her brows furrowing slightly.

She knew that the person dumping a bunch of things on her was no good. These people from other worlds were troublesome, and since they had contributed to the forbidden zone battlefield, she couldn't be too forceful.

“I understand your strong desire to break through, and you are currently at the peak of the four-star level, ready to take that step at any time.”

"But the Supreme Immortal Slaying Sword Technique that you exchanged in the war zone comes from the cultivation system of the Eastern Immortal Realm. The cultivation system there requires a high level of understanding and comprehension of power, and what you lack right now is that comprehension."

"After studying various materials, the association's think tank suggests that you cultivate your mindset, comprehend the essence of power, and finally achieve enlightenment. When you can understand your true self, you will be able to break through."

“But I don’t have time.” Akame frowned slightly.

Kazami Yuuka said calmly, "I know you're anxious, but it's no use. Not only is your strength insufficient to step into the void and find the coordinates of your world, but even if you went back now, what could you do?"