Chapter 24: Hermes Wants a Sister

The familiar notification sound of the chat group echoed beside Hermes’s ear.

Hermes blinked slightly, shifting his gaze away from the most prominent figures on Blue Star.

A faint smile appeared as he prepared a pot of fine tea, then walked to the pavilion in the garden, closed his eyes, and entered the chat group.

Multiverse Big Female Lead: “Finally, new members have arrived—and two at once.”

Multiverse Big Female Lead: “Welcome to Itachi both.”

Multiverse Big Female Lead: “If Itachi’re willing, new members, please introduce yourselves.”

Star Sea Traveler: “Welcome, newcomers. This is a cross-dimensional chat group; everyone here comes from different worlds and dimensions. Calm down, recall your memories—your information should already be in your minds.”

The Most Evil Criminal in History: “After the Snow Moon Sword Immortal, new members have finally arrived.”

Divine Chef: “I find both newcomers’ group nicknames quite distinctive, especially the second one—are Itachi a savior from some world?”

Paper Angel: “Welcome, newcomers. By the way, would Itachi mind sharing how Itachi saved your world?”

Paper Angel: “My ninja world is in chaos; if I can get other examples as reference, I can plan future actions better.”

Sinnoh Champion: “I’m more curious about the Crown Puppeteer—‘Crown’ means the pinnacle. I wonder what kind of astonishing skills a Puppeteer who reached the peak possesses?”

Master of Huashan: “Every time a member from a different world joins, it’s always intriguing.”

Snow Moon Sword Immortal: “I’m curious—what unique sword arts exist in your world?”

At the peak of Cangshan, Li Hanyi felt an invisible fate’s pull and suddenly opened her eyes; her peerless sword intent slashed into the void, once again repelling that force.

“Though my sword art has taken its first form, it still pales before the power of fate.”

The once brilliant sword intent in her eyes now dimmed; Li Hanyi gently reabsorbed it into her body to nurture it, frowning slightly: “Though my sword art has advanced rapidly under fate’s suppression and tempering, my foundation is still insufficient for further leaps…”

“If only I could reference the pinnacle sword arts from beyond this world…”

Star Sea Traveler: “The newcomers seem quite cautious.”

Star Sea Traveler: “They’ve been silent this long.”

Paper Angel: “Maintaining caution toward the unknown is a good thing.”

Snow Moon Sword Immortal: “Or perhaps they’re simply occupied with real-world matters and haven’t had time yet.”

Multiverse Big Female Lead: “By the way, Snow Moon Sword Immortal, when Itachi joined, how did Itachi accept such a sudden twist so quickly—and so naturally?”

Snow Moon Sword Immortal: “The sword heart resonates; where intent lies, there it goes.”

Multiverse Big Female Lead: “So, martial artists often have these mysterious, elusive intuitions, don’t they?”

The Wisdom of Exploration: “Indeed, they’re astonishing. My recent path of creating new methods has drawn much inspiration from martial arts schools.”

The completion of the Destiny Star System relied on the various methods and concepts provided by the chat group.

This was Hermes’s magnum opus.

As he continues absorbing knowledge, this system will grow ever more refined.

Multiverse Big Female Lead: “By the way, these two names are very distinctive—is the Crown Puppeteer Alice Weizhentian or Aozaki Suzu? Or Luo Zhen?”

Multiverse Big Female Lead: “Compared to that, the Digital Savior is probably Yagami Taichi, right? After all, while many could be called Digital Savers, only Yagami Taichi fits the ‘sister’ criterion.”

Digital Savior Wants a Sister: “Finally repelled the Dark Four Kings’ attack.”

Digital Savior Wants a Sister: “By the way, has the chat group’s data plugin finally appeared in the Digital World?”

Digital Savior Wants a Sister: “Wait—why is my group nickname like this? It’s not my fault I don’t have a sister! Why do all other Yagami Taichis have sisters, but I don’t?”

Digital Savior Wants a Sister: “Yagami Taichi from World #03 has Yagami Hikari; Yagami Taichi from World #07 has Yagami Hayate. Why am I alone? And why did they give me this exact nickname? Is this mockery? It’s definitely mocking me!!”

Multiverse Big Female Lead: “Uh… that’s a lot of information.”

Multiverse Big Female Lead: “Okay, Yagami Taichi’s sister being Yagami Hikari is fine—but why is there another one named Yagami Hayate?! When did magical girl plots start filming in the Digital World?”

Crown Puppeteer: “Can Itachi please be quiet? My head hurts!”

Aozaki Suzu appeared disheveled at a distance from the Witch’s Mansion of Enju, recalling her sister Aozaki Aoko’s unreasonable Fifth Magic—and her head throbbed.

Under the noise of Yagami Taichi’s continuous outbursts, the second newcomer finally broke his silence.

Crown Puppeteer: “Sorry—I was in a bad mood and spoke harshly.”

Crown Puppeteer: “I never expected it would be me, a failure, chosen to join this group linking all worlds.”

Crown Puppeteer: “Heh—heh—I thought someone like my sister would be the one granted this opportunity, not me.”

As the Crown Puppeteer who stood at the pinnacle of magicians, Aozaki Suzu quickly adjusted her mindset and clarified the reality in moments.

She swiftly absorbed the sudden information in her mind, her expression turning subtly strange.

How peculiar.

Why didn’t the chat group choose her sister?

From any perspective, her sister Aozaki Aoko clearly possessed the aura of a protagonist.

Why did this godlike gift land on her, a supporting character?

Multiverse Big Female Lead: “I’m also puzzled—by the chat group’s selection criteria, your sister, the Magician, seems far more likely to be chosen.”

Multiverse Big Female Lead: “But Itachi’re not bad either—at least Itachi still have normal human values. Other magicians? They wouldn’t stand a chance of joining this group.”

As the group’s founder who authored the selection criteria, Luo Qianqiu held considerable authority on this matter.

Magicians from the Type-Moon world were truly more inhuman than one another.

Even the so-called “Cauldron of This World,” Tohsaka Tokiomi, seemed remarkably human by comparison.

The two Aozaki sisters were almost like rare pearls lost in the ocean.

Aozaki Suzu: “….”

She never imagined she’d be chosen for this divine fortune simply because she was “more human.”

She could already picture the expressions of other magicians if they learned of this—how utterly stunned they’d be.