Chapter 18: Guild Membership Skyrockets

Su Han returned home and quickly closed his eyes, entering the chat guild within his mind.

But upon entering, he immediately sensed something was off with the chat guild.

Fourth Hokage: "@Peaceful Symbol. I've just finished observing My Hero Academia—you truly are a man worthy of being called the Symbol of Peace! Our world is the same; how wonderful it would be if true peace could really come."

Bringer of Pain to the World: "Hmph! Fourth Hokage of Konoha—just like Konoha, you've inherited that naive thinking! True peace isn't achieved through empty words. The most important thing is to make the entire world feel pain! Only then will all nations unite out of fear and dread, achieving true peace."

Peaceful Symbol: "@Fourth Hokage. I'm not as great as you say—it's simply my duty, my resolve in striving for world peace."

Peaceful Symbol: "@Bringer of Pain to the World. You claim that making the world suffer will instill fear and pain, thus bringing about true peace? Your words sound reasonable at first, but upon closer thought—they're all twisted logic!"

Peaceful Symbol: "Perhaps our world is gradually becoming distorted, but in the face of this distortion, civilians are innocent! All I wish to do is protect these ordinary people and give them peace! Suffering should never be inflicted upon the innocent. They merely want to live their lives in peace."

Time-Controlling Homura Akemi: "Peaceful Symbol is All Might from My Hero Academia! Old man Hou Jue is Marquis Voban from Campione, Tony isn't the richest man but Iron Man 1, Tony Stark—come be my son—is Whitebeard from One Piece... This is truly incredible..."

Sister-Sama Is Truly Amazing: "Huh? Are you seriously believing all that already? Though I'm half-convinced myself, I still remain skeptical! The technology of Academy City could potentially achieve such miracles. Memory duplicates and the like—ultimately, they're just virtual reality."

Su Xiao: "..."

Su Han was utterly bewildered. What had happened during the time he was away attending class? He glanced briefly at the guild member list and found the number of members had changed drastically compared to when he left.

Guild Members: 15.

Emmmmmm... Damn it, there were only eight before he left—now it's nearly doubled? Who could give him a reasonable explanation!

Peaceful Symbol: "Has Guild Leader returned?"

Shishiko: "This timing matches perfectly... @Su Xiao. You aren't in class right now, are you?"

My Little Sister Is Utterly Unlovable: "...Huh?! That timeframe does seem to match what Miss Shishiko said..."

Fallen Angel Twelve-Winged Black Cat: "Though I also find it quite plausible... Still, someone as important as the Guild Leader attending class... Emmmm."

Tony Is Not the Richest: "The Guild Leader attends class? That's utterly absurd! If the Guild Leader really attended class, I'd generously donate an intercontinental missile to blow up their school. @Su Xiao. Don't thank me—Uncle Tony is just that rich and generous."

"Tony Is Not the Richest has been muted by the Guild Leader for 29 days!"

Come Be My Son: "..."

Old Man Hou Jue: "..."

Jackie Chan Doesn't Want Archaeology: "..."

Su Xiao: "A small warning, dear Uncle Tony. By the way, membership has now exceeded 15—spacetime travel should now be feasible. If my dear Uncle Tony really wants, I'll generously gift Marquis Hou Jue a spacetime travel card, so the two of you can have a nice chat?"

"Tony Is Not the Richest has been unmuted by the Guild Leader."

Tony Is Not the Richest: "I was wrong! Guild Leader, no—Guild Dad!"

Just recalling Marquis Voban’s universe-shattering destructive power in Campione, Tony Stark couldn’t help shivering, and began silently wondering whether he should start developing an anti-Campione mech.

Tony Stark fell into deep thought: "Time to move this project forward! Mmp, damn Iron Man Mark I!"

Objectively speaking, Iron Man Mark I was already extremely impressive—truly a soldier among single-soldier weapons. Under circumstances where missiles failed, the deterrent power of Mark I even surpassed many ballistic missiles.

But the key issue was… not a single person in this guild was ordinary. And Tony Stark knew full well his relationship with Marquis Voban wasn’t good. If they ever met offline… things would get ugly.

Su Xiao: "@All Members. Speaking of which, can anyone explain to me what exactly is going on? Why did I step out for a moment and come back to find a whole bunch of new people in the guild?"

Su Han completely skipped over the topic of whether or not he himself was a student.

He was genuinely confused—could it be that some special mechanism had changed in the guild while he was away? From any angle, this surge in membership was excessive.

Of course, he didn’t yet know exactly who the seven newest members were—but he roughly recognized the identities of those who had just spoken.

There was no need to elaborate on Time-Controlling Homura Akemi. Su Han could only sigh—this girl was too honest, actually revealing her real name outright, leaving him speechless.

After all, Homura Akemi was undoubtedly one of the main protagonists of *Puella Magi Madoka Magica*, having reversed time countless times and laying the foundation for Madoka’s reversal of the universe’s fate.

The Fourth Hokage went without saying—he was far too famous. As for the one arguing with him, clearly another figure from the Naruto world. Combined with his name, it was almost certainly Six Paths Pain, Nagato Uzumaki.

As for Sister-Sama Is Truly Amazing, judging from her words, she was likely someone from Academy City. However, her traits weren’t distinct enough to identify precisely. Su Han somewhat suspected she might be that self-proclaimed pervert, Misaka Mikoto.

As for Jackie Chan Doesn't Want Archaeology—emmmm, Su Han felt a strange sense of déjà vu.

Come be my son: "Actually, I'm not sure either... Seven people joined out of nowhere this afternoon! @Fourth Hokage. @Make the world feel pain. @Time-controlling Homura Akemi. @Onee-sama is truly amazing. Only these four were quite active in their posts this afternoon! The remaining three... very low-key and silent."

Su Han looked at Whitebeard's reply and fell into deep thought. At that moment, he remembered the guild’s automatic invitation setting he had configured earlier. Ideas stirred in his mind.

He figured it must have been because of that setting that the guild had automatically started inviting people this time. What made his feelings a bit complicated was whether the number of people invited this time was a little too high?

But after pondering for a moment, Su Han speculated: "Since so many people were suddenly added this time, probably it'll be a long while before the next round of invitations to join the guild."

Tony Is Not the Richest Man: "Then, my beloved会长大人! Could you please explain to us who these individuals are? Quickly use your omnipotent all-seeing eye to figure something out!"

Black Cat of the Twelve-winged Fallen Angels: "Is the richest man actually such a masochist? Begging for the会长大人's mute like this?"

Kasumi Shiko: "Now that you mention it, the richest man really does seem perverted! Mr. Big Poop."

My Little Sister Is Utterly Unlovable: "??? Mr. Big Poop's words don't seem particularly wrong!"

Kasumi Shiko: "@My Little Sister Is Utterly Unlovable. Are you challenging the会长大人's authority? (doge)"

Su Xiao: "..."

Su Han glanced a few times, but ultimately decided to spare Tony Stark. If Tony Stark kept digging his own grave, then next time—29-day package—to make Tony Stark reborn anew.