Amber wasn't too worried about what the Herrscher of Sentience might do in this world. Sure, she could be a handful, but she actually had a good grasp of social nuances.
Her blunt, straightforward nature wasn't because she couldn't read the room—she just didn't care to.
Watching Amber absorb Dark Amber into herself, Fu Hua hesitated, words left unspoken, and she temporarily suppressed her concerns.
Back when the girl first fell into her coma, Fu Hua had vowed to eradicate every single threat around her next time. But now, five thousand years later, while she still worried for the girl's safety, she was no longer so easily clouded by rage.
Amber was her disciple. It was her duty to offer help when the girl faced setbacks, but she shouldn't place her in a threat-free greenhouse. That was no way for the girl to grow.
Having recomposed herself, Amber finally began to consider how she should establish herself in this world.
Unlike Mesopotamia, this was a modern society. Surviving here required more than just food; there were all sorts of rules to follow. The most pressing issue: her identity.
"Mr. Navigator, who does this house belong to? And... am I considered an illegal resident here?"
[Host need not worry. Regardless of the world, the system will provide a suitable identity for the host.]
Amber then remembered that it was the same in the last world. There shouldn't have been any Fu Hua there, yet the "Saga of the Shattered Swords" had inexplicably appeared.
Since Amber asked, the Navigator naturally didn't hold back, directly displaying a screen that introduced the identity the system had forged for her in this world.
In short, her name was Seele Vollerei, a foreigner residing in Japan, a third-year student in the middle school division of Sugisawa School.
After her parents died, no other relatives could be found. Fortunately, an acquaintance of her parents took her in—a man who ran an orphanage. And so, Seele came to live at the orphanage.
This orphanage didn't have many children. The others were all under ten years old, with Seele being the only one old enough to attend school, which was how the director could afford her tuition.
Then, just three days ago, everyone at the orphanage—all the children and the director—had died under mysterious circumstances.
Only Seele, who had been at school at the time, survived, leaving her with nowhere to go.
Fortunately, the director, who had felt sorry for Seele's long commute, had given her the keys to a house near the school. This kept Seele from ending up on the streets.
Amber: ...What kind of backstory is this...
She hadn't forgotten that this world was Jujutsu Kaisen. Mysterious deaths? Eighty percent chance it was a Cursed Spirit.
She needed to go to the orphanage to check out that Cursed Spirit, at the very least to avenge the director and the others.
'Are you an idiot?'
Dark Amber's eye twitched. 'This is just a background story. You never actually met them, did you?'
"Even if I haven't... according to the background, the director was a good person."
Amber knew that, of course, but it didn't change her decision. "Even without having met them, I still want to avenge them. I don't want their deaths to go unexplained."
'...Fine.'
Having lived with the Herrscher of Sentience for many years, Dark Amber was unaccustomed to such sudden and unabashed kindness. She didn't really care about this matter, though; she had something else to say.
'Before you go picking a fight with that Cursed Spirit, shouldn't you get used to this body's power? Of course, if you want to use the Taixu Swordsmanship, I won't stop you.'
It was only when Dark Amber said this that Amber remembered to carefully sense the power within this body.
Her first reaction after doing so was... It's so weak.
Ever since her resurrection, she had never felt so feeble. Fu Hua's boundless vitality and mountain-splitting, sea-parting physical strength were now completely gone.
This body was far from capable of healing any injury within a second. She could even feel a long-lost sensation—hunger. She was hungry...
This sudden and severe weakening made Amber extremely uncomfortable.
But, adhering to her principle of not breaking her "waifu's" character setting, she couldn't just say something like "I'll just use the Sword Heart."
'You should eat something first. If your already not-so-smart brain runs low on sugar, won't you become even dumber?'
Dark Amber said.
Amber knew she wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed. She initially wanted to retort, but quickly realized she shouldn't focus on the second half of her other self's comment, but rather the first part.
Thinking this, Amber couldn't help but laugh.
She was clearly trying to kindly remind her, yet she was so bad with words.
'What are you laughing at?'
Dark Amber asked, puzzled. Was she happy about being insulted?
"Nothing."
Amber shook her head and decided to get something to eat, but soon ran into another problem. "Mr. Navigator, do I... have any money?"
[Supplementary setting added: Concerned about the orphanage's financial situation, Seele Vollerei had a part-time job while attending school. Yesterday was her payday.]
Simultaneously, a plain envelope appeared on the living room dining table in front of Amber. Inside was her previous month's salary.
Amber opened it and took a look—about 200,000 yen, a fairly ordinary income.
Silently thanking the system and the Navigator, Amber took the money from the envelope and promptly left the house.
It was a typical Japanese-style residence. Interestingly, while this kind of ordinary two-story house would be something only the wealthy could afford in Shenzhou, in Japan it was considered less upscale than an apartment. Amber didn't really understand why, but she preferred this kind of house anyway.
Walking along the unfamiliar streets, Amber couldn't help but feel nostalgic for her previous body, which could comprehend the state of an entire city with a single thought.
Unlike the previous world, this one was filled with tiny, harmless, yet grotesquely ugly Cursed Spirits everywhere. They were ugly enough in the 2D anime on screen, but seeing them in person was far more sanity-draining than any Magical Beast or Lahmu.
At least Amber was already finding them rather hard on the eyes.
The residential area wasn't particularly remote. After just a few minutes of walking, Amber spotted a shop. Just as she was about to enter, she suddenly felt a chill—an indescribable sensation, similar to that of a Lahmu if she had to compare, brimming with negative emotions.
Still, weren't Cursed Spirits way too common in this world?
Fortunately, this presence posed no threat to Amber at all. She focused her senses and traced it to a nearby alley.
Without hesitation, she headed in that direction.
Her movements were noticed by a blue-haired girl dressed in a black formal suit with a katana at her waist. Realizing Amber might be walking into danger, the girl's expression changed and she quickly hurried over from a distance.
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T/N: The navigator highkey a homie
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