Shichen left the rooftop, but instead of going directly to other worlds, he first exited through the school gate of Toyogasaki Private High School.
He didn't want to cause trouble for Utaha Kasumigaoka.
After all, if there was no record of his departure, the school would be quite concerned, and if they couldn't find him, Utaha Kasumigaoka would be questioned.
Better to avoid trouble.
Shichen looked back at the school, unable to see the rooftop, only people by the windows of the teaching building still looking at him from afar.
Let them keep wondering.
Shichen's lips curved upwards, and he turned to leave.
After leaving the town, Shichen stopped in an uninhabited area and communicated with the entity in his mind.
"Let's go."
"Okay."
"Huh?"
Shichen was slightly startled when he heard the voice; this time, the voice in his mind was no longer mechanically gender-neutral but clearly distinguishable as a female voice.
However, it still lacked any emotional color.
"Is there a problem?"
"What's wrong with your voice?"
"I don't know. It might be related to you obtaining the Godhead Fragment."
"The fragment helps you too?"
"I have no relevant memories, but the more Godhead Fragments you obtain, the more I will know."
No memories... This statement, indeed, meant it wasn't a system-like existence, and it had even changed its address, no longer calling him 'Host'.
"I understand... Can you take me to a world where I can gain power?"
"Understood."
"Searching..."
Shichen wasn't in a hurry; he waited patiently, pondering what the entity in his mind truly was.
The female voice surprised him, and it wasn't the system he had assumed it to be.
A soul body?
Why did it choose him?
The more fragments he obtained, the more it knew, like continuously unlocking memories; in that case, he definitely wouldn't be able to ask anything.
Although it wasn't a system, it was still good; as long as it wasn't male, it was fine. He didn't understand if she could see his actions.
Especially what happened with Thor on the clouds.
Since it was female, it didn't matter; at least it was much better than a male seeing it.
Since he couldn't stop it, he could only accept it by comparison.
The search was a bit slow, and Shichen, bored, wandered around.
His current location was a desolate area similar to a grassland; apart from the distant train tracks, there was basically nothing belonging to humans.
When he returned, he could bring Thor and the others here for a picnic; always running the shop wasn't good.
The main purpose of opening the shop was to attract Godhead Fragment hosts, not to make money; Thor and the others' happiness was more important.
Thinking this, Shichen decided to pick a good spot first, but he hadn't searched long before she in his mind prompted him.
"Search successful!"
"Next, you will go to the world of 'Strike the Blood' to find the Godhead Fragment."
"What? It's 'Strike the Blood'?" Shichen was surprised, not expecting to go to that world.
He was very familiar with this world, and if he were to gain power there, it would indeed be a good choice.
And in an instant, he understood what power he would gain.
He recalled what Chisato Nishikigi had said about the blue giant; if he could control the blue giant, then it couldn't be any other ability.
Everything connected.
"Please prepare. 3, 2..."
"Godhead Fragment host detected!"
"Target: Ai Hoshino!"
"?"
Shichen was stunned and immediately looked around, then noticed a distant train slowly approaching.
And by the window, a young girl wearing a white baseball cap was sticking her head out, looking at him from afar.
Her purple hair under her cap fluttered in the wind, also tugging at Shichen's heartstrings.
Shichen met her gaze and noticed her tender face and distinctive purple eyes with stars.
Before he could react, the countdown sounded again.
...1, teleportation beginning."
Shichen had just opened his mouth when he suddenly vanished from his original spot.
On the train, Ai Hoshino saw a handsome young man suddenly disappear without a trace, as if she had just misseen him. She couldn't help but widen her eyes and gasp in surprise.
She quickly rubbed her eyes and looked again at the handsome young man's original position, but still saw nothing.
But she was convinced she couldn't have been mistaken.
"Ai, what are you looking at?" Saito Ichiho, wearing sunglasses, looked out the window along her gaze, finding nothing but weeds.
"Nothing." Ai Hoshino withdrew her gaze, sat down properly, and smiled, shaking her head.
"Hehe~ Are you nervous? Don't worry, you'll definitely become an excellent idol, I promise!"
"Mm! I'll work hard!"
...
When Shichen came to, he found himself on a city street. The surroundings were noisy, with many pedestrians, but no one looked at him.
It was as if he didn't exist.
Shichen didn't care about that now; he cared more about Ai Hoshino!
He just happened to meet her when he was leaving.
He wasn't worried that Ai Hoshino would reveal his sudden disappearance to outsiders; no one would believe it anyway.
Suddenly encountering Ai Hoshino, he recalled what happened to her later and couldn't help but worry.
But he definitely couldn't leave this world now; he had to obtain the Godhead Fragment first.
However, what reassured him was that Ai Hoshino was a bit too young; she wasn't even sure if she counted as a girl, calling her a loli wouldn't be an exaggeration.
At most twelve years old, petite, tender, and extremely cute.
In that case, he still had plenty of time.
Shichen composed himself and then surveyed his surroundings. It was a normal city, very high-tech, and the people around him were normal, with colorful hair, but all were ordinary people.
He didn't see anyone he knew.
Shichen turned around, looking everywhere, and saw several familiar yet unfamiliar tall buildings.
At this moment, he also discovered something: he seemed to be out of place in this world.
It wasn't that he came to this world as an otherworldly being, but rather that he seemed to be in a different dimension; people couldn't see or touch him.
Shichen tried walking in front of someone, and that person couldn't see him at all and walked straight through him.
He wasn't in this space!
What's going on?
"Please go to an uninhabited area; the protection will soon disappear."
The voice in his mind reminded him in time. Shichen's lips twitched, and he turned and left, finding an empty alley and ducking into it.
Click—crack!
Just then, Shichen heard a sound like breaking glass beside him. Somehow, he felt as if he was finally in this world.
It should be fine now, so what should he do?
Not only was he unfamiliar with the place, but this teleportation was also so casual.
In Frieren's world, he was directly teleported to Frieren's side. In the main world, he was at least given a coffee shop, and Thor appeared immediately.
Shichen had thought he would be teleported to the Godhead Fragment host's side again, but it seemed not.
Could it be because he actively came to this world, rather than by random chance?
No more benefits?
No mission appeared either, and no mission privilege... This starting point was a bit difficult.
It seemed he needed to explore this world himself, including the timeline and finding the people he knew.
He knew the locations, but contact would be difficult.
He was a black market resident now.
Did he have to rely on his face?
Shichen was a bit reluctant to interact with unknown women, but there was no other way.
"Sigh."
"Hey, kid, why are you sighing?" Suddenly, a sweet and serious voice entered Shichen's ears.
He looked around but couldn't find the owner of the voice.
"Up here," the serious voice reminded.
Shichen looked up and saw a young girl in a black Gothic Lolita dress, holding a lace fan, hovering in the air and staring at him.
Calling her a young girl was a bit unfitting; her figure was petite, and her delicate, doll-like cute face was also very tender, making 'loli' a more accurate term.
There was nothing beneath her feet, yet she hovered in the air incredibly steadily, as if she were stepping on something.
Shichen recognized her: the Witch of the Rift, Natsuki Minamiya!
At the same time, the prompt in his mind sounded.
"Godhead Fragment host detected."
"Target: Natsuki Minamiya."
"Mission: Spend two months with her and gain her trust to collect the Godhead Fragment."
"Upon mission completion, you may leave the world and continue searching for Godhead Fragments."
"Mission Privileges: Immunity to magic damage, immunity to Familiar damage, immunity to magic power damage, immunity to spiritual power damage, immunity to psychic ability damage, Teaching Ability, Progenitor Body (limited to two and a half months)."
"Privileges can be permanently obtained after the Godhead Fragment is collected."