In Tokyo, the dungeon master

"So, Master, you are actually a partner of justice, and you came to this world to defeat the demon that broke the seal."

"Yes." Gu Meng half-guided and half-followed Bai Chuan Wan Hua's words:

"The great revival of this world should have been some time away, and its extraordinary nature would not have been apparent. However, due to the successful ritual [Communicating with the Gate of the Underworld] under specific circumstances, the seal was activated, causing some of the seals to break prematurely. Demons are about to make a comeback."

"【The Gate to the Underworld】...The Hundred Tales? It's all because of Chihana... It's all that person's fault."

Shirakawa Manka thought of her daughter's classmate, Suzumiya Ami, and her friends with chuunibyou (middle school syndrome).

What kind of group is this? You guys are really causing harm! This group of yours!

Gu Meng ignored Shirakawa Wanka's digressions and complaints about whom she was blaming, and continued:

"There are no true superhumans in the human world right now. I have no choice but to rely on a special item to descend, which puts me under various restrictions and puts me in a very poor condition. Therefore, I need your help, Shirakawa family descendant."

Gu Meng naturally fabricated a set of settings, which actually arose from Shirakawa Manka's fantasies. By infecting and connecting minds, Gu Meng could naturally guide and fabricate settings based on the fantasies of those being infected.

Besides, Gu Meng had seen many extraordinary events in his previous life where laymen arbitrarily performed rituals to summon demons. Even true extraordinary individuals had their mishaps caused by such dark rituals. He could simply apply the examples from real cases.

Whether dealing with juniors who lack exceptional knowledge or telling stories based on real-life prototypes, Gu Meng has extensive experience, and his descriptions are so detailed that they seem entirely authentic.

Even if I can't claim to be incredibly wise, the other party is a complete idiot.

Having traversed several years of history, enduring intense life-or-death struggles and scheming, Gu Meng's skills in deception were quite impressive. Even if he couldn't compare to those centuries-old monsters, he was at least capable of dealing with Bai Chuan Wan Hua, who was suppressed by his bloodline.

"So that's how it is."

Shirakawa Manka didn't immediately believe it, but her inner chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) hadn't completely disappeared. Her experiences from childhood made her more concerned about the existence of the Extraordinary World than others. And after being attacked by Gu Meng, who was well-prepared, she still chose to believe this explanation.

This naturally led Shirakawa Manka to imagine a whole host of scenarios, such as her ancestors possibly having a pact with Gu Meng to fight against evil together.

Gu Meng previously stated that he was "following the oath of bloodline," so perhaps the Shirakawa family also had ancient magical girls hundreds of years ago?

"So what should we do now? Should we go straight to find monsters? Or should we practice magic or something first?"

She was vaguely excited and made a gesture, as if she wanted to fire a magic beam, but of course it had no effect.

"Neither."

Gu Meng shook his head seriously: "I'm pleased that you have the awareness to practice and the desire to defeat monsters, but the first step is of course to replenish your mana. Without mana, what kind of magic can you practice?"

"Huh? Mana replenishment? Is it... is it the kind of mana replenishment I'm thinking of? You're going to replenish my mana?"

Mrs. Shirakawa blushed again, as if she had thought of some strange idea.

"What are you thinking?" Gu Meng frowned. "I'm your master, so of course you're the one replenishing my mana."

"what?"

"Huh? You're really good at fighting?"

"I...I don't know how."

Shirakawa Manka was a little embarrassed.

In her mind, perhaps the Shirakawa family had made a pact with the other party to exorcise demons, but when it came time to fulfill the pact, she found herself unable to use any magic at all.

Although it was said to be due to environmental factors and that no one else would do it, it still felt somewhat embarrassing and caused trouble for the seniors.

And ultimately, since this whole thing was caused by her own daughter, it's only right that she, as a parent, clean up her daughter's mess.

Gu Meng continued to deceive him: "I knew you couldn't do it. It's too late for you to start practicing now. I have a feeling that the first wave of monsters will attack us soon. Your combat power is seriously insufficient, you have no combat experience, and you haven't properly studied magic."

He looked Mrs. Shirakawa up and down, sizing her up her delicate body:

"Besides, do you think being a magical girl is easy? Being a magical girl is a profession where you can't survive if you're not good at fighting. Without going through countless trials, a newbie like you would be defeated by monsters as soon as you go in."

"Oh, oh...yes, yes." Mrs. Shirakawa seemed a little nervous, as if she had thought of something indescribable. "Then you should help me, Master."

"That's right. Before you learn those basic magical combat skills, you should first improve my combat strength so that I have the ability to fight. Then you can practice. The strong will lead the way."

"Is that so? Then how can I help you replenish your mana?"

As expected, Shirakawa Manka is all looks and no brains. She is an excellent talent. Through the infection connection, Gu Meng found that she accepted this setting very smoothly and did not even have much doubt.

"Of course, I will guide you to strengthen your own source of power, and then transfer your magic to me."

Shirakawa Manka felt something was a little strange, but then she thought that if Gu Meng really wanted to do something, he wouldn't need to make up so much to deceive her, so she ruled out that possibility. No matter how strange the rest was, it was the truth, and what Master said was true.

"Okay, okay, just tell me the specifics, Master."

"Very good," Gu Meng said with an expression of delight at the prospect of a promising student. "My cultivation system originates from the Tree of Life, which was stolen from a great being by Adam, the 'Ancestor of Man,' and perfected by Orman, the 'Holistic Man.' The Tree of Life symbolizes both the great source of the world and the small source of the human body. Its core is divided into ten primordial substances and twenty-two pathways, and describes the evolution of the great being through four layers of worlds and three pillars..."

"Drawing out a sack? Do I have to cultivate too? Can you explain in more detail? Magic and stuff, this is my first time..." Mrs. Shirakawa raised her hand to ask, not understanding what the Ten Great Elements and Twenty-Two Paths were.

"You don't need to. I was just explaining it to you briefly... never mind, let's skip the details."

Gu Meng glanced at Mrs. Shirakawa's wise eyes, and his initial intention to teach the younger generation some real skills immediately faded:

"You don't need to ask too many questions. You are a magical girl, my apostle. You can strengthen your source and extract magic power to send to me. You only need to know that in my cultivation system, mortals can climb the path of the fire sword and ascend from the first primal substance to the tenth primal substance through twenty-two paths. Each time they advance and come into contact with a higher primal substance, they can master all kinds of incredible powers and get closer to the great beings."

"And magical girls who accept contracts are magical creations acquired later in life. Once they change jobs, based on my experience..."

Gu Meng made a simple assessment of the state of the Seed of Illusion within Mrs. Shirakawa's body: "Even if her talent is not high, once she truly becomes a magical girl, she has the potential to condense magic power at least equivalent to the third element."