The Infinite World of Weapon Girls

Ignoring their astonishment, Tina walked up to them expressionlessly. She saw that besides the four of them, there was also a taciturn, middle-aged, weathered man sitting there idly watching the bespectacled youth show off.

"Excuse me, you just mentioned... a reincarnator?"

Compared to the absurdity of reincarnation, the sudden disappearance of a refrigerator is hardly surprising.

The bespectacled youth assumed he had misread the words and took a deep breath before explaining, his voice becoming solemn.

Have you seen 'Infinite Terror'?

Z...infinite flow...?

Tina looked at the people in front of her, who came from all walks of life.

This staffing... well, is that what I expected?

"I've seen it," Tina admitted.

Although he has become a robot, he seems to have only lost his emotions and desires; he has not forgotten his memories of being a shut-in in his previous life.

"Now that you've seen it, there's nothing more to explain about the reincarnators."

The bespectacled youth raised his right hand, and the wristwatch on his wrist projected a huge light screen onto the void in front of him.

"Shared task information"

"This is a Reincarnator's Watch. Each Reincarnator has a corresponding watch and number, which is used by the Creator God of the Reincarnation Space to issue tasks and exchange rewards. Naturally, you have one too, but since everyone has the same task, it doesn't matter if you look at mine."

It's possible that this bespectacled young man had already taken on a leadership role in the team before Tina woke up, and therefore kept explaining to Tina what a squad leader should do.

Mission World: Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

Mission Objective: Dragons do not belong to the human world; return Thor to his own world.

"Mode: Free Mode"

"Quest Rewards: Completing the main quest rewards 500 Reincarnation Points; other side quests require exploration."

"Failure Penalty: -12 years of lifespan (Death within the mission world is considered an immediate failure; a negative lifespan results in annihilation)"

"Adjustment: Given that this is a beginner's quest and involves a powerful 'dragon,' the power level of this world has been reduced to 1/100."

"God: Surprised? Unexpected? Simple? Newbie quests, lots of rewards, good luck~ Oh right, if you want to go back, you'd better stay alive first. Even in the world of slice-of-life anime, it's no joke."

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Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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【Ta2 Passing the Flame Across Reincarnation】

"Now that everyone's here..."

The bespectacled youth pushed up his glasses with a serious expression, his gaze sweeping over everyone around the conference table. Of course, there was one more person than before: Tina, the gamer sitting opposite him at the end of the long table.

"In team dungeons, we're on the same side, and our mission objectives are aligned. So, if any veteran players have any plot information about the Kobayashi family's demon dragon, I hope they'll share it."

Knock knock! The disheveled man tapped the table with his knuckles, attracting everyone's attention, and chuckled, "No need to rush that. What about that new girl? Shouldn't she introduce herself so everyone can get to know her?"

He has a very roguish air about him.

"Zuo Shi! You better behave yourself. This isn't a place where you can run wild." The bespectacled youth glared at him fiercely.

"Oh, I'm so scared." The delinquent Zuo Shi spoke with disdain, ignoring the four-eyed man's arrogance. He pulled out a silver Desert Eagle and slammed it onto the table, loudly boasting, "You might not believe it, but I used to be a fucking murderer! I'm not even afraid of the law, so why would I be afraid of this lawless world of reincarnation?"

Everyone can exchange items with their initial reincarnation points, so forget about guns or anything like that. Even if you were given an armed helicopter, it would only cost 100 reincarnation points, so it's not anything special.

But guns are guns, and people are people. Zuo Shi looks like a life-sentenced convict who has picked up countless bars of soap, with an attitude of "I've never been afraid of anyone," so no one dares to mess with him.

The only girl in the five-person team glanced at Tina with concern, bit her lip, looked at the delinquent's creepy smile, remembered something, and in the end dared not speak out in anger.

Everyone knew perfectly well that the delinquent was referring to Tina. All eyes involuntarily turned to her.

……

Five seconds passed.

Tina's seat was now empty.

The protagonist somehow ended up sitting next to the gamer at the opposite table, and they started playing the game together with great concentration.

Gamer: "How is Lawrence so amazing?"

Tina: "How can someone not become famous when you guys disturb their hangover?"

"Wow, you're a Firelinker too? How do you fight the Lothric Twin Princes? I need some advice!"

"Max out Lightning Bolt, max out Fireball, wear the Ring of Magic, enchant your two-handed sword with magic attack, and just prioritize Parry and Charge."

"No, but my profession is a hero."

"Just order what I tell you to order."

"oh oh……"

Everyone: "..."

Seeing that Tina ignored him, Zuo Shi felt utterly humiliated. He overturned his chair, stood up, and shouted, "Bitch..."

"What is it?" Tina snapped out of her daze and answered directly.

Zuo Shi's words were awkwardly interrupted halfway through when he realized that the person in front of him was just a little girl, and getting too angry would make him lose his dignity. So he gritted his teeth and sat back down.

Bang! Zuo Shi forgot that he had just pushed the chair away, and landed hard on his backside. He rubbed his butt, stood up, and kicked the overturned chair repeatedly, followed by a barrage of "cnmnmbsb" (a vulgar expression).

"Damn it!" Zuo Shi pulled over a new chair, sat down again with his feet already on the table, and said while lighting a cigarette, "Old Ye, you talk to her."

"Who the hell cares about you, Old Ye? Get lost." A barely perceptible glint of anger flashed in the bespectacled youth's eyes, his face wearing a forced, insincere smile.

"Since you're new here, why don't you introduce yourself first so we can all get to know each other and it'll be easier to carry out the mission?" The bespectacled young man looked at Tina. "I'll demonstrate first."

"My name is Ye Qiu. Perhaps because of good luck, I used my reincarnation points to draw a superpower: Fireball."

These days, even the cycle of reincarnation is getting into gambling and drawing prizes.

As he spoke, Ye Qiu smugly stretched out his palm, activated his superpower, and a warm flame ignited and danced in his hand, rising gently.

"Excuse me, brother, could I borrow a light?" The middle-aged man, who had been silent all along, suddenly pulled out a cigarette and offered to light it.

Upon hearing the familiar name, even the gamer who had been engrossed in the game suddenly looked up, his eyes flashing with a sharp light: "Battle God Ye Qiu?"

"Uh...???" The person being asked looked completely bewildered.

Well, it seems it's just a coincidence of names. Tina's gaze met that of the gamer, and they seemed to reach some kind of consensus... A once-great warrior has been reduced to a nobody in the F-group, just another face in the crowd.

"Sorry, I mistook you for someone else..." The gamer quickly introduced himself while waiting for the PSP to load, "My name is Zhai Nan. I only used Reincarnation Points to exchange for a gun and some bullets. I don't have any special abilities, but if I'm good at..."

He brandished the PSP in his hand. "Does playing games count? I can beat Contra in one life, and do King of Fighters with infinite combos with one hand."

A shut-in... guy? Everyone assumed he just didn't want to say his real name and was just using a random nickname. This kind of slacker probably wouldn't be of any use, so no one was interested in his real name.

"Trash." Zuo Shi used an insulting attack on the seemingly invincible otaku, opened a cigarette with his left hand, blew out a smoke ring, and said in a nonchalant tone, thinking he looked very cool: "Zuo Shi is good at... killing people."

The newbies instinctively shrank back to support the big boss, but seeing that the big boss Zuo Shi seemed to enjoy it, the newbies inwardly scoffed.

"My name is...my name is Miki." Why don't you call yourself Miaomiao House?

The girl seemed a little nervous, perhaps worried that her abilities would be disliked, and stammered, "I used my reincarnation points to buy a gun, as well as some medicine and supplies. As for my skills... I study music..."

"Next." Ye Qiu sighed, his gaze falling on the middle-aged man smoking the last of the five, a hint of anticipation in his eyes. "This senior has been very calm from the beginning, he must have some extraordinary abilities."

The middle-aged man took a wistful drag on his cigarette, looked up at the ceiling, and said, "Hmm... I also used my reincarnation points to try my luck in the lottery."

"Oh?"

"Ah."

"and then?"

"...There's no 'then'. There's no 'then'."

"..."

The atmosphere became quite tense for a moment.

Quiet and reserved, at an age when he should be accumulating millions and having a thriving career, he's fallen on hard times, wearing cheap clothes and relying on others for cigarettes and light. Coupled with his pure, even shameful, unlucky bloodline, it's almost certain that he was a gambler in his past life...

Before they knew it, all five of them had introduced themselves.

"My turn?" Tina looked away from the game console next to her and said expressionlessly, "Tina, you're good at... playing games too."

Tina didn't need to tell the truth when she was hanging out with these people whose backgrounds she didn't know. Wasn't it better to just enjoy the daily grind in the cycle of reincarnation? Did these idiots really expect to slay dragons with fireballs and ordinary firearms?

"Tch..." Zuo Shi rolled his eyes helplessly, his face full of disdain, as if to say, "I didn't expect you guys to carry like me anyway." "Little Ye Qiu, have you seen this 'what kind of maid' thing?"

"No." Ye Qiu, a typical person who enjoys socializing, was now filled with despair, his brows furrowed. "But judging from the name, Dragon... could it be a Western movie?"

The middle-aged man had been holding a cigarette butt in his mouth for ages, and when he saw Ye Qiu's target, he quickly waved his hand to indicate that he had never heard of it.

Ye Qiu was about to ask Tina and the otaku, but Miki suddenly whispered, "Actually... it's an anime. I've watched it several times..."

"Anime?!" Ye Qiu's eyes widened in disbelief. Wasn't it something like Resident Evil? Even if it wasn't, it should at least be something like Western vampires!

"Miki, how much of the plot do you remember?" Ye Qiu asked quickly.

"I remember most of it." Because it was a heartwarming slice-of-life anime, Miki liked it a lot before she inexplicably became a reincarnator. But knowing the ending of the anime, she also knew that their mission objective... was contrary to the happy ending of the anime.

Going against a dragon... wouldn't that cause trouble? Besides, Miki doesn't want to separate Tohru and Kobayashi, and she doesn't want to see the sad silence of Kobayashi and Kanna sitting opposite each other after Tohru leaves, with nothing to say to each other.

But deducting lifespan, obliteration, reincarnation... these don't seem like they're just messing with her.

Therefore, at Ye Qiu's request, Miki recounted the general plot of the anime to everyone. Meanwhile, Tina and the otaku, the two most cunning guys who had watched Maid Dragon ten times, pretended to be complete newbies and sat upright to the side.

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"So, wouldn't it be easier to complete the mission by bringing Thor's father, the Emperor of the End?" Zuo Shi thought himself incredibly clever, but his sudden inspiration led to a disastrous mistake.

"Hmm, a very insightful idea. Then I'll entrust this glorious task of finding the Emperor of the End to you." Tina looked quietly at Zuo Shi.

"I also think Zuo Shi is very suitable." The otaku typed "gg" on his PSP and nodded in deep agreement.