In the anime, people are in everyday Tokyo, but they are playing the reincarnation game

Iwanaga Kotoko stretched out the last syllable of her word and said "oh", with a look of serious thought on her face. After a while, she raised her head and looked at Asagiri.

"In other words, although I am one step behind Asuna in love, I am the first person to provide you with a vacant personality mask? That's great~ Wuhu Wuhu, I'm sorry Asuna, this time, it's the victory of me, the God of Wisdom~"

"Dang~"

"Um...what are you doing..."

Looking at Iwanaga Kotoko, who looked aggrieved after being lightly tapped on the forehead by him, Asagiri said helplessly.

"There are not many people in this world who can abstract me, and you are one of them. You are truly the abstract heroes of the world, and only you and I are here."

................

That night, in Tokyo, at Kotoko Iwanaga's home, the four members of the team gathered together again.

"The seven-day cooldown is over. It's time to start lining up to enter the next dungeon. If you sign up now, you can enter on Monday. Is that okay, Hui?"

Hearing Yuuki Asuna's question, Kato Megumi nodded first and replied in a gentle tone.

"There's nothing wrong with asking for leave from school and making excuses to my family, but..."

Then, Kato Megumi used her pair of calm black eyes to first glance at Asagiri who was sitting there, then glanced at Yuuki Asuna and Iwanaga Kotoko, and finally tilted her head slightly and said something that made Yuuki Asuna and Iwanaga Kotoko blush slightly.

"Why does it feel like there's been some subtle shift in the atmosphere between the three of you? Did something happen that I'm not aware of?"

Hearing Kato Megumi's unexpected words, Yuuki Asuna and Iwanaga Kotoko were both shocked.

Isn’t this intuition too sharp?

Could it be that... Kato Megumi has actually discovered everything?

Discoveries are discoveries, and Asagiri once said that team members must have absolute trust in each other, but this kind of thing...can't be brought out in the open.

How to explain to Kato Megumi?

"We both like him. In order to prevent anyone from getting hurt and to prevent the team from falling apart, and because his numerical strength is too high and he will die if we don't take turns, we have decided to start a harem and live a happy life together as three people."

How could I possibly say this?!

Just when Iwanaga Kotoko and Yuuki Asuna were both in a dilemma and didn't know how to respond, Kato Megumi spoke in a gentle and calm tone.

"Perhaps it's because I've been so exhausted from the special training these past two days that I've developed this illusion. Let's get back to business. Leader, could you please take a look at the keywords for the optional dungeons first, like we did the last few times, and then we can discuss it?"

"it is good."

Asagiri nodded slightly, then clicked on the eye icon APP on his phone.

Just like the previous two times when he signed up for the dungeon, the keywords for the dungeon popped up on his phone screen.

【Hotel】【Mist】【Village】

"Inn, Mist, and Village... I can't tell from the keywords which one is the weird dungeon. But we don't have to enter a weird dungeon. I think the most suitable dungeon among these three is..."

Just when Iwanaga Kotoko was halfway through her words, she saw a new line of text appear on the screen of Asagiri's mobile phone on the table.

[This Saturday in the real world, a super-large dungeon will be opened. The corresponding keyword is "Hunting". If you actively sign up on Thursday and enter the super-large dungeon, no matter what level of clearance evaluation you achieve, you will receive additional feedback rewards from the system.]

"Super large copy?"

Seeing the line of text appearing on Asagiri's phone screen, Yuuki Asuna, Kato Megumi, and Iwanaga Kotoko were all stunned for a moment. Then Yuuki Asuna looked at Asagiri and spoke hesitantly.

"Why do I feel like this system prompt...?"

"Sort of like asking for our assistance?"

Chapter 21: 020 A team of all high-level players

Not only Yuuki Asuna, but also Iwanaga Kotoko and Kato Megumi had the same feeling when they looked at the line of text in Asagiri's mobile phone.

"Super large copy... Saturday..."

Iwanaga Kotoko murmured thoughtfully.

"Is it because most players choose Saturday in the real world to enter the game... Even though this Saturday is the middle of the second stage and still a long way from the one-month deadline stipulated by the system, all the players who have survived until now have completed at least one rookie dungeon and one initial stage dungeon. Enticed by the rewards for completing the dungeons, perhaps some players who were previously hesitant to sign up will now actively sign up. But why is the system specifically issuing this reminder? Does it mean that we are needed for Saturday's super-large dungeon?"

After hearing what Iwanaga Kotoko said, Kato Megumi was also thinking hard.

"What's the difference between a so-called super-large dungeon and previous dungeons? Does it mean that there are a lot of players entering, or that the dungeon map is huge? Or is it both?"

"Based on our current understanding of the system's laws..."

Yuuki Asuna frowned slightly, and a complex look appeared in her beautiful orange eyes.

"The system won't assign players quests that pit them against each other, nor will it force them into dungeons where they're guaranteed to die, or set goals that are too difficult to complete. As Chaowu once said, this game isn't about torturing players, but rather about selecting those who meet the criteria and help them achieve certain goals."

"This game's system usually doesn't interfere too much with players' behavior, but this time it broke that rule. They actually sent this reminder right when we were about to sign up for the dungeon."

"So, in that instance, the super-large instance with the keyword 'hunt' contains some difficulty that we must resolve... No, there's another possibility."

Asuna Yuuki raised her head, looked at Kotoko Iwanaga and Kato Megumi in front of her, as well as Asagiri with a relaxed expression, and slowly spoke.

"The system not only summoned our team through Chaowu, but also anyone else who might have been recognized by the system as a high-end player. If they registered before Thursday, they would also receive the same notification. It's even possible that on Thursday, the system would send a notification to all high-end players, hoping they would be able to enter the super-large dungeon."

"I hope all high-end players will participate in the dungeon?"

Upon hearing this, Kato Megumi frowned slightly and looked worried.

"Could it be that... the difficulty of clearing the dungeon is particularly high?"

"That depends on how you define difficulty."

Hearing Kato Megumi's words, Asagiri said in a calm tone.

"The more players enter the same instance, the easier it will be to clear it? That's not the case."

"The hotel instance that Asuna, Kotoko, and I once entered is a good example. Two foolish players drank the hotel's water and were cursed by a strange source, turning into time bombs ready to explode at any moment. If Kotoko hadn't had the ability to sense strange auras and discovered that the two people were being invaded by the strangeness, it's hard to say what would have happened next."

"Besides, it's impossible for two stranger players to trust each other completely and start so-called collaborative clearance just because they entered the same dungeon and have the same clearance goal. Since it's unlikely that players will cooperate to clear the dungeon, simply increasing the number of players entering the dungeon won't affect the difficulty of clearing it, unless..."

Having said that, Chaowu paused for a moment before speaking softly.

"Unless this dungeon doesn't require player cooperation, or in other words, as long as enough players enter, the difficulty can be reduced even without players specifically cooperating. It might be like the faction battlefields in online games. Even though players normally engage in PVP, in the battlefield, all players' primary goal is to clear the level and fight against enemies from the other faction. Therefore, the more players enter, the fewer enemies each player has to face. This in itself is a form of cooperation."

"That..."

Kato Megumi asked tentatively.

"Are we going to participate in a super large copy?"

"Not participating."

"what?"

Seeing that Iwanaga Kotoko, Kato Megumi, and Yuuki Asuna all looked a little surprised after hearing that he would not participate, Asagiri chuckled and spoke.

"I've been analyzing this for a long time. If it's really as I speculated, that high-end players like us were invited by the system to attract enemies from the super-large dungeons, making it easier for ordinary players to clear the level, then isn't that treating us like tools? What does the life and death of ordinary players have to do with us? If we bring in a bunch of useless players, would that be like us drawing all the firepower so they can clear the level? I'm not a saint, so of course I won't go."

"It seems that's really what happened."

Iwanaga Kotoko nodded in agreement.

"Besides, we can sign up today. If we wait until Thursday, we'll have to waste five days. The rewards aren't even explained clearly by the system. It's totally not worth the risk. Let's think about which dungeon we should enter, Inn, Mist, or Village..."

Just when Iwanaga Kotoko was halfway through her speech, a notification sound and a line of text popped up again from Asagiri's phone on the table.

If you actively sign up for the dungeon on Thursday and enter the super-large instance, your cooldown will be reset for you and your friends. You won't have to wait seven days. After clearing the super-large instance, you can sign up for the next instance immediately.

"Haha, you wanna try this with me?"

Asagiri picked up his cell phone, looked at the line of dark red text on the screen, smiled and shook his head.

"We can't rest and recuperate after clearing the dungeon? And you want to sign up right away? Don't make empty promises here. If you want to come, then do something practical."

Asagiri raised her head and glanced at Yuuki Asuna, Kato Megumi, and Iwanaga Kotoko in front of her, then said lightly.

"Even though you were giving me a hint, you were expecting me and them to enter the same dungeon. You actually wanted all four of us to participate in a super-large dungeon, right? You only need to pay me the reward to bring in four high-end players with impressive skills. Are you trying to be cost-effective with me? I don't ask for rewards like skills and equipment, because even if I did, you probably wouldn't be able to give them. So my request is simple: let Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko, and Kato Megumi be promoted to high-level players like me."

In response to Asagiri's request, after a few seconds of silence, the phone beeped again as a new line of text appeared.

After clearing the extra-large dungeon, players Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko, and Kato Megumi will be promoted to Advanced Level in addition to the rewards corresponding to their clearance ratings...

Asagiri didn't even wait for the system's font to appear before interrupting with a firm attitude.

"I haven't cleared the level yet, but I'm getting promoted now."

A few seconds after he said this, the phones of Yuuki Asuna, Kato Megumi, and Iwanaga Kotoko all rang with notification sounds. When they took them out and looked at them, they found that it was the notification that popped up with the eye icon, and the content was almost exactly the same.

[Players Yuuki Asuna/Iwanaga Kotoko/Kato Megumi, you have been promoted to a senior player and obtained corresponding senior player privileges]

When they saw the prompt pop up on their mobile phone screens, Yuuki Asuna, Iwanaga Kotoko, and Kato Megumi looked at each other, all looking a little confused.

What just happened?

Asagiri threatened the system, and then the system promoted the three of them to advanced players?

Isn’t this too outrageous?

Asagiri noticed the shock of Yuuki Asuna and the others, and spoke with a chuckle.

"What's so surprising? Until now, haven't you figured out one thing?"

Yuuki Asuna asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

"We have a collaborative relationship with the game's system, and the system of this death game needs us more than we need the system."

Asagiri said this first, and then whispered.

"From the past few dungeon experiences, it seems our strength doesn't come from the game's system. The Death Game system is also extremely limited in what it can accomplish. It can't even transmit information directly to our minds, but rather requires the phone as a medium. Crazy Mita can even block its notifications, which confirms this."

"The system of this death game requires players, especially excellent players like us, to achieve certain goals, perhaps fighting against other worlds, or eliminating certain entities in certain worlds."

"Since this is a partnership, if they want us to do something, they should provide us with corresponding, satisfactory conditions. As a game system, it may not be able to reward us for our strength, but it can certainly grant privileges to high-level players."

"Anyway, let's set registration for Thursday and enter the super-large dungeon on Saturday. Anyone object?"

Seeing that Yuuki Asuna and others had no intention of objecting, Asagiri stood up and waved his hand.

"Okay, let's disband."

"Ok?"

Seeing that Iwanaga Kotoko didn't say anything, Kato Megumi asked with a little curiosity.

"At a time like this, according to your personality, shouldn't you say something like let Asagiri sleep at your house, or share your bed with you? Why are you so silent today?"

"Forehead......"

Iwanaga Kotoko didn't know how to respond for a moment.

How should I answer this? Should I tell the truth, tell Kato Megumi that I was almost exhausted by Asagiri last night and this morning, and now I have no strength left and just want to go to bed and rest?

I encountered the God of Harem by chance, and tried my best and exhausted all my tricks, but I couldn't defeat him.

Chapter 22: 021 The Yuki Family

The next morning, on the second floor of a high-end cafe in Tokyo's Ginza business district.

Ashikaga Miwa picked up the coffee cup and took a sip, then looked at Asagiri who was sitting opposite her. She took off her gold-rimmed glasses, took out a handkerchief from her arms and wiped them, and said lightly.

"You kid really knows how to cause trouble for me. You actually asked me to accompany you to meet your girlfriend's mother, and..."

Ashikaga Miwa paused for a moment, put on her gold-rimmed glasses again after wiping them, then adjusted the frames of her glasses and spoke slowly.

"Isn't your seating arrangement wrong? You and I should sit together, Yuuki-san should sit across from you, and her mother should sit across from me. That's right, right?"

"Just wait and see."

Asagiri smiled and took a sip of the coffee in front of him. The bitter taste of the black coffee without sugar and milk made him frown slightly.

"It's determined to be far inferior to iced cola."

"Then why do you insist on drinking black coffee? I'm used to it. Are you...trying to act mature in front of your girlfriend's mother? This isn't like the you I know..."

When Ashikaga Miwa was halfway through her speech, she saw Asagiri push the black coffee in front of her aside, then took out a can of iced Coca-Cola, opened it, took a sip, and sighed as if she had realized the true meaning of life.

"Sure enough, it has to be Coca-Cola."

Ashikaga Miwa: "...As expected of you."

At this moment, footsteps were heard coming from the stairs, followed by Yuuki Asuna's somewhat nervous voice.

"Mom, over there."

Asagiri and Ashikaga Miwa looked in the direction of the sound, and saw Yuuki Asuna, who was wearing a white dress, and a middle-aged woman who was wearing a red suit jacket and suit pants with a pure black dress underneath, and had short flaxen hair. She looked very serious and walked slowly towards them.

"Hello."

Ashikaga Miwa stood up first, walked out of the booth, and extended her hand to the middle-aged woman.