What?! My anime figurines have all come true!

Hey—I've got it! (A flash of inspiration)

"Rem, regarding the superpower I awakened yesterday, besides the increased limit of materialization, are there any other functions?"

It's a superpower that I awakened on my own, but I still have to ask others what my abilities are. If other superpowered people knew this, they would probably laugh their heads off.

But Chen Xiao needs such a reason to change the subject.

"This..."

Rem was taken aback by what he heard, and then thought for a moment.

"According to Miss Shana, Master's superpower is similar to [Power of Existence]. In addition to enabling us to materialize, it also allows us to borrow some of our abilities, as well as the ability like Master possessing Black Rock Shooter last night."

Shana?

Upon hearing this name, a hint of nostalgia flashed in Chen Xiao's eyes. As one of his favorite Rie Kugimiya characters from his previous life, he had already made a figure of her in this life.

But because it was made so long ago, he still has to think about it to remember it.

Shana: Ah Xiao, you bastard!

"Wait, I possessed Black Rock... wasn't it because I was in a spirit form (aibo) at the time, and needed a vessel for protection?"

Chen Xiao thought that possessing Black Rock Shooter last night was a special case, but he didn't expect it to be the effect of his awakened superpower.

"This... Rem doesn't know either."

Rem shook her head.

However, according to several experts in the figure collecting community, since Chen Xiao's superpower is similar to the existence force that Shana is aware of, it means that this ability is very versatile.

It's reasonable that the ability to possess the figure would emerge from this.

"Then there's the ability to borrow the figures' powers... If used well, this ability is practically invincible!"

The more figurines you own, the more abilities you can utilize.

As for the time required for materialization (existence) during use, that's not a big deal at all!

It's so easy to be a kept man for my own female figurines~

"In that case, I'll test your abilities first, Rem."

Chen Xiao immediately stood up from the sofa.

"Yes, Master. Use Rem's abilities to your heart's content."

Rem also stood up with a smile.

"I remember that the use of superpowers is ingrained in my instincts. Even if I don't know how to use them, having a similar thought can trigger it..."

Chen Xiao raised his hand towards Rem, while concentrating his attention and mobilizing his mental energy.

Buzz—!

The next moment, a clear buzzing sound was heard, and Chen Xiao felt his body become slightly stronger, and his forehead was itchy, as if something could grow out of it at any time.

"You can even use Rem's oni form?"

Chen Xiao touched his forehead with great curiosity. Although it was as smooth as usual, a ghost horn could immediately grow on his forehead with just a thought.

"It seems so, Master."

Rem clapped for Chen Xiao with great joy, but her eyes darted around as she clapped.

After testing the extent of his body's enhancements with a few heavy objects, Chen Xiao deactivated the ability borrowing.

But then he felt a little unwell...

"Rem, what's going on?"

Chen Xiao held his head, feeling a little dizzy.

Her cheeks also turned red, as if she had a fever.

“Um, Master… borrowing abilities comes at a price.”

Only then did Rem reluctantly reveal the side effect of borrowing the ability.

Chen Xiao: ?

Slaves of the elite soldiers of Shanghai!

Before Chen Xiao could ask or protest, Rem eagerly stepped forward, cupped Chen Xiao's cheeks, and gave him a quick kiss, leaving him no chance to resist!

Here we go again, another French kiss.

"Waaah (me)..."

It's been several months since I was forced to kiss by Shiina Mahiru, and I never thought I'd be giving her a kiss again so soon!

And it was still offered under duress!

Although Rem's little mouth smells sweet and soft, I'm a little addicted to it... no!

At this moment, Chen Xiao suddenly remembered that last night, he inexplicably wanted to touch the Black Rock Shooter, and later Mary called it a 'reward'.

'Does possession come at a price?!'

Thinking of this, Chen Xiao felt his vision go black.

This is really not right!

"Slurp... Thank you for the reward, Master... Rem, I'll take my leave now!"

After kissing Rem, she covered her mouth and ran away.

I guess it ran back to its bedroom and turned into a figurine, secretly enjoying itself in the display case.

"It's over, it's over, it's over... We're completely dominated by our own female figurines now."

Chen Xiao felt like his heart had died.

However, he was even more grateful that he hadn't chosen to attend [Shenzhou Nova Academy]. Otherwise, with this ability and its side effects, he would probably have become the 'Ultimate Silver Demon' in the eyes of outsiders in no time!

Chen Xiao still has some sense of shame these days.

It's fine to keep such intimate things to yourself at home, but if outsiders find out, he really doesn't need to stay on Earth anymore!

"Master, something terrible has happened."

At that moment, Ram, carrying a bag, pushed open the door and walked in from the outside.

However, although she said things were not going well, Ram's voice did not sound very urgent.

"Huh? Ram, how did you get back from outside?"

Because he had been preoccupied with Rem, Chen Xiao only noticed now that Ram had suddenly disappeared for a while.

hiss……

and many more!

What's in this bag?

Chen Xiao raised his right hand, trembling, and pointed at what Ram was holding, asking a question.

"Of course, I bought the groceries at the nearby supermarket, Master. Did Ram do something wrong?"

Ram was halfway through her sentence when she noticed that Chen Xiao's expression had completely frozen, or rather, he was filled with despair.

Chen Xiao: ... (fades to gray)

Just when she was thinking of keeping it a secret at home, Ram betrayed her!

She even went out shopping wearing such a unique maid outfit!

They're practically walking hotspots!

Is this the innate "Civil War God" holy body that humans in "Re.0" are born with?

Thank you, I understand how Subaru felt in the original work!

"Then... what's wrong with this big thing?"

Chen Xiao swayed as he sat back on the sofa, then asked Ram, feigning composure.

Could it be that someone I know, or Lin Qi, discovered it?!

I don't want that kind of thing!

"It's this..."

Ram took out Chen Xiao's phone and skillfully unlocked the screen with a password.

Chen Xiao: I have nothing more to say.

Then he saw the latest message in the text message.

[Account Balance: 5033]

"Master, it seems we're running out of money."

Chen Xiao: Huh...?

I only have five thousand yuan left in my pocket?!

Chapter Nineteen: Activating the Hidden Energy (Money) on the Back

Why is this so?

Where's my money?

Where is my money?!

Chen Xiao paced back and forth in the living room, holding his phone, completely baffled.

Unlike his wealthy classmates who were extravagant spenders, he kept his daily meals within reasonable limits, except for the fixed expense of purchasing materials for making figurines.

Even though Shiina Mahiru and Asuna recently asked me to buy enough ingredients so that they could show off their culinary skills.

But that won't cost much!

And my family sends me money every month...

"Wait! At home!"

At that moment, Chen Xiao suddenly remembered something.

When I told my family I didn't want to go to school, my father's earnest words came to mind.

"Since you've chosen to give up, there's nothing I can say... But from now on, you'll have to rely on yourself for your life in Shanghai! Become a responsible adult, Xiao."

Holy crap! I totally forgot!

After I called home to tell my family that I wasn't going to school, my dad stopped paying my tuition!

In other words, I've been living off the remaining savings in this one card for the past few months!

Upon realizing this, Chen Xiao immediately bent forward in disappointment.

"Master, are you alright?"

Seeing Chen Xiao's strong reaction, Ramu couldn't help but feel nervous.

"No, it's nothing! I was just thinking about how I'm now 'financially independent'."

Chen Xiao let out a long sigh.

He then went to the bedroom with Ram's close assistance and slowly searched through the wardrobe.

"Fortunately, I usually keep some extra money in another card in order to meet the challenges of the future."

Chen Xiao initially thought this world was an urban novel, and as a transmigrator without any cheat codes, he needed start-up capital at the beginning of the story.

He saved up for this over a long period of time.

Although things didn't go as planned, the funds still came in handy!

"found it!"

Since there was no other action besides depositing the money into the card, Chen Xiao almost forgot where he had put the card. It took him nearly half an hour to find it in the pocket of an old coat.

"Luckily, this piece of clothing has sentimental value; it would have been terrible if I had accidentally thrown it away."

Thinking of this, Chen Xiao breathed a slight sigh of relief.