Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Wow!
Doujin Artist: We actually saved up enough points for the group upgrade?
Curly-haired Guy: The time-travel feature, are we finally unlocking it? Damn, I can finally break out of this damn prison! A-Li, don't forget the milk pudding we talked about!
Doujin Artist: Screw you! First you called me a shiny golden dog head, now you want pudding?
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: But we need the group leader to upgrade... where's Anzen?
This is an Actor: I already clicked the upgrade button, but it still needs time to finish loading.
Doujin Artist: Damn it! There's actually a nasty loading time too? Waiting is torture!
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: What, does that mean you want to try crossing over too, A Li-chan?
Doujin Artist: No, I actually just want to watch the livestream.
Curly-haired Guy: I see, so A Li-chan is at that age now. No worries, when the time comes, Gin-baba will open a livestream every time he takes a bath so you can watch all you want.
Doujin Artist: Sorry, I'm someone who gets queasy around needles.
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Queasy around needles?
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Pfft!
Saten Ruiko clearly understood what those words meant.
Curly-haired Guy: Shut up, you little brat! Gin-baba's not a needle, okay? It's a giant dragon! Have you ever seen a giant dragon that's fifty meters long?
[Tip: Group upgrade complete]
[Livestream, teleportation, and task features loaded]
[Group leader privileges updated]
[Member benefits: Intruder Alert System, Energy Converter transmission complete]
A bunch of messages popped up, making everyone's heads spin.
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Whoa, even the chat interface looks different now?
Amegakure Village's Angel: Yeah, it looks a lot cleaner than before.
The old function bar had everything split into little sections, but now it's all merged into one new interface.
It definitely looks much simpler, and you don't have to waste time hunting for the small features anymore.
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: There's even this now. (Emoji: silly smile)
Shark-Faced_Guy: It's pretty interesting. (Emoji: smile)
Curly-haired Guy: Damn it, why are there still so many rules about teleporting? You need the other person's permission *and* it costs points? (Emoji: angry)
Doujin Artist: What did you expect?
Imagine if someone just suddenly popped up next to you at the worst possible time. That would be a disaster.
Yinglili pictured herself watching a horror movie late at night, with the lights and curtains all shut tight. Just as the creepy atmosphere on the TV peaked, someone suddenly appeared and tapped her on the shoulder.
Oh my god, that would be instant death!
Curly-haired Guy: Wh-what?! Who would do something so gross?! Popping up out of nowhere while someone's soaking in a hot spring, that's total pervert behavior! No normal person would do that, right?
Doujin Artist: Hold up, soaking in a hot spring? What do you mean by that, Izumi? You just outed yourself.
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Exposed! You totally exposed your own dirty thoughts, Gin-san!
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Soaking in a hot spring, huh? You already thought that far ahead? You're more dangerous than I thought, Gin. (Emoji: helpless smile)
Shark-Faced_Guy: When it comes to being a pervert, you're undefeated!
Curly-haired Guy: *Cough cough*, actually, I didn't say anything just now. Really, it was my cellmate! He used my account to talk to you guys! You have to believe me!
Doujin Artist: Yeah right, like I'd believe that. There's no saving someone like you. I feel like not only should your body be locked up, but your brain should be too.
This is an Actor: Haven't you guys noticed something strange with your bodies?
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: ?
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: ?
Curly-haired Guy: I kinda feel like I need to poop. Does that count as strange?
This is an Actor: That's got nothing to do with it. You only bought the power of a Shinigami, so what you're feeling is just a normal bodily need.
Konan checked her own body and showed a slightly weird expression: It feels like my chakra and spiritual power have completely merged?
Before, she had been trying to turn chakra into spiritual power, but because of her limits, the process was super slow. But now, somehow they had completely merged on their own.
This is an Actor: It's not really "merging"—it's more like they've turned into a kind of universal energy. It's a member benefit, but clearly none of you were paying attention.
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: I was too busy checking out the world-travel feature.
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Yeah, me too.
Only now did Li Mochou realize that her body had changed too.
She had once bought Konan's chakra out of curiosity, but found that it didn't mix well with her own inner energy. They stayed totally separate.
But now, that dividing line was gone. The two powers had blended together perfectly. Because of it, her strength had skyrocketed, reaching the legendary "Innate Realm" in martial arts.
Shark-Faced_Guy: Is this universal energy really that amazing?
This is an Actor: It's not something you can just call "amazing." It's more like... some rule is evolving directly inside each of us. In other words, from now on, we just need to gather more energy. We don't have to choose different paths anymore, because all paths will lead to the same place.
Doujin Artist: So basically, we won't need to separate chakra, spiritual power, or inner energy anymore? Once we buy it, it'll all turn into universal energy?
This is an Actor: That's right, Eiri Kashiwagi-sensei. You caught on quick.
Doujin Artist: Arghhh, I told you not to call me that!
Amegakure Village's Angel: If that's the case, as long as we keep buying energy, we can become top-level fighters. But that also means points have become way more important.
Konan let out a breath of relief. She felt like she wouldn't fall too far behind Aizen now. As long as she had enough points, she could keep up with him.
Curly-haired Guy: Damn it, why did it turn out ? If only I had drawn some points back then! Forget those so-called legendary prizes, this stupid bear-print underwear is totally useless!
Sakata Gintoki lost it. Under the stunned gazes of his cellmates, he pulled out the bear underwear from his pocket and started tearing at it like crazy. It didn't work, but at least he vented a little.
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Good thing I saved up a lot recently.
This is an Actor: Konan-senpai, there's something I'd like to ask you. Would it be okay if I tried entering your body?
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