Crossover: Starting by Creating Delta of Fate, the Group Members Went Wild

Hachiman Hikigaya glanced at it. Five hundred thousand for the first slot, one million for the second… by the sixth slot, it would cost 31.5 million. It felt a little too expensive—not something he could afford right now.

"Can’t afford it. Looks like I can only grind slowly and try buying it after I save up more money."

Kazuma Satou browsed around, but there were simply too many products. He could not possibly look through them all.

He waved a hand. Forget it—he would think about what to buy or enhance the next time he logged in.

"I’m logging off. Let’s play together again next time."

"OK."

"Bye~"

The three successfully logged off, their consciousnesses leaving the game and returning to reality.

But the Livestream Room erupted.

Orochimaru: "Are those… descriptions real?"

Satoru Gojo: "If they are, then they’re a little too outrageous."

Mao-chan: "@Customer Service Xiang, add me to the group."

Aizen: "@Customer Service Xiang, add me to the group."

Sora: "@Customer Service Xiang, add me to the group."

Emperor: "@Customer Service Xiang, add me to the group."

Meanwhile, the test group also exploded over the shocking news.

Conan: "@Kazuma Satou, is what you said true?!"

Kazuma Satou: "Why would I lie to you? The big-shot group owner gave us everything directly. He even cashed out all the Craft Essences, items, and Noble Phantasms for us. He said they were rewards for making the livestream entertaining, and they can all be used in reality!"

Kazuma Satou: "Yu’s Footprints Map.jpg"

Kazuma Satou: "Rivers and Mountains Map.jpg"

Kazuma Satou: "Bow of Prayer.jpg"

Since Kazuma Satou was on a bus, he had taken the photos at the side of his thigh to avoid being noticed. As a result, the pictures looked a little strange.

Still, they showed the items clearly enough.

Marcille: "???"

Uncle Tony: "???"

Hachiman Hikigaya: "Oath of the Swordless.jpg"

Hachiman Hikigaya: "Mm, it’s real. Come to think of it, aside from Komachi, nobody’s ever given me a birthday present before. Boohoo, I’m touched."

Kurisu Makise: "I got one too (∩_∩)."

Kurisu Makise: "Person of All Trades.jpg"

Kurisu Makise: "After putting it on, I feel like my research ideas and inspiration have improved quite a bit."

Sakiko Toyokawa: "Um… I accidentally exposed this group chat in the livestream."

Kazuma Satou: "@Dao Qitian, is that okay, boss?"

Dao Qitian: "The next test should be able to accommodate two teams at once. You can invite a few people to draw lots as you see fit. I’m giving you the authority to invite people—handle it yourselves."

Customer Service Xiang: "The group owner… is so easygoing."

Kazuma Satou: "That’s the mindset of a real big shot."

Kurisu Makise: "He feels like a fellow researcher somehow."

Conan: "In that case, let’s discuss who we should let in."

Conan: "I think we shouldn’t invite schemers or obvious bad people who would do evil. What do you all think?"

Marcille: "Agreed."

Kurisu Makise: "I agree too, but how are we supposed to judge?"

Hachiman Hikigaya: "You can’t really tell whether someone is good or bad just from the way they talk."

Conan: "Mao-chan, who’s always active in the Livestream Room, is definitely a good person. We can invite her to make up the numbers."

Kazuma Satou: "1"

Hachiman Hikigaya: "1"

Conan invited "Mahiro Oyama" to apply to join the Chat Group.

Group vote: 4/8

Passed by a majority.

Mahiro Oyama joined the Chat Group.

Mao-chan: "Thank you, everyone, meow!"

Conan: "Everyone else feels a little questionable."

Uncle Tony: "That’s true. How about you invite people you know in real life first?"

But after he said that,

The group fell into an eerie silence.

Kazuma Satou had no friends in reality. Other than a few online gaming buddies, he barely knew anyone.

Aside from Komachi, Hachiman Hikigaya only had a few acquaintances he could barely count as knowing.

As for friends, Shibakiza could… reluctantly count as one.

Kurisu Makise had practically never had a normal friend her entire life. She did have one or two friends in research, but they were far too far away.

Sakiko Toyokawa had only just disbanded her band.

When Conan thought about it carefully… he had no idea whom he should invite from real life either.

If he invited someone close to him, it would be easy for them to discover that he was Shinichi Kudo. That was far too unsafe.

And anyone else he invited might turn out to be a member of the Black Organization.

Then it would all be over.

Marcille: "I’ll invite Laios first. He… all I can say is that he isn’t a bad person."

Kurisu Makise: "Is he another oddball like @Kazuma Satou and @Hachiman Hikigaya, those two living treasures?"

Marcille: "Maybe… even more of an oddball, probably."

Conan: "Then he really is quite the character."

Dao Qitian: "Sure. Invite him."

Kazuma Satou: "Boss, you’re awesome."

Marcille invited "Laios" to apply to join the Chat Group.

Since the group owner had spoken, naturally no one objected. Even Shirou Emiya, who had been lurking the whole time, came out and silently cast a vote.

Group vote: 9/9

Unanimously passed.

"Laios" joined the Chat Group.

PS: Here’s an extra chapter. Feel free to take a look at the item designs and prices to see whether you have any better ideas or arrangements. I’ll collect feedback and keep updating and improving them.

New Members and Candidates for the Second Test

Dungeon Meshi World.

The moment Laios sensed something in his mind, his expression turned serious and he immediately put some distance between himself and his companions.

"Stay away from me. I’ve been affected by an evil creature."

Kilchak was a little curious.

"What evil creature?"

"Something called the Chat Group, I think."

Kilchak glanced at the black-screen Livestream Room and confirmed the comments above it, looking utterly shocked.

"The Chat Group? Isn’t that… the thing that lets you play in that virtual labyrinth?!"

To people of this world,

The game Delta of Fate was no different from an Underground Labyrinth. In fact, it was even more tempting.

Its rewards were far greater than those of an Underground Labyrinth, and while it was certainly dangerous,

You would not actually die!

Didn’t that mean there was basically no danger at all?!

"Honestly, I think this makes money much faster than exploring an Underground Labyrinth. We really should give it a try."

Kilchak rubbed his hands together, looking every bit the shady merchant.

Marcille raised her hand.

"Um… I was the one who invited Laios into the group."

Kilchak immediately said,

"Then invite me too!"

Falinn, standing at 1.8 meters tall, softly raised her hand and said gently,

"I want to take a look too."

"Wait!"

Laios shook his head, looking serious. "We still can’t confirm whether it’s truly safe. Let me investigate first."

Laios: "Hello, everyone."

Kazuma Satou: "Hello, shake hands."

Laios: "Shake hands."

Laios immediately turned to his companions with an excited expression.

"This person is definitely a good guy!"

Marcille facepalmed. Laios was still far too easy to fool and had absolutely no ability to deal with people.

Still, he was right.

They should wait for now.

She would invite her companions in after some time had passed.

The chances were slim, but it was not impossible that this group owner intended to trick a batch of people into joining first, then start slaughtering them.

It was not that she was being overly cautious. There had been far too many scams involving Underground Labyrinths in this world.

As a researcher of Black Magic, she was bound to be somewhat suspicious by nature.

Meanwhile,

In the ordinary world.

Hachiman Hikigaya swung the Durandal-shaped sword around a few times in his room and could not help grinning foolishly.

"Hehehehe."

Did anyone understand the dream of a chuuni boy?

A wooden arrow or a wooden stick could turn into a replica of a legendary sword.

It was simply cool beyond belief!

Hachiman Hikigaya entered the group, ready to show it off again. He had no one in reality to share it with, after all.

But the moment he entered, he saw the big shot speaking.