Hi3rd: Achievement Hunter

The Raiden lineage was one of the upper families that had established themselves since the beginning of Takamagahara's descent. They were already a huge corporate group way back. It was due to their resources that they were able to reorganize swiftly and follow the new trend set by the kamis and sovereigns.

Their wealth and sphere of influence was big enough to fit in the top three.

As such, when their family head died suddenly, the covetous people struck.

For once, the lawyer as well as the last will prepared by Mei's father disappeared on the face of the earth. Their stocks on their main enterprise—ME Corp—dropping sharply was but the least of their concerns.

The seventh descent was the last straw. Everyone halted their actions and withheld their troops, waiting for Mei to die alone, if not severely injured.

It was just that things happened beyond their expectations.

'That man…'

The man felt a strong chill on his spine. His steps remained steady, yet nobody knew of the internal turmoil within him.

'Three strikes to kill a sovereign. Nobody could do such a thing… until now.'

Izumo was far more technologically advanced compared to Earth. It was a trifle to obtain a high-resolution satellite feed on the seventh sovereign's death.

Three strikes.

The first was the unknown attack that created huge black cracks in the sky. It counteracted the Flamebringer's attempt to bring down an entire country with one strike.

The second was the attack that brought the sovereign to its knees. Upon closer investigation and reverse deduction, they found an extremely heavy object thrown at it. Its calculated mass was high enough it distorted space. That was a phenomenon only present in black holes.

Finally, the third attack sliced it to pieces. Its body turned into a lake of black fluids that should have permanently created more kamis. Strangely, not a single kami was spotted on the lake itself.

These feats that were nothing short of miracles were done by the blue-haired man who accompanied Raiden Mei.

"Sigh…"

Hakuhatsu's complicated thoughts turned into a deep sigh. They prevented him from sending help to the Raiden lineage—more so when his family owed the previous head a favor.

Now, they were the ones who implicitly pushed him forward to meet with Mei.

His thoughts were halted when the gatekeeper returned. His entry to the huge residential complex was allowed.

Numerous villas greeted his eyes. The people present in this compound took a glance at Hakuhatsu. Some of them greeted with body gestures, while there were others who outright ignored him.

These small gestures stirred his inner conflict again. It was a sign of his lack of maturity. He wielded the Sentinel known as Heaven's Winter Cloak. But, he still hasn't sat in the position of a family head. There was still a process to be gone through before he did.

Under the mixed reception of the residents, he stopped in front of another gate. He pressed the doorbell. Moments later, the door opened.

"Miss—"

Hakuhatsu did not finish his words when he met a pair of golden pupils.

It was the man who caused a huge uproar three days ago.

He did not feel something special from the man at first, though it was only his thoughts 'lagging'.

An enormous warning sign appeared in his mind, followed by the alarm bells that outright said he would die if the man in front of him wanted to. Cold sweat appeared on his back.

Everything could be summed up in three words: a living god.

"Please, enter. Miss Mei is busy training. It won't take long before she completes it, though."

"Ah… I understand."

Under the blue-haired man's guidance, Hakuhatsu was sent to the guest room. He removed his shoes a long time ago.

'He's floating..?'

It wasn't noticeable at first, but the man's tabi (socks) did not contact the ground in the slightest.

When this realization struck him, he found the man looking at him with a smile.

'First, the strict Mei. Then, the playful Kevin.'

Aleph could not help but think of this irony.

During these past few days, he sought for another renowned character in Izumo—Hakuhatsu Ki. He was supposed to fight Mei at the end.

Spoiler: Mei wins.

Nevertheless, it did not hinder Aleph's troublemaking tendencies.

'It's like their identities are reversed…' He thought. 'Parallel worlds are interesting.'

Suddenly the time he spent in this world popped up in his mind.

Aleph vaguely knew it would not be very huge. But, he did not have an exact ratio.

'They should be able to handle things over there…'

His gaze shifted from Kevin's expy to Mei's figure.

Unlike before, she wore a loose white t-shirt and black gym pants. Her figure was more than 80% similar to his Mei, only losing on the breast aspect.

Three days ago, he gave her three techniques—Juezhao, Sphere Boundary, and Blade Mantra. The similarities of honkai energy and their divine power made it possible for the last one to be used.

The majority of Aleph's thoughts were serious things, but a small part of it was made of unserious thoughts, such as now.

'I'm turning into a pervert…'

****

Fourth Institute.

Looking at Aleph who was peacefully sleeping on the chair, Mei pursed her lips. A blanket covered him… along with Kurumi who lay her head on his right arm.

"One month…" She muttered before shifting her gaze to Kurumi. "It looks like his first isn't destined to be mine."

By this time, Kurumi would have thrown a remark. 

This time, she did not.

"It doesn't matter." 

Mei's clear voice echoed on the empty basement level.

"What you did… I will do better."

"Hm. Only if you knew…"

Thinking of Aleph's nigh unlimited stamina, Kurumi's legs trembled. She thought of summoning more than two clones at a time, but she knew herself how chaotic that scene would have been.

Their banter ended here. The two did not have any intentions to show hostilities, more so when it was they themselves who agreed to it. Even Hua's entry did not elicit much negative reaction from them.

Tap.

Tap.

Tap.

Mei's heels created a rhythmic sound. 

She was about to leave this basement level when she reminded something:

"Don't forget about Mobius. Suppressing an active volcano does no good things."

Kurumi lifted her head from Aleph's arm. She saw Mei's figure enter the elevator.

"Mobius… She can fulfill her desires as she wants."

A hint of pride resounded in her words. Unfortunately, there wasn't anyone who could hear it.