At the bus stop, Ren was already back in his Karakura First High School uniform.
As for the silver-white armor, he had recalled it back into the Babylonian Treasury when no one was around.
Since the silver-white armor was an E-Rank Noble Phantasm, it could be equipped and unequipped without using his hands, which was very convenient.
While waiting for Ichigo to return, Ren opened the Regional Chat Channel.
The first thing he looked at was the number of online users.
He saw that the original 10,000 had dropped to 9,973.
That meant more than twenty people had died.
By “death” here, it referred to dying again after becoming a soul.
Ren couldn’t help but acknowledge that these people were truly ruthless.
After all, death in the Multiverse Dungeons was real and irreversible.
That meant these people had genuinely faced death directly.
He wondered if they would regret it.
The shadow of death could very well become a lifelong nightmare.
As he browsed through the chat logs, Ren saw that despite his warning last night, some had still chosen to gamble, to commit suicide.
And the result…
After becoming souls, most of them encountered Hollows.
Two had even become earth-bound spirits, unable to leave the area where they had died.
As for the rest, they were mostly in a state of panic and trembling, terrified of running into a Hollow around every corner.
Among them, a few messages caught Ren’s attention.
“I’m Major Lu Zhengtian of the Yan Nation Southern Theater Command.
Please stop this meaningless death.
Choose to trust the nation.” “We are already working hard to find Shinigami and a stable way to enter Soul Society.” “Once we have news, we will make a unified announcement.” “Additionally, for those about to fail or who might fail, please report all information about this Multiverse Dungeon, as well as information about Hollows and Shinigami, to the nation immediately upon returning to the real world.
The nation will provide certain rewards.” Ren’s eyes narrowed slightly.
He had already anticipated that the national government would get involved.
He also noticed that the Myriad Worlds Paradise’s Side Quest had been updated again.
[Side Quest: Help Reincarnators enter Soul Society.] [Quest Reward: This is a long-term quest.
Rewards will be calculated after the dungeon ends.] This quest wasn’t an information-type quest, but it wasn’t difficult for Ren either.
He didn’t possess Shinigami power and couldn’t perform Konsō on souls.
But he had a “chosen wage slave” by his side.
However, since he wouldn’t be doing it himself, it was best not to send too many souls at once to avoid unnecessary trouble.
After all, this Side Quest had no time limit.
After some thought, Ren sent a direct message to Lu Zhengtian.
Meanwhile, Lu Zhengtian, who hadn’t slept all night, rubbed his tired, throbbing forehead.
After spending the whole night persistently sending private messages, he still hadn’t been able to reach Tian Wenwen.
Just as he was about to give in and rest, he received a notification.
At first, he didn’t pay it much attention.
His inbox had exploded ever since he revealed his identity.
But out of a sense of responsibility, he checked it anyway, and his face lit up with excitement.
The message read: “I can arrange to send your people into Soul Society.
But not too many at once.
Keep it within three people.
Don’t wear anything too conspicuous.” “Prepare in the near future.
Location should be near Karakura First High School.
Contact me when you’re ready.” Lu Zhengtian hadn’t expected that the most mysterious Reincarnator of all, “Gilgamesh,” would contact him personally and even offer to help them enter Soul Society.
He didn’t care how “Gilgamesh” would do it.
His heart raced and his hands trembled slightly.
All his exhaustion vanished in an instant.
Afraid of keeping “Gilgamesh” waiting, he immediately replied, “Understood.
Thank you so much.” But the next moment, Lu Zhengtian stared blankly at the bright red exclamation mark following his reply.
Beneath it was a small note: “Message failed to send.
The recipient has disabled private messaging.” Ren waited a while and had an instinctive sense of fondness toward Lu Zhengtian, as if he had forgotten something important.
Before he could dwell on it, a voice dripping with resentment approached.
“Re…n…
Ku…ro…
ga…mi!” “Were you messing with me just now?” Ichigo was walking toward him, bristling like a hedgehog in anger.
Ren didn’t hide it.
He gave Ichigo a bright, carefree smile and admitted directly, “Oops, you caught me.” Ichigo’s mouth twitched.
Ren’s open and honest attitude left him unsure how to respond.
And strangely, looking at Ren’s bright, carefree smile, the anger in Ichigo’s heart instinctively faded.
He even thought Ren looked somewhat handsome.
A chill ran down his spine.
He quickly shoved that absurd thought out of his head.
Karakura First High School.
Ichigo and Ren walked into the same classroom.
Yes, Ren’s exchange class was exactly Ichigo’s class.
“Oh, Ichigo!” Tatsuki Arisawa was the first to spot Ichigo and waved.
Ichigo waved back familiarly.
Then Orihime Inoue noticed Ren beside Ichigo and asked curiously, “Kurosaki, who’s this with you?” A few other close friends of Ichigo also looked at Ren with curiosity.
Not just them.
From the moment Ren stepped into the classroom, he had been drawing surprised glances from many.
Both boys and girls, the moment they saw Ren, felt an instinctive fondness toward him, even thinking, “This person is kind of good-looking.” That was the power of his newly unlocked Passive: Charming Youth (E).
Charming Youth gave Ren the quality of a “lovely and charming beautiful youth.” Even at E-Rank, its effect on ordinary people was significant.
Only those with strong mental resilience could resist.
Amid everyone’s curious gazes, Ichigo introduced him.
“His name is Ren Kurogami.
He’s an exchange student from the Eastern ancient country and he’s my friend.” Ichigo’s words were like a stone dropped into a pond, sending ripples across the room.
Tatsuki Arisawa spoke first.
“Yo, I’m Tatsuki Arisawa.
Ichigo’s childhood friend.
Since you’re his friend, you’re my friend too.
Come to me if you need anything.” Mizuiro Kojima said something similar.
As for Orihime Inoue, she looked at Ichigo with starry eyes and exclaimed, “Wow, amazing.
Kurosaki actually has a friend from the Eastern ancient country.” Ren wasn’t shy.
He greeted them warmly and naturally.
Just then, he noticed a familiar figure in the room, especially that familiar hairstyle.
He instinctively called out, “Yo, Onion Head!”