Returning five stones at the same time?
For a tennis player, that did not even count as basic training.
Even at the high school league level, the training standard for genius players was dueling with ten tennis balls at once.
That was far harder than simply hitting them back once.
If Echizen were here, he would definitely say, “Mada mada da ne.”
You’ve still got a long way to go.
The five stones flew backward along their original trajectories at high speed.
Thud, thud, thud, thud.
Four muffled impacts rang out, and the goblin throwers in the distance instantly burst apart into black mist.
Because of the stones’ irregular surfaces, one goblin managed to slip through the net.
But after seeing its companions vanish, fear appeared on its face, and it turned to run.
Pshk.
At that moment, a throwing knife shot out from a gap in the forest and easily pierced the goblin thrower’s skull.
Black mist exploded.
Clap.
Clap.
Clap.
The sound of applause rang out from the abyss-like darkness before him.
Xia Jia clutched his bruised arm and stared fixedly in the direction of the sound.
Sweat mixed with blood from the wound on his forehead, slowly trickling down.
“Although they’re surface monsters, and their strength and speed have already degenerated, they are correspondingly more intelligent than the Dungeon’s ‘newborns.’ To think you could deal with double-digit enemies all by yourself.
You’ve truly broadened my horizons.”
A figure walked out while clapping.
The darkness slowly receded from his body.
It was a man wearing a traveler’s hat decorated with a feather.
His face was handsome, his short golden hair drifted freely, and his eyes, the same color as his hair, were filled with amusement.
The newcomer was not particularly muscular, and there was a smile on his lips.
Yet Xia Jia only felt more and more terrified.
No matter how he looked at him, the person before him seemed utterly ordinary.
Apart from his good looks, there was nothing distinctive about him.
And yet…
Xia Jia felt a pressure unlike anything he had ever experienced before.
Not even when facing beasts on the tennis court had he felt anything like this.
It was as though this being stood above the world itself, existing on a different dimension.
He even forgot to be surprised that they could understand each other’s language.
“What are you?!”
Red light flickered in Xia Jia’s eyes.
Every muscle in his body was mobilized, and in an instant, he retreated three to five steps.
For the first time ever, he entered a state that only a small number of genius athletes could use.
The state known as the Zone.
It was an ability that elevated one’s strength, jumping power, speed, field of vision, reactions, and more to one hundred percent.
But even so, the being before him still felt impossibly unreachable.
“Now, now.
Don’t be so tense.”
The being before him lowered his hat, smiled, and introduced himself.
“My name is Hermes.
I’m a guy who likes traveling all over the place.
Hmm… just as you sensed, I’m a god.
Nice to meet you, child from another world.”
God…
Xia Jia had never expected that the first time he met a god would be on the very first day after crossing worlds.
And the sheer amount of information in that sentence instantly made Xia Jia’s brain stall.
The other party’s self-introduction also made Xia Jia understand exactly what world this was.
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
Commonly abbreviated as DanMachi—no, the light novel world known as Familia Myth.
The story’s main theme revolved around a giant hole called the Dungeon.
Gods from heaven sealed away their divine power, bestowed “Blessings” upon mortals, led their Familias, and challenged the Dungeon in a classic heroic fantasy tale.
In his previous life…
No, in the world before his previous life, it had also been a highly popular work.
Xia Jia had been a loyal fan of it as well, so naturally, he knew these things like the back of his hand.
In particular, he rather liked its power system, which looked blatantly like an RPG game setting yet was strangely and excessively logical.
Of course…
The important part was that there were lots of girls!
Lots of beautiful girls!
And they were great at giving themselves away!
Giving themselves away!
Take notes.
This will be on the test.
After understanding his current situation, Xia Jia’s thoughts began to drift a little.
Mostly because the gods of the DanMachi world were much safer than the likes of Haruhi Suzumiya or Evil God D.
With their divine power sealed, theoretically speaking, they did not possess the power to threaten Xia Jia.
Because of that, even when the other party exposed his identity as someone who had crossed worlds, Xia Jia did not feel afraid.
This world was already riddled with holes.
The occasional appearance of a transmigrator from another world was nothing unusual.
In fact, the gods themselves were a type of otherworldly visitor.
Some lucky gods, even while in the lower world, could occasionally make guest appearances on other sets and contribute to the great cause of a certain fried potato ball mascot.
But Xia Jia had clearly underestimated how attractive a transmigrator was to a god.
“Boy, interested in having a chat with me?”
Hermes pointed toward the campfire and asked with a smile.
Transmigrators were common, but that did not diminish the gods’ interest in them.
They were a bunch of beings who had become so bored that they sealed away their own divine power and descended to the lower world to experience the unknown and the inconvenience of mortality.
Clearly, Xia Jia was a very interesting chance encounter for Hermes.
It was like suddenly running into a limited-time banner.
No matter what, he had to try pulling at least once.
As for Xia Jia…
“O-okay.”
Before long, Xia Jia and Hermes sat down and exchanged names.
The first thing Hermes did was smoothly swipe Xia Jia’s lunchbox, along with that large pack of instant noodles.
“Ah, I was drawn here by this smell.
Tsk, tsk.
Processing food this way is quite the nice idea.
Can you sell these to me?”
The traveler god asked as he skillfully opened the instant noodle packaging, cooked the noodles in hot water, then slurped them down in big mouthfuls.
Why are you so familiar with this?!
After inwardly retorting, Xia Jia said respectfully, “If you want them, take them.
In exchange, you need to take me to the nearest city and trade me some other food.”
Xia Jia knew the advantages of instant noodles.
Supplies for expeditions were mostly unappetizing and difficult to carry, but instant noodles solved that problem very well.
But Xia Jia did not intend to ask for an outrageous price.
Strictly speaking, this thing was only an idea.
Dried food that was easy to carry—once the concept was explained, it would not be difficult to imitate.
Gods were obviously experienced and knowledgeable, but if something did not fall under their own authority, they would not tell their Familias about it.
They seemed to be following some kind of rule.
The main issue was that Xia Jia did not have the production process.
Of course, now that Xia Jia had directly taken out the actual product, Hermes, as the god of commerce, would naturally use it to create profit.
“Then thank you very much.”
After slurping down the noodles in just a few bites, Hermes lowered his hat, restrained his smile, put on a serious expression, and suddenly asked, “Xia Jia, what do you plan to do from now on?
Or rather, do you have any ambitions after coming to this world?”
Xia Jia froze and instinctively shook his head.
But an irresistible power enveloped his body.
He could not lie in the face of a god.
That thought suddenly popped into his mind, and at the same time, the words slipped out of his mouth unconsciously.
“I want to build a harem… and make everyone become my wings…”
The moment those words came out, Xia Jia’s expression stiffened.
Although this was indeed the ambition buried in every man’s heart, saying it out loud so openly was still a first for him.
Eeeeeek!!
What normal person would put something like that into words?
The awkward atmosphere made Xia Jia’s face turn bright red.
His toes curled so hard he practically carved out a three-bedroom apartment with a living room on the spot.
At the same time, his entire body began twisting irregularly, like a moving mosaic.
Before Xia Jia could remain immersed in his own world for long, a burst of hearty laughter reached his ears.
“Hahahahaha!
Interesting!
Too interesting!
That’s right, a harem is a man’s romance!
Xia Jia, how about joining my Familia?
Once we get back to Orario, I’ll take you somewhere fun!
I guarantee it’ll be unforgettable for the rest of your life!”
Hermes hooked an arm around Xia Jia’s shoulder as if they were long-lost brothers, his carefree laughter echoing throughout the entire forest.
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Uma Musume, But I Only Have Five Years Left to Live (Chapter 178)
Zenless Zone Zero: I’m a Doctor, Not a Bangboo (Chapter 165)
Ben Tennyson Wants to Join the Justice League ( 126 )
TYPE-MOON: Redemption Beginning with the Holy Grail War (Chapter110)
Yu-Gi-Oh!
— Transmigrated into the White Dragon Girl (Chapter220)
“Is this chat group even serious?” (Chapter125)
I, Lord Ravager, Utterly Loyal!
(Chapter250)
Can Playing Games Save the World?
65
Crossover Anime Multiverse: The Demon Hunter of an Unnatural World 77
From Junkman to Wasteland 66
Weekly Refresh of Overpowered 31
I’m Grinding Proficiency Like 46
From Kiana, Lord Ravager, Onwa 220
Honkai: Is This Still the Prev 42
Elf: My Starter Pokémon Is Inc 65
Warhammer: My Primarch Is Remi 185
From Demon Slayer to Grand Ass Volume2/20
The Way the Umamusume Look at 68
Uma Musume, but My Cheat Power 248
Naruto: Weaving the Future, Be 65
Zenless Zone Zero, but Kamen R 76
Multiverse Crossover: The Perf 66
My Cyberpsycho Girlfriend 65
Uma Musume: The Dark Trainer 230
Uma Musume: A Calamity Born fr 154
I, a Reincarnation-Loop Player Volume4/40
The Violent Girl Group Is Beat 125
Uma Musume: The Horse Girl Who 67
Uma Musume: From Beginner 145
Becoming a Horse Girl, I Will 85
Uma Musume: I Want All 120
I Can Copy Unique Skills 115
Summoning an Evil God, but the 75
Supernatural Multiverse 110
My Harem Is Indescribable 100
Jujutsu Kaisen: Heroic Spirit 105
“I’m just a Valkyrie passing through.” 67
Uma Musume: Today Is Another Romantic Battlefield 105
Still playing traditional Honk 80
The Most Filial Son Under Heav 85
What Should I Do After Switchi – Volume2/3
Reincarnated as a Demon, Skill 78
Hell-Difficulty Dungeon?
55
Transmigrated as Sukuna 80
Checking In in Demon Slayer 85
The Reincarnating Trainer of Tracen Academy 100
I Refuse to Become a Heroic 85
My Best Friend Into a Slime?
80
A Saiyan Stands Above Marvel 90
What Do You Mean by Using a Lab Mod to Be the Hero?
75
Tanya Starts from Re:Zero 80
Why did they assign me to Uma 75
MYGO Beauties 70
DanMachi: Emiya the Giant Hero 70
The Gacha Merchant Who Started 80
Honkai’s Otherworld?
Wait—Who Are You People?!
80
Emiya Shirou, Determined to Slay Every Curse and Evil Spirit 57
The Uma Musume Who Became 55
I’m Definitely Not the King of 60
After Maxing Out Every Class 45
Naruto: I’m Konoha’s Local Men 35
Honkai: World Modulation Mode 34
I, the Elden Sword Saint 27
Dio Brando Is Challenging FGO 24
No One Knows Pokémon Better 18
I, Sakazuki, Won’t Go Down Tha 20
From Trilobites to Titans 10
Chainsaw Man: Contracted with 17
Arknights: Starting Out as a S 27
DanMachi:
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In Star Rail, Ultra-Beast Armored — Have I Caught “Equilibrium”?
l (Chapter 80) Uma Musume, But I Only Have Five Years Left to Live (Chapter 178) Zenless Zone Zero: I’m a Doctor, Not a Bangboo (Chapter 165)
Ben Tennyson Wants to Join the Justice League ( 126 ) TYPE-MOON: Redemption Beginning with the Holy Grail War (Chapter110) Yu-Gi-Oh!
— Transmigrated into the White Dragon Girl (Chapter220) “Is this chat group even serious?” (Chapter125) I, Lord Ravager, Utterly Loyal!
(Chapter250) Can Playing Games Save the World?
65 Crossover Anime Multiverse: The Demon Hunter of an Unnatural World 77 From Junkman to Wasteland 66 Weekly Refresh of Overpowered 31 I’m Grinding Proficiency Like 46 From Kiana, Lord Ravager, Onwa 220 Honkai: Is This Still the Prev 42 Elf: My Starter Pokémon Is Inc 65 Warhammer: My Primarch Is Remi 185 From Demon Slayer to Grand Ass Volume2/20 The Way the Umamusume Look at 68 Uma Musume, but My Cheat Power 248 Naruto: Weaving the Future, Be 65 Zenless Zone Zero, but Kamen R 76 Multiverse Crossover: The Perf 66 My Cyberpsycho Girlfriend 65 Uma Musume: The Dark Trainer 230 Uma Musume: A Calamity Born fr 154 I, a Reincarnation-Loop Player Volume4/40 The Violent Girl Group Is Beat 125 Uma Musume: The Horse Girl Who 67 Uma Musume: From Beginner 145 Becoming a Horse Girl, I Will 85 Uma Musume: I Want All 120 I Can Copy Unique Skills 115 Summoning an Evil God, but the 75 Supernatural Multiverse 110 My Harem Is Indescribable 100 Jujutsu Kaisen: Heroic Spirit 105 “I’m just a Valkyrie passing through.” 67 Uma Musume: Today Is Another Romantic Battlefield 105 Still playing traditional Honk 80 The Most Filial Son Under Heav 85 What Should I Do After Switchi – Volume2/3 Reincarnated as a Demon, Skill 78 Hell-Difficulty Dungeon?
55 Transmigrated as Sukuna 80 Checking In in Demon Slayer 85 The Reincarnating Trainer of Tracen Academy 100 I Refuse to Become a Heroic 85 My Best Friend Into a Slime?
80 A Saiyan Stands Above Marvel 90 What Do You Mean by Using a Lab Mod to Be the Hero?
75 Tanya Starts from Re:Zero 80 Why did they assign me to Uma 75 MYGO Beauties 70 DanMachi: Emiya the Giant Hero 70 The Gacha Merchant Who Started 80 Honkai’s Otherworld?
Wait—Who Are You People?!
80 Emiya Shirou, Determined to Slay Every Curse and Evil Spirit 57 The Uma Musume Who Became 55 I’m Definitely Not the King of 60 After Maxing Out Every Class 45 Naruto: I’m Konoha’s Local Men 35 Honkai: World Modulation Mode 34 I, the Elden Sword Saint 27 Dio Brando Is Challenging FGO 24 No One Knows Pokémon Better 18 I, Sakazuki, Won’t Go Down Tha 20 From Trilobites to Titans 10 Chainsaw Man: Contracted with 17 Arknights: Starting Out as a S 27 DanMachi: