Curly-haired Guy: Huh? Wait, what? Kni—Knife what?
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Machete Girl, yep.
Doujin Artist: Why?! Why is there really a Machete Girl joining the group?! Are you guys trolling me on purpose?!
Shark-Faced Guy: I think it's mostly your fault for jinxing it, Gin-san.
Curly-haired Guy: Shut up, you damn shark sashimi! I don't know anything! Gin-san is totally innocent!
Amegakure Village's Angel: Enough bickering. Right now, let's just welcome the new member.
Doujin Artist: How are we supposed to welcome someone with a name like that?! It already makes me feel sick just looking at it. All I can think of is that jerk Makoto, and now I feel like throwing up.
Curly-haired Guy: C-Calm down! Don't just assume the worst, Ari-chan. Maybe this new person isn't even from Makoto's world.
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Yeah, right? There are so many worlds in the multiverse. It can't be that unlucky, right?
Machete Girl: Hello everyone, I'm the new member, Kotonoha Katsura. Nice to meet you all.
Sakakino Academy.
Kotonoha Katsura, with her long, straight black hair, sat in the classroom staring at the glowing screen in front of her. Her face showed surprise and wonder.
A group chat that connects different universes? And now she was part of it?
Kotonoha stared blankly, unable to fully grasp what was happening. It felt like a dream.
This is like something out of a miracle! Could miracles really exist in this world? If they do, maybe… just maybe… she could finally make some real friends.
Kotonoha had always thought of herself as unlucky.
Even though she came from a well-off family, her quiet and shy nature meant she'd never had a real friend growing up. On top of that, she had a deep fear of men.
She couldn't be in a small space with a guy, and she couldn't stand being touched by one. Even something simple like a handshake would make her mentally break down.
This made her even more closed off socially, and her classmates started calling her "the weird girl" behind her back. It even led to bullying.
Kotonoha had slowly lost hope in school life. But now, this group chat felt like a ray of light breaking into her world.
She stared at the chat window, full of hope. But then—
Curly-haired Guy: ?
Doujin Artist: ??
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: ???
What appeared in Kotonoha Katsura's chat window was a series of question marks from the other group members. She got a little flustered and quickly messaged back: Um, did I say something wrong?
Doujin Artist: Kotonoha Katsura, from Sakakino Academy?
Machete Girl: Senpai, you know me?
Curly-haired Guy: It really is her! No way, you're kidding, right? What are the chances of this happening? This is rarer than winning the lottery! Ugh, I guess I should go buy a lottery ticket today.
Doujin Artist: It's your fault for jinxing it. You're taking the blame this time!
Curly-haired Guy: Not happening. Gintoki's not Shimura Danzo, okay? Even if I was, Danzo wouldn't take the blame for something that came out of nowhere.
Machete Girl: ?
Kotonoha was completely lost. She was starting to wonder if these upperclassmen were all a bit strange.
This is an Actor: Ignore them. Has anything weird happened on your side?
Machete Girl: Huh?
Kotonoha was even more confused now. What were these people talking about? Wait… is this guy the group admin?
She noticed the group owner tag next to Aizen's name and suddenly felt a bit nervous. Anyone who could make a chat group like this must be pretty amazing.
This is an Actor: Ah, it's fine. According to group rules, why don't you introduce yourself first?
Machete Girl: O-okay. My name is Kotonoha Katsura, female, 15 years old, currently attending Sakugawa Middle School. I'm a first-year in Class 4 at Sakakino Academy. My dad is Katsura Rai Sei, a senior manager at Entou Corp; my mom is Katsura Manami, who works in food marketing and management. I also have a ten-year-old little sister named Kokoro.
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Wow, that's super detailed. She even gave info about her family! (emoji: facepalm)
Machete Girl: Huh? I wasn't supposed to include that?
Amegakure Village's Angel: Nope, just introducing yourself is enough.
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: She's really serious.
Doujin Artist: That's not serious—that's just naive. Too naive, actually. That's why she got fooled by that scumbag.
Eririri still couldn't get over the story in *School Days*, and it made her feel frustrated with Kotonoha too.
Machete Girl: Fooled by a scumbag? Are you talking about me?
This is an Actor: You probably have enough points now. Just go check the memory list and look at the *School Days* storyline—then you'll understand.
Machete Girl: The memory list? Thank you, Group Leader.
Kotonoha opened the function menu and quickly found the memory list interface.
Doujin Artist: I hope this doesn't make you depressed.
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: By the way, Miss Katsura hasn't started dating that Makoto guy yet, right?
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Can't say for sure.
This is an Actor: Probably not. If she had, her answer earlier wouldn't have been like that.
Shark-Faced Guy: Got the info he wanted without anyone noticing… Aizen really is something else.
Doujin Artist: Kisame! Did you forget what we agreed on?
[Note: Shark-Faced Guy has deleted a message]
Shark-Faced Guy: Ah, sorry.
Kisame finally remembered that they had agreed not to expose Aizen's identity in front of new members.
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: She probably didn't see it, right?
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Probably not? And even if she did, I think Miss Katsura would be fine.
Doujin Artist: Don't forget what Anzen-san said—never underestimate anyone! Some people may look like sweet, innocent girls on the outside, but deep down, they might be the queen of a whole harem.
This is an Actor: Like Rui?
Doujin Artist: Hahaha!
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Y-you guys…