[Fusion Points: 6,520 (Cumulative: 15,000)]
It had been quite a while since Byakuya had checked his Fusion Points.
Recently, he had been accumulating points casually, yet they had already reached over six thousand.
At that moment, Byakuya opened the System Shop.
He felt it was about time to make further preparations for the "Infinite Tsukuyomi."
[Item 3: Tailed Beast Challenge Scroll (One-Tail Shukaku)]
[Details: Purchasing this scroll allows you to summon a Tailed Beast for a challenge, but it will appear randomly somewhere in the world. Following the order from One-Tail to Nine-Tails, each scroll can only challenge one Tailed Beast. A minimum of nine scrolls must be purchased to challenge all Tailed Beasts. Upon successful challenge, you can sign a "Summoning Contract" with the corresponding Tailed Beast, allowing you to summon it for your use via "Summoning Jutsu."]
[Price: 200 Fusion Points]
It will appear randomly somewhere in the world...
But there was no other way. For the sake of the Infinite Tsukuyomi, he had to press forward.
[Ding! Host need not worry. Upon reaching Fusion Progress Lv6, you will obtain "Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique (Modified Version)." All victims of the Tailed Beast calamity and any designated deceased can be revived.]
At that moment, the System seemed to read Byakuya's thoughts and addressed his concerns.
This also happened to answer a question Byakuya had been wondering about.
He had previously wondered whether obtaining the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique could revive Mado Akira's mother and Yoshimura Eto's mother.
The phrase "any designated deceased" caught his attention.
However, he still couldn't be completely certain, so Byakuya asked the System again in his mind.
But this time, the System gave no response...
So it wasn't a fully intelligent system—more like half-intelligent, half-idiotic.
Even when Byakuya internally mocked the System, it still didn't respond.
Whatever. First, he needed to get the Tailed Beast scroll.
With that thought, Byakuya made the purchase immediately.
[Ding! Host has purchased "Tailed Beast Challenge Scroll (One-Tail Shukaku)." 200 Fusion Points consumed. Remaining Fusion Points: 6,320!]
The next moment, an ancient yellow-skinned scroll appeared in Byakuya's hand.
Unrolling it revealed an illustration of the One-Tail Shukaku.
The method of use was simple: just infuse the scroll with chakra.
Simultaneously, the System Shop page updated.
[Item 3: Tailed Beast Challenge Scroll (Two-Tails Matatabi)]
[Price: 400 Fusion Points]
The scroll's suffix had changed to Two-Tails Matatabi, and the price had doubled.
However, before challenging the Tailed Beast, Byakuya wanted to first travel around the world.
This was because the Mangekyo Kamui's teleportation mechanism allowed instant travel to any location he had previously visited. If a Tailed Beast randomly appeared in some country outside Japan—and he hadn't visited that country yet—it would be problematic. By the time he arrived, there would likely already be significant casualties.
Byakuya took two days off from the CCG, planning to visit countries around the world in just those two days.
...
This was purely an expedition to unlock new map locations. Once he unlocked one, he would move on to the next—not a leisurely foreign vacation. So Byakuya didn't bring anyone along and set out alone.
He went through the formality of getting a passport, but didn't even buy plane tickets. Visas were out of the question.
Getting visas for every country would not only have an extremely low approval rate, it was also completely unnecessary.
After entering the Kamui dimension, Byakuya opened a spatial portal based purely on intuition—essentially a "blind teleport."
He couldn't be certain which country he would end up in. He would know once he got there.
The next moment, Byakuya found himself over the ocean.
Turning his head, he spotted a beach not far away and immediately teleported there.
Anywhere within line of sight didn't require blind teleportation—he could instantly teleport there directly.
A large number of tourists were enjoying themselves at the seaside. Due to the crowds, no one noticed Byakuya appearing out of thin air.
Scanning the tourists—almost all of them white—Byakuya could preliminarily determine this was likely a Western country.
He asked someone nearby in English and confirmed it was indeed America.
After quickly visiting America's major cities—New York, Los Angeles, Washington—he continued on to the next country.
...
After a day and a night, he had visited almost every country in the world.
He skipped some smaller nations with limited territory.
That was sufficient. Byakuya returned to Japan.
Since he had informed Rize and the others beforehand, being away for a day and a night didn't worry them.
Byakuya felt there was no time to waste and immediately infused his chakra into the scroll.
As the chakra flowed into the scroll, it began to glow white and gradually dissipated.
A system message appeared before Byakuya's eyes.
[One-Tail Shukaku has appeared in the Patagonian Desert. Please proceed to challenge it immediately!]
Patagonian Desert...?
If he remembered correctly, that should be in Argentina?
Byakuya had already visited Argentina during his trip, so he could now teleport there directly through the Kamui dimension.
...
Patagonian Desert.
A group of explorers was driving three off-road vehicles through the desert. As everyone knows, foreigners love adventure—you can always find explorers in the most unusual places.
Just as these explorers were having the time of their lives, an anomaly suddenly occurred in the desert ahead.
"Is that... a sandstorm? Don't tell me we're that unlucky?!"
"Oh my God! This damn sandstorm—we need to turn back, right?"
"Wait... I don't think that's a sandstorm. What the hell is that thing?!"
"..."
A mound rose from the desert ahead. As the sand and dust covering it dispersed, an enormous monster appeared!
The creature stood over fifty meters tall, its body almost entirely the color of the desert, but covered with curse-mark patterns.
Its appearance somewhat resembled a tanuki, with a massive tail.
These explorers had encountered the One-Tail Shukaku. But they didn't recognize Tailed Beasts—the sudden appearance of this colossal creature beyond their comprehension left them stupefied.
Shukaku didn't coddle them. The moment it detected humans nearby, it opened its massive maw and spat a huge chakra-infused wind sphere at them.
Wind Style: Drilling Air Bullet!
The blindingly fast Drilling Air Bullet hurtled toward them with a sound that split the air. The explorers snapped back to reality, all of them terrified.
"Holy shit!"
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