Forest.
"The chat group?" Satoru asked in surprise.
"Hmm," Bianca nodded, her smile had vanished, replaced by a grim expression. "Unlike the other factions, the chat group is ruled by many lords—planetary wills. This chat group faction isn't like the other three lords; they don't want domination... what they want is to protect—to protect their world."
"And since they aren't like the other three who want domination, they can sense anomalies in their world—anomalies like you. And when people like you are sensed, they send their 'rangers' to kill."
"..."
Looking at Bianca's grave expression, Satoru's lips twitched slightly. "So who are these lords you speak of?"
"The Lord of Proliferation, the Lord of Greed..." Bianca paused as her eyes lit up with pride and respect, "And the esteemed Lord of Destruction!"
Satoru calmly stared at Bianca, but his mind was in turmoil. All this information made him disoriented.
"So what do you say?" Bianca asked as she stared at Satoru. "If you join the Lord of Destruction's legion, becoming the leader of the 3rd legion wouldn't be hard."
"Legion? What's that?" Satoru asked.
"Yes, legion," Bianca nodded as she explained slowly. "They are the different names for the 'soldiers' of the different lords—for the Lord of Destruction, we use 'legion'; for the Lord of Proliferation, it is 'Mothers'; for the Lord of Greed, it is 'Devourers'; and for the chat group, it is 'chat members'."
Seeing Satoru in deep contemplation, Bianca frowned slightly. "You shouldn't hesitate anymore. I've already acted, and my days in this universe are numbered."
Satoru's brow behind his blindfold raised slightly. "I see..."
Boom!
Curse energy burst out from Satoru's body, causing his clothes to billow violently.
"What are you trying to do?!" Bianca—having a bad feeling—questioned as she tried to retreat, but Satoru was faster.
"Reversal: Red!"
Boom!
An explosion rang out once more in the silent forest, and a red sphere enlarged, consuming trees and grass.
A while after the cataclysmic explosion, Satoru stepped out of the huge crater with a calm expression. As for Bianca, she had vanished entirely.
'The chat group isn't really that simple...' Satoru thought with a wry smile.
He had already known that the chat group wouldn't be simple, but he hadn't expected that not only was the chat group complex, but the multiverse as a whole wouldn't be simple.
'If I were to fight Sukuna right now, I might not be able to kill him, but defeating him shouldn't be impossible... Now a multiversal being looms over my head.' Satoru clenched his fist. 'As expected, it's only when I'm stronger that I can live freely!'
After taking a glance at the crater created by him, Satoru prepared to leave. Just then, the chat group appeared.
[Ding!]
[Mission: Kill the unknown being and protect the universe—Completed!]
[Rewards are being issued!]
[25 points have been issued to the user!]
After reading through the chat group notification, Satoru smiled, ' 25 points...a little more and I can spin again' Then he vanished
...
In a universe devoid of bright stars and planets, a single massive planet, enshrouded by churning black mist, was surrounded by 12 smaller planets—which were also enshrouded in black mist.
Inside the massive planet, a massive fortress stood imposingly, piercing through the black mist sky. Surrounding it were black-robed figures. Inside the fortress, in the main hall, a being shrouded in black mist sat on a black throne, his elbow on the armrest and his cheek resting on his open palm. Though he sat casually, the pressure emitting from his body was like a vast ocean, seemingly about to engulf everyone—a fact made very clear to the black-robed figure kneeling on one knee before him.
"Lord Destruction, there have been reports on the chat group!" the black-robed figure said, trembling slightly.
"Hmm..." The being murmured, as if waking from sleep. "The chat group...?"
"Yes, my Lord!" The figure bowed deeper.
"Wasn't it destroyed in the last battle? How come it still lives? Are you sure?" the being asked.
"We were also not sure..." the figure admitted. "But after the death of a commander from the third legion and a commander from the fifth legion during their mission—and when that universe neither produced aberrations rapidly nor was devoured—we concluded... The chat group has recruited new members!"
The being fell silent before commanding:
"Tell the legions to be on alert during missions. If they encounter any anomaly that shouldn't be in a universe, be it chat group members or not—kill them."
...
After the momentary episode of Shōta's possession, the group from Tokyo and Kyoto High (without Satoru Gojo) drove to the next sealing site. Without any issues, the finger was sealed and taken into custody.
Just as the group left the sealing site, they encountered Satoru leaning on a car.
"Looks like I'm not needed," Satoru said with a smile, watching the group approach.
"You've already accomplished what you went to do?" Masamichi asked, staring at Satoru. Though curious, he didn't press further.
"Mhm," Satoru nodded, eyeing the sealed finger held by Masamichi and Gakuganji.
"Then we will take our leave," Gakuganji said to Masamichi.
"Mhm," Masamichi nodded. "We'll see each other again at the Kyoto Goodwill Event."
Gakuganji led his students and the assistant toward their car.
"Oh, get stronger before the event, Utahime! I don't want to accidentally kill you!" Satoru called out, waving with a wide grin.
Utahime, who had almost stumbled, turned and glared at Satoru before entering the car.
Watching them drive away, Satoru smiled and turned to the others. "Come on! All this battling has left me craving something."
Suguru and Shoko exchanged surprised glances before following Satoru into the car.
The black car soon left the sealing site.
Inside, Satoru watched outside silently, calling up the chat group.
[The Honored One: I just completed a mission and got 25 points!]
The dim avatars of the chat group members suddenly lit up!
[Unfortunate Reincarnator: 25 points?! I'm really jealous!]
[I don't want to Marry: Congratulations, Satoru-san!]
[Unfortunate Reincarnator: Hehe, though I'm jealous of your points, it still can't compare to what I've gotten!]
"Eh?" Satoru raised an eyebrow, staring at Mio's message with curiosity.
[Slug Sannin: @Unfortunate Reincarnator, what did you get?]
[Unfortunate Reincarnator: Guess :)]
[I'm a Samurai: Hmph! What else? She got hypnotized and was banged so many times she fell for her hypnotist!]
As Gintoki's message appeared, the chat fell silent. Then...
[Unfortunate Reincarnator: GINTOKIIIII!!!!!!]
…
A/N: Rewrote this chapter five times—felt the lore wasn't solid enough. Here's yesterday's update; another chapter drops soon.