Although they had calmed down a bit, the girls were still uneasy.
After all, it was the first time they had been thrown into another world by the Reincarnation Game without Makoto.
But what they didn't know was that their man had actually come — he just hadn't been sent to the same place as them.
That night, the girls gathered again in the dilapidated thatched hut.
Through the reconnaissance of several Dojutsu experts, they had basically figured out the underlying logic of this world.
Shinigami were essentially a profession in this world — most Shinigami came from the Rukongai. Those with combat talent had a chance to be recruited by the Shin'o Academy, formally enroll, and after systematic training, join an organization called the [Gotei 13] to officially become Shinigami.
"So what we need to do now is find a way to become Shinigami, right?" Megumi suggested.
To return to the real world, they had to complete the tasks given by the system.
Looking at the four words, 'Unify the Three Worlds', on their player panels, the girls felt a huge pressure weighing down on their shoulders.
In previous games, the ones who did this kind of work had been their man.
Now that it was their turn, they realized just how heavy that burden was.
Kaguya continued sharing information.
The 78th District of the Rukongai, where they currently were, was one of the most chaotic areas in the entire Rukongai.
The higher the number of the district, the more dangerous it was.
And the Seireitei, where the Shin'o Academy and the Gotei 13 were located, was in the 1st District.
"So should we go sign up at that academy first?" Nakano Yotsuba asked.
"No, that won't work."
Kanae shook her head. "Right now, our identities are those of ordinary wandering souls who just died and came to the Soul Society. If we suddenly show too much power, it will definitely arouse suspicion."
Yamato also nodded.
Back then, her father had been captured by the World Government's Cipher Pol because he was too strong and used as an experimental subject.
Who could guarantee that there wasn't a similar organization in that Seireitei?
"Let's take it slow. Learn more about this world's situation and find the safest way to solve this."
Kaguya said.
Although she also wanted to go back quickly, survival had to come first.
Hanabi rubbed her shoulders and proposed with a frown, "At the very least, let's move to a district with a lower number. When I was gathering information earlier, there were a lot of homeless guys around with really disgusting eyes. Staying here is really uncomfortable."
The moment Hanabi finished speaking, with a loud 'bang', the thatched hut's door was kicked open.
The rotting door panel flew far away, landing on the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.
The girls turned their heads in unison.
Just as Hanabi had said, a group of ragged men with lecherous smiles stood at the door, staring intently at the women inside.
Their murky eyes glowed with a sickening light in the dim setting.
The one at the front flashed a greasy smile, revealing yellow teeth, and turned to the side, bowing and scraping as he reported to the man behind him:
"Boss, see? I told you there were some pretty chicks."
A larger man pushed his way through the crowd.
He grinned, revealing a row of crooked buck teeth. Rebecca, Robin, and the other girls from the One Piece World couldn't help but think of that bastard Blackbeard.
It was obvious he was the leader of this group of homeless men. He looked over the women in the room, his smile growing wider, clicking his tongue in admiration. "Oh my, so many beauties coming to the Soul Society at once. In all my years, this is the first time I've seen this. Hey, ladies, how did you all die at the same time? Did a brothel get blown up?"
As soon as he said this, the girls' eyes turned dangerous.
Something in the air seemed to ignite.
"We need to make the people of this world understand just how terrifying we are."
Alice's ruby-like eyes narrowed into slits. She stood up, ready to summon her Zeus and Prometheus.
"Wait."
Just then, Yukino stood up again, reaching out to stop Nakiri Alice. "Don't just use your abilities casually. Whether it's Devil Fruits, Ninjutsu, or Magic."
"Why?"
Megumin asked in confusion, already gripping her staff tightly.
She had been about to blow these greasy men away with Explosion Magic.
Yukino lowered her voice and explained, "Right now, what we need to do is find a way to blend into this world and complete the mission. Until then, don't do anything to attract attention."
Although she wasn't a native of the One Piece World, having spent forty years there made Yukino more aware than anyone of how hard it was to survive in an unfamiliar environment.
No one could guarantee that the Seireitei didn't have an organization like the World Government's Cipher Pol, specializing in hunting down uncontrollable foreign strongmen and capturing them as lab rats for research.
Before they could figure out the ins and outs of this world, recklessly exposing their power would be suicide.
"Until we've established a foothold, everyone should try to use only physical techniques."
Yukino took a deep breath and said decisively.
"Blah blah blah, what are you yapping about?"
The homeless leader clearly didn't have the patience to listen to them discuss.
He took a step forward, flashing a sickening lecherous grin, and licked his lips like a pervert eyeing a beauty, his gaze sweeping over the girls one by one.
"But seriously, the quality of the dead women this time is really high. Every single body is more exaggerated than the last."
The Soul Society pervert's eyes eventually settled on Yukino's relatively flat figure. He grinned, "Alright, let's start with the appetizer. Save the main course for later."
It was obvious that the 'appetizer' referred to her.
The moment the words left his mouth, a bone-chilling cold erupted from Yukino's entire being.
Her usually cold, icy eyes now held only the meaning: "You have already chosen the path of death."
Seeing the ice beginning to crackle beneath Yukino's feet, cold air spreading like white serpents along the ground,
The girls behind her all fell into a peculiar silence.
'So much for 'only use physical techniques'.'