7 Chapter 7: Genius
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[Hermione's POV]
"And here it is not..."
I murmured while setting aside the book "House-Elves & Self-Hatred".
I sighed and blew away a strand of chestnut hair hanging in front of my eyes. There was a stack of different kinds of books on the table next to me.
I just got to Hogwarts today with Harry and Ron.
Headmaster Dumbledore told everyone at the feast to celebrate the beginning of the school year that Quidditch would not be held this year.
Instead, the Triwizard Tournament would likely happen.
This event hasn't happened since the 18th century because so many people who competed died.
Weasley again acted like an idiot and quickly suggested competing for a thousand galleons while ignoring the danger.
The past few days have been particularly difficult for me.
The attack of the Death Eaters at the Quidditch World Cup, the usual insults from the pure-bloods, especially from Malfoy, and the suffocating hugs from Molly Weasley.
The last one might have even been similar to the first one.
In addition, I learned about the difficulty of house-elves who are kept as slaves!
At that moment, my anger went beyond all reasonable and impossible limits.
Next, the Dimensional Group Chat that I don't understand about.
At first, I suspected Fred and George's prank, but she checked with Madam Pomfrey, and nothing was found.
I knew that reading all the time wasn't normal, but I was too focused on freeing the house elves and didn't realize what was happening until several hours later.
At first, I read the information and was stunned.
I even dared to ask Professor McGonagall if there might be other worlds.
She didn't give me a straight answer, but she made it clear that it was just nonsense from Muggle kids!
I really didn't like my name in this group chat. It was very frustrating like when I was young and just entered Hogwarts.
I decided to conduct a couple of experiments. This Group Chat resembled sending messages by fax but was much faster.
When I read the words of "Rias" who thinks of herself as a demon, my mind quickly looked for contradictions and found them hilarious.
There was a mix of interest and doubt in me as I read more.
Whatever the copy of High School DxD meant that the administrator sent, it was close to a high-quality movie.
But I knew that technology didn't work in school and that wizards hadn't even thought of making these kinds of movies yet—just small snippets in newspapers.
The fact that the Administrator knew what was happening at my school made me think that someone was mocking me again, but that happened a lot.
It made me angry at first when Anthony said that the school wasn't safe, but after thinking about it, I calmly accepted it.
After reading the message about what happened in the first and second years, I realized it really doesn't look safe.
She enjoyed all these adventures where she could participate with her friends and be a team.
When Erina sent dishes, I picked them out of pure curiosity, and a plate with a divine smell appeared right in front of her!
In the library!
I was lucky that no one else saw it, and I quickly tried to hide the plate, but I couldn't help myself and tried it anyway.
I blushed again as I remembered my moan and Madame Pince's gaze.
"Now she thinks I'm a pervert."
The thought flashed through my mind.
I kept reading about what Rias and Anthony were saying after I changed my name.
Soon, I felt not very sure of my own conclusion that the whole thing was a joke.
I didn't know who to turn to and not look crazy, and it turned out that there was no one to turn to.
Harry would surely be curious about what was happening and would recommend getting some sleep.
On the other hand, Ron well, he's just Ron, and that says it all.
I clicked on the Dimensional Store and saw a huge selection of magical items. I even saw forbidden and dark ones that scared me.
Now, I was looking for books about the idea of another world, but it turns out I had to look into the Muggle world.
But I still needed to keep an eye on this Group Chat...
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[Anthony's POV]
"Your desire to quickly throw away the burden of study is understandable."
Cortana's voice sounded in my ear.
I created a small ear communicator from my headphones in two minutes that connected to my phone and let Cortana talk with fifteen percent of Tony Stark's knowledge.
Cortana is in the same holographic projection that I had in my backpack.
"Then we need to act and talk to the professor. He knows I'm more than capable, so there shouldn't be any problems completing the university program early."
I said this while sitting on the train and ignoring the looks of homeless people.
"For a human individual, society is an important part of life, especially friends. Do you have friends?"
Cortana asked after a while.
"I have a sister, and that was enough for me. But I know a few good people, and I can say that you've also become my friend and partner."
I replied.
"...Understood."
I heard, and they continued on in silence.
I was able to mentally recover from yesterday's crazy day after a good night's sleep.
It looks like now I really think of myself as Anthony Luthor and not just a copy.
Of course, I could have saved time by not spending hours on the introductory analysis from Cortana, but the data was just too interesting.
I had time to think about my plans in my conversations with Cortana, and I finally decided to just follow my heart.
I had already devised several plans to deal with Lex with his almost overwhelming distrust of others.
The fact that he is the sole shareholder makes things easier for me. The nanosuit and Cortana can protect me.
But I'm not going to do anything today because tomorrow is the first day of the month and I can buy one hundred Gacha points.
I might have to change my plans if something useful comes up.
Metropolis University was exactly what I remembered.
It competes against Gotham University for leadership and the most knowledgeable students.
However, I'd rather study here than in Gotham because of what normally happens there.
After talking to the professor, I convinced him I wanted to finish university as quickly as possible and was willing to take all the remaining subjects in four semesters.
I studied in the Computer Technologies program. The previous me could have passed the tests early maybe not with an A+.
The current me this wouldn't be a problem at all.
First, I was taken to the director and showed him that I could really take everything.
Then they decided to organize all the tests in a couple of hours—the director wanted to show Gotham University that they had a new graduate genius.
After telling the director that I was ready to pay forty-five thousand dollars immediately to take one more program in the same field, he couldn't wipe the smile off his face.
I might have taken advantage of the director's competitive spirit. Otherwise, it would have taken a lot longer.
It will also take longer than one day for me to get a doctorate.
I can take the test today, but I also have meetings with different professors next week to demonstrate my knowledge and let's not forget the thesis.
They could be fixed with money and power, but I don't have much of either right now.
It took me about seven hours to finish all the tests, and the director was busy the whole time.
"The genius student?"
I read the headline in the Daily Planet, and there was my photo attached to the test in a separate auditorium.
It seems the director is really making the most of the situation.
"There's a fifty-one percent chance that Alexander Luthor won't just let it go with his personality."
Cortana's sounded in my ear.
At the moment, I was drinking coffee in the university cafeteria.
"Of course."
I replied because I didn't feel any bad feelings. After all, I knew something like this would happen.
Lex probably won't like the idea that his younger brother seems to be a genius.
I know him well enough that he won't do anything right now and will wait until things calm down around me.
I decided to enter the chat through my phone while I was sitting.
Dimensional Store
Chat Points: 700
Group Chat
Missions/Tasks
Information
While I had some time, I entered the Dimensional Store since I already had seven hundred Chat Points.
The choice was huge, with both ordinary items and items of divine level... and higher.
Mjolnir (A) - 60,000 CP (Chat Points)
This is the price after the discount, and the real price is 110,000 CP from the High School DxD World.
Helmet of Fate: (S) - 160,000 CP
Mother Box: (SS) - 240,000 CP
Mobius Chair: (SS) - 280,000 CP
There were many items of different power levels, but they also came at a high price.
So, I decided to see what I could get with my Chat Points, and I found a lot of items.
I looked at the items for twenty minutes and wasn't even halfway through the list, but as soon as I entered the chat, a new message appeared:
Erina Nakiri: Is Administrator-kun still offline?
Rias Gremory: Apparently, yes, I also have a question for him.
Erina Nakiri: By the way, I watched a copy of High School DxD before going to bed... How can someone be so perverted...
Erina Nakiri: A pervert. It's outrageous! If someone like that appeared at my Tōtsuki Academy, they would be immediately expelled!
Rias Gremory: By the way, I became curious, What do you do at your academy? especially since you seem to be a member of some elite top ten.
Erina Nakiri: Some? Some???
Erina Nakiri: Oh yes, different worlds... It's still hard to believe. It's a world-renowned culinary school in Japan. Students from all over the world come to study there to become the best chefs. But a lot of them are rejected because they aren't talented enough. The Elite Ten is the student council, and it consists of the best of the best!
Erina Nakiri: Sent a photo
Rias Gremory: Lovely. Do you have anything supernatural in your world?
Erina Nakiri: I haven't heard like that.
Erina Nakiri: Well, I've only heard about strong people training all their lives in some martial arts and being able to lift cars, but I don't know how true that is.
Anthony (Administrator): Hello everyone.
Rias Gremory: Tony-kun! I had my first training session following your instructions and have only now found time to rest. I learned from my brother that he also trained a lot to achieve his strength, but Sirzechs didn't tell me about it because he was worried!
Erina Nakiri: Isn't that logical?
Rias Gremory: Well, yes but I thought it was his heritage. Now I'm ashamed of what I was like.
Anthony (Administrator): Training is always helpful, whether it's for the mental or the physical. Demons are also naturally very strong, and I believe they can reach a much higher limit than an ordinary human. That's why I advised you to start training.
