Chapter 9: Member Distribution

(Authors Note:

Aight, just for clarification about time not stopping on the Admin's world would be like this.

The five of them will enter right, but 4 of them will have their world time stopped, no matter whether Hajime and co. or Mira takes a week or a year to finish, the moment MC finishes his quest they will all come back together.

It's just that, for Aether, Ayato, and Mira in their worlds not even a second has passed.

So no, there will not be a chance that Mc would return to find a bunch of new other members and some are gone doing new quests.

The reason there is no stop time for the Admin is like always, the Divine Punishment.

MC needs to put in more effort and the Supreme God will simply not allow him to get too OP even before the Cataclysm starts.

If there is a time stop in his world then in MC might be strong enough to save the world in a blink when the cataclysm happens.

If he does, then that is not a Divine Punishment anymore, just a weebs wet dream.)

(Dante POV)

[Admin: OK, I'll pretend I did not see that. I don't know why the Supreme God hates me with a passion, but oh well.]

With a sigh and shrug, I continued sending messages.

[Admin: Anyway, Let's talk about the member distribution. I'll first drop my two cents and you guys can offer your opinions right after.]

'It pains me to skip Hajime's world, but I need to speed-run missions and get stronger in a year's worth of time. I'll bet my luck on getting a powerful Esper ability then.' With a gambler mindset, I sent my thoughts on chat,

[Admin: First, the To Aru Series, I am taking this one. Frankly, although I initially leaned towards entering Hajime's world due to the significant physical enhancement gained from consuming monster meat, the fact that time will continue to progress in my home world makes completing missions quickly preferable. Moreover, the Unique skill I've acquired makes reaching level 3 not an insurmountable task, theoretically, I could reach level 5 in a few weeks to a month's worth of time.]

With Great Sage, after getting my hands on the curriculum and copying and analyzing its contents, Great Sage should be able to analyze and help me obtain an Esper ability.

Like Accelerator using the Misaka network for processing after his brain got damaged.

Using Great Sage as my processor, speed leveling my Esper ability should not be that hard.

Not to mention my Energy-based physique, I should be fine.

'If I can evolve Great Sage one or two more times, reaching level 6 should not be a problem, I remember reading something about Misaka needing 260 years to reach level 6. Mmm, I'll think about this later.' With a nod, I continued sending chats.

[Admin: For Hajime's world, I suggest Aether and Ayato. While both of you will join Hajime in eating raw disgusting monster meat, your physical abilities will get boosted to an overwhelming degree. Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to acquire monster skills such as Hajime's distinctive lightning ability, double jump, and other abilities.]

[Admin: With Aether's Alien Star Power Wielding-like Physique and Ayato's Prana, I believe it is possible to take in monster meat without consuming God's Water like Hajime and get the enhancements. Moreover, with the amplified physical strength, Ayato should surpass his anime counterpart's first release form, your base form should be a lot stronger and could easily crush the enemies on the upcoming Festa after completing this mission. PS, Hajime save duplicate sets of monster meat you consume in your inventory. Later I would like to purchase some of them to enhance my physique.]

[Admin: Lastly, Mira should go to Konosuba. I'll send the Konosuba source material later and using the Gale-force glasses you should be able to finish it quite fast. For the record, I am sending Mira here simply because this world is quite the same as her home world, a comedic world with quests and magic. Also because I feel sending her to live in an underground dungeon for who knows how long is blasphemy. Her fans would definitely rage against me if they knew I sent one of the most popular Earthland models to live with two men all dirty and sweaty in a dungeon.]

After giving my two cents, my thoughts started to wander, 'The only setback of this arrangement is my combat ability would not get sharpened. Mmm, I'll think about how to fix that problem later. Hopefully, I get a good Esper ability, as for sub-mission 3, it would depend on the ability. If ever I get something broken comparable to the level Vector Manipulation or Dark Matter then I'll interfere with the plot, I can easily escape and simply not go back after recruiting one member for the chat anyways.'

[Admin: Oh, I almost forgot, after reading Konosuba's source, you decide who you want to invite @mirajane.]

'My invite pick would be Accelerator, but that dude would probably murder the hell out of me before I could talk to him. Still, I need him as a helper if I want to survive. The last option would be the level 5 gemstone dude, if Accelerator is a no-go then this dude would be easily invited.' With a nod, I gazed at the screen while reading their replies.

[Elder Sister: Ara, Dante-kun, how sweet of you to think of me like that. But there's no need to play favorites. I'm more than willing to put in the effort, even if it means venturing into dungeons and munching on raw monster meat, all to ensure the safety of my family. After all, threats like Acnologia and Zeref will soon show up.]

[Weakest Class: I'm ok with this arrangement. It's not like I can choose another quest to begin with.]

[Sister Seeker: I'm ok with this arrangement. If eating monster meat can make me stronger, I am all in for it.]

[Sister Finder: I comprehend the rationale behind your decision, and I lend my endorsement to your allocation strategy. Dispatching two swordsmen to fortify their physical prowess is undoubtedly a prudent selection, whereas assigning you and Mira to a familiar environment for expedience is indeed commendable.]

[Elder Sister: @Hajime-kun, can you save me some monster meat too? I would want to purchase some later.]

[Weakest Class: About that, you guys don't need to pay. I'll definitely save a few duplicate meats to strengthen the members of the chat.]

[Admin: While I would love the idea of free monster meat, you should not do so Hajime. Just saying, that being kind and all is good, but you also need to survive, if you don't want points then barter is good too. Trade stuff with other members, being overly kind and naïve is not a good practice. I am speaking from experience.]

While not in line with my style, I do not wish to see someone whom I could now call an ally turn into such a pushover. A few reminders are all I'll give, it's up to the person whether they take it at heart or not.

[Elder Sister: Yes, Dante-kun makes a valid point, Hajime-kun. While I don't wish to turn you into an unscrupulous merchant, being excessively generous in such perilous circumstances isn't advisable. Just consider my siblings and me—despite saving the town, it didn't exactly lead to a smooth outcome. Although my life has significantly improved since then, you shouldn't neglect your own well-being. Remember to take care of yourself, alright? Remember, you are in another world against a god, ok?]

[Sister Finder: Agreed.]

[Sister Seeker: Yeah, Don't be like me. From what I saw in the source material, I am somewhat of a yes-man kind of guy. Especially if it is the girls I am close to asking me. I also need to toughen up a bit, I guess.]

[Weakest Class: Thank you for the kind reminders everyone, I appreciate your kind words.]

[Admin sent Konosuba Anime, Movies, and Novel.]

After sending the source material for the other quests, I started mingling with the people in chat as we talked about random stuff happening in our daily lives.

Time passed and now the 24h prep timer was done as a flash of light made me close my eyes.