291 Other Solutions

Pentagon Apartments.

"Use this."

Itsuki handed the blanket to Akira.

"Thank you, Itsuki-Nee."

"It still feels strange, I suddenly have a little brother."

Scratching her cheek, Itsuki wasn't used to being called an older sister. What's more, it's the little brother from the parallel world.

No one would believe it if she told others.

"Okay, it's late. Everyone is tired after a day's activities. Come on, let's sleep, we'll continue the question and answer session tomorrow."

Ichika clapped her hands, calling everyone in the living room to return to their rooms.

"Didn't Akira change his mind? You can sleep in my room, I'll sleep in Yotsuba's room." Miku offers to use her bedroom for Akira.

"That's right. It must be uncomfortable sleeping on the sofa, right?" Yotsuba nodded. In fact, she was still awkward interacting with her other sisters. After all, she was chosen by Fuutarou!

"Huh, don't use Akira as an excuse. Don't think I don't know you feel bad for us."

"That..."

Yotsuba lowered her head, not refuting Nino's statement.

Nino lifted her chin and said: "You underestimate me too much, Yotsuba. Since Fuu-kun has chosen you, I will give up. But if you disappoint him, I will not miss the opportunity."

Raising her head, Yotsuba said confidently: "I won't. Uesugi-san and I's relationship will be fine."

"Stop talking about this topic. Akira is taking a break." Miku stopped the two.

"Good night, Akira-chan."

Ichika waved her hand with a smile.

"Good night, Akira."

Nino, Miku, Yotsuba, and Itsuki also said good night to him. Then they climbed the stairs and entered their respective bedrooms.

Alone in the living room, Akira turned off the lights, lay down on the sofa and stared at the dark ceiling.

"Their attitude is still a bit reluctant. Well, considering our short interaction, it's no wonder they still treat me like an outsider."

Akira could feel the awkwardness when they interacted with him. Even though they had acknowledged him as their little brother, that didn't change the fact that he was a stranger who suddenly appeared in their lives.

He might show them the memories of being together in the parallel world, but he couldn't make them feel the feelings the quintuplets felt towards him in the parallel world.

Family affection cannot just appear just because Akira is a member of their family.

"After getting some money from father, I will move out. Ichika and the others are 3rd year students, they are busy studying to prepare for the university entrance exam. My presence only disturbs their studies. Moreover, I will also travel a lot and will rarely be able to come back."

Remembering the number of museums and temples in Japan, Akira felt dizzy.

There weren't many clues about the Jewel of Four Souls, other than those two places. Akira was worried that it would take several years before he could return to his original world.

"If within two years I can't find the Jewel of Four Souls, I can only hope for the sig-in reward." Akira sighed helplessly.

Myriad Anime Sig-in System provides benefits in the form of giving reward when logging in every year. Unfortunately, the new function of the system, namely quest, requires sacrificing sig-in opportunities per year.

At that time, Akira was targeted by Su Xiaoxiao and the Super Dimensional Guild, considering the plot of the protagonist's armor, he failed to finish off the other party. As a result, he gave the other party a stronger opportunity to take revenge.

Not wanting Su Xiaoxiao to escape a second time, Akira inevitably has to go on a quest to get the title [Anti-Hero], which functions to negate the protagonist's plot armor.

"Why didn't I think of that?! Just use the quest function to gain spatial abilities that can teleport between parallel worlds. For example… Second Magic."

Ars' eyes sparkled brightly when this idea came to mind. Instead of looking for the Jewel of Four Souls whose location is unknown, it is better to do quest to obtain similar abilities.

Second Magic is one of the five True Magic remaining in modern times in the Nasuverse. The domain is Parallel World Operations. It gives users the ability to observe and travel through different worlds and even timelines.

"System, grant a quest that rewards Second Magic." Akira spoke slowly.

[Ding! Loading quest...]

A few moments later, a description appeared on the information panel that only Akira could see.

[Quest Name: Kill Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg]

[Reward: Second Magic]

[Quest World: Nasuverse]

[Penalty: None]

[Accept Quest: Yes/No]

After reading that, Akira's mouth twitched.

"Damn it! Kill Zelretch? He's one of the hardest people to kill in the Nasuverse! With the Second Magic, he connects with his other selves in all parallel worlds. If want to kill him, that means killing all of him in all timelines!"

"Gosh, who knows how many parallel worlds exist in the Nasuverse. Not to mention, if Zelretch finds out that he was killed by me in another parallel world, then he will avoid me or hide."

After weighing the pros and cons, he pressed [No]. It was better to obediently search for the Jewel of Four Souls, which would only take a few years, than to kill Zelretch in all the parallel worlds.

He also understood the reason behind the system giving out such quest.

True Magic cannot be possessed by a second person. To obtain True Magic, a Magus must be the first to travel through a certain path to the Root. Even if the same theories and methods were used to attain the Root, those who came after the first Magus using a certain path were unable to obtain True Magic.

In other words, since Zelretch had obtained Second Magic, it was his own exclusive True Magic

"Apart from Zelretch, who else has the ability to move between worlds..."

After finding another solution to go home, Akira couldn't sleep.

In his mind, there are many anime characters who have spatial abilities, but they are only limited to long-distance teleportation, and cannot between worlds, let alone other parallel worlds.

"Akira-kun, are you asleep?"

A woman's voice interrupted Akira's thoughts.