Dranexx: “Hey, Aku! Are you coming or not?!”

  Akube: “Wait for me, man! Don’t be like that, buddy!”

  Dranexx: smirks “After you, bro.”

  Lisa: “Hold on! You’re leaving us behind?!”

  Dranexx: “You guys haven’t received your blessings yet. I can’t wait any longer. That Grandmaster pissed me off. I’m done hanging around.”

  He turns away, aura slightly distorting the space around him.

  Dranexx: “See you on the other side… if you survive. Bye.” ??

  He vanishes.

  Lisa: “Drane—… Damn that guy! Does he even know anything about this world?!”

  Reika: “Well… I already got my blessing.” ??

  “…Shina, have you received yours?”

  Shina: “N-Not yet but—… Oh! What’s this? It looks like I just received mine! It’s from the Grandmaster of Purity!”

  Reika: “…Really . I got the same blessing.”

  Lisa: “For real? Is it even possible for two people to receive the same blessing from one Grandmaster?”

  A deep, echoing voice fills the realm.

  Grandmaster T: “Of course. That rule was abandoned long ago. A single Grandmaster may now bless multiple individuals during the same summoning.”

  Lisa (thinking): They deserted the rules? That sounds suspicious… Are they playing some kind of mind game with us?

  Suddenly, a dark sigil burns into the air before her.

  Black flames spiral around her hand.

  Did you know this text is from a different site? Read the official version to support the creator.

  System Voice: “You have received the Blessing and Protection of the Grandmaster of Amatarasu.”

  The fire does not burn her — it obeys her.

  Lisa: “Amatarasu…? Black flame…?!” ??

  “A pretty girl like me wielding something this destructive?! What if I lose control someday-?!”

  She panics as the flames flicker violently.

  Reika (whispering): “Amatarasu… that’s trouble.”

  “She’ll become something dangerous in the future… We need to be careful around her.”

  One by one, light pillars descend.

  Grandmaster T: “All worlders have received their blessings.

  You will now depart.”

  The realm fractures into countless dimensions.

  Grandmaster T: “Use your powers wisely.

  Survive.

  Grow stronger.

  And perhaps… we shall meet again.”

  In a flash of divine light

  They are all scattered across different lands of the new world.

  Alone.

  Lisa staggered back.

  “Wait… I’m alone? No way. What the hell?! I thought we’d all teleport to wherever Dranexx and Akube are…” ???♀?

  Silence.

  The wind brushed against the empty wasteland around her.

  “…Tch. Fine. I guess I’ll have to use my powers. I need to survive, right?”

  But something felt strange.

  How were Dranexx and Akube able to command reality itself? To bend laws like they were nothing?

  “Answer.”

  The voice echoed directly inside her mind.

  Lisa froze.

  “W-Who was that?!”

  “It is I… your personal assistant.”

  Her eyes widened.

  “I am the System governed by your Authority. I was created through your desire… to have a certain individual in your life.”

  “…W-Wait— be quiet!” ??

  Her face turned bright red as she covered it in embarrassment.

  “Y-You system or whatever, stop talking!”

  “As you wish, ma’am.”

  A pause.

  But the truth lingered.

  Her power had manifested from a single, buried desire.

  To stand beside one person.

  Dranexx.

  Even if she had never admitted it… even to herself.

  Now they were separated.

  And something inside her shifted.

  If she wanted to stand beside him…

  She couldn’t remain weak.

  Her soul had chosen its purpose.

  To rise.

  To evolve.

  To reach a level where she wouldn’t be left behind ever again.

  Lisa slowly lowered her hands, her expression changing from flustered to determined.

  “…Well. This is new. I can practically do whatever I want, huh?”

  She looked around at the unfamiliar terrain.

  “…But first, I need shelter. Surviving comes before romance.”

  A small smirk formed.

  “What a hassle…”