"All those alluring female Digimon? I won't even start listing them. But come on—the Yu-Gi-Oh! world's card girls? Do I even need to explain?"
"Think about the Dragon Maid series, the Tearlaments, the Sword Maiden archetypes… Whether you like mature ladies, little girls, beast girls, or machine girls—they've got it all!"
"The two of you—one's the almighty Koromon, the other's the classic hand-trap Kuriboh—your futures are limitless!"
After the little boy Seiya finished speaking, the other Seiyas present all froze on the spot.
They were all versions of "Seiya," and thus shared similar thought patterns—so it didn't take long for everyone to catch his drift.
Indeed, while Koromon and Kuriboh were total weaklings in their respective worlds, that wasn't the whole picture.
Because they weren't just any Koromon or Kuriboh—they were Seiya with cheats!
Even setting aside their built-in evolution systems, they also had that shared "ability link" between all Seiyas.
Given enough time, these two would eventually become the strongest Digimon and Duel Monster in existence—even without evolving!
Once that thought hit, even Sword Art Online Seiya and Prince of Tennis Seiya, who had been comforting the two, suddenly looked at them with envy.
"Damn… I didn't think of it that way. Bro, you're a genius!"
"What should I call you? If I ever conquer the Duel Monster world, I'll share all my memories and experiences with you first!"
The little boy smiled. "No need for formalities. I'm Wenren Seiya."
The others groaned. "Obviously we're all Wenren Seiya! What we mean is—what world are you from to end up thinking like that?"
After some questioning, they learned that the little boy Seiya was from the world of "Oshi no Ko" (My Star).
It was an anime world too—and a relatively recent one. The Seiyas had heard of it, though most hadn't finished watching since it wasn't complete at the time.
Still, it was clear that in terms of both setting and power level, the Oshi no Ko world ranked among the weakest—and safest.
This Seiya, only about four or five years old, lived in a world without any supernatural powers. His strength, unsurprisingly, was that of a normal child.
However, being from a show about the entertainment industry, his inspiration and creativity far surpassed the others.
Of course, that kind of ability was only useful in slice-of-life worlds—in battle shounen, it was practically useless.
After finishing their ability-sharing session, Sword Art Online Seiya let out a long sigh.
He had been hoping for a new "OP" Seiya to appear, someone who might help him clear the death game faster…
But after five worlds had shown up, it turned out that his world still had the highest combat potential.
After all, both the Digimon and Yu-Gi-Oh! universes counted as supernatural worlds, and their power ceilings weren't exactly low.
A fully evolved Digimon like Greymon, for example, could probably rampage freely in the real world.
Unfortunately, both Koromon Seiya and Kuriboh Seiya were currently too weak.
At the moment, Koromon's shared ability was just one move—and it wasn't impressive. It was literally… Bubble Attack.
Kuriboh Seiya's shared ability, on the other hand, was much stronger—"Damage Negation."
Just like its card description, this skill could completely nullify one instance of damage.
By effect alone, it was god-tier.
In the Yu-Gi-Oh! world, the ability only required discarding Kuriboh from your hand to the graveyard.
But since the other Seiyas weren't Duel Monsters, they couldn't exactly be "sent to the graveyard."
So, to use it, they had to pay an equivalent price—a portion of their life force.
This "life force" likely referred to lifespan, though whether it could regenerate was unknown.
Still, given how powerful the effect was, the cost made sense.
The rule was absolute: no matter how powerful the attack—even a strike from a god—if a Seiya activated this ability, all incoming damage would be nullified.
In simpler terms: a top-tier talisman that could save your life, at a steep price.
While the ability wasn't immediately useful for their current worlds, it would be invaluable if one of them ever ended up in a high-power universe.
It was, without question, a divine safeguard.
After finishing their exchange of powers and memories, the three human Seiyas gave Koromon and Kuriboh Seiya a serious pep talk, urging them to train hard and grow stronger.
Then, one by one, they returned to their respective worlds.
In the Oshi no Ko world, the four-year-old Seiya had just gotten out of bed.
He clenched his tiny fists, feeling a faint surge of power inside his body, and couldn't help but smile in excitement.
He glanced at the light seeping through the crack under his door, sighed, and quietly walked to the kitchen.
After heating up a cup of milk, he slipped into another room—one cluttered with piles of paper and sketch drafts.
A dim desk lamp cast a faint circle of light in the dark room.
Even though it was already three or four in the morning, the voluptuous young woman sitting in the chair was still working diligently on her tablet.
When Seiya placed the cup of warm milk on the desk, the woman flinched at the sound.
Turning to see who it was, she relaxed upon recognizing him and forced a weary smile.
"Oh, Seiya. Did Mommy wake you up again with all my noise?
You warmed up milk for me? How sweet~ But the more I think about how someday you'll get stolen away by some random girl, the more my heart aches."
The young woman—dark circles under her eyes, exhaustion etched on her face—still managed to muster a gentle smile as she looked at her son.
Seiya frowned. "Yuko, didn't you promise me you wouldn't keep pulling all-nighters?
Look at you—those dark circles, your pale face… Are you really not afraid of collapsing from overwork one of these days?!"
(For those who haven't seen the new world yet, you can treat it as original content. It's actually from one of the top-ranking anime of the past couple of years—surprised not many have seen it! (ToT)/~~~)
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