Keeping the words of the Comprehensive Underworld in mind, Jean called FrostNova to tell her to come and meet up in the afternoon.
Then Jean continued to immerse herself in processing the documents; after all, doing the current task well had long been Jean's habit.
As she gradually got used to this feeling, Jean's efficiency improved, and by the time Miss Mingtu brought lunch over, Jean had already finished about 1/10 of it.
In Jean's estimation, this efficiency could be further improved. However, despite that, a sense of boredom was accumulating wildly. Originally, the information in the documents had piqued a bit of Jean's interest, such as the various administrative offices, and the god of death, of which there were originally three but now only two remained.
Once she had a rough grasp of the basic information, there was nothing new, but not knowing what these things were useful for, she could only bitterly memorize them all.
After lunch, around 1 o'clock, as the setup of the spatial gate was completed, FrostNova and the others filed out and entered this office, which originally belonged to 'D' and was now temporarily under Jean's control.
Once everyone had come out, Sakura was the first to react: "Is this the land of the dead?"
Having lived in the Land of Shadows for 10 years, she was more than familiar with this environment.
"That's right, this is a place called the Comprehensive Underworld. You can just imagine it as many underworlds pieced together."
After briefly introducing the current situation, she also introduced Miss Mingtu to them.
Miss Mingtu then greeted the group: "Welcome to the Comprehensive Underworld. We have prepared deep physical examinations and adaptability tests for everyone. But before that, I need to clarify that the checks, tests, and corresponding suggestions are free of charge. However, learning, strengthening, and remodeling all require T-Points. These points can be advanced by us, but I do not know in what way you all would like to accept this."
"What do you mean by 'way'?"
"The first is as an 'independent individual'; you can borrow points from Lord Jean and repay them with reasonable interest within an agreed-upon timeframe. We also provide work to facilitate repayment. The other is as a 'retainer' or other equivalent status, in which case the point consumption will naturally be borne by Lord Jean."
This was what Mingtu and Jean had just agreed upon. Even if Jean could not pay, the Underworld could advance the funds, and it was very conscientious, not even requiring predatory interest rates.
Of course, it still had to be repaid.
"I belong to the second type," FrostNova answered without any hesitation.
"I choose the first type. Don't worry, I will pay it back quickly," Sakura said, choosing the former with almost no hesitation.
Unexpectedly, Medea also chose the former: "Master has already provided me with an opportunity, so I should naturally rely on the power I gain to repay Master."
Since Medea had made her choice, Jean also indicated that she would support her. Finally, it was Rin's turn.
There was no trace of the awkwardness from yesterday; she became straightforward: "I choose the second type. I want to be with Jean."
It seemed like after going back last night, Rin had thought a lot about it.
Since everyone had made their decisions, Mingtu took them to a pure white room.
Looking at this room with a large sphere of light in the center, Jean felt a headache coming on.
Her gaze swept across the group, and she finally decided on the most suitable one, Sakura.
"Sakura, can you go first? Just walk into the light sphere in the center."
Hearing Jean's words, Sakura did not suspect a trap and walked toward the light sphere. Jean also held her breath, waiting for this historic moment.
With a 'thud', Sakura fell right through, and at the same time, the shout "You jerk, you set me up!!!" echoed in the room.
"How should I put it? Falling down yourself is annoying, but watching others fall is quite amusing," Jean said from the side with some emotion.
Miss Mingtu felt a headache; this 'D's bad taste had been passed down.
Next, the big screen on the side showed the image of Sakura floating in mid-air. Although the posture wasn't very friendly to her skirt, since everyone in the room was female, it didn't matter.
Of course, Jean took out her phone, intending to take a souvenir photo, but under the contemptuous gazes of the others, she timidly put it away.
Next, the screen displayed several directions for Sakura's development: Spearmanship, Rune Magic, and Shadow.
However, Sakura, who studied under Scáthach, had a very complete overall system. For example, her spearmanship involved some very famous warriors or gods. But based on Jean's understanding, this child had the mindset that her own teacher was invincible, so she probably wouldn't look down on anyone else's spearmanship.
And as for Rune Magic, it went without saying. The runes Scáthach taught her were the Primordial Runes of the Age of Gods. Although she couldn't use complex combinations yet, the average runes were not as good as the ones she already knew.
In Jean's eyes, the only option worth considering was the 6 brand-new runes created by Stiyl Magnus (the fire mage from A Certain Magical Index), but Sakura didn't seem to need them much.
Finally, in the direction of Shadow, Sakura found the ability she favored:
Headless Rider — Celty Sturluson
Adaptation Level: Highly Adapted
Initial Strength: Low
Combat Performance: Ordinary
Daily Performance: High
Growth Potential: High
Cost: 20000 T-Points
(Note: Shadow element strengthening, undead attachment, shadow element materialization.)
Using black matter like shadows, immortality, originating from Ireland, which is the old Celtic region. Celty's configuration is somewhat similar to Scáthach's.
So Sakura chose this one directly. As for the other things like Shadow-Shadow Fruit or Shadow Possession Jutsu, the adaptation level was too low.
After the acquisition was complete, Sakura was sucked out as if by a flush toilet, then the light sphere burst, and she fell from mid-air.
However, out of humanitarianism, Jean went over to catch her.
However, at this moment, Sakura, already somewhat embarrassed and angry, slammed a headbutt into her.
But Jean was not one to suffer a loss, so she slammed a headbutt back; "Ultimate Move · Jean-chan Headbutt."
Having a move name really makes a difference; although they collided at the same time, Jean was completely fine.
Instead, Sakura landed on the ground, holding her forehead, and complained tearfully: "Why is your head so hard!"
— — 'D' Private Room Skit — —
(Lying on the sofa, eating potato chips, drinking happy water, watching anime.)
'D': Ah, it's been so long since I've felt this good; I really am a genius!
('Bang', the door was kicked open.)
Shiraori: I'm here.
'D': You child, really, must you be so rude?
(Shiraori picked up half a bottle of happy water and drank it all in one breath.)
'D': Ah, my happy water! This is'Sweet Cola', super rare.
'D': Forget it, forget it. Speaking of which, Mingtu just told Jean those things I said to you back then.
Shiraori: Is that so? But she was right, wasn't she? Even if she was slightly biased.
'D': Tch. But if that happens, my grand plan of slacking off won't be completed!
'D': Fine, fine, fine, don't look at me like that. Can't I just hand over the evil god contract part to her?
Shiraori: Speak, what exactly did you call me here for?
'D': It's about that child's characteristics... (omitted)
Shiraori: Can such a thing really exist? If so...
'D': If this gets out, those old guys who are pure conscious entities will have a headache. Hehehe.
'D': Of course I know it can't be said out loud, at least not until this child has fully grown.
'D': However, that unreliable phased plan of yours can be accelerated. I didn't expect the hardest part to master would be the one she's best at. I don't know who she gets this genius streak from! (Touching her own face, looking narcissistic.)
Shiraori: (The hand holding the potato chips trembled slightly.) Uh, you aren't talking about the Grand Prix, are you?
Shiraori: I thought she was just participating for the sake of it, so I gave the other ticket to Kiana, thinking she could look after her...
'D': (＃￣ ︶ ￣), Hehe!