Lemuel: "Haha, when you think about it, if dying were that easy, the boss wouldn't be committing suicide every day."
Shinobu: "...What a strange world. Some people want to die but can't, while others want to live but are killed..."
Seated in the Butterfly Mansion, Shinobu's ever-present smile faded, replaced by a rare expression of melancholy.
"Onee-san..."
The words slipped out unintentionally, a glimpse of her true feelings.
The chat group fell into a subtle silence, the weight of life and death pressing on everyone.
Fortunately, a system notification shattered the heavy mood.
[Ding! The Little Fox Demon has joined the Doomsday Chat group!]
[Ding! The Ice Queen has joined the Doomsday Chat Group!]
Nanashi was about to close the chat group and take control since Eriri is the only one enjoying herself when he saw the notification.
Aqua: "Newbies! Newbies! Join the Axis Cult! Worship the benevolent Goddess of Water!"
Nami: "Uh... is she always like this?"
Recalling her own experience upon joining, Nami couldn't help but feel déjà vu.
Nanashi: "Yep. Don't mind her. Every Axis Cultist is a little... off."
Aqua: "You bastard, Nanashi! How dare you insult my faithful believers?!"
Nanashi: "Do you honestly think your followers are normal?"
Aqua: "…"
Aqua: "Ahem! That's just a sign of their deep admiration and love for me!"
Lemuel: "Cough. Maybe we should focus on the newcomers?"
Shinobu, realizing her earlier words had darkened the atmosphere, took the initiative to shift the topic.
Shinobu: "Ah, welcome to the group."
Saeko: "Welcome, newcomers."
Nanashi: "Since you're probably confused, let me explain. This is the Doomsday Chat Group—a communication platform for people from apocalyptic worlds to interact and support each other."
Ice Queen: "Heh. What kind of Imperial Arm(Teigu) is this?"
Aqua: "Here we go again, the usual disbelief."
Suzuki: "I mean, it's kind of a ridiculous thing to believe right away."
Lemuel: "We really should create a pinned message for newcomers. It'd save us the trouble of explaining every time."
Nanashi: "It doesn't really matter. People will believe what they want to believe. If they choose not to, no explanation will convince them. Whether they accept it or not makes no difference to us."
March 7th: "That... actually makes a lot of sense."
Shinobu: "So, we're just ignoring the newcomers' doubts?"
Ice Queen: "..."
Ice Queen: "Are you mocking me? Trying to provoke me like this? Haha... interesting. You've certainly caught my attention."
March 7th: "Whoa, this one's fierce."
Fierce? That was an understatement.
Ice Queen. Imperial Arm...
The words immediately brought a name to Nanashi's mind—Esdeath, the ruthless general from Akame ga Kill.
Aqua: "What about the other one? Why aren't they talking? @Little Fox Demon."
Silence.
March 7th: "Guess they don't believe us either."
[Ding! Aqua has sent a red envelope!]
[Shinobu has claimed it!]
[March 7th has claimed it!]
[Saeko Busujima has claimed it!]
[The Ice Queen has claimed it!]
[The red envelope has been fully claimed!]
Nanashi: "??? That was fast!"
Suzuki: "Pfft! That was insanely quick!"
Nami: "Yeah, I didn't even notice it. What was in the red envelope? Points?"
Shinobu: "Hmm... looks like cabbage?"
March 7th: "Flying cabbage?!"
Saeko: "Cabbage... from another world?"
Ice Queen: "..."
—
At the northern border of the Empire.
Inside a military tent, a woman in a pristine white uniform sat upright in her chair. Her long blue hair cascaded down her back.
Esdeath.
Her piercing gaze was fixed on the sight outside—cabbages floating through the air.
A long silence followed.
With a wave of her hand, a blast of cold air froze the cabbages mid-air, sending them crashing to the ground.
"Flying cabbages… So, this is the other world?"
Her lips curled into a grin, excitement flashing in her eyes.
She began to believe in the existence of the Doomsday Chat Group.
"If this is a different world, then there must be plenty of strong opponents here, right?"
The warlike blood in her veins surged with anticipation.
—
Nami: "Huh? Flying cabbages? What the hell is that?"
Aqua: "They're edible cabbages, but they can fly! I just caught them!"
March 7th: "Uh... the food in other worlds is really something else."
Nami: "Yeah, seriously."
Esdeath: "It seems I need to reassess this chat group."
Lemuel: "Oh? Do you believe us now?"
Shinobu: "Ah, she even changed her display name."
Esdeath: "It doesn't matter what I believe. More importantly—are there any strong fighters in this chat group?"
March 7th: "Oh, this girl is all about battle, huh?"