Chapter 114: Seven Tales and the Graveyard of Kings!
Kai beamed as he saw the Side Mission's Time Limit.
-/Rest,/- he told Meg. -/You will have your part to play tonight./-
"Yes, master," she grunted a reply, helping herself to the bed. "First, let me write the names."
Kai snapped his head back at her. -/Oh!/- he exclaimed, obsessively. -/Have you thought them through? Remember, I won't tolerate any more surprises like Professor Elm. Take your time, if you aren't sure. I will not rush it./-
Meg seemed to have decided. "Waiting longer is pointless, master," she said, picking up paper and pen. "I was a 13th-floor Contestant once. Though I didn't ascend to the 6th Set, my knowledge isn't lacking compared to those monsters. Being a Priestess had its own merits too."
Meg scribbled down on the paper hastily but deliberately as she addressed Kai.
When she was finished and flicked away the pen, Kai couldn't control himself any longer. He rushed to her and snatched the paper off her hands. His heart was thumping against his bones. He walked to the chair, which was shining golden under the full brunt of the noon sun, and sat down.
The first name was according to his instructions.
In front of those names, she had mentioned their worlds. Seven...
Seven tales to rule the world.
"First, Orochimaru from the Naruto World, master." Meg's words reached Kai. "Second, Mayuri Kurotsuchi from Bleach. Third, Kisuke Urahara, also from Bleach. Fourth, Rintaro Okabe from Steins;Gate. Fifth, Reed Richards from Marvel Universe. Sixth..."