DanMachi, My Members Are From Slice-of-Life Anime

"Block the gates of the abyss, descend from within the barrier."

A crimson beam of light shone from the magic circle on the ground, and the goblin hand bones, which had already turned into dropped materials, underwent a dramatic change.

A short, green-skinned figure appeared within the magic circle. The throwing goblin, defeated by Shaga, reappeared as a summoned creature.

"Success."

Shaga's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he felt dizzy.

After catching her breath, Shaka began to command the goblins, whose fighting prowess was virtually unchanged from when they were alive. Fifteen minutes later, the goblins vanished into specks of light, and the goblin hand bones that had served as the medium also disappeared.

"It's a miracle that the dead monsters have been resurrected and are fighting alongside us."

“Hmm.” Shaga glanced at Astraea and said, “I’ve completed another piece of my puzzle, now I can try to move on to the next one.”

"besides?"

Even Astrea was taken aback. Using descent magic to summon the true form from monster materials was already quite terrifying.

This means that, using the black dragon's scales, Shaga could even summon the black dragon if he had enough magic power.

But now, Astraea is hearing that Shaga wants to take it a step further.

"what are you up to?"

Shaga gave a mysterious look: "It will definitely surprise you."

After resting for a day, it was already evening when my mental energy was fully restored.

Under the moonlight, Shaga and Astrid returned to the open space, with Cecil nearby.

Shaga slowly approached the magic circle he had erected and reached into his robes to pull out a medal with a sword and wings.

“That is…” Astraea’s expression was blank: “The captain’s badge that Alicia used to wear.”

Seeing the god's shocked expression, Shaka placed the badge in the center of the magic circle and began chanting:

"Be full. Be full. Be full."

……

"I am the one who brings about all good deeds in the world, and I am the one who punishes all evil. You are the guardian of the scales, bound by the three great incantations for seven days, coming from the Wheel of Restraint!"

A flash of crimson light passed by, and Xia Jia groaned as she fell to the ground.

Chapter 10 Gate Master

Failed.

An attempt was made to use descent magic to summon the deceased captain back as a heroic spirit, but...

Unsurprisingly, it failed.

Shaga's magic, "The Descendant," works on a very simple principle.

It means opening a portal and summoning a creature with whom you have a karmic connection from the other side of the portal.

Magic constitutes the existence of living beings, much like the Third Law in a certain Type-Moon world, using the celestial reincarnation pool as the Throne of Heroes to complete the ritual.

But Shaka still failed. Of course, how could a level 1 novice summon a level 4 leader with such spiritual power? Grace is a transformation of body and mind; even in death, the soul remains at the transformed level 4 strength. This is why ancient heroes, even in reincarnation, possess such powerful talents!

But Shaga sensed that it wasn't just a matter of magic.

"I understand your general idea."

Astraea closed her eyes and thought for a moment before explaining:

"In this world, the souls of the dead children will return to heaven to await reincarnation."

"Not only that, even the souls of the monsters will return to the dungeon and be reincarnated."

"Your failure may be due to this reason."

Xia Jia frowned: "Are you saying that the former commander's soul has been reincarnated?"

Impossible. According to the original story, the future useless elf summoned Alisha's phantom using only his own magic. This is enough to prove that the captain didn't reincarnate so quickly.

As expected, Astraea shook her head:

"No, with almost all the gods descending to the mortal realm, there are definitely not enough gods to handle the reincarnation in the celestial realm. The reincarnation cycle will also be longer, usually around one thousand years."

"According to this logic, the goblins clearly succeeded. But I failed," Shaga said, unwilling to accept defeat.

"Perhaps the souls of monsters on the surface are no longer under the jurisdiction of the dungeon?" Astraea speculated. "It's also possible that souls that have left the dungeon need a long time to return?"

Astrea sighed: "In fact, even the gods don't know much about the study of dungeons."

After being reminded, Xia Jia's eyes lit up.

Yes, the human souls have returned to the heavens!

If even a dungeon sealed by the gods can prevent souls from returning, then with the celestial realm as an obstacle, it must be impossible for me to summon them.

This is a barrier between worlds!

It's like the difference between a piece of paper and a steel plate.

Now that she knew the reason for her failure, Shaga regained her confidence.

When problems arise, they should be solved. In Xia Jia's view, such a gap is not insurmountable. At least, there are beings right in front of him who can pass through the steel plate and come to the lower realm!

"Lady Astraea, please, please tell me how to anchor world coordinates!" Shaga said devoutly, prostrating himself. "This is very important."

"What do you want to do?" Astraea asked calmly, but her mind was racing.

What's this kid thinking? He's not planning to go straight to the Heavenly Realm and drag people away, is he?!

Astrea guessed right, Shaga does want to recruit people from outside the world!

"Since we can't cross the world to bring back the soul, then we just need to open a hole between the worlds!"

In the celestial realm, there exists a great lake where souls reside, and souls that have not yet been reincarnated will inevitably linger and live around it.

In Shaka's view, the Celestial Realm is similar to the origin of the Type-Moon world, and the lake is Valhalla!

What he needs to do is to create an opening between the two, with Shaka himself as the [Holy Grail] placed in the middle, and then use this to simulate the Heroic Spirit summoning ritual.

Shaka spread his hands confidently and said, "As long as the barriers between worlds disappear, it's not impossible to bring back our predecessors, even the fallen heroes!"

What seems like a wildly imaginative idea might actually be something that Xia Jia could actually accomplish.

As someone who has traveled through two worlds, the magic that Shaka awakened in this way is fully capable of breaking down the barriers between worlds.

Just like his magical name, Gate Master, he is the master of the gate—the master of the gate of time and space.

Of course, to qualify for summoning heroes, one needs a massive amount of magic, possibly even magic at the level of ley lines, which Shaga certainly cannot achieve in a short time.

However, this relates to Shaga's real plan.

He touched the phone in his pocket, the one he had already turned off, the proof of his civilization's existence, containing Xia Jia's ambition of more than a decade—the Multiverse Chat Group!

Seeing Shaka's eyes gleaming with a sharp light, Astraea closed her eyes earnestly, and finally nodded slightly:

"I understand. I'll tell you how to locate the world anchor point."

“Really?” Xia Jia exclaimed in surprise.

Astrea also had her own selfish motives. If those children could return, in whatever form, perhaps Ryu wouldn't have become so extreme.

Astraea touched her face and sighed, "You're such a naughty child. Even if I don't tell you, you'll find out on your own. I just can't do anything with you."

The goddess sensed that Shaga was currently in a skill-triggered state, and at an unprecedented peak.

The mystique emanating from Shaga has been steadily increasing, initially assessed to be at the B-level. If this continues, he might truly break through to S-level and reach genuine divine power.

It's worth noting that even level 7 adventurers rarely push their development abilities to B-rank.

But that won't work.

Having just received the favor, Shaga was unable to withstand a more advanced level of [mysticism]. Astraea intervened in time.

……

The fact that gods can choose where they are born when they descend to the mortal realm is enough to prove that even if gods seal their divine power, they still know how to determine the coordinates of the world, even down to nearby locations.

At this moment, Astraea was patiently teaching Shaga how to locate spatial anchor points.

Of course, given Shaga's level of expertise, it's impossible for him to directly lock onto a world and leave an anchor point, so he needs a little bit of a medium.

Whether it's an object or a marriage, it all needs a trigger.

For Shaga, he himself, and Astraea who descended from the heavens, were one of the biggest spacetime anchors.

therefore……

“The stars gather here!”

After chanting, golden starlight danced from Shaga's fingertips, and then a space tunnel the size of a pinhole suddenly appeared in front of the two of them, before shattering into starlight.

Xia Jia gasped for breath, her gaze fixed on Astraea.

“That’s right, that’s the aura of the heavens.” Astrea looked surprised, not expecting that Shaga’s [Mystery] could achieve this so easily.

"The last time the gates to the heavens were opened in the history of the mortal realm was by the great magic [Six Rings of Celestial Essence], a forbidden spell that required the combined power of six celestial essences to unleash."

Although the two are not comparable, the principle is the same: both open the gate to the heavens. The only difference is that the former can invoke the divine power of the heavens and bring down divine punishment, while Shaga simply opens the mouth.