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

Xia Jia calmed himself down and said calmly, "I have only one request: give up attending your father's time machine launch event."

"that is it?"

Makise Kurisu was completely bewildered.

Xia Jia didn't know how to explain it. Should he tell her that her scumbag father would steal her achievements and then kill her to silence her? He should tell her to go and kill her father, or he could kill him for her.

Isn't this nonsense?

Right now, Xia Jia's only goal is to keep this genius girl alive. As long as she retains her intelligence, some problems can be solved sooner or later.

If you're going to do research, try to avoid doing it in that terrifying "everyday" world. You could do it in a dungeon. Anyway, you have the gods to back you up, and if you're unsure what to do, the lower realm is mysterious.

As for the time machine, which is still in the theoretical stage, without that telephone microwave oven (tentative name), the official version would not be available for at least thirty years.

By then, with this art style that blends different worlds, the world should have become unrecognizable to Shaka.

Who knows, there might actually be an official Doraemon and Nobita character.

Who said that?

Makise Kurisu pondered for a long time before giving up on thinking:

"In that case, as an exchange for experiencing 'Yaoguang,' I can agree to this request. So... may I go out and experience your so-called 'game'?"

Shaga shrugged: "Anytime is fine, but Christina, you'd better come with me to find the goddess and have her bestow her 'blessing'."

"Don't mention Tina... and why do you have that smug look on your face?" Makise Kurisu asked with a strange expression.

Shaga had planned it all out from the beginning.

Using irresistible allure, I made Makise Kurisu obsessed with the game. After that, as long as I bestowed favors upon her, even if she didn't believe what I said, she wouldn't be able to be stabbed to death by that unfortunate father.

Afterwards, disappointed with her father, she naturally made her own choices.

"Simply put, as long as we intercept Hououin Kyouma and prevent him from having too much interaction with Makise Kurisu, the timeline will be relatively stable."

"Doing this is a bit unfair to Hououin Kyouma, but it's all for the sake of the fate of all humanity! You should stay with Mayuri! Cool."

Xia Jia took out her phone and sent a message to her secretary: "Give them extra compensation; I'm not short of money."

……

Sakura City, Akihabara.

In its previous incarnation, this place transformed from an electronics district into a mecca for otaku culture, and then into a concentration camp for young girls seeking divine intervention.

However, as the national center of ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) culture, the mainstream is still various animations, games, and anime conventions.

The streets are filled with charming young women dressed in cosplay, and the ubiquitous black outfits are dazzling.

As Ogiwara Sayu walked down the street, she seemed to be filled with emotion. She had almost ended up here at dusk, waiting for the gods' mercy.

Of course, now we are being blessed by the gods.

Rejecting the flyer offered by a maid on the street, Sayu walked through the crowds and alleys to the second floor of an appliance repair center.

This is the "Future Electronics Research Institute" that Shaka mentioned.

Shayu wiped the sweat from her brow, looked at the signboard, and complained, "Just like the setting in light novels, a proper research institute. Who would open one in Akihabara, you idiot?"

She patted her face and cheered herself up.

Just as I was about to knock, the door opened from the inside.

"Dudu lu, ah~ a guest?"

A girl with short hair, wearing a small white cap, greeted us with a lazy, Zen-like yet cheerful tone.

"Hello. Is this the Future Electronics Research Institute?"

"Oh, right? Are you here to see Okabe?"

Inside the room, a flurry of footsteps echoed, followed by the sound of things falling to the ground. Finally, a young man in a white lab coat, with stubble on his beard, emerged, scratching his head.

"Who?"

Sayu Ogiwara handed over her business card: "I'm from Mythology Technology. My name is Sayu Ogiwara."

That was a shell company registered by Xia Jia to operate the game.

“Mayuri is Mayuri!” Mayuri put away her business card.

Upon hearing the name, Rintaro Okabe's eyelids twitched, his expression stiffened, and he then pulled out his phone to begin a conversation with someone who didn't exist:

"Hey, hey, this is bad! I've been targeted by the organization's agents."

"Yes, they're already at the research institute entrance. What should I do..."

What organization? What agency? Ogiwara Sayo shrank back two steps.

Mayuri greeted them on behalf of Rintaro Okabe, saying, "I'm sorry, Okabe is always like this. Please come in and have a seat."

"No, Mayuri, we can't let the organization's people into the base!"

The two entered the room playfully, and Sayu was used to Okabe Rintaro's chuunibyou (delusional) behavior. Only after everyone was seated did she reveal her purpose for coming.

"I am here on behalf of our boss to extend this invitation to you, hoping that you will join our company."

"Me? From the organization? Recruiting? Why?" Okabe Rintaro was first taken aback, then burst into laughter:

"Hahahaha, you must have been impressed by my brilliant ideas and finally won over by my knowledge, right? Useless. Even so, I will not join your organization. Because I am, the mad genius scientist, Phoenix Inu no Kyouma! Hahahaha, hahahahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Sayu's smile froze. Mayuri also tugged at Okabe Rintaro's sleeve.

The chubby guy named Tongzi, who was sitting in front of the computer, turned around in his chair, pushed up his glasses, and asked:

"Hey, your company's pretty famous stealth game company, right? Why did you take a liking to that useless Okabe...?"

Sha You had already prepared a plan for this:

"That's right. Our boss values ​​Mr. Phoenix Institute's ideas highly. Many of his futuristic technology ideas can be used in games. Moreover, this research institute also has senior technicians like you, Mr. Tongzi. So, the goal is to win over the entire research institute."

Tongzi lowered his head and thought for a moment: "Is that so?"

"Hey, do you want to betray me and surrender to the organization?" Okabe Rintaro asked, his face full of grief and indignation.

"But, Okamoto—the funding to keep the institute running is gone. If we had official positions, it should have been enough for us to research those useless things for several years."

“Uh—” Okabe Rintaro hesitated.

Whether it's tinkering with those strange appliances or renting research institutes, it all requires money, yet this eccentric scientist has no real source of income.

Shayou timely offered his terms: "Our boss is very sincere and can provide 1 yuan in research funding every month. No matter what we make and as we continue to produce new products, this sponsorship will not stop."

"Ten thousand yen?!" Okabe Rintaro's eyes widened, and he began to mutter to himself, calculating how many experiments he could do with that amount of money.

Tongzi didn't seem to care; for a tech geek like himself, that amount of money was indeed not much.

Not long after,

Rintaro Okabe feigned modesty and said, "It's impossible for you to join us, but if any of you join our research institute, our research projects will naturally be made public to you."

Mayuri translated, "Oka said he would be happy to."

"No, that's not it. This is my principle; I would never join the 'organization'! But it's a different story when the 'organization' sends spies."

Regarding this…

"Join me... What do you think of me?" Shayou asked, pointing to herself.

"Saya-chan~ Are you really going to join us? The second female member!" Mayuri hugged Saya and said happily.

The others were also somewhat surprised.

Sayu pushed Mayuri away and added:

"Don't get too excited yet. There are conditions to 'joining.' I need to take a sample back as a task, and of course, I'll pay you for it."

Tongzi didn't seem to care and turned back to browsing the forum: "You're so easygoing. This place is full of junk. Pick whatever you like as a gift."

“Hey, those are clearly my research findings!” Okabe Rintaro retorted.

Having achieved her goal, Sayu looked around and, an hour later, chose the telephone microwave oven that she had been looking for.

“This…” Okabe Rintaro hesitated, touching his chin.

"Is there a problem?" Shayou asked nervously.

"No, it's just that hot fried chicken will be a little inconvenient in the future," Okabe Rintaro sighed.

At this point in time, no one realized the function of the telephone microwave oven, or rather, the microwave oven wasn't leaking electricity yet; it was just a regular microwave oven.

therefore……

"It's alright. As a token of our sincerity, I will pay the research institute 10 yuan as research and development funding, so Dr. Okabe can develop a new telephone microwave oven. If there are any special products in the future, we will still buy them back at a high price."

"Haa... that's settled then."

Rintaro Okabe appeared calm on the surface, but his heart was in turmoil.

Not long after, Shayou left with the phone and microwave.

After everyone left, Tsubasa stared blankly at the balance on Okabe's phone.

"Tell me, what's her purpose in going to such great lengths to take that ancient artifact away? Could it be an artifact passed down from the era of the Seven Gods?"

Mayuri timidly reminded him, "There weren't microwave ovens back then..."