How did you bunch of silly group members also time travel?

"Hmm... Infinite, Infinite Thomas... Infinite Thomas... Is there such an event in the Wall of Masterpieces?"

Miss Fox looked at Yuya Kousaka. This fellow traveler had immediately guessed what kind of world they were going to merge with after being reminded, so he should know this too.

But it's clear that Miss Fox overestimates Yuya Takasaka.

"It's Infinite Stratos. If you can't remember, you can just say IS. Big Sister, you don't have to force yourself."

Yuya Kosaka wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. "Also, Big Sister, you think too highly of me. I've been in this world for more than three years now, and I can't remember many of the details."

"Then why did you recognize which world you were going to merge with so quickly?" Ruri Gokou asked.

Ruri Gokou seems to know a lot about this?

Kosaka Yu also felt strange. Could it be that his 2D wife had been possessed by someone else? After all, she seemed to be very close to the elf leader who was traveling with him.

But now is not the time to worry about that.

"That's because of the light novel Infinite Stratos. The first volume was released in 09, and I discovered it by chance. At the time, I thought I had been transported to the past of Japan," said Yuya Kousaka helplessly.

When searching for content related to Infinite Stratos on the island nation's internet, no trace of the novel or anime was found, only some vague and unrelated content.

"They really are trying to merge this masterpiece's wall..."

Both Yuya Kousaka and Ms. Fox were baffled by this result.

This novel's reputation as a masterpiece is entirely thanks to the illustrator and animation team.

First, they encountered an excellent illustrator, and many people felt it was a great deal to buy the novel as if they were buying the illustrations.

Then I came across a production company that was just about to officially start making animations and was determined to do it well. They produced excellent visuals and battles that are still quite good even by 2020 standards.

This made the novel a minor hit at the time, with both the novel and the anime Blu-ray achieving considerable sales.

As for the later change of illustrators, it didn't work out. The novel's plot had many problems, and the female characters in the later stages became extremely stereotypical.

No, it's not just in the later stages. In the early stages, after the individual episodes, all the female characters are the same. They all use the same template, and no one is much more noble than anyone else.

Most importantly, this lousy novel's world is teeming with idiots! No amount of good illustrations or character designs can save them from being brain-dead!

Especially the setting of the story, IS High School in the island nation, is an absolute hotbed of idiots!

Even the only normal Hanazawa Kana in the early stages... well, forgive me, Miss Fox really can't remember who she voiced.

In short, he was the only normal character in the early stages, but after his personal episode, he only lasted for a few chapters before finally becoming a brainless idiot.

"This sounds terrible. If this is integrated, won't I be surrounded by a lot more idiots?" Ruri Gokou's eyelids twitched, her rich imagination already conjuring up images in her mind.

Unable to be mass-produced, with its technology locked by the makers and energy supplies scarce—the IS mechs require a few minutes to charge and two hours to recharge during combat—this mere advantage of being piloted only by women has led to the women in the Infinite Stratos world swelling into a matriarchal society. No matter how you look at it, it's utterly absurd.

"Thinking about it now, I always feel that the women in the masterpiece wall are somewhat like those things..." Miss Fox was also embarrassed. When she accidentally found that animation before, she was always angry when she saw the group of women in it.

"The stuff in the trash can, right, boss?" Kosaka Yuya said obsequiously.

He knew this too, and in this life he was in an island nation without walls, where Twitter, like a cesspool, was even more chaotic and brainless than Weibo.

Looking back now, the women in IS actually seem quite fitting in comparison.

"...IS is the name of the mecha?" Ruri Gokou suddenly asked.

"That's correct... Is there a problem?"

Kosaka Yu was also puzzled, but when it came to Gokou Ruri's question, he answered directly, his mouth moving faster than his brain.

Miss Fox noticed something amiss; the black aura around Gokou Ruri was so thick it was visible to the naked eye (no).

Miss Fox probably understood what Ruri Gokou wanted to do.

Ruri Gokou gave a strange smile. "The person who created IS is the root of all evil, right?"

It seems that Gokou Ruri has gone mad in order to prevent the world she will live in from becoming a mess.

Miss Fox nodded, lamenting the decline of morality and how the world had driven its inhabitants to such a state.

"You don't mean to!" Kousaka Yuya exclaimed in shock!

"Beep, the host is currently in the early stages, not recommended..."

System, shut up!

"I'll do it! Miss Gokou, just tell me what you're thinking, and I, Yuu Kosaka, will do my best to help! Let's just kill the root of all evil!"

Kosaka Yuya patted his chest and said loudly!

[Ding! The newbie and the Fallen Saint Black Cat, who were just there to make up the numbers, have triggered a group quest!]

An abrupt notification rang in the minds of the chat group members, and for a moment, both Miss Fox and Ruri Gokou focused their attention on Yuya Kousaka.

The timing of this group task was incredibly coincidental.

"W-What's wrong, boss...why are you all looking at me like that...?"

Kosaka Yuya immediately cowered at the fox-girl, then suddenly remembered something and immediately declared to Gokou Ruri with a righteous air, "I am absolutely trustworthy, and I will accept any test, no matter what it is!"

Ruri Gokou frowned and looked at Miss Fox.

Miss Fox looked at Kosaka Yuya with great interest. No matter how she thought about it, this simpleton didn't seem like the kind of target who could trigger their group quest.

Besides, he doesn't have the ability.

Ruri Gokou's statement was very forceful, but it didn't change the fact that this simpleton simply didn't have the ability to do it.

The IS mech is the root of all evil. Although it is not the protagonist of the world, it is one of the most crucial characters in the story.

Before the plot framework is set, the protagonist is likely to be treated like a main character, as ordinary transmigrators cannot defeat him, as both Professor Xu Sha and Yue Feiming have explained.

It's even possible that even if they were eliminated, another source of all evil would emerge.

Unless Miss Fox figurees out why she was able to kill Ainz Ooal Gown so easily and then replicates it here, she probably won't be able to stop the future storyline of IS from playing out in this world.

"Alright, you stay quietly in the corner and don't make a sound. We'll see how things go."

Miss Fox glanced at Yuya Kousaka and opened the chat group.

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Chapter 427 Bentian is coming

Paid newbie: It's you again, you fluffy ball!

A seventeen-year-old girl: If I remember correctly, the last mission only ended a few days ago... Is this little filler really that enthusiastic about doing missions?

Newbie who's just there to make up the numbers: Isn't this because you guys are too much of a homebody and always stay in one place?

Huanmeng: No way! I'm always on the go!

Noelle: Speaking of which, are you still following along with Mikami Hibiki? Have you already taken on Mikami Hibiki's form?

Dream: ?

Dream: Climb!

Silver hair is the best: Noelle can't climb it.

Newbie just there to make up the numbers: because she only has one head

Noelle: [Image (small four question marks)]

Fallen Saint Black Cat: ...Did we come up here just to chat?

Paid newbie: To be honest, yes.

For newbies just looking to fill in the numbers: Opening a chat group is pointless if you're not just there to chat!

Dream: Judging from the number of times and the timing of the group owner, Fluffy Ball, triggering quests, if this were a novel, Fluffy Ball probably wouldn't be the main character.

Fallen Saint Black Cat: What are the contents of this group quest?

Seventeen-year-old girl: Oh my, this time the little black cat seems to care a lot about the group quests, which is completely different from before when he basically ignored the content of the group quests~

Silver-haired is the best: After all, it's a group quest triggered in their own world, and it involves world merging, so they'll definitely care, right?

Noelle: If you triggered it in the original world, would you care?

Silver hair is the best: emmmmm...

Fallen Saint Black Cat: Don't mention that world fusion, all I want to do now is destroy the world that's trying to merge into.

Big Brother: Oh? Isn't it just scraps from the Type-Moon universe that were fused together? Why would Miss Black Cat dislike it so much?

My favorite is Magical Merlin: Could it be that Merlin, who was merged into her, did something?

Big Brother: Shut up, Solomon! How could I, Merlin, be the kind of person who would make such a beautiful lady sad!

Newbie just there to make up the numbers: Wait a minute.

Miss Fox fiddled with her watch, then suddenly sensed something and looked up to find Kousaka Yuya, dressed as Merlin, with his hand hovering in mid-air, seemingly manipulating something.

He immediately yelled, "Stop!"

This startled Kousaka Yuya. Her hand slipped, a flash of light appeared, and Merlin, with his bruised and swollen face, disappeared, leaving Kousaka Yuya completely unharmed.

The two looked at each other, and the air was damnably quiet.

"Um...did the boss call me?" Kosaka Yuya asked cautiously.

"Change back."

"what?"

Miss Fox raised an eyebrow, her eyes devoid of any emotion: "I said, turn back."

"Okay, I'll change back now!" Kosaka Yuya snapped to attention and quickly operated the system to transform himself back into Merlin's appearance in a burst of light.

"Does the boss prefer me this way?"

Kosaka Yuya held up his staff with a smile, exuding elegance and grace like a noble young master.

It looks like a duck.

But Miss Fox frowned. "It even has a status refresh function?"

"Yes, that's right, but there's a daily limit on the number of attempts, and it can't be refreshed every time..."

Suddenly, Yuya Kosaka shivered violently, feeling an overwhelming malice envelop him!

Looking up, he saw Miss Fox smiling at him, but this didn't seem like a good thing...

"Big...Big Sister?" Kosaka Yuya wanted to back away, but found that there was a wall behind him, and he had nowhere to escape.

What's going on here? Shouldn't the boss have preferred Merlin's appearance and made him change back? Why did the atmosphere start to feel strange after he changed back?

He's not a masochist!

"Don't worry, I won't do anything to you, don't be afraid..."

No, no, no, what you're saying makes it even scarier!

Could you please tone down your smile? He doesn't want to see such a healthy smile!

"I'm just here to take your picture, so I need to put on some realistic makeup..."

This realistic makeup doesn't sound like anything good! Kosaka Yuya forced a smile that looked worse than a grimace: "Hey, could you take some normal photos... or could you be a little gentler?"

"No!" A fist was already landing on her face.

When Kosaka Yu was still dizzy from the punch, he vaguely heard the boss saying something to him.

"Who told you to be so quick?"

You didn't notify me at all!

Newbie just there to fill a spot: Okay

Newbie just filling in the blanks: [Image (Merlin with a bruised and swollen face)]

A seventeen-year-old girl: So this is what Merlin looks like! (Suddenly realizing)

Big Brother: No, no, no, how could I possibly look like that?

My favorite thing is the magic of the magic law, Mei Qili: These colors suit you so well! I hope you can see them on your face every day.

Dear older brother: This doesn't suit me at all; it actually overshadows my stunning beauty.

Benten: This is very good. The legendary great magician Merlin should look like this.

Paid beginners: Very suitable

Noelle: Merlin, stop being modest, this really suits you.