Chapter 3: The Strongest Apostle: Yatogami Toka

The clock gradually approached the twelve o'clock position.

The school bell that Arthur was waiting for did not ring. At this time, the school bell would usually have rung.

But—

There was no bell at Changdian Shangji Academy!

This was not due to a malfunction of the school's facilities, but because the course taught by Itsushibumi Tamenobu had just begun. No, it would be more accurate to say that the course at Changdian Shangji Academy had just started.

Perhaps enduring hunger was also a test?

I should have eaten more for breakfast.

Itsushibumi Tamenobu reached out and tapped the air, and a map of Academy City appeared before Arthur and the others—

"Tonight, we will enter the Dimensional Tower, so you must listen carefully now. Dying in the initial world would be very embarrassing! The Dai Bashou Festival is coming up soon. Last year's champion was Tokiwadai Middle School, so this time, Changdian Shangji Academy must win the championship. If we win, you will receive some excellent rewards.

That's enough idle talk. First, you need to familiarize yourselves with eight buildings: the Dimensional Tower and the headquarters of the seven royal factions.

The Dimensional Tower is a place where you, as students, will undergo trials and collect dimensional fragments. The only way to save the world is to obtain enough dimensional fragments in the Dimensional Tower to revive one of the seven kings. However, no one knows exactly how many fragments are needed.

The headquarters of the seven royal factions are where you will handle transactions, form teams, establish guilds, and earn merits. Although officially, the headquarters of the seven royal factions do not interfere with the development and freedom of the students, in reality, to obtain more useful information and grow faster, you will have to accept some missions from the faction headquarters.

This also means that students with different royal faction abilities are competitors and may become enemies at any time. Of course, it's also possible to become comrades for the same goal. From now on, you must learn to be a 'villain' or a 'heretic.' Only by exhausting all conspiracies can you maximize your benefits. There are no laws in this world!

Of course, you don't need me to explain this; your 'parents' will tell you. Now, I will focus on the key points.

The Dimensional Tower.

This tower encompasses all anime worlds, and there is no distinction in strength between the bottom and the top of the tower.

When you enter a dimensional world, the Dimensional Tower's fate system will automatically assign you some tasks that can be completed. Although there are five difficulty levels—easy, normal, hard, hell, and abyss—just their existence means there is a chance to complete them.

The first task in any dimensional world is normal, and the difficulty will gradually increase. Completing hell and abyss level tasks will give you a chance to obtain dimensional fragments. The probability of obtaining fragments at the hell difficulty level is 50%, and at the abyss level, it is 100%. At the same time, there is a chance to obtain four-star and five-star apostle fragments at the hell and abyss difficulty levels.

In the dimensional world, battles are not solely reliant on your own strength. If you cannot trust your teammates, you can summon dimensional apostles.

Dimensional apostles are ranked from one to six stars, with five stars being considered top-tier, comparable to royal descendants. Generally, everyone has one of the seven kings' attributes, but some people are born with the blood of the seven kings, making them very powerful from the start. These people do not need to study at the Dimensional Academy and can enter the Dimensional Tower through their family's channels.

The headquarters of the royal factions are also established by them, but even among them, there are internal struggles. To attract ordinary royal ability users, they are very 'polite.' Some excellent royal ability users are forcibly lured into contracts.

One thing is certain: royal descendants have a natural advantage over you, but the existence of apostles can completely make up for this deficiency. A five-star apostle is comparable to a royal descendant, and a six-star apostle is legendary. Collecting them is very difficult. According to legend, the strongest one-on-one fighter among the six-star apostles is from the anime "Date A Live"—

Yatogami Toka.

In fifteen years, no one has been able to summon her. One of her strongest abilities is complete physical immunity. Vector manipulation like Accelerator's is completely ineffective against her. In special circumstances, she can even reflect damage back to the opponent. I won't go into more detail about her other strengths, as summoning her is impossible for you.

Infinite apostles are unique. Once an apostle is summoned, it cannot be summoned again. They are living beings like us, just sealed in an unknown space.

When the seven kings were in slumber, they seemed to have made some kind of agreement to seal certain anime characters as infinite apostles. They exist as transcenders because their abilities can be used across different dimensions, just like yours.

In simple terms, A dimension and B dimension have their own rules, and their abilities cannot be used interchangeably. Abilities from A world cannot be used in B world, and vice versa. However, with the [Intrinsic World Control] system in your bodies, you can break these rules and achieve interoperability of abilities.

However, the native inhabitants of the dimensional worlds do not have this ability, but infinite apostles do.

That concludes the explanation of apostles. Next, I will discuss infinite combat abilities.

Infinite combat requires the abilities of an infinite being, generally divided into:

Infinite attributes, infinite equipment, infinite skills, aura system, and infinite bonds.

Infinite attributes are your initial attributes, which will continuously grow through combat experience. The better you perform in battle, the faster they will grow.

Infinite equipment is equipped through the synthesis of fragments, blueprints, and crystals. Of course, this requires the existence of a blacksmith to synthesize them. Blacksmiths are very important, and excellent blacksmiths can add additional special attributes to equipment. However, they charge fees. If you have the materials, I can help you find someone to forge them, but there will be a commission fee.

Infinite skills are very important. Equipment has its strengths and weaknesses, and skills are the same. Possessing powerful skills can even one-shot an opponent. Skills also appear in the form of fragments, and the strongest skills can generally be synthesized within a year if you have high luck.

The aura system is a way to quickly increase your strength. By collecting aura seeds and the corresponding materials, you can upgrade your aura. Each upgrade will increase your attributes, and both royal ability users and infinite apostles can enhance their strength through aura.

Infinite bonds are mainly for infinite apostles. Generally, summoned infinite apostles have their own bonds, such as the bond between Yatogami Toka and Itsuka Kotori. Bonds can increase attributes, but royal ability users can sign contracts with infinite apostles by purchasing [Bond Books]. Bond Books are even harder to obtain than skills.

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