Chapter 6

In the long, pitch-black corridor, a streak of light darted past at an extremely fast speed, causing ripples to spread through the void. In just a moment, with the appearance of a point of light, the streak of light accelerated again, reaching the point of light in an instant and merging into it.

"Phew, this feeling is really uncomfortable!" In a dim corner, Ito Sei, dressed in his pajamas, appeared there. He leaned against the wall and shook his head vigorously, trying to dispel the dizziness and nausea.

However, before he could finish, he suddenly felt a peculiar energy surge within his body, spreading throughout and subtly transforming it. As this energy appeared, the dizziness and nausea began to gradually fade, leaving him feeling refreshed and invigorated. Even more surprisingly, the faint aura within his body, which had been weak due to the short time, became stronger. Additionally, a new energy, clearly different from the energy cultivated through health-preserving exercises, was also born within him...

"Is this...?" Ito Sei, sensing the changes in his body, immediately closed his eyes and focused on the internal changes. After a moment, he opened his eyes and muttered to himself, "Spiritual energy?"

"What's going on?" Ito Sei, confused about the situation, asked the Magic Cube in his mind.

[When opening a space-time door, the world's power from the connected two worlds overflows. Part of it serves as protective energy during the teleportation and is absorbed by the user afterward, which can transform the body and enhance physical and mental strength. Another part is used to weave protective codes in the new world to prevent rejection. The last part is absorbed by the system as pure energy.]

"So, that heat flow must have been the remaining world's power. The new energy must be the awakened spiritual energy. Although I haven't practiced, this body clearly has, even if it's weak but still exists..." Ito Sei deduced after understanding the cause and effect. He then suddenly realized something he had forgotten in the excitement and tension of coming to the new world.

"Magic Cube, if I stay here, what will happen to the world I came from?" Ito Sei asked in his mind.

[The time flow is unequal; one day in this world equals 24 minutes in the main world. When the user's abilities improve, the time flow will increase.]

"Phew, that's good. By the way, if I want to go back, what should I do?" Ito Sei continued to ask.

[After each teleportation, the cooldown time is determined based on the stability of the current world. The current world's cooldown time is 15 days.]

"I see." Ito Sei mentally calculated that he had teleported from his home around 11 PM. According to the 24-minute-per-day ratio, 15 days later, the cooldown would be complete, and he would return home in the morning. After understanding these final questions, Ito Sei realized he didn't know what to do next.

"What should I do?" he asked himself.

[Do as you please...]

"Ha ha, do as I please, huh? So, can I kill someone?" Ito Sei asked jokingly.

[Yes!] The cold, emotionless message suddenly appeared in his mind, making Ito Sei's face, which had a slight smile, stiffen.

"…So, it really is 'do as I please,' huh." Ito Sei's face was stiff as he muttered to himself, and his eyes began to flash with an indescribable look, as if a demon imprisoned within him was struggling to break free.

After all, whether in his previous life or after rebirth, Ito Sei had always been an ordinary person. Although he practiced martial arts in his previous life, it was just for fitness, and his grandfather strictly forbade him from using his skills to bully the weak. This led to him being a semi-recluse despite his martial arts skills, as he feared losing control of his violent tendencies and often relied on the internet to vent his emotions.

After rebirth, although [Ito Sei] was a scoundrel, he was still just a scoundrel. He definitely wouldn't dare to kill or set fires, and the fusion with the Magic Cube intensified his inner impulses. However, the existence of the Magic Cube and the potential challenges kept him in check, which is why he was so actively practicing during that time.

Now, in this unknown world, the Magic Cube's questions and answers had awakened the demon deep within Ito Sei. Fortunately, Ito Sei still had his rationality and knew it was impossible to really kill someone to test if it was true, so he took a deep breath to calm himself.

"Even so, it doesn't seem like I can gain much world's power this way. Is there any way to quickly obtain world's power?" Ito Sei, having calmed down, continued to ask.

[Yes, kill the world's beloved or disrupt the world's original script.]

"What are the world's beloved and the world's original script?" Ito Sei asked, puzzled.

[The world's beloved are the favored individuals of the world, carrying a large amount of world's power. They are often called 'chosen ones' or 'main characters' in the user's terms. The world's original script is the predetermined rules of the world, usually centered around the main character.]

"Damn, isn't this just like the typical villain in a story?" Ito Sei, understanding the explanation, couldn't help but feel irritated.

The Magic Cube didn't respond, but the meaning was clear.

"How do I know who the main characters of this world are?" Ito Sei, getting no response, continued to ask.

[Do you want to search for the world's favored individuals?]

"Search." Ito Sei said, somewhat dejectedly.

[Search started...] An invisible wave, like a radar, spread out rapidly from Ito Sei, disappearing almost instantly from his sight. A moment later, a message reappeared in Ito Sei's mind.

[Search complete]

Then, a map-like image appeared in Ito Sei's mind, with two moving points, one red and one green. The green point represented Ito Sei himself, and the red point represented the main character of this world. Of course, the map didn't just have one green and one red point; there were also over a dozen yellow and blue points, representing individuals favored by the world but not as much as the red point.

"Sigh, I should first understand this world, then find out who the so-called main character is before taking any action." Ito Sei sighed, tidied his clothes, and walked out of the dim corner, blending into the crowd and disappearing.

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{Piaotian Literature}