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«"And it's not here..." the fifteen year old girl muttered quietly to herself as she put aside the book 'Backroads of the World' by Wendyago Frichmunt. The girl exhaled and blew out a strand of brown hair hanging in front of her eyes. A pile of books of various contents lay on the table next to her.
Just today as she had arrived at Hogwarts with Harry and Ron, Headmaster Dumbledore had revealed at the start of the school year celebration that there would be no Quidditch this year. But instead there would be the Three Wizards Tournament, an event last held in the eighteenth century due to the sheer number of deaths among the participants. Weasley, as usual, was being an idiot and immediately started saying that it would be nice to participate for the prize of a thousand galleons and completely missed the part about the danger.
The last few days in general had been difficult for Hermione, the attack by Death Eaters at the Quidditch World Cup where they had faced off against the assassins, the usual name-calling from the purebloods and especially from Malfoy and the smothering hug with Molly Weasley. The latter was perhaps even comparable to the former. On top of that, she had learnt about the poor house elves being held as slaves! Then the resentment in the girl exceeded all imaginable and unthinkable limits.
But soon another thing happened - Spatially Group Chat, once you hear the name you won't know what it's all about. At first the girl suspected the antics of Fred and George, but she checked with Madam Pomfrey, and nothing was found. Constantly appearing signs in front of her eyes was clearly not the norm, but the girl was too busy with the idea of freeing the house elves that she only freed herself after a few hours.
She read the Information first and was... stunned, to say the least. Stunned by such a brazen lie! She even dared to ask Professor McGonagall about possible other worlds, and she didn't answer directly, but made it clear that it was Muggle childish stuff! She especially didn't like her name in this Chat, because that was what they called her in her first years, and it was very hurtful.
She decided to do a couple of experiments, this Chat was like sending messages by fax, only everything was much faster. The mind of a far from stupid girl immediately looked for inconsistencies in the words "Rias", who thinks she is a demon, which is ridiculous. But the further Hermione read, the more curiosity rose in her, mixed with uncertainty. "DxD's Memory Copy," whatever that meant, that the administrator had sent, was like a film at its finest. But Hermione knew that electronics didn't work within the walls of the school, and mages hadn't thought of making films like that yet... just small segments in newspapers and that was it.
The fact that the Administrator knew the events at her school raised the suspicion again that someone was bullying her... and it happened often. But here was this Anthony's words about the school not being safe, first raising a wave of indignation in her, and afterwards... calm acceptance. After reading the report of what had happened in first and second year... it really didn't look safe after all. She was enjoying all these adventures where she could participate with FRIENDS and be a COMMAND...so she wouldn't feel that loneliness that usually accompanies it.
When a certain Erina sent out the dishes and Hermione picked them out of sheer curiosity... a plate of divine smelling food appeared right in front of her! In the library! Thankfully the girl was alone and no one noticed and she frantically tried to hide the plate, but in the process couldn't help herself and tasted it... remembering that moan of hers and the look in Madam Pince's eyes, the girl blushed again.
"Now she thinks I'm a pervert," flashed through her mind.
Already with her name changed, she continued to read what Rias and Anthony were saying. Soon the uncertainty of her own conclusions that it was all a joke peaked. The girl didn't know who to turn to without looking crazy, and it was coming out that there was no one to turn to. Harry would probably wonder what was going on and recommend getting some sleep, Ron... he was just Ron, and that said it all.
Entering the Spatial Shop, the girl saw a huge assortment of all sorts of magical items! Even the forbidden and dark ones, which couldn't help but frighten the young girl. And now she was trying to find books about the theory of the other world, but apparently, this must be looked for in the Muggle world. But one must still observe this Chat....
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«Your desire to shed the burden of your studies as soon as possible is understandable. - Cortana's voice spoke in my ear. With 15% of Tony Stark's knowledge, I had no trouble making a small ear communicator out of earphones that could be connected to my phone and through which Cortana could talk. Her primary location is still the holoprojector I have in my backpack.
«Then we need to act and talk to the professor. He knows that I'm a more than capable student, so there shouldn't be a problem with completing the university programme early. - I said as I sat on the underground, ignoring the stares of some not-so-clean-looking man.
«Society is an important part of life for human beings, especially friends. Do you have friends? - asked the AI after a while.
«I have a sister, and that used to be enough for me. I have a couple of good acquaintances, though. But as of yesterday, I can say that you have become my friend and partner as well.
«...Copy that. - I heard and we drove on in silence.
After a good night's sleep I was able to mentally rest from yesterday's crazy day and, it seems, now I really consider myself Anthony Luthor, not just a copy or a migrant. Well, sure, I could still spend hours parsing the input from Cortana, but the data was too interesting.
I had time to mull over talking to the AI about my plans, and I finally decided to just follow my heart. In my head, I had already come up with a few plans on how to deal with Luther, with his downright immense distrust of those around him. The fact that he's the only shareholder plays right into my hands, with the nanosuit and Cortana watching my back, it should work out. But I won't start acting today, tomorrow is the first of the new month and I can buy a hundred Gachi points. Maybe something useful will fall out that will change my plans.
Metropolis University was exactly as I, or the previous me, remembered it. It competes with Gotham University for leadership and the graduation of gifted students. But considering what usually happens in Gotham, I'd rather study here.
After talking to the professor, I managed to convince him that I wanted to graduate as soon as possible and to do so I was willing to take all the remaining courses in four semesters. I was in the Computer Science programme, and the last me, even without Tony Stark's knowledge, could pass early, maybe not with an A+, but still. The current me should have no problem at all.
First I was taken to the director, where I showed a little bit that I could really pass everything and so they decided to organise all the tests for me in a couple of hours... the director really wanted to show Gotham University that they had a new graduate genius. And when I talked to the director and persuaded him to give me the opportunity to take another programme in a related field and was ready to pay $45000, he did not remove the smile from his face at all.
Perhaps I played on the competitive spirit of the director, because otherwise everything could take much longer. Especially if I want to get my Doctorate, I can't do it in one day. The test can be written today, but there's still a week of meetings with different professors to prove my knowledge more comprehensively and I shouldn't forget about dissertations. In general, money and influence could solve these problems, but I don't have a lot of both.
All the necessary tests took me about seven hours, and during this time the director hustled me.
«Student genius? - I read the headline of an article in the Daily Planet and there was a picture of me behind the test, in a separate classroom. Apparently the principal is really taking what he can from the situation.
«Given Alexander Luthor's character, there's a fifty-one per cent chance he won't just leave the situation alone. - came the voice of the AI in my ear. Now I was sitting in the cafeteria of the university and drinking coffee.
«It's understandable... - not to say that I didn't expect something like this, so I didn't feel any negative emotions. Lex probably wouldn't like the fact that his little brother is kind of a genius. Although, knowing him, I can assume he won't do anything right now, waiting for things to calm down around me. While I was sitting there I decided to log into the chat room via my phone.
Spaceshop
Chat Points: 700.
Group Chat
Missions/Tasks
Information
While I had time I went to the Spatial Shop, I had seven hundred Chat Points. There was a huge selection of regular items and divine level items...and beyond.
Thor's Hammer (A) - 60000 CH.
This is the discounted price, the real price is 110000 PM from the World of DxD.
Helmet of Destiny: (S) - 160000 PM.
Mother Cube: (SS) - 240000 PM.
Throne of Mobius: (SS) - 280000 PM.
In general, there were a lot of items of varying degrees of power, but they were also expensive. So I decided to see what I could get on my Chat Points and the choice was huge, so I sat for about twenty minutes and didn't even get to half of the list, but I had to enter the chat as a new inscription appeared:
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Hidden Task Completed: Change the fate of a chat participant.
Group Chat can change the fate of participants by its appearance, but it is the Administrator who should push the participants to it, to make the participant make a fateful decision. Whether this will lead to problems or victories, time will tell.
Reward: + 3000 Chat Points
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Staring at the inscription, I didn't even know what to say, apparently the conversation with Rias had been very productive and she had decided to become stronger and take fate into her own hands, at least in relation to the wedding. Three thousand chat points is a huge amount of OHF, but I decided to hold off for now. I won't be buying anything while in a public place anyway.
Erina Nakiri: Is Administrator-kun still offline?
Rias Gremory: Apparently so, I have a question for him too.
Erina Nakiri: I watched Memory Copy before bed by the way... how can you be so perverted....
Erina Nakiri: A pervert. It's outrageous! If such a one showed up at my Tootsuki Academy, he'd be kicked out immediately!
Rias Gremori: By the way, I was wondering, what do you do at your academy? Especially since you seem to be a member of some elite ten.
Erina Nakiri: Some? Some what????
Erina Nakiri: Oh yeah, different worlds... still hard to believe that. It's a world-renowned culinary school in Japan. Students come from all over the world to study there and become the best chef. But many are rejected because they're not talented enough. The Elite Ten is the student council and is made up of the best of the best!
Erina Nakiri: "Send Photo."
Rias Gremory: Cute. Don't you have anything supernatural in the world?
Erina Nakiri: I haven't heard of such a thing.
Erina Nakiri: Well, only heard about strong people training all their lives some martial arts and being able to lift cars... but I don't know how true that is.
Anthony (Administrator): Hello, everyone.
Rias Gremory: Tony-kun! I did my first training according to your instructions and only now found time to rest. I learnt from my brother that to reach his strength he also trained a lot... but Sasex didn't tell me about it because of worry!
Erina Nakiri: Doesn't that make sense?
Rias Gremory: Well... yes... but I thought it was his legacy. Now I'm ashamed of what I was....
Anthony (Administrator): Exercise, whether mental or physical, is beneficial. And Demons, as far as I know, are already born quite strong and they have a much higher limit that they can reach when compared to a normal person. That's why I advised you to start training.
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