Class Time
The teacher droned on about a topic Nanashi had already mastered.
Bored, he struck a relaxed pose and opened the chat group.
As soon as he logged in, he saw multiple notifications tagging him.
March 7th: "@Nanashi, there's a new member! Administrator, please come out and explain the Doomsday Chat Group!"
Insect Hashira: "Doomsday Chat Group? Ah, what kind of demon blood art is this? Can the so-called 'Administrator' come out and explain?"
Cat Burglar: "What the hell is this? Why can I understand the words even though I don't recognize them?"
Nanashi smirked. That was just the chat group's built-in translation function at work.
Every member came from a different world with its own language, yet the system seamlessly translated everything for mutual understanding.
Momonga: "Feels like a virtual chat room… but I'm not in a game right now."
Aqua: "!!! All three of you, join the Axis Cult! Believe in the Goddess of Water!"
Insect Hashira: "God? Haha, what a joke."
Cat Burglar: "God? Celestial Dragons?! Wait… is this something related to the Celestial Dragons?!"
Momonga: "Axis Cult? Never heard of it."
Aqua: "..."
Aqua: "I am NOT a demon! I am NOT some unlucky-sounding Celestial Dragon! I am a GOD! The Goddess of Water!"
Cat Burglar: "A goddess, huh? If you can defeat the Fishmen, then I'll believe in you."
Aqua: "..."
Aqua was about to lose her mind.
How am I supposed to go to your world and fight Fishmen?!
Lemuel: "Things sure are lively. Three new members at once."
Saeko: "They probably find this all hard to believe. We might need Nanashi-kun to explain. @Nanashi, are you there?"
Nanashi: "Yeah."
In truth, Nanashi had already skimmed through the chat history.
He silently stroked his chin in thought.
Two of the three newcomers were easy to identify.
Insect Hashira.
Mentioning "Demon" and "Blood Demon Arts" could only mean one thing—this was Kocho Shinobu, the Insect Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps.
Cat Burglar.
She mentioned "Celestial Dragons" and "Fishmen."
No doubt about it—Nami.
As for Momonga…
There wasn't enough information in the chat logs to confirm his identity.
However, that name…
Nanashi immediately thought of a certain bone overlord.
Could it be…
The legendary Overlord himself?
His real name was Suzuki Satoru.
After piecing everything together, Nanashi finally spoke up.
Nanashi: "@Insect Hashira, @Cat Burglar, @Momonga. Welcome, new members, to the Doomsday Chat Group."
Saeko: "Yes, we forgot to properly welcome them!"
March 7th: "Welcome aboard!"
Lemuel: "Welcome."
Aqua: "Welcome! And if you join the Axis Cult, I'll give you an extra warm welcome!"
They ignored Aqua.
Again.
Insect Hashira: "Oh? You're the administrator here? Did you create this place with blood demon arts?"
Nanashi: "Unfortunately, no. The Doomsday Chat Group wasn't created by me."
Nanashi: "I'm not a demon under Muzan Kibutsuji, nor do I use blood demon arts. I'm human—but I may not be from the same world as you."
Insect Hashira: "You dare speak Muzan Kibutsuji's name so casually?!"
A pause.
Insect Hashira: "…"
Demons weren't able to say that name out loud.
Which meant—
Insect Hashira: "So, you're really not a demon… but what exactly is the Doomsday Chat Group? And what do you mean by 'not from the same world'?"
Nanashi: "The Doomsday Chat Group is a platform created to help those whose worlds are facing the apocalypse. Everyone in this group has a looming doomsday in their own world."
Nanashi: "For example, Saeko's world is already experiencing an apocalypse—her world is overrun by zombies. Here, take a look: '[Image] [Image].'"
He attached two images.
One was a close-up of a rotting corpse.
The other was a massive horde of zombies.
Cat Burglar: "T-That's terrifying!"
Momonga: "Zombies?! They actually exist?!"
Meanwhile, in the Butterfly Mansion, Shinobu narrowed her violet eyes at the images.
Disgusting. Grotesque creatures. And so many of them…
Yet, they didn't resemble demons.
They looked more like…
The walking dead.
Is this truly another world?
Lowering her guard slightly, she set down her sword and continued reading the chat.
Nanashi: "You can change your nickname to your real name if you'd like. You can also check your personal info to see what kind of doomsday your world is facing."
Shinobu: "Hello, everyone. I am Shinobu Kocho, Insect Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps. My doomsday status shows [Future Doomsday (4 Stars)]."
Saeko: "That's the same as mine."
Nanashi: "The demons in Shinobu's world are likely the cause of the future apocalypse."
Nanashi: "Demons and zombies are similar in some ways. There are fewer demons, but they're smarter and stronger than zombies."
March 7th: "So the Demon Slayer Corps exists just to hunt demons?"
Shinobu: "That's right. It's our duty to slay the man-eating demons."
Aqua: "More zombies?! I specialize in exterminating those!"
Cat Burglar: "My name is Nami, from Cocoyasi Village. My doomsday type is [Abnormal Doomsday (4 Stars)]."
Suzuki: "I'm Suzuki Satoru. My doomsday type says [Uncertain Doomsday (6 Stars)]. What does that mean? Is my world going to be destroyed?!"
March 7th: "Wait! Neither of you have future doomsdays! There's also an 'Uncertain Doomsday' in Nanashi's world!"
Nanashi's gaze darkened slightly.
So far, they had encountered multiple doomsdays—zombies, demons, and now something labeled "Uncertain."
A six-star doomsday.
The highest-ranked danger level in the chat group.
What kind of threat could warrant such a classification?