The Ultimate Support Character

Just like with Yuko and Zerina who brought the other Party Members with them, Yumiko and Jayna brought those who adventured with us at the World of Spirits. Rei, Ren, Jagu, Chee, Ezyn, and Yse.

Harlan apparently hadn't come yet due to his duty as one of the Council Members and the highest-ranking at that. Jayna's father also refused to leave her mother.

Ezyn and Yse left the Spirit Beast Capital in the hands of their trusted aides. They didn't have to do anything but to make sure that the Spirit Beasts won't go crazy and attack the Spiritas now that the Dark Elves were driven out of the World.

As for Elena, the surrendered Dark Elf, Harlan had her locked up for now, with her Dark Energy still restrained. That woman was still a Rank 5 Mortal who already reached the threshold. Even if they can subdue her with numbers if ever she backed out from her word, she would bring huge damage to the Spiritas. So it's better to lock her up for now.

"Thanks to the World's Will of this World, we found the way this fast to you."

Yumiko said.

We already moved from outside the Formation to the inside of the Great Protector's Church, inside a room that was repurposed to become a Guest Hall.

Sofiel's room at the top of this tower is her private quarters so… only me and the other girls are allowed to go there.

Ever since they arrived, the two never left my side as they took both of my arms and hugged them. Sofiel and Fleur who were with me earlier shook their heads helplessly. Now that they're here, my time with them will be somewhat reduced.

Well, during the week, I alternately stayed with the two, only last night did they accept to sleep together in one big bed. Now that Yumiko and Jayna are here, they're giving way.

"I see. That's good then. Did the Principal open the Portal for you?"

"Un. Only for the two of us, the others were brought here directly from World of Spirits. I brought Jayna with me to Earth and we resolved something there. One of the Dark Cult members became a vessel for a Transcendent. Since the other Heroes haven't reached Transcendent yet, we were sent to deal with it."

Eh? Isn't that a serious problem? If one Possessed already became a vessel for a Transcendent, it won't be long before more of them showed up. Why did they make it sound like it's easy?

"You two were not hurt, were you? Also, what did the Principal do in the aftermath?"

"Relax, Daisuke. Do we look like we're hurt? We're stronger now."

This time, Jayna answered as she turned my face towards her.

"We didn't kill the Possessed. The Principal took him for interrogation. As to the result, he said, he'll be the one to tell you once you come back. He also told us to give you a reminder…"

Yumiko continued answering my next question.

The others who were watching either turned their heads away or just had an amused expression on their faces. Well, it looked like a straight out of a comedy anime, with the two of them at my side and my head didn't know who to look at first.

But even with that. They're also listening to what the two are saying.

"… He's reminding you that you have to go back to Earth in two months, whether you close the Portals or not. Also, he emphasized that you have to bring the five Orbs with you."

Jayna continued and told me what the Principal asked for them to tell me.

Two months, huh? That's a lot of time if I compare it with the previous expedition on other worlds. Additionally, it's already more than a month since I went with the three Heroes to the World of Meta. This is the first time he set a limit.

If I remember correctly, they said the longest time someone was summoned was 3 months. Is it related to that or there's another reason?

In any case, the emphasis on bringing the Orbs back… That's most likely the most important. Then that means, I also have to go back to World of Meta and take the Orb of Protection from Nysia or I could just take her with me back to Earth.

But with this information, I most likely completed collecting all the Orbs. There are only five of them, they're all at different worlds of different Energy Source Types and they're all at the hands of my Companions who are certainly a reincarnation of my Companion from my previous life.

Everything's connected and maybe the Orb will point to my true identity? I don't know. Let's stop overthinking here.

Then it's clear what I have to do now. Close the Portals within two months.

That's including the World of Barbarians. Though I'm confident with Yuko and Zerina there to help closing the Portal and with Erin and Avelin becoming a Transcendent, I somehow want to see what will happen in that world. It also has more unearthed secrets especially the Beast Mountain range at the South and the Edge of the World at the West of the Desolate Plains.

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After a few more minutes of talking with Yumiko and Jayna, I turned to those who came with them. Since Ezyn and Yse were already on their last stretch to the threshold as Ruler Spirit Realm, I will have them undergo the same training with the Elites. It's all to push them towards Transcendence.

As for the other four, there's no choice but to have them fight along with the Protectors or the troops prepared by both the Human Race and Elementals.

The past week wasn't really silent at all. That's only considering those at the Transcendent Realm on both sides.

Their Mortal Ranks kept on organizing troops and marching towards us. And that became something like the skirmishes happening in the World of Spirits among the young Spiritas and Spirit Beasts.

Every time they will come, I would send the Elites to lead and a single clone to act as their Support with its buff.

That's cheating yes, but that's war after all. There's no point showing mercy when we can have the advantage.

During those skirmishes as well, the two Aristocratic Families kept sending us information as to what was happening on their side. They're now acting as a Spy.

Also through those skirmishes, they're slowly sending their people. The first one being the Tyler Family whose manor became a rest stop when I infiltrated the Central Area with Fleur before.

We had them screened before settling them behind the three territories.

After talking with them, I brought the four girls with me to the top floor. Well, it's awkward not only for us but also for them to see us flirting.

Also, there's more we will have to talk about.

"Have you two adapted to this World's Source Energy?"

All of my Companions will be able to adapt to two more Source Energy Types because of the Enhanced Adaptability passive skill I passed to them after becoming a Transcendent. It gave them the Flux Energy State (Limited).

Yuko and Yumiko will probably have an edge due to their identity as denizens of Earth. Psyche Energy isn't counted on the two free slots. But that's it, if they go to the World of Meta, the Meta Energy will probably take a slot if they choose to adapt to it.

"No. Not yet, is the Pathway here will be useful to us?"

Yumiko answered me.

They already left my arm alone but still, she's sitting next to me and on the other side, Fleur took Jayna's place.

Jayna was busy with Sofiel as the latter showed her the secret room full of treasures. That girl's curiosity was piqued again and I think Sofiel intentionally did that.

It's to truly confirm that she's the same reincarnated Jayna in her memories. And upon seeing the girl's almost endless curiosity, she felt relieved and hugged the girl like a long lost sister.

"Every Pathway will be useful for us especially when we glimpse into our own Transcendent Pathway. I told you the nature of the Transcendent Pathway, right? Fleur and Sofiel will go to the World Spirits to adapt to Spirit Energy. Their Transcendent Pathway concerned incorporating the Spirit Type properties. Maybe that will help them advance easily."

But I'm still not sure if it will give birth to another Transcendent Pathway since the Flux Energy State will forcefully put both Pathways at the same level. I can only confirm it when the girls who already started with their Transcendent Pathway adapted to another Source Energy Type.

"I see. I gave it a thought and one of the Source Energy Types I will pick will be the System Type. It sounds useful. The other pathways are also good but I'm more inclined on having it for convenience. So for the second slot, let me see first what Elemental Energy can do."

Yumiko answered with a smile before turning to Fleur.

Err… That smile contained her competitiveness. When I looked at Fleur, she's also smiling with the same glint in her eyes. Should I take that as them trying to greet each other?

As if that's the case!

These girls… Haa… They'll get along well after a few exchanges of skills, right?

"Well then, there's a place to check that."

From the Necklace, I brought out the spare Virtual Simulation capsules. Upon seeing those, Yumiko and even Jayna who's filling up her curiosity looking at Sofiel's stored treasures had their eyes shine brilliantly.

Well, I think I would have the same reaction if I didn't have my Adaptability when I first saw these capsules.