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Ten Days Later

Veyron: ...

Even though the stage now had a fifth member—Chika—which slightly shifted the standing (or sitting) positions compared to when it was just the four of them, Mio still ended up as the lead vocalist because Yui had sung herself hoarse during practice.

And of course, right as the performance wrapped up, Mio (in her black dress) was about to exit the stage when she tripped over a cable and fell flat on her face—a classic anime moment.

Veyron was already prepared, ready to bend the light and enjoy the exclusive view all to himself.

Be a gentleman and not look? Ha—this was Veyron we're talking about. Lol.

But instead of the expected fanservice, what greeted him was a pair of comforting, full-coverage lantern shorts under the black dress.

Come to think of it, this was probably the more realistic outcome.

With Mio's shy and introverted personality, the fact that she even changed into the performance outfit made by Sawako Yamanaka was already a huge leap in courage.

As a bassist and lead singer, she didn't need to do any twirls or flashy moves on stage that might risk exposing anything, putting on a pair of safety shorts under her skirt wasn't weird at all.

In fact—not wearing them would've been way weirder!

Kind of like the world of One Piece, really.

In Veyron's memory, Boa Hancock had two major fashion aesthetics.

One was a short top that showed off the upper half of her chest, a generous cleavage, a slim waist, and toned abs, paired with a high-slit skirt that went up to her thighs—sometimes with a cloak or cape over her back.

The other was a high-slit kimono-style dress.

After crossing over into the world of One Piece and meeting Hancock on Rusukaina Island—where she usually wore that thigh-high slit kimono.

Veyron had also seen her in a very different outfit: a full-body leather suit that covered everything except her face and hands. That was the standard combat gear for Amazon Lily's warriors.

Just because those warrior women could masterfully wield Haki in both colors—and even coat themselves in invisible armor with Armament Haki—didn't mean they could go into battle in pajamas.

On the contrary, being from a warrior culture meant they understood how much of a difference real armor could make. There's no way they'd show up to a fight in something they'd wear around the house.

So yeah—by that logic, things like "Nami treating lingerie as regular clothes," "Belo Betty going around with an open jacket," or "Rebecca in golden nipple armor" were probably going to remain part of memories—and nowhere else.

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"So, what did you think of their performance?"

At the back of the school auditorium, Sawako Yamanaka—the Light Music Club's advisor—leaned casually against the wall as she asked Veyron.

He had already met the girls earlier, introduced as "a guest invited by Fujiwara Chika," so Sawako knew he was in the loop and didn't mind chatting with him about it.

"They're still a bit raw when it comes to technique and vocals," Veyron replied with a smile, "but honestly? That was a fantastic performance."

He knew exactly what level the Light Music Club had been at just over two weeks ago, so he added sincerely, "It's all thanks to your guidance these past few days."

If they were still performing like they had before, they'd be lucky not to get booed off the stage. The only reason they'd have been tolerated back then was because the audience would cut them some slack as just a high school club, not a real band.

But now? They had the whole crowd cheering.

One look at that sparkling gaze from student council president Sogabe Megumi, and Veyron was pretty sure that a "Mio Fan Club" at Sakuragaoka High School was only a matter of time.

"Oh, I didn't do that much," Sawako said modestly. "The girls are just naturally talented…"

Then she added, "Anyway, want to come by the music room for some tea and snacks? As the club's advisor, I guarantee they're top-tier~"

"I'd love to," Veyron nodded. "Chika's been raving about the Light Music Club's tea parties for a while now…"

They chatted as they walked to the music room, where Veyron helped himself to a cup of real English royal black tea, two butter cookies, and a slice of strawberry shortcake. Only then did he feel truly satisfied—and said his goodbyes with Chika and others.

"Should we submit the mission now?" Chika asked once they stepped outside the school gates.

She was looking at the world-1 bond progress, which had just hit 100%.

"Mm… I'll hand mine after I get back to world-2."

Veyron gave a slight nod.

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Half a minute later—

[Ding!]

[Based on your performance in this mission, you've earned 12,000 points.]

The total mission reward was 20,000 points. Since each of them handled one world, they were supposed to split the points evenly.

But because Veyron had gone out of his way to set Chika up with that "special identity" in world-1—something that made her whole mission run way smoother—he ended up skimming an extra 2,000 points off her share during the final tally.

[Mission complete.]

[Worlds (0, 1, 2) have merged.]

One moment, Veyron had been inside the director's office of Excellent Girls' Academy. Next, he flickered and reappeared midair. Glancing around, he saw two new campuses—one large, one small—now standing in clear view to his front and side.

The smaller one was Sakuragaoka High School for Girls. The larger campus belonged to Shuchiin Academy.

Both schools had just popped into existence, practically out of nowhere. And yet, despite the fact they were only a few blocks apart, no one seemed to find anything unusual about it.

Not a single person in any of the three worlds reacted like anything was out of the ordinary.

The streets, greenery, buildings—everything had been seamlessly stitched together.

Veyron sent his Ki outward, scanning in every direction. Within moments, he had a full grasp of the entire planet.

"…Wait, what the hell?"

His brows shot up in surprise.

He'd checked the populations of Earths in world-0, world-1, and world-2 before. Each had around 7 billion people.

After the merge, the total global population was now over 21 billion.

He'd also taken note of each Earth's physical size: standard specs, with an equatorial radius of about 6,378 km and a polar radius of around 6,357 km.

Now?

Equatorial radius: ~19,134 km. Polar radius: ~19,071 km.

And somehow, gravity, density, and other planetary stats hadn't changed at all.

Zooming in with his Ki perception, he could see that every continental plate, ocean, national border—even celestial bodies in the solar system—had all adjusted accordingly, scaling up distances and sizes to match the new planetary dimensions.

Honestly, it was a miracle.

If the world fusion process—driven by the combined will of all three worlds—hadn't been this mystical, this perfectly calibrated… scientists in astronomy, geography, and physics would've absolutely lost their minds.

At least one-third of them would've gone insane on the spot, and the only reason the other two-thirds wouldn't is probably because their mental resilience was built different.

『Lady Avalon』: That's just....

『Lady Avalon』: Ridiculous.

A simple but blunt comment appeared in the group chat.

Apparently, someone else in the chat had also managed to perceive just how utterly absurd this world fusion was.

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