Multiverse: The Forced Exorcist

"No."

This situation couldn't really be called getting caught—at most, just a case of unfortunate timing. As for pulling Yumiko into anything... Shirakawa had no such intentions.

With a calm expression, he asked, "Why did you come back so late? I thought you were staying at Ebina's place or maybe with Yuigahama."

"..."

It was clearly a case of throwing the blame back.

Yumiko rolled her eyes slightly, not bothering to press the issue of "current husband acting suspiciously." She didn't expect to ever have complete control over Shirakawa.

He could bestow extraordinary power upon others. As a god, even without considering his romantic ties in other worlds, just within this one—despite knowing the price—there would still be countless women eager to become supernatural beings.

"So you've just been working on leveling up your adventurer class? Haven't seen you in a while... You've been busy with this the whole time?"

"?"

Shirakawa's eyes showed a flash of confusion. He glanced toward the flustered and visibly awkward Mio. Was it possible she really had been... doing it all day?

He didn't bother maintaining the façade of a pure high school boy. As a god of pleasure who controlled his own subspace, being misunderstood like this was only natural.

He shook his head slightly and said, "I've been handling business in other worlds."

"Oh, and Hiratsuka-sensei moved into our apartment building. If you think taking the train to Sobu High is a hassle, you can hitch a ride with her."

"If you happen to run into any evil spirits, help her out a little. Just tell her you're a chosen of the God of Pleasure—she'll understand."

"..."

Yumiko's expression grew even stranger.

She was somewhat familiar with Izumi Mio, having run into her a few times in the elevator—always with her daughter.

Sometimes she even helped clean the apartment a little.

And now?

Even the homeroom teacher didn't escape his grasp?

She couldn't help but tug at the corner of her mouth, realizing her understanding of Shirakawa had been completely refreshed.

"Alright then. Is there anything else?"

"No."

After taking care of arrangements in the real world, Shirakawa had no intention of lingering further. He quickly washed up and changed into a fresh set of clothes.

When it came time to fulfill his promise with Kayaba Akihiko in the world of Sao, he confirmed something important: as long as a world had a network pathway connected to theirs, those chosen by the God of Pleasure could enter the subspace and continue teleporting from there.

They could follow him into other worlds.

This solved the issue where characters like Miyamoto Rei and Takagi Saya couldn't travel between worlds.

Now, his bigger concern as a god was understanding the full scope of his combat capabilities and how to expand the range of his subspace.

If using the Warhammer 40K model, then increasing divine power was tied to emotion.

Whether positive or negative, all emotions had value. But if taken to the extreme, the resulting outcome could only be—

A chaos god.

When emotion is pushed to the limit, it causes corruption, dragging the soul into the abyss and leading to extreme behavior. That's what defines an evil deity.

"This really might get tricky..."

Now that he possessed a subspace and had fully mastered divine authority, Shirakawa had yet to examine how his stats had changed.

Profession 5: God

Attribute: Pleasure

Authorities: Circle of Avidity, Circle of Gluttony, Circle of Carnality, Cicle of Paramountcy, Cicle of Vainglory, Circle of Indolency

Followers: 0

Chosen: 13

Sub-Gods: 0

Core Skills: Divine Blessing, Ecstasy Domain, Authority of Carnal Discipline, Power of Faith, Warpstorm

Basic Skills: Divine Mark (Lv3), Faith Extraction (Lv1), Blessing! Attribute Boost (Lv1), Blessing! Luck Boost (Lv1)...

The current job panel—especially the authorities—was now fully mastered, and their effects were easy to understand.

Give wealth to the poor, gourmet feasts to the rich who feel spiritually empty, uninhibited indulgence in lust, ambition to those desiring power…

Grant authority based on each individual's desires.

Let them taste a heaven of pleasure—and a hell born of it. Over time, this would slowly corrupt their souls, ultimately turning them into believers.

"It feels like... this mostly affects the soul."

Shirakawa skimmed over the panel.

Finally, his gaze locked onto the newly acquired core skill: [Warpstorm]. Upon tapping it, detailed information appeared.

[Warpstorm: Consume the current area and transform it into a chaotic domain linking the warp with the real universe.]

"Going by this..."

"Am I going to have to build an army of Slaanesh-style followers?"

As for whether the God profession could overthrow a nation, the idea seemed to be replacing that country with a warp-infused domain, right?

With that thought, Shirakawa couldn't help but twitch his lips. He hadn't been a god for long, yet already had this level of power. It was...

A massive leap forward!

He didn't continue focusing on the profession panel. He'd test the results in the Apocalypse World soon enough. Opening the dimensional group chat—

Just as he was about to use the inter-world teleport anchor to go there, he noticed the daily check-in was available.

[Normal High School Student has completed today's check-in. Gained 17 points.]

"Not a bad number of points. Still a bit short for the Surprise Blind Box though."

Just as he was about to ignore the bustling chat and head out, a flashing private message caught his eye.

The sender was marked: [Railgun].

Misaka Mikoto. What could she want with him?

After Busujima Saeko's rescue mission, he hadn't had much interaction with her. Yet now she reached out to him.

[Railgun: Did you accept Esdeath's challenge?]

Short and to the point—no honorifics, no fluff.

Shirakawa replied without hesitation: [Yeah. I've made some improvements recently and wanted to see what I'm capable of.]

"..."

After sending the message, there was no reply. Even her avatar turned gray—offline.

Shirakawa chuckled and shook his head.

Then, he activated the teleport anchor and locked onto Busujima Saeko's location in the Apocalypse World.

If corruption was to begin...

Then starting with a world steeped in despair was perfect!