[ClosestPervert: Holy?! We got an underage here?!]
[FailedBlade: Seems like @CommonMan have some wild taste…]
[CommonMan: Nope, didn't invite her personally. The system just put a blindfold on and randomly dealt the card.]
[FailedBlade: Random? You mean we're here merely by accident?]
[CommonMan: That's a way to say that, but yeah. Even I get selected randomly too.]
[SideDriver: Ouch…]
I then checking the chat group really carefully, then found out the Setting option on the edge of the screen. After some moment of close inspection, I finally get what i seek, but not what i originally expected.
"Only 2 options…?"
That's right, there's only 2 options to pick for your group display name. One is for those wacky we currenyly uses, but the other one… is the option to display the full real name.
In short, we either risked our own privacy, or stuck with those idiots name while in here, with no in between.
Dang, this system… It got me real good.
[CommonMan: Well, i found the setting for the nickname here…]
[ClosestPervert: Where?!]
[CommonMan: Well… it kinda complicated.]
I then quickly explain details to everyone in the chat, and everyone started to fall into silent.
[FailedBlade: I see…]
[ClosestPervert: Ugh…]
[SideDriver: Hm…]
I also fall into silent just like them, bracking my brain for the solution. Keep using this nickname isn't that horrible, as mine is the most normal one around here, but the others did posses some controversal namesake to say the least.
And, just my own hypothesis, what if more member joins this chat group in the future? Many of them may get some idiot name like… well, best not to thought so much into this.
In other case, giving up our name here wouldn't cause much of a problem, since you need actual authorities or some dedication into finding our own location, which could be troublesome and time-consuming.
And, as the name "Multiverse Chat Group" implied, there's no guaranteed that any of us are reside in the same world, so the risk of reveal real name could be even lower than it should.
But then, the solution, or more appropriately, trouble, come unexpectedly.
[Aya Koda: Well, my name's Aya Koda. Please help me in the future.]
[FailedBlade: What?! Did you just… stated your name?!]
[Aya Koda: Yep, I solve the problem for everyone now. Happy?]
[ClosestPervert: … Hold on a sec.]
The spiky teenager suddenly remember something from Aya name and started to run for the nearest bookstore, and quickly found out the connection.
[ClosestPervert: … You don't accidentally have red short hair and like wearing duffle coat right?]
[Aya Koda: What?! How do you know about that?!]
Aya loudly yell at the surprising revelation of the message, wondering how the heck does this guy know about that.
And with that, I immediately figure out the whole things alongside this guy, although i quite surprising that he's the one to uncover all that.
[ClosestPervert: Holy?! You are Aya Koda in Bungo Stray Dog!!]
[Aya Koda: Eh…? Bungo… what?]
[ClosestPervert: Long story short, it's a manga series of super unnatural abilities fight, mixed with detective trope. And you, in this story, is merely a side character.]
[Aya Koda: Side character?!]
Even though she just 10, she did know what this guy's implied. She's, who hold the dream of becoming a hero to follow her father footstep, is just merely an irrelevant character in some action story…
[Jouno Tsukami: Let's skip that for now and finalize our naming decision. For me, you know the drill.]
I quickly turn the attention gather around Aya into me, as the guy earlier stared to comment on my namesake.
[ClosestPervert: Huh, so that's your name. Doesn't feel that impact thought.]
Unimpressive… Shocker.
[Jouno Tsumaki: Well then, since Aya and I have already volunteer, anyone wanted to expose themself?]
I casually message everyone with this question, and everyone then fall into quiet once again before sending message again.
[Saruyama Kenichi: Howdy, the name Saruyama Kenichi.]
[Kasumi Miwa: My name Kasumi Miwa.]
[Shinji Iwakura: I'm Shinji Iwakura]
I widen both my eyes this time, realizing which verse they reside in. These are just side characters that existed for the sake of the plot, and some even just… there.
So this is what Lady Luck have for me… wouldn't say terrible thou.
[Saruyama Kenichi: Wow… how sad…]
[Jouno Tsukami: Yep.]
Saruyama express his colences to everyone in the chat, left me startle a bit. This feel similar to when I failed to get Elysia despite burn all those precious crystals…
Yeah, i take all my compliment about my luck back. My luck isn't good, it's horrible.
[Kasumi Miwa: What do you mean by that?]
Kasumi expressed her worry in the chat, and then get downpour brutally by Saruyama. Everyone else, not so much.
[Saruyama Kenichi: Miwa, you are the weakest in the damn story. You even gave up all your technique just to strike one strong attack against the big bad, which get blocked effortlessly by that same guy.]
[Aya Koda: Wait, big bad…? Is she like a hero?]
[Saruyama Kenichi: Not on the frontline, but yes. She kind of stand with the goods, but she didn't do any significantly for them…]
[Aya Koda: Wow… that horrible.]
Aya face reveal abit of awwardness after Saruyama explanation, while Saruyama seeking Kasumi stories in the store, the Jujutsu Kaisen, for more specific details.
I then take back the control from Saruyama and make a question to everyone in the group.
[Jouno Tsumaki: Well then… since we know our name already, may i asked for your time also? You know, to clarify the timeline.]
[Aya Koda: … Don't tell me you also have the Bungo book thingy on your side?]
[Jouno Tsukami: Precisely. Wanna have a peek?]
[Aya Koda: Such nonsense… But well, i can give it a try.]
[Kasumi Miwa: Well then…]
Right after i post my message on the group, everyone post their time in the chat along with current major event on their side.
I then carefully inspected them and get some idea about their current time that match with the story, since everything they provided are quite hard to point out in the original work.
Miwa time is seemingly one month before Yuuji make up his mind and kick in the whole plot, while Aya time is around Ranpo first cases in the manga, so abit after the beginning.
All in all, i would say that their time isn't horrible or anything. I mean, Miwa time could've been at Shibuya arc, or Aya time could happened right before the airport thingy.
Well… should i spoiled them the whole thing?
After much thought, i decided against that idea. For once, even if i told them directly about that, what'll they do after knowing?
Aya is too frail to go against any ability user, much less interfere with the plot. Miwa is too weak to dealt with some major threat, so i doubt she can actually did something with Kenjaku.
Beside, with the sudden appearance of this chat group, who know how much have been changed at this moment from it's original work?
I wouldn't be surprise to see the Hunting Dogs knocking at Aya door tomorrow, or Miwa getting gang-up by Four Heavenly Special Grade Curse overnight?
For the Shinji guy, I can't seems to pinpoint his stories anywhere at this moment, probably need to dig deeper after. He seems disappointed that i can tell his story, but he quickly waved it off.
I also can't contact Saruyama for a while now, he probably unconcious after getting brutally beat-up by the bystander girls with that attitude of his…
I then started to speak everything that happened in their respective verse along my own advice, and the whole atmosphere then fall into silent once again after that.
Yep, this might take a long while…