Time passed quickly, in the blink of an eye. Half a month had passed without notice. Perhaps because the Dimensional List hadn't appeared for half a month, the heated discussion from before had somewhat subsided.
However, the Dimensional List, Eternal Beauty List, Transcendent List were still eternal topics on everyone's lips, and had fully integrated into people's daily lives.
In this matter, even Gods, Angels, Devils... couldn't avoid it. There were even people secretly 'betting', guessing when the next Dimensional List would appear, and what kind of new list would be announced.
With the exposure of supernatural powers, some humans who yearned for the supernatural realm were also fully mobilized during this period. For example: temples, Shinto shrines, Buddhist temples, churches... were filled with people every day, wanting to get closer to the supernatural realm, or hoping to be targeted by certain powerful beings or Gods, even willing to become servants.
However, let alone wanting to become a servant of a God, even to become a Devil's servant required very high talent. In this regard, it was completely just wishful thinking.
On the contrary, human supernatural organizations and forces like the Onmyou Agency, Onmyou Academy, and Exorcists Group... actually reaped many benefits from this wave of enthusiasm, adding much fresh blood.
Of course, their targets were still dominated by those listed on the Eternal Beauty List and Transcendent List. After all, these registrants were seeds with extraordinary potential, and as long as they were cultivated well, they were sufficient to give birth to powerful people who could support their respective forces in ten years.
In a certain sense, the exposure of the Dimensional List not only shocked existences that were hiding and keeping a low profile, but was also a feast for various forces to divide potential seeds.
This matter, for both parties, only brought benefits, no harm.
However, for existences that deliberately wanted to hide like Hikaru, the story was different.
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Shinomiya residence, hall.
"...Grigori!"
Hikaru, who had just been about to go out, was suddenly stopped by a phone call.
"Yes, that's the Fallen Angel faction, representatives of evil. Hikaru-kun, do you think there will be problems if I join?"
A voice soft as water, cleansing the soul, came from the phone. The owner of this voice was Hikaru's former girlfriend, Kocho Kanae.
Hikaru truly didn't expect Grigori would invite the Kanae and Shinobu sisters to join. The two of them were previously completely ordinary people, and there was no Sacred Gear nested in their bodies.
If he wasn't mistaken, Kanae and Shinobu's rankings on the Eternal Beauty List weren't high. Shinobu was eighty-second place on the Eternal Beauty List, Kanae was seventy-fourth place on the Eternal Beauty List, slightly lower than Kaguya and the others. Yet the two of them received attention from Grigori.
"An old man invited us. He said there are two Artificial Sacred Gears very suitable for me and Shinobu, so..."
Hearing Kanae explain up to here, Hikaru roughly understood the cause and effect.
After all, speaking of Artificial Sacred Gears, the only one he could think of in Grigori was Azazel. The old man in Kanae's mouth was most likely that man.
"Artificial Sacred Gears suitable for you both!"
If Kanae and Shinobu received help from Artificial Sacred Gears, both their strength and potential would increase drastically. Although the Artificial Sacred Gears made by Azazel were far from the true Sacred Gears made by Sei.
But, think about it, for Azazel to personally recruit them with Artificial Sacred Gears, these two Artificial Sacred Gears suitable for Kanae and Shinobu must not be simple existences.
"Actually, human forces like the Onmyou Agency, Onmyou Academy... can't be compared at all with forces dominated by god and devil races. Moreover, there are some humans in Grigori, and Fallen Angels aren't completely evil either. It's no big problem to join, but remember, don't get too involved in disputes between Fallen Angels, Devils, and Angels."
After that, Hikaru also mentioned several things to pay attention to in Grigori.
"I understand, Hikaru-kun!"
"Kanae, if you face problems in Grigori, look for Vali. If he's not there, look for Tobio. Both of them will handle it perfectly for you."
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Kyoto Prefectural Medical University.
"Tobio? Vali?!"
Standing under the shade of a tree on the field, Kanae, who had just closed the call from Hikaru, was somewhat confused.
Ikuse Tobio.
She had heard of this person, fifth place on the Transcendent List, wielder of the Longinus Canis Lykaon, affiliated with Grigori. But, who was Vali? From Hikaru's tone, she felt he was more important than Tobio, as if there was no problem he couldn't solve in Grigori.
"What did that playboy say, Nee-san?"
At this moment, Shinobu, wearing white sportswear, walked closer.
Her bad impression of Hikaru still hadn't improved one bit. In fact, even though Kanae kept praising Hikaru in her ears lately, it was completely useless. In her view, her sister was truly deceived by that playboy.
If it weren't for Kanae insisting this time, she wouldn't have asked that playboy no matter what.
"Hikaru-kun said there's no problem..."
Kanae briefly recounted Hikaru's words just now to her younger sister.
"...Hopefully this playboy isn't bragging."