Five minutes ago.
At the same time Hestia and Ais were talking, Cain suddenly felt a tremor in his mind.
Seeing the two chatting heatedly, Cain, who had nothing to do for the moment, sank his consciousness into the Mist Plaza.
"Eh? Another newcomer?"
Looking at the figure in casual clothes in the center of the Mist Plaza, DanMachi Cain recognized at a glance that the other person was a newcomer.
The way to distinguish between a newcomer Cain and a veteran Cain was simple: you could tell roughly by looking at the strength of their aura.
Unless, like the former Demon Slayer Cain, they suddenly lost contact for a long time and didn't update their power.
Otherwise, the Cains' strengths were mostly at the same level and wouldn't fluctuate too much.
New Cain also noticed DanMachi Cain's arrival at this moment, a wary expression appearing on his face.
"Who are you? Where is this?"
"You'll know once we touch."
DanMachi Cain's figure flickered and appeared in front of the other.
At the same time, a fist wrapped in dense Battle Qi smashed down.
"Truly a familiar experience."
DanMachi Cain sighed.
When One-Punch Cain came to the Mist Plaza last time, a similar scene seemed to have occurred.
Cooperating fully, he raised his hand to block in front of him.
The fist and palm met, creating a dull thud, and at the same time, a large amount of memory flooded into both of their minds.
"Mist Plaza... Me from different worlds..."
DXD Cain stood in place silently for a moment, finally digesting the new information: "I see, I roughly understand. This Mist Plaza really came at the right time."
DanMachi Cain also finished digesting the memories and knew what the other was talking about: "Are you still going to continue with the original plan?"
DXD Cain nodded: "Of course, everything is ready. It's impossible for me to give up now."
The world DXD Cain transmigrated to was the famous High School DxD world.
Compared to the other Cains, DXD Cain's starting point was a bit better; he had soul-transmigrated into an Ancient Martial Arts Family in the China.
As a clan of the underworld, the Cain family's library collected many historical books, including records of various Monsters and the ancient Tang Monk and his disciples' journey to the West.
Thanks to this, DXD Cain once thought he had transmigrated to the modern era of the Journey to the West World.
However, by chance, DXD Cain learned about the three-way war of the Biblical Pantheons in a book.
After further inquiry and learning that the world's strongest was the Infinite Dragon God, he realized that he hadn't transmigrated to any Journey to the West World, but to the High School DxD world.
After that, DXD Cain collected intelligence, confirmed his timeline, and formulated a plan to plunder Sacred Gears.
After the death of the God of the Bible, the Heaven's central system developed a bug, and the restrictions on Sacred Gears were significantly loosened.
As seen from the original plot, Sacred Gears are not non-transferable. As long as preparations are made, even non-human beings can plunder Sacred Gears for themselves through rituals.
DXD Cain utilized his influence as an heir to secretly contact lawless elements within the Fallen Angels and obtained the method to plunder Sacred Gears from them through a trade.
And his chosen target was the protagonist of the original work, the Longinus boosted gear held by Issei Hyoudou.
Having tempered his body with the family's secret methods since childhood, DXD Cain's physical strength was enough to rival a Middle-Class Devil, and using Battle Qi and Senjutsu, he could even contend with a High-Class Devil.
If he could obtain the boosted gear, DXD Cain was confident in fighting and winning against Ultimate-Class powerhouses.
However...
"To dare to do this before awakening the Mist Plaza, you're quite bold." DanMachi Cain sighed with emotion.
"Aren't you afraid that without a grown-up Issei Hyoudou, no one will be able to deal with the Evil Gods of the EXE World in the future?"
"That kind of thing can be left for my future self to worry about. Besides, didn't you also come into contact with Hestia?" DXD Cain replied.
Once fate is disrupted, it creates a chain reaction.
The moment DanMachi Cain decided to join the Hestia Familia, it would affect the experiences of the protagonist, Bell.
To some extent, what the two were doing was no different; such was the personality of [Cain].
Rather than potential future chain reactions, they cared more about using this information to improve their own strength.
"Senjutsu is the source power of life, a technique for manipulating one's own life and the life of all things in heaven and earth."
DXD Cain raised his hand to summon a ball of white aura: "Aren't you worried about having nothing to teach Ais? You can try teaching her this. If she can't learn it due to world differences, use Senjutsu to activate her potential and make it condense into Battle Qi."
DanMachi Cain understood: "The matter of teaching Ais isn't urgent. Wait for me here for two minutes; I'll go back and update my Falna."
Although it wasn't difficult for DXD Cain to deal with Issei Hyoudou, power is something where every little bit counts.
Leaving DXD to wait here, his consciousness returned to reality.
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[Cain—LV6]
[Strength: H126→SSS1521]
[Endurance: H100→SSS1821]
[Dexterity: H153→SSS1630]
[Agility: H116→SSS1594]
[Magic Power: H141→SSS1754]
[Development Abilities: Swordsman G→E, Magic G→E, Fist Fighting H→E, Lightning Burst H, Mystery I→H]
[Magic: Senjutsu...]
[Skills: Intuition, Sprint, Tempered Body...]
[Intuition: Greatly strengthens intuition, making it easier to make correct judgments when faced with choices]
[Sprint: Greatly increases movement speed]
[Tempered Body: Greatly increases endurance, reducing physical damage and energy attacks received]
The five basic attributes increased by 7600+, and development abilities were upgraded across the board except for Lightning Burst, with one Magic and three skills awakened.
Looking at the newly updated Falna in front of her, Hestia sighed silently.
She was no longer shocked.
Having witnessed abnormal situations time and again, she had developed a sufficiently strong heart.
Handing the transcribed Falna to Cain, Hestia said flatly: "You should use cheats in moderation."
To this, Cain smiled calmly: "If you have cheats and don't use them, how are you different from a teammate who's throwing?"
It had to be said that DXD Cain was a try-hard, just like One-Punch Cain.
Although he didn't train to the point of obsession like One-Punch Cain, the things he learned were more comprehensive.
Senjutsu, Battle Qi, ancient martial arts heritage...
Relying on his innate status advantage, DXD Cain had learned many things, and the improvement they brought him was even slightly higher than that of One-Punch Cain.
However, precisely because he invested most of his time into cultivation, DXD Cain rarely fought against powerhouses, so the deeds he collected were very limited.
"Hestia, can I level up?"
"No, you haven't gathered enough deeds."
"I see. Then it seems I'll have to wait a while before breaking through to LV7."
"Why does it feel like deeds sound like common cabbage in your mouth?" Hestia squinted and complained.
But from the results, there really was no difference.
deeds that ordinary adventurers could only collect by crossing between life and death were often gathered by Cain just by sleeping; it wouldn't be strange for him to break through at any time.
"By the way, Cain, this newly awakened Magic of yours... is a bit special."
Hestia stared at the introduction of Senjutsu for a moment, lost in thought: "A Magic that manipulates the life source of oneself and the surroundings. If developed, it might be able to do something similar to divine power."
Cain: "For example?"
"Repairing soul loss." Hestia knew what Cain had been doing these past two days and reminded him: "Don't you want to replicate the Monster physique? This newly awakened Senjutsu might be able to help you."
Cain's eyes lit up: "It seems that's really the case."
The biggest problem in replicating the Monster physique lies in establishing a connection channel with the Magic stone, as well as the soul damage caused by the destruction of the Magic stone.
But with Senjutsu, all of this can be solved.
Of course, the current Senjutsu cannot do it.
Although DXD Cain learned Senjutsu, he was only at the entry level, a long way from being a true Senjutsu master.
But proficiency is not an issue.
As long as a direction forward can be found, it's enough for DanMachi Cain.
"Hestia, you've really been a big help."
"Hehe, so if you have trouble, you can ask me more; don't always think about solving everything alone." A smug smile appeared on Hestia's face.
Cain was good in every way; the biggest problem was that he was too perfect and didn't need her for anything.
By the time she often snapped back to reality, Cain had already cleared the obstacles on the path, leading the Hestia Familia to become a major Familia in Orario.
"You can rely on me more, you know."
Hestia waved her small hands: "Even though I can't help with divine power, I can still give you some advice on developing Divine arts."
"Then I'll be counting on you." A smile appeared on Cain's face, and the pressure deep within his heart dissipated significantly at some point.
When he first transmigrated, he was somewhat lost, so he joined the Familia under Hestia's invitation.
Although he was happy to join the protagonist's Familia at first, he quickly realized something.
He had disrupted the original destiny.
In the original story, Bell's growth could be described as walking a tightrope every single time.
His own inclusion would likely break the other's growth trajectory, causing the plot to change.
To ensure he had enough strength to annihilate the Black Dragon, he had been working hard to grow stronger since awakening the Mist Plaza, even repeatedly challenging Ottar above his level.
But now, he could relax a bit.
Unlike the One Punch Man world where getting stronger relied entirely on mutation, the DXD World had a vast array of mature growth systems and an extremely high ceiling.
In other words, he could just take it easy now.
The task of further growth was now DXD Cain's responsibility.
...
DXD World.
"Giving me such high intensity right from the start, huh."
As his consciousness returned from the Mist Plaza, Cain digested the new power within his body.
After updating his Falna, DanMachi Cain had taken the time to visit the Mist Space for sharing.
During this process, DXD Cain also received those thoughts from the other.
"Must be nice, I want to take it easy too."
DXD Cain let out a sigh of envy.
But obviously, he couldn't slack off like DanMachi Cain.
"I'll make Divine arts the main direction of my training next; it's exactly what my DanMachi self needs."
After planning his training schedule for the near future, Cain stepped off the plane and got into a private car.
Next stop, Kuoh Town.
Note: This Cain is from China, but just for backstory and there will be no racism or nationalism shit.
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