Inside the Fog Space—
The other versions of Hajime were all eagerly awaiting news from the Tiga world.
When they saw that version of themselves return, no one said a word.
Instead, without hesitation, they all reached out and placed a hand on his shoulder.
The power transfer was completed instantly.
"You guys are unbelievable," the Tiga-world Hajime muttered.
"I was planning to prank you, say I failed the mission and keep you in suspense for a bit!"
"You just went straight in and ruined my whole setup."
Hearing that, the Hajime from the Campione world chuckled.
"Tricking yourself is fun now?"
"Tch—if the prank had worked, it would have been fun."
The Tiga Hajime shrugged in disappointment.
"Mission complete. I've secured Tiga Ultraman's power. You guys should basically be invincible in your own worlds now, right?"
The others, having just absorbed Tiga's power, joined in the conversation.
"More or less," said Campione Hajime after a moment.
"Even though God Slayers get exponentially stronger later on—with abilities that can wipe out continents or even reach the solar system scale—true destructive force still maxes out at crust-clearing levels. Planet-busting is still out of reach."
"In terms of raw power, Tiga crushes most gods. But for utility and versatility, God Slayer abilities are more flexible."
Sure, Tiga had plenty of light-based techniques with varied effects.
But the divine authorities from the God Slayer world were more diverse and had broader applications.
"Same for me," said the Fairy Tail Hajime.
"Even the legendary dragon Acnologia isn't on Tiga's level. But if Zeref gets his Fairy Heart form, that could be trouble."
Even the black dragon of the apocalypse didn't have planet-busting strength, so he wasn't a threat.
But Zeref, in his Fairy Heart form, was described as having infinite magic and the ability to control time and space.
Even with Tiga's power, Hajime admitted he might be in danger.
"But with me around, Zeref's not getting that form. Period."
He wasn't weak anymore.
Stopping Zeref from gaining unlimited magic wasn't even difficult now.
"My world's even simpler," said the Danmachi Hajime, spreading his hands.
"In a world where gods can't use their powers, I'm basically unstoppable."
But then he glanced around at the others.
"Still… have you all forgotten something? Tiga's power is strong—but it's not made for long fights."
"If we rely solely on it, overconfidence might get us killed."
He reminded the others: just maintaining the Tiga form consumed energy.
And using skills drained even more.
Even if the form allowed for one-hit kills, the time limit was a major flaw.
"You're right," Tiga Hajime nodded.
"Even with our merged strength, and even though we can use Tiga's power longer than Daigo did in the original series, we're still bound by time."
Then he grinned.
"That's exactly why our plan has a second phase."
"Godslaying!" said the Fairy Tail Hajime.
"Becoming a God Slayer isn't just for bridging the gap in base strength. The physical enhancements also let us use Tiga's power for longer."
After explaining that final piece of the plan, the Danmachi Hajime finally understood.
"No wonder I'm so brilliant—everything fits together so perfectly!"
He gave himself a thumbs-up.
"Too powerful! I'm amazing!"
"…"
"…"
"…"
The other three Hajimes stared at him in silence.
Was their other self always this shameless?
After the joking ended, the God Slayer Hajime turned to the Danmachi version of himself.
"According to the plan, it's my turn to go back and slay a god. But with your arrival, we might need to tweak a few things."
"Hm?"
Danmachi Hajime tilted his head.
"You sure there's anything left for me to do?"
"Of course!" Tiga Hajime immediately got the idea.
He patted Danmachi Hajime on the shoulder.
"Don't forget—our Falna's experience pool is shared too!"
"—!!!"
Danmachi Hajime's eyes widened.
"You're saying… all the experience you gained from killing those monsters got shared with me too?!"
Hiss—!
He gasped in disbelief.
Golza and Melba—those monsters were so powerful that even nuclear weapons couldn't touch them.
They were beings strong enough to rival gods.
And just now, the version of him from the Tiga world had taken them both down.
Given how Falna works in this world, all that experience would be recorded and added to his own stats.
That meant he had just received a staggering, unimaginable amount of experience.