"Did it really succeed just like that?"
Rin was still a bit dazed at this moment. He had thought about gaining more benefits in another world.
But he hadn't expected things to go so smoothly.
Regardless of the Konosuba world's strength.
But the adventurer skills here, and the mechanism of leveling up by fighting monsters, were indeed of no small help to the current Rin.
"As expected of Aqua."
"Thank you very much!"
Rin quickly sensed the gift from the gods, that ability called Copy.
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[Itoshi Rin]
Race: Half-Demon
Existence Value: 3505
Magic: Energy Cube Production, Pokémon Space, Appraisal
Inherent Ability: Adaptability
Unique Skill: Traveler [Broken] (Returnable), Leader, Capturer, Duplicator (Analyzes and copies abilities held by others)
Familiar: Ogerpon
Marked Worlds: Pokémon World, Konosuba World
"Duplicator!"
Looking at the description of Duplicator that appeared in the Unique Skill column.
Rin knew that his Crossing this time was not in vain.
The world's voice of the Cardinal World does not exist in the Konosuba world.
The two belong to different worldviews and cannot influence each other.
But.
Because of the Traveler's Unique Skill, Rin was like an anchor point cast by the Cardinal World into the Konosuba world.
Similar to a signal station, Rin could receive and feedback from the Cardinal World and interact with the world's voice at any time.
This interaction did not only apply to Rin.
It also had an effect on his familiars within a certain distance around him, such as Ogerpon.
Therefore, the moment Rin obtained the copy ability, the Cardinal World analyzed it and made a new judgment.
The final result was that Rin's copy cheat ability disappeared.
In its place was a powerful Unique Skill called Duplicator.
"Let me see the purity of this Unique Skill."
Rin said, focusing his attention on the words Duplicator.
Soon, information related to this skill emerged in Rin's mind.
"The Duplicator's copying is not an instant process."
Rin secretly thought. "It will consume different amounts of time for analysis, depending on the strength of the ability to be copied."
"Only after the analysis is complete can I truly learn the skill and make it my own."
Theoretically, as long as it's not an ability with uniqueness or biological nature, Rin can copy it.
Uniqueness means only one can exist in the entire world.
Biological nature, for example, refers to moves that require a tail, a third hand, or special body organs to release.
Of course, if a biological ability can be solved with magic power.
For example, if spider silk is purely a product of physiological structure, Rin cannot copy it.
Conversely, if the silk is essentially a product of magic power, Rin can simulate it through magic power.
Specifically, the limitations and extremes of the Duplicator are still unclear to Rin due to the short time he has had it.
"I need to find a few targets to test the effect of the Duplicator."
As Rin thought this, Ogerpon gently tugged on his hand.
"What's wrong, Ogerpon?"
("Where are we, Rin?")
Ogerpon had seen similar Western fantasy-style buildings before, back when Rin was still in the village on the edge of the forest.
However, Rin's original village definitely couldn't compare to this beginner city for adventurers.
Compared to the prosperous Axel, that village was completely rural.
"This is the other world we're going to explore next."
Rin stroked Ogerpon's little head and smiled. "Don't worry, I know a bit about this world. Just follow my lead."
"Mhm!"
Ogerpon was very curious about the new world.
The dazzling stalls and the clothing of the passersby made the eyes of the inexperienced Ogerpon sparkle.
"Now, let me think."
"Hmm, first, we'll go to the Adventurers' Guild and register as adventurers."
Rin recalled the Konosuba plot and knew that only by becoming an adventurer and getting a skill card could he truly integrate into this world.
Rin, who possessed the Adaptability Inherent Ability, was not worried about being unable to acquire the Konosuba world's abilities.
However, Ogerpon might have some trouble adapting.
Without Adaptability to integrate into the Konosuba world, Ogerpon would still be using the Cardinal World's system.
And according to the principle Rin mentioned earlier, the strength of the Cardinal World far exceeds that of ordinary worlds.
Although the Konosuba otherworld also has magic factors, and every plant and tree here is also infused with magic, possessing strength and resilience beyond the material world.
However, the magic concentration here is far too low compared to the Cardinal World.
Calculated by the Chaos World rating, it roughly only reaches a medium concentration level.
To put it simply, Ogerpon, who only had a B-rank evaluation in the Cardinal World, would at least be two major ranks higher, reaching Special A, when placed in the Konosuba world.
Rin could also do this, for example, by actively closing Adaptability and then gaining A-rank combat power.
But in that case, Rin wouldn't be able to acquire the new world's power system.
"Oh, right, Ogerpon, in this world, you must control your strength. You absolutely cannot use more than B-rank magic."
"Eh?"
Ogerpon looked at Rin in confusion, only to hear the latter explain. "Our method of crossing over this time is different."
"In the Pokémon World, I entered with my true body."
"But this time, the situation is a bit different from then."
Cutting into the reincarnation ritual that Aqua was in charge of was actually the Cardinal World exploiting a loophole in the Konosuba world's rules, making it treat Rin as one of its own.
Essentially, Rin's action was more like a hidden identity's smuggling.
"I have power I want to obtain in this world."
"So, you must hide your identity as much as possible to avoid being rejected by the rules of this world."
Otherwise, if Rin actively closed the Traveler and stepped out of the framework of the current world, the Konosuba rules would blacklist Rin.
The worst-case scenario would be being driven out, and Rin would never be able to return to the Konosuba World.
A slightly better outcome would be losing the opportunity to acquire the Konosuba World's rules and strengthen the Cardinal World.
Rin didn't want to face either of these outcomes.
"Ponii!"
Ogerpon raised her small hand. ("Ogerpon understands, Ogerpon will be careful!")
"You don't need to be that careful," Rin said with a smile.
"Just control your power to around B-Rank, and that's fine."
"If you really encounter danger, saving your life is definitely more important."
("Ogerpon has a question!")
"Ask away."
("Why B-Rank?")
Ogerpon felt that she was very powerful now, and she wasn't quite sure what level of B-Rank Rin was referring to.
"Hmm…"
"In that case, let me explain simply."
Rin: "First is expressive power. Ogerpon, can you understand?"
("Expressive power?")
"That's right."
Rin explained. "Worlds are different. The Cardinal World is stronger. A rock there might be harder than steel in this otherworld."
"Ogerpon, in the Cardinal World, a normal attack from you can destroy a house."
"This is called B-Rank expressive power!"
"So, here's the question."
Rin pointed to the road beneath their feet and said. "What kind of destruction can your full power cause in this world right now?"
Based on the first level of concentration, it is a major realm division.
Ogerpon, who came to the Konosuba World, is equivalent to a Special A-Rank monster.
And a Special A-Rank strike…
"Things here are very fragile."
Ogerpon wasn't stupid. Her battle intuition was very strong, so she quickly made an accurate judgment. ("If Ogerpon throws one punch, the entire city will collapse.")
A full-power blow from a Special A-Rank is enough to cause earthquake-level destruction to this city.
And this is called Special A-Rank expressive power!
"Do you understand?"
Rin said. "The power you can display in the Konosuba World should appear the same as in the Cardinal World."
("You mean, Ogerpon needs to control her punch to only create a pit a few meters deep?")
"Exactly!"
Rin confirmed. "That's it!"
If it's B-Rank in the Cardinal World, then when entering a new world, it also needs to be controlled to a B-Rank level.
It's not like when Rin traveled to the Pokémon World, where he didn't need to care about expressive power because his true body traversed.
At that time, Rin, who was only E-Rank, directly increased his expressive power by 3 levels to B-Rank in the Lower Chaos World.
The mere Kitakami villagers, in front of B-Rank Rin, were naturally one-punch KOs!
"Worlds have memories. We can trick her, but we cannot use the same method to trick her twice."
Therefore, unless Ogerpon also gains an ability similar to the Adaptability in the future, she should ideally maintain the same expressive power in other worlds as in the Cardinal World.
("Ogerpon understands!")
Ogerpon understood. She was not a Pokémon who would cause trouble for her master.
PS: The setting of expressive power is to balance the power deviation of various worlds. I hope everyone can understand.