In the end, Ling Shu didn't go with his "Luo Sanpao nuclear option".
He didn't want to push her too far. If she got mad, she could just order Ottar to chop him in half.
So instead...
"Hahaha~!"
He went for the only tactic he had left: tickle Freya.
Luckily for him, she was ticklish.
If not?
He had no idea what his backup plan even was.
After a brief and mostly harmless tussle—
"Hmph. Fine. Take this. Your personal status sheet."
Freya could tell he wasn't interested. She was many things, but not a brute.
Maybe she just wanted to save the real meal for later.
She transcribed his Falna onto a parchment and handed it over.
As she did, she offered a warning:
"Your abilities are... unusual."
"I've locked them all for now. Hidden."
"But the black market has potions that can reveal hidden Falna data. If you don't want trouble, be careful."
"Of course, my Familia has never been afraid of trouble."
"Up to you."
Her tone was confident.
She had every right to be.
Ling Shu nodded distractedly.
Because at that moment, his attention was entirely on the parchment.
Name: Ayaki Higashikata.
That's right — Ling Shu's surname was Higashikata, an uncommon double surname in Chinese.
No wonder the Genshin System romanized it.
"Guess the system adjusted it to blend into this world. That works. If people think I'm from the distant East, I'll get fewer questions."
Honestly, he rarely even used his full name. Only for paperwork.
Back home, his friends just called him Ling Shu.
The surname 'Higashikata'? It reminded him of chefs, assassins, and memes.
In other words: nothing good.
Cough.
Back on track.
Looking at his initial stats — all I-rank zero — he turned his attention to his Skill.
Astra AbyssosqueEnhances natural mana regeneration.
Mana regen x2 under starlight.
Regen x4 under night sky.
Further boosts when near abyssal zones.
This is cracked!
As the system's pseudo-"master," Ling Shu would be summoning clones all the time.
And summoning meant mana drain.
He was basically a FGO master with a squad of five-star servants.
Thanks to this Skill?
He could run full summons longer and more often.
Eventually—
I can run my entire team at once, full-time.
The Genshin System had estimated his current mana pool.
With his Level 1 stats, he could keep:
Five Genshin avatars: full party
Online duration: 3 minutes at max capacity
Solo summons: 15 minutes each
Better durations under night sky or near "abyss" zones
Or alternate with Paimon and Twin Travelers to conserve energy
Also—
He had already begun growing.
His magic stat was no longer I-0. His mana was actively increasing.
He'd gain more with every update.
No need to tell Freya that, though.
More importantly...
"If I use all three spells at once — Paimon, Genshin, and Travelers — I basically become an eight-man party by myself."
"And the higher my Falna level goes..."
"The bigger my squad becomes."
In the Dungeon?
More numbers meant more survival.
Every floor past Level 13 increased in size, danger, and complexity.
Even one more teammate could mean life or death.
But trustworthy teammates?
Rare.
Especially in Orario.
Ling Shu didn't need to trust anyone else.
He had himself.
Still—
"I need character cards."
"Time to gacha."