HP - I Got My Sacred Gear... and It Manifested as a Chat Group!?

Well, his meeting with Dumbledore wasn't as bad as he had expected. At least it doesn't seem to be an evil Dumbledore.

In fact, it seemed to have been a completely different type of Dumbledore; that one seemed genuinely regretful if Harry had died or been taken over.

Although it could just be the trouble that he would have to face two Voldemorts if that was true. Or that the prophecy failed.

'Damn, I am paranoid.' Harry mused while he had his En active in case Dumbledore was planning to still ambush him.

Still shit happened, and the situation is now as it is. Dumbledore didn't trust him at all, even if he had for now convinced the man that he was Harry Potter.

There is no chance Harry would reveal his secrets to him. He will tackle his life like he wants. And he wanted to enjoy his life; he didn't want to be a martyr or some naive good doer raised in the way Dumbledore wanted.

If he had to describe his alignment, Harry would say gray. He wouldn't go out of his way to do evil, at least if he had no benefit from it, but he would kill or cripple his foes. Neither does he have some hero complex like his past self.

Being powerful so he could enjoy life. That's him. Not necessarily in that order.

'It's already late…' Harry realized as he passed a window showing the Hogwarts grounds outside.

Should he go to the Gryffindor Common Room?

Too risky, and he had no interest in facing the other Gryffindors today or sharing a dorm room.

The Chamber of Secrets is collapsed, so the Room of Requirements it is.

Undoubtedly the Room of Requirement is the far more comfortable option over a dorm room or the Chamber of Secrets. Especially since the Room creates magical constructs inside its area that feel and act like the real thing.

Who wouldn't prefer a luxurious suite over a shared dorm room?

While he relaxed on a comfortable armchair, he opened the chatroom.

[ Harry Potter (Admin): Hey, I am back from my first training trip! ]

[ Yamato: Oh, welcome back, Harry! How was it? Did you have an adventure? Are you strong enough to beat your dragon? ]

[ Harry Potter (Admin)]: Yep, the dragon should be not a challenge anymore. I have a few approaches to how to solve it. And I had a bit of an adventure. I first trained in the Heaven's Arena; it's a combat-oriented tower where people fight against each other in order to climb the tower. It was quite the good training. ]

[ Yamato: It sounds fun. Were they strong? ]

[ Harry Potter (Admin): Hmm, for someone not used to fighting hand to hand, yes. For you, not so much until the 200th floor. That's where the special powers of that world come into play. They utilize their lifeforce quite similarly to Armament Haki at the basics, but it gets a lot more complex. At some point, everyone can develop a set of special abilities like a Devil Fruit. ]

[ Yamato: Amazing, could I beat them? ]

[ Harry Potter (Admin): In brute force, you are definitely stronger. But these abilities can be quite tricky; with the right ability, even your father would lose. Although it's hard to predict how some abilities would interact with you, since many are targeting specifically that power and not Devil Fruits, magic, or Haki. ]

[ Konan: Welcome back. Did you learn how to use it too? ]

[ Harry Potter (Admin): Yes, I did. In its base, it already makes my spells stronger. But I also developed my own abilities and trained in different advanced Nen applications. Nen is what it's called. My guess is that every living being should be able to learn it, since everyone has Lifeforce. But I have no way to prove it yet. ]

[ Yamato: I want to learn it! ]

[ Konan: How would it interact with Chakra? ]

[ Harry Potter (Admin): @Yamato I can teach you once we meet. @Konan At this point I can only theorize, but as far as I can tell, it's using the physical energies of the body. You could train the Yang part of your chakra with it and gain an additional set of abilities. ]

[ Irene Belserion: Fascinating; I would also enjoy taking a look at it. When will you return? Did you find anything that could help with my condition in that world? ]

[ Harry Potter (Admin): Well, I will go back after the first task; the World Jump is on cooldown. As for helping you, I am not sure; there are beings that can grant wishes through Nen, but I have no idea what their limit is. And they are out of my range right now and very dangerous. They are one of a few so-called calamities to punish mankind in that world. I know of a way to reverse the Dragonification Process if it isn't complete. There is an ability called Angel's Breath that heals someone and restores them to peak condition. But since you are already a Dragon, I don't think it will reverse it. ]

[ Irene Belserion: It sounds like our original plan is the easiest one. How about you work on it while you are back? ]

That didn't sound like a request.

How should he even start about becoming a Devil and getting his own Devil Pieces without becoming the servant of someone else? It's not like he could just ask for it or trade for it… could he?

[ Harry Potter (Admin): I will try. But I need your help. Can you get me some books on Devil Slayer Magic? ]

[ Irene Belserion: Wow, you don't ask for a lot. But since you already know who I am working for, I guess it should be possible. Don't get corrupted by it. But should I find out you were just using me, you will regret it. ]

[ Harry Potter (Admin): Oy, Devils here make deals. It's supposed to be an offer for that. If I were truly greedy, I would have asked for God Slayer Magic, but I don't want to cause another Great War. ]

[ Irene Belserion: I see what I can do. I have to find his Majesty first. It will take a few days. ]

[ Harry Potter (Admin): Sure, I will have to take care of some safety measures too. Devils often trick people. ]

Well, she probably knew that he would make some copies for himself too. No need to mention it. The next message made his face deadpan.

[ Jibril: Books? ]

[ Harry Potter (Admin): I got some. Mostly science, history, fiction, and stuff from the other world. They don't have magic books. ]

[ Jibril: Not even about Nen? ]

[ Harry Potter (Admin): No, everyone can learn it, so the World Government has restricted access and knowledge to it by law. I mind-controlled some assholes to learn it. While I looked for them, if they exist, I have not found any books about Nen. Once I return to that other world and have more time, I will write down for you what I know. ]

[ Jibril: Deal! So what do you want for the other books? Did you have enough time to read the other books? Any particular field of interest to you? ]

[Harry Potter (Admin): Coincidentally, yes. I would like more books about artifact creation. Not only Dwarfish, but from the other races too. Also knowledge about blacksmithing and other crafts, especially magical methods. Got something like that for me? ]

[ Yamato: Are you going to be a smith now or something? I think Wano has some books about it. ]

[ Harry Potter (Admin): As a hobby. Creating artifacts will support my abilities without overloading my brain with clutter in a fight. What do you want for these books? ]

[ Yamato: Nothing. Just free me as soon as you can! ]

[ Harry Potter (Admin): Thanks, Yamato! ]

[ Jibril: I also got thousands of books about different crafts. How many books did you bring? ]

[ Harry Potter (Admin): Uh, my time for book shopping was a bit limited. And people were looking strangely at me. So I only got 1325 individuals. Oh, and I wrote a dictionary for you. ]

[ Jibril: Really~ I want all! I will give you 1500 in exchange! Just let me create the copies; there are quite a few on your topic. I will branch out a bit, not just the act of creation but also the science, enchanting, runes, and all the intervening fields. ]

[ Harry Potter (Admin): Do you have some accounts of how dwarves do it?]

[ Jibril: Yes, but I am uncertain whether you will learn anything from it. It's more an art than a science for them. They themselves have no idea how they do it. They just feel it. ]

[ Harry Potter (Admin): That's fine. ]

As Jibril began to prepare the books for their trade, Harry began staring at his palm. Then he eyed a chair that had been created by the Room of Requirement.

"Devour!"

Dark purple energy spread from his palm towards the chair and absorbed it inside his inventory. He closed his eyes and focused.

There is the chair. He could feel it, even that it was made out of magic. If he wanted, he could expel it. But he couldn't do the second half of his original planned ability.

Devour is based on Rimuru Tempest's Predator or Gluttony. But it lacked the whole analysis part that let Rimuru gain new abilities.

He could like Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki from Boruto, absorb energy if he was fast enough, and even shoot it back; yes, even make it stronger by pumping more energy than originally absorbed into it.

Unfortunately, that wasn't all he wanted to achieve. He sought to understand the attacks, the energies, and the power systems he had absorbed. How could he not, with access to the entire multiverse?

Yet, the process of learning and analyzing these abilities didn't come easily to him. It had to be done manually, and he struggled with both focus and intellect to do it effectively. Progress was painfully slow—he got bored and distracted far too easily.

So he created an alternative with 'Devour: Essence,' but it has limitations and was only usable in specific conditions. And kills the target! What if he didn't want to kill the holder of a power but still learn it?

Nen could do a lot if one had the power. But he wasn't powerful enough to simply create an analysis ability that is completely unrelated to his Sacred Gear, or rather 'Space.' He was not Meruem, who could pull abilities out of his ass.

Well, what could he do? Get stronger, obviously.

Harry decided to take a rest for today; he could complete his exchange with Jibril tomorrow. And he had a few busy days. Besides some safety measures, he still needed to find a Devil Summoning Ritual for a Devil of high enough status.

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Kuoh Town, Japan

Issei Hyoudou considers himself to be a fairly normal middle school student, maybe a bit more perverted than others. For him the female form was the incarnation of perfection, especially their oppai!

Ignoring this minor uniqueness in his character, he was pretty average. Average height, average grades, average fitness. Maybe a small malus to his attractiveness to the other gender because of his pervertness, but Issei considered himself to be at least honest, so it didn't bother him. Probably every guy secretly wants a harem of beautiful girls.

So it's beyond him how he landed in this situation. One moment he is riding his bike, albeit a bit hurried since it's already late and his mom would kill him if he didn't hurry, and then there is a strange purple ring, and he is somewhere completely different.

He shouldn't have hung out with Matsuda and Motohama for that long, but that special edition eroge Matsuda got his hands on was just too tempting.

Was it worth it to be killed because of an eroge? Probably not, still he couldn't tell if it even was the reason why he would be abducted by some cultist in a black hood and a creepy mask with snake-like eyeslits.

"What's with the stick?" Was the first not-so-intelligent thing that came into Issei's mind as it got pointed directly into his face?

The last thing he knew was a sudden bright light, and everything went black.

( End of Chapter )

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