Multiverse: In DanMachi, I'm the Strongest Summoner

The rising steam, like a veil of mist, swirled beneath the crystal chandelier powered by magic stones.

Its glow bathed the spacious bathroom in a dreamy, ethereal atmosphere.

After finishing his hair wash—

Cassandra carefully helped Raven into the bathtub, where the hot water had already been prepared.

To her, the temperature was just right.

But to Raven… it felt a bit too hot.

"Sit on my lap."

"O-Okay…"

Face flushed bright red, Cassandra leaned her slender waist into a half-seated position atop Raven's legs.

Her smooth, snow-white back rested softly against his chest.

Cassandra's body was delicate and light.

Even while sitting on him—

Raven didn't feel any weight at all.

"Your… your eyes really don't hurt?"

Cassandra's shy expression was incredibly cute.

"I'm really fine."

Raven sighed helplessly.

Although, to be fair, that scene earlier had been pretty terrifying…

But Cassandra, being a skilled healer, wouldn't let him push himself irresponsibly.

"T-Tonight… I'll sleep with you…"

"Alright then."

Since she had said it so directly, Raven couldn't bring himself to refuse.

Looks like—

There would be no late-night adventures tonight.

Better to just stay home and sleep properly.

Still…

How the heck did he suddenly start crying blood for no reason?

What even was that?

Could it be—

A new cheat had just been unlocked?

Based on past experience—

Raven had discovered that every time he leveled up, a new skill would awaken a while later.

To confirm his suspicions—

He soaked in the bath for less than fifteen minutes before becoming eager to return to the bedroom.

Then, he'd finally remove those annoying bandages.

To activate the Eye of Data, after all, he needed to open his eyes to see the floating status screen.

"Y-You're not staying in the bath a bit longer?"

"No, I'm kinda tired. I want to get to bed early."

Seeing that his heart wasn't in it—

Cassandra gave up and got out, grabbing a towel to dry him off.

She gently and thoughtfully helped Raven into a white bathrobe.

Of course—

She was also wrapped in a white bath towel herself.

They returned to Cassandra's room.

She carefully blow-dried his damp hair, then helped him into the soft white bed.

Atop the large mattress lay two extra-fluffy, pale pink pillows.

Cassandra always used one of them to sleep.

It was said—

She couldn't fall asleep without it.

"Alright, I'm sleeping now."

Raven rested his head on one of the pillows and turned to his side, pretending to sleep.

There was no helping it—

With Cassandra keeping an eye on him, taking off the bandages openly would be too suspicious.

Better to wait until she was asleep.

Though…

He had to admit, this pillow was incredibly comfortable.

He could already feel his sleep quality improving by several notches.

In just a short while, drowsiness began to set in.

Not bad—maybe tonight he'd have a nice dream.

After blow-drying her long, deep-sea-blue hair, Cassandra also climbed into bed.

Click.

She turned off the lights.

The bedroom was instantly swallowed by darkness.

"Good night… Captain…"

Cassandra murmured softly.

Raven held back the heavy drowsiness, not responding.

Cassandra assumed he had already fallen asleep—

And gently snuggled against his back, wrapping her smooth, cool arm around him.

Her warmth slowly spread.

Blushing and smiling happily, she closed her eyes.

Her silky, deep-blue hair flowed across the pillow—

Releasing a soft fragrance that filled Raven's nose.

He gave a small, helpless smile.

…

Time passed—

And seeing that Cassandra wasn't reacting—

Raven carefully moved her cool, slender arm aside.

That way, his next actions wouldn't accidentally wake her.

Unwrapping the bandages—

He activated his will.

A light-blue status screen instantly floated into view before his eyes.

[Name]: Raven Eltharion

[Level]: Lv.4

[Stats]: STR/H131; END/H121; DEX/H139; AGI/G242; MAG/F397

[Development Abilities]: Magic Absorption/E, Dominance/F, Summon/H

[Magic]: Divine Feather Annihilation, Reincarnation Summon, Phantom Feather

[Skills]: Demonic Frenzy, Demon King's Pressure, Sanctuary of Holy and Demonic, Heretical Golem, Dance of the Demon Horde, Eyes of the Demon God

[Affiliation]: Hestia Familia

This was the latest Falna data displayed by the Eye of Data.

"…Just as I thought…"

"A new skill really has awakened."

Raven smiled with satisfaction.

[Eyes of the Demon God] (New)

Can be activated at will.

Unlocks the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

In moments of crisis, unlocks the Rinnegan.

Each activation consumes equal amounts of stamina and mental energy.

"The Sharingan from Naruto?"

"This time it's an active skill?"

Raven thought deeply.

He didn't have chakra, nor was he from the Uchiha clan.

So naturally—

Instead of chakra, the cost was translated into stamina and mental energy.

"Not bad…"

"I don't get ninjutsu, but having ocular powers is still a win."

"With this new cheat, even exploring the unknown floors won't be so daunting."

"With my stamina and mental strength, I should be able to use Susano'o, right?"

Raven was fully aware—

Those massive dragons below the 80th floor were over a hundred meters long.

Without some overwhelming cheat power, how could he possibly fight them?

He had no intention of going down there just to die.

"Not bad…"

"I've gained another trump card."

"I'll try it out tomorrow—see exactly what kind of powers these eyes have."

Thinking that—

Raven rubbed his eyes and turned over, wrapping his arms around the soft, tender Cassandra.

Then, he peacefully drifted off to sleep.

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