Reincarnated With A Glitched System: Why Is My MP Not Running Out?

Chapter 2202: Back Outside, Meeting Everyone Again

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"Anyway, I guess we should get out of here. The pressure is sure freaking annoying," Ignatius said.

I nodded in agreement. "Yep. Lolth, can we get out?"

The skies above us cracked with a sharp, resonating sound. A long fissure descended all the way to where we stood, and a swirling portal of soft golden light opened, leading outside the divine realm.

"Through here, hurry," said Htlol, her voice calm and steady.

"Damn it, you didn’t get eaten? This is so lame," Lolth sighed, clearly irritated and annoyed at our survival.

"Hahaha! Yep, we survived! Fuck you," I said with a wide smile as I walked toward the portal. "Come on, let’s go!"

My family nodded and joined me as they passed through the gate one by one. Dad paused for a final moment and touched the altar gently. "Goodbye buddy, take care," he whispered. Then he reached for my hand and stepped through the portal with me. My spirits all followed close behind, their forms flickering slightly as they crossed the threshold.

Once we made sure nobody or anything stayed behind, the door closed shut with a soft finality... and we were back.

"Sylphy!"

Aquarina was the first to greet me. She had clearly missed me deeply. She hugged me tightly and began kissing my face all over with unrestrained affection.

"Hahaha, sorry for taking too long," I said, kissing her back warmly. "How long was it?" I asked between kisses as she pressed her lips to mine again.

"You were there for a whole week!" she screamed, half relieved and half exasperated.

"A WHOLE WEEK?!"

Everyone else who had gathered around us looked hopeful and rather relieved to see us safe and sound.

"You guys took a while, damn it!" said Zack, crossing his arms with a mix of annoyance and genuine concern.

"I was really worried..." cried Mist, her eyes shining with unshed tears. "Sylphy! Zephy! And your parents!" she said, her voice trembling slightly.

"Z-Zephyrus!" Celica rushed toward him. "Don’t go away for so long without telling me. I thought it was only going to take a few hours..."

"I had no idea— I mean, it felt like hours to us!" he said, looking genuinely surprised. "Was it that damn long?"

"Time works weirdly inside of a dimension made of pure divinity," explained Htlol gently. "I apologize for the inconvenience. But that’s simply how it was... I couldn’t properly calculate that it would end this way. However, this is all completely new to me as well."

"Me too," Lolth sighed dramatically. "Tsk, tsk. Now you’re all back. So boring."

"Where’s dad?" asked my mother, looking around.

"He’s back home already, unfortunately," said Nepheline as she walked forward. "He said we should visit him once we’re done here..."

"I-I see..." my mother nodded silently, a complicated expression crossing her face. "I guess that’s what we should do, right? I mean, we haven’t been here for long, but you girls... you’re not bored of this place?"

As all my friends continued hugging me and checking that I was unharmed, we nodded along with Aquarina, Celica, Celeste, and even Ruby.

"Yep, we are..." we rolled our eyes in unison.

Wait, even Ruby?

"You’re also tired of this place, Ruby?" I asked her, raising an eyebrow. "Now that’s surprising."

"H-Hahah, yep," she nodded, looking a little embarrassed. "It’s freaking boring in here after a while. I’ve been helping with building and stuff, but the whole city’s already... ah, you guys should come see it!"

We all nodded, ready to depart, before I suddenly remembered the goddess and walked back toward her.

"Htlol, now what do we do? Should I bring you with me or leave you here?" I asked.

"I am similar to Yggdra," she explained calmly. "I am anchored to this place, but..."

FLUOSH!

A pair of beautiful spiders made of gold and violet steel appeared on my shoulders, their delicate legs moving gracefully. "We can also manifest our Divine Spiritual Forms with you this way. It’s a new power we gained after forging a contract and then receiving your blessing."

"This is so lame. I don’t want this. Leave me alone," Lolth begged, her voice full of exaggerated misery.

"Shut up. You’re going to help humanity now!" I said firmly. "Anyway, let’s go then! Bye! Thanks for everything!"

The Arachne all waved their hands at us as we walked away. One of them even ran toward us at the last moment and pressed a woven basket full of fresh fruit and vegetables into my arms—produce they had carefully raised in their farms.

"Thank you so much for your hospitality and everything!" I said with genuine gratitude. "Byeeee!"

As we walked away from the divine realm’s entrance, Aquarina stayed close by my side and began telling me more about what they had done during the week without us.

"I was really sad and impatient and almost broke into a fight with Lolth," she sighed, leaning her head against my shoulder. "But my parents calmed me down and taught me to have more patience. I spent some days napping, other times training, learning my new skills and abilities, cultivating, and just going out with my friends. Ah, right—we helped rebuild the city."

"Rebuilding it?" I asked, surprised. "Oh!"

As we reached the city at long last, we all stopped and stared at what had happened in our absence. The entire place had completely changed. In just one week the miserable ruins had transformed into an even more incredible-looking city, with tall towers and mana reactors floating gracefully around the streets, combining dwarven and elven technology into something entirely new.

Clean stone pathways replaced the broken rubble. Soft magical lights glowed along the roads. New homes and workshops stood proudly where collapsed buildings had once been. The air itself felt lighter, filled with the quiet hum of recovered life and hope.

"Because the entire city’s been rebuilt almost completely, it’s been renamed to New Evercraft," said Ruby with a proud smile. "Pretty cool, right?"

Yeah. It was pretty damn cool.

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