On the third floor of the library, Aoi returned the history book in his hand back to the bookshelf in the drawer. One by one, the high-quality lights illuminated the room, giving the appearance of daytime. He returned to his seat near the window, gradually raised his arms, and stretched his torso back.

"That's enough studying for today" Aoi said as he leaned back against the light yellow armrest. Taking out his cell phone, he saw that it was 9:55 pm. He had plenty of time before the bookstore closed, so he wasn't in a hurry to leave. No one would be waiting for him when he returned home, anyway.

The original owner of Aoi's body in this world was an ordinary orphan who lived alone since childhood. And I, the soul who is now occupying Aoi's body, had been an excellent university student in my previous life. Despite starting out as an orphan in this life, Aoi was unwilling to continue living like one. Hence, while supporting himself, he also relied on the mind, knowledge, and willpower from his past life to gradually study and successfully pass the entrance exam to the best university in Nalthis City.

Outside the window, the rain poured down, swallowing up all the light in the dark night. Aoi, who was sitting at the window, took out his phone. It was late, so the library was quiet. Going to a new world of solitude and emptiness made people seek out excitement and entertainment. Aoi's way of dealing with loneliness so far has been through gaming.

He opened his mobile phone and opened the offline game 《Tower of Babel》. As soon as he entered, a black and red image appeared with the text.
"Congratulations!"
"Savior, you have successfully entered route 2!"
《 Tower of Babel 》 is Aoi's favorite offline mobile game that he's been playing for the past few months.

The game's mechanics were complicated and cumbersome, and quite difficult to master. Despite searching for a long time and failing again and again, Aoi eventually succeeded in clearing the game today. When he opened it up again, he discovered that he had automatically been put on the route 2 of 《Tower of Babel》.
Just reading the reminder for the game made Aoi feel excited again. According to the notification, route 2 would have hidden achievements or other changes, which piqued his interest in the game once more.

Thinking that since there's a route 2, it could be interesting to go through the game perfectly this time, Aoi once more clicked the "Game Start" button, and the introductory cutscene related to 《 Tower of Babel 》appeared again. But when he tried to skip it using the "Skip" button...it didn't work.
"That's strange..." Aoi said. He shook his head gently in confusion.

"In《Tower of Babel》, players will be immersed in a rich and horrifying modern magical world, playing the role of a savior organization that the world fears and admires —— The mysterious leader behind the Tower of Babel. 
"Savior."
"Players must manage their organization with precision and care, cultivate potential core operators, capture and study monsters, relatives, otherworldly visitors, and other entities. They can then unleash mysterious energy forces to develop a global security solution to handle future crises."
"Every choice and action of individual members will have a major and irreversible impact on the entire world."
"Can you save the world?"
"This is us...... Finally...... This is our only chance."

Impatience made Aoi quickly click 'skip' again and again. Suddenly, a loud sound of rain could be heard, and a warning text appeared on the screen.
"Because Route 1 of 《Tower of Babel》 has been cleared, "Savior" in the new Route has a one-time free x10 Core Operator pulling chance in "Destiny."
In the game's plot, the players will take on the role of the mysterious leader of the savior organization, who will be called "Savior" from then on.

It was clear that the game's route 2 offers fun in two ways - either perfect clearance or discovering different new content. At first, Aoi was happy about the x10, since the beginning of route 1 had just been a disappointment.
The background of the game was a modern, pixelated city night scene, with the player's role as "Savior" floating in the sky, masking all beings, and having an unknown face beneath their black robe.
At the bottom of the interface, there was a list of candidates, from which the third category was "Destiny.

"Again moving his finger to open the 'Destiny' selection, a group of gray mist appeared on the screen, offering the options 'x1' and 'x10'.
Gacha—the agonizing symbol of bad luck, yet the glimmer of hope in every player's heart.
Aoi took a deep breath, moved his fingers with caution, and prayed for the appearance of the Queen of the Scarlet Moon —hoping for the same miracle.

With a quick tap of his finger, Aoi selected 'x10!'
As the gray mist gradually cleared, one by one, sparkling paintings were revealed to his eyes.

"Operator Fragments · Queen of the Scarlet Moon ×1"

"Entertainment · Banquet food Card ×1"

"Relic Fragments · Flashing Blade of Transmigration ×1"

"Relic Fragments · Gungnir ×1"

"Holy Pattern Fragments · Hades ×1"

"Mysterious Power Fragments · Reality Manipulation ×1"

"Operator Fragments · Telekinesis Girl Lily ×1"

"Operator Fragments · Sin Hunter Moment of the Deep Sea" ×1"

"Operator Fragments · Otherworldly Master bartender Panda Ron ×1"

"Core Operator · Sin Hunter Nightblade ×1!"

At the end of the gacha, it turns out that almost all of them are Fragments, but only 10 of the same Fragments can be combined into a Relic, Mysterious Power, Core Operator.
"In the end, I only got a x10 Guaranteed result."
Aoi sighed and expressed his disappointment at the results, but nevertheless celebrated the acquisition of the "Queen of the Scarlet Moon" Fragments. He believed that next time he would definitely summon the "Queen of the Scarlet Moon."
The initial Core Operator obtained was "Sin Hunter Nightblade.

It's not bad. At least, a Nightblade on hand guarantees huge clearance in the late game.
Aoi was still satisfied with the results. At first glance, Nightblade may not seem like the best choice, but it had great potential for later stages and helped with perfect clearance.
'Nightblade' is the best Core Operator to choose in the late game for the sake of perfect clearance in 《Tower of Babel》.

In 《Tower of Babel》, a game set in a modern magical world, Nightblade is not only a member of the famous Legendary Hunter Family. In fact, she is also the "Queen of The Night."
This deadly power emanates from the Outer God "Lord of Darkness" who plots within. As her body becomes its host, she learns to control it perfectly.
This power alone is enough to humble the Familia, making even the Elder God tremble and anger.
Having been awarded the title of 'Queen of The Night,' she becomes an immortal being in the darkness, a glorious monarch, and a near-invincible existence.
As such, her abilities rank her among the T0 Operators at the end of the game cycle. She is widely recognized as one of the best Operators in 《Tower of Babel》.

With joy and excitement, Aoi clicked on the game screen once again. As the fragments slowly disappeared, the pixel figure of 'Nightblade' appeared on his phone screen.
Despite being a mere pixel, her beauty with silver hair and purple-red eyes remained evident. She wore a hunter's hat, black cloak, and long pants, and held a large black-bladed sword in her hand as she slowly walked forward in the picture. Elegant and deadly, she left no doubt as to her power and grace.

The young girl knelt down on one knee, uttering a short incantation.
"Nightblade, cut down evil spirits."
With these words, "Nightblade" received a script for battle.
Players could also change the script manually if they wish.
Aoi went to the "Operator List" and selected "Nightblade." He modified the script for battle, changing it to:
"Count your sin carefully!"

————

The streets were dark, with heavy rain and thunder joining the gloom.
A girl in a black coat stood quietly in an alleyway, her red and purple pupils lost in the darkness.
Despite that, her beautiful appearance was evident. Her silver-white hair was wet and straight, and her black coat matched her long black large sword which was sheathed on her back.
In masks of gray, the black clothed men searched for her, wandering aimlessly through the streets until midnight. As the time drew closer, their shadows gradually drifted away.

With a long breath, she exhaled, enduring the intense pain of her chest wound. However, this was nothing.
This time she successfully ran away from Black Star's pursuit, but the next time, her death was certain.
The remaining members of Kaytlyn had all fallen into the hands of the Black Star Society.
In her heart, she felt a profound sadness and anger.
Once part of the Legendary Hunter Family, she was now alone.
Kaytlyn understood how powerful the enemy was; revenge seemed like a distant and faint possibility. No matter if she survived, she had to use all of her strength.

Rainwater continuously dripped from the blade on her body.
Until now, the only option left was to temporarily leave the city and flee.
Kaytlyn did not wish to forget the faces of her clansmen. The deep-seated hatred could not be extinguished like that.
Leaving everything behind was not an option, despite how hopeless the situation seemed.
It was raining heavily, and Kaytlyn wanted to step outside the small alley.
A baseless black mist suddenly appeared in front of Kaytlyn, instilling fear deep within her being.
She panicked for a moment, but she maintained some level of calm as she stared at the black smoke in front of her.
However, she suddenly found herself without control of her own body. Unable to even move her fingers, a feeling of dread permeated her from head to toe.

"Im...what is this?"

Kaytlyn struggled to make sense of her situation. She felt herself become a mere spectator. She was not controlling the body, but someone—or something—else was.

How did she wind up in this situation? Did the Black Star Society sent out Extraordinary people to hunt me? Kaytlyn felt a chill run down her spine at this thought.

In this dire situation, a calm young man's voice echoed in her mind.

【 You were chosen by Destiny, Nightblade.】