Master of Kaidan

Chapter 286: Aspiring to Stand Out with a Glimpse into the Path

Chapter 286: Chapter 286: Aspiring to Stand Out with a Glimpse into the PathHitotsume-Kozo (Note 1) walked around the campus with his team, sighing out of boredom.

As the Tales of the Hundred expanded, more and more low-level Kaidan like them, who couldn’t snatch up the Residence Right to the Tower of Babylon, were rooted in the present world.

But with the increase in numbers, the distribution and acquisition of Identity became issues. The well-known Kaidan rested easy once they secured their labels, but for someone in an ambiguous position like him, who might play just a passerby role even in a demon-themed anime, it became necessary to generate buzz and attract attention just to maintain popularity.

Their weakness stemmed from their lack of distinctive features and exaggerated abilities. If they allowed everyone to freely spread their legends, eventually all Kaidan would be jumbled together, failing to garner due attention, and might even merge into a strange new Kaidan.

To ensure everyone’s interests, Kaidan within Tales of the Hundred gradually formed an unwritten rule—

By relying on Bird House, the Companion Phantom Object of a certain executive, the Kaidan could enter a realm known as the "Invisible World."

It wasn’t truly an independent world, but rather an extension of the concept of "Bird House dividing the boundary between humans and deities," which separated the distance between humans and "deities," creating a state where humans and "deities" coexisted in the same world, yet humans couldn’t see the "deities."

They used this to hide themselves within the shadows of the present world and made a Contract not to reveal their presence casually, only emerging to attack when their own rules were satisfied or when they encountered a "Binder" who could see them.

This Contract did not reduce each Kaidan’s income, but instead, by imposing strict appearance standards, it made each Kaidan’s characteristics even more pronounced. With the high-level Kaidan controlling the country, the mortals of the country had no reason to doubt the authenticity of the Kaidan.

In addition, Tales of the Hundred implemented an internal reward system. Contributors could earn a main role in anime or games, spreading their "character design" even wider.

Of course, the strong, elegant, handsome, evil big villains were always reserved for the executives.

Consider Cyclops Boy, who was closely related to him and even from the same period. For his contributions, he had scored a supporting role in an anime, and now had become an executive, while he could only be a no-name trash Kaidan, barely surviving on the collective earnings of Tales of the Hundred.

"I, Hitotsume-Kozo, shall also make a name for myself!"

Hitotsume-Kozo cheered himself on and once again set out on a quest to