He ranted a little in the chat.
Houraisan Kaguya: [Which world is Konosuba fusing with?] [Are there multiple worlds involved?] [What's going on now?]
Even Kaguya was confused. Konosuba? Wasn't that a comedy world?
Sure, it had gods, but they weren't that powerful. Even without enhancements, she could smack them around. She was dead serious.
Takumi: [No idea. The fusion hasn't started yet.] [But now that we know, I'll handle the situation here.]
He informed the group, then resumed his conversation with the goddesses.
"Your world is about to collide with others," Takumi said seriously. "These collisions will bring massive problems. Potentially, countless lives will be lost."
"Our task is to ensure the safety of this world's inhabitants."
Even Takumi was confused about the origins of these missions. Who was issuing them? Why the focus on protecting humanity?
The goddesses were stunned.
"Huh? Are you joking?"
"Our world fusing with others?"
The sea goddess looked completely bewildered.
"I'm very serious," Takumi replied. "Why else do you think we're here?"
"We encountered a fusion once before. If we hadn't stepped in, about 80% of the humans in that world would've been wiped out by monsters from the other side."
"We don't know which world yours is colliding with this time, but given the rewards we've been offeredit's going to be big."
His tone grew serious. Judging by the points given by the chat group, the situation ahead would be troublesome.
Still, no big deal. Takumi's team was more than ready to handle it.
Chapter 253: (Satou Kazuma) Smacking the 'Wise' is a Crime
The goddesses were shocked by Takumi's words.
"So... what do we need to do?"
Suddenly, they all became nervous.
If powerful beings from another world descended, they would be doomed, wouldn't they?
No way!
They didn't want to go through something like that.
They would die, right? Absolutely die.
Never mind that they were goddesseswhen it came to actual combat power, they really weren't that strong.
"Hmm... let's see when the time comes," Takumi replied.
"I'm here just to greet you all and let you know what's happening."
"You have a few goddesses stationed in the human world too, right?"
"Just make sure they're prepared."
Now that he understood what world this was, Takumi had no intention of lingering.
As long as the situation was clear, the rest would be easier to handle.
Hearing this, the sea goddess nodded hurriedly.
"Yes!"
"I'll send down oracles to the churches below."
"We'll also go down ourselves to help."
If their world was about to merge with another, there was no way they could just laze around here.
They'd better get to work!
Get the word out before anything happened.
Otherwise, if there were heavy casualties, it would be a huge headache.
Takumi nodded and didn't say anything more.
He'd said everything that needed to be said.
Time to leave.
He said goodbye to the gathered goddesses, then returned to Bronya and the others.
At that moment, their computer screen was showing Aqua's situation.
"You're back," Bronya said.
"We've locked on to their location. Do you want to go over?"
"Those two are fighting frogs right now."
"Looks like it's right at the start of the storySatou Kazuma has just reincarnated."
Heita turned the laptop around for Takumi to see.
Yep... there was Aqua being swallowed whole by a giant frog.
Takumi couldn't help but laugh at the sight.
"Takumi-oniichan, is she really a goddess?" Sakura asked blankly, staring at the screen.
"This goddess is so lame."
"Yeah... she's a goddess," Takumi replied with a smile.
"A goddess of wisdom, actually. But, well, she gave all her wisdom to other people."
Everyone went speechless at his answer.
"Don't listen to him, he's teasing you," Bronya rolled her eyes at Takumi.
"Don't trick Sakura. Wisdom goddess? More like a dimwit goddess."
She grumbled in her heart and let it go.
"Let's go," Takumi said, "Let's take a look ourselves. It'll still be a while before the worlds merge. We can have some fun here."
He packed up everything in the house and opened a spatial rift, stepping out.
The rest of the group followed.
At that moment, Kazuma and Aqua were wrestling with frogs.
Suddenly, a spatial tear appeared.
Both Kazuma and Aqua froze in place.
Then, a group of people in modern clothes walked out of the portal.
Kazuma was dumbstruck.
"Holy crap? Interdimensional group tours?"
Seeing these obviously out-of-place people, Kazuma was shocked.
Tour groups could cross worlds now?
How did he instantly know they weren't from this world?
Easytheir modern outfits were completely different.
"Huh? What?"
Aqua was equally confused, staring blankly at the scene.
What was going on here?
When everyone was through, Takumi turned to Kazuma with a big grin.
"Yo, fellow countryman!"
"You're a transmigrator too?"
Takumi greeted him cheerfully, acting as if they were old friends.
Kazuma was instantly excited.
"You're from Earth too?"
Takumi nodded.
"That's right! I'm also from Earth."
"How long have you been here, brother? Why are you doing so badly?"
"When I transmigrated, I got a whole world at oncebecame its ruler and even built a harem."
"See, these are all my 'wings'!"
He gestured grandly at the group.
Miori Shiba played along, hugging Takumi's arm.
Everyone else sweatdropped in unison.
Kazuma, on the other hand, almost burst into tears.
"So jealous!!"
"Boohoo, why did I get stuck with this idiot goddess?"
"Damn it!!"
What a winner at life.
That was how transmigration was supposed to be.
His own life here must be fake.
"Alright, just kidding," Takumi said.
"I might be a transmigrator, but not from your original world. We came from another world entirely."
"Your world is about to merge with several others. That means it'll get really dangerous."
"We don't know what kinds of worlds will be merged in."
"Last time, the Shokugeki world nearly got eaten alive by the Gourmet Hunter world's creatures."
Kazuma, being an otaku, of course knew about anime worlds.
Hearing this, he was floored.
"Waitwhat? Shokugeki?"
He looked at Takumi's companions, then froze.
"They're all anime characters?!"
Kazuma shrieked like a prairie dog.
Was this a joke?
"Yep!"
"And actually, you're an anime character too."
Takumi grinned even wider.
You're the same as us.
Maybe Takumi himself was just some author's character, but who cared?
Kazuma was stunned.
"No way!!"
He leapt to his feet.
"Tell mewhat happens to me in the future? Do I get rich? Do I get a harem?"
He stared at Takumi, full of hope.
"You're just a comedic punching bag, that's all," Takumi said dryly.
"Don't get your hopes up."
Kazuma instantly turned gray.
"Just destroy this world already!"
He was utterly depressed.
Just a gag character?
A pervert?
No bright futurewas he going to keep suffering like this forever?
No way!!
Kazuma's dreams were utterly crushed.
At that moment, Aqua snapped out of her daze.
"What are you all talking about?"
"Isn't unauthorized world-hopping illegal?"
She glared at Takumi and his group.
"Don't you know you're breaking the law?"
"Is unauthorized world-hopping illegal? I don't know about that, but I do know that smacking the 'wise' is definitely a crime."
Takumi couldn't help but retort.
Was this girl's brain short-circuited again?
Chapter 254: No Hope For Kazuma
Aqua's face was full of confusion. She couldn't quite understand what Takumi was saying. But whatever. She was too lazy to try.
Just as she was about to speak, a figure in a nun's outfit suddenly appeared. She rushed over, and upon seeing Takumi, bowed respectfully.
"My lord, I've come under orders from the Sea Goddess. I am here to follow your command."
Aqua was stunned at the sight.
"Eris?"
Aqua's eyes widened in disbelief. Wasn't that her junior, Eris?
"Aqua-senpai!"
Eris smiled and nodded in response.
"No need to follow my command or anything like that," Takumi said casually. "Looks like you've already been briefed. Go explain things to your dumb senpaiI'm not going to bother."
Since Eris was here, Takumi didn't feel the need to explain any further. She could handle it.
"Kazuma, let's go. Take me for a walk. I'm really curious about this world."
Takumi invited Kazuma along. Although Kazuma had just arrived, he had a basic understanding of the city.
"Let's go! My dude, I'll treat you to a meal!"
With that, Kazuma cheerfully took the lead.
"Treat me to a meal? You mean I have to pay, right?"
Takumi rolled his eyes. If Kazuma actually had money, he wouldn't be doing so badly. Takumi saw through him in an instant.
"Hehe~! What can I say, I'm just too broke!!"
Kazuma shamelessly admitted it. Yes, he was hoping Takumi would foot the bill.
Takumi might not have local currency, but he surely had something that could be exchanged for it. As for world fusion? What did that have to do with a small fry like Kazuma? He'd just sit back and watch. Takumi and his group were here to save the world anywaythey'd take care of it when the time came.
The group headed into the city.
As they entered, Kazuma began introducing Takumi to the local delicacies. Listening intently, Takumi rubbed his chin.
"Got any stir-fried pork with snow peas? Or maybe sour mustard greens with beef stir-fry?"
He asked this with a completely serious expression.
Kazuma was totally lost. What the hell? What kind of dishes were those? He didn't understand a word. He was completely baffled.
The others following behind, including Bronya, were speechless. What on earth was Takumi talking about? Don't say such things out loud. You'll get this chapter 404'ed.
"Your tastes are really weird," Herta couldn't hold back. She immediately roasted Takumi.
What kind of bizarre craving was this? As someone well-read and widely experienced, of course she knew what he meant.
"Hehe, just messing around," Takumi chuckled. "Food isn't a big dealwe're just exploring." "We won't have time to goof off later." "Who knows what kind of world will merge with this one."
Even though this world was comedic in nature, it still had real gods. Any incoming world was unlikely to be ordinary. Probably something with gods or other supernatural elements. There had to be some sort of link.
Just like how the Gourmet Hunter and Shokugeki worlds mergedboth were food-themed. Perhaps all the tasks they'd get from now on would be based on such links.
If two worlds shared a theme, could they just fuse together? Who could say?
Just then, Aiswho hadn't joined any missionsuddenly spoke up in the group chat.
Ais: [!!!!!!] [Why am I listed on the mission?!] [I didn't sign up and I didn't go anywhere.] [Why is my name there?!]
Ais was currently resting. She had just opened the chat to check the mission details. And saw her name listed in Takumi's mission party. She was totally stunned. She was still in the dungeon and had no clue what was happening.
Takumi and the others were just as surprised when they saw her message.
Fujiwara Chika: [Oh man, maybe your world is about to fuse with Takumi's?]
Bronya: [That actually seems likely.] [Remember how Alice didn't sign up either, but her name still showed up?]
Bronya pondered aloud in the group chat. She recalled how Alice didn't register for a mission either. After all, the task occurred in her worldwhy register? So maybe, for tasks that happen in your own world, you're automatically enrolled? That must be it.
Takumi was also a bit surprised. Ais's world and Konosuba's? It might actually happen.
Takumi: [That's probably it.] [So don't go on any more expeditions. Get back now.] [When two worlds fuse, things get really unstable.] [And that's not even counting other worlds possibly merging.]
He immediately warned her. Right now, the fusion hadn't started, so it was fine. But once it began, things would get messy.
Their dungeon might blow wide open. Monsters could pour out. And the whole world would descend into chaos. If she was still deep in the dungeon, that would be suicide.
Seeing Takumi's message, Ais grew anxious.
Ais: [I'm going to tell Finn right now!!]
She closed the chat immediately. If she hadn't glanced again, she might've kept pushing on. But now wasn't the time to hesitate. She needed to leave the dungeon and return to the surface. If the fusion started while she was still down there, it would be a disaster.
Takumi glanced at Ais going offline and didn't dwell on it. He resumed exploring the city with Kazuma.
As for money? Takumi casually created a bunch. This world's currency was gold, after all. And forging gold was child's play for him.
With a flick of the hand. Done.
Kazuma nearly wept with envy.
"Teach me, Daddy!!!"
The shameless Kazuma actually called him dad.
Takumi rolled his eyes hard.
"Get lost."
Teach you? No way. You wouldn't learn it anyway.
In dreams, anything was possible. But in real life? Even if you call me Grandpa, it won't happen.
"No, please!! How did you do that?! Tell me!" "I'm seriousI really want to learn." "Can I use skill points to learn it?"
As he spoke, Kazuma pulled out his Adventurer's Card. Clearly, he was hoping Takumi would demo it again and pass the skill to him.
Seeing this, Takumi was speechless.
This guy... is really beyond saving.
Chapter 255: So You Don't Want Me to Relax, Huh?
Just as Takumi and the others were strolling through the streets, things were escalating in Danmachi's world.
Ais had rushed to find her captain.
"Finn! We need to head back immediately. There's great danger ahead. We can't continue like thiswe need to return to the surface right away!"
Ais opened with urgency.
Finn stared at her, full of confusion.
"Ais? What's going on?"
He couldn't understand why she would suddenly make such a request. What danger could possibly lie ahead in the dungeon? A monster riot? Or something worse?
"Our world is about to fuse with other worlds. My name showed up on the mission board. Takumi and the others believe that our world is next to be involved in a fusion event."
Ais explained everything she knew.
Her membership in the chat group was known among the upper ranks of the Loki Familia. Finn, being part of the leadership, was aware of it.
