Seeing it, Takumi couldn't help but sigh.
"Good grief, already merged over?" "Alright then."
Takumi: [You guys handle it.] [Reason with them properly.] [I'm going to collect the heritage of this world.]
After sending the message, Takumi turned and headed for the palace.
Of course, he needed to gather the Imperial Arms and also the method of creating them. All of that was part of his collection plan.
Kaguya Houraisan: [Hmm... I'll have a good talk with them!]
Kaguya was enthusiastic. She'd have a nice chat with Akame and the others. As for those who didn't cooperate? She'd make sure they did.
Everyone began to take action.
Meanwhile, another fusion had also begun.
Atop a tall building, Izayoi stood observing the arrival of two deities and the spatial ripples emerging over the sea. His face was filled with interest.
No one else was beside Izayoi at this moment. After obtaining tools from Takumi, everyone had gone their separate ways.
They had arrived, and this was the world of Campione. Wouldn't it be a waste to not slay a few gods?
Everyone began taking their own paths. For instance, Akeno had gone to the headquarters of the church.
She was curious what would happen if a devil reincarnated from a fallen angel arrived at the Vatican. Would the Archangel Michael descend?
Even if not, she had a way to pull him downafter all, she'd gotten something from the Michael of her own world.
As for Black Rabbit, she went off to find Indra.
Yes... she intended to take him out.
As for Asuka and Y, they headed to the Far East.
Everyone had their own tasks.
"So the fusion has begun, huh?" "In that case..."
Izayoi's gaze fell on the two deities. They had stopped fighting and were now both distracted by the unusual spatial activity above the sea.
That's why they had paused.
They were precisely the prey Izayoi had locked onto.
Veleslanaoriginally a god from ancient Persia, also known as Mitra.
The other was Melqart.
The Phoenician god-king, the original of Hercules in Greek mythology. In Christian lore, he was one of the Seven Deadly SinsGluttony. He was also identified as Beelzebub, and Baal, the black emperor among the 72 demon gods.
In short, these gods had many aliases.
Tracing their lineage would yield numerous identities.
Killing them would grant Authority.
Though Izayoi didn't really care for the Authority, what he wanted was the essence of a God Slayer.
He wonderedafter becoming a Campione, would he gain a spiritual rank upon returning to Little Garden?
Though he was already considered humanity's final trial, having the Campione title would still be cool.
After all, it sounded impressive.
Thinking this, Izayoi grew excited.
He looked around, then reached down and ripped a chunk of stone from where he was standing.
"So then... gods, let's see if you can handle my attack."
With that, he hurled the stone.
The chunk of rock shot forward like a teleporting missile, appearing several kilometers away in an instant.
The two gods' expressions changed drastically.
Even if they wanted to dodge, they couldn't.
The stone thrown by Izayoi had already arrived.
BOOM!
A massive explosion erupted.
The stone he threw detonated like a missile, blasting the two deities away.
Watching from afar, Erica was stunned.
"What just happened?!"
She stared in shock.
But the massive shockwave was already rushing toward her.
She wasn't aloneGodou Kusanagi was there too.
Seeing the wave, Erica's face changed. She quickly cast a defensive spell.
Unfortunately, Kusanagi Godou wasn't as lucky.
Reality doesn't give you protagonist plot armor.
The shockwave from Izayoi's thrown rock was terrifying.
The impact site caved in, debris flying in all directions.
Kusanagi Godou was still an ordinary person at this point. He didn't even have time to react.
He could only watch as a sharp stone flew directly toward his forehead.
His pupils dilated.
Then, everything went black. He lost consciousness.
The stone embedded itself in the center of his forehead.
Bullseye. Instant headshot.
Izayoi arrived on-site shortly after.
And saw Kusanagi Godoutaken out by the shockwave of the rock he had casually thrown.
He stared at the fallen protagonist, completely speechless.
He silently took a photo and posted it in the group chat.
Izayoi: [Image] [Protagonist?] [Plot Armor?] [Figures. Novels are lies. Plot armor doesn't exist, huh?]
Even Izayoi didn't know how to complain about this.
This was awkward.
Why did he die so easily?
Should he call someone to chant sutras for him?
After all, his death was technically Izayoi's fault.
Everyone else in the chat also went silent.
Takumi: [6!!]
Good grief, badass!
Chapter 261: What Happened? Why Did It Turn Out Like This?
Takumi glanced at the messages in the group and sighed.
"Good grief..."
He just casually killed that guy?
All he could say was that Kusanagi Godou was incredibly unlucky.
At that moment, even Izayoi felt a pang of guilt. But it didn't last longhe quickly pushed aside that strange feeling.
His eyes focused on the two Heretic Gods in front of him. Likewise, the two Heretic Gods stared intently at Izayoi.
"Are you truly a human?"
Veleslana looked at Izayoi in disbelief.
Could a human really unleash that kind of attack?
"Authentically human."
"Dear gods, please return now."
Izayoi said with a smile before charging forward. In the blink of an eye, he appeared before Mekal.
Veleslana was stunned. He had thought Izayoi would attack him!
But to his surprise, in the next instant, Izayoi clenched his fist and smashed it toward Mekal.
Mekal instinctively raised his hand to blockbut in just that moment, his arm turned into golden mist and completely dissipated.
Mekal stared in shock at his vanishing arm.
What kind of power was this?
But Izayoi didn't care about the details. He was only focused on finishing this guy off.
Smiling broadly, Izayoi lifted his leg and kicked hard.
One punch, one kickMekal was instantly slain on the spot.
"How is this possible!"
Veleslana shouted in disbelief.
Was this some kind of joke?
Even killing chickens wasn't this fast!
Sure, Izayoi might've landed a surprise attack, but this level of combat strength was absurd!
After his reinforcement from the chat group, Izayoi's strength had reached a star-shattering level.
Taking down a Heretic God was as easy as breathing.
With Mekal eliminated, Izayoi shifted his gaze to Veleslana.
"So weak."
With those words, he charged at Veleslana.
Veleslana had already been on high alert. Seeing Izayoi rush in, he quickly backed away.
As a war god, he had figured out that Izayoi's physical body was absurdly powerful.
"I am the strongest. I wield all victory. Against humans or demons, I crush all hostility. I shall defeat any who stand in my way!"
Veleslana activated his Authority.
His second avatarThe Bull.
Boosting his power, he widened the distance.
Faced with the flying Veleslana, Izayoi froze for a moment.
He couldn't fly!
Emm That's awkward.
It was just like how Groudon couldn't fly.
Currently, Izayoi also couldn't fly.
But it didn't matter.
Recalling some recent anime he had watched in the chat group, Izayoi raised an eyebrow.
The next moment, he blasted off.
Kicking off the air mid-air, he accelerated wildly.
Stepping on the air, he charged upward.
Seeing Izayoi catch up, the now-powered-up Veleslana also threw his fist without hesitation.
Boom!
But the expected clash of equals never occurred.
Even after enhancing himself with the Bull avatar, Veleslana was still knocked away.
Awkward indeed.
Izayoi didn't care what his enemy was thinking. Taking advantage of the moment, he charged again.
This time, light gathered in his hand.
This was the power of the pseudo-stellar chart within him.
Aurora Pillar.
An attack that no physical defense in the material realm could block.
One punch unleashed a pillar of light.
In an instant, the pillar of light engulfed Veleslana.
Even if he wanted to activate Camel or Aries avatars, it was too late.
He was instantly obliterated.
The power difference between them was simply too vast.
There was no way Veleslana could have been Izayoi's match.
When Veleslana was finished off, a force suddenly appeared, trying to pull Izayoi's consciousness in.
Realizing this, Izayoi didn't resist.
He knew full wellit was the ceremony to become a God Slayer.
Having killed two Heretic Gods, Izayoi was now undergoing the transformation.
Erica, watching from a distance, was stunned.
The two Heretic Gods had just been dealt with like that?
Who exactly was he?
In her mind, countless images of God Slayers and top-tier warriors flashed by.
But none of them matched Izayoi.
The King of Swords didn't look like that.
He couldn't possibly be the King of Swords.
This man hadn't even been a God Slayer at the beginning, but the power he showed surpassed even one.
And then Erica looked at the tragically unlucky Kusanagi Godou.
She fell into a deep silence.
That poor guy what a pitiful fate.
But it was what it was.
Now that a new King had emerged, she had to report it back as soon as possible.
However, just as she was about to send the message, she received some startling news.
Reports were flooding inHeretic Gods were appearing all over the world.
Not only that, strange spatial fluctuations were being detected.
Somethingsomething terrifyingseemed to be descending.
The whole world was beginning to change.
Receiving this message, Erica was shaken.
"W-What happened?"
"Why is it like this?"
Erica stared blankly at her phone.
What was happening to the world?
So many Heretic Gods descending?
Right now, Erica was truly bewildered.
She couldn't comprehend the situation at all.
Heretic Gods were descending on a global scale.
And the world was undergoing changes?
No matter how she thought about it, it was just too overwhelming.
...
Back on Takumi's end, he had already obtained everything he wanted.
The method to create Teigu, along with some leftover materials.
All of it was found in the Minister's treasure chamber.
He even found various Teigu stored there.
Of course, Takumi wasn't going to miss the chance.
After collecting everything, he sought out Esdeath.
At that moment, Esdeath was already engaged in battle with the Revolutionary Army.
Arriving at the scene, all he saw was an icy field.
Most of the Revolutionary Army had been frozen solid.
Of course, Esdeath wasn't indiscriminately slaughtering them.
Some peopleshe had only immobilized temporarily.
Takumi approached and handed something to her.
"This is a spatial storage device."
"Gather all of this world's Teigu and related items."
"In a little while, this world will fully merge into another."
"Let's finish dealing with things here quickly."
With those instructions, Takumi turned and left.
As for the rest? Takumi didn't plan on interfering anymore.
Besides, Akame and the others had already been transferred.
He figured Kaguya must've brought them under control by now.
Chapter 262: Shiroyasha Im Going Over There to Have a Look
Takumi gathered everything he needed and began to return.
Once he arrived back in the Konosuba world, the first thing he saw were several people tied up and hanging. Hiding a smile, Kaguya-hime looked over at them cheerfully.
Takumi was stunned by the scene.
Weren't those members of Night Raid? Why were they all hanging there?
He was speechless.
"You're back? How did things go on your side? These guys wouldn't listen, so I had to tie them up," Kaguya-hime greeted him with her usual bright smile.
Takumi could only smile wryly.
All the members of Night Raid were here, each of them gagged and hanging helplessly. They could only glare angrily at Kaguya, but there was nothing they could do. The woman before them was not someone they could match.
When they first encountered her, they hadn't even had time to react before getting knocked out. By the time they woke up, they were already strung up. With such strength, how were they supposed to fight back?
Takumi stepped forward and removed the gags from their mouths.
"Was what you just said true?" Night Raid's leader, Najenda, fixed her eyes on Kaguya.
Takumi was slightly surprised.
"Did you explain it to them?"
Kaguya nodded.
"I did. But they didn't really believe me," she shrugged.
Takumi turned his gaze to the Night Raid members.
"Since Kaguya-hime has already explained things to you, you should understand the current situation. I just returned from your world. I was planning to find you, but it seems you were transferred here ahead of time. Your world is currently undergoing a major cleansing. The Empire has been destroyed. The Revolutionary Army too. Once the new world fusion is complete, you'll have to figure things out for yourselves. After all, anyone who could be eliminated wasn't a good person."
He said this calmly, showing no emotional fluctuation.
Sure, many were wiped outbut Takumi hadn't lifted a finger himself. So, he felt no guilt whatsoever.
The Night Raid members were dumbfounded.
"The Capital's gone? The Revolutionary Army too?" Leone stared at him in disbelief.
"I don't have time to joke," Takumi replied. "That's the reality. Anyway, untie them. With gods in this world after the fusion, you'd best take care of yourselves. When this newly fused world merges with mine, if you feel like you can't manage here, you're welcome to come live in my world."
He snapped his fingers.
The Night Raid members fell to the ground, and the ropes automatically loosened.
Having done this, Takumi turned his eyes to Kaguya-hime.
"Where is everyone else?"
Only Kaguya-hime was here; the others were nowhere in sight.
"They went elsewhere," she explained. "Monsters have started appearing in various places across the world, so the goddesses have mobilized. Eris used spatial magic to send them to other areas. I'm responsible for this side."
Takumi nodded. That made sense.
Glancing at the members of Night Raid, Takumi spoke again:
"I'll leave this area to you. I'm going to see if I can get to Ais' world."
