A laptop produced in Takumi's world,
And a bottle of the ability-enhancing drug.
She basically spent all her points on that purchase.
When Takumi heard it was Uiharu's birthday, he was a bit surprised.
"What a coincidence. Giving her this as a gift isn't bad. In that case, I'll prepare something too."
Saying that, Takumi crafted a terminal by hand.
Seeing what he made, Ruiko was speechless.
"If you're giving her that, do I even need to give the laptop? Since the terminal can do almost everything a computer can."
Ruiko sounded frustrated.
If Takumi gave that, her gift would feel redundant.
"They're not the same, are they? If it bothers you, just let Bronya give it. No big deal."
A computer is a computer, a phone is a phone.
Though the terminal could function as a computer, Uiharu might not prefer it.
She was a hacker, and the terminal might not suit her needs.
Hearing this, Ruiko nodded in agreement.
She handed the laptop to Bronya.
"Bronya, you give this to her later. That way, we each give one gift."
No need for Ruiko to give both gifts. She passed one to Bronya.
"I'll transfer you the points."
Bronya had no objections.
That settled it.
Ruiko didn't refuse either.
It was just ten points, but she accepted them.
With everything ready, Takumi even prepared a gift box for the items.
Once everything was set, Ruiko led them to their rendezvous spot.
A family restaurant.
Academy City usually had a great vibehigh-tech everywhere.
If you ignored the dark side of the city, it was a paradise for tech lovers.
And most importantly
You could see girls in all sorts of school uniforms.
Absolutely amazing!!
Heaven for JK lovers.
They were all young.
How could you not love a place like this?
With Ruiko guiding them, Takumi and Bronya arrived at their destination.
There, a girl with a flower crown on her head was already waiting.
When Ruiko entered with Takumi and Bronya,
The girl turned toward them.
Seeing Takumi and Bronya,
Uiharu Kazari looked utterly confused.
Friends of Ruiko?
Chapter 298 Has the World Changed? Utterly Confused
Ruiko Saten said she was going to pick up a friend.
And she really brought two university students?
Takumi and Bronya didn't look like high school or middle school students at all. No matter how you looked at them, they seemed like college studentsor even working professionals. Their aura was extraordinary.
Especially Bronya. From a distance, she looked exactly like a corporate executive.
"Uiharu! I'm here!! Happy birthday."
Ruiko Saten excitedly led Takumi and Bronya over to where Uiharu Kazari was seated, then handed over a small gift box.
Looking at the gift, Uiharu was utterly baffled.
"Thanks... Ruiko, these two are?"
Uiharu curiously looked at Takumi and Bronya.
"These are my friends. This is Big Brother Takumi, and this is Sister Bronya. They're from outside Academy City."
Seeing her confusion, Ruiko quickly introduced them.
"Hello there. It's our first meeting, and I didn't bring much. Here, this is something I made myself."
Smiling, Takumi handed over his gift.
"Eh?"
Uiharu was even more bewildered. Was this really okay? After all, it was their first time meeting.
Likewise, Bronya handed her a laptop.
"This is also one of his products. It's a quantum laptop. I heard you're good at hacking. I am too. Having a better laptop will definitely improve your skills."
Listening to this, Uiharu was even more confusedshocked, even.
"Uiharu, go on and accept it. These are all made by Takumi himself. Haven't you always wanted my terminal? He made that too."
Ruiko smiled warmly at her, encouraging her to take the gifts. Her own terminal device had long been eyed by Uiharu, but she always used the excuse that it was a prototype from a friendnot yet mass produced.
Now there was a perfect chance to give her one.
"Eh? Takumi made it?"
Snapping back to reality, Uiharu's face was filled with shock. She knew just how powerful that terminal wasit could function as a full computer.
Was this big brother really that capable?
He made all these things?
Absolutely stunned.
"That's right, I made them all. There's a terminal and a laptop inside. You won't need to worry about energy. They're always absorbing solar energy, so use them as much as you want. No need to worry about power."
"Also, there's an AI in there. You should know that. Ruiko probably told you."
Takumi explained cheerfully. To him, Uiharu was just a kid.
Hearing his explanation, Uiharu's eyes lit up.
"I know, I know! I've talked with Prometheus. It's amazing! Takumi, you're incredible. Since you can create an AI, you must be really good with electronics, right? Can I ask you some questions?"
Once she started talking about tech, her energy shot up, and she started asking away.
"No problem. Ask whatever you like. I specialize in electronics. And Sister Bronya here does too."
He treated her like a little sister.
Hearing that, Uiharu got even more excited, chirping out her questions.
Takumi answered every one.
Bronya occasionally chimed in to supplement.
Seeing the three chatting away, Ruiko decisively ordered foodsome of the restaurant's best dishes.
At the same time, she took out her phone and messaged Kuroko. They were just waiting on Kuroko and Mikoto Misaka now. Those two were on their way. It was all planned out.
Today was Uiharu's birthday, and everyone had decided to celebrate it together.
Kuroko's reply came quickly. They were almost there.
Seeing the reply, Ruiko breathed a sigh of relief. Good. They're coming.
She looked over at Uiharu. At this moment, she was happily chatting away, asking all sorts of questions.
When the conversation paused, Ruiko spoke up:
"Uiharu, open your present. Inside, there's a superpower awakening potion."
"You've always been curious how my powers developed so fast, right? That potion is what unlocked my potential. So, I got one for you too."
Ruiko finally revealed what her gift was.
Hearing that, Uiharu froze.
"Eh? A superpower potion?"
Utter shock.
Something like that?
She looked at the small gift box on the table and hurriedly opened it. Inside, she found a vial of blue liquid.
Her eyes widened.
"Where did this come from? Did a lab develop this? It can increase superpowers?"
She was completely shaken. Was this real? Why wasn't there any news about it?
So many shocks in one day.
Was something like this really just casually handed out?
"It's from Takumi too. He especially prepared it for you."
Ruiko smiled as she pushed all the credit onto Takumi. It was true anywayhe made all these things.
"Huh?"
Uiharu was totally dumbfounded again. Takumi again?
Is this real life?
While she was still processing it all, Kuroko Shirai and Mikoto Misaka finally arrived.
"Uiharu, Ruiko!!"
Kuroko burst in with an enthusiastic wave, her face oddly flushed.
If you looked closely, you might even notice her hair was a bit singed. Probably got electrocuted again.
Behind her, Misaka Mikoto looked thoroughly annoyed, glaring at Kuroko. Clearly, something had gone down again.
Poor Kuroko.
"Kuroko, Mikoto, you're here! Let me introduce you. These are Takumi and Sister Bronya."
Seeing them arrive, Ruiko was visibly thrilled.
At her words, both Kuroko and Misaka turned their attention to Takumi and Bronya.
They both froze for a moment.
University students?
Their reaction was the same as Uiharu's. They assumed Takumi and Bronya were college students at first glance.
"Nice to meet you, senpai."
Mikoto quickly composed herself and politely greeted them like a proper young lady.
Chapter 299 How About Calling Me Onii-chan?
Takumi and Bronya's eyes turned toward Misaka Mikoto and Kuroko Shirai.
They had finally met them in personMisaka Mikoto, the famous "Railgun," and her loyal companion.
"Hello, you two."
"Please, have a seat."
"No need to be so formal."
"If you don't mind, how about calling me 'onii-chan'?"
As Takumi said this, he couldn't help but smirk. He was clearly in a good mood. Hearing the Railgun and Kuroko call him "onii-chan" would certainly be amusing.
Bronya, standing nearby, instantly rolled her eyes hard at Takumi's antics.
Kuroko and Mikoto were dumbfounded.
Huh? What did he just say?
"Onii-chan"?
They stared at him, utterly confused.
"There's no way I could say that!"
"Mister, please stop joking."
"Even if you are Ruiko's friend, that's no excuse to be so casual."
Kuroko shot Takumi a stern glare. She was actually being politeunder different circumstances, she'd be unleashing her venomous tongue.
Mikoto nodded in agreement. No way. Over her dead body would she ever say that.
"Alright, enough joking."
"Uiharu, happy birthday."
"Here, this is my gift for you."
Mikoto didn't dwell on the awkward exchange. Instead, she presented the gift she had prepared.
Receiving Mikoto's present, Uiharu's eyes lit up.
"Thank you!"
It was a small Guata frog plushMikoto's absolute favorite.
Kuroko also took out the gift she had brought, but she was curious about the other items on the table.
"Uiharu, what's that you're holding?"
Kuroko was intrigued. Was that some sort of medicine?
Mikoto also looked puzzled.
She noticed a device similar to the one Ruiko always carried.
Seeing the gadgets on the table, Mikoto's eyes lit up. As Ruiko's friends, they knew exactly how powerful that device wasand it even had a remarkable AI built in.
"Has that terminal already been released to the public?"
Mikoto looked at Ruiko, curious.
Ruiko shook her head, then looked at Takumi.
"Takumi made it."
As soon as those words left her mouth, Mikoto's jaw dropped.
"Huh? Are you serious?"
"You made that, Mr. Takumi?"
She knew just how amazing that device was. It was hard to believe he had made it.
"Just call me Takumi-nii."
"Yes, I made it."
"If you want one, I'll give you one next time."
Upon hearing that, Mikoto's eyes sparkled.
"How much is it? I'll buy it!"
She didn't want it as a giftshe preferred to purchase it herself.
"Emm..."
Takumi was a bit speechless. But knowing her personality, he let it go.
"I don't need your money."
"Even if I did, what would I do with it?"
"Money's not an issue for me."
"Here, you can each have one."
Saying that, Takumi casually created two terminals out of thin air right before their stunned eyes.
Everyone was speechless.
Even Mikoto was wide-eyed.
"Creation from nothing?!"
Mikoto was utterly shocked.
After crafting them, Takumi placed the terminals on the table.
"Go ahead and take them. Consider them a welcome gift."
To Takumi, these things weren't worth much. Creating them cost him nothingthey regenerated their own energy. A single breath was enough to recover it all.
"Who exactly are you?"
Mikoto suddenly grew serious. With powers like that, there was no way Takumi was just some ordinary person. Ruiko's sudden power growthhe was responsible, wasn't he?
Kuroko's expression also turned grave.
"We're from another world~!"
"No need to be so cautious."
Takumi smiled warmly as he explained.
Around them, no one seemed to notice anything strange. Everyone continued on as normal, like nothing out of the ordinary was happening.
Everyone froze for a second.
"Another world?"
Uiharu looked totally confused.
She immediately turned her gaze to Ruiko.
Ruiko silently nodded.
"That's right. Takumi-nii and Bronya are from another world."
"They came here to help me out."
"Mikoto, they can help with your problems too. Takumi-nii means no harm."
Ruiko had never mentioned the alternate world beforeshe was afraid of attracting a certain voyeur's attention. But now that everything was out in the open, she figured it was fine to explain.
So she began telling Mikoto and the others about it, including the chat group.
As they listened, Mikoto and the others felt their heads spinning.
What the heck? An alternate world?
This was for real?
Ruiko had such an incredible opportunity?
Everyone was undeniably shocked. Who would believe something like this?
"Can this thing help boost my esper ability like it did with Ruiko?"
Uiharu looked at the vial in her hand, her heart full of excitement.
Her original ability wasn't that impressivejust slightly stronger than Ruiko's, good for keeping things warm.
But now, with this drug, her ability could become far more powerful?
"Yup!"
"See that button on the top?"
"Press it against your arm and push. That's all."
Takumi encouraged her to try it. He was curious tooif Uiharu's power evolved, would it still be just heat retention?
Or could it evolve into full temperature control?
If so, that would be an amazing ability worth developing.
Seeing Takumi so enthusiastic, Uiharu didn't hesitate. She pressed the vial against her arm and injected the blue liquid.
The others stared at her intently.
They were all curious about what her evolved ability would be.
After the injection, Uiharu felt a cooling sensation flood her mind.
Soon, she felt her powers beginning to strengthen.
"This!!"
Uiharu placed the empty vial down and looked at her hand.
A moment later, a puff of cold air gatheredand quickly turned into a block of ice.
Then, it shifted again, this time becoming a flame.
"Temperature control?"
Seeing this, Ruiko's eyes lit up.
That had to be temperature control, right?
"Yes, yes!!"
"And... I think I'm Level 3 now."
Uiharu beamed with joy.
One injection, and she was already Level 3.
Now she finally understood how Ruiko's ability had become so strong so fast.
"Are there any side effects?"
Kuroko looked at Takumi, suspicious.
Could things from another world really be used in theirs?
Could a sword from one world really cut down an official from another?
Chapter 300: Since I'm Here, I Should Definitely Bring Some Souvenirs Back
Takumi rolled his eyes at Kuroko.
"Have you seen any side effects after all the time Ruiko has been using it?"
"There's no need to worry."
"In the future, you can have her give you a bottle too."
"Maybe it'll help you break through to Level 5."
Side effects? What a joke.
Are you underestimating me?
