Upon hearing that, Takumi rolled his eyes.
"Refuse! We haven't even developed our own universe yet. Why bother developing theirs? If you feel awkward rejecting them, just say you'll introduce them to some aliens."
Takumi couldn't help but complain.
Good grief, they hadn't even learned to walk, and now they wanted to develop a universe? Should they ask aliens to do it for them?
Chapter 324: What Did You Say? Gabriel Is Slaying Gods?
Takumi now knew quite a few aliens. Boros, the space pirate, wasn't doing much these days. If needed, Takumi wouldn't mind calling him over to help. Or perhaps he could even ask Lala's father.
Hearing that, Ningguang immediately understood what to do.
"Understood. I'll refuse their request when the time comes."
"Speaking of which, I heard the research institute is also planning to develop the universe, right? Maybe seeing our situation here is what prompted their request."
Ningguang couldn't help but smile at the thought. She recalled some items that ordinary worlds had recently purchased. It made their intentions clear. Now that multiple worlds had merged, Earth's resources alone were clearly no longer enough.
That's why they'd set their sights on space. But relying on themselves to develop it would take a long time. Hence, they wanted to see if they could get help from here.
"That's not a problem," Takumi said. "They're welcome to buy technology and study here. But joint development? That's unnecessary."
This matter wasn't even worth discussing. Takumi's own world wasn't fully developed yethow could he have time to develop someone else's?
"Agreed. That settles that issue. Lately, the Mechkai have been a big help. With so many worlds merging, there's been a mix of good and bad."
"Some unsavory characters tried to stir up trouble here in 977, but the Mechkai took care of them all. Even many regular robots are starting to transform into Mechkai."
"That's why I've begun building prisons. I'm also planning to have teachers from the magic academy create a dimensional prison to lock criminals in alternate-dimension barriers."
Ningguang shared her plans with Takumi. With more people came more chaosit was inevitable. There were always lawless individuals.
"If they're truly violent scum, just wipe them out," Takumi said. "Scum isn't even worth calling human. Kill them if you have to."
As he spoke, Takumi silently issued orders to the Mechkai. The truly vile oneseliminate them. No need to waste resources. Their deaths could be counted as new business for Hu Tao. She'd be thrilled.
Ningguang nodded silently. She understood what to do now.
"I have a question," Keqing said suddenly. "Is the land in this world continuously expanding? Sometimes it feels like entire mountain ranges are growing taller and farther away. I don't think it's just my imagination."
She had long suspected that the land itself in this world was evolving. Now that Takumi was here, she had to ask directly.
Takumi nodded. "That's correct. With the fusion and strengthening of the world, the land has expanded. It's not an illusion."
"But don't worryonce cities are built, even if the world grows, it won't really affect things. At most, you'll feel that some places are further away than before."
"This growth will probably stop soon."
That's how his world worked. It couldn't be helped. As the world grew stronger, changes followed.
Right now, Takumi's world had an extremely high levelmaybe not on par with Little Garden, but certainly not inferior to the Toaru world.
The only issue that truly annoyed him was that the world level was increasing too quickly, while civilization struggled to keep up. It felt like the world was taking steps too large to manage.
"Alright then," Keqing said quietly. Even after living in this world for so long, she still couldn't quite grasp its strange nature. Sometimes, she just felt totally lost.
Takumi didn't stay long with Ningguang. His next destination was the Strike the Blood worldto collect more magic books.
After saying goodbye to Ningguang and Keqing, Takumi left the building. Once outside, he suddenly noticed multiple spacecraft launching in the distancenot just one or two.
Seeing this, Takumi paused. "Has space exploration already begun?"
It had to be Velvi and her group.
"Yes," Prometheus replied. "Kosmo is leading the mission. They'll first drop equipment on Mars, then perform a space jump to another planet."
"The first phase of Mars terraforming will focus on atmospheric modification, then creating a habitable environment."
As Prometheus explained the plans from Dr. Mei and Velvi, Takumi nodded in approval.
"Let Dr. Mei knowonce Mars is ready, we can send some people there to live. Other species too. Now that so many people from merged worlds are here, some may want to live among the stars."
Takumi said this casually while continuing to walk. The moment he finished speaking, the message reached Dr. Mei.
Receiving the info from Prometheus, Dr. Mei nodded thoughtfully. Takumi wanted a flourishing, diverse world. These other races were also part of his world nowbe they human or demon, if suitable, they could be sent into space.
With that in mind, Dr. Mei began making preparations. She first recorded the task. Even if they were to send people to Mars, they'd need the right candidates.
There was no rush. First, finish terraforming Mars.
Dr. Mei glanced outside at the excited crowd watching the spacecraft launch, then returned to her work. Let Velvi handle the shipsafter all, that was her specialty.
...
Takumi headed to the portal connecting to the Strike the Blood and God-Slayer worlds. There were plenty of people passing through the gate into Takumi's world.
But to get to the City of Hope from there, they still needed to take a spaceship. These transportation systems had all been set up under Prometheus' direction.
The island originally used by Takumi to manage dimensional gates had gradually become bustling.
Takumi walked through the portal and arrived on Itogami Island. Upon arriving, Prometheus immediately synced with the local network.
"Miss Gabriel is currently slaying gods."
Takumi had barely stepped into the God-Slayer world when Prometheus delivered this shocking news.
"Huh?" Takumi froze. "She's killing who??"
Wasn't Gabriel supposed to be eliminating demons here?
And now she's slaying gods?
Surely she wasn't doing what he was thinking?
Good grief!!
Chapter 325: It's Not Men You're Afraid of, But Ugly Ones
Gabriel was in the midst of slaying gods.
So, which god was she trying to take down?
It could only be God Himself.
Or perhaps Michael, or one of her other colleagues?
Surely, she wouldn't just drag herself down and off herself.
Since when had Gabriel become so wild?
After understanding Gabriel's current situation, Takumi's mouth twitched slightly.
Takumi had hacked into the network to find out Gabriel's current whereabouts.
Upon discovering her location, he couldn't be bothered to worry anymore.
Indeed, Gabriel was currently in this worldand more specifically, in the Vatican.
Once he confirmed she was fine, Takumi lost all interest.
He glanced around.
At the moment, the place was bustling.
This portal had been built right in the middle of Itogami Island.
Because of that, several nearby buildings had to be demolished.
Everyone knew now: this was a gateway to another world.
All the major powers had moved their offices here.
"Where is Natsuki Minamiya right now?"
"Or has she not returned yet?"
Takumi began strolling around casually.
At the same time, he asked about Natsuki Minamiya current location.
He planned to find her, and then go look for Akaya Sendougi.
As the chief librarian witch of the LCO, Akaya held many magic books.
The LCO, also known as the Library, was a well-known criminal organization in this world.
Its members were all high-level sorcerers and witches.
So, if Takumi wanted to obtain magic books, she was the one he had to find.
Of course, Takumi wouldn't miss out on other forms of magic from this world either.
Ever since arriving here, Takumi had been downloading magical knowledge from the network or any other source he could find.
The network defense systems of this world were laughable to Takumi.
He could access anything he wanted.
As long as something left a digital trace, Takumi could easily obtain it.
Unfortunately, traditional magicians didn't seem to like using the internet.
So the magic he could obtain online was limited.
But that didn't really matter.
"Miss Natsuki Minamiya is currently teaching at the school."
"As for Sendougi Akaya, the one you're looking for, she's being held under house arrest in Natsuki Minamiya home."
Prometheus sent over this information at that moment.
Takumi nodded upon receiving it.
"Alright, got it."
"In that case, I'll just stroll around for a bit."
"Let me know when she returns after class."
After saying that, Takumi stopped thinking about it.
He began wandering around Itogami Island.
This demon district was essentially an altar too.
While wandering, Takumi also gathered information.
Apparently, when Izayoi and the others came to this world, they caused quite a stir.
Various Demon Gods and similar beings had been eliminated.
Mainly, it was the troublemakers who got dealt with.
Many factions had suffered severe losses.
Additionally, the True Ancestors had also been badly beaten by Izayoi.
True Ancestors. God Slayers.
Some of these guys had even fled to Takumi's world?
What a bunch of daring players.
He just hoped they wouldn't cause trouble.
Maybe they were strong in their world.
But once they entered Takumi's world, their power wasn't anything special.
Even if they wanted to stir trouble, they wouldn't get far.
Takumi's world was full of powerful beings.
Even the magical girl soldiers could beat the True Ancestors to a pulp now.
After all, Takumi had brought back far too much magic.
The strength of the magical girl soldiers was already impressive to begin with.
Now, with all that magic available for them to learn, their power had skyrocketed.
Many of them came from military backgrounds.
With extensive combat experience.
Now that they had Takumi's magical support, how could they not get stronger?
Takumi leisurely explored the world.
He didn't bother hiding his identity.
After all, no one in this world knew him.
Besides, plenty of people from Takumi's world had already come over.
He had even seen some vampire types wandering around.
Maybe they were looking for their kin.
Just curious, perhaps.
That said, even though Takumi acted casually, someone had still taken notice of him.
"Hey! You over there!"
"Wait up!"
At that moment, someone called out to Takumi.
Hearing this, Takumi turned his head in confusion.
And what he saw was a well-developed high school girl.
Tall, with a single ponytail, and a guitar case on her back.
Takumi immediately recognized her.
Kirasaka Sayaka.
A War Dancer from the Lion King Agency.
Seeing her call out to him, Takumi was curious.
"Me? You're calling me?"
Didn't this girl have androphobia?
Why was she even talking to him?
Takumi was very curious.
"Yes!!"
"You came from that world, didn't you?"
Sayaka stepped closer, but still kept some distance between them.
"That's right."
"Is something the matter?"
"Do I need some kind of permit to come to this world now?"
Takumi was puzzled.
Why had she suddenly called him over?
"N-No!! That's not it!"
"I saw you coming from over there, so I wanted to ask about that world."
"I'm planning to go there myself..."
Sayaka looked a bit awkward.
But she still explained why she had stopped him.
She had been assigned by the Lion King Agency to travel to Takumi's world.
But she knew next to nothing about it.
She'd heard some rumors, but didn't have a clear understanding.
Originally, she had planned to ask a woman for information.
But couldn't find a suitable one.
Some women with angel-like appearances had come to this world earlier.
But they were all terrifying.
And extremely strong.
So when she saw Takumi this time,
His handsome face made her heart race instantly.
And she called out to him.
She thought she'd react the same way to a man as before.
But the moment she saw his face,
She realized she wasn't afraid at all.
This man was just too good-looking!
Turns out, she didn't hate menshe just hated ugly ones.
The moment she saw Takumi, everything became clear to her.
Takumi burst out laughing at her explanation.
"You want to go over there?"
"What for?"
"If you've got any questions, I can answer them."
Takumi happened to be free anyway, so he decided to have a chat.
He had nothing else to do.
As for finding peoplehe'd wait for Nayue-chan to finish her class.
"Thank you!"
"Then let's find a caf."
Sayaka felt relieved and invited him to a caf.
Takumi didn't decline and agreed to go.
And so, a high school girl and an extremely handsome man walked into a caf together.
They ordered some drinks and sat down to chat about Takumi's world.
Chapter 326: As Long as It Moves
Kirasaka Sayaka had been dispatched by the Lion King Agency to Takumi's world.
Her main task was to understand that world.
Then they would consider whether or not to send more people over.
"Our world is actually quite great," Takumi explained.
"Anyone can come and learn various forms of magic."
"In addition, we have all sorts of magical equipment."
"There are many things that can be acquired."
"Besides that, our technology is also highly advanced."
"We even have star-destroying warships."
"Not only that, but from our world, one can travel to countless others."
Takumi began introducing his world to Kirasaka Sayaka.
Listening to his explanation, Sayaka's eyes lit up.
"I heard that your world is very welcoming to people from other worlds who want to settle down there."
"Is that true?"
"Are there any strict requirements?"
After listening to Takumi's description, Sayaka became even more curious.
This was the key point.
Immigrating to Takumi's world was on many people's minds now.
A brand new world offered so many opportunities.
And Takumi's world was powerful too.
