Though he wasn't entirely sure himself.
It felt like his world was pulling the others in.
shiroyasha: [The world gates might be dimensional coordinates.] [Because the worlds are connected, the weaker ones are gravitating toward the stronger.] [Those so-called world gates are likely the anchors.]
shiroyasha offered her theory.
After seeing the information, she voiced her thoughts.
So the world gates were like attractors?
That explained a lot.
Still, she hadn't expected them to have this effect.
Takumi: [That makes sense.] [But now the question is, will these worlds merge into mine?] [Or will they just orbit around it like satellites?]
The drifting worldswould they merge in?
Or simply float around his like a ring of satellites?
There was still some distance.
He couldn't tell yet if they'd truly merge.
shiroyasha: [It's like Little Garden, with countless worlds orbiting the outer layer.] [Maybe your world is heading toward that setup?]
She rubbed her chin thoughtfully.
With several worlds already merged, it was unlikely to happen again.
So those remaining worlds would probably hover around Takumi's world.
Just like in Little Garden.
Takumi: [Whatever. Merge or not, it doesn't matter.] [We'll see when the time comes.]
Takumi still had no definitive idea.
So he decided to stop overthinking it.
When those worlds got closer, he'd figure things out.
Gazing into the vast void, Takumi was dazzled by the sight of countless drifting worlds.
He scanned them all carefully and, finding no danger, turned his attention elsewhere.
Rather than obsess over world mergers...
It was better to focus on his own powers.
Takumi returned to the dimensional gap.
Ophis was already there, quietly waiting.
Seeing him return, she asked curiously, "So?"
What was the deal with those worlds?
"They're all familiar. Nothing wrong." "Probably the world gates acting up." "It's like a bunch of poor relatives coming over to crash."
Takumi scratched his head.
That's basically what it was.
If those worlds had their own consciousness, he'd ask them directly.
...But they didn't.
Still, with them drifting so close, maybe he could lay down a network infrastructure?
Even Honkai...
Takumi's eyes lit up.
Even if they didn't fully merge, as long as they orbited around...
He could still transmit Honkai energy to them.
Gradually convert their power systems to his own.
Replace their magic and other forces with Honkai energy.
Since they were all close, why not share Honkai energy?
If you used Takumi's Honkai energy, you were his friend.
That meant his power would deeply influence those worlds too.
Binding them to his world.
"Brilliant!"
Takumi clapped.
The more he thought about it, the more excited he got.
Ophis was full of question marks.
What was going on with Takumi?
Had he gone crazy?
She was utterly confused.
"Ophis, you just stay here." "Don't worry about those worlds." "If they fuse, I'll handle it." "But I doubt they will." "They'll probably just orbit around ours."
Worlds were like planets in space.
Some orbited massive planets.
Others fused together.
In Takumi's case, it'd likely be the former.
These drifting worlds would orbit his world...
And evolve together with it.
Chapter 336: Come Try a Ten-Pull Draw
Ophis nodded stiffly.
Since Takumi said there was no need to worry, she didn't.
"Do you want to come back with me?" Takumi didn't press further on the matter and instead asked Ophis.
She was holed up here all daymight as well come back. Things were lively in his world now.
But Ophis refused. "No. I don't want to go back."
She had no intention of returning. She liked staying here.
Hearing that, Takumi rolled his eyes. "There are people at home who can play with you."
Agurola, Shubithey could all keep Ophis company.
However, no matter what Takumi said, Ophis didn't want to leave. It was baffling.
"Fine. Stay here then," Takumi said, giving up. If she didn't want to return, there wasn't much he could do.
He also sensed Ophis's current power.
Due to his own rapid growth, Ophis had also been growing stronger. Without him even realizing it, she had already become significantly more powerful.
After forming a contract with Takumi, Ophis had essentially become his companion Honkai beast. As Takumi grew stronger, so did she.
At her current level, aside from Takumi, hardly anyone in their world could rival her.
Muttering to himself, Takumi disappeared from the dimensional rift and returned home.
As soon as he arrived, he found Bronya and Kaguya-hime waiting for him.
"No new missions?" Kaguya-hime asked with a tone full of regret.
"Are you that idle?" Takumi replied. "Instead of playing games at home, all you think about is missions now?"
"I'm totally idle," she said. "Eirin has been completely taken in by your Academy. No one's paying attention to me now. And I'm kinda bored of games too. So I thought maybe I could earn some more points!"
Kaguya-hime shrugged. She really had nothing better to do.
A new mission would've been great, but alas, there wasn't one. Everyone else was busy with school, so she had no one to hang out with.
"Emm..." Takumi sighed. He wasn't surprised Eirin had been lured away by the Academy's tech. The knowledge base was constantly updatingno one could finish reading it all.
"Takumi, you still have a ton of points, right?" Kaguya's eyes gleamed with interest.
Takumi blinked. "What's up?"
He did have a lot of pointsover a hundred thousand.
But the next round of power-ups would cost him millions, so he hadn't spent them.
"Gacha draws! Maybe you'll get something interesting. Of all the features in the group, the draw system is the least used. No one has points for it. But you've got spare pointswhy not try it out?"
She was eager to tempt him. If you've got time and points, might as well do some gacha pulls.
Out of all the features in the group chat, the draw function was probably second-to-last in terms of popularity. Barely anyone had used it.
The only thing worse was the ultra-large transfer talisman, which could move an entire city across worlds. No one had ever bought one. Most people didn't even buy regular transfer talismans anymorejust ask someone to send you.
The best-selling items in the group were healing and enhancement kits. Especially enhancementsthey made you stronger instantly.
But most people could only afford one or two buys before running out of points.
Takumi was speechless. "Gacha draws? I don't really need anything. Most of the stuff I drew before wasn't useful. It didn't help much. Spending points on that feels like a waste."
"Ten-pulls guarantee gold! You're not gonna get anything from single pulls. Just try it! Be the first brave one!"
Kaguya-hime kept encouraging him. Got spare points? Do a ten-pull.
Didn't he know about the guaranteed drop after ten draws? Single pulls rarely yielded anything.
"No! I pulled something amazing from a single draw when I joined the group!"
Nonsense! That miracle single pull was how he got his powers!
"But I still want to see what happens with a ten-pull. Each draw is like a world transfer talismansurely something good will drop with ten. No one has ever had enough points to try it. You'd be setting the example. Who knows? Might be a surprise in store! If I had points, I'd try it too!"
Kaguya chattered nonstop.
In short, she just wanted Takumi to do a ten-pull.
Just like some gamers, watching someone else sit on a ten-pull was unbearablethey'd egg you on just to see what would come out.
It's not their account, after all. If something good drops, "Wow, my luck is amazing!" If not, "Your account has garbage luck."
Takumi could already picture her smug face.
"No points! Not doing it," he replied bluntly.
He was saving those points for future enhancements.
"I'll give you somejust try a ten-pull. Maybe crowdsource the rest?"
That's when Bronya spoke up.
She was curious too. So why not... test it out?
If Takumi didn't want to spend his own points, they could at least pool enough for a ten-pull.
Kaguya's eyes sparkled. "I'm in!"
She dove into the group chat.
Bronya's suggestion was brilliant.
Takumi stared at the two, especially Bronya.
What were you getting involved for?
Noticing his look, Bronya said, "I have a feelingif we do a ten-pull, something good will happen. So let's try it."
She sounded so sincere.
Takumi was stunned. "Are you serious? That's just like gamblers who say, 'I feel lucky today.'"
He couldn't help but mock her.
What kind of logic was that?
But now, Kaguya was already shouting in the group.
And it seemed like quite a few people were interested in joining in...
Chapter 337: Crowdfunded Lottery Come and You Shall Receive
Crowdfunded lottery: if you have points, join in.
Kaguya Houraisan: [Come quickly, everyone! Let's pool our points and do a ten-pull draw.]
Fujiwara Chika: [I'll contribute 1,000 points!!]
Bronya: [I'll also contribute 1,000.]
Sagiri: [Count me in too.]
Akeno: [A lottery? I'll participate too.]
Ais: [I have 1,000 points as well.]
Herta: [Here's my 1,000.]
Megumi Kato: [Me too.]
Just with that one announcement, quite a few group members expressed interest.
Up until now, there hadn't been much enthusiasm for these lotteries. After all, doing solo draws never resulted in anything worthwhile.
Only Himeko and Akeno had won anything decentHimeko got a Stigma, and Akeno received a superpower. Takumi had drawn before too, but his reward wasn't impressive.
That's why solo pulls didn't excite anyone.
But pooling points together? That piqued everyone's interest.
In no time, enough points were collected.
Kaguya Houraisan: [Including myself, that's eight people.] [8,000 points. Takumi, you cover the remaining 2,000, okay? @takumi]
Hearing this, Takumi rolled his eyes.
"Fine."
"Just give me the points."
If it was only 2,000 points, Takumi was willing to chip in.
At the same time, he addressed the group:
Takumi: [When we draw the prizes, we'll distribute them based on who can best use them.]
He didn't want people fighting over the rewards afterward.
Fujiwara Chika: [No problem!]
Akeno: [Agreed.]
...
Everyone quickly chimed in with approval. No objectionsthis arrangement seemed fair.
Takumi: [Alright then, transfer the points over.]
With that, he launched a livestream.
A livestream of the draw, of course.
Seeing this, others quickly joined in.
Meanwhile, they began transferring points to Takumi.
In no time at all, the full 10,000 points were collected.
Kaguya Houraisan: [This is what I call group gambling!] [Let's goget me something useful!] [I'm really curious what the guaranteed jackpot is.]
sakamaki izayoi: [Too bad I don't have any points, or I'd join.]
Saten Ruiko: [!!!!] [What did I miss?!]
She had only glanced away for a moment, and already they were planning something.
Sagiri: [@Saten Ruiko, hush and watch the draw.]
You're late.
Now that Takumi had collected all the points, he began.
He initiated the drawa ten-pull all at once.
[You received Mihawk's "Swordsmanship Experience."] [You received the "Tongtian Talisman."] [You received the "Seven Nights Assassination Technique."] [You received the "Uranus System."] [You received the "Avalon Scabbard."] [You received the "Grand Compendium of Kido."] [You received "Superpower Breakthrough Elixir."] [You received "Superpower Breakthrough Elixir."] [You received a "Random World Travel Talisman."] [You received a "Random World Travel Talisman."]
The draw ended quickly.
Looking at the results, Takumi was filled with confusion.
Takumi: [What the hell? Where's the jackpot?] [This is it?]
Is there really no guaranteed big prize?
Fujiwara Chika: [Looks pretty good to me. 10,000 points well spent!]
Asuna Yuuki: [No, for Takumi, this is a total loss!!]
Bronya: [Not a loss!!]
Kaguya Houraisan: [Not a loss!]
Everyone laughed.
This wasn't a loss at all.
In fact, it looked like a pretty good haul.
There were even a few things they really wanted.
Especially those two Random World Travel Talismansthose were quite exciting.
Takumi stared at the chat, speechless.
To him, it felt like a total loss.
After silently cursing, he began assigning the rewards.
Takumi: [The Seven Nights Assassination Technique goes to Megumi.] [The Swordsmanship Experience goes to Ais.] [The Uranus System goes to Bronyaprobably Icarus's system.] [Tongtian Talisman goes to Sagiri.] [Superpower Elixir goes to Chika.] [Herta, Akeno, Kaguyajust tell me what you want.]
Takumi quickly allocated everything.
The others fell into thoughtful silence.
Herta: [I don't need anything for now. Once you finish studying the Superpower Elixir, just give me a dose.]
She took another look and decided to pass.
Akeno: [The Grand Compendium of Kido... After you upload it, send me the knowledge.]
Kaguya Houraisan: [Same here!]
Megumi Kato: [Seven Nights Assassination... Use it first, then pass it to me?]
Sagiri: [Me too.]
Ais: [Same for me.]
Some items could be used first by Takumi, then duplicated and shared.
There was nothing wrong with that.
Hearing this, Takumi nodded.
He already had the Seven Nights Assassination Techniqueafter all, he had copied the Root of Type-Moon's knowledge.
This kind of knowledge-based item was right up his alley.
With the Herrscher of Knowledge's abilities, sharing knowledge was easy.
All in all, it was a fruitful draw.
Takumi immediately began processing everything.
He threw Avalon into his system directly.
Even the Uranus Systemhe made a copy before handing it to Bronya.
Same with the other items.
He dealt with everything quickly and distributed them accordingly.
Takumi: [This was a total loss.] [The Superpower ElixirI'll let Serpent study it.] [Now, those Random World Travel Talismans... they seem interesting.]
Takumi still felt it was a loss.
There was no jackpot.
And none of the items were really useful to him.
Only the travel talismans held some potential.
Fujiwara Chika: [Random world!] [Are you going to use it?] [You might end up somewhere really fun.]
She was curious.
A talisman that randomly transports you to another world?
