Just as he was about to head off, Takumi suddenly stopped.
He turned his gaze into the distance.
There, a silver-haired loli with dragon horns was staring straight at him.
Takumi was surprised when he saw her.
"Yo, isn't that little Kuru?"
The corners of his lips curled up, and he greeted her with casual familiarity.
This was none other than one of the seventeen Authorities in Little Gardena World Dragon.
One of the ten god-kings of Hindu mythology.
The second avatar of Vishnu among his ten incarnationsthe Dragon King who upholds the boundless worlds.
A white-haired loli, full of curiosity.
Two white-haired beings stared at each other.
When Krma heard Takumi speak, her brows furrowed.
"Who are you?"
Krma was sure she had never seen Takumi before.
She had been in slumber until the aura of a powerful spirit erupted within Little Garden.
Apparently, someone extraordinary had arrived.
Suddenly, Krma snapped to attention.
She scrutinized Takumi, sensing him carefully.
Takumi allowed a portion of his power to surface for her to sense.
Go aheadtake your time.
Once Krma sensed the spirit authority within Takumi, she was visibly shocked.
In the next moment, she appeared right in front of him.
She stared directly at him.
"You came from another place? And Little Garden gave you a spirit authority like that? That's insane!"
Krma was intensely curious.
"Yep. I came from a very, very faraway place~"
"I didn't expect Little Garden to be so generous either. Name's Takumi. Nice to meet you."
Takumi grinned as he introduced himself.
Krma blinked, then introduced herself in return.
"I'm Krma. You seem to know who I am?"
Takumi had just called her "little Kuru." Clearly, he was familiar.
"I do know you. World Dragon."
Takumi nodded without denying it.
He knew Krma, even if she didn't know him.
Krma looked at him with intrigue.
"Has my name already spread to other worlds?"
Takumi clearly didn't come from one of the nearby worlds. He came from far beyond.
The aura clashing with this place made that evident.
She had never encountered such an unfamiliar presence before.
"I just happen to know more than most."
Takumi shrugged.
It wasn't that she was famous in other worldshe just knew things.
Upon hearing that, Krma understood.
It was this man who was unusual.
The two of them fell silent.
Seeing this, Takumi decided to speak.
"Well then, maybe we'll meet again. I'm heading out to look around."
Without waiting for a response, Takumi vanished.
He started wandering through the worlds beneath Little Garden.
Watching him go, Krma's curiosity only grew.
Just what kind of person was this? Such a contradictory existence.
She stared at the spot where Takumi disappeared.
In just a blink, he was gone without a trace.
Takumi was now visiting the lower-tier worlds, collecting everything he needed.
As expected, with his arrival, the worlds below welcomed him as if he were returning home.
One by one, the civilizations handed over their data to Takumi.
It was as if they had always been waiting for him.
Realizing this, Takumi was puzzled.
They were really this welcoming?
Each world he entered immediately began transferring its data to him like it was making backups.
Yesjust like making backups.
Takumi was amazed at the realization.
This spirit authority was even more terrifying than he had imagined.
These civilizations, consciously or unconsciously, treated Takumi as a savior.
They entrusted him with their cultural legacies.
This made Takumi feel quite satisfied.
As he wandered and collected data, he also chatted with the others in the group chat.
It would be a shame not to share such an OP cheat.
Takumi: [You won't believe this.] [I show up in a world, and they immediately welcome me and hand over all their civilization data.] [They're basically selling themselves!]
As Takumi sent that message, shiroyasha, who was in the middle of scheming, couldn't hold back.
Seriously, did he even understand what kind of spirit authority he had?
Of course the worlds acted this way.
By entrusting their data to him, even if their world were destroyed, the knowledge would live on.
It was like buying insurance!
shiroyasha: [You should be grateful!] [They're backing up their databuying insurance!]
She couldn't help but roast him.
Deep down, she was full of envy.
The moment this guy came to Little Garden, he got that kind of authority.
With it, every world treats him like a beloved son.
Did he even understand the value of being "humanity's final hope"?
Chika Fujiwara: [What kind of spirit authority is it exactly?] [I'm super curious!!]
Chika chimed in as well.
She was still off in Miko's world, fighting vengeful spirits.
After all her battles, she'd grown a lot stronger.
But the vengeful spirits in that world were endless.
Slay a bunch today, more appear tomorrow.
Worse yet, they had to avoid drawing too much attention.
Thankfully, they had Prometheus.
All the security cameras could be blocked at will.
Taking a moment to glance at the group chat, she saw Takumi's message.
That damned lucky guy had found something incredible again?
Unbelievable.
She was there when Takumi first joined the group.
She had personally witnessed his rapid rise.
It was just like the saying:
Watching you make money hurts more than me losing it.
You want your bro to succeed, but not too much.
Why did this lucky bastard always have to show off in the chat?
Couldn't he just tone it down?
Other members also started chiming in.
They all knew Takumi had gone to Little Garden.
But no one knew exactly what he'd gained.
Takumi hadn't told themuntil now.
Chapter 374: Bring a Few People Along While You're at It!
The group chat suddenly burst into excitement.
Boros: [Trying hard in front of Takumi is meaningless!]
Himeko: [If you want to become invincible, all you need is one lucky break.]
Sagiri: [So today's sign-in was another miss.]
Raiden Mei: [We're both Herrschers, so why is your cheat so much stronger?]
Himeko: [Takumi-kun getting stronger again is so enviable.]
...
Everyone in the chat was jealous. One after another, they began venting.
Any effort felt like a joke compared to someone with Takumi's level of luck.
Especially for those who had joined the group with himthinking back, they were all weaklings in the beginning. And yet Takumi took off like a rocket and never slowed down.
Who would believe such a thing if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes?
It was simply absurd.
People used to scoff at the idea of someone having a "cheat," until they met Takumi.
Takumi: [So salty!!]
Seeing the messages, Takumi couldn't help but grin.
Everyone was obviously jealous.
Shiroyasha: [Who wouldn't be confused watching this??] [Are you planning to visit all the worlds under Little Garden or what?]
Who wouldn't be jealous?
Finishing in less than a year what would take others millennia.
Still, she didn't press too hard on that point.
Instead, she asked something else.
The worlds beneath Little Garden were massive.
Was Takumi seriously planning to visit them all?
Seeing her question, Takumi thought for a moment before replying.
Takumi: [No way I'm visiting them all.] [Just making a trip to the more advanced tech-based worlds.]
There was no way he could visit every single one.
With countless parallel worlds included, who knew how long that would take?
sakamaki Izayoi: [While you're at it, can you toss that kid into Little Garden for me?]
The one he was referring to was Saig Homurahis younger brother and the incarnation of Azi Dahaka.
The very one who gave him his current headphones.
Saig Homura hadn't arrived in Little Garden yet.
But since Takumi was traveling around anyway, he could lend a hand.
Takumi: [Sure! If I come across that world, I'll send them all over.]
That included Saig Homura, and also Ayaka Saori.
If he encountered them, he wouldn't mind helping.
After all, those worlds practically handed their entire knowledge base over to him.
As long as he found a world with the name Saig Homura or something related to perpetual motion machines, he'd take note.
After chatting for a bit, Takumi resumed his work.
He continued collecting data from various worlds.
If a world had no value, Takumi would just dip in briefly and leave.
He didn't even bother going in fullyjust scanned for resources and moved on.
And all of this was being observed by Kurimo.
She was puzzled watching Takumi run around like this.
What was this guy up to?
Just wandering aimlessly?
Her curiosity was piqued.
For the next month, Takumi continued his wandering.
Kurimo saw it all, but chose not to interfere.
She trusted Takumi had his reasons.
After a full month, Takumi finally located the world where Izayoi's people were.
Upon confirming it contained the perpetual motion tech he recognized, he hacked into the network.
Before long, he located the CANARIA Orphanage.
Once he pinpointed the location, he vanished from sight.
Then he messaged Izayoi in the chat.
Takumi: [@Izayoi, I've found your brother.] [Want me to just package up the whole CANARIA Orphanage for you?]
The orphanage was filled with talented individuals.
No wonder it was run by Canary.
Takumi figured he might as well send them all over.
Izayoi quickly replied.
Izayoi: [Thanks! Send them all my way.]
Send everyone from the CANARIA Orphanage?
Perfect.
Izayoi was fully supportive.
He had already established himself in Little Garden, so bringing his companions over was the next step.
Takumi: [OK! They're all together right now.]
Then Takumi opened a livestream.
Izayoi joined immediately.
The screen showed a place he knew well.
His eyes lit up.
Everything was just like before.
Takumi arrived at the orphanage entrance and walked in.
It didn't take long before someone noticed him.
Seeing him, everyone was stunned.
A girl poked her head out from inside.
"Who are you looking for?"
Izayoi: [That's Saori.]
He recognized her instantly.
"Hey there! I'm a friend of Izayoi's. He asked me to come."
Upon hearing this, Saori froze.
"Izayoi-nii? Really?"
Her expression brightened.
She turned and shouted back into the house.
Everyone came running.
Saig Homura was among them.
They were all stunned to hear Takumi had come on Izayoi's behalf.
Saig Homura frowned.
"Got any proof?"
He wasn't about to trust just anyone.
"You all can talk to him yourselves."
Takumi pulled up the chat group.
Then initiated a call with Izayoi.
Izayoi picked up immediately.
In seconds, his face appeared on screen.
"Yo! Homura, Saori, everyone."
Seeing Izayoi live stunned everyone present.
"Izayoi!!" "Big bro!" "Izayoi-nii!!"
The orphanage kids all crowded around the screen.
Everyone was overjoyed to see him again.
Izayoi had been gone for quite some time.
They never thought they'd see him againyet here he was, sending someone to them.
"You believe me now?"
"Great, then please head back inside. I'll be sending you all over to Izayoi shortly."
Takumi looked at the emotional group and gave them clear instructions.
He had no plans to linger in this world.
After delivering them and visiting a few more places, it'd be time to return.
He had almost everything he came for.
No need to stick around any longer.
Chapter 375: Kurimo So Far Away
Everyone at the CANARIA Orphanage agreed to be sent offwithout hesitation.
All of them consented right away.
After all, they were all orphans, and their friends were all here.
Because of that, when Takumi made the offer and Izayoi confirmed it, everyone readily agreed.
Takumi then casually stored all of themalong with the entire CANARIA Orphanageinto his dimensional storage and sent them off to Izayoi.
With that done, Takumi resumed wandering through the subordinate worlds of Little Garden.
On Izayoi's side, after receiving his siblings, he returned the dimensional equipment to Takumi and even sent a gift.
Sakamaki Izayoi: [There's a gift in there for you. I have no use for it anyway.]
Seeing the message, Takumi paused.
A gift?
But since it was offered, Takumi didn't refuse.
He immediately checked the interior of the storage equipment he created.
And there it wasa pendant.
Upon seeing it, Takumi broke into a smile.
Takumi: [You're giving me Algol?]
That's rightthe pendant contained none other than Algol.
He actually gave Takumi Algol?
Shiroyasha: [Oh boy!!] [Are you planning to cause chaos now??]
Seeing Takumi's message, Shiroyasha was also stunned.
Algolone of the three major Problem Children in Little Garden.
Although her Authority had been greatly diminished, if restored, she would be incredibly powerful.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been grouped alongside Shiroyasha as one of the top three Problem Children.
Sakamaki Izayoi: [She's no use to me, so I'm handing her over.] [You should be able to restore her, right?]
Izayoi actually sounded pretty excited.
What would happen if Algol were restored?
He planned to throw her back into Little Garden later.
Hehehe...
Takumi: [Yeah, I can restore her. Shouldn't be an issue.] [But I'll set her aside for nowI still have work to finish here.]
Even though he'd received Algol, Takumi planned to shelve her restoration for later.
Once he returned, he'd deal with it.
Sakamaki Izayoi: [She's yours now. What you do with her is up to you. That's it.]
And with that, Izayoi logged off.
The item had been handed overit had nothing to do with him anymore.
Takumi chuckled and put it away without thinking too much.
He'd help her recover once he got back.
Although he could restore her here, Takumi didn't plan to do so immediately.
First, he needed to finish collecting information from the various worlds.
With that in mind, Takumi resumed his journey.
After another week or so, he finally paused.
He realized that many of the advanced technologies had started to become redundant.
Though each world followed its own technological path, much of the content overlapped.
