Soon, the three arrived in a gray, misty space. The moment they appeared, a breathtaking woman with long white hair and a refined black dress appeared before them.
"So you've finally arrived," she said. This was Echidna.
Beatrice instantly became emotional at the sight of her.
"Mother!!" Beatrice cried and dove into Echidna's arms.
A faint smile formed on Echidna's face. "Beatrice. It's been so long."
Four hundred years, to be exact.
Beatrice couldn't stop her tears. "Mother, it's been so long!"
The scene that followed was a heartfelt reunion between mother and daughter.
Meanwhile, Takumi didn't idle around. He summoned the other witches one by one. The reason, of course, was simplehe wanted to analyze their Authorities.
At first, the witches wanted to attack him.
But Takumi swiftly subdued them.
They couldn't even move.
Takumi even met Satella.
And he could only sayshe looked exactly like Emilia.
Takumi had no interest in deep conversation with these witches. Once he analyzed their Authorities, he sent them all back to where they had come from.
The witches were furious about being toyed with like puppets. But strength speaks louder than wordsthey couldn't resist him at all.
After finishing the analysis, Takumi turned to Echidna.
Before he could say anything, Echidna took out a book and handed it to him.
"I know why you came," she said. "This is the Tome of Wisdom. From now on, take care of Beatrice for me."
She knew a lotperhaps even the future. That's why she cooperated so willingly.
She didn't want to end up like the other witches.
Besides, she was deeply curious about Takumisomeone from another world.
She wanted to know everything about him.
Takumi was quite pleased with her attitude and accepted the book.
"As a trade, I'll give you some magic knowledge from my world."
Without hesitation, he handed her a terminal device. It contained recorded knowledge from his own world.
For someone like Echidna, knowledge was everything.
This trip had turned out extremely productive.
Takumi only needed to copy the Tome of Wisdom and absorb its contents. As for the original book? He didn't need to take it.
He could make another one himself later.
Seeing Takumi's words in action, Echidna's eyes sparkled. She accepted the terminal without hesitation.
Beatrice immediately began teaching her how to operate it.
Once she understood how it worked, Echidna became completely absorbed in the knowledge inside, ignoring Beatrice entirely.
Beatrice felt conflicted, but she didn't say anything.
They had already spoken.
Echidna had given her a final order: from now on, follow Takumi.
Do what you love.
Live for yourself.
...
Once Takumi finished copying the Tome of Wisdom, he considered his business in this world complete.
"All done?" Echidna asked, looking up at him.
"It's done," Takumi replied. "Now that everything's settled, we should be going."
He handed the original Tome of Wisdom back to her.
Echidna nodded. "Will you ever return here again?"
Takumi raised an eyebrow. "Probably not. Why? Are you interested in my world? Want to come along?"
Would he come back? Highly unlikely.
He didn't even have coordinates to return with.
Echidna's eyes lit up. "Can I really go?"
Now she was interested.
"Of course."
Echidna, ever curious and eager to explore, naturally accepted the invitation.
Takumi could take her away from this sealed place.
Going to Takumi's world sounded pretty appealing.
Seeing how easily Takumi agreed, Echidna made up her mind.
Beatrice watched with anticipation.
Echidna turned to Takumi and said, "Alright. I'll go with you."
Beatrice leapt with joy. "That's wonderful!!"
Chapter 427: Why Does Everyone Know Them?
When Echidna decided to leave with them, Takumi immediately stored her inside the Imaginary Space.
Joining her were Kaguya and Beatrice. With everything settled, only Takumi remained outside.
He glanced around the area. There was nothing valuable left here, so he didn't linger and decided to leave directly.
With that thought, Takumi returned. Before long, he was back in his own world.
At that moment, Lilia happened to be at home. Seeing Takumi return, she looked a bit surprised.
"You're back?"
Takumi smiled and nodded.
"It was quite a fruitful trip. I'll go settle those I brought back first. I'll return later."
After greeting Lilia, Takumi left the house. He needed to find a place to settle the Eternal Permafrost.
In the end, he went to the Arctic of his world. The Arctic here was mostly uninhabited except for some magical beasts, making it the perfect place.
As for Ram, Rem, and the others, he would send them directly to his home. It was the ideal arrangement.
With that in mind, Takumi began organizing things. He released the entire Eternal Permafrost from the Imaginary Space and seamlessly integrated it into the area.
When the sky came back into view, everyone realizedthey had arrived.
Kaguya immediately located Takumi.
Takumi didn't keep them waiting. After settling the permafrost, he came to them.
"Alright. We've arrived."
Kaguya looked up, confused.
"Where are we? Did you place the permafrost in the South Pole?"
She blinked.
This kind of extreme climate only exists in a few places, right?
"North Pole," Takumi replied, rolling his eyes.
Even with a 50-50 choice, she still got it wrong. Embarrassing!
"Damn, that's far. Will that be alright?"
Kaguya was shocked upon hearing the location.
He dumped it in the North Pole? That's super far from Takumi's place. Considering how massive his world was, would he not visit it again?
"No one lives here anyway. It doesn't matter where it's placed. Later, I'll come back and study the forest slowly."
"Emilia, now take your family and come with me. You won't be living here, since it's freezing."
With those words, Takumi opened a spatial gate.
Emilia nodded. Of course she had no objections. After being frozen for so long, she certainly wouldn't let her family stay here.
She quickly gathered her kin and followed Takumi through the gate.
The Eternal Permafrost would remain where it was, to be dealt with later.
Takumi brought them to City of Hope.
Once there, he arranged housing for everyone. Since the elves preferred to live in forests, Takumi created a new home for them near his own residence.
He also had Mechanicus agents help them obtain IDs and registration.
As for Echidna, she was free to do whatever she liked.
Takumi restored her physical body and let her explore. She was curious about everything, and his world was full of things for her to play with.
As long as she didn't cause trouble, it would be fine. If she did, someone would handle her.
Ram and Rem followed Takumi home, while Emilia temporarily stayed with her family. The two sisters didn't want to intrude.
Beatrice, meanwhile, wandered around with Echidna. Who knowsmaybe she'd be found in some library later.
Takumi brought Ram and Rem home and got them settled. Kaguya, face beaming with excitement, asked:
"We still have a random world travel charm. Should we use it now?"
This time they went to the Re:Zero world. What world would they visit next? Kaguya was excited.
"Rest first! We'll talk tomorrow."
Takumi firmly rejected the idea of immediately setting off again.
Let's take a break first.
They had just returned with guests. Running off again now would be ridiculous.
A few days of rest would allow Ram and Rem to get used to this world.
Seeing Takumi wasn't eager to leave again, Kaguya didn't argue.
"Alright then~"
With things settled, Kaguya went off to play games.
Since they were resting for a few days, she might as well relax.
After sending Kaguya off, Takumi started teaching Ram and Rem about this world. They were very attentive.
In a new world, there was a lot to learnfrom language to technology.
But for things like language, Takumi could directly implant the knowledge into their memories.
So that wasn't a big issue.
The main thing was explaining the internet and machinery.
"That's about it. If there's anything you don't understand, just ask Prometheus."
Takumi gave them a quick rundown, telling them to ask Prometheus if they had questions.
"The lady in the terminal, right? Got it," Ram nodded, showing she understood.
"Yes. That's her. She knows everything in this world. Ask her anything you're curious about."
"The memory transfer just nowany problems? Understood everything?"
Takumi nodded in satisfaction.
Ram and Rem were quick learners. That saved him a lot of trouble.
"All good. We can already understand the square-shaped text of this world."
"Lord Takumi, leave the household to us from now on."
Ram spoke seriously.
Since they had come to this new place, they would treat it as home and take good care of it.
Takumi's home didn't have maids. Now that they were here, it was perfect.
He had previously suggested Agulora and the others act as maids, but they'd all gone off to school.
"Great! I'll leave it to you."
Takumi smiled, approving of Ram's offer.
While they chatted, the sound of footsteps approached.
"Where's Ram and Rem? Let me see!!"
Sagiri came running in from outside.
Takumi sighed helplessly upon hearing her voice.
That Kaguya must've spread the news already. Otherwise, Sagiri wouldn't have shown up so fast.
Ram and Rem also heard the voice. They were puzzled.
Why did it feel like everyone already knew who they were?
Chapter 428: Is This the Old Place Again?
Sagiri rushed in, and the moment she saw Ram and Rem, she was thrilled.
"Come on! Let me take a picture!!"
Without hesitation, she darted forward, pulling out her terminal and snapping photos like crazy.
Ram and Rem felt a little uncomfortable seeing this.
What's going on?
"Alright, that's enough! Don't scare them."
Takumi gave Sagiri a sharp glance, annoyed by her excitement.
"You don't understand!!"
Sagiri rolled her eyes at Takumi. How could he possibly comprehend what Ram and Rem meant to artists like her?
Ignoring him, she started chatting enthusiastically with the twins.
Seeing her like this, Takumi was speechless.
"Um it seems like you know us pretty well?"
Ram thought for a moment before voicing her suspicion. Takumi, Kaguya... everyone seemed to know them quite well.
Sagiri gave a mischievous grin. "Let me show you something!"
She pulled out her terminal again and brought up data on the world of Re*:Zero*, especially focused on Ram and Rem's character profiles.
Some files had long since been deleted by Takumi, not uploaded anywhere.
Looking at the material Sagiri presented, Ram and Rem were left confused.
Takumi didn't interfere, allowing them time to understand at their own pace.
Thanks to Sagiri's explanations, the twins gradually came to understand a lot.
Emilia learned of it too.
Even after understanding everything, none of them overthought it.
No wonder everyone acted like they already knew them.
Besides Sagiri, Fujiwara Chika and the others also came over to meet the twins.
Over the next few days, Takumi stayed at home.
Once everything settled, he decided it was time to move again.
"Alright, let's go! Time to use the last random world travel ticket."
Takumi went to find Kaguya, telling her to prepare.
Upon hearing this, Kaguya burst with excitement.
"Let's go, let's go! Let me in!!!"
She hurried him to open the imaginary space so she could enter.
Takumi didn't hesitate.
This time, he didn't bring anyone else.
Otherwise, all the idle people might want to tag along.
After placing Kaguya inside, Takumi activated the random world transfer talisman.
His figure vanished instantly.
When he reappeared, he realizedthis world seemed oddly familiar.
Feeling the familiar aura, Takumi froze.
"Oh damn!! The Sea of Quanta?!"
That's right. Takumi had been sent to the Sea of Quanta.
And that familiar aura came from the Imaginary Tree.
Kaguya Houraisan:
[@Takumi, ding ding ding!!]
[Has the driver arrived yet?]
Kaguya was already urging himwhy wasn't he letting her out?
Seeing the message, Takumi entered the chat.
Takumi:
[Image]
[I ended up in the Sea of Quanta this time.]
Seeing his message, Kaguya was confused.
Others started chiming in too.
Zhongli:
[What a coincidence.]
Himeko:
[Want to hang out on our side?]
Herta:
[Perfect timing? We're all here. Come pick us up too.]
Raiden Mei:
[Uh-oh~!]
Fujiwara Chika:
[He crossed over but didn't really cross!]
[Lol!!!]
Wasn't that a waste?
Herta even said her group was fully assembledmight as well bring everyone along.
They were all headed to Takumi's world to observe that blank world.
Now was the perfect chance.
Takumi:
[Hold up!!]
[Look what I've found?]
Messages in the group kept lighting up.
Takumi spoke up again, clearly surprised.
After sensing the surroundings, he noticed something else in the Sea of Quanta.
Another similar aura!!
Apparently, the random transfer didn't just send him to the Sea of Quanta.
Takumi immediately opened his livestream.
The others, now curious, rushed to join.
What had he discovered?
Takumi headed toward the source of the anomaly.
As he approached, a shimmering mosaic portal appeared.
Bronya:
[What is that?]
Shimo Miori:
[A Herrscher's aura?]
Raiden Mei:
[It definitely is.]
Fujiwara Chika:
[A Herrscher in the Sea of Quanta???]
[Masa ka!!]
Sagiri:
[@Nyaruko, come see your cousin!!]
A Herrscher born in the Sea of Quantaeveryone immediately thought of one.
The Herrscher of the Sea, Janna!
A planetary-level Honkai beast summoned by the Will of Honkai.
She saw human civilization as ants and wiped out the primeval era's world.
Before Takumi was a mosaic-like spatial rift.
It floated aimlessly within the Sea of Quanta.
Gazing at the portal, Takumi scanned nearby world bubbles.
No sign of Honkai Impact 2's bubbles.
Was Janna just drifting around here?
After a brief thought, Takumi made a decisionknock first!
He released his aura, channeling his Honkai energy toward the portal.
As Takumi's power surged, it awakened the slumbering Janna.
