Miori Shiba: [Image] [Takumi brought back a wild Princess Tomoyo.]
Fujiwara Chika: [Holy crap!!]
Nyaruko: [Holy crap!!]
Sagiri: [When did she arrive?]
Takumi: [World Invitation!]
He checked the messages in the chat, then sent a brief reply.
Everyone instantly understood.
So that's what happened.
They all remembered Takumi had flung out all his invitation cards. So, the first guest had arrived?
It was Tomoyo.
Houraisan Kaguya: [I'm on my way!!]
She was extremely interested in Tomoyo. After all, they shared a lot in common. Of course she wanted to talk.
Takumi, meanwhile, ignored the group and turned his attention back to Tomoyo.
"Characters from other worlds sometimes appear in other dimensions through various formscomics, novels, or stories."
"Does that explanation help?"
Tomoyo's eyes lit up in realization.
"So that's how it is! I understand now."
That explained why people here knew her.
This world must have some sort of information about her. Otherwise, there was no reason for anyone here to recognize her.
"Oh! I still don't know your name."
Tomoyo quickly shifted the topic.
"I'm Takumi. This is Miori Shiba, and that's Janna."
Takumi introduced himself and the others.
Tomoyo nodded politely.
"Nice to meet you! My name is Daidouji Tomoyo."
She paused for a moment, then continued:
"I'm from another world."
Suddenly, a thought struck her.
Could she still return?
Tomoyo fell silent, deep in thought.
Had she just become stranded in this world?
Everyone noticed her sudden shift and looked puzzled.
"Is something wrong, Miss Tomoyo?"
Miori Shiba asked curiously.
Why did she stop talking all of a sudden?
"I was just wondering how do I get back?"
"Now that I'm here maybe I can't return?"
She sounded troubled.
Miori Shiba blinked.
That's right! Tomoyo had arrived through Takumi's invitation.
So, how does she return?
Miori Shiba turned to Takumi.
"Did you give her the invitation card to carry?"
If she still had it, returning should be easy right?
It couldn't be a one-way trip right?
Hearing this, Tomoyo hurriedly checked her sleeve.
Her outfit didn't have many places to hide thingsonly the sleeves could hold anything.
After a bit of searching, she found the invitation card.
Seeing her pull it out, Takumi smiled.
Chapter 458: The One Thing Ill Never Run Out Of Is Energy
The invitation card was still in her hand.
That meant she could return home.
Tomoyo looked at the invitation card in her hand and let out a breath of relief.
When she first received the card, she had a feelingone thought, and the card would send her back.
However, it could only be used once.
A round-trip ticket.
"Looks like I can go back. But... once it's used, it'll vanish."
Tomoyo voiced her intuition.
Her tone had lightened noticeably.
She was clearly in a better mood.
"Then there's no problem. As long as you can go back."
"If it comes to it, I've already recorded the coordinates of your world."
"I can return there myselfit'll just take a bit longer."
Takumi didn't hide the fact that he had marked her world's coordinates.
Tomoyo blinked.
"So that force that burst out when I opened the invitationslipping into the voidthat was your doing?"
"I thought it was some unknown energy."
She quickly realized that it had been Takumi's setup.
"Well, I sent out those invitations to bring interesting people to this world."
"Also to collect more world coordinates."
"It's really difficult to locate a world in the vast void."
Honesty was the best policy.
He didn't try to hide his intent.
Tomoyo chuckled. She completely understood.
She herself had the power to send people to other dimensions.
But only to adjacent coordinates in her own multiverse.
She couldn't go very far.
"I get it. I used to think a lot about other worlds."
"Never thought I'd actually visit one myself."
"Still... not a bad experience."
"Since I'm already here, can I mark this world's coordinates too?"
"If I can link this place with my home dimension, I might even keep the invitation card as a memento~"
She looked at the card in her hand, smiling.
Her power allowed dimensional travel.
So maybe she could link her world to this one?
If so
Takumi was intrigued.
"With your magic? Dimensional magic... Can you demonstrate it for me?"
"I'd love to see how it works."
He was extremely curious about her abilities.
If Tomoyo's magic could truly connect other worlds, he wouldn't need to physically go there anymore.
He could even try copying the spell.
Tomoyo didn't refuse.
"I can send people to other dimensions. As long as I have the coordinate."
"This world of yours seems connected to others."
"I think it should work, right?"
Though she wasn't entirely sure.
Her energy was changingher magic had turned into Honkai energy.
Her spells had become extremely taxing to cast.
If she could conserve power using Honkai energy, that'd be great.
While they chatted, Ram and Rem returned with tea and snacks.
"There should be no problem."
"Go ahead and try."
"Let's observe the result."
"I'll study it too. If it works, I'll have an easier time visiting other worlds."
Made sense.
Tomoyo agreed wholeheartedly.
She got up and walked to an open area in the living room.
"Shall we give it a shot?"
"But... what should we use as a test subject?"
She glanced at Takumi.
They could test the spellbut using a person was risky.
They needed something safer.
Takumi materialized a new robot.
"Use this."
"Prometheus, monitor the robot's data in real-time and track its location."
"Let's see if it actually teleports to another world."
He instructed Prometheus accordingly.
"Understood."
Her voice rang out clearly, surprising Tomoyo.
But she didn't overthink it.
The robot wasn't alive, so it was fine.
She focused.
A complex magic circle appeared.
Takumi activated his authority and began recording.
As the array formed, Tomoyo's magical energy drained rapidly.
Takumi watched in astonishment at how much energy she was expending.
After a moment's thought, he injected a stream of Honkai energy into her body.
The emptiness inside her was instantly replenished.
Tomoyo was momentarily stunned.
Then her face lit up in delight.
With a powerful energy source backing her up, casting the teleportation spell became much easier.
Prometheus swiftly directed the robot into the magic circle.
Under Takumi's watchful eye, the dimensional gate opened.
The robot vanished.
The circle faded.
"Entering spatial tunnel."
"Magic circle stable."
"Initiating jump to neutral dimension."
"Teleportation successful."
"Current location: Black Tower Space Station."
Prometheus reported the robot's location in real-time.
Takumi nodded.
Straight to the neighboring Black Tower Space Station.
Not bad.
Tomoyo's spell worked.
He recorded everything.
"Phew~! That energy of yours is amazing."
Tomoyo sighed in relief.
Her magic hadn't failed.
She was amazed at how effective Honkai energy was.
Normally, using that dimensional spell once would've drained her completely.
But thanks to Takumi's energy infusion, the cost was dramatically reduced.
Now, she felt she could cast it several more times.
That made her really happy.
No more worrying about running out of mana.
"Glad it helped."
"I've already mastered your spell."
"As long as I have enough energy and a world coordinate, I can initiate long-range dimensional travel."
Takumi had fully analyzed her magic.
Now that he understood it, he was impressed.
With this, he could jump between worlds anytimeas long as he had coordinates.
Energy?
That was the one thing Takumi had in abundance.
Perpetual energy engines, anyone?
Chapter 459: Let Me See, Let Me See!
Tomoyo blinked in surprise when she heard Takumi say that.
He'd already mastered it?
Surely he was joking, right?
Her magic was practically like an innate talenthow could someone else just learn it so easily?
Yet he claimed he had already grasped it?
"Really?"
Tomoyo could hardly believe it. That was outrageous.
"Of course! With this magic, I can now visit your world anytime."
Takumi demonstrated by summoning another robot and using Tomoyo's magic to teleport it away.
Tomoyo was completely stunned.
It worked!
Her intuition had been righthe had truly mastered the spell.
"In that case, there's nothing to worry about. Miss Tomoyo, you can drop by anytime."
Miori Shiba, who had been watching silently, chuckled.
She was genuinely happy Takumi had mastered the spell. Now he had another way to sneak into other worldspossibly bypassing the group chat entirely.
As long as he had the coordinates, Takumi could go anywhere.
With that in mind, he'd probably go on a mad hunt for world coordinates now.
Those Random World Travel Talismans might as well be coordinate locators for him.
"True. Too bad most people can't use it. This magic consumes way too much energy."
Takumi sighed.
After using it once, he understood how terrifying the cost was.
You'd need unlimited energy just to make it work.
Tomoyo nodded in agreement.
Exactly. She understood that well.
"But you've got a perpetual energy source, right? Energy's the last thing you're short on."
Miori rolled her eyes.
Was that even a problem for him?
Not at all.
Tomoyo was shocked by what she was hearing.
Endless energy?
If that was true, then there really was no issue.
"Let's try it again later. Maybe we can send some more robots through."
Takumi didn't want to jump to conclusions.
They could test it gradually.
Tomoyo nodded and didn't say more.
At that moment, someone ran in from outside.
Leading the charge was none other than Kaguya.
Dressed in her royal outfit, she clearly wanted to have a good chat with Tomoyo.
When Tomoyo saw Kaguya enter, her eyes sparkled.
"Wow! It really is Princess Tomoyo!!"
"Hello there, I'm Fujiwara Chika!!"
Chika greeted her energetically, face lit up with excitement.
Tomoyo paused, then smiled warmly.
"Hello! I'm Daidouji Tomoyo. Pleased to meet you."
Even her smallest movements radiated elegance.
Seeing her, Chika and Sagiri's eyes practically gleamed.
For them, a woman this graceful had absolute magnetic charm.
Even as fellow women, they were captivated.
"Greetings, Miss Tomoyo. I'm Houraisan Kaguya."
Kaguya also greeted her elegantly.
If the others didn't already know what kind of person she truly was, they might have been fooled.
Right now, her act was making everyone want to laugh, but nobody exposed her.
Tomoyo saw her mirror image in Kaguya and greeted her respectfully in return.
"Alright, that's enough formalities. Have a seat."
"Rem, the banquet's on you. Prepare a bit moreothers might show up soon."
Takumi couldn't be bothered with their antics and instructed Rem to start dinner preparations.
At the same time, he had Prometheus send over more ingredients.
The women gathered and began chatting animatedly.
Once everything was in order, Takumi turned to Tomoyo.
"Tomoyo, take it easy here for now. If you're curious about anything, feel free to ask them."
"Here's a terminal for you."
"I need to head out and take care of some business."
He handed her a device.
This terminal was a modified version from Bronya's designTakumi had already mastered it and casually whipped one up.
"Go ahead, Takumi."
Tomoyo understood. She didn't say muchthere were plenty of people to keep her company.
Takumi nodded, then left the house and made his way to a massive warehouse in the gourmet district.
This was the place where Ichiryu had delivered all the seeds.
Takumi hadn't forgotten his plan to grow food in his world.
If he didn't, Alice's world would probably end up eaten dry.
As Takumi arrived, Prometheus opened the door for him.
Inside were countless shelves holding jars, seedlings, and DNA test tubesall sent by Ichiryu.
There were only a few of each seed type, but the variety was massive.
The warehouse was packed to the brim. Pretty much every kind of seed from that world had been delivered.
Without hesitation, Takumi got to work.
He summoned the seed jars into his hands and crushed them one by one. The shards fell to the floor and were devoured by spatial rifts, which dumped them into a black hole outside the universe.
A black hole made the perfect trash disposal.
Takumi felt no burden using it.
After analyzing the seeds, he replicated samples and sent them across the world through imaginary space.
The seeds were planted, though Takumi didn't immediately accelerate their growth.
He wanted to finish sowing firsthe'd trigger the growth all at once later.
He worked nonstop for over an hour, becoming a heartless analysis machine.
Over a million plant species were analyzed and planted across appropriate regions.
After that, Takumi copied their genetic material and used the power of monster creation to spawn new food-based creatures.
He released them all.
The oceans especially saw a sudden surge in biodiversity.
Once the warehouse was cleared out, Takumi finally let out a breath.
"The rest can wait until tomorrow."
He checked the time. Everything seemed on track.
With that, Takumi left the warehouse and returned home.
The warehouse door closed again, and Prometheus would either refill it or lease it out.
Takumi didn't need to worryPrometheus would handle everything from here.
Chapter 460: Why Are You Acting So Serious?
When Takumi returned home, everyone from the group who was in his worldexcept Ningguanghad already arrived.
A bunch of girls were crowded around Tomoyo, chattering nonstop. Takumi's mouth twitched at the scene.
These girls were being way too enthusiastic. At the same time, he couldn't help but marvel at how popular Tomoyo was.
Ram and Rem had already finished preparing the banquet. Seeing this, Takumi quickly spoke up:
"Alright, everyone, let's pause the chatter for now. Time to eat."
"Miss Tomoyo, please try some of our world's cuisine."
He had to stop the living room from becoming a marketplace. The saying goes: Three women make a drama. A whole group of them? A marketplace. No lie.
