Tomoyo smiled and nodded in response.
"Sure! Everyone, let's have dinner first."
Following her lead, everyone got up and headed to the dining area.
"Seems like Tomoyo is really popular."
"Tomoyo, please take your time exploring our world. Later, I'll try sending a robot over to your world using magic."
"If it works, I'll have it carry some letters to your people. I'm sure your sudden disappearance is already causing some chaos."
Being a princess, her absence was likely already creating problems.
"Alright. Thank you in advance."
Tomoyo had no objections. Her sudden vanishing act must have caused a mess back home. A message needed to be sent.
"If all else fails, we can just go visit her world ourselves! I'm really curious about it!"
Fujiwara Chika was visibly excited. They'd heard a lot about Tomoyo's world during the earlier conversation.
If they visited, maybe they'd even see Sakuraor perhaps Yuuko. That was something they were all highly interested in.
"Let's let the robot test it out first. Once it returns safely, we'll talk about following. I'm not doing blind experiments."
Takumi made it clearhe'd only allow others to travel once he confirmed the magic worked.
Everyone nodded quickly. That sounded fair.
With that settled, they began eating.
Tomoyo was already entranced by the spread before her. The dishes were unlike anything she'd seen before. Some ingredients looked familiar, but the aromas were completely different. Her curiosity was thoroughly piqued.
Encouraged by the others, she took a small bite.
The moment she tasted it, her eyes lit up.
Delicious!
Tomoyo was instantly won over. She began eating in small, graceful bites. Even Kaguya was maintaining her lady-like act.
Takumi glanced at her and was baffled.
Why was she acting so reserved?
Takumi: [@Houraisan Kaguya, what are you doing??] [Why so prim and proper today?] [Did your brain break when you saw Tomoyo?]
He side-eyed her while texting.
Seeing the message, Kaguya glared at him without moving a muscle.
Houraisan Kaguya: [Mind your own business!!] [This is just how I always behave, thank you very much!!]
Don't think I won't scold you just because you're my husband.
Fujiwara Chika: [LMAO!] [She wants to see who's more princess-likeher or Tomoyo.] [That damn competitive streak!!]
Seeing that, Takumi fell silent.
Takumi: [Ridiculous!!]
Just one wordridiculous.
Forget it. Let her do what she wants. Play your roleplay game all you like.
Still, watching Kaguya act so demure was oddly charming. Tch, maybe he'd ask her to keep it up tonight.
A mischievous thought slipped into Takumi's mind.
Kaguya immediately sensed his malicious intent.
She turned and looked at him calmly.
Their eyes met, and Takumi's lips curled slightly.
"Don't go home tonight." "This side of you is perfect." "I want it."
His voice echoed in Kaguya's head.
Hearing that, Kaguya exploded internally.
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"GDX!!"
Of course she knew what Takumi was thinking. She wanted to strangle him right there!
But she couldn't let it show. She was a princess, after all. She couldn't lose.
She straightened up again. Her carefully built persona in front of Tomoyo couldn't be shattered.
She, Houraisan Kaguya, would not lose!
The reason she was doing all this was because Tomoyo had far too many similarities with her. Their personas were aliketoo alike. So she had to win!
Just as Chika saidit was that damn desire to compete!
...
Dinner went very well.
After everyone was full, Takumi started the experiment.
This time, he used the courtyard. The house was too crowded.
Didn't want to accidentally teleport someone else.
He manifested a robot in the courtyard and asked Tomoyo to prepare the message she wanted to send. They also recorded a video.
Once everything was ready, Takumi had Prometheus install a subroutine into the robot.
With all preparations complete, Takumi began the magic.
This time, the power behind the spell was far greater than when Tomoyo had done it.
The destructive energy began to surge. A massive magic circle appeared in the yard.
Endless Honkai energy was being drawn from Takumi's body.
The magic circle activated, confirming the world's coordinates.
As the coordinates locked in, the energy drain increasedbut so did the regeneration.
Takumi's body became a cycle of drain and refill.
He didn't even know how much energy he had pumped in before the portal between worlds stabilized.
When the circle fully formed, both Tomoyo and Takumi's eyes lit up.
"It worked!"
Seeing the successful portal, Tomoyo was overjoyed.
But the energy consumption... it was terrifying.
She herself could never cast something like that. Even drained dry, she wouldn't have enough power to complete such a spell.
Everyone else could also feel how much Honkai energy Takumi had used.
Honestly, if that much Honkai energy were poured into the bubble universe where Bronya lived, it might even trigger the birth of the Final Herrscher.
Chapter 461: Im Done Playing!!
The amount of Honkai energy injected could have spawned the Finality form itself.
The magic circle formed instantly.
Seeing this, Prometheus hurriedly directed the robot into the circle.
In the next moment, the robot vanished.
The magic circle disappeared along with it.
With everything done, Takumi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
That should take care of things.
"All right! Now we just wait and see what happens on the other side. I'll pull it back in a bit."
If Takumi could send the robot there, then of course he could bring it back. It would be a simple task.
The robot had already been marked. That would make retrieval much easier.
All they had to do now was wait quietly for a few minutes.
Once everything was sorted out over there, he'd pull it back.
Takumi set the timer for thirty minutes.
It was important to notethe mark was placed exactly where Tomoyo had disappeared. If a robot suddenly appeared there, the people on the other side would know immediately.
Once they got the message, all would be well.
The others nodded at Takumi's explanation and resumed their chatter.
Meanwhile, the robot that Takumi had sent out reappeared in Tomoyo's room.
In Tomoyo's world, chaos had erupted after her disappearance.
Everyone in her residence was searching for her, even posting guards outside.
When her room began reacting, the maids and guards burst in, weapons drawn.
But what they saw wasn't Tomoyoit was a lump of metal.
Startled, they all raised their weapons.
"Who goes there?!"
The robot, under Prometheus's subroutine, looked at them and spoke calmly.
"I come at Lady Tomoyo's command."
Right after speaking, light shone from its eyes, and a video projection appeared in midair.
It was a message from Tomoyo.
Seeing her image, the guards froze in shock.
"Princess!"
They immediately bowed.
Tomoyo explained everything in the video, including where she currently was.
Upon learning that she had gone to another world, the guards were speechless.
Sure, the princess had the power to send people across dimensions, but she had rarely traveled herself.
Now she was in another world?
Shocking.
The message truly stunned them.
Would she return?
Why did she leave so suddenly?
They never questioned her identityit was clearly their princess.
"This is Lady Tomoyo's message. She'll be staying over there for a while, so she sent me to inform you there's no need to worry. In about twenty-five minutes, I will return. If there's anything you need me to take back, please prepare it now."
The guards nodded quickly and ran off to inform the others.
Soon, a crowd gathered.
The robot continued playing Tomoyo's message for everyone.
Once they had all been briefed, the group finally relaxed.
If she was safe, then all was well.
Still, they were a bit frustrated. Why didn't the princess say anything before leaving?
Had she become more headstrong?
Confused but obedient, they prepared the items to send to Tomoyo, storing everything inside spatial gear.
The robot waited quietly.
When the time was up, a magic circle appeared beneath its feet.
Seeing the familiar circle, everyone sighed in relief.
It was unmistakably the princess's magic.
As they watched, the robot vanished from sight.
And so they dispersed, returning to their duties.
The headstrong princess had gone on an adventure, but they still had responsibilities.
The robot, meanwhile, returned to Takumi's world.
Everyone was still waiting in the courtyard.
When the robot reappeared through the magic circle, they let out a breath of relief.
At the same time, Prometheus retrieved all the data and materialized beside Takumi.
"Teleportation successful. It also brought back some of Lady Tomoyo's belongings and letters."
With that, she handed everything over to Tomoyo.
Tomoyo curiously inspected what had returned.
"Looks like everything worked out."
"A complete success. Now Lady Tomoyo can travel back and forth between our worlds at will."
Takumi beamed with satisfaction.
This outcome was incredibly beneficial.
If all the invitation cards had successfully locked onto their respective worlds, that meant Takumi had secured twenty world coordinates.
That was fantastic news.
To Takumi, world coordinates were now the most precious thing imaginable.
Tomoyo glanced through the contents brought back.
Some changes of clothes and a few letters.
She skimmed the lettersthey were from her retainers, all complaining that she had vanished without warning.
They had been searching everywhere for her.
Reading them made Tomoyo sigh helplessly.
It wasn't like she had a choice. She had been teleported away before she could notify anyone.
But now that everyone back home had been informed, she could enjoy her stay here before returning.
"Next time I want to return, I'll leave it to you, Takumi. This invitation card I'll keep it as a souvenir."
Tomoyo was smiling happily.
She pulled out the invitation card in her hand. She didn't plan on using it anymore.
From now on, Takumi could just send her home directly.
No need to use the card.
Hearing her words, Takumi nodded.
"No problem at all. Just let me know when you want to go back."
He didn't refuse. If Tomoyo wanted to keep the card as a memento, then so be it.
It wasn't a big deal.
"Tomoyo, I'll take you out tomorrow!"
"Let's explore our world properly before you go back!"
Chika Fujiwara volunteered eagerly to be Tomoyo's guide.
Since Tomoyo would be spending time here, she'd need someone to show her around.
Chika had nothing else going on, so she happily took up the role.
After all, she had already decided to graduate from school.
So she made up her mind to take Tomoyo sightseeing everywhere.
Hearing Chika's offer, Tomoyo smiled and nodded.
"Great! I'd love that. Thank you."
This was exactly what she hoped for.
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Tomoyo had taken a strong liking to everyone. Even though she hadn't known them for long, she could already tell they were all genuinely kind people.
After chatting for a while, everyone returned to Takumi's house and settled in for the night. Chika Fujiwara and the others all stayed over, including Kaguya.
However, later that night, Kaguya was dragged into Takumi's room. What happened inside was only known to a few. Takumi had Kaguya behave with poise the entire evening. But in the end, she couldn't take it anymore and snapped. She seriously wanted to strangle Takumi.
Did he think she was easy to bully?
So, by the next morning, Kaguya had dropped the act entirely. This left Tomoyo very confused. How did Kaguya's personality change so drastically overnight?
"Don't mind her. That's her real personality," Takumi quipped, telling Tomoyo not to worry about Kaguya.
"Hmph! Mind your own business!" Kaguya snapped. Just remembering last night made her furious. She really wanted to punch the guy.
Tomoyo was stunned by their exchange. Were they fighting?
The others couldn't help but giggle. Kaguya must've gotten properly punished by Takumi. Poor girl.
After breakfast, Takumi went out, leaving Tomoyo in the care of Chika and the others. They began showing her around Takumi's world.
...
At that moment, Takumi was floating high above at ten thousand meters. Today's task: accelerating the growth of all the seeds he had scattered the day before.
He began to release his energy, fully focusing on nurturing the spread seeds. Instantly, Takumi's power blanketed the entire world.
People everywhere felt the sudden surge of power. What was Takumi doing now?
Soon after, they all received a mandatory message from Prometheus, explaining everything. Upon reading it, many became excited. So this meant Takumi's world might now produce rare ingredients?
That was fantastic news.
So far, all the ingredients in Takumi's world had been imported from the world of Toriko. But that world was being depleted fast. Resources were funneled into Takumi's world, then sent out to others.
People everywhere adored these ingredients. If things continued, that original world would be stripped bare.
That's why everyone was thrilled that Takumi was now cultivating ingredients locally.
As Takumi activated his power, plants all over the world began to sprout. The seeds scattered yesterday germinated and rapidly grew. Special creatures Takumi had created also began to mature.
In just a few minutes, people everywhere began to notice ingredients sprouting near them.
Even hundred-meter-tall vegetables began appearing in the wild.
This was the power of Takumi. In less than ten minutes, the entire world was covered in new crops.
Satisfied with the results, Takumi nodded.
"Let's inform Ningguang. Tell her that vegetables and fruits are now ready for harvest across the world, except for animals. Leave those alone for a year and let them reproduce. Don't let everything get eaten. Keep surveillance up."
He issued these instructions to Prometheus to ensure the new species had time to establish themselves.
"Understood. I've already informed Miss Ningguang," Prometheus replied promptly.
With this settled, Takumi vanished from the sky and returned home.
By then, Tomoyo and the others had already gone out. The house was empty, even Ram and Rem were nowhere to be seen.
