Lilia fell silent.
Even if what he said was true it all felt so strange.
This was his first time here, and already he had done that and that.
Even kissed her.
"Do I get a say in this?" she asked.
Realizing resistance was futile, she gave up and opened her mind.
She was no longer that scared.
She relaxed.
"Nope~!" Takumi smiled. "From now on, you're mine."
"What's wrong? Don't think I'm giving you enough benefits?"
Lilia's mouth twitched slightly.
Benefits? Was he giving them or forcing them on her?
She wanted to retort, This isn't a benefit at all! But at this point, there was probably no changing the outcome.
She'd been queen long enough to know better.
So she calmly started thinking.
But before she could think too deeply, Takumi's hands began wandering.
"Wait!! What are you doing!?"
Lilia panicked, trying to break free.
But it was no use.
"To prevent you from backing out, let's take care of the final step~!"
Just in case you changed your mind, I'll seal the deal!!
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The Herrscher of Knowledge says: You fell in love with him, so now you're his girlfriend!
Chapter 51: Civilization is Civilization, Strength is Strength
Liliya criedtruly cried, with tears practically pooling on the floor.
"() Aba Aba..."
Takumi, clearly in a very good mood, said cheerfully:
"From now on, you're under my protection, sweetheart."
"Behave yourself, alright?"
"I'm not some kind of devil. As long as you listen, there's no way I'll let you go hungry."
Liliya wiped her tear-streaked face.
"Waaah! You're the worst!"
She was fuming. This guy was too muchdid he just forcibly overwrite her will?
"Bad guys get the girls. You seemed to enjoy it earlier."
"So why cry now?"
"Come on, send out the notice. You're all moving."
"I'm planning to scrape the land clean and take it with me."
Takumi rolled his eyes and patted her head, then signaled for her to hurry up and prepare.
At the same time, Takumi used his powers to "heal" her.
What did he heal? If you know, you know.
After saying all that, Takumi walked toward the archive room where Liliya kept her data.
He wasn't afraid of her saying noshe didn't really have a choice.
Liliya's lip twitched. Damn scumbag. Was he seriously just walking away like nothing happened?
She stared after him, eyes filled with resentment.
But with a sigh, she stopped thinking about it and got up.
A new world, huh?
She didn't know much about it, but as long as Takumi was there, it should be fine... right?
Thinking about Takumi's overwhelming power...
Thinking about the implanted commands in her mind...
Her cheeks flushed crimson.
Better get moving.
Though she still wonderedhow exactly did Takumi plan to take all of Veyrie away?
Curious or not, no one was explaining anything to her now.
Meanwhile, Takumi had arrived at the archives.
By this time, the robots had nearly finished scanning.
There was a lot of data, but Takumi's robots scanned much faster.
He began downloading the uploaded information.
A massive trove of knowledge streamed into his mind.
And with it, Takumi gradually grasped countless types of magic.
He became more and more excited.
As expected, these spells were a huge boon.
It felt incredibly satisfying.
The more he understood, the stronger he felt.
After a short while, Takumi had finished scanning the entire massive archive.
He also fully grasped the production methods of the Magitek weapons.
If necessary, he could even create them in various forms.
Not bad at all.
Once everything was processed, Takumi turned and left.
Liliya, on the other hand, was delivering a speech.
In a moment, all of Veyrie would undergo an earth-shaking transformation.
They would be migrating to another world.
She urged everyone not to panic.
In Veyrie, the queen's orders were absolute.
Though many people were confused, no one dared question her.
Well, almost no one.
Eriel, for example, was completely dumbfounded.
What the hell was going on?
As the homeroom teacher at Matraiz Magic Academy, and the only Magitek girl in Veyrie wielding two Magitek weapons, she was baffled.
Wasn't there an intruder?
Where was the intruder now?
Before she could get any answers, a mysterious force blanketed the entire world.
No one could use their magic.
Everyone had effectively become ordinary people.
The queen came out to calm them.
Then disappeared.
And when she returned two hours later, she announced:
"We're moving. We're leaving this world."
What kind of fantasy plotline was this?!
What the hell was going on day by day?
Had Liliya finally gone off the deep end?
Eriel was lost.
Liliya didn't bother explaining.
"This is a commandnot a negotiation."
So, everyone had to prepare to change worlds.
She also ordered all the Magitek girls to return.
Everyone, including those currently abroad, had to go.
Once everything was arranged, Liliya returned to her palace.
After issuing all those commands, she finally exhaled in relief.
And upon entering her chamber and seeing Takumi waiting...
Her face turned bright red.
Suddenly, she felt awkward and fidgety.
Remembering how she'd been... stuffed with cream puffs just earlier...
She couldn't help but squirm.
"All set, sweetheart?"
Hearing Takumi call her that made her twitch.
Sweetheart? What sweetheart?!
He had no shame!
"It's done..."
Though she felt helpless, she didn't dare object.
She walked up to Takumi obediently.
Once she got close, Takumi pulled her into his arms.
"Once all the Magitek girls are back, we can leave."
"Let me tell you a bit about my world."
"Just so you can mentally prepare."
And so, Takumi began explaining.
Liliya listened attentively.
Once she had the full picture, she asked in surprise:
"You mean... your world only has a million people?"
"And all of them were brought from other worlds?"
What kind of world was that?
A million people? That's not even a proper city.
Could it really accommodate all of Veyrie?
"Yeah."
"Thing is, humanity in that world went extinct ages ago."
"I only arrived there by accident."
"And then I got bound to it."
"If I want to grow stronger, I have to develop that world."
Takumi told her everything.
After all, she was going to be his pillow companionshe needed to know.
"Tied to an entire world?"
"Doesn't that mean your power is limited by it?"
What if that world got destroyed?
Would his power disappear too?
Takumi only smiled.
"My strength is related to civilization, but also separate from it."
"If civilization grows, I grow stronger."
"If it gets destroyed, I still stay strong."
"Otherwise, I wouldn't be this powerful here."
He had already visited two worldsboth the Black Bullet world and this one.
And his power hadn't waned at all.
The Cocoon of the End had fused with him.
Even if he left that original world, the Cocoon was still part of him.
If the civilization advanced, he got stronger.
If it was destroyed? Just rebuild.
No big deal.
So, civilization is civilization.
Strength is strength.
The two are not the same thing.
Chapter 52: From Today On, Im Your Big Shot!
Lilia was stunned after listening to what Takumi said. Binding to a world but not being affected by it?
She learned something new today.
In other words, Takumi was basically playing the system with that world. Bound but not truly bound. A half-hearted contract.
After understanding all of this, Lilia gave in. She accepted her fate.
From now on, this guy would be her man. She now had a thigh to cling to? Thinking about it like that, Lilia found it not too bad?
She had always lacked a sense of security. When facing someone stronger than herself, she only felt threatened and wanted to eliminate them.
But Takumi was different. He was stronger. She couldn't defeat him. She even ended up surrendering herself to him.
But maybe because of that, she had finally accepted her position.
More than anything, she finally felt a bit of relief. She had found her protector.
Takumi noticed Lilia's change in attitude clearly. Seeing her like that, the corners of his mouth curled upward.
That's better.
"How are you going to take all of us away?"
Lilia looked up at Takumi. She was currently sitting on his lap. With so many people in Velier, it didn't seem like an easy task to take them all away.
"I already said, I'll take your houses along too."
"We'll wait until all your magical girls are back first."
"Rather than worrying about that, we still have some time left, so let's continue~~"
Upon hearing that, Lilia's face turned red. "T-That"
Takumi didn't give her a chance to refuse. The queen of Velier? Right now, she was nothing more than a bullied plaything.
Too much fun to tease~!!
...
Velier began operating at high speed.
All the magical girls who had been summoned started returning one after another.
Though they didn't understand what was going on, they followed orders.
Even Yu had finished gathering her group.
By evening, all the magical girls stationed outside had finally returned.
The moment they stepped back into Velier, they lost their magic powers.
That caused quite a few awkward moments.
Good thing Velier was an extreme matriarchal society. Otherwise, the embarrassment from having their magical forms forcibly undone at the gate would've been immense.
Velier did have men, but they were excluded from most things.
Because of that, when the girls transformed back into their ordinary forms, it didn't cause too much fuss.
Surrounded by other girls, the worst they got were a few curious glances.
Losing their powers left many confused.
But with others explaining the situation, the returnees finally understood what was going on.
Though they were shocked and bewildered, they didn't overthink it.
Since their queen didn't say anything, they waited quietly.
Once Takumi confirmed that everyone had returned, he finally began the real task.
He helped the exhausted Lilia up and restored some of her strength.
He also tidied up some odd marks on her.
Lilia looked like she'd been utterly worn out.
She was genuinely terrified.
This guy was way too scary!
Shivering with fear!
"It's time."
"Let us depart to the new world."
With that, Takumi removed the suppression on Lilia's body.
She could feel her magic return.
Lilia finally regained a bit of confidence.
The two of them walked out of the palace.
The massive square outside was already packed with magical girls.
When Lilia and Takumi stepped out together, everyone was stunned.
Ariel, who stood among the crowd, furrowed her brows at the sight of the unfamiliar man beside the queen.
Who was he?
"Go ahead," Lilia said, glancing at Takumi.
She decided to let him take over.
Takumi nodded and stepped forward with a bright smile.
"Hello there~!"
"Nice to meet you all!"
His voice carried across the plaza through magical amplification.
"I'm Takumi~!"
"From another world."
"And I'm your queen's husband~!"
Upon hearing that, Lilia's face flushed.
Who's your wife!? That's nonsense!
The crowd below erupted in shock.
The queen's husband? For real?
"I came from another world."
"Not the Netherworld. Not the Human Realm."
"A completely different world, proper and distinct!"
Hearing that, the magical girls below were surprised, but not skeptical.
They had encountered beings from other worlds before, after all.
"This time, I'm here to help you relocate~!"
"I'm taking you all to my world."
"Your queen has already agreed."
"So let's begin!"
When Takumi sorted through the data in Lilia's library, he confirmed it.
All the magical girls were native to Velier.
Because of that, he could simply package everything and go.
Lilia watched him, still unsure how he planned to do it.
The others also wore puzzled expressions.
Begin?
How?
Were they going to open a portal and walk through it?
But the next moment left them all speechless.
Takumi unleashed the power of the Herrscher of the Void and covered all of Velier.
Velier, itself a planetary body, started reacting to his powers.
Under his control, Velier's space was stretched and flattened.
Without harming a single soul, the space around them changed dramatically.
Once he finished, Takumi snapped his fingers.
Everyone watched in astonishment as a massive spatial rift opened up and swallowed all of Velier.
At that moment, the sky disappeared.
What they saw was an endless gray void.
"All done!"
"Now, please relax here for a while."
"When we arrive on the other side, I'll let you out."
"For now, just go on living as usual."
With that, Takumi looked over at Lilia.
"I leave things to you~!"
"Velier is all packed up."
"When the time comes, I'll release you all."
"Next, I need to pick up a few more people."
He ruffled her hair affectionately and vanished from sight.
Once Takumi left, Lilia swallowed nervously.
Was this guy even human?
He just packed up an entire world?
She was beyond stunned.
After Takumi's departure, several Velier higher-ups hurried over to Lilia.
Among them was Ariel.
Velier's eliteadorably legal loliswere all stunned.
Lilia could tell: they all had one question.
What just happened?
Chapter 53: Was That Persuasion? Are You Sure It Was Persuasion?
Takumi had no idea what was happening in Velier afterward.
After packaging up the entire realm of Velier, he immediately returned to the human world.
Now that Velier was fully packed away, the regions originally connected to it quickly noticed the change. Velier had always been considered a fearsome force in this worldso its sudden disappearance naturally raised suspicions.
Especially in the Underworld, where doubts began to surfaceperhaps another conspiracy was unfolding. But no matter how much they searched, they would likely uncover nothing.
Back in the human world, Takumi tagged Yuu in the chat group.
Takumi:
[@Yuu, where are you?]
Yuu, seeing the message, let out a silent sigh. She thought this guy might've forgotten to return.
