@Nyaruko, no. Get out. Denied!
Suddenly, the whole group burst into conversation.
Shiroyasha's actions had left everyone stunned.
As the topic began to derail, Takumi reeled it back in.
Takumi:
That was a good idea. I'll start researching. If I merge with the Little Garden core, doesn't that mean Black Rabbit has to listen to me from now on?
He couldn't help but tease her.
Shiroyasha:
Huh? Damn, you're right... I suddenly regret giving it to you!!
She had completely overlooked that.
Black Rabbit could hear the voice of the Little Garden. If Takumi became the core, what would happen if he started implanting thoughts into her head daily?
Could he brainwash her?
Shiroyasha slapped her thigh in frustration.
Black Rabbit:
[Д] No way!! Not happening!!
Takumi laughed.
Takumi:
I'll test it out later. But now's not the time for that. I need to figure out how to merge this thing with myself. If it works, I'll bind the Little Garden core with the Cocoon of End. That'll raise the cap. Maybe... even let me level up every time I power up. If only the chat group allowed alt accounts... I'd create a few, send this thing to them, and use them to power it up!
Takumi's mind was full of loophole-exploiting schemes.
Bronya:
? Why not? Just create an artificial human, send them an invite, and fuse the core to them. Then have them undergo enhancement. Maximum gain for minimum cost. Should be easy for you.
Before Takumi could even finish the thought, Bronya dropped the perfect workaround.
Takumi's eyes lit up again.
Right! That could work!
Group System Message:
[Group upgrade successful.] [Invitation Scroll has been removed from System Store.]
But before he could act, the group system posted a message.
Takumi:
What the hellthis group chat has AI?
Bronya:
Huh?
Chika Fujiwara:
RIP. There goes our bug!!
Sagiri:
That exploit's been shut down!
The group fell into silence for a moment.
But they quickly accepted it.
Takumi was notorious for finding loopholes.
Like how he managed to travel without spending points.
And now he was trying to exploit the enhancement system with alt accounts?
Too badno more invites.
The chat group clapped back and deleted the feature.
If Takumi had been allowed to continue, he could've broken the entire system.
Honestly, it wouldn't be surprising if he had created a dozen alt accounts just to supercharge everything.
Chapter 509: Go with the Most Direct and Simple Approach
The sudden update to the chat group rendered everyone speechless.
"Patching overnight? That's just like you."
However, this completely shut down Takumi's attempt to exploit loopholes. Takumi opened the group store and glanced insidesure enough, the invitation item was gone. The group had directly deleted it.
Takumi was utterly disappointed. He shook his head and stopped thinking about it. Since the chat group had deleted the item, he could only rely on his own efforts moving forward.
"Let's fuse this core first."
He needed to study how to perform the fusion. Previously, when drawing the Cocoon of Finality, the system assisted with the fusion. But now, to fuse this core, Takumi would have to do it by himself. It was a huge undertaking, especially since it had to be merged with his Cocoon of Finality.
Takumi looked at the core before him. After pondering for a moment, he suddenly had a brilliant idea.
Besides the Herrscher of Finality powers, Takumi had acquired other abilitieslike Neo's power back then. One of those was the ability to devour all things.
Looking at the core from the Little Garden, Takumi's eyes lit up. Devour it. Fuse with it. Replace it!
Once that thought appeared, Takumi couldn't stop. Without further delay, he began taking action.
He activated his devouring ability. This power was intrinsically linked to him and had been strengthened previously. Therefore, his devouring ability was far superior to the Little Garden's core.
Once he activated the ability, the core didn't resist at all and was absorbed into his body. Under Takumi's control, he slowly began digesting the core and integrating it with the Cocoon of Finality. However, this process could take a long time.
Takumi had no other choice. With no prior experience, this was the most direct and effective method. As for time, he would just have to wait. It might take a year or two, or maybe just a few monthseither way, it would happen in this world.
After sensing the changes, Takumi nodded in satisfaction. With the fusion of the core, his world would undoubtedly undergo transformations.
Thinking about that, Takumi couldn't help but feel excited.
Takumi: [Done. I devoured it directly.] [Now, the Little Garden's core will gradually merge with the Cocoon of Finality inside me.] [At the same time, the rules of this world will begin to shift.] [Some of the Little Garden's rules will slowly emerge in my world.]
Once everything was confirmed, Takumi sent a message in the group. Everyone was surprised by the news.
He couldn't use alternate accounts anymore, so he just devoured the core instead? That was quick.
Curiosity grew among the group.
shiroyasha: [Direct devouring? That's very like you.] [It's also the most straightforward method.]
Bronya: [Takumi happened to have a devouring skill.] [What a coincidence~!]
Sagiri: [Congratulations!]
Matou Sakura: [Congratulations!]
Chika Fujiwara: [Congratulations!]
Everyone began offering their congratulations. The stronger Takumi's world became, the greater their benefitsthis much was clear to all. So, of course, stronger was better.
Takumi: [Let time take care of the rest.] [@Matou Sakura, by the way, Sakura, I still need to pull your world over.] [You're so quiet in the group I almost forgot about you.]
Seeing Sakura suddenly pop up, Takumi felt a bit exasperated. There were over thirty people in the group, but some rarely spoke. If one didn't pay attention, they were easy to overlook.
Miori Shiba: [Popping up!]
Yuuki Asuna: [Popping up!]
Raiden Mei: [Popping up!]
Ais: [Popping up!]
Miko Yotsuya: [Popping up!]
With Takumi's comment, those silent members suddenly emerged one by one.
Matou Sakura: [I have class, Takumi-oniichan!]
She had school, which was why she hadn't had time to chat. After all, she was at the age where she had to attend classes.
Takumi: [Alright!] [Then I'll head back with you later and move your world over.] [Your world is actually quite large!] [Hmm... we'll do a timeline convergence then!]
The parallel worlds in the Type-Moon universe were many, so transferring them would be a hassle. A timeline convergence would be more effective. Sakura could even become an adult instantly.
Thinking about this, Takumi felt this had real potential.
Matou Sakura: [Okay, Takumi-oniichan! I'll listen to you.]
No matter what Takumi said, Sakura obediently agreed. After chatting in the group for a while, Takumi went to rest.
As he lay down, the Cocoon of Finality in his body began slowly merging with the Little Garden's core. As they fused, Takumi's world started to undergo slight changesthough they weren't very obvious at first. But over time, those changes would become increasingly apparent.
After a few days, Takumi finally noticed the transformations.
"It's already begun!"
Feeling the world's changes, Takumi was amazed. At this rate, it wouldn't be long before the world underwent an earth-shattering transformation. He felt very excited.
It seemed he needed to speed up the process of pulling in other worlds.
According to his plan, next he would bring in the Honkai world.
Tomoyo, Inori Yuzuriha, and Kanade's worlds had already stabilized. As for the Toaru side, they had already peacefully accepted the situation. So, Takumi could now begin working on importing the Honkai world.
Just as Takumi was thinking this, Bronya suddenly asked:
"Aren't you going to upgrade Aincrad? It's clearly falling behind."
"The place originally meant for training has now become a playground for elementary school kids."
Bronya looked at Takumi with a subtle expression.
Aincrad had initially been created by Takumi to serve as a training ground for the group. But as development continued and various magical systems spread, it had become a favorite spot for young kids.
Now, those with strong powers preferred the Gourmet World instead, since it offered better returns.
Training in Aincrad only yielded combat experience, but the Gourmet World offered money as well.
With both combat experience and money, many preferred the Gourmet World.
As a result, Aincrad could no longer keep up with the pace of Takumi's world. It had become just a massive game field, mostly visited by elementary schoolers or those with little combat experience.
Chapter 510: You're Clearly Calling Me Over to Study Me
Takumi was full of question marks upon hearing Bronya's comment.
"Aincrad?"
He had almost forgotten about that place. Bronya's words brought it back to mind.
Clicking his tongue, Takumi muttered with some confusion, "That was careless."
Now that she mentioned it, Aincrad really wasn't all that useful anymore.
After thinking for a moment, Takumi said, "I'll modify the internal structure. I'll turn all the monsters into gourmet creatures."
"Since we already have magical beast creation, I can easily turn it into a food material production base."
That thought gave Takumi a solid plan. He decided to turn Aincrad into a place that would regularly spawn gourmet creatures.
Hearing this, Bronya nodded. "That's not bad. You should do it. It shouldn't take long anyway."
She thought it was a great idea. If the place became a source of ingredients, many people would be drawn to it. Even students could earn money there.
Stronger people would likely visit too. After all, there was still suppression in place, which made it a good training ground.
After informing Bronya, Takumi vanished from sight to get started.
Modifying it wasn't difficult. Takumi arrived, made the necessary changes, and refreshed the area immediately.
Some people who were training there paused in surprise when they saw the newly spawned monsters had become gourmet creatures. When they killed them, the bodies remained on the ground instead of disappearing.
Realizing this, their eyes lit up. "Looks like these are edible?"
Excitement quickly spread. Takumi also had Prometheus send out a public announcement explaining the change. Once people understood, they were thrilled.
"This is great! Now we can farm ingredients here too!"
News of the update spread rapidly. Soon, many people came rushing in.
Although Takumi's world had gourmet creatures, capturing them wasn't allowed. Takumi had strict rules: those creatures were to reproduce naturally. Anyone who tried to catch one would be caught by Takumi instead.
No one doubted the authenticity of his words. It was the kind of situation where trying would lead to immediate death.
...
Zhongli: [@Takumi, I've already moved over. The entire Teyvat has been emptied.]
As Takumi finished up the changes, the old man suddenly dropped a message in the group chat. Takumi was momentarily stunned.
Takumi: [I was just about to move over the Honkai world. You guys already left Teyvat?]
"Finally done?" he wondered.
Zhongli had been periodically sending people into Takumi's world. Was it finally complete now? Had he also come himself?
Zhongli: [What a coincidence. But there's no problem now.] [Teyvat couldn't hold on any longer. Even if we hadn't left, it would have fallen into the Sea of Quanta within a few years.] [It's better this way.]
Everyone who needed to leave Teyvat had already done so. As for the rest... well, they were no longer his concern.
Even Celestia had awakened. Upon seeing the state of Teyvat and sensing Zhongli's power, she decisively abandoned Teyvat and moved on to explore another world.
Where she went was unknown.
Regardless, the fragile Teyvat had entered its final countdown. Without Celestia's maintenance, its end would come even sooner.
Takumi: [Alright then! I'm off to kidnap the Honkai world. Welcome aboard, old man!]
After reading Zhongli's message, Takumi didn't say more. Instead, he welcomed him warmly. Zhongli was now one of his own.
Chika Fujiwara: [Welcome!]
Sagiri: [Welcome!]
Megumi Kato: [Welcome!]
Herta: [Kidnapping Honkai? Hurry up!!] [I'm really curious about the relationship between you and the Tree!]
Herta had glanced at the chat. Upon seeing Takumi's message, her eyes gleamed.
"Hurry up and go already."
She was curiousif that world joined Takumi's, what would happen to the Tree? What would become of their world?
She was dying to know. So she was eager for Takumi to bring that world over right away.
Takumi: [You're just curious about everything, aren't you!!!]
Of course Herta was curious about the unknown. She'd even wanted to study him before. Now she wanted to study his connection with the Tree.
Well, it was all about studying him anyway...
Herta: [Of course I'm curious! This is a completely unprecedented research topic. Just hurry up already.] [The civilization in my current world is already evolving. It's fascinating. Come take a look when you're free.] [I'm really busy, so I'll stop here. Remember to visit!]
The last part was pure nonsense.
Takumi rolled his eyes at her message. "Visit? More like become your lab rat!"
Like he didn't know what she was thinking?
After silently ranting to himself, Takumi ignored it all, closed the chat, and disappeared from his spot.
He headed toward the Honkai world.
Time to lure over the Sea of Quanta and the Imaginary Tree.
But moving them directly would be difficultthey were simply too big.
If Takumi acted recklessly, it could cause turbulence throughout the Imaginary Tree.
Just a bit of shaking could send countless worlds tumbling into the Sea of Quanta. That would be countless lives lost.
That's why Takumi kept saying "lure"not move.
He had to coax this world into coming to him.
That was his next goal.
...
Takumi returned to the Honkai world. This time, he appeared at the place where he'd first met Kanain the Sea of Quanta.
As Takumi appeared, both the Sea of Quanta and the Imaginary Tree greeted him with friendly energy.
Sensing this kindness, Takumi felt intrigued. From his first visit, he had noticed the friendliness.
Whenever he wanted something, the world seemed to provide.
