Still, Takumi needed to inspect it first.
Touma didn't really get what Takumi was saying but agreed anyway.
He followed Takumi without hesitation.
Takumi opened a spatial tunnel and disappeared with Touma.
When they reappeared, they were in a lush green forest. The surrounding plants were all unfamiliar to Touma.
This wasn't Earth anymorethey were on an uninhabited planet in outer space.
Touma didn't care much about the location.
"What do you need me to do?"
Touma was curious. What was his role?
Takumi replied casually:
"I need to extract the thing inside your arm. In return, I can give you even greater power. What's inside your arm is no small matter."
As he spoke, Takumi began explaining what resided in Touma's right hand.
Touma was completely stunned.
His arm was that powerful?
Shocking.
It could erase all supernatural powers and serve as a restoration point for the world. Even if the world was destroyed, as long as his arm existed, everything could be restored.
"You want to take it away?"
Touma snapped out of his shock and looked at Takumi seriously.
Takumi nodded.
"Yes. I plan to make it a safeguard for our world."
As he said that, Takumi reached out and undid the seal on Touma's arm.
Layer by layer, the seals were removed.
The dragon sealed within was released by Takumi.
As the seals came off, the energy in them had all been transformed into Honkai energyand marked with Takumi's imprint.
That had been one of Takumi's earlier works.
Once the sealed dragons were released, they behaved obediently under Takumi's control.
After glancing at the dragons, Takumi threw them into the Interdimensional Realm.
From now on, they were free.
Watching the dragons vanish into the void, Touma stood there in a daze.
Then, he noticed his arm had changedit had become gaunt and skeletal.
Looking at his arm, Touma instinctively shivered. It looked creepy.
"This is the truth behind your arm."
Takumi beamed as he looked at the Honkai-infused arm.
It seemed what he had implanted earlier had paid off handsomely.
Perhaps it was also due to the fact that the Index World had been transferred here.
Either way, Imagine Breaker had now completely taken the form Takumi desired.
If he took it, he could easily master it.
Totally worth itan unexpected surprise.
You never know what's inside until you unwrap the package.
Takumi was very satisfied with how Imagine Breaker had changed.
He had considered throwing Touma into other worlds to test it, but now that seemed unnecessary.
The current result was already pleasing enough.
"It looks like this?"
Touma looked at his arm and tried clenching it.
Though he could feel immense power, he still disliked it.
"Yep, that's what it looks like~! So, can I take it? I'll restore your arm to its original form.
In return, I can make you a Fusion Warrior~!"
As he spoke, Takumi narrowed his eyes.
Touma had no idea what Takumi was thinking. Hearing that, he scratched his head.
"Fusion Warrior? What's that?"
He didn't know. What did that even mean?
"Prometheus, explain it to himwhat a Fusion Warrior is."
Takumi chuckled as he glanced at Touma.
But the fact that Touma asked meant he didn't reject the idea. Maybe he really disliked that arm and couldn't wait for Takumi to take it.
"A Fusion Warrior is a person whose genes have been fused with those of a Honkai Beast. Such individuals possess combat abilities far beyond ordinary humans.
Dr. Mobius and Mr. Kosma, who is currently fighting in space, are both examples of Fusion Warriors.
The procedure now has a 90% success rate. It's a solid choice."
Prometheus popped out and quickly explained everything about Fusion Warriors.
Upon hearing this, Touma's eyes lit up.
Kosma?
He had heard that name.
A renowned space generalso he was a Fusion Warrior?
If that were the case, then it didn't sound too bad.
With that, he quickly made his decision.
"Alright! I'll become a Fusion Warrior. Take this... it's yours."
Touma looked at his right hand and spoke seriously to Takumi.
Since his arm could help Takumi, he wouldn't refuseespecially with such a generous offer in return.
"Okay, deal! Then I'll take it."
As Takumi spoke, he reached out and directly extracted the concept from Touma's right hand.
A translucent phantom arm was pulled out and floated in front of Takumi.
Chapter 544: Young Lady~! Welcome to Hell
Imagine Breaker was now in Takumi's hands.
At the same time, after it was extracted, Touma's arm quickly regenerated.
However, he felt a void within himself. It must have been due to losing that mysterious power.
Takumi, now holding Imagine Breaker, immediately integrated it into his own body.
Yes, Takumi merged it directly into himself.
If it hadn't been processed beforehand, he never would've done that. But now it was safe.
He could even merge it with the Cocoon of the End.
After all, civilization was bound to takumi.
Even if civilization was destroyed, it had nothing to do with Takumi. As long as the Cocoon of the End remained, the world could be rebuilt.
Now, with this extra layer of protection, Takumi was very pleased.
He glanced at Touma and asked,
"Do you have anyone you want to notify? If so, let them know. You're about to be laid on the operating table."
Touma blinked, then nodded.
"Prometheus, please notify my friends and parents."
His parents weren't in Takumi's world, so in reality, he only needed to notify his classmates and Index.
Index was studying in the Celestial Realm, so there wasn't much to worry aboutbut still, it was best to say something just in case.
Following his command, Prometheus sent out the messages.
Once it was all done, he nodded at Takumi.
Seeing this, Takumi didn't hesitate and immediately sent him to Mobius.
Following behind Takumi, Touma looked around the lab with great curiosity.
To him, this was an extremely confidential place.
However, Takumi didn't bring him to Prometheus. Instead, they went to the twinsCangxuan and Dan Zhu.
They were currently in charge of the Fusion Warrior procedure.
Their skills had greatly advanced, and the success rate was around 90%.
When Takumi arrived, the two sisters were watching anime.
Hearing the noise, they looked up.
"Huh? Boss, what brings you here?"
Dan Zhu was surprisedit was rare for Takumi to visit them.
"Boss, you're just in time. Can you give me a raise? I'm broke."
Cangxuan's eyes also lit up. She needed funds lately.
Takumi rolled his eyes.
"I thought you two were rich? Still asking for a raise? Go talk to Prometheus about that."
He didn't handle salary matters. Prometheus did.
"That cheapskate Prometheus won't budge!"
Cangxuan pouted. Prometheus had said their salaries were already the highest.
But Cangxuan insisted Mobius earned more.
Takumi shrugged.
"Not my problem. Give him the Fusion procedure. Let him pick the gene type and explain it clearly."
He handed Touma over.
Hearing that, the twins were a bit annoyed.
"This counts as overtime, right? We'd better get paid extra!"
"If not, I'll go pilot a Gundam in space instead! They pay more!"
After her rant, Dan Zhu turned off her video and gestured for Touma to follow.
Cangxuan followed behind.
Watching them get into work mode, Takumi couldn't help but ask Prometheus,
"Prometheus, show me their expense records."
He was genuinely curious.
Prometheus gave them quite a high salary, so why did they act like they were broke?
Once the records popped up, Takumi understood.
His mouth twitched, and he lost interest in pursuing it.
Dan Zhu kept buying figurines until her room couldn't hold any moreand she still kept buying.
She even bought Gundam models and every Kamen Rider transformation belt available.
Turns out, Cangxuan's money was being spent by Dan Zhu.
"Forget it..."
Takumi shook his head.
"A wall full of figurines, a condo worth of bills. No truer words have been said."
He gave up meddling in their affairs. Not his problem.
He turned and vanished from the scene.
Once Touma finished his surgery, he'd naturally leave.
Next, Takumi decided to check on Gaia and Alayathe two soon-to-be employed workers.
With that, he arrived at the core of the world, where Gaia and Alaya currently were.
They had fallen into slumber, initiating the fusion with this world's will.
Once they awakened, their personalities would likely change.
At this thought, Takumi felt very satisfied. He only had to wait.
"Someone has responded to the invitation."
Just as he was about to leave, Prometheus's voice sounded.
Takumi was surprised.
"From which world? Another arrival? That's great. Looks like the invitations are finally doing their job."
As he finished speaking, a screen appeared in front of him.
A girl clad in dark purple armor and holding a large shield appeared onscreen.
Seeing this, Takumi was full of question marks.
"Maple from the game? Did they just isekai her actual game character?"
What kind of operation was this?
Her outfit clearly matched her in-game appearance.
He even heard her voice.
"Eh? Is this some kind of hidden map?"
Maple mumbled to herself as she tried to summon her game system.
But it seemed she couldn't.
She began to panic.
Seeing this, Takumi laughed.
"Transmigrated directly from the game? I know this plot!"
His eyes lit up.
Wasn't this just like Ainz Ooal Gown?
But Kaede Honjou was even more directshe transmigrated inside the game without even waiting for the server to shut down.
If he could figure out how this happened, maybe he could mass-produce strong fighters?
Interesting~!
With that, Takumi vanished again.
At this moment, Maple was still desperately trying to summon the system.
No matter what she tried, nothing worked.
She was completely stunned.
Did the game break?
Just as she was freaking out, the environment around her suddenly changed.
She was dragged into a building.
Seeing the surroundings change, Maple was startled.
She quickly raised her shield.
"Is a boss about to appear?!"
She looked extremely cautious.
"This may be a game, but it's not a joke.
Your exit button is gone.
So this game only gives you one life.
Young lady~! Welcome to hell."
The moment she heard that, Maple's face turned pale.
She collapsed to the ground, completely shaken.
She was genuinely terrified.
Chapter 545: How Did You Bring Your Game Abilities With You?
Takumi had only joked a little, and Maple was already terrified?
Seeing her like this, Takumi couldn't help but laugh helplessly.
"I was just teasing you."
"Alright, let me introduce myself. I'm Takumi. This is another world."
Takumi introduced himself, while curiously examining Kaede Honjou.
The power she had was impressiveher in-game abilities were manifesting in her real body.
Now Takumi was puzzled. Did Kaede come over as just her game character, or did her entire self transmigrate?
This was the first time he had encountered a situation like this.
"Eh? Are you a player too?"
Kaede looked at Takumi, utterly confused.
Takumi shook his head.
"I'm not a player, and this isn't a game world. This is another world. Haven't you realized it yet?"
"You're not in a game. What you are now is your living, breathing self. Can't you feel that immense power inside your body?"
Takumi looked at her with slight exasperation. Her reaction speed really was slow.
As expected from someone who dumped all her points into defense.
Hearing this, Kaede blinked a few times, then looked stunned.
She quickly focused on her body and widened her eyes.
"Th-this!!"
Thanks to Takumi's prompt, she finally caught on.
The power inside her was far too strong!
Had she really transmigrated into another world?
"Looks like you finally realized it. Welcome to another world, Miss Kaede Honjou."
"Now I'm really curioushow did you manage to bring your in-game powers into this world?"
Takumi was truly intrigued.
"Eh? You know my name? And you even know things about me? Didn't you say this was another world?"
Kaede looked at Takumi, completely lost. How could a person from another world know her so well?
Even people from her own world didn't know her that deeply.
She was completely baffled.
"It's called... world information. Things from your world appear in other worlds in different forms."
"You're the main character of a classic OP anime. Does that explanation help?"
Takumi patiently explained.
Once Kaede finished listening, she understood.
"So that's how it is..."
Her eyes widened.
In this world, she was an anime heroine?
Got it!
Now she really wanted to watch her own anime.
"Ah... wait!! I transmigrated? What about my parents?!"
As she spoke, Kaede's eyes started to tear up.
She had parents, friendshow could she just end up here?
"You can still go back. Actually, I'm really curious about your world. Let's visit it together."
As for asking her to stay for funhe'd first go over and study her world. After that, if needed, he could bring her world over.
"Oh oh oh!!"
Kaede breathed a sigh of relief at Takumi's words.
She could go backgreat.
She blinked at Takumi.
But... he wanted to go back with her?
"Umm... may I ask... what are you planning to do in our world?"
Would she be the traitor leading the enemy into her own world?
Was she about to sell her world out?
No way!
She didn't even know what kind of person Takumi waswhether he was good or bad.
She had to figure that out before taking him back.
Hearing her concern, Takumi burst out laughing.
He knew exactly what she was thinking.
"I'm a good guy! Don't worryI won't harm your world."
"Besides, traveling to your world is easy."
"The moment you entered mine, your world was marked with my signature."
"I'm mainly just interested in your world."
"After all, you came here via an invitationand even retained your game powers. That's insanely curious."
Takumi stroked his chin.
Was there something wrong with Kaede's world?
Or did that world anticipate her transmigration and grant her those powers?
Either way, Takumi was extremely intrigued.
He suspected the latter.
