Judging by Kaede's situation, it looked like she received the invitation in-game.
And then transmigrated.
The fact that his invitations turned into game items fascinated him.
Kaede felt a bit awkward hearing this.
She'd been found out.
But... invitation?
She recalled the item she'd received.
Suddenly, Kaede had a realization.
That was the culprit behind her being here!
Got it!
"Alright then!"
She knew she couldn't resist.
So she stopped overthinking it.
Being able to return home was enough!
"So... are we going now?"
Kaede asked softly.
She really hoped Takumi wouldn't do anything bad.
"Yup. But when I go, I'll probably end up moving your entire world here."
"That way, you can visit my world anytime and even be my neighbor."
"Oh rightI forgot to introduce my world to you..."
Takumi began explaining the setup of his world to Kaede.
When she finished listening, Kaede was stunned.
So many worlds interconnected?
Shocking!
But this world was amazing.
Being neighbors with such a place?
Not a bad idea.
If she could travel here anytime, that would be awesome!
After the explanation, Takumi got to work.
Kaede's world was just a normal slice-of-life world.
So Takumi couldn't go at full strength.
He'd have to send a projection.
With that in mind, Takumi created a consciousness projection and imbued it with some of his power.
Then, he retrieved a spatial bracelet and stored the projection inside.
Once everything was done, he handed the bracelet to Kaede.
"Take this. Then use the invitation to go back."
"My real body is too powerfulif I go, your world might collapse."
Takumi briefly explained.
Kaede nodded.
There was such a thing?
Well, she learned something new.
Still, she said nothing more.
She immediately pulled out the invitation she had received.
It had been with her the whole time.
Following Takumi's instructions, she activated it to return to her world.
Chapter 546: If It Were Ainz's World, Thatd Be More Believable
When Kaede Honjou reappeared, she was directly back in her own room.
Upon returning, she checked the state of her body.
Her eyes widened in disbelief.
The power from the game was still inside her.
What the?!
It was incredible.
Thinking about it, Kaede couldn't help but get excited.
"How interesting!"
"After you received the invitation I sent out, your world's will turned it into an in-game item."
"Then you obtained it and ended up traveling to my world."
"That's pretty much how it went."
"Seems like your world's will has developed some intelligence."
Takumi's voice suddenly echoed.
He appeared beside Kaede.
As he arrived, a flood of information poured into his mind.
This world was thrilled to welcome Takumi. All kinds of knowledge rushed toward him.
Among the first things he learned was why Kaede brought her in-game powers with her.
It was all orchestrated by the world's consciousness.
Why? Simpleit wanted to hitch a ride on a stronger world.
After learning about the invitation's function, it handed it to Kaede and sent her over.
Now, Takumi understood everything.
"Eh?"
Kaede stared at Takumi, completely lost. She had no idea what he was talking about.
Takumi glanced at her.
"Go respond to your friend's messages first."
"Your world wants to latch onto mine."
"Even if I didn't bring it, it probably wouldn't resist."
"I've got things to do. Once the worlds are linked, you'll be able to come over and study all kinds of magic."
"We have legit games over there~!"
With a smile, Takumi vanished.
Once he disappeared, Kaede finally snapped out of it and quickly grabbed her phone.
She had received many messagesall from her best friend, Risa Shiramine.
Kaede had suddenly gone offline and wasn't responding, which freaked Risa out. So she kept spamming messages.
Seeing Risa's name, Kaede hurriedly explained everything that happened.
Not long after, a video call came in.
"Are you okay? Did something happen? Why are you talking nonsense?"
Risa stared at Kaede in confusion.
Another world? She had to be dreaming.
"I'm not joking!! Look at my outfit. I brought my game powers into the real world!"
She even demonstrated it for Risa.
Seeing that, Risa's eyes went wide.
It was real?!
"Hold on! I'm coming over right now."
Risa lost all composure.
Kaede actually gained supernatural powers?
She was beyond excited.
She ended the call and headed straight to Kaede's house.
Meanwhile, Takumi had gotten busy.
Bronya: [@takumi, where are you?]
[Where did you go?]
White Yasha had suddenly run off and hadn't returned, which raised suspicions.
Bronya was still waiting for Takumi to come back for dinnerbut he had vanished for half the day.
Takumi: [In another world. I'm bringing that world back. Kaede Honjou just arrived in our world.]
He casually explained the situation to the group.
Seeing Takumi's message, everyone was shocked.
And when some of them saw Kaede Honjou's name, they were even more stunned.
Chika Fujiwara: [That luck goddess?!]
Kaguya Houraisan: [Ultimate gacha luck!!]
Sagiri: [Can she draw my gacha for me? (pwq)]
Holy crapit's the ultimate lucky girl!
Could she pull gacha rolls for them?
If she did, that'd be incredible.
The chat exploded with curiosity.
Fortunately, Kaede wasn't in the group. Otherwise, with her ridiculous luck, she might actually summon something absurd.
Takumi: [This girl brought her in-game powers with her.]
[That's the craziest part.]
[I came here to investigate. It was all orchestrated by this world's will.]
[It's a surprisingly advanced world.]
While putting away Kaede's world, Takumi explained the whole event in the group chat.
Everyone was shocked.
Bringing game powers into the real world? That was insane.
Immediately, people began discussing it.
Could it be similar to Ainz's world?
If so, this was getting interesting.
Could they go to her world and power up too?
Pick a class and multiclass it? Mage-warrior combos?
That actually sounded fun.
Everyone got curious.
The group chat exploded with interest.
Seeing all this, Takumi poured cold water over them.
Takumi: [Keep dreaming!]
[This is a one-time event. Not repeatable.]
[Anyway, I'm busy.]
Instead, maybe they should figure out how to locate Ainz's world.
If he hadn't transmigrated yet, they might still be able to act.
This current world? Forget it.
After Takumi's reply, everyone felt a bit disappointed.
But they didn't say much more.
If it couldn't be helped, then so be it.
Now, many group members began wondering whether they should switch races.
In Takumi's world, race-switching was simple.
Many species offered the service.
As long as someone was interested, they could sign up.
No one wanted to stay human anymore.
Sure, humans could live long and had balanced statsbut they were too balanced.
Besides, Takumi's world was evolving into something like the Little Garden.
If they switched now, they might benefit later.
This became a hot topic of private discussion.
They'd probably talk it over with Takumi eventually.
Right now, he had no idea about all this.
...
Takumi finished storing Kaede's world.
Then he returned.
No one in that world realized their home had started moving.
Back in his own world, Takumi released her world and began constructing a passage.
He also instructed Prometheus to begin managing the new world.
Prometheus sent out the notices.
When Kaede heard the news, she was thrilled.
It had begun!
She was ecstatic.
Now she could finally start learning magic!
She was genuinely interested in all the things Takumi had mentioned.
Just as she was thinking that, a spatial rift suddenly opened in her room.
And from it, a mechanical lifeform stepped out.
Chapter 547: The Mark Has Already Been Imprinted
The mechanical lifeform had come to bring Kaede Honjou away.
Seeing this unfamiliar figure appear in her room, Kaede was confused.
"Miss Kaede Honjou, please come with me. Mr. Takumi instructed me to escort you to the other world immediately."
Hearing that, Kaede blinked.
"Alright!"
Was this one of Takumi's subordinates?
She was very curious.
But she didn't hesitate and followed. Only Takumi's side could pull off something like this.
And it even knew her namethere was no doubt this was Takumi's doing.
Kaede brought Risa Shiramine with her, and the two followed the mechanical being.
The portal entrance was on the outskirts of their city.
Upon arriving, they saw a massive gate and a colossal plaza.
They were both filled with curiosity.
The mechanical being handed them each a terminal and gave them a few reminders.
Before passing through, it suggested informing their families and friends.
Naturally, they didn't take this lightly.
They quickly agreed, notified their parents, and happily passed through the gate into Takumi's world.
Beyond the gate was a vast metropolis.
Takumi had placed their portal in the City of Hope.
There were other gates nearby too, but a bit farther away.
Once in Takumi's world, the two began exploring and learning about the new world.
Kaede also received a message from Takumi.
He had returned home and simply sent her his address.
She could visit anytime, or contact Prometheus for assistance.
As for the restTakumi was done.
After handling Kaede's matters, Takumi went home for dinner.
Bronya and the others were already waiting.
Meanwhile, Kaede and Risa wandered around, trying to understand this new world.
They were dazzled by everything.
Takumi's world was so rich in content.
Some shops even sold magic books.
They were thrilled.
But then they rememberedthey had no money.
Welp. Time to earn some cash.
Just like back home: money is everything.
So they started researching ways to make money in this world.
Prometheus recommended Aincrad.
Upon learning they could farm materials and sell them, the girls lit up.
"Isn't this just like gaming?!"
"We know how to do this!!"
Risa was especially hyped.
It was just like grinding in a gameher specialty!
"You're right!"
Kaede was excited too.
Her luck would surely bring in big profits!
They immediately decided to farm for money there.
They also wanted to attend school and learn magic.
But then came another issuehow to drop out of their original schools.
Risa even decided to bring her parents to this world.
This place was a huge opportunitya chance to make a better living.
What was the point of staying in a normal world?
With a grander stage available, of course they'd choose this one.
Risa shared her thoughts with Kaede.
Kaede considered it and also decided to convince her parents.
After understanding this world, she realized this place was the future.
Having her parents move here to find work was completely viable.
"Also, our property back home might skyrocket in value."
"After all, the portal is near our town."
"It's closest to your house!"
"We could sell your house and buy one herehousing is cheaper in this world."
"Of course, prices back home might drop because of this world too."
"It could go either way."
As she scrolled through her device, Risa voiced her thoughts.
The portal's location couldn't be changed.
Their town might even get demolished.
Their country had limited land. If not managed well, the transition would be rough.
These were just her speculations thoughnothing certain.
Kaede didn't understand most of it.
She could only stare blankly as Risa spoke.
She had no idea what she was saying.
After exploring a bit more, they decided to head back.
They'd first explain everything to their families, then return.
There was plenty of time ahead.
With that decision, the two left and began their journey home.
They'd have to ask Takumi's mechanical subordinates for a liftotherwise, they'd get home at midnight.
...
"Is the Honkai world here yet? I still want to visit."
Back at Takumi's house, Bronya asked about the Honkai world.
Seele had mentioned that once it arrived, they'd return for a visit.
Bronya had already brought the girls from the orphanage, but some friends remained.
Naturally, she wanted to see them.
Hearing this, Takumi closed his eyes to sense it.
After about five minutes, he finally said:
"Almost there~! The other worlds are arriving in sequence."
"The Honkai world is the last one."
"The ones I let arrive on their own should all be arriving around this time."
Takumi could still sense the movement of those worlds.
He was also surprisedone of the probes he had sent seemed to have discovered a world.
That was unusual.
This made Takumi fall into deep thought.
Bronya had been happy, but now, seeing Takumi suddenly so pensive, she grew curious.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
She was puzzled.
Was something wrong?
Takumi responded:
"One of the random things I tossed out seems to have found a world."
"The mark has already been imprinted."
"Now that's interesting."
He clicked his tongue.
The discovered world was close.
If he hadn't changed direction during his previous exploration, he might've encountered it already.
Chapter 548: This World Is Filled with the Aura of Despair
When Bronya heard what Takumi said, she was utterly shocked.
The fact that something he had casually thrown out could discover a new world? That was surprisingly lucky.
"Should we go check it out?" she asked, filled with curiosity. What kind of world could it be? Was it just a regular one?
Either way, Bronya was intrigued.
"Let's wait until tomorrow. For now, it's time to sleep~"
With that, Takumi looked at her with a grin. His hands had already wandered somewhere inappropriate.
Bronya rolled her eyes in exasperation. She knew exactly what kind of person he wastoo well, in fact.
Still, she didn't say anything more.
...
The next morning, after breakfast, Takumi prepared to head out to the newly discovered world.
"Takumi-sama, are you heading out again today?" Rem asked, having overheard his conversation with Bronya.
