If he hadn't come, she might've stubbornly kept trying to brute-force it.
Takumi chuckled and let the subject drop.
He turned to Momo and Nana.
"How are you two adjusting here?"
"Haven't you been here for a long time now?"
Ever since Takumi's world and Lala's world connected, the three sisters had been staying here with no intention of returning.
They were princesses of the Galactic Empire after all.
Now, they didn't want to go back at all.
"We love it here~!"
"As for going back, no worries."
"Our empire is now fully managed by Prometheus. We don't have to worry about a thing."
"Even though we're here, we'll know right away if anything happens at home."
"Father is having the time of his life now."
Nana gave a rundown of their current situation.
Ever since Takumi started the grand exploration of the universe, her father had come over and joined the fights alongside Cosmo.
He was enjoying himself immensely.
Just yesterday, they had even contacted him.
And he told them not to message him unless absolutely necessary.
Talk about outrageous.
Chapter 558: Start the Fight, Hurry Up and Start
Can you believe Chidou actually complained about them sending him a communication?
As you can imagine, when the Lala sisters heard what their dad said, they were beyond frustrated.
Takumi silently listened to Momo's complaints. He nearly burst into laughter. He really didn't know what to say.
After spending some time with the Lala sisters at the research institute, Takumi eventually took his leave. Stepping out of the lab, he wandered the streets alone. Not long after, someone suddenly called out his name.
"Little Takumi~!"
Hearing that voice, the corner of Takumi's mouth twitched slightly. Only one person would call him thatElysia.
Turning his head, he saw Elysia running toward him. Surprisingly, she was alone this time. That surprised Takumi.
"You're by yourself today? That's unusual."
Normally, Elysia was inseparable from Eden.
"Eden's busy~! She has her own career now. I didn't want to bother her."
"Little Takumi, what are you doing here?"
Elysia beamed brightly at him. Running into Takumi was a pleasant surprise. Another lucky day for a beautiful girl.
Takumi didn't hide anything and explained why he was there. He also mentioned that Lala was trying to replicate a Herrscher Core.
When Elysia heard that, her eyes sparkled.
"Did she succeed? Hmm... I was just thinking of going to see her. But I figured she might be busy, so I didn't. I didn't expect her to be working on something like this."
She was genuinely surprised and intrigued. It sounded like a lot of fun. Had she known, she would've gone over to help.
"She didn't succeed. There's no Authority in the core."
Takumi shrugged. It wasn't that simple.
Elysia nodded in agreement. If it were really that easy to make a Herrscher Core, they'd have done it in the Previous Era. It wouldn't have just become a God Key.
"Little Takumi, let's go shopping. Since we ran into each other~!"
Elysia grabbed Takumi's hand, as if afraid he'd run away.
Takumi felt a bit annoyed by her calling him "Little."
"I'm not little, in every sense of the word. Please stop calling me that."
He had to clarify.
"Really~? I don't believe you."
Elysia grinned mischievously. And so, Takumi was dragged along by her to wander the city. The two looked like a pair of young lovers, with Elysia chatting nonstop.
The institute wasn't far from Qianjie's shop. Lunchtime was approaching, so Elysia pulled Takumi over in that direction.
"I heard our world is about to arrive. I wonder how long it'll take?"
She asked as they walked. She was quite curious, thinking about something fun.
"Why? Want to go back and take a look?"
Takumi looked at her curiously.
"Hehe~ I want to bring Female Su over to hang out. I'm really interested in her."
Elysia's eyes lit up with excitement. She really wanted to meet the female version of Su.
Takumi was speechless.
"You're so idle."
He muttered, no longer bothering to respond. But that didn't stop Elysia from talking nonstop.
"Hehe~ But it's fun! I wonder if there's another me in other worlds."
She was excited at the thought.
"There isn't. Elysia is one of a kind."
Takumi chuckled. There was no other Elysia. She was unique.
Hearing that, Elysia beamed even brighter.
"Really? Then that's great. Elysia is one of a kind~!"
As they chatted, they arrived at Qianjie's shop. The staff greeted Elysia warmly.
"Ah~! Isn't that the super gorgeous Miss Elysia? What would you like to eat today?"
The moment they entered, Takumi heard voices mimicking Elysia's tone. All these staff had been trained by her. It was ridiculous. But Elysia seemed very pleased.
She cheerfully listed what she wanted to eat and even requested that Qianjie cook it himself. Then she pulled Takumi over to sit down.
Soon, loud shouting erupted from the kitchenclearly, Qianjie wasn't thrilled. But both Takumi and Elysia knew it was just him venting. In the end, they would still get their food.
Afterward, Elysia dragged Takumi around the city again. They spent the whole day together until evening, when they finally parted ways. Elysia returned home alone, and Takumi went back to his place and opened the group chat.
The chat was quiet now. Ever since everyone had moved to Takumi's world, activity in the group dropped. Everyone just messaged privately if needed.
No new members had joined either, which disappointed Takumi.
Takumi: [@Everyone, wake up and chat!!] [No one talking in here? If no one's going to talk, we might as well disband the group.]
Not long after his message, everyone started showing up.
Shiroyasha: [Chat about what? If you want to meet, just say so.]
Izayoi: [Wreaking havoc in the gourmet world!~]
Kasukabe Y: [Studying hard and making money. Gotta raise many kids.]
Houraisan Kaguya: [Just revived after sudden death!!]
Chika Fujiwara: [If you're that bored, why not bite a lighter?]
Akeno: [If Takumi-kun is free, come hang out with me~! We're pretty free right now.]
Tokisaki Kurumi: [Me too. If you've got nothing to do, come date me and Sawa~!]
Bronya: [?] [You two trying to steal my man? (??Ў)]
Sagiri: [Fight! Fight!]
With Takumi's post, the chat group instantly became lively. Everyone could tellTakumi was clearly just bored.
Chapter 559: Time for a Roadblock Ambush!
Takumi looked at everyone suddenly popping up in the group chat and couldn't help but laugh.
Takumi: [@Everyone, all of you have been lurking, huh.] [Are there any tasks lately?]
As he said this, he started checking the group's task list to shift the topic. After a thorough look, he found that there wasn't a single task. There had been a few minor tasks before, but those were already completed by other members.
Since everyone had moved to Takumi's world, the presence of the chat group had gradually diminished. Or rather, Takumi had been checking the group less frequently because there were just too few missions. None of them were worth his time. Minor ones weren't worth doing, and no major ones ever refreshed. It was quite awkward.
shiroyasha: [They'll probably arrive tomorrow. Bro, let's go set up an ambush!]
While Takumi was lost in thought, shiroyasha suddenly reminded him. She hadn't forgotten that they needed to intercept the Halloween Queen and the others. There was no way she'd let them just waltz in.
shiroyasha was visibly excited now.
Takumi: [Tomorrow, huh?] [Got it.]
So soon? If they were arriving, then the rest of those worlds probably wouldn't be far behind. It looked like the pace of Takumi's world was about to accelerate.
Thinking of this, Takumi became more serious. He took this very seriously. The various technologies Takumi had brought back were being distributed, and now his civilization was incredibly powerful. On top of defeating countless civilizations across the universe, his world had become a formidable force.
If the worlds from Little Garden also started arriving, then Takumi's world would surely ascend to an even greater level. His strength might see another leap. The thought alone made him excited.
Takumi continued chatting with everyone in the group. As for the invitations from the girls, he'd consider them later.
Speaking of which, the new year was approaching.
It had been two and a half years since he came to this world. With that in mind, Takumi asked everyone in the group if they wanted to do something festive.
Takumi: [Another year is upon us.] [Now that everyone's in our world, why don't we plan something special?]
Seeing the message, everyone paused.
Another year already?
Chika Fujiwara: [This is insane. I didn't even realize a whole year had passed!] [Damn it, the climate here never changes. I completely lost track of time!]
Sagiri: [Now that you mention it, Takumi-nii, give me my winter back!!]
Megumi Kato: [There's no soul without winter!]
Everyone started complaining. If Takumi hadn't mentioned it, no one would've realized the year was ending. The temperature year-round had been perfectit was clearly manipulated by Takumi. Because of that, no one really noticed the seasons.
shiroyasha: [I vote for eternal summer!] [I love the sun! I love summer!]
She, shiroyasha, openly declared her love for summerespecially summer at the beach. Sunlight, white clouds, sand, bikinis, babes, pebblesit all sounded exciting. She thought Takumi should just make it summer forever.
Izayoi: [I like summer too!] [Same!]
Zhongli: [From a universal standpoint, not having four seasons feels unnatural.]
In Takumi's world, many things were artificially controlled. But even so, everyone was used to the concept of four seasons. While constant mild weather was nice, the charm of seasonal change was hard to replace.
Takumi: [Emm...] [Actually, that's not entirely my doing.] [The location of the City of Hope just naturally has this trait.] [Cold air can't get in, and due to various factors, it stays warm year-round.] [If you want it, I can adjust it.] [Let's make it snow!]
Changing the season? A simple task.
It wasn't something that could trouble Takumi.
Everyone agreed immediately.
Sagiri: [Quick, make it snow!]
Chika Fujiwara: [Agreed! Snow!!]
Juno: [Sure, let it snow.]
Herta: [Snow, huh? I could go back and take a look. I haven't seen snow in ages.]
Even Herta chimed in. She'd been stuck in the space station for so long that she couldn't remember the last time she'd seen snow. Seeing everyone in the group talking about it stirred her longing too.
Seeing this, Takumi didn't say more. Instead, he turned to Prometheus:
"Prometheus, I'll leave the climate control to you." "Set up the seasons properly and handle when to make it rain or snow." "Just configure it."
Takumi directly delegated the task to Prometheus. It wasn't something he could watch over all the time anyway. Since Prometheus already possessed the Authority of the End, she could handle this perfectly.
Upon hearing his request, Prometheus responded immediately:
"Understood. Starting snowfall now."
For everything Takumi mentioned, Prometheus would handle it.
Moments after her voice fell, the skies outside Takumi's city began to change. At some point, the sky had turned overcast. The temperature started to drop.
At the same time, everyone in the city received a message from Prometheus:
[The first snowfall of the year will arrive in 30 minutes. Please keep warm.]
The brief message stunned many.
Snow already?
A lot of people checked the time and suddenly realizedit was nearly the New Year.
So the snow made sense.
Seeing this, everyone felt a surge of joy. If it's the New Year, they should celebrate properly.
In just moments, Takumi's world became lively again.
Other worlds were about to celebrate the New Year as well. Once they found out Takumi's world was celebrating, they started sending various supplies there.
Many worlds also discovered that Takumi's customs followed those of the Dragon Kingdom. Because of that, all the Dragon Kingdoms from other worlds naturally felt close to Takumi's world.
Not just similaridentical.
Now that it was the New Year, it was also prime time for merchants to make money. After all, most goods in Takumi's world were imported from other worlds.
Takumi's world mainly produced technology. For things like small goods, the profit was too low, so he had other worlds manufacture them and then import them.
As snow fell, the whole world became festive.
But for now, none of this concerned Takumi.
Because the Halloween Queen and the others were almost here.
shiroyasha sensed their aura drawing closer and quickly informed Takumi.
shiroyasha: [Hurry up! It's time for a highway robbery!!]
shiroyasha was very excited.
She really looked forward to seeing how those old friends would react when they saw her.
Didn't expect this, huh? I beat you to it.
Of course, it was just a thought. Chances were, a lot of them already knew she'd bailed out with her bucket long ago.
Chapter 560: Let Him Go Play with the Third Brother!
The dirty deeds Shiroyasha pulled probably made a lot of people gnash their teeth in anger.
She was just too despicable. She silently stole the core of Little Garden, and her strength had grown terrifyingly powerful. Now, no one could beat her. Shiroyasha had made a clean escape; if she'd lingered a moment longer, she'd have been swarmed.
When Takumi received her message, he immediately responded:
Takumi: [On my way.]
With that, Takumi vanished from his original spot and traveled outside the world.
However, when he arrived, Shiroyasha and Kogu were already there. Even Ophis had shown up.
"You all got here so fast?"
Takumi was surprised to see them.
"Ehehe~! I just couldn't wait to see those guys again."
"I wonder what kind of expressions they'll have when they see me?"
Shiroyasha was visibly excited.
Takumi rolled his eyes at her.
"Let's hope you don't get mobbed."
So recklesswas she not afraid of being ganged up on?
Shiroyasha shrugged.
"Doesn't matter. They can't beat me."
Shiroyasha was utterly arrogant.
There was no way the folks from Little Garden could take her down now.
That thought alone made Shiroyasha delightedshe didn't have the slightest fear.
Seeing her so smug, Takumi really felt the urge to punch her. But shaking his head, he chose to ignore this cocky woman.
