Now, all the Herrschers in this world were under Takumi's control. None were outsiders. He had distributed the Authorities, and once the world completed its transformation, everyone would benefit greatly.
Herrschers had now become a new kind of race.
...
The fusion process for Himeko and the others went smoothly. With Takumi's help, there were no problems at all.
As everyone read the instruction manuals forming in their minds, they were amazed.
"Gotta admit, this power is really strong."
"Kiana and the others' Herrscher powers are nowhere near this level."
After experiencing it, even Himeko couldn't help but give her praise.
She had studied Kiana's power thoroughly and knew how strong it was. But what she just received was on a whole different level.
"Well, it has been strengthened many times over."
"If you guys get more points, you can enhance yourselves further."
Takumi smiled at them.
Strengthening via the chat group made you even stronger.
Hearing this, everyone rolled their eyes.
"Points aren't easy to get."
"The chat group doesn't refresh quests anymore."
"No new members are joining."
Bronya was frustrated. They might have to wait a long time to enhance again.
It took a million points for the next upgrade, and they barely had any.
Everyone was broke after upgrading.
"A million points is nothing. I need ten million! Did I complain?"
Takumi was speechless.
He used to have a million pointsbut they were long spent.
Everyone rolled their eyes at him.
Seriously, you can't compare yourself to us.
You get the tough missions, but for you it's just a free haul.
After all, Takumi was the biggest cheater in the group.
No one bothered arguing further.
Seeing things wrapping up, Lala said:
"Takumi, I'm heading back!"
"Time to resume my research. Hehe!!"
"I'm bound to have more discoveries this time."
Takumi had given her both the core of the Herrscher of Rock and the Herrscher of Metal.
She fused with one and kept the other to study back home.
If Takumi needed it later, she could always return it.
Not that Takumi minded.
These thingshe could retrieve them at any time, no matter where they went.
After all, the core was just a vessel.
The real Authority remained in Takumi's hands.
Chapter 573: Is That Hatsune?
Takumi had no objections when Lala said she was leaving.
"Alright, then you can head back first."
Lala was currently obsessed with research. She wasn't interested in other matters. After bidding Takumi farewell, Lala left with her two younger sisters.
Not long after she left, Qingque and the others woke up. Seeing so many people back in the house, they were surprised.
"Eh, everyone's back?" "Himeko-neesan, why are you here?"
Qingque cheerfully greeted Himeko, who waved in response.
"Good morning! Just had some business here."
Himeko didn't explain too much. Seeing this, Qingque didn't probe further and instead joined in on the conversation with the others.
There were some people she didn't recognizethis was a good time to get to know them.
After some chatting, they decided to go out shopping. Since everyone was here, they might as well have fun.
Takumi didn't join. Let them play however they wanted.
He wasn't going to accompany that many women on a shopping trip. Just going with one was exhausting enough. That many? It'd be deadly.
Even with all his strength, Takumi didn't enjoy shopping.
Once everything was settled, the group went out. Most of the house was now empty.
Takumi's world was bustling. After all, it was close to the Lunar New Yearonly a few days left until New Year's Eve.
The festive atmosphere was already strong, and things would only get livelier after the new year.
There were no bans on fireworks in Takumi's world. Things like air pollution? Takumi didn't care about that.
And there were eco-friendly fireworks, which he had already developed. His world had those since last year.
When the new year came, the skies would be filled with fireworks.
Himeko and the others started exploring Takumi's world.
Due to the holiday, many places in his world were on break.
Additionally, people from many other worlds came to celebrate the new year in Takumi's world.
Everyone wanted to join in the fun.
Another reason was that the holiday season had made commerce boom. Add in the tourists, and the entire world was full of life.
"So lively." "It wasn't like this the last time I visited." "Even during the new year, it wasn't this vibrant." "It's only been a year, and everything's changed so much." "So much has happened in this one year." "Who would've thought this world developed so quickly?"
Himeko looked at the bustling streets and couldn't help but express her admiration.
People probably wouldn't believe it if they heard. Who could imagine this world only started developing two and a half years ago?
In such a short time, Takumi had built so many cities and housed so many people.
And what they were seeing was just the situation in Hope City.
Takumi had plenty of other cities.
"If you brought one world after another here, you could do it too." "Or if you had the power to instantly construct cities."
Lumine glanced at Himeko.
She was well aware of how this world developed.
Takumi brought in world after world and connected them, leading to rapid development.
The key was how fast Takumi could move worldsand his terrifying infrastructure capabilities.
No, that was beyond infrastructureit was pure creation.
Whatever buildings he wanted, they appeared in an instant.
Everything was built in no time.
Himeko smiled wryly after hearing this.
As they strolled down the street, they chatted casually. If they liked something, they bought it on the spot.
They still had plenty of moneyall given by Takumi.
Plus, Lumine wasn't short on cash either. She livestreamed daily and earned quite a bit.
If others weren't camera-shy, she would've streamed this too. After all, streaming in Takumi's world was insanely profitablethe online population was huge.
More people meant more money. That was Takumi's world.
Making money here was surprisingly easy.
While they wandered around, a new guest arrived in Takumi's world.
Following Honjou Kaede, another new visitor had arrived.
Tomoyo, Inori Yuzuriha, Kanade, Tsukuyomi, Minato, Honjou Kaedeand now this newcomer made it seven guests total.
Takumi had issued twenty invitations, and now seven guests had arrived.
Looking at the photo Prometheus sent, Takumi stroked his chin.
"Hatsune?"
Those twin tails and spring onionyep, that had to be Hatsune Miku.
Why was she here?
And she looked kind of young.
"Jashin-chan?" "Probably the Hatsune from that world, right?"
Bronya, who hadn't gone out, also saw the info from Prometheus.
This Hatsune must be the one who drove that huge truck.
"Seems like it." "Jashin-chan, huh... Mobius will definitely be interested." "They're both snakes, after all."
After learning her identity, Takumi couldn't help but give a thumbs-up.
Immediately, he pulled Hatsune right in front of him.
Just transported into Takumi's world, Hatsune was stunned.
Before she could say anything, the scene changedand she appeared directly in front of Takumi.
Seeing the room and the people on the sofa, Hatsune widened her eyes.
"Where am I?"
She was bewildered. What was going on?
Why was she suddenly in someone else's house?
"Welcome to another world, Hatsune-chan~!"
Takumi greeted her with a cheerful smile.
"Eh? Another world?"
Hatsune was dazed upon hearing this.
"That's rightanother world." "This isn't your original world anymore." "You've come to a different one." "But don't worryyou can still go back."
After hearing Takumi's explanation, Hatsune suddenly remembered something and quickly took out an invitation.
"Could this strange invitation be what brought me here?"
Hatsune's eyes widened.
She wasn't stupidshe clearly remembered what she had interacted with.
That invitation, which appeared out of nowhere at her home, was the most suspicious.
So, that must be the reason she was brought to this world, right?
Takumi nodded.
This girl was quick on the uptake.
Chapter 574: Even the Rich Lady Has No Money
Hatsune was the fastest to react after arriving in Takumi's world.
Without Takumi's explanation, most others wouldn't have realized they had come to another world. But the moment Takumi mentioned she was in an alternate world, Hatsune caught on quickly. She even pulled out the invitation letter.
"So that's it. No wonder! But... such a weird way to isekaiI wasn't hit by a dump truck?"
Hatsune couldn't help but complain. She'd seen lots of anime where people got sent to other worlds after getting hit by dump trucksor even scared into another world by a tractor.
Takumi and Bronya couldn't help but chuckle wryly at her words.
"This is a proper isekai transfer," Bronya said seriously.
But Hatsune ignored that and looked at Takumi and Bronya curiously.
"Are you two the divine beings who'll give me my cheat abilities? According to the novels, once someone gets sent to another world, they should receive cheats, right? Please grant me invincible powers!!"
She had quickly accepted the fact that she had been isekai'd and was now earnestly asking Takumi for cheats. She'd read plenty of light novelshow could anyone survive in another world without cheat powers?
Takumi was speechless.
"I didn't bring you here for some grand isekai adventure. You're just a guest here. If you want to return, you can do so anytime. Besides, before long, your world will be connected to mine. The invitation was just a coordinate tagit randomly picked someone with fate."
Takumi explained the basics of his world to Hatsune. After hearing it, Hatsune was stunned.
"I'm doomed!! I've become a traitor!!"
Had she just accidentally exposed her world's location? Was she now a traitor?
Takumi and Bronya twitched at her words. Miku's thought process was clearly unusual.
Takumi looked at Bronya.
"You explain things to her. I'm heading out to bring her world over."
He didn't want to deal with Miku any further and just handed her over to Bronya.
Bronya was a bit speechless but didn't refuse.
"Alright, go ahead."
Takumi nodded, looked at Hatsune, and said, "I'll leave her to you."
With that, he vanished from sight.
Watching him leave, Hatsune was stunned.
"Where'd he go?"
"To your world," Bronya explained.
Hatsune froze. He was serious?
Bronya began explaining more about the world to her. Gradually, Hatsune started to understand.
She hadn't expected this world to be so incredibleand to have fused with multiple anime worlds.
Shocking!
Bronya listed off some of the worlds that had merged into Takumi's world.
Hatsune blinked.
"Even the Touhou Project world that got disqualified is here? Shocking!!"
Touhou peeks in.
After understanding the basics, Hatsune grew curious. Bronya handed her a terminal so she could explore the network herself.
She was instantly hooked.
Meanwhile, Takumi had already arrived in Hatsune's world.
Sensing the surroundings, he confirmed itthis was the world of Jashin-chan and the others.
Without delay, Takumi started transporting the entire world.
Under his command, the entire world was absorbed and then placed safely within his own.
The portal to this world appeared right in Jashin-chan's city.
A gate materialized out of thin air, startling Jashin-chan, who was out grocery shopping.
Her groceries dropped to the ground.
"(?) What... what is this?!"
As she stood stunned, the road under her feet transformed. The buildings around her receded into the distance, becoming a vast plaza.
Mechanical species began appearing in the plaza.
Then, Jashin-chan's phone was hijacked.
Not just her phonethe entire network of the world was taken over.
Prometheus appeared, announcing numerous things.
Jashin-chan, thoroughly confused, just stood there listening.
Soon, a crowd gatheredincluding people she knew.
Medusa, Pekora, Minos, Poporon...
"What is this? Another world?"
Jashin-chan couldn't believe it.
Was this for real? Another world actually existed?
Shocking!
Seeing the mechanical beings, everyone grew serious. They could sense their overwhelming power.
"Let's go check it out!"
Someone quickly decided to investigate.
A place this interesting had to be explored!
So someone ran overonly to be stopped by a mechanical being.
After a quick registration, they were let through. It was surprisingly easy.
Seeing this, the rest hesitated only a moment before following.
Should be fine!
So everyone hurried over.
Even Jashin-chan, who had just been grocery shopping, joined in.
Why buy vegetables when you could visit another world?
Maybe the other world could even lift her curse.
And so, Jashin-chan and her group arrived in Takumi's world.
When handed terminals, everyone was curious.
Upon learning the devices could access the internet, they immediately loved them.
"What a great item! Isn't this more fun than a phone?"
Jashin-chan beamed as she held the terminal. This thing was amazingand free?
That was just too good.
"Don't lose it, Jashin-chan! If you do, you'll have to pay for a new one, you know."
Medusa, the rich lady, couldn't help but remind her.
She was wealthybut not in another world. In Takumi's world, her money meant nothing.
They had to start earning from scratch.
"Got it! You don't have to tell me!"
Jashin-chan would never lose it.
Something this good? She treasured it.
She'd keep it on her 24/7.
If she lost it, it'd be gone foreverno way she'd let that happen.
Chapter 575: Selling Jashin-chan's Tail
Jashin-chan and her group arrived in Takumi's world. With an introduction from Prometheus, they gradually learned about the world and where to exchange for local currency.
A newly constructed facility was already set up for this, operated by machine species. You could trade knowledge, magic, or certain materials for money.
Upon hearing this, they rushed over immediately.
Without hesitation, Jashin-chan slashed her own tail, held it out, and asked:
"Will you take this?"
Everyone was speechless.
Of course it's you.
The machine scanned the tail, nodded, and said:
