"100,000."
Jashin-chan's eyes sparkled.
"Hontou ni?!"
Her tail was worth that much?
"Yes," the machine nodded. The tail held considerable energylabs would want it.
"Great! I'll cut more for you."
She was thrilled. She hadn't expected to be so valuable.
She didn't mind selling her own tailher regeneration was powerful enough to recover from being minced into paste.
Under Medusa's shocked gaze, she started hacking off her tail repeatedly and handed them over.
The machine quickly reported this to Takumi.
Takumi was speechless when he received the report.
"Just ten. No more!! If this continues, Jashin-chan might become the richest person here!"
There was no helping itclassic Jashin-chan behavior.
The machine stopped the trade following his orders.
"No more. We're only authorized to take ten."
Jashin-chan pouted.
"Why not?! I can still cut more!"
This was such a great dealwhy stop?
The machine didn't answer, only stared at her.
"Enough, Jashin-chan. That's plenty! If there's too much, it won't be worth anything."
Medusa quickly stepped in. A couple of tails were fine, but too many would devalue them.
It was the same for anythingwhen supply went up, prices dropped.
"Fine!!"
Hearing it from the rich lady, Jashin-chan dropped the matter.
After completing the transaction, she led the group to explore Takumi's world.
Now flush with cash, Jashin-chan got cocky. She had never been so rich. It felt amazing.
Was this Medusa's joy?
"Here, go spend it!"
She casually handed Medusa 100,000.
Just one tail's worth. She could afford it.
Medusa was speechless but accepted it. After all, she had no money in this world.
As for selling her own body parts? She'd wait and observe the world first. No rush.
Meanwhile, Takumi received the batch of tails. He was already back home.
Bronya and Hatsune had gone out.
Looking at the pile of tails, Takumi couldn't help but roast Jashin-chan.
He uploaded a photo to the group chat.
Takumi: [Image] [Selling Jashin-chan's tails!]
Nyaruko: [?????] [You're not right!!]
She felt offended. Selling Chaos God tails? Was that her tail?
Bronya: [These are Jashin-chan's? Did you chop her up?]
Bronya was stunned after seeing the message.
Had Takumi captured Jashin-chan to harvest tails? That was way too cruel!
Chika Fujiwara: [Jashin-chan? Yurine? That world's merged in too?]
Sagiri: [Mikumiku!! Is Hatsune here?]
That world had Hatsuneeven if just a cameo.
Bronya: [Image] [She's with me!! Hatsune is preparing to debut as an idol!]
Of course Hatsune was hereshe was hanging out with Bronya.
Sagiri: [I'm on my way!! Live support!! Send me the location!!]
Chika Fujiwara: [Send location!!]
Megumi Kato: [Send location!!]
Asuna Yuuki: [Send location!]
Ruiko Saten: [Send location!!]
Kaguya Houraisan: [Send location!!]
Nyaruko: [Hurry up and send the location!!]
Everyone who knew Hatsune Miku was overjoyed.
Who wasn't a fan of their princess?
They all had to meet herthis was amazing.
They hadn't expected her to actually come.
Takumi: [Hatsune came first. Then I moved Jashin-chan's world over.]
He explained briefly in the group.
Everyone was shocked. So it really was Hatsune who came from that world?
As expected of the princesswhat luck!
She even picked up an invitation.
Bronya sent her current location. They were touring the entertainment company Eden had founded.
Once they got the location, everyone in the group logged off to chase stars.
Takumi watched it unfold, slightly speechless.
But he said nothing else.
He gathered the tails and headed for the research institute.
Arriving at Mobius's lab, Takumi saw her immersed in work. He casually tossed the tails.
Mobius looked puzzled, her gaze landing on the lively, regenerating tails.
"Snakes? No... What are these?"
She immediately took interest. They looked like serpent tails.
"They're from a Chaos God. She's a snake tooyou'll be interested."
Mobius's curiosity was piqued.
"A Chaos God? Interesting. Let me see."
She rushed over, scooped up the tails, and ran off to test them.
Mention a snake and Mobius was all in.
As she worked, she chatted with Takumi.
This time, she didn't kick him out.
Instead, she brought up something else.
"One day, help me open a hospital. I want to treat those who fight in the Neighboring World."
Mobius beamed as she made the request.
Chapter 576: Jashin-chan Is Actually Quite Strong
"Open a hospital? You're trying to collect those people's DNA, aren't you? Otherwise, why would you bother with something like that?"
The moment she spoke, Takumi knew exactly what Mobius was planning. Her intentions were obviousshe wanted to build a gene bank and record the DNA of every race in Takumi's world.
"Exactly. I plan to build a genetic database. Every race in your worldI want their genes recorded. It'll be a long project."
"Tsk, with more and more worlds merging, the number of races is exploding. I collected a lot before, but it's nowhere near enough now."
She didn't bother hiding her motives. The genetic makeup of all those species was simply too tempting.
"Fine, but don't create anything weird."
Takumi cast her a glance. He was genuinely concerned she'd lose control and create something bizarre.
"Am I that kind of person?"
Mobius wasn't having it. She stopped her work and glared at him.
Careful, or I'll sue for defamation!
"Aren't you?"
Takumi met her gaze without backing down. Surely she knew what kind of person she wasa mad scientist.
"Tch~! I'm not like that anymore. I've changed."
Mobius rolled her eyes and went back to work.
"Since you're here, help me out. Deliver these tails to the Bio Research Department. Klein's out on business, so you're helping me."
While researching, she casually assigned him the task. These tails were very interesting, and there were plenty of new researchers around lately.
Even Orochimaru from the filming set next door had come here for further study. He was now doing grunt work under Mobius's assistants.
Scientists from the One Punch Man world had also joined the lab. The Bio Research Department was actually quite largeeven if Mobius's own team only had two members.
Takumi didn't argue. With a wave of his hand, the tails vanishedinstantly distributed.
"Tsk. You're getting lazier and lazier using Herrscher powers all the time. What next? Gonna open a portal for... you-know-what, so you don't even have to show up in person?"
Even while working, Mobius noticed what Takumi did.
If he could shortcut something, he would. He'd mastered his abilities to a ridiculous degree.
Takumi twitched slightly.
"You've got some issues. Not showing up in person? That's seriously twisted thinking... and yet, it sounds oddly interesting."
Mobius smirked.
"There's a lot of info online. If you're bored, browse itclear your mind. You'd be surprised what you can learn. Humanity's fetishes are limitless. People even suggest heating certain parts with fire magic for added stimulation. The creativity is insane."
She wasn't making it up. These were real things people posted online.
Takumi was dumbfounded listening to her ramble.
You've really changed.
Saying stuff like that now, huh?
But then again, Mobius did know a lot. As a biologist, her theory skills were top-notch.
Takumi stood there quietly as Mobius continued her research.
About an hour later, she paused.
"These tails are fascinating. The regeneration is insane. And there's a strange energy inside... but it's turning into Honkai energy. That girl's powers are something else, huh?"
Mobius put her tools down. She had gained sufficient understanding.
"Jashin-chan? Yeah, she's pretty good. Though she's kind of a useless idiot."
Takumi couldn't help but joke.
Jashin-chan had top-tier regeneration and several strange powers. Her flying kick didn't need mentioning, and her sugoroku ability let her control dicebasically a gambler's dream.
She could also absorb angelic power to evolve into Super Jashin-chan. Not to mention her imaginary projection ability.
She might seem like trash, but her strength was no joke. At full power, she could destroy stars.
That's just the kind of absurdity you expect from a gag anime.
"Let me take a look. Maybe I'll strap her to the lab bench one day."
Mobius grew more intrigued as she heard Takumi's explanation. She immediately pulled up Jashin-chan's data.
Takumi laughed.
"Pay her, and she'll probably cooperate. Or just offer to break her curse. Bringing her into the lab isn't a bad idea. She's useless in some areas, but she's a whiz at houseworkand her cooking is amazing."
Now that he thought about it, Jashin-chan wasn't so bad. And since they were both snakes, she and Mobius would probably get along.
Mobius nodded. She'd consider it laterno rush.
She skimmed Jashin-chan's file.
"Another Medusa type. The angels in her world are weird too. Hmm... I'll get some of their blood to study. Let's see if angels differ across worlds."
After browsing, she shut down the data.
"Let's go. Day's over. Come home with me. Don't go back tonight."
Work was done. Time to rest.
Of course Takumi knew what she meant.
He left the lab with her.
Mobius's home was in a nearby villa districtmostly inhabited by researchers.
As they walked out, Takumi spotted many familiar faces.
Orochimaru. Genos?
Tsk. So they all came here, huh?
"There's some real talent here."
Takumi couldn't help but nod in approval.
If he could bring Aizen in as a researcher, it'd be perfect.
Now that would be exciting.
The ultimate scientific dream team?
Not bad at all.
"As long as they're capable, we take them all," Mobius said calmly.
No skills? Get lost.
Chapter 577: Hu Tao I Took a Huge Order!
At the Academy of Sciences, so many worlds had been fused together that Takumi's place now housed an uncountable number of top-tier researchers.
Aside from the current headquarters, massive research facilities had been built in various other locations. Even Mars had developed its own institutes. Takumi simply didn't bother to keep track of all of them.
Research at Takumi's end had never ceased. Because of this, countless researchers arrived for training. The suitable ones were then dispatched to other labsor even directly into space.
Any usable technological outcomes were released for civilian use immediately. Those unsuitable were kept in reserve. Some researchers even pioneered entirely new scientific fields.
Thanks to absorbing countless worlds, Takumi's place had acquired a vast array of technologies. As a result, every kind of tech tree existed.
However, Mobius and the others believed this still wasn't enough. They needed to consider whether changes in physical laws would affect existing technologies. Thus, many academies were working on pioneering new technological trees.
After all, Takumi's original world had been ruined because of a change in physics.
Mobius brought Takumi back to her home, where he spent the night. However, by the next day, Mobius ignored him completely and kicked him out.
"You should go home. I'm busy."
After breakfast with Takumi, she vanished, not intending to spend any more time with him.
Watching Mobius leave, Takumi's mouth twitched. This felt like being dumped by a player.
Shaking his head, Takumi said nothing and returned home.
Bronya was at home reading a novel.
"Eaten yet?"
Sensing Takumi's presence, she asked without turning around. She already knew where Takumi had spent the night, so she didn't bother asking.
"Yeah. Where's Hatsune? She went back?"
Seeing no one else around, Takumi was puzzled.
"Someone else is with her now. No need for me."
Bronya glanced at him with a smile. Hatsune was really popular. Who needed her around now?
Hearing that, Takumi raised an eyebrow.
"So Chika and the others are with her?"
He immediately understood. The girls who had rushed to see Chika yesterday were probably still there.
"Yup. They gave Hatsune some songs to record and plan to have her release them."
Bronya couldn't help but complain. Everyone was turning into literary plagiarists. A little from this one, a little from that onean entire album was born.
The songs were carefully selected and refined by Prometheus.
Takumi clicked his tongue.
"They really know how to play! Impressive!"
He had nothing else to say. If they wanted to have fun, let them. With Hatsune's looks, just going live would attract countless fans.
He wondered whether Lumine would target Hatsune... or maybe Hatsune was already live-streaming?
If she had gone to Eden, then there was a chance she'd run into Elysia.
And if Elysia got involved, she'd definitely drag Hatsune into live-streaming. That didn't even need thinking.
"So your stuff back home is all handled? You were only gone a day."
Takumi was surprised. Had Bronya settled everything already?
"All done. I even bought back my original companywith money from this world, no less. So technically, I made a profit. Give me a building. I'm moving the company over to develop more games."
Closing her novel, Bronya turned serious.
Takumi laughed.
"You're still planning on making games? You even bought the company back? You really know how to play."
"Yeah! I plan to develop a fully immersive game. Even though the current market is rich, my dream hasn't come true yet. Now that I've got the chance, I'm going to make it real. There's nothing else for me to do anyway."
"I don't need to train superpowers anymore. You made me skip all the hard work."
She glanced at Takumi.
In the past, she had to do her own research. Now? Not anymore.
She had become a Herrscherspecifically, the Herrscher of Corruption.
She could connect to the network for any knowledge she wanted and even use Prometheus's computation to fulfill her needs.
No more need to strive.
So, why not chase her dreams? With no kids in her future, she had to pick up old goals.
Otherwise, she'd die of boredom.
Hearing that, Takumi nodded.
"Alright. Just have Prometheus handle it. A building's nothingjust say the word."
If Bronya wanted to play, he'd let her. He didn't mind.
"Great! I'll have the team move over."
Grinning, Bronya messaged her people.
No need to bring anythingjust the people. She'd handle all the documents and even bring over their families.
