Bronya would take care of everything here.
Once done with the arrangements, Bronya headed out, leaving Takumi home alone.
Bored, Takumi also went out.
Thinking about Hu Tao and the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, he grew curious.
How was the emergency corpse transport going?
Did she have business? Were the ninjas adapting?
He wanted to see Madara and Hashirama carrying a coffin.
With that idea, he headed to the funeral parlor.
It was bustling.
Seemed like a big job had come in.
Hu Tao was busily giving orders. Coffins were being rolled out one after another.
Seeing this, Takumi was full of question marks.
So many coffins?
He couldn't help his curiosity and stepped forward to ask:
"Hu Tao, what kind of massive job did you take?"
Hu Tao turned to him, her face brimming with excitement.
Chapter 578: Zhongli Id Rather Not Be the Group Admin
When Hu Tao saw that it was Takumi, she immediately brightened up with excitement.
"Takumi! Let me tell you something! I got a huge order this morning! Can you believe it? Some people really are wild. Even though they went to reincarnate into another race, they still wanted to hold a funeral for themselves. So, they came to us early to place the order.
"In their words: 'We're changing races, which means the old us has died. So we should have a proper funeral.'"
Hu Tao chattered away, excitedly explaining the details of her latest major job to Takumi.
Takumi fell silent.
"They play this hard? What race is it?"
He was quite curiouswhat kind of race played this hard?
"Goblins! They said they were tired of being short and wanted to change races. Once we had a reincarnation system set up, they started negotiating with different races and only recently finalized their choice.
"You wouldn't believe it, but those guys are filthy rich! I just casually quoted a price and they agreed without blinking. With this order, I could eat for three years straight!!"
Hu Tao was overjoyed. She never imagined that people would reincarnate en masse. The money was just too easy.
"Impressive! So, what's your next move? Planning a grand send-off? Gonna have Uchiha Madara carry the coffin?"
Takumi looked at her with interest, wondering what she had in mind.
Hu Tao grinned.
"Exactly! He and that Senju uncle of hisperfect team. I've already had him develop a wooden carriage using his Mokuton abilities. Then we mount a giant purple figure on itmakes the perfect hearse.
"Purple represents nobility. It's absolutely flawless."
Hu Tao was animated as she laid out her vision.
Takumi was speechless.
Classic Hu Taoonly she could come up with something like this.
"Amazing. I wish you booming business."
He smiled, though wishing a funeral parlor good business did sound a little strange.
"Hahaha~ Thanks! I'll be busy for a while, but if you want to visit, come later!"
Hu Tao clearly appreciated the blessing. Business was booming in Takumi's world now, and some had even started to compete with her. But she wasn't worried. None of them could really compete.
She had Takumi backing hershe was on top of the world.
After chatting, Hu Tao returned to work.
Takumi wandered off and eventually found the old manZhonglitaking a break.
Zhongli was surprised.
"You've got time today?"
He poured tea as he spoke.
"You're not a guest consultant for Wangsheng anymore? They're so busy. Aren't you helping?"
Takumi looked at Zhongli in confusion.
Zhongli seemed awfully relaxed despite Hu Tao being swamped with work.
"Ever since Hu Tao found out my real identity, I've been doing less and less. She said I just need to be the symbolic anchor. I can't be relied on for everything.
"I know about this big order of hers toobut she kicked me out."
Zhongli sighed.
Once Hu Tao discovered he was Rex Lapis, she stopped relying on him.
But he didn't mind. He quite enjoyed the peace.
"So she got tired of you!"
Takumi chuckled.
Now that Hu Tao had so many assistants, it was clear she'd sidelined Zhongli.
Zhongli gave a wry smile.
"You're not wrong. I was indeed dismissed."
They began chatting casually.
"Let me pass the group admin role to you. You'd do a better job."
Zhongli sipped his tea and dropped the surprise offer.
He had long grown tired of being the chat group admin. Takumi was more suited for it.
Takumi blinked.
"Wait, we have a group admin?"
He hadn't even realized there was one.
Zhongli was speechless.
"What do you think?"
Clearly, the admin had no presence at all.
"Alright, I'll take it. Not like it makes a difference. Though is it even transferable?"
Takumi was curious.
This chat group was basically a cheat system. Was the admin role really transferable?
"A feature was added later. Admin transfer, plus group moderation. I never used them though."
Zhongli explained it all honestly.
Takumi nodded. So the group had upgraded.
Made sense. With over 30 people in the group now, added functionality wasn't surprising.
After pondering a moment, Takumi accepted.
Zhongli saw his agreement and didn't hesitate. He immediately handed over the role.
[Group admin has changed to 'Takumi.']
A notification popped up in the group.
Before anyone else could react, Takumi began exploring the new features.
['Zhongli' has been assigned as a group moderator.]
shiroyasha: [????? Give me one too!!]
Admin? That was a thing?
['shiroyasha' has been assigned as a group moderator.]
Seeing her request, Takumi didn't refuse and appointed her as well.
Then he posted a message.
Takumi: [Let's sleep together tonight!]
shiroyasha, who had just been thrilled, nearly choked on her drink.
shiroyasha: [Get lost!!]
[shiroyasha has been muted for 10 minutes.]
Takumi: [Believe it or not, even as a moderator, I can still mess with you.]
From this day forward, please call me the Power Trip King!
Chapter 579: You Think I Didnt Consider That?
Takumi becoming the group admin surprised everyone.
One by one, they all popped out.
Saten Ruiko: [There must have been some shady deal behind this!~]
Sagiri: [Shocking! Zhongli must've been forced into this!]
Yuu: [Is this what tyranny looks like? Shivering...!!]
Chika Fujiwara: [Did the group update with new features again?] [Even the group admin role can be transferred now?]
Everyone was stunned by the sudden transfer of admin rights. Had new features been added without them knowing?
They quickly started checking the interface, looking for any new functions.
Takumi: [Nope, just updates for admin and moderators.] [Everything else is unchanged.]
Takumi offered a simple explanation in the chat. Nothing newpeople were just overthinking.
After checking the messages, everyone felt a bit disappointed.
Bronya: [Why give the admin role to you?]
Bronya was puzzled. Why had Zhongli handed it to Takumi so suddenly?
Zhongli: [I just think he's more suitable.]
He wasn't trying to hide anything. Anyone could be the admin in this group. After all, the position didn't come with any real privileges.
Unlike other chat groups with copied member abilities, this group simply provided a means for personal enhancement.
Takumi joined in:
Takumi: [Want to be admin? I can let you try it out.] [There's no real power except the mute function.] [And that was probably added not too long ago.] [Zhongli never even used it!]
After reviewing the admin permissions, Takumi couldn't help but complain.
The group itself might seem weak, but its capabilities were absurd. Earn points and you could strengthen yourselfhe even got things like the Cocoon of Finality from it.
Bronya: [I refuse!] [No way.]
Even the admin role could be passed around so casually? It was like a WeChat group now. Speechless.
And Bronya wasn't the only one. The rest of the group shared her feelings.
Forget it. Nothing interesting here.
Takumi couldn't help but laugh.
Ais: [Anyone want to team up and head to the Gourmet World?]
Megumi Kato: [Heading there again? Count me in, and Eriri too!]
Chika Fujiwara: [Me me me! I'm coming!]
Saten Ruiko: [Count me inwe've got five people.]
Takumi: [? Aren't you usually four? How come five now?]
Takumi was taken aback. The Railgun quartet had become a quintet?
Saten Ruiko: [Didn't expect that, huh? Shokuhou Misaki joined us!]
She'd been tagging along lately, mainly because she was living with Kuroko and Mikoto.
Takumi: [Ah, Queen Bee. Got it.]
Having understood the situation, Takumi dropped the matter.
But Shiroyasha started yelling at him in the group.
In response, Takumi muted her for an hour.
Now that he'd done everything, he finally felt at ease. So satisfying.
Let's see if she dares talk back to the group admin now.
"With that move, I bet Shiroyasha's going to explode," Zhongli chuckled at Takumi's antics.
Even if he had the power, Zhongli wouldn't silence others. But Takumi? Instant mute blast straight at Shiroyasha.
It was enough to make her blow a fuse.
"No worries, she can't beat me, and she's got no permissions." Takumi shrugged. He wasn't afraid.
Just Shiroyasha after all.
"You jerk!"
Right as he said that, Shiroyasha's voice rang out beside him.
Moments later, she appeared right next to him, glaring daggers.
She'd traced him through the internet and showed up at his door.
Takumi gave her a sidelong glance.
"What now? Want to fight me? I'll even go one-handed."
Not satisfied? Then let's throw down.
"Hmph! I'm not going to fight you, you jerk."
Shiroyasha sat down with a huff. She wasn't stupidcharging in when she knew she'd lose? That'd just be asking to get wrecked.
No one knew just how strong Takumi had become. She was only here to vent. At most, she'd yell a bit. But fighting? No thanks.
As she sat down, Zhongli poured her a cup of tea.
"What are you two doing here? Isn't this a bit too boring?"
Shiroyasha took a sip of tea and glanced around.
Currently, Takumi and Zhongli were relaxing at an open-air tea house.
Talk about boredom.
"Just soaking in the New Year atmosphere. It's boring, I know~"
Takumi rolled his eyes. He really had nothing better to do. No new worlds to transfer in either.
"Tch~ With all that time, why not investigate why your world's human civilization was wiped out?"
Shiroyasha gave him a look of disdain.
Takumi raised an eyebrow.
"You think I haven't tried? There are no clues."
Just thinking about it annoyed him. As if he hadn't wanted to find out.
Zhongli also turned to look at him.
The reason behind the destruction of Takumi's original world It was a serious concern.
Out of nowhere, spiritual energy had awakened. And now, Takumi even brought back a world with spiritual recovery?
"Can your world be backed up now? If it can, then just time travel. Create a parallel world, learn the truth, and then merge it back. That might reveal some clues. Just go back in time and see for yourself. It's not like you're incapable."
Shiroyasha laid out her theory.
Takumi rolled his eyes.
"If only it were that simple. You think beings who can move across worlds at will would leave anything behind in parallel worlds?"
Did they think he hadn't considered this? He had. He just gave up.
By the time you reached that level, parallel worlds wouldn't reflect you anymore.
Even if Takumi created a brand new parallel world, it'd just be a completely unrelated, ordinary world.
One without spiritual recovery.
Shiroyasha frowned.
"You're right. That is a problem."
"What about the Akasha Records? Have you checked them?"
She looked at Takumi again.
Did the one who brought spiritual energy into this world really leave no traces?
"I checked. Let me put it this waythe only clue is a lingering aura in this world. But it's untraceable."
Takumi spread his hands.
It was an incredibly thorny issue.
Chapter 580: Hey, Hey, Hey, You Big Dummy
The only lingering trace was that faint aura left in the dimensional gap. But how could you track someone with just that trace? That was a big problem.
"Maybe... they didn't even take this world seriously. After all, who would have thought this world would suddenly cheat and evolve like this?"
Takumi chuckled to himself. Though he didn't know who those people were, they definitely wouldn't have expected the world to turn out this way.
"Emm..."
Shiroyasha was at a loss for words. True, who would've imagined a completely ordinary world would end up like this? It was just absurd.
"So there's no rush. If the chance comes later, we'll look into it. When this world completes its transformation, and if those people really exist and come to check, they'll be in for a huge shock."
Takumi smirked. He wasn't sure how powerful those people were, but if they saw the current state of this world, they'd be stunned.
Shiroyasha burst into laughter. "You're right. I'm looking forward to that."
This world was no longer what it used to be. With the worlds of No Game No Life and Honkai: Star Rail fused in, Takumi's world had grown immensely powerful.
Especially those powerhouses who, after tapping into Takumi's world's energy, had further enhanced their abilities.
The three of them sat there casually chatting. Takumi no longer considered those unknown enemies much of a threat. Once the world's transformation was complete, he'd be aware of any anomalies across all worlds.
If anyone truly did come, Takumi would know immediately.
Currently, Takumi could only control this world. He couldn't interfere with others. That's why he had Prometheus monitor things. If anyone unknown appeared in this world, Prometheus would detect it instantly.
After all, the energy within new arrivals would always be different. Like a firefly breaking into a dark roomhard to miss.
As they chatted, Prometheus's voice suddenly rang out.
"The one with the invitation has arrived. It's Minami Kotori."
Takumi froze.
"Huh? Minami Kotori?" So this time it was someone from a normal world?
Shiroyasha's eyes lit up immediately. "Kotori!! Let's go, take me to her!!"
She was thrilled. Minami Kotorithough from a normal worldwas still widely beloved.
"Tch! You damn perv."
Takumi rolled his eyes. She was way too excited.
"You know nothing! That's Kotori! Where is she? Quick!"
Shiroyasha glared at Takumi. Did he not understand the gold standard of Love Live!?
