Then she shifted into human form.
"Foolish humans..."
"Alright, Kanna, time for lunch."
Takumi cut her off mid-sentence.
Time to eat.
"Eh?"
Hearing Takumi call her by name, Kanna blinked in confusion.
"Haha~!"
Her adorably clueless reaction made everyone burst into laughter.
"Little Kanna, welcome to the other world!"
"Come on, sis'll take you to eat."
Chika Fujiwara hugged her and led her inside.
Kanna didn't resist.
If you feed her, you're a good friend.
Still, she was puzzled.
Another world?
Kanna wasn't stupid. A quick scan told her this world had no magic.
Instead, it had a power she'd never seen before.
A power that was even altering her own.
Looking at her hand, Kanna was stunned.
Such potent energy!
If her magic all transformed into this, she wouldn't need to recharge herself anymore.
Her eyes widened.
"Magia Baku-ne!"
Unbelievable!
This power was just too insane!
"Let's eat first. I'll explain everything later," Takumi said with a chuckle.
He couldn't help laughing when he heard her catchphrase.
Chapter 605: Looks Like Something Big Is About to Happen
Kanna clearly felt the benefits of Honkai Energy. Her whole being was stunned.
But for now, it was time to eat.
When she heard Takumi's words, Kanna's attention quickly shifted to the food on the table. Seeing the delicious dishes, her eyes lit up.
She turned to Takumi. "Can I eat this?" Was this really for her?
Takumi nodded. "Of course you can. These were all prepared just for you. Come, let's eat first, and then I'll explain everything about this world."
He lifted Kanna onto the dining table. Rem hurried to provide a bowl and chopsticks. Seeing Kanna's adorable expression, Rem was completely overwhelmed.
Too cute! She just wanted to hug her and squish those cheeks!
Kanna didn't hold back. She'd already been resisting long enough. Without hesitation, she started eating. Picking up her chopsticks and bowl, she dove into the feast.
Everyone watched.
Even the way Kanna ate was cute!
Meanwhile, Takumi began explaining the situation in this world to her. When she learned she was brought here via an invitation letter, Kanna froze, chopsticks in hand.
"Was that for Kobayashi...? Hmm... I think I lost it," she muttered with a frown. She had fallen asleep holding it, but now it was gone?
"I have it," Takumi said, pulling out the letter he had picked up when transferring her over. It had been under her as she slept.
"That's it!!" Kanna's eyes sparkled. Yes, this was it. She remembered clutching it as she dozed.
"Yup. This is what brought you here. Hang out here for a bit while I bring your world over. Then your friends can come here too. We've got lots of dragons here, after all."
He handed the invitation back to Kanna for safekeeping and messaged Kuro to come over. Kanna could tag along with her.
"Yay~!" Kanna perked up. If Kobayashi and the others could come too, that would be amazing. She quickly resumed eating with enthusiasm.
Before long, Kuro arrived.
"You called me? Huh? A dragon I've never seen?"
She tore through space to reach Takumi's home and soon spotted Kanna.
This dragon... she hadn't seen her before. A newcomer?
Gorgeous!
What a fine little dragon.
Kuro ran up to Kanna and gently placed a hand on her head. "Stick with me from now on. I'll take care of you."
Kanna was stunned the moment she saw Kuro.
So strong! Stronger than any dragon she'd ever met.
A Dragon God?
No, not even a Dragon God was this strong!
Majia Bakune!!! Incredible! There was such a powerful dragon in this world?
"I'm Kanna Kamui!" Kanna quickly introduced herself. Dragons revered power, and Kuro's strength naturally earned her respect.
"She's Kurimo. You can call her Kuro," Takumi said. "Kuro, I'll leave Kanna with you. Help her get used to this world. I'll bring her world over later there are lots of dragons there too."
"No problem!" Kuro nodded. She'd take good care of the little one.
With everything arranged, Takumi vanished. Kuro stayed behind and started chatting with Kanna about dragon-only topics.
The others nearby quickly found themselves lost in the conversation.
Hmm... they really couldn't follow the discussion anymore.
How to maintain scales, for instance utterly incomprehensible.
...
Takumi arrived in Kanna's world, specifically at Kobayashi's house, where the world's mark was located.
Previously, Kanna had been sleeping on the sofa. When she crossed over, she reverted to dragon form.
As soon as Takumi appeared, someone rushed toward him.
"Who are you?! Where's Kanna?!"
A surge of powerful magic erupted.
Turning his head, Takumi saw a very angry Tohru dressed in her maid outfit.
Kanna had vanished, and this stranger appeared in her place. So Kobayashi immediately blamed Takumi.
"Tohru, calm down," Takumi said, glancing at the maid-dragon.
A moment later, an immense pressure descended upon Tohru.
The sudden force made her pupils slit.
Fear rippled through her body.
Seeing this, Takumi immediately withdrew his aura.
"My name is Takumi. I'm from another world. Kanna is currently in my world. You'll see her soon I'm bringing your world over."
He meant her no harm.
Sometimes, a little show of strength was necessary to have a proper conversation. That's all it took to quiet Tohru.
He greeted her briefly, then vanished.
Tohru exhaled slowly. She was completely baffled.
Who was that? Why was he so strong?
Was this some kind of joke?
Someone from another world?
Kanna had gone there too?
Still reeling, Tohru quickly summoned Elma and the others to discuss the matter.
Something big was happening!
...
Takumi didn't concern himself with what came next. He was already outside the world.
The Dragon Maid world wasn't a single realm it contained multiple nested sub-worlds.
This wasn't surprising to Takumi, since the original world already had connections to alternate worlds.
He swiftly collected the entire world.
Some powerful beings took notice, but they were helpless.
They couldn't even leave their own world, let alone stop him.
After retrieving the world, Takumi returned.
Back in his realm, he released the newly acquired world and began constructing the necessary teleport formations.
After wrapping that up, he didn't head home immediately.
Instead, he went to check in on Esdeath and the others.
They had completed the patrol routes as Prometheus had planned.
Everything was proceeding in an orderly fashion, exactly as Takumi had outlined.
Esdeath's patrol group had already moved far from Takumi's world.
This area would become the first battlefield a forward base.
Fortresses had even been constructed here in preparation.
Chapter 606: What the Hell Did You Do?!
The war fortress being constructed outside the world was anything but small.
It was practically the size of an entire world.
And it was all Prometheus's doing.
In fact, Prometheus's main body was stationed here.
The fortress was still under construction, seemingly far from complete.
Takumi, having arrived on site, couldn't help but ask:
"You planned all this yourself?"
Standing amidst the highly advanced technological marvels of the fortress, Takumi was honestly shocked.
All the cutting-edge tech he had accumulated had been implemented here by Prometheus.
Though not yet finished, when completed, this fortress would easily surpass the scale of many worlds a true mega-project.
Prometheus didn't hide anything. Upon Takumi's question, she presented the schematics.
"Dr. Mobius designed this."
"To prepare against unknown threats, she planned eight war fortresses."
"They will encircle our world."
"And this place will become a training ground for future warriors."
"All high-end technology will be funneled here first."
Prometheus showed all the blueprints.
Takumi skimmed through Dr. Mobius's designs and he had to admit, they were insane.
She clearly had these plans ready for a long time.
What's more, she had left space for even more future weapons.
The main cannon in particular was outrageous one shot could destroy several worlds.
Takumi stared at the plans, dumbfounded.
"When the hell did she build all this?"
Seriously, Dr. Mobius was too dangerous!
How did she pull this off without him knowing?
Nothing about it was even in the archives.
Takumi began to suspect the others were secretly making even more terrifying weapons.
Especially Vilvi. No way this didn't have her fingerprints on it.
Takumi recognized the telltale signs of her handiwork.
He needed to go ask her directly.
If she had built something that could destroy the world, it had to be confiscated.
These science maniacs weren't joking around.
With that, Takumi decided to investigate.
At the very least, if they pulled out another monster device in the future, he'd be prepared.
If he hadn't come to inspect things personally, he might never have known about this fortress.
"Prometheus, answer me honestly."
"Have they built anything extremely dangerous?"
Prometheus wouldn't have said anything unless asked.
So now, Takumi wanted to dig into what was hidden in her database.
"Yes."
"Miss Vilvi designed a bomb capable of destroying an entire world."
"If Lord Takumi were ever defeated, she intended to use it for mutual annihilation."
"Once detonated, it would trigger a chain reaction."
"Dimensional waves would tear apart world after world."
Takumi slowly formed a question mark in his mind.
"What the...?!"
Damn it!
He disappeared from the spot immediately.
This lunatic actually made a suicide bomb?
Now Takumi was starting to regret handing over the Herrscher of Reason's core.
Something this dangerous had to be seized immediately.
Prometheus watched him vanish and smirked slightly.
Frankly, even she was speechless about Vilvi's dangerous ideas.
Same with her creator, Dr. Mobius.
The two of them had made many terrifying things.
All without Takumi's knowledge.
Like that bomb Vilvi built.
It wasn't as simple as she claimed.
Once used, without intervention, it would just keep going.
Given enough time, it could destroy the entire dimensional multiverse.
A truly extradimensional bomb.
Once Takumi met her, he'd understand.
This sort of thing should never have been given to Vilvi.
It was too dangerous in her hands.
The only saving grace was that Vilvi couldn't recreate the bomb.
In fact, she was confused by her own success.
Even using Herrscher powers to analyze it had yielded no clear answer.
The Genius Society was equally baffled.
Nobody could explain how Vilvi had made such a terrifying thing.
What was the principle?
What materials were used?
How was it synthesized?
Everything about it was unrepeatable.
You could call its creation a miracle.
After extensive calculations, they confirmed its immense power.
When the bomb first emerged, even Vilvi was deeply unsettled.
She didn't dare tell anyone.
If Takumi hadn't asked, she likely never would've mentioned it.
...
Meanwhile, Takumi stormed into the lab and found Vilvi tinkering with something.
"Vilvi!!"
"Bring out that horrifying bomb you made!!"
He held out his hand.
You really hid something that dangerous, huh?
Vilvi froze mid-task and turned around with a confused look.
"How did you find out?"
"Did Prometheus tell you?"
"Ugh!!"
"I told her not to tell you!!"
Takumi's sudden appearance clearly flustered her.
Traitorous Prometheus!
"Lord Takumi asked."
"According to base-level protocols, I cannot deny his inquiries."
Prometheus's voice rang out flatly.
She stared expressionlessly at Vilvi.
She had an explanation.
She only answered when asked.
Not her fault.
Vilvi rolled her eyes.
"Same difference."
She glared at Takumi.
"Can I say no?"
"If you ever lose, I could use that bomb to go down with the enemy."
That really was her plan.
If Takumi couldn't win, the rest of them definitely couldn't either.
So why not die together?
Hearing that, Takumi knocked her on the head.
"If you can't win, just run! It's not shameful!"
"Seriously? A mutual destruction plan?"
"Stop joking. That's not even an option for me."
"As long as we live, we can fight another day. Don't you understand that?!"
Chapter 607: Did You Feel It? I Felt It Too
Mutual destruction? That was never an option.
If he couldn't win, he'd simply escape with the world.
After escaping, he'd fight a guerrilla war with them every day.
So mutual destruction was never Takumi's choice.
When Vill-V heard this, she raised an eyebrow.
"Aren't you the kind of person who, if you can't win, would drag the opponent down with you?"
She had always thought Takumi was that kind of person.
If they couldn't win, then just die together.
Hearing Vill-V say that, Takumi went silent.
"Do I look like that kind of person to you?"
"Where did you hear that from?"
Takumi felt like he was going to explode.
Hey, don't slander me.
I'm not that kind of guy.
Vill-V blinked.
She had always assumed Takumi was that way.
Well, if he's not, then that's fine.
Not going down together sounds better anyway.
"Hand it over."
"Such a dangerous thing shouldn't be held by someone as dangerous as you!"
Takumi didn't want his home to be blown up one day.
So it's better if he kept it.
Hearing this, Vill-V looked a bit reluctant.
But she still said to Takumi:
"Come with me."
With that, she turned and walked deeper into the lab.
Takumi followed closely.
Vill-V led Takumi to an elevator.
She stepped inside.
After Takumi entered, the elevator began descending.
They kept going down for about two minutes before reaching their destination.
When the elevator opened, a brightly lit, massive space came into view.
This was Vill-V's private laboratory.
Aside from her, only some robots operated within this huge lab.
Vill-V brought Takumi to the very center of the lab.
There, a crystal emitting a strange blue light floated.
Just approaching it, Takumi felt the immense power it contained.
Looking at the object before him, Takumi was full of questions.
