Kaguya
[Kato Megumi, Fujiwara Chika, Yuuki Asuna, Saten Ruiko]
[Are you there?]
[Got money? Time to pay up.]
This sudden message on 6/17 stunned everyone.
Fujiwara Chika:
[What the heck??]
Kato Megumi:
[So fast?!]
Yuuki Asuna:
[I knew it...]
Saten Ruiko:
[(*Д)o]
The four of them were speechless. That was way too fast.
Why didn't she give them any time?
[Confident debt collection!]
[Hmph, come back and capture some tasty creatures.]
[I'll allow you to pay me with those.]
[I've been craving rainbow fruit lately.]
Everyone suddenly got the picture.
Looking at Kaguya's message, Fujiwara Chika and the others understood her intention.
She wanted them to do chores.
Damn. Now they regretted it. If they'd known earlier, they never would've agreed!
Now she had leverage.
They were all depressed.
Sagiri:
[Luckily, I don't owe anyone anything!]
Sagiri was smug now.
Hehe. Good thing she didn't leave the world.
Otherwise, she'd be in the same boat.
Everyone bought Penglai medicine back thenshe would've too.
And then she'd owe a ton.
She's just an artist. Where would she even get the money?
Thinking about that, Sagiri felt lucky.
Ch. 927 One Trip Out, Debts of Ten Billion
Chika Fujiwara:
[I suspect you did it on purpose!!]
Even now, Fujiwara Chika couldn't deny it.
This was clearly deliberate.
She just wanted to order them around.
Takumi:
[No doubt, she did it on purpose.]
[Pay your debts, girls!]
[If you don't, Kaguya might sell you to Eden. Then you'll debut as idols to pay it back!~]
Kaguya Houraisan:
[Yes!]
[You can debut as idols!]
Looking at their messages, Fujiwara Chika felt like she was about to explode.
"I knew it! I knew it!"
"Those two bastards!!"
Damn it, she knew Takumi would jump in and stir the pot.
Debuting as an idol?
What a joke! At most, she could go work in the food industry for a while.
"This is too much!"
Asuna also stared at the chat in frustration.
They just loved bullying them.
Yuuki Asuna:
[We'll be back in a few days.]
[I'll pay you back soon!]
Takumi:
[How about I pay for you?]
[Then you owe me!]
Shiroyasha:
[Hm?]
[I have a little money too.]
[If you want, I'll take on your debt.]
[Just transfer it to me.]
Happy!
Seeing Kaguya's moves, Shiroyasha was impressed.
Oh, not bad at all.
She also wanted to ruthlessly use them.
It's just money. Sell a few gifts and it's done.
If they really transferred their debt to her, she'd pay it off immediately.
Kaguya Houraisan:
[I refuse!]
Fujiwara Chika:
[Roll roll roll!!]
[Shiroyasha, get lost!]
Neither Kaguya nor Fujiwara Chika would ever agree.
Kaguya may have been joking, but Shiroyasha wasn't.
If they really owed her, who knows what she'd make them do?
Weird photo shoots? Strange costumes?
That's practically the adult industry!
Anyone could take their debt... except Shiroyasha.
She was way too perverted.
Shiroyasha:
[Tsk!!]
[Why so disgusted?]
[I guess I'm not too popular with you guys.]
[What a shame.]
She sighed.
Her image was really damaged.
Just like Irena in the group.
Thinking that, she glanced over at Irena.
Shiroyasha:
[Irena, you see? We're both misunderstood.]
Seeing Shiroyasha trying to drag her into it, Irena was not having it.
Irena:
[Stop stirring things up.]
[Who's suffering with you?]
[You're a pervert.]
[Leave me out of it.]
"Tch!"
Shiroyasha, lounging at home, leapt up when she saw Irena's message.
Too much!
No personal attacks!
Fujiwara Chika:
[Irena's right.]
[Shiroyasha is a pervert.]
She silently gave Irena a thumbs-up.
Nice one!
Kaguya Houraisan:
[Alright, enough fooling around!]
[Come back already.]
[No more training. There's nothing left to gain.]
[Anyone who needed power already got it.]
[Staying out there is just asking for trouble.]
[It's better to come back and enjoy life. Cook something tasty!]
[What are you all thinking? Running away from this world?]
[Haven't you noticed? Those bugs out there are just getting stronger.]
[And more terrifying.]
[You'll only get abused in new ways.]
[Stay out there, and maybe you'll write a book: 'How to Be Abused.']
Honestly, Kaguya only demanded repayment because she was bored.
There hadn't been any fun lately.
So why not call everyone back?
The weather was perfect. Time for food, beaches, and chill.
But nooo, they went off to suffer.
Fujiwara Chika:
[Fine, we'll come back and pay up tomorrow!]
Fujiwara Chika rolled her eyes.
Still, Kaguya had a point.
The bugs were getting worse.
Injuries were piling up.
They were burning through Senzu Beans.
She had to go out and buy more.
She was a Penglai immortal now, but still.
She shook her head and started packing.
Time to head home.
No point sticking around getting beat up.
Better to make money and live in peace.
She messaged Esdeath.
They still had to follow battlefield protocols.
Leaving without notice could get them branded deserters.
That would be so humiliating.
Esdeath didn't mind.
"Okay."
"Go ahead."
"Come play again sometime."
"Maybe next time, you'll feel what death is like."
Fujiwara Chika and the others were instantly stiff.
No thanks!
They'd heard it was awful.
Like falling into an abyss of nothingness.
Just the thought made their skin crawl.
They weren't going anywhere near it.
Even though they were Penglai immortals now, death still scared them.
No one really wanted to face it.
They were speechless.
"Next time for sure!"
That was all they could say.
Esdeath just smiled.
No further comment.
With everything settled, the group began their return.
Time to go south and work!
One trip, and they owed 10 billion.
Incredible.
From now on, they'd do whatever Kaguya asked.
Ten million per errand. Done deal.
Whatever the boss wanted, they'd do it.
As long as they could pay off the debt, it was fine.
Ch. 928 Missed You So Much, Sis.
Kaguya seemed to have found a new toy.
After Chika Fujiwara and the others came back, this otaku went out for a rare occasion.
As for where they went, Takumi didn't pay attention.
Let them play however they want.
Takumi was too lazy to care about that group.
Who knows what a group of Penglai people are up to?
Chika Fujiwara and the others are crazy about money.
They'll probably cause trouble everywhere trying to pay off their debts, right?
With Kaguya around, those debtors will definitely behave.
After all, Kaguya is their creditor.
"Prometheus, how far has your dimensional map expanded now?"
"What have the explorers gained?"
With nothing to do, Takumi decided to check on the situation outside the world.
Mainly, he was interested in Athena.
Now Athena was at the top of the rankings.
When Eris wasn't exploring, Athena explored the most worlds.
All of this was forced.
Eris thought world exploration was boring, so she stopped.
Now Athena had become the top explorer.
At Takumi's inquiry, Prometheus 640 reported the current status.
"According to the data from Miss Weiwei, we've explored about 20% of the entire dimension."
"There's still 80% left."
Prometheus's data surprised Takumi.
"Where is this data from? Only 20% explored?"
Takumi had been exploring for a long time.
Now Prometheus told him only 20% had been covered.
"This was calculated during the experiments."
"Besides creating some weapons, Miss Weiwei estimated the size of the entire dimensional world."
"The margin of error is small."
Takumi understood Prometheus's explanation.
"Alright, that's interesting."
"It took this long for just 20%?"
"Speed it up."
"Use the fastest methods to cover every corner of the dimension."
"I want all the worlds connected."
80% remaining.
What a massive amount of data.
If all the worlds came together, Takumi's strength would increase tremendously.
Even without upgrading himself, he might understand the true nature of the chat group.
Thinking about this, Takumi felt a rush of excitement.
It was entirely possible.
"Understood. Execution already in progress."
Prometheus followed Takumi's command without question.
As soon as Takumi finished speaking, the outer world began producing server spaceships rapidly.
Then they expanded outward.
Several ships performed hyper-dimensional jumps, spreading in all directions.
Prometheus began operating at full capacity.
Most of its computing power was focused on the outside world.
The internal world remained unaffected.
With this command, Takumi essentially removed Prometheus's previous limit.
Before, he intended to take things slowly.
There were many explorers out there.
He thought those exploring could become world lords.
Now it seemed that wouldn't work.
The dimension was simply too vast.
"Send a message to the current explorers."
"Tell them to return."
"We'll take over the exploration from now on."
"Also, assign more people outside the world."
"Anyone unwilling to fight can be deployed there."
"Notify Esdeath about this, or just audit the names yourself."
Takumi continued issuing commands to Prometheus.
Soon, those exploring received the message.
Everyone must return?
The world would now focus on dimension exploration?
The message surprised many.
But after some thought, they accepted it.
If the world said so, they would obey.
No need to overthink.
Athena also received the notice.
She usually didn't enter hibernation. (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)
She spent most of her time improving her skills.
All her chosen abilities focused on stealth.
To avoid one annoying person.
Just look at how Algol forced her from God of War to God of Assassins.
Algol was the worst!
When Athena read the message, she thought it was a prank by Algol.
Had he gained Prometheus's authority?
Did he send this message on purpose?
She had to suspect Algol.
But it didn't seem likely.
So could it be real?
"What's really going on?"
She needed to ask.
"Lord Takumi wants to unify the dimensional worlds."
"They're launching a crazy number of spaceships."
Then Prometheus showed her the current dimensional map.
Athena was stunned.
Her current route had been mapped?
And there were more worlds ahead?
Seeing all that, she accepted it as truth.
Because Algol couldn't make this up. He wasn't smart enough.
"Alright then! I'll go back."
That settled it.
Since this wasn't Algol's prank, she'd return.
It wasn't a big deal.
As long as Algol didn't find out.
But she miscalculated.
Algol did care about the explorers. He even asked Prometheus for updates.
Any order issued there was also seen here.
Whatever Athena received, Algol received.
When Algol, who was with Algol and the others, read the message, she got excited.
"That damn woman's coming back?"
She understood immediately after reading Prometheus's words.
Everyone would return.
Athena too.
Perfect.
She'd been so bored recently.
Without hesitation, Algol prepared to go knock on her door.
The moment Athena came back, she would go visit.
She missed Athena so much!
Ch. 929 Love That Cant Reach
Algor waited and waited, but she didn't find any trace of Athena's presence in this world.
When evening came, Algor was stunned.
"Prometheus, has Athena returned?"
Prometheus heard Algor's words and didn't give an answer.
"Unable to answer your question."
"Regarding privacy-related questions, we will not respond."
Same as always.
Prometheus never gave her any face.
"Hateful!"
"Just tell me!!"
"Stupid Takumi, why won't you give me access!!"
Every time this came up, she got irritated.
Not having authority was too frustrating.
Stupid Takumi!!
Aguro looked at Algor, frowning.
"Idiot, I'm heading back." She was too speechless to deal with waiting here any longer. After that, she couldn't be bothered with the girl. She always wanted to make trouble for Athena. But now Athena was back, and Algor didn't even know where she was. What's the point of going on about it? Go home and sleep.
After throwing that shade, Gula went back.
Hearing what Algol said, Algor felt a little embarrassed.
But she quickly reacted.
"Wait for me!"
"I'll take you to her house!"
"I know where she lives."
"No!"
"I'm going home."
"I don't have time to mess around with you."
"Go sleep."
Algol looked down on Algor.
It really was embarrassing.
Algol didn't want to go crazy with Algor at all.
It was boring.
Seeing Algol disappear, Algor pouted, visibly unhappy.
In that case, she'd just go alone.
With that in mind, Algor vanished and headed to Athena's house.
When she left, Algol had already figured out where Athena's residence was.
Now it was time to go looking.
Algor darted out happily.
Algol returned to Takumi's house.
Takumi was surprised to see her backwithout Algor.
"What happened?"
"Why did you come back alone?"
Takumi was a bit puzzled.
What had happened with Aguro?
Did she come home alone?
"I waited forever with that idiot Algor."
"That moron's trying to bother Athena again."
"She doesn't even know where she is."
"So I decided not to waste my time."
Algol explained the situation.
After listening, Takumi was speechless.
"Outrageous."
"That idiot really is persistent."
Takumi didn't even know what to say.
He could only admire the audacity.
It was honestly unexpected.
But Takumi didn't bother worrying about it.
It wasn't that easy for Algor to find Athena now.
If Athena deliberately hid, Algor wouldn't find her.
It was just like the Halloween Queen and Shiroyasha.
The Halloween Queen could easily hide from Shiroyasha.
But Shiroyasha struggled to find her.
Takumi glanced at Athena's status.
He muttered to himself, wow.
This is insane.
What had Algor forced Athena into?
