In the end, Velvi stayed in the mechanics department.
As for Dr. Mei, Takumi took her straight to the Academy's chief office.
"Dr. Mei, from now on, you'll be in charge of this research institute."
"Everything here is up to you."
"If you need any resources, just let me know."
Whether as a researcher or administrator, Dr. Mei was outstanding.
Strictly speaking, Dr. Mei was a lot like Ottosomeone who would stop at nothing to reach her goals.
But Dr. Mei was more rational.
Takumi was fully confident in leaving this place in her hands.
Whatever future direction was taken, Dr. Mei would surely give Takumi a satisfactory answer.
Dr. Mei nodded in acceptance of Takumi's trust.
She agreed without hesitation.
She had finished touring the institute.
Everyone here came from different worlds, but there were still too few people.
"I hope you can bring more researchers back in the future."
"I've got a general idea of the situation here."
"There's lots of technology, but little of it is widely used."
"Most people are still in a learning phase."
"If you rely on just these few people, it'll never be enough."
She thought Takumi needed more researchers.
"Yeah I know."
"That's why I'm always out recruiting people, isn't it?"
Takumi was, of course, well aware of this.
But what could he do? For now, it was all he could manage.
He'd just have to recruit more people in the future.
"Alright, I'll handle things here!"
Dr. Mei said nothing more.
As long as Takumi understood the situation, she'd do her job.
Before that, she'd need to really get a grasp on all the knowledge Takumi had collected.
Knowledge from several worlds much of it was entirely new to her.
That made her very curious.
Once Dr. Mei's arrangements were complete, Takumi began organizing things for the others.
AponiaTakumi asked her to become a teacher
He also explained the situation with the cursed children.
After getting the details, Aponia understood what she had to do.
She'd be providing psychological counseling for those children and working part-time at the church.
In this world, there were real angelsso she was very interested in the place.
Kevin, meanwhile, stayed with Dr. Mei.
In the end, only Elysia, Eden, Sakura, and Pardo were left.
"Is there anything you'd like to do?"
"Master Qianjie, do you want to open a shop?"
Takumi looked at Qianjie, a smile on his face.
How about letting Qianjie sell ramen?
"Then I'll open a shop."
"I just want a peaceful life!"
Qianjie had no objectionsin fact, he welcomed it.
Takumi nodded.
"Alright!"
"Open a shop, then."
He summoned a robot to lead Qianjie away.
A house and everything else would be arranged later.
"Griseo wants a studio."
Just then, Griseo spoke up.
She wanted an art studio!
"I'll be her security!"
Upon hearing this, Kosma immediately volunteered.
If Griseo was going to have an art studio, then he'd be her security guard.
"Sure!"
Takumi agreed.
Griseo smiled and nodded.
Then Takumi had a robot take them away.
At last, only a few people remained: Eden, Elysia, Sakura, and Pardo.
Seeing everyone else leaving, Pardo quickly raised her hand to make a request.
"I want a shop too, okay?"
"I want to be the boss!!"
Takumi was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"Alright!"
"Let's put your shop next to Qianjie's!"
Pardo was startled.
"No, no, no!"
"I don't want that!!"
She definitely didn't want to listen to Qianjie's foul mouth all day.
So, she wanted a different spot.
Seeing this, Takumi was speechless.
"Then tell the robot what kind of place you want."
"They'll arrange it for you."
If that's the case, she could just organize things herself.
Pardo's eyes lit up at once.
"Alright!"
And so, everything was decided.
Finally, only Elysia and Eden were left.
Chapter 147: Did We Forget Someone?
After Takumi finished handling Pardo's arrangements, he turned his gaze to Elysia and Eden.
"What about you two?"
"Is there anything you want to do?"
Hearing Takumi's question, Eden looked at Elysia.
The meaning was clear.
Elysia made the decisions.
"Of course, we want to travel!"
"Now that we've come to your world, we have to have some fun."
"So, we're going on a trip."
"And after we get back, Eden, let's open a little bar!"
Saying this, she hugged Eden.
Eden nodded at Elysia's words.
"Alright!"
"I don't mind."
That sounded good.
First, they'd enjoy themselves in this world.
After they got to know it better, opening a small bar together would be nice too.
"Emm..."
"Alright, whatever you decide is fine."
"I'll have someone arrange your house for you when the time comes."
Takumi didn't object.
Whatever they decided was fine by him.
"Hehe~!"
"I'm really looking forward to this place."
"Oh right, let's catch up to Griseo."
"I haven't properly hugged grown-up Griseo yet."
Suddenly, Elysia seemed to remember something.
She immediately brought it up.
Hearing this, the corner of Takumi's mouth twitched.
"Let's go, then."
Since there was nothing urgent, Takumi decided to go with Elysia and Eden to find Griseo.
Takumi led Elysia and the others out of the laboratory.
Once they were outside, Elysia and Eden both noticed
There were so many children here.
And all of them were adorable.
"Wow~!"
"So many cuties!"
Elysia's eyes lit up at the sight of the children.
A few little girls carrying books passed by, and when they saw Takumi and Elysia, their eyes also sparkled.
But none of them paid attention to Elysia or Eden.
Instead, they all ran over and surrounded Takumi.
"Takumi-oniichan!!"
"Onii-chan!!"
...
In just a moment, Takumi was swarmed by all these little girls.
They had just gotten out of school, and seeing Takumi made them so happy.
Watching this, Elysia was filled with envy.
She wanted to be welcomed by so many lolis too!
"Big sisters, you're so pretty!"
"Are you Takumi-oniichan's girlfriends?"
At that moment, one of the little girls spoke to Elysia.
Elysia couldn't help but smile at the question.
"Nope~!"
"Big sis isn't Takumi's girlfriend."
What a cute kid.
But no, she wasn't Takumi's girlfriend.
They'd only just met Takumi recently.
Hearing Elysia's answer, the little girls were visibly relieved.
"Great, since you're not Takumi-oniichan's girlfriend, I still have a chance~!"
"Yay!"
Elysia blinked in surprise at that.
But before she could say anything else, the other lolis erupted.
"How dare you!"
"Takumi-oniichan is mine!!"
"Who do you think you are?"
"No way, Takumi-oniichan is mine!!"
The little girls started arguing.
None of them were willing to back down over Takumi.
Eden was shocked to see the lolis fighting like that.
"Takumi, you're really popular!"
"These kids really like you."
It was kind of unbelievable.
Just a moment ago, all these girls had been getting along, but now they were arguing over Takumi.
Takumi could only give a wry smile at Eden's comment.
He signaled for the two to follow him and quietly slipped away from the crowd.
"If you knew their circumstances, you might understand."
Takumi then explained the situation with the children.
Everything they had in life was thanks to Takumi.
Because of that, all these girls dreamed of marrying Takumi when they grew up.
After listening, Elysia frowned.
"People in that world really are the worst, huh!"
Even Elysia had no fondness for those people from the dark loli world.
"They're just like that."
"You saw them during the Moth of the Fire-Chasers, didn't you?"
Eden shook her head.
She'd never liked people with such twisted minds.
Back in the previous era, it was people like that who dragged everyone down.
The three of them chatted as they walked, soon catching up with Griseo.
"Kosma, you have to call me big sister now!"
"Griseo is a big sister now."
"No more calling me little Griseo!"
Right now, Griseo was seriously lecturing Kosma.
As soon as they arrived, Takumi and the others were taken aback.
"Elysia-chan, Eden-neesan, Takumi-oniichan, what brings you here?"
Sensing them approach, Griseo turned around to greet everyone.
"We came to see you, Griseo-nee!"
"I still haven't hugged grown-up Griseo yet."
Elysia happily ran up and hugged Griseo.
Hearing this, Griseo sighed.
"Ely-chan, you're still the same as ever."
Maybe it was just a habit, or maybe she remembered how Elysia always called her thatshe always called Elysia "little Ely" as well.
Kosma glanced at Takumi.
"Griseo doesn't need me to follow her anymore."
"She's grown up now."
"Is there anything you need me to do?"
Kosma seemed a bit down.
His little sister had grown up; he didn't need to tag along anymore.
He was in a new world now, so it was time to do his own thing.
Takumi rolled his eyes.
"You sure?"
"If you are, then go be a pilot at the lab."
"Vilvi will probably build a lot of robots in the future."
Takumi figured Kosma should be a pilot there.
Go drive some Gundams.
Kosma's eyes lit up.
That sounded perfect.
"That works!"
"So, Griseo, are you okay on your own?"
Kosma turned to Griseo.
Griseo nodded in response.
"No problem, Kosma-otouto."
...
Kosma instantly lost the will to keep talking.
He nodded, then vanished on the spot, expressionless.
Better to slip away than be called that any longer.
"Let's go!"
"I'll go with you."
Takumi said as he led Griseo and the others after the robot, heading to Griseo's new studio.
"Come to think of it, didn't we forget someone?"
Suddenly, as they were walking, Eden seemed to remember something.
Where was Su?
"He became a doctor."
"He went to the hospital."
"Didn't you know?"
Elysia looked at Eden in surprise.
Didn't Eden notice just now?
Eden was stunned for a moment upon hearing this.
Sorry, she really hadn't noticed.
Chapter 148: Please, Stop Talking! I'm Mentally Exploding!!
It wasn't Eden's fault for not noticing. The main issue was that had such a low presence!!
But since they now knew his whereabouts, Eden stopped asking further.
A group of people arrived at the art studio Takumi had prepared for Gracie. This place was one of the best locations available. It was even on the top floor of a skyscraper. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, one could see the skyline of the city. In the distance was the place where Velia resided. You could see it clearly even from here.
"If you ever need anything, just talk to the robots." "They'll fulfill your requests."
Takumi looked at Gracie and said this.
Hearing Takumi's words, Gracie nodded. "Okay! Thank you, Brother Takumi!"
That "Brother" made Takumi feel really good. Especially with Gracie now sporting a mature lady's figure. This was... just too satisfying!!
However, Takumi didn't show it. After setting up the place for Gracie, he left.
Master Qianjie's shop was actually nearby. This area could be said to be the core district. Takumi had basically claimed the entire building.
Later, if Gracie had a lot of paintings, she could even turn the place into a gallery, exclusively exhibiting her works.
Takumi didn't mind any of this.
After recruiting from several worlds, Takumi finally had researchers who could work independently.
So now, it was time for him to get started on things he needed to do.
First, bringing out Aincrad. Then, studying the things he had absorbed, and maybe creating some new divine authorities.
With those thoughts in mind, Takumi returned home.
Miori Shiba was chatting with Lilia in the courtyard. When she saw Takumi return, she said:
"I forgot to tell you earlier." "We've got new members in the group."
Takumi raised an eyebrow at that. "More new members?" "Did the group unlock a new function or something?"
That really surprised him. Come to think of it, he hadn't checked in today.
"Yep, there's a new feature~!" "The mission board seems to be activated." "Check it yourself." "There's a new way to earn points now."
Miori Shiba explained it to Takumi. Hearing this, he got interested immediately. He opened the chat group and began checking.
First, he looked at the new members: Saten Ruiko, Nakiri Alice?
A Certain Magical Index and Food Wars?
Seeing those two names, Takumi was very surprised. He quickly skimmed through the group messages.
He didn't pay attention further they were mostly reactions like "OMG!", etc. Probably no one enjoyed reading that part anyway.
The Magical Index world, huh. Those Magic Gods were really powerful. Single-universe level beings.
They could manipulate the entire world, even restart it.
Restarting the world... Takumi could do that too.
Now, he was probably at that level as well?
To put it more mystically, if it's about mastering world rules, then Takumi had quite a few under his control.
His divine authorities could be considered laws, right?
He had mastered the four fundamental forces of the universe. If he went to the Magical Index world, it would be easy for him to restart that world too.
Not a big deal.
As for Nakiri Alice, she's from a slice-of-life world. Her cooking is top-notch!
He set the new members aside for now. Takumi decided to check the new feature first.
He opened the function menu.
The mission panel was now active. Though it didn't have any missions yet.
Takumi read the explanation.
Basically, missions would occasionally refresh here, and group members could take them onhelping out in other worlds and such.
After reading it, Takumi was quite amazed.
Now this was intriguingwhat kind of missions would appear?
Though for now, there were no tasks. Still, it was definitely another place to earn points.
That was super helpful.
Takumi needed points to recruit more people. The more points, the better.
After checking the mission system, Takumi also looked at the group shop.
No new items had been added to the shop. That was a bit disappointing.
He shook his head and didn't dwell on it.
Takumi: [Popping up!]
Returning to the group, Takumi posted.
Saten Ruiko, who had been quietly lurking, suddenly lit up.
