Although Ichiryu was shocked,
he quickly adjusted.
Now was not the time to chit-chat with Takumi.
He needed to assemble all IGO members
and have them protect humanity,
as well as guard against the Gourmet World's arrival.
As for the Gourmet Society... that would also need to be watched.
But with Mr. Takumi on their side, he was sure most issues would be handled.
Takumi immediately adjusted their comms frequencies,
allowing the devices to work in this world.
Ichiryu noticed this right away
and wasted no time issuing commands,
informing all IGO members:
Two worlds are merging.
Because this is an ordinary world,
it's vital to prevent gourmet creatures from inflicting devastating harm.
All members are to enter a wartime footing.
Anyone who's descended must protect this world's people.
Some IGO members, who had suddenly found themselves in this world, were baffled by the order,
but quickly adapted and began following Ichiryu's commands.
A new world!
It really was astonishing news.
If they did well here, IGO's reputation would soar in this new world.
Many had already figured it out and began acting.
Takumi watched Ichiryu issue his orders and nodded in satisfaction.
There really were a lot of strong people in IGO.
And they were professionals at handling gourmet creatures, so he didn't have to worry.
Once all this was handled, Takumi sat quietly, waiting.
About half an hour later,
the fusion finally began.
In an instant, the whole planet shook as if in an earthquake.
People all over this world watched in bewilderment as forests and other features appeared out of nowhere.
Some found huge cracks splitting open in their neighborhoods.
Countless people were dumbfounded.
In fact, some countries even appeared within the borders of others!
Takumi kept a close watch on all this,
and seeing it happen, he was speechless.
After thinking it over for a bit, Takumi came up with a plan.
Since things were like this,
he decided to interfere a little:
He moved all the uninhabited areas into Dragon Country's territory,
directly expanding the map to make it the world's largest.
At the same time, he sent all the unfriendly neighbors right over to their "fathers'" doorstep.
Chapter 185: Eight Kings: Are You Going to Lock Us in a Cage?
Takumi acted immediately.
With his authority over space, interfering in the two worlds was actually quite simple for Takumi.
Realizing this, he was quite pleased.
He immediately deployed Kevin and the others, sending them to various locations within the borders of Dragon Country.
Only after this did he begin to operate in earnest.
As for where he was now hmm, it had merged with the Dragon Federation.
But it was just Totsuki Academy.
And as for the others?
He sent them to their "fathers."
Besides them, a few others were dealt with similarly.
Not only that, at some of the border regions, Takumi fused areas containing extremely dangerous gourmet beasts into the frontier lines.
The whole world was like a toy, and Takumi was moving pieces around at will.
He could arrange everything as he wishedwhat a satisfying feeling.
All he had to do was modify the zones that kept merging in, just like a jigsaw puzzle.
But with this puzzle, he could put the pieces together however he wanted.
Takumi busied himself, making sweeping modifications to the world's map.
But while Takumi was occupied, the Gourmet World began to descend as well.
And the Eight Kings noticed the changes in the world.
As the two worlds prepared to merge, they too began to act.
Takumi frowned as he sensed this.
"The Gourmet World"
"In that case, I'll just separate it."
If the Gourmet World merged in, any powerful gourmet creature appearing on Earth could cause catastrophic damage.
After thinking for a moment, Takumi made up his mind.
He separated the Gourmet World into its own space, putting it in a different dimension.
The two worlds were now connected, forming a gourd-shaped configuration:
One was the Human World, and the other was the Gourmet World.
Weren't they originally like this anyway?
Takumi had no desire for the Gourmet World to merge in and cause massive destruction.
With that in mind, he began carving out a new space and guided the Gourmet World to descend there.
As for the entrance to the Gourmet World, Takumi placed it inside Dragon Country,
in a place no one usually visited.
Moreover, Takumi placed some of the strongest gourmet creatures near the entrance.
If anyone wanted to enter, they'd have to defeat those beasts first.
Otherwise, even if you managed to enter the Gourmet World, it would just be suicide.
And this move by Takumi completely trapped the Eight Kings inside the Gourmet World.
Realizing this, they were furious.
This was nothing short of imprisonment.
Dragon King Derous, Wolf King Guinness, Bird King Emperor Crow, Snake King Mother Snake, Deer King Sky Deer, Whale King Moon, Ape King Bambina, and Horse King Heracles
The Eight Kings assembled.
In the original story, they gathered to eliminate NEO.
But this time, they came together early.
Every one of these guys was over level 6000!
The Dragon King was level 6590, body length 4,000 meters, weight 80 million tons.
Wolf King: body length 100 meters, weight 2,000 tons.
Bird King: 3,000 meters, 25 million tons.
Ape King: 1.5 meters, 25 tons.
And those were the small ones
The others' weights were measured in trillions.
Now, the Eight Kings had gathered and approached the entrance Takumi had created.
They intended to break through and reach Earth.
Though the Gourmet World was vast, if they could enter an even bigger sky, why would they refuse?
Just as the Eight Kings assembled, Takumi finished his work and arrived on site.
Arriving there, Takumi released his full power, drawing his weapon.
"Back off!"
"You may not pass!"
Takumi's aura radiated with terrifying pressure,
and that utterly inhuman power made the Eight Kings' hair stand on end.
The instincts of wild beasts told them:
The human before them possessed the power to kill them all!
"You cannot seal off the entire Gourmet World here!"
The Wolf King spoke, fixing Takumi with a fierce stare.
Takumi replied with a sneer.
"What do you mean, 'seal off'?"
"You've always stayed here, haven't you?"
"Now the two worlds are merging.
That other world has tens of billions of ordinary people without Gourmet Cells."
"If you were to cross over and just shake yourselves a little, you'd bring unimaginable disaster."
"So, forget it. I'm not letting you set foot on Earth!"
Takumi was speechless.
Were these creatures unaware of how dangerous their bodies were?
Letting them onto Earth?
The Snake King could destroy the planet with a sneeze.
No way Takumi would let these creatures cross over.
Without a doubt, the Eight Kings of the Gourmet World were the real threat
And there was still NEO!
Takumi planned to deal with that one, too.
NEO was the gourmet demon inside the Gourmet God Acacia,
eternally starving, aimlessly devouring all living things,
devouring everything and never being satisfied.
Takumi definitely needed to remove it as well.
Upon hearing Takumi's words, the Eight Kings frowned.
That world had so many ordinary people?
"But you can't just lock us in this space!"
"We can't even reach the universe anymore."
That was the crucial thing.
The Dragon King spoke slowly.
Going to the Human World wasn't essential.
The main thing was being able to enter space.
Now, Takumi had completely enclosed the Gourmet World in a single space
a dome covering the entire Gourmet World.
In this way, their activity range was completely limited.
Hearing this, Takumi was momentarily speechless.
"I see," he said. "Understood!"
"When the fusion is finished, I'll open a passage so you can reach other planets."
"But
You cannot set foot on Earth!"
Takumi was very serious as he said this,
and his aura became even more terrifying.
With that kind of tone, the Eight Kings were sure
If they even hinted at disagreement, Takumi would wipe them out right there.
"All right!" *8
The Eight Kings stared at Takumi for a long while and ultimately agreed.
As long as they didn't go to Earth, it was fine.
Takumi nodded.
"Then go back.
When the two worlds have fully fused, I'll give you a portal."
With that, Takumi ignored them.
As long as they didn't cause trouble, it was fine.
Once the worlds were fully merged, they could go wherever.
If that portal was real, this world would also be under Takumi's control,
and they'd have to behave.
After Takumi left, the Eight Kings exchanged glances.
Wasn't that world supposed to be just an ordinary world?
How could it have such a terrifying human?
Was he lying to them?
That was what puzzled them most
But no one would give them an answer.
Chapter 186: Even More Ruthless Than That Filial Bastard Next Door
After parting with the Eight Kings, Takumi immediately locked onto NEO.
That entirely pitch-black being, much like the notorious "filial son" from the Shinobi world, was instantly subdued by Takumi.
NEO's abilities leaned heavily toward horror-themed powers.
It could create clones that split off like meatballs, each nearly matching its own strength. It possessed an Inner World where time nearly stopped. It could devour anythingmatter, energy, whateverinto a space as vast as a universe. It had regeneration, teleportation, breath attacks, luminescence, and energy beams.
Its offensive capabilities were enough to severely injure even the Eight Kings.
Not to mention, it also had spatial powers.
However, no matter how strong it was, it couldn't escape from Takumi.
Space versus spaceTakumi's mastery was vastly superior.
So when Takumi found NEO, he captured it instantly.
As for NEO's talents and powers, Takumi had high expectations. Especially the ability to devour everythingwasn't that exactly what he needed?
With this in mind, Takumi planned to study it thoroughly.
He locked NEO inside imaginary space, completely sealing off its consciousness.
Now, it was just a puppet. He could slowly study it later when he returned.
After settling that, Takumi returned to Earth.
With the global map drastically altered, the group chat was now buzzing with activity.
Nakiri Alice: [I'm completely dumbfounded!!] [Guys, who can relate? After the worlds merged, our Nakiri estate is now part of Dragon Country's territory~!!] [And IGO is right next door!!]
Alice was genuinely shocked.
Upon learning her family's new situation, she was at a loss.
What the hell happened?
How did world fusion change their nationality?!
Bronya: [It's honestly a bit ridiculous... I was also confused. After we split up, I ran into a Gourmet Corp robot.] [But I instantly took control of it!] [Now I have an extra minion.] [If Prometheus hadn't given me a new map, I wouldn't have even known where I was.]
Fujiwara Chika: [Enough talk, come pick me up already. Ruiko and I are stuck in some random place.]
Due to the world merger, the group had been scattered.
They were all still disoriented.
Alice was especially frustrated with her family situation.
She and Mobius had only just left the house when the worlds fused.
Although they weren't separated, Mobius informed her that their national boundaries had shifted dramatically.
They were now located in the middle of the ocean.
What kind of nonsense was this?
Who could understand this mess?
Takumi: [What's wrong with being next to IGO?] [Prime real estate!] [IGO is bound to become a global organization.] [This is like owning a huge estate next to LHG headquarters.]
Seeing Takumi suddenly chime in, everyone was shocked.
Zhongli: [You've handled everything over there already?]
After setting up all his arrangements, Takumi had vanished.
Now that he reappeared, it seemed he had been handling matters elsewhere.
Takumi: [Everything on the Gourmet World side is settled.] [I've spoken with the Eight Kings, and I've also captured NEO.] [Once the world fusion completes, there should be no issues.] [The greatest threats have been neutralized.] [Now we just need to prevent large-scale casualties.]
Small-scale casualties were inevitable.
Even Takumi couldn't account for everything.
So he didn't make any grand promises.
Miori Shiba: [No issues on my end.] [Everything is under control.]
Even though many powerful gourmet creatures had appeared, she had stabilized the situation well.
Even when the continent expanded several times, it was fine.
She just had to protect the people she was responsible for.
Thanks to that, no major problems occurred in her area.
Takumi: [Good. Once things stabilize, we can essentially exit this mission.] [IGO members have already started helping.] [Gourmet Corp agents appeared near Kevin earlier, and he wiped them all out...]
As he mentioned this, Takumi's expression turned subtle.
Some people were just unlucky.
Appearing right in front of Kevin?
Once he confirmed they were enemies, Kevin killed them on the spot.
Now the situation was largely under control.
Midora had been handled by Takumi.
NEO was captured.
The Eight Kings were trapped in the Gourmet World.
Now, they just needed to keep the dangerous beasts in check to prevent widespread damage...
At this moment, battles were occurring all over the world.
Kevin, Qianjie, and Cosmos were all fighting at full force.
Especially Qianjie, who directly unleashed his Herrscher powers.
After returning to Earth and scanning the situation, Takumi withdrew his senses.
He chatted in the group for a bit, then vanished, heading straight to Dragon Country.
He handed them a new world map and discussed possible future issues.
Going forward, IGO and Dragon Country should cooperate closely.
Seeing the resources Takumi provided, the officials present were deeply moved.
Takumi looked at them calmly and then spoke:
"In the future, there may be a path leading to my world." "When that time comes, if you wish to learn, you can send some exchange students over." "I don't mind if you study all this." "The new era is here. Gaining more power is a good thing." "You should also prioritize extracting Gourmet Cells." "This is all I can help you with." "What comes next is up to you."
