With these thoughts, Zhongli felt reassured.
Within one or two years at most, he could resolve everything and free everyone from wear and tear.
Even Xiao's burden could be alleviated.
Thinking of the young Yaksha, Zhongli nodded.
Next time, he'd use it on him.
Having made up his mind, Zhongli shared his discovery with takumi in the chat group.
Zhongli:
[Wear and tear can indeed be healed.]
[This ability can even be applied to others.]
Zhongli even posted a screenshot of the healing popup targeted at Liu Su.
takumi eyes brightened upon seeing this.
It could indeed be used on others?
Even effective against wear and tear?
takumi:
[Looks like this healing ability is pretty good.]
[It probably cures all sorts of ailments?]
Touching his chin thoughtfully, takumi reasoned that any healing skill listed in the group would be exceptional.
Curses, wear and tearanything should be curable.
A truly universal healing ability.
At a thousand points, it wasn't expensive at all.
Akeno:
[That's an incredible power indeed.]
[Could curses and similar issues be resolved with this?]
Akeno joined the conversation, curious about the ability.
Who didn't occasionally run into unexpected issues?
Others in the group thought similarly.
If applicable to others, then even serious illnesses like cancer might be curable through the chat group.
But cancer probably ranked among the weakest ailments in such a universal system.
Fujiwara Chika:
[If that's the case, could Yu's issues be resolved with this healing power?]
Chika became interested as well.
It seemed extremely beneficial.
Yu had her issuesher powers were too strong, causing headaches and discomfort when used.
If any ailment could indeed be cured, wouldn't Yu's condition qualify as well?
Could it be resolved?
Yu:
[Already resolved.]
[I feel much lighter!]
Yu quickly replied, having already purchased and used the treatment.
As soon as Zhongli mentioned wear and tear could be treated, she spent her limited points.
The result was better than she anticipated.
She now felt unprecedentedly relaxed.
Having joined the group early, she had accumulated points consistently.
She only bought a phone from the items takumi uploaded.
Everything else remained untouched, her points intact.
Accumulating over a thousand points, she had immediately made the purchase without borrowing, unlike Zhongli.
Group members were shocked seeing Yu's quick action.
Already purchased?
That was fast.
And it worked?
That was fantastic news, proving the ability's effectiveness.
Any injury could be healed.
Group members felt excited by this realization.
takumi:
[Yu, next time consider buying body enhancement.]
[I suspect your magic issues stem from physical limitations.]
[Your magic is too strong for your current physical condition, causing discomfort.]
[Strengthening your body might solve this completely.]
takumi offered detailed advice.
Yu quickly responded:
[I know, next time I'll buy enhancements.]
[But if I enhance first, my magic might become even harder to control.]
[Enhancement affects everything at once, so I opted for healing first.]
Enhancing early would likely leave her unchanged, only intensifying her existing issues.
takumi nodded thoughtfully.
She was right.
It wasn't just physical enhancementit strengthened magic too.
This explained why the cost multiplied significantly with each purchase.
takumi :
[That's true.]
[If anyone plans to buy body enhancements, wait until you're stronger.]
[Otherwise, it's just a waste since it doubles your existing state.]
Group members agreed enthusiastically.
Bronya:
[I want it but have no points, so I'll wait until I'm stronger!]
Akeno:
[I have to save points now, though I might buy it soon since getting stronger will take time.]
Himeko:
[Same here. Looks like I'll have to put in some effort.]
Fujiwara Chika:
[I want it, but no points!]
[I'll wait till I'm stronger!]
[(?_)?]
Those who needed it had no points; those who didn't urgently need it were saving points.
Currently, everyone found the shop items unaffordable.
Akeno was no exception; her points weren't sufficient yet, so she could only wait.
After discussing the items thoroughly, the group reached a clear consensus:
Overall, everything in the shop was excellent!
Chapter 24: Megumi Kato — Aki Tomoya Got Hit by a Truck in Front of Me
The system shop didn't have many items for sale. But the few it had were extremely practical. Enhancement, teleportation talismans, ultra-large teleportation talismans, injury healing, and lottery draws. Though there weren't many items, each one was of high quality. Everyone, including Takumi, was quite satisfied.
The only feature requiring caution was the Enhancement function. It's best to become stronger before trying it.
Bronya: [@Takumi, how do we improve our superpowers?]
As Takumi marveled at the items, Bronya suddenly asked this question in the group chat. Following her message, the other superpower users chimed in as well.
Chika Fujiwara: [Same question!]
Sagiri: [Same question!]
These three had all used the superpower awakening potion, but didn't know how to enhance their abilities. Their newly awakened powers were still weak. Sometimes overusing them left them exhausted. Their mental strength couldn't keep up.
Takumi: [Just keep using and developing them. Your mental strength will gradually increase.] [That's how people in this world improve their superpowers.] [In your case, maybe try finding ways to strengthen your mind.]
Takumi didn't keep the information to himself. He explained what he knew. In this world, superpowers were developed in a straightforward, even brutal way: Repeated use and training.
With proficiency, the power naturally grew. The daily grind enhanced mental resilience, and over time, users became stronger.
After reading this, everyone fell silent.
Bronya: [(???)] [Alright then!]
So it really was that simple and crude? Well, she could practice controlling machines after work every day. That should do it. After all, her power was mechanical control. Driving vehicles every day was a form of training.
Sagiri: [Is that so?] [Then I'll use my powers for drawing every day.]
Got it! From now on, she wouldn't draw on the computer anymore. She would use her superpower to draw on paper instead. She hadn't really used the ability since obtaining it.
Chika Fujiwara, however, was a bit frustrated. Her power was water manipulation. Was she supposed to train only during bath time?
After a brief explanation from Takumi, they all had a general understanding of how to train their superpowers.
Megumi Kato: [I'm so jealous of people with superpowers.]
At that moment, an unexpected person suddenly spoke up. Takumi was shocked when he saw the message.
Takumi: [Whoa!!] [I almost forgot about you.] [Is your presence concealment that ridiculous?] [You were so low-key that even the whole group subconsciously ignored you.]
Only then did Takumi realize. It had been days already. He had completely forgotten Megumi Kato was even in the group.
If she hadn't spoken up today, he might have never remembered her. The others were equally surprised. There was someone else in the group? But soon, everyone remembered: She had joined at the same time as Miori Shiba.
Back then, everyone had been distracted by the world of the gloomy loli, so they had ignored her.
In recent days, Megumi had been quietly lurking. Since joining, she hadn't said much at all. Several chapters had gone by before she spoke up.
Megumi Kato: [...] [That's a bit hurtful, you know.]
Sitting in class, Megumi Kato looked slightly speechless. She'd been lurking for days. She just couldn't find a chance to jump into their conversations. So she stayed quiet.
Takumi: [No, you're not even upset. You probably don't have a single expression on your face right now!]
Others might not know, but Takumi certainly did. Megumi Kato's heart was calm as still water. She rarely showed much emotion. Maybe only when she first joined and learned about other worlds did she display any vivid expression.
Megumi Kato: [How do you know that?]
She was speechless. Why did it feel like he knew everything?
Takumi: [Well, there's always some info about other worlds.] [You're actually quite famous in our world.] [You're known as Saint Megumi.]
The moment he said that, everyone became interested.
Chika Fujiwara: [Details?]
Sagiri: [Please upload the anime!]
Everyone was now excited. They wanted to know more. Quick, upload the anime already. To be honest, they had all forgotten about Megumi too. If she hadn't spoken up, no one would have noticed there was still a newcomer in the group.
Now that she had surfaced, naturally they were curious.
Without further hesitation, Takumi uploaded the anime Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend.
The group members all began watching.
Megumi Kato raised an eyebrow. So her world really was included. She had to watch it now. She was curious about how her story would unfold.
Time to binge.
The group went quiet for a while. Takumi also rewatched it. A refreshing revisit.
Only after everyone had finished watching did they start chatting again.
Chika Fujiwara: [I'm so confused!] [Is the male protagonist seriously just manipulating all of you?] [He can't even do anything but still wants to make a game?] [You've got a best-selling author, a diplomat's daughter, and a doujinshi artist all pulled in to make a game?!] [What did you even gain from it?]
Chika Fujiwara couldn't understand. Was it worth putting so much effort into something that offered no real benefit?
Sagiri, on the other hand, was more interested in the doujinshi drawn by Eriri.
Others finished watching too, though they had no strong opinions.
Megumi Kato: [Emm...] [I see.] [Well, something like that might not happen anymore.] [That Aki Tomoya guy got into an accident yesterday from riding his bicycle too fast.] [He got hit by a dump truck and died!]
Megumi's expression was subtly complex.
Everyone at school was talking about it. Yesterday, that otaku Aki Tomoya pulled an all-nighter gaming, then rushed off to work.
He ended up speeding on his bike and got hit by a dump truck. Now rumors were flying about him being isekai'd.
Ah... So what Takumi uploaded might never happen now.
Takumi: [?] [Whoa!!] [He got hit?!] [Don't tell me some god chose him and sent him to another world?!]
Takumi was stunned. Was this real?
Aki Tomoya... gone?
Megumi Kato: [Yes.] [Right in front of me.] [I saw it with my own eyes.]
As she said that, her heart didn't waver at all. She had been startled at first, and quickly left the scene.
But now that she had finished watching the anime, she felt nothing.
The whole group fell silent. No one knew what to say.
Chika Fujiwara: [Should we say congratulations?]
Takumi: [Emm...]
Yeah, congrats?
Takumi quietly gave Chika a thumbs-up.
Honestly, he didn't like Aki Tomoya either. Too self-important.
It might be better this way.
Perhaps it was all the work of the gate of fate.
Chapter 25: I've Decided I'm Moving to Your World
After chatting for a while in the group, the topic of Aki Tomoya's accident faded away.
The dead rest in peace.
But then, Miori Shiba unexpectedly sent Takumi a message.
Miori Shiba:
[@Takumi, my parents have made their decision.]
[We're going to immigrate to your world.]
[When the time comes, please come over.]
[We've already started preparing.]
Her parents had made up their minds.
They were going to immigrate to Takumi's worldand they would be bringing a selected group of people with them.
Upon reading that, Takumi's eyes lit up.
Takumi:
[Great!]
This was a good opportunity.
He should prepare accordingly as well.
Miori Shiba:
[What about the cursed childrenshould I start gathering them for you?]
She hadn't forgotten the reason Takumi came to their world in the first place.
It was all for the sake of the cursed children.
Takumi was planning to collect and take them all back with him.
She could help gather the children ahead of time.
Takumi:
[That would be a big help. Please gather them for me.]
[I'll come over and collect them when it's time.]
[By the way, has your story arc started yet?]
Only now did Takumi remember to ask.
What was the progress in their timeline?
Miori Shiba:
[Not yet.]
[Satomi Rentarou hasn't met Enju Aihara.]
[Enju is still at the IISO facility.]
[I plan to go over and secure her in advance.]
[Also, I'll be taking care of Kisara Tendou and the others.]
That's rightMiori Shiba planned to take all the "Initiators" featured in the anime Black Bullet.
Takumi was stunned.
The plot hadn't started?
Enju hadn't even met Rentarou yet?
That early?
But was it really okay for Miori Shiba to do all this?
Takumi:
[Are you sure it's fine?]
[You're gathering that many Initiators all at once!!]
That was more than just a handful.
Miori Shiba:
[No problem.]
[With money, anything is possible.]
[Oh, and I brought Kisara Tendou into the plan too.]
[I gave her one of the superpower awakening potions you gave me.]
[After using it, her body fully recovered. She even gained an incredibly powerful healing ability.]
[You could say she was enhanced in every way.]
At this point, Miori Shiba looked a bit awkward.
Yes, she had brought Kisara Tendou into the operation.
That woman agreed to follow her to another world.
Miori even told her about the future of their world.
She gave her the potionKisara's transformed body reverted to normal,
and her physical capabilities improved drastically.
The most frightening change, though, was her healing speed.
She had essentially become a berserker.
That superpower was possibly the most ideal one for Kisara.
Even though their relationship was terrible,
now that Kisara knew the world's tragic future,
she believed what Miori told her.
She decided to leave the world alongside Miori
but not before getting her revenge.
She intended to kill her enemies before departing.
Miori didn't stop her.
Avenging one's parents wasn't something to be ignored.
