Hearing movement, Kaguya turned around. When she saw it was Takumi, her eyes lit up.
"You're back? Perfect timing! Help me build a villa. Otherwise, I'm moving into your house!"
She hadn't brought her original home with her, so she had to build a new one. And she wasn't settling for a wooden shackshe wanted a full-on villa.
The robots were arranged by Shiina Maiko. Unfortunately, the two people with the authority of the Herrscher of Reason weren't around. Otherwise, a single thought would've finished the job.
Still, with Takumi back, she seized the chance.
Hearing Kaguya's words, Takumi felt speechless. But he didn't refuse.
With a thought, the working robots quickly cleared the area. In the next instant, a villa materialized.
He even installed all the appliances and thoughtfully added a 337 esports room for her.
"Where's the internet cable? Have the robots set that up right now!!"
Kaguya was visibly excited. She had the house, the computernow she just needed internet.
"We don't use cables here. Ever heard of global unlimited WiFi? What, do you think that moon base in orbit is just for show?"
Takumi looked at her in exasperation.
Wired internet had been obsolete since he built this world. Everything was powered by Honkai energy. You'd barely see any power lines within citiesonly within some buildings.
The entire power grid was underground. He'd arranged everything perfectly from the start.
Kaguya's eyes lit up at his explanation.
"That's amazing! Alright, we're all set then!"
"Hmph! I'll just hole up here from now on. Make sure to bring me along for any missions."
This was exactly what she wanted.
After saying that, Kaguya happily ran into the house.
Just as she opened the door, she seemed to remember something and turned back to Takumi.
"Wanna play a few rounds together?"
Takumi raised an eyebrow.
"Not letting you play."
Chapter 243: Has Her Highness Been Snatched?
Kaguya looked at Takumi with a completely confused expression.
But soon, she came to her senses.
"Hmph!" "SP!!" "Want to play some games or not?" "Don't fill your head with lewd garbage! All you do is talk trash!!"
Shooting Takumi a look of disdain, Kaguya clearly wasn't holding back. Her remark immediately got under Takumi's skin. He mentally took note of it and followed her into the villa.
"Not bad, not bad!" "This villa is quite to my liking." "Come on!! Let's game." "I can finally play the games of this world for free." "Damn you! You scammed a ton of points from me back then!!"
Just bringing it up ticked Kaguya off. Back when she first joined the chat group, this guy zeroed in on her like a vulture. Knowing she loved games, he uploaded countless titles, just waiting for her to buy them.
As someone obsessed with gaming daily, how could Kaguya resist such temptation? Every single point she earned from daily check-ins was spent on Takumi's games. She was flat broke each day. As soon as she got her wages, Takumi would snatch them away. It was incredibly frustrating.
Now that she had come to Takumi's world, at least she no longer needed to buy the games. She could play to her heart's content.
Takumi rolled his eyes. "I don't even care about your points anymore." "Besides, you still owe me money, young lady!!" "Hurry up and start signing in again. You've got a debt to repay."
After saying that, Takumi opened the computer and settled comfortably into his seat. He had built this gaming room specifically for her. It was nothing short of luxurious.
Kaguya also sat down.
"Hmph!" "I'll pay you back when I have the points!" "But I don't have any right now!!"
She was flat broke, not a single point on hand. No rush.
The two chatted while playing.
Kaguya grew a bit curious. Without stopping her actions, she asked:
"You've brought so many people into this world, but development's still painfully slow." "Aren't you going to settle down and work on building it up?" "What's your plan for the future of this world?"
Takumi always talked about developing civilization, but what had he actually done?
Running off to other worlds and dragging people back. Now the team was stacked, even top-tier scientists.
"Dr. Mei is preparing to head into space." "We'll first develop internal civilization." "As for the future development"
At this, Takumi added:
"Like Alice's world." "Keep connecting to other worlds." "Then funnel the benefits back here."
That was his plan now. Ever since discovering the world-connecting gates, he hadn't let go of the idea. There would definitely be more of those tools in the future.
So he just had to do more missions.
As long as it was a mission involving a world connection gate, Takumi would take it.
The goal: connect his world to as many others as possible.
Kaguya raised an eyebrow.
"But there's one issue." "The chat group isn't assigning missions"
That was the main problem. Takumi had the idea, but with no missions coming in, there wasn't much he could do. So for now, the focus was just on building things up here.
They'd brought so many people in already.
Takumi's world was starting to get a bit bloated.
So proper development was essential now.
Everything else could wait.
Hearing that, Kaguya nodded.
"As long as you've got a plan." "I'm part of this world now too." "And I've noticed my internal power is beginning to convert into Honkai energy." "If you need help with anything in the future, just say the word." "We're all in the same boat now."
Since she had moved into this world, Kaguya was already mentally prepared.
So were the others from Gensokyo.
Yukari Yakumo had foresight.
From the start, when they first came to Takumi's world, it was all laid out clearly.
Everyone was in it together.
If you didn't want to contribute, then you shouldn't have come in the first place.
Because of that, the folks who migrated from Gensokyo were generally reasonable.
Everyone already had a clear idea of their roles.
Listening to Kaguya, Takumi couldn't help but chuckle wryly.
But he nodded anyway.
"If I need anything, I won't hold back."
Which was great. Takumi didn't want freeloaders.
From the sound of it, the Gensokyo crew had the right mindset.
The two continued gaming.
Before long, Eirin Yagokoro returned.
Seeing the newly built house, she froze.
She had only gone next door to check the village.
And now it was fully constructed?
Looking at everything, she couldn't help but feel surprised.
But quickly, she figured it out.
Takumi must have returned.
And the princess probably got him to help with construction.
Otherwise, no way would it be done this fast.
Still, it was just a basic structure.
She'd need to add magical elements later.
And for the Forest of the Lost as well, she'd have to set things up.
Thinking along those lines, Eirin entered the house.
She examined the layout.
Sensing around, she muttered to herself.
Takumi had even prepared a pharmacy.
And not just any pharmacya top-tier laboratory.
But she probably wouldn't have much time to research at home.
To be honest, she was quite interested in Takumi's academy.
That place had so many appealing things.
Since Takumi was here, she might as well talk to him about it.
With that in mind, Eirin headed toward the gaming room.
Seeing her princess happily gaming with Takumi...
Eirin felt a bit strange.
Was her highness going to get snatched up by this guy?
Although they always looked like they were bickering, their relationship was clearly good.
At the very least, whenever Kaguya needed points, Takumi lent them without hesitation.
Thinking of that, Eirin muttered to herself.
Surely not, right?
But then she remembered her princess's lack of restraint and began to worry.
Maybe Kaguya would even throw herself at him?
Honestly, it wasn't out of the realm of possibility.
Oh well. She didn't really want to interfere in Kaguya's affairs.
She had raised her long enoughsooner or later, someone was going to take a bite out of her.
Chapter 244: Join the Wangsheng Funeral ParlorWe Offer Full Service!
Yagokoro Eirin's arrival naturally caught the attention of the two people in the room. Even though they were playing games, they had sensed her return the moment she stepped into the house.
"Eirin, you're back. This is our new home now! It feels really nice!"
Kaguya didn't even glance at Eirin and continued chatting while gaming.
Eirin, used to her antics, just nodded. "Yeah. I'll cast some protective enchantments later. By the way, Takumi, since you're here, there's something I'd like to discuss with you."
She didn't waste time and got straight to the point, ready to share what was on her mind.
Takumi raised an eyebrow in curiosity. "What is it?"
Had something happened? What did she want to talk about?
Kaguya was curious too. The two paused their game in sync and turned toward Eirin.
Seeing this, Eirin was speechless. That synchronized? Could they already be a thing?
But one glance at Kaguya told her otherwiseat least she didn't seem to have been "taken."
Then again, even if she had, it wouldn't be obvious. Kaguya had grown stronger after her enhancements, especially in terms of recovery. She could repair almost anything.
Though suspicious, Eirin didn't dwell on it. It shouldn't have happened so quicklyshe had only stepped out briefly. Takumi wasn't that fast, right?
"I'd like to conduct some research at the Academy. I'm genuinely curious about your world and its systems. I hope you can grant me access."
Eirin laid out her request plainly. Without Takumi's approval, she wouldn't have access to the information she wanted.
Takumi's eyes lit up. "No problem. You can head over directly. Prometheus, handle the arrangements."
He agreed immediately. Eirin's skills spoke for themselvesshe had created the Hourai Elixir, after all. On the moon, she had been a top-tier researcher. Moon technology far surpassed anything in Gensokyo.
Letting her into the Academy was a no-brainer. Her title as "Master" wasn't for nothing.
Thinking of Eirin reminded Takumi of the moon dwellers from Gensokyo. He glanced at Kaguya.
"What about your sisters? Did they come too? The people from the moon?"
Kaguya nodded. "Yeah, most of them who could come did. Even the people from the Netherworld. Though Shiki Eiki hasn't yet found a way to handle the Netherworld here. That's something you should look into."
As for her sisters? Whatever. They could go wherever they wanted. It didn't concern her.
Could they even live on this world's moon? Probably not.
After all, Takumi had long since transformed this moon into a server. He didn't allow others to reside there. You could visit, but not settle.
Kaguya understood this well. She wasn't sure where they'd end upbut at least they were somewhere on the planet.
"Thanks," Eirin said. "Then I won't interrupt your game any longer. I'll set up the magic arrays and head to the Academy afterward. Princess, don't forget to eat."
With Takumi's approval, Eirin moved to act. But first, she had to arrange some spellwork and instruct the idiot rabbits.
And with that, Eirin busied herself.
"You've struck gold! I'm telling you, Master is seriously powerful," Kaguya said while continuing her game. Eirin joining the Academy was a huge win. Didn't Takumi realize how strong she was?
Takumi rolled his eyes. "Don't expect immediate results. No point in hyping it up. Let's keep playing. I'll deal with the Netherworld stuff later."
He dove back into the game. The Netherworld needed to be built eventually.
There weren't many issues now, since people didn't die of old age or illness, but someday that would change. Better to be prepared.
Now that Shiki Eiki had arrived, she could help. She had the experience.
Kaguya nodded without saying anything. After gaming for a while, she kicked Takumi out to go do his work.
Takumi was a bit annoyed but didn't argue.
"Prometheus, where's Shiki Eiki right now?"
He had no idea where she might be, so he asked.
"Miss Shiki Eiki is currently with Miss Hu Tao. Coordinates: xxx."
Prometheus gave the answer immediately.
Takumi was stunned. "What? She's with Hu Tao?"
Without delay, he opened a portal and jumped to the location Prometheus had mentioned.
Prometheus said no morebetter for Takumi to see for himself.
Upon arriving, Takumi immediately heard Hu Tao's voice.
"So your job is like that? That's perfect! From now on, I'll handle the client sourcing, and you handle the judgment and reincarnation. That way, we can offer even more services!
"So please, Miss Eiki, join the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor! You'll be our Deputy Director!"
Hu Tao's eyes sparkled. After learning about Shiki Eiki, she gave an enthusiastic invitation.
This was too good to be true. A Yama King who could judge the dead?
It was brilliant.
Hu Tao would handle cremation and burial, and Eiki would judge souls and send them for reincarnation.
A full-service spiritual aftercare package!
Shiki Eiki, however, looked a bit speechless.
Though her face remained stern, you could see the resignation behind it.
Initially, she'd only approached Hu Tao out of curiosity. This world had no Netherworld. It was pristinethere didn't even seem to be any signs of death.
But she had noticed Hu Tao.
Mostly because the spot Hu Tao chose was incrediblea feng shui goldmine.
Eiki came to scout it out, considering whether she could build an Enma Hall there.
She never expected to meet such a unique girl.
The moment she sensed Hu Tao's aura, Eiki was astonished. So she introduced herself.
At first, Hu Tao thought she was a competitor and was a bit on guard. But once she understood Eiki's role, she warmed up instantly and extended her enthusiastic invitation.
Chapter 245: Hu Tao My Red Ghost Isnt Tasty!
Shiki Eiki honestly couldn't handle Hu Tao's overwhelming enthusiasm.
She sighed helplessly.
"I..."
Just as she was about to say something, Takumi's voice suddenly rang out.
"So you two already know each other, huh? That's perfect. I've got something for you to do."
"Miss Yama, I need to build an underworld in this world, and I'll need your help. Hu Tao, you too."
Takumi greeted the two with a cheerful smile and got straight to the point.
Upon hearing Takumi, Shiki Eiki's eyes immediately lit up.
"This world doesn't have an underworld. It definitely needs one. What do you need me to do?"
