Chapter 174: Qianjie Almost Got Beaten to Death!
Hearing Bronya's remark, Takumi thought it over and decided not to dwell too much on it.
He couldn't really figure out the logic behind these power-ups.
Still, for Takumi, that first enhancement was massively profitable.
After this round, he'd have enough points to enhance himself a second time.
"Awesome! I finally have superpowers!!"
Satou Ruiko was overjoyed,
shouting out loud in her excitement.
Now, she could truly call herself an esper.
Even if only Level 3,
she was more than satisfied.
A Level 3 Aerokinetic.
All the moves she had imagined before, she could now perform.
It was simply amazing!!
She felt like she could obliterate everything inside a building with one full-force attack.
She just wasn't sure if her wind blades could slice through reinforced steel.
"Congrats, congrats!"
Beside her, Megumi sincerely congratulated her.
Having seen A Certain Magical Index,
she knew just how much Ruiko wanted to get stronger.
She must have really wanted this to even borrow points.
Fortunately, her wish had come true.
The girls gathered together,
giggling and chatting excitedly.
Asuna also wanted to power up,
but she had no points.
If she did, she would absolutely enhance herself.
She had trained in various skills, so an enhancement would certainly boost her capabilities.
With a stronger body,
even her swordsmanship would become more powerful.
That would give her actual combat potential.
Seeing the group of girls chatting,
Takumi didn't interrupt.
He quietly stood and went to the room Alice had arranged for him.
They had been given a whole villa,
and Takumi naturally had a room of his own.
Once inside, he opened the group chat.
Immediately, he saw Kaguya-hime venting her frustration.
Houraisan Kaguya: [????] [What on earth did I miss?!] [Damn, a mission??] [That damn hag Yukari!! [○?｀Д′?○]]
It was all Yukari's fault!
Because of her, Kaguya missed out on the mission.
She was furious!
Sagiri: [(,,′ω)ノ(′っω‵.)] [There'll be a next time.] [Don't be mad~!]
Suou Mikoto: [It's a shame, but look forward to the next round.] [Someone @you earlier, but since you didn't return, we had to go ahead.]
Boros: [Did something happen on your end?] [Do you need help?]
Houraisan Kaguya: [It's all Yukari's fault—she found out about the chat group and kept pestering me, then Eirin fought with her!]
The more Kaguya typed, the more irritated she became.
She was livid.
She wished she could beat Yukari to a pulp!
Missing this mission probably cost her billions!
Takumi: [What a shame~!] [This mission was basically free points.] [Missing it is a real loss!]
Takumi popped into the chat.
So Yukari caused Kaguya to miss out, huh?
Hilarious~
Yukari was definitely on Kaguya's blacklist now.
Houraisan Kaguya: [@Takumi, since it was just about points, can't you pretend I was there and share a bit with me?]
Seeing Takumi speak up, Kaguya rushed to make her plea.
She desperately needed points.
She wanted another enhancement.
Her last one already made her strong enough to go toe-to-toe with Yukari.
She had become one of Gensokyo's top fighters.
Even her time manipulation had leveled up:
She could now pause, accelerate, and decelerate time—for extended periods.
With another enhancement, she could probably beat Yukari into the ground.
Her immortality had also strengthened.
Wounds healed instantly,
or rather, no one could even harm her anymore.
Every injury healed per second.
She even tested this by puncturing herself,
only to see it heal in a second.
It stunned her.
Wasn't this way too OP?
Takumi: [Keep dreaming~!] [Go to sleep!] [Anyway, I'm checking on the current situation.] [Later!!]
Nice try.
If you didn't join the mission, you get nothing.
Nobody's handing you free points.
Takumi vanished from the chat.
Kaguya was left sulking.
Could she time-travel to before the mission started?
Sadly, her powers didn't affect the group chat.
She could only rewind her own timeline.
But that wouldn't undo Takumi and the others' actions.
It was too painful.
Missing this was like losing billions!
...
Takumi ignored Kaguya and began reviewing the global situation.
What he saw made him frown.
In the time it took to have dinner, even more Gourmet Beasts had descended.
Entire cities from the other world had begun to appear.
More people were arriving.
For example, Kevin had already encountered members of the Gourmet Corp.
Prometheus scanned them and relayed their data to Kevin immediately.
Kevin instantly classified them as enemies.
"If they're enemies, then they die."
"Skyfire... unsheathed!"
Without hesitation, Kevin launched his assault,
annihilating the Gourmet Corp members and their GT robots.
Meanwhile, Qianjie faced a tougher situation.
He had run into Toriko's world's big boss—Midora.
And they clashed right away.
Qianjie wasn't used to opponents like this.
Midora's strength was monstrous,
capable of destroying worlds.
Qianjie couldn't win.
Watching Qianjie get utterly beaten,
Takumi checked on Sakura's side.
Seeing no issues there, he vanished from his spot.
Qianjie stood no chance against Midora.
Midora had star-busting power.
Takumi had to intervene.
This whole mission might revolve around taking him down.
Takumi appeared at the scene,
just in time to see Qianjie getting completely wrecked.
He winced.
Midora immediately noticed Takumi's presence.
Sensing his aura, Midora grew wary.
"Master Qianjie, retreat. You're no match for him."
"Leave him to me."
Without giving Qianjie a chance to argue,
Takumi used imaginary space to send him away.
Right into Mobius' lab.
Mobius, in the middle of an experiment, was stunned to see Qianjie crash in.
"What the hell, Qianjie? Why do you look like you got pummeled?"
He looked half-dead.
Mobius knew Qianjie's capabilities.
But now?