Chapter 176: Finish It Already, I Want to Sleep!

Midora knew his long-range attacks wouldn't work against Takumi, so he charged forward, opting for close-quarters combat.

Even though Takumi's powers were bizarre, Midora figured he couldn't be that good at melee fighting.

Seeing Midora rush in, a smile flashed in Takumi's eyes. Close combat?

Takumi: [Watch carefully~!] [I'll only demonstrate this once. How much you learn is up to you!]

With that, Takumi assumed an offensive stance. Inch Force: Heaven Splitter!

BOOM!

A torrent of Honkai energy erupted, blasting directly toward Midora.

Fujwara Chika: [Thank you, Master Takumi. I've officially failed to learn it!]

Izumi Sagiri: [My brain says I learned it, but my hands say otherwise.]

Raiden Mei: [Yesterday, Shiki used this on Kiana...]

Seeing Takumi unleash the same technique, the chat group fell silent.

Learn in one go? If they could, they'd have been OP already!

Mei added that Shiki had used the move yesterday, and it had made Kiana cry.

Seeing Takumi use it now just felt... uncanny.

The chat flooded with banter, but no one looked away from the screen.

Everyone now realized: Takumi was playing around.

Otherwise, the fight would've ended already.

Midora took another heavy hit, this time coughing up blood.

But his wounds healed rapidly, and he retaliated with a barrage of heavy punches.

Takumi remained calm, unleashing other divine authorities to counter.

Each of Midoras attacks was deflected effortlessly.

This made Midora's expression darken. If only he could speak in space, he'd be shouting: Who the hell are you!?

Bronya: [What a beating... he's being used as a punching bag.]

Takumi: [Rare to find someone who can take this much punishment.] [Might as well have some fun.]

Fujwara Chika: [You're just bullying the poor guy now!]

Izumi Sagiri: [Have fun, Takumi-nii!]

Yuu: [Hurry up and finish it, I'm getting sleepy!]

Yuu started urging Takumi to end it.

The others sighed.

Takumi blinked at the messages, particularly Yuu's.

You're not even sleeping with me! He grumbled internally.

Still, Takumi figured he'd had his fun.

He glanced at Midora, ready to finish the battle.

He'd send him over to Mobius afterward— but first, he needed to seal away his powers.

If this guy launched even one attack on Earth, the mission would be screwed.

Just as Takumi thought that, Midora made a move.

He unleashed his Gourmet Demon— his trump card.

The monstrous being fired countless laser beams at Takumi, covering a vast area.

In the manga, this was the same move he used to destroy Acacia's Jupiter-sized hand.

It was a star-busting attack.

If it hit any planet in the galaxy, it could easily destroy it.

Now Takumi had to get serious.

He silently pulled out his weapon.

"Heavenfire, unsheath!"

A blazing sword appeared in Takumi's hand.

As he swung it, the void lit up like a second sun.

The light spread to Earth, and everyone stared at the sky, dumbfounded.

Two colors—fiery red and gold— clashed in the heavens.

Their battle in space sent energy ripples so intense that even Earth's satellites picked them up.

Governments across the globe were already tracking it.

Countless people fell silent as they witnessed the cosmic clash.

Was this... human power?

Takumi vs. Midora shook the entire world.

Kevin, who knew the Heavenfire Greatsword all too well, felt the power instantly and turned grim.

He quickly asked Prometheus for an update.

When he heard what had happened, Kevin was stunned.

Such a powerful figure— and the leader of the Gourmet Corp?

Why were his subordinates so weak?

After all, Kevin had just wiped out a bunch of them recently.

Still shocked, Kevin asked Prometheus to livestream the battle.

Takumi, using his Calamity Extinction Sword, blocked every single one of Midora's attacks.

Midora couldn't believe it. His full power—completely negated?

"I'm done playing." "Let's finish this." "I have to admit, Gourmet Cells are pretty impressive." "Mr. Midora, it's time for you to come over to my place."

Takumi's voice echoed in Midora's mind.

Hearing this, Midora's expression changed.

"Who the hell are you!?"

There was never anyone this strong in the Gourmet World!

"My name is Takumi~" "And by the way, this isn't your world anymore." "Your world is merging with ours."

Takumi smiled playfully at Midora. He already knew what the man was thinking.

Midora was stunned. This wasn't his world?

No wonder. He'd thought he'd been teleported to some weird place, ran into Senka, and ended up fighting him.

Now he learned he wasn't even in his original universe.

But Takumi wasn't about to explain any further.

He activated the Authority of Binding.

In the next moment, Midora felt a powerful force sealing his abilities, crushing his energy.

Midoras face darkened.

Takumi put away his weapon and continued:

"You're not my match. Don't waste your efforts." "Please cooperate from here on out."

With that, Takumi completely sealed Midoras power.

Naturally, Midora wouldn't go down quietly.

He knew the power gap was enormous— but still!

He wasn't someone who gave up easily!

He tried to unleash his Gourmet Demon again— but was promptly suppressed.