Chapter 216: If I Go to Little Garden, Will I Get a Gift Boost?

Huh?

Who is this?

This name…

Takumi was a little confused. That username was impossible to guess.

Who was 'The Young Lady in Free Fall'?

With a name like that… Takumi genuinely couldn't tell who it was.

And not just Takumi.

Everyone else in the group was confused, too.

No one could figure out who this ID belonged to.

The Young Lady in Free Fall:

[A chat group that connects to other worlds?]

[That's incredible!!]

[So, is anyone coming to pick me up?]

[Photo]

The newcomer quickly absorbed all the messages.

She'd accepted an invitation and entered a group chat?

Upon joining, she'd been given tons of information.

Takumi looked at the photo sent by Kudou Asuka, and couldn't help but be amazed.

Fujiwara Chika:

[Kudou Asuka?]

Looking at the scenery and the girl and cat in the photo,

Fujiwara Chika immediately recognized them.

And at this moment, Kudou Asuka changed her username, too.

She thought her name was too long.

Takumi:

[Little Garden!!!]

[Out of the way, let me through!!]

Once he confirmed it was Kudou Asuka, Takumi got excited.

He really wanted to visit!

If he went, would he receive a Gift from Little Garden?

With the Cocoon of the End he possessed, Takumi might instantly gain incredible power!

The End was, after all, humanity's trial.

Ex-level damage to civilization, Ex-level damage to humanity, and even Ex-level damage to gods and Buddhas?

Kudou Asuka joining the group made Takumi's eyes light up.

The Problem Children are from Another World.

This world was absolutely worth a visit for Takumi.

Even compared to the Honkai Star Rail world, the world of the Problem Children was valuable.

He definitely had to visit.

But right now, Kudou Asuka had only just arrived there.

So there was no rush.

Zhongli:

[Is that world so special?]

Zhongli, sitting in the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, was intrigued by Takumi's excitement.

From Takumi's reaction, it seemed that world had immense value.

Fujiwara Chika:

[Special? It's incredibly special!!]

[A paradise full of gods and Buddhas.]

[It's definitely a unique world.]

Takumi:

[Uploading group file: Problem Children are from Another World]

[Check it out yourself.]

Takumi directly uploaded the Problem Children file to the group.

But Kudou Asuka wasn't checking the chat anymore.

She'd already fallen into the lake.

....

Takumi saw that Asuka had stopped responding.

So he stopped paying attention, too.

He'd talk more tomorrow.

Time to sleep!

Thinking that, Takumi lay down and closed his eyes to rest.

When he woke the next morning, the staff were already preparing breakfast.

Seeing this, Takumi was speechless.

Ningguang must have arranged it.

Takumi just shook his head and didn't overthink it,

Simply enjoying his breakfast.

At the same time, Takumi rejoined the group chat.

Kudou Asuka:

[I really can't believe those things will happen in the future?]

[Is it too late to leave now?]

Kudou Asuka had read the Problem Children file Takumi uploaded last night.

After learning about what might happen in the future, she was dumbfounded.

Fujiwara Chika:

[Good morning, Young Lady~!]

Kudou Asuka:

[Just call me Asuka.]

[Good morning.]

[There's a time difference, but it's not a big deal.]

Fujiwara Chika:

[Now that you've joined the group, the future has already changed.]

[So there's no need to worry.]

[If you know what's coming, you can avoid it, right?]

Takumi:

[It's not a problem. Even if something is destined to happen, it can still be changed.]

[Besides, if disaster strikes, there'll always be someone taller to take the hit. It's not like you have to be the one holding up the sky, right?]

[Once you've saved enough points from daily check-ins, just strengthen your Gift and you'll be unstoppable!]

Kudou Asuka's Gift was Radiance.

With training, she could control everything around her with sheer willpower:

Ignite flames to nuclear heat, make lightning into heavenly thunder, freeze things to absolute zero.

It was an incredibly powerful Gift.

If Asuka learned some magic and paired it with her Gift's boost,

Her strength would be off the charts.

Seeing Takumi speak up, Asuka's eyes lit up.

She'd already learned Takumi's identity—

A world's owner.

And a very powerful one, at that.

Kudou Asuka:

[Strengthen, huh?]

[I guess that's all I can do right now.]

[It really is the fastest way to boost my Gift.]

But right now, she didn't have any points.

If she did, she could enhance herself instantly.

Too bad she didn't have any.

All she could do was check in every day…

Fujiwara Chika:

[@takumi, now there are twenty people in the group, so look at this!]

[Picture]

Fujiwara Chika posted a picture—

A new item in the group shop.

Takumi paused when he saw it.

An invitation!

It let you specify someone to invite into the group chat.

Himeko:

[An invitation, huh!]

[It's already available?]

[Great, I'm buying one!]

Himeko popped up in the chat.

She had enough points on hand.

There was someone who'd wanted to join for a while.

Perfect!!

Not long after she sent her message, a new notification appeared:

[Group member 'Himeko' has invited 'Herta' to join the chat.]

Seeing this, Takumi raised an eyebrow.

Himeko had bought one right away—

And pulled Herta in?

Herta:

[So this is the chat group?]

[@takumi, are you here? Want to come to my world?]

As soon as she joined, Herta invited Takumi over.

Takumi was speechless at her directness.

Takumi:

[Maybe in a while!]

He'd definitely visit—

Just not right now.

Herta:

[Alright!]

[I'll wait for you!!]

Herta's eyes sparkled with anticipation.

Takumi was finally going to visit her world, after all.

She'd been curious about him for ages.

Now she'd finally have a chance to talk with him properly.

akeno:

[Too bad I'm out of points, or I'd pull Rias in.]

Others chimed in, too.

Seeing the new group item, akeno really wanted to buy one and invite Rias in.

But she didn't have enough points at the moment.

Maybe next time.

Takumi:

[We can take our time adding people.]

[No rush.]

[Just check in daily and you'll have enough points.]

It really didn't matter.

They could add people slowly, whenever they liked.

It's not like anyone was going anywhere.

Takumi chatted with the group for a while,

Then returned to his breakfast.

Once he'd eaten his fill, Takumi headed out to find Zhongli.

The Rite of Parting was about to begin,

So of course he had to go and watch.