Chapter 230: Not Enough Points... Can I Borrow Some?
After learning the ways to earn points, Shiroyasha felt a bit downhearted.
Was everyone in the group broke?
Looked like Takumi had squeezed quite a few points from the others, huh? Smart guy!
Shiroyasha glanced through the group's item listings. Sure enough, most of them seemed to be uploaded by Takumi.
Especially that pile of games—and they were actually selling well? Now that was interesting.
After browsing briefly, she had to give up for now. Seems like she could only rely on daily check-ins.
Izayoi Sakamaki: [@Shiroyasha, come watch Problem Children!] [Little Garden might be doomed—come take a look!]
Suddenly, Izayoi messaged her.
Seeing his message, Shiroyasha raised an eyebrow. Little Garden doomed? What was going on?
Immediately, she began watching.
As she quieted down, the rest of the group started venting.
Fujiwara Chika: [Sorry for being broke!]
Sagiri: [Am I too poor to be in the same group as Takumi-oniichan?]
Bronya: [I'm starving here. Can someone send me 50 points for food?]
In an instant, complaints flooded the group.
It couldn't be helped. Most of them were the weakest in the group.
Especially now that so many new members had joined, they had all dropped to the bottom of the ranks.
No way to earn points, No strength to take on higher-level tasks.
Truly pitiful.
Before Takumi could respond, Kaguya Houraisan suddenly spoke up.
Kaguya: [@Takumi, they're all ready.] [Can I come over now?]
Over in Gensokyo, after some time, everyone had reached a consensus:
Leave their world and head to another.
As for those unwilling to go? They could stay behind.
But over 95% were willing to leave. Only a small handful remained behind.
Everything had been packed. Yukari Yakumo was currently "pretending to be mysterious." Soon, she'd cross over too.
Takumi: [No problem. Come anytime.] [You'll need points to travel, though.]
Did Takumi need to prepare anything? Nope! Just wait for the youkai to arrive.
However, Kaguya still needed to spend points to cross over herself. Otherwise, she couldn't make the trip—even if she sent others through.
It's not like she could send herself first and mail the dimensional bracelet afterward.
Seeing Takumi's reply, Kaguya twitched slightly.
Kaguya: [Not enough points... Can I borrow some?]
She was in a bind. She didn't have enough points for a ticket.
Takumi: [200 points. No more than that.]
Sure, no problem. He'd loan her 200—but that was the limit.
Kaguya: [Transfer it, quickly!]
Two hundred? That was enough! She might even have some left over.
After she finished checking in, she could repay Takumi.
Once she received the points, Kaguya went offline to prepare.
The group went quiet again.
Takumi didn't think too much of it.
More and more members were joining the group. Now that they could invite others, it was only a matter of time before the group expanded even further.
Others were likely thinking about who to invite as well.
Take Ais, for example. She had been checking in for a long time, probably had enough points now.
She had also taken on custom weapon commissions from others.
She likely had enough points and may have even gone through one round of strengthening.
In that case, Loki might be the next one invited into the group.
Takumi didn't think too hard about it.
After closing the group chat, he took a moment to relax.
By nightfall, Bronya returned home alone.
Seeing only her, Takumi was puzzled.
"Why are you back alone?" "Where are the others?"
The others didn't come back?
"They all went to Alice's world together." "I didn't join them." "Besides, my studies aren't with them."
Bronya didn't hide anything. She explained that Shima Maiori and the rest had gone to Alice's world.
Probably to search for ingredients or fight in the Gourmet Realm.
They might not come back for a long while.
Suddenly, Bronya froze.
If that was the case, didn't that mean it was just her and Takumi at home?
Even Lilia had gone with them.
Bronya instantly regretted not going too.
Now it was just the two of them—it felt a bit awkward.
Suddenly, the atmosphere turned tense.
Takumi noticed Bronya's sudden silence.
...He was confused.
But since she wasn't talking, he didn't say anything either.
They just stared at each other.
"I'll go cook!"
Feeling flustered under Takumi's gaze, Bronya quickly blurted that out and ran inside.
Seeing this, Takumi's expression turned a bit odd.
He murmured to himself but didn't overthink it.
Instead, he pulled out his terminal and contacted March 7th.
Those girls had been out playing for a while. It was about time to summon them back.
Takumi planned to head over to Honkai Star Rail.
He sent them a message, and March 7th quickly replied:
They'd come back tomorrow. No need to worry.
Since that was the case, Takumi didn't say anything further.
That night, only Takumi and Bronya were at home.
...
All the food was cooked by Bronya.
She was really good at it.
While eating, Takumi asked:
"I'm heading to Star Rail for a bit—want to come?" "You might even find your Path."
Bronya had high intelligence. If she went there, she might just awaken her Path.
Hearing that, Bronya raised an eyebrow.
"Star Rail, huh?" "Yes, I'll go!"
The Path—it intrigued her.
If it could boost her strength, she wanted it.
"Alright. Then let's go together tomorrow." "If you do awaken a Path," "I'll send the others over too—like Vilvie and Mobius."
"If they go to Star Rail, they might reach the Path of Erudition."
Their intelligence definitely wouldn't be a problem.
"Them?" "Let's bring them all." "They're already researching the perpetual motion machine."
"Might as well continue there—who knows, they might just awaken their Paths mid-research."
Bronya agreed with Takumi's reasoning.
Just transfer the research over.
Maybe, during the process, they'd naturally reach their Path.
You never knew.
Bring a few more people along and see.
Hearing that, Takumi thought it over and agreed.
"Alright!"
"Prometheus, send a message to Mobius and the others. Ask if they want to come."