Chapter 257: Scum Are Not People

Were these magical beasts special in some way?

Herta was intensely curious. Just as she caught one for study, she paused in surprise. These beasts… were they absorbing mana?

It was faint, but Herta had definitely sensed it. Having researched mana thoroughly, especially after her exchange with Hakase, she knew what she was sensing. With that confirmation, Herta blinked and immediately shared her findings in the group chat.

Herta: [Something's off. These beasts that fused in just started absorbing mana?] [They clearly didn't have any before.]

While Takumi was in another world, he received Herta's message and glanced up at the massive creature before him.

A dragon.

There wasn't the slightest trace of mana on its body, and yet it was capable of flying through clouds and mist. Takumi's arrival had startled it awake, but before it could act, he directly suppressed its consciousness and began reading its memories—from birth to present.

Through this, Takumi slowly understood what kind of world this was.

Danger Beasts.

Thousands of years ago, humans had brought armies to this place and fought this creature, even harvesting some of its hair.

Now it was clear to Takumi. This world… was the world of Akame ga Kill.

Super-class Danger Beasts.

Takumi quietly muttered to himself as he looked at the dragon. Its hair had been turned into an Imperial Arm.

So that's how it is.

This world's upper echelons were utterly rotten. If they ever learned about the existence of other worlds, their first instinct would surely be to conquer them.

You could never underestimate the darkness of their hearts.

With that realization, Takumi made up his mind. Time for a massive purge.

But wait—his mission was to protect humanity.

Would a purge risk mission failure?

He opened the group chat interface and navigated to the AI assistant module. Since he wasn't sure, he'd just ask directly. If he didn't know, the chat system certainly would.

He typed in his question: "This world's humanoids are too dark. If I purge them, will I fail the mission?"

He fully intended to execute the worst of the upper class.

The reply was swift: [No.] [Scum are not people.]

…

Takumi couldn't help but smile at the answer.

"So scum aren't considered people, huh?"

"I get it."

Takumi: [Figured out what world this is.] [It's Akame ga Kill.] [Image attached.]

He also posted the chat system's answer.

Everyone who had seen the anime was speechless.

Bronya: [Scum are not people… huh.]

Fujiwara Chika: [You're gonna purge that world? Sounds like a hassle!]

Megumi Kato: [Emm… yeah, some of those people definitely don't count as human.]

Zhongli: [Akame ga Kill, huh? I watched that recently. Not exactly uplifting.] [That empire's already completely decayed.]

In Takumi's world, Zhongli had downloaded many anime—especially ones about human governance. He found them quite thought-provoking. After watching Akame ga Kill, he'd even wondered: if he entrusted Liyue fully to humans, would it end up the same way in a few hundred years?

Human nature cannot withstand temptation.

Some people in that world… truly didn't qualify as human.

Herta: [So that makes three confirmed worlds so far.] [KonoSuba, DanMachi, and Akame ga Kill.] [The main course hasn't shown up yet, has it?]

The task was said to involve several worlds, and the rewards were unusually high. The worlds known so far couldn't possibly justify the points given. Even DanMachi, for all its divine residents, was relatively weak.

Takumi: [Exactly.] [To be blunt, these worlds aren't worth that many points.]

The real main dish must be on its way. But what kind of world would justify such high rewards?

With the confirmation that purging wouldn't affect his mission, Takumi relaxed. Time to clean house before the worlds fully merged.

He looked at the dragon before him.

Raising his hand, he began pumping it full of Honkai energy.

In mere moments, the dragon's body began to shift. Its scales and fur turned light purple. When it opened its eyes again, it was no longer the same beast.

It had become Takumi's pet.

Roar~!

An Emperor-class Honkai beast.

Takumi stared at it for a moment, then conjured a core and embedded it into the creature's body.

A pseudo-Herrscher core.

Specifically, the Herrscher of Wind's.

He also granted it the power to read human hearts.

"Go. Cleanse this world of those filled with cruelty and darkness."

"If the empire is rotten, then let it vanish."

There was no point in letting a decayed empire continue to exist.

With that, Takumi released a number of other flying Honkai beasts. Then, he left the area.

His next goal: convert every super-class Danger Beast in the world into Honkai beasts. With the fusion approaching, these creatures would inevitably cause chaos. Might as well take them now.

In addition, Takumi began spreading Honkai corruption throughout the world. He intended to saturate the world with Honkai energy and transform potential dangers into his own forces.

Takumi: [If you guys see Honkai beasts later, don't freak out.] [They're mine.]

As he continued working, Takumi dropped a friendly reminder in the chat.

Don't accidentally kill his Honkai beasts.

Bronya: [You're releasing Honkai over there?]

Seeing the message, Bronya was a bit surprised.

Was he really doing that?

Fujiwara Chika: [Can't handle the trouble? Then eliminate the troublemakers—and become one yourself!] [The empire has rotted. People are being oppressed.] [Right now, Honkai's arrival… is divine will!]

Fujiwara Chika solemnly made her declaration in the chat.