Chapter 281: Holding the Holy Grail Means Holding These Worlds

After packaging up both the Ex-Machina and Skywing races, takumi began his return.

Ripping open space, he directly reappeared in the Konosuba world.

But upon returning, he found that the environment had completely changed.

Several worlds had fused together, thoroughly altering the terrain of this world.

Takumi carefully examined the world before him.

After a moment, he paused.

"Has the No Game No Life world's rules started merging in too?"

"And so smoothly at that."

Rubbing his chin, takumi found this very interesting.

His previous speculation might just be proven correct.

Eventually, the rules of the No Game No Life world would fully merge in—

possibly even take the lead.

If that's the case, would the Holy Grail still be able to function?

At that thought, takumi's eyes lit up.

That would be fantastic.

The only unknown now was how dominant the Holy Grail's rules would remain.

At the same time, takumi sensed another detail—

someone was fighting in space?

Sensing the two energies, takumi sighed.

But he didn't think too much about it.

Upon returning, takumi used a satellite he'd previously launched into orbit to locate Herta and the others.

Once locked on, he instantly teleported to their side.

At that moment, most of the group was gathered.

Seeing takumi return, Kaguya-hime spoke up:

"You're back."

"That Shiroyasha really did go fight the War God."

"Seriously, they started fighting the moment they made eye contact."

"So absurd!!"

She grumbled.

Those two were just hopeless.

Once the worlds fused, the War God showed up immediately.

Then Shiroyasha went to meet him.

They exchanged glances—and then flew off into space to brawl.

No words, just fists.

Takumi nodded.

"I sensed it already."

"Just ignore them—let them fight it out."

"But all of you, stay alert."

"Things might get busy."

"The other world's folks are arriving. There could be conflicts."

"Their previous world had tight restrictions—they were bound tightly."

"Now that those are gone, who knows what kind of chaos they'll stir up."

"The rules from that world will merge gradually. Only once the fusion completes will things settle."

"So stay sharp."

Takumi explained the situation to everyone.

Herta then spoke up:

"I've already started global surveillance."

"It's under control."

"If anything crops up, I'll detect it instantly."

While takumi had been away, she wasn't idle.

She'd launched multiple satellites into orbit.

So the worlds being merged in were all under surveillance.

Takumi nodded.

"I've noticed."

There were indeed more satellites in the sky now.

They were a bit crude—but obviously Herta's work.

She really was impressive, managing to get satellites up even in this situation.

Now that takumi had returned, he had no intention of leaving again.

As time went on, the No Game No Life world continued to fuse in.

Some powerful races had already arrived.

They were amazed by this world—

especially the sheer number of gods.

Naturally, some of them were intrigued.

But before they could cause trouble,

takumi's group stepped in.

Behave. No troublemaking.

Takumi even released his aura to suppress them.

Additionally, many of the visiting races sensed the battle in space.

Shiroyasha and the War God were still at it—

two days of continuous fighting.

They seemed to be enjoying themselves.

Because of that, most newcomers dared not be reckless.

Who would've thought someone in this world could go toe-to-toe with the War God?

And takumi—

the one who defeated the War God and claimed the Holy Grail—was here too.

So not many dared to stir up trouble.

The fusion progressed smoothly.

The rules of the No Game No Life world gradually merged in.

The Ten Covenants began taking effect.

When the merging worlds realized this, they were stunned.

"The Ten Covenants?"

"We're not allowed to attack each other at will anymore?"

"We can only target those hostile toward us?"

"Conflicts can only be settled through games?"

"As long as you swear by the Covenants, you can wager anything..."

When the fusion completed, everyone felt new knowledge emerge in their minds.

Everyone was shocked.

Was it really like this?

The fusion didn't just bring new people—it imposed rules?

Everyone was speechless.

What a twist.

Too ridiculous.

Was this good or bad?

No one had an answer.

Takumi, however, stared at the Holy Grail in his hand, surprised.

At this moment, takumi was with the group.

Aside from Shiroyasha, all task participants were gathered.

Everyone stared in awe at the Holy Grail in his hand.

"Such powerful energy."

"Has the Holy Grail become the core of this world?"

They were shocked.

They'd seen the Holy Grail when takumi returned,

but it hadn't emitted such a strong aura then.

Now that all worlds had fused,

its energy was overwhelming.

Unbelievable.

Had it now truly become the Holy Grail that governed this world?

Could all rules now be enforced through it?

Takumi nodded excitedly.

"Yes!"

"With the Holy Grail, I can fully control this world."

"With it, I'm the one and only god of this fused world."

"All the other gods here are merely my subordinates."

Takumi was thrilled.

He hadn't expected it to be so powerful.

This was amazing!

However, he gave up the idea of fusing this world with his own.

It wasn't necessary.

The World Gate was enough.

This world would now serve as a massive game arena.

With that thought, takumi made a decision.

Smiling, he merged the Holy Grail with himself.

With this, he had now bonded with a second civilization.