Chapter 291 Ophis Not Only Wasn't Bored—She Even Invited You

Asuna Yuuki's father had thought things through when she decided to go study in Takumi's world.

The entire family held a meeting together.

They unanimously decided to give up on their current world and pursue development in another.

After all, they didn't have many close relatives.

And venturing into another world offered better prospects.

That world had supernatural powers, after all.

After discussing it, her parents quickly made the decision.

Perhaps they'd long thought of emigrating.

Now that Asuna had returned and shared her intentions, they agreed without hesitation.

Meanwhile, when Chika Fujiwara saw Takumi's message, she quickly responded.

Chika Fujiwara:

[No problem on my end either.]

[I'll be coming over tomorrow.]

She was ready too.

Her parents had no objections.

Rather than stay in an ordinary world, why not go to "Nine Four Three"?

Even though many in her family held official positions, they could start anew in Takumi's world.

Especially with the presence of supernatural powers.

That alone made it worth it.

As for Kaguya and Ai Hayasaka?

Chika had a good talk with them, and they also agreed.

They had no reason to refuse.

Living in a new world sounded great.

In truth, neither of them had much affection for their current homes.

So moving to a different world felt like a blessing.

Especially after Chika showed them her special abilities.

They were excited too.

So everything went smoothly.

Seeing they were all ready, Takumi nodded.

Takumi:

[OK, you can come over on your own.]

[Prometheus will handle housing arrangements for you.]

[You're all quite familiar with my place already.]

[Time for me to upgrade myself a bit.]

With that message in the group chat, Takumi closed it.

He then disappeared from his home.

If he was going to power up, he certainly wouldn't do it on the planet.

What if he accidentally blew up the whole world?

So, he flew into outer space.

Takumi even left the galaxy.

He traveled to a more distant star system and picked a planet to begin his upgrade.

In a single thought, Takumi scanned the nearby star systems.

After confirming no issues, he began.

He opened the group chat and clicked the upgrade button.

In an instant, a terrifying force erupted from him.

Powerful energy burst forth uncontrollably.

The planet he was on began to shake violently.

Honkai energy poured out in torrents.

The whole planet trembled.

Mountains collapsed—and the entire planet exploded.

It disintegrated into cosmic dust.

The shockwave from the explosion spread through space.

Debris turned into meteors that scattered far and wide.

It was the planet's final flare.

But no one knew of it.

Even on Earth, detecting this explosion would take time.

Though the planet had exploded, it meant little to Takumi.

He still remained at the epicenter of the blast.

Feeling the transformation within himself, Takumi was overjoyed.

At this moment, he felt immensely powerful.

The mysteries of the universe were now within his grasp.

He could even sense what lay beyond the universe.

If needed, he could now traverse the endless void and reach other worlds.

His perceptive range had grown immensely.

But as Takumi grew stronger, he also came to a realization about the universe.

There were traces of other worlds here?

In other words, beings from other worlds had once visited this universe?

That thought made him serious.

"So, the revival of spiritual energy in this world wasn't a coincidence."

"The traces I discovered were indeed from visitors!"

Murmuring to himself in the vacuum, Takumi suppressed the explosion he caused.

His power shifted.

He began observing the universe from a higher dimension.

In that instant, everything in the universe came into view.

Including aliens.

When Takumi discovered them, he wasn't surprised.

With this upgrade, he also noticed another fact.

His Cocoon of End had only bound his own civilization—not the rest of the high-tech civilizations in the universe.

In other words, only his civilization was bound—the rest were independent.

Did that mean he had to conquer them?

He stroked his chin, pondering.

"Bit of a hassle."

"Forget it, those civilizations don't offer me much benefit."

"Better to power up instead."

"Let them grow at their own pace."

"I'll just unify the whole universe eventually."

Takumi thought to himself, then stopped overthinking.

Even though there were many civilizations in the universe, Takumi had no intention of interfering.

He would leave the management to his people.

With that, he vanished again.

When he reappeared, he was in the dimensional rift.

Right beside Ophis.

Watching her float aimlessly, Takumi fell silent.

She hadn't left since arriving here.

She just kept drifting.

When Ophis noticed Takumi's arrival, her huge pupils turned toward him.

"Something wrong?"

She looked puzzled.

Why had he suddenly shown up?

"Don't you find it boring, staying here like this?"

Takumi stared at her, curious.

Wandering aimlessly like this—wasn't it boring?

"Not at all."

"I enjoy this peaceful atmosphere."

"Would you like to join me?"

Ophis wasn't just unbothered—she was actually happy.

She even invited Takumi to join her.

That left Takumi speechless.

Good grief.

Not only was she not bored, she even invited him in.

"Forget it."

"Let's not talk about this."

Takumi simply couldn't relate to Ophis's joy.

He switched topics.

"Have you noticed any abnormalities in this dimensional rift?"

This was what concerned him now.

The dimensional rift was the gateway to other worlds.

It should be stable, right?

"Nothing at all."

"While you were away, everything was calm."

She hadn't noticed anything strange.

Having spent so much time here, she had already mastered the entire dimensional rift.

Any disturbance would be noticed instantly.

But there had been none.

No one from other worlds had come.

If they had, she would've informed Takumi right away.