After completely rewriting the rules of the entire world, Takumi returned to Academy City.
If he wanted to go back, he'd still need the help of Ruiko. After all, Takumi didn't arrive here through any official channels.
Takumi appeared directly in Ruiko's dorm room. At this time, Ruiko was already awake. She was sitting on her bed, dressed in pajamas, her face still drowsy. Seeing Takumi suddenly appear, she was startled.
"Ah!"
"Why are you here!!"
Ruiko hurriedly covered herself with her blanket—after all, she was still in her pajamas.
"I'm going back. Everything on your end is settled," Takumi said with a cheerful smile. "You don't have to worry about sudden doom anymore."
Hearing this, Ruiko was stunned.
"It's all settled?"
"What about those Magic Gods?"
Ruiko looked completely bewildered.
That fast?
She didn't even feel anything.
"I kidnapped a few!"
(????)??
Upon hearing that, Ruiko blinked.
"Kidnapped a few?"
"Are you talking about those female Magic Gods?"
Hearing Takumi say that, Ruiko's expression immediately turned strange. It must be those female Magic Gods. The others likely weren't his type.
"Exactly."
Takumi gave a thumbs-up. Just like that.
After learning the details, Ruiko finally let out a sigh of relief. The Magic Gods were like a heavy rock on her chest—far too dangerous. It was great that Takumi could help solve it.
"What about Index?"
"Did you take her too?"
Takumi came to this world for Index as well, possibly even for Shokuhou Misaki. Had he settled everything already?
"I already got Index's forbidden catalog."
"In fact, I even left something behind for Touma."
As he said this, a glint of amusement flashed in Takumi's eyes.
The seal he set in Touma's hand was far from simple. The Imagine Breaker residing in his right hand could negate any power from this world—good, evil, divine, or otherwise.
Takumi was naturally very interested in this kind of power of negation.
However, such a power only worked within this world. Whether it would still be effective outside this world remained unknown.
In any case, it had no effect on Takumi's Honkai energy.
Because of that, Takumi was able to establish the seal.
But within that seal, he added just a little something.
He planned to find an opportunity to send Touma to another world and see—
Could his Imagine Breaker evolve?
With Index by his side, there was no need to worry about Touma's safety.
The Imagine Breaker's form changed depending on time and location. If the world changed, wouldn't its nature change as well?
This was something Takumi found very intriguing.
Ruiko, on the other hand, was dumbfounded.
Huh?
Takumi even left something for Touma?
What was going on here?
"You've got other plans for Touma~?" Ruiko asked, puzzled.
Takumi nodded.
"Yeah!"
"When the time comes, letting him go to another world or something seems natural, right?"
"Even Shiro from next door can go to an isekai and play around, so there's no reason Touma and Index can't."
"Now that Index has magic, once she grows stronger…"
"Suddenly heading to another world would be totally normal, right?"
"I'm super curious—can Touma's Imagine Breaker evolve depending on the world?"
"If it can, that would be fascinating."
At this point, Takumi was extremely curious.
And Ruiko was just stunned after hearing all that.
"Good lord!!"
He really knows how to play!!
For a moment, Ruiko didn't know what to say.
"Alright, I'll stop talking now."
"Index still needs more time to grow."
"I'll come by again when the time is right."
"For now, I'll head back."
As he finished speaking, a spatial bracelet appeared out of thin air in front of Ruiko.
Takumi dove into it directly. The bracelet landed on the bed.
Seeing this, Ruiko was speechless. But she didn't overthink it and sent the bracelet to Sima Weiyi.
Sima Weiyi received it and immediately released Takumi from it.
Takumi returned to his own world.
"Are the Misaka Sisters all set up?"
Back home, Takumi asked upon seeing Sima Weiyi.
"They're all arranged."
"But Mobius is cursing you."
"She says you dumped a ton of work on her."
At that, Sima Weiyi smirked. She found it quite amusing.
Mobius's swearing was fierce.
But it made sense. Takumi had indeed assigned too much work to her.
Each Misaka Sister needed adjustments. Although they were mass-produced, there were still slight individual differences. For example, different Sisters had varying power levels.
Because of that, Mobius had to make adjustments one by one.
"Doesn't matter. Her mouth may be sharp, but her body's soft all over."
"Only her mouth is hard."
That snake's mouth is really tough.
But whatever.
She can curse all she wants—she won't say no anyway.
"Hmm, true!"
Sima Weiyi agreed.
"You're back, huh?"
"What about those Magic Gods?"
Just then, Bronya came downstairs. Seeing Takumi, she asked directly.
Takumi had gone to deal with the Magic Gods, and now he was back. Why not let them out?
"Almost forgot!"
Takumi smacked his forehead.
He quickly opened his imaginary space and released the likes of One-Eyed Princess.
The Magic Gods looked around, confused, as they emerged.
One-Eyed Princess was still unconscious, but Takumi brought her out and woke her up.
"My power!!"
As soon as she regained consciousness, she shouted.
Where was her power?
Why was it gone?
One-Eyed Princess jumped up.
Feeling her now powerless self, and her restored eye, she was dumbfounded.
Nyanyan and Nephthys also noticed changes in their bodies.
Their Magic God powers had completely vanished. All they had now was basic magic.
Looking at the changes, Nyanyan, Nephthys, and Proserpina exchanged glances.
Their faces filled with bitterness.
This must be another world.
The powers they once had disappeared completely upon leaving their original world.
In this world, their bodies were now infused with the power Takumi had previously released.
This utterly shocked them.
They had just arrived, and their powers had already started to change?