Chapter 317: Your Race Is Just Strange

Right after receiving the terminal, Gid began browsing information about this world. The first thing he saw was the world of Gourmet Hunter.

Was Takumi heading out to gather ingredients?

That must mean he was going to that world, right?

That place looked interesting—filled with unique monsters to fight.

Gid was immediately intrigued.

"Then let's go together."

Takumi had no reason to refuse and agreed on the spot. With a flip of his hand, he opened a space portal and stepped through. Gid quickly followed behind.

As for the others, Takumi left them in Elysia's care. She would guide them around his world.

Takumi brought Gid to Gourmet City. The place had started to thrive.

Trucks regularly delivered ingredients from elsewhere, unloading them for sale here. Meanwhile, spaceships from Takumi's world frequently landed and took off, transporting the goods to various cities.

The surrounding area was also under expansion. It was safe to say Takumi's city was on the right track to prosperity.

In fact, any city connected to other worlds would likely flourish.

Many of the people Takumi had brought over had started migrating here for business.

Leading Gid to the main gate, Takumi walked ahead while Gid trailed behind, looking around curiously.

Some of the large creatures around piqued his interest—they didn't seem weak at all.

Also… why were some Gourmet Hunters women?

This confused Gid greatly.

But Takumi knew exactly what was going on.

Many folks from Gensokyo had now become Gourmet Hunters.

And the profession was becoming increasingly popular.

Even people from the DanMachi world had become hunters.

On top of that, many other worlds had fused into Takumi's—like Food Wars, Gourmet Hunter, Apocalypse, Campione, Blood Devourer, Sora, No Game No Life, DanMachi, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, and Akame ga Kill.

And now, Lala's world had joined as well.

At this point, the number was truly substantial.

Because of Takumi, many fused worlds now treated his as the primary hub.

His world sold everything—tech, weapons, even magic.

All of it was up for trade across worlds.

On top of that, Takumi's currency was gaining recognition.

Many worlds now accepted it because it could buy so much, and it doubled as a universal crafting material.

It was just too convenient.

It wouldn't be long before the entire multiverse used Takumi's money.

Takumi and Gid crossed through a portal into the Gourmet Hunter world.

The place had transformed into a massive town.

IGO and Totsuki Academy were both based here. Combined with the gate, it had become the liveliest area in the entire world.

Countless people wanted to go to Takumi's world to study.

Anyone passing through stopped to take a look.

By now, it was no secret that you could learn all sorts of magic in Takumi's world.

While their own world had Gourmet Cells, those were still hard to acquire.

So many opted to study abroad.

In Takumi's magical academy, as long as you paid the tuition, you could learn.

Even chefs enrolled—because you couldn't always rely on others to hunt ingredients.

Losing to your own food was embarrassing.

Takumi smiled as he looked around the drastically changed landscape, but didn't say much.

"Let's go! We're heading straight to the Gourmet World."

He opened another portal and stepped through. Gid followed without hesitation.

The two of them arrived in the Gourmet World.

The moment he set foot there, Gid sensed the power of the creatures present.

"Hiss!! This place is dangerous!"

Damn—Gid was stunned.

So many powerful beings? And they were all edible?

Some of them looked even stronger than him.

How embarrassing would it be to lose to a food beast?

He was the almighty overlord of his galaxy, and he couldn't even beat a dish?

"Mr. Gid, try some of this world's food. It might help with your internal injuries."

Takumi waved a hand, and a fruit appeared in his palm, which he handed to Gid.

Hearing this, Gid was surprised.

Could this actually help with his injuries?

If Takumi said so, then he had to try it.

Without hesitation, he took the fruit and started eating.

With one bite, a surge of energy burst forth, flooding his limbs and bones.

Feeling the change inside his body, Gid was shocked.

This was just one bite?

And already his energy was restored to this extent?

That was absurd!

"Even though you don't have Gourmet Cells, this kind of food is still great for energy replenishment. After eating like this for a while, your injuries might actually recover."

Takumi watched him, slightly amused.

Gid had turned into a child after expending all his strength unifying the galaxy.

Recovering would take a very long time in his own world.

They had no way to restore that kind of energy.

But these special ingredients were different.

They were packed with energy.

Perfect for helping Gid recover.

"Good stuff—this is amazing!!"

Gid quickly finished the fruit.

Now he was completely hyped.

If he kept eating this kind of food, he might recover his full strength in no time.

That was huge news.

And now that his world was connected to Takumi's, it was like they were fused together.

Realizing this, Gid's face lit up with joy.

From now on, he'd never have to worry about energy again.

He might be strong, but his recovery didn't match his output.

His species needed to slowly accumulate energy.

And during battle, he sometimes got carried away.

All his years of stored power would vanish in a flash.

That just wouldn't do.