Chapter 318: Elysia Will Definitely Like Me

Gid had now found a way to restore his energy.

That was a huge blessing.

No wonder he was so happy.

Takumi and Gid began wandering through the Gourmet World, collecting high-grade ingredients.

While exploring, Gid was fighting and recovering at the same time. In just over an hour, he had gone from a little runt back to a youthful form.

That was probably the greatest reward he'd gained since coming here.

Once the ingredients were gathered, Takumi brought Gid back to his own world.

Upon returning, Gid said, "I'll look around a bit. I'll be back later. I'm still very curious about your world."

Takumi had no objections to that. After Gid left, he started preparing.

Of course, he wasn't going to cook by himself.

He needed to call Alice and the others over. Right now, they were attending school at Takumi's academy.

Speaking of which, Takumi hadn't checked on that place in a while. Now was a good chance to visit.

With that thought, he headed out.

...

Magic Academy.

Class was currently in session.

The academy grounds were vast and included various magical training fields and target ranges.

Today, both the swordsmanship and magic classes were gathered together for joint drills.

The goal was to assess what they had learned recently.

When Takumi arrived, things were already intense.

Looking out across the field—

He saw familiar faces everywhere.

Swordsmanship Class: Asuna, Yuuki, Saeko Busujima, Kisaragi Tendo, Akame and Kurome, plus some students from the Food Wars world.

Like the Medicinal King, for example.

Magic Class: Alice Nakiri, Erina Nakiri, Fujiwara Chika, Sagiri...

Basically, the entire class was filled with people Takumi knew.

Even the teachers were familiar.

Swordsmanship instructor: Ariel.

Magic instructor: Chris.

Both were Magical Girls.

Even Q-mu from afar was watching—it seemed she had also become a magic teacher.

The Magic Gods weren't present, probably off doing who-knows-what.

Takumi's sudden appearance quickly caught everyone's attention.

"Why are you here~?"

"Takumi-nii!!"

Chika and Sagiri were the first to notice him.

"Yo, class in session, huh?"

Takumi greeted them with a smile.

Everyone paused their training.

Everyone here had at least heard of Takumi. Some hadn't seen him before, but hearing Sagiri call his name piqued their curiosity.

Especially people like Saeko Busujima, brought here by Chika.

Takumi was the strongest person in this world, its very creator.

Who wouldn't be curious?

"I came to pick up Alice and Erina. Come on, let's cook. Lala has arrived already. Ariel, Chris—I'll be taking those two with me. You can carry on."

Takumi glanced at everyone, then smiled and waved to the two magical girls.

"Lord Takumi~? Leaving already? Don't you want to play a bit?"

Chris's eyes sparkled when she saw him.

Magical Girls were all legal lolis.

If Lilia could charm Takumi, so could she—or so she thought.

Takumi immediately declined.

"Nah, I'm a bit busy right now. Maybe next time."

While Takumi was chatting with Chris, Alice and Erina arrived.

He waved to everyone and left with the girls.

At the same time, he didn't forget to send a message to the group chat.

Takumi: [@everyone: Dinner gathering tonight. Come over yourselves!]

As soon as his message was sent, responses poured in from those in his world.

Fujiwara Chika: [Got it!]

Yuuki Asuna: [Understood!]

Megumi Kato: [Okay.]

Tokisaka Kurouha: [Can I come?]

Kasukabe Yō: [I want to go too.]

Just then, Kurouha and Yō appeared in the chat.

Takumi was a little surprised but didn't refuse.

Takumi: [If you want to come, then come. Let Izayoi use the space bracelet to send you over.]

No problem there.

No points needed anyway.

Kurouha: [Then Yō and I will go. Black Rabbit is out, so we'll leave the house to Izayoi.]

They'd go out and have fun while Izayoi house-sat. They'd just give him food later.

Sakamaki Izayoi: [Just give me food, and it's fine!]

Izayoi had no objections. House-sitting? No big deal.

And just like that, the plan was set.

Once everything was settled, Takumi got busy.

He brought the two chefs back and watched them work.

Meanwhile, he checked where Lala and her group were.

As expected, Lala had gone to the research lab.

She was most interested in that place, so Elysia had taken her there.

And they were getting along great?

Wow, seriously?

For Lala, nothing was more fascinating than inventing.

Now that she had seen Takumi's science institute, of course she wanted to explore.

Once he confirmed their location, Takumi sighed.

Weren't they supposed to be touring his world?

How did they end up buried in the research lab?

And Princess Sephie? She had gone off for tea with Eden?

Wow, you all made friends so fast.

Seeing this, Takumi opened a space portal like Yukari Yakumo and contacted them.

"Come to my place for dinner later."

His sudden appearance startled Lala and the others.

"You know, scaring girls like that isn't going to win you any affection."

Elysia frowned at Takumi.

Scaring cute girls? Totally unacceptable.

It would make girls dislike you.

Hearing that, Takumi blinked.

"But lots of people like me. Doesn't Elysia like me too?"

Elysia blinked back.

"Of course! Elysia likes Takumi a lot."

She liked everyone who was her friend.

Hearing her words, Takumi grinned.

"See? As long as Elysia likes me, it's all good. So I'll never be unloved."

He laughed aloud.

Elysia rolled her eyes.

"So sly! But fine, you're forgiven~ Just don't scare anyone next time, okay? We'll be there for dinner. I'll make sure everyone comes."

And with that, she shooed him off.

Yes, yes—get back to work already.