Chapter 343: Damn, Why Did You Run So Fast?

VEDA's sudden order shocked the members of Celestial Being.

"Get involved now?"

Before they could react, the mothership began moving on its own, heading toward Jupiter.

Realizing this, everyone within Celestial Being was stunned. But they quickly gathered themselves and returned to their stations.

Meanwhile, Takumi, still in the middle of his hack-and-slash game, also noticed the incoming Celestial Being ship.

He didn't particularly care. By the time they arrived, the whole thing would probably be over.

Quietly, he blocked all communication attempts coming from the ship.

No need for unnecessary contact.

He would finish off the ELS, clean up, and head back.

There wasn't much worth exploring in this world. Sure, outer space might hold some secrets, but it was too vast.

Better to return to his own world.

Takumi still had a Random World Transfer Scroll.

He could just use it when he got back.

That's why he wasn't interested in interacting with Celestial Being.

Bronya and Jibril were already having a blast piloting their Gundams.

Especially Jibril—she hadn't expected piloting a mecha could be so fun.

Battles erupted continuously above Jupiter. Takumi systematically eliminated the smaller ELS.

Even larger ELS units were no match.

Realizing they were no match, the ELS started to retreat.

Just three mobile suits had nearly wiped them out. Who knew how strong these people were?

The ELS weren't stupid. They began preparing to flee.

Takumi noticed and wasn't about to let them get away.

In the next moment, he ditched his Gundam, storing it in imaginary space, and activated his Authority.

Corrosion Authority—activate!

Everything within sight froze in place. All the ELS stopped moving.

Bronya and Jibril were the first to notice Takumi abandoning his Gundam.

And the group chat lit up with reactions:

Fujiwara Chika: [Are you rage-quitting?] [Did you just unseal your powers?]

Sagiri: [It was just getting good! Why stop now?]

Kaguya Houraisan: [Me in armor: sealed.] [Me without armor: crushing everything.]

Himeko: [Wait, not fighting anymore? You just took control of them?]

Herta: [He just hacked them. He doesn't feel like playing anymore.] [If he waited, they'd escape.]

Takumi: [Exactly. These jerks were getting ready to bolt.] [I'm not letting that happen.]

Takumi quietly gave Herta a thumbs up. She saw right through him.

Yes, the ELS were preparing to run. That's why he had to act now.

With the Authority of the Corrosion Herrscher, liquid metal lifeforms were child's play.

They were all instantly under his control.

After that, Takumi gathered them together—forming a supermassive battleship.

Every ELS was now accounted for.

The ELS were hive-minded alien organisms. Though they had thoughts, they weren't particularly advanced.

With control secured, Takumi opened a massive imaginary number space portal and signaled to Bronya and Jibril.

"Let's go. This short trip ends here."

"There's nothing left in this world worth staying for."

He'd already secretly downloaded all of Earth's tech.

VEDA and the ELS were both in his grasp now.

Nothing else was worth expecting. Time to go back.

"So fast? I just started having fun," Jibril pouted.

But her hands moved fast—she flew her Gundam straight into the portal.

"Next world, next world," Bronya echoed.

"Too short. Boring."

Takumi's overwhelming efficiency made this entire world boring for her too.

Thankfully, Takumi still had another Random World Transfer Scroll.

Hopefully, the next world would be more entertaining.

Listening to their complaints, Takumi simply chuckled.

He didn't say much—after collecting both of them into the imaginary space, he scanned his surroundings.

Then, he returned.

Meanwhile, the Celestial Being members were dumbfounded.

The three Gundams—and the ELS—had vanished.

"Target lost. Unable to detect."

VEDA gave a similar report.

They were truly gone.

Everyone was speechless.

What just happened?

But there was no one to answer that now.

Takumi had returned to his own world.

Once back, he brought out everything he'd collected from the Gundam 00 world.

He headed straight to the Academy of Sciences.

There, he handed everything over for research—ELS included.

Looking at the items Takumi had brought back, Velvi was intrigued.

"Let me see, let me see."

"Go on, do your thing. Just send stuff over if you get more."

She waved him off, clearly excited.

Takumi sighed but didn't say anything.

He still had one last transfer scroll.

So he used it.

The moment he activated it, Kaguya Houraisan messaged in the group:

Kaguya Houraisan: [WTF!!] [Wait for me! Why so fast?!]

She'd watched Takumi disappear before her very eyes.

It broke her.

She was planning to tag along, but nope—he vanished without a word.

Cursing, she quickly looked at the group chat.

By then, Takumi had already arrived in another world.

And he saw her message too.

Takumi: [Why didn't you say so earlier?!] [Too late. I already used it.] [Just watch the stream, will you?]

He couldn't be bothered with her complaints.

If she wanted to come, she should've spoken up.

Now, he was in a whole new world.

This time, Takumi found himself on a beach.

He didn't rush to explore. First, he released Bronya and Jibril.