Chapter 373: Can You Stop Showing Off Already?

Takumi stared at the collection of world bubbles surrounding Little Garden.

If nothing went wrong, his side would likely develop similarly—all the world bubbles orbiting a central point.

As he carefully observed the breathtaking sight, a question rose in his mind.

What lies beyond the void?

Takumi found himself oddly curious.

He looked up.

Even if he wanted to go beyond the void, it would be extremely difficult.

He might not even be able to leave at all.

With a sigh, Takumi set the thought aside.

He was ready to move and explore these worlds to gather information.

Just as he was about to head off, Takumi suddenly stopped.

He turned his gaze into the distance.

There, a silver-haired loli with dragon horns was staring straight at him.

Takumi was surprised when he saw her.

"Yo, isn't that little Kuru?"

The corners of his lips curled up, and he greeted her with casual familiarity.

This was none other than one of the seventeen Authorities in Little Garden—a World Dragon.

One of the ten god-kings of Hindu mythology.

The second avatar of Vishnu among his ten incarnations—the Dragon King who upholds the boundless worlds.

A white-haired loli, full of curiosity.

Two white-haired beings stared at each other.

When Kūrma heard Takumi speak, her brows furrowed.

"Who are you?"

Kūrma was sure she had never seen Takumi before.

She had been in slumber until the aura of a powerful spirit erupted within Little Garden.

Apparently, someone extraordinary had arrived.

Suddenly, Kūrma snapped to attention.

She scrutinized Takumi, sensing him carefully.

Takumi allowed a portion of his power to surface for her to sense.

Go ahead—take your time.

Once Kūrma sensed the spirit authority within Takumi, she was visibly shocked.

In the next moment, she appeared right in front of him.

She stared directly at him.

"You came from another place? And Little Garden gave you a spirit authority like that? That's insane!"

Kūrma was intensely curious.

"Yep. I came from a very, very faraway place~"

"I didn't expect Little Garden to be so generous either. Name's Takumi. Nice to meet you."

Takumi grinned as he introduced himself.

Kūrma blinked, then introduced herself in return.

"I'm Kūrma. You seem to know who I am?"

Takumi had just called her "little Kuru." Clearly, he was familiar.

"I do know you. World Dragon."

Takumi nodded without denying it.

He knew Kūrma, even if she didn't know him.

Kūrma looked at him with intrigue.

"Has my name already spread to other worlds?"

Takumi clearly didn't come from one of the nearby worlds. He came from far beyond.

The aura clashing with this place made that evident.

She had never encountered such an unfamiliar presence before.

"I just happen to know more than most."

Takumi shrugged.

It wasn't that she was famous in other worlds—he just knew things.

Upon hearing that, Kūrma understood.

It was this man who was unusual.

The two of them fell silent.

Seeing this, Takumi decided to speak.

"Well then, maybe we'll meet again. I'm heading out to look around."

Without waiting for a response, Takumi vanished.

He started wandering through the worlds beneath Little Garden.

Watching him go, Kūrma's curiosity only grew.

Just what kind of person was this? Such a contradictory existence.

She stared at the spot where Takumi disappeared.

In just a blink, he was gone without a trace.

Takumi was now visiting the lower-tier worlds, collecting everything he needed.

As expected, with his arrival, the worlds below welcomed him as if he were returning home.

One by one, the civilizations handed over their data to Takumi.

It was as if they had always been waiting for him.

Realizing this, Takumi was puzzled.

They were really this welcoming?

Each world he entered immediately began transferring its data to him like it was making backups.

Yes—just like making backups.

Takumi was amazed at the realization.

This spirit authority was even more terrifying than he had imagined.

These civilizations, consciously or unconsciously, treated Takumi as a savior.

They entrusted him with their cultural legacies.

This made Takumi feel quite satisfied.

As he wandered and collected data, he also chatted with the others in the group chat.

It would be a shame not to share such an OP cheat.

Takumi: [You won't believe this.] [I show up in a world, and they immediately welcome me and hand over all their civilization data.] [They're basically selling themselves!]

As Takumi sent that message, shiroyasha, who was in the middle of scheming, couldn't hold back.

Seriously, did he even understand what kind of spirit authority he had?

Of course the worlds acted this way.

By entrusting their data to him, even if their world were destroyed, the knowledge would live on.

It was like buying insurance!

shiroyasha: [You should be grateful!] [They're backing up their data—buying insurance!]

She couldn't help but roast him.

Deep down, she was full of envy.

The moment this guy came to Little Garden, he got that kind of authority.

With it, every world treats him like a beloved son.

Did he even understand the value of being "humanity's final hope"?

Chika Fujiwara: [What kind of spirit authority is it exactly?] [I'm super curious!!]

Chika chimed in as well.

She was still off in Miko's world, fighting vengeful spirits.

After all her battles, she'd grown a lot stronger.

But the vengeful spirits in that world were endless.

Slay a bunch today, more appear tomorrow.

Worse yet, they had to avoid drawing too much attention.

Thankfully, they had Prometheus.

All the security cameras could be blocked at will.

Taking a moment to glance at the group chat, she saw Takumi's message.

That damned lucky guy had found something incredible again?

Unbelievable.

She was there when Takumi first joined the group.

She had personally witnessed his rapid rise.

It was just like the saying:

Watching you make money hurts more than me losing it.

You want your bro to succeed, but not too much.

Why did this lucky bastard always have to show off in the chat?

Couldn't he just tone it down?

Other members also started chiming in.

They all knew Takumi had gone to Little Garden.

But no one knew exactly what he'd gained.

Takumi hadn't told them—until now.