Chapter 385: Did I Come at the Wrong Time?

When Takumi performed that blunt and forceful operation, he directly turned Westcott into a fool.

For someone like him, Takumi naturally wouldn't treat him as gently as he would a girl. He forcibly invaded the man's mind and extracted all the knowledge he needed. At the same time, he also clearly saw just how disgusting this guy truly was.

After extracting the necessary memories, Takumi didn't bother with him anymore. This guy was beyond saving now and could only live as a fool.

Having dealt with Westcott, Takumi turned his gaze toward Ellen.

"The world's strongest magician, huh? Not bad. I'll take her too."

She was also a pureblood sorcerer. Now, there were only four left in the world. One of them was already a fool, so he didn't count. His knowledge had been completely extracted by Takumi.

The remaining two were Elliot Baldwin Woodman and Karen Nora Mathers — who also happened to be Ellen's sister. Apart from these few, there were no other pureblood sorcerers in the world.

For this reason, Ellen was extremely valuable. He could send her back for research.

Who knows what discoveries might come from studying her?

Bloodlines were truly mysterious. Möbius was particularly fond of studying bloodlines and had gathered the blood of many different races for experimentation.

So wasn't this just the perfect opportunity?

With that thought in mind, Takumi tossed Ellen into the imaginary space and left with Kurumi. As for the now-disabled Westcott, he was on his own. Even if Mio Takamiya herself came, she wouldn't be able to bring him back.

"Next target, let's go find Miku. Then we'll head to the Neighboring World."

Hearing this, Kurumi nodded. She was just following Takumi's lead now. Wherever he went, she would follow.

The two of them left DEM and returned to Tenguu City.

Back there, Takumi locked onto Yuzuru Miku's location. At this moment, Miku was attending an event, playfully teasing her makeup artist in the dressing room.

"Come to my room tonight."

Miku looked excitedly at her makeup artist. The new girl was just too cute — she was dying to tease her.

The poor makeup artist blushed furiously but still nodded in agreement.

At that moment, a spatial rift suddenly opened, and Takumi and Kurumi stepped out of it.

"Aha~! Seems like we came at a bad time."

Takumi looked around the room drenched in yuri energy and chuckled.

Wow, what a scene! A live girl-on-girl situation.

"Who are you?!"

Startled by the sudden intruders, Miku turned her head sharply. The moment she laid eyes on Takumi, her expression filled with disgust.

"What a filthy man!!"

She cursed angrily.

Hearing that, Takumi felt speechless.

"Did I eat your family's rice or something?!"

This was really frustrating. Miku's brain wiring was clearly off.

"Ala ala~!"

Kurumi couldn't help but burst out laughing at Miku's reaction.

So she straight-up called him a filthy man? Just how much did she hate men?

Kurumi decided she was going to enjoy watching this unfold.

However, Takumi had no intention of arguing with Miku. He glanced casually at the makeup artist, and in the next moment, she collapsed onto the ground, unconscious. All her memories during Takumi's visit were erased.

After finishing that, Takumi said calmly, "Come with me."

And without waiting for her response, he opened a spatial passage and swallowed her up.

"Hey—"

Before she could finish speaking, Miku was gone.

So much for her being the War Songstress. War my ass.

Seeing her disappear, Kurumi was speechless.

"Done! Now let's head to the Neighboring World. But I'll need you to go inside first. I'm still not sure what's over there. If I bring you along, Mio Takamiya might detect it immediately."

Hearing this, Kurumi nodded. She had no objections. She could be released later anyway.

With that in mind, Takumi opened a spatial passage and let Kurumi enter first.

Kurumi didn't hesitate and entered directly. Then, Takumi started heading to the Neighboring World.

The entire Neighboring World was Mio Takamiya's Angel Realm. It was better to be cautious.

Although she wasn't paying much attention to the inside at the moment, that damned mosaic might still be watching.

If Takumi went in alone, he could be stealthy.

With that thought, Takumi disappeared from his original location.

The Neighboring World was tied to this one — just located in a different space. For someone with mastery over space like Takumi, this was child's play.

He easily entered the Neighboring World and saw spatial nodes arranged in a specific formation.

It was the structure of the Tree of Life from Kabbalah.

Among them, Takumi could sense the presence of Spirit Crystals, as well as Mio Takamiya's power. At the core was Reincarnation Paradise, and Takumi sensed it immediately.

Without delay, he got to work — starting by copying the core of the Neighboring World.

It wasn't an exaggeration to say Mio Takamiya was the aggregate of all magical power in this world. After all, she was created by magicians drawing global magical energy into a spiritual vein using Spirit Technique.

The structure of the Neighboring World corresponded to ten Spirit Crystals, with connections between the spaces.

And there were battles happening inside — specifically, another version of Tohka from a parallel world.

Arriving here, Takumi immediately grasped the situation. He began copying the Hall of Reincarnation. While he was at it, he also recovered the sleeping Tohka and Yoshino, transferring them to Kurumi.

Oddly enough, his actions didn't stir up any big reaction. It seemed no one was paying attention here.

After waiting a bit and confirming there were no unusual movements, Takumi began copying the entire space and everything inside it.

With complete control over the world's systems, Takumi could even create another Mio Takamiya if he wanted.

As he continued duplicating the entire Neighboring World, gradually there were no more secrets in his eyes.

Once everything was copied, Takumi began searching for the White Queen — Kurumi's inverse self.

After locking on to her location, he headed straight to that space.

The sky in that area looked illusory. Below was a forest and some houses.

And there sat the White Queen, sipping tea in her courtyard.

Seeing this scene, Takumi's lips curled into a smirk. He immediately opened the group chat and took a picture to post.