Chapter 389: Sounds Logical, But No

Takumi: [@Shiroyasha] [video.avi]

Shiroyasha: [????] [You can create Star Spirits like this?]

After watching the video Takumi sent, Shiroyasha was stunned.

Good grief, is this even possible? That woman's imagination was truly wild. Honestly, it all sounded quite reasonable. But would the Little Garden actually recognize it? And are you sure it can really be replicated?

Shiroyasha: [Is it really replicable?] [Can gathering all the spirit veins on a planet truly create a Spirit?]

That was a major question.

Takumi: [Nope. These Spirits are unique to their world.] [If you want to make one, you'd probably have to return to the Little Garden.] [Even then, whether it would be recognized is a different issue.]

Of course Takumi knew—it wasn't that simple. At best, it was just a theory. At the time, he merely found Mobius's imagination intriguing, so he didn't say much.

Shiroyasha read through the messages and nodded.

After thinking for a moment, she continued in the group chat: [The Little Garden might acknowledge it.] [But it'd probably only grant a small divine authority.] [If it's from a named planet, then that's probably it.] [If it's an unnamed planet in deep space, it would likely just be categorized under alien beings.] [@033 or @Tokisaki Kurumi, Little Kurumi, want to drop by the Little Garden?] [Let's see if you can obtain divine authority. I think you might be able to earn a portion.]

Shiroyasha didn't think it was very feasible. Still, Kurumi could always make a visit.

Takumi: [Let's wait until she has enough points.]

Before Kurumi could respond, Takumi had already denied the idea. Kurumi didn't have the points to go to the Little Garden yet. Sneaking in wouldn't work either. If you try to enter without proper access, you won't get anything. You'd need to buy a travel talisman.

Shiroyasha: [Alright, we'll wait until she has enough points.] [@Tokisaki Kurumi, what do you think, Little Kurumi?]

Shiroyasha agreed and asked for Kurumi's thoughts.

Tokisaki Kurumi: [I'll just watch for now. But it'll probably be a long time. I plan to use my points for enhancements first.]

Even if she had 1000 points, she wouldn't go yet. Strengthening herself was the priority.

Shiroyasha had no argument with that.

Shiroyasha: [No rush! There'll be plenty of chances later.]

After the chat, Takumi went to sleep. When morning came, he began arranging homes for Kurumi and Yamada Sawa.

The two would be living in Takumi's world for the time being. Naturally, he placed their homes near where the other Spirits were staying.

When Takumi visited the Spirits again, many still looked at him cautiously. After all, he had essentially abducted them. Only Tohka was openly curious.

When she saw Takumi, she ran up to him. "Takumi! Takumi! I heard there's a lot of yummy food here—is it true?"

Of course. All she ever thought about was food.

As she spoke, she began to drool. Takumi was surprised. What had she seen?

Takumi silently inquired with Prometheus about what happened between Tohka and her the night before. At first wary, she quickly bombarded Prometheus with questions. Eventually, the topic turned entirely to food.

Prometheus had even introduced Tohka to the delicacies available in the gourmet district. Seeing those dishes, Tohka hadn't slept all night. She wanted to rush over immediately.

Takumi's lips twitched after reading the log. "Yes, there's tons of delicious food. If you want to eat, have Kurumi take you. From now on, if you have questions, just go to her."

Takumi pushed Kurumi forward.

Kurumi pointed to herself. Her?

"You're in charge of these Spirits now. After all, you've got the most life experience, right? You're their big sister now."

"Oh right, where's Nia?"

Leaving Tohka, Yoshino, and Natsumi to fend for themselves was a bit much. Kurumi would have to take care of them. And also that one older lady.

"Nia Auntie? She's watching some anime," Tohka replied, blinking.

Apparently, she was still glued to that anime when Tohka left. Said something about catching up on everything she'd missed.

Takumi had nothing to say. Classic shut-in behavior. Internally, he sighed.

Once Kurumi was settled in, Takumi left. He hoped the Spirits would get along.

The only real problem might be Miku. She was probably still in a self-isolating state. But that was fine.

He had Alicia.

Let Alicia talk to her. Alicia was amazing at comforting people. A gremlin comforting another gremlin—perfect match. They'd probably get along well.

After leaving, Takumi headed straight to the research institute.

It was busier than ever now. Robots constantly came and went, transporting equipment all over the world—even to other worlds.

Takumi entered and found Mobius. At that moment, Mobius was analyzing Ellen's blood.

Ellen had completely given up. Since arriving here, she'd been dissected inside and out. She couldn't resist at all. Takumi's world was terrifying.

Even though she still had her Realizer Unit, she stood no chance against the scientists here. She was just a weak little girl.

Worse still, her Realizer Unit had been dismantled by hand.

She'd caught the attention of a girl named Velvi when she tried to activate it. And that was the end of that.

Her equipment was stripped, and she was pinned to the operating table.

Absolutely ridiculous.

She finally understood just how many monsters existed in this world. She even saw dragons flying in the sky.

When Ellen saw Takumi, she raised her head to glare at the man who had captured her.

"What do you want? When are you going to let me go back?"

She still wanted to return.

Takumi glanced at her. "Sorry, but you probably can't go back. This isn't just another city—it's another world."

He shrugged. "You're here now. No going back."