Anime chat group , you let me come only after the world is destroyed?

Takumi and Bronya's eyes turned toward Misaka Mikoto and Kuroko Shirai.

They had finally met them in person—Misaka Mikoto, the famous "Railgun," and her loyal companion.

"Hello, you two."

"Please, have a seat."

"No need to be so formal."

"If you don't mind, how about calling me 'onii-chan'?"

As Takumi said this, he couldn't help but smirk. He was clearly in a good mood. Hearing the Railgun and Kuroko call him "onii-chan" would certainly be amusing.

Bronya, standing nearby, instantly rolled her eyes hard at Takumi's antics.

Kuroko and Mikoto were dumbfounded.

Huh? What did he just say?

"Onii-chan"?

They stared at him, utterly confused.

"There's no way I could say that!"

"Mister, please stop joking."

"Even if you are Ruiko's friend, that's no excuse to be so casual."

Kuroko shot Takumi a stern glare. She was actually being polite—under different circumstances, she'd be unleashing her venomous tongue.

Mikoto nodded in agreement. No way. Over her dead body would she ever say that.

"Alright, enough joking."

"Uiharu, happy birthday."

"Here, this is my gift for you."

Mikoto didn't dwell on the awkward exchange. Instead, she presented the gift she had prepared.

Receiving Mikoto's present, Uiharu's eyes lit up.

"Thank you!"

It was a small Guata frog plush—Mikoto's absolute favorite.

Kuroko also took out the gift she had brought, but she was curious about the other items on the table.

"Uiharu, what's that you're holding?"

Kuroko was intrigued. Was that some sort of medicine?

Mikoto also looked puzzled.

She noticed a device similar to the one Ruiko always carried.

Seeing the gadgets on the table, Mikoto's eyes lit up. As Ruiko's friends, they knew exactly how powerful that device was—and it even had a remarkable AI built in.

"Has that terminal already been released to the public?"

Mikoto looked at Ruiko, curious.

Ruiko shook her head, then looked at Takumi.

"Takumi made it."

As soon as those words left her mouth, Mikoto's jaw dropped.

"Huh? Are you serious?"

"You made that, Mr. Takumi?"

She knew just how amazing that device was. It was hard to believe he had made it.

"Just call me Takumi-nii."

"Yes, I made it."

"If you want one, I'll give you one next time."

Upon hearing that, Mikoto's eyes sparkled.

"How much is it? I'll buy it!"

She didn't want it as a gift—she preferred to purchase it herself.

"Emm..."

Takumi was a bit speechless. But knowing her personality, he let it go.

"I don't need your money."

"Even if I did, what would I do with it?"

"Money's not an issue for me."

"Here, you can each have one."

Saying that, Takumi casually created two terminals out of thin air right before their stunned eyes.

Everyone was speechless.

Even Mikoto was wide-eyed.

"Creation from nothing?!"

Mikoto was utterly shocked.

After crafting them, Takumi placed the terminals on the table.

"Go ahead and take them. Consider them a welcome gift."

To Takumi, these things weren't worth much. Creating them cost him nothing—they regenerated their own energy. A single breath was enough to recover it all.

"Who exactly are you?"

Mikoto suddenly grew serious. With powers like that, there was no way Takumi was just some ordinary person. Ruiko's sudden power growth—he was responsible, wasn't he?

Kuroko's expression also turned grave.

"We're from another world~!"

"No need to be so cautious."

Takumi smiled warmly as he explained.

Around them, no one seemed to notice anything strange. Everyone continued on as normal, like nothing out of the ordinary was happening.

Everyone froze for a second.

"Another world?"

Uiharu looked totally confused.

She immediately turned her gaze to Ruiko.

Ruiko silently nodded.

"That's right. Takumi-nii and Bronya are from another world."

"They came here to help me out."

"Mikoto, they can help with your problems too. Takumi-nii means no harm."

Ruiko had never mentioned the alternate world before—she was afraid of attracting a certain voyeur's attention. But now that everything was out in the open, she figured it was fine to explain.

So she began telling Mikoto and the others about it, including the chat group.

As they listened, Mikoto and the others felt their heads spinning.

What the heck? An alternate world?

This was for real?

Ruiko had such an incredible opportunity?

Everyone was undeniably shocked. Who would believe something like this?

"Can this thing help boost my esper ability like it did with Ruiko?"

Uiharu looked at the vial in her hand, her heart full of excitement.

Her original ability wasn't that impressive—just slightly stronger than Ruiko's, good for keeping things warm.

But now, with this drug, her ability could become far more powerful?

"Yup!"

"See that button on the top?"

"Press it against your arm and push. That's all."

Takumi encouraged her to try it. He was curious too—if Uiharu's power evolved, would it still be just heat retention?

Or could it evolve into full temperature control?

If so, that would be an amazing ability worth developing.

Seeing Takumi so enthusiastic, Uiharu didn't hesitate. She pressed the vial against her arm and injected the blue liquid.

The others stared at her intently.

They were all curious about what her evolved ability would be.

After the injection, Uiharu felt a cooling sensation flood her mind.

Soon, she felt her powers beginning to strengthen.

"This!!"

Uiharu placed the empty vial down and looked at her hand.

A moment later, a puff of cold air gathered—and quickly turned into a block of ice.

Then, it shifted again, this time becoming a flame.

"Temperature control?"

Seeing this, Ruiko's eyes lit up.

That had to be temperature control, right?

"Yes, yes!!"

"And... I think I'm Level 3 now."

Uiharu beamed with joy.

One injection, and she was already Level 3.

Now she finally understood how Ruiko's ability had become so strong so fast.

"Are there any side effects?"

Kuroko looked at Takumi, suspicious.

Could things from another world really be used in theirs?

Could a sword from one world really cut down an official from another?