Chapter 402: Chapter 402: Who Told Them to Look at Me? They Must Be Crazy
For this mission, Fujiwara Chika brought along Shinomiya Kaguya and Hayasaka Ai.
Then Katou Megumi brought Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha.
Asuna also brought Yuki with her.
With such combat power, they could absolutely steamroll that world.
"It was supposed to be a five-person mission, and you all brought so many people to gang up on the enemy?"
Takumi didn't even know how to complain.
And to top it off, they returned with a whole group of people.
Fujiwara Chika responded confidently:
"Everyone needs combat experience anyway, so I brought them all. I'm not the only one. The others brought many people too. Juna probably brought Rias and the rest with her."
That ten-person mission had even more people. And there was another mission where Ais surely brought considerable firepower too.
Since Takumi and the top-level members wouldn't interfere, bringing extra hands ensured a smoother experience.
Plus, it served as training.
Hearing this, Takumi could only smile wryly.
"Fine. As long as you're all happy."
He then turned his attention to the members of the Demon Slayer Corps.
Seeing Takumi, they immediately bowed in respect.
Looking at these figures he had only seen in anime before, Takumi greeted them:
"Welcome to my world. You're one of us now. I can assign you a territory. You can settle there or live in the city."
Takumi didn't have anything special planned for them. How they chose to live was up to them.
Breathing techniques had their limits. If they wanted to become stronger, they would have to study what Takumi's world offered.
"Thank you!"
Hearing this, the Demon Slayer Corps members quickly expressed their gratitude.
This arrangement was already quite generous.
Before coming, Fujiwara Chika had briefed them about this world. So they already had a basic understanding.
Takumi offering them land meant they could build their own village. The breathing techniques would be passed down and possibly improved further.
After arranging everything for the Demon Slayers, Takumi had his mechanical troops escort them to their new home.
Housing and infrastructure would be built soon.
Once that was handled, Takumi turned back to the girls.
"Are you staying for dinner or heading home?"
Fujiwara Chika raised a brow and replied,
"Going home, of course. We need to report in. Can't have our families worried."
Their parents were in this world too. Since they had gone out on a mission, it made sense to check in now that they were back.
The others nodded in agreement.
Indeed. Since they had returned, they needed to report home.
Takumi didn't try to stop them. He opened a spatial portal to let them return.
They said their goodbyes and went back.
After sending them off, Takumi looked into the group chat.
Takumi: [@Bronya, how's your mission going?]
Their mission had something to do with sealing an underworld invasion, right?
Still not done?
Bronya: [Currently sealing the underworld's entrance. Almost done.]
Lala: [Almost there! Just a few more hours!]
Kurumi: [Good thing we brought Sawa along. Otherwise, we would have struggled with all the space-related stuff.]
Kurumi sighed in relief. It was their first mission, and thank goodness someone who could manipulate space came along.
Otherwise, it would have been troublesome.
Raiden Mei: [If I had known, I would've brought Sirin instead. Didn't expect we'd need to seal off space.]
They hadn't anticipated that kind of complication. If she had, she would've brought Sirin instead of just Kiana.
Takumi: [Emm... must have been tough for you guys. But since it's all under control, that's good.]
[@Nyaruko, how are things on your end?]
It seemed that Nyaruko's team was the last one still in progress. They had also brought the most people.
Seeing herself tagged, Nyaruko popped up.
Nyaruko: [Thanks for asking. Just stopped Kaguya from restarting the world again.]
[This world has way too many goblins. We're trying our best.]
[Oh, and I picked up a young saintess who just started her journey.]
[Picture]
She posted an image. A young saintess, no more than thirteen or fourteen.
Takumi froze when he saw the picture.
Just thirteen or fourteen, huh. He understood now.
He also realized why Nyaruko mentioned a world reset.
Kaguya must have figured out what kind of world they were in, which triggered her fury.
Houraisan Kaguya: [Damn it!!] [Why can't we just reset time and solve everything? Why must we hack away at those disgusting creatures one by one?!]
Kaguya was raging.
Just the sight of goblins now made her want to vomit.
It was absurd.
Why not just reset the world?
Nyaruko: [Are you kidding? If you reset it, how are we supposed to play? You won't be able to finish the mission that way.]
Did she even think about what she was saying?
If she reset the world, did she think its gods would just stand by and watch?
Even if those gods were already insane.
Seeing her caused them to go insane.
But Nyaruko swore she didn't do it on purpose.
It wasn't her fault they decided to look at her.
Takumi: [Finish the mission soon and come back. I'm off to eat.]
With that, he closed the group chat.
He couldn't be bothered with the chaos anymore.
Time to enjoy dinner.
Later that evening, Bronya and her team returned as well.
She headed straight home.
Seeing her return, Takumi couldn't help but ask,
"Did you bring anyone back this time?"
Bronya nodded.
"Yup. Brought a few people back. We were already there, so might as well. Can't come back empty-handed, right?"
She gave Takumi a mischievous smile.
Spending so much time with Takumi had taught her well.
Hearing this, Takumi was a little speechless.
Good grief, even she had picked up that attitude now.
"Go take a bath. I'll cook something for you."
With that, Takumi went into the kitchen.
Bronya headed to clean up.
These past few days had been hectic, and she hadn't had a proper wash.
Now that she was home, it was time to really clean up.
Sure, the combat armor Takumi designed had automatic sanitation functions, but it was never as satisfying as a proper bath.
When you're busy, you don't notice it. But once you have free time, it suddenly becomes uncomfortable.
That was how it was for many people.
When you're occupied, you don't care. But the moment things slow down, going without a shower feels unbearable.
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