Chapter 458: Chapter 458: The One Thing I’ll Never Run Out Of Is Energy
The invitation card was still in her hand.
That meant she could return home.
Tomoyo looked at the invitation card in her hand and let out a breath of relief.
When she first received the card, she had a feeling—one thought, and the card would send her back.
However, it could only be used once.
A round-trip ticket.
"Looks like I can go back. But... once it's used, it'll vanish."
Tomoyo voiced her intuition.
Her tone had lightened noticeably.
She was clearly in a better mood.
"Then there's no problem. As long as you can go back."
"If it comes to it, I've already recorded the coordinates of your world."
"I can return there myself—it'll just take a bit longer."
Takumi didn't hide the fact that he had marked her world's coordinates.
Tomoyo blinked.
"So that force that burst out when I opened the invitation—slipping into the void—that was your doing?"
"I thought it was some unknown energy."
She quickly realized that it had been Takumi's setup.
"Well, I sent out those invitations to bring interesting people to this world."
"Also to collect more world coordinates."
"It's really difficult to locate a world in the vast void."
Honesty was the best policy.
He didn't try to hide his intent.
Tomoyo chuckled. She completely understood.
She herself had the power to send people to other dimensions.
But only to adjacent coordinates in her own multiverse.
She couldn't go very far.
"I get it. I used to think a lot about other worlds."
"Never thought I'd actually visit one myself."
"Still... not a bad experience."
"Since I'm already here, can I mark this world's coordinates too?"
"If I can link this place with my home dimension, I might even keep the invitation card as a memento~"
She looked at the card in her hand, smiling.
Her power allowed dimensional travel.
So maybe she could link her world to this one?
If so—
Takumi was intrigued.
"With your magic? Dimensional magic... Can you demonstrate it for me?"
"I'd love to see how it works."
He was extremely curious about her abilities.
If Tomoyo's magic could truly connect other worlds, he wouldn't need to physically go there anymore.
He could even try copying the spell.
Tomoyo didn't refuse.
"I can send people to other dimensions. As long as I have the coordinate."
"This world of yours seems connected to others."
"I think it should work, right?"
Though she wasn't entirely sure.
Her energy was changing—her magic had turned into Honkai energy.
Her spells had become extremely taxing to cast.
If she could conserve power using Honkai energy, that'd be great.
While they chatted, Ram and Rem returned with tea and snacks.
"There should be no problem."
"Go ahead and try."
"Let's observe the result."
"I'll study it too. If it works, I'll have an easier time visiting other worlds."
Made sense.
Tomoyo agreed wholeheartedly.
She got up and walked to an open area in the living room.
"Shall we give it a shot?"
"But... what should we use as a test subject?"
She glanced at Takumi.
They could test the spell—but using a person was risky.
They needed something safer.
Takumi materialized a new robot.
"Use this."
"Prometheus, monitor the robot's data in real-time and track its location."
"Let's see if it actually teleports to another world."
He instructed Prometheus accordingly.
"Understood."
Her voice rang out clearly, surprising Tomoyo.
But she didn't overthink it.
The robot wasn't alive, so it was fine.
She focused.
A complex magic circle appeared.
Takumi activated his authority and began recording.
As the array formed, Tomoyo's magical energy drained rapidly.
Takumi watched in astonishment at how much energy she was expending.
After a moment's thought, he injected a stream of Honkai energy into her body.
The emptiness inside her was instantly replenished.
Tomoyo was momentarily stunned.
Then her face lit up in delight.
With a powerful energy source backing her up, casting the teleportation spell became much easier.
Prometheus swiftly directed the robot into the magic circle.
Under Takumi's watchful eye, the dimensional gate opened.
The robot vanished.
The circle faded.
"Entering spatial tunnel."
"Magic circle stable."
"Initiating jump to neutral dimension."
"Teleportation successful."
"Current location: Black Tower Space Station."
Prometheus reported the robot's location in real-time.
Takumi nodded.
Straight to the neighboring Black Tower Space Station.
Not bad.
Tomoyo's spell worked.
He recorded everything.
"Phew~! That energy of yours is amazing."
Tomoyo sighed in relief.
Her magic hadn't failed.
She was amazed at how effective Honkai energy was.
Normally, using that dimensional spell once would've drained her completely.
But thanks to Takumi's energy infusion, the cost was dramatically reduced.
Now, she felt she could cast it several more times.
That made her really happy.
No more worrying about running out of mana.
"Glad it helped."
"I've already mastered your spell."
"As long as I have enough energy and a world coordinate, I can initiate long-range dimensional travel."
Takumi had fully analyzed her magic.
Now that he understood it, he was impressed.
With this, he could jump between worlds anytime—as long as he had coordinates.
Energy?
That was the one thing Takumi had in abundance.
Perpetual energy engines, anyone?
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