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

Takumi's mind began to wander into strange thoughts.

Meanwhile, the moment he thought about Yuyuko, she suddenly sneezed while dining in the Gourmet World. She was startled—what just happened? Could it be… ghosts could catch a cold?

Shocking.

"Hmm? Yuyuko, what's wrong?" Yakumo Yukari looked at Yuyuko in confusion. Ghosts catching colds? That shouldn't be possible, right?

"No... nothing. Must be someone thinking about me," Yuyuko replied.

Ghosts didn't catch colds. So, someone must be missing her.

Hearing this, Yukari's face filled with question marks.

Someone missing her? Who?

"Maybe it's Hu Tao talking about me! I promised to treat her to some food, remember? Yukari, let's quickly pack up and head back."

Yuyuko was certain. It had to be Hu Tao thinking about her.

So, she sneezed.

In that case, she had to return quickly.

Yukari blinked, her expression speechless. Was that really the reason? More likely, Yuyuko simply didn't feel like staying any longer. And when it came to treating Hu Tao to food, wasn't Yuyuko actually the one eating? Just looking for an excuse to make Xiangling cook, huh?

Although Yukari felt quite speechless, she didn't call Yuyuko out on it.

They had been out long enough. It was time to return.

With that thought, Yukari packed all the ingredients they had collected into her gap.

Then she took Yuyuko and returned to Takumi's world.

Come to think of it, they hadn't run into Kazami Yuuka this time.

Ever since Yuuka entered Takumi's world, she'd completely disappeared from Gensokyo. Even in the Gensokyo group chat they built, she barely showed up. But her friend feed was active—filled with photos of various flora-based ingredients.

Apparently, she was also in the Gourmet World but no one knew exactly where.

Still, they hadn't come looking for her. Their goal was ingredient collecting, not socializing.

The two first teleported back to Totsuki Academy.

Upon arrival, Yukari was amazed by how busy the place was. This place was packed. A dense stream of vehicles headed toward Takumi's side of the world. Thankfully, the Gourmet City over there was spacious enough; otherwise, the traffic would overwhelm it.

It used to be even more hectic—back when only one world had access to rare ingredients. Rumor had it traffic jams were daily occurrences.

Now that Takumi's side was cultivating many ingredients, things had calmed a bit. Most transported goods were likely just meat.

Takumi's domesticated animals still couldn't be hunted, only plants could be harvested.

Yuyuko and Yukari came mainly to obtain meat. Otherwise, they wouldn't have made the trip.

For Yuyuko, meat was the tastiest.

Yukari guided Yuyuko through the world transit gate back into Takumi's domain. Upon return, she opened a gap and both vanished.

People who saw this weren't surprised. It was common here for people to suddenly vanish. Before entering this world, normal folks might have been shocked. Now, they were desensitized.

This Gourmet City hosted countless warehouses and large markets further out. If Takumi visited today, he'd see signs like "Loki Market" or "Zeus Market."

Yes, gods were now running markets.

After their worlds merged with Takumi's, they dived into the food business.

It was just too profitable.

As for their old dungeon worlds? Not even dogs wanted to visit now.

There wasn't much left worth exploring.

Being a Gourmet Hunter not only strengthened oneself but also made good money. Ingredients were consumables—the rarer, the more valuable.

Takumi's currency now had real value.

So naturally, the eyes of many god-families turned toward the Gourmet World.

Though Takumi's world had started cultivating food beasts, they still needed time to mature. No one was willing to risk catching wild beasts for now.

Why? It wasn't worth it.

You might catch a rare beast, only to have a machine-type being appear behind you and toss you into space.

It had already happened to several people.

…

Time flew.

Back at the Reincarnation Pool, Kanade had successfully transformed into an angel.

When she emerged, Takumi was already waiting.

She stepped out dazed, feeling immense power coursing through her.

Unbelievable.

Just a few days in the pool, and now she felt so strong.

"Congratulations!" Takumi smiled.

Hearing that, Kanade snapped back to her senses. "Thank you! I feel so powerful now!"

She clenched her fists, feeling entirely different from before.

"Of course. Angels are pretty awesome. But enough of that—I've already moved your world over. Want to go back and see it?"

Takumi chuckled, knowing full well that wasn't his main reason for coming.

He came to tell her the world had been transferred.

Upon hearing this, Kanade's eyes lit up—then quickly dimmed.

"I don't think I'll go back," she said.

There was nothing there for her anymore.

Her parents were gone.

Maybe she had distant relatives, but she barely knew them.

There was no point returning.

To them, she was already dead.

"Alright," Takumi nodded. "By the way, the rest of the people from your world have also been brought over. Want to see them?"

Seeing her expression, Takumi wisely changed the subject and mentioned her old companions.

Kanade's spirit lifted. "They're all here? They didn't reincarnate?"

They didn't find peace and move on?

"Yep. They've all come here. Some already started working. Come on, I'll take you. Nakamaru Yuri is learning some new stuff right now."

Takumi twitched at the mention of her name.

Hu Tao was seriously training Yuri as her disciple, teaching her all her signature skills.