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

Takumi looked at everyone suddenly popping up in the group chat and couldn't help but laugh.

Takumi: [@Everyone, all of you have been lurking, huh.] [Are there any tasks lately?]

As he said this, he started checking the group's task list to shift the topic. After a thorough look, he found that there wasn't a single task. There had been a few minor tasks before, but those were already completed by other members.

Since everyone had moved to Takumi's world, the presence of the chat group had gradually diminished. Or rather, Takumi had been checking the group less frequently because there were just too few missions. None of them were worth his time. Minor ones weren't worth doing, and no major ones ever refreshed. It was quite awkward.

shiroyasha: [They'll probably arrive tomorrow. Bro, let's go set up an ambush!]

While Takumi was lost in thought, shiroyasha suddenly reminded him. She hadn't forgotten that they needed to intercept the Halloween Queen and the others. There was no way she'd let them just waltz in.

shiroyasha was visibly excited now.

Takumi: [Tomorrow, huh?] [Got it.]

So soon? If they were arriving, then the rest of those worlds probably wouldn't be far behind. It looked like the pace of Takumi's world was about to accelerate.

Thinking of this, Takumi became more serious. He took this very seriously. The various technologies Takumi had brought back were being distributed, and now his civilization was incredibly powerful. On top of defeating countless civilizations across the universe, his world had become a formidable force.

If the worlds from Little Garden also started arriving, then Takumi's world would surely ascend to an even greater level. His strength might see another leap. The thought alone made him excited.

Takumi continued chatting with everyone in the group. As for the invitations from the girls, he'd consider them later.

Speaking of which, the new year was approaching.

It had been two and a half years since he came to this world. With that in mind, Takumi asked everyone in the group if they wanted to do something festive.

Takumi: [Another year is upon us.] [Now that everyone's in our world, why don't we plan something special?]

Seeing the message, everyone paused.

Another year already?

Chika Fujiwara: [This is insane. I didn't even realize a whole year had passed!] [Damn it, the climate here never changes. I completely lost track of time!]

Sagiri: [Now that you mention it, Takumi-nii, give me my winter back!!]

Megumi Kato: [There's no soul without winter!]

Everyone started complaining. If Takumi hadn't mentioned it, no one would've realized the year was ending. The temperature year-round had been perfect—it was clearly manipulated by Takumi. Because of that, no one really noticed the seasons.

shiroyasha: [I vote for eternal summer!] [I love the sun! I love summer!]

She, shiroyasha, openly declared her love for summer—especially summer at the beach. Sunlight, white clouds, sand, bikinis, babes, pebbles—it all sounded exciting. She thought Takumi should just make it summer forever.

Izayoi: [I like summer too!] [Same!]

Zhongli: [From a universal standpoint, not having four seasons feels unnatural.]

In Takumi's world, many things were artificially controlled. But even so, everyone was used to the concept of four seasons. While constant mild weather was nice, the charm of seasonal change was hard to replace.

Takumi: [Emm...] [Actually, that's not entirely my doing.] [The location of the City of Hope just naturally has this trait.] [Cold air can't get in, and due to various factors, it stays warm year-round.] [If you want it, I can adjust it.] [Let's make it snow!]

Changing the season? A simple task.

It wasn't something that could trouble Takumi.

Everyone agreed immediately.

Sagiri: [Quick, make it snow!]

Chika Fujiwara: [Agreed! Snow!!]

Juno: [Sure, let it snow.]

Herta: [Snow, huh? I could go back and take a look. I haven't seen snow in ages.]

Even Herta chimed in. She'd been stuck in the space station for so long that she couldn't remember the last time she'd seen snow. Seeing everyone in the group talking about it stirred her longing too.

Seeing this, Takumi didn't say more. Instead, he turned to Prometheus:

"Prometheus, I'll leave the climate control to you." "Set up the seasons properly and handle when to make it rain or snow." "Just configure it."

Takumi directly delegated the task to Prometheus. It wasn't something he could watch over all the time anyway. Since Prometheus already possessed the Authority of the End, she could handle this perfectly.

Upon hearing his request, Prometheus responded immediately:

"Understood. Starting snowfall now."

For everything Takumi mentioned, Prometheus would handle it.

Moments after her voice fell, the skies outside Takumi's city began to change. At some point, the sky had turned overcast. The temperature started to drop.

At the same time, everyone in the city received a message from Prometheus:

[The first snowfall of the year will arrive in 30 minutes. Please keep warm.]

The brief message stunned many.

Snow already?

A lot of people checked the time and suddenly realized—it was nearly the New Year.

So the snow made sense.

Seeing this, everyone felt a surge of joy. If it's the New Year, they should celebrate properly.

In just moments, Takumi's world became lively again.

Other worlds were about to celebrate the New Year as well. Once they found out Takumi's world was celebrating, they started sending various supplies there.

Many worlds also discovered that Takumi's customs followed those of the Dragon Kingdom. Because of that, all the Dragon Kingdoms from other worlds naturally felt close to Takumi's world.

Not just similar—identical.

Now that it was the New Year, it was also prime time for merchants to make money. After all, most goods in Takumi's world were imported from other worlds.

Takumi's world mainly produced technology. For things like small goods, the profit was too low, so he had other worlds manufacture them and then import them.

As snow fell, the whole world became festive.

But for now, none of this concerned Takumi.

Because the Halloween Queen and the others were almost here.

shiroyasha sensed their aura drawing closer and quickly informed Takumi.

shiroyasha: [Hurry up! It's time for a highway robbery!!]

shiroyasha was very excited.

She really looked forward to seeing how those old friends would react when they saw her.

Didn't expect this, huh? I beat you to it.

Of course, it was just a thought. Chances were, a lot of them already knew she'd bailed out with her bucket long ago.