After informing Gabriel, Via turned once again to Takumi.
"Mr. Takumi. I'll leave Gabriel in your care."
Via looked at Takumi very seriously. From now on, Gabriel would follow Takumi, and she truly hoped Gabriel would not suffer any mistreatment.
Hearing this, Takumi nodded in agreement.
"Of course! And when you get the chance, you should come visit my world as well. I'm sure that staying inside a dimensional artifact and being brought over by Zhu Nai shouldn't be a problem for you."
A god of the Bible should easily have that kind of power.
Via, hearing Takumi say this, nodded thoughtfully.
"I understand. If the chance arises, I'll definitely go and have a look."
If that's how it is, then there shouldn't be any problems.
It seemed Takumi was able to travel between worlds using some special means. Maybe he could only cross over by himself, while others had to stay in a storage-type artifact to be brought along?
She had a rough idea now.
Not long after the two finished chatting, Gabriel arrived, leading her group.
They were all female angels, each with blonde hair and blue eyes. There were Ten-Winged Angels, Eight-Winged Angels, and Six-Winged Angels—all under Gabriel's command, part of her own faction.
"My Lord, Lord Takumi!"
Gabriel arrived and immediately bowed to everyone.
Seeing Gabriel had arrived, Via spoke out,
"Gabriel, listen to my command!"
Hearing this, Gabriel immediately stood at attention, her expression grave.
"From this day forward, you will be assigned to Mr. Takumi's divine kingdom. Once there, you will serve Mr. Takumi as your lord. Everything he commands will be your absolute order. You must serve him as loyally as you have served me. He will become your new master!"
Via delivered her final command to Gabriel with the utmost seriousness. At the same time, a powerful surge of energy emanated from her and poured into Gabriel, causing Gabriel's own power to surge to an entirely new level—surpassing even what she had before. As a result, Via herself appeared visibly weakened.
Sensing her own changes, Gabriel was both shocked and deeply concerned.
"Lord!!"
Had her Lord given her a portion of her own power? Even though she hadn't fully recovered, she was now giving away so much of her strength to boost Gabriel. This would make her even weaker.
"It's fine. This is the last help I can offer you."
Via shook her head and gestured for Gabriel not to say any more.
Hearing this, Gabriel opened her mouth but didn't know what else to say.
Via then turned her gaze toward Takumi.
"Mr. Takumi, please take them with you."
Takumi nodded. His gaze shifted to Gabriel and her angels.
"Don't worry, you can always return if you want. And your Lord will come visit my place in the future, so there's nothing to worry about."
Though the angels felt some sadness about leaving with Takumi, hearing this made them feel a little more at ease. If Takumi could travel freely between worlds, there was really nothing to worry about.
Gabriel nodded toward Takumi.
Seeing this, Takumi immediately opened up his imaginary space and looked at Gabriel and her angels.
"Please go inside for now. Stay there for a while; I still have some things to take care of before we leave."
Hearing this, Gabriel and the angels all entered Takumi's imaginary space in succession.
Inside Takumi's imaginary space, apart from various battleships and robots, there wasn't much else. Takumi's collection of Sacred Gear and similar items were kept in a different area. The place where Gabriel and the others stayed was a huge platform, with some places for them to rest as well. All they had to do was wait there for a while, and when Takumi opened the space again, they would have already arrived in his world.
After securing Gabriel and the angels, Takumi turned to Via.
"Well then, I'll take my leave. Next, I'm going to beat up Great Red!"
At these words, the corners of Takumi's mouth turned up in a faint smile.
Hearing this, Ophis's eyes shone with excitement.
"Go get him!!"
She could hardly wait any longer.
Via, meanwhile, looked on with a strange expression.
They really were going to fight Great Red. She glanced at Ophis—deciding it was best not to get involved with whatever these two dragons were up to.
"May victory be yours in battle! This is where we part ways. If anything urgent comes up, I'll contact that young girl..."
With all arrangements made, Via knew who to look for if she ever needed to find Takumi again.
Having finished his business, Takumi bid Via farewell.
After Takumi and Ophis had left, Via finally returned to the highest level to continue recovering her own strength. Takumi had already dealt with the greatest threat to this world, but the other pantheons would not be so easily dealt with. Now that Gabriel had left, Heaven's power was further diminished. She needed to recover quickly, or other gods with ill intent might get ideas if they learned of this situation. She had to be prepared.
The fastest way to recover was, of course, by gathering faith. As a result, many people in this world started witnessing miracles from time to time, causing more and more people to flock to the churches to pray—because the gods truly existed!
But none of this had anything to do with Takumi anymore.
...
This time, Takumi and Ophis went directly to the Dimensional Gap. Once there, Ophis grabbed onto the hem of Takumi's clothes, feeling nervous. As she looked around, there was both a sense of expectation and a hint of dissatisfaction in her eyes—after all, it was Great Red who had chased her away. No matter what, today she was going to give that guy a beating. Even though she wouldn't be coming back here anymore, there were some things that just had to be done.
Great Red seemed to have sensed Ophis's presence and immediately charged over. In the void, the crimson dragon approached rapidly. When she saw that red color, Ophis's aura became agitated.
Seeing this, Takumi put his hand on Ophis's forehead.
"Leave it to me."
Hearing this, Ophis nodded and calmed down, grabbing Takumi's hand instead, but her eyes never left Great Red.
Before long, Great Red rushed up. Before he could even greet Ophis—
Takumi immediately raised his hand and gave Great Red a massive slap.
As his hand came down, space collapsed. Dimensional fluctuations began to erupt and swell throughout the rift.