Chapter 13: I'll Pay Extra, Please Accept It

Does he really need the technology from her world? Some of it could easily be found online. Was that what Takumi wanted? With that in mind, Bronya raised the question in the group chat. Bronya: [Do you want the kind of stuff that's publicly available online?] If it was just that, she had no problem sharing it. Even internal company tech would be okay. After all, Takumi wasn't from her world, let alone a competitor. There was no conflict of interest. If it could be traded for something valuable, she wouldn't mind handing it over. Takumi: [Yes!] [Just compile all the educational resources your world has available for download and upload them to the system shop.] [I'll purchase them directly.] Then Takumi privately sent Bronya a red packet. Seeing his message and the red packet, Bronya opened it. Moments later, several hard drives appeared in her personal group space. After extracting them, they manifested before her eyes. Bronya raised an eyebrow. Takumi: [These are the best hard drives I can make in this world.] [Each has hundreds of terabytes.] [Let me know if you need more. Just load them up with data.] Takumi needed a massive influx of educational materials. Bronya's world's knowledge was exactly what he sought. Bronya: [Got it! I'll start downloading and compiling it all now. But it'll take some time. Downloading is slow.] That wasn't a big problem. She just needed to pay for access and download all the books and resources her world had to offer. And if it was uploaded to the shop, others besides Takumi might purchase it too. That would earn her points. After their conversation ended, Chika popped up. Fujiwara Chika: [Do you want the knowledge from my world too?] [If it's free content, I can help download it.] After receiving so many benefits from Takumi—like the ability awakening serum and gold—she was happy to help. She knew Takumi was collecting this knowledge to grow stronger. For him, knowledge was power. Takumi: [Absolutely!] [Here's what you can do: send me one of your world's laptops. I'll modify it.] [It's probably too much trouble for you to do the downloading yourself.] Chika was confused. Fujiwara Chika: [What?] Takumi: [I suspect you don't know how to operate it efficiently.] ... Did he think she was that clueless? Fujiwara Chika looked completely dumbfounded. Takumi: [Send me a laptop. I'll study its architecture and make a better version for you.] [Not sure if my world's tech will be compatible with yours.] [If it is, I can integrate an AI to handle the downloads automatically.] It was an idea that had just occurred to him. After reading the explanation, Chika sighed. Izumi Sagiri: [It works on my end~! I bought one of the laptops Takumi-oniichan uploaded.] Sagiri chimed in. It worked perfectly in her world. Internet connection was fast too. Takumi nodded. If Sagiri could use it, what about Chika? Or had the system auto-adapted the uploaded hardware? He wasn't sure, but now he had testers. Chika spoke again: Fujiwara Chika: [Your phone works fine. Laptop should too, right?] [Just send me one.] Though she was a little annoyed Takumi questioned her competence, she let it slide. She had only bought his phone, not his laptop. Still, the idea of a built-in AI to handle downloads was very appealing. Seeing that, Takumi got to work. He used his Authority to create several new laptops, each equipped with a built-in AI. They were specifically designed to collect knowledge from other worlds. He figured he could hand them out to any modern-world arrivals. Grinning, Takumi distributed the new laptops to Chika, Sagiri, and Bronya. No more hard drives for Bronya—the AI could do the downloading now. Chika and Sagiri accepted theirs immediately. Bronya, on the other hand, was a bit exasperated. Bronya: [You really are unpredictable. Could've just done this from the start!] [And this AI isn't going to hack into classified networks, is it?] She suspected the laptop might auto-connect to the internet and start raiding secure servers. Takumi: [It will.] [But don't worry, no one will detect it.] [Ever heard of dimensional suppression? It's a thing.] Since he was collecting data, he might as well go all out. Bronya: [This is not okay!!] [I'm getting nervous now!!] Now she was even more worried. If something went wrong, she didn't want to be responsible. Meanwhile, Chika and Sagiri were quietly watching their new laptops. They'd already accepted theirs, and they were currently downloading files. Oh boy. Suddenly they felt like accessories to a cybercrime. But hopefully, no one would notice? Both decided to stay silent. Takumi: [I'll pay extra!] [Please, just take it!!] With that, Takumi sent two red packets: one containing a superpower awakening serum, the other a Reinforced Bunny. Bronya: [(???)] [You bastard!!!] [Fine. But if anything goes wrong, I'm holding you responsible!] Despite her protests, Bronya finally accepted everything. Laptop, awakening serum, Reinforced Bunny. All the things she wanted—Takumi delivered. Her eyes lit up as she looked at the group space. Alright, this deal might not be so bad after all.