Chapter 48: Look What I Found? A Magical Armored Girl Queen!

The place where Yuu lived was a rented house she got herself. As for the money? That came from the gold Takumi had given her. She sold it off and used the proceeds to pay for her lodging. Takumi didn't rush into action. Instead, he sat next to Yuu and chatted with her. Yuu poured him a cup of tea, and the two quietly enjoyed their conversation. They spoke casually, without urgency. After sipping tea for a while, Yuu finally asked about Takumi's plans. "So, what do you intend to do next?" Yuu turned to look at him. Even she had to admit—Takumi was incredibly handsome. Of all the men she'd seen, none were as striking as him. The fact that they both had white hair made them seem like siblings when seated together. Takumi took a moment to organize the information in his mind about this world, then responded. "I'll head straight to Velier. Once I've gathered everything I need, I'll leave." There wasn't much to consider. Just head there and collect what was necessary. And maybe pick up a few girls while at it. After saying that, Takumi suddenly glanced at Yuu. "Yuu, do you want to bring your friend with you?" "Neglerea Nebiros. Isn't she working as a doujin artist here now?" Upon hearing this, Yuu's eyes flickered with emotion. After a brief pause, she replied. "I'll ask her. You go on ahead to Velier." If Reria could come too, that'd be great. And there were also those vampire ninjas... Yuu made her decision. The vampire ninjas were currently embroiled in civil war. She might as well bring them along too. "I'll probably bring some people along," she said. "I plan to bring those vampire ninjas as well." Since Takumi's world would eventually be integrated with many others, it wouldn't be good for Yuu to remain alone. That's why she decided to bring some companions. Characters like the vampire ninjas from the anime would be perfect. She intended to make a trip. "Is that so?" Takumi said. "No problem. Bring whoever you like." "Tickets aren't needed anyway." He didn't mind at all. Whoever Yuu wanted to bring was fine by him. With no need for tickets, there was no burden on his part. Had Takumi not come over, Yuu might have gone alone. But now that he was here, she decided to bring others too. Yuu nodded. That settled things. After finishing their tea, the two got up and sprang into action. As for Velier's location—Takumi needed to find it. With that in mind, he activated the power of the Herrscher of Void. With its activation, all spatial nodes on Earth slowly appeared in Takumi's perception. The one with a presence similar to Yuu's must be the Underworld. The one with a strong magical aura—that must be Velier. "Well then, I'm off." Whether it was correct or not, he'd check for himself. Takumi opened a spatial passage and disappeared from sight. Seeing this, Yuu stood up and went back inside to pack her things. After getting ready, she set off to find her friend. And so, both parties began to move. ... Takumi arrived at the node he had sensed. When he reached it, he was quite curious. Passing through the spatial node, what appeared before him was a massive gate. Behind it should be Velier. There were no guards. So, Takumi strolled right in. The moment he entered, alarms blared throughout Velier. An intruder had arrived! Takumi saw how quickly he'd been discovered and sighed. Sensing the area, he faded into space and headed straight for the palace. He was going directly to meet Liliya Lilith. Naturally, Liliya Lilith also sensed the intrusion. Her face paled with fear. Though she was queen of Velier, Liliya Lilith was incredibly timid. She was also the very first magical armored girl. However, her power wasn't as strong as Chris or Ariel. Her position as queen mainly came from her magic armor— which could nullify the abilities of other magical girls. She completely suppressed them with it. "Someone's invading?" she murmured timidly. Who would attack them? "That's right~! You guessed it~!" "And the intruder is already beside Her Majesty the Queen." A male voice suddenly whispered in her ear. In that instant, Liliya Lilith freaked out. She tried to retaliate, but someone held her head down. "Don't move! Or I'll start writing tally marks on your legs." "?(′???`)♥" ... Liliya Lilith froze. Takumi walked slowly in front of her, smiling. She stared at the man in disbelief. "A... a... a man???" she stammered. "Yup, a man~!" "Your Majesty, please disable the alarm." "I have something to discuss with you." "Don't worry—I'm not here to hurt you." "If I were, none of your people combined could stop me." "Oh, and I've already taken care of your royal guards~!" "Surprised?" Takumi grinned and casually sat in her seat. Hearing all this, Liliya was terrified. What should she do? Her brain was practically trembling. "O... okay..." Tears welling in her eyes, she issued the order to cancel the alert. Takumi nodded in satisfaction. Then, he snapped his fingers. In the next moment, energy erupted from him. A glowing orb appeared in the sky above Velier. It radiated light, engulfing the entire city. Restraint Authority—activated! In that instant, every magical armored girl in Velier felt their powers suppressed. Some who were flying even dropped out of the air. Panic spread. What's going on? Why was this happening? Is this the queen's power? No one had the answer. Even Liliya felt her power vanish. In that moment, she felt like a helpless lamb. She looked at Takumi with fear. What kind of power was this? It completely suppressed her abilities. It was similar to her own armor's power—but not the same. This was definitely not from their world. Which meant... the man before her came from another world!?