Chapter 67: What Is There to Discuss? Do We Even Need to Discuss?

Fujiwara Chika: [Keep dreaming~!] [As if I'd wear that for you!!] Seeing that LSP's comment, Fujiwara Chika felt indignant—and a little shy too. Who would wear Balenciaga stockings just to show you? Seriously!! Takumi: [Stingy!] [Fine, not arguing anymore, time to sleep!] No high-socks to see? Whatever. Time for bed. He had to help beat up Huo Kun tomorrow anyway. Closing the chat group, Takumi turned in for the night. The rest of the group didn't stay up late either. Once check-ins were done, they all logged off to sleep. The only one pulling an all-nighter was Kaguya. She was still going strong in her gaming streak. Even after Koneko left, she kept on playing. When Takumi woke up the next morning, Kaguya was still gaming. Seeing this, Takumi was baffled. "You came to another world just to pull an all-nighter?" Did she seriously not plan to sleep at all? Hearing him, Kaguya finally noticed the time and glanced outside. "It's already morning?" "Give me a moment!" Right in front of Takumi and the others who had come to wake them—like Akeno—she straight up committed suicide. Moments later, she revived at full health. "OJ8K." "All set!" "Has it started?" "Let's get going!" Energetic as ever, Kaguya was ready to go. "6, huh!" "You really are OP when you don't fear death." "Say, your Hourai Elixir freezes you at a certain moment, right?" "No matter how you die, you just restore to your original state?" Kaguya nodded. "Yep! That's exactly it." "Any problem with that?" She looked at Takumi a bit confused. Was there something wrong with that? "Then, does that... barrier... also restore?" Takumi suddenly dropped that question. Kaguya froze. Akeno and the others also fell silent. Please stop asking weird things this early in the morning. Returning to her senses, Kaguya looked at Takumi, speechless. "How would I know?" "I haven't tested it!!" She genuinely couldn't answer. She really didn't know. "That so?" "What a shame." Takumi looked disappointed. Another mystery for the books. Too bad. Kaguya stared at him oddly. Why is your brain always wired so bizarrely? But Takumi ignored her and turned to Akeno. "When does it start?" "Roughly 8 AM," Akeno replied quickly. "It's already 7:30 now." "We have half an hour for breakfast." Takumi nodded. "Alright then! Let's eat first." "Then we'll finish things quickly." He still had a lot to take care of after this. Akeno nodded, then led Takumi and Kaguya to the cafeteria. Once breakfast was done, Takumi and Kaguya were taken to a waiting room. Rias was already preparing. Grayfia had arrived and was currently speaking with her. At this time, Rias submitted her participant list. When Grayfia saw the two unfamiliar names, Penglai-san Kaguya and Takumi? She was a bit confused. Where had these two come from? The registration had only marked them as external allies, friends. Not official retainers of Rias. Though puzzled, she didn't press the matter. If Rias had recruited support, then so be it. When the match began, she could observe them firsthand. Once Rias submitted the roster, Grayfia left. After breakfast, a massive magic array suddenly lit up across the old school building. The enormous formation enveloped Kuoh Academy. Takumi could feel the space shift clearly. Everyone was transported to an alternate dimension. "It's starting?" Seeing the change outside, Kaguya clicked her tongue in curiosity. She got up to inspect the surroundings. The sky had turned gray. The buildings were unchanged, but the air felt slightly unreal. This kind of barrier was quite impressive. If she learned how to use it, she wouldn't need to worry about damaging the Bamboo Forest of the Lost when fighting that guy. Yeah. Definitely a win. She should ask Rias later. As the barrier solidified, their opponents arrived. Riser showed up, bringing a crowd of girls. Upon arrival, he activated a magic broadcast: "Rias, my dear fiancée, stop resisting." "Even with the Boosted Gear of the Red Dragon Emperor, you can't change the fact that you'll be marrying me." "Surrender early, and you'll avoid suffering." Arrogant didn't even begin to describe him. To Riser, Rias was just flailing in futility. Even if she brought in two unknowns, it wouldn't help. Might as well give up now. Kaguya raised an eyebrow. "What an arrogant guy!!" "Takumi, shouldn't we just destroy him?" She turned to Takumi with a cold glint. People that arrogant deserved a beating. Takumi fully agreed. Definitely. Someone more arrogant than him? Let's just erase them. "Let me handle his little sister later." "I'll show them what it means to be a pro at smashing immortals." Kaguya said this confidently. She meant business. "Shall we strategize?" Rias also spoke up. She looked at Takumi. Should they discuss how to handle the battle? Hearing that, Takumi tilted his head. "Strategize what?" "Just bulldoze through them." "No strategy needed." He stood up. Everyone froze. "No plan at all?" Rias was confused. "You're underestimating me." "If we really needed a plan to deal with this weak-sauce group, then you're insulting me." "Kaguya, you might not get your one-on-one with Ravel." "I say we just steamroll them." Kaguya blinked. "You're planning to end it instantly?" His tone made it clear—Takumi wasn't here to play games. "Of course I am." "I'm not here to be a monkey on display." Since this Rating Game was being broadcast to the Underworld, He didn't want to become entertainment. This whole thing was just a glorified game. Better to finish it quick, then get on with his own stuff. If he could end it early, why drag it out? So Takumi's plan was simple: End the fight in an instant. Let those backwater devils experience the might of technology.