Chapter 389 352 – Summoning Chloe

"Whatever. In the end, we're just going to crush them with overwhelming force!"

After using her Mastermind skill to plan everything out, Kagali eventually realized that the answer was simply to steamroll them with superior power.

Still, while planning the conquest of the surrounding kingdoms, she also began reviewing the monster populations near the Great Forest.

Subjugating them was another important objective.

That was when Kagali noticed something worth paying attention to.

"The Orc tribe has been expanding extremely quickly lately. This monster race deserves close observation."

After marking it as a priority, Kagali continued organizing the relevant information.

Meanwhile, Takumi had returned to the inner palace, but he did not continue partying.

Mainly because he had already been at it for long enough. Even if one liked dumplings, one could not keep eating them forever.

He could handle it, but the dumplings could not.

Besides, Kagali was currently assigning troops to conquer the surrounding nations, and Kureha and the others were all enthusiastically participating. Takumi was the only one left behind.

Sitting inside the palace chambers, he examined his recent gains.

"Raphael, Lord of Wisdom combined with King of Creation really is an absurdly powerful pairing."

"Unlimited Imprisonment has already been completely analyzed, and I even modified it."

With his astonishing intellect, Takumi had integrated Unlimited Imprisonment into the imaginary space inside his body.

Now, whenever he sealed someone with Unlimited Imprisonment, he was effectively swallowing them into his Stomach.

Because of Unlimited Imprisonment's properties, even someone stronger than him would be unable to escape once sealed. They could only obediently remain inside while he analyzed, digested, and absorbed them.

Aside from that, his miscellaneous minor gains were not worth mentioning.

The more important breakthrough was the Otherworld Summoning spell he had created.

It was an improved version of the Otherworld Summoning spell he had learned from Kagali.

The success rate of the modified version was uncertain, but Takumi could designate the summoned person's sex.

Most importantly, he had removed the cumbersome requirements, making it far less complicated than the original spell.

"I should be able to summon Tohru, Shizuka Cutie, and the others with this Otherworld Summoning spell."

"I've already anchored their locations, so summoning them wouldn't actually be difficult."

Although Takumi considered it, he did not follow through.

Tohru could come over, but the others were better left where they were for now.

Given the current situation, it was probably better not to summon Tohru either. She became jealous far too easily and still needed some proper education.

"For now, I'll test this Otherworld Summoning spell."

"Otherworld Summoning!"

As Takumi poured magic into the spell, a profound golden magic circle appeared before him.

At that same instant, his other abilities activated as well.

"Future Sight!"

In an instant, more than ten thousand possible futures appeared before Takumi's eyes.

Among the beings he summoned, some attempts failed, while others produced boys or girls.

Within those ten thousand futures, Takumi discovered one particularly remarkable girl.

Both his intuition and Protagonist's Halo selected her.

"She's the one!"

"Faust, Lord of Investigation: Probability Manipulation!"

The moment Faust activated, the ten thousand different futures vanished, leaving only the single possibility in which that girl appeared.

By layering multiple abilities together, Takumi's Otherworld Summoning spell had become capable of precise target selection.

Once that future was anchored, an adorable little girl appeared before him. She had fair skin and smooth black hair.

She blinked her large, watery eyes and stared blankly into Takumi's.

As their gazes met, a charming blush appeared on her pale cheeks.

"Um… Big Brother, where is this?"

Chloe Aubert had originally been frightened, but the instant she saw Takumi, her heart suddenly calmed.

She timidly voiced her question, prompting Takumi to give her a gentle smile.

"This is my home. Welcome."

Takumi invited Chloe to sit down, then brought out desserts and fruit juice.

Afterward, he introduced himself and gave her a general explanation of who he was.

Chloe did not hide anything either. After telling him her surname, she also recounted what had happened to her.

Strictly speaking, this was not the first time she had been summoned.

She remembered that she had initially been with her childhood friend Leon when they seemed to pass through some kind of dimensional rift and suddenly arrived in this world.

But in the very next instant, Takumi summoned her here.

"I see. Chloe, if you don't mind, how about staying with me for the time being?"

Looking at the gentle and refined Takumi, Chloe nodded with slightly flushed cheeks.

She was an orphan. The only reason Leon was her childhood friend was that they had grown up together in the same orphanage.

At only ten years old, Chloe did not understand what love was.

She simply felt that compared to living at the orphanage, she preferred being with Takumi.

"Chloe, what do you usually like?"

Hearing Takumi's sudden question, Chloe quietly answered, "I like eating delicious food, and I also like reading manga."

"Oh? Do you like playing games too?"

"Games? I do!"

Chloe immediately nodded.

At ten years old, she was at exactly the age when she loved playing games and reading manga.

Smiling, Takumi casually produced a large pile of manga and video games.

He had recreated all of them by hand from his own memories.

"Wow!"

Seeing the pile of manga and games before her, Chloe immediately cried out in delight.

The two of them then settled into the palace chambers and began playing together.

Playing games with an adorable little girl was genuinely enjoyable.

Especially after more than ten days of partying, which had left him mentally fatigued. Playing games and teasing a cute little girl was the perfect way to relax.

After Takumi spent an entire day happily playing with Chloe, she completely adapted to life there.

Compared to the boring orphanage, this new life filled her with joy.

She also liked staying close to Takumi. This handsome big brother smelled nice.

Whenever Chloe caught that pleasant scent, she felt an immense sense of security.

As a result, she became very attached to him and was currently sitting in his lap while they played games together.

They were playing an arcade game that allowed two players to clear stages cooperatively.

Chloe's reflexes were genuinely impressive. Takumi felt that later on, she could probably handle some AAA titles as well.

After playing for an entire day, Takumi soon received a message from Kagali.

His secretary, imperial chancellor, department head, imperial general, and everything else besides had submitted the completed plan to him.

At this point, Kagali was immensely grateful that she possessed the Mastermind skill.

Takumi was a hands-off ruler through and through, completely entrusting every aspect of the empire to her.

At first, that level of trust had moved Kagali.

Later, it only left her smiling helplessly.

The empire was enormous, yet she had somehow become its true administrator.

Meanwhile, the emperor himself was hiding in the palace chambers playing games with a little girl.

Who was she supposed to complain to about that?