Together with the five women led by Najenda who attacked at night, forty-two people left the base in a mighty manner.
Originally, Najenda was going to call the mount, the Air Manta—that dangerous creature that looked like a manta ray—to carry everyone.
But before she could make a move, Takumi stamped his foot.
A magic circle unfolded from under his feet and then disappeared into the ground again.
"???"
Najenda didn't understand this operation, and then she felt the ground begin to shake.
"What happened?"
"An earthquake?"
The girls from Night Raid exclaimed.
Immediately, they saw the ground beneath everyone's feet rising up, and the detached land flew into the air, forming a small floating island.
"Okay, don't make a fuss. It's just a way to travel; just give me directions," Takumi said and sat back. Behind the empty space, some vines appeared in an instant and formed a chair, catching him perfectly.
Then he waved his hand again and floated the island. Rattans grew in other places, and seats, pergolas, and edge guardrails were built. The floating island was no longer a bare piece of land but had become an aerial courtyard.
Najenda came back to her senses from Takumi's magical operation and quickly started to give directions.
Although the women from Night Raid were frightened by Takumi's method of turning decay into magic, they calmed down and stopped yelling to avoid being too embarrassed.
Under the guidance of Najenda, Takumi controlled the floating island and began to move forward.
The elf girls were not idle either. They took out cameras, video cameras, and other equipment from Hestia's space backpack and came to the edge of the floating island. The topography was recorded.
This move made Najenda's eyelids jump, and she quickly asked Takumi: "What are they doing?"
"Examine and record the local customs," Takumi smiled and used the all-purpose excuse of the examination.
What should Najenda do about this?
Although she guessed that the purpose of Takumi and the others' trip was probably more than what it seemed, there was no evidence and nothing could be done to stop it.
Then, Takumi ignored her and closed his eyes to sleep.
Well, he was actually checking the mission triggered by the system.
Mission 1: Kill Imperial Minister Honest. Reward: Designated world lottery chance X1!
Mission 2: Justice will not die. Protect the members of the Night Raid organization from being sacrificed until the Empire is destroyed. Reward: Lottery opportunities from all worlds (X1 for each person alive)!
There were only two tasks, and the rewards were not as rich as those in the Apocalypse world.
In addition to lottery opportunities in designated worlds, the reward for mission two did not make Takumi particularly excited.
After all, the lottery of the world is just a random reward.
As long as the reward for receiving visitors is not limited to the visitor world, it is basically equivalent to a lottery of the world.
But fortunately, the content of the mission was not troublesome.
Needless to say, regarding mission two, starting from the time when Akame connected to the Dimensional City, it was impossible for these people to be sacrificed like in the original work.
Because Takumi will not allow it, especially for Akame.
Even if he is unambiguous and merciless on business matters, Takumi still won't watch Akame die.
As for mission one?
That was even simpler. Takumi could teleport to the Imperial Capital now and wipe out the minister's corruption with a thunderbolt.
Just do it if you think of it.
Takumi didn't even say hello and teleported away on his seat, leaving Najenda and the others confused.
Kanae and the others didn't care. Anyway, nothing in this world could threaten Takumi.
Takumi teleported to the sky above the Imperial Capital.
Well, he liked doing this more and more now.
The feeling of looking down at the ground from a high altitude was very refreshing!
It's no wonder that Tendo Pain from the Naruto world flew into the air when he used his ultimate move. In addition to showing off, it's also really cool.
Back to business.
Arriving above the Imperial Capital, Takumi released a detection magic, scanned the entire city, and quickly locked onto the target.
At this time, Minister Honest was in the palace.
The little Emperor was also there, and the minister seemed to be trying to manipulate him.
But Takumi was too lazy to worry about it. It was just right for the two of them to be together and be destroyed together.
Although the trouble was caused by the minister, in Takumi's view, the little Emperor, an incompetent puppet, also had a certain degree of responsibility for his connivance.
It just so happened that mission two also required the Empire to be destroyed. Once these two people died, it would only be a matter of time before the Empire collapsed.
As soon as Takumi raised his hand, there was an explosion in the sky.
Rumble!
The clouds began to roll, focusing toward this side from all directions, gradually forming a dark mass that covered the sky and the sun.
Among them, thunder and lightning flashed like dragons swimming in the dark clouds, brewing terrifying power.
This doomsday-like scene made those who were paying attention to the movement below feel their scalps go numb.
"What happened?"
Minister Honest and the little Emperor were also ready to come out to check the situation.
"It's a thunderstorm and it's dangerous. Your Majesty, please go back inside."
General Budo quickly stepped forward to stop the little Emperor.
"What? It's just a thunderstorm. With General Budo here, there's nothing to fear."
When Minister Honest heard that it was actually a thunderstorm, he immediately didn't care.
Because the Teigu held by General Budo was none other than Adramelech, the God of Thunder, which could control thunder and lightning. With General Budo here, they didn't have to worry about being struck by natural lightning.
"That's right. With General Budo here, why do I need to be afraid of a mere thunderstorm? I just want to take a look; nothing will happen to me."
When the little Emperor heard this, he nodded in agreement.
General Budo couldn't help but feel a little dumbfounded when he heard this. He always felt that something was wrong about this matter.
It was broad daylight, and the sky was sunny one second, but why was there a thunderstorm the next?
If it weren't for Adramelech on him, General Budo would even suspect that this was an enemy attack.
But he couldn't prove the danger, and what the two said made sense, so he didn't know how to refute it for a moment.
And just when he hesitated, Minister Honest took the lead, followed by the little Emperor, and the two of them arrived on the balcony.
General Budo could only follow helplessly, guarding the little Emperor.
Once something went wrong or became dangerous, he could protect the little Emperor in time.
Then the three of them saw the doomsday-like scene in the sky.
"An unprecedented, extreme celestial phenomenon!"
"Amazing."
Minister Honest and the little Emperor were amazed, while General Budo behind them felt cold.
Because he found that he was unable to control this thunderstorm!
After all, it was caused by Takumi. It was not a natural thunderstorm at all.
Takumi was controlling it with his own elemental power. As a person who relied on equipment, it was impossible for Budo to take control away.
"Your Majesty..."
General Budo was about to report the situation immediately and persuade the little Emperor to go back.
But it was too late.
The terrifying thunder that had been brewing in the sky for a long time suddenly poured down.
A lightning beam with a diameter of more than five meters hit the three people in the blink of an eye.
It wasn't over yet!
One!
Two!
Three bolts!
The thunder continued to grow louder and accurately hit the balcony of the palace one after another.
The balcony collapsed, and even part of the palace was leveled, yet the thunder continued to fall.
The people in the Imperial Capital were stunned and had no idea what was going on.
All they saw was the sudden appearance of a terrifying thunderstorm, with dark clouds covering the sky and the sun, plunging the entire city into darkness. The only light was the thunder above their heads.
At first, everyone thought it was the end of the world, but the thunder and lightning that fell only targeted the palace!
"It is God! The gods must have appeared!"
"That's right! This must be divine punishment! It was the sinful minister who brought divine punishment!"
"Brother, be careful what you say; be careful not to be overheard by the minister's henchmen."
"News came from the front that this thunder was the one that struck the minister. He was on the balcony of the palace at that time. Many people saw it. He is probably dead now!"
"I can testify that I was nearby and saw it with my own eyes. Well, the same was true for the little Emperor. He was also nearby, and even General Budo."
"Real or fake?! The minister is dead?!"
"What a death! A good death! This bastard should have died long ago!"
As the news spread, the people in the Imperial Capital were in an uproar.
Then there was a burst of joy, and the entire city fell into celebration.
Even if the little Emperor died, nobody cared about what would happen next.
At this time, the thunder began to subside gradually, and the dark clouds began to disperse.
Takumi didn't pay attention to the situation below.
After he was sure that the minister and the little Emperor had been wiped out, he stopped.
Then he held his hands for a while, and a pair of gauntlets appeared in his hands.
Takumi said slightly helplessly: "Are you going to die in such a big crowd?"
General Budo was naturally finished.
He was standing too close and was caught in the impact. The world-famous lightning ability user was struck to death by lightning.
In fact, Takumi was not prepared to kill General Budo. After all, this man was just foolishly loyal.
There were also sins of connivance, but this was mainly the responsibility of the little Emperor.
He was just a military attache himself and did not care about running the country.
At the beginning, he knew that he could not give guidance to outsiders. As an expert, and with the ancestral training, it is understandable that he did not intervene in internal affairs.
He was not so rigid that he could not adapt, and he also had the idea of clearing the Emperor.
In the original work, he thought that after defeating the rebels like the Revolutionary Army, he would start to deal with Minister Honest.
But by that time, it was too late; the Empire was gone.
His loyalty was not fake. If the little Emperor could have made good use of him and given him authority early, he never would have let the minister stay idle for so long.
Therefore, it is unlikely that the blame for indulgence can be placed solely on General Budo.
However, this collateral death was indeed beyond Takumi's expectations.
"After this wave, the Empire is completely finished."
General Budo is gone, and there is only Esdeath left, who is still suppressing the foreigners in the north. The Empire is empty and will collapse soon.
"But there is something special about this Teigu."
Takumi looked at Adramelech in his hand, which was still intact.
The terrifying thunder just now did not break it, though it was slightly damaged.
Takumi immediately put Adramelech into his space backpack. He was going to go back and study it again.
Then he teleported and returned to the floating island.
"Lord City Lord, you are back. What happened just now?"
When Najenda saw Takumi coming back, she quickly approached him and asked cautiously.
Takumi shrugged: "It's nothing. I just found something interesting, so I went over to watch it."
"Oh? Really? I don't know what you could call interesting?"
"There was a thunderstorm in the Imperial Capital, and the palace was smashed to pieces."
"What?!"
Najenda quickly asked: "Lord of the city, were the Emperor and ministers there..."
"Yes, they were the ones struck by lightning that day, and the general who was guarding them also suffered the disaster."
After receiving this answer, the expressions of Najenda and the others suddenly became very interesting.
The goal they had always wanted to get rid of unexpectedly died like this?!
This made them somewhat unable to relax.
Najenda thought of something first. She tentatively asked Takumi:
"Lord City Lord, that thunderstorm... it wasn't you..."
The girls like Akame also looked over.
After all, Takumi left for a while and when he came back, he said that there happened to be a thunderstorm that killed all the senior officials of the Empire. How could there be such a coincidence in the world?
Moreover, Takumi was probably capable of doing this kind of thing.
This made everyone doubt.
Takumi smiled and replied without admitting or denying:
"Didn't I just say that it was thunder from heaven? It was because those people had done so many bad things that even God could not stand it anymore, so he took action to destroy them. This was God's will."
Then he gave Najenda and a few others an explanation regarding reincarnation and the concept of God.
He did this mainly because he wanted to perform an experiment.
This was also the inspiration given to him by the people in the Imperial Capital.
He just discovered that there is actually a theory of reincarnation in the Akame ga Kill! world, and after what he did, many people really believed it.
Therefore, Takumi planned to do an experiment—an experiment about faith.
In the Konosuba world, gods exist by the power of faith.
Therefore, Takumi couldn't help but wonder what this power of faith was.
Just as this world had the foundation of faith, and the level of science and technology was suitable for spreading it, Takumi was ready to take advantage of the trend.
I want to see if I can gather the power of faith.
And he told Najenda and the others these things just to let them spread this belief.
Although outsiders don't know that he caused the thunderstorm.
But this does not prevent people from believing in the existence behind the thunderstorm, which is the God Takumi spoke of.
And Takumi is the real initiator, and people like Noelle really believe in his way of believing in the so-called God; isn't it actually equivalent to believing in him?
Faith is grafted onto Takumi. If the power of faith is really condensed, Takumi can also receive it.
Although it may not be too rigorous, leading to poor results.
But it's convenient to operate this way.
Anyway, this is just an experiment, and Takumi doesn't care about the final gains and losses.
Najenda and the other girls, after hearing Takumi's explanation, couldn't help but show confused expressions.
The look they gave Takumi seemed to say: I don't know much, so don't lie to me.
There was no way; what Takumi said was so mysterious that they found it hard to believe there was a god watching over them all the time.
Takumi didn't pay much attention to this. Anyway, he had already planned a way to promote his faith. The real main force in the propaganda was not Najenda and the others, but the group that appeared in the original work: the Path of Peace!
Of course, they won't let the Path of Peace help him promote it.
Instead, they will wait for the Path of Peace to jump out and refute.
In the Imperial Capital, even if Takumi doesn't care, a sect will develop sooner or later.
Regardless of the purpose, someone will stand up and establish a sect.
Sooner or later, the new sect that believes in him will conflict with the Path of Peace.
At that time, Takumi only needs to take action again—a strike (physical lightning) against the Path of Peace.
He can completely crush the Path of Peace and let the sect that believes in him become the mainstream of this world.
Moreover, with this power, the situation in the Akame ga Kill! world will be different in the future, and it will no longer affect him negatively.
The activities of hunting Dangerous Species can also be carried out under the banner of the arrival of divine envoys.
The more Takumi thought about it, the more interesting it became.
After all, even the angels will be present in the Dimensional City in the future; almost all the conditions are met to support a sect.
Just when Takumi was thinking this, Najenda came forward again.
"Sorry, City Lord, we plan to go to the Imperial Capital to have a look. Please..."