Takumi was naturally not so ruthless, and he did not go back immediately. The main reason was that he hadn't redeemed the Class Transfer System yet, so naturally, he wouldn't leave so soon.
Seeing this, Eris quickly brought Takumi to the Adventurer's Guild and announced in a high-profile manner that he had killed the Demon King. With the irrefutable evidence of the kill record on his adventurer card, people immediately believed this sudden and shocking news. After the initial shock, a burst of thunderous cheers broke out.
Naturally, the people's gratitude toward Takumi was indispensable. Takumi also cooperated with the enthusiasm of the crowd in a professional, business-like manner. He was first tossed into the air and then showered with flowers and kisses from the girls. Although Takumi strongly suspected that these girls weren't motivated by gratitude but were simply greedy for his body and wanted to take advantage, he continued to play along quietly. Of course, this kind of interaction was limited to young, beautiful girls; aunts and unattractive women shouldn't even think about getting close!
Then came the interview. Takumi also assisted with a wave of publicity as previously agreed with Eris. When answering questions, he mentioned Eris at regular intervals and tried his best to give her the credit. After doing this, Eris saw that Takumi had fulfilled his responsibility, so she hurriedly stepped in to control the situation and rescued Takumi, who was surrounded on all sides.
"Ha~, I'm so exhausted that my face almost froze from smiling."
After Takumi relaxed, he quickly rubbed his face and wiped off the stubborn business smile. He was truly careless this time; he should have renegotiated the conditions if he had known. This was more tiring than working in Dimension City for an entire day. It wasn't physical fatigue, but mental exhaustion. Because those people were so enthusiastic and spoke without any organization or discipline, all kinds of questions and gifts were thrown at him at once, making it very taxing to handle. He could barely cope.
"Thank you for your hard work. Come, drink some water and eat something to recover."
Eris looked at this scene with amusement. She was very happy to see Takumi being overwhelmed. However, she did not show any gloating. Instead, she considerately offered Takumi the prepared food and water, so he didn't realize anything was amiss.
Well, this public announcement was actually intentional on Eris's part. She hadn't given Takumi time to prepare or even warned him beforehand. The goal was to see Takumi look embarrassed. However, she had underestimated him; with his adaptability, he was able to control the situation easily. She thought it was a pity at first, but now that she saw Takumi looking so tired and flustered, it seemed she hadn't missed her mark.
Takumi took the water and had a sip. "Let's be clear: just this once. I don't care about what happens next; you can handle it yourself."
He really didn't want to do it again; it was too exhausting. And he wouldn't have time to promote Eris anyway, because he had already redeemed the Class Transfer System. He hadn't seen the trap being triggered before and thought his concealment wasn't strict enough. As it turned out, while he was dealing with the crowd just now, he suddenly received a series of prompts for obtaining points. A massive wave of points came in, and the points needed to exchange for the Class Transfer System were suddenly sufficient.
Takumi did not hesitate and immediately redeemed the Class Transfer System. Next, he needed to go back to organize his gains and study how to integrate the system with his Falna.
"Okay, since you've already done most of it and the news has been announced, you don't have to worry about it anymore."
Seeing this, Eris felt a little pity that she wouldn't see more of Takumi's embarrassment. But considering that Takumi would only become more proficient at handling such situations in the future, she happily promised to let him go.
"That'll do."
Takumi nodded, took a sandwich, ate it, and suddenly asked curiously: "By the way, where is that goddess from before? Is she going back now?"
In addition to genuine curiosity, he was also justifying his presence. After all, he had come under the guise of helping Aqua return to heaven as soon as possible, so he had to show concern.
Eris replied, "She has already returned to heaven. Although she didn't react at first, once the news spread, she learned of it and went back."
Takumi nodded upon hearing this and didn't ask further. After resting, he was ready to return. His goal was achieved, and he wasn't prepared to stay in this world any longer. After all, while there were interesting people here, it couldn't compete with Dimension City in terms of entertainment.
Seeing that Takumi was leaving, Eris quickly said, "Wait, you should leave your contact information. Otherwise, if you suddenly show up like this every time, it's quite troublesome."
"Contact information..."
This put Takumi in a bit of a dilemma. He didn't have any such means. Even within Dimension City itself, communicating across worlds required people to travel back and forth or send letters. He had used the former method when inviting Hermione over as a guest. The advantage was two-way communication, but the disadvantage was the requirement for manpower.
If he maintained contact with this world by sending someone from Dimension City, it would reduce his workforce by one person long-term, which was a loss. The latter option only allowed one-way communication from Dimension City to other worlds. Otherwise, connectors with Gate Authority would have to return to their own worlds to deliver letters to Dimension City. Since the other residents did not have Gate Authority, they couldn't access Dimension City on their own.
As for the situation in this world, the latter wasn't feasible because Megumin had already been recruited. If Megumin were allowed to come back, wouldn't it be the same as the former option? So, he could only choose to send someone. Takumi truthfully explained the situation to Eris: "If you must keep in touch, then please send someone to Dimension City, and then let her travel back and forth regularly."
"She?"
Eris wasn't surprised by the communication restriction, but she noticed Takumi's wording. It was "her," not "him."
Takumi coughed slightly in embarrassment and explained, "It's like this. Currently, Dimension City is still under construction, and only the Inner City has been completed. It's not convenient for men to enter."
"..."
After Eris realized what he meant, she couldn't help but cast a contemptuous look at Takumi. Hmph! As expected, he's a playboy, building a harem in such a high-sounding way. Takumi didn't care. He had built his harem through his own strength; why should he care what others thought? His embarrassment just now was merely due to the current size of Dimension City. It was still too small. After the Inner City project was finished, he would need to recruit new residents as quickly as possible, Takumi thought secretly.