Takatsuki was very happy, but also very troubled.
He was happy that many people liked him, and troubled for the same reason.
When reading novels and watching anime, he would often envy the harem plots and protagonists, but when such things actually happened to him, he became anxious.
After all, he had already confirmed his relationship with Mei, and he had no intention of juggling two… no, three relationships.
But who could refuse the affection of beautiful girls?
Takatsuki certainly couldn't!
That's right! I'm just lusting after their bodies! I'm despicable!
At least, Takatsuki wouldn't be sleeping well tonight.
The impact on others was evident the next morning.
"What! Takatsuki left!?"
Kiana, at the dining table, was about to enjoy breakfast when she noticed Takatsuki wasn't there. After asking for the reason, she instinctively slammed her hand on the table.
"Keep your voice down!"
Himeko tapped Kiana's head with her chopsticks and said irritably, "He just had something to attend to. He already asked for a month's leave from Theresa and me."
"Ms.Himeko, did Takatsuki-kun say what it was about?"
"Yeah, yeah, Ms.Himeko, did he really leave without even saying goodbye?"
Himeko picked up a clump of rice with her chopsticks and said, "He seemed to say he was going to the Sea of Quanta to save someone…"
…
Regardless of what others were thinking, Takatsuki had already left St. Freya Academy to avoid trouble, or rather, he had directly left the Original World.
On one hand, it was to avoid trouble, and on the other, it was to give himself time to think. Although the news was still speculative, avoiding such things was already ingrained in Takatsuki's instincts.
So he decided to use this time to find Bronya's little sister, Seele.
Once he brought Seele back, Bronya's attention should shift from him to Seele.
Takatsuki also had a plan for Kiana: he would find a way for Kiana and Durandal to acknowledge each other as family, or dig out Siegfried from some obscure corner. The best method would be to revive Cecilia, but these were all a bit troublesome, so Takatsuki decided to save Seele first.
Moreover, the young girl Seele was all alone, sinking at the bottom of the Sea of Quanta. The sooner he went, the less suffering she would endure.
Conveniently, a new function in the system could help him find Seele.
However…
Takatsuki had overthought this tracking guidance function. After activating it, an arrow appeared in Takatsuki's field of vision
When he turned his head, the arrow would also move until his gaze shifted to a certain position, at which point the arrow turned into a dot, indicating that the target he was looking for was in that direction.
He had thought it would be like a game, planning a route for him, but it only gave a direction.
Takatsuki looked at the direction beneath his feet. Yes, it was correct! Seele was indeed at the bottom of the Sea of Quanta.
It seemed the distance was still too far. After leaving St. Freya Academy and making some preparations, Takatsuki used the power of Heaven's Stairway to arrive in a World Bubble.
Takatsuki's current location was within a World Bubble, completely desolate and uninhabited.
"Is this a world destroyed by Honkai?"
Looking at the surroundings, Takatsuki was a bit confused. He didn't feel any Honkai Energy, and the World Bubble was very stable.
"This couldn't be the Sky People, could it?"
Takatsuki recalled the monsters from Post-Honkai Odyssey, which he remembered were called Sky People, and he recalled them as beings that plundered energy everywhere.
He surveyed the surroundings, but no monsters appeared. Takatsuki had no intention of seeking them out; setting aside whether he could defeat them, even if he could, he didn't want to invite trouble.
After Heaven's Stairway appeared beside him, he once again activated D4C's ability, selected a World Bubble that was about to collapse, and jumped into it.
The collapse of a World Bubble is fatal to the beings living within it, but precisely because it is fatal, for Takatsuki, if it's fatal enough, it means no damage.
Just like that, Takatsuki fell into the Sea of Quanta.
"The surrounding energy is so abundant."
After falling into the Sea of Quanta, there was no gravity, no physical rules found in World Bubbles, and no air. There was only abundant energy.
Energy from the Sea.
Due to the continuous influx of energy, Takatsuki felt that he not only didn't need to eat or drink, but he didn't even need to breathe, as this energy could supply everything his body needed.
Moreover, he found that he could manipulate the surrounding energy.
"What a miraculous feeling, a bit like using Taixuan Sword God."
He manipulated the surrounding energy as easily as moving his arm, making himself float.
Because there was no air, the physical laws of the world were invalid, making methods like Moonwalk or flame propulsion unusable.
But by manipulating energy, Takatsuki could "fly" freely in this world
He confirmed the location marked by the system and headed in the direction of Seele.
The Sea has consciousness.
When one makes sacrifices to the Sea, they receive a response from the Sea.
But what happens if one only takes from the Sea's power without making any sacrifices?
Pop!
With a crisp sound, like a bursting bubble, Takatsuki saw many transparent monsters appear before him
These monsters had familiar shapes, but their bodies were semi-transparent black, with scattered white dots within them.
"These are, Quantum Monsters?"
Their familiar appearance reminded Takatsuki of the Quantum-type monsters in the game
He wasn't surprised by the monsters' appearance. Facing the monsters, Takatsuki puffed out his cheeks.
"Fire Dragon's Roar!"
Although he merely made a blowing motion, raging flames erupted from his mouth, instantly engulfing all the monsters before him.
And then…
Several monsters rushed out of the flames completely unharmed.
"What's going on!?"
Watching the approaching monsters, the King's Treasure unfolded in the space of the Sea of Quanta, and several projected weapons shot towards the monsters, then exploded.
But they didn't even leave a scratch.
"Hey, hey, hey, these monsters are ridiculously strong."
Seeing that these monsters were almost upon him, Takatsuki didn't dare to be careless and quickly controlled his energy to move away from them.
He kept up his ranged attacks, but these attacks left no marks, reminding Takatsuki of the Black Dragon in Orario.
"Could it be that the monsters in the Sea of Quanta all have the combat power of the Black Dragon?"
Takatsuki felt a bit overwhelmed looking at the dozen or so monsters in front of him.
The situation was that he had exhausted all his means, only short of bringing out Hestia's Edge.
"Wait a minute… I think I forgot something…"