Ryoma was convinced, and he didn't say much about Takatsuki calling him Father-in-law.
He just felt that he was getting old.
When Takatsuki returned, he faced continuous questioning from Dr. Einstein and Dr. Tesla, but unfortunately, neither the Stand nor Armament Haki were suitable for Anti-Entropy's development, as Anti-Entropy follows a technological path.
Takatsuki only told them about Haki, and Tesla became a bit unhappy.
"You prepared such good things for Schicksal's Valkyries, but didn't prepare anything for us?"
"Uh…"
"Indeed, it seems that to the Savior, Schicksal is what he values more. We are just small fry who offer ourselves up but no one wants."
Einstein also joined in the fun.
"…"
"Even if you say that, I don't have anything suitable for your development, after all, what I excel at is strengthening individual power, not technology."
Einstein and Tesla exchanged glances, and Einstein spoke: "Are you sure you don't have anything?"
"…"
"The way you say that, it feels like…"
Takatsuki looked at Welt, who was standing to the side. He hadn't spoken since the beginning, just watching.
"Welt, it's you, isn't it? So, what did I give in the records?"
Welt saw that Takatsuki had guessed, and no longer pretended to be uninvolved. He cleared his throat and walked over: "In the records, you indeed gave something, but I can't say, or rather, whether to give it or not is your choice, you don't need to care about the records."
Ryoma looked at both sides with some confusion, feeling like he was the only one excluded, but he didn't feel it was appropriate to ask anything now.
"You're still being a riddle-solver, you guy."
Takatsuki thought of Kafka, who also spoke of destiny and future, but in her words, destiny was not fixed; every choice would change a part of the outcome, but some choices had no impact on the final outcome.
"Is that so."
Takatsuki didn't press further and opened his backpack.
"You guys wait."
He had drawn quite a lot of items before, but many of them were useless to him at the moment, so they were left to gather dust in his backpack, although the backpack wouldn't actually gather dust.
Soon, he saw something he had thrown into his backpack and never taken out.
If it was high-tech, Takatsuki didn't have any.
But if it was something related to scientific research…
Several people watched as Takatsuki conjured a pair of gloves out of thin air.
"Divine Hands - Perfecter, an item that can enhance finger dexterity by a hundredfold."
Tesla's eyes widened as she looked at the item Takatsuki took out.
"Chicken Head, what Welt said was actually true."
"I've already believed it, has Dr. Tesla always not believed it?"
"What! Chicken Head! You clearly said you didn't believe it before!"
Watching the two doctors start to bicker, Takatsuki understood. It turned out they hadn't believed Welt's words before and were using this incident to verify the truth of his words.
"So, do you want this thing?"
It wasn't that Takatsuki was generous; it was that he had no use for it at all. He didn't have any researchers here.
"Yes, yes, yes! With this, I'll finally be able to complete the project I've been working on that hasn't succeeded."
Tesla quickly ran over, and Takatsuki didn't hesitate to give her the Divine Hands.
Tesla chuckled twice and patted Takatsuki on the shoulder… or rather, his back.
"Don't worry, Chicken Head and I will fully support you. Feel free to contact us if you need anything."
"Mhm, as long as it's for the good of humanity and can defeat Honkai, we will fully support it."
At this moment, Welt walked over.
"Since you've come all this way, why not take a tour around the area?"
All this way?
Takatsuki wanted to perform his ability to open doors on the spot for Welt, but he gave up.
"You and Mei should also have some things to talk about. I'll arrange for robots to take you away from the headquarters. Bronya still needs to train for a while; you should be able to see her when you return."
Welt's actions were a bit… strange.
But considering that this guy knew the future, Takatsuki chose to agree.
Although Ryoma wanted to say something, he was forcibly dragged away by Tesla from behind.
Under the escort of the robots arranged by Welt, Takatsuki and Mei left Anti-Entropy's headquarters and arrived on the streets of America.
Although Takatsuki's English was generally average, under the system's power, he could communicate naturally with the people here.
Just like when he went to a dungeon.
It was strange to say, when the system took others to a dungeon, others would also receive this communication bonus, but it would disappear after returning, only Takatsuki could maintain it.
He didn't know if it was because the system was on Takatsuki, or if this world was also one of his dungeons.
"Takatsuki, did Dad say anything to you?"
Takatsuki and Mei walked on the street, just like an ordinary couple on a date. Mei suddenly asked.
"Father-in-law said that his precious daughter would be entrusted to me from now on, and asked me to take good care of you."
Mei's face flushed.
"Dad wouldn't say something like that."
"Of course it's true. Father-in-law said… if you want to date Mei, you must defeat me!"
Takatsuki imitated Ryoma's tone and emphasis: "Then I won, isn't that proof that he agrees to our relationship?"
"Haha, that's definitely something Dad would say."
Mei covered her mouth and chuckled lightly, saying: "What if Dad doesn't agree to our relationship?"
"Then I'll find a way to persuade him."
"What if you can't persuade him?"
"Then I'll just have to…"
Takatsuki reached out and pulled Mei to his side.
"Act first and report later, make the raw rice into cooked rice…"
"Raw rice…"
Mei's face flushed, and before she could react, she saw Takatsuki suddenly kneel on one knee.
A small box appeared in his hand.
"Will you marry me, Mei?"
Mei's breathing hitched, and she looked at Takatsuki kneeling on one knee in front of her without speaking.
"Say yes to him!"
Just as Mei was in a daze, a shout suddenly came from around her.
Unbeknownst to them, a crowd had gathered around Takatsuki due to his actions.
It is human nature to enjoy watching a spectacle, no matter who it is.
"Get together! Get together!"
Although they didn't know the specific situation, when someone was willing to muster up courage in such a scene, everyone still offered their encouragement.
Following the voices of the people around him, Takatsuki opened the box in his hand, revealing a ring inlaid with a red gemstone.
Under the illumination of the surrounding light, the gemstone sparkled with a beautiful radiance.
If Joseph Joestar were here, he would surely recognize that the gemstone inlaid on this ring was the red Stone of Aja, pursued by the Pillar Men.
A flawless ruby, but this naturally formed, flawless ruby was now cut and transformed into a small embellishment on a ring.
Coming back to her senses, Mei had already covered her mouth with one hand...
Taking a deep breath...
"Yes..."