Experiencing a natural life doesn't mean deliberately seeking hardship.
So, although living in the forest and residing in a treehouse, Takatsuki still used the power of the Brush Brush Fruit to draw many modern amenities, such as a generator and a bathtub.
Although the Brush Brush Fruit could draw food and it could be eaten, Takatsuki didn't have the habit of eating ink. His the Gate of Babylon stored a large amount of supplies, and he wasn't so poor as to resort to that.
If Gilgamesh saw his Gate of Babylon being used in such a way, he would probably be furious.
"Let's have a barbecue today."
Looking at Herrscher of Thunder, who wanted to return to Mei's body after completing the treehouse, Takatsuki called out to her: "Miss Herrscher of Thunder, aren't you staying to eat with us?"
"Can this body of mine eat? Mei and I share senses; her eating is the same as me eating."
"That's different. Although you are one, you are also two independent personalities."
Mei also persuaded the Herrscher of Thunder: "Miss Herrscher of Thunder, please stay with us. Usually, there are other people around, but now it's just us."
She seemed somewhat swayed by their persuasion.
"Then I won't help you; I'll only be responsible for eating."
"No problem."
Takatsuki had actually felt a little guilty for always letting Mei cook every day, as he wasn't unable to cook himself.
But perhaps Takatsuki was overthinking it a bit?
Although Takatsuki wanted Mei to wait for him to finish grilling the skewers, Mei still moved closer to Takatsuki to help.
After the Herrscher of Thunder stayed by herself for a while, seeing the two of them standing by the grill, leaning together and barbecuing, she couldn't resist any longer and also went over to help.
On the left was the Herrscher of Thunder, on the right was Mei; the two combined were Raiden Mei.
They were clearly the same person, yet had two different personalities. What could be more satisfying than that?
"What are you thinking?"
The Herrscher of Thunder suddenly asked Takatsuki.
"Cough, cough, I was just a little surprised that you, Miss Herrscher of Thunder, would come over."
"Don't misunderstand, I'm just doing my own part."
...
But what was strange was that no matter how much time passed, the sun didn't set—no, it showed no signs of moving. However, when they came here, the Honkai Impact 3rd world was already night, so after Takatsuki and Mei finished washing up, they returned to the treehouse.
The Herrscher of Thunder had already returned to Mei's body.
"Please... be gentle..."
Ryoma would never have imagined that such a thing would happen on the very day he met his daughter.
And in this world, there was no one who knew them, so there was no need to worry about disturbing anyone.
In the sea of trees in the forest, sounds that sparked imagination echoed.
...
In the forest...
For some beings, there was little difference between day and night.
A white-haired older sister with a beautiful figure moved through the jungle.
Although she could only rely on the faint moonlight from the sky to illuminate her path, it posed no obstacle to her.
Because she was not human, and one could even say, not a living creature.
An android, or rather, an artificial combat humanoid robot.
Although she possessed a human appearance, soft skin, and even simulated biological organs within her body, capable of even performing some lewd acts.
But she was certainly not human.
Though she could leap over ten meters in a single bound, she was not as light as a swallow.
On the contrary, her weight was extremely heavy, reaching 139.2 kilograms, while her height, including her high heels, was only 168 CM.
This height and weight, if applied to a human, would result in a person as round as a ball.
Yet, on her, it appeared perfectly normal, with a very tall and slender figure.
"What's that sound?"
In the quiet forest, her sensitive auditory system immediately picked up a sound that did not belong to this forest.
It was somewhat like a cry of pain... yet also a strange sound of pleasure.
"Very strange..."
Although she possessed a compatible body structure, she did not understand what this was.
But there seemed to be some special magic within this sound, drawing her closer to its source.
By the time she reached the source, the strange sound had already ceased.
Looking at the treehouse, which was clearly not man-made, she squatted on a towering tree, observing from concealment.
"Not a mechanical lifeform... an android?"
As a non-biological entity, she possessed abundant energy, and having completely disconnected from the network, she also had virtually unlimited time to expend.
...
The night passed without a word, at least, Takatsuki thought it was a wonderful night; something he had treasured for nearly twenty years was lost just like that.
But he was instead very happy.
When he woke up the next day, Mei was still asleep; it seemed the previous activities had been too intense.
Originally, Takatsuki's physique, let alone Kiana's, couldn't even compare to Mei's; he could only rely on the Dog Talisman to ensure he didn't die.
But now Takatsuki's physique had completely surpassed theirs, so in this physical competition, he emerged victorious.
He gently got out of bed, saw a touch of red on the sheets, covered Mei with the blanket, and walked out of the treehouse.
Yesterday's dishes hadn't been washed; they were just left soaking in the sink. He should probably take care of them and prepare breakfast this morning.
"..."
As soon as he stepped out of the treehouse, Takatsuki was somewhat speechless.
Below the treehouse, it was a chaotic scene, with many iron contraptions that had cylindrical bodies and spherical heads, making strange noises while destroying the structures and kitchenware below.
The bathroom, the toilet, the open-air dining area, and even the small puddle where the dishes were soaking were not spared.
"These things, are they trying to die?!"
Although he wanted to melt these things directly with Demon Flame, Takatsuki gave up this tempting idea when he thought it would disturb Mei's rest.
Robots, are they?
Takatsuki switched to Hatori Nozomu's character card, and his spiritual power instantly erupted.
In an instant, all the robots below stopped.
"Clean these up for me."
Since these inexplicable robots had made the mess, Takatsuki naturally wanted them to clean it up.
But he soon regretted it...
These broken robots, he didn't know where they came from. Their core seemed to contain only the concept of destruction, and the command to 'clean' turned into...
Completely destroying these things.
Quickly stopping the robots' actions, Takatsuki rubbed his brow helplessly.
"Where did you guys come from?"
Takatsuki jumped down from the tree branch and asked the robots in front of him.
"We are..."
"The King of the Forest..."
"Guardians..."
"Guards..."
Listening to the jumbled information revealed by the strange robots in front of him, Takatsuki's eye twitched.
Is there even a King of the Forest in this desolate place?
Just in case, it's better to humanely destroy these robots, but destroying them here would be quite troublesome, especially since it might disturb Mei.
Spiritual power activated.
Takatsuki gave the robots in front of him a command, telling them to roll away and find a place to self-destruct. Since they were good at destruction, Takatsuki wasn't worried at all.
The intelligence of these robots was indeed a bit problematic; after Takatsuki gave the order, they actually lay down and then rolled away.
Watching these idiotic robots leave with a speechless expression, Takatsuki summoned the Shadowkhan to clean up the mess left by these robots.
Although the Shadowkhan's strength was currently insufficient, they were very adept at doing these minor tasks.
Moreover, their intelligence was not low, and they could perfectly complete the tasks Takatsuki assigned.
However, Takatsuki rarely summoned them because he felt that doing some things himself had more of a sense of ritual.