The chat group's body!
"Now let me see what kind of existence you are."
Takumi looked at the ball of light in his hand, his face full of excitement.
After the breakthrough, the rules outside the chat group were no longer a secret to him.
Although the chat group was taken out from his body, Takumi could still see the situation inside clearly.
Including the chat content, the mall, and various functions, everything was visible to him.
The chat group now felt like a mobile phone in Takumi's hand.
shiroyasha:
[Come back and disassemble it!]
[Come back and disassemble it quickly.]
[Don't study it alone outside.]
Bronya:
[Vilvi said the same thing.]
Herta:
[Brother, come back soon.]
[Let me study the chat group as well.]
Lala:
[Takumi, come back soon!]
Fujiwara Chika:
[Hey, hey, hey, can you see it?]
[Come back quickly if you can see this. Everyone is waiting at home.]
Takumi looked at the flood of messages in the group and sighed.
"Okay, okay, I'll go back now."
He smiled, guessing they were more anxious than he was.
After turning off the group livestream, Takumi restrained his energy.
Then he opened the space channel and returned to his own world.
If he didn't suppress his aura, his return could've caused massive damage.
Takumi is simply too powerful now.
With his aura restrained, he looked like an ordinary person.
No energy fluctuations were detectable, though the group members knew how terrifying he'd be if he released it.
After that, he returned home in a single step.
Seeing him return, everyone immediately crowded around.
"Good man, that was terrifying!"
"Let's take a look at the chat group."
"Can it be cracked?"
"If it can, can everyone be strengthened?"
shiroyasha looked at Takumi, visibly excited.
They had waited years for this moment.
Seeing everyone gathered, Takumi didn't waste time.
"Then I'll start."
He raised the glowing ball and began his operation.
Under his control, the outer layer of rules was erased.
Seeing this, Wei Wei's eyes lit up.
"You understand those rules?"
Being able to erase them meant Takumi had full mastery.
"Of course. How else could I dismantle it?"
He ignored further questions and focused on the changing light ball.
An illusory diamond crystal appeared in his hand.
It was the core of the chat group.
It emitted a faint light, wrapped in complex, extra-dimensional rules.
Everyone was drawn to it.
"It's so beautiful."
"Is this the body of the chat group?"
Lala was stunned.
Wei Weiwei tried to scan it with some devices, but the result showed nothing.
It was like it didn't exist—something between illusion and reality.
Those without sufficient power couldn't perceive it at all.
"Does everyone in the group have one too?"
"Takumi, go ahead and retrieve the ones from everyone else."
shiroyasha turned to Takumi.
This core shouldn't be exclusive to him. Everyone should have one.
If they're all parts of a whole, what happens when they're brought together?
"Indeed, everyone has one inside."
"And it seems to form a complete whole."
"There are 33 members—divided into 33 fragments."
"The one I have is incomplete."
Takumi reached that conclusion after careful analysis.
Also, the energy seemed to be depleted.
That energy—was it used for strengthening?
By investing points, the energy within could draw power from outside the dimension.
The energy resided inside the chat group.
But Takumi's was almost empty.
Only a trace remained.
So, did the others' fragments still contain energy?
He had strengthened himself many times—others had not.
Was the energy shared, or did each fragment store its own?
This could be tested...
Takumi looked up. Everyone stared back eagerly.
They wanted their fragments removed.
Now that they knew the chat group was a divided whole, excitement filled the air.
What would the complete group look like?
"The invitation letters we got were parts of it."
"Everyone received one—that's how we joined."
Hearing this, shiroyasha recalled how they joined through the invitation bought by Stupid Rabbit.
Was the group selling itself?
"It should be."
"Maybe that's why it got dumber and stopped issuing tasks."
Fujiwara Chika voiced her complaints.
It made sense. The group started strong but got worse over time.
Must be the effect of dividing itself.
Many others agreed.
"Anyway, let's extract everyone's chat group cores."
Takumi didn't want to waste time.
After the breakthrough, it was easy for him.
One by one, glowing orbs emerged from everyone's bodies.
They looked exactly like the one from Takumi's body.
These were also chat group cores.
Everyone stared at him with anticipation.
But before Takumi could react—
The orbs were drawn to his core, which had its outer shell removed.
They resonated.
Their shells disintegrated.
Then they flew toward Takumi's core.
They began merging slowly.
"They're merging on their own?"
Takumi was surprised.
It was truly unexpected.
Everyone else was equally shocked.
No one thought it would happen so naturally.
The fragments began to fit together like puzzle pieces.