"If this is the case, will Kanae and the others be allowed to visit the Harry Potter world in the future?"
The conjecture was confirmed, and Takumi began to think about how to maximize the benefits. Now there is a world that Kanae and the others have never been to: the world of Harry Potter connected by little Hermione. Takumi was wondering if he could contact little Hermione and find an opportunity for Kanae and the others to come over and visit.
"It seems possible, but some protective measures must be taken in advance."
The world of Harry Potter is not an easy place to deal with. Needless to say, Death Eaters and dark wizards are from the chaotic evil camp. Even the Ministry of Magic is not a good thing in Takumi's opinion. From the Harry Potter series and the Fantastic Beasts films, it is not difficult to see that the Ministry of Magic is an arrogant and overbearing agency. The difference from the dark wizards is that it is legal and represents the official wizarding world.
Takumi's impression of it is likely the same as the Clock Tower in the Type-Moon world. Therefore, for Kanae and the others to go to the Harry Potter world, some necessary protection is essential. While Takumi was thinking this, there was another news from Kanae.
"Master Takumi, there is something you need to decide here," said Kanae on the other side of the magic phone.
"What's up?"
"It's like this: Shizuka Marikawa knows about our actions, so she hopes that we can help her find someone by the way."
It turned out that after Kanae and the others returned, the airheaded Shizuka Marikawa finally realized what they had gone out to do in the morning. At the same time, she also remembered that she had a best friend, Rika Minami! Out of worry for her friend, Shizuka Marikawa quickly approached Saeko Busujima, hoping that Saeko could help find Rika Minami and bring her back. Saeko Busujima did not dare to agree to such a thing without permission, so she reported it to Kanae. However, Kanae was also undecided and finally asked Takumi.
"Master Takumi, do you think this person needs to be saved?" Kanae asked cautiously.
"Well, you guys should go to Shizuka. Anyway, there is a teleportation scroll, which only takes a few minutes. If Shizuka can convince her, then bring her back."
Takumi didn't feel too conflicted; he would just save her. As long as he ensures there is no hidden malice, he doesn't mind one more person in Dimensional City. But he still added, "But I can only take her with me; forget the others."
"Okay, I see."
After hearing this, Kanae hung up the communication. She returned to Dimensional City and said to Shizuka Marikawa and Saeko Busujima:
"Master Takumi agreed, but the premise is that Shizuka must convince her to join Dimensional City, and she can only save one person."
"Very good!"
After getting the answer she wanted, Shizuka Marikawa jumped up happily. Then she quickly promised, "Don't worry, I will definitely convince her."
"It's useless for you to tell me this."
Kanae shook her head and looked at Saeko Busujima again. Saeko saw Kanae looking over and waved her hand.
"I don't need it. My father believes that he will take good care of my mother."
It's not that she has no filial piety and doesn't care about her parents' safety. The main reason is that this is the concept she has been taught since she was a child: she must respect the wishes of the men in the family. As the head of the family, it is not her turn to worry about her father. And she, as a daughter, has a lower status in the family and has no say in many things. I have to say that those traditional views were quite ruthless, essentially attempting to brainwash women into being subordinates to men. This is still the case even today.
Seeing this, Kanae did not interfere, but said to Shizuka Marikawa:
"Let's go then. It's time for us to rest after this trip."
"Mmm, good."
After all, she was going to save her best friend, so Shizuka Marikawa was naturally quite obedient.
"Let me go too; it will be more convincing." Saeko Busujima thought about it and decided to go together.
Kanae didn't refuse. The three of them, along with Tomoko and Kuro, came to the Highschool of the Dead world again. At the same time, Takumi received a new system reward—just a small piece of technology which failed to make Takumi's mood fluctuate at all.
Back to the three girls. They had established a temporary signal through Tomoko and contacted Rika Minami by phone.
"Hello? Shizuka? Is it you? Strange, how did you get through to me? Isn't there no signal anymore?"
Shizuka Marikawa listened to the familiar voice coming from the mobile phone and said quickly, "Rika, it's me! Are you okay? Are there any injuries?"
"Haha, I'm fine. You don't need to worry about this little fool. Why don't you take care of yourself first? Are you safe now?"
"I'm fine and safe. Where are you now? I'll go find you."
"I'm at the airport, but forget it. As long as you're safe, there's no need... Damn it!"
Before Rika Minami finished speaking, Tomoko had already located her based on the mobile phone signal. After she told Kanae the location, the four of them teleported directly to Rika Minami.
"Rika!"
When Shizuka Marikawa saw her best friend, she immediately pounced on her.
"Shizuka? Am I dreaming? Why did you show up so suddenly?"
Rika Minami couldn't believe her eyes, but the feeling of Shizuka Marikawa hugging her was so real.
"That's it, Rika, let me tell you..."
Seeing this, Shizuka Marikawa quickly explained. From Saeko Busujima pulling her into a new job, to the subsequent zombie crisis breaking out, and her and Saeko escaping to Dimensional City, she finally begged Takumi and others to come over and save her; she said it all quickly.
"Is that really the case? It's unbelievable."
Rika Minami received too much information at once, and her mind was a little confused. It took a while to calm down before she asked, "Are these things true?"
"Of course it's true, I can prove it to you." Shizuka Marikawa said and looked at Saeko Busujima.
But Saeko Busujima looked at Kanae helplessly. Her strength had been improved, but just one day was not enough for her to master a Breathing Style. Kanae saw this, did not refuse, and used her sword to perform Flower Breathing. This dazzling move shocked Rika Minami. At the same time, she had to start believing that what Shizuka Marikawa said was true.
Shizuka Marikawa hurriedly struck while the iron was hot: "Rika, come back with me. This world is too dangerous; let's live in another world."
Rika Minami took a deep breath. "Not to mention how shocking your statement is, but it is indeed true." Then she nodded and said to Kanae, "Since you are willing to accept me, this is a rare opportunity, so I have no reason not to agree."
The main thing is that Shizuka Marikawa has already moved there. If she doesn't go, wouldn't the two of them be separated forever? Furthermore, she can't rest assured letting the airheaded Shizuka live in a strange environment. In the end, this opportunity was requested for her by Shizuka. If she didn't go, she would be betraying Shizuka's good intentions. Moreover, who wouldn't want to live in a safe place in a dangerous world?
She has had enough of this chaotic world anyway. Since the outbreak of the zombie crisis, she has been performing various tasks. But the situation did not improve. After repeated battles, several of her teammates died, two of whom she helped free with her own hands. Not only was her body exhausted, but her mind was also so tired that she began to feel numb. Who knows what kind of mood she was in when she had to help her comrades who were infected? Anyway, her memory of this period is almost blank.
This is not PTSD; she was already determined enough. Seeing that Rika Minami had been convinced, Kanae nodded. "Since that's the case, let's go quickly; we are in a hurry."
"Good."
Rika Minami didn't say anything silly like asking if she could bring others. She silently followed the girls and walked through the door to Dimensional City. Before she could take stock of the surrounding situation, Kanae took the lead and said:
"You are welcome to join Dimensional City, but we are all busy here at the moment and cannot spare the manpower to accommodate you, so you can just follow Shizuka for the next few days."
"Okay, I'm fine with that."
Rika Minami expressed no objection. Seeing this, Kanae asked Tomoko to go back to work, then turned and left. It was only at this time that Rika Minami saw the surrounding environment clearly. In an open space, various supplies were piled up in an orderly manner. The door behind her was still bringing out supplies from time to time.
Then, a huge spider web was formed in the air, and a huge spider—Zabuton—was walking on it. She picked up the supplies and stacked them neatly. Sensing that Rika Minami was looking over, Zabuton turned back to look at her, raised her paws, and said, "Hello, welcome to Dimensional City."
"..."
Rika Minami almost fainted from fright. Although Takumi didn't feel it because he was immune to negative states like coercion, in the eyes of others, the auras of the monsters in Dimensional City are terrifying. Especially Zabuton, the highest-level monster, looks like a savage beast from a mountain of corpses.
"Why is there such a monster here? Shizuka, didn't you say it's safe here?"
Rika Minami reacted and instantly grabbed Shizuka Marikawa's collar, pointed at the spider, and asked.
"It is very safe. This is Ms. Zabuton. She is a very nice person and is also the strongest creature in this forest. With her here, Dimensional City is very safe. And it's very rude of you, Rika. How could you say such things to Ms. Zabuton?"
Shizuka Marikawa, who is naturally airheaded, is not afraid of Zabuton at all. Instead, she likes her very much. Today, she had a very happy chat with Zabuton. Now when she heard Rika Minami calling her a monster, she couldn't help but retort immediately.
"Did I scare you? Sorry, I didn't mean to," Zabuton also apologized softly.
"Well..."
Only then did Rika Minami realize that she had lost her composure, and she quickly said, "I'm sorry, it was me who lost my temper. I didn't mean to say that to you, Ms. Zabuton."
As she said this, Rika Minami couldn't help but feel strange. She can only sigh; it is indeed a different world.
"It's okay. What you said is actually correct; I am a kind of monster." Zabuton waved her hands, indicating that she didn't care.
"Monster..."
When Rika Minami heard this, she couldn't help but twitch. After understanding that this world is like a Japanese-style Western fantasy and that there are creatures like monsters, Rika Minami's safety evaluation of this world dropped several levels.
Shizuka Marikawa also noticed her worries and comforted her: "Don't worry. Not only is Ms. Zabuton one of the strongest monsters, but we also have Takumi-kun. He dares to build a city here without fear of other threats."
"Hope so." Rika Minami shrugged and changed the topic. "By the way, what are you doing?"
She looked at the huge amount of supplies with confusion. These things were likely taken from their world. But she couldn't be sure; after all, at the Dimensional Gate, the world connected was not just theirs.
"These were collected by Takumi-kun and others in our world. They said they were going to be used to expand the city," Shizuka Marikawa said truthfully.
"Well, I knew that was the case."
Rika Minami held her forehead but didn't say anything. Although her sense of justice as a SWAT officer made her feel this was wrong, she also understood what was happening in her own world. This zombie crisis made survival a question mark. So these things are basically ownerless.
Takumi and the others taking ownerless things wasn't technically a problem, but it felt like taking advantage of the situation. This made Rika's opinion of Takumi, whom she had never met, drop significantly. But she also knew she only had the opportunity to be here with Takumi's approval. Takumi was kind to her best friend. So she didn't blame Takumi but tried to adapt.
Rika Minami, you are no longer a policeman; you are just a refugee. Mind your own business. And this is also good for you. The better the city develops, the better you live. Rika Minami kept warning herself, forgetting her old identity.
At this time, Shizuka Marikawa also introduced her to the rest of Dimensional City. This time, when Rika Minami saw the Hell Hound couple, she was no longer as frightened. After seeing Zabuton, the Hell Hound was less scary. She even thought the four little ones were cute. When Rika knew Tomoko was actually a robot, she was shocked again.
After learning about the city, Shizuka Marikawa took her to wash up, have dinner, and move into Shizuka's room. Takumi was not there, Kanae and the others were also tired, and no one made formal arrangements for her, so she lived with her best friend first.
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