Takumi nodded, knowing that he could no longer stay here, so he activated his teleportation and waved to Misaka Mikoto.
"Then I'll leave first. Also, when she just shouted, I had already set up a soundproof barrier, so people outside didn't hear the sound after the first electric shock."
"Phew~, then I'm relieved." Misaka Mikoto breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this.
"I'm leaving. If you need anything, send me a private message."
"Un, I will."
After watching Takumi teleport away, Misaka Mikoto glanced helplessly at Shirai Kuroko, who had fallen into her arms, and couldn't help but feel a slight headache.
But now that the matter was over, Misaka Mikoto had no choice but to quickly change her clothes, and then carry Shirai Kuroko back. She went to the dormitory and prepared to explain the situation after Kuroko woke up.
...The dividing line of the transition...
As for Takumi, after teleporting away from Tokiwadai Middle School, he came to the streets of School District 7. He wandered around, looking about and experiencing the scenery of Academy City.
While taking pictures with the dimensional terminal, he recorded the geographical environment of Academy City, simultaneously exploring the map to refresh the anchor point for the Dimensional Gate that would open to the Toaru world in the future.
Takumi's leisurely look did not raise any suspicion. In the eyes of outsiders, Takumi was just a tourist in Academy City, and the photo shoot was just for commemoration; there was nothing unusual about it. The only thing that attracted attention was probably that this tourist gentleman was so handsome that he caused many female students to stop and watch, making the male students jealous.
"It doesn't look very advanced."
After shopping around, Takumi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
He especially remembered that when A Certain Scientific Railgun was first launched, Academy City gave people an advanced micro-science fiction feel, which was very desirable. But now that he had come to Academy City in person, Takumi only felt disappointed. Because many things that seemed advanced back then, from Takumi's current point of view, were actually just average.
An airship in the sky? This thing is actually nothing special. It is a technology that has long been eliminated in reality.
Robots on the street? In fact, they are not very intelligent. Not only do they have singular functions, but sometimes they even appear to be artificially retarded.
Cars on the road? They are still fuel-powered, and they are not even using new energy sources.
Personal electronic supplies? Except for Kuroko's mobile phone that can project images, there are no highlights.
Household appliances? There is no Internet of Things function.
At these levels, Dimension City was enough to completely destroy them.
"These are just people's livelihood technologies, so even if they are not very high-end, it is expected."
"Indeed, high-end is not popular, and popularization is not high-end."
Takumi nodded and turned to look at the person who suddenly spoke.
Her red hair was tied into two bunches behind her head. Her winter uniform was draped over her shoulders. Her upper body was otherwise exposed, with her chest wrapped in light pink cloth strips like bandages. Her lower body was clad in a highly revealing miniskirt.
Her name is Awaki Musujime. Her ability is Move Point (Coordinate Movement), Level 4. She is the legendary guide in Academy City's urban legends, responsible for bringing people into the Windowless Building.
"You finally came. I was wondering how much longer Aleister would have to observe."
Takumi was not surprised by her appearance and just said calmly: "Lead the way."
Awaki Musujime heard this and glanced at Takumi in surprise. She didn't expect Takumi to be so calm and seem to have known about her existence for a long time.
However, Awaki didn't say much. As a qualified guide, she deeply understood that knowing too much would only bring harm and no good. She raised her hand and teleported Takumi to a dark place full of machines.
"The Board Chairman is right in front. You can go there by yourself."
"Well, no need to wait for me, I can go back by myself."
"..."
Awaki was noncommittal and watched Takumi go deeper.
...
Takumi followed the only road to the end and saw something similar to a large culture tank, with a person hanging upside down in the liquid inside.
The person had long silver hair and wore a green surgical gown. They had a handsome face and a unique temperament. They looked like both a man and a woman, an adult and a child, a saint and a sinner.
"Welcome to Academy City, visitor. I am the General Superintendent of Academy City, Aleister Crowley."
Aleister looked at Takumi and directly identified Takumi's identity.
In response, Takumi just shrugged. He dared to come here and didn't care about being exposed. Because the guy in front of him has eyes all over Academy City; as long as he showed up here, he would definitely be discovered and clues would be seen.
At the same time, Takumi had never expected that his acting skills would deceive these people. So, don't bother pretending, just show your talent!
"My name is Takumi, I am the founder of Dimension City. Speaking of which, we can be considered half-peers..."
"Dimension City? Is this the organization you belong to?"
"Pretty much. Dimension City is a city under construction that connects and brings together people from all over the world. It will be a very exciting place in the future."
"..."
Aleister didn't expect that he could obtain important information so easily. He almost didn't react, so he could only respond calmly: "Is that so? It sounds like a masterpiece that people are looking forward to."
"I think so too." Takumi nodded and gave Aleister a "you know it very well" look.
Aleister was stuck; how could he answer this? Moreover, before Takumi arrived, he had thought about many possibilities for Takumi's purpose. Such as invading the world, plundering resources, and other negative objectives.
But when they talked, he realized that Takumi was too frank, and it didn't seem like he had any bad intentions at all. But Aleister wouldn't be so naive as to think that Takumi really had no purpose. There must be a purpose, and at most, it's just not malicious.
"So, I wonder what is the purpose of your coming to our world this time?"
Now that Takumi had played his cards straight, Aleister didn't bother to make so many twists and turns and asked straight to the point.
"In fact, it's not really a grand purpose. If I have to say it, it's probably to see and understand this world, and by the way, see if we can establish friendly relations with the local forces here, so that we can start some transactions and cooperation in the future."
Are you serious?
Aleister stared at Takumi closely, unable to find any trace of lying in Takumi's expression, and became even more speechless for a moment.
Really?!
You can connect to all worlds, so can't you be a little more ambitious and try to conquer them by force? Why go through the trouble of establishing diplomatic relations and cooperation so politely? Isn't this too wasteful?!
Aleister thought about it from his perspective: if he had this kind of ability, he would have directly recruited troops to conquer other worlds and wouldn't bother with any tricks. He could obviously maximize his profits directly, but he chose a less efficient way to realize it. Aleister said that he could not understand.