[Hestia: Okay, I understand. I will inform the others right away.]
After receiving Takumi's reply, Hestia logged off at lightning speed.
[Misaka Mikoto: Takumi—are you short on manpower there? Do you want me to go over and help? It just so happens that school is out tomorrow, I have nothing to do, and I want to visit Dimensional City.]
Looking at the situation now, even if she went to Dimensional City tomorrow, no one would be there to host her. In this case, it was better to take part in this operation. It just so happened that despite being in contact with Dimensional City for so long, she had not been to other worlds yet. Moreover, the purpose of this operation was to eliminate villains and eradicate evil, which could be considered a good deed.
[Nico Robin: Can we participate too? Then please count me in!]
Nico Robin did not care much about this matter at first, but when she saw that Misaka Mikoto wanted to participate, she immediately became interested. This was a great opportunity to observe Dimensional City's operations in other worlds with her own eyes. And this was still a primary scene, unlike her current situation in the world of Akame ga Kill, where she could only perform research after the fact; here, she could definitely observe much more. As soon as she thought of this, Nico Robin quickly signed up to participate.
[Lacus: Huh? Does everyone want to come over and help? Then I... it seems like I cannot be of much help if I go there. (﹏)]
Lacus saw Misaka Mikoto and Nico Robin sign up and originally wanted to tag along to see other worlds. But then she realized she was just an ordinary person without any extraordinary combat power. She would have no effect even if she went there, and she could not help but feel a little depressed.
[Komatsu: If you need manpower, I can go over and help. If not, I can also bring my master. It is a pity that Mr. Jiro has gone to the Gourmet World. Otherwise, if he came too, he could definitely help alleviate the pressure on Takumi-san.]
Seeing that everyone expressed their willingness to help, Komatsu was not to be left behind and even planned to call his elders to assist Takumi. Takumi was a little touched when he saw everyone so enthusiastically signing up to help.
[Takumi: Thank you all for your kindness. You can come if you want.]
[Takumi: Lacus—do not worry about whether you can help. Just think of it as a team-building exercise. You have not met each other yet, so you can take advantage of this opportunity to meet offline.]
[Takumi: Komatsu—it would be great if you and Master Setsuno can come. By the way, I would like to ask you to bring more ingredients. I will leave the celebration banquet to you after the operation is over.]
Takumi did not refuse their desire to participate. Although they were not officially part of Dimensional City yet and some could not provide combat support, it was fine for them to come and show their presence. Anyway, other people in the world of Danmachi would not know who they were; they would just be counted as members of the Hestia Familia.
[Lacus: Really?! That is great!]
[Komatsu: Can I help prepare the celebration banquet? Okay, no problem, my master has agreed.]
[Misaka Mikoto: Wait! A celebration party?! And it is being handled by Komatsu and his master together?! Made with fantasy ingredients?!]
[Misaka Mikoto: Very good! I have decided to help with this! I am going no matter what!]
Misaka Mikoto was immediately excited when she saw that Komatsu was participating and even bringing Setsuno to prepare a feast. Thanks to Takumi's photos of having big meals in the Gourmet World, she was very hungry for that food. At that time, because she could not eat it, she just let it go. But now that she had the opportunity, Misaka Mikoto could no longer restrain her stomach. She could not wait to fast-forward time to the celebration banquet and taste the delicious food that looked so tempting.
[Hermione: !!!]
[Asuna Yuuki: !!!]
[Alice Nakiri: !!!]
[Hermione: Well, Lord City Lord, can I go too?]
[Asuna Yuuki: Plus one!]
[Alice Nakiri: I want to go too! Ahem, mainly because I want to contribute to the fight against villainy and evil, and definitely not because I am greedy for the food.]
Not only Misaka Mikoto, but other people in the group who were lurking were also drawn out by the news, and they all expressed their intention to participate. Their goals were very unified: they were coming for the celebration banquet.
[Takumi: Come, you can all come. Those who are strong can contribute, and those who are not can help with other things. You can just cheer us on.]
Seeing everyone's reaction, Takumi could not help but smile knowingly. Sure enough, even when living in different worlds, the allure of delicious food is the same. Immediately, more people were approved to participate. Just as he said to Lacus, they did not necessarily have to fight. It did not matter even if they were just bystanders; they could treat it as a social gathering.
[Hermione: Yeah! Very good! I am going to ask Sister Artoria for leave right away!]
Hermione went offline with confidence to ask for leave from Artoria. She was very confident in this. As long as she mentioned the celebration banquet, Artoria would not only let her go but might even decide to go with her. One should never underestimate the temptation of delicious food for a gourmet!
[Alice Nakiri: It is a little troublesome for me to adjust the shifts here, but since many people will be there tomorrow, there is nothing wrong with the cafeteria taking a day off, right? Not many people will come to eat anyway.]
Alice Nakiri was more straightforward; she did not want to bother adjusting shifts. She planned to give the entire cooking group a collective holiday to join in the fun. As for how other people in Dimensional City would eat? They could just cook for themselves. No matter what, there were still other staff groups. Besides, it was not like there was no food left at home; no one would starve.
[Asuna Yuuki: Yes! That is a great idea!]
As one of the chefs being put on leave, Asuna Yuuki directly supported the decision.
[Misaka Mikoto: Haha, there is nothing wrong with that.]
[Takumi: Perfect logic!]
[Nico Robin: ...]
In a cheerful atmosphere, everyone went to prepare. Seeing this, Takumi also withdrew his focus. He then saw that Riveria had finished handling her affairs and was looking at him quietly. Seeing him look over, she asked:
"Have things been arranged?"
"Well, that is almost everything."
Takumi told Riveria the news that others from the dimensional group would also participate.
"I see. In that case, we should also make some preparations."
Riveria nodded without further comment, then got up and walked out. The people coming to support had already begun to prepare, so they also needed to be ready to respond.