If Takagi were to make a move, this battle could end immediately.
He felt that instead of him making a move,
it would be better to let Nahida, Lisa, and others go forward and practice.
It also happens to let the people of Teyvat see what the battlefield of the Star of Decay is like through the perspective of Cloud Retainer.
[Herta: Honestly, the longer the Simulated Universe operates, the more data accumulates, and the more troublesome it becomes for us to maintain the normal operation of the Simulated Universe. Can't you speed things up a bit?]
Takagi: "Then beg me."
[Herta: Please."]
"You are indeed still so straightforward."
"Seeing how straightforward you are, I'll exert a little more effort."
Takagi shrugged and said.
"Everything is the choice of the stars."
"Key yearning for the mysteries of the stars, bestow upon the Trailblazers your true Blessing!"
Takagi activated Asta's ultimate skill [Astral Blessing].
Instantly, a massive energy formed a substance like clock gears in the sky.
As its radiance fell, the speed of Himeko, Lisa, and the others immediately received a great boost.
For a time, the speed of bug elimination increased again.
[Herta: Huh, how can you use Asta's skill?]
[Herta: And how do you even have Asta's weapon?]
Takagi: "Can't I have learned it? As for the weapon, isn't it okay if I made it?"
[Herta: You have this ability too?]
Takagi: "I am exceptionally talented, is that not allowed?"
[Herta: Alright, let's just say you are exceptionally talented, then when will you learn my skills too?]
Takagi: "I only learn skills that are useful or interesting to me."
[Herta: Are you saying my skills are useless?]
Takagi: "I'm not interested in spinning around and giving others large Diamonds."
[Herta:...Have you seen me fight?]
"I've only heard about it."
Takagi said with a smile. He couldn't tell Herta that he had used her character in the game before.
[Lumine: Indeed, Takagi has a hidden talent for learning,
I was wondering how he could use the skills of Seele, Bronya, and the others. So he learned their skills.]
[Navia: No wonder he can use Asta's skill. Speaking of which, whether Lord Takagi uses Asta's skill or the skills of Seele and the others, he will be stronger.]
[Alice: Takagi possesses a purer and stronger Power of Destiny. If he wants to use a certain skill, it will naturally be more powerful.
However, among these skills, some are considered personal talents. I didn't expect Lord Takagi could learn them.]
[Yae Miko: Lord Takagi said he only learns skills that are useful or interesting to him,
I wonder if he would be willing to learn our Shogun's Musou no Hitotachi.
If this move can be learned by Lord Takagi, it can be considered an honor in a way.]
[Keqing: Speaking of which, I wonder if Lord Takagi will one day also use Rex Lapis's legendary Planet Befall?]
[Zhongli: By universal rationality, being learned by Lord Takagi can be considered a form of recognition.
For the beings of Teyvat, this is indeed an honor.]
[Kujou Sara: Musou no Hitotachi is the ultimate of Shogun's martial arts, how could anyone easily learn it!
Furthermore, although Lord Takagi has shown great power so far, he has not shown great martial arts, right?]
[Rosaria: But the problem is, Lord Takagi is not an ordinary person,
His ability to learn the skills of Asta and others is enough to prove his extraordinary talent.
As for martial arts, I think Lord Takagi is not incapable, it's just that there hasn't been a situation where he needs to use martial arts yet.]
[Lumine: Indeed, it's hard to imagine such a powerful Lord Takagi not being skilled in martial arts.]
Amidst the discussions of the people of Teyvat,
Takagi raised his head and glanced at Himeko, March 7th, and others whose speed had increased significantly, then once again mobilized The Power of Destiny.
Soon, the attack bonus from the Bronya template and the shield bonus from the Trailblazer template fell upon Himeko, March 7th, Lisa, and others.
For a time, March 7th, Nahida, and others were like War Gods descending, fiercely sweeping away the enemies on the battlefield.
Before long, the army had no choice but to retreat, and the scales of victory tilted towards the mercenary side to which Takagi belonged.
...
"That was too exhilarating just now, I've never fought so freely."
"My speed, attack power, and defense have all become much stronger."
"Did I suddenly awaken some kind of power?"
March 7th, Himeko, Lisa, and others said excitedly after retreating back to where Takagi was.
"I think this shouldn't be you, March 7th, awakening some kind of power. It's simply because someone enhanced our strength."
Dan Heng said, looking at Takagi with a smile.
March 7th: "You mean, it was Takagi?"
Dan Heng: "Besides Lord Takagi, I can't think of anyone else."
"Is it really you?" March 7th skipped over to Takagi's side, looking at him curiously.
"Yes, Herta wanted to quickly jump to the next scene, so I slightly used my power to strengthen you all."
Takagi nodded and said.
"What, I thought I had become stronger again."
March 7th sighed and said.
"March 7th, I think you will definitely become stronger in the future."
Takagi patted March 7th's shoulder and turned to look behind him.
There, the Golden-haired Female Leader with twin guns was walking over with a smile.
"Unexpectedly, you possess such power."
"Should I say, as expected of the man I fancy?"
The Golden-haired Female Leader stopped in front of Takagi, her face full of smiles.
"It's my honor to be fancied by you."
Takagi chuckled.
"Hehe, with our relationship, there's no need to be so formal."
"How about it, as a celebration, do you need me to do something for you tonight?"
The Golden-haired Female Leader placed her hand on Takagi's chest and said suggestively.
Seeing the Golden-haired Female Leader like this, and remembering the ambiguity she showed towards Takagi in the previous scene,
Even though they knew this was a fake world, Himeko, March 7th, and others couldn't help but feel awkward.
Especially Lisa, who didn't know what to say.
"Naturally, a celebration is needed."
"After all, we just won a battle."
Takagi nodded and said.
"In that case, I'll go back and wait for you first."
"See you later."
The Golden-haired Female Leader patted Takagi's shoulder heartily, then turned and walked towards the other mercenaries who were slowly gathering.
"Lord Takagi, should we follow?"
Himeko took a step forward and stopped beside Takagi.
"No need, after all, we are about to enter the next scene."
Takagi looked up at the sky and said.
Indeed, as soon as Takagi's words fell,
A large amount of data streams appeared around everyone.
In just one or two seconds, the battlefield completely turned into data streams and disappeared.
Instead, it was a mercenary gathering place that felt familiar to Takagi, Lisa, and others.
However, unlike the slightly noisy situation last time,
This time, the mercenary gathering place was filled with silence.
"This smell, it's the smell of blood."
Lisa wrinkled her pretty nose slightly, a frown appearing on her face.
"Strange, didn't the mercenary side win earlier?"
"Why is there the smell of blood here?"
Signora muttered strangely.
"We'll know if we go and see."
Takagi said, raising his hand to push open the gate of the mercenary settlement.
As the gate was pushed open, a stronger smell of human blood mixed with the peculiar smell unique to insects rushed into everyone's noses.
Himeko, Lisa, and others had experienced the previous war and were quite familiar with this smell.
"How could this be?"
"Did the army launch an attack here?"
March 7th asked in surprise, looking at the ground covered with the corpses of insects.
"No, I don't think that's the case."
Takagi raised his head and looked at the Golden-haired Female Leader, the only one still standing inside.
"You're here." The Golden-haired Female Leader smiled at Takagi, then looked at March 7th, Himeko, and others standing behind Takagi.
"However, you are a bit late."
The Golden-haired Female Leader murmured.
March 7th: "Huh?"
Welt: "This is... killing intent?"
Cloud Retainer: "Killing intent? Does she want to kill us?"
Everyone looked at Takagi in confusion, instinctively feeling that Takagi could provide the answer.
"You did something to the mercenaries, right."
Takagi glanced at the ground full of corpses and asked the Golden-haired Leader.
Unlike March 7th, March 7th saw the corpses of insects.
But in Takagi's eyes, these were not insects, but the real corpses of human mercenaries.
The Golden-haired Leader was silent for a moment, then nodded.
"You're right, I used Insect Powder Witchcraft."
"To make the hunters unable to distinguish between humans and insects."
"Then, things turned out as you see."
The Golden-haired Leader pointed her gun at the corpses on the ground and said.
Nahida: "Insect Powder Witchcraft?"
Lisa: "These... are they not insects, but humans?"
Signora: "When did we get hit too? Wait, if we got hit, does that mean you also plan to make a move against us?"
As she spoke, Signora's gaze towards the Gold-haired mercenary leader grew increasingly unfriendly.
[Alice: Insect Powder Witchcraft, huh? Sounds somewhat like an alchemical creation.]
[Albedo: Indeed. I wonder how such an alchemical creation is made.]
[Rosaria: Such alchemical creations are too dangerous. It's best not to investigate.]
[Venti: Even Nahida and Lisa were deceived. This insect powder is indeed very dangerous.]
[Zhongli: By universal rationality, this is true. What we see here are people, not insects.
I wonder if it's because we are seeing from Lord Takagi's perspective.]
[Yae Miko: If it is Lord Takagi, I imagine he would not be affected.]
[Barbara: Not only will Mr. Takagi not be affected, he will definitely be able to use the power of Abundance to help others escape the state of being controlled by the insect powder.]
[Furina: But why would this golden-haired woman do this? Wait, is it because of the ravings she mentioned earlier?]
[Neuvillette: If that is the case, then these ravings might be quite dangerous.]
The Gold-haired mercenary leader did not offer any defense.
She smiled at Signora and nodded, saying:
"You are indeed within my range of action."
"However, it seems you lingered outside a bit longer because of him."
"Therefore, you did not end up in the same plight as these people."
Signora snorted coldly and said:
"You're quite straightforward, but it seems you still used this so-called Insect Powder Witchcraft on us, didn't you?"
The Golden-haired Leader's lips curled up. She suddenly aimed her twin pistols at Signora and the others:
"After all, you are also within my range of action."
As her voice fell, the Golden-haired Leader suddenly pulled the triggers.
A large number of bullets poured down on Signora, Himeko, and the others, but there were no bullets in front of Takagi.
Takagi raised an eyebrow. While Himeko, Dan Heng, and the others were deflecting the bullets, he once again used the power of Mind-Controlling Speech on the Golden-haired Leader.
"[Listen to me], you have already killed my companions."
"Now, you will automatically ignore their existence."
As the power of Mind-Controlling Speech invaded the Golden-haired Female Leader's brain, her action of continuously pulling the triggers immediately stopped.
Even though Signora and Lisa were still standing in front of her, their figures were completely absent from her eyes.
"Ignoring us?"
"Good, let this woman taste my flames."
Signora muttered to herself, intending to use her power to burn the Golden-haired Female Leader to ashes.
However, Lisa raised her hand and pressed on Signora's shoulder, shaking her head and saying:
"Let Lord Takagi handle the rest."
"After all, this is not the real world."
"Instead, we are simulating past events."
"If we make the wrong choice, we might not be able to advance the simulation plot."
"This could cause us to re-simulate this segment of the plot."
[Herta: It seems the passengers Takagi brought also have smart people. Let's leave this to Takagi. He is the key to pushing the scene to the next stage.]
[Ruan Mei: Yes, from the beginning until now, Lord Takagi has made the correct choices. Let's leave it to him.]
Hearing the voices of Herta and Ruan Mei, Signora also dispersed the flames in her hand and quietly looked at Takagi.
"Next, is it finally just you and me?"
The Gold-haired mercenary leader raised her twin pistols, pointing them at the ceiling, and looked at Takagi with a smile, saying.
Takagi: "So, what do you plan to do to me next?"
Golden-haired Leader: "You're really calm, or are you the type who gets calmer on the outside the angrier you are on the inside?"
Takagi didn't speak. He silently picked up a gun and aimed it at the Golden-haired Leader.
Seeing this, the Golden-haired Leader smiled:
"As expected, you are that type."
"Come on, shoot and kill me."
"But whether you can kill me depends on your skill."
After speaking, the Golden-haired Leader also aimed the gun in her hand at Takagi: "Shoot."
Hearing this, Takagi did not hesitate.
He directly pulled the trigger of the flintlock in his hand.
Bang!
Accompanied by the gunshot, a bright red flower bloomed on the Golden-haired Leader's chest.
Immediately, she tilted her head back and fell to the ground with a smile on her face.
"Why didn't this woman shoot?"
Cloud Retainer pushed up her glasses, saying with some confusion.
"Yeah, she shot at us so decisively earlier."
"How come when it came to Takagi, she stopped?"
"Takagi's shooting motion wasn't very fast either, was it?"
March 7th muttered.
"Speaking of which, when she shot at us earlier, she also missed Takagi."
Himeko rested her chin on one hand and muttered.
Seeing Takagi drop the flintlock in his hand and walk towards where the Golden-haired Leader had fallen, she also took her long legs and followed.
Lisa, Signora, and the others did the same.
At this moment, the Golden-haired Leader had not yet lost her breath.
Seeing Takagi approach, a happy smile appeared on her face.
"Do you have anything else to say?"
Takagi asked.
"Nothing, but you, is there nothing you want to... cough cough... ask me?"
The Golden-haired Leader smiled.
Takagi thought of the love story between the Golden-haired Leader and the mercenary in the game and asked:
"Since that's the case, why didn't you use Insect Powder Witchcraft on me like you did with the others?"
[Lumine: Huh! The Golden-haired Leader didn't use Insect Powder Witchcraft on Takagi?]
[Navia: I thought Lord Takagi resisted the Insect Powder Witchcraft because of his own powerful strength.]
[Ningguang: This is interesting. Could it be that this Golden-haired Leader is serious about Takagi?]
[Rosaria: In the previous scene, she also wanted to sleep with Lord Takagi.
Now it seems she didn't just want to sleep with Lord Takagi purely out of desire.]
[Barbara: Uh, um, Rosaria, could... could you not be so direct?]
[Rosaria: You're not a child anymore, Barbara. Some things you should understand.]
[Barbara:...]