The Great Library-Tree shimmered under its engineered dawn as Takumi stood on the highest platform, reading through the newly uploaded talisman blueprints. Behind his eyes, the Herrscher of Reason translated every line of Zhongli's insights into living circuitry—this stroke means bind, this curve means disperse qi, this compression means ward. The knowledge felt like origami unfolding in his chest.
Below him, the town buzzed with early activity. SEEDs cleaned walkways. Mame performed a lecture on "Why Voting Matters." And the newest immigration request—Chika Fujiwara—blinked like a star in the system queue.
But today wasn't about immigration.
Today was about integration.
A new world needed more than buildings and food.
It needed systems—scientific, mystical, cultural—woven together into something that could grow without collapsing.
And it started, hilariously, with Sagiri drawing counterfeit money.
1. Psychic Drawing & Criminal Possibilities
Sagiri's earlier message hovered in the chat like graffiti:
Sagiri:
Picture attached.
(^_^)
Made a… uh… "sample."
It was a U.S. dollar.
A very accurate dollar.
Fujiwara Chika lost her mind.
Chika:
SAGIRI YOU CAN'T JUST COMMIT INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL WARFARE!!!
Takumi:
Counterfeiting? Why not?
If paper-based activation systems exist, your power can become lethal.
Imagine a world with tag jutsu—your prints become nukes.
Chika:
THE 600 BILLION YEN RICH LADY???
No wonder you sound like an author!!!
Sagiri:
… I can print… dangerous tags??
Wait that sounds kind of cool…
Akeno dropped a devil's flyer into the group like someone tossing gasoline into a fire.
Akeno:
Certain spells activate only if drawn on paper~
Sagiri-chan could become a high-speed talisman producer.
Zhongli chimed in with scholar-esque approval.
Zhongli:
Talismans, warding charms, purification scripts—many require paper mediums.
Her ability has significant potential.
Fujiwara Chika facepalmed.
Chika:
STOP ENCOURAGING HER TO PRINT THE MULTIVERSE INTO OBLIVION.
Takumi laughed so hard he nearly dropped the talisman manual he'd been decoding.
2. Knowledge Items & the System's Hidden Layers
When Zhongli uploaded his immortal talismans—priced low so Sagiri could afford them—Takumi instantly bought the entire set.
A moment later, knowledge flashed into his mind like lightning through dry air.
He understood it all.
"Ah. So THAT'S how the store works."
Knowledge items came in two types:
Type A — Fully Mastered Knowledge
Uploaded with the original owner's insights.
Buying it = instant comprehension.
Type B — Raw Knowledge
Uploaded newly learned or incomplete.
Buying it gives theory but not mastery.
Zhongli's uploads were all Type A.
Takumi could feel the difference—each talisman instruction came pre-engraved with subtle personal wisdom, flow control, energy throttling, and field geometry.
It was almost… beautiful.
He summoned a sheet of paper with Reason Authority, lifted a finger, and let Honkai energy trace a talisman glyph in one fluid stroke. The paper glowed gold for a moment, then stabilized into a warding charm.
"It works," he whispered. "Honkai energy can substitute for qi… mana… faith power… everything."
He felt his scalp prickle.
If Honkai could replicate or replace every energy system, then—
He wasn't just building a civilization.
He was building a universal compatibility framework.
Magic, science, cultivation, psychic arts—
Honkai could unify them.
A civilization built on that foundation…
He shivered in awe and mild terror.
He needed more examples.
He opened the chat again.
3. Akeno's Lightning — And a Dangerous Experiment
Takumi:
@Akeno
Could you upload some lightning spells?
Experiment time.
Akeno replied with her usual playful tone.
Akeno:
Ara~
I don't know many, but I'll send what I have ♥
Be careful, okay?~
Moments later, the shop lit up with:
• [Lightning Ribbon — Beginner]
• [Thunder Punishment — Intermediate]
• [Heavenly Lightning Javelin — Advanced]
Takumi purchased them all.
The spells unfolded in his mind like fractal equations.
Lightning wasn't "thunder magic."
It was patterned collapse—the directed fall of potential into kinetic reality.
Akeno's spells encoded that collapse into symbol chains and activation states, linked to emotional resonance and demonic heritage.
Takumi studied the first one.
Lightning Ribbon.
A playful arc of electricity shaped like a flowing whip.
He held out his hand and let Honkai energy spiral outward.
For a moment—
It flickered.
Then broke apart.
Takumi frowned.
"Honkai is too dense. Too destructive."
He reduced output to one-thousandth.
Then one-ten-thousandth.
Then one-millionth.
The third attempt succeeded.
A pale-blue ribbon of lightning unfurled from his fingertip, swirling in a loop before dissolving.
Mame clapped—tiny metallic hands chiming like wind chimes.
"Affirmation: aesthetically pleasing!"
Takumi wasn't smiling.
"Good news: Honkai can cast magic.
Bad news: It's extremely easy to overpower it."
Meaning…
A beginner spell used by Takumi might become a planetary threat.
He felt something shift in his chest—
A cold awareness, like stepping too close to a cliff.
"Okay," he muttered. "No unregulated magic casting."
4. Psychological Ripples — The God Complex Borders
He wandered out to the balcony of the Library-Tree, lightning still tingling on his fingers.
Below—the plaza, the seedlings, the first school building being assembled by SEEDs.
Above—the sky he had purified.
In his storage—billions of beasts, enough weaponry to arm continents, and now… magic.
He had the power to unify systems from every world.
To create one universal metaphysics.
To create a perfect, unbreakable utopia.
The idea was intoxicating.
Too intoxicating.
He felt the Cocoon pulse in his mind, echoing a seductive whisper:
Grow.
Centralize.
Unify.
Rule.
Takumi stepped back from the balcony.
"No," he said aloud.
Not like that.
He would use power to empower others, not to dominate.
He would build systems.
Teach people.
Trust them.
He forced the Authority of Consciousness to quiet the Cocoon's influence—a temporary boundary.
He exhaled slowly.
"Focus on today," he told himself. "Not on utopia."
5. Group Chat Slice-of-Life Chaos
Sagiri:
Guys look what I drew!!!
(attached: a perfect talisman that says "Sleep Tight" with a cartoon ghost)
Chika:
THAT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING THAT WILL CURSE ME TO SLEEP FOREVER
Sagiri:
It's cute!!
Himeko:
Print explosive ones next. For practice.
Sagiri:
NO???
Zhongli:
Do not produce talismans of mass destruction without oversight.
Akeno:
I can teach her binding spells~
Chika:
STOP TRYING TO TURN SAGIRI INTO A MULTIVERSE ARCHVILLAIN
Takumi nearly laughed out loud.
This was the heart of a civilization:
Arguments.
Chaos.
Ridiculous humor.
People learning and making mistakes together.
6. The First Universal Magic Test
Takumi arranged a test table:
• one talisman
• one demonic spell
• one psychic drawing
• one Honkai energy focus
He activated the table's Reality-Safe Mode—
A Reason Authority construct with ten layers of built-in fail-safes.
"One more test," he muttered.
He traced a talisman pattern using Honkai instead of qi.
The paper glowed.
The spell activated.
It worked seamlessly.
He tried Akeno's "Thunder Punishment."
When he released it into the buffer—
The entire chamber shook.
He immediately forced Restraint Authority over the spell, halting it mid-descent.
He was panting.
It would've vaporized the chamber.
"Okay," he whispered.
"No more heavy spells inside the city."
He typed a command into the system:
[New Safety Rule Added:
All spells above Beginner rank must be cast in the Void Arena two kilometers above ground.]
7. The Beginning of a New System
He sat down and wrote the name of what he'd discovered.
Unified Arcane Engineering.
A multi-energy metaphysics system built from:
• Honkai energy
• Talisman qi
• DEM (Devil Energy Magic)
• Psychic manifestations
• Technology logic
• Void geometry
• Consciousness heuristics
A system that could adapt to any immigrant.
A system that could unify diverse worlds.
A system he needed to handle very carefully.
He leaned back.
"Chapter one of civilization," he murmured. "We begin."
8. Ending Slice-of-Life Chaos
Sagiri:
Takumi~~ can I make a talisman that prints snacks?
Takumi:
Absolutely yes.
I'll help you design a safe food-manifestation stamp.
Chika:
FOOD TALISMANS?!?!
SIGN ME UP!!!
Akeno:
Ara~ a delicious form of magic.
Himeko:
If you mass-produce snacks with magic, I'll tax it.
Zhongli:
Taxation is an essential component of early civilization.
Sagiri:
NOT MY SNACKS—
Takumi smiled.
Life had returned to this dead world.
And it was only just beginning.