Izumi found it rather amusing that Nyarlathotep had finally been caught by Kuko.
After glancing toward the chaotic scene blooming in the distance like a field of peach blossoms, he decided not to interfere.
Yeah. This was fine.
No problem at all.
Turning toward the gathered Outer Gods before him, Izumi spoke calmly.
"You can all do as you please from now on."
"Treat this world as your home."
"I'll be leaving first."
The moment he finished speaking, his figure vanished from sight.
The group naturally had no objections.
After briefly observing the world around them, the terrifying beings scattered one after another, each disappearing into different corners of the Dimension World in search of entertainment.
The arrival of this group of incomprehensible entities instantly drew attention.
Not only from Alaya and Gaia—
—but from nearly every powerful being within Izumi's world.
The aura radiating from the Outer Gods was simply too abnormal.
Merely looking at them was enough to destabilize one's sanity.
Even Agulola had been frightened badly by their presence.
When Izumi returned home, a crowd of girls immediately surrounded him.
"Izumi, just what are those people you brought back?!"
"Why are they all so terrifying?!"
Rias asked with a bewildered expression.
Just moments ago, merely glancing at them had almost caused her demonic power to spiral out of control.
The others stared at him in equal shock.
Eris looked especially pale.
"Those were Outer Gods, weren't they?"
"Izumi-sama… are you really sure bringing that many Outer Gods into this world is okay?!"
The gods present had recognized them immediately.
And because they recognized them, they were even more horrified.
After all, beings from the Cthulhu Mythos were infamous across countless worlds.
Every tale involving them ended in catastrophe.
Hearing their concerns, Izumi simply laughed.
"They're not actually that scary."
"They're all surprisingly adorable once you get to know them."
"If you spend time with them, you'll understand."
The girls collectively fell silent.
No matter how you looked at it, those things were terrifying!
Seeing their reactions, Izumi helplessly explained further.
"I inherited part of Azathoth's power."
"So from now on, they're basically under my banner."
"You could say…"
"I became the second leader of the Cthulhu Mythos."
The room instantly froze.
He went out for a trip—
—and came back as the second-generation boss of cosmic horror.
To everyone else, those beings were essentially multiversal terrorists capable of destroying worlds for fun.
Stories about the Cthulhu Mythos existed in countless worlds, and none of them were comforting.
Izumi merely smiled at their expressions.
"Relax. Nothing bad's going to happen."
"Anyway, everyone go do your own thing."
"I'm going to check how the world has developed while I was gone."
With that, he disappeared once more.
...
His next destination was Dimension City.
The reception district was busier than ever.
Tina and Rentaro's cursed-genius partner, Enju Aihara—no, rather, Kisara Tendo? No, actually Natsuyo as adapted here—were both occupied handling the endless stream of newcomers.
As worlds continued merging together, more and more protagonists and special individuals were arriving.
Ordinary people usually failed to notice the changes.
But anyone with power, destiny, or unusual sensitivity could immediately tell that their world had fused with others.
After finishing an explanation for a newcomer from a slice-of-life world, Natsuyo looked up—
—and her eyes instantly lit up.
"Izumi-oniichan! You're back!"
Izumi smiled and nodded.
"Yeah. Everything's settled."
"How are things here?"
Natsuyo immediately handed her current work to the nearby lolis before leading Izumi aside.
The other girls noticed his return as well.
Even while working, they kept sneaking glances toward him excitedly.
Opening her tablet, Natsuyo began her report.
"Izumi-oniichan, you've been gone for nearly a year."
"At the moment, over a hundred worlds have merged into ours."
"Most are ordinary slice-of-life worlds, but several possess combat systems and supernatural powers."
"A lot of people accepted missions here, completed them in other worlds, and caused those worlds to merge with ours afterward."
"That's why expansion has accelerated so quickly."
As she spoke, she displayed the records of the merged worlds on the screen.
Izumi nodded while listening carefully.
"The Entertainment District is already completely full."
"Many people still want to open shops, but there's no more room."
"Oh, and Esdeath-san opened direct pathways between our world and hers."
"She now allows people to enter her world and hunt Danger Beasts."
"But access requires payment."
"You could basically say she sold her entire world to us."
Izumi's expression twitched slightly.
Esdeath really was a business genius…
At this point, he genuinely suspected she had probably overthrown her Empire already.
And honestly?
That sounded completely plausible.
Natsuyo continued.
"Also, more and more people have been arriving from the Pokémon world."
"A lot of Pokémon have already migrated into our world too."
"A new profession called 'Trainer' has even appeared."
"Many people are making a living through Pokémon-related businesses now."
Izumi could already imagine the chaos.
Then came the next report.
"And because Emperor Qin Shi Huang and the others launched an invasion campaign against the 'Wild Boar Skin' world…"
"They captured an amazing chef from there."
"He opened a restaurant in the Entertainment District."
"I think his name was Xiao Fugui."
Izumi stared blankly for a moment.
The emperors really invaded that world?
And then kidnapped the chef just to open a restaurant?
That was honestly incredible.
The more he listened, the stranger everything became.
His world was rapidly transforming into a civilization packed full of conquest addicts and battle maniacs.
And honestly—
—that assessment was completely accurate.
Qin Shi Huang and the other emperors had indeed formed a full-scale alliance dedicated to invading other worlds.
They had even dispatched elite warriors into Esdeath's world to hunt large numbers of Danger Beasts.
The harvested materials were then forged into weapons with unique supernatural abilities.
It was precisely because of those weapons—
—that the emperors now possessed the power to wage war across worlds.