"Followers in this world? They're girls, right?" Hearing Takeru's words, Chelsea teased.
"What, are you jealous?" Hearing her words, Takeru said with narrowed eyes.
"Hmph, this lowly one is but a small member of Takeru-sama's harem, how could I dare to be jealous?" Hearing this, Chelsea put on a humble act.
"Alright, stop fooling around." Looking at Chelsea, who was acting like a drama queen, Takeru gently patted her head. Chelsea showed an expression of enjoyment.
Normally, there were too many girls around Takeru, and she couldn't find a good opportunity to spend time with him. Although the number of people here was still considerable, it was much better than usual. She could act a little more willfully to gain Takeru's attention.
Takeru, naturally aware of Chelsea's intentions, felt a hint of apology inside and could only gently stroke her head. Sensing Takeru's comfort, Chelsea stepped back slightly and smiled at him again.
She was a girl who understood boundaries.
Occasionally acting spoiled with Takeru was fine, but she had never thought of monopolizing Takeru, let alone doing anything that might hinder Takeru from completing his mission.
Watching Chelsea step back, Takeru smiled at her, then directly led everyone to where Raphtalia and the others were.
Soon, everyone gathered together. Seeing Takeru bring back so many 'family members' at once, Raphtalia and Via were stunned. Only Filo looked amazed.
"This is Via, this is Raphtalia, and she is Filo." Looking at the scrutinizing expressions of the girls, Takeru quickly introduced everyone.
"H-hello!" After Takeru introduced her, Via respectfully greeted everyone. Emilia, Esdeath, and the others all looked extremely extraordinary.
Although Ram and Rem were dressed as maids, Via felt a great threat from them as well.
"Eh, another little girl? As expected, Takeru, you have that special hobby, don't you?" Noticing Filo's presence, Chelsea spoke again.
"Don't talk nonsense. Filo's situation is special, similar to Kumara-chan and Wendy." Hearing her words, Takeru patted her head.
"Hmm, but her strength doesn't look very good." Hearing this, Esdeath approached Filo, lifted her chin, and said calmly.
"Alright, Esdeath, don't tease them. Hello, I'm Emilia. Nice to meet you." Watching Esdeath's actions, Emilia gave Via and the others a gentle smile.
"I'm Akame. This is my sister, Kurome. We are Takeru-sama's swords." Then, Akame spoke softly to the three.
"I am Diablo. My position, you could say, is Takeru-sama's butler." At this moment, Diablo slowly spoke.
Then, Ram, Beatrice, and the others quickly introduced themselves as well.
"Master, what about the delicious food?" After listening to everyone's introductions, Filo looked at Takeru expectantly.
"Here you go. For you all as well." Hearing her words, Takeru directly took out some cotton candy, which he had previously picked from a cotton candy tree and stored in his item bar.
"What is this? So delicious!" As Takeru took out the cotton candy, the three smelled its unique aroma. After tasting it, Filo cried out in delight.
Raphtalia, although still surprised by Emilia and the others, had her tail wagging rapidly at the sight of the food. After tasting a bit, she narrowed her eyes, looking extremely pleased.
Then, Takeru had the servants arrange rooms for everyone. Beatrice unceremoniously claimed Takeru for herself.
Ram and Rem, unwilling to be outdone, declared they needed to carefully care for Takeru and thus also stayed in the same room...
Raphtalia, seeing Takeru directly claimed by them, opened her mouth but felt a bit sad inside.
Filo, however, was undeterred. Seeing Beatrice and the others were going to rest with Takeru, she directly threw herself into Takeru's arms and acted spoiled.
As for Miki and Chelsea, although a bit envious, they exchanged glances and said nothing. The two were close friends and directly chose to share a room.
As time passed, soon it was the next morning.
Ram, Rem, and Miki unceremoniously took over the head chef's duties, leading the other chefs in preparing breakfast.
When Takeru arrived at the table, it was covered with a vast array of delicious food. Takeru knew well that these were made by Ram, Rem, and Miki.
"Wow, so fragrant, so much delicious food!" Seeing the large amount of food on the table, Filo cried out excitedly. Via and Raphtalia swallowed their saliva, realizing for the first time that cooking could be this delicious.
After tasting it, they realized they had been wrong. The taste of these dishes was even more delicious than they had imagined.
After enjoying the sumptuous and delicious breakfast, Takeru led everyone to the stone tablet in the center of the mansion.
He knew very well that this stone tablet was actually a seal, and inside it, a dragon-type monster resembling a Tyrannosaurus was sealed.
Since he had taken over this place, Takeru naturally wouldn't waste such experience and precious materials.
The only pity was that Esdeath and the others didn't have the ability to level up. Otherwise, Takeru could have summoned Felt, Karin, and the others as well.
Shaking his head, Takeru stopped dwelling on it. He told everyone not to come close, then had the Idol he controlled come over to begin the unsealing ritual.
"Beast of the seal, appear!" Holding the key to the seal in his hand, Idol shouted loudly.
As his mana flowed through the key-like object in his hand, a sealing formation appeared beneath the stone tablet. Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, cracks began to appear on the ground below. Accompanied by a strong oppressive force, the stone tablet quickly exploded.
In its place was a huge Tyrannosaurus-type monster. It stood on two legs, with a massive body and head, but rather slender arms. Its back was covered in spikes, and its head seemed to be wearing a special metal mask. It looked extremely ferocious.
"Roar!" As soon as it emerged, seeing Takeru and the others, the monster roared loudly.
However, facing this Tyrannosaurus monster, aside from Via and Raphtalia, Takeru and the others were all extremely calm.
"It seems worth killing." Looking at the Tyrannosaurus before them, Akame said, unable to contain herself.
"Not possible, Nee-san. This one is Takeru-sama's prey." Looking at Akame, Kurome said softly beside her.
"That's true." Hearing Kurome's words, Akame looked regretful.
"Takeru-sama, is it really alright?" Looking at the huge monster, Via swallowed. Raphtalia, however, stared gravely at the huge dragon-type monster, without any sign of retreat.
"Filo hates it." As she spoke, Filo transformed back into her original form and charged directly at the monster, kicking it.
Due to the suddenness, the clumsy monster didn't react in time and was pushed back a step by Filo's attack.
Once it reacted, it roared again in anger. Such a tiny creature, and its bloodline made it deeply loathe Filo. Thinking this, the Tyrannosaurus released a stream of fire directly at Filo.
Seeing the flames approaching, Filo instinctively moved out of their range.
"Oh no!" Seeing the flames about to hit the mansion, Via tensed up. But when the flames were less than two meters from the mansion, Raphtalia noticed they stopped advancing, or rather, were being devoured by something...
Needless to say, Takeru had blocked the flames and used his devouring ability. Seeing Takeru act, the two stopped being dazed.
"Water Cannon!" Then, Via directly released her strongest attack.
The highly destructive Water Cannon shot toward the Tyrannosaurus's head. The slow-moving Tyrannosaurus took the hit squarely, and its flame attack was interrupted.
However, although the Water Cannon caused some damage, it didn't have much effect on the huge, thick-skinned Tyrannosaurus, only angering it further.
It lunged toward Via, jaws wide.
Seeing the Tyrannosaurus approach, Via quickly leaped away from her spot. Raphtalia, seeing her chance, jumped onto the lowered head of the Tyrannosaurus and swung her sword.
Clang, clang!
With a flash of sparks, Raphtalia managed to leave a scratch on the Tyrannosaurus's head.