The stars of over a thousand years ago were vastly different from those over a thousand years later. Following the star region chart Jigen had provided, Tetsuya and the others reached the planet where Ōtsutsuki Qi was stationed without wasting much time.
"I never expected us to get here so quickly."
Izuna sighed in wonder. He had once searched the Star Sea for a planet, an endeavor much like finding a needle in a haystack.
This time, they had simply followed the Star Map, combined it with their previous experience, and made a few spatial jumps before reaching this familiar yet unfamiliar Earth.
"That's only natural. We're over a thousand years in the past, after all. The star regions haven't changed that much yet, so finding our way here was much easier."
As he spoke, Tetsuya reached out and opened a spatial portal beside him.
"All right, now that we're here, let's bring the others over."
A golden Space-Time Gate opened, revealing the Tea House in the President's Residence on the other side.
At that moment, Kaguya and Jigen were drinking tea.
Jigen froze briefly when he saw the Space-Time Gate open so soon.
"I thought you'd be quick, but I didn't expect you to be this quick!"
"I get the feeling there's a double meaning in there."
Tetsuya shrugged as he spoke.
"Come on, get over here. It's time to start the hunt."
Jigen immediately rose and stepped through the Space-Time Gate.
"I'd like to join the fight this time, too. After restoring my essence, I've regained quite a bit of strength. I want to stretch my limbs and see whether I've gotten rusty."
"No problem."
"Oh? There's another Kaguya here."
Only after crossing over did Jigen notice another Kaguya Ōtsutsuki standing at the edge of the group.
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