Tohsaka Rin stared blankly at the figures floating in the sky, utterly stunned.
The demons on the ground also noticed Izumi and Le Fay descending from above.
Especially the vampire—
the moment he saw his familiar torn apart effortlessly, the caster turned pale with terror.
Izumi landed lightly with Asia in tow.
Sweeping his gaze across the trembling demons, he spoke in a calm, controlled voice:
"Go turn yourselves in to the Security Bureau."
"Otherwise, you won't be leaving here alive."
The three demons froze.
Their faces drained of color as they all took several steps back.
They weren't idiots.
They'd seen that impossible feat—Izumi tearing through the familiar with a single strike.
If they dared say "no," this human would absolutely kill them without hesitation.
Realizing this, the three demons frantically bowed.
"Y-Yes, of course! We'll turn ourselves in right away!"
"Sorry for the disturbance!"
Without waiting for another word, the three fled in the direction of the Security Bureau as if their lives depended on it.
Izumi watched them go with visible satisfaction.
He wasn't worried they might refuse to surrender; if they ever dared try something like that again, he'd simply show them what "hell on earth" really meant.
Why didn't he kill them on the spot?
Simple.
Izumi wasn't some murderous brute—
and more importantly, he didn't want to spook the girl waiting for him nearby.
Bathing the scene in blood would only ruin the mood.
Once the vampires had vanished from sight, Izumi turned his gaze toward the confused girl nearby.
Black stockings, command seals, twin tails, crimson jacket—
No mistake.
Tohsaka Rin.
A hundred percent genuine.
Izumi's lips curled upward slightly as he addressed her:
"Well then, Miss Illegal Border-Crosser… anything you want to explain?"
"Eh?" Le Fay and Asia blinked in confusion.
Illegal… what?
Rin finally snapped out of her daze, then immediately exploded.
"Wh-Who are you calling a border-crosser?!"
"You're the border-crosser! Your whole family is!"
She was fuming.
Yes, he saved her, but that didn't mean she'd just accept being called something so rude.
Le Fay tilted her head, curious.
"Izumi-sama… this onee-san is a border-crosser?
So she's from another country?"
That didn't seem right.
There wasn't any known country where people had hair like Rin's.
Asia also looked confused.
Izumi chuckled.
"No, she's not that kind of border-crosser."
"She crossed worlds."
"In other words—this young lady is from another world entirely."
The moment those words left his mouth, Le Fay's expression hardened.
In the next second, countless magic circles shimmered into existence around her.
"A person from another world…?"
"Then she's an enemy?"
In only a heartbeat, over ten magic circles were aimed directly at Rin.
Rin froze.
What the—!?
Why does a random middle-school girl have this kind of magic firepower!?
And what's worse—
she said Rin was from another world.
Meaning—
She really had been transported to some completely different world!?
Her entire brain went blank.
Izumi sighed wryly at Le Fay's extreme reaction.
Well, he couldn't blame her.
In this world, anything that came from outside their universe was considered hostile.
The EXE world, the distortions at the front lines—
all from foreign worlds, all invaders.
So encountering someone from another world out of nowhere?
Of course Le Fay would treat Rin as an enemy.
Even Asia, normally gentle, eyed Rin with caution.
Rin felt cold sweat running down her back.
"A-Ah… w-wait! I can explain! I'm not an enemy!"
Izumi let out a small laugh, shook his head, and told Le Fay:
"Relax, Le Fay. She's not an enemy."
"She probably has no idea how she ended up here."
"Put the magic circles away."
Rin nodded repeatedly like a frantic bird.
Le Fay hesitated, but slowly withdrew the magic circles.
Izumi looked back at Rin.
"Come with me. This isn't a good place to talk."
"I don't know how you arrived in this world—
but your situation is extremely dangerous right now, girl."
Rin swallowed hard and nodded.
Considering the terrifying girl beside Izumi had nearly vaporized her on the spot, it was obvious people from other worlds were heavily disliked here.
And frankly—
following the only person who hadn't tried to kill her seemed like her best survival strategy.
…But how did this guy know her name?
And that thing he threw earlier—wasn't that basically a Noble Phantasm?
Were there Heroic Spirits in this world too?
Izumi turned and began walking home, and the others followed.
Fortunately, his house was close; the group arrived within minutes.
No one spoke during the walk.
Le Fay and Asia had questions, but they knew now wasn't the time.
The moment Izumi opened the door—
A small figure leaped at him.
"Uuuuu! You're finally back!"
"Ophis bullied me! She stole my snacks!"
Avrora clung to him, nearly in tears.
She'd suffered all day.
Couldn't beat Ophis, couldn't outrun her, and she'd been robbed repeatedly.
Absolute despair.
Izumi's mouth twitched.
Yep. Avrora's position in the house hierarchy was definitely the lowest.
He was about to comfort her when—
"…A person from another world?"
Ophis' quiet voice echoed.
A massive wave of magical pressure surged forth instantly.
Izumi's face changed dramatically.
"Wait—hold it, Ophis!!"
"Don't attack! She's not an enemy!"
Ophis tilted her head slightly, then cancelled the power just as suddenly as she'd released it.
Rin, meanwhile, looked like she'd just seen a god descend from the heavens.
What… what was that magic pressure!?
This little girl—
this tiny, expressionless loli—
She's that strong!?
"What kind of world is this!? Why is everyone so terrifying!?"
Rin's legs gave out and she collapsed onto the floor, trembling.
Izumi could only sigh.
Ophis' perception really was too sharp—
she saw through Rin's nature instantly.
And now Rin was traumatized for life.
…Probably.