The Dragon God wasn't inexperienced.
She had explored the dimensional sea before.
But around Gensokyo, there were no nearby worlds at all.
Once, long ago, she had attempted to find a new home.
She traveled…
For hundreds of millions of years.
And only then did she discover a single world.
The cost of such a journey—
Was far too great.
And worse…
Her world wouldn't last that long.
So she had given up.
Resigned herself to waiting for the end.
Now, hearing Izumi speak of "moving," she couldn't help but feel lost.
Confused.
Uncertain.
Izumi simply smiled.
Looking at the small Dragon God before him, he spoke calmly—
"Come to my world."
"I can open a path for you right now."
As he said that—
He flicked his finger.
A world mark shot forward and entered her body.
The moment it fused with her—
Her pupils shrank violently.
"This… is your world?!"
She was shocked.
No—
Stunned.
What kind of world was this?!
It had fused with multiple worlds…
Possessed incredibly high-level laws…
And—
He carried it with him?!
Izumi nodded lightly.
His gaze shifted toward the fragmented corner of Gensokyo.
"Your world won't last much longer anyway, right?"
"Just send them all into my world."
"They're… quite interesting beings."
Gensokyo was a strange case.
Weak?
Yes—and no.
Compared to the vast multiverse, it wasn't particularly powerful.
But its abilities…
Were bizarre.
Unpredictable.
Almost absurd in nature.
Izumi recalled rumors from his previous life—
Stories about Yukari Yakumo being able to manipulate boundaries, even traverse worlds.
But looking at the current state of Gensokyo…
That clearly wasn't the case.
Otherwise—
They wouldn't be trapped here, waiting for extinction.
The Dragon God fell silent.
She began to think.
Deeply.
After a long while—
She finally looked up.
"…What do I have to give in return?"
She didn't believe in free gifts.
Not in the multiverse.
Izumi snapped his fingers.
"Simple."
"After entering my world—"
"You'll become one of my Supreme Gods."
His divine system…
Still had room.
And an existence like her—
He wouldn't let slip away.
The Dragon God frowned slightly.
"…That doesn't sound too difficult."
The condition felt…
Surprisingly light.
After thinking for a moment, she nodded.
"Then… how do we do this?"
"Do we just… move everyone?"
Izumi understood immediately.
She had agreed.
"Then it's easy."
He looked at the small fragment that was Gensokyo.
Then—
Raised his hand.
"Since you agreed…"
"Let's just move the entire Gensokyo at once."
A full world might be difficult.
But Gensokyo?
Barely the size of a region.
For Izumi—
It was nothing.
Power erupted from his body.
The Dragon God's eyes widened in shock.
"So… strong…?!"
...
The peaceful land suddenly trembled.
Wind howled.
The sky distorted.
...
Deep within her boundary—
Yukari Yakumo suddenly opened her eyes.
Her youkai energy surged violently.
"Someone… touched Gensokyo?!"
That was her reverse scale.
Her domain.
And she wasn't alone.
Across Gensokyo—
Powerful beings reacted instantly:
- Yuuka Kazami
- Eirin Yagokoro
- Kanako Yasaka
All of them looked to the sky.
A terrifying existence was interfering with their world.
They tried to resist—
But—
A crushing force descended.
In an instant—
Every single one of them was frozen in place.
Unable to move.
Unable to resist.
At that moment—
The Dragon God's voice echoed.
"Calm down!"
"We… have been saved."
Saved?
Before they could even process those words—
The world…
Collapsed.
But only for a moment.
When everything stabilized—
They realized something shocking.
The Great Hakurei Barrier…
Was gone.
Instead—
New laws.
New rules.
New energy…
Flowed into their bodies.
In that instant—
Everyone understood.
They had arrived…
In a new world.
...
Izumi clapped his hands lightly.
"Done."
He turned to the Dragon God.
"Now you."
"Withdraw your origin—and come with me."
She took a deep breath.
Then nodded.
Without hesitation—
She recalled the last fragments of mystery.
Withdrew her world's origin.
And severed her connection to the dying world completely.
At that moment—
Gensokyo's original world…
Was truly abandoned.
Izumi smiled.
"Let's go."
"See your new home."
With that—
He brought her into his world.
...
The moment she entered—
The world's laws wrapped around her.
Instinctively—
She released her origin.
Trying to merge…
To become the new World Will.
But—
Two figures suddenly appeared.
"Hey, hey, new girl!"
"What do you think you're doing?!"
"Trying to take over our home?!"
Gaia glared at her.
Full of hostility.
The Dragon God froze—
Then hurriedly withdrew her power.
"S-Sorry…"
Instantly reduced to a timid girl.
Izumi couldn't help but chuckle.
"Alright, alright."
"Gaia, Alaya—don't scare her."
Then he turned back to the Dragon God.
"Release your power."
"From now on… you're also one of this world's World Wills."
Even Izumi felt a bit amused.
Was he… collecting World Wills now?
Gaia and Alaya pouted slightly.
Another one joining the household…
But they didn't dare object.
After all—
They themselves served under Izumi.
The Dragon God nodded nervously.
Then—
Once again—
Merged her power into the world.
At that moment—
Izumi felt it.
His strength…
Increased.
He was now even closer to the Two-Digit realm.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
"So this counts as world fusion too…"
Then—
A thought crossed his mind.
If I encounter more sentient World Wills…
Maybe I should recruit a few more.
Feeling the new laws within his world—
Izumi became intrigued.
"Spell Cards, huh…"
He chuckled softly.
"Seems like a fun system…"
"For those battle maniacs to play with."