To Caitlin, Izumi's casual demonstration of how easily he could access her world was nothing short of infuriating.
It only reminded her once again just how absurd this man truly was.
Still, with no better option, she led the group of Spirits and returned to her own world.
Once they disappeared through the dimensional gate, Izumi simply turned around and resumed strolling through the city with Enju.
Naturally, he also brought the little Ralts with him.
Enju glanced at the trembling Pokémon in Izumi's arms, then tilted her head curiously.
"Izumi-oniichan… do you really like Ralts that much?"
Izumi gently rubbed the tiny creature's head.
"They're adorable."
"And their evolutions are amazing too."
"Wouldn't it be nice if everyone had one?"
"Our home could use a bit more life and energy."
"These little guys are perfect for that."
Enju blinked thoughtfully.
"So they evolve…"
"That means this little one will grow up someday?"
Then her expression suddenly turned suspicious.
"…Izumi-oniichan, have you awakened some strange fetish?"
"Are normal girls no longer enough for you?!"
Bonk.
Izumi immediately flicked her forehead.
"What kind of nonsense are you spouting?"
"You've gotten way too cheeky lately, Enju."
"Stop overthinking weird things."
She was definitely doing it on purpose.
Meanwhile, the Ralts in his arms looked up nervously at the two of them.
It didn't understand their conversation…
…but it could instinctively sense danger.
Terrifying.
Absolutely terrifying.
...
Meanwhile, in Caitlin's world—
The moment those foreign beings crossed over, Arceus awakened.
Inside that mysterious divine dimension, the creator Pokémon slowly opened its eyes.
It had sensed them.
Without hesitation, Arceus rose and vanished into space itself.
At the same time, Palkia and Dialga also reacted.
Then Giratina moved as well.
The gods of Sinnoh had descended.
Back at her villa, Caitlin had only just returned when an overwhelming pressure suddenly enveloped the area.
"Huh…?"
"What is this?"
She looked up in confusion.
Crack.
The sky above the mansion shattered like glass.
Then four colossal Pokémon emerged from the fractured space.
The instant they appeared, Origami's eyes lit up.
"So they came immediately, huh?"
"Looks like we'll have to fight after all."
As soon as she finished speaking, her Astral Dress materialized around her body.
Kurumi sensed the power of time radiating from outside and smiled with delight.
"Ara ara…"
"So this is why Izumi-san sent us here."
"How interesting."
The next moment, she leapt outside.
The other Spirits quickly followed.
Not long after—
Arceus, the Sinnoh trio, and numerous legendary Pokémon all vanished from sight together.
The Spirits disappeared with them as well.
No one knew where they had gone.
Not even Caitlin understood what had just happened.
Still, the appearance of Arceus, Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina above the Sinnoh region caused massive panic throughout the entire region.
Naturally, Caitlin herself was immediately dragged away for questioning.
After all…
those gods had appeared directly above her estate.
...
As for Izumi, he wasn't worried in the slightest.
With the Spirits' current strength, there was virtually nothing in that world capable of threatening them.
Right now, however, he had encountered another familiar face.
Miyuki Shiba.
She had brought several people with her this time.
The moment Miyuki spotted him, she immediately approached.
"Izumi-kun."
"We meet again."
Izumi glanced at the people behind her before smiling faintly.
"Looks like you brought everyone."
"So? Have you made your decision?"
"Are you accepting missions?"
Miyuki nodded seriously.
"Yes."
"Points are extremely valuable to us."
After returning home, she had explained everything about this place to both Maya and Miya.
Naturally, the two sisters had been utterly shocked.
After discussing matters with the Yotsuba family, they decided to come personally and investigate.
At the same time, Miyuki had also brought along the individuals Izumi specifically mentioned before.
Since the city was currently holding its Gourmet Festival, they spent some time exploring and tasting foods from other worlds.
And honestly—
the experience had completely broadened their horizons.
The food here was unbelievably delicious.
Then, by coincidence, they ran into Izumi.
Now, hearing his words, Miyuki answered without hesitation.
"We'll take missions."
Maya and Miya silently observed Izumi with curious eyes.
So this man was the ruler of this world…
What an unfathomable existence.
Izumi smiled.
"In that case, I have a simple mission for you."
"Interested?"
Everyone present immediately became curious.
A mission already?
That felt surprisingly sudden.
Izumi turned toward Enju.
"How about giving them that 'one-meter-six' mission from before?"
"With their abilities, dealing with that world should be easy enough, right?"
Enju pulled out her tablet and scanned them.
Their combat data quickly appeared across the screen.
After running a rapid analysis, she gave her conclusion.
"No problem."
"They're strong enough."
"Eliminating the Titans in that world would be easy."
"It'll just take time."
"According to the data, the Titans are spread across a massive area."
Izumi nodded.
"That's fine."
"Then let's assign it to them."
"Reward: one hundred thousand points."
"Objective: eradicate every Titan in that world."
"After that, I'll merge that world's Origin into ours."
The group was stunned.
Invading another world?
Was that really okay?
But before anyone could speak—
information about that world flowed directly into their minds.
Only then did they finally understand the situation.
This wasn't an invasion at all.
The Titans were essentially catastrophic pests destroying humanity.
After exchanging glances, Miyuki stepped forward and declared firmly,
"We'll accept this mission."
"And we'll complete it perfectly."
There was excitement in her eyes.
With points, they could grow stronger.
They could acquire the modern magic systems developed by Asagi Aiba.
Those advanced techniques fascinated them deeply.
And now—
they finally had a way to earn the points needed to obtain them.
Naturally, they intended to give it everything they had.
This also marked the very first officially accepted mission within Izumi's world.
In truth, many other missions had already been posted.
Once people learned about the system, countless combat-related requests began appearing.
Unfortunately, most offered too few points, so almost nobody bothered accepting them.
Miyuki and the others had become the first pioneers.