"What the hell is a Master Ball?! Weren't you locked up in solitary confinement until the end of time?! How did you get out?! I've only just obtained one of the Five Great Magics, why are you in such a hurry to come out?! Get back to solitary confinement right now without delay!..."
After being inexplicably transferred here and innocently hit in the face by a Master Ball, Rin immediately understood what was happening when she saw the figure identical to herself in front of her... Isn't this the 'God' who was locked up in solitary confinement and disappeared for 275 chapters, starting from Chapter 14 of the first volume?!
"Hey~ girl, long time no see. To say such heartless words when reunited with a dear friend after a long separation, this concubine will feel utterly heartbroken!"
The 'God,' dressed in red and looking like Rin's twin sister, pulled out a white handkerchief from somewhere and pretended to cry, wiping her eyes. Rin, unable to bear it, went up and kicked her!
Crack!
Unfortunately, a full-force kick strong enough to knock down a city wall ultimately hit nothing. After all, 'God' was originally a master of manipulating space-time; otherwise, how could that 'Master Ball' have hit Rin's head?
"Really, so irritable the moment we meet, not ladylike at all. If you keep this up, how will you ever get married?"
"Get lost! I like girls, so the possibility of getting married is completely zero! If anyone's getting married, it's a beautiful girl marrying me."
"Tsk tsk tsk, is it really okay to declare your yuri preferences so seriously, righteously, and passionately?"
"Why do you think everyone supports this book?!"
"Uh..."
Lord 'God' finally put her hand to her forehead, speechless, unsure how to respond. Knowing she had made enough of a fuss, Rin no longer dwelled on the issue of telling 'God' to 'get lost' back to solitary confinement. She frowned slightly and asked:
"I remember you said back then that I needed to gather all Five Great Magics, and it would be at least twenty or thirty years before we met again. How is it that I've only just obtained the Third Magic, and you're already here?"
"Uh, about that... there are always accidents."
Lord 'God' couldn't keep a straight face, scratching her head awkwardly and her gaze wandering as she said:
"In short, what's between us has been completely exposed, and the situation has escalated to the Central. As a result, they released me early for a bit to give you a hand. Yes, that's how it is."
Rin folded her arms, looking at 'God' with a subtle expression.
"I feel like you're trying to push me into a ditch."
"How could I?! How is that possible! We're in this together, if you can't escape, neither can I. If I push you into a ditch, I'll fall in too!"
Lord 'God,' being suspected by Rin in this way, immediately became flustered and eagerly explained, although this made her seem even more suspicious.
"I waited for a long time until you activated the spatial transfer spell so I could pull you in completely. It's a miracle that there were no errors in forcibly intercepting the transfer path and getting caught in a space-time rift~"
"You did that on purpose, didn't you?!"
Then Lord 'God' cleared her throat and became serious, saying:
"In short, I am indeed here to assist you, and this time it's not a secret escape, but rather representing the Space-Time Administrators of the multiverse in the void to assist you."
Rin realized the situation was deeper than she thought and immediately frowned, saying:
"What do you mean? Why are you so seriously assisting me? As controllers of the multiverse, it makes no sense for you to assist a tiny existence like me."
"Thirty years to the east, thirty years to the west; do not bully a young man for being poor. No one understands this principle better than us, who have observed the evolution and development of the entire multiverse. Although you are insignificant now, you are a seed with the potential to become infinitely great. In short, you can think of it as us needing your protection in the future. Our situation is not as powerful as you imagine; the situation is worse than your perception of the Space-Time Administrators."
'God' said with a low mood.
"I don't know too much about the details either. In short, we need you, so we want to help you. Of course, you don't need to worry at all; there's no intention of using you or making you a scapegoat. If you're unwilling, we have no way to force you."
Rin frowned, looking at 'God' in front of her, and said:
"I'm becoming more and more curious about your existence. You don't seem as high and mighty as you claimed when we first met."
"We are Space-Time Administrators existing in the void between multiverses, a group of beings born from the needs of the multiverse. We observe all worlds within the multiverse but possess no world of our own. Consequently, whenever our existence enters any world, we are repelled by it. There's nothing grand about us; we're just a bunch of laborers living in the cracks."
As he spoke, "God" had buried himself in a pile of dark lines. Rin guaranteed that this was absolutely the most miserable group of Space-Time Administrators she had ever heard of. Their name sounded so grand, yet they were just a bunch of homeless, pitiful beings.
"So, what exactly do you need me to do?"
Rin couldn't help but ask the question she cared about most. She had no interest in being a pawn, tool, or sacrifice for some behind-the-scenes organization. If that were the case, she would "eat bitter medicine."
"Not much! Just give us a place to stay once you can independently open and control a world!"
"God" suddenly hugged Rin's waist, tears welling up in his eyes as he buried his face in Rin's abdomen and cried out.
"Actually, there's no such thing as a 'small dark room' in our rotten place, because everyone lives in one big dark room! We have nothing, yet we constantly have to watch the colorful worlds of the multiverse. It's no different from being in prison! Descending into a world is like a prisoner getting fresh air; we're quickly thrown back by the world's repulsion. I don't want to stay in that rotten place anymore! Waaahhhhh…!"
Awkward… "Uh… so what?"
"So we're going to help you become a god!"
"God" suddenly stood up, clenching his small fists in front of his chest, seemingly very excited as he declared:
"To have a world where we can live comfortably, we will help you with all our might! Of course, don't expect cheats or rapid leveling; that kind of trash would not meet our expectations for a collaborator. But we can open the doors on your path forward, meaning you won't have to waste time agonizing over so-called strength bottlenecks!"
"Huh?"
Facing Rin's puzzled expression, "God" began to speak proudly again:
"Haven't you noticed? When you obtained the Third Magic, your strength reached a peak and could no longer improve. Haven't you realized that the Innate Time Control Crest you obtained from Kiritsugu Emiya is unusable?"
"Indeed, after mastering the Third Magic, I've always felt a sense of overflowing."
Rin admitted this without hesitation; progress in strength was no laughing matter.
"Exactly. You should understand what's going on, right?"
"My own origin and existence, the mystery I can bear, has reached its limit, just like a cup filled with water; any more poured in will only overflow."
"Correct!"
"God" expressed great satisfaction with Rin's serious demeanor and agreed:
"Therefore, your most urgent task now is to quickly deepen your connection to your own origin and elevate the rank of your existence. Currently, your capacity as a 'human' has reached its limit. Now you need to break through the upper limit of 'human' and elevate your existence to a higher dimension."
Rin frowned, remaining silent. Of course, she understood this herself. She had realized it the night Kiritsugu Emiya first visited. However, elevating the rank of one's existence was no longer a problem that could be solved by effort, struggle, or research.
"You understand, right? If you were to solve this problem yourself, it would take decades, even centuries, possibly until the end of the planet, and you still might not solve it alone. That's why I'm here, to help you get it done immediately!"
"How will you do it?"
"Transmigration!"
"I refuse!"
Rin's face instantly turned cold, and she decisively rejected "God's" proposal.
"This Nasuverse is my home, the place where my dreams and foundation lie. Everything I cherish is here! I don't care how false or dreamlike it may seem to people in other worlds. But if I abandon it for the sake of becoming stronger, then becoming stronger fundamentally loses all meaning! I will never leave this world!"
"…"
"God" was momentarily startled by Rin's resolute and decisive demeanor. After a long pause, he came back to his senses and said somewhat awkwardly:
"Uh… that… it's my fault for not explaining clearly. Uh, actually, you can still come back from transmigration…"
"Hmm?"
Then "God" explained:
"Actually, for someone like you to completely transplant your entire existence to another world, to descend into another world and live as a part of it, is something only special cases can achieve."
At this point, a drawing board suddenly appeared behind "God." "God" picked up a pointer and indicated the board, as illustrative diagrams appeared on it.
"Since we're on the subject, let me first explain the duties of us multiverse administrators. Essentially, we specialize in creating what you call 'transmigrators.' But in reality, it's not transmigration; rather, the link between their own existence and their current world has shifted. You could say they are special cases among special cases. When their existence leans more towards another world than their current one, we step in and completely transplant them. In other words, rather than saying they transmigrated to another world, it's more accurate to say we sent them back to the world they were originally meant to go to."
Rin looked at the two Earth diagrams with bidirectional arrows on the drawing board and thought of herself.
"So my past life was like that too?"
"Exactly. Your past life was a typical case of your existence shifting towards this Nasuverse. At that time, whether you agreed or not, I would have sent you over. So it wasn't some favor of fate; it was just a mutation that occurred within yourself."
"And what happens if it's not corrected?"
"When the origin existence of a mutated being completely leans towards another space-time, but its physical existence remains in a different world, the pulling force of the origin-to-manifestation link will draw the boundary walls between the two space-times together like magnets, eventually causing them to collide and simultaneously collapse and be destroyed. We were born to prevent such phenomena from occurring."
That sounds a bit serious… Then "God" adjusted the glasses he had put on at some point and continued:
"And if one's existence hasn't deviated, but they travel to other worlds, they will be treated as foreign objects and repelled by the world. To use an analogy, it's like being deported after illegal entry. This is the situation we face every time we go to perform our duties…"
Lost. I was trying to protect the entire multiverse, yet I was treated like a rat.
"And the 'crossing' I'm referring to now lies between the two. To be precise, this method of crossing is called Existence Implantation!"
"God" tapped the drawing board and explained solemnly:
"You should remember those people you met in the Rose Group you organized in the past, those alternate-world counterparts of protagonists from other worlds."
"Of course, you mean Asuna, Sanzenin, and the others."
"Exactly. They are undoubtedly the counterparts of those other-world protagonists in this world, but they are also pure residents of this world. So, you should understand that in other worlds, there must also exist a counterpart of you, that is, Tohsaka Rin!"
"!"
"In other alternate worlds, Tohsaka Rin might be unknown, or not famous, or ordinary, or have a tragic background and fate, but she definitely exists! Fundamentally, they are all the same person, just living in different worlds. Therefore, the existence factor and nature are the same. Since they are the same, they can merge. And what I mean by Existence Implantation is to implant your existence into the Tohsaka Rin of another world. The two become one, and you can live as a resident of that world."
"However, your existence ultimately does not belong to that world. The only time you can exist in an alternate world is when your body is alive. When the body dies and the soul returns to the world, your anomaly will be discovered by the world, leading to rejection and your return to this world. Do you understand?"
With Rin's comprehension, she almost instantly understood what God meant. It was like pure water in a cup. The person Tohsaka Rin is the cup, and her existence is the water. Pouring the water from a cup that cannot integrate into an alternate world into another cup that can integrate. When this cup is broken, the world will discover that the water inside is incorrect and cannot be absorbed, thus rejecting it back into the original cup.
"So what do I do after I get to that world?"
"Do things that align with your origin, guiding things towards their end. But it will no longer be the end of one person or a group of people, but to guide the end of a nation, a world! Guide its destruction, its replacement, and as it moves towards its end, you, who guide its conclusion, will gain the end of destruction through the connection of cause and effect, thereby evolving your origin."
Rin fell into contemplation. After a moment, she said:
"Are we going now?"
"Yes, although it's a bit sudden, for now, I can only pull you into this world once."
"If my existence fully enters another world, what will happen to this world?"
"The flow of time between non-parallel worlds is also non-parallel. Your existence, from leaving to returning, is like drawing a circle on a point on a straight line. The beginning and the end are the same time node. As long as you return, nothing will have changed. For this world, you never left."
Rin sighed with relief and said:
"Although it's a bit sudden, there's nothing to hesitate about. My footsteps cannot stop here. Let's begin."
"Alright, I've already chosen the world for you. With your past memories, you won't be unfamiliar. All you have to do is follow your heart and go with the flow. Think of it as a vacation; you've been striving and bustling in the Nasuverse for so long, so go relax there."
"Huh? Are you sending me to a slice-of-life anime world?"
"Of course not! You'll know when you get there. Come on, let's open the door to a new world!"
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