I felt my body decomposing, my form dissipating, my condensed figure breaking down into particle factors finer than atoms, seeping downwards, like fine sand in an hourglass. With extremely tiny factors, I leaped across the boundary wall, and Rin's existence was flowing into another world.
It was as if I was moving from top to bottom, crossing the boundaries of space and time, traversing again through a tunnel opened in spacetime. But this time, it was not as a brand new life, but as an inner substance filling an empty shell of existence... Countless images flowed through my mind and consciousness: emotions, consciousness, the past. All the past of this body's shell, born in this world, was taken over by Rin. This was the life of Tohsaka Rin's existence after being implanted into this world.
A moment later, Rin recovered from a dizzy spell, rubbing her eyes and looking at the clear, cloudless sky. She realized she was lying on the grass.
"How is it? How do you feel? Your first true journey to another world."
A phantom light flickered, and "God" appeared beside Rin like a sci-fi projection, bending slightly and smiling at Rin.
Rin still seemed to have some post-fusion aftereffects, rubbing her temples, and said with some annoyance:
"The feeling of crossing wasn't very good, but not too bad either. I just didn't expect you to throw me into this world. This really fits your requirements, doesn't it? No need to do anything deliberately, just go with the flow. But can this world be considered a vacation?"
"Don't you know by checking your physical condition?"
Hearing this, Rin closed her eyes, concentrating fully on sensing her strength. After all, strength was the primary guarantee when first arriving in an alternate world.
Her physical condition was no different from when she was in the Nasuverse. Her magic power still circulated normally without any abnormality, but it couldn't overflow from her body, as if it were sealed within her. She also couldn't cast spells. It seemed that the exploration of mystery in this world was insufficient to support the operation of magic. But relatively...
Rin slowly raised her right hand, focusing on controlling the new changes in the bloodline of her body. Then, Rin seemed to have opened a certain cheat in her body! Diamond-shaped, jet-black scales suddenly grew on her right arm! The outline of her arm doubled in size, her five fingers became like blades, and her human hand transformed into a non-human claw!
"The non-human side of power has been unleashed," Rin murmured, looking at her completely dragonized right arm.
Click!
The switch for liberation in her body was flipped again. The scales rapidly retracted and disappeared, and her fair, slender, jade-like arm returned to its original state.
"The mysterious composition of this world is extremely distorted. Human mystery is suppressed to the extreme, but the non-human side is extremely loose. The degree of analysis of mystery is not high, indicating that there are no highly intelligent non-human species in this world, and..."
Rin mobilized the unprecedentedly vast Dragon Power within her, gathering it in her fist and striking forward!
Boom!!!
The space hit by the punch instantly produced a huge tremor! Space rippled like water.
That's right, it wasn't the air that was being struck and agitated, but actual space! If Rin had exerted a little more force, the entire space would have been shattered by her single punch!
"The suppression of power in this world is several times lower than in the Nasuverse, even lower than the suppression in an expanded Reality Marble world."
Rin stared down at her hands and whispered.
"That's right. Did you previously think that after traversing worlds, you would encounter limitations imposed by world rules, and that moving from a high-martial world to a low-martial world would lead to a decrease in strength? The truth is, if we judge the martial strength of a world solely based on the power mastered by its inhabitants, your world is the lowest tier!"
"God" defined. This statement seemed unfair when applied to the perilous Type-Moon World, but Rin quickly grasped what "God" meant.
"You are referring to the world's suppression of mystery and the degree to which mystery can be analyzed."
"Exactly. The extent to which a life form in a given space-time can gain power from mystery depends on the suppression level of the World Consciousness. However, the depth of understanding that an intelligent life form can achieve regarding mystery depends on the life form itself. Think carefully: in the Nasuverse where you were born, how difficult is it for an individual life form to master the power of mystery? You must understand this better than I do."
Indeed, in the Nasuverse, it is virtually impossible for an ordinary person who is not a descendant of a Magus family to grasp the level of power held by mystery. The chance of basic Magic Circuits being born in a non-mystical family is less than one in a million, and even if they exist, Magic Circuits are naturally sealed. Without the guidance of a true Magus, the possibility of activating them is essentially zero.
Even if all these conditions are met, after years of research, study, and cultivation, the power gained is not necessarily outstanding, unless one possesses abilities related to the counter force and The Root, like Rin, Ryougi Shiki, or the Black and White Princesses. Kayneth is a representative example; he is an undeniable genius in the Magus world, but if he fought modern technology head-on, he might not defeat a hundred-man squad, provided they lacked heavy weaponry.
In the Nasuverse, mastering the power of mystery requires analyzing mystery. The basis for casting sorcery is relying on the Magic Foundation to link to the Magic Inscriptions within The Root. Furthermore, the secrecy of the sorcery must be maintained; once the mystery spreads, the effectiveness of the sorcery decreases.
"If you think about it carefully, you'll understand. In the Nasuverse, those who deal with mystery can already glimpse the existence of the counter force and The Root. Maguss can even interfere with the operation of space and time, using their own fantasies to encroach upon reality and form miracles like Reality Marble, which are practically worlds unto themselves. You and Aozaki Touko together can even complete Magic Dolls that are neither open nor dead. But in real-world combat, how many people possess the destructive power to fight ten thousand foes? Only a few hundred, including you, and every single one of them is an existence that has nearly mastered or touched the World Truth."
"So, in my world, Maguss have always been paying ten thousand efforts to receive a single point of return?"
"That's right. The analysis of mystery in the Type-Moon World is arguably the greatest in the entire Multiverse. Humanity's analysis of mystery has even alarmed the counter force, which was supposed to operate unconsciously, causing it to awaken. The depth of mystical analysis reaching The Root means that even the world itself cannot completely suppress the individual life form's mastery of mystery. To put it plainly, the suppression of mystery in your Nasuverse is greater than in a cozy Slice-of-Life Anime world."
"In other words, my strength won't be suppressed in this Otherworld; instead, it will multiply?"
"Mhm, that's correct. However, you will also be limited by the world itself. For example, right now, the human part of your mystery cannot be released because the world's level of mystery is insufficient to support the casting of sorcery. But the power from your non-human side has been completely unleashed. In the history of this world, there are quite a few records of Super Danger Beasts destroying cities."
"Alright, I think I understand now. It makes sense. If humans in this world want to use power from the mystical side, they must rely on what are called Imperial Arms, and those Imperial Arms themselves are made from materials derived from non-human Danger Beasts."
"Exactly! Rebellious girl of the Balutes Tribe, go and enjoy yourself in this world!"
"Is that so? It seems this really is a vacation. In that case, let's see what kind of enjoyment this world can bring me. The world of Akame Ga Kill? I'm here!"
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