Defend

A few days later, some folks that the group of Itami saved and brought back to Alnus were learning the Japanese language and Lelei was a fast learner. The three girls then asked if they can take the dragon scales and sell them. Itami approves of it because they don't know how to deal with it yet.

Lelei asks for a lift to Italica because it is the closest town to Alnus to where they can trade the scales.

A day later, they arrived at Italica and were confused about what they have seen. They saw people rebuilding a gate and walls. The only difference with some people is they have black glowing runes on their necks.

Itami: "Do you know what are those on the necks of those people?" *talking to Lelei*

Lelei: "Punishment runes. If you have then mostly because you did something bad but you're still redeemable."

Tomita: "Guessing from the broken door and walls. There must have been a fight here."

Itami: "Who do you think put those runes in their neck?"

Lelei: "It's one of the magic of Raizen to punish criminals. Those with the light offense will get a white one while the black signifies that the person will have done a crime like killing but was stopped because of an intervention. Every time they do not follow orders. The person that has them will experience pain throughout the body."

Tomita: "Isn't that slavery?"

Lelei: "Yes, Raizen didn't deny it. That is why he was the only one who has that magic. Everyone who tried doing the same thing has failed and now has white runes in their necks."

Kurokawa: "So not only he is good at combat and magic. He also portrays himself as a judge of these people."

Lelei: "We also have that argument to him before but he said that it was necessary to have a deterrent force to keep other people from destroying themself. Before he left the camp. He showed me something that disturbs me about the people on the other side."

Itami: "What is it?"

Lelei: "That some other countries besides Japan have these weapons that can destroy your civilization."

Itami: "How did he even get that information."

Lelei: "He said you call it, "Internet", with a lot of free information including how to make that weapon. It's probably when the scouts of the empire were sent to the other side to see what they can do. He must have snuck in himself out of curiosity"

Kuribayashi: "Must be the reason he is so ahead of these people because he got knowledge from us."

Lelei: "Even before the gate manifests, he already was ahead of up."

Itami: "So he is a genius!"

Lelei: "All the scholars think so too."

Itami's group stopped the conversation because some people were walking towards them. The three native girls got out of the vehicle and talked to the people where it seems it went smoothly.

Now they are talking to princess Piña about what had happened and based on her story. The town was being attacked by the remnants of the allied forces that attacked Alnus Hill but was saved by Raizen. It was a miracle that he came to them because they already lost a few people in battle. She then asked why their enemy is here at Italica and Itami just said that the girls wanted to trade the dragon scales from the battlefield in Alnus.

The princess was weighing the pros and cons because on one hand, they are the enemies and she could just arrest them to get information. On the other, they have Rory Mercury with them and they don't want any conflict to happen at the moment. Not only that, Raizen is probably listening to them now even if he was not physically in the room and would prevent any hostilities against each other.

Rory: "It's just business. Your fight with them has nothing to do with this. Besides, he is probably watching us right now."

Itami: "Who?"

Rory didn't say anything and just swipe something in the air and then show it to the others.

When Itami saw it. He was surprised that someone is capable of making it in this world.

Itami: "A drone? And you're saying that he was using it to spy on us.?"

Lelei: "This is the first time I have seen this so maybe it's his new invention."

Itami: "No. I think he got the idea from us and he incorporate magic with it. If Rory didn't destroy it, I wouldn't even know."

Rory: "There are ten more in the room but they have runes on them that make them intangible. He maybe let me catch this just to know that he is watching."

Itami: "The more I know about him. The more he is freaking me out. He is like a super being just like in the comics and mangas that I have read even for this world's standards."

Piña: "Comics? Manga?"

Itami: "It's reading material from my world. Lelei, Tuka, and Rory were invited to go see and meet the Diet in Japan."

Piña: "Diet?"

Lelei: "Their senate. Itami will tell a reporter about the world here."

Piña: "Really? ...Then I also will go."

Itami: "But..."

Raizen then walk into the room while they were talking.

R: "From the information I collected. Your nation would want peace and your bureaucrat see this war as an opportunity to gain leverage against the other nation of your world."

Itami: "You don't know that!"

R: "Internet, remember? Even though your country qualifies as a "first-world" country. Your government is insecure of its standing. Especially when it is being compared to a country that prioritizes its military. Maybe the empire would have already lost if the gate opened in those other countries."

Piña: "What are you guys talking about?"

Itami looks at the princess and the others who were having a confused look.

R: "They didn't hear what I said to you so that will be a secret. At least for them. Though it does not matter to me if they know or not. The only thing that matters to me is that everyone survives."

Itami: "Survive? What are you saying?"

R: "You will know it soon enough."

Raizen vanishes from the room and all of them were confused that Itami was talking to a maid.

Lelei: "Why are you flirting with a maid?"

Itami: "Flirting? Didn't you see Raizen coming here?"

Piña: "Why would one of my soldiers come here?"

Itami: "Wha-"

Itami was confused because the others keep hearing and seeing different things. A letter then lands on his hand and he reads it after saying that he needs fresh air.

It says:

What we talked about is just between the two of us.

Far away into the woods...

Layla: [Are you sure you wanted to leave now?]

R: "Yes. After I finished putting the runes in both worlds, the quest was complete. I would have stayed but they can handle themselves. If ever the runes failed, I made some preparations to give them time. Besides, I could return after my origin is stable."

Layla: [If you say so.]

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In a middle of an invitation by what seems to be aliens with antennas in their faces.

Some people were trying to fight the aliens and protect others who were running away.

R: "Middle of a battle? Really?"

Layla: [I don't have control over the location.]

R: "The comics or the show?"

Layla: [The show]

Raizen then sees someone fly off with an old lady in his hands.

R: "They're not protecting the people. They are just getting the attention of their enemy. And that girl... *looking at the pink costumed girl* ...she is not using her power right. She could have to stop this army by herself if she has a mentor."

Raizen waves his hand and puts barriers on the people who are still running. Another wave and he shove the Flaxans to their portals.

??: "WHAT JUST HAPPENED?"

M??: "I do not know."

Everybody was looking around when the girl who can duplicate herself noticed someone above in strange clothing and wearing a mask.

D??: "Up there." *pointing to a floating person*

The person floats closer to them and the metallic-looking person with green eye ask him.

M??: "Are you the one that saved us?"

???: "Not you, I saved them. *pointing out the people who are in a glowing sphere* If your fight have gone longer then more people could have died! That is why I decided to step in. This is not the first world that I would see superheroes but I'm greatly disappointed. You guys could at least make their weapon point in a different direction by getting all their attention. You pink girl... you could have blocked the barrel of their weapons to make it explode in their face."

??: "Who are you to tell us what to do?"

???: "Lady, I am trying to educate you on how to handle things. Didn't you know that the fatalities would go up to three hundred instead of fifty if your fight lasted longer?"

??: "Lady?! I am..."

???: "You have boobs so you are female"

??: "Wha--"

Everybody else looks at "him" and as the person said, "he" now has boobs.

M??: "That is not possible. Rex is not a woman."

Rex: "What have you done to me?!"

???: "You have more X chromosomes in you while your manhood is disappearing."

Rex: "What!?"

M??: *finished scanning Rex* "He is right. You are turning into a woman."

P??: "Can you please turn him back to normal."

???: "Because you said "please"."

The person then turns back Rex to being a male and made him pass out.

???: "I made him sleep. I don't want to deal with that much ego. My name is Raizen. A traveler."

M??: "I'm Robot."

R: "Are you sure you're not in the tank?"

Robot: "How-"

R: "Nevermind then." *looking at the violet dress one*

??: "Dupli-Kate."

P??: "Adam Eve"

R: "Kate Cha and Samantha Eve Wilkins"

Dupli/Eve: "What?! How did you--?"

R: "Know? Don't worry, you only heard your name. Robot, did you hear their name?"

Robot: "No, Is that why they were shocked?"

R: "See?" *looking at the two girls.*

DP: "What is up with the mask?"

Raizen then took off his mask and the two girls blushed hard and Dupli-Kate almost fainted.

Robot: "Why can't I record your face."

R: "My face is for a "need to see" basis. Not recording pleasure. For them, they will forget it in a week and only remember the mask." *putting back the mask on*

Robot: "Even the cameras weren't able to record your face. No. As if we were talking to no one here."

Eve: "What?! How is that possible? He is literally standing in front of us.?"

R: "Girl, you have a lot to learn for being one of the matter manipulators, and turning a chicken meal into a cheeseburger is just the tip of the iceberg."

Eve: "How did you know that? That was like a few years ago.?

R: "Reading minds is also part of the power. Though I only read surface thoughts and when I said "matter manipulation", you thought about the cheeseburger. Anyway, what you guys did was still sloppy. In that kind of scenario, you contain the enemy and separate them from the civilians. Eve, you have the potential to be the most powerful on the planet but probably because the training you were doing so far is holding you back. If you have proper training then by yourself, you could have ended the fight faster. Look at that."

Raizen then points out the vehicle that the Flaxans left which was all rusting.

R: "You guys would still be victorious without my help because of their weakness."

Robot: "The materials aged faster."

R: "Yes but at what cause?"

Eve: "More deaths."

R: "You guys need to be stronger and faster because you will be filling up a big shoe"

Raizen then waves his hand in a grabbing motion and someone manifests in their place. He is now holding the shoulder of a half-bald person in a suit.

??: "Who are you?"

R: "I like the calmness you show Cecil Stedman amidst the unknown."

Cecil: "It's part of the job. I'll ask again, who are you and how do you know my name?"

Robot: "He assist us in defeating the Flaxans. I reversed engineered the technology. Also, he can read minds apparently."

R: "Only on the surface. The kids don't need to know what you are hiding now, do you? And relax, you're the only one who heard it."

Cecil then looks at the two girls then Robot.

Cecil: "Did you hear what he said?"

Robot: "No, he is capable of making me unable to hear him. Not even the street cameras show that he is with us right now."

R: "If Robot said it then you have no choice but to believe him and oh, I didn't do it. I just got here. I travel worlds by the way."

Cecil: "You're an alien?"

R: "If we're going with what the dictionary says then yeah, I'm an alien."

Cecil: "How do even know what a dictionary is if you are an alien."

R: "I can do what Robot do, like getting information fast but on a much bigger scale because of my abilities."

Cecil: "How much range?"

R: "A few trillion light-years. But if I'm visiting a world, I only max it to the planet."

Cecil: "In a sense, your Omniscient?"

R: "Whoah... If your think that I am some god then no I'm not. I don't like that job."

Eve: "Being a god is a job?"

Cecil: "So what is your purpose being here?"

R: "Saving a planet from total annihilation. Though it won't happen in a few years."

Cecil: "From what?"

R: *smiles at him* "Anyway, I want Eve to be my apprentice, to make her stronger. And as your final defense."

Eve: "What? Don't I have a say to this?"

R: "Yes, even if you didn't agree. I would put something to protect the planet. I will give you a week. I will even help you with your studies that you could have finished earlier if you know how to use your power better."

Cecil: "I'll give you an advice girl. Accept it."

DK: "Why?! We hardly even know the guy, even if he is the most charming man I have ever seen."

Robot: "If he is a bad person then we wouldn't be talking and standing on this planet right now."

R: "Somebody has a high IQ. *look at Eve* One week, don't worry. Whatever you decide, I will honor it."

Raizen disappears before their eyes. But Eve got a little message.

R: 'If you made your decision. Call out my name.'