Chapter 533: Spatial Rift! Another Earth! Aragami!
"Not in this universe…" Yukino subconsciously repeated it.
Ren found it troublesome to explain. "Want to go take a look?"
"Of course. Beyond the universe, it really piques one's curiosity," Haruno's eyes sparkled.
"Sister, we'd better not cause trouble for Ren-kun," Yukino had concerns.
"No need to worry. I am more than capable of protecting you," he gently patted her thigh. "It's settled then. Before that, we probably need to go to the military zone."
"The military zone?" Miyuki wondered.
"The higher-ups suppressed the information because they knew something." After a brief explanation, he activated spatial transfer.
"Who are you?! Don't move!" As soon as they stood on the ground of the military zone, soldiers immediately discovered them and aimed their guns.
Ren merely glanced at them. The next moment, they put down their guns with blank stares and turned to leave.
"How strange," although startled, Miyuki realized something was wrong. "Why does it feel like all the armed forces here have been deployed?"
At a glance, the entire zone was in a state of combat readiness.
"Hmm, they are indeed nervous. Look there," Ren pointed.
"That's… a spatial rift?" Yukino's eyes widened. A deep rift tore downwards from the sky, emitting waves of illusory aura.
Ren led the three of them towards it as if no one else was around. He lightly pressed his palm onto the rift, and instantly it expanded, like a passage opening. "This leads directly to the universe I discovered, which is why they are suppressing the news. It's not an experiment; the rift's appearance affects spatial fluctuations, causing resonance elsewhere and sucking people in."
After a brief explanation, he said, "Come in with me." He stepped into the passage, and the three followed without hesitation.
*****
"Miki-nee, we really owe our lives to you." In a relatively neat, though dim, room, three women gathered. Iroha and Saki were filled with gratitude towards Okudera Miki.
"Don't mention it. It's lucky I met you. I just did what I could," she shook her head. She had coincidentally rescued the two in a ruined city. When she first met them, they were being chased by monsters. Facing such a situation, she hadn't hidden her power and transformed into an angel to save them.
"Miki-nee, do you think those people are trustworthy?" Saki's expression was complex. Adrift in the abandoned city, they had encountered a group of humans with strange weapons fighting monsters this morning. They brought the three of them here, to the Fenrir Far East Branch, gave them food, and introduced them to some basic information. But they remained vigilant.
"I don't know either," Miki shook her head. According to what they learned, this was Earth. But as Earthlings, they had never seen those monsters called Aragami.
Click! The door opened. "Director Johannes wants to see you," a girl with silver hair and a black and red checkered beret said coldly, then turned and left.
"What should we do?" Iroha and Saki both looked at Miki. She was their backbone. In reality, she knew nothing, just an ordinary person with power. She could only brace herself. "Let's go and see."
Following the girl named Alisa, they arrived at the main hall. A group had gathered there.
"Ladies, welcome to the Fenrir Far East Branch," a blond man in a white coat greeted them with a seemingly gentle smile. He placed a hand on his chest. "I am the Director of the Far East Branch, Johannes von Schicksal. You can call me Director."
"He seems like a big shot…" Iroha swallowed nervously, hiding behind Miki.
Johannes narrowed his eyes and got to the point. "As strangers, please allow me to inquire about your identities."
Miki composed herself. "Hello, Director. My name is Okudera Miki. These are Iroha Isshiki and Kawasaki Saki. We are from… Earth."
Everyone frowned. From Earth? Isn't this world Earth?
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