Madoka's bedroom was the most ordinary of girls' rooms. As a single-family home, it wasn't as luxurious as Rin Tohsaka's villa, but it was spacious enough.
Besides her parents and friends, almost no one had ever set foot in Madoka's private domain.
It wasn't until Su Mo's figure appeared that Madoka realized she had just invited Lord Su Mo directly into her room.
It was nighttime. She had just gotten out of the shower, her hair still damp, and her pajamas were loose and disheveled, revealing her tender shoulders. She was lazily nestled in her blankets, by no means in a state to welcome Su Mo.
Only upon seeing him in person did the problem register, and she immediately sat up straight in bed.
"L-Lord Su Mo! Please wait a moment, I'll go freshen up!"
Although Su Mo's demeanor was always gentle, and she wasn't overly afraid of him—on the contrary, she found him very approachable—her current state was far too improper.
This was an existence more powerful than a god, the heroic savior she had always admired... Showing such a side of herself in front of him would surely lower his impression of her, wouldn't it?
She didn't want to be disliked by Su Mo for this!
Seeing the girl's face flush as she bolted out of bed and dashed barefoot into her room's bathroom, the onlookers in the chat group couldn't help but chuckle.
Rin Tohsaka: "Hahaha! Is this your first time seeing Lord Su Mo in person? Didn't register, huh?"
It wasn't just Madoka; no one else had expected Su Mo to act so quickly either.
Madoka: "Uwah, that's right! I'm so sorry, Lord Su Mo, please wait while I get ready!" Madoka apologized in the group chat while turning on the faucet.
Rin Tohsaka: "Before you pretty yourself up, shouldn't you tidy your room first? I mean, bows and cotton are nice, but is it a good idea to leave them in such a conspicuous place on your bedside?"
Since everyone in the group besides Su Mo was female, Rin didn't hold back, commenting with a mischievous smile.
Madoka: "Ah!"
Only then did Madoka remember that she hadn't put away her underwear. Her personal garments were now completely exposed to Lord Su Mo's eyes.
She quickly sped up drying herself and fixing her hair. Just as she gripped the bathroom doorknob, ready to push it open, she remembered she hadn't brought a change of clothes with her.
She let out a mortified whimper and whispered, "Lord Su Mo, could you get my clothes for me... the school uniform set will be fine."
She had no choice. She couldn't very well ask Lord Su Mo to step out for such a trivial matter. Not only would that be rude, but her parents might also discover she was hiding a man in her room.
Su Mo, of course, didn't mind. With a single glance, the entire set of clothes vanished from the room.
Inside the bathroom, Madoka was hesitating, debating how wide to open the door to receive the clothes without being seen by the others in the chat group. Just then, a complete set of clothes suddenly appeared on her body, fitting her perfectly. Even her damp hair instantly became dry and smooth.
"Eh?" Madoka was slightly startled. First, she sighed in relief that she no longer had to worry. Then, she felt a pang of disappointment that the shoujo manga scene she had imagined didn't play out.
Finally, she suddenly remembered something, and her cheeks instantly turned crimson. If Lord Su Mo could dress her with such precision from outside the wall, with everything fitting perfectly from the inside out, then did the bathroom door and walls even pose a barrier to him?
Did that mean that while the chat group's screen was focused on her room, her entire bathing process had been in plain view for Lord Su Mo?
No, wait, by that logic, even if she hadn't been bathing and changing, in front of Lord Su Mo, it was probably no different from being naked anyway.
The others in the chat group were naturally unaware of Madoka's shame and turmoil. Seeing her emerge from the bathroom, shy and timid, Kanae couldn't help but exclaim, "Just as cute as Kanao!"
Rin Tohsaka: "Indeed, her cuteness is almost half as good as mine! She just needs to improve her taste in dolls; it's a bit too girly."
Seeing Rin still teasing Madoka, Kanae's eyes glinted playfully.
Kanae Kocho: "Really? Why do I remember a certain young lady's room being quite messy, with similar cute dolls, the first time she met Lord Su Mo?"
When it came to digging up old dirt, these veteran group members were experts. She clearly remembered that when Su Mo first visited the Nasuverse, Rin's performance hadn't been much better than Madoka's.
Rin Tohsaka: "I-I-I, I did not! D-d-don't you slander me!"
Hearing her, Rin was instantly at a loss for words.
Rin Tohsaka: "Cute dolls represent a maiden's charm, what do you know! And there's no point in talking about that now. We should be discussing more meaningful things... uh, for example, why is Lord Su Mo willing to handle such a trivial matter?"
The twin-tailed girl hastily changed the subject, her guilt obvious.
Kanae Kocho: "Hmph~"
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Seeing this, Kanae didn't press the attack, simply sending an emoji representing victory. The others smiled knowingly but also turned their attention to Su Mo.
Although Rin was trying to change the subject, the question she raised was indeed intriguing. Asking a Tier 7 powerhouse who could casually destroy a universe to handle a minor issue that any ordinary adult could manage... wasn't that a bit like using a nuke to kill a mosquito?
Faced with this question, Su Mo shook his head and looked past Madoka, out the window at the entire world. "Madoka's world is not as simple as you all think."
As soon as he said this, everyone in the chat group, including Madoka herself, was slightly stunned. Before this, they had all believed that Madoka was dealing with a simple financial dispute and that her world was just an ordinary one. Who would have thought there was a hidden story?
Rin Tohsaka: "Not simple? How not simple can it be? Does this world really have a hidden side that ordinary people can't access?"
Rin was simply curious about what Madoka's world was really like. Madoka also wore a nervous expression.
"If we're just talking about the level of this world itself, its upper limit is probably just under Tier 5," Su Mo evaluated.
Hearing this, everyone was dumbfounded.
"Huh?" Madoka was petrified on the spot.
Rin Tohsaka: "'Just'? Tier 5?"
As someone rated at Tier 2, she couldn't even comprehend how those two words could be used together.
Rin Tohsaka: "Isn't that star-busting level power?"
She had originally thought that Madoka's world, at most, had some dark forces like Kanae's, but she never expected it to reach Tier 5. That was the level of the Campione! world! For a slice-of-life world, that scale of power was a bit too terrifying. Destroying the world would be a piece of cake.
"So you're saying I've been living in the midst of a world-ending crisis this whole time?" Madoka immediately started trembling.
She had thought her world was the safest, but it turned out that wasn't the case at all. The only reason she was still alive was pure luck?
"It's not that extreme," Su Mo shook his head and glanced at Madoka. "Tier 5 is just the world's current upper limit. Like the Last King in Erica's world, it won't appear easily. Ordinary crises are less than Tier 2, and special ones are only Tier 3 at most."
Rin Tohsaka: "'Only Tier 3 at most'? That's already terrifying enough!"
Kanae Kocho: "And I used to envy how safe Madoka's world was. Looking at it now, Kibutsuji Muzan is much easier to deal with."
Tier 2 was the level of divine beasts, and Tier 3 was the level of gods. The boss from Kanae's world wasn't even worthy of carrying their shoes.
"Lord Su Mo, please don't scare me... I'm still just a normal person!" Hearing this, Madoka's legs felt a little weak. Forget Tier 2 or 3, even a Tier 1 monster would crush her!
While the others were marveling at Madoka's luck, having lived for so many years in such a dangerous world without encountering any real danger, Shiroyasha keenly noticed a problem with Su Mo's wording.
Shiroyasha: "Su Mo, you just said the current upper limit is Tier 5. What does that mean?"
Shiroyasha: "Don't tell me the upper limit of this little girl's world can still be raised?"
As soon as she said this, the chat group fell silent, and Madoka's eyes widened as she stared at Su Mo. No way! Tier 5 is already pretty strong in the chat group. There can't be an even more terrifying crisis, can there?
Under her nervous gaze, Su Mo slowly nodded. "Mhm."
Su Mo: "If it develops along a specific path, Madoka's world has the potential to become equal to the Little Garden and give birth to a multiversal-level existence."