Multiverse Cross Ex

[Master.]

"Hn?"

[When unleashing Cross Main Cannon No. 12, Navi picked up a signal belonging to a foreign source.]

"Ah… it must be that… How far is the source currently?"

[Navi is tracking the source. Eastward. Coordinates—]

"Nah, let them run for now. Next time we meet, it'll be as a captive."

Mitsuya stretched his arms, completely ignoring the five-meter crater he had just created in the ground.

Meanwhile, in his other hand—

The completed sketch for Cross' Dragon Armor Purge and Reconstruction.

"Even if I do give chase, what do you expect me to tell Ataraxia, who's definitely monitoring this entire situation?"

[...]

Navi fell silent.

{Ya—Mitsuya, do you read?}

"Loud and clear, Ms. Kei."

{That's good. We detected the readings of an A-rank Magitech. Is everything okay?}

"Oh, that? I've already taken care of it… Although its body has been pulverized beyond belief. However, I do have the remains of a Blue Head if you want it."

{...}

Kei fell silent for a moment.

She wasn't sure how to respond.

"Oh, that? I've taken care of it—"

He had said those words so casually that if it had been anyone else, she wouldn't have believed it.

Even Amaterasu—Ataraxia's pride and joy—would have needed to unleash their forbidden armament just to take down something of that class.

"Kei, can you get clear footage?"

{Hard to say, Commander Reiri.}

Kei wasn't an engineer, but she still worked alongside the specialists in the command center.

A few seconds passed as they tapped away at their screens, gathering data.

Then—

"Commander, we've obtained clear footage."

"Display it."

The technician nodded and sent the feed to the main holographic screen, which expanded in front of them.

It wasn't just a simple video—

The display was a three-dimensional hologram, projected in full 4K resolution as though they were physically there.

The image showed the first dispatch of the Blue Head—along with a new weapon in Mitsuya's possession.

However—

There was one problem.

The audio was completely missing. They couldn't hear anything.

However, by using lip-sync technology, they could make out his words.

After all, they had been monitoring him via satellite from the very beginning.

Since the entire world was under constant threat of attack, it was only natural that most major nations had developed their own surveillance satellites.

Luckily, Ataraxia—being one of Japan's largest military forces—had full access to Japan's satellite network.

And now—

They could see and hear everything.

[Kusanagi—Accept.]

They caught the name of the sword, a weapon capable of releasing electromagnetic waves.

No doubt about it.

It was exactly as he had said.

"I find it hard to believe that with the advancement of technology, humanity still has to rely on something like magic."

Perhaps it was paranoia.

Perhaps it was unreasonable.

After all—

In the world he came from, everything functioned like magic—

Yet, it was still scientifically built and technologically possible.

Because, in that world, Humanity had already left Earth for space.

They had devised a means of surviving in space by harnessing the Dyson Sphere.

In the end, it was alien technology, however, one could still argue that, with the right methods, it was entirely possible to harness.

But at that moment, Kei wouldn't have understood.

After all even if humanity did develop weapons capable of fighting these invaders…

Who would be the ones willing to fight them?

"Kei. Is it really possible that that guy doesn't possess a Hybrid Core?"

Reiri tapped the armrest of her chair as she watched the footage intently.

{After discussions with him yesterday, I believe he possesses no Core or Hybrid Gear, but an entirely new power.}

Kei closed her eyes, sending the message over to Reiri, who then rested her chin on her hand.

"Amaterasu, what do you think?"

Reiri turned to the girls.

But none of them answered. Their eyes remained glued to the screen, focused on the moment he defeated the Blue Head.

'He's not normal. And that speed at the end, even more inhuman.'

Himekawa closed her eyes. She didn't even want to think about it.

However, the next thing on the footage caught their attention—an A-rank magitech.

"That is…"

{...}

Reiri kept her eyes peeled, her focus sharper than before.

But just as though mocking her expectations, the male merely looked at it before muttering some incomprehensible words.

A few things they could make out were Navi, Cross, and Dragon.

"He's… not taking it seriously, is he…"

Reiri muttered with slight irritation but kept her eyes locked on the footage.

Then, as the scene continued, the lip-sync technology picked up a clear sentence from his next words.

[Main Cannon No. 12.]

…

The sky tore open, just like it had a few days ago. They saw it again in the footage.

"Is it that machine!?"

Reiri shot up from her chair, slamming her hand on the terminal in front of her.

However—

What she saw wasn't the machine.

Instead, a beautiful blue beam descended from the fractured space, wiping the enemy out of existence.

The explosion roared behind him, yet the male himself remained completely unfazed—

Casually scribbling something in a small notebook.

"...."

"...."

{....}

Silence.

At this point, Yurishia couldn't even feel bitter about it anymore. He was just different.

So much for the American ace. There was no use in comparing herself to an otherworldly cheat-like existence like him.

It wasn't until after witnessing the entire spectacle that Reiri finally spoke.

"…What are the chances he's from an alternate world different from that one?"

A question that left everyone speechless.

Mid-East Pacific Ocean.

Far from Ataraxia—

A beautiful young woman hovered mid-flight, her body tense as a cold sweat ran down her back.

"What the—"

Her long jade-green hair swayed gently in the ocean breeze, her deep purple eyes locked onto the distant sky.

Tall, with the looks of a foreign model and an undeniably voluptuous figure, she remained frozen in place.

What had she just seen?

'No. I saw it clearly…'

She had heard reports of a strange machine that attacked theirs a few days ago.

Her majesty too was also curious about the strange machine but found it odd why it would attack them.

She knew Lemuria wasn't capable of such technology, not to mention its ability to open gates much like theirs.

It confirmed this for them.

Should Lemuria have the ability to open gates, they'd have long launched a counterattack.

Even that woman. That scientist couldn't possibly make that type of machine.

Originally, she just happened to be nearby when a solo squad from Ataraxia had gone for their mission.

In the first place, how had he gotten over to the island? She didn't know and had just dismissed it.

Hence, she decided to toy with him. Test him.

It is more known that women are the most compatible with the hybrid gear.

A male user was close to impossible.

But still, she was curious, so.

However, seeing him dispatch the Blue Head she had sent with a weapon she hadn't seen before, her curiosity increased.

He was no Hybrid Gear user.

Then an idea struck her. Aldia smirked, observing from afar.

"Let's see how you handle an A-rank, little human."

She leaned back, arms crossed, waiting for the inevitable struggle. Perhaps he'd even beg for his life—

But then, what she had seen was a crack in the sky.

Followed by a light descending from the heavens.

The world inverted—black and white, and the next thing she saw… Nothing.

The Machine Dragon was gone. Not destroyed. Not shattered. Simply… erased.

"What…is…that…?"

"N-no way."

The way the sky had fractured… and that exceedingly brilliant blue light that fell from the fractured sky.

It couldn't be…

Classified as an S-Class in the Vatlantis Data Bank.

[Unidentified Construct X].

Vatlantis machines are built for analysis, and their specialists have analysed the machines.

Yet, even with their advanced tech. They couldn't analyse its capabilities.

In other words, this tech even eclipses theirs.

And to think that the pilot of such a machine she had met today.

"Hahahahahaha. This is good, this is good. Glory to her majesty."

Aldia shouted.

Yes. A human like him should be under their control instead.