The Ex-Machina on a Dimensional Journey

This time, Xiu Er wore no hood to cover her head. Her appearance was on full display.

The "hair ornament" atop her head had long since unfolded, forming a floating halo of layered colors.

Her inorganic golden eyes locked onto the white-haired, tan-skinned man ahead, glinting faintly in the firelight beneath the night sky.

The man gripped a long blade, wary of the figure emerging from the Teleportation Gate.

Sweat beaded on his forehead. Whether from nerves or the heat of the surrounding inferno, it was hard to tell.

The torrential rain had done nothing to extinguish the blaze. Before the water could reach the flames, the heat evaporated it.

Tap...

The moment she stepped fully through the Teleportation Gate, the passage behind her vanished.

"Question..."

Her soft voice reached the man clearly. It sounded gentle, but his body tensed further.

"Is your individual designation Ruler, Amakusa Shirou Tokisada?"

Command Spells

"Codex Opening—Pseudo-Codex—Noble Phantasm: Fantasy Greatsword - Tenma Gekisui!"

A massive, dusk-colored sword wave swept across the pure white earth.

In an instant, it split the sky-blotting sea of fire descending from above.

The divided flames brushed past either side of Xiu Er and crashed onto the flat, white ground behind her.

Another stretch of white canvas was splashed with crimson "paint."

Having cut through the flames, Xiu Er became a streak of light once more and flew toward the "sun" high above.

Then a scorching laser shot from the "sun," straight at her face.

Traffic Control.

A golden semicircular shield appeared before Number Four and deflected the beam. The redirected laser carved across the "earth" below, feeding the already blazing sea of fire.

Giant balls of flame fell from the sky like meteors, hurtling toward Xiu Er and the ground for dozens of miles around her.

Before Xiu