Ex-Machina on Dimensional Travel

"That child still has so much she's never shown us~"

Clearly, both Mashu and Da Vinci had caught sight of the figure floating above the Holy City. It was Xiu Er herself.

Yet unlike the Xiu Er they knew, her current appearance made both of them admit that the title of "Angel" those people had given her was utterly fitting.

Even though she knew Xiu Er possessed countless unique "powers," when Da Vinci saw her charge head-on and shatter that world-destroying attack, she could not help revealing an astonished expression.

After all, with just one glance, she could tell that the magical energy contained within the Lion King's judgment was not something any of them could withstand.

Yet such an attack had been blocked by Xiu Er so easily.

Fortunately, with the disposition of a genius, Da Vinci recovered her composure after only a few seconds of shock.

Bedivere's face was likewise filled with boundless astonishment, but what surprised him was different from the others.

"She actually did it...?"

The Silver-armed Knight stared wide-eyed as he witnessed the Holy Lance's radiance collapse and dissipate beneath that beam.

He knew full well how powerful the "King" of this world was, and he also knew how extraordinary Xiu Er was.

That was why, while fleeing with Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others, he had said, "Don't worry about Xiu Er."

Because in his understanding, Xiu Er was fully capable of avoiding the Holy Lance's edge.

But what the knight had never expected was that Xiu Er would choose to take the Holy Lance's attack head-on—and even truly stop it.

"So the 'Angel' those people spoke of was Xiu Er?"

Through his companions' words, Fujimaru Ritsuka was able to roughly piece together the answer.

But unlike everyone else, when the boy learned that Xiu