Albion finally stopped weeping and take a nap
Ritsuka chuckled remembering it, it will be good future blackmail material
'In a few minutes, I will reach Antarctica'
Truly for a supernatural creature, Ritsuka flying speed is considered slow because he is unfamiliar with flying, even then he still breaks the speed of sound to reach this place. In time his speed will grow faster and faster
On another note, the most supernatural creatures will opt for Teleport if the distance was this far. It was something that current Ritsuka lack, the mastery of technique and spell.
Maybe he can use some gadget to directly teleport into Chaldea but Ritsuka decides to fly to familiarize himself with his new ability and enjoy the empty clear sky. He is also afraid that he will be considered hostile because if it was similar to canon, at the current time Chaldea is still on high alert because and will consider unauthorized teleportation as hostile
Seeing the sign of massive Antarctica continent, Ritsuka smiled and proceed to speed up…only to crash into some kind of barrier
"Ow?!" Crashing at a wall at Mach speed is not fun
[Hmm, is there something wrong partner?] Albion wake up due to sensing Ritsuka distress
"There is a barrier?" Ritsuka try to check the place where he crashes while rubbing his hurting face, and just like that he can feel it, the presence of an invisible wall
[...]
"Maybe I can try to rip it?"
[You will fail]
"Oh, did you know anything about it Albion?"
[No, it just this barrier reminding me of the Norse Pantheon Barrier] Albion eyes inside Divine Dividing turned sharp [In my world Norse have the most advanced magic system, setting aside Devil Imagination Magic, and Dragon Language. What I want to say is Norse barrier is one of the few barriers that I can't rip willy-nilly using my superior strength]
"I see for you to even mention it that means its really formidable…but this is not your world nor do this is a Norse system" Ritsuka grinned and chakra start to gather on his right hand "let try to break it!"
Anyone that eats Chakra Fruit is capable of ripping space-time easily. Even Kaguya can use it easily without hand-seal. It can be said it is the most primal version of the Ninja Space-Time Technique.
"Space-Time Rip!" Ritsuka rip the air in front of him, with that space-time shredded into pieces in front of him, it was as if the layer of reality peeled like a fruit skin, showing what beneath the layer, a totally different dimension. Ritsuka proceed to use the hole in reality…only to be blocked by the same barrier
"The barrier exists in more than one plane of existences?!" Ritsuka was shocked"It seems you are right Albion. It seems I can't solve this using brute strength"
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"This barrier is extend to the whole continent!?" Ritsuka said in disbelief
[A city or country that I can accept but an entire continent?! Let me say it again partner…your world is crazy and this is coming from someone that coming from a world that holding boobs is a legitimate power up]
"Just what is the purpose of this barrier?" Ritsuka frustrated, not minding Albion word
"It was quite simple really," said a foreign voice "its purpose was to protect Chaldea from outside interference"
The moment he heard the foreign unknown voices from behind him, Ritsuka quickly in reflex made a distance from the source, only for him being surprised seeing the source
Ritsuka never see the person directly, all he ever sees is his official artwork once or twice, which mind you in a world that is no longer 2D it is quite hard to judge who is who just by memory of their artwork alone but every fiber of his being he knows who is the one I front of him without any mistake
Those cane, suits, red eyes, and the pure power that radiates from him…
"Zelretch?!"
"Yoi!" Zelretch grinned "how are you doing?"
"You know about me?" Ritsuka is confused, he certainly never meet with the man in front of him"wait that stupid question, did you know about me from The Second Magic?"
"Correct!" Zelrecth amused
"But it is only been a few hours!" 'Since I arrived in this world' left unsaid
"That few hour is already more than enough for someone my level" Zelrecth stated "anyway before we continue our conversation-" with a snap they suddenly inside some kind of barrier "-let me cover us from prying eye, so far you are quite lucky that your energy signature is covered by the massive energy that resulted from burning of humanity into ashes"
'If not for the snap, I can't detect the barrier formation even with Rinne-Sharingan!' Ritsuka thought in shock
[Partner…be careful, while not as powerful somehow this old bloodsucker reminding me of Ophis]
"Wow, thank you!" Zelretch chuckled "that was a high-praise coming from Heavenly Dragon!"
"Are you the one who made this barrier? And why?" Ritsuka asks
"The proper term is bounded field but very well, yes I am the one who made it" Zelretch admitted "as for why…like I said before it was to protect Chaldea from outside interference"
"What did you mean by outside interference? "
"Multiverse Traveler" Zelretch stare at me "and yes, you are included on that list"
"I see, can I ask the reason why?" Ritsuka asks, trying to be reasonable 'I hope he is not trolling me, it was best to listen to his explanation, after all, he has already known about Multiverse for almost his entire life while I am only have few hours on that bag'
"Goetia didn't know about the existence of Multiverse or to be precise he didn't know about the existence of another world" Zelretch stated "at best he only know about the parallel world and that about it and I prefer it keep that way…at least until his heel face turn"
"What the difference?"
"Magecraft or Magic in this world is all about the state of mind and belief" Zelretch lectured "by not knowing or believing the existence of Multiverse, Goetia will never be able to detect it. That means his Clairvoyance will only be limited to this world's past and future alone. I don't want for his ability to see past and future extend beyond this world"
"As an example initially I also can't view another world but after I convinced myself that another world is merely a distant branch of parallel world, everything comes as easy as breathing" Zelretch commented while smiling as if remembering fond memory, "thought the part of my non-existence in another world making my counterpart had varying identities"
[I see. That is quite reasonable] Albion commented [even back in our world seeing the future is a quite hard task and they are often unreliable and here there is a guy that can see past and future like nobody business with 100% accuracy…and it is not unique. Do any random schmuck in this world can see the future accurately just like that?!]
Zelrecth laughed "Don't worry White Dragon Emperor there is only a handful of us exist in this world at least the one with 100% accuracy, the one with less than that is too many to count but still lower than scammer"
[Handful!? That is still too many! I expect at least only 2 or 3 but you said Handful?!] Albion said in disbelief [Just what kind of fucked up world is this?!]
"Ignoring Albion freak out"[Oi!]"Is that really a problem?" Ritsuka confused "I don't think seeing the past and the future of another world going to make a change"
"Recipe, Technique, Origin, Skill, Tech, and Spell" Zelrecth stated, "he can copy them without any repercussion, especially with the amount of time and resource that he has, just imagine him getting the recipe of Dragon Ball…"
Ritsuka mouth turned into 'O'
[Dragon Ball? What is that? Why does it sound belongs to R18+ rating?] Albion asked, after all the name is pointing to that part of Dragon!
"Basically it was a wish-granting device" Ritsuka commented, ignoring the innuendo entirely "not the monkey-paw or deal with devil kind but the real deal that you can wish anything from bringing back of the dead to immortality"
[Just what kind of crazy world that does have something like that?!]
"Let's just say it was a world where planet buster is merely average with most high ranking can destroy the universe on a whim" Risuka replied "they kinda need it because once in a few years there is megalomaniac wants to rule the world while having galaxy busting power"
"It also a good deterrent for most newbie Multiverse Traveler" Zelretch quipped "any older Multiverse Traveler can make something like that on their own, so usually they are not interested unless really desperate"
[Forget I am asked…those are terrifying] Albion feels dizzy, remembering his world most of the heavy hitters only have potential to destroy the world, yeah, just potential because there no one ever succeeds! Ritsuka revelation about a world where they can just destroy the world willy-nilly makes him feel headaches
"So there's nothing I can do huh?" Ritsuka frowned "can you at least send a message to my sister that I am okay?"
"Sure! I can at least do that" Zelretch replied and snap his finger. There is nothing happened but Ritsuka know his message had been sent to his sister
"So now what should I do?" Ritsuka feels lost "do I have to wait on this burning world until the incident is resolved?"
"How about going into another world?" Zelretch grinned "after all, you kinda need to make the organization as your part of the deal to ROB. If you just waiting in here, he will get bored for sure"
"So you even know about that…I really feel I didn't get privacy here…"
"Hahaha, sorry boy, there are only a few things that I didn't know! " Zelretch amused "Not that you have any privacy since you make deal with that ROB…at least until you finished your side of the deal"
Ritsuka facepalmed 'I almost forgot about that'
"Now how do I go to another world? Even if I can manifest the artifact I lack the coordinate…" Ritsuka frowned "and I didn't think I am ready to sync with my alternate or swimming through void…"
"Well, just leave it to me and my counterpart" Zelretch offered "after all we have the same homeworld, that was something quite rare for Multiverse Traveler due to how many worlds exist out there"
"...thank you" Ritsuka eyes shine "that one problem solved!"
"So what kind of world will you choose to go to?" Zelretch asked
"Hey Albion any idea?" Ritsuka asked, "how about your homeworld?"
[… let us go to my homeworld when we got a little stronger] Albion said, his voice sounds tired [for now, I want a world that is not crazy…]
"Isn't that mean you are implying your own homeworld is crazy?" Ritsuka chuckled
[Touching breast is a legitimate power up]
"...when you said it with such convictions I can't help but agree" Ritsuka deadpanned
Edited on 4 March 2022 Using Grammarly