Tanya grinned as she looked at Megumin's house. It was, if she was being completely honest, just about the poorest looking house she'd seen in the entire village…

Although, the entire town had been much more… technologically advanced than she had thought it would be. True, quite a lot of things she had known from her first life could be replicated with the magic of this world without the need for an industrial revolution, but this place seemed to have taken much more inspiration from the future…

Regardless, the house wasn't the worst house she'd ever seen, of course – the poorer parts of the cities and towns she had been through were worse off – but considering how everyone in the village was a powerful Archmage, Megumin's father could likely live like a prince if he were in any other town-

"Finally!"

Tanya blinked.

"Praise the Lord! After years and years here, my prayers have been answered!"

"What?"

She was not asking anybody in particular a question.

She was just confused.

And horrified.

Dimly, she heard Megumin run forward and saw her, out of the corner of her eye, run to stand next to the door to her hovel.

"Finally, I once again have access to someone who will understand my vision!"

"No…" she said to herself, trailing off. She'd been prepared for a lot, been ready to do almost anything to get back her dick.

She hadn't prepared for this.

The door burst open, and-

"It is I! Hyoizaburoo von Schugel, the best magic-item craftsman in the Crimson Demon Village! I retain the memories of my last life and have come to this one to further the progress of mankind in the glorious name of God!"

Although his features were completely different from… from the first time she had known him, everything else about the man before her told her: this was that crackpot scientist who'd been corrupted by Being X!

His hair was pulled back into a low-hanging ponytail, though the top of his head was hidden by a military-esque hat reminiscent of the Empire's officers. His crimson eyes were almost completely hidden behind a large apparatus that she supposed were supposed to be some kind of scientific goggles.

His cape was just as dark as every other cape she had seen in the village, but underneath he wore white robes that reminded her much more of a religious ascetic than those of a mage.

That was all she could take. She turned around on the spot. She was not…

She grit her teeth. But… if his services were at all equivalent to the quality she had seen elsewhere in the village…

She cast a glance over her shoulder to find Schugel smiling widely as Viktoriya finished her introduction. Gritting her teeth, she turned around once more.

"Just as you remember your life previous to this one, so am I from that life. I seek your aid, Adelheid von Schugel, that is true, but know this: I will not hesitate to leave should you attempt to make me praise Sanzai Ektsu."

While Lorelei and Kazuma looked like they were beginning to understand some of what was going on and Viktoriya was standing almost directly between the two of them, everyone else was simply looking between the two of them in confusion.

He grinned. "Oh, we shall see about that. Since my beloved daughter first inscribed your name in one of her letters, I have been awaiting this day. Finally, I have someone I know will be able to help me advance these Medieval bumpkins to our level of technology, and then beyond!" he ranted. Still, he'd already turned around, heading back inside, still ranting all the while.

With a deep breath, she headed inside, pointedly ignoring the looks that Megumin and Darkness were giving her.

Oh, this was not going to go well.

-OxOxO-

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