Jibril had never really paid attention to humans.
In this world, humans were simply too weak—so weak that they didn't even possess an official race name.
Because of that, Jibril had never bothered to look at them twice.
If she hadn't encountered Izumi today—a human from another world—
She probably wouldn't have cared about humans at all.
Hearing Jibril's response, Izumi didn't comment further.
Instead, he turned his gaze toward Schwi.
Schwi moved slightly. Within moments, she had already gathered the relevant data.
Then she pointed in a certain direction.
"Humans… are located there."
Izumi immediately smiled.
"See that, Jibril? That's what a little angel looks like. Try learning from her."
"Let's go. We'll go meet the humans of this world."
With that said, Izumi lifted off into the air, taking Mash Kyrielight and Schwi with him as they headed toward the direction Schwi indicated.
Jibril quickly followed behind them.
Once Mash was carried into the sky by Izumi, she finally saw the true state of this world.
Ruins.
Everywhere.
There wasn't even the slightest hint of greenery.
The entire world felt suffocated by despair.
Wars between Old Deus and countless other races raged constantly.
Even while flying through the sky, Izumi could see towering flames erupting far away on the horizon.
Mash stared at the devastated world and couldn't help but speak.
"Senpai…"
"Can this world still be saved?"
Hearing that, Izumi answered casually.
"Of course. And it's actually pretty simple."
"Defeat the War God Artosh, obtain the Star Grail, and become the ruler of this world."
"Once you do that, you can rewrite the rules of the world."
"Pretty easy, right?"
At the same time, Izumi began thinking seriously about it.
Defeating Artosh and seizing the Star Grail was undoubtedly the fastest way to end the endless wars of this world.
It would also make him the sole god of this world.
After that, he could reshape the world however he wanted.
Life itself would begin to recover.
And if Izumi obtained the Star Grail…
He could even integrate it into his own world.
At that thought, Izumi's eyes lit up slightly.
That might actually be a pretty good idea.
After all, the whole reason he traveled to other worlds was to merge them into his own.
And right now—
Wasn't this a perfect opportunity?
All he had to do was defeat Artosh and take the Star Grail.
Thinking about it, Izumi narrowed his eyes slightly.
By now, they had already arrived at the place where the humans lived.
It was a massive mountain range.
The outer area formed a natural protective barrier.
However, several Demon Beasts wandered around nearby.
If Izumi hadn't sensed the presence of humans inside the valley, he would never have believed this was where humans lived.
Seeing the environment below, Mash frowned.
"Are there really humans here?"
Izumi nodded.
"Yes."
"See that giant rock?"
"Humans are living inside it."
As he said that, Izumi squinted slightly.
He had already noticed several humans hiding nearby, secretly observing them.
Looking down at the demon beasts below, Izumi smiled and casually waved his hand.
Immediately—
Numerous powerful Noble Phantasms appeared behind him.
In the next moment, they were launched.
Their targets were the demon beasts below.
The instant Jibril saw the projected weapons, she almost started drooling.
More weapons she had never seen before.
Following Izumi was simply the best.
She could constantly witness new things she had never encountered.
Whoosh—!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
ROOOAAARRR!!
One Noble Phantasm after another shot forward at incredible speed, piercing through the demon beasts.
Then they exploded instantly.
In just moments, the entire area below had turned into a sea of fire.
The humans hiding nearby were completely stunned.
What… had they just seen?
A human using magic?
In this world, humans had absolutely no power.
They couldn't even sense Spirits, let alone use magic.
And yet—
A human capable of using such extraordinary power had just appeared?
How could they not be shocked?
After finishing that, Izumi descended with the others and landed at the entrance below.
As Izumi arrived, several muscular men rushed out from inside the entrance.
They held weapons and stared at Izumi's group with extreme vigilance.
Even though Izumi looked like a human—
He was accompanied by an Ex-Machina and a Flügel.
That alone was enough to make them wary.
Looking at the humans before him, Izumi spoke calmly.
"I mean no harm."
"I'm human too."
The moment he said that, the men exchanged uncertain glances.
Clearly, they didn't believe him.
Seeing their reaction, Izumi sighed inwardly.
Living at the very bottom of this world had made them wary of everything.
Without a proper explanation, this wouldn't go anywhere.
So Izumi continued.
"If I had any hostile intentions, you would already be dead."
"There's no reason for me to lie about that."
At those words, the men fell silent.
Just then—
A voice sounded from behind them.
"Lower your weapons."
"He's right."
"If he intended harm, we would already be dead."
After hearing that voice, the men exchanged looks before slowly lowering their weapons.
They stepped aside.
From behind them, an older and sturdier man stepped forward.
He was their leader.
The one who had guided them to this natural shelter.
After stepping out, the leader looked at Izumi with surprise flickering in his eyes.
Still, he asked calmly.
"Who are you?"
"And what business do you have with us?"
He didn't believe these people had come here simply to see them.
There had to be some purpose.
Hearing the question, Izumi smiled slightly.
"I'm human as well."
"But I'm a human from another world."
"Can we talk?"
The moment those words were spoken—
The leader's body trembled slightly.
A human from another world?
Was that even possible?
Were there truly other worlds?
But then he remembered the extraordinary power Izumi had just displayed.
At that moment—
A faint light of hope appeared in his eyes.
If this was true…
Then maybe humanity in this world could finally be saved.
In this war-torn world, humans had absolutely no ability to protect themselves.
Even a moderately powerful race could wipe them out completely.
But Izumi's appearance—
That was hope.
If what he said was true, humanity might finally have a chance.
Although he didn't understand why Izumi had come here—
Humans had nothing worth stealing anyway.
With that thought, the leader bowed deeply toward Izumi.
"Please… follow me."
After saying that, he turned around and walked into the cave.
Seeing this, Izumi simply led Mash and the others inside after him.