Tier 5. In the chat group's power ranking, the minimum level was Star-Busting. The "star" here referred to a planet aka Celestial body the standard size of Earth; satellites like the moon were not included.
As for the next level, Tier 6, it required the ability to destroy a galaxy at the very least.
It was worth noting that the standard reference for a galaxy here was the Milky Way, a structure with at least hundreds of billions of stars and a diameter of over one hundred thousand light-years.
In other words, a power that could destroy a simple star system like our solar system, or ordinary constellations like Orion or Perseus, even if the energy required was trillions of times greater than that needed to destroy Earth, was still within the scope of Tier 5.
The difference between the upper and lower limits of Tier 5 was even greater than the gap from Tier 1 to Tier 5.
Rin Tohsaka didn't know which level Su Mo belonged to, nor did she know when he had reached Tier 5. All she knew was that when she checked, he had already advanced.
She believed that with the ability he had previously shown to easily fight above his tier, even if it was difficult to do so at Tier 5, he would definitely not be weak.
She thought that dropping this bombshell would amaze everyone. But to her surprise, everyone's reaction to this explosive news was rather consistent.
Erica Blandelli: Oh.
Kanae Kocho: Oh.
Madoka Kaname: Oh.
Jibril: Oh.
Seeing this reaction, Rin Tohsaka's eyes widened.
Tohsaka Rin: ???
Tohsaka Rin: Aren't you guys surprised? This is Tier 5! Tier 5 can easily destroy a planet, destroy a world!
In her understanding, this was already beyond the limits a god could reach. Even the legendary Counter Force was probably at this level at most. Faced with a power of this level, these guys were reacting so calmly?
Faced with Rin's surprise, Erica was a little puzzled.
Erica Blandelli: At this point, are you still surprised when Lord Su Mo gets stronger?
The twin-tailed loli froze for a moment.
Tohsaka Rin: Uh, I guess not.
Tohsaka Rin: But, this is Tier 5! Star-Busting power!
Kanae Kocho: Whether it's Tier 4 or Tier 5, it's a power far beyond my comprehension. It feels about the same.
Madoka Kaname: +1.
For two people who had never even seen a Tier 1 being in person, they had lost their sense of scale starting from Tier 3.
Tohsaka Rin: …You have a point!
The twin-tailed loli wanted to say something more, but after a moment's thought, she was convinced.
At this point, let alone Tier 5, even if Su Mo jumped to Tier 6 in one go, she would at most sigh in amazement and wouldn't think it was impossible.
Their worldview had long been shaped by Su Mo.
Tohsaka Rin: So, what is Lord Su Mo doing now?
The conversation had come full circle, back to the starting point.
Erica Blandelli: Before, he was unifying the Divine Realm. Now he's not in my world anymore. He should be with the newcomer.
Tohsaka Rin: Unifying the Divine Realm? I feel like you just casually mentioned some huge event. But Lord Su Mo is in the newcomer's world now? It feels like being a big shot is hard work!
Tohsaka Rin: Jibril, stop lurking! Do you have any shareable intel?
Noticing Jibril peeking, Rin immediately asked the new member.
Hearing Rin's question, and looking at Su Mo surrounded by Holou, Schwi, Azriel, and the others, Jibril chuckled and immediately replied.
Welcome, new member, to the chat group.
Jibril: Lord Su Mo isn't doing much right now, just taking a little trip around our place, enjoying the beautiful scenery, and solving a few small problems along the way.
March 7th: A trip? Scenery? Where? Is it pretty?
Tohsaka Rin: What small problems? I feel like the more casually you say it, the bigger the deal is behind it…
Tohsaka Rin: Wait! Who?
Jibril: A newcomer!
Erica Blandelli: A newcomer!
Kanae Kocho: A newcomer!
Madoka Kaname: A newcomer!
Tohsaka Rin: Stop repeating!
Tohsaka Rin: The newcomer came at such a perfect time. The name March 7th sounds so special. Is it a girl? why everybody is girl in this group? excluding lord Su Mo of course!
A newcomer had suddenly burst in, surprising everyone. And it seemed the newcomer's personality was quite special.
Should they call her overly familiar, or did she have a screw loose… Would a normal person's first reaction to a dimensional chat group be to ask about trips and scenery?
For some reason, this newcomer named March 7th left a rather unreliable impression on Rin Tohsaka.
And on the other side…
In the world of Star Rail, in the vast, boundless universe, inside the Astral Express, in March 7th's room.
March 7th, a lively and cute girl with pink hair, colorful eyes like intertwined fates brought to life, and a curvaceous figure, had no idea she was being underestimated.
Hearing Rin's question, she immediately replied with great interest.
March 7th: That's right! How did you know I'm a super-duper cute girl?
March 7th: Wait, where is this? Who are you?!
Madoka Kaname: ?
Erica Blandelli: You're only asking this now?
Tohsaka Rin: Don't tell me you just realized? I thought you were just overly familiar, but you're actually a slow-witted, airheaded type?
The twin-tailed loli began to snark with gusto.
After talking so much with the chat group in her head, she only now realized something was wrong?
Hearing Rin's sharp-tongued retort, March 7th, in her cabin on the Astral Express, puffed out her cheeks with a dissatisfied expression.
March 7th: Who are you calling a slow-witted airhead?! I don't really get it, but I feel like you're calling me an idiot!
Is it true that idiots have good intuition? At least on this point, March 7th's intuition was not wrong.
Tohsaka Rin: I didn't mean that. It's just your imagination.
March 7th: Really?
The pink-haired girl widened her eyes and actually believed her.
"She really is an idiot." Seeing the girl's reply, the twin-tailed loli shook her head and made her judgment. But of course, she wouldn't say that out loud.
Tohsaka Rin: Of course it's true!
Tohsaka Rin: By the way, welcome, newcomer. Would you like us to explain the functions and specific situation of this chat group?
March 7th: Oh, right! I still don't know what this place is. To be able to connect directly to our Astral Express's network, are you a former Nameless?
The world of Star Rail was a sci-fi future where interstellar travel had become a common mode of transportation. Here, even the Astral Express, which jumped between various star systems, was connected to a network and could communicate in real-time with the outside world.
In this world, all sorts of power systems existed.
If a former passenger of the Astral Express, a Nameless, remembered its port address, it was possible to communicate with the crew.
Against this backdrop, March 7th was naturally not as surprised by the existence of the chat group as Kanae had been before. At most, she thought it was some advanced technology.
Tohsaka Rin: A Nameless?
March 7th: You know, adventurers who explore the stars like us on the Astral Express! I remember Himeko said we're very famous. Don't tell me you've never heard of us?
The pink-haired girl felt it was very strange. Although she had been to places where they hadn't heard of the Nameless, those natives were usually the type who weren't even aware of interstellar society.
But now, since these people had technology for interstellar communication, they shouldn't be ignorant of interstellar society.
And anyone who knew about interstellar society should know about the Nameless of the Trailblaze Path! Although their strength wasn't that great, their fame was top-tier in this galaxy!
To be honest, March 7th was a little disappointed by everyone's reaction. She had been hoping to show off a little!
And to March 7th's question, the members of the chat group naturally couldn't give any other answer.
Tohsaka Rin: Sorry, I've really never heard of you.
Madoka Kaname: I feel like March 7th-oneechan might have misunderstood something?
Erica Blandelli: Rin, did you notice? The newcomer just said something about exploring the stars.
Tohsaka Rin: !
Madoka Kaname: !
The two of them, who understood the weight of these words, were instantly stunned. If the newcomer wasn't lying, then her world was likely the most technologically advanced one so far.
And faced with everyone's reaction, March 7th was once again confused.
March 7th: Exploring the stars, what's wrong with that?
Tohsaka Rin: If I may ask, where are you right now?
March 7th: In my room!
Tohsaka Rin: …
Tohsaka Rin: I mean your specific location. Is it Earth?
The twin-tailed loli almost coughed up blood. Who knew where her room was?
Hearing this, March 7th finally understood what she meant.
March 7th: Oh! You mean that. I'm on the Astral Express right now… I don't know the exact coordinates, but we're about to arrive at the Herta Space Station. Himeko said we need to restock there.
March 7th: As for the Earth you mentioned, I don't know which planet that is. I don't know if it's in the database, but I'll check later. Anyway, Mr. Yang said the planet below the Herta Space Station is Jarilo-VI, so it's probably not the Earth you're talking about.
March 7th: But, if you have the interstellar coordinates, you can send them to me. The Astral Express can go anywhere with coordinates. We can come and hang out with you then!
The girl, who still hadn't realized anything was wrong, said with great excitement. Without a hint of suspicion, she didn't realize she had already leaked most of her information. She was also unaware of how dumbfounded the others were upon receiving this information.
Hearing these words that defied common sense, Rin and Erica at first suspected the newcomer was a liar, just messing with them.
But thinking about the intelligence March 7th had displayed, she didn't seem like the type to be good at lying.
But if what she said was true, then the newcomer's world was really something. No wonder she didn't find a chat group connected directly to her brain strange at all. In her world, communication devices that worked within the brain were probably already widespread!
Realizing this, Rin immediately replied.
Tohsaka Rin: Miss March 7th, you seem to have some misunderstanding about our chat group. You thought we were in the same world, the same universe.
Tohsaka Rin: I must tell you that we each come from completely different universes, completely different worlds.
Tohsaka Rin: Rather than aliens, we are more like people from other worlds.
Seeing Rin's reply, the pink-haired girl was dumbfounded.
March 7th: Huh?