Kanzaki Kaori glanced at the severely injured Stiyl Magnus lying nearby.
Her brows immediately furrowed.
…This was excessive.
"Sir… don't you think you've gone a bit too far?"
Hearing that, Izumi simply shrugged.
"He's just too weak. I barely did anything and he collapsed."
"That's not my fault."
"And besides—he attacked first."
"He brought this on himself."
Izumi had no intention of taking the blame.
Kanzaki's frown deepened.
She glanced at Index behind him—
And decided not to argue further.
She had already been delayed due to orders from the Anglican Church.
Now that she was here—
She needed to complete her mission.
Secure Index.
Then investigate the origin of this so-called Modern Magic.
With that in mind—
Kanzaki slowly drew her sword.
Izumi raised an eyebrow.
"…You're really going to fight me?"
"You might regret that, you know~"
Kanzaki took a deep breath.
"Enough talk."
"My magic name is Salvare000."
"Prepare yourself!"
The moment she finished speaking—
She dashed forward, blade in hand.
Izumi sighed.
"What a pain…"
He snapped his fingers.
In an instant—
Dozens of spatial spears materialized out of thin air—
Blocking every possible path.
Kanzaki stopped abruptly.
Her eyes widened in disbelief.
…She had already lost?
In just a single moment—
Weapons were aimed at her from every direction.
If she moved even slightly—
She would be skewered.
Behind Izumi—
Index stared in awe.
"A-Amazing!!"
"What kind of magic is that?!"
She searched through the "100,000 grimoires" in her memory—
But found nothing like it.
Izumi chuckled.
"That's not magic."
"Even if I explained it, you wouldn't understand."
"Anyway…"
"Let's deal with her first."
He walked up to Kanzaki and reached for her sword.
But—
She gripped it tightly, refusing to let go.
Her eyes burned with anger.
"Who… are you?!"
Izumi clicked his tongue.
With a slight exertion of force—
The sword slipped from her grasp.
"If you don't want to die, don't move~"
"Otherwise…"
"I can't guarantee what I'll do."
A faintly malicious smile appeared on his face.
Placing a hand on her shoulder—
Izumi spoke casually:
"From today onward…"
"You're my prisoner."
"My, what a seductive lady you are. I'll make sure to take good care of you."
As his words fell—
The spatial spears vanished.
Kanzaki seized the opportunity.
Activating the power of her Saint body—
She tried to retreat.
But—
Her expression froze.
She couldn't move.
At all.
It was as if an invisible cage had locked her in place.
Izumi snapped his fingers again.
Her body lifted into the air—
Completely beyond her control.
Fear filled Kanzaki's face.
"W-What are you doing?! Let me go!!"
"Damn it!! Let me go!!"
But Izumi ignored her entirely.
Sealing her voice—
He calmly walked back toward the laboratory.
As for Stiyl—
Someone else would handle him.
He wasn't worth the effort.
Inside Talent Workshop—
Index's eyes sparkled as she looked around.
"Wow… it's huge!"
"Is this your house?"
"Oh! I haven't introduced myself yet!"
"I'm Index! What's your name?"
She looked at him with clear curiosity—and trust.
Izumi smiled faintly.
"Izumi."
"You can just call me Izumi."
Index's face lit up.
"Izumi!!"
"That name… are you from the country across the sea?"
"Oh right—you didn't answer my question. Is this really your house?"
She looked around again, amazed.
It was enormous.
He must be rich.
Just as she thought that—
Her stomach growled loudly.
Grrrr…
Index blushed.
"…I'm hungry."
Izumi fell silent.
Completely speechless.
Behind them—
Kanzaki, now able to move but still restrained, tried to speak—
But no sound came out.
Her body still partially sealed.
She could only float there helplessly.
Not long after—
They ran into Aiba Asagi, who had just finished an experiment.
She stopped when she saw Kanzaki floating behind Izumi.
Her lips twitched.
"…Where did you pick up another woman?"
"Are you really that desperate?"
"And who's the kid?"
Izumi shrugged.
"She's one of the fewer than twenty Saints in the world."
"I'll leave her to you."
"Run some tests on her power."
"I'm taking this one to eat."
He casually handed Kanzaki over—
Then tapped her lightly.
A seal was embedded into her body.
If she used her power—
She would suffer intense backlash.
With that done—
Izumi turned to leave with Index.
The moment she regained her voice—
Kanzaki shouted:
"Wait!!"
"Do you even realize what you're doing?!"
"That child—she—!"
"Yeah, I know more than you do."
Izumi cut her off without even turning around.
"You've been fooled for years despite barely finishing elementary-level knowledge."
"That's impressive in its own way."
He waved his hand dismissively.
"Asagi, give her a proper lesson on the human brain while you're at it."
"She's been completely misled."
His tone carried clear disdain.
The Magic Side—
Truly was lacking in basic knowledge.