"What the hell is falling from above?"
Looking at the beautiful fiery trail cutting across the sky, Yu was completely bewildered.
If he wasn't mistaken, he had just sensed a spatial fluctuation, hadn't he?
Yu did not possess the Authority of Space. Although he had the Authority of the Moon, as long as moonlight existed, he could instantly appear anywhere illuminated by it by using the moonlight itself.
But in essence, that ability was merely a derivative of the Authority of the Moon, not a true spatial Authority. Even so, it was somewhat connected to space, which was why Yu could sense that brief spatial fluctuation high in the sky.
Only... what kind of thing could cause spatial fluctuations the moment it appeared?!
Frowning, Yu wanted to get a clear look at what was inside that fiery light, but before he could, the blazing glow suddenly disappeared, and when it reappeared, it was already right in front of him.
"No... a sneak attack?!"
Looking at the fireball that had suddenly appeared less than a meter in front of him, Yu was speechless.
He couldn't understand what had been happening lately. It was bad enough that Melqart had constantly resorted to dirty tricks during their battle, and now this strange thing had suddenly attacked him as well.
Just one second ago, he had seen it nearly a thousand meters up in the sky, and the very next second, it had appeared directly in front of him.
However... Yu did not panic at all.
This fireball could not seriously harm him. He was, after all, a Godslayer!
Thinking this, Yu raised his hand, and at that very instant, a powerful wind rose up, bending the greenery within the villa complex and blowing away the flames surrounding the unknown object.
When the flames dispersed, Yu finally saw what kind of being was inside.
Within the fire was actually a pink-haired girl dressed in a white gown, with snow-white wings on her back.
Under the influence of the powerful wind, the speed at which the girl was flying toward Yu slowed considerably, but she still did not stop. Seeing this, Yu instinctively spread his arms and caught the girl in his embrace.
After catching her, before he could check on her condition, a massive black crack resembling a void suddenly appeared above his head.
Immediately afterward, chunks of ruined buildings with electrical sparks flickering from them began falling out of it, crashing down toward Yu.
Seeing this, Yu raised an eyebrow and waved his hand. The powerful wind directly sent the fragments of the Western-style structure back into the crack. Just as he was about to use the Gaze of Destiny to see what lay within the black void, it suddenly vanished as if it had never existed.
Seeing how quickly the other side reacted, as though it had already known he intended to pursue it, Yu raised an eyebrow. Although he was curious about what was hidden beyond the black void, he was in no hurry to investigate it by force.
His gaze fell upon the girl in his arms, and Yu frowned.
"This girl... is this... Ikaros?"
From the pink hair and the snow-white wings behind her back, Yu quickly recognized her identity, but...
He couldn't understand why Ikaros had suddenly appeared here, and her target was obviously him, wasn't it?
If her arrival in this world could be explained as yet another unknown anomaly of the world, a fusion with another world or even multiple worlds, or perhaps an anomaly that had always existed but that Yu had only now noticed...
No matter what, Yu did not believe that Ikaros's appearance was a coincidence.
After all, her arrival could be considered a world anomaly, but after appearing, she had headed straight toward him.
If that was a coincidence, wouldn't it be far too much of one?
The young man frowned and suddenly remembered one of his abilities—the "Blessing of the Lucky Saint."
"Could this be the culprit?"
Thinking about the bizarre luck-granting ability provided by the "Blessing of the Lucky Saint," it seemed somewhat plausible that a beautiful girl would be sent to him out of nowhere.
Still, Yu felt that was a bit of a stretch, unless the very next second a spatial rift opened and tossed a divine artifact straight into his hands!
Yu pondered deeply, but the moment that thought crossed his mind, a white light suddenly flashed, and then an ancient key of unusual shape materialized in his hand.
"...It really came?"
Feeling something appear in his hand while he was still holding Ikaros, Yu couldn't immediately examine the object in detail. However, the twitch of his lips and the brief silence before he spoke already revealed enough about his thoughts.
Using the wind to levitate the key in front of him, Yu glanced at it briefly and immediately recognized its origin—a divine artifact capable of traveling across countless worlds, the Asgard Key!
Of course, just like the "Asgard Key Part Three" that had appeared earlier, this key was not the true Asgard Key but merely one of its components known as "Asgard Key Part One."
By that calculation, Yu only needed to find "Asgard Key Part Two" to assemble the complete divine artifact, the Asgard Key. Then, with the Asgard Key and the Gaze of Destiny, he would be able to travel freely between worlds!
Thinking about this, a smile appeared on Yu's lips, and his heart filled with anticipation. He was so lost in thought that he didn't even notice Ikaros in his arms had already awakened.
After waking up, a strange light appeared in her eyes when she saw the young man's face, and then her calm and emotionless voice rang out:
"Initializing imprint..."
As soon as the words echoed out, Yu looked at the girl in his arms and noticed that Ikaros was staring at him without moving.
Immediately afterward, an unknown energy fluctuation began spreading from the collar around her neck, forming a black chain as thick as a finger in front of the restraint she wore around her neck.
The moment the chain appeared, it extended toward Yu's palm on its own.
Soon, it fell into his hand and wrapped itself around his arm.
Yu watched the scene curiously, feeling a strange sense of familiarity.
As his eyes gleamed, he sensed the energy fluctuations coming from the chain and quickly analyzed the so-called "imprint."
That "imprint" was essentially something like a contract between master and servant. The master was, naturally, Yu, while the servant was Ikaros. It contained a great deal of information, but Yu immediately understood several things.
Namely, the servant had to obey the master completely, and the servant could not harm the master.
Looking at the chain, Yu wanted to try removing the imprint, but at that very moment, Ikaros, who until then had been as quiet as a little rabbit in his arms, suddenly moved and freed herself from his embrace.
Since he had no intention of holding her back, Yu simply let her stand up on her own.
Freed from his embrace, Ikaros spread her snow-white wings, which shone with pure brilliance under the sunlight.
Looking at the young man before her, Ikaros bowed slightly and spoke in a voice filled with respect:
"It is a pleasure to meet you. I am the Universal Entertainment Angel, Ikaros. I humbly ask that you take care of me."