After watching Kayo disappear, Izumi shifted his gaze toward Black Rabbit and the others.
"Now then, Leticia."
"Take Black Rabbit around and let her get familiar with our world first."
"And stay away from the fighting."
His tone became slightly more serious.
"Arcadia's return is bound to threaten the interests of a lot of people."
"If you get dragged into that mess, things could become troublesome."
"So stay here quietly."
"And don't go wandering around recklessly."
Black Rabbit blinked in surprise at the sudden warning.
Still, she instinctively nodded obediently.
"…Understood."
Even though she did not fully grasp what Izumi meant, she trusted his judgment enough to listen.
Seeing her respond so honestly, Izumi nodded in satisfaction.
Then he turned toward Leticia.
"And you're staying too."
"You possess the Sun Authority of Ophiuchus."
"If you return to Little Garden right now, certain people will definitely target you."
"So stay here and behave yourself."
Leticia paused for a moment before slowly nodding.
"I understand."
"I'll remain here."
"Besides… there are already plenty of companions going to help."
"You don't really need me there anyway."
Then she glanced toward Black Rabbit.
"Come with me, Black Rabbit."
Black Rabbit immediately nodded.
Naturally, she had no objections.
After giving his instructions, Izumi casually transferred the two girls away.
Their destination—
The referee headquarters overseen by Youlandel.
At present, almost all official arbitration work within Izumi's world was managed by her.
To be honest, Youlandel had once nearly lost her temper at Izumi countless times.
Mainly because of the Flügel.
Those lunatics treated cheating during matches as casually as breathing.
And with Youlandel's overly serious personality, conflict between them had been inevitable.
If Izumi had not personally stepped in every single time to suppress matters…
The Flügel probably would have already tried to jump Youlandel together.
After all, they hated stubborn rule-abiding personalities the most.
Yet ironically—
Izumi had still appointed Youlandel as their direct superior.
The fact that nobody had died yet was practically a miracle.
The moment Youlandel saw Black Rabbit arrive, her eyes immediately lit up.
Especially after hearing that Black Rabbit was a professional judge from Little Garden.
Her opinion of the rabbit girl rose instantly.
"Excellent."
"From today onward, you'll serve as my adjutant."
Then she immediately looked toward Izumi.
"And take those troublemakers away with you."
"From now on, I'll just have Misaka handle the referee duties."
"I don't need those idiots anymore."
Izumi's expression became complicated.
What ruthless abandonment.
The Flügel had at least completed plenty of assignments for her.
And now that she finally found reliable help, she immediately wanted to toss them aside?
She even planned to replace them with the Misaka Network.
For a moment, Izumi genuinely did not know how to respond.
Still, after thinking about it briefly, he nodded.
"Fine."
"Perfect timing anyway."
"The girls are heading to Little Garden to start a fight."
"Those battle maniacs can tag along too."
Honestly, the Flügel were much better suited for combat than referee work.
The moment Youlandel heard that the Flügel were being sent away, she visibly relaxed.
As long as those troublesome lunatics disappeared, life would become much easier.
Izumi wasted no time.
Using his authority, he directly transmitted a message to every Flügel connected to his world.
"Gather up. There's going to be a fight."
"Go find Kayo. She'll arrange your deployment to Little Garden."
"And listen carefully."
"Follow orders."
"If I find out any of you caused unnecessary trouble…"
"When you come back, I'll turn every last one of you into helpless little girls and bully you personally."
The instant the Flügel heard the announcement—
Their eyes lit up.
A fight!?
Without hesitation, Flügel all across the various worlds immediately abandoned whatever they were doing and rushed toward the Sephiroth Tree.
Some of them even blew blatantly biased calls in the middle of ongoing matches before disappearing on the spot.
The spectators were dumbfounded.
"…Did they seriously just cheat that openly?"
The participants who had been losing suddenly found themselves declared victorious.
Naturally, they were ecstatic.
Meanwhile, the losers nearly cried blood.
Life was truly unfair.
...
Before long, the lolis of Izumi's world began gathering one after another.
The moment Kayo explained the situation, excitement spread everywhere.
None of them rejected the opportunity to invade another world and fight powerful opponents.
Meanwhile, Canary and the other Arcadia members waited together in an enormous plaza.
As they watched the arriving figures, their expressions gradually became more shocked.
Every single one of them—
Four-Digit class.
"Isn't this terrifying…?"
"Are those really children?"
someone nearby muttered in disbelief.
Canary's eyes gleamed sharply.
"They're definitely children."
"…And more importantly, their essence is still human."
As she spoke, excitement slowly surfaced in her gaze.
More and more figures continued arriving.
An entire army of terrifying little girls.
And then—
The Flügel descended.
The moment Arcadia saw them, the atmosphere became even more tense.
Because among them were several genuine Three-Digit existences.
Even Ikaros had quietly mixed herself into the group.
Canary immediately noticed something strange.
They looked like angels…
But they were not angels.
There was no trace of divine holiness in them at all.
Especially Ikaros.
The pressure she radiated was overwhelming enough that Canary instinctively looked at her several extra times.
She was unbelievably strong.
Of course, Ikaros joining the operation had been Izumi's personal decision.
This time—
He wanted to properly test just how powerful the Angeloid truly was.