The crimson light struck fiercely against the silvery-gray spatial force, like a small boat about to capsize. The spatial glow flickered more violently than ever before, then swallowed the utterly astonished Charles Carter whole.

In the depths of the crimson pupils was nothing but mockery and contempt for ants—

Indeed, even a demon god would find it difficult to shatter the protection of space with a single blow from a mere phantom.

But disruption was already enough.

The chaotic spatial force would madly tear apart anyone who dared to offend it.

In the silent, evil aura, the crimson pupils slowly faded away, and the black void returned to its deathly stillness and quiet.

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Chapter Thirteen Alpha!

A gigantic crimson eye filled every direction of his vision. The pupil contracted, locking tightly onto Charles Carter's body, and then a surging, violent beam of light instantly enveloped the demon hunter.

Amidst pain as if his skin and bones were being flayed, Charles Carter's body dissolved like a pile of mud...

"Ah!!!"

With a startled cry, Charles Carter sat up abruptly, drenched in cold sweat. He sat there dazed, panting for a moment before realizing that he was not in the familiar little wooden cabin where he was supposed to have been teleported.

His gaze swept around, and Charles Carter took in the room—a space filled with metallic-style furniture, somewhat worn but very clean, and the quilt covering him was the same. Glancing over, he saw his own equipment and clothes neatly folded on the small cabinet by the bed, and his demon-hunting firearms carefully hung up.

"...I didn't return, but it seems, at least, this is a world where weapons aren't forbidden."

"System, where are we now?"

"Beep... At host's request, the system will begin scanning the universe parameters of the current world..."

"Universe parameter test complete, comparing with database records..."

"Comparison failed, re-scanning..."

"Comparison failed, re-scanning..."

After several consecutive failed comparisons, Charles Carter's expression showed a hint of astonishment. He moved his body and managed to get out of bed. Somehow, after some kind of treatment, the injuries that would have been troublesome even in the main world—with both technology and magic available for healing—were now almost completely healed.

—He was wearing a simply styled black outfit, not unattractive.

Carefully loading his demon-hunting firearms and fastening them to his belt, Charles Carter slowly pushed open the closed door. A ray of sunlight fell in, making him squint uncomfortably. The outside scenery came into view, and almost instantly, the demon hunter's hand froze, his pupils contracting as a starry river was reflected in them—

Creak.

The metal door, following inertia, slowly opened, and a world both strange and familiar unfolded before Charles Carter's eyes—

Massive star rails hung in the sky, airships spewing blue streams of gas shuttled through the air.

Huge commercial buildings projected images of giant machines locked in fierce combat.

Two spherical robots floated in the air, holding an extremely conspicuous banner, repeating a sentence in several different languages. Most of them Charles Carter couldn't understand, but one was extremely familiar.

So familiar that his wrist trembled slightly.

"Alpha Three Stars, welcome... We hope you have an enjoyable experience here."

"...Is this... the interstellar era?"

"Scan complete... This is an unknown world. Would you like to mark the spatial coordinates?"

Charles Carter's murmurs and the system's monotone voice sounded at the same time.

"Alpha Three Stars... System, can't we go back?"

"The host has one day left before being summoned back by the main world's reverse summoning array."

"During this time, please use your battle energy to cleanse the witch's lingering aura from your body to prevent being locked onto by the demon again..."

"I see..."

Narrowing his eyes slightly, Charles Carter watched an airship fly across the distant sky and murmured softly, "So... that's fine too."

"Ah! You're awake?!"

Just then, a slightly surprised girl's voice sounded in Charles Carter's ear, pulling him from his thoughts. Looking up, he saw that the two girls he thought were just passersby had stopped in front of him. One of them, a short-haired girl, was looking at him with pleasant surprise.

"You were so badly injured, I thought you'd need more time to recover..."

"Maybe I just have a strong constitution."

Charles Carter nodded, giving a brief explanation. To the girl who had saved his life, his expression softened considerably.

"My name is Charles Carter. Thank you for saving me this time."

"If you need any help, please let me know. I will do my best to repay you."