While Izumi was busy working, a Heroic Spirit suddenly appeared before him.
Seeing the unexpected visitor, Izumi froze for a moment.
"State your terms. I want this battleship."
There was no small talk. The man went straight to the point.
He didn't even mention a price. After all, wealth meant nothing to the person before him.
So instead, he simply told Izumi to name his conditions.
The one standing there was none other than the First Emperor—Qin Shi Huang.
Izumi hadn't expected that modifying a spaceship would actually attract him.
But after hearing those words, a thought stirred in his mind.
The Heroic Spirit version of Qin Shi Huang was a mechanical lifeform.
In that sense, he wasn't so different from the beings of the EXE world.
If he could get him to help in the war, that would be a tremendous asset.
After all, every field had its own specialists.
Thinking this through, Izumi suddenly smiled.
"Come, come, Your Majesty. We're practically from the same homeland. Let's have a proper talk."
And so, he began his masterful persuasion.
His goal was simple—convince Qin Shi Huang to join him in conquering the invading world.
After hearing everything, the emperor didn't hesitate.
"I accept."
"My Immortal Qin army can depart at any time."
"But you will give me this battleship."
Izumi did not refuse.
"This is no problem."
"I'll prepare it right away."
For Izumi, creating a few ships was nothing more than a thought.
So with a casual wave of his hand, he created several warships and handed them over.
Qin Shi Huang was immensely satisfied.
As for helping Izumi fight?
That wasn't even worth mentioning.
Fighting was trivial.
Besides, Izumi was now the ruler of this world.
Assisting him was practically the duty of Heroic Spirits.
From Qin Shi Huang's perspective, he had made a huge profit.
Watching the emperor leave with the fleet, Izumi felt even more excited.
Charging into battle with an army of Heroic Spirits would surely be exhilarating.
Smiling to himself, he resumed his preparations.
Kisara and the others had already learned about the outside situation and quickly began gathering the girls.
One after another, adorable young girls assembled before him.
These were the strongest among them.
Izumi had no intention of sending everyone to war.
He had only prepared over a hundred thousand Valkyrie armors.
So he would bring only that number.
At the same time, he entrusted Est to Kisara.
When the time came, Est would ensure their safety.
Once Avrora woke up, Izumi also planned to have her guard them.
If even one of them were harmed, he would feel heartbroken.
So their protection was essential.
In his mind, his girls could bully others all they wanted.
But no one was allowed to bully them.
After finishing the arrangements, Izumi returned to the real world.
Avrora, who had been sleeping in his bed, woke up at that moment.
Seeing her awake, he asked,
"How do you feel?"
"Do you notice the difference?"
Avrora nodded, looking confused.
She felt strange.
Not only had she grown stronger, but she no longer feared sunlight.
She could even clearly sense that she could transform into a dragon.
"I… I can become a dragon now!"
She looked eager to try.
Izumi immediately knocked her on the head.
"Idiot. This is still my house."
"Calm down."
He truly didn't know what to do with this foolish yet adorable girl.
Looking at her status, he felt satisfied.
Avrora had now become the undisputed strongest Progenitor.
Her strength had reached SS+.
If she transformed, she would reach the Four-Digit realm—SSS.
Once she fully mastered the Sun Authority of Ophiuchus, she could stabilize there permanently.
Combined with the two Astral Beasts in Izumi's possession, she could now look down on nearly everyone in this world.
Thinking of this, Izumi hugged her.
"Don't move. I'm returning your pets now."
"You can finally use them."
Without waiting, he bit down.
Even if Avrora had become stronger, she was still his foolish little vampire.
The two Astral Beasts returned to her body.
This time, there was no rampage.
Instead, her power surged further and stabilized at SSS.
Izumi could only sigh.
She really had absurd luck.
The Astral Beasts resonated with the Ophiuchus Authority within her, allowing her to break through completely.
"Wow… amazing!"
"I really am the strongest!"
Avrora puffed up with pride.
She even felt she could fight Ophis without losing.
Completely overconfident.
Izumi could only shake his head.
If Ophis heard that, she'd probably beat Avrora until she cried.
After muttering to himself, he said,
"For the next few days, stay with Kisara and the others."
"I'll call you when the time comes."
"Kisara will explain everything."
Without giving her the chance to boast further, he immediately sent her into his world.
Avrora was dissatisfied.
But she understood the seriousness of the situation.
Even if she was silly, she knew what mattered.
After sending her away, Izumi sighed.
Now all that remained was to wait for the school's arrangements.
Once he reached the battlefield, he would act with his own forces.
While he was waiting, Minamiya Natsuki and Hiratsuka Shizuka suddenly arrived.
Seeing his two homeroom teachers, Izumi felt puzzled.
"What brings you here?"
"Something urgent?"
He didn't believe they would come without a reason.
Natsuki nodded.
"Yes."
"You've heard about the invasion, I assume."
"I came today because I want to discuss something with you."