Outside, the sky was growing dim, as if the entire world had shut off the lamp called "sun."
Inside Tsuna's room, a glass-decorated light still fought against the darkness. If you looked closely, you could see a purple stone embedded within the fixture—its power source.
"A world of swords and magic, yet they've got their own version of magitech," Tsuna murmured.
The Magic Stone Lamp said it all.
Unlike his modern world, which ran on electricity, this one relied on those strange stones filled with magical energy.
"If they could develop magitech properly," Tsuna mused, "it wouldn't reach modern technology levels anytime soon, but life could definitely get easier."
He was sure these stones powered all sorts of tools and devices. Magitech built around them probably wasn't rare. What puzzled him was why this world hadn't pushed that development further.
He shook his head, letting the thought drift away.
"I still don't know enough about this place," he sighed. "I've only been here for a few hours."
It was about time for dinner. His stomach gave a soft grumble—his biological clock was still right on schedule.
But Tsuna wasn't in any rush. Right now, he had precious alone time to experiment further with his Annihilation Maker.
I've already tested it a few times. Annihilation Maker really can bring my imagination into reality. I just need one extra step—to bind that image properly into the creature itself. It's a bit troublesome, but once I get the hang of it, it's a huge advantage.
Then there's the issue of stabilizing the creatures I create.
That had been Finn Deimne's suggestion, and Tsuna agreed—it was important. If he could "save" commonly used creatures for later, it would save him a lot of trouble.
Stabilization should be possible. I remember Leonardo from DxD could mass-produce light-element monsters specifically for fighting devils. Besides those, he probably had a whole catalog of creatures designed for different races.
So yeah, setting fixed templates for some of my functional beasts should definitely be doable.
Annihilation Maker runs off my imagination, though, so I'll have to figure out a method that works through me. Maybe I can learn something from how Sacred Gears adapt to their users.
The Boosted Gear changed to fit Issei Hyoudou's habits. Sacred Gears draw on their user's resolve to evolve. The same Gear can manifest differently depending on who wields it and what they desire.
That means I can do the same—make Annihilation Maker more suited to how I operate.
Tsuna spread his hands open. A small white-furred Rabbit appeared in his palms—the same one that could banish things into the Alternate Dimension.
His perception shifted to gray and white hues, as if he'd slipped into another layer of the world. In that space, he could see his room's desk clearly, though the view was oddly warped and doubled—like when your eyes lose focus while daydreaming.
"My creations can share their perspective with me? That's... pretty summoner-like."
"So, can this Rabbit enter the Alternate Dimension on its own?"
The thought had barely formed when the Rabbit wrapped itself in a translucent barrier and vanished. Tsuna blinked—then suddenly, he was seeing through its eyes. The Rabbit was now inside that gray-white world.
"It really worked?" he muttered, surprised.
From the Rabbit's perspective, the view wasn't first-person. Instead, it was as if he were looking from behind it, slightly above—an overhead shot of the Alternate Dimension. It gave him a wider field of view, though it was still locked to the Rabbit's position.
Limited, sure, but still an amazing function.
"I wonder... if the Rabbit leaves my room, can I see other places through it?"
His curiosity flared. Tsuna guided the Rabbit toward the door.
In the Alternate Dimension, the Rabbit hopped quickly forward—and ran straight into the door. But instead of stopping, it phased through effortlessly, like the barrier wasn't even there.
"No way..." Tsuna's eyes widened. He'd only been testing a theory, but it actually worked—the Rabbit could leave his room, moving freely through walls. Through its eyes, he could see the corridor outside, albeit still in shades of gray and white.
That colorless view was the only downside.
Even so, the whole experience was fascinating, enough to make Tsuna forget time as he experimented. Still, a question gnawed at him.
Is this really how the Alternate Dimension was supposed to work?
When he'd first created the Rabbit, he'd only wanted something that could banish targets into an empty void. He hadn't considered the void itself having any other functionality.
"So... this is like a derivative function of the Alternate Dimension?" he murmured. Maybe that was the best explanation.
Seems like I'll need to run more tests when I make complex abilities. Annihilation Maker's full potential might surprise me.
Tsuna shook his head slightly and refocused on the Rabbit's vision.
The Loki Familia's mansion was enormous, and he barely knew his way around beyond his own room and Finn's office.
Besides, spying on random people—especially women—through an Alternate Dimension rabbit? Yeah, that definitely crossed his moral line.
So, he steered the Rabbit toward Finn's office instead.
Just as it phased through the door, Tsuna suddenly saw, through the Rabbit's eyes—
A pair of sharp, crimson eyes staring straight at it.
Loki.