As the gates of the camp swung open, the students who had been teleported over by Matou Sakura and Natsuki Minamiya rushed out.
The students at the front immediately raised large defensive barriers.
Behind them, the magicians began their assault.
Spell after spell streaked through the air, blasting toward the distant mechanical soldiers.
Meanwhile, Izumi forcibly dragged the mechanical dragons away from the battlefield.
He left the ground forces to Rias Gremory and Le Fay.
If two enemies at the Transcendent-class level remained here, Izumi's side would suffer devastating casualties.
And that was something he absolutely refused to allow.
Even with Izumi gone, their forces were still overwhelmingly strong.
Avrora had also arrived.
The moment she saw the mechanical army, she summoned Regulus Aurum — the Golden Lion of the Zodiac.
A brilliant beam erupted from the lion and tore through the enemy ranks with ruthless force.
At the same time, Lefiya unleashed powerful magic.
The sky trembled as she summoned countless meteors, which rained down upon the mechanical soldiers below.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
At the same moment, Rias and the others launched their own attacks.
Powerful abilities were fired off one after another as if they cost nothing.
In an instant, the battlefield turned completely one-sided.
The mechanical soldiers simply couldn't stand against Izumi's forces.
With Lefiya and Avrora charging at the front, the students only needed to follow behind and finish off the enemies.
Even the younger girls in Izumi's faction were stronger than most of the students.
Teams of five or six surrounded individual mechanical soldiers, unleashing a barrage of attacks until the machines were torn apart into scrap.
As for Izumi—
He had already finished off the mechanical dragons.
Dragging them away from the battlefield, he shredded them with overwhelming strength.
The battle hadn't lasted long.
The mechanical dragons were reduced to fragments.
Only then did he return.
When Izumi looked over the battlefield, he couldn't help but smile.
"Looks like I'll have an easier time from now on."
"If this kind of lineup still gets broken by the enemy… I might as well go back and start farming."
He chuckled softly before joining the fight once more.
His Creation Authority activated.
Countless Noble Phantasms appeared in the air out of thin space.
They shot forward like missiles toward the mechanical army—
—and exploded.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The battlefield lit up like fireworks.
Several students who were finishing off enemies looked up and stared in disbelief at Izumi's extravagant fighting style.
"…Um."
One second-year student stared at the weapon in his hand—something he had spent a fortune to acquire.
Then he looked at the weapons Izumi was throwing away like disposable bombs.
"…Suddenly my weapon doesn't feel that impressive anymore."
Another student beside him stabbed a mechanical soldier's core and rolled his eyes.
"The boss's weapons are basically disposable."
"You can't compare yourself to that."
"Stop complaining and finish the job. I want to go back to sleep."
With that, he sped up his work.
The first student sighed helplessly and continued smashing mechanical cores.
Honestly, they already felt incredibly lucky.
The real fighting was handled by the powerhouses.
All the students had to do was destroy the cores of mechanical soldiers that weren't fully destroyed.
There was almost no danger.
After tonight's attack, everyone clearly understood this.
Ever since arriving on the front lines with Izumi's group—
They had never faced real danger.
Every battle was handled by Izumi and the elites.
Even when the enemy launched a surprise raid like tonight, the students simply followed behind to clean up.
It was practically a risk-free assignment.
Everyone felt both excited and relieved.
Thank goodness we followed Izumi.
If they had been stationed somewhere else…
Who knew how many people would already be dead?
Thinking about that made them work even harder.
By the time Izumi and the others finished destroying the invading mechanical forces—
The students had already completed their cleanup.
Even the battlefield had been cleared.
Looking over the field of silent mechanical corpses, Izumi raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"Hmm… these guys are actually pretty useful."
He rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
"But having them carry all these mechanical parts back would be a hassle…"
After thinking for a moment, an idea came to him.
Since the students were basically doing logistics and cleanup work anyway—
Why not free up his own girls from that duty?
Previously, the cleanup work had been handled by them.
But now, there seemed to be a better option.
Izumi made a decision.
He would create a batch of spatial storage equipment and give them to the students.
They could simply collect the mechanical remains into the storage space.
Once the equipment was full, they would exchange it with logistics for an empty one.
That way, nobody had to haul heavy scrap around—and his own girls could focus on combat.
Returning to the camp, Izumi spoke to his temporary secretary.
"Vignette."
"I need you to arrange something."
"Distribute these spatial storage items to the first-year students."
"From now on, they'll handle battlefield cleanup."
"After collecting the mechanical remains, they'll store them inside these."
"When the storage is full, have them return it and exchange it with logistics."
As he spoke, Izumi casually created two large boxes filled with spatial equipment.
Vignette stared at him blankly.
Was he seriously planning to turn the entire first-year class into battlefield janitors?
Her lips twitched.
But she didn't complain.
In fact…
This might actually be the best solution.
It drastically reduced casualties.
Most first-year students were only around F+ rank.
They barely had combat ability.
If they fought the enemy directly, they would simply become cannon fodder.
If this assignment kept them alive—
Then it might actually be a blessing.
"I'll arrange it right away."
"Yukino, help me carry these."
There were too many storage devices for Vignette to move alone.
Yukino Yukinoshita, who had been quietly recording information nearby, nodded and stood up.
She had no objections.
At the same time, her impression of Izumi had changed considerably.
At first, she assumed that someone with such overwhelming strength might not be skilled at organization or leadership.
But after observing him closely—
She realized just how capable he truly was.
In only one day, he had turned the entire camp into a perfectly functioning operation.
Every task was handled flawlessly.
Even now, there had not been a single casualty.
The medical unit led by Asia Argento was practically on vacation.
Yukino couldn't help but feel impressed.
He's amazing…
For the first time, a faint sense of admiration stirred in her heart.