"Professor Kimberly!"
"Professor!?"
The people present all expressed their surprise.
There was no way around it.
"What? Is it such a strange thing that I'm here?" Kimberly leaned against the door frame, her hands crossed in front of her. Her expression and tone were as cold and indifferent as ever, but her gaze on Rozen was filled with scrutiny and assessment.
Bathed in Kimberly's gaze, Rozen appeared composed.
There was no way around it.
"After all, Professor Kimberly has been monitoring me for several days. I've been guessing how long you'd keep watching."
Rozen casually mentioned this, leaving those present in awe.
"S-So it was Professor Kimberly who's been watching Rozen all along?" Yaya glared at Kimberly and asked, "Are you that vixen? I knew Rozen really like the big ones!"
"Shut your mouth!"
Rozen knocked Yaya's head, causing the unruly automaton girl to cry out in pain and crouch down.
Kimberly, on the other hand, paid no attention to Yaya's silly remarks and remained focused on Rozen.
"So you've really noticed, huh? I thought I was hiding it well," Kimberly said with a hidden implication, "And your body has indeed undergone changes. I can vouch for that, having watched you closely these past few days."
In other words, Kimberly had been observing Rozen's changes.
Observing Rozen's changes in mindset and abilities...
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be the 'Mind's Eye' ability that has improved, right?"
As a professor, Kimberly finally accurately assessed this.
"That's right."
Rozen also didn't feel the need to hide it and straightforwardly admitted it.
This left everyone in amazement, and they suddenly understood what was going on. They all widened their eyes simultaneously.
"So that's it?"
Even Sigmund seemed to understand everything and murmured.
Kimberly, with her cold expression but a hint of surprise in her heart, kept her gaze on Rozen.
Because...
(Even if there has been a change in mindset, it doesn't necessarily mean that the 'Mind's Eye' ability can suddenly improve.)
In the first place, the 'Mind's Eye' ability can only be comprehended when one's mindset is clear. So, obtaining the 'Mind's Eye' skill implies reaching a certain level of clarity of mindset, and it's challenging to experience significant improvements.
Hence, it's commonly believed in the magical world that the 'Mind's Eye' ability should naturally progress with age. You would need to see more things and have experiences to reach a level where your mindset undergoes changes gradually.
In other words, it's a process of gradual accumulation, and there is no chance for rapid progress unless there's a substantial change in mindset.
But, in the state of already having clear mindset to the extent that one can acquire the 'Mind's Eye,' how can one's mindset change significantly?
What would it take in terms of the things you see and experience?
Kimberly was amazed by this.
This is the reason why Rozen's 'Mind's Eye' has reached a level that surpasses anyone in this world.
Perhaps what others see and experience is limited to just this world, which is why they have limitations in their progress.
Rozen, on the other hand, travels through different worlds, sees the things of various worlds, and experiences different aspects of those worlds.
Over several decades, Rozen's accumulated knowledge and experiences were countless. Combined with his own history, the occurrence of such significant and immense changes is not an unimaginable occurrence.
Of course, Kimberly felt astonished, not just because of this.
(To elevate the 'Mind's Eye' to the point where he can completely control magic energy to the extent that even 'Spirit Vision' cannot detect the flow of magic – how profound must his understanding of magical circulation be, and how strong his control over magic power?)
This is another reason that left Kimberly amazed.
She couldn't even sense a trace of magic energy on Rozen's body, and she had never encountered anything like this before. How could Kimberly not be astonished?
It could be said that Rozen's 'Mind's Eye' has truly surpassed what this world typically has.
And this is without Gyokuto's augmentation. Once he has Gyokuto's boost, Rozen's 'Mind's Eye' will undoubtedly become even more potent.
Not to mention that in its current state, Rozen has a deeper understanding of Kinu and Gyokuto, which allows him to better harness their powers.
In other words, even Kinu and Gyokuto have become stronger, leading to a comprehensive improvement in Rozen's abilities.
Now, if it were today, Rozen could probably summon Upper-level familiars with ease. Even possible to summon top-level familiars.
What does that mean?
—'Summon Heroic Spirit.'
—'Summon Divine Spirit.'
—'Summon Demon God.'
Rozen can now access top-level summoning rituals like these.
Let's not forget that even with the 'Summon Wyvern,' 'Summon Golem,' and 'Summon Shikigami' he has already learned, Rozen can attempt to summon even higher-level dragons, golems, and shikigami.
A wealth of magic knowledge sleeping in his mind awaits Rozen's improvements and refinements.
—'Summoning Arts.'
—'Puppetry Arts.'
—'Onmyoudou.'
These three major arts that make up Rozen's entire strength also have numerous advancements waiting for him to explore.
This is Rozen as he is now.
With the current Rozen, confronting top-tier Servants, while defeating them might be challenging, it shouldn't be impossible, right?
If this Rozen were to return to Chaldea, it is likely that even Singularities on the level of Fuyuki City and France could no longer pose much of a challenge to him. Special Singularities with low difficulty are no longer obstacles for the current Rozen.
Rozen has already reached the level where he can compete with top-tier Servants!
His current strength is undoubtedly at a national level!
This is even without using the 'Crimson Wing Formation'!
If he were to use the 'Crimson Wing Formation,' it's likely that ordinary opponents wouldn't stand a chance against Rozen!
However, that's a matter for later.
For now, let's address the current issue.
"Professor Kimberly, did you come to see me regarding the events at the 'Divine Works' a few days ago?" Rozen looked at Kimberly and inquired with a curious tone.
"Are you saying that as a member of the 'Mage's Association's Combat Division, you haven't already grasped the truth?" Rozen's words left everyone in the room surprised before Kimberly could respond.
"Professor Kimberly is from the 'Mage's Association'!?"
"Is that true?"
Charl and Hinowa simultaneously covered their mouths.
"She's actually from the 'Mage's Association'?"
"So she really...," Subaru and Mutsura also wore troubled expressions.
"Um..," Frey even shrank back. It's perfectly normal for a girl as forbidden as she is to be afraid of someone from the 'Mage's Association.'
Mage's Association.
Even Yaya became alert.
Kimberly glanced at Yaya, untroubled by her reaction.
"Don't be so nervous. I've known about you being a 'Banned Doll' matter for a while. If we wanted to capture you, we would have done so already."
With that statement, Yaya's expression froze.
"By the way, this is not something you can casually disclose, okay?" Kimberly looked at the others with a mischievous smile. "Once it leaks out, the 'Crusader' will set their sights on it."
Now, the atmosphere in the room became exceptionally heavy.