『 The enemy is Tezcatlipoca, the supreme god of Aztec mythology. The enemy has kidnapped members of Chaldea, and they must head to the enemy's stronghold to rescue everyone!
And the current combat force, in addition to the original Chaldea, has been augmented by U-Olga Marie, the Priest, and Koyanskaya!
Goredolf Musik's face contorted somewhat unnaturally.
Now that these people have become allies, who on earth is the enemy? But there was no time to think about this question. The urgent matter was to rescue the kidnapped hostages of Chaldea; the rest could be discussed later.
Everyone reached an agreement instantly. Suddenly remembering something, Koyanskaya asked Mash where Fou went.
"No, on my end… I also feel like Fou should be in some corner of the ship." Mash looked around but saw no sign of Fou.
In the past, at times like this, Fou should always have been by her or Senpai's side.
"Ah, I see. That Beast's operational policy is to avoid getting involved with ORT, huh," Koyanskaya thought to herself.
This Beast must have detected her presence and chosen to slack off.
Koyanskaya felt a bit annoyed, secretly resolving to stomp on Fou viciously a few times next time! 』
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〜Type-Moon World, ????? Worldline〜
Chaldea—
"Fou!"
Fou looked displeasedly at Koyanskaya on the screen, its cute paws swatting at Dr. Roman.
No matter how you looked at it, it was Koyanskaya's benefactor, right?
The causal relationship between them could be described as incredibly clear. If it hadn't chosen to give itself up to save Mash back then, could the position of the Fourth Beast have been vacant?
If not for that vacancy, could Koyanskaya have been born?
"Fou! Fou-woo(Ungrateful Koyan-Chihuahua!)!"
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『 Chaldea soon arrived at the Second Underworld. To head to the Sanctuary and rescue Kadoc and the others, crossing the Underworld was unavoidable.
But when they arrived at the Second Underworld, everyone was dumbfounded, because it was completely different from what Tepeu had described.
Sharp, jagged rocks gleamed with a cold light, each rock resembling a sharp sword. The howling wild wind made a sound that sent shivers down one's spine.
Unsurprisingly, everyone encountered the Bat God Camazotz here. He had likewise altered Chaldea's Heroic Spirits, turning them into the gatekeepers of the Underworld here!
A petite red figure appeared before everyone. The altered Beni-enma began listing the sins of the Chaldean group.
Subsequently, the entire mountain range transformed into sharp longswords in an instant. In the next moment, the longswords tore through the void, piercing heaven and earth.
In just a single instant, they impaled the Alien God, U-Olga Marie. Although she recovered in time, she was still left with lingering fear.
With her power unrecovered, she simply couldn't handle this!
A divine-spirit-class Saint Graph scale, coupled with terrifying sword techniques, and a weapon made of a giant sword transformed from an entire mountain range—Chaldea simply had no combat force that could contest with this!
Everyone could only settle for the next best option: they wanted to climb over these mountains, but this space had already been sealed off!
The Priest proposed that they had to kill the opponent, but this met with extreme opposition from Koyanskaya. She was a massive fan of Beni-enma!
"Go die, you heretic priest!" Koyanskaya grumbled in dissatisfaction.
After some deep thought, Koyanskaya came up with an excellent solution, which was to turn Beni-enma back to her original state!
Which meant her younger form!
"I see, a perfect line of thought. However, is there anyone among us who can use rejuvenation magecraft or a Noble Phantasm?" the Priest asked back.
"No…" After several searches, Mash shook her head dejectedly.
But right at this moment, Mash's round shield lit up and then actually emitted the blue light of a successful summoning!
Mash was shocked. The other side of the summoning circle had actually connected directly. As expected of the Underworld, and as expected of the Heroic Spirit Summoning Chamber's business trip office!
Fionn's virtual image appeared. He then reminded the Chaldeans that although Heroic Spirits with rejuvenation Noble Phantasms were indeed rare, Heroic Spirits holding similar secret treasures definitely existed.
A Heroic Spirit who loved collecting and who also shared a bond with Chaldea! 』
『 .....』
『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Everyone suddenly realized: This journey to the Lostbelt… seems to be broadcast live in that world?
In other words, while Chaldea was conquering the Lostbelt, the various great gods and others were watching Ritsuka Fujimaru and the others clear the stages.
Whenever Chaldea couldn't hold on, would those watching the stream selectively choose to help?
Then what benefit did they get from this? Preventing the destruction of the world?
How did this look so much like the Eastern Journey to the West?!!
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『 Since the hint had been dropped to this extent, it was naturally impossible for Ritsuka Fujimaru not to recall. A look of joy appeared on the girl's face, though she didn't know if that proud King would come to help…
In the next moment, a familiar voice rang out!
"Hey, wait, wait, wait! How long is it going to take you guys to figure it out! There is one, right?! The Supreme King of Uruk, the strongest of humanity, and the one who holds the most treasures!"
The virtual image of Caster Gilgamesh, holding the Clay Tablet of Destiny, appeared in the void.
He looked down with a supercilious expression, speaking to the Chaldeans in a dissatisfied tone.
"WHOA—! It's the King, long time no see!" Mash and Ritsuka Fujimaru cried out in pleasant surprise.
Caster Gilgamesh readily gave the Elixir of Youth to Chaldea. However, because Ritsuka Fujimaru was only a third-rate Master, only the elixir could be summoned; Caster Gilgamesh could not personally arrive there.
Then a bottle of a mysterious pale blue liquid appeared in Ritsuka's hand.
The Priest gazed at Caster Gilgamesh in the void. For some reason, an unspeakable sense of pleasure welled up in his heart, and he couldn't help but praise, "Oh, how deeply pleasing to the mind and body. It is as if the King I knew is the very same person."
"Did I mistake the King?"
"FUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA—!" Hearing this, a friendly smile appeared on Caster Gilgamesh's face, and the King laughed heartily, "Ritsuka, you should take this opportunity to chop that guy's head off."
"A man with a face like that is bound to betray you later, especially when all your efforts are reduced to nothing."
The Priest immediately claimed innocence, while his words carried thorns, not showing the slightest weakness.
One carrying memories, the other possessing the Star of All-Knowing and All-Powerful. Though seemingly meeting for the first time, they were in truth the ultimate 'Pleasure Duo.' 』
『 .....』
『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
For some reason, seeing these two appear, an uncontrollable sense of amusement and pleasure rose in everyone's hearts.
It was like a chemical reaction—Gilgamesh plus the Priest equals an explosion of pleasure?
The corners of everyone's mouths twitched upward uncontrollably. The Pleasure Duo? It seemed there was definitely some history between these two!
( Translator-kun: Curse you, Author-san, why didn't you show FSN first before this! )
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〜Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
Gilgamesh's crimson eyes immediately swept toward Kirei Kotomine's location. The King praised with a half-smile,
"Kirei, not bad. To face this King with such poise."
Kirei Kotomine immediately responded respectfully,
"King, a great master produces a fine disciple. This is all thanks to your excellent teachings."
Wasn't what was called 'pleasure' precisely what the King had taught him?
Even his own mentor had been backstabbed by him, after all.
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〜Type-Moon World, Fourth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
Tokiomi sneezed heavily. He looked at the two on the screen in bewilderment.
One was a priest who looked like his disciple, and the other was the King in his older years. Not only did they know each other, but something had also happened between them.
Why didn't he know anything about this?
The bewildered Tokiomi still had no idea that all of this was his own doing!
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『 After obtaining the Elixir of Youth, everyone launched an attack on Beni-enma once more. This time, they successfully defeated her, and Beni-enma regained her senses.
Upon learning of her own actions, she couldn't help but feel a wave of shame, and promised that she would definitely help Chaldea!
With this, Chaldea finally arrived at the city of the Ocelotl, which was Tezcatlipoca's stronghold, Mexico!
The warriors here had reached a hundred thousand, and they deeply worshiped the Black Sun, which was Tezcatlipoca!
Ritsuka Fujimaru and the others disguised themselves, searching the city for information about Tezcatlipoca. In front of a small stall, Ritsuka met an incredibly familiar yet somewhat foreign figure.
The girl traded the skull candy given by Tezcatlipoca for a hairband from the other party. The Ocelotl stall owner trembled with excitement, while the beautiful masked figure showed a look of surprise.
She looked directly at Ritsuka. Seeing the girl's appearance, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. She then shared a piece of news with the Chaldeans.
And that was: the blood sacrifice would begin tomorrow!
The night passed in the blink of an eye. Chaldea dared not delay. They split into several groups—one group to rescue Kadoc and the others, while the other group kept an eye on Tezcatlipoca's movements and prepared to rescue Da Vinci and Sion!
When Kadoc saw a lineup consisting of the Alien God, Koyanskaya, and the Priest, he couldn't help but fall into a daze.
Just who on earth had Chaldea been reorganized under…? A Beast, or the Alien God?
But now was not the time to focus on this. Everyone quickly ran outside. At the same time, seeing that the blood sacrifice was about to begin, Ritsuka Fujimaru knew she had to step forward!
Under the fanatical ritual of a hundred thousand Ocelotl, Ritsuka boldly stood up and interrupted the blood sacrifice!
This undoubtedly angered Izcalli. Even Tezcatlipoca personally appeared to block everyone after Izcalli was defeated.
Tezcatlipoca casually mocked everyone, but his peripheral vision suddenly caught a figure, and a grave look appeared in his eyes. "What's this? There's an unexpected distinguished guest here."
"Just where did you guys get to know such an existence?" Tezcatlipoca greeted the Alien God, "Yo, President Young Lady, long time no see. Are you here for revenge?"
U-Olga Marie was completely baffled, but after Tezcatlipoca mentioned certain things, some blurry memories in her mind began to surface, leaving her frozen in place for a moment.
"It's… It's you! Ritsuka Fujimaru, kill him!" U-Olga Marie said instinctively, and Ritsuka also knew now was not the time to press for details on what had happened.
In this kind of situation, there was only one battle!
But just as everyone was about to strike, the Rain God Tlaloc blocked the path in front of Tezcatlipoca. What followed was a one-sided battle. Facing such a chief-god-class Servant, Chaldea was simply no match!
But right at this moment, a figure streaked across the sky, and a heavy punch directly knocked the Rain God unconscious!
It was precisely the beautiful woman Ritsuka had met at the stall earlier. At this moment, she had taken off her mask, revealing her to be…
The Lostbelt King, Kukulcan! 』
『 .....』
『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
THE LOSTBELT KING OF THIS LOSTBELT IS ACTUALLY THE BIG SISTER FROM THE SEVENTH SINGULARITY, ABSOLUTE DEMONIC FRONT BABYLONIA?!!
The chief god of the South American Lostbelt—everyone suddenly recalled this identity of hers.
So that was it. This explained everything. However, everyone was well aware that this Lostbelt King, Kukulcan, had no relation to the big sister they knew.
One was a Chief God Servant of Pan-Human History, while the other was the King of a Lostbelt. Perhaps the only thing they shared in common was a name.
But her power was definitely only greater, not lesser. In this way, Chaldea's difficulty level had been raised infinitely.
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『 Everyone was puzzled. Kukulcan was clearly the Lostbelt King, so why would she help them deal with Tezcatlipoca? But Kukulcan asked back: wasn't this only normal?
As representatives of Pan-Human History, weren't they mortal enemies?
Kukulcan showed a smile, but in the next moment, the smile on her face abruptly vanished.
She then said coldly, "However, this is actually the opinion of Maya. If that man is left alone, Mictlan will be destroyed. Therefore, she has come to eliminate him in advance!"
Tezcatlipoca didn't care in the slightest, because they were old friends, after all~
But for now, he still had to put in some effort.
Daybit's figure appeared behind Tezcatlipoca at some unknown point. He raised his right hand high, and the blood-red Command Spells flashed with immense magical energy.
"By Command Spell, I order you. Though in a human body, use your authority here, Obsidian Tezcatlipoca!"
At the moment Daybit appeared, Ritsuka's heart seemed to skip a beat.
She looked at Tezcatlipoca and Daybit before her, and the Grand-class Saint Graph detected by Mash.
A look of horror appeared in her eyes!
Daybit… from the moment he became a Crypter, had actually been accompanied by a Grand Servant?! 』
『 .....』
『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Everyone showed expressions of bewilderment and doubt at the same time.
Daybit summoned a Grand Servant…??!
Weren't Grand Servants summoned by the Counter Force of the world to deal with Beasts?
Why could a Master summon one? Could it be that Daybit had also gone through painstaking efforts and a series of chain-summonings to summon Tezcatlipoca?
Back in the Fifth Lostbelt, in order to summon the Grand Lancer Romulus-Quirinus, the Chaldeans had played all their cards and only managed to summon him after sacrificing countless Heroic Spirits!
Everyone found themselves becoming more and more interested in Daybit. What on earth was this former Team A member after, and what was he planning by coming to the Seventh Lostbelt?
A philosophy similar to Kirschtaria's? Or another method to save Pan-Human History?
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『 The magical energy of the Command Spell manifested, and Tezcatlipoca let out a wild laugh, "Of course. At the cost of my two internal organs, awaken the rotting sun."
"A seed constantly growing is truly a nightmare."
The smile on his face gradually faded, replaced by an incredibly heavy and cold expression: "Life vanishes, the world is destroyed, the planet burns!"
"The First Sun—!"
⦍First Sun Xibalba⦎
"Stop him!" Ritsuka shouted, attempting to interrupt Tezcatlipoca before he could use his Noble Phantasm.
But a thick fog swallowed the world in an instant. In the next moment, when everyone opened their eyes again…
Their surroundings…
Had already turned into endless ruins.
Cold corpses and a devastated earth. A pitch-black sun hung high in the sky, like a burnt-out, dead star, emitting a hair-raising, dark light!
The world turned to pitch-black and blood-red. The entirety of Mictlan was collapsing.
NO… NO!!!
This was an illusion. This had to be an illusion! In just that single instant, how could Tezcatlipoca have turned the entire world into such a tragic state!
What kind of Noble Phantasm was that!
Everyone simply couldn't accept it, but the permeating smoke, the destroyed world, and the hot, pungent smell filled every corner of the world.
Without a doubt, this was reality!
Just what was going on… Ritsuka was drenched in sweat. Gazing at the tragic state of this world, her eyes trembled violently, unable to snap out of it for a long time!
The world… HAD BEEN DESTROYED IN AN INSTANT?!! 』
『 .....』
〜Type-Moon World, ????? Worldline〜
Countless magi and Heroic Spirits likewise showed expressions of utter bewilderment.
No, wait, even for a Grand-class Noble Phantasm, wasn't this a bit too terrifying?
To destroy the entire world in just a single instant?
Even an Anti-World or Anti-Purge Noble Phantasm couldn't achieve this, right?
Besides, if the world was already destroyed, what was left for Chaldea to do? They might as well go home and pack it in!
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