Chapter 173: Rome and the Star from the Heavens
What the hell!?
Although Noah had previously considered that what Manaka Sajyou sent would surely be unexpected, he never imagined it would be this thing!
But upon careful thought, it actually made sense.
Before she was sent over by the Distortion, her world was on the verge of a Holy Grail War, and she had even researched how to summon Heroic Spirits and the like.
Unlike other Magi who sought to reach the Root, she could be said to have been born at the very end of a Magus's journey, with her Magic Circuits directly connected to the Root.
Under such circumstances, and with her understanding of the Holy Grail War system, it seemed entirely possible for her to complete the Holy Grail.
Even so, Noah never expected Manaka Sajyou to independently create the Seed of the Third Magic.
At this thought, Noah even momentarily considered whether he should directly extract the Seed of the Third Magic from the simulation!
After all, the Third Magic was still quite useful and important to him.
Things like immortality or infinite Magical Energy—these were useless to Noah.
But the essence of the Third Magic was not these.
The reason the Third Magic could obtain infinite Magical Energy lay in turning the soul into a perpetual motion machine, thereby generating infinite Magical Energy.
For Magi, or even for Magic users, such a situation was already incredibly powerful. After all, immortality and infinite Magical Energy offered Magi immense possibilities.
That was why some said the First Magic was the beginning, the Second Magic expanded the path, and the Third Magic was the peak.
But Noah was a god!
If he turned his soul into a perpetual motion machine, what he could expand wasn't just Magical Energy!
He also had Divinity!
If he could infinitely expand his Divinity through this method, it would be equivalent to him reaching the infinite realm belonging to gods!
Then, after achieving this, he could integrate the Divinity of the entire Earth, using the fantasies of all humanity to grant his Divinity infinite possibilities.
Infinite quantity, infinite possibilities!
If he fully possessed both, Noah would then become the ultimate limit that the concept of a god could reach!
The sole endpoint all gods would eventually arrive at would be Noah himself!
All infinite possibilities would point to him alone!
So when he saw this thing, even Noah outside the simulation was tempted.
However, he took a few deep breaths and ultimately calmed down.
He could take this thing whenever he wanted, and since Manaka Sajyou was willing to give it, he might as well wait for her to offer it...
Moreover, Noah wanted to see how the version of himself in the simulation would fare after obtaining this thing.
[You were quite excited after receiving the Holy Grail, and when Manaka Sajyou proposed to become an assistant, you gave her the position.]
[Afterward, you began studying the Third Magic.]
[You discovered that the Third Magic was indeed as you had anticipated. If a perpetual motion machine could be achieved, it would be possible to expand your Divinity to infinity.]
[However, expanding Divinity was far more difficult than expanding Magical Energy.]
[But it was not impossible to accomplish.]
[Moreover, the time that might seem exaggerated to humans meant nothing to you.]
[To achieve infinite Divinity, a hundred years, a thousand years, or even ten thousand years were insignificant.]
[So after taking the Holy Grail, you've been researching how to expand Divinity using the Third Magic]
[At the same time, you haven't given up on handling other matters, nor have you cut off contact with Little Kiara]
[After all, after achieving infinite Divinity, you still need infinite possibilities—it's almost certain that you must integrate all the myths on Earth]
[But regarding the matter of the Heian Capital, you've spoken with Mary and others. Apart from the Heian Capital mentioned by Little Kiara, no one has been able to locate it so far]
[So you plan to use this connection as an opportunity to find the Heian Capital, and while developing your nation, you continue researching the Third Magic]
[Time passed like this]
[You've already begun bestowing blessings of longevity upon your people. Your nation is no ordinary dynasty—time holds no meaning for you, and the same goes for your kingdom]
[But you notice that Little Kiara seems to be the same]
[Even after so many years, she hasn't grown at all]
[At this stage, you aren't obsessed with finding the Heian Capital but are instead focused on completing your research on the Third Magic]
[Then, as time passed, one day, you suddenly sensed an incredibly terrifying fluctuation coming from the sky]
[The sun was expanding, swelling, and then it erupted with a terrifying heat capable of scorching the entire Earth]
[Under such immense power, even a planet would perish in an instant, and the entire solar system would be utterly desiccated by this force]
[For the sun, this might just be an excessive outburst—a massive supernova explosion]
[But for the solar system, with the sun at its core, this is catastrophic]
[You have no idea why such a disaster occurred]
[All you sensed, at the final moment of the sun's eruption, was a voice transmitted through your connection with Little Kiara]
[The Heavenly Fox Lady of the Four-Tails, no... the Heavenly Fox Lady with nine tails, is enraged!]
[You died]
Reading this, Noah was completely stunned.
The Heavenly Fox Lady with nine tails, and the erupting sun... So, that so-called Four-Tails Heavenly Fox Empress is Tamamo-no-Mae... no, she should be called the Golden-Furred White-Faced Fox!
And nine tails...
So that's it. So her ultimate goal in establishing the Heian Capital and hiding was this!
Thinking this, Noah pondered for a moment and finally selected the tag.
He needed the connection with Little Kiara to locate the Heian Capital.
If she achieved nine tails, then he truly had no way to deal with her.
But if she only had four tails—then the one with no way out would be her!
He must find her in advance and drag her out!
Just—damn it, how could there be a sneaky player stockpiling a supernova?!
We agreed this is the main worldline!
If the Umbral Star comes and we ignore it, we could say Velber was too weak, but we're ignoring this too?!
Wake up, Counter Force!
Noah roared inwardly, but after selecting the tag, he saw the following scene appear.
[End of Volume Two]
[Completion Condition 1: Fully Trigger Titan Altera's Storyline]
[Completion Condition 2: Fully trigger Manaka Sajyou's storyline]
[Please name Volume 2]
Noah stared at this page calmly for a long time. He still had time; he could even use the story review function in Volume 2 to select an item—with this thought in mind, Noah finally gave Volume 2 this name.
————Rome and the Star from Beyond.
As he named it, a new update notification appeared.
[Volume 2 • Rome and the Star from Beyond • Complete]
[After the volume's overarching objective is triggered, this system will enter a one-year update period]
[Update content as follows:]
[The overarching objective advances to Volume 3]
[Tag content becomes more extensive]
[If dissatisfied with a selected tag, one tag slot can be changed per day]
[System functions cannot be used during the update period]
Noah quickly skimmed through it, then directly clicked open the text for Volume 3.
[Volume 3 (Unnamed)]
[Completion Condition 1: Fully trigger Kiara Sessyoin's storyline]
[Completion Condition 2: Fully trigger ???'s storyline]
[Completion Condition 3: Fully trigger ???'s storyline]