Olga Marie looked at the expressionless Kirei standing not far away. Feeling the heavy pressure emanating from him, she unconsciously swallowed and took a fearful step back. Her sixth sense kept telling her that the Kirei before her was not human, but some kind of existence far beyond humanity.
Fujino walked a few steps forward with a beaming smile toward the entrance of the stairs. Then, a flash of light appeared in her hand, and a small flashlight manifested. Immediately, Olga Marie and Sakura felt that Fujino had changed, becoming an existence similar to Kirei.
Sakura and Olga Marie looked at each other in shock. Sensing that some secrets were being hidden, they asked Fujino and Kirei together.
"What exactly is going on! The way you feel, why..."
Fujino covered her mouth with one hand, her eyes full of mirth as she replied.
"Why don't we seem human? Come with us! What you're about to see next is Master's greatest secret."
Seeing Kirei about to lead Sakura and Olga Marie down the stairs, he silently reached out to stop them and asked.
"Fujino, did Rin agree to let Sakura and Olga Marie come into contact with this so early?"
"Yes, I've already communicated with Master. She believes it's time for her two precious younger sisters to know."
Kirei nodded after hearing this and stopped speaking. He silently held the oil lamp and followed behind the three as they entered the underground. As they entered, the stairs on the floor quickly disappeared, leaving the clone Rin sitting alone in the empty hall.
Tap, tap, tap!
The footsteps of the four echoed continuously on the stairs that spiraled down into the interior of the mountain.
After an unknown amount of time, the slightly impatient Olga Marie was the first to break the silence.
"Fujino, what exactly is going on? And what's with this state you're in?"
"Getting impatient already? Don't worry, you'll know everything soon!"
"We're going to find out anyway, so why not tell us a little now~!"
"Fine! Olga Marie, Sakura, how do you think the Sixth Magic should be realized?"
Olga Marie cupped her chest with her left hand and unconsciously brought her right hand to her face, biting her thumb nail. After thinking seriously for a moment, she said.
"Back when Father was still around, I once heard him mocking some people in the Clock Tower. He said some people there were delusional to think they could create the Sixth Magic in that kind of environment. If my father were still alive, maybe he would have some ideas. As for me, I really can't imagine any way to create a brand-new Magic!"
Sakura looked at the somewhat sorrowful Olga Marie, reached out to take her small hand, and gently took over the conversation.
"Olga Marie, you still have us now, and you have Elder Sister. Don't be sad!"
Then Sakura looked at Fujino's back and said.
"I once heard Elder Sister say that she, Touko, and Da Vinci had researched a feasible way to realize the Sixth Magic. Could it be happening here?"
Fujino rolled her eyes in annoyance, muttering in her heart, 'As expected of her biological sister.'
"Yes! This is indeed the place where the Sixth Magic is being created. However, the creation of the Sixth Magic isn't just happening here. Touko and Da Vinci have their own Experimental Workshops. This is Master's Experimental Workshop! But this isn't simply a place for creating the Sixth Magic... We're here!"
Following Fujino's words, they reached the end of the stairs. Darkness lay before the four of them, and the mysterious aura emanating from it made Sakura and Olga Marie swallow nervously.
Then, Fujino and Kirei raised their flashlights and oil lamps to illuminate the surroundings. As the light sources in their hands shone, the pitch-black space before them was completely lit up, revealing six small, distinct shrines and temples.
From the appearance of these small shrines and temples, one could tell at a glance which mythology they each belonged to.
Looking at the distinct buildings before her, Olga Marie couldn't help but cry out in surprise!
"Buddhism! Hinduism! Christianity! Celtic Mythology! Norse Mythology! Japanese Shinto!"
Fujino seemed very satisfied with Olga Marie's surprise. She nodded with a smile and said with a hint of pride:
"Precisely!"
The flashlight in Fujino's hand transformed into a cold, gleaming Japanese katana. At the same time, her clothing changed into a magnificent Junihitoe, and the non-human aura about her grew even heavier.
"This is why you felt strange about the aura on us! According to Master's plan, this will be the origin of myths and religions in the Spiritron World, and we are the chief gods of these myths and religions! The aura on me is simple—it's the aura of the chief god of Japanese Shinto, which has already begun to sprout in the Spiritron World!"
As Fujino manifested, the oil lamp in Kirei's hand also transformed into a string of prayer beads, and the phantom of a Twin Bodhi Tree towered behind him.
Olga Marie waved her hands hurriedly. Having learned of Rin's plan, something seemed to occur to her, and she spoke with a mix of excitement and confusion.
"Wait! Does that mean Sakura and I will also become part of it? But what does that have to do with the Sixth Magic?"
"Yes! Master said that you, Olga Marie, are the candidate for Norse Mythology, while Sakura is for Indian Mythology! As for the Sixth Magic, Master's plan is to use the Throne of Heroes to govern the gods and utilize the concepts of creation within myths and religions to perform Genesis! In other words, although there are six religions and myths here now, there may be more in the future!"
"Wait! This... if Elder Sister really pulls this off... is it still magecraft?"
Fujino sheathed the katana with a graceful flourish, then tilted her head to look at Olga Marie.
"Why wouldn't it be Magic? Magic is equivalent to a miracle, and Magic representing a miracle is still Magic, no matter how powerful it is, right?"
At this point, Sakura, who had been silent for a long time, spoke up.
"If we all accept the mythologies and become their chief gods, what about Sister? Which mythology does she belong to... or are there other mythologies? Who do they belong to? And what are Touko's and Da Vinci's plans? Will they interfere with Sister's plan?"
Perhaps the sudden shock was too great, leaving Sakura's mind filled with doubts and confusion, causing her to blur out her questions one after another.
"Master's arrangement is: Sakura for Indian Mythology, Olga Marie for Norse, myself for Japanese, Kirei for Buddhism, Gudako for Christianity, and Touko for Celtic. Touko and Da Vinci's plans won't interfere with Master's. Their current plans have hit a stalemate; Touko intends to create a God Puppet, or rather, a god capable of creation. Da Vinci's plan has been suspended. This Spiritron World was originally Da Vinci's project, but after she realized it couldn't be realized, she abandoned it, and Master took over!"
After saying this, Fujino waved her hand at Sakura and Olga Marie, and a burst of warm sunlight bathed them. Then, Fujino led the two of them rapidly into the air, flying up hundreds of meters to the true core of the Throne of Heroes.
What appeared before Sakura and Olga Marie was a sphere emitting a dazzling white light. Nearby, over a hundred thousand various grimoires were orbiting the core like satellites. The goal of this trip, the Holy Grail, was also quietly floating beside the core, constantly leaking magical energy to communicate with it.
"This is the core of everything for Master! All the magecraft she has learned in her life is recorded here, and the Holy Grails she collected and created are also stored here. This is also where Master's ultimate goal lies. If she succeeds in the end, all the magecraft stored here will transform into Magic. If she fails, this will become the core of Mesopotamian Mythology, allowing Master to complete the Sixth Magic through it!"
Hearing all this, Olga Marie was stunned and murmured to herself.
"So the Sixth Magic is just a backup plan in case Elder Sister fails...! Then what will Elder Sister become if she succeeds? A God of Magic?"
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