Chapter 207
That's right, the Holy Grail standing inside the Greater Grail is a fake, a counterfeit that was replaced at some point.
"What a pity. I thought if you didn't know, we'd want to see what wish you, the Sun God, would make, so we could laugh at you," the Red Faction Caster said calmly. "But I didn't expect you to be able to wield the Holy Sword... Could it be that the Lake Fairy's mass-produced products have all gone to the Americas to be sold? Well, never mind, it's just a broken sword anyway."
The Caster seems to have confused the Primordial Sacred Sword, which was fused with the Demonic Sword True World, with the mass-produced product that the Lake Fairy couldn't remove and had to manufacture.
At the same time, Novia looked at her with eyes as vast as the ocean:
"So, what exactly is your purpose in obtaining the Greater Grail?"
"Of course, we'll teach you a lesson, you bastard Sun God who recently came to our Shrine as a foreigner and then humiliated me like this!"
The Caster continued through gritted teeth,
"Your Majesty the Sun Amaterasu Deity is very angry with your behavior! You rude and barbaric fellow, you deserve to die!"
278: Amaterasu, what Star are you? (6k5)
The reason why the Japan Chief Sun God is unhappy with the Americas Chief Sun God can be traced back to the Yushima Tenmangu in Tokyo Bunkyo Ward, not long ago.
The Shrine where Novia and Ritsuka Fujimaru met, and which was extremely dilapidated, was not actually part of Tenmangu. Instead, it was Shrine belonging to Amaterasu that had been forgotten at some point. However, with so many Shrine related to Amaterasu throughout Japan and the Age of Gods long gone, it's impossible for Amaterasu to have met Novia there.
However, whether by coincidence or sensing some unknown anomaly, Amaterasu turned her gaze there.
And then, quite by sheer coincidence, they saw Novia, who held the Americas Sun God, simply drop some change into the Offering Box...
In the context of Japan Mythology, Amaterasu is a very sensitive deity. Before her Amaterasu Susanoo left, he said goodbye to his sister, causing an Amaterasu that terrified Susanoo and donned full armor to fight him, but the misunderstanding was later cleared up.
But soon Susanoo started acting crazy in Takamagahara and caused a huge mess Amaterasu was so angry that she hid in the Ama-no-Iwato (Ama-no-Iwato) Ama-no-Iwato. Of course, there is also a version where she was frightened and hid in the Ama-no-Iwato. In any case, she hid away because of this, which led to the world being without Sun and falling into darkness. To put it nicely, it was an eternal solar eclipse. To put it bluntly, it was abandoning her responsibilities and becoming a recluse.
Seeing this, the gods of Japan decided to coax her out, so they held a lively celebration outside.
Amaterasu, hearing the loud noise outside, wondered, "Why are you all making such a fuss without me? What's going on?"
So he joined in the fun, peeking through a small crack. The gods said, "We have new gods and no longer need you."
Upon hearing Amaterasu, Amaterasu asked who it was, and was then deceived by the reflection of herself in the Yata no Kagami (Yata no Kagami). She thought that the person in the mirror was the god who had replaced her, and she was immediately filled with sorrow. Then, the Japan Ame-no-Tajikarao, took advantage of her dazed state while staring at the mirror and pulled her out, thus restoring light to the world.
Based on this record, we can Amaterasu was not only timid and weak-willed, but also loved to join in the fun, was naive and easily deceived, and when angry, she would choose to hide away...
This is an extremely rare divine creation even in mythology worldwide, and it is a chief god.
It was Amaterasu's innate sensitivity that angered her over Novia's simple act of tossing in change. For most people, it wouldn't matter, since so many years had passed, but the problem was that Novia was the Chief Sun God of the Americas.
Therefore, Amaterasu perceived this as the Chief Sun God from the Americas looking down on her and humiliating her to her very face. She refused to believe that this guy couldn't sense the same Sun energy, and that his nonchalant attitude and lack of manners enraged her Amaterasu. Amaterasu gritted her teeth, muttering incessantly in her mind, "Kill you," "Kill you," "Kill you," "Die," "Damn barbarian," and so on...
After venting her emotions, Amaterasu wondered if it might have been a genuine misunderstanding. Perhaps it was the same as before?
So, in order to find out what was going on, Amaterasu created a tiny human figure and pretended to be Shrine guard, hoping to get a word in edgewise...
Although the Age of Gods ended a thousand years ago, the last place in the world to mysteriously decline is Japan in the Far East. After all, there were still Devil around the year 1000 AD, and the Animism of Japan also greatly helped Amaterasu create a human body.
It is well known that there are eight million gods in Japan, but in essence, this is just a metaphor to describe a large number. The reason there are so many is simply because the people here regard many things as divine, such as the breath of the wind, the crashing of the waves, or the burning of flames, and even the act of clasping hands together... In other words, they believe that all things have spirits and that gods are present wherever they go.
Unfortunately, if Novia had actually come out and communicated with the human form created by Amaterasu, perhaps Amaterasu wouldn't have misunderstood her. It can only be said that Ritsuka Fujimaru's quick and decisive actions led to this...
In short, after seeing Novia and the human flee without a word, Amaterasu confirmed her suspicions: this the Americas Sun God had indeed come specifically to humiliate her!
Therefore, the human form created by Amaterasu exploded with rage, and even her originally timid personality instantly transformed into a 'bad' one, vowing to teach the Sun God of the Americas a lesson and let him know that she, Amaterasu, is also an extremely rare Amaterasu Chief Sun God in the world, and that she is no weaker than any other god in her life!
So she followed the trail of the Americas Sun God all the way, and even squeezed out Shakespeare, who was acting as Caster for the Red Faction, to be a human body created by the main god in appearance Servant. In addition, she thought for a long time about choosing a pink-haired big monster image from the divided spirit. Although there was also a choice of a petite figure, Amaterasu thought that it would be better for the guards to be tall, so she did not do that.
Let's rewind to the Amaterasu and Novia are confronting each other inside the Greater Grail.
"You're being far too stingy."
Amaterasu uttered the keyword "Shrine," Novia immediately recalled what she and Ritsuka Fujimaru had done there.
"You dare call us stingy?" Amaterasu, now in her unpleasant human form Amaterasu, pointed at herself and said, "Damn it! You're a Chief Sun God, on par with us! Do you look down on beings of equal esteem like that?!"
"Although we are both Chief Sun God, our statuses are clearly different."
Novia nodded earnestly. Although he was Chief Sun God on par with Amaterasu in mythology, their statuses were completely different.
Although Three Noble Children and the Five Suns are among them, can Novia summon Tezcatlipoca, Quetzalcoatl, and Tlaloc? Can Amaterasu command Tsukuyomi and Susanoo? Moreover, Tezcatlipoca is a being that is equivalent to a mixture of Odin from Norse, Zeus from Greece mythology, the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven from Buddhism, and Satan from Christianity... Therefore, in terms of hard power, the overall strength of the Americas is also higher than that of Japan.
Therefore, it is clear that the two are not equivalent concepts.
Amaterasu naturally understood the point after Novia said that, but she was already extremely angry and wouldn't give up so easily. In fact, she felt that Novia's earnest explanation was an insult to her, which made her grit her teeth once again.
Although there is virtually no depiction of Amaterasu's power in Japan Mythology, one thing is certain: she had exceptionally good teeth.
Because she bit the Totsuka-no-Tsurugi, the sword that killed Yamata no Orochi -Great Serpent, into pieces.
"Ha, still so arrogant."
Amaterasu smiled faintly, and the true Greater Grail instantly appeared in her hand.
"You are merely a manifestation of this system. Now, I will show you that my full power, possessing the Greater Grail, surpasses yours!"
The Greater Grail, which failed to be transformed into the Heaven's Feel, the third True Magic achievement device, fulfilled the wish of Amaterasu, who possessed it.
In an instant, the space here seemed to expand, starting with Amaterasu, who possessed the Greater Grail. The sound of wind came from afar, and within the void, a gentle and warm wind and crimson light emerged, enveloping everything without actually touching Amaterasu's figure.
The next instant, a radiant Spirit Mausoleum with porcelain-white walls and red decorations appeared before Novia.
"Hey kid, it's not too late to surrender and kneel before us!"
A dense, divine Od emanated from within the Spirit Mausoleum, and the voice of Amaterasu emanating from it was filled with undisguised tyranny and mockery.
Such a torrent of Od is enough to make Servant or human who witnesses it instantly feel that their past world was nothing more than a small water tank. Now, it has flown over all of consciousness, over the ocean, and even seen the vast stars, and is deeply immersed in it. In other words, in an instant, any human or Servant who witnesses all of this will be burned to ashes.
However, Amaterasu understood that the other party was, after all, the same Chief Sun God, and possessed such a dazzling soul. It was impossible for him to not last more than a few seconds under the Greater Grail. To be honest, this was the first time she had ever seen a soul so dazzling that it even surpassed that of the gods. If it weren't for the fact that the other party was also Sun God, and that similar beings would repel each other, she would have wanted to take him as a subordinate god.
Novia seemed intrigued by the imposing Amaterasu, and he looked at the Spirit Mausoleum with great interest:
"Amaterasu? No, in this state, I'll still call you Golden-Haired White-Faced, since you now consider yourself a delinquent."
"Who are you calling a delinquent! Your whole family are the delinquents!"
Hidden inside the Spirit Mausoleum, the Sun Goddess, whose body had been standing for tens of seconds, roared loudly. At the same time, she was also staring intently at Novia from head to toe, and she shrugged with a playful and happy smile on her face.
"I've made up my mind. Even if you kowtow to me now and then ambush me, I won't forgive you. How about this: use your mouth to wash my feet, and then I'll bite your neck to pieces. That way, I'll forgive you."
Originally, the Red Faction Caster's full power should have revealed the weak Amaterasu, but the human body shaped by Amaterasu abandoned its weak nature and adopted a negative personality, thus becoming Golden-Haired White-Faced. Therefore, it is possible that due to years of accumulated resentment, its temper exploded at such a small amount.
In the lunar world, Amaterasu is a 'manifestation' of Dainichi Nyorai, which is one of the manifestations of a Buddha or Bodhisattva that appears from their true form to save sentient beings. She is regarded as a deified image of the Sun, and her existence is synonymous with the Shemesh. Her profile is called the 'golden white face', and she is a deity with Nine-Tailed Fox, which is the Amaterasu who has become evil.
It is well known that even if Tamamo no Mae retrieves her nine tails, she cannot transform back into her original form, because these Tamamo no Mae are her very origin, existing from the distant past until the present. Moreover, deities at this level have no connection to the timeline.
"Are you so sure you have me figured out?"
Novia felt a strange mix of emotions towards the confident, white-haired man. Putting aside the fact that she still had the power of the Sun UO unused, she had previously summoned the god-level Tlaloc to destroy the god-level Adam Golem, and had just put the Star Sword back...
Neither of these guarantees success just because you regained your status as the Sun Goddess through the Greater Grail.
In fact, the golden-haired woman had also considered what Novia was thinking. However, in her opinion, even if Tlaloc, who possessed the power of a supreme god, came here, she would be able to control and suppress him with the Greater Grail. Therefore, the matter of gods was not a concern.
Adam Golem was considered to be the work of Avicebron. As for the Star Sword, since only Amakusa heard what Novia said to Amakusa, and the mass-produced products made by the Lady of the Lake were basically identical in appearance, the confident golden-haired girl didn't bother to fuss over the minor differences.
"Isn't that right?"
The golden-haired man answered without hesitation, leaving Novia speechless.
In the eyes of the golden-faced man, he was undoubtedly the strongest.
The Fifth Sun of the Americas, constrained by the Holy Grail System, is undoubtedly the relatively weaker party.
Although they are of the same rank, Amaterasu was indeed stronger than herself in the Age of Gods. However, the current world is one where the Age of Gods has vanished, and no one dares to violate this principle. It is precisely because of this reason, along with the fact that the materials and conditions are already in place, and the addition of the Greater Grail, which is almost equivalent to True Magic, that Amaterasu, who has become corrupted, dares to act so recklessly.
"Your role as the Sun God has truly made things difficult for the gods of Japan."
"Ugh..." Upon hearing this, the golden-haired, white-haired girl looked at Novia with disdain. "You want to spout all that nonsense to me too, huh? Do your duty as the Sun, be kind, be united, fulfill your duty as the chief god—it's all so annoying! I don't get any enjoyment out of it. It's all too depressing for me, but thankfully I've already gotten through that boring period."
She continued,
"The Age of Gods is over, and we no longer need to endure it. We are stronger than you, so we can do whatever we want. That's the only truth."
"Yeah."
"Hey, kid, what do you think of me? If you say something nice, I might let you off the hook. Just lick my feet, and I won't bite your neck."
The golden-faced woman's tone softened slightly. This wasn't to say that she had any respect for the process of fighting; it was simply that she felt she was already invincible, so it would be fun to toy with this the Americas Sun that could only leave in resentment.
"A fox--"
"Huh? You're still so rude even at this point? We'll give you an experience you'll never forget!"
To Spirit Mausoleum with golden hair and white fur, a person without dreams would see it as a giant Sun.
However, this limitation did not apply to Novia. The golden-haired woman, despite her towering height and the massive Spirit Mausoleum concealing her, was completely exposed to him.
However, just as the overwhelming pressure of the golden-haired white hair surged from within the Spirit Mausoleum, something strange happened—
"Or, it could be Star."
"... What?!"
When Novia's words reached the ears of the golden-haired woman, a fantastical scene unfolded within the Greater Grail that she controlled.
It is not a war of gods or Hell, but the myriad phenomena of the Universe, a fantastical and dreamlike landscape.
The enormous moon hangs in the sky, radiating energy that defies common sense without restraint.
"What the hell is this thing, the moon, the Universe...?"
The golden-haired creature lying across the Spirit Mausoleum couldn't help but frown. Incredibly, it sensed no danger, as if the Galaxy- like scenery was some kind of decoration.
At the same time, although he didn't understand it, the golden-haired white-haired creature also made good use of the power that was too far from common sense that came down from the sky.
In that instant, the golden-haired man felt his status and strength, empowered by an unknown force, transcend the Planetary Class and reach the Star Class.
"How is it? The power provided by MC should have brought you to the Star Class in the Spiritron Universe, right?"
"... oh?"
The golden-haired man was caught off guard by Novia's sudden question.
She didn't quite understand.
"Now that we're on equal footing, I can also use the power of Star."
Novia raised her eyes.
Her once deep blue eyes were now cold and clear, pure Serenity like frost.
The unchanging Sun, ruling over all the Planet of the Solar System, the Strongest Individual in the Sun System, manifesting a second time.
Burn, Sun!
A red and blue glow accompanies the entire body, indicating the activation state of Sun ·UO.
"You, Sun, how could this be...?"
The Spirit Mausoleum was burned to the ground, forcing the golden-haired creature, now fully exposed to Novia, to tremble. Its previously mocking face now showed signs of panic.
Because Novia's body was radiating Od.
That was by no means an astonishing amount of radiation produced by divine power.
The Spiritron Universe created by the Mooncell Crystal of Fe (MC) can greatly enhance all Servant who enter it. The reason for this is simple: all kinds of legends and connections of Servant are directly added. Therefore, the golden-haired white-haired Servant can reach the Star Class in it. This is not her exclusive privilege. Any mythological Sun God can reach this standard in the Spiritron Universe created by MC, because they are the Sun itself in the Spiritron Universe.
The reason MC is willing to provide such assistance to the golden-haired man is because of Novia. Although Novia has not yet become MC's master, the Moon King, MC is still very willing to listen to him... Perhaps in the future, there will be a possibility that the Moon King will be unable to command MC.
The current situation is that the golden-haired, white-haired Novia has become Star Class being within the Spiritron Universe created by MC, and he is correspondingly using the abilities of the Sun UO. After all, they are Star, so it's fair.
As for why MC couldn't buff Novia, the Answer is simple: not only does the information from the infinite Parallel World that MC converges not include the fact that Novia is Sun UO, so it can't buff Novia, but also because the Sun UO abilities that Novia embodies have completely surpassed MC's.
The Spiritron Universe is not a real Universe; it is merely a hypothetical Universe created by the supercomputer MC.
"Go to hell! Go to hell! Go to hell!"
As the golden-haired creature, far taller than Novia, roared, its fiery heat extended outwards.
With the help of MC, the golden-haired, white-haired being unleashed a chaotic and absurd attack that reached Star Class, unleashing a Universe storm in the Universe.
Life confined to the Planet's interior is far beyond their reach; a fierce punch, a giant storm, seems to appear suddenly.
If someone who didn't know the situation saw this, they might think that such a small creature like Novia would have been blown away.
However, like a stubborn pebble, the power of the stars blocked the golden-white hair. Novia remained completely unmoved; only the Jaguar Man Mask slowly fell off, revealing White-Haired Goddess that shook violently as if blown by a strong wind. Then, behind him appeared Galaxy of countless Star —literally countless stars.
Perhaps it's not just the Galaxy, because it's much longer than the Galaxy in diameter, and from a distance it looks like a Rainbow film spreading on the surface of water, a characteristic shared with the Universe itself.