Chapter 210
Thus, all four except for the Divine Ancestor changed into Casual Clothes and headed to the Yggdmillennia Castle where the Black Faction was located.
The Reality Marble created by the France Saintess with her life was dispelled in her extreme regret upon her departure.
As the world in her field of vision transformed into reality, Novia put her half of the Jaguar Man Mask back on, which had been knocked off by Jeanne d'Arc with her 'Red Lotus Saintess'.
Although Novia merely watched Jeanne d'Arc of Arc's attack without offering any resistance, she was still quite pleased that Joan of Arc's will had actually prevailed. This made Novia realize that while Jeanne d'Arc seemed strange, her fighting spirit was genuine, and therefore she no longer cared about her 'sneak attack'.
However, while Novia didn't care about Jeanne d'Arc's 'sneak attack,' Tlaloc outwardly remained silent but inwardly considered himself her protector, had a different story.
In Tlaloc's view, aside from Favia's feat of defeating ORT, which was akin to defeating Giant God in the Age of Gods, she was also the universally acknowledged God-King of the Americas and the master of her Moon Lake. Therefore, she was truly willing to kill anyone who dared to offend Favia.
To date, there are four people that Tlaloc finds very disagreeable.
Avicebron and his Adam Golem are dead.
Mordred, though a woman who speaks without thinking, was still somewhat reserved, according to Tlaloc. Therefore, Tralock instantly figured out how to use her to maximize his 'benefits,' and everything went smoothly until Jeanne d'Arc suddenly appeared and ruined it.
To be honest, Amakusa Shirou was fairly satisfied with Tlaloc's performance; his attitude and everything else were quite good, so it was alright.
As for Jeanne d'Arc of Arc, Tlaloc was furious. She had initially thought that Joan was simply trying to increase her favor with Tralock, and since she had already gotten close enough, she was too lazy to pull her away. However, Jeanne d'Arc actually launched a sneak attack right in front of her, which really infuriated her.
Tlaloc wanted to kill Jeanne d'Arc the moment she activated her Noble Phantasm, but unfortunately, she couldn't break the Reality Marble that created Jeanne d'Arc, so she could only wait...
When Tlaloc saw that the blond man was unharmed but Jeanne d'Arc was nowhere to be found, he was both pleased and annoyed. He was pleased that the man was unharmed, but annoyed that Jeanne d'Arc had died so quickly. It was a pity that he hadn't even had the chance to kill her himself to atone for her disrespect.
However, Tlaloc always maintained an excellent facial expression, so although he was mostly happy inside, his face remained as indifferent as it had been for centuries.
"I'm so glad you're alright."
With a cold gaze, the Black-Haired Girl, mimicking Jeanne d'Arc of Arc's earlier actions, bent down, took Novia's hand, placed it beside her face, and slightly raised her head.
"It was my fault for failing to properly guard you and allowing that guy to ambush you. Please punish me this time; I'm willing to endure any pain."
At the same time, Tlaloc went a step further, pressing close to Novia and adding a touch of coquettishness to his otherwise indifferent expression and gaze.
"Let's wait a few days before doing this."
Novia wasn't unwilling to let Tlaloc use this tactic again, but she felt it wouldn't be too late to deal with it after the Holy Grail War was over. Although Amakusa and Jeanne d'Arc had already left the stage and the Black Faction Ruler basically under his control, and the Red Faction members had lost Amakusa's Od supply as their Master, their disappearance was only a matter of time. In short, Novia thought she should be able to take Tlaloc and Abi back in about two or three days.
Thinking of this, Novia felt that Sajyou Manaka had worked very hard, as she had brought so many people to live in her apartment, which was quite a burden on her.
"Isn't this enough for me?"
However, Novia's words did not deter Tlaloc. The Black-Haired Girl made a coquettish sound, drawing circles in Novia's palm with her fingers. The Third Sun had launched such a grand, head-on offensive, and with her eyes blinking, she seemed to be saying, "Today I must succeed! Absolutely!"
To be honest, if the location and time were different, Tlaloc, who is known for his clever tactics, might have already succeeded.
However, Novia felt she couldn't just kick Abi out because of Tlaloc...
Seeing Novia looking at her, Abi, who had long felt completely ignored, felt she should do something to help her brother escape the clutches of her sister Tlaloc.
But, to be honest, the blonde girl really didn't know what she should do. Should she just rip Tlaloc off Novia, who was practically glued to her? No, Tlaloc was stronger than her...
What... what should I do?
Her brother looked at her, but she could do nothing and could only watch from the sidelines. Was this what it meant to be a disqualified younger sister? But she was just a younger sister, not someone like Tlaloc's older sister. Tlaloc was also very skilled with a kitchen knife, and taking care of her brother was certainly no problem for her.
Compared to Tlaloc, all I can do is make some snacks. Not only that, Tlaloc is much taller and bigger than me, with a beautiful head and neck, neatly styled hair, and a wonderful smell... Thinking about it this way, I feel like I really shouldn't be doing anything.
But why does my chest feel sore?
Tlaloc was standing so close to her brother, breathing in his scent. Although only two or three seconds had passed, the girl's heart felt like it was being gripped, and she couldn't look away.
I don't want to be unable to see it.
The blonde girl covered her face with her hands and buried her head deeply.
I wish I could say it out loud, but I didn't.
My chest aches; the thought of it happening makes my body feel like it's being stabbed with a knife—a mix of pain, Sorrow, loneliness, and heartache.
"If I can't see you forever, I'm going to turn into a bad kid... Please don't leave, brother."
So, I just wish it could stay like this forever.
The voice in her heart instantly traveled to the blonde girl's mind. The next moment, she closed her eyes, and her entire body rapidly turned white with a faint purple mist swirling around her. Keyhole appeared on her forehead, containing a purple eye.
"Hehe, I'm here to help you, brother. This time it's my turn to be your pillar of support..."
After many years, Abigail finally revealed the same attitude she had when she first met Novia.
However, perhaps knowing that she couldn't be easily dealt with like before, Abigail in her bad-girl mode first glanced indifferently at Tlaloc, who was clinging to Novia, then put on an extremely twisted smile and quickly came up behind Novia and hugged him.
Her fair, delicate fingers gently caressed Novia's waist, then she spoke in a calm voice:
"... It tastes really good, like it's been eaten."
At this moment, Novia is caught between two opposing forces: Tlaloc, who is determined to punish her, and Abi, who has become like a spoiled brat, in front of her.
In short, the three of them rested until evening.
Then, after everything was over, Novia heard Fran's voice coming from outside.
"Hey, Red Faction's Lancer? Don't barge into the room! You're disturbing my Grandpa and Grandma!"
Immediately following was a voice that Novia knew all too well.
"Rome, I've come, Novia! Oh, Rome of Rome, all of Rome is Protection you!"
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"It's been a long time. Divine Ancestor, you haven't changed at all."
"Yes, Rome, I'm glad you're doing well too."
Novia, who had told Fran that she was alright and that Abi and Tlaloc had left, looked up and met the gaze of the man with bronze, red eyes.
Unlike the Romulus who descended to the divine side during the final period of the Rome era, this is Romulus who belongs to the king's side, the same Romulus that Novia saw in the Sibylline Oracles.
But whether on the side of kings or gods, Romulus of the Nasuverse is undoubtedly a human who can be described as 'light'. He represents the possibility of humanity breaking away from the Age of Gods, a super-exception who, as a human, became Supreme Being god.
The Divine Ancestor, now Servant in the Present World, looked at Novia, who had once created the 'Sea of Light' for him, now the sole Supreme Being god of another continent, and couldn't help but burst into laughter once more.
"Rome, now you are with me."
Romulus sees himself as a human being rooted in the earth, a human being forged by humanity breaking away from the old era belonging to the Deity and weaving a new Future for the Planet. If he is like this, then so is Novia, who became the Supreme Being Sun of the Americas.
Moreover, Romulus also sensed that Novia loved Rome as much as he did, because the Rome he loved, and all the people of the world, were like countless lights appearing in the night sky. These lights were the tomorrow and the Future that would eventually reach the horizon, and at the same time, they were love, romance, human dreams, and the Sun that seemed to appear to receive all the light.
What is this Sun?
For Romulus, this was something that didn't need to be questioned, because--
This is undoubtedly also a type of Rome.
"Even so, I, Novia, am still the child you loved, Romulus Quirinus, aren't I? And you, who paved the Path of Light for me, have always been my friend."
When Romulus descended in his true form, he led the Roman Gods to resist the Regent of Heaven through the mouths of Moses and Noah, who were confronting Novia. At the same time, he bestowed the Authority of the gods upon Novia alone, and used all his power to enable Novia to reach the one true God.
"Yeah."
Romulus forced a smile upon hearing this.
The gods of monotheism are far superior to those of Polytheism. The Roman Gods were almost defeated by the Regent of Heaven alone, but Michael sent three other Great God to fight after only half the battle. This gave Romulus the opportunity to cross the Army of Heaven and arrive in the Present World to initiate the Book of Revelation.
Originally, Michael was supposed to open the Heaven's Gate of Noah's Kingdom, but since Michael went to lead the Army of Heaven, Noah took on the responsibility of opening the gates. As for Moses, who was in charge of the Hell's Gate, he probably delayed the opening of the Hell's Gate, so the Flood of Hell did not sweep across the land immediately, and therefore Michael's Army of Heaven did not arrive on time.
"By the way, Divine Ancestor, I remember you are Grand, right? I've heard that you Grand often gather on Noah's Ark, Ancestor Noah's Ark. If you see Noah, please give him my greetings, and also say that 'Noviola is very grateful for the Zohar Stone that you, Ancestor, gifted to him.'"
Even now, Novia, though not ascending to the throne of the Holy Spirit, but becoming the Supreme Being Sun of the Americas and the Sun UO, knows that in addition to the gifts from the Roman Gods, she also received a gift from Noah, the progenitor of humankind.
The Knowledge Quintessence, and Zohar Stone.
Zohar means radiance and is the longest and most important text in Kabbalah, but it is not just a single book, but a category of Book, including interpretations of the Bible, as well as material theology, myths about the origin of the Universe, and mystical psychology, which some call anthropology.
In short, it can increase the probability of a "Future event" by manipulating the timeline by altering the desires of the active agent—human beings—thereby obtaining energy equivalent to an infinite amount.
Such a powerful thing was in Noah's hands; however, Noah's 'Zohar,' Grand Rider, was merely a stone of EX rank, signifying his lineage as a descendant of Adam. The stone itself possessed no great power...
The reason for this is quite simple: the real Zohar Stone had already been given by Noah, who had revealed his true form at the time, to Novia, whom he considered to be "determined to fall from grace, but even so, he was still his child, regardless of whether he would ascend to the throne, simply as a human being." Therefore, the Noah recorded in the Throne of Heroes could only be a stone with the appearance of the Zohar Stone but without any power.
The real Zohar Stone was on Novia, and after she left, something happened to her, but it turned into a Cross Pendant that hung around Novia's neck when she returned. Then, she gave it to Ritsuka Fujimaru, who was facing what to do after graduating from high school.
"... No problem at all, I'll pass it on."
Indeed, as Novia said, the Grand Servant on the Throne of Heroes of Heroes would occasionally dine together on Noah's Ark, which could be considered one of their pastimes.
Only--
"Wow, that's really great. By the way, Noah, could we seriously discuss lending it to you for a couple of days? Don't be so indifferent."
"Hiccup... No... This is for the children... Absolutely not for Pagan God... Hiccup..."
"Tezcatlipoca, I have no objection to your proposal to Noah, but it's really inappropriate for the founding father of mankind to show such an attitude... but put your gun down in front of Noah."
The Divine Ancestor often saw Noah drunk by the Tezcatlipoca, Noah holding the wine bottle with his face, and the Old Man of the Mountain, though present, did not actually participate.
Sometimes, Grand Archer and Jiang Ziya, who had Grand Archer and Mage/Rider aptitudes, would come and drink with Noah and his group.
"Old man, I'm just offering a suggestion. If you really think I've done something wrong, you should go talk to the One God in the Americas first. Although that guy isn't here, I also have a deep connection with 'the mountain,' so there shouldn't be any need to harm me. I'm not part of your destiny."
"Hiccup... Heterodox Faith... One God... hiccup... hiccup... Tezcatlipoca, you're saying those Heresy things again... hiccup... Waaah... don't film me like this... the kids will hate me... don't do that kind of thing..."
It's hard to imagine that Noah, who used to have a cold and aloof demeanor, would become like this after just one drink, and even pass out after just one sip.
"That's what you call keeping up with the times... Speaking of which, why don't I build a Factory and sell that guy's merchandise to the Crowd in the Americas? Okay, that's decided. Shall we hire a business Consultant? Hmm, let me think... Professor Moriarty seems to be the most suitable. I should find an opportunity to sit down and have a serious talk with him."
Noah offered a slight rebuttal to the smugness of the Tezcatlipoca, while the Old Man of the Mountain merely glanced at him and paid him no further attention.
Hearing this, the Divine Ancestor naturally thought of Novia, who held the power of the Greek-Roman Pantheon and opposed the One God of the Church.
After all, even Zeus, the Greek God king of the gods, couldn't gather all the gods together, so in the eyes of the Divine Ancestor, Novia was the One God of his Rome.
Romulus believed that the One God was Novia, Tezcatlipoca said that the One God was Favia.
Noah was referring to Novia, while the Old Man of the Mountain was recalling Avia, who had brought a being that was not human to him years ago.
Of course, Romulus at the time did not know that the One God of the Americas in the Tezcatlipoca's mouth and Novia were the same person.
However, in reality, all four of Grand were thinking about the same person at that moment.
Back to the present, after Romulus agreed to Novia's request, Novia immediately said:
"There are still some Red Faction members you brought outside, Divine Ancestor. I'll go see them."
"Bringing those Rome along was indeed one of my ideas, but..." Romulus asked, somewhat puzzled, "Rome? Isn't Nero with you?"
In Romulus's view, based on his understanding of Nero, it didn't matter whether Novia was the Sun God of the Americas or not; she should have been by his side. Therefore, logically, besides the Third Sun and Abigail, Nero should also be there, but he wasn't...
Romulus was puzzled. Could it be that some conflict had arisen between his children?
Novia sighed slightly at the words of the Divine Ancestor. Well, logically speaking, when he used the Red Lotus Saintess to reveal her full power and called out Novia's name, all the Pope Saint, and many other people in the entire Church came. Nero, even though he had transformed into Draco and was far away in another world, should have felt the call... but he didn't come.
He probably still finds it hard to accept that he has become like this and is still appearing in the eyes of so many younger generations. The Holy One's Sole Disciple, the second Pope of the Holy Church, has actually become a beast!? It's simply a disqualification for the Pope.
Novia had initially thought that after showing Xiao Xiang to Draco, Draco had accepted her transformation into an adult form. However, upon returning to Romania, Draco immediately reverted to Draco petite form. Novia didn't intend to force her to change.
However, Novia truthfully told Romulus about his doubts, saying that Nero had become Draco, or Beast, and that his personality had also changed.
Romulus, however, didn't react too strongly to this; he simply sighed.
Because he had long foreseen that in the Rome he created there would be born 'the woman of all evil and abominations, the terrifying Babylon, the Seven Crowns of the Red Dragon, the Ten Crowns of the Sea Beast, the Trinity who has returned from affectation and decadence, the embodiment of glory and shadow, the Bright Star, the Son of the Morning, the Child of Dawn,' and his brother Remus had also foreseen it.
However, Romulus believed that "love that burns to the end can be conveyed," so he had no choice but to kill his brother Remus, who wanted to destroy Rome to prevent that event from happening.
"I think I have a way to bring Nero back from her beast form."
After listening to Novia's words, Romulus, who had been pondering for a long time, spoke very seriously.
"Divine Ancestor, I can actually do this too, but let's forget about forcing you."
Is it forced?
"Whether Nero becomes Draco or not, it doesn't fundamentally change anything for me, so as long as she likes herself the way she is, that's all that matters."
Novia's voice was very calm in her reply. Romulus smiled slightly and continued:
"It's incredible that my Rome can transform into so many states. And as Novia said, since Nero can transform from the large form you mentioned into the small form but not back, does that mean that Draco also wants to transform back into Nero, but can't? Is that possible?"
"I don't think so..."