Chapter 438

Initially, Molay intended to revive the King of the Forest and Thousand-Horned One Mother of the Black Goat, whom she worshipped, within Ritsuka Fujimaru's body, essentially creating a vessel. However, after obtaining the true Holy Grail from the Lion King and resuming the Ritual, she discovered that the 'god' manifested within Ritsuka Fujimaru, while possessing the appearance of the Mother of the Black Goat, was fundamentally different in nature.

As a result, the time it took for the results to materialize was significantly delayed.

As for the others, such as Richard the Lionheart and the Knights of the Round Table, things went smoothly and were resolved in a short time. However, Molay didn't have the authority to command them. Subsequently, without Molay's knowledge, Richard the Lionheart and several Knights of the Round Table went to the Mountain Village under the will of 'God'.

But even if he knew, Molay probably wouldn't care at all.

She was now curious about when the Lion King would finally be 'corrupted,' since even the Holy Lance shouldn't be able to withstand it; it should only last a month at most before reversing. The fact that this Lion King had lasted for several months was truly rare, and it made her very much looking forward to it.

However, when Molay decided to check on the Lion King's condition again one day, he discovered that the Lion King had somehow woken up.

"No matter what you say, it's useless."

Molay smiled faintly, "This place has already fallen into the Hand of God. The limitations of this Singularity prevent the Pillar of Light gathering elsewhere. Moreover, even if they did gather, humanity would face its end. The surface was originally created for humanity as the Primate, and your duty is not to overstep that line."

"Um."

The Lion King nodded, as if to say, "Go on, you understand." This puzzled Molay, so Molay stopped just as his fingertips were about to touch his glasses.

I hope this Lion King, who has inexplicably awakened, won't cause any problems.

Molay gently shook his head, casting aside his slight unease, and adjusted his glasses.

"I must say, it truly is the most suitable medium, just as you said."

The Lion King, awakened by an unknown power, seemed bored as he propped his cheek up with his hand, a slight smile playing on his lips. His yellow-green eyes seemed to have transformed into gold.

Although the Temple was surrounded by murky, viscous green liquid, and she herself was merely sitting within a recently broken Egg, she gave the impression of sitting languidly and melancholically on a magnificent Throne, looking down upon everything with equanimity.

"But since it is your vessel, it should be difficult for it to adapt to you, and it should still have the strength to resist you... If it is instead countered, then my trip will truly have been worthwhile."

Looking at the Lion King at this moment, Molay's tone became slightly more serious for some reason, and he raised the question that had been nagging at him.

"No, what exactly are you now—"

"Lion King Artoria, Goddess Rhongomyniad, a king who wanders the world wielding the Holy Lance —these titles could all be mine. This Holy Lance is quite interesting, Pillar of Light? It certainly has that feel to it. Anchor Point that prides itself on being indestructible has become so pathetic... But it's understandable that the so-called Buddha and the so-called India have this anchor."

To Molay, it sounded like the world itself was answering.

"Compressing the so-called Pillars of Creation... forget it, it's beyond the capacity of this place."

Then, the Lion King raised the corners of his mouth again.

"Of course, you may also call me that, Jacques de Molay, the one who possesses the true Holy Grail."

Although Molay had said the words "the one who possesses the true Holy Grail" to the Lion King before, hearing them uttered by the Lion King in this unusual manner instilled in Molay an indescribable... fear.

Are you even listening to what I'm saying?

"Of course I am... huh?"

Molay noticed that the Lion King had picked up the real Holy Grail, which shouldn't be there, and touched Holy Grail, his fingers sliding unnaturally.

The real Holy Grail should be in the Temple, right? But how could this be? Does the Lion King have some hidden trick up his sleeve that I don't know about?

"Actually, now that I'm manifesting myself in this state of mind and body, I understand his feelings back then. For the Primate of this Planet, it was undoubtedly a tremendous achievement, but at the same time, it contained a fatal oversight from my perspective: although it was a guarantee for the Future, whose guarantee was it?"

She seemed to be offering her opinion to someone who wasn't present, praising his idea with hope in her eyes and voice.

"My vision of the Future not the same as humanity's. It is only natural that humanity has expanded the land, built City, crossed oceans, and torn apart the sky, because to change the Future, great power and great talent are essential. Although it is unlikely that we can reach my level, I still hold hope."

"Even if this world cannot see Future now, there must be brilliant people shining brightly in order to survive. We must believe that their brilliance can save this world shrouded in the apocalypse. No one has the right to destroy a world where there are still people shining..." Heh.

She chuckled softly.

She probably couldn't say these words to his face, and would only say them when he wasn't around.

Ultimately, just as he said and did, changing the Future for the better requires something more... something simple, something readily available everywhere.

Chapter 460 Divine Spirit Summoning: Sun Xingzhe.

"This is all that we and our father saw before Jerusalem 'swallowed' us."

In the Mountain Village, Mordred sat on the ground and told the group, led by Novia, about how they were 'summoned to participate in a civil war that turned on each other, and then tricked into Jerusalem by the conman captain, which led to their defeat'.

You guys too.

After hearing the story, Charlemagne couldn't help but let a subtle smile appear at the corners of his mouth. "Actually, Richard and I were pretty much dragged into this by Molay. Sigh, it's true, he was such a good knight, yet he was ruined like this by the King of France and Pope Clement V at the time. Sigh..."

Of course, Charlemagne also understood that King Philip IV of King of France had not only done this, but had also united with the Three Great Nobles of the Clock Tower to cause the 'Avignon Papacy' of the Holy Church, which involved transferring the Pope to France territory and placing him under their jurisdiction for 69 Years.

This made Charlemagne feel rather complicated. Although the Capetian Dynasty could be considered his ancestor, it couldn't really be considered a branch of the family. Therefore, it was understandable that they would act against his ideas in different eras, since he supported the Church and El-Melloi during his lifetime.

Thinking about it from this perspective, Charlemagne felt it was alright; at least his descendants seemed to be quite well-behaved.

"Really."

Novia nodded, as if answering Charlemagne's inner thoughts.

"However, since the Human Order Incineration occur, perhaps your descendants Charlemagne, have accomplished something truly 'horrific' in other worlds."

"... ah?"

"To give you an example, like Gawain, the Sun Knight guarded the Great Gate of Jerusalem, at his strongest as Servant, his Master was one of your descendants in some other world."

In the Fate/Extra world, where Magecraft' mischief led to the depletion of the Greater Source, indirectly causing the use of faint Magecraft, which relies on Magecraft, to become ineffective, and Earth's natural resources to also become ineffective, the "Western Europe Conglomerate" established by Charlemagne's descendants successfully rose to power, becoming a political force that almost controlled that Earth world. At the same time, this organization also caused the Mage's Association to be basically wiped out, leaving the remaining Magecraft and rebels with no choice but to go to the Middle East to establish the "Liberation Organization".

The next head of the Western Europe Consortium, the strongest Master in the Fe series, and the vessel for the Ideal King designed by the Savior governs the world on the surface. Mushroom's impression is Leonardo Bistario Harwey, the 'Perfection Artoria'.

With the support of Leo's massive Od and enhancement Magecraft Formula, the power of his Noble Phantasm Excalibur Galatine, can be further amplified. Its attack True Name Release is comparable to, or even surpasses, the Savior's "Seven Armaments of the Heavenly Wheel Righteous King." His decisive Magecraft Formula, "The Brilliant City Where Holy Swords Gather," can create a wall of flames surrounding the two duelists, which can block interference from the outside world. Only the Holy Sword can destroy it, and it trapped BB, who possessed the Ten Crowns, for Treta Yuga.

In Fele, Gawain Basic Attack is even equivalent to Noble Phantasm, and he swings his sword like a small Excalibur, etc.

That being said, Leo's mentality was really bad. Fe was beaten up by Hakuno Kishinami but still insisted that he didn't use his full strength. Ccc was feeding kills to Bb. Fele lost to Nero because of his trash talk... But despite all this, the bond between the two is still very good.

It can only be said that setting is setting, and performance is performance; the two cannot be equated.

"Brother-in-Law, what other world have you seen this time...?"

Charlemagne waved his hand. "But if that's the case, wouldn't I be able to get that Gawain to do nothing just by virtue of this relationship?"

"The Gawain Knight who has appeared now should not have the memories of the Novia descendant Master that Lord Charlemagne mentioned, right?"

Percival shook his head. "At least I've never heard him, or Gareth often talks to him, mention it."

Generally speaking, Servant reappear in the Present World do not have memories of their previous appearance; they are always a completely new character. However, the Servants from Chaldea are an exception.

"What a pity, otherwise I would have dealt with this Sun Knight, who would have been able to unleash his strongest form when I became his Master."

Charlemagne touched the hair on his forehead and flicked it.

"By the way, Mordred, Percival, have you seen a monk named Xuanzang?"

The person Novia was asking about was naturally Xuanzang, who should have appeared in the Sixth Singularity. Normally, she should have gone to Camelot, but now it seems that as soon as she enters Jerusalem, she will be in trouble because of the Evil God on Molay. According to Xuanzang's personality, he will most likely call on the power of the Savior at a critical moment, and the Savior will not ignore this disciple, so he should be fine.

The main reason Novia asked Mordred and Percival was that she somewhat missed her good disciple Siddhartha. According to the situation, Siddhartha was supposed to have appeared to expound the scriptures while Novia was undergoing her tribulation as Maitreya —a so-called "backup plan"—but the Savior hadn't even shown up...

Alright, what a good apprentice. You're so invested in my 'Love Drama,' aren't you? All you do is send telepathic messages to Ilya and pull some tricks, huh? Siddhartha, you'd better prepare your true form when Tevis summons you in the Fate/Extra world. I'm planning to present Maitreya's Full Power as a gift for our reunion after two years apart.

"We are very sorry, we have never seen or heard of this name."

"What's a monk? Buddhist Monk? I've never seen one before."

Mordred and Percival both shook their heads, and then Kama was standing to the side, seemed to have noticed something and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Kavia, is this monk Xuanzang you mentioned the same one as Golden Cicada from before?"

When Siddhartha established Buddhism, Heavens Gods of India went into seclusion due to the turmoil caused by the Three Aspects. Most of those who walked the world were Ascetics and Rishi who came to resist the emerging Buddhism. As one of the mistresses of the Himalayas, Kama, like the other two, often secretly went to the Buddhist Order to see Novia.

Among the people in that Buddhist Order, besides Siddhartha, Kavia's disciple, the ones Kama remembered most vividly were the little girl with Yellow Brow who was Kavia's doorman, and Jin Golden Cicada, who always wanted to come in and discuss Buddhist teachings with Kavia. Kama didn't like Golden Cicada very much because her lively and cheerful personality reminded her of herself Pradyumna's Era, which reminded her of her foolishly calling Mohini and Durga" Mama" and "Mother" in the past...

One particular night, when Kavia made some rather inappropriate demands of her, it was happened that Golden Cicada witnessed it.

This made Kama's impression of Golden Cicada even worse.

"That's right, it's the Golden Cicada Kama met, the one with the somewhat introverted personality."

"Hehe..."

Upon hearing this, Kama's forehead creased with a dark line.

Introverted? This "introverted" probably doesn't mean "introverted" in the sense of encompassing Kavia. Even if you change one word in the latter part of "introverted," I think that guy would only nod hesitantly in agreement, given his personality.

"However, since you didn't see him, he must be somewhere else. After all, Xuanzang was Siddhartha's help in preventing the Human Order Incineration."

As Novia spoke, he took two steps, and as he walked, the wind blew, creating air waves resembling ocean waves centered on the dry, yellow Mountain Valley.

"We're destined to meet, I think I should be able to find her here."

After all, for Savior, Human Order Incineration less desirable than gazing at flowers in the waves; sending a foolish disciple like Xuanzang as a token gesture is sufficient.

Then, the enormous Bodhi Tree, seemingly about to encompass everything, appeared from the horizon.

However, the wind picked up again.

The vast air waves dissipated, and the misty Mountain Valley returned.

A leaf falls.

Novia blinked as she landed in the nearby Mountain Village.

"Since you've arrived so early, why didn't you come to see me, Xuanzang?"

At the same time, on the other side of the mountain in the Mountain Village, Novia's whisper made Xuanzang had been secretly watching for a long time, freeze in shock.

A hint of wavering appeared in those distant eyes.

Because of the distance, Xuanzang could not see Novia's expression, but could vaguely make out the corners of his mouth, which seemed to be smiling.

"This..."

What to do? Urgent! The Dīpaṃkara and Mara are messing around together! Teacher, what should I do, Xuanzang? Could it be that the Dīpaṃkara is using a physical body to save the Demon King? If so, why did he save him once before, and now, after so many years, is he trying again? Third time's the charm! This wretched demon...

Teacher, where are you? Why haven't you replied to me yet? Teacher promised to back me up if I came this time!

Xuanzang vaguely remembered that when the threat of Human Order Incineration occurred, his teacher Shakyamuni, leisurely lay on his side under the Bodhi Tree, slowly pointing to a leaf. "This time, Xuanzang, you shall go; it suits you."

And so, she appeared in this Sixth Singularity. Initially, she was in a very bad mood because none of her disciples had come with her, but she quickly sensed Sun Wukong's presence and followed it. What she found there was astonishing—

What kind of Holy City is this? It's a den of demons!

However, Xuanzang raised her gaze.

So she stood up in front of the Holy City disguised as the White Chalk City. Even though the few disciples she could still keep by her side were gone, facing the City that revealed an extremely large Demon, Xuanzang herself was like a rock pulled out of the ground. She exerted all her strength and walked steadily towards the place.

May Buddha bless you, the Six Ding and Six Jia, the Five Directions Jiedi, the Four Duty Officers, and the Guardians of the Dharma.

As a master, how can you abandon your apprentice when he is in trouble?

"Let me show you what the Buddha's blessing is all about! Hey! Sun Wukong, your master is coming to your rescue--"

"No, Master. Coming here would be like walking into a trap. With me here, the little guy can still use the Ruyi Jingu Bang to deal with this Outer God for a while. In short, you'd better not come in. If you get modified as well, it will be even more troublesome."

A voice echoed in Xuanzang's mind; it was undoubtedly the Sun Wukong's Voice that she could sense.

"Eh?"

"In short, I can only respond to you now because Master has been leaning on me for too long, but that can't last much longer either. I'm still providing assistance to this little guy. Fortunately, the Holy Lance hasn't been modified, otherwise even a similar Ruyi Jingu Bang wouldn't have lasted that long..."

These words clearly didn't convey Xuanzang's meaning, but she still answered earnestly:

"So, with my current strength, I can't save you, Sun Wukong?"

"Even I'm barely managing, let alone you, Master. Of course, if you could summon Buddha, that would be a different story."

Just then, Xuanzang, noticing the Great Gate of Jerusalem slowly opening, quickly hid to the side. She then saw several Servant and a group of knights, led by a figure with a black Lion, marching off in another direction. Since her own disciple had urged her to leave, she could only secretly follow behind the group. There she discovered the Dīpaṃkara and the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven Mara—

The main problem is that the two of them are stuck together? Namu San, how impure this is...

However, before Xuanzang could figure out how to go out and deal with the monks Dipankara and Mara, he was discovered by Novia first.

"I am Xuanzang Sanzang! Guided by the Buddha, I have manifested here! Uh... my class is Caster!"

Having been exposed, Xuanzang Kama, who had no choice but to appear before the Hassans and the Knights of the Round Table, stared intently at Boss Xuanzang beside Novia. Her eyes were filled with suspicion, as if she had seen an evil spirit appear in the Buddhism Holy Land of Zhon. Then, she removed her monk's hat from Novia's head.

"Master, you really can save the world! Yes, you definitely can—because that's what Buddha and I said!"

Looking at the energetic young woman, Novia smiled at first, then straightened her posture.

Has Siddhartha contacted you, Xuanzang?

"Well, how should I put it..."

Xuanzang, looking embarrassed, twirled his fingers and said, "My master clearly said he'd be there for me, but he hasn't replied to a single message in all this time. He's probably off somewhere slacking off again..."