Solomon II / Insufficient Authorization

"Phew, it's great that you think that way," Doctor Roman said with a smile, clearly relieved.

Although Mikaela seems to have a good temper, her opponent is indeed powerful, and Chaldea currently has no one who can restrain her existence.

Doctor Roman also had his own ulterior motives in arranging for the other person to be by Fujimaru Ritsuka's side.

"Alright, Ritsuka, you and Mash should go back to your room and rest." Mikaela started to shoo them away. He looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka beside him and chuckled, "You must be very tired. After you eat something, you should go back and rest."

"Senior Ayla, may I stay?" Mash asked, looking at Mikaela. She glanced at Doctor Roman beside her and hesitated before saying, "There are some things in Chaldea that I need to tell you in person."

"There's no need."

Mikaela looked at Mash calmly and said, "What you know, Doctor Roman knows too. I know what you're worried about. Don't believe too much of what that detective says."

Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash felt a chill run down their spines. They exchanged a glance, said nothing, and silently left the room.

Perhaps at that moment, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash realized that 'Holmes' was not a particularly trustworthy existence.

"Smack."

With a snap of her fingers, Mikaela activated the power of the Ten Rings, sealing the door shut.

"..." Doctor Roman looked around. Although he was just an ordinary person now, he could still feel that the magical fluctuations around him disappeared in an instant.

Suddenly, I remembered that I had something to do.

Doctor Roman chuckled and tried to leave the room. He took an ID card from his jacket pocket and placed it on the door, intending to use it to open it.

Unfortunately, the door remained completely still, as if it had become one with the space.

"What's wrong? Are you trying to run away? Shouldn't you be excited in this situation?" The Shopkeeper's Daughter looked at the suddenly tense Doctor Roman and said rather jokingly, "After all, there are two women and one man."

"Duang".

Mikaela flicked the Shopkeeper's Daughter's forehead with her own. What was she saying?

What do you mean, two women and one man?? You may look female, but don't you know my gender?

"Are you here to kill me and silence me?" Doctor Roman stared at Mikaela and said slowly. He felt very unsafe at the moment. To be honest, from the very beginning, she had asked him to lead the way and had specifically sent the director, Fujimaru Ritsuka, and Mash.

Now the three of them are alone in a room. He is just an ordinary person without any power. He doesn't know how strong the Doctor Roman 'Shopkeeper's Daughter is, but Mikaela is very strong. If she hits him with one skill, he might die on the spot without even having a chance to become Solomon.

"Murder to silence you? Why do you say that?"

Mikaela looked at Doctor Roman with great curiosity, wondering why he had come to this conclusion, since she had simply wanted to come and chat with him.

While you're at it, talk to the other party to see if the former director left any unresolved safety hazards.

Mikaela received some information from Goetia, which is why he came to Chaldea, his purpose being to investigate some matters.

"..." Doctor Roman remained silent. He knew very well that at this moment, the more he said, the more mistakes he would make.

After all, why would you lock me up for no reason? Considering that the Ten Rings had flown away, and that he was currently powerless to fight back, if the other party were to kill him at this moment, he would be 100% dead.

"Forget it, don't overthink it. I just wanted to talk to you, after all, it's your stuff."

Mikaela sat on the soft bed. With a slight wave of his hand, the 'illusion' on his ten slender, jade-like fingers vanished instantly, revealing ten rings shimmering with pale gold light.

"!!!!"

At that moment, Doctor Roman's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he stared in disbelief at the Ten Rings in Mikaela's hand.

"These are the Ten Rings of Solomon. Do you want to take them back?" Mikaela looked at Doctor Roman with amusement, seemingly enjoying his shocked gaze, since she herself had also been somewhat shocked after summoning the Ten Rings.

I am not King Solomon, so what merit do I have to summon the Ten Rings?

Doctor Roman's gaze drifted, resigned to his fate. He found a place to sit down and forced himself not to look at the ring in Mikaela's hand. He chuckled dryly, "Hahaha, what are you talking about? I'm not Solomon."

"Did I say you were Solomon?" Mikaela smiled. He seemed to understand now why Da Vinci liked to tease Doctor Roman; the other man really couldn't keep a secret.

Mikaela didn't say anything, yet the other party just self-destructed!

"Fine, I'll lay my cards on the table. I am Solomon. What do you want?" Doctor Roman was helpless, realizing that he could no longer 'hide' his identity.

I wonder if it's because I've been experiencing too many setbacks lately.

His mood instantly improved when he admitted that he was Solomon.

"You're Solomon, do you think the Ten Rings will listen to you?" the Shopkeeper's Daughter suddenly retorted.

"??????"

Doctor Roman's expression instantly fell, because as soon as Mikaela revealed the Ten Rings, he had been silently calling for Ten Rings return in his heart.

The Ten Rings Commandments are not supposed to emit light, but because Doctor Roman kept calling to them, they only symbolically lit up for a moment.

Chapter 476 Solomon II

The atmosphere became awkward, and Doctor Roman had an "MMP" in his mind but didn't know whether he should say it or not.

"What's wrong?" The Shopkeeper's Daughter laughed when she saw Doctor Roman's frustrated look. She continued, "Didn't you say you were Solomon? If you are Solomon, then you can summon the Ten Rings to serve you."

"Ahem." Doctor Roman glanced at the Shopkeeper's Daughter and said seriously, "I am not Solomon yet, so I don't need to listen to the Ten Rings."

Although that's what he said on the surface, Doctor Roman almost 'transformed' into Solomon to forcibly snatch the Ten Rings from Mikaela's hands.

Damn it! You guys really don't give me any face.

I am still your master, even though I am now an ordinary person. At heart, I am still Solomon.

However, Doctor Roman quickly calmed down because he had resigned himself to his fate. After all, he had been calling out to the Ten Rings in his mind for a long time, but they only emitted a golden light and did not seem to return to his hands.

"Stop arguing." Mikaela rolled her eyes at the Shopkeeper's Daughter; she still respected Doctor Roman.

Although everything is now largely due to the other party turning into a normal human, Mikaela does not blame Doctor Roman's doctor.

After all, everyone has their own path. You can't say that the other person wanted to become an ordinary human being, which caused the Grand Order Incineration, and then insist that the other person is the murderer, right?

"So, Doctor Roman, do you need the Ten Rings?" Mikaela looked at Doctor Roman and said in a very calm tone, "If you need the Ten Rings, then I can return Ten Rings to you."

Mikaela wasn't joking; after all, that's what he really thought. Although the Ten Rings brought him many conveniences, he didn't believe that the Ten Rings truly considered him King Solomon and that's why they followed his call.

The arrival of the Ten Rings reminded Mikaela of something a village girl from Orléans had said: that she had been targeted by God.

God said that I am destined to be with Him.

However, the time was not right, so it was merely a connection, and he did not interfere with his own thoughts.

The arrival of the Ten Rings reminds Mikaela of God's concept of 'karma'. Could this be something the other party did on purpose?

In order to learn this information, Mikaela came to find Doctor Roman, intending to ask him about this matter.

"I..." Doctor Roman looked at Mikaela's expression. She was calm and didn't seem to care about the Ten Rings at all.

In the past, Doctor Roman would have definitely thought that Mikaela was testing him, since anyone who obtains the Ten Rings would go crazy for their power.

As Solomon's Doctor Roman, Roman naturally understood the power contained within the Ten Rings.

Doctor Roman stared at Mikaela for a moment, then sighed, shook his head, and said calmly, "I no longer need the Ten Rings."

"Whoosh—!!"

The Ten Rings stopped flashing with golden light and instantly turned into ordinary golden rings.

The Shopkeeper's Daughter clearly noticed Ten Rings' subtle actions, and she chuckled, "They're getting upset. Be careful, they might make things difficult for you in the future."

"Right now, I'm just an ordinary person, no longer qualified to inherit the Ten Rings." Doctor Roman, having given up all hope, found a chair, sat down, and said with a smile, "Even in the future, I will still Servant."

That's right, the Ten Rings that Mikaela is holding right now are the genuine Ten Rings Commandments, belonging to Doctor Roman when he was alive.

If Doctor Roman were to become King Solomon in the future, he would naturally possess Noble Phantasm called the 'Ten Rings'.

Just like Artoria's Holy Sword and Holy Lance.

"If you don't need it, then I won't give it to you." Mikaela put away the Ten Rings. He sat on the soft bed and looked at Doctor Roman calmly. "However, my purpose in coming here is not just to give you the Ten Rings, but for other reasons."

"Go ahead," Doctor Roman said, already knowing that Mikaela had something to ask him.

"Did God interfere with you?"

Mikaela stared at Doctor Roman and asked, knowing full well that the last of the Ten Rings Commandments was in Doctor Roman's possession.

Goetia held nine rings, the last of which was a replica of an ornament he had made.

The last ring crossed space to reach Mikaela, which meant that the ring in Doctor Roman's hand had disappeared.

Judging from the recent probing, the ring on Doctor Roman's hand has indeed disappeared; otherwise, the other party wouldn't have reacted so strongly.

"Hmm?" A hint of surprise flashed in Doctor Roman's eyes. He looked at Mikaela and said slowly, "That's right. When I was suppressing the 'Ten Rings' with all my might, the Lord sighed. Although he didn't say anything, it was because of that sigh that the 'Ten Rings' broke free from my suppression."

Although Doctor Roman kept saying that he was an ordinary person, he still had the power to suppress the Ten Rings.

If it weren't for God's intervention, Mikaela might have had to work harder to summon the Ten Rings, and Doctor Roman might very well have transformed from 'ordinary Roman' into Solomon.

"So that's how it is?" Mikaela sighed, looking at the Ten Rings had disappeared from his hand due to the illusion. "Indeed, you can't just take things indiscriminately."

Although she had suspected it, the fact that God actually intervened and helped her collect the Ten Rings made Mikaela's heart grow heavier.

Mikaela had no idea how God existed, because the unknown is the most terrifying thing.

If the other party expresses their opinion, just like the Heavenly Punishment God, that look of looking at a child will greatly dispel the unease in Mikaela's heart.

However, God did not do that. Instead, He told her through a village girl that she was destined to be with him.

Then he stepped in to help me and got the last ring from Doctor Roman.

"Are you worried that the Ten Rings might be detrimental to you?" Doctor Roman seemed to see through Mikaela's concerns. He smiled gently and chuckled, "You can rest assured about that. The Lord is not that kind of God. His love for you is definitely selfless."

"After all, whether it was me, Jeanne d'Arc, or anyone else, we only received 'rewards' and did not receive any 'missions'."

"Perhaps in the Lord's eyes, you are qualified to receive His 'blessing,' which is why He handed over the Ten Rings to you."

At this point, Doctor Roman paused for a moment, then said with a rather helpless tone, "Of course, it's also possible that he hopes you will become my successor, otherwise he wouldn't have handed over the Ten Rings to you."

"Let me be your successor?" Mikaela asked doubtfully, looking at Doctor Roman. "Do you think I'm capable of becoming king?"

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant." Doctor Roman seemed to have a headache. He seemed to realize that there was a problem with his words. He continued, "The general idea is that you will become Solomon II, just like El-Melloi II, whom you know. You will simply inherit my position."

"And then help you clean up the mess?" Mikaela suddenly said, as if he understood why God had given him the Ten Rings.

"..."

Doctor Roman was silent for a moment, then looked at Mikaela with a hint of resentment and said, "Do you have some information that I don't know about?"

Chapter 477 Insufficient Authority

Doctor Roman came out, looking preoccupied, clearly having received some information from Mikaela.

'Could it be that the Lord thinks I'm slacking off too much, so he's directly finding an heir to provoke me?' Doctor Roman fell into deep thought. To be honest, he wasn't slacking off; he just didn't want to continue being Solomon.

In Solomon mode, Doctor Roman's special effect is 'None,' meaning he cannot be interfered with by anything.

During that period, Doctor Roman saw all things in the world as the same. He could look at all kinds of ugly emotions in humanity with a smile and ignore all kinds of evils committed by humanity.

Doctor Roman also knew that in that state he was the 'perfect king,' but not his true self.

At that time, he was just a non-human being deprived of the freedom to feel people's joys and sorrows.

"Sigh." Doctor Roman sighed. Although he was a little upset at first because the Ten Rings didn't approve of him, Mikaela had just said that if he wanted to take back the Ten Rings...

He would definitely return it to him. In that instant, Doctor Roman also realized that he was not Solomon, so why was he concerned about the existence of the Ten Rings?

"Doctor, are you finally out?"

At the doorway, Mash and Fujimaru Ritsuka hadn't left. Looking at Doctor Roman who had come out with a sigh, they asked nervously, "Did Ella-senpai say something to you?"

The person asking the question was Mash. She looked at Doctor Roman with some concern. When he came out, his expression was obviously quite heavy, as if something serious had happened.

"It's nothing, I'm sorry to have startled you." Doctor Roman shook his head. He glanced back and saw Mikaela and the Shopkeeper's Daughter talking in the room. His gaze gradually hardened as he looked at Mash and Fujimaru Ritsuka and said, "I'm going to find the director. There are some things I need to talk to her about."

After saying that, Doctor Roman walked away from Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash without saying anything more, heading towards the director's office.

"Sister Ella, what did you say to Doctor Roman?" Fujimaru Ritsuka walked into the room and asked Mikaela, "Doctor Roman seems to be in a very bad state."

"I made him truly let go of his past identity." Mikaela conjured up a steaming cup of coffee out of thin air. As he sipped his coffee, he looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka calmly and said, "He is Romani Archman, an ordinary doctor who likes to slack off, eat strawberry cake, and watch Magical Merih live streams."

"This is a good thing for everyone." Mikaela looked into the distance, and at that moment he seemed to see the future, where the being named Romani Archman would shed the burden of being called 'Solomon' and live in this world as an ordinary person.

"Is it a good thing?" Fujimaru Ritsuka asked in confusion, though she didn't know why Sister Ella would say that.

However, one thing is certain: the 'secret' about Doctor Roman that Holmes mentioned is already in Sister Ella's hands.

"So, has the investigation yielded any results?"