Goetia: Give up... We're already here, after all

"Mash, Ritsuka, I hope to get your help next."

"Um?"

Still curious about the true nature of the knife, the two couldn't help but ask a bewildered question.

"Yes, literally."

Gwen nodded, confirming that the two had not misheard.

"No problem, what do you need us to do?"

Feeling deeply indebted to Gwen for his help and protection throughout the day, Fujimaru Ritsuka asked without hesitation.

"I need you... to Holy Relic once."

"Ha?"

Shortly after, at a hastily modified summoning incantation, Fujimaru Ritsuka stood with Mash, looking at Gwen with conflicted expressions—

"Will this really work?"

Even if we go and retrieve the records, it would be more effective than us going in person, wouldn't it?

Believe in yourself.

Gwen smiled and shook his head, giving the two a thumbs-up to encourage them.

"So who exactly are you trying to summon?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka scratched her short hair, completely clueless.

"You'll know when the results come out."

If it fails, at least I won't be disappointed.

This time, Gwen did not satisfy Fujimaru Ritsuka's curiosity, and slowly shook his head—

"You just need to recall your experiences along the way, from Singularity F that started with the Big Bang, through one Singularity after another, to the final battle at the Grand Temple of Time."

"All right..."

Hearing those Remembrance terms, Fujimaru Ritsuka put aside her distracting thoughts and nodded solemnly.

"Oh right, Fufu, you can go up too."

Gwen thought for a moment, then moved Fufu, who was still perched on his shoulder, onto Mash's shoulder as well.

"Fu-huh?"

Fufu blinked innocently, her face full of confusion.

It sensed the aura on Gwen that belonged to it yet was different from its own, so it prepared to investigate the reason on Gwen, but was sent back before it could find anything.

However, it understood that Gwen had something to do, so it didn't rush back. Instead, it perched on Mash's shoulder, ready to see what Gwen was going to do.

"Let's begin..."

Seeing that the two people and the beast were ready, Gwen did not delay and began immediately, converting his Cosmo into magic and inputting it into the summoning spell. His hand rested on the Broken Blade at his waist, and as his golden Cosmo flowed, it dyed the Broken Blade with a dazzling gold.

In the Type-Moon World, Gwen certainly didn't intend to use this broken Broken Blade to summon the white-haired demon from Izumo Country who ultimately fought to the death with Izanami.

Since they're on servers across a whole world, it's highly unlikely to work.

Gwen wielded this Broken Blade because he wanted to borrow its power—

Thanks to the three powers he gained after defeating his Inner Demon, Gwen adapted to the Broken Blade quickly and was already able to use its powers, such as lightning and ice, which Gwen was very familiar with.

However, Gwen is clearly not going to use either of those, but rather...

The most important time.

When Gwen was first thrown here from the Tsukihime world by the Counter Force, he decided to give those two idiots a job, and now is the time.

As is well known, the Heroic Spirit Summoning Ritual pulls people from the Throne of Heroes, also known as the Record Boundary.

However, on very rare occasions, this well-known common sense can be modified.

For example, in the former Singularity F, a certain dream demon who wished to remain anonymous pulled off a bizarre maneuver.

Now, Gwen is going to learn from Mei Liangxin and go all out—

Through a summoning ritual, one connects to the Throne of Heroes, also known as the Record Boundary.

By utilizing the unique properties of the Record Boundary, a specific point in the past can be traced back to summon a certain person from the past—

It makes sense that a person can be summoned by a heroic spirit since they are already dead.

As the surging magical power transformed from Gwen's Cosmo poured in, the summoning spell was activated. The light of the spiritual particles engulfed the two humans and the beast. The modified spell chained the activation of the other six spells, forcibly initiating the entire Grand Summoning Ritual without a summoning device.

With Gwen's magical support, the summoning spell successfully connected with the Record Boundary—

Instantly, Gwen, who had illegally hacked into the Record Boundary, sensed a variety of different auras: indifference, enthusiasm, excitement, calmness, affection, disgust, resistance, and initiative...

However, Gwen was not here to find anyone at the Throne of Heroes today, so he ignored these thoughts.

The Broken Blade beneath the hem trembled slightly, and the illusory blade slowly materialized, as if it were about to coalesce into a complete sword.

The power of time converges here, driven by Gwen, allowing him to use the unique properties of the Record Boundary to overcome the barriers of time and travel to the recent past.

Following a unique point shared by Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mash, and Fufu, whose origin could no longer be found, Gwen arrived at a special place where there was no way forward and it had already vanished.

"Is time such an inconvenient thing?"

"Open it for me!"

Adhering to the principle of "striving for great things," Gwen wholeheartedly propelled this great power of time.

Finally, as Gwen's compatibility with the Blade of the End increased, the wreath on his wrist shimmered slightly, and the Stigmata on his back flashed with a strange light.

Driven by miracles and victories, Gwen finally arrived at the place he should never have reached, a place that no longer existed.

Then...

The right time, the right place, and the people who are truly needed!

In that final, unique state between existence and non-existence, Gwen wielded the holy sword, powerful enough to sever everything, and carved out the portion he needed from that unique existence that was heading towards "nothingness," a state beyond human reach.

Grab it in one go, and refine it instantly!

In an instant, it disappeared along with the other part that had been separated at that particular point in time, becoming nothingness.

By concealing that sliver of True Spirit, Gwen instantly traversed the path he had taken and returned to the present moment.

Using his ability to Nourish Soul with Soul, Gwen filled that wisp of consciousness with a soul.

Using the nature of the Heroic Spirit summoning ritual, Gwen summoned someone who was already dead and no longer existed—

In an instant, the spiritual particles that had been surrounding Fujimaru Ritsuka and the other two erupted like a volcano, and the magical fluctuations were so strong that even the Hidden Ones plotting behind the Heavenly Temple could clearly sense them.

However, none of these were within Gwen's considerations.

Gwen smiled with satisfaction as he watched the figure taking shape within the Spiritron Light.

However, just as that figure was about to take shape, a strange fluctuation appeared, denying its existence and attempting to drag it into the abyss of nothingness...

Chapter 604 Goetia: Give up... You've already come all this way.

"Um?"

Gwen, who had been relieved by the formation of the figure within the light of the spirit particles and was just waiting to take out his camera to record the moment of their reunion, suddenly noticed the strange aura emanating from the figure he had summoned. He paused, his brows furrowed as he looked at it.

Gwen could sense that some force was trying to erase the Heroic Spirit that he had pulled from the now-defunct Grand Temple of Time.

Although it was the first time he had seen it, Gwen inexplicably felt a strange familiarity with that power.

However, Gwen himself had no clue about this sense of familiarity.

However, although he couldn't figure out the source of this strange sense of familiarity, it didn't prevent Gwen from analyzing the current situation—

"Even though I have severed the Doctor's soul, keeping only the part that is Romani and cutting off all the part that belongs to King Solomon, I still cannot completely separate them as two people. So the world must let the Doctor, as one aspect or possibility of King Solomon, go to 'nothingness'?"

As he felt the presence of the person, who seemed to be erased like a pencil drawing on a blank sheet of paper but was constantly being drawn out again with his own power, jumping back and forth, Gwen's expression became completely serious.

"Gwen, what happened?"

Noticing Gwen's change in expression, Adele asked with some concern.

Even when facing Zeus, Gwen had never shown such a solemn expression.

"Yes, things have taken me by surprise."

Gwen nodded, golden flames rising from his body, his Cosmo slowly burning. The aura that mimicked the birth of all things at the beginning of the universe, yet possessed the power to destroy all things, instantly attracted the attention of Demeter was standing to the side in a daze.

"This is..."

Sensing Gwen's aura, Demeter, now back to normal, wore a thoughtful expression, which was quickly replaced by one of pain—

As Demeter tried to understand what the aura emanating from Gwen meant, the damage to her divine core plunged her back into her own world.

Just then, a flash of magical energy appeared, and a figure shrouded in black robes appeared not far from Gwen.

The hooded man glanced at Gwen, whose aura was terrifying, but didn't expend much energy on him. Instead, he quickly turned his attention to the summoning ritual.

Sensing the connection between himself and the figure in the light and shadow, the newcomer's fingernails unconsciously pierced his palm as he stared intently at the figure—

How is that possible?

Absolutely not!

After activating that Noble Phantasm, he had already abandoned everything about himself—

This includes King Solomon's body, life, creations, achievements, Great Achievement, and even his way of being as a heroic spirit, all of which will be returned to the heavens and ultimately disappear from the Throne of Heroes, reaching the "nothingness" that humanity has never reached before!

How could someone like him possibly be summoned!

The Record Boundary no longer shows this person's existence, so how could someone possibly be able to summon him?

Having been sublimated on the brink of death, the enlightened Goetia felt a surge of emotions even more intense than when he faced the returning King Solomon at the Grand Temple of Time. For a moment, he even forgot to conceal himself, and simply gazed with his golden eyes at the figure struggling on the boundary between existence and non-existence.

"Hey, aren't you... from Chaldea?"

Sensing an unfamiliar presence approaching, Miyamoto Musashi instantly drew his sword.

But after seeing who it was, he put the weapon back.

Before reuniting with Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others, this person who called himself "the Chaldea person" told Musashi many secrets.

Although a gag order was issued afterward, Musashi still recognized the other party's identity at a glance.

"Call..."

Awakened by Musashi's voice, Goetia took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, and ignored Musashi, walking straight toward Gwen.

Although she had lost her composure due to shock, after recovering, Goetia knew what she had to do.

"It's you?"

Sensing the approaching, completely unfamiliar yet powerful magical aura, Gwen looked up and immediately saw through the hood a face that resembled the Romani Archman he remembered, but with a serious expression and golden eyes that held a unique majesty that the other man would never possess.

"Stop what you're doing."

Goetia seemed unconcerned that she appeared to have been recognized, and simply gazed at Gwen with her still unfathomable golden eyes—

"The time for farewell has come. He has abandoned the world (Ars Noa), he has given up everything and is heading towards the 'nothingness' that humans cannot reach."

What you are doing now is only adding to his unnecessary suffering.

"Stop talking nonsense and help."

Despite Goetia's advice, Gwen instantly appeared beside Goetia, grabbing his thin shoulders—inherited from Romani and not at all like someone capable of fighting the Ten Commandments—and led him to the summoning ritual.

"I don't know much about magic, but you know a lot of other things. Let's see if you can help him."

After saying that, Gwen had already vanished before Goetia could react, leaving Goetia standing there with his hand raised, unable to utter a word.

"..."

Seeing Gwen return to the other side, his aura growing stronger, Goetia remained silent for a moment, but still didn't say anything. Instead, she began to help as Gwen had asked.

King Solomon, who should have vanished into nothingness before the complete collapse of the Grand Temple of Time, or rather, Romani, actually appeared here—this is already a miracle that turned the impossible into reality.

Since that's the case, Goetia wouldn't mind going crazy with Gwen, this strange guy who appeared out of nowhere—

He is no longer the all-knowing King of Gods, but a member of Chaldea, so it's reasonable for him to do some irrational things.

After securing Goetia's help with just a few words, Gwen continued to devise a solution to Romani's problems—