Did Xipe Raid the House?

She held her staff high, its tip radiating a mysterious light that enveloped Eden along with the energy crystal in her hand. The pure white light connected heaven and earth, reaching straight to the starry sky.

"That's how it is..."

Sensing the connection he had established with the energy crystal, Gwen murmured, and the Life Counter on his chest turned green, just like the energy crystal. It began to establish a deep connection with the starry sky above and even the cosmos beyond the rift through invisible fluctuations...

Meanwhile, on the blank ground—

"Yes, that's right, it's you."

I need your help.

Gwen nodded, his gaze calmly fixed on the incredulous girl, and sighed softly—

"Although this is different from the path I originally planned for you, I do need your help now."

"Can... I really do it?"

Artoria still pointed at herself in disbelief, her face full of insecurity.

"Of course you can..."

A faint voice sounded in her ear, startling Artoria so much that her body instantly stiffened.

Sayo Aika crept up behind Artoria, startling the fairy girl, and then fixed her resentful gaze on the phantom of Gwen in front of her—

"Gwen is really going too far. Whether it was getting to know me or moving into my house, I was the one who came first. So why does Gwen choose to ignore me, even this little vixen?"

"..."

Seeing the resentment emanating from her almost solidified, and seeing Sayo Aika staring at him with a face full of grudges, Gwen couldn't help but scratch his head—

No, what time is it? How can you still be in the mood to play around with free learning here?

However, this was clearly not the time to escalate the conflict; the only option was to appease them—

"Of course, it's because I believe that Aigo will provide the most important help at the most crucial moment..."

It was visibly clear that the melancholy on Sayo Aika's delicate face had brightened considerably.

However, although her mood improved considerably in an instant, Sayo Aika still murmured to herself—

"Gwen is really mean-spirited. He just ignores people who offer help, just like those bad men in the soap operas Ayaka watches..."

"..."

Gwen heard the figure of the thought sway slightly, but still chuckled softly—

"Would Aiko like to play a role?"

"Certainly!"

Faced with this blatant hint, Sayo Aika puffed out her flat chest.

"I want to be the leading lady and beat all those schizophrenic bad women to their knees!"

"Let's wait and see."

Gwen nodded, then added jokingly—

"However, the female lead can't be a minor..."

"Um?"

The resentment on Sayo Aika's pretty face had completely vanished, but upon hearing this, she still glared at Gwen, a mischievous smile playing on her lips—

"Wouldn't Gwen like a middle school student?"

Having said that, Sayo Aika stopped looking at Gwen and instead moved lightly to stand in front of Artoria, placing her hands on the girl's slender shoulders—

"Young lady, are you still confused about your so-called mission?"

Sayo Aika, seemingly imbued with some kind of magic, drifted out, causing Artoria to nod subconsciously—

Although her innate mission made her want to save those fairies, those fairies who never disappointed her in their ability to do so made her think time and time again, "Ah, why don't these damn fairies and the Fairy Country be destroyed together? What idiot made me save such hopeless things?"

The illusory mission clashed with the real harm time and time again, causing Artoria to waver and even question her mission.

"Then let's go."

At this moment, Sayo Aika whispered like a tempting demon—

"After this job is done, the fate of the Fairy Country will have nothing to do with you anymore."

If you see someone you want to help, you can lend a hand; if you see an annoying fairy, you can slap them a couple of times, or even return their favorite pranks to them...

"..."

Listening to Sayo Aika recount the things she had fantasized about time and again during her sixteen years of being bullied, Artoria didn't immediately agree, but instead hesitated—

Her innate mission and harsh upbringing fostered a contradictory personality in her. Although she appeared timid, she held firm to her principles. Even though she seemed indifferent, she still possessed kindness and compassion within her.

Seeing that Sayo Aika's words had some effect, but not entirely, Gwen stepped forward and extended his hand to the fairy girl—

"As Aika said, after this, Artoria, you will no longer be bound by any so-called mission."

Whether it's living far away from the Fairy Country and enjoying a peaceful life of eating and drinking every day;

You can choose to enjoy the beauty of life, eat and sleep every day, and then find your own life goals – that's all your freedom.

As for your original mission, leave it to me.

"..."

Looking at Gwyn, whose thoughts were completely unfathomable despite his fairy eyes, who had been helping her since they met and Gwen her with kindness without reservation, and seeing the hand waiting for her just like that day, Artoria was suddenly overwhelmed with emotion and slapped it—

"What do you mean by 'eat your fill, sleep your fill, eat your fill'? Do you think I'm a pig?"

"Oh...

"If Artoria is willing, I wouldn't mind raising you to be all plump and healthy..."

"Who wants you to support them..."

The girl's figure was thus shrouded in a hazy light and shadow, drifting towards the horizon.

Sayo Aika remained standing there, her face showing some displeasure.

Hmm...

As expected, flirting with girls is much easier when the male lead is the one doing it...

Although she said this, Sayo Aika turned serious—

Even with all the knowledge and information she possessed, deciphering the mechanisms of Artoria, this Paradise Fairy, was no easy task.

That guy Shi has already succeeded; she can't fall behind...

Time passed second by second, Artoria was immersed in the warm light, feeling as if she had returned to the legendary womb.

As Sayo Aika continued her efforts, Artoria's true nature as Paradise Fairy, bathed in soft light, was revealed. The restrictions that originally needed to be broken by striking the bone bell were rapidly unlocked, and pure and vast light power continuously washed over the fairy girl's body, like an iron ore being constantly hammered.

While Sayo Aika was focused on deciphering the mechanisms within Artoria, Gwen had already successfully and temporarily contained the energy crystal—

The Life Counter on his chest, transformed into a vibrant blue-green, connects with the starry sky above and even the pitch-black universe beyond the cracks in the cosmos.

As Gwen successfully absorbed the energy crystal, the magical power that had been gathered through the combined efforts of Arcueid and Ryougi Shiki quietly became smooth and fluid. Gwen's previously subtle presence finally connected with this planet in some special form.

"Huh?"

Arcueid, acting as the port, immediately noticed the anomaly.

"Gwen..."

Ryougi Shiki also looked surprised—

"You now... seem to have truly become the UO of this planet..."

"It doesn't matter, it's good enough that the little broken ball doesn't drag us down."

Gwen also noticed the subtle change in the planet's attitude towards him, but he didn't seem to care.

This is not the Gaia world Earth, which gave birth to a large number of geniuses on the Alchemy Star and condensed the light of the earth and the light of the ocean.

Now that the tide has turned in his favor, those with limited influence over the world who want to Counter Force will have to behave themselves like subservient grandsons if they don't want to die.

Chapter 661 Did Xipe steal the house?

Within Gwen's Stigmata Space, emerald green energy crystals floated above Eden's palms, radiating a vibrant, ethereal green light that made Eden appear as if she were Goddess who ruled over life.

However, Eden's face was not as composed as usual; instead, it was serious, and beads of sweat even slid down his smooth forehead.

With its keen sense of rhythm, Eden was even able to tune the Star Sea Harmony shortly after the Previous Civilization created it, making it the Star of Eden.

However, Eden was somewhat powerless when faced with the energy crystal that represented the rhythm of a planet.

Even with Elysia's assistance, the one currently connecting to this energy crystal is not the corresponding Venus, but Earth, Earth from another world.

The differences in the partners Eden faces have led to a constant stream of discordant notes that it needs to address.

As Earth discovered Gwen's "anomaly" that allowed him to prolong his existence, and decisively recognized him as a true Ultimate Origin, Eden's workload increased exponentially.

Even though Elysia was doing her best to increase the output of her powers, she could only watch as Eden's face gradually turned pale.

"Eden ..."

Seeing her best friend's increasingly pale face, Elysia bit her red lips lightly and slid to her side like a fish in the sea, gently pressing her shoulder—

"Don't be reckless. Summon Gwen; his power far surpasses ours—"

At least, it will make things much easier for you.

"If things are beyond our control, I will certainly call upon Gwen without hesitation."

But for now, I can still persevere.

Eden remained unfazed, his gaze unwavering, continuing to adjust the energy crystal in his palm, a certain tenacity flickering in his golden eyes.

"Can..."

Faced with Eden's unusual persistence, even stubbornness, Elysia suddenly felt a little annoyed. She suddenly understood the mindset of others 50,000 years ago when they faced their own choice to sacrifice themselves and leave alone.

Just then, drawn by a certain fluctuation emanating from Eden's emotions, a phantom feather quietly glowed, slowly floated up, and landed on Eden.

"This..."

Elysia looked at the feather with some hesitation, sensing that it possessed some kind of peculiar power.

"It seems to have happened when everyone gathered their powers, and when Gwen's three powers fell together."

"Um..."

Eden responded softly, a peculiar light gleaming in his golden eyes—

"The distance between me and Gwen... seems to have grown closer..."

"Um?"

Elysia blinked in confusion.

"This is..."

Gwen, who was working with Eden to resolve the numerous issues related to the energy crystal connection and simultaneously helping the body of this Giant of Light adapt to the continuous flow of magic, was also taken aback—

Just as Eden said, he suddenly felt that a certain distance between himself and Eden seemed to have been quietly shortened.

Gwen quickly realized the origin of this feeling—

"The Robin's ear quill?"

After seeing off the Halovian on their final journey with the Robin in their Halovian, Gwen received a phantom ear feather.

When Gwen handed it over to Robin, the last survivor of the Halovian, the illusory ear feather split into two in Robin's hands, one of which remained with Gwen.

And now, it is this illusory ear feather that is making the connection between Gwen and Eden even stronger.

"This feeling..."

It seems that the power was gathered to make up for the damage to the Blade of the End, but I had focused almost all my attention on that sword before, and only regarded it as a normal reaction of the Blade of the End under the multiple overlapping omnipotent stimuli.

In retrospect, it is probably the effect of the ear feathers left behind by the Robin.

And this effect... could this illusory ear feather have already been observed or even blessed by the Xipe of the Alliance?

Realizing that he might have been ambushed by Xipe without his knowledge, Gwen was in a bad mood, but he also knew that now was not the time to dwell on it. He quickly composed himself and used the power of his ear wing to strengthen his connection with Eden.

"I'm sorry, Sister Eden, I was too focused on the power I had and neglected your feelings."

Now I'll take over the energy crystal issue. Can you help me deal with the energy flowing into my body?