Manaka: But I Was Here First! / A Gift for Ritsuka Fujimaru and a Difference of Opinion
Gwen could hardly believe his ears.
"It's like this..."
Ryougi Shiki quickly relayed the meaning and words of the Counter Force, causing Gwen's expression to shift uncertainly.
A simple translation of his words would be something like this:
"Elder brother!
Father!
Ancestors!
I'll acknowledge you as my ancestor, okay? Please, please don't hit me yet!
Although this bastard deserves to die a thousand deaths, even a thousand deaths wouldn't be too much, he can't die now—
Although the source of almost all the world's anomalies lies here, restoring the world cannot be achieved simply by killing the culprit.
During this period, some mistakes and oversights inevitably occurred in this world.
The power of the many additional class Servants that Chaldea borrowed during their journey disrupted certain rules of this world to some extent.
Therefore, before completely resolving the Alien God, we need to clarify these issues and rationally integrate the new entities that arise in the process into the world.
In short, spare his life, but execute him later in the autumn.
"Okay, tell them I agree."
Seeing the Alien God Gwen channeling magic, desperately trying to create two bootleg Gaias to fight him, Gwen didn't hesitate any longer and shot out the golden stream of light from his hand—
Absolute Annihilation!
Chapter 677 Love Song: I was here first!
The terrifying explosion caused by the dazzling golden lightning almost covered half of Antarctica, but Gwen didn't even glance at it and headed straight back to where he was originally located in the Atlantic Lostbelt.
"You're back?"
The first Ryougi Shiki to see Gwen, who was already awake. Her gentle and pretty face still had that serene smile, as natural and warm as a wife waiting for her husband to return home.
"Yeah, thank you for using telepathy, otherwise I really would have smashed that thing to death."
Gwen laughed.
Although the Alien God seized control of most of the planet, his control weakened as most of the Lostbelt were removed. Coupled with the resistance and opposition from Human Order, he was unable to fully utilize the planet's power and could only try to resist Gwen by creating a pirated version of Gaia, but all his efforts were in vain.
If it weren't for the Counter Force that stopped him, Gwen would have truly used Limit Absolute Annihilation to completely obliterate the Alien God.
"Judging from your previous state, you must have gained some insights, right?"
Gwyn naturally took Ryougi Shiki's hand and walked alongside her on the snow-covered land, asking Gwen a light smile.
"Yes, there were some unexpected gains."
Ryougi Shiki nodded slightly, her smile deepening.
"I have to thank you all the way, otherwise I probably would never have known I was capable of this..."
Before Ryougi Shiki could finish speaking, a tall, golden figure rushed up to Gwyn—
"Gwen, Gwen, where have you been?"
Arcueid's crimson eyes were full of affection as she naturally took Gwen's other arm, her eyes brimming with excitement.
"You don't know, I..."
The Princess of the True Ancestor excitedly shared her harvest with her lover, while Gwen and Ryougi Shiki listened quietly, occasionally chiming in with a few words, unexpectedly giving the impression of a warm family of three.
Until--
"Shiki, and Arcueid, you've run away again..."
With a somber expression and an almost palpable sense of oppression emanating from her, Sayo Aika softly.
"No way!"
Arcueid strongly protested this.
"We've been together for a long time."
—You're the one who came later!
Arcueid undoubtedly conveys this meaning.
"Gwen ~"
Instantly, Sayo Aika looked at Gwen with teary eyes, looking like she was about to cry.
"Come on, Aige, if you'd like, there's a place for you here too..."
Gwen opened his arms and smiled.
Although he didn't understand how someone like Gwyn, neither a prince nor Prince, had caught the eye of Sayo Aika Gwen, who seemed to have moved past the stage of being love-struck and was developing into a fun-loving person, he still chose to accept it.
Although it's a draw, he doesn't lose out.
"Hey-hey..."
In an instant, Sayo Aika's expression brightened, and she darted in front of Gwen, tilting her pretty little face up with a grin.
"Saying 'There will always be a place for me' at this time will earn you more goodwill..."
"But Aika isn't the kind of naive girl who would be easily swayed by such rhetoric."
Gwen chuckled lightly.
"And even if I don't say it, Aika will understand, right?"
"But people just want to hear you say it..."
Sayo Aika persisted relentlessly.
"Aige is welcome to come and visit anytime if she wants."
Ryougi Shiki said with a smile, but there was a hint of malice in her gentle tone.
"Shi, you've gone too far. Running away is one thing, but now you're making things difficult for me."
Sayo Aika, Ryougi Shiki now seemed more mature and sophisticated than she remembered, and said discontentedly,
"I was here first!"
"You have to hold on tight to what you want; that's what I learned from you."
Ryougi Shiki smiled and said...
Amidst laughter and playful banter, the group returned to Storm Bord, where they were still staying.
At the small meeting, Gwen briefly recounted what he had done and, based on the information he had received from Kirschtaria, briefly informed the Chaldea members about the situation of the Alien God.
"That makes sense. The surprise attack on Chaldea forced us to escape by submarine, and even the last-minute ambush that killed me was also intended to prevent me from associating with the truth about Chaldeas."
Little Da Vinci stroked his chin and said.
"At the same time, proposing a transfer is also part of it."
Gwen suggested.
"You mean..."
There's a traitor within Chaldea!
Little Da Vinci glanced around. She, Romani, Mash, Ritsuka, and Gwen were all people she could absolutely trust.
Looking back now on the fall of Chaldea... Little Da Vinci felt there were many suspicious points at the time.
This makes a certain detective, who was caught in the aftermath of Olgamarie's attack and is now lying in a hospital bed, seem very suspicious.
"There are untrustworthy people in Chaldea, Goetia's statement is true."
Gwen presented another piece of evidence.
"It really is..."
News that's not exactly making me happy.
Dr. Roman rubbed his forehead and said.
"But at least it was discovered before it developed to the d end, wasn't it?"
Little Da Vinci chuckled and patted him on the shoulder.
"But... why..."
Fujimaru Ritsuka also understood the meaning behind everyone's words, pinched her brow in distress.
It's incredibly devastating to discover that a fellow traveler who's been through thick and thin with you turns out to be a mole.
"Perhaps even before this, he himself had doubts about his own purpose."
Gwen patted her shoulder comfortingly—
"At least, when he was with you, apart from hiding some key information that he himself was unaware of or could not remember, there was not much deception or betrayal."
To lessen the pain of that final blow, he was also intentionally reducing the establishment of new contacts.
"But that's precisely what makes it so difficult."
Fujimaru Ritsuka sighed.
"The world is always like this, never perfect."
Gwen didn't offer any further comfort, but simply sighed.
"However, when he remembers those things he has forgotten, it may be the prelude to another trial."
"Another trial?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka's intuition told her that this was not a good thing.
"Um..."
Gwen told the girl about his experiences in Antarctica.
"So, after the Lostbelt, are there new challenges ahead?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't react too strongly to this; in fact, she was rather indifferent, probably thinking, "Ah, I knew it. Just as I thought."
"Yes, but unlike singularities and Lostbelt, this trial is not about destruction, but about cognition and creation, and writing a new world Order."
Gwen nodded.
"I don't have enough experience in this area to offer direct help, and I even need to learn from it."
All we can do is provide some military support.
With that, Gwen flipped his hand and took out a blue gem, handing it to Fujimaru Ritsuka.
Chapter 678 A Gift for Fujimaru Ritsuka and Disagreements
"This is..."
Fujimaru Ritsuka blinked, took the sky-blue gem from Gwen's hand, and matched it with a memory of one of her father's treasured possessions—
"Blue Gem Cone?"
"Um..."
When he heard Fujimaru Ritsuka accurately name the little toy he had made, Gwen smiled and nodded.
Having received Gwen's confirmation, Fujimaru Ritsuka's expression grew increasingly strange as she tentatively asked—
Gaia?
"Ritsuka, you have a wide range of interests..."
Gwen laughed.
"What's wrong with girls liking tokusatsu (special effects)?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka spoke with righteous indignation, but then changed the subject, asking curiously—
"Does Gaia really exist in this world?"
"Not the Counter Force, but the one that the light of the earth transforms into?"
The girl's Amber eyes were filled with curiosity and anticipation.