Chapter 853

Nzambi: "Aren't you the same? You absolutely need Shirou!"

Luvia: "I just can't live without Shirou!"

Nzambi: "Then I must have Shirou too!"

Luvia: "Hmph, how presumptuous of you, a primordial god with the body of a child!"

Nzambi: "Oh dear, how arrogant, a white woman with a cow-like figure!"

Their argument has completely degenerated to the level of elementary school students.

It feels like Illya and Kuro used to argue like this a lot ten years ago.

"Excuse me, Luvia, I have something else I'd like to ask... please pause for a moment."

The one who ended this chaos was Leinys.

She stepped between the two, turned to the girl in black, and said, "Goddess Nzambi, can you tell me what's going on?"

What exactly happened deeper inside the Spirit Tomb Albion?

Why would you, who should be asleep, reclaim your will and come to the human world...?

The dark-skinned goddess smiled and said, "Of course, it's to see my destined child (husband)..."

"Stop fooling around."

Leinys' sudden outburst of power startled Nzambi.

In stark contrast to the previous scene, the Great Goddess shrank behind Shirou.

On one hand, he felt guilty for putting Gray in danger because of his own mistake; on the other hand, the Clock Tower was in a very bad situation.

Leinys didn't have time for jokes right now.

"The interior of the Spirit Tomb Albion has been completely Singularity for several weeks now."

If that's all there is to it, that's fine. The worst-case scenario is that we Magecraft have to give up this base that we've been operating for 2000 years."

Has the situation deteriorated to the point where we should consider abandoning the Clock Tower? Rin clicked her tongue in amazement.

Leinys continued, "However... starting a few days ago, the otherworldly phenomena in Spirit Tomb Albion, began to intensify, and observations revealed that the Singularity is gradually expanding."

Goddess Nbizhan, please tell me what happened inside?

"..."

Goddess Nzambi glanced at Shirou, who nodded.

Then she slowly revealed the truth.

The Earth's soul, which should have resided deeper within the Spirit Tomb Albion — the Inner Sea of the Planet— has been corrupted.

What is constantly eroding the Inner Sea of the Planet is Lostbelt Singularity that should not exist in this timeline.

Although the Principle and mechanisms are unclear, it is certain that the Singularity is attempting to replace the soul of this planet.

It's like dropping an anchor on this timeline, which serves as the base point. Once things stabilize, the entire Inner Sea of the Planet will be replaced by something else.

Because of this strange change, the Goddess Nbizhan awoke from her slumber of tens of thousands of years.

"Because their sleeping place was taken, they tucked their tails between their legs and fled to the human world?"

Luvia scoffed, "The self-proclaimed great goddess, the mother of all life, is nothing but a coward~"

Nzambi frowned unhappily. "Don't joke around, kid..."

I didn't escape to the ground; I was forcibly pushed there.

"What difference does it make?" Luvia maintained her mocking smile.

"Don't you understand? You're so slow."

The goddess revealed a sly smile, "This isn't erosion, it's invasion."

"Someone from another world is attempting to invade your primate world—"

"What..."

Everyone was speechless.

Nowadays, Lostbelt Singularity have become common knowledge among Magecraft.

Extraterrestrial phenomena occur from time to time around the world; although troublesome, they have not caused any substantial damage.

On the contrary, modern Magecraft has made rapid progress in recent years due to research on Singularity and information about supernatural events.

Ultimately, so-called Lostbelt Singularity are simply Projection of desolate, post-apocalyptic worlds that have been reduced to mere remnants.

How could the remnants of defeat possibly pose a threat to us, who are now at the pinnacle of prosperity ( in the Pan-Human History)?

Therefore, no one took it seriously; instead, they regarded it as a windfall.

However, the goddess expressed a different opinion.

"The enemy is very strong; you guys have no chance of winning."

"Goddess Nzambi said confidently."

Having realized this, I returned to the ground. Guess why?

It's so that we can kill you before the enemy does.

Because I am everyone's mother, I would never entrust the happiness (or death) of my beloved children to outsiders.

"..."

What she said made perfect sense, and everyone was speechless.

The original Earth Mother Goddess, who is often misunderstood as an evil deity and even worshipped by modern cults, certainly has an unusual thought process; let's put that aside for now.

"He had ambitious plans to wipe out all of humanity, but he'd barely been on the surface for half a day when a passing human conveniently killed him."

Luvia's words struck a nerve, Goddess Nzambi blushed.

"Ugh, well... that's because Shirou is too strong!"

"If Shirou hadn't interfered, I could have killed all of you!"

That statement is not wrong.

Although she appears as a pitiful young girl, she is a great goddess with Spirit Origin at the level of a chief god; her mere presence on Earth is considered Singularity in itself.

With her utterly depraved Authority, she could turn London into a zombie abode in just a few days.

Zombies protected by the Mother Goddess will no longer fear the heavy firepower of modern weapons like they do in the movies.

"The soul of the planet is being eroded and will be replaced..."

"The Counter Force is thus weakened, which is why Magical Beast and goddesses can come to the earth and wreak havoc..."

Rin and Luvia analyzed.

"Nzambi, you just said you were forcibly pushed to the surface?"

Shirou had been silent all along, suddenly spoke.

"Yes, although I don't understand why... the Singularity in the Inner Sea of the Planet is rejecting me."

Is that your speculation?

The Goddess Nzambi shook her head. "I am a sorcerer; I could never be wrong about intuition—"

This isn't speculation; that Singularity is indeed rejecting me. The humans living in that world are not my children.

"..."

Shirou fell silent.

Speaking of otherworldly realms that reject the gods... Shirou's mind conjured up the nostalgic Twilight Island.

While the condition of "rejecting the gods" alone is insufficient for judgment, however...

Unfortunately, this Singularity occurred in England — on the Island of Britain.

In other words, the enemy's true objective... is probably to seize this land.

Is this also a coincidence?

What kind of apocalyptic world could have existed that even the most basic landmass had ceased to exist?

Or perhaps...

The land they live on is the Origin of all end and calamity...

You look very serious, are you alright?

The Goddess Nzambi looked at Shirou's face and asked a question, bringing him back to his senses.

Shirou shook his head to indicate that he was fine, and then Leinys asked him more about the situation in the Inner Sea of the Planet.

Gods like Nzambi who were willing to return to earth are few and far between.

It's good news that the vast majority of gods have no intention of returning to earth to do great things.

"Leinys, what do you plan to do?" Shirou asked.

After a moment's thought, the blonde girl replied, "I will ask my brother to convene Grand Resolution, then reveal this information to the Lord at the meeting, and then sit down to discuss specific countermeasures."

"I see, that's a reasonable judgment."

"What's wrong, Shirou?"

Shirou said, "Before telling Kenshinnes, shouldn't we talk to your ally first?"

Leinys raised an eyebrow and said, "Lady Olga Marie...?"

Shirou nodded. "That's right, we should talk to her first, so we can have the upper hand when it comes to the Grand Resolution."

"Understood, I'll give it a try."

"And then, I also have something to ask of you."

Upon hearing Shirou's words, everyone turned to look at him.

"Knowing Lorelei as I do, if she knew her country was being invaded, she would definitely choose to go to war without hesitation, but by then it would be too late."

Shirou addressed the Clock Tower Queen by her name as a matter of course, and then expressed his thoughts.

"I plan to make contact with the Singularity before then."

Upon hearing her husband's statement, Rin and Luvia immediately became restless.

"Wait, Shirou! You said contact... but Singularity aren't places anyone can just enter, are they?"

"That's what I mean! Singularity suitability is something you can't force, and..."

"No problem, I can go in... They definitely won't refuse me there."

For some reason, Shirou's attitude was very certain, even to the point of using absolute certainty.

Noticing his somewhat unusual reaction, Gray asked, "Mr. Shirou, are you planning to negotiate with them?"

Given Shirou's character as everyone knows him, it's understandable that he would think this way.

Despite possessing the greatest power, he is gentler than anyone else, and he certainly wouldn't want this incident to escalate into a bloodbath between the two worlds.

Shirou must have been thinking of preventing the war from happening before it even began.

But to everyone's surprise—

"... No."

The white-haired youth shook his head.

"If possible, I hope to do it without the help of anyone else—"

Shirou said this quietly, his eyes shining with unwavering determination.

"I will personally end that world."

Volume 11: 505 A Grand Opening Before Departure?

No one raised any objections, and the date for heading to the Lostbelt was quickly set.

After confirming the information, Shirou contacted the network he had built up at Atlas Institute to seek technical support.