Arc 46The Simulated Root’s Fall
Chen Li broke Marisbury’s hold over the Lostbelts, drew Morgan and Artoria toward his vision of Paradise, and defeated Marisbury in a contest that unleashed the Simulated Root’s corruption. The arc left Marisbury transformed into a tiny version of himself, with Olga Marie standing before him.
- Chen Li rallied the allied forces against Marisbury, while Olga Marie placed bounties on him and the Doctor killed Beryl Gut to begin the battle.
- Chen Li gave Ryougi Shiki the power to sever the Simulated Root’s erasure authority, then sent Gilles de Rais to cut the Lostbelts off from Chaldeas.
- Morgan arrived to kidnap Chen Li, but after their confrontations and a contract made with the Covenant Gold Coin, she became his ally and promised to protect him.
- Chen Li invited Morgan and Artoria Caster to help create Paradise, and Artoria flew to the Sixth Lostbelt to confront its violence while Morgan fought beside her.
- Marisbury caused the Sixth Lostbelt and its Imaginary Tree to fall toward Chen Li, but Chen Li contained them with [What If] and then accepted Marisbury’s challenge to build Chaldeas.
- Chen Li used [Mission Accomplished] to create a complete Chaldeas faster than Marisbury, winning their contest and exposing Marisbury’s crimes to his Inherent Domain.
- The domain’s judgment overwhelmed the Simulated Root with black corruption, driving Marisbury mad and forcing Chen Li and the Human Evils to decide he had to die.
- Chen Li severed Marisbury’s link to the Simulated Root and used [Moe Ying Body] on him, transforming him into a tiny version of himself who offered Chen Li a candy.