Are All the Gods in Greek Mythology Gundams?!

Snap, snap, snap--

In the almost suffocating silence, a sudden burst of applause rang out.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone in the room, Hecate looked at the Lord El-Melloi II on the other end of the communication Magecraft and spoke in an appreciative tone.

"Brilliant deduction, all correct. Lord El-Melloi II, you are truly a Magecraft of considerable skill."

"To receive your affirmation is the most honorable moment of my life."

Faced with the praise from the Goddess of the Night, the Lord El-Melloi II bowed slightly to show his respect.

"However, there is still one thing I don't understand. Could you please answer it for me, Lady?"

"Speak."

Hecate nodded.

"Your current appearance is not your true form, and the Lesser Grail, used to open the [Root] portal, is in our hands. So, what method do you intend to use to seize the Lesser Grail?"

"Seize? That's a really crude word."

After hearing the question from the Lord El-Melloi II, Hecate frowned subconsciously, but then relaxed her brow.

"To be honest, I was also having a headache over this problem before. You have just too many combat forces on your side. Even if we use some forceful methods, it will probably be difficult to achieve our goal..."

Hecate clearly had no intention of concealing her purpose.

"Lady, you mean [before]?"

Sensing something amiss, the Lord El-Melloi II frowned.

"That's right, it was before~"

Hecate's lips curled into a slight smile, then she raised her hand and snapped her fingers.

With a crisp snap of the fingers, the bright moonlight began to appear in the room.

"Don't worry, I don't have any offensive capabilities right now."

Seeing the wary looks on everyone's faces, Hecate laughed. "Besides, I just wanted to show you something."

As Hecate finished speaking, the moonlight in the room quietly dissipated, and a "mirror" appeared in everyone's sight.

However, calling it a "mirror" is probably not accurate.

"Is this Earth?"

Looking at the blue planet in the mirror, everyone realized that it was just a Magecraft used for observation.

"Wait a minute, what's that?!"

Guided by the sound, the group discovered an unidentified object resembling a longbow suspended in interstellar orbit above the planet.

Hecate's eyes were naturally not blind to everyone's actions.

"Thanks to you all, I now have a better way to obtain the Holy Grail. As for the method..."

--Another snap of the fingers.

But this time the commotion is much bigger than before!

What is that?

At that moment, Caren, who was patrolling the streets at night, looked up and saw a white pillar of light with immense magical power descending from the sky.

"Excuse me, Master."

Suddenly appearing beside Caren, Assassin picked up his Master and rushed away from the pillar of light.

When the roaring sound began, Caren belatedly realized that behind them, a shockwave that nearly overturned the house, accompanied by a tremendous noise, was hurtling towards Fuyuki from afar.

Amidst the intense white light, almost comparable to daylight, and the violent magical disturbances, Hecate's voice rang in everyone's ears once more:

"Now, for your personal safety, can you hand over the Holy Grail to me?"

Meanwhile, in Wang Xiaoming and his companions' minds, the terrifying scene of the unidentified object in the sky, shaped like a longbow, emitting a destructive beam of light towards the ground kept replaying.

P. S.: The reason for updating after midnight is that I wanted to pretend that someone was with me on White Valentine's Day (but no one was).

PS2: This chapter basically reveals all the settings of the entire book, I hope you enjoy reading it~

(Please praise me, because the basic settings were completely scrapped and rebuilt after version 2.5 came out.)

Chapter 417. Were the gods of Greece mythology all Gundams?!

"An explosion occurred last night in the suburbs of this city. Investigation has revealed that it was caused by a gas pipeline leak in the suburbs. Residents are urged not to panic..."

After turning off the television that was playing the morning news, Wang Xiaoming turned his gaze to another man in the room.

That's the gist of it.

When Kiritsugu saw the worried expression on Wang Xiaoming's face, his expression became quite subtle.

There are probably two reasons for the subtle expression, but compared to what Wang Xiaoming mentioned, the fact that Wang Xiaoming himself had shrunk seemed less important.

"You mean, that deep crater in the suburbs was blasted out by the Greek goddess Hecate using a [spaceship], according to Greece mythology?"

As if afraid he had misheard, Kiritsugu repeated what Wang Xiaoming had said earlier.

"That's right."

Even after confirming it repeatedly, Kiritsugu still found it hard to accept the news.

It is now 2004, 35 years since the first human landing on the moon, and the concept of [space exploration] has long been deeply rooted in people's minds.

But what if someone told you that last night, a god from ancient Greece controlled a spaceship to threaten him...? What would your expression be?

Does that mean the gods in Greece mythology all piloted Gundams?!

"Never mind..."

Kiritsugu, having forced himself to accept this situation, sighed helplessly.

His indescribable expression at that moment was strikingly similar to that Lord from last night who, while roaring "[Respect history!]", was clutching his stomach.

"So, the Lesser Grail has already been taken by the other party?"

Upon hearing Kiritsugu's question, Wang Xiaoming nodded. After all, anyone would be helpless in the situation they faced last night.

"Then, we must use the fact that the opponent has already obtained the Holy Grail as a starting point to formulate our battle plan."

Is there any good way?

"How about we just blow up the Greater Grail?"

As a demolition enthusiast, Kiritsugu revealed his specialty.

"I've considered that too. But considering that thing they have hanging in the sky..."

As he spoke, Wang Xiaoming's expression grew increasingly grim.

In reality, stopping Hecate is quite simple. Since she uses the Holy Grail War as a ritual to summon the gods, all we need to do is destroy the foundation of the Holy Grail War — the Greater Grail.

However, the simpler the plan, the greater the resistance it will encounter.

They knew nothing about the object in the sky. But its power... After Hecate left, Wang Xiaoming and the others had already checked the explosion site. That kind of Noble Phantasm -level bombardment... If the enemy really intended to target them, who could be confident they could completely withstand it?

"Even Saber's Avalon can only save one person."

Wang Xiaoming's pointed remark completely dissuaded Kiritsugu from having this idea.

Over the past decade, he has been completely entangled in the "bond" called "family ties" and is unable to break free, so it is impossible for him to act as he did ten years ago.

But this is for the best...

"Then, let's make gathering information on that thing in the sky our first goal."

After racking their brains for a long time, Wang Xiaoming and Kiritsugu finally set a "small goal".

"If we really can't find a better solution by then, then there's nothing we can do..."

To be honest, Wang Xiaoming is not a saint.

If it doesn't harm your own family, then it's fine to save the world along the way.

However, things can't always be perfect. If he had to weigh this matter against his family, Wang Xiaoming had his own answer.

"After all, if we go back to the Age of Gods, we Magecraft won't have to go to such lengths to explore any [Root] anymore, will we?"

Feeling bitter, Wang Xiaoming made a joke that wasn't so funny.

"If it's about information concerning [Artemis], I should be able to offer some assistance at this time."

The sudden sound shattered the oppressive atmosphere in the room, setting off an alarm bell for the two people inside.

"I have no ill intentions in coming here."

The young man who suddenly appeared in the room looked at Kiritsugu pointing a gun at him, but his expression remained unchanged.

"You must be Assassin."

Kiritsugu's tone was quite certain.

The ability to sneak into a room without the Magecraft barrier reacting is something only an Assassin could possess.

However, the Assassin who infiltrated during the day... Kiritsugu was somewhat puzzled by this.

"Yes, I am Assassin."

The young man nodded. "To gain your trust, I will reveal all my information..."

"Paris?"

Finally, Wang Xiaoming belatedly realized that the young man in front of him matched the figure in his memory and spoke up.

Upon hearing Wang Xiaoming's voice, the young man's expression changed slightly.

Turning his head to face Wang Xiaoming--

"Yes, it's me. Nice to meet you, elder brother."

"Teacher..."

Looking at the back of the figure standing in front of him, Circe, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

"Are you asking about Artemis?"

As if noticing her disciple's confusion, Hecate turned around and asked with a smile.

"Yes."

Circe nodded.

No wonder she was surprised. Circe dared to swear, as the Great Witch, that she had never seen anything like it. A god could actually be with a... Circe couldn't find the words to describe that strange thing for a moment, so she'd just call it a "machine" for now.

Not to mention that an Olympic-level deity could merge with a seemingly futuristic-looking [machine], his teacher, a Titan goddess from Greece mythology, actually knew how to use this [machine]...

These two events had already raised countless questions in Circe's mind.

"What would you think if I told you that the so-called Twelve Olympians were all like this?"

"Teacher... you're joking, right?"

Upon hearing her teacher's words, Circe instinctively shuddered. She couldn't believe that the "gods" she had seen were actually such things.

"A joke? This is no joke... After all, the longer you live, the more you know."

Hecate shook her head, her smile gradually fading.

"But this involves a very long story. Would you like to hear it?"

P. S.: The story of this book is nearing its end, after this volume. I've been thinking about how to wrap it up lately, so I'll do it before the end of this month (although it's said to be the final chapter, I'll still update some side stories about Shirou in Chaldea after the main story ends).