All Who Live Are Stardust / Discussion

Romani fell into deep thought, Romani various possibilities. Romani found that he couldn't eliminate any of them, and finally Romani to give up.

Then Romani suddenly had a flash of inspiration and offered his opinion to Olga Marie.

"Let's see if Ritsuka tries a precise summon of Atalanta!"

"Why?"

"Because that way we can ask her directly. She was Mephistopheles's partner in the Age of Gods, so she must know a lot about Mephistopheles!" Romani clenched his fist, his eyes shining. Looking at the smug expression on his face, Olga Marie had the illusion that he was asking for credit.

"Precise Summon? You want a precise summon? We don't even have any artifacts, how can we perform a precise summon!" Olga Marie said discontentedly, then shook her head, "No, is it really necessary for us to summon a Servant just to find out about something like this?!"

"Then what do we do?" Romani shrugged. "We can't exactly ask Mephistopheles, can we?"

Surprisingly, Olga Marie exclaimed, "Why not?!"

"Huh? I won't ask!" Romani immediately shook his head. "It would be too strange to ask such a thing."

After saying that, he urged, "Why don't you go, Director?"

Unexpectedly, the single female director put her hands on her hips and said, "Fine, I'll go!"

With that, he left his seat and strode out aggressively. Seeing his retreating gait, Romani's mouth dropped open, and it took him a long time to finally say, "You're really going!"

Looking inside, the staff members also seemed interested in what was happening, though it was unclear what they were interested in.

Is it Mephistopheles's love history, or is it what Olga Marie is about to encounter?

After Mephistopheles returned to his room, he took out Durandal, which was now Mephistopheles's strongest weapon, containing power that could instantly grant him a powerful body and magic.

"It allows me to instantly possess the combat power of my usual full-force True Magic, almost comparable to the power I have when I summon the four archangels to stand up for me. I must say that after Jeanne d'Arc's blessing, this sword has finally lived up to its name."

"If I rely on the angel's platform at the same time, and then enhance my True Magic and use Durandal, my strength can continue to increase, perhaps doubling or tripling. Maybe I can easily cause a devastating blow to the entire continent."

"But if I want to unleash its most powerful star-slaying ability, I need to undergo sainthood, becoming a saint myself, so that I can resonate with the weapon... Only then will my strength truly reach a level where I can threaten a planet in an instant."

Mephistopheles sensed this power and put Durandal away again.

With the experience Durandal gained from this creation, he had more confidence in making Solomon's Ring next. He could just have Romani wear it and help upgrade it.

Meanwhile, Mephistopheles began preparing the materials.

It is not a material for making the Ring of Solomon, but a material for summoning Servants.

"Servant summoning, no, if I modify the magic circle, can I turn servant summoning into Heroic Spirit Summoning? Pull the original body directly down from the Throne of Heroes, after all, even true Magic God and angels can be summoned as long as the process and theory are correct."

Upon realizing this, Mephistopheles felt the chances of success were extremely high. He immediately got up and headed outside. He wanted to check out Chaldea's database; perhaps he could find the information he needed.

As soon as she opened the door, she saw Olga Marie pacing back and forth in the doorway, seemingly preoccupied with something.

"Ms. Animusphere."

"Just call me Director, or you can call me by my name," Olga Marie said, somewhat displeased.

"Well then, Miss Marie, what brings you here?"

"Can't I come? I just saw you left in such a hurry and I was worried about your health, so I came to check on you!"

Seeing Olga Marie making excuses, Mephistopheles shook his head. "Fine, I believe you."

"You didn't believe me at all!"

"You said it yourself, I didn't."

Olga Marie was getting a little frustrated; this guy was just too awful.

She tried to calm herself down before asking, "Did you... did you hide something in your report?"

"Hide?"

"For example, do you mean any close contact with legendary beings? Don't get me wrong, I'm not curious about your personal life. It's just that we must treat these beings with caution because they are Servants that can be summoned!"

"Oh, you mean this? So, in terms of this operation, it's quite clear that I have a connection with Black Jeanne, isn't it?"

"She is indeed a Servant..." Olga Marie shook her head, thinking of the imposter woman. "But you actually impersonated Jesus to bear her original sin? You... do you know that if the Church finds out, you'll definitely be in trouble!"

"First, look at the four archangels beside me; I'll give them a chance to change their tune."

"..."

Olga Marie was speechless. Then, she dropped the pretense and shouted, "Tell me right now who you seduced in Age of Gods Greece!"

"Oh, so that's what you're interested in!" Mephistopheles nodded. "You should have told me sooner! I would have told you sooner!"

"Then tell me quickly!"

"Not many, it's the Age of Gods Greece era, just Medea and Artemis! Oh right, now we should add Atalanta too."

Olga Marie was stunned. After a long while, she stammered, "You... you mean Artemis? The moon goddess is yours too, yours..."

"My love, that's right!"

Olga Marie froze on the spot. The legendary virgin goddess, Artemis, the moon goddess, was Mephistopheles's lover?

Chapter 146 All people are but stardust

Olga Marie knew about the adventures that the moon goddess and Mephistopheles had shared during the Greece Age of Gods era, as it was recorded in the intelligence reports she had submitted. However, Olga Marie never imagined that Mephistopheles and Artemis were lovers.

A god and a human, and a virgin goddess at that—these two have actually come together?!

What shocked her most was that not only was the goddess her lover, but Medea was also in love with her, and even the goddess's followers loved Mephistopheles.

So, this guy was dating two girls at the same time, and incidentally, there was a third girl who was head over heels in love with him?!

So Olga Marie didn't hesitate to express her opinion. "Scumbag!"

"Yes, you're right, I really am a scumbag." Mephistopheles nodded, honestly admitting it.

Olga Marie looked at the other person in surprise, then sighed, "Your shamelessness is as formidable as your strength."

"I'm not going to lie. I like cute girls, pretty girls, and if I have feelings for someone, I'll want to be with them. That's natural!" Mephistopheles said.

Olga Marie was at a loss for words when she heard this.

"Actually, I initially refused both Medea and Artemis. I clearly stated my situation, that I would return to my own timeline, and that it was highly likely we wouldn't be able to be together in the future. However, since everyone was aware of this, we ended up being together anyway."

"Sometimes, it's hard to control how feelings develop. I thought that as long as I didn't reciprocate Atalanta, her future would be better. But what I didn't expect was that she never married, not because of her faith, but because of me. Waiting for someone is very painful, so after learning about this, I really regretted it..."

"Do you regret not accepting her back then?"

"Yes, I regret not accepting her back then, and now she's lived her whole life like this..."

Seeing Mephistopheles's composure, Olga Marie was momentarily at a loss for words. Finally, she could only clear her throat and say, "Alright, I understand. As the director, I need to understand my subordinates' mental state. It's good that you're alright!"

After saying that, she turned and left. As she walked, she suddenly sped up, and her whole body seemed to float away.

The way they looked reminded one of the idiom "fleeing in panic".

"Good news! You can rest a little longer this time, because you resolved the First Singularity at an extremely fast pace."

Mephistopheles had been pulled into the conference room, yawned as he looked at Olga Marie, who was speaking, and was then glared at fiercely by Olga Marie.

Olga Marie immediately sat up straight, then opened her eyes wide, and only then did she turn her head in satisfaction.

"I'd like to let you know that the Second Singularity Singularity 're going to is Rome in 0060 AD. Although the Singularity has changed drastically since then, you can still do some research on historical materials from that period to improve your ability to handle unexpected situations."

Ritsuka Fujimaru appeared to be listening, but in reality, she was completely lost in thought and didn't take in anything Olga Marie was saying.

On the contrary, Mash Kyrielight listened very attentively. Considering that Mash Kyrielight was Ritsuka Fujimaru's Servant, if Mash Kyrielight listened, it was the same as if Ritsuka Fujimaru listened. With this in mind, Olga Marie didn't bother to pay attention to Ritsuka Fujimaru anymore.

"In 60 AD, the Rome was Nero, a woman," Mephistopheles said at this point.

Olga Marie asked, somewhat puzzled, "How did you know it was a woman?"

"I know quite a lot. It's perfectly normal for Nero to be a woman. After all, maybe the Creator just wanted her to look like that?" Mephistopheles said with a grin. "For example, King Arthur was a woman too."

As he spoke, he stroked his chin. "But who knows, there might be a male King Arthur, or even an androgynous King Arthur. After all, there isn't just one world; anything is possible."

Everyone imagined King Arthur who was neither male nor female, and then they all shook their heads, feeling that this type of King Arthur was really hard to imagine.

"Maybe there's even an Arthurian pig, and that all the humans in that world are actually pigs or something. Okay, don't look at me like that, I'm just kidding!"

"Don't joke around at a time like this!" Olga Marie said, then asked, "Are you familiar with this history?"

"It's alright, after all, you need to learn True Magic, you can't do it without being familiar with this history!"

Seeing Mephistopheles's words, Olga Marie was relieved. She then briefly explained the current situation, the base's recovery status, and so on, before concluding the meeting.

Romani then led Mephistopheles and the others to another location, where a woman was waiting for them.

Upon seeing the woman, Mephistopheles was taken aback. "Mona Lisa?"

Then, he shook his head. "You're a Servant? A fake Servant named Mona Lisa? Or are you actually someone else in disguise?"

"Leonardo da Vinci ..." Romani curled his lip and said to Leonardo da Vinci, "See, he saw right through me!"

"You were the one who revealed my name!"

I was referring to your status as a Servant!

Leonardo da Vinci stopped talking to Romani and went to Mephistopheles. She looked Mephistopheles up and down for a while before saying, "You are truly special. You possess some of the qualities of a Servant, yet you are human, purely human. But as a human, your power far surpasses that of humans."

"No, I don't admit that. My power has not surpassed that of humans; it only belongs to the realm of humanity. I have never abandoned my human identity to transform myself into a non-human being. Even if I wanted to, I wouldn't have the right to do so now." Mephistopheles shook his head. "No matter how powerful I become, as long as I remain within the realm of humanity, I will not surpass humans, because this power originally belongs to humanity."

These words startled Leonardo da Vinci for a moment, then he laughed, "Do you really think that other humans can also obtain such great power?"

True Magic has vanished, Magecraft are barely surviving, the mysterious future can no longer be developed, and humanity's future belongs to technology.

Mephistopheles's power is mysterious, but mysterious powers are difficult for humans to control!

"One of my predecessors once said something that I really like," Mephistopheles said with a smile.

"What did you say?"

"All men are but stardust," Mephistopheles said with a smile, echoing a phrase that Crowley had uttered in the past.

Chapter 147 Discussion

"By the way, from what you've said, you refer to what you've learned and use as True Magic. Can I understand that the magic you use is a different system from the Magecraft we know?"

"What I've learned belongs to the Golden Dawn school, which has absorbed almost all the mystical content from ancient times to the present, and has developed into a modern Western True Magic system based on this."

As Mephistopheles spoke, seeing the blank looks on their faces, Mephistopheles sighed and said, "Just think of it as a True Magic system that allows you to continuously elevate your status, climb the Tree of Life, and ultimately transcend the human realm."

Both of them knew about the Tree of Life, but the Tree of Life of climbing it surprised them both.

"According to mythology, after God created this world, angels, Holy Spirit, and all living beings have their own places on the Tree of Life, which are difficult to change... And you mean to use True Magic knowledge to continuously climb the Tree of Life? Is the ultimate goal the Crown?"

"I don't know," Mephistopheles shook his head. "Perhaps it's the Crown, or perhaps it's something above the Crown?"

Romani frowned slightly. "Above the Crown?!"

Mephistopheles said slowly, "Nothingness, the Infinite, Infinite Light —isn't that what's on the Crown?"

According to legend, Mephistopheles is the creator of everything. What he's saying now is practically saying that, with this True Magic, he might become the creator of everything in religious texts in the future, the original cause.

In the past, they would have thought this was simply a joke, a huge joke, a novel written by someone who knew absolutely nothing about Magecraft, or a fantasy.

But things are different now.

Even though they still thought these words were a joke, it was a joke spoken by a True Magic, a very powerful True Magic could even cooperate directly with the gods.

So even if it's a joke, it still forces them to carefully consider the possibilities.

Suddenly, Romani seemed to remember something and asked directly, "Back in France, when you faced Black Jeanne, the True Magic you cast caused the Christianity to appear behind you, and you even deliberately let nails pierce your palms. The whole look was an imitation of Jesus. What was your purpose?"

Mephistopheles laughed, "You've already revealed my purpose."

Romani was taken aback, but Leonardo da Vinci immediately understood. "Your purpose is to cosplay Jesus?"

"That's right, and it's the suffering Jesus, the Jesus who bore the sins of humanity. I'm imitating that scene."

However, even though he guessed that Mephistopheles was imitating him, Leonardo da Vinci still didn't understand Mephistopheles's real reason for doing so. "Your purpose is..."

"To enhance my True Magic effects, increase my understanding of True Magic, and gain more experience, besides, as the most powerful saint and the Son of Jesus, experiencing Jesus's life is very important for my cultivation."

Mephistopheles smiled slightly and said, "If you want to learn, I can teach you, but my True Magic requires a lot of theoretical knowledge, and my teaching is quite strict!"

"Are you willing to teach us? You must know that the more a mystery is known, the weaker it becomes!"

"Wrong. The more people learn and know about my True Magic theory, the stronger it becomes, and the more feedback it receives!" Mephistopheles said, smiling. "Anyway, you probably won't believe it, but there's no harm in trying. It won't be any less effective."