Shirou Emiya is challenging FGO

Chapter 103 The Great Sage's Six Roots (1! Please give me a monthly ticket! Please subscribe automatically!)
101. So that’s how it is. Actually, Smoke Mirror is the heroine. I completely understand (?)

"——Come be my daughter!!!"

Athena made a shocking declaration!

But no matter what, this allowed Illya to successfully delay another round!

——At the same time, in the second round, Othinus and Ritsuka

The transformation into a sub-Servant is still in full swing. Although it is extremely difficult and the Animusphia family (Olga Marie), the technical developer, is unable to help, she can only continue to work hard.

[Difficulty: 85 (will gradually decrease as the number of times increases and the degree of completion improves)]

[Othinus's 'Sub-Servant Transformation Surgery (Last-Minded Cram)': 1D100=84 (Fuck)]

--no

Othinus was already sweating profusely at this time.

Although she was just cramming with the instruction manual, she was confident in the level of her magic rituals as the daughter and trumpet of the great god Odin, although not exceptionally good.

Obviously there should be no problem, obviously it should be successful, but for some reason, it's just 'just a little bit short'!
What's the problem?

Is there a technical problem?

Did Othinus, who was in charge of the operation, make a mistake?
Or is it that Ritsuka Fujimaru's physical condition is more serious than Othinus imagined?
No matter what, there must be a big problem here. Now we can only be thankful that there is no big failure here and we can't use a first aid punch or something, right?

——On the other hand, Emiya Shirou is playing the resurrection match.

After the disastrous failure of his first forging attempt, and the forging hammer of Tlaloc, Shirou was not in a hurry to proceed with the second attempt.

Emiya Shirou fell into deep thought.

Bottom line!

If you can't imagine what a smoke mirror Zanpakutō would look like, then forcing yourself to operate it would be like rowing against the current, with twice the effort and half the result - it would be nothing short of a waste.

Because he could hear the narration, Shirou knew that Illya was holding on very well, and even wondered if she could defeat Athena alone without Shirou - she is worthy of being my sister. Shirou thought so.

If you want to speed, you can't reach it.

Rushing may lead to slow progress.

Shirou remembered that Sakura often told him things like "taking the long way is the real shortcut."

Anyway, according to the information revealed by the narrator, even if Shirou keeps failing, he will succeed after the fourth round - that is, in the fifth round, the Smoke Mirror will lower the requirements to a very low level, so low that even if Shirou has no idea how to make it, he can still barely make it.

But if that's the case, the pressure on the battlefield will be even greater for the companions, and Shirou will also disappoint Smoke Mirror, right?

It is better to try to calm down, don't rush to drop the hammer, but think carefully.

--Um?

Shirou tilted his head.

He always felt that something was wrong, as if he had accidentally overlooked a key point.
Looking closely, Tlaloc, who was kneeling as punishment, was constantly winking at Shirou and signaling Shirou to look in the direction of the smoke mirror. Was he trying to hint something to Shirou?

Meanwhile, Smoky Mirror in Girlish Attitude is... uh, playing with her phone?
Shirou tentatively leaned over to take a look.

It was discovered that she seemed to be watching a live broadcast with unknown people. The scene on the live broadcast showed Illya activating the Athena vest of the Godly Epic Bull. In addition, Smoke Mirror was talking to someone in an unknown chat room while also opening a small window to play a two-dimensional mobile game with the theme of idol development.

Are you too modern?

Is this a clue?
Shirou was puzzled.

It turns out that God also likes the things that Sakura and Shinji like. Miss Gamesh also likes them. She is supposed to be a high and mighty God, but her values are really weird.

Shirou originally thought that Miss Gamesh was a special case, but now it seems that, although the gods are high above, their preferences are not as "certainly very high-end" as humans imagine, but some of their values are just strange.
Shirou: "."

[Can Shirou find the 'key clue'?]

[Difficulty: 50]

[Shirou's 'Inspiration': 1D100=72]

".!"

Shirou thought of it!
Figured out the problem!
Shirou made a mistake! A mistake that seemed insignificant at first glance, but was actually unexpectedly serious!

Toosaka Rin once explained to Shirou that among the many functions of the smoke mirror, the God of Commerce occupies a very important role.

Because of this, the act of making a wish or seeking help from the Smoking Mirror is essentially the same as doing business with a merchant.

When it comes to commercial activities, the value of content as a bargaining chip is different in different situations.

For example:
A bottle of ordinary drinkable mineral water.

In countries where there is basically no water shortage, it is just a bottle of ordinary mineral water.

But in some water-scarce countries, especially in those countries where cola drinks are sold much cheaper than water, the value of "drinkable mineral water" is not ordinary water, but a luxury!

The value of water in the eyes of people living in a peaceful and tranquil metropolis -

Obviously, the value is completely different from that in the eyes of people who are about to die of thirst in the deep desert!
Death, resurrection, rebirth.

Shirou took it for granted and overestimated the value of this matter, thinking it was an act close to a miracle.

But what about in the eyes of smoke and mirrors?

For Smoky Mirror, this is just a piece of cake.

And - Shirou remembered.

Toosaka Rin mentioned this in the lesson she gave him.

In the mythological age, the concept and meaning of death were different from those in the human age.

In modern times, death is basically equivalent to entering reincarnation.

But in the mythological era, people did not enter reincarnation directly after death. Instead, their souls went to the underworld first. Depending on the conditions of the underworld in different regions, some people would be punished, some would have to do hard labor, and some would enjoy a period of "hospice care" before going through their respective underworld procedures to reincarnate.

Moreover, in the mythological era, the underworld was often not the "other world" or "different space" as modern people imagine it to be - it was underground! Literally underground!
In mythological times, the underworld was literally connected to the human world!
Death means that the soul enters the underground.

On the other hand, as long as your soul finds a way to run back from underground to above ground and then return to your body - then you can be resurrected!
That's right!

As long as one has not entered the cycle of reincarnation, resurrection after death is a very "cheap" thing for a god like Smoke Mirror!

Against that, there was the value of the deal to have Shirou forge his Zanpakutō!
Shirou had previously taken it for granted that by making a Zanpakutō for Smoke Mirror, he would be able to be resurrected - this deal was too profitable for him, so Smoke Mirror set the difficulty level so high.

Do not!
The actual situation is just the opposite!

The value of 'Shirou's resurrection' is far less than 'Shirou forging a Zanpakutō for the Smoke Mirror'!!!
Because of this, the Smoke Mirror would continuously reduce the difficulty of using the Zanpakuto over time - Shirou originally thought that the other party was letting him win and giving him a 'friendship price'.

But the reality is not like that at all!
The actual situation is——

"If you don't add the condition of 'resurrecting me when the time comes, no matter what', the value of the simple 'resurrection' as a transaction content is completely incomparable to the 'smoky mirror Zanpakutō'! It can't be a 'fair transaction' at all!"

That is to say-

Finding smoke screens to play in the resurrection match is, in essence, a "commercial behavior"!
in other words!

".Can we bargain?" Shirou muttered subconsciously.

Tlaloc next to him had already started nodding his head rapidly.

Is it really possible?

So things like 'resurrection' can be bargained for!?

"——To be precise, you can provide me with a product that is far more valuable than the 'resurrection service', so I can do this."

Smoke Mirror, who was watching the live broadcast with great interest, raised his head, temporarily shifted his gaze away from the phone, and looked at Shirou:
"Don't blame me for not making it clear before. In so-called business transactions, if you violate the rules and take things by force, then that's aggression and plunder. But if you make a fortune in a normal transaction when the other party isn't paying attention, then that's just 'luck'."

Smoky Mirror shook his head:

"Ah - as expected, my luck has never been very good.

When you contacted Tlaloc, perhaps it was the opportunity for you to see through my little thoughts.

However, the contract between us has been signed. When the time comes, even if you can't do anything, I will resurrect you. Otherwise, the deal will not be established.

Although in reality capitalists and businessmen will turn to predatory behavior backed by force after developing to a certain extent - but businessmen are businessmen, capital is capital, and business is business.

The so-called god of business is an ideal (which exists and does not exist) of fair business behavior. "

The girl-like Smoky Mirror laughed:
"During the transaction, merchants who are the weaker party always hope that there will be such rules, right? It is this desire that gave birth to the concept of 'Business God (I)'.

Haha, although when they become strong enough, they begin to dislike the rules that originally protected them.

The unpredictable changes in business are like the wind of change.

When the time comes, the Smoke Mirror will revive Shirou no matter what.

Even if Shirou failed to create anything for the Smoke Mirror.

If he successfully creates a Zanpakutō for the Smoke Mirror, Shirou can be resurrected early - this is the content of the deal (contract).

This is indeed very counterintuitive from the perspective of human values, which attach great importance to birth, aging, sickness and death.

For the God of Creation who controls the power of death, the value of a treasure is obviously far higher than resurrecting a person.

Shirou figured it out!

But new problems have emerged.

In front of Shirou, the girl-like Smoke Mirror smiled and put on a welcoming attitude: "Come on, how do you want to bargain with me? As long as it's reasonable, I will accept it."

This actually made Shirou feel embarrassed.

Because Shirou is very bad at this kind of thing, his personality is a little too 'altruistic'.

Shirou Emiya is the kind of person who, when buying vegetables at the market, not only will he not bargain, but he might even give more money because he feels "pitiful for the other person", "the other person works hard", "I don't need this little money anyway".

"That's the thing about you, Emiya-kun~"

Smoke Mirror, who looked like a girl, tied her own tails into two ponytails with her hands and said this to Shirou, imitating the tone of Toosaka Rin.

Didn't forget to stick out tongue.

Is this guy pretending to be cute? Who did he learn this from?
But there was nothing wrong with what she said. It really touched Shirou's rare pain point. Shirou was really, really not good at -

"You're so bad at being selfish."

The Smoke Mirror directly points out Shirou's flaws:
"Your emotions are too stable, which is not conducive to spiritual practice. In Eastern spiritual practice terms, you must first 'enter the world' before 'leaving the world'. You must first understand the joys, sorrows, anger and happiness of ordinary people. Only after you fully understand them can you overcome them through spiritual practice.

Shirou, you haven't 'overcome' anything at all. You just have flaws due to your innate personality and the injuries you received in the Fuyuki fire ten years ago.

You are not "avoiding understanding others", but you often unconsciously "ignore" this step.

So far, it's been fine. Your simple honesty has attracted many people, but this is not enough. You will meet more people and see more strange things in the future.

Your behavior of 'thinking Musashi would do this so you do it', 'thinking Rin would do this so you do it', and 'assuming kindness' will become a flaw and a shortcoming of yours.

Your character is not 'detached', it's just that a simple flaw makes you too 'slow', which will sooner or later cause you to hurt some people unknowingly, or accidentally harm some people.

That’s something you have to overcome.”

Shirou was silent for a few seconds.

Then he hesitated and asked Smoke Mirror, "Are you guiding me? Are you trying to increase your bargaining chips in our 'deal' by guiding me?"

Smoke Mirror began to shake his head like Rin Toosaka again: "That's the only thing you can't do, Emiya-kun~
When you say this, are you thinking and coming to your own conclusions, or are you unconsciously 'copying me' and then responding?
I'm not saying your behavior is wrong.

However, for your practice and growth, overcoming this, finding and grasping your "true thoughts" - figuring out your "true self" is what you really need to make progress.

Borrowed ideals and wishes are like counterfeits that are infinitely close to the originals; even if they are infinitely close, they can never completely replace the originals.

In this world, desire itself is not wrong.

Desire is the driving force of progress.

Uncontrolled desires will turn into bestiality and backfire on oneself——

Let's make a deal! Emiya Shirou! As part of the additional transaction! As long as you accept my request, I will help you forge your Zanpakutō - increase the chances of early 'resurrection'! "

Coming?

Honestly speaking, Shirou didn't quite understand what the words on the smoke mirror were trying to say. At first glance, it seemed to be trying to guide Shirou and point out Shirou's mental flaws and problems. But honestly speaking, Shirou didn't think there was anything wrong with him, and he didn't think he had done anything wrong.

Even if these ideals and wishes are borrowed, do they mean they are wrong?

It was just helping others, it was just not asking for anything in return, it was just wanting to make more people happy - Shirou couldn't understand what was wrong with that.

It is even more incomprehensible why the smoke mirror would say: "Yes, there is nothing wrong with these thoughts and actions themselves. The problem is you - you will break down sooner or later."

Shirou felt that this might be a kind of trading tactic used by Smoke and Mirror, perhaps to fool and deceive himself.

The purpose is to elicit more 'trading requests'.

You see, the smoke mirror can't 'hide' anymore, right?
The content of the "additional bargaining chip" that Smoke Mirror proposed to Oh Shirou was——

"In the future, when you encounter various beings with rich emotions, whether you like them or hate them, you should speak frankly and express your thoughts frankly - why do you like them? Why do you hate them?
It doesn't mean that you have to say it out loud, but you have to tell it in your heart.

You abused the skill of 'Psychic Magic' too much. Did the memories and emotions you directly obtained really improve your understanding of the other person?

No, that's not 'understanding', it's just 'imitation'.

Don't 'try to imitate others'

It's about 'understanding others'

What you lack is 'selfishness'! What you lack is 'true self'!"

Shirou: "."

Don't understand, totally don't understand, Shirou can't comprehend: "How is this condition you proposed beneficial to you personally? Or, how is it the price you want me to pay? Why do I feel like you are trying to guide me? It seems like I am taking advantage of it unilaterally?"

Smoke Mirror said: "That's just one of your faults, Shirou - for me, this will make me happier, and that's enough."

Shirou: ".Is this all you need for me to forge?"

Smoke Mirror shrugged: "Yes, that's all. Of course, I will give you something like a blessing or a curse to ensure that you will do this in the future, so that you can't ignore your instinctive 'desires' and 'impulses'."

Shirou: “.” Why does your description seem weird?

Because I really can't imagine how I've been at a disadvantage.

Shirou could only try to imitate the thought process of Smoke Mirror and came to the conclusion that maybe in the eyes of Smoke Mirror, the relationship between her and himself was like playing a cultivation game, in which Shirou was the one being cultivated, and Smoke Mirror hoped that Shirou would grow in a direction that suited her preferences.

Therefore, although it seems that Shirou is accepting guidance unilaterally throughout the story, Smoke Mirror feels that as long as Shirou listens to what he says, Shirou's subsequent growth path will be inclined towards a direction that is normally difficult to reach and in line with Smoke Mirror's preferences.

Then Smoke Mirror feels happy, feels that he has made a profit, and feels that his "reward" or "investment" has been "rewarded"!
Shirou could only come to this conclusion.

Because the situation of his companions might change, even though he knew that after four rounds - in the fifth round, even if he did nothing and the sword forging failed completely, the Smoke Mirror would let them go, Shirou still hoped that the sooner the better.

He had an ominous premonition.

"Okay." Shirou nodded.

Isn't it just trying to be a little more selfish, to think more for yourself, and not to rely too much on the convenient 'psychic magic replenishment' skill?

Shirou would try to do that.

Anyway, the Smoke Mirror only warned Shirou not to rely too much on Summoning and Magic Restoration, to think more, and not to use Summoning and Magic Restoration directly when in doubt - it didn't say that he was completely forbidden to use it.

Smoke Mirror raised his hand, and a ball of light suddenly surged out from his palm. Shirou looked at the thing and felt that it looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.

Smoke Mirror was not a riddler, and told Shirou directly:
"When Chaldea summoned Sun Wukong, because Sun Wukong didn't want his power to be used by Marisbili, he split his spirit base into six parts when he couldn't be killed. This is one of them, and I have been keeping it for him before."

[(1D100=100 big success reward before the smoke mirror)]

"This 'joy of seeing' - I'll give it back to you now!"

The smoke mirror flipped over his palm, and the light penetrated into Shirou's eyes!

Shirou didn't feel anything special about it.

I didn't feel any sense of 'power transmission', nor did I feel that I had become stronger. I just felt that, um, my thinking seemed to have become a little more active?

My eyes seemed to see more clearly, and the colors in my vision seemed to become more vivid. "If you want to truly gain the power of Sun Wukong, you must not only gather all six roots, but also find a way to activate them - of course, that's none of my business. In the end, cultivation is up to the individual."

Shirou was speechless: "Why do I feel like what you said is like playing a game to collect achievements?"

Shirou was slightly stunned.

Under normal circumstances, he might have said something like this, but he would only think about it in his mind and rarely say it out loud.

This... does this mean the transaction is effective?

Shirou still felt that the meaning was unclear. He didn't feel that he was at a disadvantage at all.

Could it be that Smoke Mirror thinks that Shirou’s problem is not that he talks too much, but that he talks too little, and hopes that Shirou can be more proactive?

Just as Shirou was thinking this -

[Smoke Mirror's 'Sneak Attack!': 1D100=67]

[Shirou's 'reaction': 1D100=55]

[Tlaloc's "block": 1D100=80]

This guy!
Smoke Mirror, who had just been saying to Shirou "Don't overuse summoning magic", actually took advantage of Shirou's unpreparedness and tried to launch a sneak attack using magic!

Fortunately, Tlaloc was on guard! He pushed the smoke mirror away with a slap, preventing her despicable sneak attack!

Well done Tlaloc!

[Tlaloc's 'Sneak Attack!': 1D100=66]

[Shirou's 'reaction': 1D100=23]

[Smoke mirror's 'blocking': 1D100=50]

——But Tlaloc struck back!

While Shirou was still holding his forehead and sighing silently: "Are you guys performing some 'Tom and Jerry' plot?"!
Tlaloc, who had just pushed away the smoke mirror, suddenly committed embezzlement!
A series of tricks! Taking advantage of Shirou's complete lack of preparedness, he launched a sneak attack!

This time it was Smoke Mirror's turn to stop it, but she slipped at this critical moment, fell to the ground!
Such a low-level mistake that shouldn't have happened to the God of Creation actually occurred at this time! ?

Tlaloc defeated the Smoking Mirror! Picked the peach!
Tlaloc has something to say: "I am also a smoke mirror. Since the deal is done, it is ok for me to provide key assistance. This is called first come first served. Right."

Smoke Mirror pounded the ground and shouted "There's a bull!", but was ignored by Tlaloc.
Shirou, whose mouth was blocked and he couldn't speak, could only complain helplessly in his heart: As long as you brothers and sisters are happy.

Therefore, through simple and in-depth communication, Tlaloc handed over the key information about the smoke mirror to Shirou.

Uh.

But before that, Tlaloc first gave a formal 'self-introduction'.

"I am also a smoke mirror, and my information is also important. Right."

Shirou: "Although I really can't understand why you're attracted to me when we just met not long ago, I hope you won't get too caught up in the fun and distract from the main topic."

Tlaloc's self-introduction.

Smoke and mirror, with countless, what could be called infinite personalities.

The four strongest and most important ones are called the 'Four-Color Smoke Mirrors'.

The first one, and also the 'big brother (big sister)', who can be regarded as the main body of the Smoke Mirror is the 'Black Smoke Mirror'.

The Blue Smoke Mirror was separated by the Smoke Mirror itself.

The Blue Smoke Mirror merged with the urban elves of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the destroyed Aztec Empire, and became independent.

So, there is the current Tlaloc (Blue Smoke Mirror), who is the closest sister to Smoke Mirror.

The city of Tenochtitlan was not an ordinary city, but an artificial island built on the Moon Lake.

That lake is a special energy point. It is located on the surface, but has the same spiritual veins as the inner sea of the star. After years of civilization construction, transformation, and prosperity by humans, it has finally become an energy gathering point of "human reason" that brings peace and prosperity to mankind.

It also gave rise to a special consciousness of urban elves.

Because of this, the current God Tlaloc, who was discovered by the Smoke Mirror and gained the identity of the 'Blue Smoke Mirror', likes humans very much, especially those who protect human nature, protect other people, protect civilization - and are even willing to sacrifice their lives for it.

——Perhaps, this was the content of the self-introduction that was forced upon Shirou, and it also helped Shirou understand the origin of Tlaloc's love for him.

Although Shirou himself did not want to be noticed by the troublesome and heavy goddess at all.

Although Tlaloc also sent Shirou a photo of "This is a swimsuit photo of my daily life", Shirou skipped and ignored it.

What Shirou needed now was the Smoke Mirror - information about the Smoke Mirror in the form of a girl for which he was going to make a Zanpakutō.

After Tlaloc became independent, although he was still considered the Blue Smoke Mirror in the rules, he was actually a completely independent character, right? Just like Quetzalcoatl.

Faced with the situation of "having no idea where to start with forging ideas", Shirou obtained helpful information about the smoke mirror:

A short passage, something like an interlude of memory.

In the very distant past, Smoke Mirror himself had encountered a similar situation.

As the Almighty God, the God of Creation, and the God of Craftsmen, Smoke Mirror faces the work called "creation".

That was the first creation in Mayan/Aztec mythology.

The second, third, and fourth creator gods can all summarize or make amendments based on previous experiences.

But the smoke screen won’t work, he is the eldest brother and also the eldest sister, he must be the first one to start.

In order to create the world, in order to create a world more suitable for human survival, Smoke Mirror sacrificed one of his legs and bet that leg on the new world.

Smoke and mirrors, of course, hope for the best.

She thought a lot and also listened to the opinions of her other brothers and sisters - the gods and humans.

But the more he listened, the more Smoky Mirror hesitated - not in the sense of 'confused' but 'hesitant'.

Because different people have different ideas and preferences with different gods, there are countless contradictions between gods, between people, and between gods and people. Many people's wishes are even contradictory to those of gods.

At the same time, Smoke Mirror was also considering that if the created world was too rich in material resources, would it cause the gods and humans to become lazy and lose their enterprising spirit?

No matter how you think about it, the smoke and mirror cannot produce a perfect result or a perfect answer.

What's more, Smoke Mirror, who has lost one leg, although she is the Almighty God and the God of Creation, she herself has become "imperfect".

How can an imperfect creator god create a perfect world?

Not to mention that everyone’s definition of perfection is different.

At the very end, at the very end, seeing that the mortals and gods were about to fight each other over the matter of creation, the angry Smoke Mirror decided -

Damn it! Whatever! I'll do what I want!

There is no real fairness in this world!
Smoke Mirror gave up the idea of 'fulfilling everyone's wishes' and decided to do whatever he wanted, according to his own ideas, and drop the forging hammer for the world!

Created - the world of the 'First Solar Age' where the black sun bathes all living things!

Do the job at hand well, do it to the best of your ability, and then - have a clear conscience!
What about the future? We’ll talk about it later! If you look ahead and behind, you won’t even be able to grasp the present!

There will always be successors!
"."

Shirou opened his eyes again.

Some of them were tough, and together with the smoke mirror, they pushed and dragged away the humid Tlaloc.

Shirou always felt that this information was incomplete. He was completely unable to empathize with the Smoky Mirror: "This is too selfish."

Shirou was stunned.

Thoughtful.

".So that's how it is. Smoke Mirror has infinite personalities. Different personalities are very different from each other, and there are even contradictions between them. Therefore, no matter how I think and guess about Smoke Mirror, it is impossible for me to do it.

Completely according to my own ideas, according to my own thoughts - "selfishly" to forge the work that I think is most suitable
Don’t get entangled, carry out your own ideas, and then among the countless smoke and mirrors, there will always be many smoke and mirrors that will appreciate and like my work. "

This answer is too simple.

For most other normal people, it's very easy to think of this.

But it is very difficult for Shirou, it is really his blind spot in thinking!
Rather, even if he understood this, for Shirou, "forging the sword not for a certain purpose, but simply for his own pleasure" was the most difficult thing.

Shirou forged 'Rinre Kagerou' in order to create the strongest power to protect Rin.

Shirou's pursuit of forging the 'Sky Cloud Sword' was a promise he made with Murasame.

Shirou had forged Zanpakutō for others before this, also in response to their wishes and to give them power.

Complete and thorough creation (forging) not for others but purely for oneself - for one's own 'pleasure'.

"This is really...a question I can't imagine. It's too personal to me." Shirou couldn't help but sigh.

Now that you understand, let’s get started.

Shirou imagined the 'black sun' that the smoke mirror had created, as he saw it in Tlaloc's memory.

Take it as an impression, and then try, abandoning all distractions, simply to "shape a work that you feel satisfied with" - and then put down the forging hammer!
[Number of rounds remaining: 2]

☆

[Delay War: Round 3]

"——Come be my daughter!"

Facing Athena's remarks.

Illya was silenced.

Shock, shock, and more shock - Illya planned to keep herself looking extremely shocked for as long as possible, to see if she could delay it a little longer.

But Athena is no fool.

So, before Athena broke off relations, Illya tentatively asked, "Is it okay to just give a verbal agreement?"

"Of course not, because you still have other intentions now."

Athena said as a matter of course:

"Don't think I can't see it. You just want to delay time and attack me together with Shirou. Therefore, before I can make sure that you are truly loyal and sincerely willing to become my family, I must use a contract and a curse to bind our relationship and let you fight side by side for my goal."

Illya knew this would happen.

But - although she knew it was useless and she also knew what Athena's answer would be, Illya still asked: "If I agree to do it, what if Shirou also agrees to be your son, what if Shirou also agrees to be your son?"

"After that, I will transform this singularity, turn it into my body, my flesh and blood, and my starship, and set out to attack other singularities - and ultimately the mastermind behind the incineration of humanity."

"That sounds great." Illya clapped her hands and said, "What's next? Mom, what are you going to do after you save the world? You're going to restore everything to the way it was, right? Or, even if it's impossible to restore everything to the way it was, you're going to try your best to get everything back on track?"

The issue that Illya is talking about here is what everyone really cares about, and it is also the core point of the conflict between Athena and Chaldea.

Chaldea's goal is to 'save the world'.

However, Athena's goal is -

"Why would you do that? I want to reshape the world and rewrite history. Human reasoning no longer needs to exist. You only need to enter eternal sleep and protection in your mother's arms. Rather, I will create new humans who will live longer, be stronger, and be more outstanding than the old humans who have been burned as firewood!"

——Yes, that’s the crux of the problem.

Athena had no intention of 'saving the world'.

She herself had no objection to the Demon King launching the Human Incineration to destroy all humans in the past, present and future.

She just wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to achieve her own goal.

It can even be said that, from a certain perspective, Athena actually supports the Demon King and the burning of humanity.

This is an irreconcilable contradiction.

If the human order in the world of Chaldea cannot return to normal and "return to the original track as much as possible", then everything in the world of the celestial body may change drastically or even disappear completely.

How is that different from 'destroying the world'?
So the talks broke down, as it should have.

Not only did Illya realize this, Athena also clearly understood this.

So we can only fight——

"Do not worry."

Athena says:

"I will kill you, but I will not let you turn into ashes, nor will I give the Smoke Mirror a chance to snatch your soul. This time I will be well prepared. You just need to die happily, and then wait until I complete the creation of the new world and become the mother of all things in the new world.

Then! You will be reborn as my children! "

"Is that so? Well, thank you very much. After all, according to what you said, whether I win or lose, it sounds like my result is not bad."

Illya made her final rant and uttered her final rant.

She really has no more backup plans! I really can’t think of any!
There is no other way to delay time.

All we can do is - fight!
fighting!

Wait and hope that Shirou will come back in time!

Before that, Illya must hold on with all her might!

The giant lion of Leo pounces on the hundred-headed dragon Ladon!
Hercules and Yamata no Orochi recreate the mythical battle!

Illya released all the armed systems that originally belonged to Athena - twelve floating cannons attacked Athena from different directions!

Illya and Olga Marie herself, with the power engines of their back armor fully running, rushed towards Athena head-on!

war!
[If the difference in values between the two sides does not exceed 20, the delay is considered a success]

【雅典娜的‘死神权能’：1D40+60（实力差距）=38+60=98】

[Illya's 'Divine Epic - Power of Athena': 1D100=50 (Illya - Heaven - Emperor -)]

"——I'll let you see it for yourself."

However, Illya's fist, transformed into a mecha knight and wearing the equipment that originally belonged to Athena, fell short.

"Originally, this was the power I prepared to fight Shirou - and it was also the 'weapon' I was going to use against the Demon King.

Although it is still far from my ideal state, it is enough. "

--legend

It is the king of monsters recorded in Greek mythology. It is the strongest creature that was specially used by the earth goddess Gaia to deal with Zeus and once forced Zeus into a desperate situation.

But there is a huge difference between the stories recorded in Greek mythology and real history.

The 'Earth Goddess' who created the King of Monsters is not actually a Greek god.

The Greek gods are not beings from Earth, nor are they even life in this universe. Instead, they come from another, extremely distant universe - a super civilization called 'Olympus Mecha'!

It's the interstellar colony fleet called Olympus!

When they invaded, the will of the Earth, Gaia, used their technology as a prototype and imitated a weapon specifically designed to deal with the flagship of the Olympus Mecha Fleet, 'Zeus'.

That was also an attempt by the Earth Consciousness to create its own ultimate life form 'UO (Ultimate One/Ultimate Only/Ultimate Life Form)'.

To the Olympus Mecha Fleet, it was a star of disaster coming from deep within the inner sea of Earth!

According to the legends recorded by humans, it has the head of a hundred dragons, a pitch-black tongue, eyes that spit fire, and a body taller than the sky. Even Zeus was once defeated by it and had his skin and tendons pulled out.

"Use the final combat annihilation weapon against Zeus—"

its name

"——Typhon, the Star of Disaster!"

←to be continue!

(End of this chapter)