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Chapter 391 The Art of Deception and [Hidden Worldview]

Matou residence, basement.

After realizing that the [line of cause and effect] connecting the Master and the Servant was broken, and realizing that the half of François he had created beside him had dissolved into the [evil of this world].

Looking at Fang Yi who was approaching him, his expression had become solemn.

Francesca, who lives in the ever-deteriorating body of the doll that Miss Aozaki hastily made, was pinned to the wall by Miss Aozaki like the suffering Jesus.

Or maybe the person who calls herself Francesca is actually named François, or maybe she is a non-human being who possesses François's memories.

On its extremely stiff and pseudo-human face, it forced out an extremely stiff and malicious smile towards Fang Yi in front of it.

Then he burst into laughter in the empty basement.

The madness born out of being in a desperate situation, coupled with the hastily made doll's uncarved and somewhat incomplete vocal cords.

And the person utters meaningless mumbling that ordinary people cannot understand.

In some vast basement, a sound that seemed to be strange and creepy, and also had a sense of [mental pollution], was produced.

"Hahaha, you stupid woman, you can kill me.

"But you will never be able to understand the truth of the Holy Grail War."
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Aozaki Touko, who was a little further away, covered her ears involuntarily and squatted down subconsciously when she heard these words.

To relieve the strange nausea that was rising from her body, as if bugs were crawling and moving under her skin.

After adding several [Magic] spells and regaining her mobility, Miss Aozaki, who was enduring the discomfort, looked at the man who was getting closer to François, and a lingering worry arose in her heart.

[At this distance, he might be more affected than me. I have to do something.]

She stretched out her right hand and swiped it towards the floor, just as she was about to activate [Rune Magic] to kill the opponent.

But she heard a loud slap and the man's somewhat calm words, which she could not understand.

"The reason for this slap is not only because you are very loud.

"It's also because of you that this short sentence appeared everywhere, just like when you read a word and don't know how to pronounce it correctly.

"To piece it all together and try to fool people is a punishment for completely disrespecting 'that person's' existence."

Seeing Fang Yi striding towards him as if nothing had happened, he heard some very cold words coming out of his mouth.

The murmur that was about to come out of François' mouth suddenly stopped.

[Impossible! Is he kidding me?]

[In this world, I am the only one with a trace of bloodline who can communicate with that being according to my innate ability.]

A look of doubt and uncertainty suddenly appeared on its face, reflecting its cunning nature.

But after a moment, some visible panic emerged.

Although her mind told her that such a thing could not happen, she was already somewhat unsure of the man's background.
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And Fang Yi, who had triggered the ability of "knowing all arts" and "having basic knowledge of everything", had some understanding of this language.

He also relied on the [Affinity with Different Species] brought by the [Affinity Bamboo Tube] and the ability to [communicate with unknown beings] in the newly released [Blessing of Beelzebub].

As well as the words coming out of the other person's mouth, he cosplayed an Avenger who was learning language from a priest in prison.

After deducing and verifying the grammatical rules of this language.

He started by calmly correcting the other person's pronunciation errors and deceiving the other person according to the plan he had just come up with.

“What you just wanted to say is.

“Hahaha, you foolish men, you can kill me, but you will never understand the truth of the Holy Grail War.

"The correct pronunciation of this sentence is what I said."

The man who was speaking had a standard smile of confidence on his face.
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When François heard the short word "mental pollution" from Fang Yi's mouth, the surprise on his face suddenly faded.

Instead, she was filled with an unprecedented fear that almost made her lose her voice.

He's the 'real one'! He's not a Servant! He's lived to this day just like me, but he's closer to 'The One' than I am.

Looking at François who had fallen into his trap, Fang Yi smiled slightly and showed some "goodwill" with a "true lie".

Demonstrated the art of deception.

"You should be aware of my identity.

"I let her retain the puppet's ability to speak, not to let you say these nonsense words.

"I just have something important to ask you.

"If you can get a satisfactory answer, I will grant you 'freedom'."

He showed François, who was in a desperate situation, a 'way to survive', taking advantage of the other party's thinking time.

After taking out some things and doing some 'little tricks' on the arm to verify some things.

Fang Yi then made the other party an irresistible "contract".

"I have already imposed a corresponding punishment for your offense against me.

"If you cooperate fully in providing the information, I can forgive your previous offenses and I will not take any retaliatory action against you.

"This promise can be enforced using the [bindings] I just showed you."

As he spoke, Fang Yi took the puppet, which had all its limbs intact but weak hands and feet, and looked like a human pig, off the wall and placed it on the ground.

Further demonstrated 'goodwill'.

At the same time, he turned his head and winked at Miss Aozaki beside him.

Miss Aozaki, who had seen how men used [restraint] and words that could be called [the art of deception] to trick the [eyeball] monster, also took up the role.

The puppeteer, dressed as a white-collar woman, struggled to suppress the smile that was brewing as she anticipated her enemy being tricked.

He quickly put on a resentful expression and pointed at the man.

"Three days!
“I won’t attack it for three days!

"This is the 'bottom line' of my cooperation with you!"

Fang Yi also turned his head with a smile and looked at François who was slumped on the ground.
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Although its intuition told it that something was wrong, François had already experienced the power and reliability of men's [restraint].

Driven by the most primitive desire [survival], she followed the man and repeated the 'perfect' [bondage].

"I pay the price of [I will truthfully inform the first party of the contract.]

"In exchange for the benefits of [Party A of the contract will not carry out any revenge killings against me and will also restrain Aozaki Touko within three days.]"

"."

After sensing that the [restraint] was established, François felt that he had escaped death.

She spoke the truth about the Holy Grail War word by word to the man in front of her in a very relaxed manner.

"This [Holy Grail War] is special.

"In addition to servants who demonstrate their prowess in battle, they can also draw upon their past experiences and legends to generate additional skills.

"Some Masters and Servants have a high degree of compatibility or have established a deep bond with each other.

"Except that the servant will become stronger as the bond improves."

François looked at Fang Yi and uttered words that inflamed the man's long-held "Protagonist" card. "It can also be used to create some Masters who have experienced incredible and epic stories, almost like the "Protagonist" of the story."

"In a cunning way, it merges into the 'legend' of the Heroic Spirit, strengthening the Heroic Spirit.

"And by using the Heroic Spirits' [Spiritual Foundation], 'Legends', and 'Experiences', I made some subtle modifications to allow these Masters to leave a significant mark in history.

"It's enough to make it a being similar to a [Heroic Spirit], able to solidify its own 'legend' and 'experience' into skills."

As François revealed the secret, Fang Yi also heard the sound of space prompts in his ears.

[The character [Francois] revealed information about the [Hidden World View] to you.]

[You have unlocked the [Hidden World View] [To the Brilliant One] and learned more about this [Assessment Mission].]

[Please use the [Protagonist] card to view the relevant tasks and solidified 'experiences' and 'legends' of the [Hidden World View].]
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However, François had not yet finished speaking.

This monster, who already regarded Fang Yi as his own and a higher being, began to share his "experience" with Fang Yi in a flattering manner.

“Of course, this ‘normal’ way is too hard.

"After all, the Servants summoned through [Holy Relics] are more focused on 'achieving victory for their Masters'.

"It's good enough that the Servant can execute orders, but there's no guarantee of compatibility, let alone improving the bond with the Servant.

"But I found a way to cheat."

François turned his head, the only part of his body that could move, and pointed at the pool of black mud that was corroding the barrier not far away.

Revealed Fang Yi's long-standing confusion.

"I used [Illegal Summoning] and 'Black Mud' to create 'me' as a Heroic Spirit.

"Through my past 'experiences' and 'legends', I granted him abilities through the [Holy Grail System]."

Fang Yi frowned slightly and interrupted the other party's narration in confusion.

"A Master 'grants' a Servant abilities?
"Didn't you say earlier that the Master wanted to become a Heroic Spirit-like being through the Heroic Spirit?"

Hearing Fang Yi's question, François's face became even more proud.

It proudly recounted its cheating method, which resolved Fang Yi's doubts.

"Because of the similarity between the 'experience' and the 'legend', I was able to successfully pass off a fake as the real.

"Let the [Holy Grail System] recognize that 'you are me and I am you', and there's no need to improve the bond.

"And then quickly skipped the process of 'importing Servant Legends' and directly turned 'Legends' and 'Experiences' into skills that 'I' and I can use.

"As long as he exists, he and I are both similar to heroic spirits. We can share 'experiences' and knowledge through mutual contact and improve together."
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Looking at the [Kalifu Kiyomitsu] and [Flag of Truth] in his hands, he recalled his experience of forming the [Shinsengumi].

He already vaguely understood why the swordsman lady's [weakness] lost its negative effect just after the sword and the knife collided.

At the same time, he also had some immature guesses about why the [Achievement] was not unlocked when the last task was settled.

François's last words also solved Fang Yi's last doubt about the space allowing the reincarnation to lock the [Compatibility Summoning].

"Unless a Master foolishly uses [Compatibility Summoning].

"I was fortunate enough to summon a Heroic Spirit that was highly compatible with me, and it was like winning the lottery and having a similar experience to the Heroic Spirit.

“To replicate my situation.

"Also, I cannot reveal the source of the 'black mud' to you according to the contract, but I can tell you that someone is carrying out an operation that threatens the world."

After revealing the [Hidden World View] according to the contract and giving all the information, François first looked at Fang Yi with anticipation.

It was obvious that he was urging Fang Yi to fulfill his [bind].

After watching Fang Yi groping for items in his arms and "fulfilling the contract".

It looked provocatively at Aozaki Touko who was walking towards it and 'unlocking' the limb functions according to [Restraint].

He lip-synced "Goodbye, Red of Pain".
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But soon François felt something was wrong.

Because it discovered that after Ms. Aozaki 'unlocked' the doll's limbs, she performed an operation that made her extremely uneasy without a moment's hesitation.

She directly separated her soul into the air without any carrier, turning it into a wisp of spirit.

Sensing the erratic body, François couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart.

[What's going on? Are you trying to pull some kind of trick?]

And the next moment, Fang Yi, who lowered his head, "inadvertently" threw the amulet and the soft light field that enveloped him and continuously consumed his spiritual body resolved his doubts.

"The [Baptismal Chant] that can burn away sins!
"You know that woman from the Holy Church who's been stalking me like a hyena!

"Who is she? Why can she perform magic from such a distance?
"Are you going to break the contract?"

The response was to close one's eyes tightly and shut down all abilities related to perception.

Fang Yi was unaware of all this and successfully played deaf and dumb.

Until earlier, Fang Yi completed the communication by giving instructions on his arm with the help of Miss Zhuang's amulet.

Confirming and implying that he 'inadvertently' cast [Burning Karma·Baptism Chant] remotely to completely annihilate François' existence.

After the [Restrictions] were lifted because they could not be fulfilled, he picked up the amulet that had almost lost all its brilliance and gave his answer.

“Who knows?
"After all, I only asked her if she had the ability to perform magic remotely through a medium.

"I absolutely did not suggest that she initiate the [Baptismal Chant].

"Besides, I did fulfill my promise to let you 'free'."

But it was obvious that François was no longer able to answer Fang Yi's words.

With the little energy left in the amulet, Fang Yi wrote the words "【François's attention level】 has increased. I have contacted the Tohsaka mother and daughter. Don't worry."

The space prompt sound also rang in Fang Yi's ears.

[You have perfectly completed [Challenge Mission: Immortal Magician].]

[You have obtained the remaining 8000 points, and your relationship with Aozaki Touko has greatly deepened.]

[Within a certain period of time after the task is completed, you can trigger further related tasks and enter the [Derived World].]

[You have completed the [François's Invitation] mission.]

[You have obtained the remaining 15000 points and a number of B-level plot points (plot points will be issued at the time of settlement).]

However, Fang Yi's current focus is obviously not on these somewhat "roadside" rewards.

He drew out the [Protagonist] card, which had already become hot.

With the unlocking of [Hidden World View], this line of words first appeared on this previously ambiguous card.

【The glory gained in the past will be remembered forever.】

【The stories you have experienced will never be forgotten.】

Then Fang Yi's job description was revealed.
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Looking at the gold-plated font on the card, Fang Yi shook his head.

"What a surprise."

(End of this chapter)