Shirou's clones number 30 million

Indeed, if she hadn't heard an unexpected piece of news from Apollo, Saori Kido would never have accepted his offer to collaborate.

Upon entering the Yorozuya, Shirou Hashiba (a shadow clone) immediately greeted him.

"Welcome. Do you have any requests today, Ms. Saori?"

"Manager Hashiba, does your Yorozuya no longer sell slime? There was a long line here yesterday."

"Because it was so noisy that it was affecting my job, I separated the slime sales business and now sells it in another store 100 meters away."

As he spoke, Shirou Hashiba gestured in direction with his hand:

"If Ms. Saori is here to buy slime, please walk 120 meters west after you leave the house."

"I just happened to be passing by and stopped by to say hello. This is my sister; she just arrived in this city, and I'd like to show her around. Does the manager have any good recommendations?"

“Perhaps, Ms. Saori, you could take her to a place you like. As sisters, I think your tastes will inevitably overlap to some extent.”

"I see. Thank you for your suggestion, Mr. Hashiba."

"You're welcome. Helping others solve their problems is both my job and my personal hobby."

While the two were talking, Artemis looked Shirou Hashiba up and down but didn't find anything strange.

After watching the two leave, Shirou Hashiba immediately returned to the inner room. He ran his fingertips through the air, and a semi-transparent screen automatically appeared in front of him.

In the very center of the screen is Apollo's face.

"Apollo, what's going on? Why are your two sisters suddenly asking about slimes?"

"It should just be a coincidence, there's no need to worry about it too much."

"You're making that sound too easy. By the way, when did Saori Kido get involved with Artemis? She shouldn't have regained her memories yet."

"I'm not sure, maybe it has recovered partly."

"If she hasn't regained her memories, then she's far too cunning."

After all, being able to chat and laugh freely and adapt to changing circumstances when you don't know each other at all is not something that just anyone can do.

"So what if you're cunning? It's not necessarily a bad thing."

"Makes sense."

Qiaochang nodded slightly and sighed:

"Sigh... Come to think of it, I can understand her."

"From a young age, you are instilled with the idea that you are Athena, that you must protect humanity, and that someone in the Sanctuary is going to harm you. You also have to learn all kinds of knowledge to improve yourself. You don't have a single true friend around you, so you're bound to become cunning."

Apollo burst into laughter, and after a long while, he was filled with emotion:

"I didn't expect you to speak so highly of her. I thought you would prefer Sasa to Saori."

“In terms of personality alone, I do prefer Sasha, but Saori is also a qualified goddess.” Shirou Hashiba paused. “After all, the two grew up in different environments, so there’s not much to compare.”

"Just like Junko Enoshima and Ryoko Otonashi, they are essentially the same person, but their personalities are completely different."

"By the way, have you decided to support Athena in winning this holy war?"

"Well... although it hasn't succeeded yet, there's nothing I can't tell you." Apollo pointed casually and closed the door. "I intend to end the Holy War completely."

"Oh? What do you plan to do? Athena doesn't have enough prestige or seniority. If you forcibly hand over the ownership of the earth to her, few gods will accept it. At the very least, Hades and Poseidon will definitely not accept it."

"That's my problem too."

Apollo nodded slightly and said seriously:

“I intend to reopen the Olympian Council. I support Athena’s rule over the earth, and she supports me to become the new king of the gods.”

"If Artemis were to help, we would immediately have a one in four chance of winning."

"Can it succeed?" Shirou Hashiba frowned slightly. "I think that even if all the gods agree, Hades and Poseidon will definitely oppose it to the end, and might even fight you."

This is not just speculation, but an inevitability arising from the personalities of the two individuals.

"Well... at worst we can just fight. Although it's not bad to temporarily take over the God King, Saga is a cautionary tale. Without a legitimate title, one's words will never be truly valid."

"No wonder Saori Kido was shopping with Artemis; she was trying to persuade her. How confident do you think she is?"

“Very good! Artemis values ​​relationships very much. Even if she doesn’t know about Zeus’s death, she won’t just stand by and watch us fight alone.”

"Heh... she really is completely under your control."

"What do you mean by 'controlling'? This is just some understanding I have of my own younger sister."

"Fujimaru Ritsuka will be going to this Star Festival, right? She's already drawn Orion. Haha... I'm really looking forward to seeing the two goddesses meet."

Apollo's face darkened, and he said in a deep voice:

“I won’t let them meet. Tonight, I’ll go over and grind Orion to dust.”

"Is it really that bad? Orion from another world has nothing to do with your world. In fact, the two moon gods look completely different."

“You can take this as my willful whim. Orion in this world was crushed to death by me right after he was born. He in the other world will also die.”

"Haha...that's really quite willful and reckless."

Chapter 632 Turning Passivity into Initiative

Chapter 633 Turning Passivity into Initiative

"Isn't it?"

Inside the white misty space at night, after shaking hands with Apollo and learning of his thoughts, Fujimaru Ritsuka unconsciously spoke.

"Orion must die," Apollo said coldly.

"Even if you say that, Orion, although just a doll, is a nice person and has helped me a lot in many ways."

Fujimaru Ritsuka sighed softly and added:

"Moreover, the moon goddess Artemis in our two worlds only share the same name; their appearances are completely different, and they are not the same person at all."

"The same applies to Orion; you can't kill him just because he has that name."

“That’s it.” Apollo said indifferently, without even blinking. “To have this name is his greatest sin.”

"Is that so? Orion from your world didn't even know Artemis when he was born."

"The possibility is enough. Why do you need so many reasons to kill someone?"

“You are right, but Orion is my follower, and this time, I have decided to stand by his side.”

Fujimaru Ritsuka paused for a moment, then sighed:

"Where did such a deep hatred and resentment come from? Orion and Artemis are lovers, but that's just a setting in the Type-Moon universe. In many myths, Orion has no connection with Artemis at all, and in some cases, he is even killed by Artemis with an arrow for various reasons."

"I don't care, I won't listen."

"If that's how you're going to talk, then I have no choice but to protect Orion to the end."

"You can give it a try."

As the two were arguing, a blue light suddenly rose from the ground.

Turning my head, I saw Liu Xiu, whom I hadn't seen for a long time, drawing a magic circle on the ground.

"What are you doing, Xiuer?" Rimuru asked curiously as he approached.

"I was on my way back this afternoon after finishing another trip when Louise suddenly summoned me. Since I had no interest in being someone's familiar, I left immediately."

"Which Louise? Zero no Tsukaima?"

"Hmm." Liu Xiu nodded slightly and continued, "Although I only stayed in that world for a few minutes, thanks to the special familiar summoning technique there, I was able to improve the summoning circle."

"Oh...what are the effects?"

“Using the same soul fluctuations, we were summoned here after we traveled to other unknown worlds.”

"Impressive! Are they going to turn the tables and take the initiative?"

Limru looked pleasantly surprised. In the past, he could only passively wait for newcomers to come in. Judging from Liu Xiu's performance, he might be able to take the initiative to guide newcomers in the future.

"When does it begin?"

"Now. Anyway, let's give it a try."

Liu Xiu completed the final stroke of the summoning array and silently recited the incantation.

The next moment, golden light rose in the center of the magic circle, resembling a flame, but then it was extinguished in an instant.

"Failed? Where did things go wrong?"

"I don't know. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any problem. I need to study it carefully."

"I see. Good luck then."

Rimuru smiled, touched Liu Xiu's hand, shared memories, and then walked to the other side.

Compared to the dry academic research here, the lively and interesting things on the Apollo side are much more interesting.

"Stop talking and get to it!" With these words from Adris, Apollo's eyes gradually turned serious.

The next moment, he suddenly waved his hand and summoned the Anywhere Door, which opened and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"not good!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka's expression changed slightly, and she quickly followed.

"I wonder who will win? How about we open a betting pool?" Rimuru suggested with a smile.

"What's the stake?" Kitahara Shirou asked instinctively.

"At the next gathering, the losers will have to clean up together. They can't use any supernatural powers; they can only clean up little by little with brooms and rags."

“Sure, I bet Apollo, he got there early. Even just a few seconds earlier would have been enough to kill Orion several times over.”

The young men exchanged glances and then spoke up.

"I bet on Fujimaru Ritsuka to win; home advantage is still very important."

“I also bet on Fujimaru Ritsuka, but my reason is that the other moon goddess can only descend because of Orion, so she will definitely fight to the death to protect Orion, and Apollo may not be able to do it.”

"I bet Apollo, you can't underestimate the feelings of a brother who is obsessed with protecting his sister. He'd rather kill the innocent than let the guilty go free."

Rimuru held a notebook in his hands and quickly wrote down personal names and bettors on it.