On how PhDs become human evil

"Kenpei, in this Holy Grail War, I might go all out for once, something I haven't done in a long time."

Gilgamesh drank the red wine in his glass in one gulp and said this.

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Is there something fishy going on in the church?

On the way back to the apartment, Mostima frowned when he heard Bai Jie mention it.

"Indeed, the atmosphere in that church was very strange, but I didn't pay much attention to it. Could it be something bad?"

Having existed for thousands of years in human history, Mostima's strength is not much different from that of Grand Heroic Spirits, and she is naturally aware of the disharmony within the Church.

But as she herself said, although she sensed it, she didn't pay attention to it. Just as a person wouldn't care where an ant crawls, Mostima, who didn't think Kirei Kotomine would cause her any trouble, chose to ignore the anomaly within the Holy Church.

Shaking his head, Bai Jie said, "It's not a particularly troublesome matter—although I don't know what else could cause me trouble, it would probably take me a little bit of time to deal with it."

Although it was well hidden, Bai Jie sensed the immense magical source within the Holy Church the moment he stepped inside.

Humans couldn't possibly possess such immense magical power, and given that it was during the Holy Grail War, Bai Jie immediately identified the source of that magical power as a Servant. However, the existence of a Servant meant that the Church had a Master, and within the Holy Church, only Kirei Kotomine was qualified to be a Master.

(Just like ten years ago, you've hidden your Master identity. With actions like this, it's hard for me not to think you're up to something.)

Bai Jie didn't think Kirei Kotomine would cause him any trouble. Having become the epitome of human evil, he could easily gain the upper hand even against the Herrscher of the End, who could destroy the earth's surface. Servant-like beings simply couldn't cause him any trouble.

The problem is that while it's unlikely to cause trouble for Bai Jie, it could potentially cause trouble for Kiana. Even though Kiana has five Herrscher Cores, she would still face a tough battle against a top-tier Servant. If Kirei Kotomine were to cause trouble and injure Kiana, Bai Jie doesn't know if he could stay in Fuyuki City.

(Ah, being too strong isn't a good thing either...)

Section 448, Chapter 6. The People Gradually Arriving (Part 1)

Although he was supposed to be fighting the Holy Grail War, Bai Jie's attitude was more relaxed and playful. This wasn't because he looked down on the Holy Grail War as a local magical ritual, but because he genuinely had no interest in it anymore.

Ten years ago, he had no interest in the Holy Grail War; he only traveled a long distance to make Kenneth suffer. Ten years later, he had even less interest.

Besides, with his and Mostima's strength, even if they tied up the other six Masters and Servants, they still wouldn't be able to defeat them. So why should Bai Jie worry about anything? He can just relax and have fun!

Fuyuki Civic Center.

Perhaps because this was the final battleground of the previous Holy Grail War, even after ten years, the lingering evil magic of this world has made this place inaccessible to ordinary people. In the past ten years, everyone who has come here has contracted a serious illness.

Although everyone recovered in a few days, it still brought a bad reputation to the Civic Center, to the point that there was no one there even in broad daylight, making it as desolate as a ghost town.

"Is this the site of the final battle of the Holy Grail War ten years ago?"

Standing in the audience seats of the still unrepaired grand stage, Mostima looked down at the completely burned-out venue below.

"It's really been completely destroyed, and the remaining magic is indeed very unfriendly to ordinary people. Fortunately, the concentration is not high, and it will dissipate on its own in a few days."

"Well, I didn't expect that there would still be a little bit left that I didn't absorb."

Standing next to Mostima, Bai Jie raised his hand and collected all the remaining evils of this world in the hall, forming a black ball the size of a tennis ball in his palm, and then swallowed it in one gulp.

"Huh?" Mostima's eyes widened in surprise. "Doctor, you just chugged it all in one go? Won't that upset your stomach?"

"Ah, don't worry, this stuff is like breathing air to me. After all, my body is made up of the evil of this world, so absorbing a little bit of the evil of this world is no big deal."

Bai Jie waved his hand dismissively.

Suppressing her surprise, Mostima managed to swallow the words that were on the tip of her tongue and said with a wry smile, "Doctor, you really have completely become inhuman. Although I've felt that way ever since you started eating raw Originium."

"Emmm, what's that saying again? Humans have limits, and if you want to be stronger, you have to stop being human. Although I'm forced to stop being human."

From the moment he first received Talulah's power, Whitebeard had already embarked on an inhuman path, and the Fourth Holy Grail War truly made him inhuman.

Looking at the destroyed venue, Bai Jie said with a sigh, "Ah, I really miss it. When that damn Holy Grail first appeared, I summoned the Moon Throne and blasted it. That blast was truly earth-shattering; half of Fuyuki City was shaken."

Mostima wisely kept quiet in response to Bai Jie's exclamation, refraining from further questioning. She felt that continuing to ask might uncover something that would shatter her worldview.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Mostima's eyes flickered, and magic instantly gathered in her hand into a black staff. The tip of the staff spun once and then pointed behind her.

"Trying to become invisible in front of me? No offense intended, but it's a bit presumptuous. — If you don't come out, I'm about to make my move, you sneaky little thief?"

Azure magical ripples gathered at the tip of Mostima's staff, unnaturally distorting the surrounding space. As a pseudo-Great Demon who manipulates time and space, Mostima can warp spacetime to a certain extent even with a simple basic attack.

As if sensing the danger emanating from the azure ripples, a figure appeared in the corridor behind Mostima and Bai Jie, accompanied by blue magical light.

"Ah, I was planning to give Fafnir a surprise, but I didn't expect this young lady to see through me right away."

"The magic of the beginning was too crude; if I were here, it wouldn't be like this."

"I'm just not good at magic, Moon."

beginning. moon.

Upon hearing those two names, Bai Jie turned around abruptly, and what appeared in his field of vision were the figures of the two people he had been thinking about.

Hajime Nagumo, a monster beyond human comprehension who climbed up from the abyss.

The monster found the golden vampire princess, Yue, in the abyss.

The two people who should have been in another world actually appeared before Bai Jie's eyes, and Bai Jie could sense that the two people in front of him were not human beings, but Servants.

"Hey, Fafnir, it's been a while. How have you been?" Nagumo Hajime raised his hand to greet Bai Jie.

"You seem to be doing quite well—by the way, how did you two even get here? This must be another world! Did you manage to travel between dimensions in your world?!"

While the world of Hajime Nagumo possesses transcendent beings like the Rebellious Gods and Godslayers, Bai Jie utterly disbelieves the idea that they can travel to other worlds, not even with the power of a Rebellious God. As for technology, that's even less likely; Bai Jie doesn't believe 21st-century Japan has developed the technology for dimensional travel.

"To meet a friend I haven't seen in a long time, the first thing I say is this." With a wry smile, Hajime Nagumo said, "Well, as you can see, Yue and I came to this other world as Servants... no, I mean Heroic Spirits."

"As for the method, it's actually quite complicated, involving powers, divine magic, and things like that. Even if I told you, you probably wouldn't understand."

Can't understand? Bai Jie can't understand?

A malicious smirk curled at the corner of his mouth as Bai Jie clenched his fists with a cracking sound: "Heh heh~~~ It's been a while, Nan Yun Shi, you've gotten quite arrogant, haven't you? You even dare to mock me now? Should I, your master, teach you a lesson again?"

"Uh... it's not that I didn't mean to mock you, it's just that there are quite a lot involved here, and I don't think even you would understand it if I summarized it in a few words."

Nagumo Hajime surrendered with his hands raised, clearly admitting defeat.

"Isn't this something that can be explained in a few words...? I guessed it was like this, after all, I abandoned your business halfway through."

Because of Chen, Bai Jie went to the world of High School DxD after beating up the god Eshid from that world. Although he asked Eshid to send Nagumo Hajime and the others back to their original world before leaving, it is unknown whether he did so. If he did not, he can go back and beat him up again.

Seeing Bai Jie and Nan Yun start chatting, Mostima couldn't help but ask curiously, "Doctor, do you know them?"

"Well, those two are... my classmates and disciples, I took care of them for a while. Also, you can put your staff down now."

Mostima put down her staff, and Bai Jie also put it down, preparing to strike Nagumo Hajime's hand: "Then Nagumo, find a place to explain to me what happened on your side after I left, and why you came to this world."

"No problem, that's what I came here with in mind anyway."

P.S.: Although I said I would write another volume of A Certain Magical Index, I thought about it and decided against it. A Certain Magical Index is too easy to tear up. Hippo (the author) keeps digging plot holes, and if I don't handle them well, it's game over. Another reason is that I plan to finish this book during the winter break and start a new book during the winter break. I currently want to write an original work, but I'm not sure.

I probably won't be able to publish the book about the Reunion Movement, but if it does well, I might write that one (laughs).

Final exams are the day after tomorrow, so updates might be unstable then. Please forgive me; everything will be fine after the exams on the 9th.

Section 449, Chapter 7. The People Gradually Arriving (Part Two)

"Yue and I returned to our original world three months after you left."

He randomly picked a shop on the roadside, and that was the first thing Nan Yun Shi said.

"Just a few days after I left, news spread that Mount Kailash had been destroyed by someone. The church was nearly destroyed because of this, and countries around the world were thrown into turmoil. Thanks to this, we heroes from another world were busy for quite some time before we managed to get things sorted out, although I was the one who did most of the work."

Upon hearing Nan Yun Shi's words, Bai Jie also remembered that before leaving that world, he had demolished its religious holy sites, killing every single one of the church's management and warriors with his heavenly lightning. It was truly a miracle that the church hadn't disbanded immediately after suffering such a massive blow.

According to Hajime Nagumo, in order to appease the panicked nations of the continent, these heroes and their companions, who had been summoned from another world, were sent out as new representatives of the gods on earth, and spent more than two months parading across the continent using vehicles, airships, and cruise ships created by Hajime Nagumo.

As for the one chosen as the spokesperson, it was naturally the brainless hero, Tian Zhihe Guanghui. Although he was dealt a blow by Bai Jie and Nan Yunshi, he managed to cheer up with the encouragement of various people. During the parade, he fully demonstrated his outstanding leadership qualities and greatly inspired the people of various countries on the mainland.

In addition, God Eshid also bestowed divine light upon the River of Heaven more than once during the procession, making the world aware of God's existence once again, and indicating that he would send down divine pronouncements on a chosen day to establish a new church.

"Would that Eshid be so kind?" Bai Jie frowned.

Would that trash god who controls the world's course at will and finds pleasure in watching various races kill each other do something so kind?

“We were initially puzzled, but he did give us a reason.”

"Reason? What reason?"

“...He’s afraid of you.” Yue pointed at Bai Jie. “Remember he said you almost unleashed a destructive spell before, and he was so scared that he was terrified. In order to avoid you going back for revenge, he’s trying to do good deeds as a way to accumulate merit.”

"..."

He was actually scared out of his wits by the [Satellite Orbital Cannon Fafnir]? Bai Jie didn't know what to say to Eshid. He was supposed to be a god of a world, yet he was acting like a coward. Where was his dignity as a god of a world?

After taking a sip of his beverage, Nagumo continued his explanation.

"During my journey across the mainland, I also conquered the remaining Great Labyrinth and obtained all the Divine Age magic. Among the remaining Divine Age magic, there are two types called [Concept Magic] and [Sublimation Magic]. The effects are a bit complicated to explain, so just think of them as magic that creates something from nothing and super enhancement magic."

"What's with this perfunctory explanation? Spit out all the information about those two spells, you bastard! I don't know any magic that creates something from nothing—although I do now."

"Then what are you still hesitating about? Keep talking about the rest."

(This kid's really gotten arrogant. I'll give him a good beating later.)

Bai Jie thought to himself.

"After two months of traveling across the continent, we helped out in the kingdom for a while. Two months later, I successfully developed a magical artifact for traveling between worlds using the magic of the Age of Gods. I also asked Eshid for the coordinates of the original world, and then I took the others back."

"However, although it is said to be everyone, there are actually a few people who have not gone back. For example, that idiot Tian Zhihe said that he could not abandon this world and continued to be a hero."

"That's definitely his style."

"Right. After returning to Japan, we returning students were immediately harassed by the media and the government. To be honest, it was incredibly troublesome. Finally, I suddenly remembered that you seemed to have quite a bit of influence in Japan, so I borrowed your name. Sure enough, those guys didn't come looking for us the next day."

(To be honest, I did mention my Godslayer past to him, and even said that when we returned to that world, I could have him join my ranks and participate in the world of magic. I never expected that this guy would take the initiative to step into it himself.)

"On the third day, those people from the official history compilation committee came over, along with two foreign female knights. After a brief discussion, I decided to work for that committee, which involved things like exorcism and ghost exorcism."

"About five months later, a disobedient god claiming to be Athena found me and, without saying a word, stole the artifact I had made that could travel through worlds, saying she was coming to find you, but unfortunately she didn't know how to use it."

Upon hearing an unexpected name, Bai Jie immediately frowned: "Athena? Is she a silver-haired little girl who speaks with such an old-fashioned air?"