On how PhDs become human evil

"Yes, Jiuxiao is my wife! She's super cute! A chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) black stockings beauty, she's amazing, okay!"

Kiana: ? ? ?

Section 483, Chapter 37: Bought an Assassin's Creed 2

Kiana and the others chatted with Bai Liya for a while about the future. About thirty minutes later, Bai Jie came out of the room.

"Ah, you've heard what Dad had to say, Dr. Bai Jie?"

"Yeah, that guy told me to keep a close eye on you and make sure you don't do anything reckless." Bai Jie scratched his head in frustration. "To be honest, I never expected that my other self would be a Mr. Sorry who apologizes at the drop of a hat. It's like we're two completely different people."

Apologize all the time?

Those present all knew Bai Jie to some extent and were familiar with his personality. To be honest, they couldn't imagine Bai Jie apologizing to anyone, especially Nan Yun Shi.

"Really? The other Fafnir apologized? Shouldn't he be an arrogant guy just like you, who beats up anyone he doesn't like and doesn't even respect the gods?"

"Hey, do you think I'm that arrogant?" Bai Jie looked at Nan Yunshi with a dark expression.

"I do think Nan Yunshi's description is accurate, although it's a bit exaggerated, but it does fit your situation quite well. However... another thing, you apologize so often, I can't really imagine that."

“Me too,” Kiana surprisingly agreed with Athena and Hajime Nagumo’s views. “Although I’ve seen my brother apologize before, I really can’t imagine him apologizing every two or three sentences…”

When his wife said he was an arrogant person who would never apologize, Bai Jie froze on the spot as if struck by lightning, and even the background turned gray.

"Haha... that's just how my dad is." Bailia chuckled and scratched her head. "But although he's usually easy to talk to, when he gets really angry, he's terrifying. Saying he's as strong as a demon is an understatement."

How terrifying is it?

"Emmmmmm, I don't know where my father's power ceiling is, but the most serious time I know of was when he wiped out all the mythology in the world, whether it was popular mythology like Greek mythology or niche mythology like Aztec mythology. He directly brought the age of gods in that world to an abrupt end, causing the world's development to stagnate for more than two hundred years. Afterwards, my father even beat up the world's will that came to demand an explanation."

"So why did he get so angry?"

"Exusiai's mother was bullied in that world and lost an arm."

"It's normal to get angry like that. If it were me, I would have torn that world apart too."

Bailia: Destroying the world for his wife, huh? This is definitely my dad's alternate world counterpart, spoiling his wife rotten.

"So, what exactly did the guy from the other world say to the guy from the other world?"

After hesitating for a moment, Kiana still asked the question. Although she could deduce from various signs that neither Bai Jie nor Bai Liya wanted her to get involved, she still wanted to ask. This feeling of being the only one who didn't know and the only one who couldn't do something was really unbearable.

"It's not that I can't tell you, to put it simply—"

"Wait a minute, Doctor!"

Bai Jie was about to speak when Bai Liya interrupted him.

"It's not really appropriate to say this here. Although I don't mean to belittle anyone, I think it's better for Kiana not to know, and also for Athena and Hajime..."

"It's okay, it's not a big deal anyway."

It's not a very troublesome thing!

Bailia was speechless. Just as Kiana and the others had said, Bai Jie in this world was incredibly arrogant. That perfect magical beast was a monster that even her Aunt Ritsuka couldn't tear apart with her bare hands. In terms of level, it had already surpassed the realm of magical beasts and become a divine beast. In terms of combat power, it could even surpass gods. Otherwise, it wouldn't be that in such a large Chaldea, only Fujimaru Ritsuka could suppress it.

Now, this perfect magical beast from two hundred years in the future is about to arrive in this world two hundred years in the past. This is absolutely a fatal blow to this still undeveloped era. If it is not handled properly, the history of the world may be drastically changed.

However, Bai Jie's attitude was as if he were dealing with a nobody, completely disregarding him, which made Bai Liya wonder if Bai Jie had no idea what was going on.

(Well, since Dr. Bai Jie has said so, I can only believe him...)

Even if the Bai Jie in front of her was not the Bai Jie she knew, no matter who the Bai Jie was, Bai Liya had never seen the two of them do anything they were not sure of, nor had she ever seen a man named Bai Jie suffer a setback. For nearly a hundred years from childhood to adulthood, Bai Jie had always been Bai Liya's omnipotent father.

Therefore, even if the person in front of her was another Bai Jie, Bai Liya was willing to believe that he was still the omnipotent man.

Unaware of Bailia's emotional change, Bai Jie and Kiana briefly explained the situation of the Perfect Monster, including its cheat-like 99% physical and magical resistance, its 20 times the destructive power of the Oath Cannon, and most importantly, its theoretical immortality.

"In conclusion, we will soon be facing such a monster. I will take action, but considering the strength of the opponent, I don't think you can hold back. We may have to go to outer space or something, so don't be too surprised if you look up and see the moon explode."

"I don't know why, but when you said the moon exploded, I wasn't surprised at all." Nagumo Hajime shrugged with a wry smile. "But do you really have a way? The opponent is a monster with unreasonable defense and immortality. Compared to that, its destructive power is nothing. The hardest part is killing it."

Twenty times the destructive power of Excalibur.

This is indeed an outrageous destructive power. You have to know that Excalibur is the strongest holy sword, a holy sword forged by a planet rather than humans, with a level as high as A++. How much stronger would twenty times its destructive power be? At least Hajime Nagumo couldn't imagine.

However, compared to the perfect monster's defensive capabilities and immortality, its destructive power is not something to worry about too much.

Bai Jie nodded in response to Nagumo Hajime's concerns: "That's what I was thinking too. So I spent thirty minutes just now conceiving and completing a new spell that can effectively suppress immortality while maintaining destructive power. I can guarantee that as long as it's hit, even a vampire progenitor who can be resurrected after being reduced to ashes will really turn into a pile of ashes."

"Huh? What were you doing in your room just now?"

"What else did you think?"

"I thought you were looking at that message."

"That thing only lasts for a minute. I've been spending the rest of the time devising the spell, and I'm currently looking for someone to test its effects—"

Before Bai Jie could finish speaking, his expression changed slightly. At almost the same moment, the expressions and eyes of the people around him also changed to varying degrees, especially those who were participants in the Holy Grail War.

Section 484, Chapter 38: What happened to the saying that the "Coot King" was unpopular?

Outside the Fuyuki City Hotel, a burly, dark-skinned man, over two and a half meters tall, stood like a guardian deity, holding a stone axe sword. In front of him, Illyasviel, dressed in a purple dress, stood with her hands on her hips, looking at the hotel entrance.

Berserker's master and servant have completely disregarded the principle that the Holy Grail War must be conducted in secrecy, brazenly appearing in the bustling city center in broad daylight. Fortunately, enough absurd things have happened in Fuyuki these past few days, from the Crimson Storm that split the city in two to the Gorgon appearing in the suburbs. The citizens of Fuyuki are getting used to it, so this strange combination seems rather normal now.

After waiting at the door for a minute or two, just as Ilya's face showed anxious impatience, the door finally opened, and Bai Jie and Artoria walked out of the hotel one after the other.

Looking at Ilya and Berserker with some surprise, Bai Jie raised an eyebrow: "I didn't expect you to come to me on your own initiative. Are you so eager to withdraw from the Holy Grail War? Little Einzbern girl."

"Don't call me 'little girl'!"

Ilya's face darkened instantly. She flicked her silver hair and pointed at Bai Jie.

"I'm here to settle this with you. You caught me off guard last time, but this time I'll prove to you that my Berserker is the strongest!"

It seems that the fact that she was easily defeated by Bai Jie in the castle last time has really annoyed this young lady. She has been lying in wait for so long to make preparations, although Bai Jie thinks that no matter what preparations she makes, she can't possibly beat him.

Arriving in front of Bai Jie, Artoria looked at Illya with a complicated expression. Ten years ago, when she was summoned, her relationship with Illya was quite good. She never expected that ten years later, they would become enemies who had to fight to the death. This is the cruelty of the Holy Grail War.

"Master, please allow me to go into battle."

"Okay, go ahead, and show me how well you can defeat that Berserker."

As Bai Jie spoke, he wrote several runes in the air. A magical barrier instantly opened, and people within a kilometer radius left their places under the magic's influence. The once bustling city center of Fuyuki City instantly became a deserted ghost town.

The black suit was replaced by a blue battle skirt, and she donned silver-white armor woven from magic. Artoria summoned Excalibur, the holy sword enveloped by the Wind King's Barrier, and pointed it at Berserker.

(Not planning to take matters into your own hands? Very well, your arrogance will cost you your life!)

Seeing that Bai Jie didn't make a move but instead stepped aside, Illya revealed a knowing look. In her opinion, her loss was purely because Bai Jie, as a Master, was simply too unfair, far surpassing her. If he hadn't joined the battle, Berserker could have easily defeated Saber.

Berserker is the strongest Servant!

"Go, Berserker!"

"AAAAAAAAArrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!"

At Illya's command, the Berserker, which had been standing still, suddenly roared. The atmosphere trembled violently with the roar, and a blast of wind swept up in an instant. The Berserker's huge body charged toward Artoria like a runaway train engine, and the axe sword in its hand slammed down!

"Clang—!"

With a flash of fire, the axe-sword that had been slashing down immediately bounced back, while Artoria, who had been holding the sword head-on, had already swung the holy sword above her head.

In an instant, the blades clashed!

"Roar! Aaaaaaaaah!"

Berserker's roar grew even more ferocious, his rock-like muscles spewing forth thick steam, his body glowing a deep red, as if scorched by intense heat. A mountain-like, oppressive aura surged towards Artoria like a flood. In their previous battle, Artoria already knew that Berserker was a formidable enemy, and facing him again now only confirmed that.

The opponent was strong, which was a good thing for Artoria. At the same time, she was also grateful to her current Master, who not only retrieved the scabbard for her but also allowed her to practice chivalry and fight the opponent one-on-one fairly, something she had never experienced before under Kiritsugu Emiya.

"I swear by the sword in my hand, Berserker, I will defeat you and bring victory to my Master!"

With her feet encased in steel boots shattering the ground, Artoria charged at the Berserker for the first time amidst a shower of flying debris. Her magic power erupted unrestrainedly, and Artoria, amplified to its limit by the release of magic power, charged at her prey (the Berserker) with the fiercest of all, just like a lion!

A gust of wind burst forth behind Artoria, and the blue figure instantly rushed into Berserker's arms, the blade of the Holy Sword slashing out with the Wind King's Barrier!

Artoria's swordsmanship is not flashy. Unlike Bai Jie, she does not have dazzling swordsmanship that relies on speed, nor does she have violent swordsmanship that relies on strength. All she has is the orthodox knightly swordsmanship she has cultivated since childhood and the battlefield-specific swordsmanship she has honed on the battlefield.

Eliminating unnecessary movements and conserving power to the extreme, using the simplest actions to unleash the most effective lethality—this is Artoria's swordsmanship.

"Clang!"

The invisible sword and the axe sword collided in mid-air once again, scattering dazzling sparks. Instead of advancing, Artoria swiftly took a step back. In the instant she retreated, the axe sword, carrying immense force, crashed to the ground, shattering the earth and triggering an earthquake.

Although Artoria's strength had been enhanced, it was still no match for Berserker's. If she had stepped forward to take the hit head-on, her wrist would have broken. Therefore, Artoria decisively took a step back and then swiftly raised her foot the instant the axe sword slammed into the ground!

"boom!"

Artoria stomped the axe-sword into the ground, and then the holy sword swiftly swung down with a kasaya-slash. Just as the blade was about to touch Berserker's body, Berserker decisively released his grip on the axe-sword, performed a backflip to dodge Artoria's sword, and at the same time kicked Artoria with his thigh, which was thicker than a log. If he had been hit, even with the sword sheath protecting her, Artoria would have been seriously injured.

After leaping back to dodge the kick, Artoria took a deep breath as she watched the Berserker pick up his axe and sword again: "Even though you've lost your mind, your skills are still so superb. I have no other thoughts but to admire you. It's a real pity to fight against someone of the Berserker class like you."

Just like Lancelot ten years ago, what truly allows a Berserker to unleash their full potential is not the Berserker class. If he were given the class most suited to him, even with his sword sheathed, Artoria wouldn't dare say she could guarantee a victory. But unfortunately—

"Master, I request to release my Noble Phantasm," Artoria said.

Raising an eyebrow, Bai Jie, who had been leaning against the wall watching the show, was somewhat surprised: "Aren't you going to fight a little longer? Isn't fighting a formidable enemy like Berserker what you've been hoping for?"

“Indeed, I would like such a fair battle, but now an even greater crisis is about to arrive. I personally believe that the Holy Grail War should be ended quickly so that Master can concentrate on preparing to deal with the crisis.”

"...When did you become so understanding? What happened to the aloof and clueless King of the Basilica?"

For a fleeting moment, Bai Jie actually felt that Artoria was somewhat like a virtuous wife and loving mother, with a sense of déjà vu that she would quickly handle the housework (end the Holy Grail War) so that her husband could concentrate on his work outside (dealing with the perfect monster).

"Although I don't think it's necessary to rush, since you've already said so... then use it. I give my permission, and I'll provide the magic power."

"Thank you very much, Master!"

Section 485, Chapter 39: Assassin's Creed Uninstallation

Excalibur.

A Noble Phantasm of A++ rank, the strongest holy sword, and also Artoria's most destructive trump card.