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Artoria saw through Momo's thoughts and immediately explained, "No, it's not what you think! Today's matter was mainly to try to help you sort out your new abilities. As for my matter... well, I'm the same as everyone else, except that I'm just eager to see you."

Looking at Artoria's expression—a mixture of pride, dissatisfaction, shyness, and hesitation, yet all radiating a smile—Mo Mo couldn't help but feel a surge of masculine pride. The former King Arthur had become Artoria, belonging only to Mo Mo. This mental pleasure was enough to ease Mo Mo's nearly exploding nerves.

Momo gently rubbed the back of his head against Artoria's smooth thigh, slowly closed his eyes, and said, "I understand. So what is your plan? Artoria, I really can't wait to start a practical exercise with you, but unfortunately, I'm a bit out of my element right now."

It's shameful for a man to admit he's incapable, and Mo Mo would rather not say it if he could. However, in front of the person he trusts most, Mo Mo doesn't mind showing his fatigue. Right now, over a hundred Mo Mos are engaged in different tasks, and this relentless exploitation of his computational abilities and mental pressure makes Mo Mo feel like his body is barely his own anymore.

Of course, if Momo wanted, he could instantly recall all his clones and return to normal. However, Momo didn't do that. Artoria had her reasons for making such a big fuss. Before rejecting Artoria's suggestion, Momo naturally wanted to hear Artoria's explanation first.

Artoria understood Momo's thoughts. She lowered her head and gently rubbed her chin against Momo's forehead, saying, "Momo, we already know that you're researching the application of power with Kayaba Akihiko. Kayaba Akihiko is indeed a talented person, but given the current state of the Hall of Heroes, you certainly won't accept him as a Heroic Spirit, right?"

As she spoke, Artoria lightly tapped Momo's cheek with her finger, a playful smile playing on her lips. If it could be considered a coincidence that Momo only accepted female Servants in the beginning of the world, now that so many girls surrounded him, no matter how high-sounding his explanations were, everyone would simply believe that Momo harbored an obvious and blatant ulterior motive.

Well, of course, Mo Mo would never admit to something like this. It's all just a coincidence, after all, Mo Mo just doesn't get along with men. Don't forget, Mo Mo also has an aura that lowers men's favorability towards her.

Seeing Mo Mo's lips curl up but his refusal to admit it, Artoria didn't dwell on this point at all, and continued, "So Kayaba Akihiko is destined to be an outsider. You can't let him know all your power, nor can you build your power entirely according to his plans and methods. In the end, Kayaba Akihiko is destined to only be able to provide you with weapons, but not help you shape your core."

"Yes, that's right. Originally, I planned to think about what to do more after Gensokyo ended, but now it seems you guys have some ideas?"

What Artoria said reflected the situation Momo was facing. Since Kayaba Akihiko wouldn't become a Heroic Spirit, Momo would absolutely not allow him to truly be involved in core and confidential matters. Even with the constraints of his trading powers, Momo believed Kayaba Akihiko wouldn't betray him, but who could guarantee that Momo's enemies wouldn't find a breakthrough in Momo's power through Kayaba Akihiko in some inconceivable way?

“Indeed, we do have some plans, but they are currently mostly on paper. Whether they can be implemented still needs to be verified and discussed in practice. So when we learned that you planned to spend ten years of virtual time to guide Xiaolian, we decided to take this opportunity to come and try it out with you.”

"After all, the enemies in Gensokyo are powerful, and it's clear that even greater dangers await us beyond Gensokyo. Given the current situation, it's not impossible that we'll face Gilgamesh... no, Kimihiro."

Hearing Artoria utter the words "King Pikachu," Mo Mo couldn't help but laugh out loud, saying, "That's right, you're absolutely right. The moment I saw Rin, I knew that the final boss this time definitely wouldn't be Yakumo Yukari. As for whether I'll encounter King Pikachu... that depends on whether I get along with him."

“So,” Artoria continued, “for Reimu, for Gensokyo, and for me and all the girls who love you, we will do everything we can to maximize your potential.”

Mo Mo nodded slightly and said, "Tell me your thought process."

"To put it bluntly, it all starts with considering everyone's strength." Artoria continued to gently massage Momo's scalp, saying, "Sissi's world has the power of the C world, which is purely a spiritual power that has created beings similar to gods; Misaki's power is the manipulation of spirits, and her operation on a spiritual level is different from ordinary people; finally, there are the fantasy beasts of Academy City, and the fantasy angels around us now, the science angel Kazakiri Hyouka, who in a sense are also products of spirit and consciousness."

“These things can all be compared to your condition, Momo.”

"Considering the form of quantum life on Kayaba Akihiko's side, we wondered if we could combine these things and allow you, Momo, to enter a completely new mode?"

Author's Note:

P.S.: Merry Christmas! How was your Christmas this year? Did you achieve your goal of escaping the single life?

Whether you have it or not, I do. I won't say more, my two girlfriends are still waiting for me!

The Story of 185 IS World

After Artoria's reminder, Momo also began to think about the limits of her ability.

Artoria is right. Momo's current power possesses immense potential, a potential that even Momo himself cannot see the limits of. If Momo can truly and completely master this power, he believes he will have the strength to fight any enemy, as long as they do not possess the power of a supreme god.

Thinking of this, Momo, who didn't truly love power, couldn't help but feel excited. Although this power still couldn't reach the realm of the supreme gods, Momo believed that using it to deal with Kingpika, Crimson World, and Haruhi Suzumiya, who had already become his enemy, would be no problem at all.

"You already have a complete plan?"

What Artoria had just said was merely the girls' idea, but Momo knew there was a huge difference between an idea and a practically feasible plan. Yet now Artoria had brought the girls here and begun to act. This made Momo curious; he wondered what gave the girls their confidence. Momo believed that Artoria would never use him as a guinea pig without any certainty of success.

"Ah, I see."

Before Artoria could answer, Momo's eyes lit up. He had already realized what change had given Artoria the confidence to begin the experiment.

Without a doubt, Artoria now has a powerful research force by her side, a force comparable to Kayaba Akihiko and one that can be trusted. This research force is unlike the girls around Momo now, who, while highly talented, lack genuine academic research experience.

And after much thought, there is only one such person in the IS world.

“It seems you’ve already figured it out,” Artoria said with a smug smile. “That’s right, the IS world mission is nearing its end. In fact, if you, Momo, just nod, we can immediately declare the IS world mission complete.”

"Have you made contact with Shinobu Tsukasa?"

Upon hearing this, Artoria nodded.

Shinonono Tsukasa is a character similar to Kayaba Akihiko in the IS world. Although she and Kayaba Akihiko have different development directions, there is no doubt that they are both geniuses among geniuses, capable of single-handedly raising the technological level of the entire world by an era.

Moreover, in terms of danger, Kayaba Akihiko is a step below Shinonono Tsukasa. After all, Shinonono Tsukasa developed a weapon called IS. An IS operating at full power is not the kind of spacesuit shown in the anime that has become a competition prop, but rather should be compared to the level of combat power of the White Knight.

When the White Knight appeared, it destroyed about half of the missiles attacking Japan—approximately 1221—with a single slashing attack. Missiles further away were then shot down using a prototype large charged particle cannon. All 2341 missiles attacking Japan were easily shot down by a single IS White Knight, demonstrating that when IS was at full strength, it possessed national-level combat power and was a strategic weapon.

Although the White Knight's initial appearance was essentially orchestrated by Shinonono Tsukasa, with all the missiles flying into the White Knight's attack range under her control, it was more like a demonstration of IS's capabilities. However, this does not diminish the overwhelming performance of IS against any conventional weapon. With its absolute defensive capabilities, IS is not even afraid of the power of nuclear weapons.

Even if ISIS doesn't possess the terrifying destructive power of nuclear weapons, the very nature of the world would change if powerful strategic weapons were shrunk to the size of a human and could be used with the precision of special forces. Just as no one can stop the terrifying power of nuclear weapons, no one can stop an ISIS from doing what it wants—unless you use ISIS to stop it in return.

This isn't the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is that Shinonono Tsukasa's personal technical skills completely overwhelm the overall technological level of the world. Even Kayaba Akihiko is inferior to her in this respect, because Kayaba Akihiko's technology is merely ahead of its time. Apart from Kayaba Akihiko's SAO, other companies in the Accelerated World are also developing similar technologies, but they are far behind Kayaba Akihiko in terms of progress.

As for Shinononozuka, no one else possesses the core technology of IS except for herself. In the entire IS world, only Shinononozuka can manufacture the IS core. In other words, this strategic weapon, capable of influencing the world, is entirely under Shinononozuka's control. Given her personality, it's almost certain that she would tamper with the IS core—a black box—into it.

This is also why, in the original IS story, Shinonono Tsukasa was able to transcend all countries and organizational systems in the world.

No one dared to touch her, and no one could do anything about her.

What does it mean to be a behind-the-scenes boss? What does it mean to master core technology? Shinonono Tsukasa is the real example. Kayaba Akihiko can only get a passing grade in this respect. Kayaba Akihiko, who used 20,000 people to threaten the whole world, is much lower than Shinonono Tsukasa, who used force to coerce the whole world.

"After we entered the IS world and established a foothold, the emergence of the Knightmare, a cheap and relatively poor-performing mech, attracted the interest of the entire world. Although the Knightmare cannot compare with the IS in individual combat, when it comes to a full-scale war between nations, it is clear that a few hundred IS units in the world are definitely not enough."

"At that time, we supported China, making China feared by all its neighboring countries. Knightmare, a force that can be controlled by a country and its military, became the most feared thing by everyone, besides ISIS and nuclear weapons. Naturally, we, who brought out Knightmare, also attracted the attention of Shinobu Tsukasa."

"After that, things became simpler. Everyone has their own abilities and methods. After Shinonono Tsukasa slipped up, we finally got in touch with her not long ago."

Momo couldn't help but sigh. Regardless, Shinononozuka, this super-genius scientist, was definitely a dangerous figure. The fact that her rage alone ignited a global war that swept across the entire IS world was enough to prove this. If it weren't for the intervention of Artoria and the girls around Momo, Momo truly doubted whether the entire IS world would have been completely reduced to ruins.

Don't forget, IS-like systems have drones. In other words, as long as Shinonono Tsukasa is alive and can still manufacture IS-like systems, she, unwilling to stop, will drag the entire IS-like world down with her madness.

"What's the reason? What caused her to go crazy?"

Mo Mo couldn't help but ask curiously, why did the IS world suddenly become chaotic? Was it caused by Haruhi Suzumiya's reckless behavior?

"The specific reasons... we don't actually know either." Artoria's expression turned serious as she said, "Do you remember when you were ambushed when you entered the IS world? After that, we discovered that the people in the SOS Brigade who were blocking the IS world had disappeared, the barrier to the world was riddled with holes, and the entire IS world was hit by a series of major disasters."

"Tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, and so on have brought all national plans around the world to a standstill."

As she spoke, Artoria converted all the information into images and played them for Momo to see. Looking at the chaotic world, the chaotic city, and the panicked people on the screen, Momo couldn't help but frown.

"If it were just that, it wouldn't be so bad. The disaster that befell all of humanity might have made Shinonono no Tsukasa feel a little pity, but it would never have made her lose her temper. The real reason that made her lose her temper was that her younger sister, who was also the person she loved most in the whole world, Shinonono no Houki, was attacked."

Mo Mo's pupils contracted, and he said, "Shino no Houki was attacked? Who attacked it?"

Oh, it turns out my sister was attacked!

In an instant, Mo Mo realized that Shinonono's outburst was completely reasonable. After all, siscon creatures are indeed terrifying; if their younger sister is harmed, destroying the world is a perfectly normal thing for them.

For example, a certain chuunibyou prince whose chance to lash out was stolen by Momo from the green-haired witch. If it weren't for the kind-hearted and positive Momo changing his fate, the poor people of the world would probably be plunged into war again because of the anger of the sister-complex.

“This is also the most crucial part of the problem,” Artoria said, lowering her voice slightly. “Shino no Tsukasa’s younger sister, Shino no Houki, has been corrupted by the black mud.”

"Black mud?"

Momo was so shocked that he almost sat up abruptly, but Artoria gently stopped him, saying, "Don't worry, the black mud we found in the IS world was only a small amount, and it was only on Shinonono Houki's arm. This makes me feel like it's some kind of deliberate attempt to ignite Shinonono Tsukasa's anger and create chaos in the IS world."

"How is Shinobu Houki now? Black mud is something that humans can't handle at all, right? But since you said the IS world has stabilized, that means you must have saved her."

Artoria nodded and said, "Yes, fortunately, the amount of black mud was small, and Shinonono no Houki, whose body was half-stained, was protected by Shinonono no Tsukasa. By using the IS's absolute defense mechanism, Shinonono no Houki suppressed the black mud on one hand, and protected Shinonono no Tsukasa's consciousness on the other. It wasn't until we met with Shinonono no Houki and I promised to save her sister that the chaos in the entire IS world and Shinonono no Houki's rage were quelled."

"After all, it's absolutely impossible for Shinonono Houki to find the mastermind behind the attack on her sister with black mud in the IS world. Every time she searches, it will trigger a series of wars."

Hearing this, Momo finally understood what had happened in the IS world and the efforts of Artoria and her group. Although in reality, completing the mission seemed to simply require finding Shinonono Tsukasa, Momo knew that even with Artoria's leadership, it would be extremely difficult for a group of girls to establish themselves in the war-torn and chaotic IS world.

"As for your method of saving Shino no Tsukasa, it's to make her a Heroic Spirit. Indeed, we don't have a good way to deal with something like the Black Mud yet."

“Yes.” Artoria gently comforted Momo, saying, “However, this is because our current power is on the scientific side, so it’s understandable that we can’t deal with things like black mud. But at least now we have a way to control black mud, right? Once Shinonono Tsukasa joins and analyzes IS’s abilities, you’ll probably be able to use it directly, Momo.”

"After all, as our king, Momo, you have already become light."

Well, now that Artoria is completely relaxed, she seems to enjoy teasing Momo.

186 Hello everyone, we're newbies!

Momo was perfectly aware that Artoria wanted to say the words "Ultraman." But why would Momo become that kind of pervert wearing a bodysuit? With her sincere heart, Momo could simply present herself to everyone in her most genuine way!

In this respect, the so-called giants of light can never compare to Momo.

Moreover, Artoria's behavior clearly indicated that she was flirting with Momo. Although Momo didn't mind being flirted with by his girls, especially when Artoria was practically offering him some intimate favors, as a man, Momo still wanted to reclaim his dignity.

So what if her body can't move? It's okay, Momo still has his head. A truly brave man can subdue Artoria with just a turn of his head.

Sure enough, Momo simply turned his head, tilting it towards Artoria's lower abdomen, and then gently exhaled. Artoria, who had been so confident, immediately gasped and bent over, practically pressing her shapely, albeit not particularly large, chest against Momo's face.

"Mo Mo, you!"

Artoria's face flushed red as she glared angrily at Momo. How could she not know that Momo's action was a retaliation for her earlier teasing?

She had originally wanted to teach Momo a lesson, since his body was already in such a state, yet he still insisted on doing that kind of thing. But looking at Momo's closed eyes and steady breathing, Artoria realized that Momo hadn't actually done anything at all.

Mo Mo was clearly just enjoying her lap pillow.

However, unlike most lap pillows, Momo's cheek was turned inward, and the tip of his nose gently rubbed against Artoria's lower abdomen. Every warm breath made Artoria feel as if Momo was teasing her most sensitive parts with his hands.

"You bastard!"

Helpless, Artoria could only utter this almost coquettish remark. She knew that Momo was bullying her, but she couldn't bear to move Momo, turn her face away, and disturb her peace.

Moreover, Artoria felt that although Momo had no good intentions, this gentle teasing was a good way for Artoria to familiarize herself with everything that was to come.

Yes, endure it, don't resist, learn to accept it all, learn to enjoy it all!

Soon, Artoria discovered that once she learned to accept it, what she initially thought was unbearable wasn't actually that difficult to endure. Her body gradually warmed up, and her heart felt an indescribable burning sensation. Artoria enjoyed this warmth as well as her first intimate moment alone with Momo.

After a long while, Momo opened her eyes, and Artoria gently asked, "Are you feeling better?"

Mo Mo nodded helplessly and said, "I just had dozens of clones killed by Bing Hua in an instant, so the requirement for computing power is not as high now, and it's a little easier for now."

Momo immediately shared her memories with Artoria. It turned out that Kazakiri Hyouka was trying to reconstruct Momo's thoughts by having her adopt Kazakiri Hyouka's form of existence. Although Kazakiri Hyouka's existence was inevitable, and her appearance meant that her formation method had a certain rationality, this might not necessarily apply to Momo.

Dozens of Momos, let alone forming something like a fantastic beast, suffered a complete mental breakdown before they could even coalesce, giving Momos dozens of brain-exploding experiences.

This is a real brain trembling!

However, in front of Artoria, Momo couldn't help but maintain a bit of dignity and integrity, and decided to refrain from shouting or yelling.

"As expected, it's not that easy."

Artoria wasn't surprised at all. Knowing Momo's entire situation, she naturally knew this was definitely not a simple process. She immediately and gently massaged Momo, saying, "I need your opinion on what to do next, Momo."

"Summon Shinonono Tsukasa as a Heroic Spirit?" Momo asked doubtfully. "Don't you all have that right? Anyone who is recognized by everyone can be recruited as a Heroic Spirit. What, has Shinonono Tsukasa's temperament and personality changed drastically? Has she become corrupted and turned evil because of the problems in the IS world?"

Artoria shook her head and said, "No... In other words, are you willing to trust me unconditionally and let me take charge of this matter?"

At this point, a mischievous smile appeared in Artoria's eyes. She didn't say what matter required Momo's judgment, but rather used that look to tell Momo, "If you leave everything to me, just wait for the surprise I'll give you."