In Type-Moon, it all starts with adopting Sakura.

"Yes, I'm sorry, Musa, but I can't risk the Mountain People under the current circumstances."

Having his thoughts read, Cursed Wrist bowed his head and apologized.

"Not only that, Cursed Wrist, you've realized I definitely won't hurt you, right?"

"……Yes."

"senior!"

Cursed Wrist nodded silently, but was interrupted by the little fool behind her just as she was about to speak. She was about to continue shouting and advising Cursed Wrist not to be fooled by the other party, but at this moment, Cursed Wrist Hassan was completely speechless and immediately scolded her.

"Shut up! Kyoshinobu, this really is a prophet. It's you, you idiot, who completely messed things up!"

"what?!"

When Kyoko heard Hassan, the usually kind and gentle Cursed Arm, yell at her for the first time, and was even reprimanded harshly, her expression froze slightly. Her little head was filled with astonishment, and she was completely dumbfounded.

"But he isn't..."

"Let's not talk about whether it is true or not. I'm talking to Cursed Arm Hassan. Read this before you join the chat. I don't communicate with illiterate people."

As he spoke, Luo Wei projected a copy of the Old Testament of the Bible and threw it directly at the face of the madman. Then he had Kai find a rag and stuff it into the man's mouth before continuing his conversation with the cursed arm in front of him.

"In that case, I don't need your trust, nor do I need to discuss any scriptures. How about we make a deal?"

"...A deal? What kind of deal?" Cursed Wrist immediately asked.

"Give us some space to live in, and use the power of the Hassan Order to help us find a few people. In return, I will let you go and protect you. How about that?"

Luo Wei made the suggestion.

"This one……"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Wan was taken aback, because he could tell that Luo Wei was indeed intentionally letting them go, and this request would not harm them at all, since it was just helping to find people and arrange accommodation.

Finding people was no problem at all for the Hassan Order. They had many followers in this land and were extremely familiar with it. As for accommodation, they only needed to settle them at the foot of the mountain. This way, they could also become a barrier for the mountain people, blocking the attacks of the Pharaoh's divine beast army and the Lion King's Knights of the Round Table. It was a win-win situation.

Curse Wrist realized that this was Rowe giving him a way out, and it was also the best deal.

Having said all that, he had no choice but to accept it.

"I agree..."

Thump~ thump~ thump!

Just as the cursed wrist was about to accept the punishment, he, who had just breathed a sigh of relief and felt like he had escaped a calamity, suddenly showed a look of terror on his face.

At that moment, Kyoko, who was standing to the side, used her tongue to push the rag out of her mouth and then gasped for breath.

She heard the bell too.

"Senior Cursed Wrist, did you...did you hear that?"

"I heard it!" Hassan, the Cursed Wrist, was covered in cold sweat.

"You heard that too? Kyoshinobu!"

"Hmm, could it be... this... this might be the First... the First Generation Lord's..."

Kyoko dared not continue speaking; a profound fear gripped her heart.

Although she had never met the First Lord, she knew all the records about him by heart.

Evening bells and sandstorms... these are the signs of the First Lord's appearance, and also the harbinger of Hassan's death.

Gradually, accompanied by a gust of sand, a tall skeleton knight silently appeared behind Kai, wielding a greatsword and exuding extreme oppressive power.

Sensing something behind him, Kai feigned panic, quickly taking a large step back. Looking at the suddenly appearing black skeleton knight, he demanded, "Who...who are you?"

"My face is the death of the old man, and my sword is the judgment of the old man. Do not panic, you foreign knight who has returned to the right path, I am the old man of the mountain, and also Hassan who slew the old man of the mountain!"

A deep, resonant voice echoed in his ears. From the dark shadows, the figure of the skeleton swordsman suddenly appeared. The pervasive aura of death startled even Kai. His face was like the true form of the Grim Reaper.

Kai instinctively took a few steps back, and Rowe was also surprised by the effect. Neither of them had expected the effect to be so realistic; Percival might actually have a talent for acting.

He only told the other party the opening remarks, and they were free to improvise the rest.

“I have no name, knight of a foreign land, saint of a heretic, prophet of our generation, you need not fear, for I am the one called by the will of Heaven, and I have come for what you ask.”

Wang Hassan spoke in a low voice.

Then, feeling that the time was about right, Lovi was about to detach the light chain, making Hassan the Cursed Arm and the Madman mistakenly believe that the First Generation had saved them. But the next moment, a dark blue flame rose in King Hassan's eyes, and in an instant, with just a glance, he burned through Lovi's light chain.

'This is……?!'

Upon witnessing this astonishing scene and sensing that something was amiss, Rowe's expression suddenly turned strange. Meanwhile, Kay, who was about to follow the script, was about to provoke King Hassan, played by Percival, and then pretend to be instantly killed. However, Rowe stretched out his arm to block him and gestured for him not to go up there and do something reckless.

"???"

Although Kai was puzzled, he glanced at the situation in the room and assumed that the effect was too good, so he skipped this step and didn't find it too strange.

At this moment, both Kyoko and Hassan the Cursed Arm lay prostrate on the ground, not daring to make a sound.

Because Lovi had previously used illusion magic to transform into a madman and deceive the Cursed Arm Hassan, the Cursed Arm Hassan should logically be suspicious of this King Hassan. However, since Lovi is now appearing in front of him, it means that the figure appearing must be their first master—King Hassan!

Moreover, that solidified aura of death was indeed unmistakably that of the First Hassan! That was the fear etched into the DNA of every Hassan!!

Similarly, this is also a major reason why Luo Wei has never dared to act too recklessly in the mountain village.

However, Kay, still unaware of the specifics, thought that Percival's acting was so good that he almost fooled her.

He didn't know; he genuinely thought he had encountered death.

"Though the sound of the evening bell has already echoed in the mountains, your destiny has not yet come to an end. Remember this: when your mission is fulfilled, the moment of your death and liberation will arrive."

As he spoke, Wang Hassan gave Luo Wei a meaningful look, and then his tall figure gradually disappeared.

At this moment, Hassan of Cursed Arm was completely dumbfounded, and Kyoko, standing to the side, was trembling with fear.

Compared to the madman who was shocked by King Hassan, Hassan's cursed arm did not understand why the First Lord did not kill him.

After all, seeing my face is tantamount to my father's death.

Leaving aside the fact that Hassan could only see King Hassan on his deathbed, it meant that when King Hassan appeared before them, it was death.

But now their lives have been spared, and they've been given a long, cryptic speech.

This left Cursed Arm completely baffled, while Kyoko, lacking the intelligence to fully comprehend King Hassan's words, asked, "Senior Cursed Arm, what exactly did the First Lord mean by what he just said?"

"..."

Cursed Arm was also speechless, as he couldn't understand what the First Generation Master was saying at all.

However, after thinking it over, there was only one thing he was certain of: just as he thought, the man in front of him, Luo Wei, was definitely not their enemy. After all, the First Lord had just addressed him as a prophet and stated that he had come for them.

Given this, the answer is already quite obvious.

"I'm sorry, Prophet, we were rude."

Having figured everything out, Cursed Arm respectfully bowed to Lovi in ​​front of Kyojinko.

Meanwhile, the fanatical believer finally realized something. She recalled how the First Lord had been so polite to this person in front of her, even calling him "Prophet," and her expression suddenly froze. Thinking back to the foolish things she had done, especially calling him a heretic and her efforts to assassinate him, tears began to well up in her eyes.

What on earth did I do before? Is this how I, as a junior, treated a prophet?!

boom!

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I..."

He then very frankly knelt down in front of Luo Wei, performing a tiger landing, prostrating himself on the ground in a very awkward posture, which left everyone present stunned.

Although I'm a bit annoyed with this silly girl, I really want to tease her a little. I'll just say, "Shouldn't it be common sense to show your chest when apologizing?" Let's see what she does then.

But seeing her pitiful appearance, like a little girl who had done something wrong, Luo Wei didn't intend to argue with the fool any further. He could guess the outcome, since Kyoko was now even contemplating suicide as an atonement.

"You can get up now."

So Luo Wei told her to get up, but Kyoko refused. In the end, he could only let her kneel, since it would make her feel better that way.

In short, with King Hassan's appearance and endorsement, Cursed Arm's attitude underwent a complete 360-degree change. No matter what Luo Wei said, he nodded and agreed without exception.

Seeing what was happening before his eyes, Kai couldn't help but marvel at Lovi's foresight. Sure enough, as long as they had that... the approval of the first Hassan, they could successfully reclaim the mountain village without losing a single soldier.

Conquering cities is inferior to conquering hearts and minds.

Subduing the enemy without fighting—that's truly the demeanor a leader should have.

Thump~ thump~ thump~

As the evening bells rang, Hassan, with a horrified expression, exchanged information with Rowe and also revealed the whole situation on his side. Meanwhile, Kay, who was not suited for this scene, left first to go outside and look for Percival.

However, on a hillside far from the mountain village, Percival, who had just finished making a simple tin clock and was slowly making his way to the village, happened to meet Kai, who was walking towards him.

Seeing that the guy was still banging, Kai hurriedly called out, "Stop banging, stop banging! It's already done! The Saint has already recaptured the Mountain Village!"

Percival, who was under King Hassan's illusion, stopped in surprise and asked him happily, "Really?!"

"Of course it's true! Especially that fanatical believer, he's still kneeling behind the saint, hahaha..."

Kay patted Percival on the shoulder and then praised him with great delight, "To be honest, Percival, your acting skills are really good! How come I never noticed before! I never knew that a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes like you had this kind of talent!"

"Um... it's very effective... and the results were all within the Saint's expectations, but..."

"But what?" Kai asked, turning around.

"I didn't even go in, so how did they agree?"

At this moment, Percival, who was beside him, had already removed his disguise and asked him with a puzzled look.

"What did you say?!!"

Upon hearing this, Kai's face paled in surprise, and he suddenly felt a chill run down the back of his neck.

If Percival has always been here, then the one that appeared in the mountain village is...

Recalling how Rowe had stopped him from making any further offensive moves against the other party in the mountain village, Kai's expression suddenly turned as if he had escaped a disaster.

In other words, he really did just have a brush with death!

Chapter 177 One-Way Street

Shortly after the incident ended, having gained the trust of others, Luo Wei and Zhou Wan arrived at a fairly spacious mud house in the mountain village, where they began to discuss their current situation in detail.

And things are indeed as Luo Wei predicted; the situation in the mountain village is not good now.

Of all the factions in the Sixth Singularity, the Mountain People are in the most awkward position.