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

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Shortly after King Hassan left, Nitocris reattached Ramses II's severed head with thread.

At that time, the resurrected Osmandis, surrounded by a group of maids and servants, got excited once again.

His frightening appearance suggested he might just pick a few small bread rolls from the onlookers.

Realizing that things were almost over, Osmandis, being the type who doesn't learn from mistakes, decisively forgot about the time he was punished by King Hassan, raised his wine cup again, held a grand banquet, and invited everyone to continue playing music and dancing.

"Come, Anubis, I toast you."

Osmandis, clutching his chin to prevent his head from suddenly falling off, raised his wine cup in a toast toward Nitocris, but he was toasting the phantom behind her.

Inside the Great Temple, as the Almighty Pharaoh, he could naturally sense that Nitocris seemed to have summoned the phantom of the god of the underworld. In that case, he should naturally offer a toast.

"No, I share a body with Pharaoh Nitocris, so I can't feel it even if I drink," Anubis replied calmly through Nitocris's voice.

"Since that's the case, then I won't insist. I'll just have to decide for myself."

Upon hearing this, Osmandis laughed heartily and then drank the wine in his cup in one gulp.

In an instant, from the cut on his neck, a "sizzle!!" sound was heard, and many tiny streams of water kept spraying out, like a shower, soaking Osmandis's trousers.

Osmandis: "..."

Nitocris was somewhat worried upon seeing this.

"Pharaoh, is it really safe for you to drink alcohol like this?"

"Haha, it's nothing, nothing at all, just a fatal wound. I am the King of Kings, how could I be unable to drink just because my head was cut off? But that Grand-rank Hassan is indeed quite capable, actually forcing my body into such a state. Not bad, not bad..."

Even in this predicament, Ramses II pretended to be completely unconcerned and praised King Hassan.

Although he was indeed furious inside, anger and admiration were not mutually exclusive. King Hassan was truly incredibly powerful, and his current Spirit Origin was far inferior. However, Nitocris had no idea what he was really thinking.

Anubis couldn't help but admire this stubborn kid.

Putting everything else aside, his arrogance and confidence even after being beaten is unmatched.

However, Osmandis was more concerned about others than Nitocris and Anubis. He turned his head and slowly looked at Lovi, who was sitting at the table deep in thought. Lovi's pensive expression made it seem as if the banquet was not around at all.

That won't do, after all, this banquet was prepared for him.

Osmandis raised his wine glass, pointed at Lovi, and then said in a deep voice, "What is my dear friend thinking? Although I know this banquet is rather simple, there are reasons for it. This is the highest standard we can offer at present. Are you dissatisfied? Do you feel that I am being disrespectful and not pleasing to your eyes?"

Upon hearing this, Lovi, who was reminiscing about Artoria's great adventure, suddenly came back to his senses. He looked at Osmandis, shook his head in response to his question, and said, "That's not the case. This banquet was very good. Osmandis, thank you for arranging this welcome banquet for me."

"Then what is this, my dear friend?"

"I was just thinking about one of my lost companions," Lowe said. "We haven't reunited yet, and I don't know when we'll be able to."

The thought of Artoria arriving soon filled Lovi with uncontrollable joy.

Especially considering that the Knight King, who was so rigid a long time ago, has now shed his constraints and unleashed his true nature, he couldn't help but feel incredibly excited about it.

However, when Merlin told him that Artoria still cherished her promise to him during her more than a thousand years of travel, and that their feelings had even changed somewhat, he felt a bit of a headache.

After all, it's been over a thousand years. Even five hundred years can corrupt a righteous hero and cause him to fall. A journey of fifteen hundred years—although he believed Artoria couldn't possibly fall, seeing Merlin's amused expression, he could roughly guess the outcome.

Longing and attachment...

But that is the furthest distance from understanding.

"Oh, a lost companion? Moses, you still care about those around you as always... But that's not difficult. Just watch me. After all, I've prepared a few gifts for you. Let me show them to you now."

Upon hearing this, Osmandis laughed and clapped his hands.

Click, click—!

The sound of the stone slabs turning reached their ears, and then the stone slabs beneath the magnificent composite temple suddenly opened, revealing a huge pit beneath their feet. Then, at Osmandis's signal, two Sphinxes flapped their wings and flew out from within.

—Bang!

With a piercing thud as the massive iron cage crashed to the ground, the two sphinxes slowly descended.

"This is?"

Upon seeing the iron cage, Lowe's expression faltered slightly. If Kay and Percival were here, they would surely have screamed too.

Because there were three very familiar figures inside that iron cage.

One of them was Gaheris, and the other was Bose, both of whom were lost by Lovi during the Lion King's attack. The other woman, who was squatting in the corner with a dark figure, was not a strange stranger. She was the Hassan's suicide squad that Cursed Arm Hassan had mentioned, sent to assassinate Osmandis or kidnap Nitocris.

"Bose, Gahris?"

Lowe called out to them.

"Ok?"

"That voice is...?"

As Luo Wei finished speaking, the ears of the two people in the iron cage twitched slightly, and then they both turned their heads behind them.

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It's the weekend, and someone asked me to recommend books.

Begin the sacrifice!

Honkai Impact 3rd: My mechanics are superior to yours!

Synopsis: [Rumor has it that there is a legend on the Hyperion who looks harmless, like an office worker, but remember, never impulsively challenge him to a duel.]

If it truly comes to the point where fighting is unavoidable, remember: you can fight him, but never arrange a duel with him.

Why?

Do you know Durandal?

Of course I know! Lady Durandal is my most admired senior!

No damage

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P.S.: The introduction is inadequate, please proceed to the main text.

Chapter 187 Are you playing matchmaker?

Inside the enormous magic iron cage.

Gahris and Bose, who had been facing away from everyone and lost in thought with their eyes closed, opened their eyes upon hearing this familiar voice. When they turned around, their expressions were utterly astonished.

"Saint Moses! What are you doing here?!"

Luo Wei was also quite surprised; he hadn't expected these two unfortunate kids to end up like this.

He then leaped down in front of them and moved closer to the cage.

Seeing this, Bose hurriedly shouted, "Don't come any closer, Saint! There's a lightning barrier above!"

Upon hearing this, Rowe took a closer look and indeed saw the symbol of the Eye of Horus on the iron cage, the same lightning barrier that Osmandis used to shock King Hassan. So he withdrew his hand and then looked at Osmandis, feeling puzzled that these two knights had become prisoners of the Pharaoh.

“Oh, judging from your appearance, these two are indeed your long-lost companions,” Osmandis said.

"They are indeed my companions."

Looking up at Osmandis, who had accidentally dropped his head onto his lap due to the excessive movement and was now busy piecing it back together, Luo Wei asked, "But how did they get here, Osmandis?"

"Well, that's a long story. These two guys chased after a purple knight all the way into my territory. Naturally, I had to capture them all as punishment. But the purple knight was quite skilled and managed to escape unscathed from the divine beast legion, so only these two prisoners remained."

"At first, I did have the idea of ​​surrendering to the king, after all, they were also knights who opposed the Lion King. But these two guys actually lied to me. When I asked who the Lion King had summoned his followers, they mentioned the name Moses. But at that time, I couldn't sense Moses' presence no matter what I did, so I arrested them for deceiving the king."

Osmandis straightened his head and continued, "But killing them directly would be too wasteful, so I thought of making use of them. I imprisoned them underground as backup magic for the Great Temple. But now it seems they didn't deceive me, so they are innocent. After all, Moses, you really did appear, hahahahaha—!!"

It turns out that after being separated from Loewe, these two unlucky knights encountered an attack by a demon army. After barely escaping, they were suddenly targeted by Lancelot, who was out hunting. Thus began their great chase. They eventually reached Omendis' territory, where Ramses II captured them. Furthermore, they revealed Loewe's name as Moses, angering Omendis and causing them considerable suffering.

As for that valiant purple knight, Rowe knew without a second thought that it must be Lancelot. Among the Knights of the Round Table, only that guy dressed so flamboyantly and had the ability to escape unscathed from the Divine Beast Legion.

Meanwhile, in another corner, there is Baimao Hassan.

"Hmph, you wretched Sun King, are you finally going to make your move against me?!"

Having had most of her clones destroyed and finally captured, Bai Mao opened her eyes at this moment. She looked at Ramses II sitting on her head and was staring at him with a face full of anger.

"Let me out! I refuse to accept this! I want to fight you again!"

"Hahaha……!!"

Hearing Hundred-Faced Hassan's arrogant words, Osmandis laughed as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. He then mocked mercilessly, "Fight again? I didn't even have to lift a finger before you were slaughtered by the Sand Sphinx. If I hadn't discovered you in time, you would have been torn to pieces. How could I let such a defeated opponent run rampant!"

"you?!"

Osmandis's words reminded Bai Mao of the fact that she had been spotted by a bunch of Sphinxes as soon as she entered the temple. Although she managed to dodge a large number of Sphinxes with her agile movements and clones, the speed of the hot sand lion-like beast with a body like the starry sky was too fast. It crushed her in just a few moves, and she lost without any dignity.

"Hmph... I admit that your king, the one who killed Hassan, is no match for me in this state. But even so, I will not tolerate your arrogance here! Today is the day I reunite with my dear friend, a day of great joy, so I will spare your life for now."

"And King Hassan clearly appeared, yet he didn't rescue you. That means you're nothing more than an abandoned, dispensable pawn! Even your leader no longer needs you. Can't you face reality? Assassin!!"

Osmandis said calmly, but his first sentence made Hundred-Faced Hassan shudder.

"...What did you say? The First Lord has already been here?! So, the bell ringing just now wasn't an illusion?!"

"Of course not. While you were imprisoned, I fought the first Hassan for three hundred rounds. We fought fiercely and were evenly matched. In the end, after we had used all our skills, I was unfortunately defeated, but the first Hassan had already retreated!"

"This is impossible! How could someone like you possibly stand against the First Lord?!"

"Bai Mao Hassan shouted angrily."

Nitocris: "..."

Luo Wei: "..."

They couldn't bear to watch Osmandis's oral version anymore.

He was beheaded in three rounds, but unfortunately lost in three hundred rounds. This scene is just as absurd as Taro's account of his battle with Belial, in which he actually had the upper hand.

However, they also gave Osmandis face and did not expose his last vestige of dignity.

"Hmph! Believe it or not, the result is clear! I survived, and the first Hassan is gone. This is a victory for those who know me! Hahaha—!"