Zongman: Evolution Paradise

Since it was time to get down to business, Jolyne immediately asked Esdeath, "Who is the Master who summoned you?"

"The person who summoned me... I remember his name was something like Makoto Ito..."

Esdeath touched her lips with her finger and said uncertainly.

Jolyne fell silent once again upon hearing this name.

"...What the hell is Cheng-ge?"

Chapter 201 The Quiet Ryudong Temple

……

The clouds in the sky formed the shape of a bow and arrow, drifting in all directions.

The sunshine and breeze are quite pleasant today.

Jolyne was lying at the foot of Ryudo Temple's gate, chewing on a blade of grass and admiring the scenery of Fuyuki City.

The reason he appeared here was not because Medea suddenly turned evil and sealed him at the gate of Ryudou Temple, but because Jolyne could no longer bear the carnage inside and came out to enjoy a moment of peace.

……

After Esdeath revealed that the Master who summoned her was Makoto Itō, Jolyne fell silent for a moment, unsure of who to confide in about her inner turmoil, since only Jolyne herself could understand the strangeness of the situation.

King Kong Ara, male, status: hentai exorcist, with weak strength he unlocked the [Human Girl Mutual Aid Manual] which is comparable to a cheat code!

Aki Tomoya, male, is the male protagonist of "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend". His reputation is so bad that people question his status as the male protagonist. He is on the verge of losing control but obtains the [Item - Galgame Proposal] that reverses his fate!

Makoto Ito, male, is the male protagonist of "The Sun in School". Although he was killed by a hatchet, he is also worshipped by countless people on the Internet and is revered as Brother Makoto. This guy participated in the Holy Grail War and happened to draw Esdeath, who has the power to stop time!

One rule, one destiny, one time.

Looking at her two points of luck, which are basically useless, Jolyne's flaws are simply unbearable.

"Do you male protagonists have some kind of special luck?"

"Maybe I should just target the male lead from now on, it feels like I might get a huge gold rush at any time!"

According to Esdeath, Makoto Itō was quite cowardly. After being captured by Souichirou Kuzuki, he didn't even have the thought of resisting. He was only thinking about killing his Servant and quickly ending the game to return to Paradise.

"Even if I gave you Esdeath, you wouldn't be of any use!"

Jolyne wasn't surprised by Ito Makoto's behavior, after all, he was a cowardly "man" in the original story who could even let his girlfriend be raped by his friend, and he remained the same as the player.

If any normal person were to wield Esdeath in this Holy Grail War, it would be a very troublesome situation, but Makoto Itou simply gave up!

In Esdeath's account, he didn't even ask about the effects of Esdeath's Noble Phantasm!

Under the orders of the Hydra captain, Makoto Itō used a three-stroke Command Spell to send Esdeath onto the battlefield, which resulted in a time stop...

After Jolyne took ownership of Esdeath, no one noticed Makoto Itō's existence.

“Now that I’ve used up all three Command Spells and Esdeath is under my control, he should step down voluntarily, right?” Jolyne guessed.

If, as Esdeath said, Makoto Itō was only thinking about leaving the stage as soon as possible, then now that he has neither Command Seals nor Servants, he must have already left when Jolyne took Esdeath away.

"However, he was previously under the control of Kuzuki Souichirou, so perhaps the other party used him for some kind of backup plan. We still need to be careful..."

Although Jolyne thought it was foolish of Souichirou Kuzuki to leave Esdeath's power to Makoto Itō, the other party was at least a high-level player, so she remained vigilant.

"Before the battle this morning, Kuzuki Souichirou didn't know my strength either, did he?"

"Maybe he just thought that having a Hydra captain and a time stop would be enough to take me down?"

Despite the plausible explanation, Jolyne does not like to rely on the incompetence of her opponents for the chance of victory.

Jolyne informed all the Heroic Spirits of this, and Medea used magic to extract Makoto Itō's portrait, warning everyone to be vigilant whenever they encountered him.

With the death of Sugo Nobuyuki and the near-exit of Itō Makoto, aside from Jolyne, Yukino Yukinoshita, and Souichirou Kuzuki, only the Assassin, Lancer, and Archer classes have not yet appeared in this Holy Grail War.

Upon hearing Esdeath mention that Souichirou Kuzuki lived at Ryudouji Temple, Jolyne, wanting to find something meaningful for the Heroic Spirits to do, immediately decided to make a direct trip and launch a terrifying farewell attack on him.

When they arrived at Ryudouji Temple, there wasn't a single person there, let alone Kuzuki Souichirou!

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Jolyne lay on the ground, warmed by the sun, gazing at the sky and letting her thoughts drift for a moment.

With no one at Ryudo-ji Temple, Jolyne decided to take over the place and have Medea build a magic workshop there.

In the original storyline, Medea built her magic workshop here, or rather, it was a more powerful temple formed under Medea's A-level [site construction].

Ryudou-ji Temple was transformed into a single entity, with only the main gate allowing entry. In the original story, Medea kept a Sasaki Kojiro at the Ryudou-ji Temple gate.

However, the temple was built based on the spiritual vein beneath Ryudou Temple. In Fuyuki City, which has no supernatural beings, Medea searched carefully but found no trace of the spiritual vein beneath Ryudou Temple.

"Perhaps 'magic ban' is a more fitting description for this world than 'disappearance of the extraordinary.'"

Medea said with some distress.

Without spiritual veins, there is no magic power to steal, making the temple virtually impossible.

Medea herself, along with Jolyne's magic, could at most supply one magic workshop, and Jolyne would not waste her magic on such a place.

The final solution came to me was the unsealed equipment of Jolyne – the Yinluo Banner, which Medea was trying to use to construct a mobile temple.

After all, the Yinluo Banner is very much like a battle flag, isn't it?

In terms of effectiveness, the protective array mentioned in the East is not much different from the magic workshop in the West. Moreover, the Yin Luo Banner itself has certain spatial attributes, otherwise how could it store souls?

It possesses high inherent strength, an independent space, and can be carried and moved. The equipment itself can instantly cast spells in the three domains of shadow, corruption, and soul, and also supports a dual-channel power supply method of magic and soul.

Medea was very interested in this and felt that it could be developed into a special spatial artifact.

In Demon Slayer, swordsmiths in the Swordsmith Village can manually modify equipment called "Orito," and Medea in the Fate universe can naturally do the same.

With her A-rank [Item Creation], A-rank [Territory Construction], and A-rank [High-Speed ​​Divine Words], plus Medea's own magical knowledge, it's unknown to what extent she can be modified in the end.

Medea and Lily went to modify their equipment, Yukino Yukinoshita and Medusa went to cook, Esdeath wanted to fight Saber, and Jolyne took this opportunity to lie down alone here.

"Hey, Black Sun, where have you been?"

Noticing a black dot in the sky, Jolyne waved at it.

It's unclear what species of crow the yaks are, but Black Sun, having regained its pre-bloodline form, circled and descended through the sky.

Chapter 202 The Existence of Heroic Spirits

"I've discovered a Heroic Spirit, and I'm tracking their identity," Black Sun said coldly, hovering over Jolyne.

"Did you find any distinguishing features?"

Joren asked it.

"I don't know. He was wearing a black robe and disappeared into a blind spot after noticing my gaze."

Black Sun shook its head. It was just an ordinary raven now, and the senses of the heroic spirits were enough to allow them to detect sights from other directions.

Rather than searching for the existence of Heroic Spirits, Black Sun's mission is more about finding Masters near the Heroic Spirits.

"Esdeath, Saber, Medea, plus the Hydra Captain, the remaining three Servants must be quite formidable..."

As Jolyne watched the departing black sun, she pondered this rather strange Holy Grail War.

There are so many strange things about this Holy Grail War, from the relationship between Paradise and the Fate world to the replacement of the locals of Fuyuki City.

Both the extraordinary Fuyuki City, which has been expelled, and the players whose abilities have also been sealed, are worth considering.

For example, is the restriction on players' abilities really caused by the Paradise [Restricted Combat] mode?

If it was caused by the Paradise, then why were Jolyne's abilities also sealed when he brought people from the workshop over?

Could it be that Paradise has been keeping a close eye on everything in the Fate world, banning anyone who comes here?

Jolyne prefers another explanation rather than this somewhat unlikely scenario.

That means the player's abilities aren't restricted by Paradise, but by the Fate world!

As Fuyuki City is a place where supernatural abilities have been banished, this world line is special in itself. Whether you are a player sent in by the Paradise or a character smuggled in by the Workshop, everyone or everything that appears in this world will have their supernatural abilities sealed.

Similarly, Jolyne can have her powers unsealed by leaving this world and going to the workshop, while the powers of others will be sealed as soon as they come to this world.

Based on this speculation, the cause and effect of this game are completely reversed. It's not that the park set up the [Restricted Confrontation] mission mode before the supernatural restrictions were imposed, but rather that the park issued the [Restricted Confrontation] mission mode only after arriving in this world with supernatural restrictions.

Looking at the Fate world from this new perspective, many things begin to make sense.

Because the extraordinary abilities have been dispelled, players are left with only the basic six-dimensional attributes.

As the only remaining extraordinary beings in this world, Heroic Spirits and Command Seals are not native to Fate. The existence of Paradise created some loopholes in Fuyuki City, which had no extraordinary beings.

Heroic Spirits are summoned to this world using Dragon Balls provided by Paradise, and players' skills, equipment, and items also need to be unlocked using Command Seals from Paradise.

Understanding this point gives me a deeper understanding of the worldview of the Fate universe.

To acquire the Paradise Cultivation Sequence named S, all information about this world is essential.

All the clues will converge and become the reins that lead us forward.

Jolyne couldn't help but think, "There are still so many things I don't understand. Can't you give me a more normal game so I can enjoy the fun of mowing down enemies?"

On the second day after arriving in the Fate world, she first reunited with Yukino Yukinoshita, then attacked Sugou Nobuyuki to summon Medea, and through Sugou Nobuyuki, summoned Medusa. She then used a Command Spell to unseal [Skill - Materialization Split], creating Medea Lily. After defeating the Hydra Captain, she experienced a time-stop crisis, then defeated Esdeath, successfully escaping the chaotic situation. Listening to Esdeath's story, she moved her base to Ryudouji Temple...

"...So many things have already happened before the second day was even over."

Jolyne sat up from the ground and turned to look in the direction of Ryudong Temple.

There, the icy aura began to dissipate, signifying the temporary end of the battle between Esdeath and Saber.

Jolyne could already imagine Esdeath's expression as she searched for her. If one didn't observe her inner self, Esdeath mostly acted like a little girl who was infatuated with love. In this respect, she was actually similar to Medea.

Thinking of those two beauties, a thought suddenly popped into Jolyne's mind: "Should I go back to the workshop to sleep tonight? Otherwise, they might start fighting."

The more Jolyne thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Her thoughts drifted to these Heroic Spirits and Saeko Busujima and the others from the main world. Jolyne rubbed her temples and made a decision.

"For the next game, let's choose a world with better scenery and take them on vacation..."

The reason for this idea is partly due to their own reasons and partly due to Jolyne's own.

Having experienced so much busyness in such a short time since becoming a player, Jolyne had long planned to find a world to settle down and reflect.

After this game ends, his player development sequence will reach S.

Jolyne thought it over carefully and confirmed that there was nothing else she needed to do in the short term.

Now that he has some free time, and Jolyne isn't an ascetic, of course he wants to relax.

While it might not be as simple as asking "Are there prostitutes in this city?", it's still necessary to "keep playing music and dancing."

In addition, Kanroji Mitsuri and the others need to spend more time cultivating their relationship. Before Jolyne came to the Fate world, Kanroji Mitsuri was looking forward to what kind of world she would encounter, but after hearing that it was just an ordinary modern society, she became somewhat frustrated and lost interest.

"There are too many hidden beings in the main world, and it's not very convenient to take Mitsuri out to play. Let's find a new and interesting world. She should be very happy then."

24 days have passed here, but only 1 day has passed in the main world. If you can find a world with beautiful scenery and abundant local products, it would be the perfect vacation destination.

At that time, Jolyne can take them to relax for a weekend in the main world.

However, there is still one problem: how to take away the Servants from the Fate world!

The fact that players cannot take Heroic Spirits with them as followers in this world already demonstrates the level of trouble involved. Jolyne could smuggle them into the workshop, but that would be a last resort.

Because neither Medea nor Esdeath are true "Heroic Spirits".

In the Fate universe, Servants are beings that have broken away from the timeline. The moment they become Servants, they have already broken free from the constraints of time and moved to the Throne of Heroes located outside the world.

Heroic spirits will be summoned in all ages, whether in the past or the future.

Only the "world" can summon the true form of a Heroic Spirit. Humans cannot summon the true form of a Heroic Spirit; they can only summon Servants as their clones.

In other words, Medea, Medusa, and Esdeath were already in Valhalla when they became Heroic Spirits, and their current existence is incomplete.

If they use the workshop to smuggle them out, they can only take away the incomplete Heroic Spirits, but Jolyne wants to take them all!

Chapter 203 Heroic Spirits and Servants

[This chapter has been ordered to be revised. Please forgive any grammatical errors or awkward phrasing.]