Zongman: Evolution Paradise

Jolyne took the toast that Esdeath had spread with jam and looked at Lily, the last person she needed to talk to, who was still absent-minded.

Normally, she should be sitting in Jolyne's lap right now, eating Master's breakfast while feeding Master her own.

Jolyne roughly understood Medea's thoughts, but she couldn't quite understand Lily's behavior.

After all, unlike other Heroic Spirits who have some psychological issues, Lily is usually simple, cheerful, and incredibly cute, with at most a hidden little devil and yandere.

Even though Esdeath did that in front of you, you were able to kiss me in front of Medea, so you shouldn't be so distracted by this, right?

He walked over and picked Lily up, then asked directly, "Lily, what are you thinking about?"

Lily trembled, not only failing to answer her Master but also lowering her face, a reaction that made Jolyne even more puzzled.

"……what's the situation?"

Jolyne looked at Esdeath, wondering if she had bullied Lily while she was unconscious.

"I do not have."

Noticing her master's gaze, Esdeath shrugged. She did have the idea of ​​having private conversations with each of these Heroic Spirits, but she hadn't put it into practice yet.

Jolyne then looked at Medusa, who was walking over, and wondered if she had given Lily some strange dream.

Although Medusa is a Rider, according to this legend, she also possesses remarkable magical skills, such as the Petrifying Eye, which falls under the category of magic.

Medusa shook her head, indicating that she hadn't done anything strange to Lily either.

Jolyne was puzzled. Now only Yukino Yukinoshita, Medea, and Saber remained, so it was unlikely that Lily's thoughts were due to them.

"...That's me?"

Jolyne moved closer to Lily, wanting to know what was going on with this little guy.

After hesitating for a long time, Lily finally spoke haltingly, "Actually, it's because..."

Halfway through her sentence, Lily stopped again, unsure of how to begin. She then grabbed Xu Lun's hand, slipped it inside her shirt, and placed it on her lower abdomen.

"here……"

"What's going on here?"

Jolyne pinched it; it was soft and smooth.

Somewhat strangely, she thought, "You're not trying to tell me you're pregnant by putting my hand on my lower abdomen, are you? Even if heroic spirits don't have that ability, kissing and hugging can't do that."

A blush rose to her cheeks, and Lily, enduring the burning sensation, leaned close to Master's ear, her lips moving slightly to emit a barely audible sound.

"Because...it's not really suitable..."

"Not quite suitable?"

Xu Lun pinched Lily's lower abdomen. Recalling the scene from that morning, her eyes were filled with shyness and a hint of fear as she said, "That size, I, I simply could never have it."

Jolyne: "..."

Okay, now Jolyne knows what Lily is thinking, but the issue of size and capacity is something Jolyne can't solve.

Although Lily is a loli, she is 149 cm tall, which is not a concern for Asou Miyuri, who is only 134 cm tall.

Wait... no, that's not right.

From this perspective, Lily's reaction is normal; it's Ms. Miyuki Aso who's acting abnormally.

“…I’ll die…um.” As if imagining something, Lily let out a mournful cry while hugging her master.

Jolyne looked at the group of problematic Servants and suddenly felt even more exhausted than when she went out to fight to the death.

Starting last night, first we had a heart-to-heart talk with Medusa in the bathroom, then Saber received guidance in the pavilion, and then we went to Infinity Castle to fight Esdeath. This morning, after helping Esdeath wash up, I still had to figure out how to make up for Medea. And now you, Lily, are doing the same thing.

"...This can be considered an internal problem that must be eliminated."

Xu Lun ruffled Lily's hair, thinking to himself.

Most of the worries of the heroic spirits have been resolved, and the conflicts between them have been minimized. At least they can talk to each other normally, and they don't fight over trivial matters.

Now that the internal troubles have been eliminated, it is only natural to remove the external threats.

Medea and Yukino Yukinoshita came out of the kitchen. The bracelet-like equipment was now in Medea's hands, but she wanted to modify it to prepare a big surprise for Saber.

Yukino Yukinoshita, sitting opposite Jolyne, asked, "What are your plans for today?"

Chapter 227 A Day of Nuclear Peace

"Let's find out Assassian and Archer's identities first. If we don't know their specific identities, we might encounter some unexpected changes."

Jolyne glanced at Esdeath. The fact that even she could appear in the Holy Grail War made Jolyne even more wary of the remaining two classes.

"Then let's go out together later. We still need to find out where Souichirou Kuzuki went."

Yukino Yukinoshita ate a simple breakfast and began to mentally prepare for the battle that might follow.

Since he was preparing to go out into battle, Jolyne went to the workshop and retrieved the Yinluo Spirit Palace that he had left with Jorogumo to fill her soul.

After being filled with a large amount of souls, the sword became even darker, and a chilling feeling spread from the equipment to the whole body when held in the hand.

If the previous sensation was like touching an ice-cold can of Coke with your palm, then the current sensation is like pressing this can of Coke against your face.

"Anyone want to go in and see what it's like?"

After waving his Yinluo Spirit Palace, Joren asked the heroic spirits.

Heroic spirits are still spirits, and their spiritual state is no different from that of ghosts, so they can naturally be placed in the Yin Luo Spirit Palace.

As for the effects of controlling spirits within, Jolyne can manually control whether or not to perform these actions.

As mentioned before, the domination effect of this equipment is to prevent the dominated from having any thought of resistance.

However, even if it doesn't distort personality, this effect shouldn't be easily used on the few Servants nearby.

Human-faced dog, the kind of supernatural tales from the main world like Hanako, it's all about domination.

Heroic Spirits are different; Jolyne prefers to cultivate relationships rather than use this equipment.

After all, the heroic spirits are far superior to those minor ghost stories in terms of both their strength and self-awareness.

Using card rarity as an example, Hanako, who can make toilet paper disappear, is an R card, while Medea, as a heroic spirit manifested from legend, is an SR card.

Hanako was originally taken in by Jolyne as a pet, while Medea's status would only be that of a "mistress".

To some extent, this can be considered a tacitly accepted hierarchy in the main world apartment.

Moreover, the Yinluo Spirit Mansion was modified by Medea. To try to control her with this thing would be ridiculous. Medea might just use the Wanfu Biying to kill Joren.

"I come?"

Medusa was the first to raise her hand in response; she seemed quite interested in the sword.

"Then give it a try."

Jolyne had Medusa touch the Yinluo Spirit Palace, and she transformed into a spirit form and entered the sword.

"How does it feel?"

Everyone was watching as Jolyne asked Medusa, who had just entered, about her condition.

"It's a bit dim inside, but it has a nourishing effect on the soul, and it feels pretty good."

Medusa sensed it for a moment, looked at the souls around her, and said in confusion, "Exactly, how come there are so many seafood souls here?"

"...Let's not worry about the seafood for now, as long as it can stay in the equipment space normally."

Jolyne drew her sword and felt the effect of the [sword]'s [quality]. With the addition of a Heroic Spirit, the difficulty of drawing the sword increased significantly, and at the same time, the terrifying destructive power of the blade was almost palpable.

The effect of a [sword] depends on the quality of the souls stored in the temple, while the spells of a [magic net] are affected by the user's intelligence.

Joren took a deep breath and thrust the Yinluo Spirit Mansion into the ground. The solid stone slab was pierced by the sword as if by flowing water. Instantly, the earth cracked open, forming a rift valley several meters long, as if by an earthquake.

"Its power is quite good."

Medea sensed the lingering sharpness at the crack through magic and made her assessment.

Medusa emerged from the equipment, assessed her condition, and added, "While attacking, this equipment is drawing power from every entity within it."

Looking at this equipment that was completely out of the ordinary for players, Yukino Yukinoshita wondered what Medea would do with her bracelet.

"However, I don't need to fight with the Yin Luo Spirit Mansion. Everyone else is already good enough. Apart from using it for protection, this equipment can only play a real role in the future."

Although the effect is very strong, Jolyne only intends to use its scabbard for protection, since the damage from the Noble Phantasms unleashed by the other Heroic Spirits is much stronger than this.

However, if the Yinluo Spiritual Mansion is handed over to Medea, she can greatly enhance her strength through these skills.

However, that's only when there's a need.

Joren possessed the Yinluo Spirit Palace, and beneath the snow was Avalon, with five heroic spirits protecting him. Thus, he walked out of the gates of Ryudo Temple.

Because everyone's appearance was so outstanding, Medea created a batch of talismans to reduce their presence in order not to attract attention. As long as they didn't make too much noise, it was no different from being invisible.

"Let's go check out the Kotomine Church first. There's a referee lurking in the shadows whose identity we don't know."

After leaving Ryudo-ji Temple, Fuyuki City was bustling with activity during the day, and Jolyne decided on the next steps.

It was at this moment that the expressions of the heroic spirits changed.

"Something is spying on us."

Medea sensed the approaching, unsettling wind element and activated a dispelling spell. Blue magical energy also began to emanate from Esdeath.

Like hail, the surrounding air condensed and turned into ice particles that fell.

"It's the wind in the air."

With her Ice Release ability, Esdeath can transform ice into wind and water, and also condense water and wind into ice. She and Medea both sensed something was wrong.

Medea thought for a moment and said, "Its form of existence is wind, and its function is similar to a familiar used for reconnaissance. The controller will not be too far away from us."

"Can you locate the enemy?"

Jolyne, holding Lily's hand, asked Medea.

The other Servants are not ranged types; only Medea's magic can achieve this.

Without Master's prompting, Medea had already begun using magic to enhance her vision and conduct reconnaissance.

In a short while, they found the enemy's location through these familiar-like creatures.

"Located in the crowd, wearing a black robe, he should be an Assassin."

Meanwhile, the Hassans in other corners began to move, and with the appearance of an eye of the storm, the Word of Power known as the Eye of the Wind King began to exert its power.

As the air currents continued to swirl, a tornado gradually took shape amidst the terror of the Fuyuki City residents.

Level 6, Level 7, Level 8, like natural disasters, swept towards Xu Lun and the others.

Unfortunately, such a tornado could only destroy ordinary people. Jolyne and the Heroic Spirits didn't even change their expressions. The brilliance of magic spread in Medea's hands, and the power began to affect the perception of everyone nearby.

Esdeath stretched out her hand, and the gradually expanding tornado stopped spinning, freezing directly into a lifelike ice sculpture before dissipating into ice shards.

Chapter 228 Assassin

"The players at Ryudouji Temple have started to move."

"There was a man and a woman, but they definitely had more than two Heroic Spirits by their side."

"Let Hassan, who has awakened the Word of Power - Kamaitachi, probe from a distance..."

"Let Hassan, with his awakened Word of Power - Eye of the Wind King, directly unleash a storm as a test..."

“It’s not an illusion, it’s a physical entity. These beings don’t seem to be separate individuals from a heroic spirit like Hassan the Hundred Faces. It’s almost certain that they are independent heroic spirits.”

"One, two, three...five?"

Regaining her focus from receiving information with Hassan and the others, Hayasaka Ai rubbed her temples and reported the results of the probe and Hassan's judgment to Shinomiya Kaguya word for word.

"...This is getting stranger and stranger."

It's bad enough that there's already a Scáthach that she can't beat, but now the other players are also proving to be quite difficult, which is really exhausting for Kaguya Shinomiya.

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Let's rewind to yesterday...