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"Ishtar?"

Grabbing Roland's clothes, Toosaka Rin subconsciously called out to her reliable partner, but there was no response from the goddess in her mind.

Holding the little girl in his arms, Roland smiled warmly and began to explain.

"Don't worry, she's fine. I just trapped the goddess' soul in your body. She can still hear and see everything you've experienced, but she can't come out anymore. Although most of the remaining rituals are black magic, I know a thing or two about air magic itself."

Toosaka Rin looked at the road mirror at the corner of the street. On her forehead, a pitch-black Chinese character was quietly staying in the center.

As a well-educated top student who had been exposed to Chinese studies at a very young age, Rin Toosaka recognized the word.

——That is, angry.

Chapter 66 The Origin of the Talisman

After obtaining the Thousand Wisdoms from the Holy Lord, Roland discovered that although the other party called himself a demon wizard and often used black magic, he just preferred black magic. In terms of positive magic, he was also a master.

In other words, the magic of black energy and positive energy was created just for the convenience of naming because of the nature and alignment of the energy. Air magic is the real name of these spells.

The two can be transformed into each other, and the Holy Lord is one of the people who stands at the ceiling of Air Magic. Of course, this mainly refers to before he entered Hell.

Roland initially did not expect a demon who had forgotten all the spells he had written to be of any useful help, but now it seems that is not entirely true.

Even if there are only some remaining spells, they can bring unexpected effects if used in the right place.

“It’s really useful…”

It was so easy to suppress the soul of a god. Even the most arrogant person would feel desire and respect in the face of such a miraculous method.

The spell and magic power of a simple character could suppress the soul of a god, but Roland was not surprised by this.

Even the soul of the Holy Lord can be suppressed by this magic, so there is no reason why it wouldn't work on Ishtar, who is just a Servant.

Although it does not look as fancy as the traditional magic in the other world, and is even easy to learn but difficult to master, if you do not have talent, you may stay at the entry level all your life, but Qi magic is too good in special attacks. The means are simple and the effect is powerful. Once you master it, you can be called a god on earth.

No wonder the Holy Lord would rank the identity of the demon wizard together with his own race.

"What do you want to do?"

After realizing that she had lost her last support, Toosaka Rin forced herself to suppress the fear in her heart and swallowed a mouthful of cold air.

"Don't be nervous. I don't intend to hurt you. I just want to pay tribute to the goddess of Venus. I want to make a deal with you."

"trade?"

Toosaka Rin showed a confused expression, not knowing what Roland, the Master of the Holy Grail War, needed her to do, since he had even controlled Ishtar.

"Of course, if it wasn't a willing transaction, the goddess would rather continue to be sealed than let me borrow her power."

"Really..." Although she still didn't understand what Roland was trying to do, she was slightly relieved to know that he didn't seem to have any intention of hurting herself and Ishtar. But soon, she panicked again.

"By the way, Sakura, you just said that Sakura is in your hand..."

"She is fine, everything is stable, and she has not entered the insect nest of the Matou family. If you are willing, I can take you to see her later. How about this? This is enough to show my sincerity. Now, it's your turn, Toosaka Rin."

Roland put Toosaka Rin on the ground and stretched out his hand towards her with a smile.

"Give me back my stuff."

"understood."

Toosaka Rin's voice suddenly lowered. She reached into her coat pocket with a trembling hand, took out an exquisite gem, and placed it in Roland's palm.

——This is one of the spoils of war she just picked up.

"?"

Roland glanced at the gem in his hand in confusion, his mouth twitching, and for a moment he didn't know whether to put it away or put it back.

Seeing his silent expression, Toosaka Rin showed a painful expression, and tremblingly took out another one and placed it in Roland's palm.

Such behavior made Roland's expression even more distorted. He was the Fire Demon, the mastermind behind the Holy Grail War. He used precious treasures to carefully plot against the downgraded goddess, just to take back the gems he had given away?

"No more, really not a single one left!"

After seeing Roland's expression, Toosaka Rin closed her eyes, bit her lip, took out all the gems in her pocket, and placed them in Roland's hand, as if she couldn't bear to see this scene.

"Who cares about these gems? I want my talisman. If you want, take these gems."

Roland sighed, silently covered his face with one hand, and shook his other hand, throwing the pile of gems in his palm to the ground like garbage.

"Ah, my gem... What a waste. If it gets damaged, wouldn't it be a huge loss? That amulet is actually yours? But I robbed it from the Matou family... No, I found it."

Toosaka Rin watched this scene with a look of heartache. As for the dragon talisman itself, she didn't care at all. She had robbed it anyway, so she just gave it to Roland. Then she squatted on the ground and picked up the gems scattered on the ground.

Roland didn't care about this little girl who was obviously a sister to Sakura but had a completely opposite personality, and held the talisman in his palm.

"I got the first one, and it turned out to be a dragon. It was like fate."

When Roland held the gray talisman in his hand, the dragon pattern on it seemed to be inspired and slowly lit up and embedded in Roland's palm, as if it wanted to merge with him.

"Well……"

At this time, Roland finally felt something was wrong. The dragon, the source of energy, was actually absorbing his magic power, as if a pet that had been hungry for a long time had finally waited for its owner to return.

The extraction speed was so fast that even Roland, whose magic power was completely extraordinary, felt a little uncomfortable.

However, as if sensing the state of its master, the dragon talisman gradually stopped extracting magic power.

After absorbing a large amount of Roland's magic power, its appearance also changed dramatically. The originally gray and stone-like material became as smooth as jade, and it even sparkled with a different luster under the sunlight.

But Roland knew that this was just an appearance, and the other party was still not satisfied. No one could use it except himself now, otherwise this light would be restrained again and become a real appearance that mortals could also use to release divine power.

Although it is now restricted to his own use, it is not good news for Roland. The talisman is essentially a part of his divine power. Although this power will not disappear, the talisman now feels overused, as if it has been running non-stop for hundreds or thousands of years.

Even with his magic power, it would take at least several decades to restore it to the state in the original book.

What were these talismans used for? Did they travel across dimensions?

“…Maybe it’s true.”

When Roland obtained the spirit of the contract, he confirmed that the Holy Lord was only a soul and had no body. Theoretically, these talismans should not exist.

Unless something happened when the spirit possessed him, with the help of the Holy Lord's wisdom, Roland roughly understood the whole thing.

"Did you use the Holy Grail's positioning and magic power to forcibly call the talisman of that world to your coordinates because of your instinct to gather? But, you are only responsible for calling, and don't care about anything else."

The spirits have no will, they only follow their instincts without considering the consequences. Even if they are carrying something across the world, the energy created by the crossing may destroy the object that chooses to cross, not to mention crossing dimensions. If it is not a talisman that is called, it will probably be destroyed halfway.

But even so, without support, and after who knows how much time had passed since the spells were overdrawn, it is no wonder that they became silent.

"But if the Dragon Talisman is like this, won't the others be even worse? Unless a large amount of pure magic power is used to speed up the process..."

No wonder those two guys were longing for the Holy Grail. The context of the matter gradually became clear, and the full picture of what had happened in the past gradually unfolded before Roland.

Danic, Matou Zouken, and the evil of this world in the Holy Grail, and countless spells.

Once he has the goal of resurrection, even if he himself is not aware of it, fate will surround him and let him know everything he should do.

Unlike Kira Yoshikage's good luck, the favor from the black energy is more like a mother who has already paved the way for the future. As long as you take the first step, the road to heaven will be at your feet.

"I'm doing something greedy... But it doesn't matter. What's mine will always belong to me."

Roland's lips curled up into a meaningful smile, as if sensing his emotions. The dragon talisman embedded in his palm ignited with a fierce light, and the alien magic power ignited his pupils with scarlet again.

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Chapter 67: Ishtar the Iron-Boned

“So this talisman is really yours…Did the Matou family steal it?

After picking up the gems, Toosaka Rin looked at the performance of the dragon talisman in Roland's hand and began to believe his words a little more.

"So, what do you want to do? Let me make it clear first, if you want to use Ishtar's power to participate in the Holy Grail War, even if the goddess agrees, I will not agree."

After learning about the Holy Grail War, Toosaka Tokiomi once warned Toosaka Rin that this was a war in which magicians gambled their dignity and honor, and it was a noble ritual that should not be desecrated. When joining it, one must be prepared to die on the battlefield without regrets.

Ishtar is obviously an out-of-the-ordinary creature. As long as she participates in the Holy Grail War, no matter what she does, she will lead the situation into chaos.

Therefore, she and the goddess reached a consensus to stay away from the Holy Grail War from the beginning, and she was willing to trust that her father was qualified to win the war, even if the price was death.

Tohsaka Rin's eyes are full of awe-inspiring determination, which is her awareness as the heir to the magic way.

"You can rest assured that I won't use you to deal with Servants or other Masters," Roland narrowed his eyes slightly and showed a somewhat sinister smile.

"I just plan to use the goddess's treasure to break through the mountains of Yuanzang Mountain, blow that damn thing apart, and retrieve my lost talisman."

"I need to discuss it with Ishtar."

Upon hearing this purpose, Toosaka Rin hesitated. If she was not directly involved in interfering with the progress of the Holy Grail War, she would not be very averse to this, especially when Sakura was still in the other party's hands.

"as you wish."

Roland gently tapped Toosaka Rin's forehead and slightly relaxed the restrictions, allowing Toosaka Rin to talk to Ishtar in her mind.

"Of course not!"

Ishtar said angrily the moment the seal was loosened.

"If this guy had asked me for it and offered me sacrifices, I could still consider this request, but he was so stupid as to make such an unreasonable request after attacking me. Does he really think I'm stupid? Rin, go and reject him outright."

"Too……"

Toosaka Rin shuddered. Although Roland gave her an extra income today, most of the gems she had saved with great difficulty had been used up in these two battles. If she agreed to help Roland, she didn't know how much she would have to pay out of her own pocket later. She might even have to pay back all the money she had earned today.

Just as Toosaka Rin was thinking about how to politely say no, she looked up in confusion and looked at Roland who suddenly snapped his fingers.

"However, since I have to trouble the goddess, I naturally do not intend to let her return empty-handed. Once you help me find all the talismans, I will give you a lost treasure."

"Eh? Lost treasure?"

Toosaka Rin was stunned and swallowed the words of rejection she was about to say.

"Are you doubting?"

Roland raised his eyebrows. As he spoke, a black shadow ninja quietly emerged from the shadows again, holding a jar decorated with colorful gems and delicate patterns, which required him to hold it against his chest to barely maintain his balance. Then, he slowly opened the lid of the jar.

Even though the sunlight was not strong today, the excellent quality of the beautiful and exquisite gems themselves made the gorgeous light slowly flow into Toosaka Rin's pupils as if it had life.

They were piled up in the jar like a small mountain, and the number was far beyond the pile of gems that could be held in one's hands before.

Even though she came from a family of jewel magic, Toosaka Rin had never seen such a scene before.

Her mouth opened wide and her eyes sparkled.

Now, Toosaka Rin only has one thought in her mind.

——If she had so many top-quality gems, she would no longer have to worry about the cost of magic.

"Lin... cold, calm down. There is no such good thing in the world. This is what you taught me. Although it makes people's eyes dazzled, this may also be a trap. Is he a god who handed over such a precious gem?"

Ishtar's voice was also trembling, but from her words, which seemed to show that she had no grudges against Roland's previous behavior, it was clear that this goddess was in great turmoil.

Toosaka Rin's eyes were still fixed on the jar in the black shadow ninja's hand. Just as she was about to agree with Ishtar's words, Roland's next words completely broke her train of thought.

"This is just a deposit. If you can collect all the talismans, you will get tens of thousands of times more wealth."

“Tens of thousands of times——!!!”

The two people's thoughts overlapped immediately.

“How many temples can be built with this…”

"With so many gems, I can't use them all in my lifetime..."

"Ishtar, what should we do?"

Toosaka Rin's rationality has been completely shaken, but fortunately, although she is greedy for money, she will not betray her friends for this. Ishtar's opinion is what she really cares about.

But the high-spirited voice of Ishtar, who had always been carefree, fell silent for the first time in a long time.

She just stared at the gem in the ninja's hand and the rude human, and was in a dilemma.

"Do you think you can bribe me with gems? This is an insult to this goddess!"

She wanted to scold Roland loudly, but the gems he gave her were too many.

"Well, he is a human being after all. Since something so interesting has happened, I'm sure he will at least dance to a level that I won't get tired of. So, I'll just keep him company for a while."

Such awkward words made Toosaka Rin immediately understand Ishtar's intentions, so, as if she was afraid that Roland would go back on his word, she nodded heavily.

If she were to just watch this wealth slip away from her, she would die of excessive grief!

"Well, happy trading."