Xingyue, is Xiaokai also considered Kai?

The Heavenly Rama Ship.

This is the Noble Phantasm-level weapon that Erise obtained from her bloodline.

"When did I get this thing on me? I have absolutely no memory of it!"

Witnessing the extraordinary and mysterious manifestation firsthand, Eri, who had initially thought the Demon King was just trying to fool her, felt a chill run down her spine.

"I don't know, the Demon King didn't tell me."

Yuzhu shook her head and turned to the next page of the book in her hand. "But it's a good thing to have it."

"Could that Demon King be Shao Yanming!?"

Eri was unaware of the details about herself.

Although she couldn't understand it at the time, she still subconsciously recognized the ship's real name.

Upon hearing this name, Yuzhu blinked.

"I guess not."

"..."

Because of Arisu's confident tone, Eri hesitated to speak, "No matter what, I'll still call him out to confront me!"

After saying that, the black-haired girl placed her hand on her chest as usual and called out to the Demon King. Then she turned into a silver-haired girl.

"Of course not. I am, after all, a ballad from the German region. Even if I were to become a god, I should be a god from the German region."

"Isn't Germany also a region under the Germanic system?"

Yuzhu raised her index finger, "The Norse god?"

The reason Yuzhu asked this question was not because she really wanted to know the answer, but simply to start a conversation. After all, she had a vague feeling from Moriarty's attitude that the Demon King was most likely that Faria, and that there must be something else mixed in with him.

"Not entirely. The earliest German mythology should be considered the Baltic pantheon."

Silver-haired Erise raised her eyes and winked at Arisa.

"Old Prussian mythology".

Baltic mythology is a unique branch of Indo-European mythology, and Old Prussian mythology is one of the oldest and most mysterious belief systems.

As the last European people to convert to Christianity, the ancient Prussians retained the vibrant characteristics of primitive nature worship. Their mythological system shares the same origin as Lithuanian and Latvian mythology but is even more wild.

In their worldview, the world is a hierarchical structure supported by three giant trees. Because it is too ancient, no deeds have been passed down, only names and some so-called settings.

For example, the world is said to be reborn every 52 years due to the burning of the World Tree, which causes a great flood. This corresponds to the major year cycle in ancient Prussian astrology.

Then the supreme beings in the ancient Prussian gods are three, that is, the Trinity.

However, what's rather unique is that the Prussian Trinity is divided according to age: the elderly Patro, the ruler of the underworld; the middle-aged Percus, the god of thunder; and the young Potrimpo, the god of fertility. In this respect, it does seem to fit the trinity in "The Demon King".

"The Trinity, when it comes to that, the first thing that comes to mind is still the Church."

"That's normal, after all, it has the highest profile."

Silver-haired Erise suddenly perked up, "The so-called 'In the beginning, God said—"

Suddenly, a loud 'bang' came from all around the Devanamara ship.

A translucent wall encloses a space ten meters in diameter, encompassing the ship, while bubbles begin to rise from the sea.

One after another, cylindrical metal objects sliced ​​through the sea and rose into the air.

Upon seeing that figure, both the silver-haired Eri and Arisu simultaneously uttered a certain name.

"Drone?"

Even before the Holy Grail War of the old era, which swept the globe, people predicted that modern warfare would be decided by autonomous weapons within a decade.

Even at the height of the Holy Grail War, an ordinary soldier could possess more than 10,000 drones.

From tiny insects to large passenger planes, unmanned and semi-autonomous drones fly around the battlefield. They've also developed drones that can dig into the ground and infiltrate underground facilities, drones that can swim in water, and naturally, drones that can disguise themselves as marine life to launch self-destruct attacks on submarines. Therefore, in naval warfare, they might even indiscriminately attack any approaching shadowy creature in self-defense.

However, what appears before us is not simply modern weaponry.

The drones that floated to the surface had neither propellers nor balloons. If there was any technology they used to achieve buoyancy, it was probably the strange crystals embedded in their surface.

In other words, this is—

"Atlas's alchemy!"

Yuzhu shouted, having survived the Holy Grail War, she naturally understood the source of that crystal.

Not to mention the disbandment of the Clock Tower, even some members of the Atlas Institute participated in the war, merging alchemy with modern weaponry.

Moreover, in the face of the automatic counterattack of the Tenerama ship, the drones' evasion rate was so high that it was practically a mirage. They maintained a perfect distance from each other, demonstrating exquisite teamwork, like a flock of fierce eagles that had spotted their prey and launched a surprise attack.

Novia knew that unique movement from Violet.

A future prediction unique to the Atlas Institute, but simplified.

"Demon King!"

As Yuzhu regrouped, she shouted, "Most of these drones are equipped with the same system as Atlas Institute's future predictions! The longer the attack continues, the more they will be able to react!"

"I see."

At the critical moment, silver-haired Eri turned her head, her seemingly casual movement perfectly dodging the gunfire from the drone swarm.

“I just calculated the number, and there should be around three million in the vicinity, and it’s still increasing.”

"What--"

Just as Ayumi took out Poly, she overheard the Demon King's words.

The next moment.

The drifting seawater poured down, attempting to wash everything away.

As far as the eyes could see, there was no light, only blurry spots reflecting the vast, seemingly inverted ocean. Visible waves surged forth, tearing the falling seawater in two, and the inverted waves were cleaved into deep trenches. An immensely colossal thing appeared—

A mechanical beast the size of a monster in a movie, its entire body is made of drones infused with the alchemical techniques of the Atlas Institute.

It's unbelievable.

In terms of the classification of the magic world, it is not a fantasy species.

Rather, it is technology that is tantamount to being despised.

However, it is undoubtedly a terrifying mystery. The Atlas Institute's future predictions are placed on it, enough to make it scatter and dodge before being hit by a huge blow. It is terrifying and can be described as a killing weapon.

And so it draws in the surrounding air.

The air is compressed and burned during the synthesis with magic.

The burning air expands with the explosion, continuously releasing expanding air and magic.

It was like a magic bullet being continuously sprayed onto the Devanamara ship.

"No matter how well you predict the future, if all the possible futures that can be avoided are destroyed, then there's nothing you can do."

Silver-haired Erise focused her mind as she watched the incoming magic bullets, magic power surging from her hands.

“Nataloja, I’ll take it and use it.”

For some reason, Arisu felt that the Demon King's steps in using his Noble Phantasm or ability were very strange, as if he were directly calling out to the Inner Sea of ​​Stars or somewhere else.

Divine power gathers.

Magical power equivalent to that of the Age of Gods flowed through Eri's entire body, forming a shape in her hand.

It was a trident that shone with a black light, a weapon with fine purple lightning crackling around its black surface, exuding an aura of solemnity.

This feeling? Indian?

When Aruto had a question, the silver-haired Eri told her the answer.

“Trissula”.

In Hindu mythology, it is the weapon used by Shiva, the god of destruction.

In Indian philosophy, the three points of Trishula correspond to "Sattva (goodness)" and "Raja (passion)".

With “Tama (ignorance),” Shiva leads the soul to liberation by destroying these three, which can also be interpreted as the unity of will (Icchā), action (Kriyā), and wisdom (JnāNa), or the three times of past, present, and future.

Then, its most original meaning is to cause utter and devastating destruction.

Because at the end of the kalpa, Shiva used Trishula to dispel illusions and pave the way for the rebirth of the universe.

Thus, the true divinely inspired weapon was launched into the swarm of magical projectiles. The small trident contained the Atlas Institute's prediction of the future, an inevitable end from which no direction could escape—destruction.

Whether one flees or perseveres, whether one splits or strengthens, none can escape this final outcome.

At its very core, Trishula radiated an endless, destructive divine power around it.

The divine power that incinerated the universe devoured all seven million drones within its range.

Immediately afterwards, in the eyes of Yuju, who had to close her eyes because the light was too dazzling, and then opened them again after everything was over, the once majestic Erise was now lying on the ship, and even her hair had turned back to black.

This is……

Yuzhu knelt down and helped Erise up.

Is it due to overexertion?

Indeed, such immense power must have taken a heavy toll on Erise, so it would have been better if she possessed me instead...

After pondering for a while, the witch decided to take Erise into the cabin for treatment first.

then.

"Waaah, God of Gaia, I've finally found you! That must have been the Trishula you got from Lord Shiva! I can't be mistaken, Yama, it must be... ehhhh?"

Before Yuzu, who had just picked up Erise, even entered the cabin, she stared at the two people and a dog who had suddenly jumped onto the Amanorama ship.

They were naturally Dionysus, Yama, and Anubis who had escaped from Mote.

When Novia and the others were attacked, Yama was furious. If the two gods hadn't held him back, Novia, who was possessing Eri, would probably have seen a middle-aged man climbing on a giant mechanical monster and biting the drones with his teeth.

However, for Yuzhu at this moment, she naturally wouldn't let her guard down against these people who suddenly appeared and said strange things.

"...Was this your doing?"

"No, no, ma'am, I'm a good person."

Yama's words made Yuzhu squint slightly.

"This guy is disoriented after hitting his head, please excuse him."

Since Dionysus was only focused on drinking wine and Yama spoke without thinking, Anubis felt that he could only rely on himself. "We are Masters and Servants who consumed on the underground route. We accidentally encountered the shady route and were abandoned. That's why we hope to be able to help."

Why didn't Anubis simply reveal their true identities?

The reason is simple: Mott had taken control of both of their deaths, and Dionysus was half-dead, so it was best to be careful at sea.

As for the god Gavia mentioned by Yama, Anubis simply did not believe that the two young girls before him possessed it.

Even Yama thinks this way now.

"How could this be? It was definitely there just now... why isn't it here now..."

Yuju was surprised to hear this heartfelt murmur.

Could the person this strange middle-aged man is referring to be the Demon King? What does "nothing left" mean?

This made Yuzhu frown, and she couldn't help but glance at Erise, whose hair color had returned to normal, before looking at her own palm.

Only then did she realize that the three Command Seals that she had made a pact with the Demon King had become extremely dim.

……

The light obscured our vision.

The pure white light instantly engulfed the surrounding trees and himself; it was the first time in his life he had ever encountered such a thing.

Faced with the overwhelming flash of light, the silver-haired girl felt she couldn't even close her eyes.

Actually, there were signs. Among the countless creatures living in the forest... the birds took flight at the same time, their keen senses perhaps sensing something.

But it's too late for me; there's no escaping it.

The light will surely engulf all life in the forest, including me, who has arrived here at this moment.

In an instant, the girl felt her vision stolen by the light, and she faced death.

But that's not true; that's not the case.