[Caligula] Berserker 4-Star Attack Power 2000
"Rooooooome!" The beast under the moon howled at the sky, and Caligula thus made his entrance.
"[Caligula]'s effect! When this card is Special Summoned, you can return one [Rome]-related card from the Graveyard to your Hand! The only card in the Graveyard is [Impeachment of the Senate], so I will return this card to my Hand!"
"Again!? Praetor, even You and I will not forgive this!" Nero, who had been used as a destruction Cost, complained. Proud as she was, being used as a stepping stone would always make her feel displeased.
"Of course it won't happen again." Gudako replied with a forced smile, which finally allowed Nero's expression to soften a little. "I activate [Caesar]'s effect, discarding one [Rome]-related card from my Deck, and adding one [Rome] servant from my Deck to my Hand. Furthermore, within this turn, I can increase the number of Normal Summons of [Rome] servants by one!"
Gudako took a deep breath: "Then, I discard [Impeachment of the Senate] and add [Romulus Quirinus] to my Hand!"
Even if he couldn't see the card face, the intense magical power fluctuations emanating from that card allowed Goetia to confirm what Gudako had added to her Hand.
"She just keeps coming!" Goetia never expected Gudako to pull out yet another Grand Servant. This forced him to take her seriously.
"Then, I will use the three Roman Emperors on the field as Tributes!"
"Praetor!" Shrine Master Nero had been quite happy when Gudako first brought her out, the thought of fighting side by side with her already exciting. But Gudako had just promised not to destroy her, and now she was already being removed from the field so easily. "This is still the same thing!!!"
Nero's complaint vanished along with her release, replaced by a golden rain of arrows that filled the sky.
[Romulus Quirinus] Attack Power 4000
"When [Romulus] enters the field, he destroys all cards on the opponent's field, but this effect is temporarily useless. Also, because he was Tribute Summoned using three Roman Servants, [Romulus] is unaffected by the effects of the opponent's cards! In addition, I will place one Continuous Spell Card, [Throne of Quirinus], from my Deck into my Spell and Trap Zone!" With the God Ancestor's arrival, the throne representing his Divine Authority also manifested. "Due to this card's effect, all our servants on the field gain the [Rome] trait and a 1000-point increase in Attack Power. Furthermore, as long as [Romulus] is on the field, he cannot be destroyed by battle!"
[Romulus] Attack Power 4000→5000
"The one who summoned me, is it you?" Romulus turned back to Gudako. According to fate, he shouldn't have formed a bond with her at this moment. He soon saw Jiang You waving at him and quickly guessed the reason.
"It seems Lord Jiang You has already recognized your true nature?" Romulus nodded to Jiang You. He could no longer see through Jiang You's true form. In fact, he had never been able to see through it, but the sensation had just become much more intense now. Jiang You's level had soared way too far.
"Something like that." Jiang You recalled the situation. Romulus's attitude back then showed he clearly knew his real identity from the start, or at least had a general idea. Otherwise, Gilgamesh might have really finished him off after refusing the Duel, and all the subsequent events wouldn't have happened. Jiang You also couldn't be sure if he would have been so eager to return upon discovering his transmigration under those circumstances. After all, he still didn't know how much his thoughts would affect the entire world. "Anyway, you really went through a lot of trouble back then."
"The King of Heroes doesn't like to consider the consequences. To make him settle down, Rome naturally needs to provide the backup." Romulus thought for a moment. There were almost no people who could make Gilgamesh obediently listen. Only by having someone with clear Grand-class qualifications step in could he be suppressed. No wonder he was asked to intervene.
"Thinking about it now, you seem to be doing something similar?" Jiang You felt a bit embarrassed. He kept dragging others out to work overtime without even notifying them. It was mainly because the God Ancestor was too easy to talk to. If it were Merlin who came over, Jiang You would have given him a hard time instead. "I'm really sorry. How about you go back to rest, and I'll bring someone else over?"
"No need to apologize. For the sake of mankind, Rome has always forged the future!" Romulus declared that this was his duty. Fighting a Beast was also the meaning of a Grand's existence.
"Lord Romulus, I'm counting on you! The opponent is very strong, and I need you to lend me a hand!" Gudako's impression of Romulus was still stuck on the Second Singularity. So even though the card was marked as 12-Star, she had no idea what kind of existence this Romulus actually was.
"Leave it to Rome." Romulus nodded. His bond with Gudako had been interrupted by Jiang You's appearance. But as the One Who Saves the World, Gudako could save the world with her own perseverance even without Jiang You's assistance. It was the destiny of those with Grand-class qualifications to rally around the Savior and seize hope. Thus, the connection was re-established.
"I set two cards in the Backrow and end my turn!" Gudako looked at the cards in her hand and ended her turn. The servant with the strongest resistance she could currently summon was[Romulus]. If[Old Man of the Mountain]could be summoned normally, the field would be even more powerful, but unfortunately, it had been interrupted by Goetia.
"Is the clown's jumping around finally over?" Although it was nothing compared to the current game where the rope might have already burned out, Gudako's storytelling was quite long for a servant card. Goetia feigned a long yawn to express his boredom. "Well then, let me end your fantasy. My turn, draw!"
"First, this is my territory, so I should naturally be the one in control! Field Spell Card[Grand Temple of Time]!" Because it was the original location, the field did not change.
"The effect of [Grand Temple of Time] places a Continuous Spell Card, [The Time Has Come for the Birth, With This all Phenomena Will Be Corrected], into the Backrow!" A giant halo of light surfaced again. Gudako was very familiar with this sight, as the sky above every Singularity bore this same scene, but this time it was clearer, and also more terrifying.
"The effect of [The Time Has Come for the Birth, With This all Phenomena Will Be Corrected]! Once per turn, add a Spell Card with [Singularity] in its name from the Deck to my hand!" Goetia pointed to his Deck. "The card I choose is [First Singularity: The Hundred Years' War of the Wicked Dragon]!"
"Then, the effect of [The Time Has Come for the Birth, With This all Phenomena Will Be Corrected]! Once per turn, destroy a Spell Card with [Singularity] in its name from the hand, sending all related servants from the opponent's Deck to the Graveyard!"
"Does that mean..." Hearing that her companions would be sent to the Graveyard, instead of feeling sad, Gudako was unusually excited. She had a ton of Graveyard Effects she could activate, after all.
"Hahaha, using your own allies' corpses as tools, you're truly vile! And you're celebrating too early!" Goetia pointed to his Field Spell Card. "The effect of [Grand Temple of Time]! During my turn, the opponent cannot activate any Card Effects from the Graveyard!"