"This is definitely a trap" Kirito said.
In the throne room, Kaito had summoned all his subordinates to discuss the current situation.
"Most likely, they are trying to lure me" Kaito nodded "The problem is the countermeasures they might have prepared"
"Countermeasures against... you?" Megumi asked, doubting that was possible.
"I thought it would be difficult too, however they summoned Maki a week ago, which means they already had everything planned, but only acted today.
They used an artifact capable of breaking the Lord subordinate bond, but only when it is weakened, exactly at this moment, when Kaguya is in her current state."
"It is impossible for that to be a coincidence" Kirito said, understanding the implications "Could we have a traitor?"
"Impossible" Kaito replied before the idea could settle and cause problems "Do not underestimate my abilities, we have no traitor, all of you are trustworthy.
Perhaps, in the last world you went to, someone might have noticed Kaguya's state?"
"It is not possible" Kirito replied "Not only were there no other Lords alive besides us when we left that world, but it was after leaving that Kaguya asked us for points and began her evolution."
"As I thought. It is impossible for there to be any kind of spying object in the territory or on any of us or I would have noticed. So the only possibility is that they have some kind of object that allows them to observe the future."
"More than the future..." Lala intervened "I think it is about opportunity, since Kaguya would never reveal in the future that she was weak for a few days, at most they would know she was inactive, nothing more. I think the object they used allows them to know when is the best opportunity to attack, but without showing them the events that lead to that outcome."
"Then, are we going to lose?" Kaito asked.
"Impossible. Fate is not written, that is why most objects that see the future in the universe are considered trash. Most likely the object told them when they have the highest chances, but that can mean either their chances went from 1% to 100% or just from 1% to 2%, and even if it were the former we can always change that number by force."
"No one knows more than you about artifacts and their uses, so I will trust you, what else can you tell?"
"Since they used an artifact to break Maki's bond right now but she was called a week ago, it is probably a multi use artifact, if that is the case, even if it does not show them the exact future they can change their plan hundreds or thousands of times and use it each time to see when they will have more success, so as you said, they could have multiple countermeasures prepared" Lala explained.
"Good, even if they are just assumptions, I have a way to confirm it" Kaito murmured.
At the same time, a transparent card with a percentage symbol appeared in his hands, and thinking about everything Lala had just said, Kaito threw it into the air.
[Uncertain possibility used]
[Probability that "More than the future...": 100%]
'She got everything right' Kaito thought while looking at Lala, sometimes he forgot she was supposed to be a genius 'then let's not waste time and see how serious it is'
Without hesitation, he threw two more cards almost immediately.
[Uncertain possibility used x2]
[Probability of "Rescuing Ai only by going myself": 100%]
[Probability of "The territory will be attacked and destroyed if the previous condition is met": 80%]
'I figured as much, if they want to lure me they will not only attack me but also my territory, but I did not expect them to have such high chances of success' Kaito thought while analyzing the situation 'However, the Shinomiya family is not powerful enough to attack on two fronts like that, most likely there is another force involved, should I use another uncertain possibility?, no, I only have two left and knowing who the other force is will not help me defend myself, what do I do?'
At that moment, an idea appeared in his mind.
'Right, I can forcefully modify the probabilities using that' he remembered.
Another card materialized in his hand and, without wasting time, he threw it.
[Regression card used]
[Target: Buff "luck: 5000%"]
[Success]
[Target type: Temporary buff
Usage time condition: Time equivalent to previous use
Remaining time: 711:31:03]
'Almost a month, the time I spent in the Omnitrix world' he thought.
"Kaito."
"Yes?"
"You went silent, do you have a plan?" Megumi asked.
"Yes, for now I increased my luck to 5000%, that should manipulate probabilities in our favor, although I do not know exactly how it will work" Kaito replied calmly.
At that moment, before anyone could say anything else, Kaito felt a slight vibration, disappeared and immediately reappeared, this time with a crystal ball in his hand.
With a thought, he answered the incoming call, making the flickering image disappear and instead a young dark elf with a noble bearing but a gentle gaze appeared.
"Lord Lucifer, it is a pleasure to speak with you again, I have urgent news to report."
"Speak" Kaito replied bluntly.
Noticing the atmosphere and Kaito's state, Luna understood he did not seem to have time for formalities, so she spoke quickly.
"The noble families have already discovered the fall of the Balac family, knowing this would cause immediate problems if they attacked by surprise, I tried to sabotage the teleportation systems, but while doing so I encountered something unexpected."
"Something unexpected?"
"Yes, you may not know this, but the Black Forest's teleportation system is one of our greatest prides, it has existed since the foundation of the kingdom and the current generation does not even know how it originated."
"Does that include you?"
"It did. When I tried to destroy it I noticed it was not functioning, as if it had a special energy source that remains active at all times, but that did not stop me, while investigating I found a spatial fold in the core of the system and after opening it with a special key my father gave me when I was a child I discovered the energy source, you will not believe what it was."
"A fairy?" Kaito guessed.
"Ah... yes, that was it" Luna replied, slightly disappointed at not surprising him, but quickly recovering "It was the fairy of space to be precise, I freed her and gave her the location of your territory, but she did not want to go, instead she said she would go to the place where she perceived the energy signature of the current queen of this generation.
Even so, without the teleportation system, it will take them days not only to organize themselves but also to reach your territory."
"Good, very good" Kaito said, although he was not sure how that helped him, there were too many coincidences for it not to be the effect of his luck "I have to go, but thank you for your help" Kaito said quickly saying goodbye.
"Of course, all for my kingdom" Luna replied before disappearing.
"Kaito" Mashiro said after hearing everything "Ysh can help us?"
"Ysh?"
"Nnn, she came this morning."
Mashiro nodded and a small fairy appeared out of nowhere in front of her, with short silver hair and a size that could fit in the palm of a hand, with wings that resembled a starry sky, immediately drawing attention.
As soon as she appeared, she hid behind Mashiro and whispered something in her ear.
"Nnn" Mashiro nodded while talking with her, and then Ysh slowly moved toward Kaito.
"S-sir fairy king, it is a pleasure to meet you, Ysh will help in any way possible" she said shyly before quickly returning to Mashiro's shoulder, who gently stroked her with a finger.
Kaito observed the fairy, thinking about how she could help, but not finding a clear answer he looked at the others for ideas, and luckily, someone spoke.
"I, I know how she can help!" Lala said excitedly, staring at the fairy who was trying to hide without success.
"Do you remember the project I am working on?"
"Yes, the console capable of digitalizing the environment and making it invulnerable" Kaito replied, remembering what she had told him.
From the previous world, the virtual world, he obtained a console capable of digitalizing an area around it, making it invulnerable to any attack.
"Exactly, but after observing Megumi, I realized that 'digitalizing' is just a way to describe it, in reality it is overlapping the selected area between two planes, by being in two planes at the same time, it becomes intangible to both.
The console is only the means to activate that mechanism, not the cause, so if I fully understand that mechanism I can recreate it on a large scale."
"Did you succeed?"
"Of course" Lala nodded proudly "But I am missing two components, one of them is something capable of constantly generating or transforming energy, or mana in this case, of a spatial type."
"Can you do that, Ysh?" Mashiro asked gently to the fairy on her shoulder and Ysh nodded immediately, clearly eager to help.
"I I can, converting mana into spatial energy is something passive, as long as I am given energy I can do it without getting tired, in fact that same energy feeds me and prevents me from getting exhausted."
"It seems the fairy of space is quite powerful" Kaito said, surprised.
Ysh blushed at the praise, trying to cover her face with her hair but failing due to its length.
"Mana is stronger in the environment of its element" Mashiro said.
'Right' Kaito thought as he analyzed the situation more calmly, remembering that fairies are personified mana and that it becomes stronger in its natural environment, fire in volcanoes, water in oceans, etc.
In the case of space the situation was even more absurd because space is everywhere, even in space, where there is nothing, the only thing that exists is space.
"In that case, let's put your invention into motion" Kaito finally said to Lala, making a decision.
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