『 The group swiftly arrived within the temple, but upon crossing the threshold, they were struck dumb with shock. The interior was no sanctuary for worshiping the pantheon; if anything, it was… a hyper-advanced laboratory!
By this time, Mandricardo had successfully acquired the nanomachines. Yet, these alone were insufficient. The party set their course for the Island of Heracles.
There, they found Jason, dead drunk and wallowing in stupor. Not a single crew member remained by his side—clear evidence that he had suffered a fatal, crushing blow.
On these seas, heroes were never in short supply, and the Argo was the very nexus where such legends gathered!
But God did not permit the existence of heroes. The presence of God was sufficient; thus, God mercilessly brought down Divine Punishment upon the Argo.
Artemis's Anti-Star Noble Phantasm descended once more. But unlike Chaldea's encounter, the countless heroes aboard the Argo stood their ground!
Led by Heracles, they forcibly tanked two of those world-shattering, heaven-destroying blasts to shield the Argo and Jason! 』
『 .....』
〜Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
"Hmph! Berserker really is the strongest!"
Illya crossed her arms, letting out a haughty huff.
An Anti-Star Noble Phantasm—a terrifying attack capable of piercing the planet, a single shot of which would result in a total party wipe for Chaldea—yet Berserker had face-tanked two of them!
BERSERKER IS INVINCIBLE!!!
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『 Upon learning this, the group was left in a daze. No wonder Jason was in such a state…
But at that precise moment, another familiar figure emerged, and looks of sheer surprise and joy washed over everyone's faces!
It was Captain Drake!
Through their conversation, Chaldea received yet another piece of intel: in this Lostbelt, countless Servants had already responded to the summons. However, half had already been erased here, while the other half had reached Olympus.
Given the current situation, reaching Olympus was a statistical impossibility unless a miracle occurred. And even if they did arrive, arrival was all it would be—because the true, Great Terror was entirely concealed within Olympus!
The group's hearts sank once more.
Jason refused to aid Chaldea. Partly because, as a captain, he had failed to protect his crew, and partly because he was genuinely terrified.
Drake, on the other hand, was willing, but her Spirit Origin was so severely damaged that she couldn't even leave the area.
Seeing Jason's stance, the group could not force the issue. But soon enough…
Jason obediently followed them. Why? Because the group had obtained information regarding Orion!
Artemis had already triangulated their coordinates. Soon, Divine Punishment would descend, completely annihilating this island and everything upon it!
It was then that the group suddenly realized: although this was a Lostbelt, did the relationship between Orion and Artemis from Pan-Human History still hold true here?!
Seeing this, a look of sorrow appeared on Orion's teddy-bear-like face. He began to explain the reason he had not assisted Fujimaru Ritsuka earlier. 』
『 .....』
『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
The audience watched with curious eyes.
After all, even though Orion had concealed his Class and Spirit Origin, they knew.
For Orion, a Grand Servant, to refuse to aid Chaldea meant that the strongest among Servants had betrayed the Human Order!
What did Chaldea have left to fight with? Little Da Vinci, Mash, Holmes, and a chubby Director?
One hit from an Anti-Star Noble Phantasm, and they'd be humbled real quick.
.....
『 Time rewinds to one week prior, before Chaldea had entered the Lostbelt—
"Summoned for a week now, I'm here to save the Human Order~" The doll-faced Orion hummed a little tune, strolling down a country lane.
Just as he was debating whether to head to Olympus with the others, a figure blocked his path!
The arrival was none other than the Lostbelt's Artemis. She was merely a terminal separated from the main body, and she had descended to the surface precisely because of Orion!
She would not engage Orion in combat, nor would she attack this small island. But the condition was absolute: Orion could not assist the Master of Pan-Human History!
After deep contemplation, Orion agreed to the terms on the condition that Artemis would not kill anyone in front of him.
The mechanical Artemis wore an expression of cold indifference. She truly could not fathom why her Pan-Human History counterpart would fall in love with such a creature.
Despite her words, when Chaldea was on the verge of suffering a devastating strike, Artemis tipped Orion off just in time.
Not only did she fail to show the expected coldness, but she also covered for Chaldea out of tolerance for Orion, explicitly warning him that the main cannon would definitely be used to exterminate everything on Heracles Island!
Orion was able to rush directly to Heracles Island precisely because of the permissions she granted him!
Upon learning this news, the Chaldea team hurriedly informed the island's inhabitants.
They wanted to evacuate everyone together. But when the islanders learned that God was going to destroy them, they did not show fear. Instead, they wept tears of excitement!
They were finally being noticed by God!
In that case, even if it was Divine Punishment, they absolutely had to accept it! 』
『 .....』
『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Knowing they were going to die, yet trembling with excitement?
Watching the islanders, whose fanaticism resembled that of crazed cultists, a massive question rose in the minds of the multiverse audience. They had wanted to ask since earlier: if Artemis is a Machine God, what about the other Olympian Gods?
Are they mechanical as well?
If so, the Greek Gods of that world… are actually robots?!
.....
〜Type-Moon World, ????? Worldline〜
In the 5th Lostbelt, Interstellar Mountainous City, Olympus Lostbelt—
Zeus gazed at the fanatical islanders on the screen, the thunder in his eyes dimming slightly. Once, long ago…
But soon, that trace of dimness was swallowed by blinding lightning.
God's love for humanity was being continuously ground away—
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『 The Chaldea party was stunned. They tried to dissuade them again, but were stopped by the islanders, whose demeanor began to turn unfriendly!
In this moment, they feared death not at all; they actively embraced it!
Seeing this, the Chaldea team said no more. Having prepared everything, they made ready to depart. Jason had already prepped the Argo, but Captain Drake could not leave due to the curse!
Fujimaru Ritsuka found it hard to accept, watching Captain Drake with her own eyes…
Drake sensed Ritsuka's sorrow. Laughing boisterously, she ruffled the young girl's hair, comforting the group and bidding her final farewell.
Just before they left, she suddenly remembered something and tossed a shining crystal to Mash.
"This is…!" Mash's pupils constricted. Feeling the terrifying energy within, she was filled with disbelief.
Yes, this was the Core of the Sea God Poseidon!
Drake had solo-killed the Sea God Poseidon again! 』
『 .....』
〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Poseidon (Type-Moon): "I… I was solo-killed by a human?!! IMPOSSIBLE!!!" ]
[ Julian Solo (Saint Seiya): "..." ]
[ Poseidon (DC Extended Universe): "..." ]
[ Poseidon (God of War): "..." ]
[ Poseidon (Granblue Fantasy): "..." ]
[ Poseidon (Percy Jackson & The Olympians): "..." ]
[ Poseidon (Record of Ragnarok): "..." ]
[ Chaos Evil Gudako (Type-Moon): "No, not once, but twice. You got soloed in the Third Singularity, too." ]
[ Brunhilde (Record of Ragnarok): "A god being solo-killed by a human is not impossible in our world. After all, it has always been a duel between man and god here. This is the final battlefield of humanity." ]
[ Vodka (Detective Conan): "Poseidon, you bot! You're useless, just exposing weaknesses to the enemy. Also, Big Brother, I smell the scent of a traitor in the video!" ]
[ Gin (Detective Conan): "…No need to smell it. I'm not blind." ]
[ .....]
〜Saint Seiya Shioriverse, The Lost Canvas timeline〜
Athena revealed a faint smile. Are the stars scattered across the earth shining once more?
And Chaldea is the one gathering these stars. Once the stars are united, the brilliance they release will likely outshine even the sun.
Ritsuka, Mash, Mandricardo, Jason… Athena's gaze lingered on the figures on the screen.
All stars will eventually release a brilliant radiance~
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〜Record of Ragnarok World 〜
Brunhilde punched the air in exhilaration. That's right! Why can't humanity defeat the gods?!
It has always been humanity that shoots down the stars!
Thinking of how the Sea God Poseidon was solo-killed by Drake in that world, Brunhilde's mood soared. Although the battles between man and god in their world had been paused because of this screen…
Who knows if it will end? After seeing the performance of countless humans, will the gods' killing intent toward humanity become even more intense?
No one knows. So, humanity—to survive, you must defeat the gods!
Brunhilde tightly gripped the list of combatants in the book, her eyes filled with excitement.
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『 Just as the Argo was about to set sail, Orion called out loudly to Artemis. But Artemis refused. As long as she was present, the main body would inevitably detect the group, and then everyone would die!
Which meant… she had long since resolved to die while seeing off her beloved. She had no intention of leaving alive!
"Farewell, Orion. Take care."
A blinding beam of light crashed down to earth once more. Within the sky-piercing column of magical energy, the entire island and everything upon it turned into a black hole, annihilated. 』
『 .....』
『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
The audience sensed something was off. So, did Artemis turn traitor or not?
Did a divergence of consciousness occur between the main body and the branch?
Meaning the main body is still steadfast in its goal to kill Chaldea?
The audience was getting a bit confused. Traitor Artemis?
.....
『 Having bid farewell to everything there, the group embarked on their journey once more.
At the next island, they used all the scavenged resources on Orion!
Along the way, the group encountered the ninja Mochizuki Chiyome. She led them to unlock information regarding the advance to Olympus and obtained critical intel from the Blacksmith God, Hephaestus!
To destroy Artemis, only a Divine Construct would suffice!
And the only one who met this condition was Achilles!
The group accepted Hephaestus's legacy and used it to upgrade Mandricardo before setting off on a new journey! 』
『 .....』
〜Type-Moon World, Throne of Heroes〜
Mandricardo's eyes showed a look of disbelief, followed immediately by his entire face flushing bright red. It was unclear if it was from nervousness or embarrassment…!
Master… Master actually valued him this much! To even entrust Hephaestus's legacy to him!
He absolutely… absolutely could not betray Master's trust!
But then… Mandricardo's dead-fish eyes went dull with defeat again. Even if they buffed him, what could a weakling Servant like him do? A guy without even a proper Noble Phantasm…
Ritsuka would definitely regret it… Mandricardo muttered in gloomy self-deprecation.
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
The audience was also puzzled. Why give the legacy to that third-rate Servant who didn't even have a Noble Phantasm? What was the point of buffing him?
It would have been better to min-max Orion to the limit and unleash maximum DPS at the end!
The audience shook their heads. Fujimaru Ritsuka was simply wasting resources.
.....
『 Just as the group was heading to the next island, Caenis suddenly appeared on the ship!
Facing the Divine Spirit-class Servant Caenis, the group expended great effort, finally repelling her only after Orion erupted and inflicted heavy damage!
Although they ultimately defeated Caenis, just as they were about to deliver the killing blow, Kirschtaria Wodime appeared!
He was a man with golden hair, dressed in white like a prince. His aura was powerful, his temperament incomparably elegant. He introduced himself as a noble and greeted everyone.
Then, he ordered the Twin Gods under his command to rescue Caenis and withdrew them from the area.
The Twin Gods were incredibly dissatisfied with Caenis, yet they dared not show the slightest disrespect to Kirschtaria. Because this was a man who stood on equal footing with Lord Zeus!
They dared not be disrespectful, nor would they be, for this man had truly conquered them!
Seeing Caenis being rescued, Jason shouted, unwilling to let her leave. But beside him, Orion's face turned dark. They were the ones who had been saved; those Twin Gods were even stronger than Caenis!
However… what stunned everyone was that now that the Servants had left, only a single human remained?!!
The group looked at each other in dismay, finally turning their gaze to Fujimaru Ritsuka. The young girl gritted her teeth. "We must defeat him here!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka knew there would be no better chance than this!
No matter how powerful Kirschtaria was, he couldn't possibly resist all of them at once!
"Very well. No more wasted time. Let us settle this here," Kirschtaria said indifferently.
There was no fear or ripple of emotion in his expression, as if everything before him was nothingness.
Mash couldn't help but ask why Kirschtaria insisted on destroying humanity. She was told that he had completely lost hope in humanity and intended to create a new world!
And next, he would end Chaldea! 』
『 .....』
〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Jason (Type-Moon): "Hiss… I've seen arrogant people, but never one this arrogant! You don't actually think you can beat a whole group of us alone, do you?! Too conceited!" ]
[ Aqua (KonoSuba): "He's good-looking, but his brain doesn't seem to work very well." ]
[ Kenjaku (Jujutsu Kaisen): "Maybe he has some terrifying weapon And didn't you say earlier that the members of Team A were all strong? This one is the legendary super genius, after all." ]
[ Romani Archaman (Type-Moon): "That may be true, but… Ritsuka has so many Servants on her side, while Kirschtaria has none." ]
[ Sakata Gintoki Sakata (Gintama): "Understood. Setting the biggest flag to get the worst beating, right!" ]
[ .....]
『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
The audience seemed to understand somewhat why Chaldea had made it this far.
Because the villains really had no brains!
Isn't this just straight-up feeding?
No matter how strong a Magus you are, can you beat a group of Servants? Not to mention the Grand Archer Orion is among them!
The audience sneered, speechless at Kirschtaria sending himself to his death. At the same time, they felt disdain for this so-called Team A. If this kind of person could be the leader, Chaldea was truly doomed…
But in the next moment, the disdain on everyone's faces froze solid.
.....
『 All Servants attacked in unison! They had already resolved to kill this traitor to the Human Order!
But in the next instant, Kirschtaria's body floated into mid-air!
"Grand Order: Anima Animusphere!" he murmured.
In the next moment—Earth, Sky, Cosmos! All magical energy converged into a single beam!
It was a stellar miracle, akin to aligning the planets. Terrifying magical energy covered the entire world. Wherever the eye looked, one magic circle after another obscured the sky!
Countless meteors roared from the cosmos, smashing directly down toward the group!
This was the profoundest Ultimate Magic of Astromancy, passed down to the modern era by the founder of Chaldea!
In the next instant, Kirschtaria launched his attack directly at them. A vast rain of stars descended!
"Shape of Stars. Shape of Cosmos. Shape of Gods. Shape of Me. Celestial bodies are hollow. Hollowness is void."
Facing this strike, Chaldea had absolutely no power to retaliate. The group fought desperately just to shield Fujimaru Ritsuka from the attack!
"It is finished." On the sea… no, in the entire world, there was nowhere left to run. The staff commanding the celestial bodies was raised toward the cosmos once more, and the manipulated stars were about to fall again!
Ritsuka stared fixedly at Kirschtaria, but a massive despair was born in her heart. To think they had lost just like that…
Just as Kirschtaria was about to deliver the killing blow to Fujimaru Ritsuka, a figure blocked the path in front of her.
It was the mysterious man who had spoken with Musashi earlier! This time, he stood before Ritsuka!
Looking at that incredibly familiar back, Ritsuka and Mash's pupils shrank to pinpoints. Their expressions were filled with sorrow and agitation, but mostly disbelief!
That familiar back… That was… The Doctor?!! 』
『 .....』
『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
The audience was equally dumbfounded.
Although it might be rude to say… hadn't the Doctor died long ago, without even a scrap of him left?!!
.....