[ "…Professor Lev, I won't ask why you are still alive—" Mash's heart was incredibly complicated at this moment, yet she still held onto a final shred of fantasy.
For this reason, she had a question she absolutely could not ignore: "Did you come here from the very beginning just to destroy humanity, to destroy Chaldea?"
Facing Mash's query, Lev's expression changed as swiftly as a Sichuan opera mask(a mask that quickly changes faces), settling into an inexplicable calm: "Lev Lainur was once a normal human, but at some unknown point… The King of Mages abducted Lev. That is what you wanted to ask, isn't it… Mash?"
"…" Hearing Lev's rhetorical question, Mash nodded dully.
She was consistently unwilling to believe that Professor Lev, who was so gentle to people, would betray Chaldea.
Da Vinci also suddenly spoke up: "I also can't believe I was actually deceived for nearly four years… Lev, speak… exactly when did you turn into a Demon God Pillar?"
"You're actually asking me when I became a subordinate of the King of Mages?" Lev suddenly began to laugh hideously, appearing somewhat insane: "Hee hee ha ha ha! This was something determined as early as 3, 000 years ago!"
"From the very beginning of this plan, we were scattered across the world as foreshadowing! The Origin Directives passed down through magus lineages, the supreme teachings that absolutely cannot be changed."
"Which is to say, Grand Order!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka was somewhat in disbelief: "You've been following such orders for 3,000 years ago?!" ]
[ .....]
〜Type-Moon World, Fourth Holy Grail War Worldline
"A plan that started 3, 000 years ago…"
After listening to Lev's account, even Emiya Kiritsugu was shocked, a deep sense of powerlessness welling up in his heart.
It turned out that King Solomon had unknowingly extended his hand to the world long ago, silently scattering cancer cells, always waiting for the moment to arrive.
Irisviel analyzed calmly:
"Grand Order… can it be understood as a command carved into the bloodline that cannot be defied?"
Diarmuid, who possessed two spears, also became somewhat grave:
"If that is truly the case, then one can only say that King Solomon's magecraft has reached an unimaginable realm."
Directives passed down through magus families, supreme teachings that absolutely cannot be changed… logically speaking, this is absolutely impossible to achieve!
However, the evidence before them was enough to show that the King of Mages, Solomon, possessed magecraft skills beyond imagination, capable of etching commands into bloodlines.
〜Gintama World〜
"The plan to destroy Chaldea was decided by Zo… Solomon!"
Gintoki paused halfway through his sentence, then continued without batting an eye.
But how could this escape Shinpachi's tsukkomi(Retort):
"You wanted to say Zoffy, didn't you! Definitely! You actually wanted to say it was that huge figure."
Click…
Just as Gintoki wanted to say something more, with a sudden sound, his hands were abruptly handcuffed.
Hijikata held the handcuffs and said calmly:
"Yosh, the criminal attempting to destroy the world has been arrested!"
"Oi! What are you doing?"
Gintoki stared blankly at his handcuffed hands:
"When did I become a criminal attempting to destroy the world?"
Sougo said faintly,
"Danna, that Professor Lev's voice is exactly the same as yours, so stop quibbling."
"What kind of evidence is that, oi!"
Gin-san couldn't hold it back anymore:
"Dr. Roman's voice is the same as yours, too!"
( Translator-kun: For those who don't know what Danna is, its meang 'boss' or 'master' that Sougo and Yamazaki used to address Gintoki. )
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[ "Then in 2016, from the moment I, the final person in charge, realized I was a Demon God Pillar, your history was declared finished!"
"Because the resources reclaimed up to this point were sufficient. However…" At this point, Lev revealed a rather disgusted expression.
"Why did the Chaldea people still cling to life and survive? Why? Was it my mistake?"
The surrounding Demon God Pillars, covered in large eyeballs, began to wriggle continuously towards Lev like octopuses, following his agitation!
"No, that's not it. It's because someone deceived my Clairvoyance and glossed it over."
Lev slowly opened his eyes and said with a solemn face: "I'm not wrong, am I, Romani Archaman? It seems I underestimated you too much."
"Or perhaps, did you deliberately disguise yourself as a clown in front of me to achieve this goal?" ]
[ .....]
〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"Oh no… I feel like I'm growing a brain!"
The audience watching the video instantly shuddered, all sensing that this meaningful statement from Lev seemed to contain a terrifying amount of information.
That is… Dr. Roman also seems to be hiding quite a few secrets.
Why would Dr. Roman suddenly see a future where humanity is destroyed?? And how did he escape the observation of the Demon God Pillar Lev??
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〜Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline〜
In the 7th singularity, Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia—
"Hahahaha, this is killing me!"
Gilgamesh, sitting upright in the center of the ziggurat, instantly clutched his belly and laughed uproariously:
"Just stop talking. Clairvoyance? I think you're just blind!"
Merlin, who also knew Roman's true identity, chuckled nonstop:
"Grand Blind Man, none other than you! It's better not to squint your eyes usually; your eyesight tends to get bad."
Your eyes probably wouldn't even be wanted if you donated them. Such a big person was wandering right under your eyelids, yet you didn't notice for so long.
"…"
Ishtar once again looked speechless at the two who were suddenly laughing.
Laughing at what hammer, speak up so we can be happy together! These two pleasure-seekers are really as annoying as ever.
What to do? I have a feeling that this Goddess is being bullied and isolated by them…
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[ "If that's truly the case, then that is truly regrettable. I even felt friendship from you." Lev seemed to feel ten parts pity.
Facing his inquiry, Dr. Roman also fell into a brief silence.
"How could you possibly see through Romani's true nature?" Just then, Da Vinci suddenly spoke up, breaking the silent atmosphere: "After all, until I was summoned to Chaldea, he didn't trust anyone."
Hearing this, a look of surprise also emerged on Lev's face: "What did you say?!"
Da Vinci continued to speak calmly: "Not knowing the reason, not knowing who the enemy is, not even able to guarantee… if it would really happen!"
Saying this, Da Vinci leaned down and stared at the somewhat nervous Dr. Roman: "But he believed in such a crisis for humanity and bet his entire life on it!"
"Believing in something impossible to happen, and waiting for it all along. He couldn't let the enemy know he had noticed, so he couldn't discuss it with anyone."
"For the arrival of that moment, simply because he didn't know what would be best to learn, he learned everything within the scope of his knowledge."
At this moment, images of Dr. Roman studying flashed across the screen: hospitals, libraries, laboratories, construction sites, etc. His figure appeared in every profession.
"These were Romani Archaman's ten years—a relentless hell where not a single moment of rest could be found!"
"How could a person like him reveal his true nature in front of a colleague!" ]
[ .....]
『 Viewers of Countless World 』
"Honestly… regardless of his identity, Dr. Roman's dedication alone is enough to make people admire him!"
At this moment, everyone in the other worlds was moved by this. For a baseless dream of the end of the world, he directly gambled his life!
This seemingly ordinary mortal paid too, too much for this moment to arrive, literally living in a prison named "Freedom."
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〜Type-Moon World, Kaleid liner Prisma Illya Wordline〜
"To dedicate one's entire life for an ethereal premonition, what a dummy,"
Miyu called him a dummy, but her heart was actually full of admiration.
The reason for the world's destruction was unknown, the enemy was unknown, and it wasn't even clear if it would happen…
"Yeah, really a dummy,"
Illya said somewhat dejectedly. Even she would probably have treated that premonition as just a dream.
But… Dr. Roman believed in this impossible event and bore it silently alone.
As an ordinary person, he could only learn everything he could and do everything he could to cope with the ruined future!
〜Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
"Shirou. If it were you, what would you do?"
Rin Tohsaka fell silent at this; Dr. Roman's conviction was not something an average person could compare to.
"I don't know…"
Emiya Shirou also put himself in those shoes. If he were Dr. Roman, what would he do? …The answer was that he didn't know either.
He wasn't sure if he could do the same as Dr. Roman, studying hard for decades for an ethereal premonition.
Artoria gazed at the figure on the screen:
"He has already done well enough now! Hasn't he?"
For an ordinary person to reach this extent was already beyond her imagination.
〜Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline, Chaldea〜
"…"
Fujimaru Ritsuka finally knew at this moment exactly what kind of effort the Doctor had been silently making all along.
"Senpai! We absolutely cannot lose this time."
Mash's eyes also became firm:
"The Doctor said before, after this battle ends, he will have time to live his own life…"
"Yes! This is a battle that started from failure; we cannot lose, and we can't afford to lose!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded heavily. The Doctor might be hiding secrets, but that was no longer important!
For the Human Order and for the Doctor, they absolutely could not lose this battle!
However… where did the Doctor go? Wasn't he just here a moment ago?
Hiding in the Chaldea restroom, Dr. Roman looked at the screen in his hand with a silly smile:
"Hehe… Magi…"
On the other side of the network, Merlin looked at the chat logs inside, holding back his laughter.
Finally, he calmly put away the device. Who said Roman didn't have time to rest? Isn't he slacking off right now?
When it comes to being a pleasure-seeker, Merlin has never been a decent person!
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