"System, did she take that flower I gave her?"
["Yes, the moment this avatar died, Her true body personally took that flower. My dear Host, do you want to become Yasaka Mahiro, or do you want to become Green?"]
"I don't know what those two symbolize, but I understand what you mean. I am not trying to romance Nyarlathotep, nor do I think that Outer God, who symbolizes chaos and change and has lived through countless ages, can be easily romanced. I am simply using this method to reciprocate the help she gave me. In this world, although we are destined enemies who must fight, she did not fight me when we met, she only gave me a gift, and this gift even brought me greater benefits. Naturally, I must reciprocate. I also accepted benefits from others to drive her out of this world. In summary, I must reciprocate to align with the moral concepts that exist within my heart."
["But driving Her out of this world is a completely righteous act. She is a thoroughly evil god. In the original destiny, although this land would still suffer from the dragon disaster, it would definitely not be as severe as it is now. It is precisely because of Nyarlathotep's existence that such calamity was brought about."]
"One thing at a time. She brought disaster to this world and brought fear and despair to the people living on this land, that is the karma between Her and this world, and the people living on this land. But for me, firstly, she did not damage my interests, and secondly, she did not cause the people I am familiar with and value to be implicated. Therefore, to me, there is no direct conflict between her and me, so if I owe a favor, I must return it."
["...That's true. People who think that subjugating the opponent is a righteous act all have compassion and pity, and you don't have those things yet, so for you, this perspective is indeed correct."]
"Compassion and pity? Perhaps. Perhaps one day, when I regain those emotions and see those pitiful people, I might finally feel how evil the people behind the scenes are, and might finally feel that eliminating them is a righteous act."
Caelus said this, then pulled out the Spiral of Contradiction that was stuck in the ground. As this spiral-shaped longsword was pulled out, all the surrounding void power surged into the longsword and was collected by Caelus into the System space.
When Caelus vanished like a breeze, there was no longer a city named Orleans, no buildings left, only a dead and silent wasteland.
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In a land of darkness and chaos, within a space where merely existing would cause intelligent beings to fall into madness and have their bodies mutate into bizarre creatures, a pure, flawless, and faintly fragrant little flower stood quietly.
A mass of twisted chaos suddenly took form. It first turned into a pure, blonde-haired girl, then into a silver-haired, energetic, and lively girl, and then into a quirky, purple-haired girl.
It seemed unsatisfied with all three appearances and changed back into a twisted, bizarre form that could not be defined by anyone. It extended a tentacle and gently touched the flower, seemingly feeling the form of the flower, savoring its fragrance, and also feeling the existence of the person left behind on this flower.
Finally, it turned into a beautiful girl with gray hair and dull golden eyes. If Caelus were here, he would definitely recognize that this was a female version of himself.
"What a wondrous creation. I have decided to permanently split off an avatar to hold this creation."
She said this and pinned the flower to her chest. Then, those dull golden eyes seemed to cross the boundaries of time and space, seeing someone who was currently in the Type-Moon World.
"It's a pity that you already have company by your side, otherwise, I could become your Alice, your Nyaruko. I will let this avatar of mine accompany you forever, become your eternal partner, and be with you until The End of time."
"It is truly a pity that we met too late, and I cannot use forceful means against you. However, seeking but not obtaining is also a very novel experience. After all, if I had obtained it, I might have liked it at first, but after thousands or tens of thousands of years, given my nature, I might have grown tired of it and then started seeking excitement, causing emotions to twist and deteriorate. But now, this feeling of seeking but not obtaining makes it even more unforgettable and even more interesting."
For intelligent beings, laughter that would cause madness and mutation just by hearing it echoed in this chaotic space. And amidst the ripples stirred up by that laughter, the pure white flower just swayed gently.
In the formless chaos, there existed an orderly creation that maintained its shape. It really gave one a strange sense of Equilibrium.
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The demon army had already begun to besiege the city. Under this torrent of disaster, humanity erupted with unprecedented unity.
Under the banner held high by the saint who always stood there, people united, strengthened their will, and blocked the demons' attacks time and time again.
Even Fujimaru, who had always been just an ordinary high school girl, had achieved rapid progress on this cruel battlefield.
From the beginning, when she would feel sick and vomit just by seeing those twisted, fallen things, she was now able to calmly watch these monsters being slashed, cut, and chopped to pieces by Siegfried and the others.
In this battle, although Georgios's combat power was not exceptional, his performance was amazingly brilliant.
I don't know if he had been strengthened or if there was some other reason, but in any case, he actually marked all the demons in the battle with the Dragon attribute, causing the explosive power of the other two dragon slayers in this war to be raised once again.
And the mental erosion brought by the demons was not troublesome. The songs played by the famous Mozart could greatly suppress the spirits of the soldiers and even the Heroic Spirit Servants that had been corrupted by these demons.
As for those powerful corrupted Heroic Spirit Servants, after losing the corruption from a certain mastermind, a certain saint briefly regained her sanity. Of course, it is hard to say if she broke free on her own, it might have been the underhanded work of a certain dove.
In any case, after the saint named Martha briefly regained her sanity, she decisively shattered her own Spirit Origin while also backstabbing her teammate.
At the same time, a certain Jeanne d'Arc Alter, who had been hiding until now, suddenly popped out and took care of the remaining corrupted and fallen Servants.
"If it weren't for the fact that Gilles had gone mad, I wouldn't have come to help you!"
Jeanne d'Arc Alter snorted coldly, unwilling to communicate with Jeanne d'Arc throughout.
The reason this war could still defeat those demons and even push them back, despite the small number of people now, was that Chaldea used the Holy Grail.
Originally, Chaldea was unwilling to use the Holy Grail. After all, no matter what, this thing was made by the enemy, and there might be some hidden dangers in it.
But after seeing the surging demon army, Romani directly made the decision to use the Holy Grail's magical power as a supply, allowing Fujimaru to start summoning a large number of Heroic Spirit Servants.
Even though, due to magical energy transmission issues and emergency summoning, most of the summoned Heroic Spirit Servants were Spirit Origin Shadows without Noble Phantasms, memories, or even inherent skills, thanks to the addition of these fresh troops, everyone still successfully reached the final boss.
Witnessing her former comrade completely twisted, alienated, and corrupted into a monster, Jeanne d'Arc sighed helplessly. After leaving her last words to the Gilles de Rais who was still alive in this era and telling him to live on well, she unleashed her second Noble Phantasm.
In the blazing flames, the twisted and chaotic will of the Heroic Spirit Gilles de Rais finally gained a moment of clarity. He looked at the saint praying in the flames.
Blood and tears flowed from his eyes, and he finally said,
"Jeanne, you shouldn't have had such an end."
Carrying his unwilling obsession, he turned into ashes, leaving only the brilliantly shining Holy Grail in place.
Just like that, the first Singularity was corrected, and Caelus completed the final recording and left the Type-Moon World.
(To be continued.)
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