They've already fought their way through the Holy Grail War, and you still call them dragons?

It was like... perfectly avoiding the possibility of Emiya capturing Ortlinde. Even someone with the mind's eye wouldn't be so relaxed. This must be an ability that transcends the mind's eye, an ability to see through cause and effect.

"...So their ability isn't simply to interfere with reality, but to interfere with the past and future at a causal level?"

If that's the case, it makes sense. Slude witnessed Xia Mi's "past" when she changed her spirit base mode, and all he had to do was interfere with it, making it "never happened", and Xia Mi would be beaten back to her original form on the spot.

Ortlinde observed a future in which she would be captured by Emiya, so by cutting out this possible development, she could avoid a future that would be disadvantageous to her.

Considering this Valkyrie's origins in Norse mythology...could the deities involved in the past, present, and future be the Three Goddesses of Norn?!

In Norse mythology, the three Norn goddesses are also known as the "Sisters Who Rule Fate." Urd governs the past, Verdandi governs the present, and Shikoti governs the future. Their primary tasks are to weave the web of fate and draw water from Urd's spring to irrigate the World Tree.

This makes perfect sense. Ortlinde uses the power of Shikoti to tailor the future, and Slud uses the power of Urd to interfere with the past. So Slud, who has never used any skills, is most likely anchoring the present through the power of Verdanti.

...Wait, what the hell is this! Fighting the three of you is like going up against a hedgehog-like combination with all-encompassing knowledge of the past, present, and future. No matter how hard we fight, you can't lose, right?

"You Valkyries are high-ranking servants who stitched together the three goddesses of fate. Am I right?"

Looking at the servants still emerging in the distance, Emiya thought for a moment, and a loud voice came from the heavy armor of Susanoo, causing the three Valkyries to stop in mid-air.

"That's right," the cherry-haired girl, Hildre, spoke first. "God-killing hero, retreat now. God's will does not tolerate resistance."

"Hey, you guys can talk?"

Emiya was stunned for a moment. Just now, they fought with expressionless and cold faces, without any emotional reactions that normal people should have, which made him think that these three Valkyries were robots.

"Looking at what happened before, shouldn't your goal be to wipe out all those who resist God?"

Emiya was referring to the massacre of humans by those branches.

"But if I follow this line of thought, then you would worship a being that slaughters humans as a god?"

Hild was silent for a moment. "If this body has appeared in this world, and its spiritual base has been transformed by the divine spirit, then it is indeed so."

"But this is not our only purpose. We Valkyries highly value and admire warriors who are skilled in battle..."

Hildur's tone changed, as if to express something cryptic. "Well, as long as my true name remains unchanged, confirming the existence of the warrior will always be the unchanging mission of us Valkyries. So... a little indulgence is also acceptable."

"..." Emiya was silent for a moment.

Wait a minute, are you saying that you don't completely follow orders from your superiors?

Is it possible to let the enemy go in battle and let them escape?

…Although he didn't know what the reason was, Emiya secretly gave the mastermind behind the incident a failing grade in "Command Spell Technique".

Really, you guys are trying to imitate the Holy Grail War, but you haven't stolen all the technology, so don't blame your servants for slacking off and doing private work.

After saying this, Hildesheim returned to her ruthless attitude.

"O brave godslayer, it is not yet the time of the final judgment (dusk)."

"The World Tree's expanded branches have completely encroached upon and sealed off the entire area of ​​your ship, making escape from within impossible... When the tree matures and takes its true form, the gods will formally launch their invasion of the outside world."

"At that time, this planet will be initialized. God will use the World Tree as the central governing body, allowing it to usher in a new beginning."

Since he did not completely obey the instructions, Hildes' words actually contained some hints and warnings.

Hildurde was expressing that the current branches hadn't yet reached full size. They were slaughtering and absorbing humans, clearly intending to use them for some purpose, cultivating the World Tree. —Xia Mi had said that the World Tree was the support of this world, so it wasn't surprising that the enemy wanted to imitate and cultivate a World Tree.

As for initialization...

Emiya once again recalled White Princess Elquet. The skill of "matter collection" was just like the alien god's blank slate of human nature. It was undoubtedly a system for initializing the surface of the planet.

Once it is "hatched and mature", I am afraid that the mastermind behind it will take active actions and trigger the "bleaching" phenomenon of the entire planet.

"But I have a question." When he found that the opponent could take advantage of him, Emiya began to press his advantage.

"...?"

Hildreth's fingers tightened slightly around the lance. This warrior was so rude! They were already risking disobeying orders, giving him plenty of hints, yet he wasn't satisfied...

Hey, Sister Brunhilde, how did you fall in love with the mortal warrior Sigurd in the first place?

"Since you mentioned the maturity of the World Tree, where are its roots now?"

Emiya still hadn't forgotten that he was planning to investigate the whereabouts of Star Maria.

Hildre shook his head and helplessly added a hint, "The root is where God's will lies. He is neither at the bottom nor at the top, but on the outside."

"An unknown divine will descended from the outside world, forging this place into its incubator. This is the ark sailing towards the 'Gate of the Kingdom of God,' and also the ferry of death ever closer to the 'Root.'"

Hildur said, "You are looking for God's container, right? Unfortunately, you are too late. The container has already merged with this Ark. Or perhaps it is better to say that this entire ship is the container for God's arrival."

Star Maria as an individual no longer exists.

"Warriors, prepare to race against time. You are on a deep-sea boat that will never return. The ferry you are on is heading towards the deepest part."

"And at the deepest point is the corpse of God's Will."

"Now, please leave this place."

Chapter 272: Emiya, use your invincible high jump

"No, even if the individual container disappears, there should be a specific executor to control these branches..."

Even if Star Maria no longer exists, if God's will calls these branches to kill people, there must be a specific commander to execute the order!

Emiya wanted to say something else, but he suddenly realized that Rigidreve beside him had been silent for some time, her face was pale and her body was stiff.

...Not good!

I had just been in the computer space for a long time and didn't feel anything special, so I subconsciously ignored the dangerous nature of this place -

Ordinary humans cannot stay in this computer space for a long time and will be dissolved into data!

"Leave, warrior, it's not suitable to stay here for long."

Therefore, Hildurde took the opportunity to warn again.

"Well, it seems that this exploration ends here."

Emiya carried the already fading Rigidreve on his back, her soft white hair hanging warmly against her back.

But there's a problem with this...

Emiya looked up at the computer space. The fire escape that originally led down had completely collapsed due to the aftermath of the battle. What should he do now if he wanted to go up?

Don't I have to use high jump and jump directly up there?

Emiya felt a little overwhelmed for a moment. Given the weight of Susanoo, if he really jumped on it, there would be a high probability that he would fall back again because he would destroy the floor when he landed.

Emiya thought about it for a while, and when he saw the pair of glowing wings behind the Valkyrie, he suddenly came up with an idea.

You can jump high, but you may need to change your jumping method.

"One last question," Emiya raised his arm while manipulating the Susanoo mecha.

A fierce gale swept through, and countless lightning bolts gathered to form a purple-black longbow at the front end of the huge arm armor.

"You, weren't summoned by the so-called will of God? The appearance of other Servants is understandable, but you..."

Emiya had just heard Xia Mi say "the Valkyries created by Odin". If the King of Earth and Mountains was not just talking nonsense, the origins of these three Alteregos were probably not simple.

Because in this world, the Valkyries are simply Odin's creations. Before the appearance of these Valkyries, it is very likely that the servants that can be summoned from the Throne of Heroes do not include the Valkyries of Valhalla.

In other words...what Hild just said is not the whole truth.

"...You are now obeying the mastermind who controls the branches. Then, originally, were you servants of Odin's people?"

"this……!"

For a moment, Hildreth was speechless. Clear waves surged within her, her pupils narrowed slightly, and her fingertips subconsciously clenched around her spear and shield handles. Slud and Ortlinde's reactions were almost identical...

Emiya raised his longbow. Their behavior meant that his guess was most likely true.

"Sorry, I forgot to explain! Odin and I are not ordinary enemies. We have long been mortal enemies. So, if that is the case, the divine thunder summons--"

A terrifying arrow formed by a large amount of Indra's thunder erupted with a majestic aura. Then, as soon as Emiya loosened his hand, the electronic ocean instantly opened up huge waves, and the exploding thunder swept across everything!

"No! Cooperate with me!" Ortlinde reacted the fastest. She quickly activated Shikoti's ability to cut off the things that were not conducive to their future development, thereby preventing the sisters from being hit by the super AOE attack.

The thunder roared with a frenzy of divine might, and the thick, dense purple lightning emanating from the arrows was as dense as a sudden rainstorm. Shikoti's power quietly took effect before Indra's divine thunderbolt, repeatedly slashing away the thunderstorms that threatened to strike the Valkyrie, transforming them into gentle breezes that brushed her face.

But after Ortlinde exerted her power for half a day, she only waited for Hildurde to cooperate with her. Hildurde was a little slow to react, no... Hildurde was caught by the huge lightning gauntlet because she was closest to Emiya!

"Oh no!" Ortlinde and Hildre's faces changed. Their rhythm was just disrupted by Emiya's words and sudden change of attitude.

It wouldn't have been dangerous in the past, because the Valkyries have always been accustomed to fighting in coordination and cooperation - to what extent?

The answer is that they are like robots with interconnected minds, sharing thoughts and intelligence with each other and having a high degree of identity. Different Valkyrie individuals are like the limbs of the same individual, that is, "homologues", and it is easy for them to cooperate with each other to use incredible tactics.

However, due to the stitching of the spirit base caused by Alterego, although the strength has increased significantly, the coordination between them has also decreased significantly.

The alteregoized Valkyries cannot connect to each other and can only rely on conventional methods to achieve relatively mediocre coordinated combat.

Therefore, Ortlinde and Hilde were unable to know what had just happened in that short period of time and could not provide timely assistance to Hilde.

So, what exactly happened?

They couldn't understand why Slude, who had the ability to interfere with past events, was caught.

Due to the distance between them, Ortlinde and Hildreth were blocked by the lightning and could only watch as the purple giant grabbed Hildreth and threw him upward at a high speed, just like a pitcher throwing the ball in human sports games.

Whoosh-!

A strong wind cut through the atmosphere, and the moment they saw the golden light dancing, Emiya, carrying Rigidreve on his back, instantly grabbed the wings on Slud's back.

They seemed to be holding onto a golden glider, following the lone Valkyrie's upward throw, flying up from the sea of ​​electrons together and quickly disappearing from sight.

At the same time, the Susanoo armor, having lost its operator, dissipated into invisible magic power on the spot, and the thunder storm caused by Indra's arrow completely dissipated.

The super thunder move that was originally intended to be a finishing move ended just like a huge joke played on them.

"..."

Ortlinde and Hilde looked at each other in bewilderment as they watched the clouds dissipate, the rain stop, and the lightning flash.

Were they fooled just now?

----

Boom!

Emiya grabbed Slude's tight back and graceful long legs under her flowing blonde hair. The small and gorgeous light wings had a flexible texture, but seemed to be very strong. They landed in the crew accommodation area above with a high profile, and when they fell to the ground, they made close contact with the metal plate, making a dull impact sound.

"Woooo..."

With his wings and body grabbed, Slude had apparently become not only a makeshift glider, but was now also forced to act as a meat cushion. After being thrown and dropped suddenly, he seemed a little confused and made inarticulate protests.

"A-choo!" Emiya sneezed.

As he was flying up from below with Regislove on his back, he was hit in the face by Slude's golden hair flowing behind him, and then he was hit by Regislove's soft white hair on his body, which made his nose a little itchy.

"Ah, really, I actually encountered such a mistake..." Slude quickly regained consciousness.

However, the one who moved faster than her was Emiya. He grabbed the long sword "California Kiyomitsu" that had accidentally fallen from his hand and aimed it at Slude who was turning over and preparing to take off again.

"I'm sorry if I offended you just now."

Slude, who got up a step late, had no choice but to raise his round shield and sharp spear, his eyes burning, "How did you do that just now..."

"Hmm?" Emiya waved the famous sword Kashuu Kiyomitsu in his hand. "Are you talking about how to resist your ability to interfere with past events?"

"Indeed... Could you please tell me, my exceptional warrior, how did you execute that irresistible sword move? Rest assured, our Valkyrie's non-hostile stance remains in effect."

To show his sincerity, Slude released his straight, shining spear.

"It's just a cheating three-stage attack." Emiya shook his head.

"Three-stage attack?"

"You saw the moment I decided to launch a surprise attack against you using 'California Clearing Light', intending to undo this established fact of the past. However, you overlooked the fact that my sword contained multiple attacks and could not be defended against."

Emiya explained it rather briefly.

In fact, in detail, Okita Souji's treasure "Three-Stage Explosion of Ignorance" is a contradiction caused by the saturation of phenomena.

This thrust consisted of one, two, and three thrusts, all occurring simultaneously in the same location. However, Slude's ability could not be activated three times simultaneously, making it seemingly undefendable.

Emiya lowered his sword again, saying, "Of course, I have no intention of actually fighting you. I just thought your wings were pretty good, so I'm using this trick as a cover to use you as a hang glider."

Slude also put down his shield, looked at Emiya, and said something that was not sure if it was a compliment:

"You've revealed such a rare martial art to me, only to have it be used for this purpose... Warrior, you seem a little special."

"Especially? ...You had your wings grabbed by a human, and fell in such a posture. Shouldn't you feel humiliated and angry?"