Zongman: Evolution Paradise

Medusa, whose driving was somewhat dangerous, stiffened for a moment, showing no intention of giving up the driver's seat. After reminding her once, she pressed down hard on the accelerator.

The entire Hummer was enveloped in magic and began to tremble, then charged straight toward the traffic ahead!

"!!!"

"Don't drive so fast!"

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Chapter 232 Kallen

"Are your riding skills that good?"

By the time Medusa stopped the Hummer, Lily was so dizzy she could barely stand.

Despite the congested road conditions, Medusa managed to drive at 200 mph, effortlessly performing various stunts, making Lily's heart pound.

"In terms of function, riding a certain amount can be considered a supernatural skill, right?"

Jolyne replied that experiencing Madame de la Mer's driving skills inexplicably reminded her of Mafuyu, who loves racing.

However, Kirisu Mafuyu is just an ordinary person. It's hard to know how she managed to drive an ordinary car with the skill of riding. Perhaps it's a personal "setting," just like Kato Megumi's disappearance.

Medusa found a parking space, turned the Hummer around and parked it. Her calm voice carried a hint of amusement as she said, "I don't know if it's because of the job, but I feel much better after speeding."

"So you knew you were speeding!"

Yukinoshita Yukino complained.

Saber also has riding skills, and unlike Medusa who uses an eye patch to block her vision, Saber is clearly more suited to driving.

Medusa did not answer. The Kotomine Church was not far from them. Looking up from the bottom of the steps, the Kotomine Church in the sunlight looked somewhat sacred, and there were still quite a few people around at this moment.

Of course, Medusa couldn't see their faces. She sniffed the surroundings and said, "Although there are many ordinary people in this church, I didn't sense any powerful aura."

"Neither do I." Medea used magic to investigate, but found nothing unusual either.

She looked at Saber and shook her head.

"Want to go in?"

Esdeath drew her rapier and took a step forward.

Her idea was to first freeze the Kotomine Church, turning everything inside into ice shards. This would both free it from the influence of ordinary people and serve as a test.

Jolyne saw through Esdeath's thoughts and naturally wouldn't let her do that. She decided, "Let Medea do it instead. If this referee is really the virtuous person Saber says she is, then massacre will create a deadly feud."

"Well...I see."

Esdeath stared at the church that Jolyne had described as a place where people routinely whistled underhandedly, standing firmly beside her master, ready to defend against any external attacks.

Medea, having received the master's order, began to conjure magic and expel everyone nearby.

The flow of people from the Kotomine Church continued to leave, and after a short while, the battlefield was ready.

Medea cast another spell to obscure the view around her, then stopped and said, "Using magic didn't alert anything, so it's unlikely to be here. I left some Kotomine Church staff inside; we can question them later."

Medea made no attempt to conceal her magic; if any heroic spirits were inside, they would either flee or appear, making it highly unlikely that she would remain silent.

"Let's go in and take a look, no matter what."

In any case, we need to investigate thoroughly first, otherwise, what if there really is some old turtle hiding inside?

Just like that scoundrel demon king, his biggest advantage is that he can live longer than Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

Lily was led into the Yinluo Spirit Mansion, and the two of them and the four heroic spirits stepped over the stone steps and entered the Yanfeng Church.

It was just like any other church, with a rather luxurious layout and beautiful decorations.

Without chanting, Medea simply beckoned with her finger, and immediately a staff member dressed as a nun walked over in a daze.

Who is the bishop here?

Jolyne looked at the murals in the church and asked the staff member directly.

"Karen Ortancia".

She gave a stiff reply, which made Jolyne look over.

"Karen?"

This character is a complete tragedy in the Fate world because she is born with a masochistic constitution. Kallen will be injured whenever she comes into contact with a demon's body, and she is treated like a tool by the Holy Church she belongs to.

She exorcises the demons possessing others by being violated, and her personality is basically ruined in this experience. She is mean, sarcastic, and both masochistic and sadistic. Even Gilgamesh doesn't want to provoke her directly.

"Is the bishop here Karen?"

Jolyne frowned. In the original storyline, Kallen did indeed manage the Church of Kotomine for a period of time, but that was after the Fifth Holy Grail War.

Prior to this, the person in charge of the Kotomine Church was named Kotomine Kirei.

He is Kallen's father, a well-known pleasure offender in the Fate world, and the priest Kirei Kotobukiya.

Jolyne, also a referee who blows the whistle unfairly, came to the Kotomine Church for his own sake.

However, there's no need to overthink things now. Since Karen is the bishop here, we can just ask her for details.

Medea naturally noticed that the master had taken an interest in this bishop and had begun to manipulate the bishop named Karen to walk toward the hall.

Through magic, Medea saw the appearance of Bishop Karen: silver hair and golden eyes, the noble colors combined with the loli figure, making her look quite cute.

Normally, Medea might even investigate whether her master has any connection with this kind of girl, and feel a little jealous.

Now is not an option; this is the time to get down to business. Medea, or rather, the five Heroic Spirits including Lily, clearly know their duties.

That is, to protect your master and win the glory that represents victory for your master!

To achieve this common goal, the prejudices and conflicts that the heroic spirits usually have can be temporarily put aside.

It's like dividing a cake equally. At this point, you get a little more and I get a little less, and no one will be so foolish as to take out calipers and say they want to measure whether it's fair.

A short while later, Karen Hortancia, with silver hair and golden eyes, and dressed in bishop's robes, walked over.

Do you know Kirei Kotomine?

Jolyne asked directly.

"Yes, he is my father."

Influenced by the magic, Karen revealed the answer.

"Where did he go? Why are you now the bishop of the Kotomine Church?"

"Kirei Kotomine... died in a fire ten years ago... The Kotomine Church in Fuyuki City is not influenced by foreign Vatican organizations; it is a family business. After my father's death, I automatically took over when I reached a certain age."

As Karen gave her answer, Jolyne let out a soft sigh of relief.

Ten years ago? That's the timeline of the original storyline's Fourth Holy Grail War.

Sunlight fell on Bishop Karen's face, and through the dappled light and shadow, Jolyne could still see her lingering smile—a smile that could only appear from someone who had grown up happily, without experiencing tragedy.

"Medea, help me see if this Bishop Karen is still pure or not."

Jolyne said softly.

Upon hearing this, everyone else watching was filled with questions.

However, after a moment of surprise, everyone realized that Jolyne must have had another reason for investigating such matters.

Being instructed by her master to do this, Medea's neck flushed pink as she gathered magical light in her hands and extended it toward Kallen.

As Karen trembled, Medea also arrived at the result.

"It is pure."

Chapter 233 The Timeline of the Exotic Demise

"Is she pure?"

Jolyne looked at himself; in the eyes of the locals of Fuyuki City, he was a man named Shinji Matou.

The reason Jolyne wanted to see if Karen was pure or not was because she wanted to verify the timeline of Fuyuki City. This timeline was not the time displayed on the calendar outside, but the timeline of Fuyuki City's transcendental dissipation.

The former has already proven that we are currently in the timeline of the Fifth Holy Grail War.

And the latter?

Even before seeing Zouken Matou, Jolyne knew that the "Dispersion" must have been caused by something, rather than the world being as it always was.

The reason, of course, is that old man Zouken Matou is well past the age of being Sakura Matou's grandfather. If it weren't for the magic that extends his lifespan, Zouken Matou should have been buried long ago.

If this world is an ordinary world that forbids the extraordinary, then Jolyne shouldn't have seen Zouken Matou alive at the Matou residence; instead, she should have seen a picture of the Matou family's patriarch hanging on the wall.

Therefore, the disappearance of the extraordinary in this world must be the result of a certain person or a certain event!

Now, Karen says her father, Kirei Kotomine, died in a fire ten years ago?

Ten years ago, when the Fourth Holy Grail War began, the great fire that occurred was caused by Kiritsugu Emiya ordering Saber to destroy the Black Grail. With the Black Grail destroyed, black mud flowed out, which possessed the destructive power to burn away all life, ultimately causing the fire.

Kirei Kotomine acted as both a referee and a Master of the Assassin class in the Fourth Holy Grail War. After the Assassin's death, he even conspired with Gilgamesh (male version) to betray his teacher, Tokiomi (far version).

Kirei Kotomine died in the fire?

Perhaps we should put it another way: Kirei Kotomine "may" have died in the Fourth Holy Grail War.

The reason it's "maybe" is because Jolyne couldn't possibly believe it just because Karen said her father was dead.

Maybe this priest was just faking his death and is now watching you players from behind the scenes with amusement?

"Did the dissipation of the extraordinary in this world occur after the Fourth Holy Grail War?"

Jolyne asked herself, although it was basically confirmed, more evidence was still needed.

The Masters of the Fourth Holy Grail War were Tokiomi Tohsaka, Kariya Matou, Kiritsugu Emiya, Kirei Kotomine, Kenneth, Waver, and Ryunosuke Uryu.

Kenneth and Webber were outsiders, and the Hyatt Hotel was fine. Jolyne still had no way of knowing whether they had died in the fire like Kirei Kotomine.

Ryunosuke Uryu is a deranged murderer; we need to investigate to find out his ultimate fate.

Of the other three, we already know about the unlucky old man from the Matou family, Matou Kariya.

Jolyne communicated with Jorogumo, allowing her to enter Matou Sakura's dream and learn about Matou Kariya's fate.

"According to Matou Sakura's dream, not long after she was adopted into the Matou family by Tokiomi Tohsaka, her uncle, Matou Kariya, died in a fire."

Jorogumo's words brought a new piece of information to light.

It could be said that it was a coincidence that Kirei Kotomine died in a fire, but what about adding Kariya Matou as well?

Jolyne was eager to go to the Tohsaka family to see if Tokiomi Tohsaka had also died in this perfunctory fire.

"Have you come up with any ideas?"

Yukino Yukinoshita asked from the side, "Jorōgumo must go to the workshop, of course." During the time that Jolyne left and returned, nothing changed at the Kotomine Church.

"It has been roughly determined that the timeline of the transcendental dissipation in this world is in the Fourth Holy Grail War."

Jolyne had naturally chatted with several Heroic Spirits and Yukino Yukinoshita about the general information of the Fate world. It was not the right thing to leave all the busy work to her.

Upon hearing Jolyne's answer, Yukino Yukinoshita pondered for a moment and came up with a name.

"Emiya Kiritsugu?"

"Well... I can only say that there is a very high probability of it."

Kiritsugu Emiya is the protagonist of the Fourth Holy Grail War. In the original story, he summoned Saber by using the scabbard lost by King Arthur as a holy relic.

Saber's situation is special; she has a physical body. In other words, if she was summoned by Kiritsugu Emiya to participate in the Fourth Holy Grail War, then Saber should have this memory.

According to Saber, she did not participate in the Fourth Holy Grail War.

Furthermore, the scabbard, which was supposed to be the relic used to summon Saber, suddenly returned to King Arthur's hands.

It is now basically confirmed that the dissipation of the supernatural in Fuyuki City occurred around the time of the Fourth Holy Grail War, so it makes Kiritsugu Emiya, who did not summon Saber during the Fourth Holy Grail War, quite conspicuous, doesn't it?

In terms of destiny, Emiya Kiritsugu is a protagonist.

Judging from his past experiences, Kiritsugu Emiya's failure to summon the destined Saber will inevitably lead to some kind of change in the Fourth Holy Grail War.

Kiritsugu Emiya is undoubtedly the most likely person to have caused all of this!