Xingyue, is Xiaokai also considered Kai?

"Truth and falsehood are intertwined... As long as you feel happy, isn't that enough?"

Fear instantly shattered Euclid's will, and her body was as if it were bound hand and foot, unable to move.

"This……"

"Even if it's an illusion, wouldn't it become real if the whole world were filled with false wisdom? I have enough wisdom to make all of this happen, don't I?"

Faced with the sweet temptation of the evil god, Euclid, driven to desperation and losing his composure—

"Ia Ia...Bulgtom Fugtragurn..."

Then, a small, bubbling lake appeared before Euclid, as if something was gradually rising to the surface.

This is likely due to the significant weakening of Ten no Michū's defenses; it's all part of a chain reaction.

"……Hi?"

Euclid was stunned by this unexpected turn of events.

This wasn't the voice that had always been directly echoing in her mind.

It is the sound transmitted through the eardrum.

It was a seemingly petite body, yet it concealed immense magical power, possessing an overwhelming and powerful presence and aura of authority unlike any other human—

It is clearly not human.

However, he appears human, with blue hair, scallop-shaped highlights in his eyes, wearing a yellow raincoat, and holding a pilgrim's cane.

In Euclid's view, the aura emanating from her was different from the fear or cold fighting spirit naturally emanating from heroic spirits. That unknown aura gave people goosebumps, as if clear rationality and chaotic passion were intertwined and coexisted, giving people a very strange feeling...

She's practically an enhanced version of her.

There's no way I'm wrong; this seemingly harmless little girl must be that evil god who bewitches wise people all day long.

"You must be the King in Yellow?"

Squatting on the ground, Euclid said in a trembling voice, "Damn it, don't think you can fool me by turning into this little girl. This is not Euclid at all..."

"I don't quite understand what you mean..."

The blue-haired girl, who had been staring at Euclid like a specimen, was completely bewildered. "I just accidentally fell into the river while looking for my father and on a pilgrimage. I popped up and found myself here. It must be some kind of mischievous god's doing!"

"...Dad?"

"Ah, please forget about that. I'm an accidental find, and I'm clumsy. I've been falling into the river a lot lately, and I haven't been accepted."

The girl in blue said with a complicated expression, "If I've bothered you, I'll leave now."

"Wait, who exactly are you...?"

Upon being asked this question, the blue-haired girl seemed to have an instinctive reaction, striking a victory pose, taking a deep breath, and making a "V" sign.

"I am the successor of Christ Jesus, the Supreme Bishop of Rome, God's representative on earth, the Patriarch of the West, the successor of the Lord of all disciples, the one who correctly understands the Lord's will, the head of God's servants, the leader of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth, the faithful chosen by the Lord, the extraordinary warrior who has never failed, the master of the sun and moon, the teacher of the provinces of Rome, the hope and comfort of those who obey the Lord, the great protector of Christians, the believer of believers, the writer of the New Testament, the one who ends the false covenant, the bishop of bishops, the bishop of Constantinople and Rome, the supreme patriarch of the universal Church, the divinely ordained believer, the shadow of the Lord on earth..."

Euclid's head was spinning; she even doubted that this guy could talk for ten minutes straight without taking a breath, so she quickly waved her hand.

"Stop, stop! How come you have so many titles! And this doesn't sound like you at all!"

"Of course, this is not my title."

"Then why do you keep talking!"

Euclid stared in disbelief, while the blue-haired girl smiled smugly.

"Because I am his most powerful female... no, his most devoted follower, Luce (Light)."

Chapter 528 I hate you! I hate you so much! (7.K)

Tokyo, the capital of the underworld.

During the Kanda Festival held in the shopping district, Chitose Masuru, sitting on the 'Sukehiko no Mikoto' phoenix carriage, narrowed her eyes.

Because the surroundings became dark.

"That is……"

She saw it.

Outside the protective shield of the Underworld, maintained by its remaining energy, stood the being with serpentine eyes that resembled slits and vertical pupils, staring at him.

The victor of the Holy Grail War heard it.

In the seemingly tranquil depths of the sea, even with its outline blurred by the waves, it was still clearly visible that it was a colossal object. The mythical beast, reborn in the modern world, seemed to tremble with joy as it raised its massive body—

“Ouroboros…”

The King of Magic, the Endless Serpent, worshipped by alchemists, was also the last Servant to fight Lucius in the Holy Grail War in the past. It is a super-concept divine beast with a body length of 3000 feet, or 1,000 meters. Theoretically, its size could grow to be comparable to the Earth or even the universe. That terrifying 1,000 meters was the size it grew after winning many regional Holy Grail Wars.

He's still alive? But if he's not dead, why would the Holy Grail recognize me as the final victor...?

Despite her confusion, Chitose stroked her long, flowing silver hair and warned Erise and the others:

"It seems the Kanda Festival will be your responsibility from now on. I need to deal with this uninvited guest now."

As the thousand-year-old spoke, Ouroboros, whose entire body shimmered with ancient golden patterns and was pressed against Tokyo of the Underworld from every angle, opened its blood-red maw. From there, a sacred yet eerie radiating light appeared, and as it gradually intensified, it began to rotate, forming countless magic circles.

If it were to actually spray, it would be enough to destroy a city in an instant.

"I'm really sorry, but if I can kill you once, I can kill you a second time."

As Chitose sped through the air, the Command Seals on his body began to emit a faint glow; they were the true Command Seals of the Old World.

A woman filled with intense homesickness at this moment is like a huge, ferocious tsunami that seems to want to swallow the whole world.

Ouroboros, lurking in the sea, is enveloped by the ocean from another angle. Countless enormous waterspouts surge around it. At the same time, Ouroboros's offensive gradually improves, with countless magic circles converging at its mouth, all engraved with alchemical patterns and radiating a strong aura of magic.

However, these magic circles, including the surging colorful light, are gradually becoming blurred.

Upon closer inspection... the magic of the super-conceptual mythical beast is collapsing.

Little by little, step by step, like a jigsaw puzzle being disassembled, it slowly disappears into countless tiny fragments.

Sacred Chiodi

The weapon wielded by Chitose Masuru is neither the Church's Black Key nor the Sami's Gandro, but rather the nail that nailed the Savior to the cross. This is a 'binding' concept weapon generated from the four Command Seals on Chitose's body, which are on her two hands and two feet.

In other words, it's a pile driver that operates without any physical weapons.

This weaponry can temporarily materialize massive, sturdy, pyramid-shaped iron nails, piercing and imprisoning enemies.

Fourteen years ago, Chisui used her unique violent display to imprison and imprison Ouroboros, leaving his thousand-meter-long body suspended in the air. It was a scene that could be seen by almost everyone in the mystical world. In the end, she used Lucius's holy spear Longinus to pierce him straight through from above again.

Chitose Manzuru was not afraid of Ouroboros, which was much larger than before.

She only felt ashamed.

Because she had to accept that she had been deceived back then, and that the victory was not complete.

And the being who had just appeared on the scene but was taken away by Novia, Chitose had to admit that she was no match for Novia in a fight, and she still couldn't help Novia, which caused her a heart-wrenching sorrow.

So, facing the reappearance of the enemy, Chitose's current feelings of shame are the same as when she was in the Holy Grail War. Just as Lucius said, she fought like a fool, but unexpectedly defeated all of them... powerful Masters. After all, Chitose contributed the most in the battle of Ouroboros.

Therefore, what Ouroboros sees now, reappearing before him, is an immense and heinous 'violence'—

In some ways, it is even more advanced than the Holy Lance, because it is saturated with the blood of the Son of God.

An astonishing amount of magic swirled around the thousand-year-old's limbs like a hurricane. Like an erupting volcano, a torrent of magic erupted from the holy nail, transforming into a dazzling pillar of light that seemed to shoot straight into the sky and crashed into Ouroboros's mouth.

Amidst a deafening roar, Chitose Shinzuru broke one of Ouroboros's teeth head-on.

In terms of weight, the difference between the two is enormous. From Ouroboros's perspective, Chitose Masuru is a creature so small that it is difficult to see.

However, Ouroboros couldn't help but recall the scene from that year.

The human in front of me had pinned himself to the sky like this, killing himself in a bloody manner. The reason he survived was not because John Dee's alchemy was powerful, nor because of Shinsuru Chitose's oversight or mercy.

It's just that Chitose Masuru didn't realize that Ouroboros had survived by using her 'wish'.

'The Holy Grail, as a wish-granting machine, continues to exist and be distributed.' This was the wish that Chitose Manazuru made for the Holy Grail. At that time, Ouroboros used it as a Noble Phantasm that created a vicious cycle, which affected the context of the language. The first letters of the Japanese words for 'existence,' 'distribution,' and 'continue' can be connected to form 'AWATSU'.

AWA stands for 'bubble', symbolizing illusion, brevity, and transience, and is often used to describe things that are fleeting.

TSU stands for '津', which implies 'end' or 'transition'.

Therefore, the new era became a bubble-like end or transition, and Ouroboros's wish to create a new world at the age of a thousand turned into making 'humanity' the subject of the Holy Grail War, which never ends.

Facing the human right inside its mouth, Ouroboros shook its enormous body, which was too large for ordinary people to see clearly. Its skin shone with golden light, and its eyes, burning with azure flames, stared fiercely at Chitose.

But seeing her unwavering determination, Ouroboros couldn't help but feel a deep sense of dread.

As a mythical beast representing the concept of 'infinite loop' and the king of alchemy, it symbolizes the unity and eternity of the universe. It is neither born nor dies, so it should not have any fear. However, to be more precise, when faced with the millennium that rushes forward like a shooting star, Ouroboros, which symbolizes the cycle, is actually suppressed.

It can be said that they are born with special skills.

"Yo, Ouroboros... no, it's Infinity Serpent..."

Chitose Masuru stood calmly before Ouroboros, the hem of her shrine maiden skirt fluttering in the wind beneath her coat.

Undeterred, she simply and carefully uttered one sentence:

"This time, you will definitely die."

"You've finally come, human... I've waited so long... I've waited so long for this day!"

Ouroboros's voice and eyes were filled with rage as he roared, "You reckless bastard! It's all your fault that I couldn't reach my full form and could only eke out a living until now! Open your eyes and see what I look like! It's all your fault... it's all because of you! You humans only know how to use me and then discard me like trash, you only show me superficial respect! I will trap you all in a cycle and keep you captive!"

However, the response to Ouroboros's wail, which sounded like a wronged woman's lament, came from a kick from the Thousand-Year-Old.

For Ouroboros, having one foot lifted off his massive body was not a problem.

However, if it happened at the instant the sacred nail was applied to that foot, then that would be a different story, since Ouroboros, with his enormous size, was kicked.

At the same time, a sharp sound rang out in the air, and for a moment, the logic of time collapsed.

Chitose's heightened concentration and tension slowed the passage of time.

Her hands, moving at speeds far exceeding the speed of light, radiated heat like guns as they traversed Ouroboros's body, making it appear to onlookers as if Ouroboros were a monster engulfed in flames.

But Chisui also understood that she was not completely overwhelming. Facing her Holy Nail, the Serpent of Concepts' magic started even faster, with tens of thousands of magic circles emerging from her seemingly endless skin. However, she also reversed 30% of the magic circles and shot them towards Ouroboros himself.

The killing of Ouroboros is not only a denial of conceptual philosophy, but also a rebellion against immortality, the world, and wisdom, symbolized by its wondrous form.

If it weren't for the Holy Nail, the terrifying magical core emanating from Ouroboros's body would have rendered him immobile, just like the Mystic Eye. And if it weren't for the Holy Lance that ended the savior's life, Ouroboros would never have been defeated so easily.

It could be said that the combination of the Stigmata Chitose and the Holy Lance Lucius perfectly countered Ouroboros. However, the current situation is completely different. Not to mention that Chitose senses that Tokyo's communications are blocked and she cannot contact Lucius for the time being... Moreover, Chitose clearly feels that Ouroboros is purely used to delay her. After all, Ouroboros is essentially a leech, which will revive after being killed. Only the conceptual Holy Lance can kill it.

click.

In an instant, the sound of a magic circle turning was heard—Chitose suddenly appeared in front of Ouroboros. The scene looked as if she had been sucked in in the blink of an eye, but Chitose effortlessly cut the magic circle with the holy nails in her hands, thus severing the surrounding space.

“The Holy Nail is the perfect counter to your magic, Ouroboros.”

Qian Sui was not exaggerating. The Infinite Serpent's body, which was created from concepts, would not have any holes or wounds even if it was left unattended. But that was the normal situation. In the face of the holy nail that nailed the savior, the speed of such concept restoration was far from keeping up with the speed of defeat.

"Damn it! How hateful! Don't get too cocky, human! My body is immortal! Invincible! The strongest!"

……

"Wow, Eri, why are you being so self-disciplined today..."

Looking at Eri, who climbed onto the 'Young Master's' phoenix carriage after Chitose left, Roshena couldn't help but say.

"Hehe, I'd love to see Chitose's bewildered expression. I might as well add a little more trouble for her!"

"Why is Eri so mean these days..."

"It's always been like this, hasn't it, Eri?"

Miyaji Ashu decisively said, "By the way, now that Eri has taken the position of Stigmata-sama, why don't you change your attire to match hers!"

"Are you kidding me?"

"That's not bad."

"Mom, I think it's great too."

With no way to retreat from the three, Eri protested vehemently, "I... I will resent you!"

Even so, Eri gave up struggling after entering a semi-give-up state. Under the coercion of the three, she changed into a shrine maiden outfit similar to Chitose's, with the same black leather clothes underneath, and hung her head dejectedly.

"Not bad, you look amazing, Eri! You look absolutely gorgeous like this! How come there's an angel descending on the beach!? Could it be a succubus draining men's energy?"

"You said that to Lord Saint Mark not long ago, didn't you?"

"What's the problem? Isn't it normal for a grandfather and grandson to look exactly alike? This is called the student surpassing the master!"