"My master is more willing to display her new power here — with you as the first whetstone."
Rider's Heroic Spirit, Medusa spoke calmly. The purple eyepatch that covered a third of her face also concealed her current expression, but the undisguised contempt and hostility towards the shivering male in front of her was incomparably obvious.
Shinji Jatsuki was stunned for a moment before he realized who Rider was referring to. Even in such a desperate situation, he managed to squeeze out a twisted smile. "Sakura? My good sister … She disappeared for so long, I thought she was dead. After all, there are many good things in her body … Hahaha, come on! Where's the bitch you were talking about!? Tell her to come out and see me! "
"As you wish." Just as Shinji Katsuki finished speaking, a crystal-clear voice suddenly echoed in the air. "My poor brother."
Along with this clear voice, blue light instantly illuminated the entire residence.
In the front yard of the Guardian Palace Ruins, in the air less than half a meter above the ground, a bright but not blinding blue light suddenly burst out. The mysterious light wandered in the air and gradually formed a complex energy array. Three layers of energy rings spun at different speeds to form a 'well' with a radius of three meters, and in the center of this energy well, the blue and white light that kept gushing out was as solid as real liquid. With the sound of crystals rubbing against each other, something gradually appeared in the center of the energy well and became clearer.
It was a huge … crystal statue.
It was more than five meters tall, and its entire body was made of sparkling and translucent sky-blue crystals. The lower half of the statue was not in the shape of a human, but an inverted base of a vertebral body. It looked like the bottom of a floating continent in a fairy tale, as if it had been forcibly separated from some kind of 'pedestal'. Large crystal clusters extended from the lower part of the inverted vertebral body, and energy sparks kept bursting from the crystal spikes like a miniature lightning storm. The upper part of this base, which had a diameter of three meters, was an absolutely smooth flat surface. This platform floated with starry lights and complex runic arrays. A three-meter-tall statue of a woman was attached to the platform, making the entire crystal statue look like it had just been carved and was only half formed. The lower half of the crystal statue was wearing very complicated 'clothes'. Of course, they were also made of crystal. They looked like a large plate of twisted chains and metal sheets, strangely combining into a shape that fit the body. Although it did not hinder the perfect figure of the 'wearer', the strange style was still very strange.
And this crystal statue, which was more than five meters tall, had the exact same face as Sakura Jiatsura. In fact, 'she' was the current Sakura Jiatsura.
"Crystal … the form of the Virgin Mary …" I exclaimed with 30% surprise and 70% admiration. "I have to admit that Tawil's brain is one of our most precious treasures. Although she is not proficient in mysticism, the fact that she was able to use the mysterious components of the Garden of the Departed to give birth to such a powerful lifeform is already beyond my imagination."
Of course, I still had my reservations about the beauty standards of the bespectacled lady, and I was not optimistic about it.
Sandora pouted. "But I think that Ah Jun, you should first worry about how to make that human next to you calm down."
Huh?
I turned my head in confusion and saw Shiro Emiya's shocked and incredulous gaze shift from Sakura Jiatsura's crystal statue to focus on me.
Oh, I understand now … I have forgotten the worldview of an ordinary person again!
It was no surprise that Shiro Emiya would have impulsively rushed forward to fight me — if it wasn't for Saber stopping him.
"Why! Why did Sakura become like this!? Is this what you call treatment? What exactly did you do to her!? "
Saber's expression turned solemn as Wei Emiya roared. It was obvious that she wanted me to explain why Sakura had left Earth to receive treatment but had been transformed into a crystal statue.
"Cough, cough." I scratched my head. Do I need to waste my brain cells trying to fool someone like you? "I admit that the floating armor commonly used by the Schilling civilization is a little different from human aesthetics standards, but that armor has been modified according to Sakura Jiatsura's preferences as much as possible."
"Uh, armor?"
Wei Emiya's expression froze. Then, he awkwardly repeated, "That is armor?"
I rolled my eyes. "Of course, what did you think?"
The silly Wei Gong almost dug a hole and buried himself in it. Meanwhile, Artoria was still looking at me suspiciously, the ahoge on his head pointing in my direction like a resolute guard, conveying the message, "Although I know you're a very righteous person, I don't know why I'm instinctively suspicious of your words."
Speaking of which, how did Saber manage to use ahoge to convey information?
"The energy density here is very low. It is much easier to move around than in the laboratory."
A clear voice suddenly reverberated in the air, interrupting our little interlude. As Sakura Jiatsura spoke, she moved her body slightly. Her entire body immediately emitted the crisp sound of crystals colliding with each other. Energy sparks even denser than before burst forth from the bottom of the huge statue, propelling her toward Shinji Jiatsura. The low roar of energy was like the whimper of a trapped beast in the middle of the night. It indirectly showed how terrifyingly powerful that beautiful inverted conical base was.
"Ah, my brother, from this position, you look like a mouse."
"Don't come any closer … Ah … Don't come any closer!"
Shinji Jiatsura screamed in despair and fear as he retreated on all fours on the sandy ground. He didn't even notice that his hands and feet were covered in blood. He only stopped when his back slammed into a large pile of steel bars. Then, he screamed even more fearfully, "I beg you, leave. I will definitely send you off. Ah, ahaha, leave, Sakura, I am your brother …"
Was she so delirious that she treated the colossus in front of her as a vengeful spirit? Well, Sakura's appearance in the form of the Crystal Virgin Mary was indeed a little scary. When they were deciding on the appearance of the Crystal Virgin Mary, they should not have let Bubble come up with the idea. Only God knew which game she randomly picked out a boss image from and put it on Sakura's head.
Even though there was no one to command them, the remaining eight or nine infantry spirits formed the last line of defense and blocked the path of the colossus. When they realized that the colossus in the air was not paying attention to them, they threw their javelins at the colossus in unison. Then, they pulled out a new javelin and launched a second round of attack. Before the energy sparks from the bottom of the colossus could reach them, the well-trained infantrymen launched three waves of javelins in a row. Unfortunately, the javelins that could kill a heroic spirit were useless against Sakura. A translucent energy shield appeared out of thin air and blocked all the attacks. The javelins did not even cause a ripple on the psionic energy shield. Meanwhile, a burst of energy lightning from the bottom of Sakura's' pedestal 'instantly struck two of the infantry spirits that were closest to her.
It was even more powerful than Rider's attack. In just three seconds, the struggling infantry spirits had turned into crystal statues. Even the hair on their bodies could be seen clearly.
However, Sakura's attack seemed to be launched unconsciously. It was just a natural discharge from the crystal pedestal. When the three infantry statues crumbled to the ground with a crisp crack, she even looked around curiously.
Seeing such a powerful and strange attack, the surviving infantry spirits immediately retreated until they had nowhere else to retreat. Then, they threw their javelins again.
"These things are so annoying." Sakura waved her arms in frustration. From her point of view, the heavy javelins were like the buzzing of mosquitoes, but they were insignificant. "Hey, what's the activation spell? Oh right, the Radiance of the Empire guides you — Begin the conversion!"
A large blue light erupted from the bottom of the crystal statue and engulfed the remaining infantry spirits like a hurricane. Under the illumination of the strange light, the spirits found it difficult to walk. Even standing was an extravagant hope. They knelt on one knee as if they were worshipping the floating crystal statue. However, Sakura did not look happy at all. It seemed that the conversion this time was not the same as the simulation in the laboratory.
Boom, boom, boom. Several explosions sounded. The last few infantry spirits that were illuminated by the blue light exploded into blue-white light spots and gradually dissipated into the air.
"Huh?" Sakura immediately exclaimed in surprise. "The conversion failed?"
Tawil, there are bugs in your work too?
"Then, brother, you're the only one left."
Sakura let out a light laugh. There was a crisp sound of crystal shattering in her voice. The platform under her gradually stopped releasing energy. The five-meter-tall crystal statue floated silently in front of Shinji Jiatsuri. The latter could only open his mouth wide and make a meaningless squeaking sound from his throat.
This confrontation lasted for about a minute. Then, Sakura suddenly sighed softly. "Leave this place, my poor brother. I hope you can survive the great purge after 'they' come."
Sure enough, she had made such a decision. Even if it was someone who had done such an unforgivable thing to her, she still had a compassionate and compassionate attitude. Was it enough to punish him like this?
Sakura, you're too kind.
But Shinji Jiatsuri, you're destined to be a dead man.
The massive energy radiation of the Crystal Virgin was far beyond what a human could withstand. Although Sakura had bound the radiation in her body, perhaps it was subconscious, the large amount of radiation energy on the side facing Shinji Jiatsuri did not decrease.
According to this amount, the brain nerves would probably gradually rot in the next thirty days. That was quite fitting for a scumbag's death.
Shinji Jiatsuri's face was filled with disbelief at being suddenly let go. When he saw that the arrogant female face didn't seem to be joking, he finally burst out laughing. However, he quickly covered his mouth in the next instant, as if he was afraid that such a sudden sound would make the "wronged spirit" before him change her mind. Just like that, he held onto the rebar next to him and climbed up. Then, he stumbled and rushed out of the palace. From afar, I could hear Sakura's twisted and presumptuous laughter.
What an embarrassing fellow. I couldn't even be bothered to kill such a fellow.
"Yo, it seems like you've mastered it well."
My voice woke Sakura, who seemed to be in a daze. The tall Crystal Virgin Mary statue shook slightly and then turned around in a condescending manner. "Mm! This feeling is really amazing, 'Boss!' "
"Huh? Who taught you to call me that? You have to call me Chancellor! " I corrected her with a solemn expression. Then, I didn't forget to remind her, "It's best not to use the Crystal Virgin Mary to show off her height advantage in front of Pandora and Visca. They will go berserk. Also, don't shine in front of Little Bubble. She will rob you …"
"Mm, I heard about that," Sakura said with a strange expression. "It's really dangerous to be with you guys."
I thought about it and realized that I couldn't refute her.
Since the enemy had been dealt with, Sakura began to remove her armored form. She pressed twice on the platform beneath her and said softly, "Form change."
In a flash of blue light, the surface of the tall Crystal Virgin Mary statue was instantly filled with cracks. Then, crystals fell like rain, giving off a crisp "Hua la" sound. The crystal shards that fell turned into light spots and dissipated into the air. Finally, standing before us was Sakura, who had returned to her human form. She was wearing the same school uniform that she had left in.
"Senpai, I'm back."
With a gentle smile and a soft voice, Sakura faced Wei Gong and said quietly. However, she didn't hide the feelings of reunion after a long time.
"Er, let's not be a third wheel." I tugged on Sandora's hand and forcefully brought Nerdy King, who didn't seem to notice anything, out of the courtyard with Rider.
"Phew, they'll probably be chatting for a long time." Sandora rubbed her eyes and yawned. "Ah Jun, what do you think about what happened tonight?"
"An army of heroic spirits?" I tapped my swollen temple. "Artoria, do you think it's possible for a human to summon an army of thousands of heroic spirits?"
"It's impossible." Nerdy King shook his head without hesitation. "Even if it's just the weak heroic spirits we met today, it's still impossible. The amount of magic needed to support a heroic spirit to appear in the modern world is astonishing. In fact, it's already beyond the limits of any human magician. If there's no trick like the command incantation, humans won't even be able to summon a single heroic spirit. Furthermore, there's such a large number of heroic spirits forming a contract with one person …"
Sandora took it and said, "Wouldn't that be carved into the eyeball?"
Baby, your thinking is Shallow Shallow.
"Then, Rider, what do you think about the failure of the 'heroic spirit' transformation?" I turned my head and asked the silent purple-haired woman. She had undergone Sakura's trial transformation and successfully became a psionic heroic spirit (or was it called a ghost?) loyal to Avalon. She had the most say in this matter.
"I don't think those are true heroic spirits." Rider shook his head. "At least, they aren't complete heroic spirits. Their magic is very chaotic, and I can't see any unique skills that represent their class. Although they are also warriors formed from magic like heroic spirits, they give me a different feeling."
"Hmm, then I'll leave the rest to the professionals." I nodded and looked at Rider's face curiously. "I say, you don't need this blindfold anymore, right?"
"I'm just used to it." Rider was stunned for a moment, and the corners of her mouth gradually curled up. She casually removed the purple seal. "That's true. I should make a clean break with the past. Then, from now on, I'll listen to you, boss."
I just didn't know how the two great restraining forces of this world would react to our blatant poaching. After all, through the transformation of the Crystal Virgin, it wasn't just a clone that joined the Avalon World Tree's camp. The rule power of the World Management God was involved, and its authority was far from what a small planet's will could interfere with. Now, Rider's name had been completely removed from the heroic spirit system of the Holy Grail world. Her heroic spirit palace was projected in a subordinate space of the World Tree, and her projection in this world was managed by the Mother Nest of Avalon. This was a complete and thorough poaching. I believed that it wouldn't take long for the two great restraining forces to notice the phenomenon of staff leaving. Well, I'll leave it to Jingle to negotiate …
I didn't know how Sakura had described her experience in the "Mysterious Paradise" over the past few days, but even if she told me everything, Wei Gong wouldn't have cared. At any rate, when the two of them reappeared before us, I could sense that they were even more intimate than before. Was this the legendary "absence makes the heart grow fonder"?
"At any rate, it's all thanks to the two of you that things have developed so successfully." Saber bowed and thanked us seriously when she saw the smiles on Wei Gong and Sakura's faces. She didn't know that the person in front of her was already planning to include her in the list of heroic spirit abductors.
I explained that Sakura's Crystal Virgin form was a type of magical armor that came from Schilling's technology. It was capable of fusing with one's own cells and storing it in a normal dimensional space. This powerful armor caused Wei Gong and Saber to be astonished. Perhaps they would never understand what sort of existence the "Key of Avalon" was. However, for Wei Gong, it was enough that Sakura had returned safely. And from the looks of it, Sakura had indeed returned to her "original" form. So, this was a cause for celebration, a cause for celebration.
Although we felt that it was highly unlikely that Shinji Jatsuri would return, we still set up several invisible alarms near Wei Gong's residence just to be on the safe side. We also set up several invisible alarms near Wei Gong's residence for the sake of security. By the time we finished all this and returned to the Motosa family's residence, it was almost 12: 30 am …
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