King Solomon.
The first ancestor of the Animusphere family, the King of Magic, the Grand Caster, and the Saint who bestowed God's miracles upon humanity.
In a certain timeline named "Grand Order," he was summoned as a Servant to Fuyuki by Marisbury Animusphere, the Lord of the Clock Tower's Astronomy Department and the first Director of CHALDEAS.
With the cooperation of this Lord and this King, they won the Holy Grail War with almost effortless ease. They used this victory to wish for a massive amount of wealth, allowing the Human Order Security Organization known as CHALDEAS to be truly established.
The story begins there, and perhaps, it will end there as well.
'Saint, Angel, God...'
'...So, you have not abandoned all living beings? Oh Lord.'
The King who abandoned his name opened his eyes in the void.
He looked back at the world he was guarding behind him. Before his eyes was an endless torrent formed by the Counter Force, swearing to wash away the "error" behind him.
But these torrents were all blocked by him and the Throne he occupied.
He would not allow it to correct history by even a fraction.
Under the battering of the waves of the Counter Force, the Throne also dimmed and lost its light. Even the King's name was washed away; only the ten rings in his hand retained their original luster.
[Sinner Solomon!]
[As the original King of Mages of humanity, do you intend to sit by and watch humanity be eliminated by disaster, becoming an enemy of the Human Order with a human body?!]
The planet's Counter Force issued a shouting rebuke. In this world where the "Human Side" prospered and flourished, the Counter Force named "Alaya" was furious as never before.
Ever since the Demonic Bodhisattva arrived with matter from outside the heavens, the Root changed abruptly, and the human consciousness named Alaya felt a sense of crisis for the first time.
If it were in the past, it could have left countless timelines alone to find the possibility of humanity growing through catastrophes and changes.
It even delegated power to the old man with the name of the Wizard Marshal to observe the multiverse, sitting by and watching the Beast named "Goetia" initiate the Incineration of Human Order, turning the planet into a furnace.
Because, born from the collective consciousness of humanity, it knew deeply that only suffering could temper humanity and make it grow.
It wanted to raise humanity, to win the sole control of this planet from "Gaia," and subsequently let the glory of the Human Order spread throughout the universe.
But now, the situation had changed.
When the Demonic Bodhisattva, who had accidentally obtained matchlessly tyrannical power, was locked into countless causal lines, fortune and misfortune intertwined, and "Alaya" felt a sense of crisis.
It no longer dared to let the future develop unchecked. As the collective consciousness of humanity, it was more urgent than ever to investigate all anomalies on the Boundary Recording Band.
And the greatest anomaly was right here.
That point in time which served as the starting point of the Incineration of Human Order, yet simultaneously was the origin of the impending Bleaching of Human Order event.
Fuyuki City.
[Since you were willing to sacrifice yourself to stop the Demon God King's incineration of the Human Order, erasing yourself from my Boundary Recording Band, that indicates you love humanity.]
[You could sacrifice yourself for the Human Order once, why are you unwilling to sacrifice a second time?!]
[Do you want to become a traitor to humanity, Solomon!]
The invisible roar trembled the ears, and the scouring of the corrective force seemed to want to crush the time point named Fuyuki into nothingness.
But the Nameless King, with his back to the sentient beings, would not allow such behavior. Not because he had abandoned humanity, but because... he had briefly been human.
"I know I am incorrect. My actions are not only a betrayal of humanity but also a betrayal of the Lord who once placed high hopes in me."
"But I also said, please retreat for now, Consciousness of Man. I only hope to find a better way."
"They are innocent. That CHALDEAS, which holds my memories as a human... everyone there harbors zeal for you and humanity."
"If you want to erase them now, then first completely remove me, this specter of the past, from this place. Otherwise, no matter how many times, I will stand in your way."
The ten rings of the King of Magic bloomed with light. Under the premise of being incomparably close to the Lord, they stored all the miracles called "Magic" from the Age of Gods to human history.
Even if they could not cause harm to the Consciousness of Man, they were enough to resist its attempt to correct history.
[Damn it...]
The Consciousness of Man radiated emotions of irritability. Born from the collective unconscious of humanity, it naturally possessed the same emotions as humans.
Currently, it was at a dilemma. If it wanted to eliminate the King of Magic blocking its eyes, it had to first eliminate the Singularity he protected, thereby cutting off the Singularity's stabilization of his existence.
But if it wanted to eliminate the Singularity behind the King of Magic, it had to first defeat the King of Magic!
This seemed to have become a deadlock—unless it had extra layouts.
[Is there no response yet, that Executor?]
"Alaya" grew confused. It had granted the Executor it selected the authority to dominate the Greater Source of magical energy, and even gave the other party the most compatible Spirit Origin, in hopes that he could break the situation from within the Singularity.
But regrettably, after confronting the King of Magic here for so long, no response had come from within the Singularity.
Could he have failed?
But that shouldn't be... Hmm?
Just as "Alaya" was puzzled, it suddenly received a message from its selected Executor.
[Encountered a powerful enemy outside the plan, requesting more authority?]
Seeing this message, "Alaya" hesitated slightly.
Clearly, it could feel that just a short while ago, its Executor had already used the maximum magical energy mobilization authority it could give him.
If it gave him more, it would be cutting into "Alaya's" own capital.
The cold and ruthless Consciousness of Man would not pay out assets belonging to all humanity for a single human individual—unless absolutely necessary.
[To clean up a single Singularity, is such a massive magical energy source authority required?]
[However, an Executor of the Holy Church should be trustworthy. After all, they are existences that absolutely stand on the side of humanity...]
"Alaya" would not know that, at this moment on the other side:
[My Lord, the situation is critical!]
[There is interference from an existence above the Human Order outside the plan. With my current power, I cannot shake the opponent at all, I can only stalemate!]
[Only by going a step further, with the blessing of a more massive Greater Source of magical energy, can we flatten the heretics in one fell swoop!]
After receiving Suke's signal, Kirei Kotomine, who was originally kneeling on the ground, began his "telecom fraud" against his former boss without changing his expression.
As a former Executor of the Church and Overseer of the Holy Grail War, although nominally a seeker of the way with the potential of a "Saint" who was meticulous...
In reality, in a certain sense, the existence named Kirei Kotomine was far more complex than his appearance.
The number of people he had deceived in his life was countless; sometimes he could even deceive himself.
Now, to deceive an "Alaya" who was in a state of stress—whose logic was rigorous but had developed blind spots due to fear—was simply within his professional expertise.
[...Are you sure?]
[The Greater Source of magical energy I have currently bestowed upon you is more than enough to crown multiple Servants. Even with this, you cannot eliminate the enemy?]
The voice of the Consciousness of Man echoed in the priest's mind, carrying a trace of imperceptible doubt.
Clearly, in the past, when it assisted the organization named CHALDEAS, it gave very little, yet CHALDEAS could utilize it to the extreme.
Doing the most work for the least wages—that was what it wanted.
How is it that what CHALDEAS could do is impossible when placed on others?
[Undoubtedly, my Lord.]
[The foreign Foreigners are incomparably rampant. They are the great enemy of humanity; among them, there is even a Demon God Pillar that has incinerated the Human Order!]
[It must be a sign that they intend to unite with that King of Mages to re-incinerate the Human Order!]
Kirei Kotomine followed Suke's instructions and transmitted the aura of the Demon God Pillar—which Suke had taken out from the Statue of Yoba, the whole pillar captured in Salem that could now only babble—to the "Alaya Consciousness".
[Please make a choice quickly, my Lord!]
This move could be described as very ingenious.
It caused the "Alaya Consciousness," which received the aura of the Demon God Pillar, to fall silent for a long while. It seemed to be genuinely considering the possibility of this King of Mages returning with his subordinate Demon God Pillars to burn the Human Order again.
[...Granted.]
[I agree to your request. From now on, humanity must strangle all dangerous possibilities in the cradle.]
Boom—!
In an instant, the sky of Fuyuki City changed color.
The sky, which had appeared somewhat clear due to the closing of the Black Grail's hole, now appeared as if molten gold were being poured into it, presenting a kind of magical energy tide that was nearly liquid.
A massive pillar of light fell from the void, landing precisely on Kirei Kotomine's location.
That was a quantity of magical energy sufficient to instantly burst an ordinary Heroic Spirit, but before it could touch Kirei Kotomine, it was intercepted by the long-waiting Pretender and others, transforming it for their own use.
Correct, this was Suke's plan.
After learning from Kirei Kotomine that his driver was the Counter Force and his execution target was Solomon, he had this idea.
After all, looking at the stats, their group combined was truly no match for the Counter Force.
The Pretender descending here was not Tsukishiro Yuki's main body. Although Metatron was strong, she was no match for the Counter Force that managed the entire Throne of Heroes.
In this Type-Moon world where magical energy reigns supreme, only by first finding a way to cheat the "Alaya Consciousness" of its trust to weaken the opponent and strengthen themselves as much as possible could the ensuing battle become simple.
Suke immediately understood why it was Pretender who came over.
To forcefully reforge the trait of [Omniscient and Omnipotent] using magical energy in reality—wouldn't that drain that little loli Alaya dry?
"Animus, the bait has been taken~"
Pretender sat on the Jade Throne vacated by Metatron, her slender finger gently drawing a line in the void.
Those monstrous magical energies originally converging toward Kirei Kotomine actually drew a strange arc in the void.
Aside from replenishing them, it also directly penetrated the barrier of the Singularity, surging towards that Throne struggling to support itself within the torrent of the Counter Force correcting history.
In the void, the Nameless King, who was originally preparing to activate his final spell to continue trapping the Consciousness of Man and himself in this place, was stunned.
He felt that the "Counter Force" originally beating against him like a violent storm suddenly slowed its rhythm.
Not only that, the magical energy torrent originally used to attack him was now, under the guidance of some rule, conversely becoming his supply.
"This is...?"
King Solomon looked at the ten rings in his hand lighting up with an unprecedented glow. This Saint who knew the past and future revealed a look of astonishment.
The Consciousness of Man opposite him could no longer care about maintaining dignity. The hazy consciousness body fluctuated violently at this moment, showing a pallor similar to anemia.
[What is happening? Why has the consumption rate of magical energy increased ten thousand times? Executor, what are you doing?!]
No one answered it.
Because the Kirei Kotomine of this moment was immersed in an unprecedented "Rejoice".
He remembered the past from unknown ages ago, his betrayal of his teacher, that awkward Magus.
He never thought that one day he could reproduce this "Rejoice" upon that unattainable Consciousness of Man!
The priest watched the streams of magical energy, sufficient to reshape timelines, being poured like free water into the black hole named "Pretender".
Letting him choose between "Master" and "Lord," without a doubt he would choose the latter. After all, before being a human, he was first a priest.
"Boss, this priest's expression right now is so disgusting."
Gudako shrank behind Suke, looking at Kirei Kotomine who was laughing wildly at the sky, seemingly immersed in some indescribable emotion, revealing a look of disgust.
"This is called professional workplace ethics."
Suke said calmly.
That guy is the Lu Bu of the Moon World, specialized in slaying adoptive fathers. Even Jeanne d'Arc, whose trinity status reached an unimaginable height in Ordeal Call 4, had been backstabbed by him.
Speaking of which, it seems CHALDEAS will also be elbowed by him before long. Hope Gudako is okay.
With the massive loss of magical energy, the Consciousness of Man finally sensed that something was wrong.
Finally, this little loli who usually slacked off often but was rarely diligent today finally reacted.
Didn't you say the Holy Church absolutely stands on the side of humanity? You guys didn't even yield when facing The Twenty-seven Dead Apostle Ancestors in the other world!!
[—!][Executor, you actually dare to betray humanit—]
The void trembled, and the Consciousness of Man finally grudged to reveal its true form.
It was a massive sphere composed of countless transparent human figures. Countless voices of wailing and praise overlapped, carrying the heaviness of the entire human civilization.
It wanted to disconnect the link, wanted to retract the magical energy, desiring to flee this Singularity that had obviously generated an anomaly.
But it was too late.
"Ah... although it's very troublesome, if Boss finds out I didn't do any work, I'll probably be made into a clothes hanger." The blonde loli angel sighed. Six wings spread out behind her back, and seventy-two layers of hymns and praise stacked layer upon layer into chains, sealing all dimensions of the space.
Pretender, who had accumulated the magical energy that originally belonged to it, and Saver in Magical Girl attire also surrounded it, completely blocking its retreat.
Alaya had never felt such humiliation.
As one of the planet's two great Counter Forces, at this moment, it was like a pitiful old geezer whose pension had been scammed away, blocked at its doorstep by a group of "Foreigner" fellows.
"Alaya" flickered frantically, attempting to find a gap in the encirclement net.
But no matter which direction, it was blocked by airtight power.
Even its previous opponent, the King named Solomon, now blocked its final retreat.
His figure appeared, causing Gudako on the ground to instantly widen her eyes, as if she had seen something incredible!
The Bible gang beating up the Counter Force... how could she dream such a dream.
The originally insufferably arrogant collective consciousness of humanity now appeared somewhat weak, helpless, and pitiful.
However, for Suke, none of this mattered anymore.
Gudako could catch up with her old friend slowly. He needed to confirm one thing immediately.
That was the essence precipitated by the Cycle named Reincarnation. At the moment Solomon broke free from his shackles, the object that finally manifested on Solomon through the [Break the Barrier] Path, which only he could see—
[Detected a harvestable Stardrop. Does the Farmer wish to acquire it?]
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