We just stared at the disappeared Manaka and spoke.
"……. The 'prince' she mentioned, could it be?"
"Male King Arthur world…."
"……I see. It's a world where Holy Grails have become common now. What's with seven of them…."
"Fakes are common. It's just that the genuine article isn't."
Honestly, I don't know either. Unless it's Jesus from Saint☆Young Men who can mass-produce Holy Grails, the genuine one…. It's highly likely it doesn't exist in this world.
"I see."
"But why did you let her go like that?"
"The being called Manaka is unpredictable and you never know where she'll bounce, so there's no good in provoking her. Wouldn't it be better to just engage in an open, all-out war?"
"……. Right, I wouldn't know.;;"
With a bewildered expression, Mordred was playing by kicking a stone on the ground, and Tamamo spoke as if dumbfounded.
"But didn't she mention a Wizard King? And what's this Reverse World?"
"A Singularity…. something similar, I guess. Anyway, it's just a story of crazy ramblings. Let's move on…. Thinking about it now won't give us answers. And Jack, shouldn't she be coming out now? Manaka has already left."
"So, I want to know the reason you showed the Holy Grail."
"First, the Holy Grail is bait. I want to know what your main goal is."
"Right, Jack's [wish is to return to Mommy's womb]. Since you have the Holy Grail, you can grant wishes, right?"
"Right now, with the current Grail, it's impossible. Because, while incarnation is possible, wishes are excluded."
"Yeah, then is incarnation possible?"
I don't know if Jack the Ripper's wish has changed, but Jack just stared at me intently.
"It's possible."
"Then, I'll go with incarnation."
"Jack?"
Reika seemed flustered, but Jack continued.
"Yeah, I want to be with Mommy."
"Is Jack okay with that?"
"Yeah."
It seemed like a touching scene, but sadly, the mages' grudges run deeper than one might think.
"Even if you achieve incarnation, you won't be able to live a one-sided peaceful life. You've incurred deep grudges from mage families."
Reika nodded with an expression that seemed to have expected this.
"Right, I've already resolved myself for that."
Artoria and Mordred looked at the two with uneasy expressions, but Reika looked at me with a puzzled expression.
"But I don't understand. What benefit do you have that makes you think of handing over the Holy Grail so easily?"
I projected the Key of Creation: Hundred Blossoms and spoke.
"Then, how about trying a method other than the Holy Grail?"
"………."
Then, the two people and one beast who saw it spoke.
"""A lance?"""
From their perspective, it was just a lance, but this weapon's functions are as follows.
1. It slightly reduces the user's life force to greatly recover the target's life force. ※ Cannot be used on inanimate objects.
2. Assuming there is a genetic map, it can create life.
Originally, it would be life force, but due to Projection magecraft, it can consume a large amount of magical energy instead of life force to recover the target's life force, and it is also a weapon capable of creating life by referencing or creating genes from a map.
Conversely, there exists a Black Flower.
It can accelerate the aging of cells in a struck target, reducing their life force. No matter how immortal one is, having life force reduced is fatal, making it a deadly weapon, but if one lacks aptitude, it also applies to the user.
And the weapon I took out now was the Hundred Blossoms.
"With this, incarnation is possible. What do you think?"
"Yeah, I can't believe it."
"…………. It'll be fine if I just prick you lightly once."
Jack shook her head vigorously.
"It seems like it would hurt a lot."
"It won't hurt."
Honestly, I don't really know either. Since it's my first time trying to prick someone with Hundred Blossoms, there was no way to know.
"Liar…."
"Right, it's a lie. It's my first time using this, so I don't know either."
"……. So that spear is…. what?"
"It's complicated. Do you want a specific explanation or just a simple one?"
"Jack doesn't like complicated things…. Just give me the short version."
"The white lance can consume magical energy to create life, and the black lance is a weapon that, upon striking, reduces life force and accelerates aging."
Then, Jack the Ripper took steps backward, moving away.
"Still can't believe it."
There wasn't a shred of trust to be seen.
"Mikon, honestly, I don't believe in that weapon either…. But I believe in you, Master!"
It's distrust in the weapon I made, but saying she believes in me…. What is Tamamo trying to say?
"Haah? Father has Rhongomyniad, which is more amazing than that!"
"Mordred, Rhongomyniad doesn't exist now, right?"
"But it's a Noble Phantasm she used in her lifetime!"
"That's true, but…. They are weapons with different purposes!!!! Isn't that weapon that can create life from scratch just plain cheating!? And if the black lance has the ability to reduce the life force of whatever it strikes, then it's fatal to all living beings!!"
"Without a soul, creating life is meaningless."
"Well, of course. It's not like a homunculus that's crafted over time; it's made on the spot. If it has a soul, isn't that cheating?"
"In exchange, the user's life force is also reduced, and without the right aptitude, you'd die…. Well, with Tiamat's magical energy (close to life force), it could be solved sufficiently."
"My…, I feel sorry for Tiamat-san. I think I heard her scream when that magical energy was extracted…. Though as an incarnated Servant myself, I'm not in a position to talk."
Tiamat was a necessary sacrifice.
She incarnated Servants, and in the process, those incarnated Servants each went their own ways, but considering how much Tiamat pushed herself…, it's enough to bring tears to one's eyes.
"Hmm…, seems like it's not my place to interfere, so I'll stay silent."
Mordred also declared surrender.
"Mikon, as for me… it doesn't matter! I'm perfectly satisfied being with Master, but still, I'd like to be a woman rather than a pet."
"No, Tamamo is a pet. From the point you can turn into a fox, you're a pet fox."
"Guh…."
Poof~
Having suffered such critical verbal damage, Tamamo collapsed on the ground in her fox form.
"Kyiing~"
"Isn't it hard to call that form a 'woman'?"
"I'm starting to lose my sense of reality…."
"Mordred, you need to get used to it."
"If Father says so, then I guess this is normal."
"I wouldn't say that…."
Mordred, trying to get used to something she shouldn't get used to….
Artoria seems to have already gotten used to it.
"……."
Jack the Ripper's eyes sharpened, but her Master showed patience, waiting with a bitter smile.
"It seems Jack doesn't believe it…, can you demonstrate that lance's function? Honestly, I can't believe it either."
"Hmm…, the magical energy consumption is severe, but well…, how should I prove it?"
"Create life. Then I'll believe you."
"What's the point of creating a useless life form without a soul…. First, is there anything that needs healing?"
At my words, Reika began to think for a moment.
"Hmm…, recently, besides menstruation, I've had some abnormal bleeding. Can you heal that?"
"Mommy?"
Jack the Ripper's pupils trembled with an uneasy expression, but Reika was, after all, a prostitute, so I thought she might have contracted some disease.
Or perhaps it was a means of sacrificing herself to verify the truth, but nothing was certain.
"Okay, that much is possible."
As I aimed the Hundred Blossoms at Reika, she flinched slightly.
I pierced Reika with the Hundred Blossoms, normalizing her cells, destroying cancer cells among them, and filling them with new cells.
I also changed some aged cells, transforming her into the best condition, showing the magic of turning a non-virgin into a virgin.
Honestly, whether virgin or not didn't really matter….
It's more accurate to say she regained her youth in the process of renewing her cells.
And by the time Reika regained her senses, she checked her body's condition and spoke.
"I got younger?"
Best condition, around 19 years old…. I don't know Reika's original age well, but if she was over 20, then she indeed became about 1 to 9 years younger.
The magical energy consumption during the process was severe, but since my aptitude for this weapon isn't good to begin with, the efficiency was terribly poor, possessing the drawback of having the worst fuel economy.
"Is this enough?"
"Wait, hold on."
Reika touched her chest here and there, feeling her body to check her condition….
Why is she doing that here?
"My skin and chest have become firm……. Is this a mage's ability?"
"No, I think this is a separate issue from being a mage…."
To begin with, since this involves science as well as magecraft, it's absolutely not just magecraft.
"Right, with this level of ability, I understand, but why are you helping us?"
Reika just looked at me with an expression of complete incomprehension.
Comments (0)
Please log in to leave a comment. Login or Register