Magician in Type-Moon

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Matou Ike's figure, which had been floating in mid-air, had long since disappeared.

But Beelzebub didn't care, because this was His territory.

Even setting aside the dazzling aura of that "cross".

He could also clearly locate the current position of Matou Pond.

In an instant, as the silk covering Beelzebub's body slowly tightened, he vanished from the spot.

......

Standing beside Matou Ike, he spoke with a slightly strange expression:

"You seem to have found a way to bypass that restriction and use this cross."

Matou Ike nodded, agreeing with His words.

Beelzebub glanced at Matouike and asked again:

"Have you reached some kind of agreement with Him? Perhaps you have already become His believer?"

Matou Ike shook his head, denying His words.

But the reality seems to be different from what Matouchi's actions suggest.

His body was gradually enveloped by the "power of prayer," tinged with a dazzling, strange light.

Even from his body, prayers that belonged to the "doctrine" of the Holy Church began to slowly emerge.

This is a miracle of the Lord.

No one but believers can use this magic.

Beelzebub could already sense Matou Ike's increasingly distorted mental state.

But he denied it.

With a slight flicker in her increasingly bright eyes, Matou Ike looked at Beelzebub and finally smiled as she spoke:

"I only forced that 'master' to make concessions."

While still in Matouchi's consciousness fragments, Matouchi discovered a rather peculiar place while reintegrating the memories she could use.

That is the Holy Church.

According to his previous understanding, the reason why the Holy Church was willing to assist the Mage's Association in completing the development of this event was because they needed the resources that this event could produce in large quantities during the process of world change—that is, Heroic Spirits.

For the Church and the Magic Association, subduing a newly descended deity, while difficult, is not entirely impossible.

For example, the conceptual Mystic Codes possessed by the group of divine magicians in the Wandering Sea can achieve this.

And this "cross" that was delivered to him.

This was Matouchi's previous understanding.

However, this understanding was overturned when Matouike received the awakening of the "Origin".

Because the primary target of the deity beside him, who was holding his life in its grip, was the budding seed of imagination hidden deep within his consciousness.

If He were to actually obtain this seed, the world would be turned upside down instantly.

The preparations made by the Holy Church and the Magic Association were no match for a deity who controlled the Imaginary Tree.

That's when the vulnerability was discovered.

The Magic Association may not have received this information, which is why it adopted this strategy.

What about the church? And what about the "Lord" that the church serves?

Even the omniscient and omnipotent God was unaware of this possibility?

It's like a joke.

As a result, the doubts surrounding the actions of the church were magnified.

So Matouchi found Hansa.

And from him came a gift that could be described as "malicious".

Combined with the truth of this world that Matouchi learned after awakening her "Origin".

It is entirely possible to analyze what that "master" is thinking.

And why the Church of Sanctuary has been so inactive in this incident.

......

"You said you forced that thing to concede? That's quite interesting to me."

Beelzebub's hand had already pierced through Matou Ike's body and was groping inside.

But Matou Ike didn't react at all; he simply responded calmly:

"First, I learned something: why this world exists in a state of 'imaginary time'—because we are currently living in a history that has been cut off by human intervention..."

Matou Ike completely lowered his guard against Beelzebub's intrusion and continued:

"And this place should have been part of the pan-human history, right? But because of the apocalypse, it was ruthlessly abandoned. Am I right?"

The "apocalypse" that Matouchi refers to here is not a sudden apocalypse caused by the burning or freezing of human reason, but a hidden danger that is already rooted in human history.

It's about how magicians define maintaining the world's "prosperity".

It's a doomsday of accumulation.

As the scientific side gradually grows stronger, the mystical side begins to weaken relatively.

This is a destined conflict between the old and new rules.

The mystical realm will gradually fade from human view in a century.

This destined conflict was exposed to the mystical side long ago.

If this kind of development continues, "prosperity" will cease to exist and will only lead to "consumption".

This is something that those on the mystical side cannot accept.

Therefore, the "conflict" will be triggered prematurely.

However, this planet has many lingering problems. Although the mystical side has been weakened, the conceptual weapons left behind by the planet itself are beyond the reach of scientific methods.

In the future, it will most likely resemble the Holy Grail War on the Moon, where the remnants of the mystical side will use their financial and military resources to carry out thorough global resource management, causing human progress to stagnate.

Ultimately, it leads to a predetermined future.

Beelzebub nodded in agreement, then said with a touch of wistfulness:

"Yes, but some people are unwilling to accept that at that singularity moment, this world made a judgment for the planet and voluntarily abandoned this place, with future humans taking over the position of the past humans as the new primates. Using the past world as fuel for the future is truly a whimsical idea."

“But he succeeded, didn’t he?” Matou Ike chuckled softly.

"But what does that have to do with you being able to threaten that guy? He really wants to wipe us both out here, and burn the whole world to ashes."

Beelzebub spoke these words with hatred in his eyes and an unusually disdainful tone.

"If I were burned to death, would that cause irreversible damage to the other world as well?"

Matou Ike laughed, a genuine laugh from the bottom of her heart.

The reason he consumed so much of the "imaginary" essence to turn the memories of Chaldea into reality was to use them to reopen the channel between this world and the present pan-human history.

Thus, the original purpose of that "master"—

The purpose of tempting him to use that power and thus become a fanatic—

The purpose of letting the budding seedling of fantasy deep within his consciousness self-destruct—

It's about bringing this world, which has already become a Lostbelt, to a complete end.

But all of this is based on the premise that this Lostbelt has not yet reopened its connection with Pan-Human History.

Now, the information that Matou Ike obtained from Koyanskaya comes in handy.

Chaldea has not yet conquered the Lostbelts after the Qin Lostbelt.

The planets there are already fragile due to the influence of so many Lostbelts.

And this world is part of the past of human history. What kind of situation will such fluctuations cause?

Matou Ike didn't know either; he only knew that the chaos it would cause would be enormous.

It was so great that even the "master" had to change his attitude.

Even on a grand scale, human nature will reassess its attitude towards the world.

so......

"I see, it seems you really have gone mad..."

Beelzebub also laughed.

He finally understood the results of Matouchi's illogical actions.

But the madness He's exhibiting here doesn't refer to the actions of Kirichi before.

Rather, He had already anticipated how Matouchi would confront Him.

The "cross" is important, but it's not the most important thing either.

The guy in front of me had already escaped the threat of the "cross" through previous means and had reasonably obtained its help.

But he knew that he couldn't win with just that.

That's why he didn't choose the battlefield that was most suitable for him—that white apocalypse, the place where the remnants of the Imaginary Tree existed.

Use the power of this "cross" to fight against Him.

Instead, after obtaining the authority over this "cross", he brought it into his divine body.

That's insane! He's even more insane than when he gained humanity.

But He could not refuse, because it was the best outcome for both Him and the man before Him.

"It's alright, so when are you planning to eat me?"

Matou Ike asked Him with a smile on his face.

"Ah, you actually want me to eat this unclean thing along with it? But let me make this clear beforehand, even if I eat this cross, it might not be able to kill me, as long as I can digest you beforehand."