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"Before you came to our world, you must have been a wise king or a very intelligent leader of some kind."
Upon hearing Alaya's words, Roland's face remained expressionless, but his heart clearly stirred.
He had deep doubts about what Alaya had casually said...
However, now is not the time to ponder this matter, and there are even fewer clues about this than in his simulated star-creating map, so Roland will not get bogged down in it.
So he simply listened as Alaya continued speaking.
“There was indeed an accident in this parallel world, but you know what the accident was about. It was what I told you before: an extraterrestrial visitor was also converging some people in the world into parallel worlds, including Kiritsugu Emiya, whom you discovered last time.”
"Then, after the other party finished binding, they left the bound objects at the binding location and ignored them, letting these guys go berserk."
"Unfortunately, there's another guy like that here—a homunculus who calls himself Sieg."
“If it weren’t for you, Gaia and I would have done something about this bound entity, and the part of the apocalypse you saw was our response to that situation.”
Alaya spoke very seriously, and Roland nodded in agreement.
"So, you're planning to let me handle this this time?"
In response to Roland's question, Alaya rubbed his hands together, moved closer to Roland, and put on a nice, apologetic smile.
"There's nothing we can do about it."
"Of course, we're not doing nothing. When you perform the Heroic Spirit Summoning Ritual, while you send Cú Chulainn, Hercules, and Iskandar from the pantheon, we'll also send a helper to assist you."
After Alaya finished speaking, seeing that Roland had no reaction, she simply shrugged and gave up.
"Look, we're your personal property now. Take whatever you want, we won't resist."
Hearing Alaya say this, Gaia also came over and nodded expressionlessly.
"Yes, they won't resist."
Seeing the two of them like this, Roland shook his head slightly.
"Alright, I'll take care of it while I'm at it."
Seeing that Roland had agreed, Alaya's face returned to its usual smile, and Roland, seeing her like this, spoke again.
"But don't think that just because you and Gaia voluntarily became my followers, you can use this method to advance by retreating. Everything has its pros and cons. I took you two as followers before, but that was a contract to gain your trust. I never really treated you as followers to be used."
"But Alaya, since you brought this up yourself..."
As he spoke, Roland walked to Alaya's side, then reached out and pulled her into his arms.
"...Then I will truly treat you as I would treat God."
Faced with Roland's behavior, Alaya did not back down at all, and even took the initiative to come closer and hug Roland's neck.
Whatever~
"Didn't I tell you before? Take whatever you want, Gaia and I won't refuse~"
She said those words again, and then Gaia rushed over and, together with Alaya, threw Roland into the sea of flowers, causing the bright petals to flutter up.
Today, Alaya and Gaia demonstrate that applying to become Roland's follower is not a retreat-to-advance strategy.
Today, they have truly become goddesses who have given everything for Roland.
....
163. The helpers found by Alaya
call--
When Roland came out of the room with his thermos, he felt that his back was bent a little more than usual.
Well... it has to be said, Gaia and Alaya are still quite capable of fighting.
Gaia's physical abilities are quite impressive, while Alaya's combat skills are skillful yet somewhat raw... The feeling of having a suppressor is truly wonderful!
Just a bit useless.
With this thought in mind, Roland headed towards the hall. He planned to go to the front courtyard of Einzbernburg, gather everyone, and then begin the Heroic Spirit Summoning Ritual.
Artoria had been guarding the door, and upon seeing Roland, she quickly noticed his current state.
Um! ?
Artoria was somewhat surprised.
Because she had also fought Roland, she was completely overwhelmed and couldn't beat him at all.
She, Artoria, had never experienced such a crushing defeat before!
She wouldn't beg for mercy, but it's true that she collapsed into Roland's arms after the battle.
She had been fighting Roland as hard as she could, but after a whole night of fighting, Roland showed no signs of weakness.
But how long had Joan of Arc been inside?
It's been two hours?
She came out first, and seemed perfectly fine, while Roland rested for a while longer before coming out, still in the same state...
This immediately made Artoria, who had previously marveled at how quickly Joan of Arc appeared, look at Joan of Arc with newfound respect.
With her Eyes of Truth, she could see that Joan of Arc's physical abilities were far inferior to Roland's, and even to her own divine body.
To be able to defeat Roland in such a short time with such physical strength...
Her skills must be amazing!
Artoria is an exceptionally serious person who often reflects on her own problems and tries to correct them when she realizes she's made a mistake. So, after confirming this idea in her mind, she planned to ask Jeanne for advice on this kind of skill when she had some free time!
She'll definitely do even better next time she fights Roland!
After Roland brought Artoria to the front yard of Einzbern, the other members who had received the Divine Communication when Roland left were already there.
Moreover, Illya and Rin Tohsaka brought Irisviel along, while Bazett and Suzuka brought Jeanne d'Arc, so it's fair to say that none of them were missing.
"Alright, I think Jeanne has already told you about the plan, so I won't say anything more about it. So before we begin the plan, we need to perform a Heroic Spirit Summoning Ritual and make some preparations."
Joan of Arc was puzzled when she heard Roland say that.
"But all fourteen Heroic Spirits for the Holy Grail War should have been summoned by now, and I've even descended... Will the Greater Grail allow us to summon more Heroic Spirits?"
Roland shook his head at Joan of Arc's statement.
"Of course the Greater Grail won't support us—but explaining this is complicated, so just think of it as a special ability on our side."
When Roland said this, Joan of Arc nodded as if she understood but not quite.
Rin Tohsaka and Illya, however, understood what Roland was planning after hearing what he said.
So Rin Tohsaka raised an eyebrow.
"Roland, you're planning to call over a few other people, right... But won't that cause problems with the suppression system?"
Rin Tohsaka's problem is also Illya and Arisu's problem.
Roland took a sip of the goji berry water from his thermos and shrugged.
"Of course I've spoken to them. It's because they'll give me special treatment that I was able to summon our reinforcements using the simplest heroic spirit summoning ritual."
Upon hearing Roland's incredibly simple answer, most of the members of the God Group present became more serious.
They are not fools.
Firstly, although they were quite surprised that Roland could greet the Counter Force, the fact that the Counter Force would agree to give Roland special treatment... in itself suggests that something might be about to happen in this parallel world.
Otherwise, how could the inhibitory force have been deployed?
Rin Tohsaka, Illya, and magicians like Ayumi immediately thought of this place.
Artoria, who was well aware of her own and Roland's strength, was somewhat concerned about the word "reinforcements."
Their current fighting strength still needs reinforcements... then it seems the enemy is not so simple.
Among the members of the God Group, only Bazett seemed a bit confused, blinking his eyes as if he were somewhat bewildered, as if the atmosphere was a little tense.
But she's pretty much used to it.
Sometimes, she and Beo are just so out of place with other people.
Previously, Beo had been with her, but now she moved closer to Irisviel. Looking at Irisviel, who was blinking innocently and looking at her curiously, seemingly oblivious to the atmosphere, Bazett felt even more affectionate towards her.
After all, most of the members of the group she had met were elite riddle solvers or elite code solvers—she always felt that Roland, or anyone else, would just say a few words, and then the people around them would look deep in thought...
Honestly, you guys are all so smart, so it must be a lot of pressure for us minority groups like Beo and me!
it's good now.
Irisviel, a new companion!
While Bazette was thinking this, Joan of Arc frowned.
She knew what self-control was, and she had some of her own thoughts on it.
Seeing their reaction, Roland clapped his hands.
The sound of clapping drew everyone's attention, and the dark shadow, following Roland's movements, directly formed a heroic spirit summoning spell that had almost trapped Roland in the beginning.
"Alright, don't think too much about things for now, and don't be too nervous. It's just that I'm used to making extra preparations for everything I do."