The Holy Grail War Blessed by the Gods

Over these 3000 years, the total population of the Nordic world has remained constant. No one here possesses greed strong enough to generate dragons, and besides, there is no monetary economy driven by rampant desire, nor even the concept of a nation-state.

In other words, regardless of whether Siegfried existed in the Age of Gods or after the Common Era, only one thing is clear! At least in the Norse Lostbelt, heroes cannot be born; without dragons to defeat, heroes are naturally impossible.

Napoleon made this deduction based on the previous performance of the Valkyries and the solidified image of the entire Nordic Mysteries.

The Valkyries, who arrived in Village 23, also said that they had never seen a hero since their birth.

The entire Nordic Lostbelt is not a world where heroes like those in the legendary Sagara roam freely, but a fixed and unchanging world.

"This is a world without warriors..."

"Apart from us."

After successfully rescuing the third pillar of the Norse Lostbelt, the next step should be to consider how to launch a counterattack.

Having Brunhilde is indeed a trump card to defeat Sigurd and confront Skadi.

This Valkyrie's Noble Phantasm is a weapon that becomes heavier and longer the deeper her love for her enemy.

②When her opponent is Sigurd, whom she loves, her Noble Phantasm will have an unparalleled effect and reach its maximum potential until she dies and the two are separated.

(9) Brunhilde, who inherited the primordial runes from the great god, can at least provide assistance in combating this.

Next, they will return to the vicinity of the twenty-third village, because communication with Chaldea is confirmed to be available there.

They haven't contacted Chaldea for quite some time now; about four or five days have passed, so it's time to give them a heads-up.

4 However, before reaching the twenty-third village, Napoleon had another place he wanted to go, the sixty-seventh village, which he had visited several times before.

(iii) It is located on the original Skagerrak Strait in the pan-human history, but it is meaningless to talk about the original topography of the pan-human history here, it can only be used as a general reference for location.

After all, all the land was covered in snow, and lakes and oceans were completely swallowed up by ice and snow.

(vi) They arrived at the village before sunset, just in time to rest there for the night.

When the village children saw the group entering the village, they immediately surrounded them with laughter and cheers.

"It's Napoleon! It's His Majesty the Emperor! Everyone! His Majesty the Emperor is back!"

The children seemed quite familiar with Napoleon, happily surrounding him and calling out to their friends.

"Oh, you over there, you child over there, don't cling to her too much, it'll bother the older sister!"

Napoleon wasn't the only one surrounded; they were also very interested in the others who were wearing armor and carrying weapons.

After all, apart from the chosen day once a year, no outsiders come to the village, and the village maintains its unchanged ecology throughout the year.

Brunhilde didn't dislike the children; on the contrary, she squatted down and took the initiative to greet them.

"Don't worry about it, I like children. It's nice to meet you all for the first time, let me think, big sister will play with you."

"Yay!!"

"May I?"

Napoleon asked again, still a little uncertain, and Brunhilde indeed didn't dislike the matter, and it was also clear that Napoleon had other things to do.

Although coming here isn't exactly a detour, there's clearly no need to make a special trip here to see the children.

"It's alright, do you still have something to discuss with the adults?"

"Yes, I'm sorry, you're such a thoughtful and considerate woman."

Napoleon then took a break from here to find some people in the village, presumably to learn about the situation.

The remaining people didn't need to go anywhere else, so they stayed there and played games with the children, making a lot of noise.

However, seeing the children's joyful scene, Mashu couldn't help but feel a little gloomy.

The children also presented them with flowers as a thank you gift to their friends.

"Hey, what's wrong? Why the gloomy face, young lady! You're new here and meeting people for the first time, how can you look so gloomy? You have to be cheerful and happy once you arrive at your travel destination!"

Napoleon returned some time later and patted the girl's back quite hard to dispel the gloom on his face.

"I listened around the area for a while, and according to the residents, nothing has changed. There are no imperial guards flying around, and no giants causing trouble. We can rest assured for now."

"In that case, it looks like I can get a good night's sleep tonight."

This is obviously good news. After all, we've been living a life of hardship these past few days, so being able to get a good night's sleep and recuperate is definitely a good thing.

"Yes, but it seems that some kind of new barrier has been attached to the fences and gates surrounding the village. However, it wasn't me who noticed it, but she did. As expected of a user of the Primal Rune."

"Yes, forgive my boldness. I sensed other barriers besides the Giant Repellent and Cold Repellent barriers that Scáthach placed in the human survival zone."

Like a giant shield, like a sturdy fortress, it is a powerful barrier protecting itself from all external attacks. Although the type of spell cannot be determined, it is magic that has reached the realm of the gods; at the very least, it can be determined that it is not runes.

Brunhilde reported her findings, but this seemed to raise even more questions. Who would set up a defensive barrier here that resembled something from the Age of Gods?

"Who exactly strengthened the barrier here?"

"It can't be Miss Ophelia; her specialty isn't barrier magic, but rather magic related to summoning. And the spirit of the deity Kennis doesn't seem to be skilled in magic either. So who could it be…?"

"Thinking about this kind of problem is probably pointless at the moment, let's think about it..."

"Oh, it's connected!"

Goldruff's voice suddenly interrupted, ending their conversation.

"With a little effort, it's achievable! It connected right away! This is Shadow Border! Can you hear me?"

"Communication is back connected!"

The sudden communication was quite surprising; the twenty-three villages were still some distance away, and traversing such a distance was no easy task.

After all, the magical snowflakes in this Lostbelt still have a significant impact. Death

"Don't be surprised, it's just a miraculous coincidence. After all, I have absolutely no idea how the connection was established, and it seems the communication will be lost in a few dozen seconds." (8)

An emergency has been discovered! A group of giants is approaching Gerda's village on the former Lake Venaun! A village with only children and young adults is no match for them; if the giants manage to enter, total annihilation is inevitable!

This is what we just observed using our Mystic Code drones. Although we don't know where you are, could you consider rescuing them? Even though that village has already been thoroughly investigated, and there's a high probability it could become our base, we must hold it at all costs. "Two"

"Let's go rescue them!"

This doesn't require much thought; the answer is quite obvious.

"Yes, we cannot allow the giants to indiscriminately slaughter innocents; this is not a battle between righteous warriors." (5)

"Then let's set off at full speed!"

Without wasting any time, the group immediately set off for the twenty-third village.

However, their location was indeed quite a distance from the twenty-third village, and by the time they arrived there, the sun had already set.

However, the village gate and the surrounding fence were intact, without any signs of damage.

"We did not sense the presence of any Titans..."

"They might have already broken in. Let's head to the center of the village and take a look."

Without time to think, the group entered the village and confirmed that there were no signs of damage.

"There are no signs of damage to the ground or buildings from the giants..."

"Are there still some rooms with the lights on normally?"

"That's right, what exactly is this..."

The arriving crowd couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

"It's...who is it?"

A familiar child's voice came from a house not far away.

"I think I heard voices outside. It's so late, you shouldn't be running around outside. Although I, having left the village before, don't have the right to say that."

"Miss Gerda!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Mashu cried out joyfully.

Gerda recognized the voice and immediately rushed out of the house, her joy and surprise barely concealed.

"Lady Mashu! And the older brother and uncle from back then! Wow, there are other envoys with us today! That means, you must be saying that you're no longer arguing with the envoys."

That's great! I was so worried that your argument was so serious, I was afraid something bad would happen!

"Oh, talking like this might disturb others... Why don't you come in and sit for a while? I'll reheat the soup for you right away, since you're out in this cold weather."

Gerda's appearance left Mash somewhat bewildered. Clearly, the Titans had not visited this place, otherwise, there would be no way they would be so calm, and Gerda could remain so composed, as if nothing had happened.

"It's good that there's no damage, but it's still a concern. The Chaldeans do say that giants are approaching."

The only question is why the giants haven't appeared, since Chaldea wouldn't use something like that to scare people.

Now that there was someone she could ask, Mash didn't rush back to Gerda's house with her, but instead asked her first:

"Miss Gerda, may I ask you a few questions?"

"What? But I don't know much about it..."

Gerda could clearly still recall how she often didn't know the answers when Mash and the others asked her questions.

"Has anything strange happened in this village today? From before sunset until just now?"

"Ah, yes, um! I can answer that question. It was like this, shortly before sunset, a stranger walked to the other side of the gate. Although the adults asked him if he wanted to come in and warm up in this cold weather, he said, 'I'm not cold, I don't need to warm up.'"

But the person's clothes were tattered and their face was obscured, so everyone was worried and called them in. The person smacked their lips and said, "I'm from Chaldea, don't worry about me." Then... uh... they said some words of blessing to everyone in the village, and then left.

"Senior... what you just said..."

Listening to Gerda's description, Mash recalled what had happened before.

"Yes, in Russia, there was also a third party who claimed to be a Chaldean."

"And, also, Laura said she thought she heard very heavy footsteps! Since she hadn't heard them on any other day, she wasn't sure if they were giants' footsteps. She said she heard them shortly before that stranger came here."

"Then it's quite obvious. A giant did approach the twenty-third village, but was driven away by that guy. Although it was all for nothing, nothing happened, so it's a good result."

Since that's the case, let's rest here instead of having a good night's rest as planned.

The group followed Miss Gerda into her house, and the girl immediately began to busy herself, serving hot soup to the table.

Chapter Thirty-Nine: Dusk

"Exactly the same as the sixty-seventh village, the outer walls and gates here are also covered with shortcuts, without relying on the powerful rune barrier, but there are some slight differences..."

In Gerda's house, the group sat down and talked again, re-observing the information they had gathered.