Having traversed countless realms, can you possibly be as clever as me?

In that boundless darkness, Nero, having regained his memories, muttered these words in a low, resentful voice—words used to describe a person's terrible character.

They can all be applied to one person, to the one who changed Nero's fate, yet left him without mercy.

For Nero, he was a man she would remember for a lifetime!

Or perhaps, for Nero, it was just a moment before his death.

For the Roman Empire, he was a murderer and demon, a treacherous minister and a madman, who destroyed it twice.

To Christianity, he was a great saint, yet he was also the cause of their near destruction.

A complex person, a person who is hard to describe.

A person deeply loved by the tyrant Nero.

He is here now, but the him here is the him of the past. And the him Nero knows is the him of the future.

Nero wanted to help him.

Even if this liar, jester, clown, and villain will cruelly fool her, mock her, and ultimately abandon her in the future, and now uses all of this as a convenient tool, Nero must make this future a reality.

All this is so that I can meet him again at the end of time!

She exists at this moment as the object of Lucifer's possession.

Lucifer was fueled by the power of Jesus Christ, but the basis for his coming was Nero's, because she was the most suitable in every sense.

The persecution and massacre of Christians, the burning of Rome, and the subsequent decline of Rome all contributed to its decline.

She killed Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and under the deception of a court jester, she embraced Christianity, only to persecute and destroy it after his departure, all in a frantic plea for the return of angels or demons.

In the bible of this world, she is repeatedly referred to as a symbol of the red dragon, the 666 beast that destroys cities, and the basis for the beast of Sodom.

Her spirit origin and legends point in this direction, to this being who is closest to the Great Red Dragon Satan, to this being of the Sixth Beast.

Therefore, it is most suitable as the spiritual vessel for Lucifer's descent.

The amnesiac Tsurugi and the future plans of Barbatos will allow Lucifer to descend upon them. He will not perceive anything amiss. The pure and innocent yet arrogant King of Hell does not believe that a demon descendant who is neither a count nor a Getia noble can outwit him.

Yes, intrigue and trickery are meaningless in the face of absolute power. Arrogance is born of power, and Lucifer, the most arrogant of all, was called the freest because his power surpassed that of all those who did not follow the rules.

What she failed to see was that Tsurugi's soul was equally arrogant and free-spirited, capable of risking everything for something utterly unreasonable and utterly pointless.

Simply because—I didn't like what I saw.

But this is precisely his nature; the future and the past are always the same Tsugumi, and they both understand how capricious their personalities are. Therefore, this is the inevitable outcome.

Then, let's unleash our Noble Phantasms.

Nero murmured, controlling her body, and within Lucifer's soul, she proclaimed her Noble Phantasm, belonging to the Avengers.

"Look up, bow down, weep! All that my eyes see is my garden; all that my ears hear is my hymn! At this moment, all things are my stage—"

Nero stood atop the ruins, his robes billowing like burning wings in the invisible heat. His arms were outstretched—a gesture that seemed both to embrace the world and to plunge everything into the abyss. This was the image of the emperor since her courtiers left, driven mad, corrupted, and ultimately ravaged by tyranny.

"I, who was once hailed as 'Augustus' by the people, and who was once devoured by betrayal and flames... I am no longer a 'builder,' but a 'burnt' beast! O fires of Sodom, along with the destruction of Rome, reveal your true meaning here!"

Rome was engulfed in flames, Christ was slaughtered and exterminated, and the emperor, corrupted and tempted by the true evil, also became a collection of evil. The seven seals on her body, the marks of the Crimson King, shone brightly, radiating its boundless power!

"A golden cage built on this vanity, an eternal royal court that turns all things to ashes—"

'The crumbling, vain royal court' (Aestus Domus Aurea Ignis)!

A crimson figure with antlers and seven eyes appeared behind Nero with an evil smile.

The raging flames of destruction ignited on Lucifer's body, but they could not harm her. In the end, this Noble Phantasm was nothing more than a release Noble Phantasm that attempted to summon the true demon that had left its mark on her.

But even if the full form of this true demon were revealed, it would still be no match for Lucifer, who came from the outer multiverse.

But this liberation came from within; it was a release from within herself. Even Lucifer, faced with the spiritual liberation of the body He possessed and the fusion of the power of St. John as fuel, could only be forcibly controlled by this changing force!

In an instant, just a fleeting moment!

Regarding Nero's strategy, its effect was only utilized for this one fleeting moment.

Lucifer grasped at the world's fleeting moments, and that was enough.

Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others were not idle either. In this brief moment, they unleashed all the Noble Phantasms they could, or other attacks, and threw them at the out-of-control Lucifer—not seeking to cause damage, but only to buy even half a moment of time!

"You schemed against me, Tsugumi! You actually schemed against me!!!"

Lucifer shouted in aggrieved voice

Meanwhile, Tsurugi had instantly and completely unleashed the [External Codex: Dead Sea] in his hands.

He used his own body as a vessel

—No vessel in this world can surpass the extinction saint whom the Lord once possessed.

Using the spirit origin of St. George as a 'relic'

—His legend, his story, points to only one angel.

Using all the Holy Grails on his body as fuel

—The Holy Grail, which carries all the miraculous power of Saint John, and all these miraculous objects collected by Tsurugi, are only sought to open the pentagram that Lucifer sealed the universe for a moment!

It worked!

For a fleeting moment, the pentagram that Lucifer used to seal the universe cracked, and Tsuruga immediately sounded the horn of mass extinction in his hand!

[Miracle: The Mass Extinction]

'When the seventh seal is broken, seven angels will stand before God, each holding a trumpet—you, recognized as a saint, will gain the power to invoke the Book of Revelation. The degree of power gained will vary depending on the circumstances. Note that this miracle can only be activated once per world and cannot be stopped!'

A miracle bestowed by the Lord, a miracle that, once initiated, cannot be stopped. Depending on the degree of the world's collapse, it brings the power of Heaven to this extinct saint!

Now, all his elements and all his preparations are pointing to the same existence.

Everything he planned in the future was for the purpose of summoning Lucifer!

Everything he's preparing now is to summon the nemesis of Lucifer, to summon the first guardian of Heaven who, in countless legends, fought Satan's face with his own feet!

"Just because you're a rich girl~" He gave Lucifer a mocking smile under the light.

In a fleeting moment, Lucifer had already broken free from Nero's strong control. No longer caring about anything else, she now only wanted to stop Tsurugi, her scalp itching!

But she could no longer stop Tsurugi from completing the final summoning ritual!

The miracle has been unleashed, tearing apart the pentagram that obscures the world, and the call of heaven has arrived. Facing the saint, and also facing the chaos of this world, the most suitable power has been dispatched.

Boundless radiance enveloped Dongjiang, and then he emerged from the sky and from the holy light, descending the golden steps paved with light!

At this moment, his radiant existence was a radiance that no mortal could look directly at, dazzling and radiant, like a newly born sun!

At this moment, all anyone could vaguely make out was that he was holding a flaming straight sword.

Even under such brilliance, the flames were still clearly visible.

Kirei Kotomine, who witnessed all of this up close, shed tears and softly sang...

Countless believers, like him, were chanting, even those who didn't understand its meaning, reciting along as desperate people, expressing their prayers and questions.

"Behold! The wicked one who does not know love has become a great red dragon with seven heads and ten crowns! He has become the embodiment of Satan!"

"The beast I saw resembled a leopard, with paws like a bear and a mouth like a lion. The dragon bestowed upon this beast its power, its throne, and its great authority..."

"Who can compare to this beast? Who dares to fight it!"

From the radiance of the heavens came the answer to this desperate inquiry, the praise, the holy and magnificent symphony, and the hymns of praise to the great and one Lord!

"Holy! Holy! Holy, Lord of hosts! Your glory fills the whole earth!"

"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands."

"Holy! Holy! Holy! The Lord is the Almighty, who was, is, and is to come!"

Then 'Dragon River' descended from the sky, clad in golden armor, holding a burning sword in one hand and praising God in the other, answering all these desperate questions with a holy and magnificent hymn.

Praise be to God, who protects all things. Only the great Lord and I, who carry out the Lord's will, can stand against these evils.

And descending here are the greatest, most important, and most powerful angels, which exist in the scriptures of Judaism, Christianity, and even Islam!

Son of Light, King of Heaven, Godlike One, Hand of God, Archangel, Archangel Michael, Chief Archangel Michael, Angel of War, who tramples the red dragon and the ancient serpent, whose power surpasses that of the Great Demon King, Angel of Healing, Scales of Souls, King of God's Messengers, one of the Seven Archangels, Path of Peace, King of Holy War, God's appointed Protector, Victor of Christianity, Leader of the Spirit of Holy Light.

Mortals bestowed upon him countless praises and titles, but for Lucifer, He had only one name.

“...Michael!”

Lucifer gritted his teeth and uttered the name of the descending being. His hands, which had just ruled the world and declared themselves gods, trembled slightly at this moment.

"Lucifer, is that you?"

A majestic yet questioning voice descended from the heavens, paused for a moment, and then, having grasped the root of the matter, the omniscient being who knew everything that had happened in this world, sighed softly.

He first glanced at Kirei Kotomine kneeling in the distance. After seeing the cross drawn in blood above his head, he opened and closed his hand several times. Then he looked at the world, which had been blasted into chaos by Tsugumi and had been ravaged by Lucifer.

Even the deserving Jews were sent to hell by Lucifer ahead of time!

There's a feeling of helplessness, like wanting to get angry but realizing there's no one you can beat up—oh well, isn't there still this one who's most deserving of a beating right in front of you?!

Who dares to claim to be like God?

Michael turned and stared at Lucifer, asking expressionlessly.

The respectful titles mortals bestowed upon him were, in fact, his interrogation, his pronouncement upon those who had committed grave sins. Who dares to compare themselves to God? This was the greatest sin he could pronounce!

For something created by God to be comparable to God, Lucifer descended in the body of the Son of God's projection, attempting to seize a world and establish himself as God. Such arrogance and another act of courting death deserves punishment.

"Ha, you only punish me, huh? Why don't you punish him!" Lucifer pointed at Michael, indignant.

Michael lowered his eyes and glanced at Tsurugi's body, then looked at Lucifer calmly and said...

"This is a matter for your hell."

"Fine, fine, so you're a demon in hell and a saint in heaven, huh? You're all so biased, aren't you?!"

Lucifer almost laughed out of anger, but he looked not only resentful, but also rather aggrieved.

It's like a kid who thinks he's the leader of the pack, only to suddenly realize that nobody respects him anymore and nobody wants to play with him!

"You all don't respect me? Fine, whatever, I'll do it myself!"

Lucifer screeched and howled, summoning countless stars in the sky, wanting to simply blow the universe to smithereens.

Michael raised his flaming sword—then suddenly appeared and kicked Lucifer, sending him flying into the outer reaches of space.

Michael: You think you're so cool? I'll make you fly!