Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

Kiritsugu Emiya: "No, it's even crazier than that. He probably wants to create a god."

Everyone: "What! Creating a god!"

[Grey: "Master, what's going on?"]

The little apprentice's calls finally snapped the Second Prince out of his reverie.

["If my current speculation is correct..."]

The Second Prince carefully chose his words, muttering, "Hartles is attempting to use Albion to redefine the very existence of all modern magicians."

[Grey: "Huh?"]

She couldn't understand a word the Second Prince was saying.

[Second Generation: "For us modern magicians, the goal is mostly to reach the root. But what if that's no longer necessary?"]

[Grey: "Uh... Teacher, what are you talking about?"]

The Second Prince, realizing his explanation was too vague, immediately clarified: "Firstly, the magicians of the Age of Gods didn't consider reaching the Root as a goal, because there was no need for it. For them, the Root was something very close to them."

"Our magic has always been merely a means to temporarily deceive the world through magical formulas, but their magic was directly derived from the gods who connected to the very source—no, at that time, it was the gods themselves."

"Undoubtedly, Hartrace is attempting to create a 'god who exists for magicians.'"

Koles: "They really want to create a god!"

Fiore: "No, that's just the Second Prince's speculation in the video..."

Gold: "Creating gods is ridiculous."

Ishtar: "Hmph, ignorant mortals, how dare they so despise the gods."

Rin Tohsaka: "But what does this have to do with the King of Conquerors?"

Weber: "...I'm afraid Hartres wants to turn the king into a god."

Everyone: "!!!"

The Conqueror: "Huh? Make me a god?"

Weber: "All indications suggest that this is the most likely scenario."

King of Heroes: "Hahaha! Then I'd like to see if I can succeed."

He feared nothing more than gods.

[Grey: "Creating a god! Is that even possible?"]

[The Second King: "Nothing is impossible. Iskandar has always been rumored to have Zeus's blood. Moreover, historically, there were even attempts to include Iskandar among the twelve Olympian gods."]

"In mythology, there are many heroes who have been elevated to new deities or constellations, and the great Iskandar could not have been without the qualifications. As I mentioned before, there are also rumors in Egypt that he was the reincarnation of the god Amun."

"By the way, to go a step further, the type of magic that draws out the mysterious from a higher realm is still used in several regions, including the Far East. The next step is simply to adjust the technique to suit this purpose."

[Grey: "But, the method to transform Heroic Spirits into gods, that method is..."]

[Second King: "Madam, you're the one who told me that Albion is a labyrinth."]

[Upon hearing the mention of the labyrinth, Gray suddenly realized something, recalling the Skeleton King, and said, "The ritual of passing through death and rebirth..."]

[Second Generation: "That's the one."]

"Faker is Iskandar's stand-in. By using her and the Labyrinth as magic, the ritual of death and rebirth is applied to Heroic Spirits. This result will naturally be directly linked to the real Iskandar within the Throne of Heroes."

"Then, in the process of expanding Faker to the true Iskandar, there is a Spirit Origin that extracts only the essence; that could be called Spirit Origin Ascension."

[Grey: "Spirit Origin Ascension?"]

[The Second: "Of course, under normal circumstances, they will still remain within the realm of Heroic Spirits. Even if they approach the original power of a Heroic Spirit, they cannot reach the realm of a god. No matter how many times they reappear, they will only approach the upper limit of a Heroic Spirit. Servants confined to the framework of Faker, Saber, etc., are originally just one aspect of the overall Heroic Spirits. Therefore, even though I thought about him summoning Iskandar, I have never thought that he was trying to deify Iskandar."]

Kenneth: "Hartleley, he's a madman..."

Rin Tohsaka: "Is it really possible for a Heroic Spirit to become a deity?"

Feng Xi: "Of course it's possible. There's one person in the group right now."

Rin Tohsaka: "Huh? Who is it?"

Zhang Jiao: "Hehe, of course it's Lord Fuxi."

Fuxi: "Yes, my situation is indeed very similar to this one."

Feng Xi: "Our ancestor Fuxi was just a mortal in life, but after becoming a heroic spirit, he was elevated to a god through the praise of later generations. However, this process took thousands of years, and those who praised him all sincerely recognized him as a god."

Weber: "So it's what's called becoming a god through faith?"

Weber: "Although it takes a long time, it also shows that Hartress's plan has the potential to succeed."

Feng Xi: "Of course it could succeed; there's already a precedent in Rome."

Webber: "Yes, the Grand Lancer that appeared before, Romulus Quirinus."

Kenneth: "Romulus, the progenitor of the gods, merged with the identity of Quirinus, the supreme god in the Roman mythology system, through the blessing of faith."

Kenneth: "However, as Fengxi said, this process will take a long time, probably thousands of years."

Kenneth: "Hartles, what exactly do you want to do?"

[Second Generation: "Creating a god requires a few things, Ad, you should know, right?"]

[Yad: "Hehehe! It's really surprising that you'd ask me something!"]

[Second Generation: "Because you're the right candidate, and your seal is just that, isn't it?"]

[Yad: "Hehe! Yes, the Vanguard Spear isn't just a simple Noble Phantasm, because it's too close to the Star Source Stream. If this thing isn't properly sealed and continues to be used, the user will become close to a god."]

"However, even King Arthur couldn't achieve that transformation, because human lifespans simply aren't long enough. At most, it could only cause the mental structure to lean towards the divine, but that's all."

Feng Xi thought to himself, "However, in another world, a certain Lion King succeeded."

[Second Generation: "That's right. There's not enough time."]

"To be elevated to a deity requires sufficient time to receive faith or the primordial energy of heaven and earth. Just as faith needs time to spread among people, adjusting one's spiritual foundation to that form will inevitably take an enormous amount of time."

【"time..."】

The moment the word was mentioned, that name immediately flashed through Grey's mind.

"Ah! That Emiya guy..."

[Second Generation: "That's right, it's Emiya's magic, which was sealed away."]

That magic creates a time flow isolated from the outside world—a supreme level of magic that influences the rules of the world.

Emiya Kiritsugu: "..."

My family's ancestral magic tricks can actually be done to this extent?

[The Second Lord lit a cigar and said, "Using Emiya's sealing technique to solve the time problem, and since Servants don't age, we can continuously apply an almost infinite time burden until we reach the realm of gods."]

"There's another thing: the Grand Order Decisions are always held in a special location—Albion's central headquarters. And during the Grand Order Decisions, the normally sealed levees are opened."

"Because the Grand Order itself is a magical ritual, performed within the heart of a deceased dragon, it imbues the ancient heart with unparalleled magic."

"Hartles most likely intends to summon Iskandar again in Albion while the Magic Barrier is activated for the Grand Order Decision. Once he becomes a god, he has prepared the previous currency, and the economy that operates through the currency is one of the most powerful faiths."

"Using gold coins as a catalyst, one can construct a faith form that is extremely simple in nature. It's a trick with a strong modern magical flair. Especially since, if one uses coins that existed since Iskandar's lifetime and are related to him, it would be easy to connect with Iskandar, who became a god. Moreover, the one who performed the trick is that Hartres."

Chapter 347 - Trump Card

[The Second: "If Iskandar were to become a god, this Stud Coin would become a great magical artifact connecting that deity and the magician, and the new generation of magicians would easily succumb. Although doing so would likely require technology and training different from the modern era, those of them, whose future as modern magicians is hopeless, would suddenly be able to become magicians of the divine age."]

"Of course, unlike the mythical era, since elements like True Aether are insufficient, the output power will be limited, but it is undoubtedly enough to transcend the current limitations imposed by bloodlines and lineages."

[Grey: "..."]

She didn't know what expression to make, because, was this considered a bad thing?

[Transcending the boundaries of bloodline and lineage, he achieved success as a magician. In a sense, wasn't that a greater wish of the Second even than reuniting with Iskandar?]

Aren't there countless people who yearn for this as much as their teachers?

The more he reasoned, the more he was driven into a corner by Hartleley.

[I see. Although Hartres couldn't seek the Second King's assistance, his objective, in a sense, overlapped excessively with the Second King's.]

Weber: "..."

Kenneth: "...Hartres, this guy—"

Fiore: "This temptation is too great."

Shiki Jie Li: "If it can really achieve such an effect, once it is announced, I'm afraid a large number of magicians will support Hartles."

Zhang Jiao: "This is like the imperial examination system in the magic world, giving magicians without a background hope of getting ahead."

Emiya Kiritsugu: "...Of course, that is, on the premise that the Second Prince's reasoning is actually correct."

"...I have to catch up with him."

The Second Prince forced a voice from his throat: "But what should we do?"

"Ah, since it's also taking place in Albion, going there from the Grand Order meeting venue... no, the location of the Grand Order meeting—where no one can interfere or leave before the meeting ends. When moving there, we'll also use the rift that leads directly from the mining city."

"Let's go back to Sla first. It seems we need to discuss this matter thoroughly with Reines. Depending on the situation, we might have to resort to other monarchs..."

Shiki Jieli: "It seems you've made up your mind."