Xiao Mo said with some disbelief, as she, as a Heroic Spirit, was extremely sensitive to magic.

After about thirty seconds, Yustissa opened her eyes again, and her face was now contorted as if she were in great pain.

Then, she raised her hands.

"source--"

"link!"

As she uttered those words, which seemed to come out through gritted teeth, the space in front of her began to deform and distort.

Finally, it transformed into a circular "gateway to the void," approximately five meters in diameter.

On the other side of the door was darkness, endless darkness, as if it could devour everything.

"Mr. Shen".

Large beads of sweat rolled down Yustissa's forehead. As the embodiment of the Greater Grail, she was showing endless fatigue like a human, and even her voice was softer than before.

"The gate to the source has been opened. With the power I can currently mobilize, the gate can only be maintained for about an hour. Remember, you must return after one hour no matter what, otherwise it will close automatically."

"And once it's shut down, you'll be stuck there forever."

"An hour? That's enough!"

Shen Qiu licked his lips, gripped the katana in his hand, and, under the watchful eyes of Yustissa, Mo, and Artoria, resolutely stepped into the place known as the Vortex of Origin.

Black, only darkness, endless pitch black.

There was not a ray of light, and after entering, even the outside scenery could no longer be seen. There was only the gently undulating and distorted spatial form. This was the place of return.

"Even through the Mangekyou Sharingan, you can't see anything?"

After opening his Mangekyou Sharingan and observing his surroundings, Shen Qiu found that the scene was no different from what he saw with his naked eyes. He then turned it off with some regret, as there was no need to waste his eye power.

Since we don't know what awaits us ahead, we must preserve our strength as much as possible.

There was no road and no light. The boy kept walking in this environment until he finally saw a faint glimmer of light.

It's starlight.

The sky is filled with twinkling stars.

Beneath those stars lay a small island, standing like a lighthouse in the boundless darkness.

"Welcome, we have been waiting for you for a long time, outsider."

The moment Shen Qiu stepped onto the island, two soft, sweet voices, almost simultaneously, rang in his ears.

"You are... the restorers of direction?"

Looking at the two exquisitely beautiful girls not far in front of her, dressed in white and black Lolita fashion respectively, who appeared to be at most ten years old, Shen Qiu asked with some uncertainty.

"There's no need to use such formal terms. If you don't mind, you can just call us Counterforce, or you can call us by our names."

"I am Alaya—"

The girl in black Lolita said.

"I am Gaia." (Wang Li Zhao)

Compared to Alaya, Gaia spoke much less, and Shen Qiu didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he always felt that Gaia seemed to be very unhappy with him.

"Gaia... and Alaya, so, is this the legendary Vortex of Origin?"

Shen Qiu gazed at the starry sky and murmured.

"To be precise, this is not the place. The lake further ahead is the true source of the vortex, and that is probably your final destination."

Alaya patiently answered Shen Qiu's questions.

"I see... So I think I understand why you're here."

Looking at the two extremely beautiful girls in front of him, Shen Qiu smiled bitterly. There was no need to ask why they were here; they were definitely trying to stop him from going to the source.

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Chapter 353: The Conflict of the Restraining Force - The Guardians

"So, may I ask, if I surrender to you two now and then return the way I came, is that alright?"

Looking at the two little girls, one black and one white, in front of him, Shen Qiu gave a helpless bitter smile. It wasn't that he was belittling himself, but in reality, with his current strength, he might have some difficulty fighting against a top-tier Sevent.

As for second- or third-rate Sevent, he is absolutely confident that he can defeat his opponent, and even some top-tier Servants are no match for him. For example, he defeated Vlad III, the Black Lancer of this world, in a head-on confrontation.

But if we're talking about counteracting inhibitory forces, what about Gaia and Alaya?

Then forget it. These two masters are practically synonymous with rules.

"I'm telling you, how can you be so spineless? You've already started surrendering before even fighting."

Alaya pouted somewhat unhappily; the black Lolita girl, around ten years old, looked quite adorable.

"Do I have any other choice? I don't want to die young in this dark place. Who doesn't want to die?"

"Ahem, at least let me finish what I have to say."

Alaya cleared her throat and then spoke.

“Gaia and I originally shared the same opinion. After all, the various planes have finally achieved a temporary peace. Firstly, there is no longer the crisis of the Black Princess's resurrection, and secondly, there are already four mages walking among humans. Therefore—”

At this point, Gaia, who had been standing there in a daze, took over the conversation.

"There is really no need to add another possessor of the [Law], otherwise it will cause many changes that even we cannot predict. In other words, the causal line of the entire world may be changed as a result."

Is it really that exaggerated...?

Shen Qiu muttered to himself.

"Of course there is! As a human, you simply don't understand. It is because of your existence that Earth has faced countless crises since its creation. The Earth you see now is the result of countless efforts by me to keep it alive to this day!"

As if he had heard Shen Qiu—no, he must have heard Shen Qiu’s inner thoughts—Gaia’s tone suddenly became irritable, and his whole being seemed to be teetering on the edge of losing control.

"Feel sorry..."

Shen Qiu hadn't expected such a strong reaction from the other party, but after a moment's thought, he understood, since the two had different roles.

Gaia is the will that gave birth to the planet itself, and for it, it needs to do everything possible to ensure the planet's continuation. From a certain perspective, humanity can be said to be the group that poses the greatest threat to the planet's survival, without exception.

Therefore, if one day everyone on Earth were to die, she would not only not be sad, but would probably be happy to pop open champagne to celebrate.

As for Alaya, as the will born from humanity's desire to continue, all its actions exist for the sake of "humanity's continuation".

Therefore, the two were even enemies.

However, in some areas, the two acted in a similar manner—namely, strictly sealing off the source to prevent humanity from obtaining this uncontrollable and powerful force.

"You should tone it down. Besides, didn't we discuss this beforehand? At least let me finish what I have to say, okay?"

Upon seeing this, Alaya quickly stepped in to smooth things over and then continued speaking.

"Therefore, for a long time, whenever someone came to the Root, it was either me or her who drove them away. So as you can see, it has been a very long time since a new mage was born on Earth."

"The Aozaki family..."

At this point, Shen Qiu became a little confused again. Aozaki Touko and Aoko's grandfather obtained the power of law around the 1980s, which cannot be considered a long time ago.

"Ahem, that was just an accident..." Alaya looked away somewhat guiltily.

"If that damned old bastard hadn't run so fast, I would have crushed him to dust!"

Upon hearing the name "Aozaki," Gaia glared fiercely at Alaya, which ignited Shen Qiu's gossip-loving spirit. It seemed that once this matter was over, he would need to visit Aozaki Aoko upon returning to the Origin World.

· ·Requesting flowers· ········

"Let's get down to business..."

Seeing Gaia about to explode again, Alaya quickly ended the unfriendly topic.

"What happened this time was really unexpected. He hid it so well that even we didn't notice it. So when it broke out, we were all a bit flustered."

"He... refers to?"

"Your human saint, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada."

At this point, Shen Qiu suddenly realized something.

Amakusa Shiro Tokisada's attempt to use the power of the Greater Grail to materialize all human souls can be said to have offended both Gaia and Alaya.

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However, in the rush, neither of them was prepared. Therefore, if it were the original world, the restraining force would not be able to do much in this situation. They could only hastily create an overpowered protagonist, Sieg, in order to stop Amakusa Shiro from achieving his goal.

No power? Send power; no life? Send life; no servants? Send servants. Even Jeanne d'Arc was affected and a series of "fair" actions that ruined her character were taken.

However, thanks to the presence of Shen Qiu, this "outsider," the world, while not entirely at ease, managed to resolve this major crisis.

After all, once the Greater Grail is activated, there's really no way to stop it; the only option is to send it to the inner part of the world.

"Considering your help this time, let's leave it at that. I discussed it with Gaia, and this time neither I nor she will stop you from going to the Root. Considering your strength, we've decided to use a Heroic Spirit instead."

"If you can defeat him, you can obtain the power of law, outsider."

Alaya smiled mysteriously. For some reason, Shen Qiu always felt uncomfortable and a chill ran down his spine when he saw this smile.

"Well then, without further ado, he's an old acquaintance of yours. Are you ready?"

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