The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

El-Melloi frowned as he stood before the ruins of the Matou residence.

"The familiar has been dealt with."

Although he didn't want to be within Orpheus's perception range, El-Melloi wasn't foolish enough to give up this opportunity to discover more information about the other party.

The three of them didn't seem to make any moves. Artoria and Iskandar didn't have such strange methods. Could it be that Hero King?

But after being monitored for so long, is it meaningful to deal with it now?

Suppressing the urge to sigh, Elmello turned his attention back.

"Have you found anything, Dr. Romani?"

"The residual magic concentration and divine reaction are too high, making it difficult to find any special clues. However, so far, no life signs have been detected, so it can be inferred that everyone in the mansion has been wiped out."

Roman's response came through the communicator very quickly.

They were all wiped out...

El-Melloi fell into deep thought.

The Matou family is one of the three founding families of the Holy Grail War... but now they don't really have much to do with the Holy Grail itself. Although Zouken Matou has some secrets, at least this time it has no impact on the Holy Grail War itself.

Is it someone unaware of the truth trying to find the secret of the Holy Grail from the Matou family?

But the other party is a god, they shouldn't do such a thing...

Unable to think of a reason for a moment, El-Melloi flicked his cigar and sighed softly.

We need to deal with Kenneth first, and then we also need to analyze what Orpheus said tonight... From the current perspective, the key to the singularity should be her or this god. We can't get to the god for the time being, so we can only find a breakthrough point through Orpheus.

"Let's go, we won't find any clues here. Let's finish what we need to do tonight."

It's such a pity about that girl named Sakura...

Although it was just a singularity that would vanish into nothingness once resolved, El-Melloi still felt somewhat uneasy.

Even if it was just an illusion, he wanted to create a perfect ending... Now it seems that he really failed.

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During the banquet, Orpheus's hands, which were holding the cup, swayed slightly.

"What? The best part is already over?"

Holding his younger sister in this body, the goddess of Venus appeared in the courtyard of the gathering at some unknown time, startling Weber so much that he crawled back several meters, and Artoria almost picked up the Holy Sword.

Ishtar paid no attention to any of this, casually sat down next to Orpheus, snatched Orpheus's wine glass, and gulped it down.

"Hmm...it seems this cute little girl is no ordinary person."

Touching his chin, Iskandar looked at Ishtar with interest.

"So, young lady, would you like to join my army?"

"Huh? What kind of nonsense is that? I have no interest in a guy like you who's all flesh and blood."

Ishtar waved her hand dismissively, then turned her gaze to Orpheus.

"Hey, are you alright? If you're alright, come with me."

"kindness."

Orpheus nodded, stood up, and looked at the Conqueror.

"Haha, it seems the young lady has something on her mind. We've pretty much covered everything that needs to be said at today's banquet, so how about we conclude here?"

Iskandar laughed twice and stood up along with Artoria.

"So, the next time we meet, we'll probably be on the battlefield. Is there anything else you'd like to say?"

"Will we resort to arms?"

Orpheus smiled faintly.

"Perhaps so, but about the two of you..."

"Oh, does the little girl mean that there is a possibility that I and this little girl of the Knight King could fight together?"

"That depends on how capable that strategist is. Let's go, Ishtar."

Orpheus shook his head and left with Ishtar.

The final stage is drawing ever closer...

Chapter 144 Sakura's Treatment

"We shouldn't be discovered here."

In a dark corner of the city, Ishtar held her sister and cautiously looked around, only relaxing after confirming that there was absolutely no surveillance.

From a divine perspective, the goddess detests such hiding behavior, but as a human being, Rin Tohsaka doesn't want her abnormality to be discovered too early, especially since her family is here.

What exactly is Ishtar's situation right now?

Standing to the side, Orpheus tilted his head and asked.

"Who knows? When I came to my senses, I had run back to the modern world from the Age of Gods, and my body had shrunk to this size."

A hint of helplessness flashed across Ishtar's face.

"The suppression of gods in modern times is too strong. Although I can barely use some of the most basic powers, if it is a full-force battle, it is better not to use them at all. Moreover, I should have been in a state of possessing the third body and the seventh goddess, but now it has become half and half. Although I can't say whether it is good or bad, I always feel a little uncomfortable."

Ishtar had gotten used to being carefree in the Age of Gods, but now that she's back in the present, she can only act timidly because of her human nature. Naturally, she's very dissatisfied with her divine side.

However, the suppressed divinity could no longer overcome humanity.

"Instead of this, do you have a way to cure Sakura?"

Ishtar pushed out the purple-haired little girl who had been hiding behind her.

"Her body seems to have been modified... I don't have enough power right now, and I'm not good at this kind of delicate operation. Do you have any ideas?"

"..."

Back then, Orpheus was the worst in the group when it came to fine control, not even as good as Ishtar, who usually acted in the simplest and most brutal way.

However, Orpheus is not the same as before. She let the loli named Sakura sit against the wall, while she knelt in front of her and placed her hand on her chest to feel her.

Throughout the entire process, the little girl stared blankly ahead, showing no reaction to Orpheus's touch.

After about several tens of seconds, Orpheus frowned.

"Crude and lacking in skill."

Implanting a familiar with a special technique into the body to forcibly modify the recipient's magic circuits... Not to mention that this method is very inefficient and will cause great psychological trauma to the recipient, even if the modification is successful, the recipient's originally excellent magic circuit performance will be greatly reduced.

"Don't use the Age of Gods as a reference. In this era, such modifications are no longer considered rudimentary."

Ishtar pursed her lips.

"Of course, given the current situation, I would rather that disgusting bug's technique were a little better... at least it would have made Sakura suffer so much."

Thinking about this, Ishtar couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

I should have tormented that old bug a little longer instead of killing it so easily.

However, Ishtar soon sighed softly.

Given her kind nature, it's highly unlikely she would do such a thing.

"So, is there any way?"

"Reverse engineering, time rewind, dismantling and rebuilding, or optimizing the original modifications—which one does Ishtar want?"

Actually, simply healing her current condition would be fine, but that would mean her once incredibly powerful magic circuits would be ruined, which Ishtar probably wouldn't be happy about.

"It seems like something very dangerous has been mixed in..."

Upon hearing Orpheus's suggestion, Ishtar's lips twitched.

"So, do you really have a way? I originally just wanted you to bring out some treasures or something... herbs that can cure all diseases, herbs that can reverse aging, and things like that..."

"Rejuvenation..."

Orpheus glanced at the purple-haired little girl in front of him, who looked to be about five or six years old.

Is this an attempt to return to the source?

A golden light flashed, and Orpheus drew a dagger inlaid with an hourglass from the treasury.

Orpheus cannot know the true names of most Noble Phantasms without activating the Omniscient Star and selecting a specific target. However, the Royal Treasury has the function of searching for Noble Phantasms with specific abilities.

"What is that?"

"Reads the target's original state and rewinds the individual's time to that point... It's somewhat different from Medea's Noble Phantasm, but it's very similar. However, it doesn't have that explosive power."

Orpheus responded to Ishtar's question, a hint of reminiscence flashing in his eyes.

At that time, Medea exhausted all her power to activate her Noble Phantasm, successfully suppressing the continuous generation of Lahem until Tiamat fell into the underworld.

To suppress the power of the creator god with human form is a feat that surpasses even miracles.

However, Medea's Noble Phantasm directly stacks the perfect state onto the device, while Orpheus's Noble Phantasm rewinds time. Although the effects are similar, they are still somewhat different in essence.

"is it?"

Clearly, Ishtar was also thinking of the princess of Colchis, and her expression, which had been very bad because of Sakura's condition, softened slightly.

"So this is time reversal? What a joke, it still requires a Noble Phantasm."

"Yes, this is the simplest method."

Orpheus nodded.

“Reverse engineering and dismantling and reassembling are essentially just making time reversal more complex and manual. However, if I do it, I can improve her aptitude to a higher level than before the engineering, and the latter is far more effective than the former. Further optimization will strengthen the modified circuit to the same level as the original magic circuit... which means making the engineering completely complete. So, which one will Ishtar choose?”

"...Couldn't we rewind first and then enhance it?"

"Yes, but the procedure is actually no different from the previous two, except for the extra action of inserting a dagger. However, Ishtar can also choose to start with bloodline modification... Also, since the familiar that originally supported the magic circuit has been brutally destroyed by someone who is probably Ishtar, it would be better for Ishtar to make a decision quickly in order to preserve this girl's life."

Upon hearing Orpheus's words, Ishtar's face flashed with embarrassment, but she quickly recovered and sighed softly.

"Time reversal is the safest option, so of course we'll choose that... Although I really want to say that, this isn't something I should be able to decide."

Ishtar also knelt down and leaned gently against Orpheus's position, and Orpheus cooperated by making some space for her.