The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

With a mischievous grin on her face, Ishtar glanced sideways at Orpheus.

In the past, Orpheus could be said to have taken the concept of energy conservation to the extreme. She would not do anything that was meaningless, and she felt it was a waste to even move a finger when she was not doing anything. But Ishtar found that she seemed to be a little different now than before.

"Perhaps."

Orpheus did not give Ishtar a direct answer.

Even she herself is unsure of her current mindset when she did those things before.

In the past, it was less about not doing meaningless things and more about not doing things without a reason.

It's just that she couldn't find a reason other than meaning in the past.

Because at that time, she had no desires other than killing the Great Red and going home.

As for now...

Orpheus was deep in thought.

Although there is a reason to help Ritsuka, it is not a necessary action, because Ritsuka will be able to stand on her own sooner or later even without her help. If Orpheus does this, it will at most speed up the process, and may even increase the variables.

But if I had to say... it sounds quite interesting?

"Look, it's starting."

Just as Orpheus was lost in his thoughts, Ishtar, seemingly losing interest in pursuing the matter further, suddenly pointed in the direction of the river.

There, Caster was attacked by Lancer, who was already lying in ambush nearby, and the two sides were locked in a fierce battle.

"Hey, don't you think something's really off about all of this?"

Watching the battle unfold with great interest, Ishtar suddenly asked this question.

"kindness.,

Although it was sudden, the two had a high level of understanding, and Orpheus quickly understood Ishtar's question and nodded.

With just a little thought, some things are indeed very strange, and these are basically all related to one person.

"That strategist..."

"That's right!"

Staring at the battlefield from thousands of meters away, Ishtar's crimson eyes narrowed slightly.

“That Caster has been very careful to hide himself these past day or two, leaving no clues about himself whatsoever. We can’t even find out the most basic information about him… let alone deduce that he would come to that place today and set up an ambush beforehand.”

"Well, it's not within the scope of a strategist... Foresight, clairvoyance? No, that's not right."

Echoing Ishtar's words, Orpheus then refuted his own deduction.

“If it were clairvoyance, there would be no reason for it to wait until this time. Besides, both you and I can sense clairvoyance. But even if it sensed something was wrong and didn't look over... even so…”

"It's still detectable; a quick glance is enough."

Orpheus took over Ishtar's words.

“That’s right. Clairvoyance targets a specific point in time. As long as he has ever activated Clairvoyance, his gaze will inevitably sweep over us. Although we may not be able to capture it, we will definitely be able to detect the fact that someone has activated a pair of eyes.”

"In other words, it wasn't a telescope."

After a series of exchanges between the two, Orpheus reached a conclusion.

"He has the ability to foresee the future without the ability to see a thousand miles... Even if he has records of the future, his words and actions show that he knows far too much detail."

With a slight smile, Ishtar's eyes gleamed with interest.

"I think I understand."

Orpheus, however, understood somewhat.

To save computing space... and more to make things more interesting, Orpheus never activated the Omniscient Star for destiny and the future. However, she was too lazy to investigate many inside stories after she had noticed them. Once someone pointed them out, the truth would be easily revealed.

"A true visitor from the future? That's really interesting!"

Ishtar's face also lit up with a look of delight at seeing a prey.

Seeing that expression, Orpheus knew... that strategist was probably in for a rough time.

"His future is different from his present."

After thinking for a moment, Orpheus spoke to Ishtar.

"At least, in that future... the Hero King who exists is probably not me, and Ishtar probably doesn't exist either."

"That's what makes it interesting! Since he comes from the future, he must have the arrogance to think he has everything under control, right? Even now, with things going so far astray, that arrogance must still have left a glimmer of hope in his heart... I really want to see what kind of expression that perpetually calm strategist will show when that ignorant arrogance is shattered, when hope falls into despair!"

"..."

Orpheus remained silent.

Although she seems to have started to slightly pursue 'fun' now, she probably has no right to say anything...

But as expected, even as times change, this goddess still retains her quirky sense of humor.

On another note, Orpheus felt that he had already dealt a heavy blow to that strategist, but it turned out that in the eyes of the goddess, it was far from enough.

Furthermore, the omniscient and omnipotent star seems to hint at a possible teacher-student relationship between the two...

Despite thinking this way, Orpheus wouldn't interfere with the goddess's career as long as it had nothing to do with him.

Anyway, that overworked strategist had nothing to do with her.

"Well, first of all, it wouldn't be fun if everything went your way, so let's start with this guy whose eyes look like frogs..."

Having already tricked her father, the goddess was now preparing to trick her teacher. Her execution was as strong as ever. She had already taken out several gems and was excitedly rubbing her hands together.

But at that moment, the goddess suddenly stopped moving.

"Um... I'd like to borrow from you, no, Hero King, this goddess bestows upon you the honor of paying tribute to this goddess, so offer up your treasures with gratitude!"

For the first time since overcoming the challenges posed by the creator god of the Age of Gods, Orpheus felt a sudden urge to sigh.

Chapter 156 Ritsuka's Transformation

"Ooooooooo!!! Why?! Why are you stopping me here?! Are you still going to get in my way even now?! Damn God!!!"

Caster Gilles de Rais, with not a single beard on his face, held his Noble Phantasm, the Book of the Annihilation City, and uttered incomprehensible words as if in a frenzy.

"evil ways……"

Lancer frowned as he swept away the monsters summoned by Caster, too lazy to waste words with him.

"Just as the strategist said, the stored magic power has no end in sight."

Lancer wielded his spear and cleared away another group of tentacle monsters. He watched with some anxiety as Caster drifted further and further away on the river, chanting incantations.

"Why hasn't Saber arrived yet?!"

Saber, who should have met him long ago, was nowhere to be seen. Lancer had a bad feeling, but even so, he could only follow the strategist's orders and do his best to stop Caster.

On the other side, El-Melloi was equally anxious, with two Artorias and Mash beside him, each holding a weapon and looking solemn.

As for what lies ahead of him...

"Even if you look at me like that... I'm helpless. After saying those things, I'm now actively causing trouble for you. Even I care a little about manners."

With his hands in his coat pockets, Orpheus smiled and spoke with an expression and tone that showed no sign of helplessness.

Since merging with Qi, she seems to have become more and more fond of spouting useless nonsense, and has lost the decisiveness she used to have—taking action rather than talking.

But that's alright, since her goal wasn't to take action anyway.

Both Artoria wielded the Holy Sword, yet dared not advance recklessly.

Generally speaking, putting your hands in your pockets during combat is a seemingly cool but actually foolish thing to do, because it takes time to pull your hands out when it's time to make a move. Although it's a short time, it's an opening that a good warrior can catch.

But that's based on the premise that the two sides are roughly equal in strength.

Orpheus's melee combat prowess remains a mystery, but as close-combat experts, Saber and her companions will not be deterred or stop in their tracks. However, another factor is now hindering the two swordsmen's progress.

Those were the countless Noble Phantasms behind Orpheus, all gleaming with golden light and facing them.

What do you want to do?

El-Melloi frowned. This was a crucial moment. No matter how difficult the King of Heroes was to deal with, there was a bigger problem to deal with at this moment.

Perhaps not as powerful as Orpheus, but he was a monster that could not be tolerated in the world.

"I'm just doing this to stop you from doing what someone asked me to do."

None of them intended to fight, and Orpheus's purpose was merely to stop them, so he had no intention of making a move.

"Entrusted by someone?"

El-Melloi suppressed his anxiety and forced himself to focus all his attention on the threat before him.

"I'd really like to know, who could possibly command the renowned King of Heroes... or rather, why would the mighty King of Heroes be reduced to being commanded by someone else?"

The idea of ​​Tokiomi Tohsaka as a Master flashed through El-Melloi's mind, but he quickly dismissed it. Putting aside whether Tokiomi Tohsaka had the ability, El-Melloi couldn't think of any benefit he could gain from doing so.

Kirei Kotomine... that could be considered a possibility. Although El-Melloi couldn't think of any benefit that would bring to the priest, based on El-Melloi's understanding of Kirei Kotomine afterward... that guy, who could be called a madman, really didn't need any benefit to drive him to do things.

However, at this point in time, that priest probably hasn't arrived yet...

With the worst possible scenario flashing through his mind, El-Melloi decided to risk provoking El-Melloi by trying to find out if he could at least create an opportunity for a breakthrough, even if he couldn't get any information.

If possible, he didn't want to expend too much energy here, especially since Artoria's mana used to unleash her Noble Phantasm absolutely had to be conserved.

"No need to speculate too much..."

However, even if someone pointed at Orpheus's nose and cursed him, Orpheus would completely ignore it. This level of provocation from El-Melloi was completely disregarded by Orpheus.

"Since there is a debt of gratitude, it needs to be repaid. I owe that person a lot, so it doesn't matter if I serve her temporarily. Besides, I'm also a little curious, why does that weak Caster make you all so wary?"

"Wait, Orpheus."

At this moment, Ritsuka had already emerged from behind Mashu's protection and was gesturing earnestly.

"That Caster, if he succeeds in what he's doing, this city could even be plunged into disaster! Didn't you say you would maintain the balance of humanity? You wouldn't want humanity to suffer because of this, would you?"

"Oh?"

Orpheus tilted his head.

"It's only been half a day, but Ritsuka's tongue has become quite sharp... However, it seems that Ritsuka underestimates humanity. How much impact can the disaster of a mere city have on humanity as a whole? There are many disasters in history that have the potential to destroy cities. Does Ritsuka really expect me to intervene and stop them every time?"