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“I understand,” Dr. Roman said after thinking for a moment. “But you should be careful and observe the situation closely.”

then--

The two stepped into the village.

Not long after the two entered the village, DIO, who was in the Great Temple in the pyramid, learned of this.

"They didn't come... What a pity." DIO narrowed his eyes slightly. When Chaldea arrived at this singularity, he sensed the aura of spiritual particle transfer, but he couldn't be sure who had come to this world.

However, just now, the Chaldeans arrived at that village, and he learned of the information.

There were only two people.

Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash Kyrielight.

Liangyi and Mi did not come over.

"What a pity, haha... I had already prepared special measures to deal with you, but you didn't come... What a shame. However, maybe you're just temporarily absent. We can't be careless. I'll keep the Chaldea people in suspense for a while to prevent me from making a direct move... They probably don't know yet that the person in this Great Temple is not Osmandis, but me, DIO!"

It's different from the time of Ottomandis.

During the time he controlled this pyramid, the temple complex was always resplendent in gold and shone brightly.

but--

He hates light.

He is no longer a vampire, so he can be safe even in the sunlight. But even so, his old habit still makes him dislike sunlight, and he also dislikes the sun-like light in this temple.

The entire temple complex dimmed, emitting no light whatsoever.

Most people would find it impossible to walk in such pitch black, but for DIO, it was an incredibly comfortable environment.

Getting up from the bed and stepping over the corpses of several women on the floor, drained of their souls and blood, DIO produced a golden cup filled with thick blood—the Holy Grail.

"Then... appear, my soldiers—"

The blood dripped onto the ground and slowly transformed into human figures.

The figure had no face, and knelt on the ground with its head bowed, declaring its submission to DIO.

“Haha…” DIO sat down in a chair and tapped his fingers on the armrest: “That’s it. We don’t need Servants to deal with the Chaldea people. You guys can handle it. If we let the Servants do it, they might accidentally kill them. For my purpose, DIO, they have to live to show their value. Of course, we have to weaken them a bit. We have to give Goetia time.”

......

'I have a feeling that Lord Osmandis is acting a little strange...' Nitocris walked through the dimly lit pyramid.

If you say anything wrong.

So this pyramid is the biggest problem, right?

Why is it so dark?

According to the records, Lord Osmandis should have some connection with the 'sun', but this pyramid... I just can't make that connection at all.

Could it be that there is an error in the record?

Just as women are recorded as men... Osmandis also differs somewhat from historical accounts.

but...

The ability to command so many divine beasts and possess such a vast temple complex... he must be Lord Osmandis.

perhaps...

Nitocris wasn't entirely sure; if I had to explain why, it would be a feeling... She just felt that Osmandis's gaze towards her was off... those slightly narrowed eyes that exuded an evil aura...

I felt like a frog being targeted by a snake.

I dare not move, I dare not move an inch—

Was that the king's imposing aura? Or was it...?

Chapter 1220 Summoning Preparations

"I see, you're from out of town."

The middle-aged man named Yi Tan smiled and said, "Then come and rest at my house for a while."

"Yes, I'm so sorry," Fujimaru Ritsuka said quickly.

"It's nothing, nothing serious, but it's been a long time since any outsiders have come to our village."

“But everyone seemed very friendly…” Mash Kyrielight said with some surprise.

Normally, they should have appeared in the desert at first, but this time it was not like that. They easily discovered several villages nearby. This time they chose one with a spiritual vein node, which was also the largest village.

Since arriving here, I've only encountered some wild monsters.

Just like now, the villagers accepted them very easily and even offered to arrange rooms for the two of them in a very friendly manner.

“Um, Mr. Itan, have there been any strange things happening in the village recently... or rather, in this area?” Mashu asked as they walked.

“Strange things? No, nothing.” Yi Tan thought for a moment and said, “If we’re talking about strange things… haha, the fact that you travelers are here is already strange enough.”

"Yeah..."

“But that may not be the case, it’s just that I haven’t left the village for a long time,” Yi Tan said. “After all, there’s no need for it.”

"Alright, this is my home. Don't worry, I usually live alone. Now I'll go prepare dinner."

After saying that, the man left.

Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash Kyrielight were left in the room.

“Well then, let’s establish a connection first,” Fujimaru Ritsuka said to Mash. “Is this room alright?”

“Yes, no problem.” Mash Kyrielight nodded. “I just didn’t expect things to settle down so easily…”

What was initially thought to be a highly dangerous singularity has turned out to be a simple matter of three steps: arriving at the singularity, finding the local inhabitants, and establishing a connection.

All of these processes are proceeding very smoothly.

Even if we've never encountered this situation before, why is it that a singularity with an EX-level mutation is progressing so smoothly?

Everything felt unusual.

However, if we're talking about what makes this singularity different from previous ones...

"We haven't encountered a single Servant yet," Fujimaru Ritsuka pondered, adding, "Let's summon two Servants from Chaldea first."

"I understand, senior. So, who should we summon?"

"Hmm... let me think about it."

In this situation, who should we summon? Or... should we try directly connecting to Valhalla to summon a new Servant and establish a connection?

But when it comes to summoning Servants, which type is the best to summon...?

The situation is still unclear, but given the current state of this singularity... I hope to summon a Servant who is good at offensive operations and has a powerful AoE attack. After all, the enemy could be the Lion King's Holy City, or even the Great Temple of Osmandis. A powerful AoE attack would be able to handle such a situation.

However, this is not particularly necessary; in such a situation, a temporary summons can be used.

but...

The enemy's strength is unknown. If possible, I would really like to have someone who can help me escape and is fast on foot. That would be the best, right?

Yes, Archer would also work, like that King of Heroes.

Then comes the need for concealment and infiltration, which Assassin and Caster are more suitable for. It would be great if Da Vinci were willing to come, but... she was supposed to come with us for this singularity, but that was just the original plan... now that guy doesn't want to come anymore.

This really added a lot of difficulty for him.

"Anyway, let's summon Assassin, Caster, or Rider first. Mash, do you have any good ideas?"

“Yes, Rider, it must be Mr. Alexander, right? As for Assassin... does the senior intend to assassinate him directly or indirectly?” Mash thought for a moment and said.

"Um...don't you have any stealth types?"

"Hmm? Does Chaldea have this kind of Assassin?"

"...It seems...it seems there really isn't one." Fujimaru Ritsuka thought and thought but couldn't think of a suitable one. Although the Hassan lineage are all traditional assassins, this singularity itself has a Hassan village, right? She should encounter them later, and they won't be called Chaldea's Cursed Arm and the others.

Although the first Hassan would be the best choice if possible, he hasn't yet formed a 'bond' with that Servant. One of the goals in this singularity is to form a 'bond' with him so that he can be summoned to Chaldea later.

"Then, let's call Rider Alexander the Great, and Assassin and Caster... hmm, let's see if we can summon any other Servants!" Once the decision was made, things became much easier.

First, summon a Servant, then search for information about the Holy Grail and Hassan's village.

Whether it's repairing the singularity or forging a bond with the first Hassan, that Grand-rank Assassin, both are extremely important matters!

......

“Stella————!!”

Arash's memories end here.

He remembered that he was originally in the village of Hassan, and then... he was attacked, and the Cursed Arm, the original guardian of the village, took his heart and gave it to the person next to him.

The King of Gods—Osmandis.

Then, Osmandis extended his hand to him. Although he didn't know what the other man intended to do, his A-level clairvoyance allowed him to glimpse a tiny bit of the future—

'I will become someone I'm not!'

Although I don't know exactly what it is, I understand just by looking at the appearance of the cursed wrist.

That's right, it's a method of twisting other people's will and forcibly taking them under one's own control.

But he no longer had the ability to resist—or rather, he no longer had the time to nock an arrow.

That's how it is!

But—it stopped!

Although it was only for a moment, Osmandis's hand stopped for some reason, pausing for about two seconds.

But the hand did indeed stop in front of him for this reason, giving him time—time to fight back!

Chapter 1221 Arash