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"Isn't she the enemy?" Artoria looked at Arash, then at Nitocris with some doubt. "Then, are you the enemy?"

“No, no, neither of us is an enemy.” Arash sighed. “She’s just being misled, just like I was at the beginning. Even the person who attacked you before wasn’t Ottomandis, but DIO. But in her eyes, DIO is Ottomandis.”

"What are you talking about? The Pharaoh is the Pharaoh. And who is DIO?" Nitocris frowned, about to retort, when she suddenly sensed a surge of magical energy. Turning around, her eyes widened: "The Pharaoh—!"

Buzz————

As space rippled, Osmanthus, the user of DIO, appeared before Lancelot and reached out his hand towards the flames—

hum!

The next moment, the flames disappeared.

The existence of the flame was replicated by his 'reality' and disappeared from this world.

"Tsk... Your judgment has declined so much... As expected, even if it costs more soul energy, I still need to completely 'rewrite' you." DIO looked at Lancelot and said, "At least to allow you to unleash your full power, let's start by rewriting from the root of your memories. The one you initially pledged allegiance to wasn't King Arthur, but me, DIO!!"

Chapter 1242 Shining in the Spear of the End

"You're going to make a copy right in front of me? Do you think I'd let you do something like that—?"

"No! It's not a matter of whether it can be done or not—" DIO laughed loudly, "it's already done! Go—Lancelot!"

"Yes, Your Majesty—"

As Lancelot spoke, the indestructible Lake Light in his hand emitted a light and charged towards Ryougi and Miyabi—

Noble Phantasm!

All bonds are broken, and the lake's shimmering light shines through!

His spirit origin cap has been changed—

His memories have been altered, and he has now returned to his prime as Servant Saber!

As for the supply of magic power...

The ordinary people who still survive in this singularity have modified versions of the fleshy growths on their heads!

After learning from Jotaro Kujo's experience of removing the flesh bud, DIO reprogrammed its abilities. Touching it no longer causes it to bounce off and try to control the person touching it; instead, it extends towards the current user's brain, completely destroying the user's mental system!

and--

It also incorporates magical techniques that can extract a person's life force.

Then he converts this life force into magic to supply the Servants used by DIO.

For a Servant who can absorb the lives of several people to regain their full strength and use their Noble Phantasm... the magical power of that number of people can be described as 'infinite'.

Lancelot can use his Noble Phantasm to his heart's content, and it's even possible for him to keep his Noble Phantasm in its unleashed state throughout the battle.

The reason it couldn't be done before was because DIO used a substandard modification that tried to conserve soul energy as much as possible.

A decline in IQ and a decline in judgment.

but--

If things continue like they were just now... then all these Servants will be wiped out without serving any purpose.

Therefore, a complete transformation of one person is necessary, even if the soul energy consumed by this transformation makes DIO feel the pinch!

Arash must die to achieve his goal!

Unexpected occurrences must be eliminated!

And... it wasn't just Arash who was unexpected; he had just sensed it too, as well as the new power of Ryougi and Mi—that flame.

Previously, he only touched it for a moment with his Stand, The World OverHea/ven, and a layer of his hand was burned off.

This is all because he used a body double!

In other words, the flames could attack the Stand, and—that's a temperature that could instantly burn one's own wrist.

"Did it run away...?"

Ryougi and Miya dodged Lancelot's attack and frowned when they saw that DIO had disappeared.

However, he also saw that a layer of DIO's hand had been burned off.

It's a real shame. If he could use Bankai, touching that 15 million degree flame would have burned DIO's hand away, preventing him from using his 'rewriting reality' ability.

This pure temperature is like a natural enemy to these kinds of people.

Why was Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni able to defeat Yhwach a thousand years ago? It's simple, isn't it... Even if Yhwach could use 'omniscience and omnipotence' back then and break Zanpakuto, try breaking one yourself?

The moment my hand touched that knife, it was instantly vaporized.

What are you folding?

So... what's the best way for Lancelot to deal with this indestructible lake? ... Just use brute force to overwhelm it?

He's definitely no match for me.

His Noble Phantasm can also be countered with Flowing Arts. What... Although it looks fierce, if you think about it carefully, isn't it still completely posed no threat? It's just that it went from watching them die to 'needing me to take action'.

Why would DIO do something like this?

"Wait a moment, Lord Ryougi." Artoria extended her holy lance and stood between the two, saying, "Leave Lancelot to me."

"Is it really okay?" Ryougi Kazumi asked. "I was originally planning to send him back to Valhalla very gently, to avoid a fight between you and your servant. Of course, if you insist on fighting, I won't say anything."

“That’s right, I will take action.” Artoria looked at Lancelot and said, “No, rather, it must be me who takes action! I will end all of this—”

As Artoria spoke, the Holy Lance in her hand began to glow, its original form crumbling away into a spiral of light—that was the Holy Lance's true form.

"I see. So you're my next enemy?" Lancelot looked at Artoria and raised his sword, saying, "Very well, this time I'll send you on your final journey."

As he spoke, the holy sword in Lancelot's hand emitted light.

That was a phenomenon of magic overload, but it was commonplace for that holy sword.

And on the other side-

Artoria also used her full strength from the very beginning.

A clash between swords and spears.

Ryougi and Mi approached Arash, looking at Nitocris standing nearby, and asked, "Is she alright?"

"What you're saying... doesn't seem like you doubt me at all," Arash said. "I thought you'd suspect I might be being controlled by DIO or something..."

"Wait—what are you talking about? DIO? Who is that?" Nitocris looked at the situation in front of her, her eyes glazed over, not understanding what was going on.

"Simply put, the Ottomandis you know now isn't the real Ottomandis," Ryougi Kazuya said. "The real Ottomandis should be dead. The one you see now is the result of someone named DIO stealing his Spirit Origin—"

"Ugh?"

“No, he’s not dead,” Arash said. “But his condition isn’t good either. His spirit core is almost gone, even worse than mine. It won’t be long before it collapses.”

"I see... there's still some left..." This time it was Ryougi Kazumi's turn to be a little surprised.

"So...where is he? That Pharaoh?"

“I can’t say that, I can only say… he’s in a safe place,” Arash said, glancing at the battlefield on the other side.

Over there, Artoria has already unleashed her Noble Phantasm.

"Holy Lance—Pull anchor!"

The next moment, light gathered and suddenly thrust towards Lancelot!

However, we avoided it!

That shot was beautifully dodged. No, or rather, that shot wasn't even aimed at Lancelot in the first place. In the previous battle, Artoria and Lancelot had cleverly switched positions. Now, Artoria's Noble Phantasm is aimed directly at Ryougi and Miyabi!

"Shining in the Spear of the End (Rhongomyniad) ————!!!"

Chapter 1243 The Seal

DIO absolutely hates Artoria.

Every time he heard her voice, he would think of a woman he hated. Because of this, he didn't give Artoria a chance to fight back. She attacked him directly, made him lose consciousness, and took away all his subordinates.

Furthermore, he himself was also rewritten in reality by The·World·OverHea/ven.

The coma was just an illusion.

Artoria's role lies in her Holy Lance.

If that gun were to unleash its original power, it should have been able to pin a person to the concept of 'world'.

If it were used as a seal, it would be something that very few people could break.

Of course, Ryougi and Mi are exceptions; he should be able to break free from that seal, provided he's prepared to destroy the world.

If we don't do that, and instead use violent means, then sealing him away for a period of time shouldn't be a problem.

It can be said that Artoria's initial purpose was to seal Ryougi and Mi; she existed for this very purpose!

However, the preparation and activation of the Holy Lance all take time.

Ryougi Kazuya couldn't just stand there waiting for her to seal him... He was originally planning to wait until he faced her, then pretend to let Artoria use the Holy Lance to attack him, and then suddenly attack Ryougi Kazuya from behind to seal him away!

But just now, after he arrived at that battlefield, he was originally prepared to completely subdue Lancelot.

Just as he said.

but--

Ah... he thought of a better way, deliberately shouting out his purpose loudly, but that wasn't actually the case—he passed this idea to Lancelot, giving him a copy of what he had learned: 'He is King Arthur's subordinate, and in order to defeat Ryougi and Mi, he has to collude with his king to stage a play.'

However, despite consuming the most of her soul energy and undergoing the most thorough transformation, Artoria did not lose her judgment as the Lion King.

I instantly understood DIO's idea.

And they launched an operation, the battle with Lancelot was all fake, in order to find a suitable Kakuzu to unleash his power to 'seal' Ryougi and Miyabi!

The situation is developing very well.

Although Artoria was unable to use the Holy Lance for a long time afterward.