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And the Holy Sword.

The holy sword, which had stored its brilliance for a thousand years and had never been truly used, was still in her hands.

"Take care."

Standing atop the walls of Camelot, Artoria looked at the spot where Arash had once stood and spoke.

But that would be the end of it.

But I can't sense the presence of the Chaldea Master... Could it be that he failed to escape and was vaporized along with DIO by his Noble Phantasm?

No, it doesn't seem to be the case. If you think about it carefully, only a few seconds passed after the Command Seal was activated, and the connection between them and Fujimaru Ritsuka was severed, as if they didn't exist in this world.

"Did Chaldea temporarily take him back using spirit particle transfer?"

It seems that this is the only way to understand it.

Sure enough, not long after, Artoria once again felt the connection between herself and her Master.

......

"Is it over?" Fujimaru Ritsuka asked, looking around at the black mud surging into the huge pit.

Although there are some things I don't understand about what happened before.

However, what appears to be a sealed Ryougi and Mi is not actually sealed.

Instead, he appeared disguised as the Berserker, fooling not only DIO but also them.

“Generally speaking, when someone says something like that, it definitely means the story isn’t over yet,” Ryougi Kazuya said. “And the reality is… it really isn’t over yet; DIO is still alive.”

boom---!

Instantly, the black mud beneath their feet surged up, as if lifted by something, and rushed into the sky!

"This is--?"

Yu Ji was startled: "So that's how it is. I clearly felt such a huge amount of magic power when I was outside, but I couldn't sense anything after entering the temple. I originally thought that the temple had this kind of ability, but now it seems that's not the case."

"Ah... I just realized that too."

Ryougi and Miya stared in astonishment at the building rising beneath their feet—it was the Great Temple!

The great temple on the ground was just a decoy from the beginning.

DIO had built a great temple underground at some point, a fact unknown even to Osmandis.

This is a trick that Osmandis would not use.

He has always been upright and honest, crushing everything like the sun.

However, DIO is not like that; his forte is all sorts of underhanded tricks and dirty tricks.

On the surface, they were fighting to the death with others in the Great Temple, but that was not actually the case.

That is to say-

Destroying the ground alone is not enough. To kill DIO completely, this great temple, which is obviously different from the previous ones and has an outer layer of magical shield, must also be destroyed!

"Hahahahahahahahaha——————!!"

DIO laughed loudly: "Indeed, a brilliant move, but still far from it. When it comes to wits, you've never been able to outsmart me, DIO. This battle is a victory for DIO!!!"

"You can all just die!"

Chapter 1255 The God King on the Earth

DIO is in a good mood.

By selling his own blood, he exposed almost all the hidden cards of his enemies.

The situation is very good.

In reality, I didn't lose much; to put it another way, I only lost a layer of shield.

and--

DIO's lips curled into a wicked smile, and his Stand pressed one hand to the ground: "Now, let's rewrite 'reality' once again."

With this ability, the great temple that had disappeared underground will reappear!

That is to say-

Even if those guys had some hidden tricks up their sleeves, all their scheming would only result in destroying another temple on the surface.

And he will remain invincible!

......

"There are still more?"

Having just experienced a parallel world travel and finding it fascinating, Yu Ji was shocked to find the temple had reappeared upon her return.

It took a lot of effort to successfully break through it on the first try.

But it turned out that it wasn't the end!

There are other temples too!

The situation changed suddenly. It seemed like the battle was over, the outcome was decided.

But now, things have suddenly become very bad.

There are all sorts of trump cards here, some revealed and some not, while that DIO... has only lost some magic power and soul reserves. Compared to the enormous amount of magic power and soul power he currently possesses, these minor accounts are completely dispensable.

The scales of victory suddenly tipped infinitely in DIO's favor.

"Don't worry."

Ryougi and Mi were surprised by the current situation, but it was somewhat expected: "We still have cards that we can't use."

Or rather, if he had defeated DIO so easily, he would have felt a little uneasy, wondering if it was some kind of scheme by DIO.

But now it seems...

Everything is still under control; revealing that he hadn't been sealed away beforehand was indeed a mistake.

However, it was only a matter of time before this point was revealed.

The only pity is Arash.

His last arrow was wasted.

......

Da da da—

Deep underground.

The vast temple had just been rebuilt by DIO using his ability to 'rewrite' reality, perfectly replicating every detail.

Upon reaching the ground, they placed the Holy Grail in the temple below, at the center of the temple, where black mud continued to flow out.

In this environment, only one footstep could be heard continuously.

I walked step by step through the temple.

Splash—

His footsteps slowly sank into the black mud, but he completely ignored it!

Without a doubt, he is a legitimate Servant.

For a typical Servant like this, simply touching it would render them incapacitated.

but--

Although he is a legitimate Servant, he is not an ordinary Servant!

Exceptional level.

That is exactly the adjective for this Servant.

It is something that makes even the most illogical things understandable and acceptable to those who experience them.

Nothing happened to him, but in contrast...

The black mud, however, seemed to be scorched, bubbling and evaporating little by little.

Pure magic spread outwards.

The crystallization of evil turned into black grains of sand that fell to the ground.

The Servant walked step by step toward the center of the temple, toward the location of the Holy Grail on the throne.

Then--

He stood there before the Holy Grail.

Silently gazing at the Holy Grail before him.

After a long while, he sighed.

"I'm back... I've returned to this temple once again... Ha... Haha ...

laughing out loud.

The low laughter gradually grew louder until it resounded throughout the entire temple.

"Alright! Then I'll be back—"

Servant, Osmandis reached out and swept the Holy Grail off the throne: "That is my seat—!"

After speaking, Osmandis sat down.

He closed his eyes: "Well done... DIO. I was still considering how to reclaim the Grand Temple from you, or whether to stop you while you were rebuilding it, as Ryougi Kazuya suggested. But—I didn't expect you to make such an unnecessary move! You're too arrogant! Do you even know who you're facing—"

"Great Temple activated!"

hum-

hum-

Buzz————