It was precisely because they were both Heroic Spirits that Da Vinci was able to sense the terrifying power within Qin Chuan's body, making her unable to muster even the slightest desire to resist.
Fortunately, Qin Chuan seemed to be quite friendly; at least, according to Fujimaru Ritsuka, he had already saved her twice.
At least Fujimaru Ritsuka had almost complete trust in Qin Chuan, and although Da Vinci had doubts, he respected Fujimaru Ritsuka's choice.
"So, you're now following Miss Nito to that place called the Radiant Great Composite Temple?"
Meanwhile, Fujimaru Ritsuka also figured out the identity of the woman dressed in Egyptian clothing that Da Vinci and Mashu were following.
Her name was Nitocris, and she was the first female pharaoh in Egyptian history to exercise political power over all of Egypt.
However, this desert was not created by Nito, but by Ramses II, who was located in the Great Composite Temple of Radiance.
In other words, they were about to meet Ramses II and seek his help.
Thinking of this, Fujimaru Ritsuka subconsciously turned her head to look at Qin Chuan, as if seeking his opinion.
"Go and have a look."
Qin Chuan shrugged; this sandy area wasn't really suitable for chatting.
After we get to that magnificent composite temple, we can have a proper talk with Leonardo da Vinci—since we can't contact Romani in Chaldea, da Vinci can make the decisions on most things.
……
PS: Thank you so much for that inexplicable donation, I'm extremely grateful _(:з」∠)_
Chapter 290 Taking a Trip to the Holy City
The Great Composite Temple of Glory, which was the territory of Ramses II, carved out a world from ancient Egypt more than two thousand years ago in this land that originally belonged to Jerusalem.
Qin Chuan followed Nito and the others into the temple, originally intending to meet Ramses II with Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others.
But just as Nitot was about to enter the central room of the temple, he suddenly stopped as if he had received some kind of command.
"The Pharaoh has ordered that you go in first, and that this Lord Qin Chuan stay behind."
A look of confusion flashed across Nito's face for a moment, as if he couldn't understand the order from Ramses II, but he still carried it out.
Although, according to Egyptian history, Nitothu was a pharaoh much earlier than Ramses II, and could even be considered Ramses II's grandmother.
However, because Nitot considered herself an unfit pharaoh, she only regarded herself as the pharaoh's deputy in front of Ramses II, the pharaoh with illustrious achievements, and temporarily set aside her identity as the pharaoh.
"Huh? Can't Qin Chuan come in with us?"
A hint of unease appeared on Fujimaru Ritsuka's face. She turned her head back to look at Qin Chuan nervously, as if she might encounter danger after leaving him.
On the way, Da Vinci told Fujimaru Ritsuka that Qin Chuan's strength might be greater than she had imagined. Therefore, in Fujimaru Ritsuka's eyes, Qin Chuan was practically a guarantee of safety in this mission.
Now that she had left Qin Chuan, she suddenly felt uneasy—after all, before coming to this singularity, Chaldea had called this place "a place more dangerous than ever before."
"Go ahead without worry, I'll keep an eye on you."
Since the main quest ultimately requires Fujimaru Ritsuka to summon him, Qin Chuan didn't mind raising her favorability at this time, so he nodded and said to her.
"Besides, don't you have something on you that can protect you to some extent?"
Upon hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka blushed—she knew, of course, that Qin Chuan was referring to the maid outfit she was wearing.
For some reason, Da Vinci and Mashu seemed unable to see her maid outfit, and Nitobir seemed completely oblivious as well. It was as if only Qin Chuan and he could see it.
Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was initially a little embarrassed, hesitated about whether to take off her maid outfit after meeting Leonardo da Vinci and receiving a device from her that could protect her from high concentrations of magic.
After hesitating for a moment, Fujimaru Ritsuka decided to continue wearing the maid outfit—after all, the maid outfit not only protected her but also provided a boost to her physical abilities.
As an "ordinary" Master, Fujimaru Ritsuka knows how important a good physique is, as it can be life-saving in critical moments.
She had no choice before, but now she chooses to sacrifice a little shame in exchange for the boost from the maid outfit Qin Chuan gave her—although after wearing it for a while, she always feels like she's being wrapped up by Qin Chuan.
After watching Fujimaru Ritsuka and her group enter the central room of the temple, Qin Chuan then looked at Nitocris beside him:
"So, what's the point of keeping me here? Osmandis didn't leave me here just to wait around, did he?"
"Well... Pharaoh really has no more orders."
Nito was also stunned, a hint of embarrassment on her face, as if she couldn't answer Qin Chuan's question.
Ramses II did indeed only give her the order to leave Qin Chuan behind and talk to him later, and told Nito to take care of Qin Chuan herself, so Nito didn't know what to do for a moment.
Although she was willing to serve as Ramses II's deputy because she felt she was unfit to be a pharaoh, she was, after all, a female pharaoh in her lifetime and naturally did not know how to take care of guests.
Seeing Nito's bewildered expression, Qin Chuan immediately lost interest.
He reluctantly found a chair nearby and sat down, then looked up outside:
"Fine, I'll give the Chaldea people face and not force my way in to slap Osmandis a couple of times..."
However, sitting here idly was too boring. Qin Chuan thought for a moment and quickly came up with something to do to pass the time.
……
To the east of Jerusalem stands a pristine white "holy city".
This is one of the culprits behind this singularity, a fortress built by King Arthur—Artoria—whose mind was corrupted by the "Holy Lance" and transformed from a human into a god.
Inside the fortress, the Knights of the Round Table, who had answered King Arthur's call, were preparing for the next "holy purification."
The so-called Holy Exorcism, as the name suggests, is a "divine salvation." It is when King Arthur selects a small number of "good people" from among the refugees and allows them to enter the Holy City for refuge.
What to do with the remaining refugees? That depends on which Knight of the Round Table is in charge of the purification ritual.
If it were Lancelot, he would send the unselected refugees to distant places for refuge and arrange for his own private army to protect them.
But if it were Gawain, he would choose to slaughter all the refugees who were not chosen—an act completely inconsistent with his title of Sun Knight.
Unfortunately, the person in charge of the next holy exorcism is Gawain.
At this moment, Gawain was in the square of the Holy City counting the Purification Knights—if nothing unexpected happened, these Purification Knights would join him in killing the refugees who were not selected after the Holy Purification.
As the originator of the term "Prince Charming," Gawain, hailed as the perfect knight, shouldn't be such a cold-blooded person. Yet, at this moment, his eyes flashed with a chilling light, devoid of any trace of pity...
"You're really meticulous, Gawain."
As Gawain was counting the knights of the righteous order, a somewhat frivolous female voice came from behind him, her words clearly displaying an impolite casualness.
"Mordred, instead of wasting your time, why don't you go out and find out where those mountain people are?"
Gawain didn't even turn his head, but simply said to Mordred in a calm tone.
Mordred, ostensibly King Arthur's "son," is actually Morgan's daughter created using Artoria's blood. Despite her desire for Artoria's recognition, she has been unsuccessful.
Mordred's fighting prowess is not outstanding among the Knights of the Round Table. Although she received the blessing of Artoria, who had transformed into the "Lion King," and her strength was enhanced, she was still far inferior to Gawain.
Therefore, Mordred has no territory in the Holy City and can only wander around the Holy City during the day.
"Tsk, don't think you're so great just because you've gained your father's approval."
Mordred, being a brat, raised his sword with some displeasure upon hearing Gawain's words, as if he might attack Gawain at any moment.
Of course, this was just for show, since it was daytime and Gawain possessed an ability called "the number of saints".
This ability is incredibly overpowered, granting Gawain three times the strength for three hours from 9 a.m. to noon and three hours from 3 p.m. to sunset.
Furthermore, Gawain has now received the Lion King's blessing of "Never Night," which turns the place where Gawain is into daylight, allowing him to maintain three times his usual strength forever.
However, although Mordred only made a gesture, the next moment, a bolt of lightning suddenly fell from the sky and struck in front of her, startling her.
"Whoa whoa!"
Startled by the sudden lightning 2.1, Mordred took a few steps back, then glared at Gawain with a mixture of embarrassment and anger.
"What are you doing?! I just raised my sword, is it really necessary to attack like this?!"
However, the next moment, Gao Wen's expression also changed.
He also felt the lightning that had struck Mordred earlier, but the problem was—that lightning wasn't his power!
As a Knight of the Round Table, Gawain's forte is, of course, swordsmanship, and even if he were to warn Mordred, he would never use lightning.
Therefore, the astute Gawain immediately understood what had happened:
"This is... an 'enemy attack' that has appeared within the Holy City!"
The next moment, a thick, black bolt of lightning crashed down from the sky and struck the open ground between Gawain and Mordred.
Then the black lightning twisted wildly, gradually coalescing into a figure under the astonished gazes of Gawain and Mordred.
That was Qin Chuan's stand-in, "Blackbird Requiem".
Using the power of the "high-pitched saxophone," a realistic illusion was created, allowing others to see the Stand's existence.
Chapter 291 Oh no! Gawain has been eaten!
The original "Blackbird" was a close-range power-type Stand, just like "Star Platinum" and "The World" in the original JOJO, and could not stray too far from Qin Chuan.
However, after absorbing some long-range Stands, Qin Chuan's "Black Bird" gradually began to be able to travel to very far places, and even long distances did not affect its performance.
For example, "Red Hot Chili Pepper" is like this. In the original work, Red Hot Chili Pepper's main body can stay in Morioh, while its Stand can travel to the outskirts of Morioh, which shows how far it can travel.
Qin Chuan's "Blackbird Requiem" is now stronger than "Spicy Red Pepper" in terms of range, so Qin Chuan tried placing it in the distant Holy City, and it worked.
Because the Holy City itself has extremely strong defenses, and there are many righteous knights patrolling around it, it would cause a great commotion to break in head-on.
Although breaking through the Holy City's defenses would be a piece of cake for "Blackbird Requiem," what he needs to do now is to finish what he has to do before the Holy City's master—the Lion King Artoria—finds out.
"Gawain...very good, he found it right away."
Qin Chuan squinted, and through the eyes of "Blackbird Requiem," he also saw the Knight of the Round Table selecting the Knight of the Righteousness in the Holy City's square. 03 was none other than Gawain, whom he was looking for.
As for Mordred, he ignored him—Mordred didn't have any abilities that were worth his attention.
Gawain is different; his ability, "The Number of the Saints," allows him to triple his power during the day!
Qin Chuan certainly had no reason to let go of this ability—if there was anything in this singularity that he was particularly interested in, it was probably Gawain's ability.
……
"Wh...what is this?"
In the square of the Holy City, Mordred looked at the "Blackbird Requiem" falling from the sky with some surprise, seemingly unaware of what had happened.
She was known to be an idiot, and even in this situation, the first thought that popped into her head wasn't "an enemy has invaded the holy city," but rather "this dark thing looks so strange."
It's no wonder she thought that way. "Blackbird Requiem" was made entirely of black shadows, and its face only vaguely showed the outline of its features. It didn't look human at all.
Unlike Mordred, Gawain reacted almost immediately.
"on!"
Gawain shouted with a serious expression, and the Knights of Justice in the square immediately took action without hesitation.
Countless sharp knight swords slashed down at the body of "Blackbird Requiem"—whether it was a human or a monster, being hit by so many swords would surely cause some injury, right?
However, the moment those blades touched the body of "Blackbird Requiem," a terrifying rebound force came from the sword, and the Knights of the Righteousness trembled and were instantly bounced back.
"What!?"
Gawain was also taken aback. He quickly drew his sword and rushed over the moment the Knights of the Order were repelled.
Without even a moment's mourning for the fallen Righteous Knights, the Sun Knight—Gawain—followed closely behind!
His sword is the "Sword of Victory," a sacred sword bestowed upon him by the Lady of the Lake, and belongs to the same category as King Arthur's "Excalibur."
Although surprised that the Knights of Justice's attacks had no effect, Gawain was still very confident in his "Sword of Victory."
But that confidence was shattered in an instant—just as his sword was about to strike Blackbird Requiem's neck, Blackbird Requiem casually raised his left hand, extending his index finger and thumb.
Then, under Gawain's horrified gaze, those two jet-black fingers easily grasped his sword blade, causing it to freeze instantly.
The high-speed sword swing was suddenly forced to stop, and Gao Wen immediately felt a discomfort in his chest—it was the reaction force from the blade, as if he had hit a solid wall with the sword.
Since becoming a Knight of the Round Table, Gawain had not encountered this situation for a long time. Even if his sword was facing steel, he could cut through it, so there was no way his blade would be forced to stop.
What made Gawain even more upset was that he tried to pull his Cyclone Victory Sword from Blackbird Requiem's fingers, but found that he could not succeed no matter what he did.
As a knight, Gawain, who couldn't even retrieve his own sword, looked increasingly grim.
"Are you..."
Gawain, having failed to get anything, tried to get some information from Blackbird Requiem, but soon found himself speechless.
Because Blackbird Requiem's right hand reached out and grabbed his neck.
To Gawain's horrified gaze, Blackbird Requiem pulled his body towards him, and then Blackbird Requiem's body transformed into a large amount of shadow, enveloping half of his body.
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