Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

Jack the Ripper rubbed her soft little face against Shirou's cheek.

Shirou was speechless: "..."

I have a feeling that I have gained the trust and help of many people on this Holy Grail journey.

He made up his mind that he would stop Metatron and protect the world no matter what.

"Speaking of which, I heard that Mr. Saber is recruiting a large number of mistresses..."

Suddenly, Shirou leaned in close, and he smelled a pleasant fragrance.

"Wh...what? Who said that? I didn't know anything about it?"

Liu Dao Lingxia whispered in his ear, "The rumors among the androids are quite intense. They say that if you perform well today, you might have a chance to be chosen by Lady Saber and become the lucky one to serve you tonight..."

Hehe... I'll do my best too, so please keep an eye on me, Saber-sama?

After saying this, Liu Daolingxia took Assassin's hand and left.

Goodbye, Daddy!

Shirou stared in disbelief and waved goodbye to Jack the Ripper.

Who spread this rumor?!

……

……

"Alright, Master, let's go!"

"Hmm... Let's go, Leticia."

Shirou boarded the plane with the girl, and the spacious cabin was empty.

Leticia excitedly expressed her desire to see what a golem that could fly a plane looked like, while Shirou casually found a chair to sit down.

After a while, the girl returned from the captain's cabin.

She excitedly reported that a giant golem that looked like a spider was sitting in the driver's seat inside.

"You didn't accidentally press any buttons, did you?"

"I would never do such a thing."

The girl mumbled as she sat down next to Shirou, continuing to look around curiously.

"Can't calm down? This isn't your first time flying, is it?"

"Yes, last time I was with the Holy Maiden!"

Shirou turned his gaze from the window to Leticia.

Since Joan of Arc's spirit had been extracted from her body, she was naturally dressed in casual clothes and did not have any protective armor.

The girl's body, which is too well-developed for a high school student, is wrapped in only thin fabric. Is she going to fight the strongest angel like this?

"Master, Master... what are you looking at?"

Laetitia noticed Shirou's gaze, blushed shyly, placed her hands on her thighs, and awkwardly twisted her shoulders.

Shirou thought for a moment and said, "Here's some equipment for your battle."

"oh oh!"

The girl's eyes lit up immediately.

Under Leticia's panting gaze, Shirou chanted an incantation, projecting a strangely shaped sword.

This sword, with its long gold hilt and deep red broad blade, clearly does not conform to the style that a weapon should have, and is far removed from the traditional sword.

However, no Heroic Spirit would ever underestimate it.

After all, its design style easily evokes memories of Shirou's archenemy in the Fourth Holy Grail War, the favorite sword of the Oldest Hero King—

"Master... Master... Could this be...!!"

Leticia sensed a strong divine aura emanating from the sword, and her eyes widened involuntarily.

Shirou nodded and explained to the girl.

"The divine sword that guards the paradise of Eden—the 'Cherubim's Flaming Sword'."

According to the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament, after God banished Adam and Eve, He placed cherubim and this sword on the east side of Paradise to guard the path to the Tree of Life, thus preventing mankind from returning to Paradise.

This sword symbolizes the divine power of protection and judgment and is one of the most well-known weapons in Catholicism.

Legend has it that this is a divine sword that combines offense and defense, capable of floating in the air, spinning, and continuously releasing flames in all directions.

This is what is known as the self-regulating weaponry, which is perfect for Leticia to use for self-defense.

"Wow, that's amazing...!"

Leticia received the golden sword from Shirou with a grateful expression.

"This is the weapon that Methuselah and Noah used... Waaah... It's amazing! I will definitely live up to my master's expectations!"

The girl held the sword to her chest and asked earnestly, "Are you entrusting this sword to me in the hope that I can save the world like Noah?"

No, you're overthinking it.

When Methuselah and Noah are mentioned, most people think of the Great Flood that destroyed the world.

However, this grandfather and grandson were also the longest-lived humans in the Bible: Methuselah lived to be 969 years old and Noah lived to be 950 years old.

"What... So all you expect from me is to live a little longer?"

The girl pouted in frustration.

"Also, the longest-lived human was not Methuselah and Noah, but Ahasurus."

"The Wandering Jew"...a super famous French novel, have you heard of it, Master? Would you like to borrow mine?"

"No, I have no interest in Jewish history."

Shirou placed his hand on the girl's head and roughly rubbed it: "As long as you can survive."

"Yes, Master... I will try my best to live on."

Leticia squinted her eyes as her head was being patted, revealing an expression of immense happiness.

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Volume 5, Chapter 253: Hypnosis, Brainwashing, Human Modification, Immediate Fall

Archangel Metatron is known for its immense numbers.

It is said to possess ten kinds of grace, 1,365,000 blessings, 72 pairs of wings, 365,000 shining eyes, 49 jewels, and a crown.

This most noble angelic posture, which exhausts human imagination, is the closest existence to God, hailed as the Secretary of God and the Prime Minister of Heaven.

After a week, the Hanging Gardens of Vanity had been completely transformed into a true throne of the gods.

The Assyrian empress Semiramis's construction of the Hanging Gardens is merely a legendary tale; the true builder of this wonder was Nebuchadnezzar II, the legendary ruler of Mesopotamia.

In the Old Testament, Nebuchadnezzar II is described as an instrument of God's punishment of the heretical Jews, and the Hanging Gardens he built are considered the prototype of the Tower of Babel.

In his later years, the king was punished by God for his arrogance and was transformed into a mad beast. This experience is also considered the origin of the fallen angel Lucifer.

Around the newly born throne of God were countless angels brought by Metatron.

After a week of proliferation, the angelic army has reached a number of 100 million.

How to overcome the challenge of having a million angels is the biggest problem facing Shirou and his companions.

Let's turn back time to the morning three days ago—

In the conference room of the city of Mirania, those involved in the Holy Grail War sat around a huge round table.

"This is……"

On the round table lay an "unknown creature" whose limbs were tightly bound by dark green chains and whose palms and ankles were pierced and nailed by black arrows.

Standing over 25 meters tall, his faceless body was covered with well-developed muscles that rivaled those of Spartacus.

Pure white skin and pristine white wings, surrounded by a golden halo—

Shirou said, "This is an angel."

"Eee ...

The crowd gasped in surprise.

"Angel?"

Why are angels here?

"Saber, did you capture this!?"

Shirou nodded and said, "It's not just me, but also Archer and Assassin."

Without their help, I couldn't have done this by myself.

Atalanta Alter stood imposingly with one hand on her hip, looking completely at ease, while Semiramis crossed her arms, snorted, and turned her face away.

Everyone suddenly realized.

So that's how it is. The most skilled female hunter in Greek mythology and the demigod queen of poison—if they were to team up—

Indeed, it's not impossible to capture even higher-dimensional beings like angels.

Fiore covered her mouth in surprise: "So, Lady Saber was sneaking around with the two of them last night to do this kind of thing? I thought..."

What else did you think we went to do?

"Saber, why do you capture angels?"

With a puzzled expression, Shiki Jieli asked, "It's just one or two angels. Even if we capture them, it would be meaningless, considering the enemy's numbers are a million."

"When I first saw this guy, I had a certain idea, and capturing them was to verify that idea."

As Shirou spoke, he projected a strangely shaped knife into his hand, which sliced ​​open the angel's pure white skin.

"These guys are robots."

"What!?"

Everyone looked in astonishment into the angel's interior—inside were not biological flesh and blood, but mechanical cables and circuits.

"Such a thing is possible... The truth about angels is actually that they are machines (containers) filled with divine power..."

"However, this explains why many angels in religious paintings are depicted as monsters with strange appearances."

"I've heard that the modern image of angels was originally influenced by Greek and Roman mythology. Cupid didn't copy angels; rather, angels copied Cupid's appearance."

"No wonder there are angels that look like wheels; they were originally the transport vehicles of heaven."

"Ah, Your Majesty, please forgive our disrespect and pardon Master's sins..."

The magicians chatted animatedly, while Leticia hunched her shoulders and prayed tremblingly.

The "Red" cavalryman observed the angel pinned to the table and said, "You've been a great help. Now that we know the opponent is a machine, it's much easier to grasp the essentials of combat."

Shirou glanced at him: "Rider, are you an idiot?"

"Huh? You want to fight?!"

"Alright, alright, stop arguing."

Koles stood between the two with a wry smile.

Shirou said with a mocking expression, "You're really planning to go and fight a million angels hand-to-hand?"

Although monotheistic legends also feature saints (supermen) who fought and won against millions of angels, these are exaggerated descriptions from later generations.

Angels are vessels of the Lord's power.

If it were just angels from the ninth to the fourth tier, that would be fine, but angels from the third tier are already veritable gods, giants in the making.

In fact, even the trio of Shirou, Atalanta, and Semiramis only managed to capture the angels of the fourth tier; they were unable to capture the angels of the third tier without destroying them.

Shirou said, "I went through all this trouble to capture and dissect this thing, not to study how to fight it."

"what are you planning to do?"

"You don't even know this?"