He was imprisoned in Nibelungen for a thousand years, only to find out upon his release that he was

"It seems that there is indeed a similar concept of world lines in the world of magic. It is said that the correct world line is called 'compiled events', while the world line that causes history to develop incorrectly due to distortion is called 'cut events'."

Information originating from these types of world lines is often called 'Otherworlds,' hence the term 'Otherworld Belts.' These worlds are often destroyed...

Mashu said, "The author of 'Odin's Abyss' mentioned in the recording claims to have come from a distorted and forgotten worldline created by Odin's alteration."

"Then without a doubt, they must be from the eliminated clipped events, or rather, people from the Lostbelt."

"Oh~"

Ritsuka suddenly realized, "This person is truly unfortunate, being treated like this by Odin in other timelines..."

"Cough cough!"

Cú Chulainn suddenly interrupted.

With great foresight, he felt it necessary to properly 'clear his name' at this time.

What if there's even more outrageous fabricated content later on?

My image is probably beyond repair!

"My two ladies, I think God might not be as bad as you think!"

"Besides, why would a wise man as unfathomable as Odin need to go through so much trouble, create false history, and openly confront human reason?"

"...But, Mr. Cú Chulainn."

Mashu weakly retorted in a low voice, "The Seventh Singularity we experienced before, which caused so much trouble and led to the distortion of the Singularity, was all caused by gods..."

When they went to the Absolute Demonic Front, Ishtar caused chaos everywhere, Ereshkigal dragged a lot of souls into the underworld, and Quetzalcoatl was taking people to wrestle every day.

Gorgon, as Tiamat's agent, was at the forefront of the early battles, while Tiamat, the ultimate boss and a calamity beast, clearly opposed humanity from her very spirit origin...

You're saying the gods aren't the villains?

Don't be ridiculous. Although gods may love people, the way they do it is somewhat eccentric.

The gods won't even go into the numerous problems of the Seventh Singularity.

The sixth singularity's deity, Rungomminiad, protects human civilization by selecting good people and storing them in a tower as specimens, thus ensuring the eternal existence of human civilization...

They truly understand human rights and safeguards; they understand them even better than we Chaldea do.

Therefore, after experiencing these two film sets, Ritsuka and Mashu's group almost developed a psychological aversion to those troublesome gods.

Now that we've heard that Odin is suspected to be the mastermind behind this, how can we not be wary?

Cú Chulainn: "..."

My colleagues are all my benefactors!

Not quite sure why Cú Chulainn suddenly spoke so highly of the gods, the two girls didn't dwell on it for the time being and continued to think about the present matter.

"However, it can't be said that there are no suspicious points!"

Ritsuka's analysis was fierce: "This author said he comes from that... uh, Lostbelt, and that world has been destroyed."

"Doesn't that mean he only has one source of information, and no one can verify whether it's true or false?"

Born in an island nation, although her reasoning skills were not as good as Sherlock Holmes', she had read Edogawa Rampo's novels and knew that such one-sided testimonies were often misleading traps.

"Hmm, senior's doubts are reasonable, but according to this person, Odin should also be considered someone who knows the whole truth... What a pity..."

Mashu's tone was regretful.

“It’s a pity he’s the ‘bad guy’ type, so it’s impossible to find Him to verify it!” Ritsuka chimed in. “That kind of distorted history and destruction of the world is too terrifying.”

"..."

Cú Chulainn looked conflicted, his lips moved as if he was about to speak.

"Wait a moment!"

Ritsuka suddenly realized something, "Aren't singularities just distorted and false histories? And isn't the burning of humanity the destruction of the world?"

"Could it be that the true culprit behind all this disaster, the Demon King, is actually Odin!?"

Odin devised the plan to destroy humanity!

Cú Chulainn: "..."

Relax and hold it in.

Little girl, you are so smart.

Look at your Chaldean doctor Roman, he's practically laughing.

No sooner had she finished speaking than Mashu pointed out the academic error:

"Senior, that's not right. Singularities and Lostbelts are different..."

"Singularities are stains or singularities in human history. These abnormal worlds that deviate from the normal timeline are distorted only in the 'era' where the singularity is located."

"The Lostbelt can be seen as a world where a certain historical event caused the subsequent timeline to completely turn into a dead end."

"The Lostbelt can be seen as the world that extends from the Singularity to the present day."

Ritsuka argued vehemently, "Doesn't that make sense? Our timeline extends from the earliest singularity to the present world, and it was indeed destroyed by incineration."

"I think this could be considered a large Lostbelt!"

"This all fits together with 'The Abyss of Odin'!"

Cú Chulainn: "..."

They held on with great difficulty.

How could this have been a lucky accident?

Volume 1: Chapter 132 You've Been Deceived

Ritsuka continued her eloquent explanation, "...So, following this line of reasoning, we can deduce that the author of 'Odin's Abyss' is—"

"From 'Survivor of an unknown, devastating world line' to 'Survivor of a human disaster from our world line'!"

"Well done! This means we've made a breakthrough in our exploration of singularity intelligence!"

"We can add this as a direction for our next investigation: simply compare any further information they reveal with the situations in our world..."

"This makes it easy to distinguish between the real and the fake!"

Hmph, I really am a beetroot.

When I write it into the report later, that will be a huge plus.

Mashu hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped herself.

senior......

Just looking at your process of deducing Lostbelts from Singularities...

Such a conclusion, which lacks any academic merit in magic, would be sent back for a redo if written as an action report!

"Don't disbelieve me!"

Facing their gazes head-on, Ritsuka slammed her hand on the old table without backing down, pointed at the radio, and said, "Keep putting them down, and you'll find out!"

"Then, senior, let's wait and see."

Mashu looked serious and habitually adjusted her glasses.

All reported findings should adhere to rigorous reasoning and evidence, and academic misconduct such as fabrication is strictly prohibited!

In the name of Galahad, a Knight of the Round Table, the sacred academic integrity must not be tainted!

One click, and you'll see the results!

Then I pressed the play button.

【...】

However, to the surprise of the three of them...

Aside from the soft clicking of the keys, there was a long string of screams and explosions, a chaotic and indistinct noise that was impossible to hear.

A few seconds later, the recording ended.

"..."

That's it?

That's not enough!

Ritsuka still hadn't given up. "How about we turn the volume up a bit and listen again?"

Odin...the experiment...Area 51...

This time, finally some noteworthy sounds were heard, a few words, which struggled to emerge from the noisy background.

Combined with the intense, bombarding background noise, it's hard not to imagine that the owner of this tape recorder was murdered while dictating the contents of "The Abyss of Odin"...

When Mashu and Ritsuka thought of this, their mood became somewhat heavy.

"So, does the evidence related to this content point to a place called Area 51?"

Cú Chulainn, leaning on his wand, asked with a relaxed yet composed expression.

He figured it out: the guy who framed him was always trying to drag him into everything. He'd been considering revealing his identity to prove himself, but now he thought he should hold off.

Given the negative impression these two Chaldean girls have of the gods, if they knew this now, the trust they've built up so far would probably crumble.

We must find a way to expose the ugly face of the framing person who spreads rumors and lies during our journey with them, and completely clear up this misunderstanding.

As for these current, unwarranted negative comments about Odin...

Patience!

“Hmm,” Mashu carefully put away the radio, treating it as an ‘important tool’ for information. “We can contact the doctor to inquire about this; it should be quick.”

"Perhaps we can find clues for the next step there."

Ritsuka couldn't help but retort, "And then, you get yet another new radio, and incomplete recording clips, right?"

"I mean, how come this looks like... the item collection gameplay in those games?"

......

Within the city walls.

Sigma quickly got to work, disassembling a perfectly good radio into a pile of parts in no time. Then, he opened his toolbox and worked on each part, making certain parts of the casing look worn and old.

He took a longbow of the Noble Phantasm grade, wrapped up the parts, and tied them to an arrow.

It is launched with a standard shooting posture.

Whoosh.

Sigma looked again and saw the parts scattered in mid-air, falling into different positions, some near and some far apart.

"Report, new 'collectible items' have been deployed."

He put down his bow and arrows and spoke into the communication device.

“Hehehe! Well done, Sigma, well done!” Francesca’s voice came through the microphone.

"—Aren't you going to ask what the point of giving such an order is?"

Sigma's tone was completely devoid of emotion. "I only need to carry out my employer's orders. I don't need to think about anything else."

"Hey! You're still the same as ever."

Francesca's tone was one of sighing.

Sigma was also one of the Masters invited by Francesca and Fadius during the original Holy Grail War.

As the illegitimate son of Hisayu Maiya, he was raised as a child soldier from birth and then sent to the battlefield, which made him indifferent.

Upon arriving in Snowfield City, he initially followed Fadius's orders, appearing indifferent to everything.

"Hehe, I'd better explain! Although, based on Fadius's usual style, he probably only needs you to be an obedient tool, and doesn't need to know anything except giving orders."

"But now the leader is Master Lu Ming, and with a change in leadership, the approach has to change too. According to his requirements, we need to treat people like human beings, and so on..."

“Treat people as people…” Sigma muttered, feeling a sense of novelty.

Instead of being a killing tool?

"Okay, listen carefully. We need to verify the extent of the lockdown of this snowfield city and test whether the 'no entry, no exit' restriction has been lifted."