Otherwise, you can find another savior.

Because Minerva wanted to kill Ash.

Anyway, I didn't like ash very much, so it wouldn't hurt to kill it.

That's the thought.

"Because they are not native British fairies, to the British fairies, they are invaders from the 'foreign country called paradise' and the true heirs of the island." Shiomi was also very clear.

It's already so difficult even if he keeps his identity hidden. Once his true identity is revealed, he will probably face the same situation as the destruction of the Yu clan.

"To keep these fickle, blood-addicted goblins in check... we need a shadow even more powerful than Morse, a shadow that can never be extinguished and will never stop killing them. After all, the fundamental understanding of human society is no longer applicable. It's better to be simple and ruthless..."

"Hand, stop it, please?" Jian reminded.

"I was accidentally lost in thought and failed to multitask." Xi Jian apologized and regained strength with his hands.

Jian raised his eyebrows and said nothing.

The moment she turned her head, she caught a glimpse of the darkness in Xijian's eyes.

It has nothing to do with her, so she is more concerned.

"So you haven't told me the conclusion yet. Why can't the power grow?" Xijian asked.

"Before I rang the 'Pilgrimage Bell', my individual strength was greatly restricted. Six clans correspond to six bells, which means six restrictions." Jian said.

"That's even more necessary," Shiomi said with a smile, "Once you ring all the 'Pilgrimage Bells', you'll be even more powerful than I am now."

Jian blinked, suddenly turned over and sat up, holding the hand of Xijian who was sitting on her lap.

"In that case, I can protect you from now on."

"No, it's about protecting each other."

Shiomi caressed her face.

Jian nodded vigorously in response.

Chapter 34 "The Pilgrimage Bell"

Perhaps sensing that Ash was about to ring the "Pilgrimage Bell" as the "Fairy of Paradise," the snow in Orkney became smaller the next morning when Ash had rested and was full of energy.

The road leading to the Bell Hall has long been covered by ruins and plants, making the journey not easy.

But Jian's heart was determined.

This time, she no longer bothered Xi Jian to open the way, but took the initiative to walk ahead, crossing the bricks, broken wood, weeds and vines, and approached the bell hall that she had known about for a long time but had not been able to ring the bell as scheduled.

"It wasn't very eye-catching before, and now it looks even more dilapidated." Xijian said softly.

"Yes." Ash gripped his wand tightly.

Then, the two of them climbed up the long, dilapidated stairs in front of them.

On the top platform, under the spacious pavilion, hangs a large, ancient bell.

"This is... the 'Pilgrimage Bell'." Shiomi looked at the bell with a little surprise.

"Yes, that's it." Ash looked around, gazing at the ruins of the city. "The 'Pilgrimage Bell' is transformed from the remains of the 'clan leader who died.'"

The patriarchs of the original six clans, the six ancestral Yalings, have all died after seven thousand years.

Regardless of the reason, this bell was hung in the territories of the six clans, enduring the baptism of time and never leaving its rightful place.

"But according to my mother, this bell originally belonged to our ancestors. However, the bells of some clans were accidentally damaged and disappeared due to disasters. At that time, the clan leader of that generation would be transformed into a bell." Ash continued.

Of course, the worst-case scenario is that the bell is destroyed and the entire clan is wiped out by the disaster. In that case, the last fairy in the clan to survive will become the "Pilgrimage Bell".

"Looking at the material, it seems closer to bone, but not as light as bone." Shiomi raised her hand and touched the "Pilgrimage Bell" to confirm the material. "It's a bone bell."

"That's why it's also called the Bone Bell." Ash gave a helpless smile, "But ringing the six 'Pilgrimage Bells' isn't as easy as it sounds."

"why?"

"Because ringing the 'Pilgrimage Bell' means gaining the clan's recognition, it also means expressing obedience to the 'Fairies of Paradise' and agreeing to the mission of opening Britain... That's roughly what it is." Ash nodded to himself.

This understanding came half from the knowledge she possessed as a "fairy of paradise," and half from the ice coffin that sealed Shiomi.

Overall, it is not very clear. It seems that my future self does not want my present self to know too much, but hopes to follow Tianxi step by step to solve the mystery of Britain.

It was a little confusing, but Jian could understand it very well.

If there was someone who could tell her the answer in one breath, she hoped that person would be Xijian Tianxi, and not anyone else.

"I'm going to say something that might make you angry. In our history, in the world of magicians, there's a saying that bells are used to 'drive away fairies.'" Shiomi pinched his chin. "I'm worried it's the same here. When the bell rings, you'll be scared away. It hurts—"

The additional explanation, which was full of joking nature, made Jian dissatisfied. This time, she raised her wand and tapped Xijian's shoulder lightly.

The result was that the two of them started making a fuss without any reason in a somewhat solemn place like the Bell Hall.

After Shiomi's pleading and reminder, Jian finally reacted, glared at him dissatisfiedly, and then walked to the pilgrimage bell in a huff.

"Let's get started." Xijian encouraged softly from behind her.

Jian gripped the wand tightly in his hand, raised it high and pointed it towards the "Pilgrimage Bell". Magic power flowed out from his body, filling and surging his body and surroundings.

Suddenly, wind blew in the transparent bell hall. The hems of their robes fluttered in the wind, but the two men remained motionless, staring at the bell.

To ring the "Pilgrimage Bell", you don't need to actually ring it. Instead, you can let the "Fairies of Paradise" use their magic to awaken the bell and make it respond.

The method had long been engraved in the ash, or in Morgan le Fay's soul, and he knew it on his own without anyone telling him.

"'The Song of Paradise, the Voice of the Inner Sea, born to be chosen, judged, and corrected. The Bone Bell of Beginnings points the way home for those who have strayed. —Forgive their sins.'"

As Ash chanted quietly, the magic power gathered to the extreme at the tip of the wand and suddenly bloomed.

It does not destroy anything, but it causes the bone bell in front of it to ring suddenly.

The bell sounded even louder than expected, echoing under the Orkney sky, but Shiomi looked south reflexively.

The resounding sound of the bell had a strong penetrating power. Even though he was just a human, he could still feel the shock that penetrated the barriers of time and space.

"This voice... could it be..."

He muttered to himself.

However, what concerned Xi Jian more than this was the changes that occurred in Jian at this moment.

As the bell rang, the magical aura on Jian suddenly became stronger.

The fairy's body structure was instantly transformed.

The restrictions on power were removed, and Ash's strength, both as a magician and as a fairy, undoubtedly reached a new level in an instant.

The knowledge and experience accumulated over hundreds of years can definitely be used more effectively.

"Tianxi, my husband, did you see that?" Jian's face was filled with surprise, with a hint of excitement. "My strength has grown stronger."

"Yeah, I can see it clearly." Shiomi was a little surprised by Ash's reaction, but nodded seriously. "Becoming stronger is so simple and direct that I'm starting to envy you."

Jian's face was full of smiles. "If I were to say envy, I'd rather envy Tianxi. As a human, you've reached the realm of God. If I hadn't 'cheated' like this, I'm afraid I'd be left far behind by you."

"Now I'm even more curious about how powerful you will become after the six 'Pilgrimage Bells' are rung." Shiomi stretched out her hand.

"Would you like to spar with me here and judge my progress?" Jian's face was full of anticipation.

Maybe the road ahead is full of hardships, but she is not alone.

"It's not that I don't—"

Xi Jian was halfway through his words when his pupils suddenly contracted and he turned around abruptly to protect Jian behind him.

"Alas... I'm still a beat late. Your efficiency is too high."

A young man, wearing a familiar Celtic style of clothing and leaning on a blue wooden staff, was slowly climbing the last steps of the Bell Hall and looking at the two people here.

"Cu Chulainn... no, should I say Settante?" Shiomi raised her arms to protect Ash. "Or is she just a fairy who happens to look like Mab?"

"The first half of the sentence is correct, but the second half is wrong. But I still hope you can call me Grim now, otherwise the output and quality of the spiritual base will become low, Junior Brother."

The boy gave Shiomi a sharp yet friendly expression and greeted her.

Chapter 35 Destiny

Before he could understand what was happening, Ash, who was blocked behind Shiomi, watched the young man who called himself Grimm climb up to the bell hall.

"Human? No...the magic reaction is very strong..." She asked Xijian in a low voice, "Who is this person?"

Not only that, the boy also called Xijian "junior brother".

Obviously, Shiomi should be much older than Grimm.

"He's a servant." Xijian has reacted.

This fairy island also has spiritual veins that can summon servants, and the level of magic in the air is maintained at the level of the Age of Gods.

It's just that this is a Lostbelt. Without a correct human history, the basic conditions for the arrival of Servants cannot be established. Without human history, the concept of Heroic Spirits is out of the question.

On the night of the Rain Clan's destruction, he tried to summon Servants to aid him in battle, but no Heroic Spirits responded.

A closed world and isolated history are the characteristics of this lossbelt.

This is also what Shiomi has always been worried about.

"What... is a Servant?" Ash asked, slightly puzzled. "Is it something like a magician's familiar?"

"That's correct," Grimm explained casually. "Miss, you guessed right. Servants are essentially the highest-level familiars. They are the heroic aspects of human history, their reflections projected into the world, the so-called realm records."

Shiomi disagreed. "That's not the problem, Setant? This world can't summon heroic spirits from pan-human history, so how can you summon them?"

"That's why I told you not to call me by that name. Call me Grimm here." The boy complained to Shiomi in dissatisfaction.

There is no hostility.

After confirming Grimm's attitude, Shiomi Yihu lowered his arms slightly, and Ash behind him also relaxed.

"Grimm? If I remember correctly, that name is another name for the Nordic god, the great god Odin." Xi Jian stared at Grimm's face and suddenly realized, "Could it be that——"

"Hey, you're really quick to react." Grimm looked quite surprised, his eyes becoming sharper. "Should I say she's worthy of being Master Scathach's disciple? Or perhaps, is she the one chosen by that great god?"

Having said that, the answer is quite clear.

Grimm was created as a Servant and appeared in an era equivalent to more than 3,700 years BC. The British Lostbelt was driven by the great god Odin.

If that's the case, Shiomi isn't that surprised.

This was not the first time Odin had contacted him indirectly through Cu Chulainn. The only surprise was that this time he chose the teenage period of Settant, when he had not yet used Cu Chulainn as his name.

"You entrusted me with Gungnir last time. What are you going to ask me to do this time?" Shiomi asked jokingly. "Or are you here to retrieve that gun?"

"That's not the case. The great god has no intention of taking me back now." Grimm waved his hands repeatedly. "I am only here as a Saber-class Servant acting as an agent of the great god Odin. In a sense, I am here as a messenger."

"Messenger?" Jian was a little surprised.

She already knew that the world she lived in, and even this era, had been predetermined by the universe and should not exist.

In contrast, Shiomi comes from the compilation of pan-human history.

Since he and Shiomi have a relationship like that of a fellow apprentice, then is Grimm here to deliver a letter to Shiomi, asking him to return to his hometown... that is, to return to pan-human history?

Thinking of this, Jian couldn't help but secretly pull on Xijian's clothes.

Do you really not want him to leave, or do you want him to take you with him?

Jian has no answer in his mind now.

"Who are you delivering the message for? The great god Odin?" Xijian asked back.

"That god is just one of them." Grimm raised his arm to explain. "Before coming here, you should be aware of what happened in the world, right? You've lived in this world for over 300 years, which is longer than your time in pan-human history."

"What happens if I exceed that? Will I lose my status as a resident of pan-human history and never be able to return there?"

Shiomi's attitude was quite calm, as if being a part of the event was not a big deal.

"It's not like that's the case, anyway. You didn't come from a place of editing phenomena. As long as you compile phenomena and return, your existence will be established," Grimm said. "But that's only one aspect. The problem now is that you've already escaped the Alien God's plans and don't need to become a hidden being, yet you've taken the initiative to enter this Lostbelt. You should be aware of the implications of your continued presence here."

The boy's tone gradually became emotionless, but his words were harsh, like a judge interrogating Shiomi's inner thoughts.

"So the gods want me to return, obey their orders, and shoulder the responsibility of saving the world?" Xijian frowned. "What a calculated plan! What an honor! It seems not only Mooncell but also many gods who have long since left for the outer world know me? Then where were the gods when I was being hindered by YHWH and tortured by divine punishment?"

Grimm's expression was expressionless: "Of course, I don't want to let Him erase your existence."

"Wow?" Xi Jian couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. "So who am I? Why am I so special? Since you're Odin's agent, he must have told you when you were sent here!"

"I'm sorry, I can't tell you that. It's not the right time yet." Grimm refused flatly.