Chapter 51: Defying the World's Will, Ophis's Surprise 

The task given to Jeanne by Alaya was to eliminate the unpredictable elements of the Holy Grail War.

The revelation she received from the Lord was to eradicate the hidden dangers of the Holy Grail and make the corrupted Holy Grail disappear.

Both tasks seemed perfectly reasonable.

In the end.

The village girl from France activated her unparalleled wisdom, which even her private school education hadn't fully cultivated.

"If there's no conflict, why not just execute both tasks?"

As expected of me!

Meanwhile.

At the docks.

Matou Kariya was observing the battle through a telescope.

In this regard, he and Emiya Kiritsugu were of the same mind.

There was no helping it. Although his body had recovered, he had also lost the ability to control insects.

"Buzz~"

As Matou Kariya watched the battle, the scene in the crystal ball beside him suddenly shifted.

"It's here! Mr. Lucien's communication is here!"

Matou Kariya hurriedly put down the telescope and turned to the crystal ball.

"Streetlamp!"

"Tohsaka Tokiomi's Servant is standing on a streetlamp!"

"Go! Berserker! Knock him down!"

"Uwaaaaaaaah!!~"

Lancelot, who had been hiding, suddenly materialized and charged toward a streetlamp.

...

"What's going on?"

Irisviel was startled.

She had thought someone was trying to sneak attack the Master, which was her.

But who would have thought that the black-armored Servant didn't even glance at her and instead charged toward... a streetlamp?!

"Zasshu! Who dares disturb my entertainment?!"

A deep, arrogant voice came from atop the streetlamp.

Golden ripples shimmered.

"Whoosh!~"

A golden, radiant Noble Phantasm spear shot out from the ripples.

"Uwaaaaaah!!~"

Lancelot, displaying his formidable martial skills, caught the Noble Phantasm and instantly hurled it back!

"Just as Mr. Lucien said, Tohsaka Tokiomi's Servant loves throwing Noble Phantasms!"

"My Lancelot has the ability to turn others' Noble Phantasms into his own, countering him!"

"If we can cut off his hand while he's careless, we can force him to retreat!"

Matou Kariya already knew Gilgamesh's weaknesses!

This was the new and improved Matou Kariya, armed with knowledge!

And this Gilgamesh was the overconfident Gilgamesh!

As everyone knows, an overconfident Gilgamesh can even be defeated by a high school boy who just learned magic and swordsmanship!

...

Gilgamesh had no idea that Lancelot possessed "Knight of Owner," the ability to turn others' Noble Phantasms into his own.

In his eyes, this mad dog should be rolling on the ground like a wild beast to dodge his Noble Phantasms.

But things didn't go as planned.

Lancelot caught the Noble Phantasm and hurled it back at a speed beyond Gilgamesh's expectations! He didn't even have time to open the "Gate of Babylon" to intercept!

"Slash!~"

The blackened Noble Phantasm flew back toward Gilgamesh.

"Slash!~"

Caught off guard, one of his arms was severed.

Blood splattered, painting a beautiful crimson flower on the ground beneath the streetlamp.

...

"What? The King of Heroes was injured?!"

Tohsaka Tokiomi's eyes nearly popped out of his head.

Wasn't the King of Heroes supposed to be invincible?

How did he get taken down by some unknown Servant?

Could it be... that he had summoned a fake Gilgamesh?

Tohsaka Tokiomi was on the verge of a breakdown.

Of course, Gilgamesh was even more devastated!

Losing an arm in their first encounter? He had never felt such humiliation before!

"Zasshu!"

How dare you, how dare you, how dare you!~

Gilgamesh's crimson serpent-like eyes burned with unprecedented rage!

One, two, four, eight, sixteen...

A total of sixty-four golden ripples opened simultaneously! Countless prototypes of Noble Phantasms from the age of heroes shot out!

"Go! Berserker! Strike while he's down!"

Although Lancelot had lost his sanity, his extraordinary martial skills allowed him to dodge Gilgamesh's barrage of Noble Phantasms.

"Tch! This mad dog!"

Gilgamesh instinctively wanted to draw Ea.

But he quickly suppressed the urge.

Using Ea against this mindless beast would be a disgrace!

"Vimana!"

A green and gold warship emerged from the golden ripples.

Gilgamesh leaped onto the "Vimana" just before Lancelot could reach the streetlamp.

Vimana, Gilgamesh's divine throne, a radiant ship made of gold and emerald, capable of soaring through the skies!

Although Gilgamesh had been humiliated, he was still the wealthy king who could summon powerful Noble Phantasms at will.

...

"Hmph!~"

"I knew he'd take to the skies! Berserker! Get the fighter jet and chase him!"

Matou Kariya's eyes gleamed with determination.

Today, he would defeat Tohsaka Tokiomi's Servant and humiliate Tohsaka Tokiomi!

"Uwaaaaaah!~"

Lancelot flew toward the other side of the dock.

There, a fighter jet was already prepared!

Lancelot plunged his hand into the jet.

Soon, under Lancelot's corruption, the entire jet was coated in a dark red hue.

"Take off!!~"

Matou Kariya issued the command while continuously applying life-restoring potions to himself.

When one could endlessly expend their life force, they effectively had infinite mana!

"Uwaaaaaah!~"

"Boom!"

The ignition was successful.

Under Lancelot's control, the jet's engines roared to life.

Using vertical takeoff, a technique only available in fifth-generation jets, Lancelot piloted the fighter jet into the sky!

...

On the bridge.

Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, laughed heartily.

"Hahaha!~"

"The Holy Grail War has heated up right from the start."

"That's right! This is how it should be! The silence during the day was just a facade!"

"Every Servant in the Holy Grail War is a legendary figure from history. It's only natural that they'd want to fight to their heart's content when given the chance!"

"Little Master, should we join the fray as well?"

Iskandar patted Waver's shoulder, nearly knocking him off the bridge.

"..."

Waver looked pitiful.

He just wanted to go home!

...

Meanwhile.

At Lucien's base.

Tohsaka Aoi watched Gilgamesh's humiliation through the crystal ball.

"Mr... Mr. Lucien, about what I mentioned earlier..."

Tohsaka Aoi looked at Lucien with pleading eyes.

She hoped Lucien would help Tohsaka Tokiomi.

"Ms. Tohsaka Aoi, I'm sorry, but my Master is Sakura. I can't sustain prolonged battles," Lucien said without hesitation.

"What should we do then..."

Tohsaka Aoi's eyes dimmed.

"Sakura may lack mana, but you, Ms. Tohsaka Aoi, have mana."

"Have you heard of mana transfer?" Lucien suggested with a smile.

"Mana transfer?" Tohsaka Aoi swallowed hard.

"It's a ritual that quickly replenishes a contractor's mana through the exchange of bodily fluids."

"To be more specific..."

"..."

A few seconds later, after hearing Lucien's explanation, Tohsaka Aoi's pupils trembled.

However, seeing Gilgamesh at a disadvantage, she quickly made up her mind.

"Alright."

"I'm willing to provide mana to Mr. Lucien."

Tohsaka Aoi lay on Lucien, like a quiet, emerald-green cat.

Thus, Lucien stroked Tohsaka Aoi's emerald-green hair while watching the battle through the crystal ball.

...

In the base.

Due to Lucien's bloodline effect, Tohsaka Aoi quickly became overwhelmed.

[Ding~]

[Detected ongoing acquisition of fate energy. High-dimensional succubus bloodline activated.]

[Fate energy acquisition target—Tohsaka Aoi.]

[Ding!~]

[Host's level increased by 6. Current level: 135 (High-tier Greater Demon).]

Perhaps because Lucien's race was that of a demon, he was gradually developing some demonic habits.

As everyone knows, demons have two main habits.

First, they find entertainment in toying with humans.

Second, they thrive on making deals with humans.

Soon, Tohsaka Aoi's mental defenses were nearly worn down.

The high-dimensional bloodline's effects were potent, and Tohsaka Aoi, being an ordinary human, couldn't resist for long.

Seeing this, Lucien leaned close to Tohsaka Aoi's ear and whispered, "Ms. Tohsaka Aoi, would you like to form a contract with me, become my contractor, and stay with me and Sakura forever?"

And so, as if time had lost all meaning.

Finally, after an unknown period, at a certain moment, Tohsaka Aoi's last mental barrier crumbled.

"I... I agree..."

"I want to be with Sakura, with Mr. Lucien, forever!"

As Tohsaka Aoi's inner self was reshaped, and as dimensional energy washed over her, her name was inscribed on the high-dimensional contract.

[Ding!~]

[Congratulations to the host for completing a villain check-in!]

[Check-in level: Silver.]

[Check-in type: Event-based check-in.]

[Check-in event: The Demon Who Leads Others to Fall (Fallen character: Tohsaka Aoi).]

[Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: Magic Circuit Body.]

[Magic Circuit Body: As the name suggests, a body composed of magic circuits.

In addition to possessing a far greater mana capacity than others of the same level, the host can freely rearrange the magic circuits within their body to quickly unleash powerful spells.]

"Ahhh!!~"

The sense of conquest from Tohsaka Aoi willingly forming a contract, combined with the surging power from the fusion of magic circuits, filled Lucien with the pleasure of being a demon.

Demons, after all, find joy in toying with humans.

Then.

Lucien unexpectedly heard the system's notification.

[Ding!~]

[Warning! Warning!]

[The World's Will has detected the host's attempt to seize the fate energy of a plot character and is preparing to expel the host from this world.]

[Initiating countermeasures!—]

"..."

Lucien pondered for a few seconds and quickly grasped the situation.

"Will forming a contract cause me to be rejected? It didn't happen when I formed contracts with Sakura and Illya before."

[Ding!]

[Forming a contract and seizing fate energy are not the same thing.]

[While forming a contract does involve seizing fate energy, it remains within permissible limits.]

[Currently, the host is engaging in a mana transfer ritual to claim the original female protagonist, maximizing the theft of the world's fate energy.]

[As a result, the host is being rejected by the world.]

[The system's ability to grant the host various rewards is based on absorbing fate energy during the course of the plot.]

[Ding!~]

[There are two options. Please make a decision quickly.]

[Option 1: Be expelled from the Type-Moon worldview, making it nearly impossible to return unless the host's power reaches Dragon God level or higher.]

[Option 2: Use all the host's available power, combined with the system, to split off the Fate worldview from the Type-Moon universe and expel Gaia and Alaya, the consciousnesses governing this portion of the worldview.]

"If I choose option two, could I fail?" Lucien naturally leaned toward the second option.

[It's possible.]

"What happens if I fail?"

[The same as option one: expulsion from the world, with difficulty returning unless your power reaches a sufficient level.]

"So, there's no real downside."

"If there's no downside, why hesitate?"

"Let's fight it out!"

Lucien believed that since the system offered option two, the chances of success were high!

[Ding~]

[Initiating confrontation with the World's Will, splitting the worldview, and expelling the World's Consciousness...]

[Ding~]

[Activating the power of the Two Heavenly Dragons through divine artifacts!]

[Ding!]

[Utilizing the host's "High-Dimensional Succubus Bloodline" and "High-Dimensional Leviathan Bloodline."]

[Ding!~]

[Using the chaotic power of "Infinite Dragon God Ophis" through the contract with her!]

[Ding!~]

[Using the holy power of "Agumon" through the contract with it!]

[Ding!~]

[Amplifying the power of "Infinite Dragon God Ophis" and "Holy Beast Agumon" through the high-dimensional bloodline!]

...

In the DxD world.

Ophis was wandering around, looking for someone.

Suddenly, a pulling force began draining her power.

Huh?

The source was that special contractor named "Lucien"?

Had Lucien activated the hidden effects of their contract and was using a portion of her power?

No.

Wait.

This wasn't just using her power!

In just a few seconds, a significant portion of Ophis's power had been drained!

What was going on? The hidden effects of the contract should only allow Lucien to use up to 30% of her power!

A few more seconds later, Ophis knelt on the ground, letting out a long sigh.

The draining finally stopped.

Only 1% of her power remained, and it was slowly recovering.

"I feel... completely drained."

Ophis looked up at the sky, feeling a strange sensation she had never experienced before.

"It seems I need to go back and check on him."

Ophis had no intention of breaking the contract. In fact, she was even more satisfied with Lucien.

Because.

Being able to drain her power completely was a feat in itself.

It was like owing money.

Owing the bank 100,000 isn't impressive, but owing the bank 1 billion? That's a real skill.

Being able to drain her power meant Lucien had the potential to reach her level in the future!

...

In the Type-Moon world.

During the confrontation, the system used its partially restored power, combined with Lucien's full strength, to achieve ultimate victory.

[Ding!~]

[The World's Consciousness has been expelled, and the worldview has been successfully split!]

[The separated worldview may undergo some changes. Please explore them at your leisure!]

"Ahhh~"

Tohsaka Aoi's eyes rolled back as a flood of memories poured into her mind.

In those memories, she had died, strangled by Matou Kariya.

The physical and mental shock, combined with the sensation of near-death, left Tohsaka Aoi's mind blank. Trembling, she clung to Lucien, unable to move.

...