Chapter 244

After completing the construction of the communication base, Lancermelo's first stop was the location of the dragon skeleton Albion.

The magic power of the atmosphere of this world is changing towards a direction similar to that of the planet where Chaldea lived in the past. Lansemello lifted his hood and took in the current situation of the entire island with his present vision - the corpse of the End Dragon remained in the ground, but there was no trace of the magician.

"Sure enough, this is the influence of Gaia." Roman told Lansermero the results of the data analysis through the communication headset, "The world consciousness of this world is also Alaya, so when you completed the upgrade here, you engraved the record of our planet on this planet."

"So there are no magicians here - but there is Albion." Lansermelo was suspended in the air, staring at the strange creature that suddenly appeared on the land without anyone noticing. "Then the results of the exploration of South America, the North and South Poles, and the North Atlantic can also be predicted."

"Will you stop here?" Roman asked her.

"How is that possible?" Lansemello smiled and changed the subject. "By the way, I want to use the technology of the Wandering Sea to transform Chaldea again. You should have seen the content about the Wandering Sea's anecdote belt in the information shared by New Chaldea..."

"You want to turn Chaldea into a rumor belt? But we are a rumor belt." Roman created a new file and began to record Lancer Melo's words, "Tell me, what are you going to do?"

"...I just think that in the future, Chaldea needs to remain as mysterious as the Sea of ​​​​Wandering - it is not suitable for us to stay directly inside any world." Lansemero took the time to pay attention to Aspros and Defteros who she sent out to visit and investigate, "But we must have a way to go back -"

"That is to say, the Chaldea that existed at that time was not the real Chaldea - it was just a door to the real Chaldea." Roman quickly understood Lansemello's idea and opened another experimental record file. "So... are you sure that your simulation experiment of rebuilding the world this time will be successful?"

"No, it's most likely to fail..." Lanser-Mero blinked and fell into the forest near the dragon's skeleton. "After all, the balance between the three of us has been broken. Kirsh is not sure what kind of changes will happen to him this time, but now I am considered to be complete, and Fujimaru is still continuing to upgrade... The power between the three of us is currently unbalanced, and the experiment is doomed to fail."

"So where are you going next?" Roman saved the two files and glanced at the data proving the existence of Lancermero. "Marisbury has already let everyone find the existence of the second anomaly - is it okay for you to stay here alone for more than 200 years? Marisbury wants to adjust the observation flow rate."

"Then let him adjust it." Lansermello followed the direction of the spiritual vein and moved forward. "But... later we may have to remake the picture of the world tree genealogy."

"Hmm? Is there something wrong with the previous deduction that it grows like a tree with occasional intertwined branches?" Roman held a cup of coffee and checked all the world tree genealogy records he had made before.

"The Root determines the origin of all worlds, and higher-dimensional beings unify everything." Lancer Merlot paused and supplemented Roman, "This is also a reason that supports our new model - we will become higher-dimensional beings that unify everything. Or to put it in a more understandable way... just like Zeus unifies the power of other mechanical gods."

"……I see."

Then the communication ended, and the observation point of Chaldea moved forward along the time axis, leaving behind Lansemello, who was still standing in 1748. Asclepius laughed out loud in the depths of Lansemello's consciousness, accompanying her and her Gemini brothers to check out the spiritual vein nodes around the world.

Ten years passed in the blink of an eye - although no one knew why they were required to return to the sanctuary ten years later before setting off, everyone returned to the temple complex on time.

Although the blessing of God rests on them, the passage of time has obviously left its mark on them - even the Pope's successor, who originally had the sharpness of a young man, has become more in line with the calm impression of the Pope in people's minds, and his expression is quite calm.

——They already knew from past records that Athena’s power would fade after about 250 years.

The reason why Sage was able to hold on from the last holy war to the present is precisely because of the protection that Athena left for him in the past.

"It's about time." Lansermero pulled up his hood to block out the increasingly hot sunlight. "Let's go to the Papal Palace."

Everyone met Sasha, who had been away for a long time, in the Vatican. A year ago, Lansemello wrote to the three people in Italy and entrusted the care of the elderly to Sasha, who was once Athena.

"We are back." Lansemero stood under the Pope's chair and looked at Sage who was sitting there. "Just as I told you before I left the Sanctuary - ten years is enough for them to prepare for the farewell. When the farewell is over, I will take you away."

Then Lancermelo walked out of the Papal Hall, leaving the space and final time inside to them.

Ereshkigal's underworld was built underground in the Sanctuary. In fact, it was originally intended to receive the souls of the Saints and prevent Hades' underworld from imprisoning the souls of these warriors.

Just when two balls of soul fire flew out of the Papal Chamber and were about to sink directly into the ground, Lancermello reached out and caught the two balls of soul fire in his palm. For the first time in his history, Lancermello used methods that were consistent with his identity as a magician, and directly transferred the two balls of soul fire into the depths of the underworld, placing them in an empty gun cage.

"Okay, now we have to officially start preparing for the future holy war." Lansemero returned to the ground and looked at the Fire Clock Tower that was specially introduced by the world consciousness. "Since we want to cheat fate, we can't just make drastic changes directly - those who are supposed to die must die at the destined place and time."

Sasha, who returned to the Sanctuary, also attended this papal meeting. Shion, who had just succeeded as Pope, had not yet put on the Pope's triple crown and sat beside Sasha absent-mindedly. The other Gold Saints sat in their seats and exchanged different views and experiences of the past ten years in a low voice with their colleagues whom they had not seen for a long time.

Lancesmero returned to the Vatican holding the caduceus and raised his eyes to meet Sasha who was sitting on the throne. Sasha, who knew much more than the Saints, smiled at Lancesmero and took the lead in the beginning of the meeting. Lancesmero just held the caduceus and sat back in the seat that was inserted between Scorpio and Sagittarius because of the mythological records of Asclepius, the god of medicine, and astronomical records.

"First of all, isn't it time for you to disclose your plan?" Sasha looked at Lansemero with a smile. "Although from the perspective of the gods, I support you in not telling them all - but since it has no direct relationship with them, considering the degree of cooperation in the execution of the plan, isn't it time for you to explain everything?"

"Then Aries and Libra, go out. Anyway, the rest of you will be dead by then, so there is really no point in telling you." Lansemero brushed the mechanical snake head on the top of the serpent staff with his fingertips and looked directly at Sasha. "You should know the story of Oedipus Rex, and you have witnessed what Gemini did after learning about the Delphic prophecy."

"You should know that things like prophecy and destiny are not so easy to shake."

"...Then let them both go." Sasha made a decision, "and you must tell the others your complete plan - is that okay?"

"I have no objection." Lansemelo approved of Sasha's arrangement.

So Shion and Dohko left the Vatican, and Lancermello cast a sound-blocking barrier for the Vatican - and then explained his plan to those who stayed.

"First of all, I want to tell you that—"

"I will deceive the arrangement of the three goddesses of fate, 'Fates'; and the cut thread not only means the end of life, but also means a new life."

Although Lansemello thought that no one would understand her plan without any magic foundation, Sasha, who had been informed of various possibilities by Athena long before, had already guessed the content of the plan to some extent. Dieter, the only one who really sorted out Lansemello's simple and rough explanation of the "concept", also successfully understood the main points of the plan.

"... fate moves forward along the predetermined path - all we need to do is let fate continue along the path it should have."

"Leave the task of saving lives to Asclepius - the power of the God of Medicine is trustworthy in this regard." Lansemero smiled and winked at everyone, "It's just a pity that Sasha left you with the blessing before - after all, the Golden Saints of the next Holy War are almost all self-taught."

"There are no traces of the past left on the earth..." Dieter, who had spent ten years socializing among the nobles of various European countries, was more familiar with Lansemello's various wonderful metaphors and riddles than before, "so we will die at least thirty years before the next holy war begins - at least not alive."

"Only Dohko, who guards the Demon Star Sealing Tower, and Shion, the Pope, will stay until that time..."

"No, Aries will die too." Lansemero glanced at Dieter who was sorting out the situation, and his eyes subtly drifted to Aspros. "I don't know if Gemini was cursed or what... Anyway, Gemini also rebelled in the future - and successfully stabbed the Pope to death and took the throne himself."

"Is this the prerequisite for the civil war you mentioned before?" Dieter quickly matched up the various pieces of information and took on the task of organizing intelligence for his companions. "Uh... it can kill half of the Gold Saints - it won't be the case that Athena is not in the Sanctuary again? Sasha's birth outside the Sanctuary is already an exception among exceptions..."

"The Athena of the next Holy War was indeed born in the Sanctuary." Lansemero smiled helplessly and supplemented everyone with the specific situation in the future. "The future Gemini rebelled when Athena was born. After killing the Pope, he was also preparing to kill the newly born Athena..."

"And the future Sagittarius desperately sent Athena out of the Sanctuary - strictly speaking, that civil war was a prerequisite for Athena to return to the Sanctuary." Lansemero propped up his head and explained his arrangements to everyone, "So, what I have to do is to preserve enough fighting power for the Sanctuary - after all, if you want to cheat fate, those who are supposed to die must all go to their predetermined death."