Chapter 263

As Kirshtalia and Olgamari had expected, Unicorn won the first match of the Galactic War—but Olgamari transmitted all the recordable data of the loser, Leo Cub, back to the control room's database without error.

The next day's competition was between Pegasus and Ursa Major. Unlike Leo Cub and Unicorn, where the brightness of the stars was enough to determine the winner for magicians majoring in astronomy, this was another type of match in which the outcome was undisputed in the eyes of the Chaldean members.

——Because Pegasus is the definite protagonist of this world.

"...and the characteristics of the protagonists in this world are quite subtle." Lansermello sat on the office chair, slicing the data in front of him and sorting out the data content with Olgamari and the members in the Chaldea Control Room on the other end of the communication. "Haven't we been to the magic world twice before? That is a typical multi-protagonist world - the Shibuya anomaly only needs us to intervene because all the magicians are wiped out; the other magic world also came to us because it needed to separate from the main world and ensure the survival rate of the protagonist."

"I know what the deputy director means." Roman, who was sitting in the director's seat, held the hot cocoa that Da Vinci had brought him and explained to Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash who were standing next to him, "Although this seems to be a world line with multiple protagonists... in fact, the fate of the entire world will only be related to Pegasus."

"In other words, in the world of sorcery, even if Gojo Satoru and Itadori Yuji died, the world itself can still continue to operate - because sorcerers such as Ieiri Shoko, Fushiguro Megumi, and Kugizaki No Rose are also part of the concept of the protagonist." Fujimaru Ritsuka quickly gave examples to compare the two worlds, "And here..."

"As long as the biggest problem is not solved, Pegasus' death will mean the collapse of the entire world." Lansermello slowly exhaled and began to follow the timeline he saw with his clairvoyance. "I can guarantee that no one will die in the battle of the twelve zodiac signs. I will also deal with the sea world and Northern Europe in advance... But as for the underworld, I can only say that there is no way for the time being."

"So we'd better unite our forces after the Battle of the Zodiac." Lansemello closed his eyes and smiled helplessly. "I hope that after awakening as Athena, Kido Saori will be more talkative. According to William's records, the eldest daughter of the Kido family used to be a rude and willful child."

"Eh? The deputy director isn't good at dealing with people like this?" Fujimaru Ritsuka blinked in confusion, looking at the magicians of various backgrounds in the control room with a subtle expression. "Although I know it's not good to say this in Chaldea, magicians are obviously the most difficult type to deal with, right?"

“…Even Lenis, who dragged Velvet to tell him that she wanted to have an heir to the El-Melloi family, is more normal than Kido Saori.” Lansemello paused for a moment and gave his answer to Fujimaru Ritsuka firmly, “No, even Miss Lehman, who claims to be Lord El-Melloi II’s mistress volunteer, is much more normal than her.”

"In the final analysis, it is because the Lord has come into contact with all kinds of weird magicians and ordinary people like Ritsuka that this result has occurred." Olgamari sighed helplessly, lying on the luxurious big bed of the hotel to join the discussion of this communication, "The magicians and other technical personnel who can appear in the classrooms of Chaldea and El-Melloi are all geniuses among geniuses--"

"Isn't it normal for geniuses to have quirks that ordinary people can't understand? And Lord's teacher is one of those three monsters who stand at the top among magicians. Even if he made such a statement, you shouldn't think it's strange."

"That's what I said..." Fujimaru Ritsuka turned his head to look at Mashu who was standing beside him, "But I always thought that the deputy director would be the best person in Chaldea in this area? Based on the records sent back so far, people like Kido Saori are not within my scope of expertise."

"I was thinking that if it really doesn't work, I'll let Fujimaru take charge of the meeting..." Lansemero sighed with a wry smile, turned off the data file projection in front of him, and checked William's banquet preparation list. "By the way, can the observation point of Sheba be adjusted? As for the anchor point, it's the Hades divinity I sent back before-"

"I was going to tell you about the results of this observation." Roman pulled out the data file page that had been open on his computer desktop for a long time, and reported it to all the mission members in the world with a sad face, "The body that Hades chose this time is Athena's Andromeda Saint."

“…I think the Athena and Hades in this world are both quite sick.” After hearing Roman’s observations, Lancermello finally couldn’t bear it anymore and gave a very sharp and extreme evaluation of the two gods. “Last time they were siblings, this time they are just subordinates. I don’t know if there is something wrong with Athena or Hades’ brain was damaged by Pegasus in the Age of Gods.”

"Although I personally think that it's more likely that Hades was brainwashed by Pegasus in the Age of Gods..." Kirshtalia, who had been on the communication the whole time, joined the conversation while changing clothes in the fitting room, "But considering that Athena in this world is 'love and peace' - I think the reason for this situation is still more of Athena's fault."

"Use 'love and peace' to influence Hades?" Lansermello sneered.

“Maybe?” Kirshtalia looked away guiltily and shut up.

"The galactic war has just begun, there is still time, no need to rush." ​​Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and comforted the people on the other end of the communication, "At worst, we can use what we are best at - if we can't convince them, we can just crush them violently. The deputy director has completed the entire process of upgrading, and no human can defeat the 'planet' itself, right?"

"That's what I said, but in the last holy war, I not only fought against the Hades' army, but also Cairos. After the holy war, I went to Brugrad to clean up Poseidon's mess..." Lansemero added honey to the black tea in his hand and protested to the people in the control room who hadn't finished reading his mission report, "I'm a Caster! Not a real warrior!"

"Can you at least let me take a break from fighting Hades this time!?"

Lansemello exited the call, and after enjoying his tea and snacks, he came to the cemetery of the Sanctuary. Then, as he had done every time before, he used the simplest and most brutal method to go from the ground to the depths of the underworld belonging to Ereshkigal, and woke up the previous generation of Gold Saints who had been sleeping for some time.

"There is good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"

"Why do I feel that you are telling us the same news?" Dieter, who had been persecuted by Lansemello countless times, looked at Lansemello with caution and decisively refused to choose between the two. "Just tell me, what on earth could have caused you to quarrel with us before the holy war began?"

"Actually, there are quite a lot of things I want to tell you... But I'll put the most shocking one first, okay?" Lansemero looked at the dozen or so blue flames floating in front of him in the order of the constellations, "You should all remember Sasha and Aaron, right? This time, Hades chose Andromeda as his body."

"Andromeda?"

"What Andromeda?"

"It's the Bronze Saint of Andromeda!!!"

After silencing his colleagues with the correct answer, Dieter looked away in despair for a while, remembering what Lancermello had said to him on the white stairs of the Sanctuary to prove that the Cloth chose the Saint.

"Andromeda can never escape the curse that has been established."

——Andromeda is always the designated sacrifice of the sea nymphs, so the chains on her body must be connected to a huge sea reef at the end. No matter how far she runs, she cannot escape from the wrath of the sea nymphs.

"I really thought you knew the future development when you first mentioned Andromeda to me - being chosen by Hades as his body... this is also a doomed curse that cannot be escaped." Dieter smiled bitterly. The deep blue flames came with the young man's dull laughter. "Do you have anything else to say?"

"Another thing is that Athena is organizing a civil war among the Bronze Saints..." Lansemello blinked and suggested to everyone, "Why don't I set up a magic broadcast line for you in the underworld. Wasn't this generation of Sagittarius declared a defector? Athena was sent out of the Sanctuary at that time, and the Sagittarius Cloth was also handed over to the person who was responsible for raising Athena."

"In short, Athena organized a civil war among the Bronze Saints, and the final winner received the Sagittarius Cloth as a prize. It's a bit confusing, isn't it?" Lansemello looked at Dieter with a smile, but soon turned back to Asclepius's expressionless face. "If it was just a simple internal competition within the organization, no one would care about her...."

"...I see. So what outrageous things did this generation of Athena do?"

It was Dieter who asked the questions again, while the others were still in a trance due to the shock of the previous news.

"Galactic War will be broadcast live worldwide, and tickets for the event will be available..." Lansemero looked away and explained to Dietel in a subtle tone, "You all should know about gladiators, right? It's something similar to that - perhaps the most serious thing for you is that Athena took the initiative to provoke a private fight among the Saints, but for me..."

"The most serious problem is that she exposed the existence of another world to people who do not belong to this world."

"Please set up a broadcast line for us." Dieter made a decisive decision. "I want to see what the situation is with this generation of Athena and the Saints. It's okay for Athena, who grew up outside the Sanctuary, to act recklessly, but why are the ten Bronze Saints who were raised by the current Saints also acting recklessly?"

"There are Bronze Saints who haven't joined yet..." Lancer Melodon paused to avoid Dietel's gaze and prayed in his heart that they were ready for the impact. "But the position of Avius is not clear yet. It's obvious that Phoenix has been led astray by his teacher..."

"In short, he's not the kind of good kid you want to see."