[216] Heroic Spirit Summoning

"So powerful~ Even something like this exists."

Ryunosuke Uryu looked at the dozens of Holy Artifacts in front of him, shook his head after a moment, and said, "But I still don't want them."

"Why?" Colin Kidd looked at the man they brought from the airport and asked, "With so many Holy Artifacts, you can definitely summon powerful Heroic Spirits."

"I know, but forget it." Ryunosuke Uryu shook his head. "Actually, I just want to summon that boss..."

"Gilles de Rais?"

"Lord Dio." Colin Kidd quickly saluted.

"Yes." Dio descended from the nearby stairs and looked at Ryunosuke Uryu. "It doesn't matter. If you want to summon him, go ahead. His Sea Demon is a good weapon, whether it's the army of Sea Demons or the giant Sea Demon that comes later."

"Yes, thank you, Lord Dio." Ryunosuke Uryu smiled and saluted, full of anticipation in his tone.

"The child you wanted has been arranged. Let Colin take you there."

"Oh, Lord Dio is indeed generous!"

"Colin, have you chosen your Holy Artifact?" After saying this, Dio looked at Colin Kidd.

"No... not yet... Does Lord Dio have any recommendations?"

...

"Well, now we can begin, the Heroic Spirit Summoning!"

Barthomeloi Lorelei stood in front of the summoning circle for Heroic Spirits—

Almost everything was ready, the state of the Holy Grail was intact, and now it was time for Heroic Spirit summoning.

Barthomeloi took a deep breath and looked at the mummy in front of her, taking another deep breath. "Fill, fill, fill, fill, fill. Let each be turned over five times, simply breaking asunder the fulfilled time!"

Magical energy began to flow.

All the magical energy around gradually gathered, including Barthomeloi's magical energy.

Just with this, it could already be judged that the Heroic Spirit to be summoned next must be an incredibly powerful existence—

...

"Your body shall serve under me. My fate shall be with your sword"

"Submit to the beckoning of the Holy Grail. If you will submit to this will and this reason..."

Among the many proxies, Kirei Kotomine recited the incantation with an expressionless face, feeling a burning sensation like fire in his body. A large amount of magical energy was drawn out, and the magic circuits began to ache.

...

"...then answer!"

"An oath shall be sworn here!"

"I shall attain all virtues of all of Heaven."

"I shall have dominion over all evils of all of Hell!" 

"From the Seventh Heaven, attended to by three great words of power, come forth from the ring of restraint..."

"Protector of the Balance!"

Kazuya completed the final incantation—The next moment, unlike the usual crimson light that flashed before him—

His enhanced eyes quickly regained their vision, and after looking around the room, he clenched his fist. "It succeeded!"

...

Barthomeloi Lorelei stared at the summoning circle in front of her, looking at the Heroic Spirit that appeared in front of her, her Servant—

The Heroic Spirit that appeared in front of her had tan skin.

Black hair, golden pupils, draped in a white robe, and adorned with the decorations of the golden Pharaoh.

"So, you are my Servant?" Barthomeloi Lorelei's faced this ancient Pharaoh without a hint of fear.

"If it's the incantation you recited, then it should be so—but!"

The face of the Pharaoh was filled with indelible anger. "Magus, did you use some catalyst when summoning me? Confess it honestly. Did you use the arrow of impalement or the chariot fragment used in the battle with the Hittite King, the inscription covenant with the Western Tower, or did you dare to borrow courage from the heavens and snatch my mummy?"

"Can't you see for yourself?" Barthomeloi directly met the angry gaze, arrogantly as if saying "Recognize your identity."

"Is that so..." A moment of silence. "Haha! Not bad courage! To dare to meet the gaze of the Pharaoh, it seems you're a magus with some ability. However—!!"

A tremendous killing intent directly rushed towards Barthomeloi, just a gaze of killing intent, and the air vibrated with it.

The magus around immediately became tense.

But it was useless!

A dazzling light blossomed in this underground space, limited to the tip of this ship—the genuine tip of the artifact emitted scorching light directly toward Barthomeloi, who was within arm's reach!

In an instant—

The wind stirred.

The air around, without any command, suddenly gathered. The space trembled—creating a small-scale storm around this house!

The wind blade that could easily tear apart the magus went against this dazzling light.

Afterward—pierced through.

The light pierced through the wind, and the move that was comparable to a grand magecraft was instantly annihilated.

Barthomeloi's expression changed for the first time from the beginning to the present.

The blow just now was just her casual move, but—this was because the Heroic Spirit in front of her was also just a casual move, and she thought it was unnecessary to exert her full strength.

But now—

She understood.

That light could only barely be resisted with her full strength and a series of rituals—

Just a casual move had already surpassed countless Noble Phantasms.

Boom—!!

The barrier in front of Barthomeloi shattered.

The more than ten magus supporting this barrier were directly blown out, spitting out blood from their mouths.

But... it barely stopped this light.

"Commoner!"

The wrathful king stepped towards Barthomeloi step by step, his gaze cold as if looking at a dead person.

"Since you dared to snatch my mummy, you should know what fate awaits you. I give you two choices: be fed to the divine beast or have all magus perish on the surface! Oh, don't even think about using the curse. Before you descend, my divine light will turn this place into ashes."

Barthomeloi waved her hand slightly, signaling the magus behind her to stop.

"I won't choose either!" Barthomeloi exhaled, not showing any fear even in the face of this wrathful king. There was no talk of asking him if he wanted the Holy Grail or anything like that. She just said, "Remember your identity. You are just a Servant!"

"Haha, hahaha, hahahahaha——!!!"

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