Chapter 1270: What Lies Beyond the Moon?
"Hohohohahahaha! Finally reaching the finals? This king has been kept waiting far too long!"
Just as the atmosphere grew heavy, a demonic laugh erupted from another direction.
"That laugh…"
The tense expression on Merlin's face instantly relaxed into one of exasperation.
Turning to look, they saw the golden-haired, crimson-eyed king clad in radiant golden armor, appearing on the training ground with an exceptionally arrogant demeanor.
"Gil, you're being too disrespectful. Everyone present here is among the elite of this planet."
Beside him stood a boy with emerald hair trailing to the ground, dressed in white robes, beautiful like a doll.
"Enkidu is right, King of Heroes. With that arrogant attitude of yours, are you so certain you'll become one of Earth's ultimate beings?"
Scáthach gripped her crimson spears, resting them on her shoulders, her expression brimming with eager battle intent.
"How about crossing blades with me first? I'm just itching for a fight right now—you can be the one to cool me down!"
"Hahaha, I refuse! Queen of the Land of Shadows!"
Gilgamesh laughed heartily. Just when everyone thought he would arrogantly accept, he flatly declined.
"This king will indeed take action, but not now. There are still tens of thousands of mongrels to deal with. Once they're disposed of, I'll grant your wish soon enough!"
Even the arrogant Golden King knew better than to let others take advantage at this moment.
As he spoke, his gaze swept over those present in a scrutinizing manner.
"Jiang Ziya, the earliest military strategist of China, possessing potential as both a Grand Caster and Grand Rider."
"Morgan le Fay, the Lostbelt King of Britain. Hmph, how pitiful."
"And Arcueid Brunestud? The Princess of Earth—not bad at all. But to suppress your own power? How foolish!"
Gilgamesh's face showed appreciation.
These individuals could all be considered contenders, not falling into the category of mongrels.
Morgan and Arcueid simultaneously developed veins bulging on their foreheads.
Was this guy complimenting them or insulting them?
"Hmm?"
Gilgamesh's eyes fell upon Eiji, and he suddenly frowned deeply.
"What? You think I'm a mongrel?"
Eiji was stunned.
His gaze gradually turned dangerous.
You bastard, want me to eliminate you right now?
"No, a candidate for Grand Saber could never be considered a mongrel."
Unexpectedly, Gilgamesh shook his head.
"However, this king's Sha Naqba Imuru cannot see through you. How intriguing!"
Sha Naqba Imuru?
Eiji's heart skipped a beat.
This bastard had been using Sha Naqba Imuru all along?
No wonder he sounded more reasonable.
"One interesting thing after another. This king grows increasingly eager for this ritual's conclusion!"
Gilgamesh spread his arms wide, his face filled with intense delight.
Then he abruptly changed tone, shouting to the surroundings.
"Goetia, you wretched creature, show yourself immediately! Explain this current situation properly!"
Seeing this, everyone present stirred, their expressions shifting.
When it comes to the person who knows this Singularity best, it is undoubtedly Goetia.
However, under the current circumstances, could Goetia really be summoned? Common sense would suggest that any normal participant would hide as much as possible, keeping firsthand information to themselves, right?
"How annoying, King of Heroes."
But contrary to everyone's expectations.
The figure of the orange-haired ponytailed youth emerged from the edge of the playground, walking toward them with an indifferent expression.
"Goetia, you actually showed up?"
Even Merlin found it unbelievable.
"I've always been at this school; you just never called for me."
Goetia didn't seem the least bit anxious.
Not only was he not anxious, but he even appeared completely at ease.
If it weren't for the Primordial Celestial Master personally confirming that he had nothing to do with the civilization's destruction outside, everyone present would have suspected him of being the mastermind behind the burning.
"Goetia, explain to this king what is on that moon."
Gilgamesh commanded him without any courtesy.
"What, even the self-proclaimed omniscient one cannot see it?"
Goetia replied with a sarcastic tone.
"I can see most things on Earth clearly, but what lies on the moon is beyond the scope of what my eyes can perceive."
Gilgamesh showed no signs of anger, straightforwardly admitting that his Sha Naqba Imuru was not all-knowing and all-powerful.
"Even if the supreme deity of Taoism vouches for you, not being the mastermind doesn't mean you don't know what's happening, right? This Singularity is your painstaking creation; everything should be within your predictions!"
It was precisely to figure out what was going on that he had specifically sought out Goetia.
This king's capriciousness was well-known.
"Hmph, very well. Since all of you here are strong candidates for Earth's UO, I might as well share some trivial matters with you."
Goetia swept his gaze over everyone present.
His eyes paused on Eiji for a moment before moving on.
Everyone perked up their ears, adopting an attentive posture.
"There is a Mooncell on the moon."
Goetia gave the answer directly.
Upon hearing this, everyone widened their eyes in surprise.
"It is a product from outside our universe, much like the Velber, the Star of the Crimson Sky. It does not adhere to the rules of our universe. Its essence is a supercomputer capable of observing and interfering with parallel worlds."
Mooncell.
That was something that appeared in the Moon Holy Grail War. Its true nature was finally revealed in the third installment of the series: like the Velber, it is a product of a super-civilization somewhere in the universe.
Because it originates from outside the solar system, it is not part of the Root and does not follow the rules of the solar system.
A little-known fact: the Root in the Type-Moon World only encompasses the solar system. The universe beyond the solar system is generally referred to as the outer universe. Chaos, the Velber, Mooncell, and others are all visitors from the outer universe, along with beings like the Cthulhu gods.
However, unlike Chaos and the Velber, Mooncell's essence is merely a super quantum computer.
Although it could annihilate Earth's civilization within seven days through information processing, with computational power so immense it could even interfere with the eleventh dimension, it was ultimately just an ownerless machine. The Moon Holy Grail War was a ritual to determine Mooncell's master, and the final victor was the well-known Zappy—Hakuno Kishinami.
Eiji had already studied these settings back in the Konosuba World.
"You mean, among the four moons in the sky, each contains a Mooncell?"
It was precisely because he had long since reviewed these settings that Eiji was now visibly shaken.
"Correct."
Goetia's gaze locked onto Eiji for a second, sharp as a hawk's.
"Mooncell inherently possesses the ability to interfere with parallel worlds, but a single Mooncell's capabilities are quite limited. Thus, the solution is to link numerous Mooncells together."
"As long as Mooncells from different parallel worlds are interconnected, even feats like making an entire moon traverse parallel worlds and appear in this Singularity become achievable!"