Chapter 1301: An Unexpected Ally
"Someone visiting through the main gate at this hour? Who could it be?"
Merlin and the others exchanged glances.
"Let me check."
Morgan closed her eyes, then opened them again with a puzzled expression.
"It appears to be just an ordinary human girl. Aside from being somewhat good-looking, there's nothing special about her..."
As she spoke, her suspicious gaze turned toward Eiji.
Could this be another one of your flings from outside?
"Can you show us what she looks like?"
Completely baffled, Eiji raised his hand under Morgan's doubtful stare.
Morgan nodded and waved her wand.
An image materialized in mid-air.
At the entrance outside stood a girl wearing a school uniform.
She appeared to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, with quite refined features. Her figure was decent but not really Eiji's type.
She had long, wavy hair in an ash-brown color.
Her entire demeanor exuded a sense of detached tranquility, showing no signs of fear or distress about the war in this digital world.
"This person is..."
Eiji stared at the girl's image, feeling unusually familiar with her.
He must have seen this girl before.
Not in the sense of having met her in reality, but more like having seen her through a screen.
"Bang!"
Eiji suddenly slapped the sofa beside him hard, his face filled with excitement.
"It's her! It must be her! Morgan, let her in quickly!"
"So she is an acquaintance after all?"
Morgan's expression darkened.
Nevertheless, she opened the barrier and allowed the girl outside to enter.
The brown-haired girl with curls walked into the living room.
Her gaze swept over Merlin, Scáthach, and the others, pausing for a moment on Morgan.
"Hostility detected. Should we engage in combat?"
Mana particles gathered beside the girl, coalescing into a slender human form.
She stood before the girl in a protective stance, her dark skin marked with snow-white patterns, holding a tricolored sword that resembled a ballpoint pen, her expression exceptionally sharp.
"It's fine, Altera. There's no need for combat."
The girl shook her head, signaling for Altera to stand down.
"Altera?"
Merlin suddenly frowned, as if remembering something.
"Those patterns... I recognize them."
Scáthach's expression immediately turned severe.
"The emblem of the wandering star—you're Sefar, aren't you!"
The White Giant Sefar!
One of the three vanguards dispatched by the wandering star Velber into the solar system, who destroyed the Earth's civilization 14,000 years ago, killing countless gods and humans, before ultimately being defeated by the first Sword of Selection.
The location where Sefar was defeated back then is in present-day Mongolia, within the Asian continent.
After Sefar's death, its remnants evolved over more than 10,000 years, eventually giving birth to a small life form.
That life was adopted by the Xiongnu tribe living on the grasslands and named Altera.
Attila the Hun, the Scourge of God who terrorized European nations for a hundred years, was actually the remnant of Sefar—essentially Sefar itself in another form!
"Wait, Scáthach. They're probably not here to fight."
Eiji stepped forward, stopping the eager Scáthach.
"Yes."
The brown-haired girl also spoke up, confirming Eiji's speculation.
"Mr. Eiji, as promised, I'm here to help."
Seeing this, Scáthach reluctantly abandoned her intention to take action.
"So you two really know each other?"
Morgan stepped forward, her scrutinizing gaze sweeping over the girl repeatedly.
No matter how she looked, this didn't seem like his type at all?
"No, we don't know each other yet."
The girl slowly shook her head, revealing only a sincere expression.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Hakuno, Kishinami Hakuno."
Kishinami Hakuno—this was the girl's name.
Don't know each other yet?
Morgan raised an eyebrow.
Merlin and Scáthach exchanged glances as well.
"Could it be..."
None of them were ordinary people.
Their perspectives all transcended time and space.
However, they had never been able to see through Eiji's future, so they hadn't given it much thought.
But now, the appearance of this girl forced them to reconsider.
"So it really is like this?"
Eiji let out a long, complicated sigh.
It seemed that the wildly insane hypothesis he had in his heart was the truth behind everything.
"Let me guess how you're going to help me... Is it the Ring of Kingship?"
"As expected of Mr. Eiji."
Kishinami Hakuno was momentarily stunned, looking at Eiji in astonishment.
"That's right, this is the Ring of Kingship. As we agreed, you have ownership of it for one day!"
She extended her hand.
Removing a ring from her finger, she handed it to Eiji.
It was a seemingly ordinary silver-white ring.
But underestimating it based on its appearance would be a fatal mistake.
The name of this ring was "Kingship."
Like the Imperial Seal, it was a symbol of supreme authority.
However, unlike the seal that represents the position of a king, the Ring of Kingship symbolizes the identity of the "Moon King"!
In the Moon Holy Grail War, if you emerge victorious, you will find that the final prize given by Mooncell is this very ring.
And as mentioned earlier, the Moon Holy Grail War is a ritual to select the master of Mooncell!
In other words, whoever possesses this ring is the master of Mooncell, the Moon King!
Owning this ring is equivalent to being directly bound to Mooncell's core, allowing one to freely issue any command to Mooncell!
Looking at this ordinary ring, Eiji felt a fleeting impulse to seize it.
Of course, such a thought lasted only for a moment.
Although I, Eiji, am not a good person, I wouldn't stoop to forcibly taking something from a young girl.
Besides, there will be plenty of opportunities to obtain Mooncell in the future. Why rush now?
Eiji put the ring on his finger.
Instantly, his mind connected with a certain moon in the sky, as if he were immersed in an infinite ocean of information. His worldview expanded by more than ten thousand times in an instant.
"I've got the computer, and the Ars Almadel Salomonis spell is ready... The only troublesome part is time."
Eiji muttered softly.
Billions of magic circles!
Even if I set them up one by one, it would take who knows how many centuries!
"Time? That's the easiest problem to solve!"
At that moment, Merlin suddenly interjected.
He smiled, raised his staff, and gently tapped it on the ground.
Pink petals materialized out of thin air, opening a passageway to an unknown destination, through which the faint outline of a tall spire could be glimpsed... Could this be the Inner Sea of the Planet?
"Merlin, why summon me at this hour? I was still researching the Fifth Magic!"
A long-legged beauty stepped out from the passage with clear annoyance on her face.
Her once raven-black hair had now transformed into a fiery crimson, blazing like flames.
"Huh? Eiji? Is this your home? Something feels off... And who are all these people? Actually, does this entire world seem a bit strange?"
"Aoko! Your timing is absolutely perfect!"
Eiji bounded over joyfully, eagerly grasping Aoko's hands.
"R-really? Well, if you say so, I suppose I have no choice!"
Aoko Aozaki's cheeks flushed slightly as she flashed a dashing smile.
Morgan's face visibly darkened.