In the living room.
Roya looked astonished after seeing the preview: "A bittersweet Lostbelt journey between Nameless and Goetia?"
How bizarre.
These two were sworn enemies who could never coexist.
That Demon King Goetia was the mastermind behind igniting human history and creating countless Singularities.
He forced Nameless to drag him into the Root during the final Singularity, "The Time Temple of the Crown."
Reaching the Root was a near-certain death for anyone—a peril so great it could erase one's very [existence], making resurrection impossible.
The two had literally perished together.
Even if Nameless were to return, why would he choose to embark on a Lostbelt journey with Goetia?
"Bittersweet..."
Souma twitched at the video's title.
That bastard of a black-hearted capitalist sure knew how to joke around.
"Spare the rod and spoil the child," huh? Or rather, "Love me, hate me, but kick me when you love me most?"
Now they've "loved" each other so deeply they went to the Root together, becoming a pair of "doomed lovers?"
No—this fate was far worse than death. It meant complete [erasure].
No one would remember you—not even your parents would recall having you as their child!
It was as if you had never existed at all!
"The Lostbelt was shown before, and I've always wondered how the Demon King was defeated," Roya said, growing more intrigued.
Previously, [Alaya] had released "The Lostbelt: Great Qin," depicting the fall of an eternal empire.
Goetia was already despairingly powerful, and there were still seven more Lostbelts parallel to Proper Human History.
The mere thought of it made hope seem impossible.
This video would clearly reveal the aftermath of Nameless and Goetia's confrontation in the Singularity.
After plunging into the Root together, how exactly did their "bittersweet" dynamic play out?
I'm so curious!
Roya glanced at the two others sitting nearby, her expression turning odd. "Why are you two here?"
One was the obviously filthy-rich "Mr. Gold," and the other was the androgynously beautiful "Mr. Qin."
No matter how hard she racked her brain, she couldn't figure out how these two had even met Souma.
How could an ordinary high school otaku know so many extraordinary people?
Did he save the world in a past life or something?
"Of course, we're here to watch the show—er, the movie," Gilgamesh replied with a smile.
This was the ultimate spectacle.
Even Merlin wasn't qualified to witness it live.
He couldn't wait to see how this seemingly sweet little girl would treat his bastard of a best friend once the video ended.
Would it be love? Or a fight to the death?
Anything was possible.
By the time the video concluded, her memories and power would fully awaken.
And that would be humanity's most perilous moment!
Qin Shi Huang also chuckled. "More people make it livelier."
As the First Emperor of China, the ancestral dragon of the nation, he naturally had to consider the lives and future of China's two billion citizens.
The seemingly ordinary little girl before them possessed the power to destroy humanity.
Even if Souma wanted to suppress her, he would have to give his all and inevitably perish together with her.
Most importantly.
After she ascended to become the planetary consciousness [Gaia], it became impossible for humans to kill her.
There was no other way.
Killing her would be equivalent to killing the planet itself.
As long as humanity hadn't found a second habitable Earth, they could never abandon this home.
At most, they could seal her away, exhausting every generation's efforts to suppress her.
Previously, none of the Singularities had included China.
As China's ****, he naturally couldn't intervene.
But this time was different.
In this Age of Heroes, Qin Shi Huang couldn't possibly stand by and watch Souma face this terrifying enemy alone.
Souma glanced at the two of them. Though he said nothing, he felt a warmth in his heart.
Clearly, these two proud individuals were worried something might happen to him.
That's why they had rushed here so urgently, wanting to assist him in suppressing this world-ending brat.
With two Grand-class Heroic Spirits joining forces with him, Souma's chances of success increased by ten percent.
There was nothing left to fear now. Once the video finished playing, the final battle could begin.
Roya nodded. "Indeed, watching movies is more fun with more people."
Going to the cinema wasn't just about the big screen—it was about the atmosphere.
Watching a movie alone at home couldn't compare to the experience of watching with a crowd in theaters.
Finally, the scheduled broadcast time arrived.
She immediately clicked to play the video.
[Alaya] Presents: The Ultimate Movie Premiering Globally Simultaneously.
Countless eager onlookers were already spamming the chat with frantic messages—
["First! First! Finally waited for you, good thing I didn't give up!"]
["Keyword extraction: 'Love-hate relationship'? Nameless, don't tell me you can even romance Goetia?"]
["Tch, do you even understand the weight of a Grand-class beauty? Forget Goetia, even Alaya got charmed!"]
["Speaking of which, with Goetia's demonic appearance, how on earth did Nameless even manage to go for it?"]
["Goetia is the collective of the 72 Demon Gods—it has no gender to begin with. Who knows if it might turn into a loli to tempt Nameless, the lolicon!"]
The broadcast of the Final Singularity, along with a series of other singularities, had already set the entire internet ablaze.
Especially the overwhelmingly powerful Demon God King, who had become universally recognized as the most terrifying boss.
And now.
[Alaya] had actually released a video about Him and Nameless, naturally sparking immense anticipation.
As everyone waited with bated breath—
The video began to play.
But instead of the familiar Lostbelt opening, it transported viewers to ancient Israel, 3,000 years ago.
The familiar King Solomon sat upon his throne, seemingly lost in slumber.
In this dream.
He was questioned by a divine voice—
[Do you desire power?]
Facing the inquiry.
King Solomon respectfully replied, "I desire wisdom more."
Gold could be obtained through wisdom.
Authority could be obtained through wisdom.
When one possessed transcendent wisdom, they would naturally possess everything.
As the child of King David, he sought only the wisdom to reach the truth.
[As you wish.]
With the divine voice's majestic proclamation, ten golden rings descended and adorned his fingers.
The very [Ten Rings of God]—bestowed by the Almighty!
These ten rings granted him the power to command angels and demons.
One after another, fearsome and mighty beings knelt reverently at his feet.
They were the 72 Demon Gods, born from human thought, innately wielding formidable power.
They governed poetry and culture, they wielded omnipotent magic.
They held dominion over all, assisting King Solomon in guiding humanity toward a glorious future.
But!
This king did not seek immortality as the Demon Gods had hoped—instead, he calmly embraced his own death.
Despite possessing omniscience and omnipotence, wielding the supreme power to command all magecraft in the world, he had no desire for eternal life.
At the moment of his death.
King Solomon sat upon his throne, his gaze fixed into the distance as if piercing through time itself.
"The hymn of life is the cycle of birth and death. Does the grandest of splendors inevitably conclude in ruin?"
King Solomon murmured softly, "I entrust this to you, my future self—please bring an end to this calamity."
One of the [Ten Rings of God] vanished into thin air.
The remaining nine remained securely on his fingers.
And then.
King Solomon died.
He died upon his throne!
The 72 Demon Gods were instantly plunged into shock and disbelief.
They had never imagined that their mighty king could perish.
The Demon Gods erupted into furious outrage:
"Every drama woven by humanity is so vivid—irredeemably ugly and arrogant!"
"Having witnessed endless sorrow, even if our king felt nothing, we cannot endure it!"
"The birth of life means the inevitability of death—this is absolutely unforgivable!"
"We are enraged, we cannot forgive, we are determined to sever all ties with ugliness and forge a new world!"
Amidst this all-consuming, towering fury.
The Seventy-Two Demon Gods, with the corpse of King Solomon as their core and the primordial magecraft summoning as their foundation, created a collective entity of demonic deities.
They vowed to use humanity as fuel, to burn away human history and tread the path toward the planet's origin, creating a new world.
Its name was—
The Human Order Incineration Ritual · Demon God King · Goetia!
To this end, they began preparations spanning three thousand years.
Three long millennia.
Born from human thought, the Demon Gods once again took human form and entered the human world.
One by one, the Demon Gods were scattered like seeds across the entire world.
Scattered across the entirety of human history.
The grand undertaking had begun!
Reverse time, return to the planet's origin, and create a new world free from death—a path to eternity!
The scene shifts.
[Three thousand years later.]
The first director of Chaldea, Marisbury Animusphere, used a golden ring as a catalyst to summon the mightiest Servant, successfully winning the Holy Grail War.
Amidst the burning ruins of Fuyuki City.
The first director smiled and said, "We're truly strong, the two of us. We've finally won the Holy Grail War! What wish do you desire?"
"A wish? Do I have a wish?"
The mighty King of Mages hesitated for the first time. "I do have one wish."
"Aside from killing me, my only friend, the King of Mages Solomon, you may wish for anything!"
The first director encouraged him with a smile. "Whatever your wish is, it must be a righteous one!"
Though their time together had been brief, he held absolute trust in the King of Mages.
The Holy Grail shone with light.
The first director obtained the vast wealth needed to build Chaldea.
But the King of Mages made his wish to the Grail—
"I wish to become an ordinary human."
His wish was granted.
Yet, the moment it was fulfilled, he suddenly glimpsed a future of destruction.
And then.
This gentle, inexperienced man, after endless panic and desperate efforts, joined the Chaldea built by Marisbury.
Becoming the youngest head of the medical department.
On one side was the Demon God King, seeking to incinerate human history.
On the other was Chaldea, striving to protect it.
After three thousand long years, humanity, having severed ties with the gods, now faced its ultimate enemy!
"The Absolute Demonic Front," "The Divine Realm of the Round Table," and the other six Singularities.
Along with countless Sub-Singularities.
They shattered human history into fragments.
Humanity became the strongest fuel for the Demon Gods' grand ambition.
Three thousand years of brilliant human history were set ablaze, transforming into a ring of light enveloping the entire planet.
It appeared as a beautiful halo.
In truth, it was the convergence of hundreds of millions of rays.
Each ray possessed energy and destructive power rivaling that of Excalibur.
Such immense energy was sufficient to reverse the flow of time across vast epochs.
[Reverse Side of the World / Genesis Light-Year!]
This halo.
Was none other than the Demon God King's first Noble Phantasm—
[The Time of Birth Hath Come, He Is the One Who Masters All (Ars Almadel Salomonis)!]
Yet.
Despite possessing seemingly invincible, monumental power, it was still confronted by Nameless, who led countless Heroic Spirits to its very doorstep.
One by one, the Singularities were pierced through and restored by Nameless.
One by one, the Demon Gods' schemes were personally ended by Nameless.
With the most indomitable resolve, he stood before the Demon God King!
The previously scattered pieces of information were now fully compiled in this video.
Leaving the audience with mixed emotions—
[Wait, looking at it this way, both Nameless and Goetia are protagonists in the video!]
[The immortal Demon Gods could never comprehend the cycle of life and death, single-mindedly seeking to create an eternal world.]
[Yeah, it kinda feels like the Demon Gods wanted to do something good—just with methods that were, well, a tad extreme.]
[Goetia would stop at nothing to forge a new world—and the cost? The cost was us, damn it!]
[Setting aside the facts, can't we admit Goetia got at least one thing right?]
...
From a human perspective, the Demon God King Goetia was utterly heinous, drawing condemnation from all viewers.
Yet when viewed through the lens of the Demon Gods, it became clear they had been deeply shaken by King Solomon's death.
Enraged by the inevitability of mortality, they sought to create a timeless world.
However.
Demon Gods remained Demon Gods.
Humans remained humans.
Fundamentally incompatible.
With King Solomon—their sole restraint—gone, peaceful coexistence was impossible.
A fleeting glimpse of the Final Singularity, previously shown, flashed across the screen.
Nameless raised his sword and pointed it at his opponent. "Goetia, let me teach you one final magecraft!"
What was originally a self-sacrifice by Dr. Roman had been replaced with his own calamity.
Using the Second Magic, he summoned countless versions of himself from parallel worlds, offering them all as sacrifices to make a wish upon the Star Holy Grail.
It began with King Solomon's wish to become an ordinary man. It ended with Nameless's wish to bring an end to the calamity.
The Star Holy Grail opened a path to the Root.
The time of parting had come—this was the one who would let go of the world.
At the cost of mutual destruction, Nameless dragged the Demon God King Goetia with him into the Root!
Even if all the spectators were to witness it again, they would still feel their souls tremble with awe.
How could that person possibly dare to do such a thing?
Did he not fear vanishing forever?
The Swirl of the Root.
Here lay the origin of all things, here was recorded the outcome of all things.
Cause and effect, fate and destiny—all converged here.
No one who reached the Root could ever return. The moment you arrived, you would disappear completely.
Just as all the spectators believed Nameless and Goetia had perished together for good—
An unimaginable girl quietly appeared on the path leading to the Swirl of the Root.
She had golden, radiant hair, and her blue eyes calmly gazed at Nameless.
In a place where she should never have been, a figure of pure miracle had appeared.
[Alaya] thoughtfully displayed the girl's name—
Manaka Sajyou!