(So Sakura summoned a Heroic Spirit. Why do I feel like I'm the one who was summoned?)
(What exactly is the Counter Force trying to do?)
Out of curiosity to see what the Counter Force was doing, and concern for Sakura, Aslan released the suppression on Sakura's summoning of him.
The next second, dazzling, enchanting white light descended. Immense power shook the entire underground chamber.
But what surprised Aslan was that before he could descend, a knight wearing magnificent armor and holding a precious Holy Sword studded with jewels had already responded to the summoning.
"You? Arthur Proto?"
Feeling the resonance from his Divinity and the familiar sensation given by the golden-haired man before him, Aslan recognized the other's identity.
He came from another world. A Heroic Spirit granted by the Grand Spirit Origin, descending into this Holy Grail War as Grand Saber.
Arthur Pendragon.
(But why must you call yourself Arthur Pendragon?)
Aslan sighed slightly helplessly. After all, in a sense, his current self, possessing the Arthur Divinity, and the Arthur before him, were existences of the same essence.
His Divinity was on a Four-Digit scale, far more noble and greater than Arthur, who had even been granted the Grand Spirit Origin.
Existences of the same essence weren't allowed to coexist in large numbers within the same space and time.
Especially since his Divinity was built upon the convergence of himself across parallel worlds.
So the situation was extremely awkward.
Aslan had barely greeted Arthur Proto when his figure completely vanished like snow.
Even the original Heroic Spirit connected to him was entirely digested and absorbed by Aslan.
"Another Arthur, the important task of eliminating the demon from the outer world and saving the world—I entrust it to you."
Arthur, facing the absorption and digestion of his other self, felt no sadness or despair. He even willingly surrendered his Spirit Origin, his Spirit Core.
To him, Aslan was the same Arthur as himself, and Aslan was far stronger than he.
Moreover, under the resonance of Divinity, he also saw how noble this "Arthur" knight was.
Therefore, handing everything over to his other self, he didn't regret it at all.
Only Aslan, now holding the Holy Sword of the Stars and wearing the armor brought by Arthur Proto's Spirit Origin, sank into deep thought.
"So, am I now Arthur Proto?"
[Heroic Spirit: Arthur Pendragon
Class: Saber
Strength: A?
Endurance: A?
Agility: A?
Mana: A?
Luck: A?
Noble Phantasm: EX
Class Skills:
-Magic Resistance EX
-Riding A
Personal Skills:
-Instinct A
-Shining Journey B
-Mana Burst EX
-Charisma B
-Giant Beast Hunting A
Noble Phantasm:
-Wind King Barrier C
-Excalibur: The Sword of Promised Victory EX (Holy Sword of the Stars EX)]
"Umm, so, Counter Force, can't you open your eyes?"
The Counter Force's actions left Aslan speechless.
With the information provided by Arthur, Aslan finally understood how this Arthur was summoned.
He was originally going to participate in another Holy Grail War. But for some reason, the summoning power here seemed stronger than in other Holy Grail Wars.
Combined with the Counter Force's request and plea, he rushed here with the Holy Sword.
As for the reason, of course, it was Sakura, who had become a Holy Relic.
Sakura had interacted with him for several days. Her body was also filled with the "scent" of Arthur.
In this situation, it was perfectly normal for the Counter Force to summon Arthur Proto through the Holy Relic.
The Counter Force quickly realized their mistake and immediately withdrew their support for Arthur.
Feeling the world's support vanish, Aslan immediately laughed in anger.
"Okay, you guys are really impressive. Why don't you just take back his Grand Spirit Origin?"
Facing Aslan's mockery, the two main Counter Forces didn't care, showing no reaction at all.
They even voluntarily severed the connection between the Grand Spirit Origin and themselves.
After being completely speechless at the Counter Force's actions, Aslan also stepped out of the Summoning Array.
He smiled and looked at his Master who summoned him, Sakura, and greeted her.
"You are my Master?"
Upon stepping out, Aslan froze. His face turned pale.
Because the one standing before him wasn't Sakura, but a girl with pale blonde hair, covering her face, curiously staring at Aslan.
"No, who are you?"
Aslan also realized that perhaps because Arthur Proto had come to the wrong place, combined with his own Space Divinity and Planeswalker Spark,
Crossing parallel worlds was easy for him.
So, unknowingly and under the interference of two annoying Counter Forces, he had also come to the wrong place.
"What kind of feeling is this?"
Sajyou Manaka touched her rapidly beating heart and gazed at Aslan's face in fascination.
Aslan's appearance brought new color to her pale world, which had been like a blank sheet of paper.
Color? No, it was a new canvas. As long as she was by his side, everything in this world seemed unknown.
Manaka's entire body trembled, and she froze.
Her initially rational, shallow, transparent eyes suddenly radiated a blazing light, as if they would melt everything, after seeing this man who didn't belong, who seemed to forcibly enter this world.
"Saber?"
Manaka's mouth slightly opened, showing a cute, surprised expression.
This was truly beyond Manaka's expectations. A situation she'd never imagined suddenly appeared before her.
It completely caught her off guard!
Uh... aahh! What is this?
The excited Root Princess couldn't help but quietly extend her small hand and touch Aslan, who still looked disgusted and seemed lost in thought.
Throughout this process, Manaka's face had flushed red to her ears. For the first time in her life, she felt what a girl's shyness was.
"Do you need my help, Saber?"
As she looked at Aslan, she instantly believed that this man before her was a life completely outside this world.
He was an existence rejected and feared by the Counter Force. But precisely because of the Counter Force's fear, she had the chance to see her dream prince at this moment.
Yet Aslan didn't notice the situation around him. Even due to dimensional reasons, he didn't recognize this as Sajyou Manaka.
After slightly confirming his coordinates, Aslan immediately tore open space and returned to Sakura's side.
He was still very aware of Sakura's mental state. Though she appeared very normal while he was there. But appearing normal was the greatest anomaly. How could Sakura, who wouldn't let go of his hand while sleeping and didn't want him out of her sight, be normal?
However, psychological wounds like this could only be healed with time.