What is the essence of Spirit Origin? What is the essence of achievements? And what is the essence of the Gift system in Little Garden?
The answer is illusion, falsity—transforming the unreal into reality.
The relationship between humanity and the world is reciprocal. Whether actions, words, or daily activities, all of these influence the world and create a series of changes.
These changes, to humans, constitute their lives. But to Little Garden, they are the creation and flow of concepts—a secondary breath that affects the "breath of the world."
And this massive, chaotic "flow of concepts," this very breath of life, is known in Little Garden as achievements.
Are these "flows of concepts" real?
On a spiritual and belief level, these flows are profoundly real—especially once they form large-scale concept streams rooted in countless Multiverses.
This is the truth behind the formation of human history.
Then, what is Spirit Origin?
Spirit Origin is the totality of a person's achievements—the sum total of their impact on the world.
A Gift is the tangible product formed from the totality of achievements generated by specific concepts.
The Gift and Spirit Origin systems within Little Garden are built upon "achievements" or "influence." They gather concepts, assemble Gifts, and gradually evolve into Spirit Origins—and even new truths within the universe.
The only flaw in this system is that it is founded entirely upon achievements (influence).
Take Aslan, who saved the Apocalypse world. Did he truly save that world?
Is merely providing information about the Umbrella Corporation to China enough to be called a Savior and credited with saving the world?
The answer is both no and yes.
Just like a general leading victory in war. Clearly, it's the effort of many, yet why is the achievement attributed to one individual?
Because everyone—including history—acknowledges it as the general's accomplishment. Without him, victory might not have been possible.
But what if the general only had a false reputation, and the war itself was fictional?
Yet the impact is real. As long as the influence is strong enough, it doesn't matter—this general still gains achievements, Gifts, and a Spirit Origin.
For example, Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu in history versus Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The Red Cliffs fire attack was Zhou Yu's achievement, but due to the overwhelming cultural influence of Romance, the feat is credited to Zhuge Liang.
Spirit Origin works the same way. Even if it's a lie, a fabricated myth, as long as the resulting influence is great enough, it can still form a genuine Spirit Origin.
Now, the Counter Force has given Aslan the perfect excuse—an opportunity to reconstruct the Spirit Origin of Blacklight, the Last Trial of Mankind.
Outer-Demon God? Why can't an Outer-Demon God become the Last Trial of Mankind?
Of course, Aslan doesn't expect the influence of this world alone to shape Blacklight's Spirit Origin.
His plan is to make Blacklight a part of Absolute Evil—not just another molecule within Absolute Evil.
For instance, if Absolute Evil were a corporation, Aži Dahāka would be the chairman holding all shares, while Blacklight is a hardworking employee who receives no salary.
By becoming part of Absolute Evil, Blacklight gains eligibility to claim a share of Absolute Evil's achievements.
So, in Little Garden, who holds the authority to divide Absolute Evil's shares? The answer: Mother of All Evils, Angra Mainyu.
Is Mother of All Evils truly dead? As a Two-Digit existence, Aslan believed that even if she perished, she still had the potential to return.
Blacklight, forced to bear the title of Human Evil, is the key to awakening Mother of All Evils.
Honestly, the thrill of dancing on the graves of the Big Shots is intoxicating.
Even Aslan, who considered himself bold and risk-taking, felt this plan was dangerously reckless.
What if Mother of All Evils is truly gone?
Or worse—what if she simply refuses to get involved?
Yet Aslan couldn't dwell on such thoughts. He had always been eager to stir up trouble.
Or rather, ever since he discovered he could not die, his courage had grown exponentially—he now actively sought out chaos.
"The Counter Force wants to deal with this Outer-Demon God?"
"Well then… what if I create one for them?"
"You think I'm an Outer-Demon God? No—I am the Last Trial of Mankind!"
Aslan already imagined the expressions of the two Counter Forces when confronted by the Last Trial of Mankind.
(You thought I'd destroy the world? Well, I really will destroy it.)
He wanted to see what measures the Counter Force would take against the Last Trial of Mankind.
And along the way—could he earn a little achievement?
(Forget achievements. Forget them. Just get the Spirit Origin first.)
After briefly considering the idea of provoking every god and demon in the Type-Moon World, Aslan abandoned the tempting notion.
The Type-Moon World was utterly unsuitable for observation by Little Garden. It was excellent for acquiring Spirit Origins and Gifts—but disastrous to observe directly.
Who knew how much damage witnessing the Type-Moon World would inflict upon the gods and Buddhas of Little Garden?
"Saber, come here. I'm going to run an experiment."
Aslan called out. He planned to use Artoria's contract with the Counter Force and her connection to the Throne of Heroes to conduct a trial.
He wanted to test whether he could use his Displacement Magecraft to pull Artoria's Original Body from the Throne of Heroes.
"Master, what kind of experiment? Can't you do it without involving me?"
Artoria spoke with visible unease. She had seen Merlin's pitiful state too often.
Though admittedly, she found it somewhat satisfying.
Still, she absolutely didn't want that fate for herself.
"Don't worry. I'm certainly different from that heartless Merlin."
Aslan said confidently, patting Artoria's shoulder reassuringly.
As one of his former wives, how could Artoria possibly receive the same treatment as that emotionless Merlin?
There were only a few minor accidents when using Displacement Magecraft to transfer Merlin's concepts and Spirit Origin.
He accidentally turned Incubus Merlin into Succubus Merlin—though thanks to Merlin's extraordinary abilities, he managed to retain his penis afterward.
There were also a few other failed experiments with odd results. But overall, Merlin was still alive and well, wasn't he?
He hadn't lost or gained any body parts.
"Master, the more you say that, the less I trust you."
Artoria replied flatly, struggling hard to suppress her emotions.
If she didn't know Aslan was another Arthur, she'd have mistaken him for another Merlin.