Chapter 247: Huh? I'm fighting the Round Table Knights?

The streets of London.

Liliana Kranjcar, a young Knight with long silver-white hair, pale blue eyes, and a slender, graceful figure—even dubbed the "Sword Fairy" by those with too much time on their hands—was in the middle of a rare vacation.

Of course, it would have been better if she hadn't been called in for overtime.

Not long ago, she had received a brand-new mission.

"A divine artifact?"

Standing on the street corner, holding her phone, Liliana let out a low exclamation.

"You want me to come to the United Kingdom to search for a lost divine artifact and investigate what exactly has happened here?"

Liliana felt a silent scream in her heart for her vanishing vacation, but she had to pull herself together and ask for the situation to be clarified.

In Italy, there are seven leading organizations among the secret societies that study Magic.

The Bronze Black Cross, where Liliana belongs, is one of them.

And she herself is the eldest daughter of the Kranjcar family, the leading lineage of the Bronze Black Cross.

If a divine artifact that had been unearthed caused trouble and flew off to the United Kingdom, she naturally had an obligation to handle it.

To avoid triggering a diplomatic incident or conflict between the King of Swords and the Black Prince.

But before that, she had to figure out the origin of the divine artifact; if necessary, she, who possesses the bloodline of a Witch, would have to act as frontline personnel and personally investigate its origins.

However, her teacher then spoke a major piece of news over the phone.

"What, you already know its origin? A portion of the Spirit Status of an ancient Earth Mother Goddess? This...?!"

Liliana looked shocked, yet also appeared somewhat bewildered.

What is Divinity? As a Witch, she naturally knew, but the only thing that could cause Divinity to return was a Heretic God who had descended into the world.

Thinking of this, Liliana said, stuttering slightly.

"Something like this will surely trigger a conflict between the two Kings, right? You want me to go and scout whether the other King has successfully killed a god?"

Liliana's palm trembled slightly, and she nearly let her phone drop to the ground.

After a full three or four seconds of silence, she said in a strained tone.

"What? You've already coordinated with Princess Alice? This time, it's just to go over and simply share information?"

If there is anyone who is the strongest Witch of the current age, it is undoubtedly the White Princess, Alice.

Her Witch bloodline has undergone atavism, reaching a level comparable to a God Ancestor, to the point where her physical body cannot bear the burden.

Furthermore, because Guinevere constructed a network connecting all Witches during the Middle Ages to promote the Arthurian Legend she fabricated, the Witches of all Europe have, in a sense, become a loose Community.

They hold gatherings like the Witches' Night periodically, and the current organizer and manager of these gatherings is the White Princess, Alice.

Among the private circles of Witches, Alice even holds the title of Witch Queen.

It is just that Alice herself does not accept this title; after all, compared to a Godslayer, what courage does a mere little Witch have to call herself a queen?

So it had already been coordinated, Liliana breathed a sigh of relief.

No wonder her teacher asked her to come; it was probably to have her meet Princess Alice and build some connections.

Thinking of this, Liliana sniffled and made a silly nasal sound.

"I understand. I will go find Princess Alice and assist in investigating the information. Please rest assured..."

But before Liliana could finish her sentence, she felt herself freeze; looking at the latest news on the television screen, she was momentarily speechless.

"After consideration by Queen Elizabeth, and given that she and Prince Charles are advanced in years, it has been decided to abdicate the throne to Alice Louise of Phanal..."

"What... is going on...?"

Liliana was suddenly alarmed.

Isn't Princess Alice from the hidden world? How could she extend her reach into the secular world? And even become the Queen of the United Kingdom.

Could it be that Alice is going to take the lead in breaking the unspoken rules of the hidden world?

"Are you very shocked? What is there to be surprised about?"

A young male voice asked.

Just as Liliana was feeling shocked, she felt her shoulder being tapped suddenly.

Subconsciously, Liliana prepared to use combat techniques to counter the other party.

"Huh?"

Liliana, who had intended to make a move, was stunned for a moment, and turned her head back with half-alertness.

At this glance, her pupils immediately began to contract violently.

"Wah!"

An unbearable physiological reaction appeared in Liliana, yet she could only manage to cover her mouth, her pupils fixed squarely on the other person, and she spat out words devoid of emotion.

"That is the hero who defeated the Demon King, that is the Avatar of Britain, that is the manifestation of salvation, the Savior hero... ugh..."

Liliana couldn't help but want to vomit again, but at this moment, the hand pressing on her shoulder applied a little force, and all the negative reactions vanished completely.

"Tsk, this process of condensing Divinity is truly troublesome; why does the divinity keep leaking out?"

Su Nian clicked his tongue in annoyance, yet Liliana's heart sank to the bottom.

That divinity she had just perceived through Spirit Vision... Arthur Pendragon. Liliana wore an expression as if she were about to cry, and looked at the newcomer with her naked eyes.

Liliana blinked her eyes.

And Su Nian, standing before her, also blinked his eyes and said in a joking tone.

"I was wondering why Alice would suddenly have me come over; so it turns out she saw that I didn't have many Knights under my command and sent me a subordinate."

This... Liliana was dumbfounded and couldn't help but ask toward the phone that hadn't been hung up yet.

"Teacher, would Princess Alice pledge loyalty to a Heretic God?"

"Have you gone stupid from your vacation? The person Alice pledges loyalty to is the Black Prince, although it is only a superficial loyalty."

Diana on the other end asked back, somewhat bewildered.

"That's simple enough, wouldn't it be solved just by killing Alec?"

Diana on the other end suddenly stopped speaking.

Liliana immediately sounded like she was about to cry; she looked at Su Nian with a look of despair, then at the phone on the other end that had been hung up without the slightest hesitation.

Liliana fell into despair; she felt as if she were going to die.

A Heretic who killed a Godslayer... this was truly the sky collapsing; Godslayers are all people favored by great fortune.

Even back then, when Athena at her peak killed a Godslayer, she ended up with one-third of her Divinity shattered.

Then this person... Liliana didn't dare to continue thinking.

She was afraid she would faint from her own fear.

"I really don't know, what was your purpose in making me the Queen of Great Britain?"

At this moment, a sweet female voice sounded from the side.

"That was, of course, to have you keep Alec in check, and I already gave you the reward in advance."

"Hmph, what a heartless man."

Hearing this, Liliana couldn't help but look up, only to see a blonde girl who had climbed onto Su Nian's back at some point.

And also the Valkyrie with honey-colored hair behind Su Nian.

The ancient Steel Goddess, Lancelot... Liliana finally broke down, saying with a blank expression.

"You don't need to team up just to beat me, do you?"

"Scared already? What if I told you I could summon the Round Table Knights?"

Su Nian looked at Liliana in surprise, revealing a playful smile.

Huh? The Round Table Knights, a dozen Heretics teaming up to beat me? I must not be awake yet.

Then Liliana froze for a moment, rolled her eyes, and fainted completely.

But before she fainted, she vaguely heard the conversation between Su Nian and Alice.

"And here I went through all the trouble to find you a few Knight Servants..."

"Find for me... I think you mean trick for me, right?"

So I was tricked into coming here?

Closing her eyes, she felt a burst of light; this stimulation made Liliana unable to help but open her eyes.

Various precious artworks and furniture, arranged by a master, appeared exquisite and elegant, full of the charm of History.

In this Gothic-style building, Liliana seemed to understand where she had arrived.

She lifted the sheet, put on her slippers, and walked into the hallway, where the voices of Su Nian, Alice, and other beings could be heard not far from her.

"You should also tell me what exactly is going on with that mobile phone of yours, right?"

Alice raised her head, staring at Su Nian with curious eyes.

"And I specifically tricked a good-looking Knight Servant for you, didn't I?"

"Are you sure it was a trick? And not just playing along with the situation?"

Su Nian narrowed his eyes at Alice, smiling as he poked a hole in her words.

This made Alice, who had originally wanted to use this to seek more benefits, unable to help but curse Su Nian in her heart for being unromantic, not even knowing how to go with the flow to increase her favorability.

But facing Su Nian's attitude of being impervious to both soft and hard tactics, Alice could only sigh helplessly.

She gently hugged Su Nian's arm, shaking it, and acted like a spoiled child.

"Please, tell me."

What a nasty man, he really had to make her beg him personally.

But it really made her curious: how could high-tech things like mobile phones be fused with Magic? Back then, the American side spent a huge amount of money trying to conquer Magical Technology.

Yet they still failed; things like Magic simply could not be fused with technology, and the two were even mutually exclusive existences.

Su Nian then nodded with satisfaction and said.

"It's very simple, because your Magic is all built on the foundation of Mythology."

Strictly speaking, the environment of the Godslayer World is not much different from the environment of the Strike the Blood world, and even the magic power is a similar existence.

It is not like the Moon World, where the more widely known the mystery is, the more it loses its mystery, and the power of Magic decreases.

Instead, it is like technology, a special type of energy that can be interfered with and observed.

In other words, if it weren't for the Heretics, Godslayers, and the existence of Mythology distorting the magic system of this world, this world would also have developed Magical Technology like Strike the Blood.

Of course, one thing to note is that the Magical Technology of the Strike the Blood world was brought by the Heavenly Tribe.

The magic in the Strike the Blood world is actually a technique that uses magic power to achieve a certain phenomenon.

But the Magic of this world is actually a ritual of borrowing power from gods, using the power of the corresponding Divine Spirit to achieve a certain phenomenon.

And the power of Divine Spirits has latency, and with the development of the era, people no longer believe in Divine Spirits, leading to the stagnation of the development of Mythology.

Naturally, one cannot dig up the corresponding power, and Magic even becomes mutually exclusive with modern technology.

However, this kind of thing is easy to solve; just rebuild a brand-new magic system.

Just make Magic go from metaphysics and theology to being scientific.

(End of this chapter)