Chapter 55: The World-Shocking Wisdom of the Counter Force

So, Sakura is summoning a Heroic Spirit, but why do I have the feeling that I am the one being summoned?

So, what kind of tricks is the Counter Force playing now?

Driven by curiosity to see what the Counter Force is up to, as well as concern for Sakura.

Su Nian released his suppression of Sakura's summoning of him.

The next moment, a dazzling and brilliant white light descended, and the immense pressure made the entire basement shake as if it were about to collapse.

However, what surprised Su Nian was that before he even descended, a Knight wearing gorgeous armor and holding a magnificent Holy Sword covered in jewels had already responded to the summoning.

"You are? Old Sword?"

Feeling the palpitation coming from his Spirit Status, as well as the familiar feeling given off by the blond man in front of him.

Su Nian recognized the other party's identity: a Heroic Spirit from another world, granted a Grand Spirit Origin by the Counter Force, who had descended into this Holy Grail War as a Grand Saber.

Arthur Pendragon.

It's just that of all the names you could have, you just had to be named Arthur Pendragon.

Su Nian sighed with a hint of helplessness; after all, in a sense, he, who possessed an Arthur Spirit Status at this moment, and the Arthur before him were essentially similar existences.

And his own Spirit Status was on a Four-digit scale, far more noble and vast than even Arthur, who had been granted a Grand Spirit Origin.

And existences that are essentially the same or similar are not permitted to exist in the same space-time.

Especially since the essence of a Spirit Status is built upon the foundation of converging versions of oneself from parallel worlds.

So, things became very awkward.

Su Nian only had time to greet Old Sword before the other's figure completely dissipated like snow.

Even the main body of the Heroic Spirit that had formed the connection was completely digested and absorbed by Su Nian.

"Another Arthur, the heavy responsibility of eliminating the Outer Realm Demon and saving the world is entrusted to you."

Facing his own digestion and absorption by another Arthur, Arthur felt no sadness or despair; he even actively relinquished his own Spirit Foundation and his own Spirit Core.

In his view, Su Nian was an Arthur just like him, and Su Nian was far more powerful than he was.

Not to mention that under the resonance of their Spirit Statuses, he also saw what a noble Knight the "Arthur" of the past had been.

Thus, he had no regrets about giving everything he had to another version of himself.

Only Su Nian, holding the Star Holy Sword and wearing the armor brought about by Old Sword's Spirit Foundation, fell into deep thought.

"So, does this mean I've become the Grand Old Sword?"

【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, Dazzling Journey B, Mana Burst EX, Charisma B, Beast Slayer A

Noble Phantasms: Wind King Barrier C, Sword of Promised Victory EX (Star Holy Sword EX)】

"Umu, so Counter Force, can't you open your eyes and look properly?"

This move by the Counter Force left Su Nian speechless.

Relying on the information provided by Arthur, Su Nian finally understood how this Arthur had been summoned.

He had originally intended to participate in another Holy Grail War, but for some inexplicable reason, the summoning pull here seemed to be greater than that of the other Holy Grail War.

Coupled with the request and commission from the Counter Force, he brought his Holy Sword and arrived at this set.

As for the reason, it was, of course, Sakura, who had acted as a holy relic.

Sakura had been with him for several days, and her body was filled with the scent of "Arthur."

Under such circumstances, it was only natural for the Counter Force to use the holy relic to summon Old Sword.

The Counter Force soon realized its mistake and hurriedly canceled its support for Arthur.

Feeling the support of the world vanish, Su Nian was so angry he laughed.

"Fine, you guys are really something; why don't you take back the Grand Spirit Origin while you're at it?"

Facing Su Nian's mockery, the two great Counter Forces remained indifferent, showing no reaction at all.

They even actively severed the connection between the Grand Spirit Origin and themselves.

Fine, having nothing more to say about the Counter Force's actions, Su Nian stepped out of the summoning circle.

He smiled as he looked at the Master who had summoned him—Matou Sakura—and greeted her.

"Are you my Master?"

The moment he came out, Su Nian fell silent, his face turning livid.

Because standing before him was not Sakura, but a young girl with light golden hair who was cupping her own face and curiously sizing Su Nian up.

"Wait, who are you?"

Su Nian also realized that because Old Sword had crashed the set, and he himself possessed Space Authority and a Planeswalker Spark.

Crossing parallel worlds was a simple matter for him.

And so, unknowingly, and under the interference of those two annoying Counter Forces, he had also gone to the wrong set.

"What is this feeling?"

Sajyou Ayaka stroked her pounding heart, staring infatuatedly at Su Nian's face.

Su Nian's appearance brought a brand-new color to her world, which had been as pale as a blank sheet of paper.

Color? No, it was a brand-new scroll; as long as she was by his side, everything in this world seemed to be unknown.

Ayaka's whole body trembled, and she stood there stunned.

Those originally rational, parallel, transparent, pale-colored eyes suddenly emitted a scorching radiance that seemed capable of melting everything upon seeing the man who stood out so discordantly, as if he had forcefully intruded into this world.

"Saber?"

Sajyou Ayaka's mouth opened slightly, revealing an adorable look of surprise.

It was completely beyond Sajyou Ayaka's expectations; a situation she had never even imagined had appeared so abruptly before her eyes.

It left her completely unprepared!

Uh... ahhh! What is this?

The excited Root Princess couldn't help but sneakily reach out her small hand, moving toward Su Nian, who still had an annoyed expression and seemed to be in a daze.

During this process, Aika had already blushed to the tips of her ears, feeling for the first time in her life what a maiden's shyness was.

"Do you need my help, Saber?"

The moment she saw Su Nian, she was certain that the man before her was a life form that did not belong to this world at all.

He was an existence rejected and feared by the Counter Force, but it was precisely because of the Counter Force's fear that she had the opportunity to see the prince of her heart at this moment.

It was just that Su Nian was not paying attention to the surrounding situation, and because of the cross-dimensional travel, he didn't even recognize that this was Sajyou Ayaka.

After confirming his coordinates slightly, Su Nian tore through space directly and returned to Sakura's side.

He was still very clear about Sakura's psychological state, even though she acted quite normally when he was around.

But acting normal was the greatest abnormality; how could a Sakura who couldn't bear to let go of his hand even while sleeping or going to the bathroom, and who didn't want him to leave her sight, possibly be normal?

However, this kind of psychological trauma could only be healed through time.

(End of this chapter)