Chapter 56: Weak, Pitiful, and Helpless

Watching Su Nian, who did not even glance at her, Sajyou Ayaka grew angry; she was surprisingly furious.

The girl before her eyes was like a blank sheet of paper, like a puppet that was an extension of the Root.

The moment she saw Su Nian, she fell in love with him, completely falling for this true "human" just like herself.

For the first time, she began to function as a human girl, this self of hers.

Because she had foreseen something unknown, a sense of novelty was born, and she gained the consciousness of independent thought; she was no longer the heartless puppet she had been before.

Instead, she was like a child of the Root, a new life and a new individual with emotions and ideology.

And now, the newborn Sajyou Ayaka was angry for the first time.

The reason for her anger was not that Su Nian had ignored her and walked straight back.

It was because she had seen through the Root that the Counter Force was preparing to summon the Grand Seven to harm her Prince.

Thus, the furious Sajyou Ayaka connected to the Root once more—no, it was not a connection, she had entered the Root.

With the help of the Root's ability to link all worlds, Sajyou Ayaka, just like Su Nian, crossed countless worlds to arrive at the world where Su Nian was.

"Prince, don't be anxious, don't be anxious, I will come to find you very soon."

Sajyou Ayaka gently clutched her own chest, as if comforting Su Nian, but in reality, she was telling herself not to be impatient.

She had to meet her most beloved Prince in her most beautiful form.

She wanted to obtain her Prince's affirmation, the Prince's praise, and even more, much more...

"Hmph, the Counter Force actually dares to bully my Prince like this, actually ganging up on him."

Sajyou Ayaka crossed her arms and snorted coldly, her voice seemingly carrying disdain for the Counter Force.

Does the Counter Force only know how to use such petty tricks to bully others?

"However, Prince, don't worry, I will summon a helper very soon."

Sajyou Ayaka seemed to have thought of something; she excitedly covered her face, her cheeks turning bright red.

She seemed to have already seen the image of Su Nian gently stroking her, saying that she had done a truly good job.

Humming a tune, Sajyou Ayaka walked happily through Fuyuki City.

She pondered how she could add a tiny bit of a winning edge for her Prince.

Counter Force:... Please turn on your microphone to communicate.

It seemed that Su Nian was the one who was weak, pitiful, and helpless, being bullied by the Counter Force's group.

Although in Aika's eyes, Su Nian was indeed like that.

On the other side, Su Nian had also returned to the Matou Residence and saw Sakura, who was squatting to one side with hollow, helpless eyes, hugging her knees.

Looking at Sakura like this, Su Nian shook his head helplessly and gently stroked Sakura's head.

Feeling the warmth on the top of her head, a hint of color seemed to appear in Sakura's hollow eyes.

But she did not make any move, only saying softly.

"Brother Su Nian?"

"Mm, Sakura, I'm back."

Su Nian half-knelt in front of Sakura, looked into her eyes, and gently wiped away Sakura's tears.

He did not say anything more, simply picking up Sakura and, in the process, establishing a Servant contract with her.

After all, having swallowed the Old Sword, he could now, in a sense, be counted as a Heroic Spirit Servant.

Sakura seemed to understand something; she looked at the Command Spell on her hand, feeling the connection with Su Nian.

For a moment, a new thought appeared in Sakura's mind.

She... wanted to completely possess Brother Su Nian; she did not want to let Brother Su Nian leave her side ever again.

"Alright, Sakura, as long as the Command Spell on your hand remains, no matter where I am, you only need to use the Command Spell to summon me over."

Su Nian picked up Sakura and whispered gently in her ear.

Only, in a place Su Nian did not notice, Sakura felt Su Nian's breath, and her face seemed to flush red.

Brother Su Nian's scent~~

Unfortunately, the current Su Nian was not aware of Sakura's changes and thoughts.

After all, in his view, Sakura was just a child right now.

"Since Sakura can summon the Grand Saber Old Sword, then..."

Because of what had just happened, Su Nian also gained a new understanding of the Counter Force's level of idiocy.

The evaluation was that it was inferior to artificial intelligence, or perhaps it was like the Little Garden Central?

【????】

Seeing the several question marks appearing before his eyes, Su Nian retracted his thoughts.

Goodness, wasn't it said that the Little Garden Central had no self-awareness and no will?

How come it was so lively when it came to him?

He always felt that something was not quite right, but this was not something Su Nian could handle.

Even telling Shiroyasha might not be of any use, and it might even expose himself, attracting the gaze of more Universal Truths.

"Then, if I use the identity of Arthur, could I also join in the fun and summon a Heroic Spirit?"

Su Nian pondered the feasibility of this plan.

The conclusion reached was that, since it was an idiotic Counter Force anyway, why not try it and see if it succeeds?

In any case, this Holy Grail War had already become a mess because of him, and who knew what it had turned into.

Fuyuki City, Ryudou Temple, at the Greater Grail.

Sajyou Ayaka looked at the All the World's Evils surging like black mud, and she also had a plan.

"Since those Grand Servants want to harm my Prince, then it should be fine for me to summon a helper."

Afterwards, Sajyou Ayaka skillfully drew a Summoning formation, though at the same time, Sajyou Ayaka also began to feel troubled.

"Umu, what kind of helper should I summon?"

"Male? No, no. Female? That would be even worse."

"How about that one!"

Sajyou Ayaka suddenly remembered something, thinking of how she had seen her own future, or rather her original future, when she traversed the Root.

"May I ask, are you..."

A red figure appeared in the middle of the Summoning formation.

But before she could finish her sentence, she fell straight down, as the Summoning formation had been set up directly above All the World's Evils.

In other words, she fell straight into the black mud.

However, to be able to completely summon a Heroic Spirit under such massive magical interference, and to precisely summon them as a Berserker.

Can one only say that Sajyou Ayaka is worthy of being the Root Princess?

"Umu, you damned wretch, I will remember you!!"

Before falling into All the World's Evils, Nero glared viciously at this wicked woman.

This person, she really deserves to die, actually summoning me in such a filthy place!

Yet, as the Root Princess, Sajyou Ayaka would not care at all about the thoughts of a mere Heroic Spirit, even if she had been granted a Grand Spirit Origin.

Countless black mud surged toward the Emperor of Luoma, Nero, and endless malice poured into Nero's mind.

It played back the memories and emotions of Nero's final suicide over and over again.

"Is an artist as great as me really going to disappear from this world?"

Finally, Nero put down the small knife, and after three sunsets had passed, the fourth sun rose.

Nero's body began to shrink, and her arms and calves were gradually covered by dragon scales intermixed with gold and red.

The magnificent red dress on her body transformed into a skirt, which covered the dragon tail behind her.

This is—a corner of the Beast of the Sixth, Beast 666, Beast of Sodom, Draco.

——

【Heroic Spirit: Draco

Class: Beast

Strength: B Endurance: B+

Agility: A Magic: A

Luck: D Noble Phantasm: B

Skills: Beast Number C, Golden Cup C

Noble Phantasm: Embrace the Melting Golden Theater, Now at the Bottom of the Ancient Limbo】

(End of chapter)