"How stupid, Joan…no, I should call you Laeticia now, right?”
Rhode's voice was filled with mockery and malice. Behind Joan, a mass of air suddenly distorted and Rhode revealed himself.
"As the support of a Saint, you have turned around and controlled Joan's power. This is really shocking. But the price of controlling that power is to become Aliya's hound?”
"You, what are you talking about?" Heroic Spirit Joan, or Laeticia, said coldly. There was no fluctuation in her voice.
The so-called Aliya of Suppression was unable to control Heroic Spirits at all. However, Ruler Joan, who appeared in the Holy Grail War, was different from the Heroic Spirits that were formally summoned. Although it reduced her demand for magic power, it also had a critical flaw.
After all, she was 'Laeticia' and definitely not Joan of Arc. As a 'human repressive force', Aliya could naturally manipulate this mortal and use her to eliminate Rhode, the one who stole the heroic spirit.
In the Moon-Shaped World, Heroic Spirits were like nuclear weapons. They were a mystery that magicians could never resist. Even the high and mighty Magicians could only be defeated by the top-notch Heroic Spirits.
The concept of suppression was to maintain the world's stable operation and push the entire human society forward at a stable pace. Rhode, who had mastered the power of the Heroic Spirit, naturally had the power to destroy this order. Just like the Mages, the so-called 'Mages are the enemies of the world'. As Rhode who could enslave the Heroic Spirit for a long time, he naturally became a thorn in the side of the entire world.
Especially the technology he had mastered. It was not as simple as pulling individual Heroic Spirits down from the Throne of Heroic Spirits. Instead, he could gather a large number of Heroic Spirits in the main world and create a true Heroic Spirit Army.
This power that 'destroyed the balance' couldn't be tolerated. Be it Aliya or Gaia, they wouldn't allow this knowledge to spread and wouldn't allow Rhode to create an army with Heroic Spirits as the main body.
It was because of this that she controlled Laeticia after sensing the suppression of the threat of 0. She planned to use the power of Joan of Arc to kill Rhode and bury this dangerous knowledge.
However, it was obvious that he had failed.
Rhode appeared in front of Joan unscathed. His snow-white suit was spotless and the cyan-colored cape behind him fluttered in the wind. His handsome face was full of mockery.
"How foolish, Laeticia.”He said lightly. Even though he was only two meters away from Joan, he did not show any fear. Instead, he smiled playfully. " Although you have mastered the power of a heroic spirit, you don't know how to use 'Revelation'. Without the ability to cheat, you can't even differentiate between a Substitute Golem and my main body. What right do you have to kill me?”
" Whoosh-" Unfortunately, Joan completely ignored him. Instead, she raised the Holy Flag and whipped at Rhode's head.
The flagpole was made of a unique metal and weighed dozens of kilograms. It was enough to smash a mortal's head into meat paste!
Under Aliya's perception, there was no way for Rhode to dodge.
However, just as the flagpole was about to hit Rhode's head, it suddenly stopped.
The heavy silver flagpole whipped up a hurricane and the flag that was swung over even smacked Rhode's face. However, Joan didn't take the opportunity to do anything. Instead, she stood on the spot, trembling with confusion in her eyes.
“呯!”
The holy flag in his hand fell to the ground, revealing Rhode once again.
He was holding a photo, and the colorful photo clearly showed a few figures. Those people were very familiar to Laeticia…
Laeticia's family, elders, brothers, even some relatives that she could not recognize, classmates, teachers, and people close to her.
There were about fifty people in total, and every face was so familiar. However, they were now displayed in a photo. The grief on their faces could be felt even through the photo.
" You…What did you do…" In the next moment, Laeticia's consciousness overcame the control of her restraining power. The miserable appearance of those people being kidnapped freed her from the control of her restraining power.
"It's very simple." Rhode smiled innocently. His smile was so pure and contained the purest malice. " I'm just inviting them to a 'cute place' to play. I won't take their lives or torture them cruelly. The premise is that you have to listen to my orders and follow my lead.”
"Why…Why did you do such a thing?”Hearing this, Laeticia roared angrily, her delicate hand even grabbing the cross blade at her waist.
That was the self-destructing relic known as the 'Saintess of the Red Lotus.' If they were to be released here, not to mention Rhode who had yet to recover his strength, even the heroic spirits present would be instantly killed.
But even so, Rhode still smiled kindly, his eyes filled with pure rationality.
"Oh? You're actually asking me why? What a stupid question." He said with a smile, his words full of sarcasm. "As the adjudicator of the Holy Grail War, you attacked me, a magician who had nothing to do with the Holy Grail War. Can't I kidnap Joan of Arc's family?”
" That's not Joan's family, it's me…"
"Indeed, but the effect is the same, isn't it?”Rhode smiled and guided him patiently. "If I remember correctly, you should be the leader of the 'Saint Reliance,' right? As long as you don't allow it, Joan can't use your body.”
" Despicable…" Like the heroine in a movie, Laeticia's armor that belonged to Joan of Arc suddenly disappeared, and she slumped on the ground in disappointment.
To be able to use the power of Joan of Arc, Laeticia had already borrowed the authority granted by Aliya. Without this power that belonged to the heroic spirit, she was as weak as the female protagonists in the drama.
"Oh? Despicable? This was the arcanist's philosophy of survival.”
Rhode gently opened his arms as if he was embracing this dark and gloomy world.
" I only pursue the result and never ask whether the process is right or wrong. Only losers are immersed in good and evil. That's all.”
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