"Not planning to use that sword?", Emiya asked. Opposite him, the [King] Ottar wasn't holding the greatsword forged from Zald's armor as raw material, but an ordinary First-Class armament. A greatsword like that would probably last only a few exchanges in Ottar's hands before shattering and breaking, so Ottar had several weapons of the same grade strapped on. "If I fight you using that weapon, it won't be honorable even if I win," Ottar said, "Besides, that sword was a commission from Captain Mia." This time, whether Mia was on Emiya's side, or on Ottar's side, or neutral like the goddess, going with the flow, Ottar still didn't know. In short, Ottar didn't think he had the qualifications at this moment to use the precious favor Mia had spent with Emiya to get him a weapon. As the [King], although he considered himself a "fool who keeps failing," he still had his own pride. Ottar's outfit wasn't his usual. Golden armor covered his shoulders, with a coat and waistcloth improved from salamander wool. Several short swords hung at his waist. Two huge greatswords were crossed and fixed on his back. Fully-equipped weapons and armor... this boaz warrior's bearing hadn't been seen for a long time. Last time was at the end of the [Great Strife], when he challenged [Gluttony]. Wearing this gear again was because Ottar was now entering battle with the mindset of a challenger. There was an interesting phenomenon in assessing the strength of the [King] and the [Grand Saber]. Citywide, over ninety-five percent of people believed Ottar was stronger. After all, Ottar was an Lv.8 appearing again after more than a decade, and had ruled the city's summit for years. Not only was there no one who surpassed him, there hadn't even been challengers. Riveria was the only one who had twice caught up to Ottar in level, but in the end she was a mage, not judged by the same standard as a warrior. As for Emiya, he was indeed very strong, and leveled up extremely fast, but that was precisely the problem. He rose too quickly. Compared to Ottar's deeply rooted status, he hadn't left as deep an impression yet. Most people believed that the future [Grand Saber] would definitely be stronger than the [King], but right now, Lv.6 versus Lv.8. The gap was still too big. And the remaining five percent. Specifically, those who truly understood Emiya, as well as the vast majority of the city's First-Class Adventurers had a completely different conclusion: The [Grand Saber] was stronger than the [King], and the gap might not be small. Hedin, the commander of the Freya Familia, directly assumed Ottar would be defeated; the task he gave him was only to stall Emiya, and only after they won elsewhere and then piled on him would there be hope of victory. On this point, Ottar himself saw it most clearly. [Skill [Oath under the Snow] effect activating.] [When there is an intimate bond with the protected target, all abilities are boosted beyond range; ability growth accelerates; ability caps are broken; magic and skill effects are boosted beyond range.] [Skill effects increase according to the number and strength of bonds.] For an instant the figures of the boaz warrior and the human swordsman crossed, and the larger one was sent flying straight away. The [King] lost in a contest of strength. Even though his level was higher by two, the accumulation of the two men's potential wasn't much different, and on that basis, the [King]'s magic and skills lost by far. And the bigger gap still was the realm of combat technique. "How is that possible?" "[King], are you throwing the match?" "Give me my money back, I'm out!" After the first clash between the [Grand Saber] and the [King], the city seemed to fall silent for a moment. Then countless people cried out. Before the blown-away Ottar hit the ground, Emiya had already reached the point where he would land, and slashed again. Emiya swung a white longsword; Ottar drew two greatswords. Their blades were raised high, as if swearing to the heavens. "UAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" The boaz warrior roared and stamped the ground. [Vana Arganture], on. Ottar didn't hesitate, he triggered his trump card, "Beastification." "Beastification", a physiological phenomenon possessed only by certain races among beastkin; essentially a fighting instinct. After releasing the bestiality and power contained in the body, physical ability soars. The most representative are werewolves. Wolf beastkin will trigger "Beastification" bathed in moonlight, and their increased power is even described as "under the moon, all races are no match for werewolves." Unlike werewolves who can only "Beastify" under moonlight, Ottar can fall into "beast" at will whether by day or in the Dungeon underground. Two sword strikes released from swelling muscle and bone burst out with impacts reaching the heavens. Citizens watching before crystal screens could even hear two loud booms. The sound carried by the "Divine Mirror" and the sonic booms spreading directly. After activating magic and skills, the [King]'s power pressed Emiya for the first time. "Projection, begin (Trace, on)," Replacing the white sword [Bakuya] was an ebony greatsword. [Hecatoncheir—Sword] The source of this content ɪs 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⁂𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⁂𝙣𝙚𝙩 The amplification from "Beastification" was significant, but unfortunately, as a "boaz," triggering "Beastification" when fighting Emiya was a mistake. [Skill [Roadless Valhalla] effect activating.] [Temporarily obtain Development Ability [Chigur—Stamina].] [Temporarily obtain Development Ability [Mighty Arm].] [Temporarily obtain Skill [King's Order · fourth order].] Heracles' deed of capturing the Erymanthian Boar alive and bringing it back intact to Mycenae, sublimated into a Noble Phantasm. At the instant Emiya swung, the absolute difference in the weapons' mass showed. With just one contact, Ottar's greatsword chipped; at the second clash, it shattered outright. In a few brief exchanges, Ottar lost several weapons; of the greatswords on his back, only the last two remained. His refusal to use the [Gluttony Sword] forged by Emiya, this pride was admirable; but without that weapon, Ottar found it even harder to withstand Emiya's strikes. "Careful, it's coming," Emiya said, and raised the greatsword. Even though the weapon in his hand was a heavy greatsword, the complete opposite of a sharp, light tachi, Emiya still cut with effortless lightness. Ottar unleashed an all-encompassing "defense." Commanding a body forged a thousand times, and the most refined "technique" and "response" honed with single-minded devotion, the [King] blocked the swords coming from left and right. It had to be admitted, this was remarkable. Iaido was a technique originally extremely hard to defend against. Let alone when it was Emiya who struck it. But unfortunately, against Gokou, Ottar's defense had a fatal shortcoming. He only had two hands. As the name suggests, Gokou are magical swords coming from five directions at once, they struck Ottar's body head-on. His armor was cut; the greatsword in his left hand shattered on the spot; his chest and back were struck by greatswords simultaneously; the [King] spurted a mouthful of blood at once. Ottar staggered for a moment; he barely propped himself up with the greatsword. Emiya then held [Hecatoncheir] sideways and smashed with the thick blade. The greatsword slammed into Ottar's cheek and sent him flying. The boaz warrior lay on the ground; the shock traveled from his jaw to the colliculus, and for an instant he lost his sense of balance and couldn't stand. Emiya withdrew [Hecatoncheir], stepped past Ottar, and headed toward the goddess's castle. "Don't... go...", Hearing the voice behind him, Emiya stopped. The boaz warrior struggled to his feet. [[As I Fight, I Am]: During Battle Continuation, temporarily gains Development Abilities [Chigur—Stamina], [Rapid Heal].] [During Battle Continuation, all learned Development Abilities are strengthened.] Emiya: "...It's already over." What he meant by "over" wasn't just this side of the battle. Just now, from the other end of the island came a hair-raising "song," and the clash of wind magic and thunder magic soaring to the sky, was also victory for the former. Hedin's strategy had already failed. Now, for the Freya Familia, there was no chance left to win. "Mercy of the silver moon, golden plain, grant this body the fate to charge as a raging boar." Ottar didn't respond to Emiya's words, but gripped his last greatsword tight and began to chant. "Bearing the goddess's divine will, charge forth." Blinding light burst forth. Upon the black greatsword, golden "fur" emerged. [Hildis Vini]: A reinforcement magic that increases attack power. However, combined with the techniques the [King] learned from those two great Familia, it became an existence on another dimension. "Please let me see your 'intent,' [Grand Saber]," Ottar held the sword in both hands and spoke in a deep voice. Crimson blood flowed from the wound on his forehead, into his eyes. But the [King] remained unshaken. "Before I hand the goddess to you, I must witness with my own eyes your 'heart' and 'resolve'!" "...I understand," Emiya raised his right hand. "Projection, begin (Trace on)." A resplendent holy sword appeared in his hand. Ottar let out a final roar, "AFTERGLOW!!!" Golden slashing light exploded; astonishing impact and sound surged like a landslide and tsunami. Emiya swung the holy sword from top to bottom. [Only binding released; limited decision commencing.] ["This battle is for what is beautiful."] ["Acknowledged. —Freya / Syr"] "Star Holy Sword that Severs the Chain of Fate (Excalibur · Freya)!" Solemn true light swallowed up the "Afterglow" in an instant; the boaz warrior's body was covered by the stream of light as well. "So that's how you feel...", Only at this moment, feeling the scorching heat of the light, did the slow-on-the-uptake Ottar finally realize the wish of the goddess/girl. The [King] closed his eyes and sighed softly, "I really am dull..." The warrior's mutter vanished into a sound like waves. The light-cannon pierced the far outer wall and went straight beyond the island. The lake's surface, cut along the path of the light, raised splashes and then gradually returned to normal. Everything along the path was annihilated; even the gray-brown hills beyond the great lake were blasted open with a gap. The sword-light skimmed between two cruise ships moored on the lake. On the luxury cruise ship where rich merchants and nobles watched the battle, half of them collapsed to the floor in terror, while the other half actually cheered in excitement. After the light-cannon dispersed, the "Divine Mirror," which had been disabled for a time, resumed functioning. People soon saw Ottar lying on the ground, his whole body charred, unconscious. The last of the Freya Familia, the [King] Ottar, fell. The War Game thus ended. Emiya projected [Pain Breaker] and performed simple treatment for Ottar. After that, he headed toward the temple where Freya was. Among the gods, the "Goddesses of Beauty" were special existences. The authority they possessed was nectar, and also a deadly poison. "Charm" was so overwhelmingly powerful that even the gods could not resist it. It could even destroy divine reason, so that the high gods who wanted to possess the "Goddesses of Beauty" also feared them. Because wanting to take a "Goddess of Beauty" as a subordinate god only to end up becoming the puppet instead, such cases were common. Therefore there were only two ways left to deal with "Beauty." Either eliminate her completely, or cherish and pamper her like a princess. Most gods chose the latter, and would place virgin goddesses at her side as a safeguard. For example, the pure goddess Artemis would often suppress and silence the beauty goddess Aphrodite by force. "Invasion" and "domination" were forbidden in the heavens, but under unwritten rules, the guardians of the beauty goddesses could exercise their authority without limit. However, Freya was a special "Goddess of Beauty." Her "Charm" could not be resisted even by most virgin goddesses. The gods both revered and feared Freya's "Beauty," so the goddess was under strict "management." The goddess was sent into a paradise that at first glance seemed free to live as she pleased, but it was actually an infernal cage imprisoning her. Whether it was that one-and-only great divine temple in the heavens, or the many subordinate gods and fairies who guarded it, all were "shackles" to restrain the goddess. The great god Odin, who created this cage, deliberately chose existences Freya could not bear to part with to serve her, turning their pure feelings for the goddess into "chains" that bound her. The instigator himself stayed at leisure outside the effective range of "Charm," and would throw the divine spear to put the goddess to death if anything happened. However, it was not these things that caused the goddess pain. In the end, it was precisely her active cooperation that made the gods' "management" possible. Before she was confined in the cage, the goddess's thoughts had already been trapped by something even worse— Everything was a "doll's house" game. No one dared to defy her; no one could defy her. Everyone yearned for her "love" and knelt in supplication. Even the strongest war gods or the most wicked evil gods rose up in pursuit of the goddess's "love." Conversely, when the goddess pursued, all things in the world would answer her with "love." The goddess couldn't help but think this love was the emptiest thing in the world. And since she was a "Goddess of Beauty," this emptiness would cling to her forever. Passing through the empty, wide, and long staircase, Emiya reached the top of the temple. Freya stood before the throne. Their eyes met, brief silence visited. Sunset light shone into the temple through the collapsed ceiling. A dusk-colored sky draped the ventilated walls of many stone columns. Looking west, one could see the lake reflecting the afterglow, golden, glittering, beautiful as a dream. Freya smiled gently, "Shirou." Emiya tied the red ribbon that symbolized victory around Freya's neck. "I don't like the identity of 'goddess.' From today on, you're just a 'girl.'" "The 'goddess' has already been seized by me, so what I say goes." "What a greedy child, you'll make many resent you." "At the next Denatus, they'll give you a nasty title." Freya was silent for a long time, then spoke, "You have taken what They 'love'. The gods' resentment toward you will last a very long time, perhaps not ending even when your soul reincarnates..." The goddess paused, and said softly, "So... Forget it." Looking at the slightly lowered Freya, Emiya sighed. A crisp sound rang out. The goddess covered her head and looked up in disbelief. She had been slapped. 'I was hit?', Freya thought in disbelief. 'I am Freya! The goddess who embodies beauty, wealth, glory, and power!' 'I was kindly giving him a rare warning.' 'And he–this man actually dared—' The goddess's chest heaved violently. She raised her head and "glared" at Emiya. Emiya ignored her gaze. He grabbed the goddess's hair and forced her to stand up from the throne and meet his eyes level. The goddess, eyes tearing from pain, instinctively activated "Charm," but it had no effect. "I'm not negotiating with you, Freya." "The contract is already established. From now on, you are my property." "Now, give my girl (Syr) back to me!" The goddess stared blankly for a long while. Then her eyes began to redden. "Uu... uah... I-I'll do it. I'll obediently be your girl from now on... why be so mean to me!", The goddess Freya, like a little girl, wiped at her tears. Emiya let go, and gently stroked her hair. "Now, are you at ease?", he said in a helplessly gentle tone. The "girl" lifted her head and showed a sly smile full of genuine joy. It was still Freya's face, but her expression had completely changed. "That's it~ Shirou must hate the goddess," The girl smiled as she spoke, but her tone was very serious, "You absolutely, absolutely must not fall in love with 'Goddess Freya'!" "No, that still isn't enough. Shirou, you must hate the 'goddess'!", Syr waved her little pink fists, "If 'Goddess Freya' comes out, press her back in!" Emiya nodded helplessly, "Mm. Okay, I got it." The girl beamed and hugged Emiya's arm, "But, toward Syr, you still have to be as gentle as before~" The boy actually smiled for once, "Mm, no problem." He looked at the sun sinking outside the temple and said softly, "Syr, let's go home." "I don't want to be a goddess anymore." "I want to stay with everyone!" Even now, Freya/Syr couldn't say for sure whether she truly had such a wish. But because of one boy's "greed" and "violence," the "forced" goddess had no choice. She "helplessly" became his girl. Syr followed Emiya and walked out of the temple. "Ah! Oh no, Shirou, I really want to laugh." "Then laugh," Emiya said. Syr: "I can't. I'm in a state of being 'forced' by Shirou right now, how can I laugh?" "Then don't laugh yet?" "But I really want to." Emiya, helpless, "...Then what should we do?" Syr grabbed both of Emiya's hands and had him extend his fingers, lightly pressing them to the corners of her mouth. Then the girl smiled broadly, and Emiya's fingers moved along with the corners of her lips. Seeing the girl's smile, Emiya also couldn't help but smile softly. The temple wasn't within the "Divine Mirror"'s observation range, so after Emiya entered the temple, the gods could only fidget and wait. "That man, he won't do anything untoward, right?" "H-he shouldn't dare..." The male gods said so with their mouths, but their eyes were already brimming with tears. "Goddess Freya, my Goddess Freya..." After quite a while, Emiya finally walked out of the temple, and Freya followed obediently behind him. The goddess's hair was disheveled; her gaze vacant; the handprint on her pretty face was faintly visible. Many adventurers and gods howled. "NOOO!!", The most agonized, heart-rending cry came from the goddess Ishtar. The goddess Ishtar was dumbfounded, 'Seriously, Freya, what's wrong with you? This... you're even taking from me?' Suddenly, Emiya and the goddess Freya stopped, and the two said something. Because the "Divine Mirror" was too far away, they couldn't hear the voices. Only a few keywords were caught. "Smile... can't... hold back... what are they saying?" "It should be that the [Grand Saber] told the goddess Freya to smile; the goddess said she couldn't; then he said even if she can't, she has to...", A god whose office was "wisdom" analyzed thus. Then, they saw Emiya press his fingers against the corners of the goddess Freya's mouth and "force" the goddess to smile. The goddess grabbed Emiya's wrists with both hands, clearly wanting to push him away, but how could she resist his strength? Then, seeing the goddess's pitiful look of being forced into a fake smile, he actually smiled happily. The gods: 'DAMN DEMON KING!' .com/AmbitiousTranslator 🥳Joining keeps me motivated and eager to work diligently, so please consider joining.🥰 You can access upto 20 advance chapter through .