BAMN: Chapter 147/149

Chapter 147: From Today On

It must be said that Violet's words filled Rin with anticipation for the future of the Void Ark.

From the initial Traveler, to the later Void Gate, and now the Void Ark.

Clearly, the Void Ark was not the limit of this ability.

"This trip to the Type-Moon World, just this benefit alone, has already been worth it."

However, the reality was that the benefits Rin obtained were far more than just the Void Ark.

"Hall of Valor..."

The Heroic Spirits here were not the same kind as Artoria's.

The latter's Heroic Spirits were spiritual beings created based on myths, legends, and fictional stories.

However, the Hall of Valor was different.

The effect of the Hall of Valor was to search for departed souls and reincarnate them as Heroic Spirits.

"Reincarnate?"

"Yes."

Violet: "Reincarnate, not create."

In other words, the Hall of Valor was actually a resurrection-type skill similar to Impure World Reincarnation.

Even if the deceased had already reincarnated, and their soul factors were scattered among countless individuals, Rin could still use the Hall of Valor to recover these particles one by one, thereby achieving a specific form of resurrection.

"However, this kind of resurrection has certain limitations."

Violet: "Firstly, the older the person, the harder it is to resurrect them."

"Secondly, if an individual becomes an extremely powerful existence after reincarnation, the Hall of Valor cannot interfere."

"So, the best use of this skill is actually for those who have just died?"

When someone had just died, Rin could use the Hall of Valor to house their soul, and after signing a contract (similar to naming), allow the other party to become a Heroic Spirit.

"Hmm..."

"It feels like this Unique Skill doesn't seem to be of much use in the Cardinal World."

Rin found this skill quite useless in the Cardinal World: "I just don't know if it can be used in other worlds."

If that were possible, then this skill would be incredibly powerful.

Valhalla from Norse mythology.

Legend has it that Valkyries lead the souls of fallen warriors to the realm of gods, where they become an army under the gods, preparing for Ragnarok.

If Rin's skill could be used in other worlds, wouldn't that mean he could summon those powerful individuals who only exist in background stories to serve him?

"For now, it's impossible to determine."

Violet: "Further testing is required."

"That's true..."

Rin felt a bit of regret.

After all, it was only a Unique Skill, if it could truly achieve such a feat, then it would be a worldwide version of the Edo Tensei Jutsu.

"Original Treasure Vault."

Next up was the last Unique Skill Rin obtained.

The Original Treasure Vault's prototype was Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon.

Rin had confronted Gilgamesh for so long, naturally not just for that one ability of his.

In fact, Rin's true objective was to analyze the concept of "Noble Phantasm" in the Type-Moon World.

And the result was...

Rin succeeded.

Violet completely analyzed the concept of Noble Phantasm, allowing Rin to gain the ability to "create Noble Phantasm."

"Separate magical energy, create Noble Phantasm."

Violet: "Noble Phantasms, depending on the monster's rank, can also be classified from D to S."

"Like monster rankings?"

"Yes."

This point was somewhat similar to Shion's God-Strength Orb and Rimuru's Dragon Demon Blade in the original work.

Rimuru's Dragon Demon Blade itself contained 2 million magicules.

After equipping it, it could increase Rimuru's magicules from 8 million to over 10 million.

Similarly, the Noble Phantasms created by Rin also possessed such an effect.

"In other words, the Original Treasure Vault can break through the magicules carrying limit of monsters."

Violet: "In addition to the monster's own strength, it can also be reinforced in the form of equipment."

Thus, even the weakest Hobgoblin, if equipped with elite Noble Phantasms, could still fight against high-level monsters.

"What are the limitations?"

Rin didn't believe such a skill would have no limitations.

"Endurance!"

Violet: "The total magicules of the equipped items cannot exceed the monster's own magicules."

Taking Rin as an example, if he has 300,000 magicules, then the total magicules of the equipped Noble Phantasms cannot exceed 300,000.

"Doubling strength..."

"No, is it a Unique Skill that doubles the strength of an entire force?"

Rin pondered, "Then, what if I just throw Noble Phantasms like Gilgamesh?"

"No equipment limit."

Violet's sudden words startled Rin: "No limit?"

"Yes."

Violet stated that she could create a large number of Special A-Rank Noble Phantasms using her reserved 8 million magicules.

These Noble Phantasms did not require equipping.

As long as Rin projected them from the Original Treasure Vault like projectiles, they could unleash incredibly powerful forces.

Of course, this was a combat style unique to Rin.

It was also the most suitable for him, a divine skill of throwing money!

"What about the Noble Phantasms that are thrown out?"

Rin: "Can they be recovered?"

"No need to worry."

Violet said, "As long as the Noble Phantasm is not damaged, it can be continuously recovered and released."

Of course, if the magic within a Noble Phantasm is exhausted, it needs to return to the vault to recover.

If damaged, it also requires consuming magicules for repairs.

"Does this mean I can carry 40 Special A-Rank Demon Lord Seeds with 200,000 magicules each?"

"That's one way to understand it."

Violet said, "Moreover, different Noble Phantasms have different abilities."

"If 200,000 magicules are used to create a Noble Phantasm, its effect will not be weaker than a general Unique Skill."

Good heavens, Rin exclaimed how amazing it was.

This truly brought out the advantages of Noble Phantasms from the Type-Moon World to their fullest.

"However, creating Noble Phantasms takes some time."

Violet already had a direction for creating Noble Phantasms, and the myths and legends of the Type-Moon World were very suitable.

The same Noble Phantasm.

The Gae Bolg from the Type-Moon World, if created by Violet, might be comparable to a true Gungnir (Odin's spear).

Ultimately, Violet merely borrowed legends from another world.

Rin's magic spear and Cu Chulainn's magic spear, apart from their appearance and name, were completely on different levels.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Violet."

"Alright."

Violet was Rin's head housekeeper, these matters that required mental effort were her responsibility.

Finally, there was the Ultimate Skill Rin obtained for the first time, King of the End.

(To be continued.)

Chapter 148: Flesh Golem?

Rin found it difficult to describe the effect of King of the End.

In short, it was a combination of relative evil and absolute evil.

If it were the complete version of King of the End, Rin could absorb all the evil thoughts in the world, then transform them into magicules to strengthen himself.

This belonged to an effect, not growth, so there was a time limit.

When the effect of King of the End was canceled, the magicules that had been added to him would also flow away.

However, if he was in the skill's active state, Rin's combat power would become incredibly terrifying.

"It feels a bit like Milim's Lord of Wrath."

"The more evil thoughts absorbed, the stronger the power."

Rin could imagine what terrifying power he would unleash the moment he gathered all the evil thoughts in the world.

"What's with this incompleteness?"

"Side effect."

Violet explained, "You can absorb evil thoughts, but evil thoughts will also erode your sanity."

Therefore, in its incomplete state, this skill could easily cause Rin to lose control.

Upon hearing this, Rin immediately dismissed the idea of trying out King of the End.

Power that couldn't be controlled was better off not having.

Rin didn't want to become a madman.

"So how can this Ultimate Skill be completed?"

"Absorb pure soul energy."

What Violet said was actually the method to awaken a True Demon Lord.

Now that Rin had Justeaze, he could absorb souls without any qualms, no longer worrying about being corrupted himself.

"But where do the souls come from?"

Although absorbing souls wouldn't make the other party completely disappear, they would just turn into a spiritual core and live a not-so-good life in their next reincarnation.

However, wanton slaughter without any grievances or enmity was ultimately not good.

If he were truly such a person, Artoria would not have chosen to follow him.

"Indeed, do I still have to wait for the human kingdoms to attack, like Rimuru?"

If they were enemies, Rin would have no psychological burden in absorbing their souls.

Even a saint like Artoria, when facing a powerful enemy invasion, would not be soft-hearted and let the tiger return to the mountains.

"Or..."

Rin looked at the Void Ark, which was in its cooldown phase: "If I could find a world where monsters are everywhere, that would be great."

So, does a world filled with monsters exist?

The answer is yes, it does.

For example, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Highschool of the Dead, Attack on Titan, or some more traditional labyrinth and dungeon-adventure-type otherworlds.

These places could allow Rin to quickly replenish souls and achieve the awakening of a Demon Lord Seed.

"Seven days..."

Rin stretched, "It's decided, I'll rest for seven days first."

"After seven days, I'll search for a world suitable for collecting souls, and then awaken in one fell swoop!"

As for now, what Rin needed to do was introduce Artoria and Justeaze to his subordinate monsters.

The two women had officially joined the Rin Group, and he needed to arrange corresponding work for them.

Justeaze would be responsible for establishing the Soul Guild.

Artoria, as she requested, would serve as Rin's guardian knight, protecting him closely.

"Oh, and Sakura and the others."

Rin walked out of the house.

He stood in the courtyard and then released Sakura, Ilya, and Irisviel.

"Where is this?"

The two little girls looked bewildered.

Irisviel wasn't doing much better.

Although she was an adult, a sheltered young lady like Irisviel had never seen the natural scenery of another world.

For a moment, Sakura, Ilya, and Irisviel were all captivated by the azure sky above and the dense forest around them.

"Welcome to my world, Sakura."

Rin reached out and stroked Sakura's head.

The girl didn't hesitate, directly throwing herself into Rin's arms, rubbing against him affectionately.

Ilya, standing beside them, watched this scene, a hint of envy in her eyes.

Having learned from her mother that her father had abandoned his wife and daughter, Ilya was still in pain and sorrow.

Fortunately, her mother was still with her.

Otherwise, Ilya didn't know how desperate she would be.

"You're Ilya, right?"

"Nice to meet you, my name is Itoshi Rin."

Rin squatted down, maintaining eye contact with Ilya: "You can continue to live in the castle as usual."

"Whenever you get bored, you can also come to the town to play."

Rin planned to establish the Einzbern Castle as the headquarters of the Soul Guild within the Void Ark.

From now on, the Void Ark would become Rin's palace, and only monsters granted names by him would be allowed to enter.

Conveniently, the Einzbern Castle was exquisite enough.

It perfectly met Rin's requirements for a palace.

At most, it would just need some renovations and an expansion of its area.

Violet would be in charge of these matters.

'Uh...'

'Am I being too lazy, relying on Violet for everything?'

As soon as this thought popped up, Rin dismissed it: 'What's this about relying or not relying? Violet and I are from the same source, her hard work is equivalent to me working, isn't it?'

[Discovered alien life]

[Starting detection...]

Additionally, the appearance of the three also received a boon from the Voice of the World.

However,

They were at most regarded by the Cardinal World as extraterrestrials summoned by Rin from other worlds.

Therefore, although the three acquired physical abilities that allowed them to move in the Cardinal World,

That was as far as it went.

There were no Unique Skills or other special abilities whatsoever.

[Irisviel (Unnamed)]

[Race: Flesh Golem]

[magicules: 3500 (C-Rank)]

[Ilya (Unnamed)]

[Race: Flesh Golem]

[magicules: 4000 (C-Rank) IV]

(To be continued.)

Chapter 149: The Witch

Among the three, the mother and daughter, Irisviel and Ilya, were judged to be non-human, belonging to a race that sounded strangely suggestive, Flesh Golem.

'So, artificial humans are defined as Flesh Golems in this world?'

When put that way, it wasn't wrong.

Magic puppets made of flesh and blood, the artificial humans of the Einzbern, certainly fit that description.

Furthermore, Rin wasn't surprised that Ilya's magicules aptitude was higher than her mother's.

The young girl was the Einzbern's ultimate masterpiece.

"But both mother and daughter are in 'unnamed' status, seriously?"

The unnamed status meant that their original names could only be used as appellations, not as true names recognized by the world.

"In the eyes of the Voice of the World, names not consecrated through a naming ceremony cannot be true names for monsters?"

Rin had never directly brought people across before, and this was the first time he realized that the Voice of the World actually had racial discrimination.

"So, what about Sakura?"

Rin remembered that Sakura should be a pure human: "I wonder what image humans from other worlds have in the eyes of the Voice of the World."

[Sakura Matou]

[Race: Human]

"Eh?"

"That's it?"

"This, this is all there is?"

Rin found Sakura's status panel pitifully simple.

There was only a name, and then, nothing else.

"Is it that snobbish?"

Rin secretly complained: "It really doesn't treat people from other worlds as human."

However, thinking about it carefully, it's not surprising that such a situation would occur.

In the Cardinal World, humans are at the very bottom of the food chain.

Humans in this world are different from monsters, they cannot evolve through the accumulation of magicules, nor can they acquire various skills.

Instead, they possess special abilities called techniques.

Of course, not all humans are like this.

There are also some special cases.

For example, extraterrestrials summoned through Hero Summons come with various skills.

Additionally, humans can also undergo job changes, becoming warriors, mages, priests, and so on.

Once they complete a job change, humans can acquire magicules and then improve their strength.

'Although it's all about improving strength, human skills require learning later and cannot be obtained directly.'

This, perhaps, is the difference between humans and monsters in the Cardinal World.

'As for Sakura, she should be able to become an excellent mage, right?'

Rin didn't have too many expectations for Sakura.

The little girl just needed to be cute and adorable.

However, this human race...

Humans in the Cardinal World are not as noble as those in other worlds.

The protagonists here are always monsters.

'I remember that humans can be transformed into Dragonoid, right?'

Rin was already a Special A-Rank Demon Lord Seed, so he naturally had the ability to turn Sakura into a monster.

And as long as they became monsters, Rin could name the three girls and enhance their strength.

"Sakura, Ilya, and Irisviel."

Rin said to the three girls: "I plan to transform you into monsters. What do you think?"

"Monsters?"

"What are those?"

"Sakura will listen to big brother!"

Aside from Sakura's unconditional obedience, Ilya and Irisviel showed expressions of confusion.

Rin didn't explain much, directly sharing information about monsters with the mother and daughter.

"I'm willing!"

Irisviel had little resistance to becoming a monster.

She wasn't human to begin with.

Changing her race was nothing to her.

"I'll listen to Mom."

Ilya was still too young to understand these things, she would go wherever her mother went.

Rin didn't say anything like, 'You're actually not human,' which would have rubbed salt in their wounds.

"Don't be so nervous, it's just a race change, it'll be over quickly."

After Rin finished speaking, he first drew a portion of blood from his own body, then mixed it with magicules, and integrated it into Sakura's body.

He did this to give Sakura a higher initial bloodline.

Rin was a Dragonoid, possessing the bloodline of the Star King Dragon.

And by receiving his magicules and bloodline, Sakura might gain unexpected benefits.

"I bestow upon you the true name, Sakura Tohsaka!"

Rin didn't change Sakura's given name, only changed her surname from Matou back to Tohsaka.

"Ugh~"

The next moment, a strong magicules fluctuation erupted from Sakura's body.

The girl's body began to grow....

Although she didn't instantly become an adult, she grew from a five or six-year-old to around ten years old.

Along with her growth, the magicules within Sakura also increased.

If the previous Sakura was equivalent to an ordinary human in the Cardinal World, roughly an F-Rank monster, then now, after Rin's naming and bestowal, Sakura has already reached the level of an A-Rank Monster Human.

[Sakura Tohsaka]

[Race: Snake Witch]

[magicules: 24000EP (A-Rank Monster Human)]

[Extra Skills: Mother of Snakes (creates various snake monsters), Petrification Demonic Eye, etc.]

[Unique Skill: Profane Speech (dominates all things through seductive words)]

[Special Skill: Magicules Solidification]

The appearance of the Unique Skill surprised Rin.

However, considering that she was the first individual to receive dragon bloodline from him, such a change was not surprising.

"Snake Witch..."

Rin had no impression of the Witches in the Cardinal World.

But since one appeared here, it meant that the Cardinal World definitely had the Witch race.

And Sakura's title was 'Snake'.

Snake Witch.

This reminded Rin of the legendary Medusa.

It must be said, Sakura and Medusa truly had a fated connection.

Even her extra abilities included creating various demonic snakes and a Demonic Eye with petrification effects.

She truly was a miniature Medusa.

'I'll find an opportunity later to summon Medusa from the Type-Moon World.'

'The two of them will probably get along very well.'

Rin thought this idea was good, and he could try it when he had time.

[Profane Speech]

This ability was somewhat similar to the Madness speaker that appeared in the original work.

However, Sakura's Unique Skill was clearly stronger than the Madness speaker's.

A Madness speaker's dominance was spiritual.

Once they encountered an enemy with strong mental resistance, or even immunity, they would fall into a passive state.

In contrast, Sakura's Profane Speech was dominance in a direct sense.

Whether it was humans, or inanimate objects like stones, flames, wind, and snow, anything would be seduced by Sakura's words and become her follower.

This had nothing to do with the will of the person being controlled.

(To be continued.)