BAMN: Chapter 139/140

Chapter 139: King of the End

A woman might be fragile, but as a mother, she is strong.

Irisviel had successively suffered betrayal from her family and husband.

Now, only Ilya could illuminate her world and warm her heart.

"Saber, there's something I want to ask of you."

"Regarding Kiritsugu... I hope you can keep it a secret for me."

"Okay."

What else could Artoria say? Of course, she would go along with Irisviel.

A knight's virtue is honesty.

But for Irisviel, she could only remain silent.

Watching their interaction, Rin had a strange sense of déjà vu: "So, Irisviel is the mother, Artoria is the father, and Ilya is the daughter?"

Although it felt a bit out of place.

For some reason, Rin found this setting quite interesting.

"Rin, can we go find Ilya first?"

"Oh, yes."

Rin smiled, "You don't need to mind me, I'll just look around casually."

After this period of interaction and Artoria's relay, Irisviel had come to understand Rin's character.

He was a remarkably gentle and benevolent.

As long as you didn't offend him, Rin would be quite easy to talk to.

"This way, Saber!"

"Ilya!"

So, very quickly, Irisviel found Ilya in the castle.

The girl was currently sleeping on the bed.

Suddenly awakened, Ilya opened her eyes and then saw her mother.

"Mommy!!"

Ilya joyfully threw herself into Irisviel's arms.

One big, one small, two white-haired, red-eyed girls.

Rin didn't speak but quietly watched this heartwarming scene.

However, Rin soon left.

Rin didn't intend to disturb the mother and daughter's reunion.

If he wasn't mistaken, Irisviel would definitely pin the blame on Kiritsugu, causing her daughter to hate her irresponsible father.

Rin had no obligation to interfere with this.

He found a place to sit down, quietly waiting for Justeaze's return.

"Have you finished counting?"

Soon after, Justeaze returned.

Along with her returned a group of white-haired, red-eyed maidens with elven beauty.

They wore long white dresses, some dressed as maids or servants.

They were the artificial humans responsible for the maintenance of Einzbern.

"Yes."

Soon after, Justeaze said, "Excluding the puppets that completely lack reason, there are still over 30 children in the castle."

Rin had no prejudice against artificial humans.

As long as an individual possessed a soul, in Rin's view, they should be treated as living beings.

"And the souls sinking in All the World's Evil."

Justeaze said, "Excluding some who have completely lost their reason and can only be put into reincarnation."

"The remaining, about 400-plus people, I want them to start anew as new individuals of the Einzbern."

Of course, "new individuals" here certainly didn't mean normal human reproduction and growth.

Instead, like the maids, they would directly obtain adult forms through artificial human technology.

"They are all very excellent children and can provide you with excellent service."

Listening to Justeaze's slightly ambiguous words, Rin's mouth twitched slightly.

Fortunately, he knew Justeaze didn't mean it that way.

Justeaze wanted Rin to become the new head of Einzbern.

"Alright, whatever makes you happy."

Rin didn't refuse Justeaze's kindness, he led people out of the castle, then unfolded his Bounded Field.

The next moment, the entire castle, along with the surrounding forest and snowy ground, disappeared, absorbed into Rin's world.

"Violet."

"Please command."

"Return!"

After dealing with everything, Rin gave the command to return.

Thus, starting from the Starfang wolves and Ogres, then to the castle and materials within the Bounded Field, as well as Artoria, Justeaze, and others.

Finally, even Rin himself dissipated into particles within a beam of light.

Up to this point, Rin's plan to descend into the Type-Moon World and participate in the Fourth Holy Grail War was a complete success.

[Void Gate has entered cooldown, cooldown duration is seven days]

[Starting to tally the rules gained from this transcendence]

[Tallying...]

[Tallying complete]

[Acquired new information 'Heroic Spirit', now integrated with the Cardinal World concepts of 'Fairy', 'Monster', 'Angel']

[Parallel creation successful, acquired new race 'Holy Spirit']

[Acquired Unique Skill 'Valhalla']

[Acquired new information 'Bounded Field', already integrated into 'Void Gate' related abilities]

[Integration successful, Unique Skill 'Void Gate' evolved into 'Void Ark']

[Acquired new information 'Noble Phantasm', upon retrieval, discovered Cardinal World knowledge related to 'Magic Tools', 'Magic Equipment', 'Divine Artifacts']

[Starting integration...]

[Integration complete, acquired Unique Skill 'Original Treasure Vault']

Because the form of this transcendence was different from any previous one...

Rin only needed to open his eyes to receive the Voice of the World's gift.

"Heroic Spirit, Bounded Field, Noble Phantasm."

"Were these three judged as new information by the Voice of the World?"

So-called new information can be understood as entirely new rule power.

[Special concept discovered, beginning analysis]

[After analysis, acquired special ability 'All the World's Evil', beginning transformation...]

[Transformation successful, acquired incomplete Ultimate Skill 'King of the End']

"Hoh!!!"

If the three Unique Skills obtained earlier could still be called surprises.

Then when "King of the End" appeared, Rin was truly shocked.

One must know, this was an ultimate authority.

Although it was still incomplete, it was still an Ultimate Skill!

What is an Ultimate Skill?

Simply put, the difference between a Demon Lord Seed and a True Demon Lord is the qualitative and quantitative change of magicules.

Then the difference between True Demon Lords lies in Ultimate Skills.

Ultimate Skills can be said to be the benchmark for measuring the strength of True Demon Lords.

A True Demon Lord with an Ultimate Skill and a True Demon Lord without an Ultimate Skill are completely two different species.

And now...

"Am I already capable of rivaling a True Demon Lord?"

Rin suddenly had this thought, but fortunately, he quickly suppressed it.

"It's just an incomplete Ultimate Skill."

"Didn't Rimuru awaken several Ultimate Skills later and still develop discreetly?"

There are also differences between Ultimate Skills.

Like Milim's Lord of Wrath.

Although there is a risk of losing control, she can infinitely increase her strength until she annihilates the entire world.

That is truly terrifying.

(To be continued.)

Chapter 140: Artoria's Attributes

"Forget it, let's look at something else."

Rin calmed down, then looked forward to the upcoming gains from his subordinates.

To facilitate the tallying, Rin did not immediately release everyone from the Bounded Field, but first summoned Saber.

Thus, as Artoria came into contact with the rules of the Cardinal World, a large amount of information sounded in Rin's and the girl's ears...

[Now beginning subordinate transformation]

[Transformation complete]

[Individual name 'Artoria Pendragon', acquired race 'Holy Spirit · Demonic Dragon Race']

[Discovered new Unique Skill 'Sword Hero']

[Discovered new Unique Skill 'Knights of the Round Table']

[Discovered new Unique Skill 'Secluded Independence']

Artoria truly did not disappoint Rin.

Three consecutive Unique Skill notices made Rin know that her aptitude was even above Snow Empress.

Then looking at Saber's attribute panel.

---

[Artoria Pendragon]

[Race: Holy Spirit · Demonic Dragon Race
Magicules: 108000 (Special A-Rank)]

[General Skills: Sword Mastery, Weapon Mastery, All-system Pokémon Magic, Age of Gods Magic, etc.]

[Intrinsic Skills: All Sword Mastery, All Melee Mastery, Magic Resistance, Universal Riding, etc.]

[Extra Skills: Thought Acceleration, Universal Perception, Spatial Motion, Multilayer Barrier, etc.]

[Unique Skills: Sword Hero (possesses Hero's Egg, awaiting awakening), Knights of the Round Table (can summon all Heroic Spirit counterparts to form a knightly order), Secluded Independence (Blessing of Avalon, gains highest degree of immunity and resistance, can ignore all non-Ultimate Skill death judgments)]

[Exclusive Skill: Star Holy Sword · Thirteen Restraints (by releasing restraints, gains power sufficient to save the world)]

[Special Skills: Magicules Solidification, Command Spells (Blade of Rules and Shield of Rules, can ignore principles and forcibly achieve goals)]

[Resistances: Physical Attack Nullification, Status Anomaly Nullification, Mental Attack Nullification, Natural Influence Nullification, Holy-Demonic Attack Resistance]

---

"..."

Luxurious, unimaginably luxurious.

This was Rin's only thought after reading Artoria's attribute list.

Three Unique Skills, one Exclusive Skill, plus an additional Special Skill "Command Spells."

Starting with the simplest Command Spells.

The effect of Command Spells is to consume one Command Spell, using magicules, to achieve things Artoria originally could not do.

There are many things that cannot be done here.

For example, if Artoria is hungry and wants to eat.

Then, if she does not possess the ability to create things from nothing, by consuming one Command Spell, she can directly obtain the food she desires.

The maximum storage limit for Command Spells is 3.

Each day, the number of Command Spells will recover by one.

Although 3 is the limit.

The longer the Command Spells are stored, the more magicules they will contain.

In other words, 3 Command Spells accumulated over 30 days and 3 Command Spells accumulated over 3 days are completely different concepts.

"This, it seems to be another Special Skill similar to God's Ring."

"If one were to consume a Command Spell accumulated with 100 days of magicules, and wish for delicious food, the summoned food would probably pile up into a mountain."

Rin could completely imagine that the existence of three Command Spells was like giving Artoria three wishes.

As long as the stored magicules were sufficient, she could even use one Command Spell to gain dozens, or even hundreds of times, more power.

"Simply terrifying!"

Fortunately, Rin also obtained this Special Skill.

"Sword Hero, it gave Saber the identity of a hero, which is quite surprising."

One must know that in the Cardinal World, Demon Lords and heroes are considered sworn enemies.

And just as there is a concept of awakened Demon Lords, there is also a concept of awakened heroes.

The current Saber has only obtained the Hero's Egg and has yet to make it bloom.

Only when she completes her awakening can she become a True Hero capable of rivaling a True Demon Lord.

"However, it's reasonable for King Arthur to become a hero, isn't it?"

In Japanese games and anime, the story of King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone can almost be said to be the origin of the term "hero."

Thinking this way, Rin was no longer surprised.

Rather, if even Artoria couldn't become a hero, then there would be no need for the so-called heroes to exist.

"What does this Knights of the Round Table mean?"

After Artoria followed Rin to the Cardinal World, she naturally gained permission to enter and exit the Bounded Field.

She was currently shocked by her own transformation.

Immense power, unprecedented surging magicules.

Her state had never been this good!

"Ah?"

Questioned by Rin, Artoria was startled, then reacted and said: "Um, this is a very strange skill."

"Strange?"

"Uh..."

Artoria was vaguely a little embarrassed, but still spoke truthfully: "It's just that I can summon my counterparts from that world, and then fight alongside me."

"That's possible?!"

Rin's eyes widened in surprise.

He knew what Artoria meant.

The so-called counterparts were none other than Saber Alter, Saber Lily, Lancer Artoria, and Lancer Artoria Alter.

If expanded further, perhaps even Heroic Spirits with Takeuchi's face might be included.

In that case, Artoria's Unique Skill was quite abnormal.

"What is their relationship with you?"

"Well..."

Artoria hadn't expected to have so many parallel counterparts: "Most of them are manifestations of my personality."

In short, Black Saber, Lancer Artoria, and Lily are all Artoria herself, controlled by a single consciousness.

However, due to prominent personalities, they exhibit different behavioral styles from her true self.

"I can understand that."

Rin felt that this Unique Skill was likely created by separating Artoria's seven souls, thus giving birth to powerful Heroic Spirits.

"So, how strong are they?"

"Basically, they are comparable to me."

When Artoria said "comparable to me," she wasn't referring to herself during her time as a Heroic Spirit, but rather her current self after arriving in the Cardinal World and receiving enhancements.

Given her current magicules, she is Special A-Rank.

Once she deploys the Knights of the Round Table, she can summon up to 12 Special A-Rank Heroic Spirit counterparts to fight alongside her.

The magicules here aren't generated out of thin air, it's accumulated by Artoria daily.

This means that if these Heroic Spirits die, Artoria needs to spend time to revive them.

(To be continued.)