Type-Moon: I! The Magic King! Am going to marry Tiamat!

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Just as everyone was looking at Nero in surprise, Gilgamesh immediately slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

She frowned at Nero: "You're not planning to use that, are you? Putting aside whether it's feasible, you should know the consequences of doing so."

Nero calmly replied, "Of course I know, but now that all the citizens of Fuyuki have been evacuated, there is no need to worry about innocent people being affected."

"Am I referring to the problem of those mixed-breed cultivators?!"

Mother Shanshan immediately rebuked her: "I'm talking about your problem. Do I need to tell you what will happen to you after using that? Even if you manage to wake him up, what good will it do?"

Mother Shanshan wouldn't care about those commoners. After all, in her opinion, there are far too many humans now, more than half of whom are just superfluous waste.

If some huge disaster were to occur, and all newborns were to be screened out, she would probably be the first to secretly agree, then sit back and watch from the sidelines.

Of course, she didn't want to destroy humanity.

After all, in her mind, the whole world is her backyard, and all of humanity is her subject.

But now there are too many people, as numerous as weeds by the roadside.

These weeds not only offer little benefit, but they also absorb the nutrients from the best of the best.

This was something she had never encountered in her lifetime. In the age of gods at that time, humanity was at a disadvantage and was very fragile relative to the environment, so there were not many people. However, each person had their own role, and she cherished every one of her subjects.

As Gilgamesh in the chuunibyou version once said, he tried to weed out the useless people from ten slaves and kill them, but in the end he failed to make a choice.

Because at that time, every human being was extremely precious, and the death of even one was a loss to the human race.

In modern times, she believes there are far too many people; everywhere is crowded with them.

Therefore, removing weeds appropriately is a good thing in her view, because only humans who do this have enough resilience to face all difficulties.

Instead of being as fragile as it is now, where humanity itself has dozens of ways to drive itself to extinction.

What she's really worried about now is her bratty little sister, Nero.

In fact, on that day, by activating the 'All-Knowing and All-Powerful Star', she learned that Nero did indeed possess the Holy Grail, or rather, that he should be able to summon it.

However, that wasn't the normal Greater Grail; it was something else entirely, a dangerous object.

And if Nero did this, he would pay a price.

And the price... was herself!

"Are you planning to sacrifice yourself? Do you think he would accept such an outcome?"

After spending time together and getting to know each other, Niang Shanshan also understands Ma En's personality.

This guy can be a bit eccentric and unconventional at times.

But in reality, he is a relatively genuine type. He has his own scale in his heart when it comes to things. Kindness is kindness, hatred is hatred, and resentment is resentment. He has his own way of measuring things.

Overall, however, it is still a fairly honest measure.

He had a past relationship with Nero, which hasn't been resolved yet. If Nero were to sacrifice himself to save him now, he would definitely be unable to accept it once he finds out.

Therefore, Mother Shanshan felt that in order to prevent Marne from being sad after waking up, she needed to stop Nero.

"Stop having such dangerous ideas. You're too impatient. It's just something that can be resolved after the final battle tomorrow. There's no need for you to risk yourself now."

"But who can guarantee that everything will go smoothly tomorrow? What if something unexpected happens again..."

Nero, however, paid no heed to the advice. He remained anxious and looked somewhat haggard, clearly having barely rested in the past few days and not in good spirits.

Everyone frowned and looked at Nero one after another. Hearing this, they all understood how dangerous Nero's current thoughts were.

Putting aside the potential for such methods to cause a major disaster, Nero's intention to sacrifice himself was dangerous enough.

Whether they were close friends who didn't want to see her do anything foolish, or those who weren't close friends who didn't want to lose such an important asset as the decisive battle approached.

But even though he wanted to say something to dissuade her, he didn't know how to say it. Even Tokiomi Tohsaka, who was the one who knew the relationship between Nero and Marne the most, couldn't bring himself to speak.

In the end, it was Aozaki Touko who spoke first: "Nero, I don't care what you think, but I hope you don't do anything that he'll regret."

Nero replied almost instantly, "I might not be in any danger either. If it's possible to revive the musician, what's wrong with taking the risk?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's already furrowed brows tightened again. They realized that Nero was in a bad state; he seemed to be overly anxious and a bit irrational.

"Come out with me for a moment."

Seeing this, Niang Shanshan quickly pulled Nero over and dragged him outside.

If we let her continue her erratic behavior, she'll probably start arguing with other people.

At that point, not to mention whether something unexpected might happen tomorrow, they might even start fighting amongst themselves right now.

Before leaving the meeting room, Niang Shanshan turned back and gave Aozaki Touko and Tohsaka Tokiomi a wink, instructing them to calm everyone down, and leaving Nero to her.

Nero then realized how out of control he had been, and obediently followed his mother, Shanshan.

The two arrived at a rest room that was sealed off and protected by layers of restrictions, where Ma En's body was lying quietly on the bed.

Upon seeing the person he had been longing for, Nero finally calmed down completely, but he felt even more suffocated inside.

Heaven has mercy! How I wish Marx and Engels could wake up.

These past few days, she has been staying here whenever she has free time, not only out of worry but also hoping for a miracle.

She came to the bedside, looked at Marne, and silently took his hand.

It seemed that only in this way could she feel a little more at ease.

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Nero's mother watched his actions, waited patiently for a while without disturbing him, and then said quietly, "How are you? Are you calmer now?"

"Mm." Lu nodded.

"What you were thinking of doing was basically switching places with him right now. You see how he feels now, and that's how he'll feel about you later. Even so, do you still think it's necessary to take that risk right now?"

The mother began to work on Nero's mind in a subtle and mysterious way.

Nero thought for a moment and slowly shook his head.

Mother Shanshan quickly pressed her advantage: "That's right. I know you're eager to save people, but you should also see the situation clearly. We're not at a dead end yet. On the contrary, victory is just around the corner. You really don't need to take any risks now."

"Be good and wait until the results are out tomorrow. If anything unexpected happens, I will do everything in my power to protect you. I will not stop you from doing whatever you want then. This is my promise, and I will keep my word."

"……Thank you."

Nero remained silent for a while, and for the first time, thanked Gilgamesh, the mother he had always disliked.

Mother Shanshan nodded in satisfaction, watched for a while longer, and only after seeing that Nero's emotions had stabilized did she turn and leave.

What she didn't expect was...

Not long after she left, a look of struggle reappeared on Nero's face.

From beginning to end, Niang Shanshan got one thing wrong.

That is, what made Nero's mind unstable was actually Marx and Engels themselves.

Taking Marne as an example, although it had a good effect at the time, once Nero sees Marne lying dead again, she will still continue to dwell on it, especially now that she is alone with Marne.

"No one can predict what will happen tomorrow. Waiting until tomorrow is also a risk. It's better to let Yu take the risk now. At least Yu knows this method and nothing unexpected will happen."

Nero looked at Marne, who lay peacefully in the dead, and murmured softly, making up his mind as well.

As she spoke, she slowly stood up and reinforced the barriers in the lounge to prevent others from barging in and disturbing her.

“You who amass wealth on earth, now is the time to pour your desires into that golden cauldron.”

The incantation was slowly chanted, and a bewitching red aura instantly appeared on Nero's body.

"From the sea, the seven-crowned, ten-horned beast amidst the hazy waves, now is the time for your arrival!"

The chanting gradually grew louder, rising a notch with each word, and the bewitching aura shone even brighter.

As the chant was recited, the halo grew brighter and brighter, and Nero began to sweat, indicating that this was not easy for her and seemed to be taking a huge toll on her.

"With your power, bring prosperity to this earth! Bring depravity to it! Bring destruction to it!"

As the last byte was sent, the eerie red light instantly converged, condensing into a dazzling ball of light that flickered like a heart.

At the same time, everyone outside felt as if a suction force was drawing something away from them, but there was no adverse reaction whatsoever.

"This is... It's her! Die! How did she go berserk in the blink of an eye? That brat."

Niang Shanshan also sensed it and instantly understood what was going on. She rushed to the rest room, but was blocked outside by the restriction.

However, it would be easy for her to break through by force, it would just take some time.

Meanwhile, inside the lounge, the ball of light absorbed the desires of the outside world, eventually slowly solidifying and transforming into a large golden cup.

This is the Holy Grail.

However, it is not the normal Holy Grail, but a medium called the "Cup of Wealth".

While it possesses similar functions to the Holy Grail, it has an additional significant side effect.

As is widely known, the Holy Grail is a biblical object, said to have contained the blood of Jesus.

In one of the records, there is a woman who used a cup to drink the holy blood.

Thus, another version of the "Cup of Fortune" came about.

She drank the blood of saints and witnesses of Jesus; her sins were monstrous.

She came from the sea, riding a seven-headed, ten-horned crimson beast, bringing false prosperity to the earth, causing people to fall into depravity through desire, and then sending down great fire from the sky, attempting to make people perish along with the world in their intoxication.

(These are some minor alterations, please don't take them too seriously. I genuinely don't understand the Bible very well, and the translations are difficult to comprehend.)

The seven-headed, ten-horned beasts here are the same as the number of the beasts.

Putting aside its biblical description, in the Type-Moon universe, it is one of the seven Beasts, the sixth beast that believes in prosperity and has the power to kill, representing human evil.

This Cup of Wealth is the necessary condition for its arrival.

In other words, the Cup of Fortune will bring forth this sixth beast, which is a side effect.

In each of the different timelines, Ayaka Sajō, the Root Princess, once attempted to use it to summon the Sixth Beast in order to destroy the world.

As for why Nero was able to summon the Cup of Fortune?

This was mainly because Nero, or rather the ancient Roman Empire, had suppressed the Church more than once, so the Church resorted to a tactic that is very familiar to modern people.

If I can't beat you, I'll spread rumors and slander you everywhere! You'll be forever branded with this infamy!