After all, the power of restraint can only work within existing conditions and cannot create sothing from nothing.
It can push the last human Master to beco a hero and save the world, but it can't simply fabricate a few heroes from thin air; that's just how it is.
He searched for a spirit vein on the other side of Mount Abif, set up a barrier around it, and used the Power of Lies to twist reality slightly, before he laid down the carpet anew and moved the unwavering magic circle to this side. Gu Mo stood in front of the diagram, carefully observing the details of the magic circle.
Once he decided to act, even though he held so doubts in his heart, he nevertheless didn't harbor the smug belief that he was lucky like an Emperor of Europe. Besides, since he was already here, he couldn't just go back without doing anything.
"Co, co, co, as usual, let gather so European luck…"
He summoned the Nine-tailed, which had possessed him all along. Gu Mo smiled and reached out to grab the big fox's head and gave it a good rub. The feel was excellent, surely the Guardian Spirit's luck had always favored him.
This was also his usual procedure before the draw: incense burning, bathing, changing clothes, and fasting were too excessive, but it was convenient to rub the big fox and gather so European luck, so unintentionally, he developed such a habit.
The big fox quietly watched him as always, without any movent.
Gu Mo didn't mind. He knew long ago that while the Guardian Spirit had spirituality and instinct, it didn't truly possess wisdom and consciousness. After completing this necessary step, he recalled the Nine-tailed, maintaining the usual state of possession by the Guardian Spirit. It was precisely due to always maintaining such a state that he was mistakenly thought to be a pseudo-Servant.
He stood in front of the summoning array, took a deep breath, and recalled Akai Hinako's summoning steps. His body began to follow suit ticulously, from gestures to actions, and then to chanting spells with precision.
Since he hadn't prepared any catalysts or Holy Relics to specifically summon a designated Heroic Spirit, he could just proceed directly.
And the summoning array began to glow.
The gemstone powder-drawn lines emitted brightness, becoming continuous and dazzling.
Magic Power poured in from all directions, the ether in the atmosphere, and energy flowing from the earth vein magnetic field—all were gathered by the magic circle, magic power rubbing and colliding, creating a phenonon akin to wind and thunder swirling.
But until everything subsided, no figure erged from the magic circle as before.
Gu Mo stood quietly in front of the magic circle. His expression didn't show disappointnt, but he raised his eyebrows slightly, revealing a subtle expression, as if surprised by this outco, as if witnessing sothing particularly peculiar, making it hard to react for a mont.
He stood quietly for a while, then slowly raised his hands, looking at them, feeling the strange and unfamiliar sensation occurring within himself.
——It seems… I've actually beco a pseudo-Servant now?
——His mind rose to this realization.
This was quite an odd feeling, different from prior instances of Guardian Spirit possession, yet he couldn't say exactly how, finding it hard to describe the differences, but knowing everything was different… The Nine-tailed attached to his body underwent a certain transformation.
The essence of the Servant summoning magic circle, in fact, is a ritual that interferes with the Holy Grail, naly, conducting a ceremony to submit an application to the Holy Grail, then the Holy Grail borrows information from the Heroic Spirit's original body located at the Seat of Heroic Spirits and fills it into the "Class" frawork, thus creating a Heroic Spirit clone: the Servant.
The current situation is an inability to summon a Servant.
But the summoning array he operated only downloaded the information, without handling other aspects nor directly summoning the Servant… Instead, it integrated the downloaded information directly onto his Guardian Spirit Nine-tailed, making the latter act as the Spirit Base, as a container?
Thoughts raced swiftly within him, Gu Mo suddenly felt enlightened.
In the next mont—
"Exactly! That's how it is! Your trusty Witch Fox, Caster is here! That's what!"
A voice seed to utter this energetic phrase in a coquettish tone, resonating directly in his mind, followed by a silver bell-like giggle.
"...!!"
Gu Mo's expression slightly changed, but summoning this entity was anticipated, fully utilizing existing conditions, precisely matching his Guardian Spirit. Who could rank higher than the Nine-tailed Goddess in this case?
He decisively ended the Possession Fusion, attempting to separate the Spirit Body that was attached to himself.
......
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At the summit of Mount Abif, before the solemn Divine Hall adorned with two tacky fortune cat statues.
"Is it truly an Elf…"
Sensing the abundant magic power flowing from the contract and magic connection from the opposite side, coupled with the girl's earlier explanation, Ishtar couldn't help but be intrigued. Was this what she intended to convey?
"Yes, but Lady Goddess, I ask for your understanding. I, I don't wish to expose this secret." Akai Hinako gently nodded, her tone calm yet firm, feeling comfortable addressing a non-human entity with a peaceful heart.
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