I Can See Health Bars in Real Life

Chapter 772 - 34: Divergence Between the Fate Side and the Tsukihime Side

One person’s plan is short, two people’s plan is long.After discussing with Miss Tamamo no Mae, Gu Mo felt as if the clouds had parted to reveal the moon, and his mood lightened somewhat. He indeed found some inspiration and, combining it with his grasp of the original trajectory of destiny, temporarily formed a rough tactical plan.

As Miss Tamamo no Mae said—

This mechanical god, as if the concept of chaos had gained a form, is indeed terrifying beyond imagination.

However, despite being powerful to the point of almost impossible direct confrontation, it also harbors some functional issues that make it extremely vulnerable.

That is because the universe where Kaos and the Greek mechanic gods originated has already met its end, and they entered this universe to revive their mother planet. Just transmitting the Greek mechanic gods into this universe consumed ninety-seven percent of Kaos’s function.

Only three percent of energy remains, coupled with the fact that the universe has completely ended, making replenishment impossible...

—This is the point that can be exploited.

Besides, it’s not necessarily needed to confront Kaos head-on. The reason Gu Mo considers the opponent as an imaginary enemy and feels somewhat troubled by it is mainly because he clearly knows of this terrifying enemy’s existence, and that the opponent will definitely appear, not limited to the Anomaly Domain on the Earth’s surface.

After all, the Anomaly Domains on the Earth’s surface are still in competition with each other, and no victor has been determined on Earth yet.

Moreover, even if an Anomaly Domain truly replaces the position of Pan-Human History, it merely reoccupies the planetary surface. How could such a domain possibly conceal a super gigantic structure created by a sentient civilization from another universe, with a star at its core?

After all, even taking the Sun as an example, this star’s volume is merely 1.3 million times that of Earth...

How could such a colossal astronomical entity possibly appear in the surface area of Earth?

Thus, Kaos is not bound by the limitations of the Anomaly Domain. The resurgence of the Anomaly Domain allows it to grasp the space-time signals of this potential historical path, giving it the opportunity to reappear from history and change the original causality and destiny.

Otherwise, it would likely remain in eternal silence.

This interstellar travel super giant mother ship, absorbing the full energy of stars, resides in the void, merging with the cosmic space gaps themselves. Therefore, its physical distance from Earth is infinite, only able to interfere with this universe when its spatial gaps are opened...

However, just as Morgan’s Gun of the End can strike other Anomaly Domains—

One can imagine, once Kaos begins operating and interfering with this universe, the terrifying power it would exhibit.

And knowing such information, being aware of the emergence of such a beyond-specification entity, even if Gu Mo has a big heart, he must consider this problem and naturally feels greatly pressured. Moreover, he does not want to withdraw without a fight, directly abandoning the harvest of this Dungeon World.

Thus, it is imperative to think ahead carefully about tactical responses.

After all, the original plot can be referred to, but it is not absolute.

Just like the Alien God couldn’t have imagined that the "IF" line’s potential space-time it devised could lead to the involvement of such a Great God like Kaos...if not for Chaldea being blessed with the Celestial Mandate, counterattacking the plot twist and closing Kaos’s void hole interfering with this universe—

The Alien God might have had to call it a game over...

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In the following days.

Gu Mo did not leave the land of Germany with Miss Tamamo no Mae but temporarily stayed at the replica Tower of the End, observing the effect of the replica divine-made armor while collecting data on the numerical discrepancies between its performance as the Star Anchor and the design.

Ultimately, as a prototype, there’s still a significant gap between reality and ideal, and the differences are substantial.

To achieve the ideal state depicted in the blueprint, it still requires small adjustments.

However, this is an unavoidable situation, and it’s already a remarkable progress to have the qualifications to touch such projects now; in the past, he couldn’t even approach divine-made armor like the Star Anchor, let alone analyze its principles and attempt to replicate it himself.

Goddess Rengominia has not come over, remaining stationed at the Sea of the Moon, yet still providing rare technological support—

That is, analyzing herself. As the divine essence manifestation of the Holy Spear, the Divine Core of the Goddess represents the function and embodiment of the Holy Spear itself. With such technological support, providing such research opportunities is indeed extremely valuable.

Besides, Gu Mo and Tamamo no Mae strictly speaking have not truly left the Sea of the Moon.

While they exist in this world at the moment, it is merely the result of projection.

Because both he and Tamamo no Mae possess the equivalent power of a complete Beast, even if the Divine Spirit conducts further differentiation projection, they still retain incredibly strong power...

Therefore, there’s no need to worry about the priorities of both worlds; neither will be neglected, and guarding here ensures the safety of the path while also considering waiting for the Gem Elder to arrive again. After all, both parties have reached an agreement; next, the primary goal is to seize the position and authority of Lunar UO, which is the theme of the cooperation.

For the Gem Elder, this is an opportunity to address the Vermilion Moon problem that concerns him, which is the main reason why he approached.

For Gu Mo, this was also a crucial step in continuing to elevate his rank and power. After all, accumulating a bit more foundation would never hurt.

Incidentally, from a mystical standpoint, the various attributes possessed by the moon are associated with the origins of many techniques from different countries and sects, forming a distant opposition to the Power of the Moon held by the sun. Addressing this shortcoming could also benefit his future use of the Power of the Sun.

The Gem Elder returned quickly; he hadn’t been gone long at all.

Though he provided some care to younger disciples, he wouldn’t coddle them, handle them with care as if they might break in his hands, or melt in his mouth... If he were truly such a kind old man, not so many of his disciples would end up ruined.

It was only because of this special situation that the old man needed to take extra care, but that was the limit.

He would still provide the necessary help, but the rest of the path had to be walked by the younger disciples themselves, even if they ended up battered and bruised—that was the price of growth... It’s hard to say if this old man was rational or cold, like some made-up story about an eagle’s teaching methods.

Though it’s not to the extent of directly pushing small eagles off a cliff, forcing them to learn to fly, he let the small eagles choose themselves... But once a small eagle chose to jump, then no matter if it broke or died, it was its own choice.

Thus, Gu Mo silently mourned for Tohsaka Rin for three seconds.

After all, this young lady haphazardly joined Chaldea, setting out on the journey to conquer the Anomaly Zone—

Originally, it wasn’t her concern, but perhaps seeing the elder for the first time excited her too much, and she impulsively acted on her heated emotions.

Or perhaps she still harbored the desire to redeem her family’s status, given that the Gem Elder was the founder of the Tohsaka Family, and it indeed seemed like the generations were declining. Of course, Tohsaka Rin felt ashamed before the founder, and without any other achievements to present, she had to grit her teeth and make an effort.

Seeing her allies face-to-face embarking on a path of unimaginable grand achievements—

Even the founder praised it, saying it was something the majority of Clock Tower’s failures could never achieve, not even with the help of the Tohsaka family’s other failures put together...

At this time, how could Tohsaka Rin not express her stance? Especially with her youthful mindset, always thinking too much, already worried about the Tohsaka’s decline, she felt the founder must be disappointed; now, she absolutely couldn’t show any weakness.

She must participate!

And she has to achieve something!

Possibly for this reason, Miss Tohsaka gloriously became a member of Chaldea, and the Gem Elder did not stop her but even offered some encouragement. Regardless of how it went, it was her chosen path, and having this ambition was a good thing.

After the Gem Elder returned, they naturally set off into action.

"Although it’s the same world, it seems there are distinct divergence points in Pan-Human History..." When the Second Magic was activated, the Gem Elder said this with a sigh in his voice.

"I can somewhat understand..." Gu Mo nodded at this, seeing from a transcendental perspective based on the work’s setting, it’s about the world line splitting into the Fate side and the Tsukihime side’s different historical paths.

—The former’s worldview doesn’t include the Twenty-Seven Ancestors.

—The latter’s worldview doesn’t have the rampant Holy Grail War phenomena.

"Yes, some things remain, but some things have disappeared or become unclear, or haven’t evolved into their original forms..."

The elder gently nodded, contemplating his delicate cane: "And such a divergence, one wonders if that’s a good thing; perhaps in the end, both sides will evolve to drastically different directions, with the differences becoming enormous."

Pan-Human History should only have one major direction...

The "strongest and most stable" path wasn’t supposed to have multiple options...

At that time, perhaps it would mean one of these paths might become null and void, deemed a failure, while only the other could continue as Pan-Human History—it’s truly a brutal struggle, one that even history has winners and losers.

"Does the elder have any inclination?"

Gu Mo calmly asked, while also paying attention to the phenomena triggered by the activation of the Second Magic, pondering this question.

"I don’t have such a big face, nor the ability to make decisions for the world, all I can do is try to balance both..." the Gem Elder replied steadily and forcefully, "At least until a result is reached, the other side is still part of Pan-Human History, so the Vermilion Moon issue must be resolved."

It’s not as though the other world line is as catastrophic as this one, but it’s never peaceful there either.

Resolving one issue is still a resolution...

At least eliminating the threat of the King of Vampires, human logic on that side might thrive...

According to the elder’s calculations, the specific point of divergence between the side where human logic is strong and the one where it’s weak is likely due to the conflict results between humans and the Death Cultist force. All of this can be traced back to the initial descent of the Vermilion Moon, leading to subsequent unfolding stories.

The Gem Elder wants to try and see if he can salvage such a negative divergence and trend.

That’s why he decided to seek out this current King of the Moon.