Calling out this address again, it seemed that besides shock, there was no reaction of surprise in Aslan's eyes. Therefore, Estée Lauder's tone also gained a hint of self-doubt. Estée Lauder's heart was now in a bit of a panic. Could it be that what she had believed for more than half her life was actually just a wrong guess?!
Aslan and Estée Lauder's eyes met. In this process of their gazes locking, Estée Lauder couldn't help but swallow hard. After all, the more she looked at Aslan's eyes, the less it seemed like her guess was correct. In fact, it seemed her guess was rather absurd.
"I'm very curious as to how you came to the conclusion that I am your father?"
Aslan looked at the girl before him, raising his eyebrows. He was very curious. A normal person should have guessed that he was the "himself" from another world. Why was this girl's train of thought so abnormal? But come to think of it, his own train of thought didn't seem to be that normal either. After all, only a person with a slightly special train of thought could see beyond their era and into the future. For a blacksmith, this was a rare and valuable advantage. Of course, the disadvantages were also plentiful... and they were being demonstrated on Estée Lauder's body. To be able to see him as her old father, perhaps in some aspects, Estée Lauder's brain was really not salvageable.
Perhaps it was because it wasn't the first or second time he had met an old acquaintance, especially under various special circumstances. Therefore, the current Aslan was not that surprised by Estée Lauder's appearance before him. However, to be able to see an old friend was naturally very happy. But in the original storyline, Estée Lauder's figure had not appeared...
Combining this with the characteristic that Estée Lauder had suddenly erupted with power, attracting everyone here, wanting to tell them something, Aslan could basically be sure that Estée Lauder should be the Heroic Spirit summoned by the old insect.
"I think I roughly know why you were summoned, and I also roughly understand what you want to say. It's a pity that I don't have the ability to directly change the contract of a Command Spell... Now that you've done such a thing, will anything happen to you after you return?"
Estée Lauder was still thinking about what to do if she had guessed wrong. She hadn't expected Aslan to have already changed the subject. After hearing Aslan ask about her with such concern, Estée Lauder gently shook her head. "It's okay. Anyway, I've already made this choice. No matter what, as long as you know that there is a mastermind behind this, then my purpose has been achieved."
As for whether she would be used by that old insect after returning, it no longer mattered.
"If we meet next time and I can't control myself, then don't hold back at all. Just kill me directly!"
Estée Lauder suddenly lifted her head and stared intently at the Aslan before her. "If it's you, you should know that I do not wish to become a slave and puppet in the hands of others. It's a pity that when I descended, I did not have a high enough Magic Resistance or the ability of Independent Action..."
To think that a person who had escaped the control of the gods would not have the ability to escape the control of a Command Spell. At this thought, Estée Lauder felt a bit emotional. But it was also normal. After all, her world was not one where she had escaped the control of the gods by herself, but had relied on Aslan. Although she had had the strength to fight back then, it was absolutely impossible to defeat a god. To some extent, the world was truly fair.
So, Estée Lauder had already made the worst-case plan. If, upon her return this time, she was forced to obey that old guy's commands, then the next time she met Aslan, she hoped he would eliminate her without holding back. After all, she was just a shadow. To be able to have one more record of meeting an old friend was already good enough.
Aslan looked at Estée Lauder before him. After understanding her thoughts, he nodded. Since the current him had no ability to change the contract, then before Estée Lauder did something she didn't want to do, sending her, a shadow, back to the Throne of Heroes would be the best gift.
Estée Lauder thought for a moment and told Aslan everything she knew, especially about the little Foreigner girl turning people into fanatics.
After learning of this matter, Aslan's brow furrowed even tighter. But for now, besides himself and Jeanne, it was likely that neither Darnic of the Black Faction nor Amakusa Shirou of the Red Faction would make any major move on this matter. Darnic was entirely because the Holy Grail was in his hands. They would probably stay in their castle until the Holy Grail War was completely over. And because of Darnic, Yggdmillennia as a whole was still a magus family that leaned towards the traditional magi side. Therefore, they did not place that much importance on the lives of ordinary people. So before the old insect took the initiative to attack them, they probably wouldn't take the initiative to strike. With the Holy Grail in their hands, they had fundamentally already entered the war with a defensive mindset.
And Amakusa was now in a hurry to realize his own long-cherished wish. As long as he seized the Holy Grail from the Black Faction, he could rely on its power to set everything back on the right track and restore order. All the good people would get a new life, and all the evil people would be punished. The same went for that old insect who just wanted to cause trouble! Therefore, obtaining the Holy Grail would solve everything. So why must he make a special trip to expose his own strength before everyone? As long as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were born tomorrow, everything would be resolved. Estée Lauder's wish for everyone to act sooner could be said to be completely unrealizable.
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In an underground sewer in a certain city, the old insect clenched his fists. He used a Command Spell to send a warning to the Estée Lauder who was wandering outside and had caused a great disaster. "Get back here after you've finished causing trouble!"
Before more people could learn of his identity, Estée Lauder had to disappear from everyone's sight. The old insect glanced at the Roman Emperor who was still standing by his side, looking at him with a vigilant gaze. At this moment, the old insect even had the thought of wanting the Great Holy Grail War to proceed quickly. Because only in the final stages of the Great Holy Grail War would he take the initiative to strike. It would be best if this Estée Lauder and this Roman Emperor were to lead the charge, and then perish together with the enemy. Neither one was as worry-free as the child Heroic Spirit!
He had summoned so many Heroic Spirits, but in the end, only one Foreigner was acting according to his arrangements. The old insect actually had the thought of wanting to go back in time and grab himself by the collar and tell himself to just summon three Foreigners. The others were just traps!