"Heroic Spirit Summoning requires drawing a magic Circle, so what materials do I need to prepare?"
Artoria, completely unaware that the plot had drastically diverged, was trying to figure out the materials needed for the magic Circle. She felt that if she didn't perform the summoning soon, something terrible would surely happen. Artoria did not know that Thanos had taken the skeletons of Hela's subordinates and the remains of the giant wolf. These things might have just been the corpses of brave Warriors in Asgard, but to scientists, especially those in the Marvel Universe, these skeletons contained the DNA of the Asgardian God Race, which could be extracted and utilized. Thanos also held the identity of a scientist, a man cursed by knowledge. All these coincidences stemmed from Artoria's world tree seed.
Without this seed, Odin would not have expended his divine power to catalyze it, creating a new Small World. To escape the cycle of Ragnarok, he relocated everyone from Asgard, except Thor and Loki, into it. Odin did not want the information about Hela, which he had concealed back then, to become known, so he didn't move the skeletons, which gave Thanos an opportunity to obtain them. All these changes occurred because of one seed.
"Flowing material with high magic conductivity—that would be Mercury. And blood rich in life energy."
Since the knowledge had been passed to her, Artoria began preparing the materials. This task might be a bit troublesome for others, but for Artoria, it was just a phone call away. Now, even if Artoria wanted extremely expensive materials, she could easily acquire them because she had a sucker to fleece. How could she not take advantage? Artoria's Strengthening Serum was now being sold openly, and the biggest demander was S.H.I.E.L.D.
Nick, who was about to be promoted to Senator, immediately signed a decade-long order, prioritizing two hundred doses for S.H.I.E.L.D. every month. Given such huge profits, Nick still took Artoria's small requests seriously, handing the task over to Special Agent Phil. What Artoria wanted was more than just this; otherwise, she could have handled it herself. Her appetite was currently quite large; she wanted more materials, such as Vibranium, Adamantium, and so on.
"I'll prepare everything properly tonight! When midnight arrives, I'll use the Dawei Ge Summoning Technique."
Seeing that it was still quite early, Artoria decided to respect a certain tsundere Young Lady and set the summoning time for the evening. With plenty of time, Artoria could take a good bath, light some incense, and properly pay respects to the European Emperors who were pierced by countless spears and nailed to the European continent. She would also ask for a ticket to stow away to Europe, allowing her to successfully summon an SSR and change her long-standing 'black face' luck.
"In the blink of an eye, I've been in this world for decades, and I already have three children."
Throwing all of today's company affairs onto the diligent Miss Gwen, Artoria returned to her laboratory with the hundreds of pounds of various materials provided by Phil. However, Artoria didn't rush to draw the magic Circle; instead, she first took a bath in the bathroom. Looking at her wonderful figure reflected in the surrounding full-length mirrors, Artoria was filled with emotion. After all, in her previous life, she was just a NEET waiting to die. Who would have thought she would transmigrate and gain the body of the Lion King, one of her favorite characters? This dramatic turn of events had slowly led to her having three children.
This change made Artoria, who had been single for a long time, feel very unaccustomed. She wasn't even married, yet she had three children. There was absolutely no mention of human rights in this world. Artoria now felt a bit like Railgun, though Artoria's feeling was milder, as these were not clones but true descendants carrying Artoria's bloodline, just that their method of 'birth' was not natural production.
"Seems like they got a size bigger? Is it an illusion?"
Looking at the two fleshy spheres floating on the water's surface on her chest, Artoria felt they looked larger than usual. Could it be thermal expansion and contraction? She was joking; her current body was impervious to water and fire. She could probably take a walk on the sun without issue, so how could water temperature in the tens of degrees achieve such a feat? It seemed they really had grown larger. Ever since her consciousness returned from the other world, Artoria felt her body seemed to be developing again. It must have been a delusion at first! But now it looked increasingly likely. Artoria was worried; if they grew any larger, she wouldn't be able to engage in close combat anymore, or others might take advantage of her.
"My mental strength has increased quite a bit, though. Being able to freely control my Dragon Transformation is also a decent gain."
Since returning to her own body, Artoria confirmed that her spiritual power had increased significantly. This was evident from the strength of her Telekinesis; if Artoria's Telekinesis could previously lift a fifteen-story building, now thirty stories was nothing. Along with the growth in spiritual power, Artoria's control over the power within her body rose to another level. She could freely control the parts undergoing Dragon Transformation. Artoria could now appear in human form while revealing a slender dragon tail, wings, and dragon horns. After manifesting these.
Artoria looked at herself in the mirror; she was completely a Non-Human Girl, possessing a unique charm that surpassed her previous sanctity. After admiring herself, Artoria retracted the Dragon Transformation parts. This state was simply too seductive, and Artoria did not want her enemies to be defeated because they were charmed rather than due to her actual strength. That would be a huge disgrace to Artoria. She wanted her power to be acknowledged by her enemies, even if they had to pay the price of their lives.
"Alright, we can begin."
After stalling for a bit, the time reached nine in the evening. Artoria walked over to the pile of materials, found the Mercury she needed, and began clearing the area. After a thorough cleaning, Artoria took out a Bronze Censer, then a large bundle of incense sticks. After lighting them and placing them in the censer, white smoke began to rise slowly. The fragrance was strong, and the smoke lingered, indicating she hadn't bought the wrong kind—the money was well spent. After all this, Artoria began using the Mercury to draw the magic Circle. As for blood, Artoria stated that apart from divine blood, the blood rich enough in powerful magic and life force—her own Dragon Blood—was perfectly sufficient.
"Drawing this thing really isn't easy."
Since this was her first time drawing it and she lacked experience, Artoria took two hours to finish the magic Circle. She spent another half hour checking it and finally sighed in relief. This time, she hadn't made a mistake. With only half an hour left until midnight, Artoria suddenly felt a little nervous. She hoped that the Man in the Red Cloak wouldn't appear. Otherwise, it would have been better not to summon anyone at all. The appearance of this Executioner under Alaya was no small matter.
"I finally waited for this moment."
Scáthach, seated on the Throne, instantly opened her tightly closed eyes. She had finally waited for this moment. Being trapped like this inside Master's body, unable to go out and fight, was an insult to her, Scáthach. She now showed an excited smile. Kiyohime also noticed Scáthach's change and understood what was about to happen, so she also began to get excited. But the most excited was neither Scáthach nor Kiyohime, but the Golden Card pinned to the wall by a spear. It was currently emitting a faint golden light, seemingly rejoicing that it could get away from these two devils and perhaps even go out and meet Master My Lord.
"Alaya's Blade, don't even think about coming out. This is not a battlefield for you to join."
Scáthach immediately sensed the Golden Card's excitement. The next moment, four Short Spears fiercely pinned down all four corners of the Golden Card, instantly stopping it from emitting light. Scáthach spoke coldly in her spirited voice. It was unclear why she hated Alaya so much, but it seemed she thoroughly despised her. Emiya, as the Guardian, was currently suffering from innocent involvement and being used as an outlet for her frustration. Artoria knew nothing about the events inside her body, but even if she did, she would likely be very glad, because she also disliked this Man in the Red Windbreaker. Anyone who watched the anime knows how much this guy can posture, making people grit their teeth in irritation, even wanting to kick him from behind. Now, Artoria could summon with complete peace of mind, because Red A couldn't come out.
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