A magnificent, pure white temple appeared behind Lia, while a vast sea of flowers manifested before her, filled with flawless, snow-white lilies.
As the Reality Marble expanded, surrounding the sea of flowers, twelve other temples with distinct styles appeared one after another in addition to the main temple behind Lia, perfectly encircling the flower field.
The flowers continued to spread outward, as if attempting to envelop the entire mountain. In Jean Stardust's field of vision, although the lilies were snow-white, these twelve massive temples emitted lights of various colors.
The interplay of lights cast a kaleidoscope of colors onto the lilies, making them not simple and elegant, but rather brilliant and colorful.
Seated upon the throne in front of the central temple, Lia's aura gradually drew closer to that of a deity. Although it became more solemn, majestic, and imposing, it inexplicably caused Jean Stardust to feel displeased.
On the other side, Ai-chan, who was currently fighting (slacking off) in the sky, also noticed this scene and felt genuinely troubled.
Now, XX faced the dual pressure of herself and the Evil God, so she would not be too reckless. The Evil God, on the other hand, was dragging out time while frantically attacking the Hole of Origin.
The protection of the End above was no longer being maintained by that oversized Saber; it seemed other Grand Order Servants had taken over.
In this situation, she could have comfortably slacked off and waited for Jean Stardust to obtain the Lesser Grail, which would count as victory.
As it turned out, that oversized Saber actually wanted to manifest her true power through the Reality Marble, which made her entry into the game far too troublesome.
Thus, Ai-chan took out another black bean paste bun and ate it in one bite. Although it was a bit choking, her strength was replenished.
At the same time, she pointed a finger toward the sky: "Reality Marble: Dark Round Table Space!"
The black space and the white sea of flowers collided violently, forming a distinct black-and-white boundary in front of the tentacle tower.
Just as Lia wanted to increase the energy infusion, a phantom of a knight's lance was thrown from the sky, fixing the boundary between the two sides in place, while both their Reality Marbles began to close.
This phantom lance was thrown by XX. She was already having a headache facing two enemies, Ai-chan and the Evil God; if that oversized Saber joined in, it would be even more troublesome.
Although she really wanted to wipe out both Saber and the Evil God in one fell swoop, she was well aware of her own strength. Even if she had an advantage against both sides, fighting three enemies at once was just a pipe dream.
As for making her cooperate with that Saber, she would rather die. So, when she saw Ai-chan take the initiative to intercept that Saber, she helped out a little as well.
Seeing this result, Lia stopped dwelling on it. All the means she could use had already been deployed, and as for her true body arriving in person, it was completely too late.
Moreover, she did not regret it, because she had found a more interesting existence. She then turned her gaze toward the bewildered girl in the sea of flowers before her.
Jean Stardust was truly bewildered at this moment. Lia's Reality Marble, which was prepared to encompass everyone, had ultimately only circled her in.
Jean Stardust even saw Ai-chan give her a thumbs-up at the end, though she didn't know where Ai-chan got the confidence that she would succeed.
Feeling the gaze coming from above and to the side, Jean Stardust looked back and saw Lia looking at her with a strange smile.
It was just that Jean Stardust didn't look in the mirror often; otherwise, she would have discovered that this smile was exactly the same as the one she had when her own lecherous side took over.
Of course, Jean Stardust hadn't missed everything. The other party's gaze, combined with the lilies all over the ground, her previous actions with Illyasviel von Einzbern, and more importantly, the Morgan le Fay currently tied up beside her with rope art—it all added up.
If not for the current situation, Jean Stardust would have been quite willing to exchange experiences with her. However, the three people outside were still fighting, and whether Fuyuki City would see another gas explosion depended on Jean Stardust's efforts now.
"If I say that this Grail can expel that Evil God, will you hand it over to me?" Jean Stardust asked Lia.
Upon hearing this, Lia smiled and said: "Of course you can. You defeated my past self, so you naturally have the qualifications to hold the Grail. However, there is a small condition."
"A condition?"
"Become my possession, and then this Grail will be yours."
At this moment, Jean Stardust's state of mind was very calm; the expected condition had appeared. From the very beginning, Lia's possessive gaze had been stinging her skin.
"Sorry, I refuse. By the way, this is the second time this has happened recently. May I ask why you would make such a request?"
"Hahahaha." Lia laughed out loud. Although being rejected was within her expectations, the girl actually asking her directly why she wanted her was way beyond her expectations.
"Since you want to hear it, I'll tell you. First is your appearance: dignified, beautiful, and flawless. Then there's your figure—hmm, very nice..."
Right now, Jean Stardust wanted to travel back one minute and slap her past self across the face. Having another lecherous person appraise her like this was just too embarrassing.
Just as Jean Stardust wanted to interrupt Lia, the other party changed the subject and began to talk about other aspects:
"Setting aside those external factors, the most important thing is that you possess almost the same conditions as my past self, yet you are walking on a completely different path. Isn't your future incredibly interesting?"
"Almost the same conditions?"
"Dragon, God, Human, Knight. I have seen different versions of myself walk down different paths. Some met their end as knights, some abandoned everything else to become pure deities, some pursued happiness as human girls, and then there is myself, who transcended gods in the form of a dragon."
Lia pointed her finger at Jean Stardust and continued:
"You are a dragon, yet you cling to a human form; you are a god, yet you loathe your divinity; at the same time, you are not human at all, and your knighthood is merely a facade. So, what kind of existence are you, standing before me without any fear?"
"Is that it?" This was the only thought in Jean Stardust's mind. She had thought that Lia, being a Dragon God, would have some profound insight, but was that really it?
"Since you want to know, I'll tell you. To quote a friend of mine." Nero's smiling face appeared in Jean Stardust's mind: "Why bother caring about so much? I am who I am!"
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