"He... is Merlin?" Artoria Caster blinked as she looked at the big moth-like fairy in front of her. She did find some familiar feelings from this somewhat incongruous-looking fairy.
"That's right, he's the one who taught you all sorts of messy spells. Right, Mr. Vortigern?"
"Wait a minute, didn't you say he was Merlin?" No matter which Artoria it was, this one's thought process was relatively straightforward, and she was good at going straight to the point, otherwise she wouldn't be called the Wild Boar Princess. "Now you're calling him Vortigern again, so who is he exactly?"
"That's a good question." Jiang You looked at Oberon. "So at this moment, are you going to tell the truth or the real truth?"
The tense atmosphere suddenly eased up, and Oberon also heard Jiang You's intention to liven up the atmosphere. "At a time like this, no matter what I say, you have a way to refute it, right? No matter whether I answer yes or no, I am lying. Of course, there is no answer. Being dragged in front of everyone all of a sudden is a bit unfamiliar, so may I ask, My Lord, what did you look for me, this insignificant insect, for?"
"Of course, it's about Artoria Caster." As the Child of Prophecy destined to bring an end to Britain, it made sense for Oberon to be cultivating her. If this problem wasn't handled properly, Oberon would still have to push her toward the fulfillment of the prophecy. In the current situation, Jiang You was theoretically still on Morgan's side, so there was no reason for the plot, which was halfway through, to suddenly switch sides. "As the Child of Prophecy, I don't want her to become Morgan's enemy for the time being."
Only then did Artoria Caster remember that Jiang You seemed to have come for her sake, even though he had wanted to kill her just a few minutes ago. Although she knew many spells, she had encountered problems she couldn't solve since she was a child. Now that she was obeying Oberon, she also knew how to avoid harm and seek benefit: "You've got the wrong person, haven't you? I'm just a passing Caster. Hasn't the Child of Prophecy already appeared?"
"Because that person is not the Child of Prophecy, at least not the Child of Prophecy you are talking about." Jiang You was the one who had started everything, so who else would know who was real? "Even if Fairy Tristan rang the Pilgrimage Bell, she is not the one in the prophecy. The one destined to bring an end to Britain... oh, it seems there are some things that match up."
Speaking of which, in the end, it was Fairy Tristan who awakened Great Cernunnos and sounded the horn of Britain's destruction, so the search criteria were indeed quite similar.
"Anyway, I have already solved the problem of Great Cernunnos. Artoria Caster, you don't need to complete your pilgrimage." Jiang You pulled out the Great Cernunnos plushie he hadn't had time to give Fairy Tristan yet. The grudge and the power of creation contained within it made Artoria Caster and Oberon confirm its authenticity; this was the divine body left behind by Great Cernunnos. "I have already found a miko to appease the god. The Curse and Calamity on this land will gradually disappear, although this process will be very long."
Given Fairy Tristan's professional ethics, Jiang You expressed that he wasn't optimistic, but Fairy Tristan was indeed the best candidate at present.
Looking at the Great Cernunnos in Jiang You's hand, Oberon once again realized the strength of the man before him. He didn't have an accurate concept before, and although he still didn't have one now, at least he could understand that the other party was already an existence from a different dimension. Great Cernunnos's grudge had not completely dissipated, but had been suppressed.
"I never intended to do that in the first place." Since Chaldea hadn't arrived yet, Artoria Caster was still torn over whether to sacrifice herself to complete her mission for the sake of these fairies. After Jiang You's words, she could only stubbornly deny it.
"Your current actions don't look like you're trying to help Morgan maintain her rule." After confirming that Jiang You harbored no specific malice, Oberon found it rather strange. He couldn't sleep without understanding certain things, especially when someone thwarted his plans. "With your strength, you have no need to consider our feelings at all. And as for Cernunnos, destruction is far more difficult, time-consuming, and effort-intensive than appeasement. What exactly are you thinking?"
"I can't help it. Who told you all to enter the gacha pool? To be honest, I support you in both reason and sentiment. The fairies are indeed in the wrong, and the lives or deaths of most of them have little to do with me." If he had to explain, it was because his collection mania had acted up at the time. When Jiang You saw Morgan, he had planned to collect her Card. The Fairy Knights were higher in both lore and strength than the Knights of the Round Table. As for now, simply put, his desire for the whole set had taken over. Now that he had already obtained Morgan's three knights, his next goal was Morgan herself.
Of course, their relationship hadn't reached the point where he could directly take Morgan in, but Morgan had probably already realized it, and she hadn't directly refused, so it shouldn't be much longer. "But I still have to be responsible for them, right?"
Jiang You placed his hand on Melusine's head and rubbed it. The destruction of the Fairy Kingdom was not a good thing for the Three Fairies, at least not right now, so Jiang You was also improving his favorability with them along the way, which would unlock more poses. Of course, Melusine didn't need it, as she was the one wanting Jiang You to unlock more poses.
"Hahaha, I should have thought of this sooner, what a simple principle." Oberon's mouth twitched, and he finally laughed in relief. If he had known this news earlier, he probably would have let Caster try it too, but now saying anything was irrelevant. As Oberon's laughter grew more unrestrained, his Moth Clan robe also turned into a black shawl as the scale powder fell off his wings, and his originally gentle expression became sharp. "You are strong, truly strong. But you have also given me an opportunity. Cernunnos's corpse has already disappeared, so, the Abyssal Worm should also make its appearance!"
Oberon, suddenly unleashing his Noble Phantasm, was clearly attempting a final, desperate gamble. He intended to use this method to quickly defeat Jiang You, since he didn't need to attack Jiang You directly; he only needed to destroy Britain.
"I'm sorry, I couldn't wait any longer. As long as this world exists, there is no possibility of reconciliation between me and Morgan!" In an instant, Oberon dragged everyone on the battlefield into the mouth of the Abyssal Worm. This giant maw would keep expanding until it dragged all of Britain into the bottomless abyss. "I was born to destroy this rotten world! I am the embodiment of the consciousness of the island of Britain, which appeared with the end of the Age of Gods, looking forward to its own destruction! Come on, kill me! Even if I die, the Abyssal Worm will not vanish. Let this Britain fall with me!"
"If I'm not mistaken, you must also be someone from outside this world, right?" Oberon said with a smile, seeing Jiang You's silence. "With your strength, you should be able to escape from here, but it's impossible to pull the entire Britain out. So, take the people you care about and leave. There's still time, I think."
"Is there a possibility," Jiang You said, looking at the ever-expanding Abyssal Hole. This Noble Phantasm was indeed powerful, and it even had a Special Attack effect against this Britain, meaning that even a top-tier expert would need some time to deal with it. "That this thing of yours will drag humans in too? I just promised them today that I would take them away."
Jiang You wondered, wouldn't that make him lose face?
"Then I'm sorry," Oberon said, sticking out his tongue and pretending to be very troubled. "Then you'll just have to go through the trouble of taking them away one by one. It might be a little tiring, but please do your best. I'll cheer you on."
"That's not necessary. I will take everyone out," Jiang You said, smiling as he extended his hand to Oberon, regardless of whether the latter would fall for this kind of thing. "Including you."
Oberon's face turned pale. "Then that's really not necessary. You're not trying to play me too, are you?"
The answer he received was a direct strike from Jiang You to his face, caving it in. Although he knew Oberon was probably joking given his personality, Jiang You couldn't pretend he hadn't heard. "I said I'd take you to see the sky outside. I never said whether I needed your consent."
Then Jiang You forcibly reverted Oberon's Noble Phantasm back into [Trap Hole], which wasn't difficult to convert because of some built-in mechanisms. Britain's destruction ceased just like that. This is what happens when the power levels are too far apart.
"Wow, how terrifying." Seeing his final gamble end in such an incomprehensible way, Oberon lay on the ground in resignation. "If I give you Caster now, will you stand on my side?"
"Oh, I already have several of that face here. It's not very competitive. Also, don't you think she looks a lot like Morgan?"
"It can't be helped. That's just the template for the Fairies of Paradise."
Artoria Caster: "?"