Hassan-i-Sabbah did not immediately reject the 'discussion of major affairs' proposed by Fujimaru Ritsuka.
But he didn't agree either, instead leaving behind the words "Let me consider this carefully," and then stood up and left.
"Please give Hassan-i-Sabbah a little more time. The burden he carries on his shoulders is not light." Watching Hassan-i-Sabbah's back, Arash shrugged, then looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and Daniel and said.
"Of course, but I still hope Lord Hassan-i-Sabbah can give us a response soon. After all, apart from combat strength, what we lack most right now is time." Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded and replied.
"No one knows when the Lion King will suddenly achieve her goal and release her Noble Phantasm." Daniel added from the side.
"Release her Noble Phantasm? What does that have to do with the Lion King releasing her Noble Phantasm?" Arash asked, looking at Daniel with confusion.
"Of course it has a connection." Daniel nodded affirmatively and replied, "Once her Noble Phantasm is released, the Holy City, as the carrier of the Noble Phantasm, will become the end of the world."
"So the question is, what do you think lies beyond the end of the world?" Daniel tilted his head and asked Arash.
Arash only thought for a few seconds before instantly understanding his meaning.
His Clairvoyance also provided him with a hint.
"Sorry, I have to excuse myself as well." Arash stood up in a hurry and chased after Hassan-i-Sabbah.
"I didn't expect we would actually have a chance to persuade the other side with words." Fujimaru Ritsuka said, looking at Daniel with admiration. "Mr. Daniel's eloquence is truly amazing."
"Huh? Eloquence? I don't have that kind of ability." Daniel waved his hand and explained, "It's just that the people I use this reasoning to persuade are all those who are attached to the mortal world and do not intend to let this era perish just like that."
"I just saw through their weaknesses and then proposed a request they couldn't refuse."
"Sigh—it's a pity you didn't become a monk." Sanzang looked at Daniel with some regret, then let out a long sigh.
"Oh my, you can try sending him an invitation and see." Da Vinci chimed in, stirring up trouble. "Maybe he'll agree."
"No way." Sanzang waved her hands repeatedly. "When I first met Daniel, he knew my identity, yet he still made an unreasonable request to me. From that moment, I understood that he has no affinity with my Buddha! None at all!"
"What unreasonable request? Tell me so I can help you weigh in on it." Da Vinci blinked and asked curiously.
"He, he actually wanted me to bear him a child!" Sanzang lowered her voice but emphasized her tone.
Da Vinci instantly looked at Daniel with an expression of pure astonishment.
Although the target was a woman, to be able to say such things to a monk—she had underestimated Daniel!
"Um, in the Japan where Senpai comes from, monks are allowed to marry and have children." Mash, who had pricked up her ears to listen to the gossip when she heard the commotion, couldn't help but remind them.
"So Master Sanzang, you..."
"Wait! Why are you saying the same weird things as Daniel! How can a monk start a family? Your six senses are impure, impure!" Sanzang turned her body to the side and began to chant sutras.
"...I didn't expect Mr. Daniel to actually..." Mash looked at Daniel, who was chatting heatedly with Fujimaru Ritsuka, with a pitying gaze, then shook her head and sighed.
"He really isn't picky." Da Vinci also remarked. "Thinking about it, my situation last night was actually quite dangerous. Although I'm an old man on the inside, my body is that of a great beauty."
"Probably not, right? I feel like Mr. Daniel seems quite repulsed by Da Vinci-chan." Mash said her most honest thoughts without any ulterior motives.
Da Vinci immediately clutched her chest, wearing an expression of having suffered severe emotional damage.
Just as everyone was split into three groups chatting among themselves, Hassan-i-Sabbah and Arash walked in hurriedly.
"I have already heard the situation from Lord Arash. Is it true that this era will perish?" Hassan-i-Sabbah's tone was filled with disbelief.
"If the Lion King successfully releases her Noble Phantasm, then what Arash said will descend as a cruel reality." Daniel replied, "That is why we spare no effort, even if we are misunderstood or treated with hostility, to connect the forces of both the Sun King and the Mountain Village, twisting them into a single rope to challenge the Holy City."
"This is a war where if the enemy does not give up, we will perish."
That's right, not if the enemy is not defeated, but if the enemy does not give up.
Honestly, with the current combat configuration, unless the Old Man of the Mountain is willing to assist in the battle with full force, Daniel's side has zero possibility of defeating the Lion King.
That is a spirit core and combat strength at the divine level, far exceeding that of a Heroic Spirit.
In the situation where the Lion King does not leave the Holy City, even the Sun King, holding the Holy Grail, is unwilling to struggle further. From this, one can already see the gap in combat strength between the two sides.
Therefore, the highlight of this war is not in the war itself, because this is a war that the challengers are destined to lose, but in whether Bedivere can successfully return the Holy Sword to the Lion King, then summon back the human side of King Arthur, and have her voluntarily abandon the original plan.
Otherwise, Daniel should start preparing to run away.
"...I understand." Hassan-i-Sabbah said in a somewhat gloomy tone. "If it is as you say, then the only path we can choose is one."
"Mr. Hassan-i-Sabbah, do you believe what we have said?" Fujimaru Ritsuka asked, looking at Hassan-i-Sabbah with some excitement.
"No, I do not trust you." When Hassan-i-Sabbah said this, he glanced at Saria before continuing, "The reason I made this decision is simply because I trust Lord Arash."
"Oh, thank you." Arash patted Hassan-i-Sabbah's shoulder with a bright smile on his face.
"I will organize the combat strength of the Mountain Village as soon as possible... although it is not much, it should barely be of some use." Hassan-i-Sabbah was quite aware of the combat situation in the Mountain Village.
"Then I leave it to you, Lord Hassan-i-Sabbah." Fujimaru Ritsuka said gratefully.
"Wait a moment! I have one more request." Daniel said, suddenly looking at Hassan-i-Sabbah with a serious face.
"What is it? Please just say it. After all, things have reached this point." Hassan-i-Sabbah's tone had a feeling of resignation.
"Please allow us to have an audience with the Old Man of the Mountain at an appropriate time." Daniel took a deep breath and then made this request, which to Hassan-i-Sabbah was almost life-threatening.
Almost visibly, Hassan-i-Sabbah's body was trembling violently.
That was awe... and fear from the bottom of his heart.
"...I understand. However, when is that so-called appropriate time?" Hassan-i-Sabbah's figure looked somewhat aged.
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