It is said that that hypothesis was made six years ago in Saint-Malo, a port town in the Brittany region of France.

The publisher is named Alexander. The Demon King of Gascoigne.

"Can you please say that again, Alexander?"

"Don't make me say it so many times. I think the legend of Arthur is probably the catalyst that the first generation of Gnevia, the demon queen of medieval Europe, spent many years preparing. To accomplish some big magic trick. Or rather, it's a kind of Rubik's Cube. ”

Catalyst? Princess Alice, who was in the audience, was puzzled.

A substance that is prepared to ensure the success rate when a certain magic trick is to be used - such a thing is called a catalyst.

For example, the catalyst that can enhance the art of 'sleep' is the powder of black lotus and rose petals.

"Using the legend of King Arthur as a catalyst? What magic trick is it meant to succeed? ”

"The last king of the world. It must be a ritual to summon the strongest 'steel'. ”

Gascoigne said leisurely as he cut through the pigeon egg rolls.

Alice didn't have a plate of food in front of her. For her ghostly form, eating is pointless.

"The ultimate goal of the Divine Ancestors is to bring the 'Last King' back. That's the right technique, a ritual to summon the 'God of Disobedience' from the realm of immortality, you know. ”

"Of course. Don't ask such stupid questions. ”

Incidentally, this great magic trick was performed two years later through the hands of the Marquis de Woban.

Using Wagner's 'Song of the Nibelungen' as a catalyst attracted the heroic god Siegfried. In the end, the result was the young Salvatore. Tony slashed at his sword, much to the anger of the old marquis.

"For this secret technique to succeed, it seems that three 'keys' are needed. One is a witch and a shrine maiden with extremely good magical powers. The second is a priest who has an almost crazy will and a strong desire for the coming of God. In short, it is the relationship between engineers and workers, and the myth of the disobedient god who came to become a summoning person, as well as the story of the earthly kingdom and the people that are widely circulated, are indispensable 'building materials'. ”

Without mythology, God cannot exist.

If the myth changes. God will also be affected.

Alice nodded understandingly at Gascoigne's point.

"The first and second, the Demon Queen can do it herself. But the last one to create the myth of zào by himself, how incredible it is, even if it can be completed, it will definitely require a huge accumulation of years. In order to let people spread the word. In this way, the previous generation of Gnivia"

"yes. She added herself to the myth in order to facilitate the expansion and spread of Arthur's legend. ”

Gascoigne continued after moistening his throat with the wine he had poured into a glass.

"Arthurian legend is based around the twelfth century, and the nature of the story has changed. At that time, the local hero, who had only been fanatically sought after in the British Isles, was promoted to France and then to all parts of Europe. The bards were supported by the Counts of Anjou and the Aquitaine courtiers, nobles with deep ties to the British royal family, and they competed to sing the story of King Arthur and write it. ”

As a result, King Arthur became one of the few heroes in Europe. In a word. Alexander. The legend of King Arthur was widely disseminated by the previous generation of Lord Gnavia in order to attract the 'Last King', but the poets who sang the praises of the Knights of the Round Table were actually deliberately done by some of the powerful and underground forces of the time, right? ”

Medieval Europe in the XII-XIII centuries.

At that time, there were already many writers who published the Tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

There are also many people who can write under pen names, and most of them have unknown names and experiences, but judging from those contents, there are also many writers who are considered to have a deep knowledge of occultism.

"You're probably concerned about the Cistercian monk Chrétien. Morality. Troas. Hartmann who participated in the crusade. And Wolfram. Envelope. Eshenbach Robert. Morality. Bolon, these poets, right? ”

Alice gave a number of poets in detail.

"The writings they wrote, especially those related to the Holy Grail and the Way of Knighthood. There is a lot of occult knowledge of the Templar Order. ”

"The fact that many of those fellows belonged to the Templars also gave evidence that their parent was a member of the Xunshan and Ciedist monasteries. Moreover, most of the nobles who aided the poets were also deeply associated with the Knights of the Crown of England. ”

Knights Templar. The official name is 'The Poor Knights of Christ and Solomon's Temple'.

It is a group of magicians that built the foundation of the European magic society.

"There must be some kind of connection between the Knights Templar and the former Gnavia. I'm afraid, for example, it was to guide the techniques and knowledge of the Divine Ancestor. In fact, in the David's Spirit and the Battle Magic Tricks of the Holy Rank that only people of the Paladin rank can read. There should be a lot of witches who have been influenced by witch science, there are many witches in knight's skin in Italy, and of course, there are also many pure witches, especially the one in Sardinia. ”

"Alexander. According to the secrets of witches I've investigated. The previous Demon Queen, Lord Gnavia, was killed by a god killer she encountered by chance around the end of the 12th century. ”

"Sure enough, it was at that time. Personally, I think that the death of the previous generation of Gnavia before the plot succeeded was caused by a setback in the moment when he invited the 'Last King'. Gascoigne expressed his personal opinion.

"I think the current Geneva-sama is planning to inherit the plan of the previous generation, right?" Alice hesitated.

"Ahh Gascoigne sighed suddenly.

"What do you mean?"

"No, it was a success in the case of Arthur's call. Although she is a short-sighted woman who turns a blind eye to what she doesn't want to see, her abilities as a god ancestor are excellent. However, it may be too late. ”

At this time, Gascoigne can be said to have a lonely expression. I have seen the answer to the puzzle I have been pursuing for a long time. Lost the biggest goal and entertainment. It's full of loneliness like reluctance.

"It's been almost a millennium since the program began. This is a time when the 'new God' is fully born. Think Thomas. Mallory's origins. ”

An English knight in the fifteenth century, Thomas. Sir Mallory.

At that time, the protagonists of the battlefield were changing from knights to infantry armed with artillery.

It was an era when the knightly class was also declining in society and the royal power was constantly strengthened. Mallory is also one of the Fallen Knights. He was guilty of an assassination attempt and rape. Robbers, livestock thieves and other crimes, repeatedly imprisoned and escaped.

In modern times, however, he is known as the author of 'The Death of King Arthur'. It is a famous work that serves as the culmination of Arthurian legends.

"Mallory is not a magician. He's referencing some of the works that have existed before - no, just a scoundrel who just joins them together as they are. But. The version of the decision was indeed widely disseminated among the populace and developed independently. ”

"So in the past thousand years, King Arthur has not been the 'last king', but has become the new god of war?"

"Ahh Even Templar writers added their own forbidden precepts and philosophies to their works. As a result, the content of the story surpasses the ideas of the previous generation, and the legend is thus hypertrophied. ”

Gascoigne now spoke in a tone that bordered on regret.

"The French royal family used the Charlemagne legend to make the royal family's authority widely known. The British royal family followed suit, using the Arthurian legend as a tool to strengthen royal power. As a result, the whitewashing of the hero Arthur gradually developed and became very different from the original image. ”

Charlemagne. King of France in the VIII-IX centuries. Also known as Charlemagne.

The territory beneath it was not just present-day France. Even in Germany, Spain and Italy. It was the greatest hegemon of medieval Europe.

However, he was not only a ruler in history. Charlemagne, with the twelve warriors who served him.

He is the master of the magnificent heroic legend that can be placed alongside King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table.

"It is myths that make up the soul and flesh of the gods. Since the myth of the hero Arthur has changed, of course, the heroes who came from this myth will also change. If you think so, that's a matter of course. ”

Finally gulping down the wine in his glass, Gascoigne ended the conversation.

And Arthur, who was summoned shortly after, proved the validity of this assumption. It has plunged contemporary Gnevia into a state of semi-madness.

This conversation, which took place six years ago, was relayed to Ling Yi by Princess Alice in Tokyo a month ago.

Since then, he has been ready for a qiē.

But the person who is really in charge of this is Athena, the goddess of snakes.

"Know shame. O compatriots of yesteryear. The descendants of our Mother and the steel who slaughtered the dragon and snake have been enemies since the mythical times of the past. In this way, do you want to be the handmaiden of that man? The anger in the goddess's young pupils shook like flames.

Compared to the real goddess, the Demon Queen is just a small character.

But Gnevia still spoke to Athena with her head held high.

"We are the 'servants of heroes' who serve warriors, and even the goddess Athena has the myth of serving Zeus, the great god of Greek mythology, as her beloved daughter. If you think this is wrong, please feel free to point it out. ”

"Oh, that's pretty sharp."

Athena narrowed her eyes and looked at Gnevia unceremoniously.

"The man's handmaid was always a man of loyalty. No matter what the era is, it is something to be admired! ”

Unexpected. Divine Ancestor's rebuttal not only did not further anger her, but instead made her anger dissipate a lot.

Athena is also known as a war otome in Greek mythology. Is she a character who will not hesitate to praise those who risk their lives to fight? Apparently yes.

However, in this way, there is no possibility of mercy.

Combat is pure, except for life and death.

If you use Ling Yi's words. That is: to say, not to say, not to say.

"But forget it, Du will hand you over to that guy, his words shouldn't disappoint the concubine." After all, she is known as the goddess of war, and Athena smiled comfortably while glancing at the sky, and the strange sight of lightning surrounding the dark clouds is the embodiment of the strong fighting spirit of the strong enemy.

"--Rumor has it that the man's retainer is you, right? There is no need to care about the difference in status, if you are challenged by a gun, the concubine body will also respond with strength. If you think of the concubine as a little girl who doesn't know the etiquette of the battlefield, then the concubine will be angry, because Athena is a godsend who died in the struggle! ”

Suddenly, Athena's body changed, as if she had grown a lot overnight, from a young girl to a girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old, which was the embodiment of her full strength.

"Thank you very much for your forgiveness. I will use all my strength at full speed to bring Athena down. I beg your forgiveness for the long battle of thousands of days and nights. This is Lancelot's style. Transform into a frenzied wind and a lightning bolt that speeds through and crushes enemies in one fell swoop. This is my etiquette. ”

Lightning pierced the dark clouds, no, it was a white horse galloping out.

Descend on the earth with the ultimate speed of God.

Rumble! The earth cracked and churches collapsed.

The wind was blowing, the fog was filled, and the thunder roared.

Lancelot rode the white horse and charged, and the spear stabbed Athena in the face. (To be continued......)