"Oh?"
Hearing that Ritsuka Fujimaru wanted to surrender, Fang Mo raised an eyebrow in surprise.
Although Gudako was often the subject of jokes by countless players, the truth was that it was all just in good fun. In reality, for Ritsuka Fujimaru to have saved humanity multiple tis in the ga ant she had a reliable and solid character.
And yet, here she was, declaring her surrender upon their first eting.
Honestly, if it were soone else, they'd probably assu they were so intimidating that a few words were enough to make the other side wave the white flag.
But this was Gudako.
So Fang Mo’s first instinct was not to believe her.
"You said you're surrendering?"
He stroked his chin, giving her a half-amused, half-skeptical look. "Then why didn’t you bring Jeanne’s d’Arc Flag with you?"
"Uh..."
That comnt left Ritsuka a bit speechless.
"Where’s Mash? Didn’t bring her along either?"
Before she could respond, Fang Mo looked around as if searching for soone. "Honestly, I’m a little disappointed. Coming here to surrender without your Grand Order team? Or did you just think I had a stash of Saint Quartz? To be fair, my luck in rolling for Servants is probably worse than yours—I’ve been left with nothing but underpants more tis than I care to count."
"…It seems you know quite a bit about us," Ritsuka quickly regained her composure. "Whether it’s Chaldea or sothing else, you seem to have a thorough understanding of everything."
"That’s not entirely wrong," Fang Mo chuckled. "In a sense… I 'am' you."
"...What?"
Ritsuka was visibly confused.
"Oh, nothing." Fang Mo waved it off casually. "Anyway, let’s get back to your supposed surrender. Care to explain why?"
"It’s based on my own analysis," she said after a mont of thought. "But I still have many questions that need further verification. Right now, I’m not even sure if surrendering will help. But if we keep escalating the conflict, the consequences could get much worse. If you really know Chaldea, then you must understand how... special you are." Ŗ𝐚Ɲò𝐁ÈṦ
"Oh?"
Fang Mo was intrigued. "How special am I?"
"With just your power, you’ve forcibly turned what was once a normal world into a Lostbelt. If no one stops you, you could pose an unprecedented crisis to the entire course of human history—maybe even its complete annihilation."
Ritsuka spoke with a heavy tone. "Even the Counter Force doesn’t want to deal with you. You’re likely not this 'Adolf' at all but sothing far beyond—sothing akin to a foreign god, an incomprehensible being from another world."
"Huh?"
Fang Mo was taken aback. "You're saying this is already a Lostbelt? Not just a Singularity?"
Ritsuka said nothing, but her gaze around their surroundings answered his question. The look on her face clearly said, "Do you even realize what you’ve done?"
Thinking it over, it made sense. A Lostbelt was a world that had gone down a path of no return, cut off from the proper course of history. And humans, tainted by the influence of outer gods, couldn’t really be considered human anymore. Their fate now rested entirely on Fang Mo… which was certainly equivalent to a disaster on the scale of an incinerated human order.
"This mission is extrely dangerous," Ritsuka continued before Fang Mo could respond. "Based on their assessnts, the survival rate for this task is near zero, and there will be no reinforcents. It’s practically a suicide mission."
"So that’s why you didn’t bring any other Servants with you?" Fang Mo asked with a grin. "Co on, I’m not 'that' dangerous, am I?"
"I’ve already spoken with Rin Tohsaka about the situation and gathered so information about you," Ritsuka replied. "If you're not Adolf, then this whole business about conquering Europe and ruling the world is probably false too, right? Especially since even the Counter Force is afraid of you."
"So, can you summon those two entities to chat with ?" Fang Mo joked. "I’ve been curious about what they look like for ages."
"…"
Ritsuka just stared at him.
"Co on, lady. You say you’re surrendering, but nothing about what you’re doing says ‘surrender’ at all." Fang Mo sighed. "If you’re really serious, why not get on your knees?"
Without a word, Ritsuka started unbuttoning her top.
"Whoa, Gudako, stop! Don’t go that far!" Fang Mo waved her off quickly, stunned by how bold she was. "Alright, enough. How about you help with sothing, and then when I’m bored, I’ll stop ddling with your world."
"What do you need?" she asked.
"You said it yourself—I don’t belong to this observable universe," Fang Mo explained with a shrug. "Honestly, I’m not interested in your world. I’m just here for so fun. If you’re willing to spice things up for —maybe set a trap for Rin Tohsaka—then when I’m satisfied, I’ll leave on my own."
"…That’s it?" Ritsuka seed a bit doubtful.
"What, did you think I was going to sit on an anthill all day?" Fang Mo chuckled. "I an, ants can be fun, but would you want to beco their queen and abandon your own ho?"
"I see."
Ritsuka nodded, thinking it through. To her, Fang Mo seed like so kind of god from another realm, far beyond the scope of the Counter Force’s authority.
But because his status was so high, he had no desire to claim a position of power here.
That was her interpretation, at least. Of course, there was always the possibility that everything Fang Mo said was a lie. But for now, it seed plausible.
"Alright," she said after a mont. "What do you want to do?"
"What’s your relationship with Rin Tohsaka?" Fang Mo asked. "How is she?"
"She’s fine," Ritsuka replied. "All the remaining Servants in this Holy Grail War have banded together because of you. They’re trying to figure out how to defeat you, but they don’t have a plan yet."
"And you?" Fang Mo asked.
"I told them I’m here to restore the Holy Grail War to its proper state."
"Got it."
Fang Mo smiled. A plan he had put aside earlier ca to mind again. "Here’s what you’ll do: go back and tell them my ability has a flaw. Say that the more I use my Black Emperor power and the larger the scale, the more magical energy it consus. Got it?"
"Hmm?"
Ritsuka was puzzled. "Are you trying to get them to attack you? Do you want to take them all out in one go?"
"No, I’m just having fun."
Fang Mo dismissed the idea. Honestly, if he really wanted to kill Rin and the others, there were far easier ways. He could just use Sakura Matou to threaten them. But he was doing this for amusent, after all—there was a special satisfaction in creating problems people would rember for a lifeti.
"I understand." Ritsuka nodded. "Is there anything else?"
"Take to Chaldea?"
"Sorry, I can’t do that…"
The two didn’t talk much longer.
Before long, Ritsuka Fujimaru left the area, and Fang Mo continued his business, acting as if their encounter had never happened, carrying on with his role-playing ga.
Within just a few days, he had pulled out so gold bars to cover the city's finances and began overhauling Fuyuki City’s regulations. He strengthened law enforcent and even addressed issues like overwork and workplace harassnt in several companies.
He also made good on his promise to visit Mt. Fuji, where he buried a massive ore deposit under the mountain.
Then, he did sothing truly earth-shattering.
He took off the pendant Nyarlathotep had given him, placed it on an anvil, and began hamring it with every possible enchantnt.
Thanks to the Dark Abyss Convergence enchantnt, the enchantnts were pushed to a ridiculous level—rank 10.
Efficiency, Loyalty, Fortune, Blessing of the Sea… Fang Mo added everything he could think of. He even used Tinkers’ Construct materials like redstone and lapis lazuli, maxing everything out.
Once everything was set, Fang Mo kicked off a worldwide speech tour.
It was a historic event—an artifact from the Cthulhu Mythos, combined with a fun-loving chaos entity like Fang Mo, massively amplified by enchantnts. The mind control effects were so potent that even Yuri’s Psychic Tower would be put to sha.
Within a few short hours, the Pri Minister of Japan had resigned in disgrace. Fang Mo, in turn, was appointed as the new Pri Minister.
It was absolutely absurd by any asure. But if the entire world had been brainwashed, it sohow felt completely natural—almost like things were always ant to be this way.
Even other nations, like the U.S., were reaching out to Fang Mo with offers of friendship.
Of course, Fang Mo didn’t mince words—he wasn’t interested in maintaining the old power dynamic. He simply made one demand: allow Japan to join Europe.
After concluding his world speech tour, Fang Mo found himself buried in administrative work. But once he reached the pinnacle of power, he began to feel bored. It was like being a player with console commands—fun at first, but eventually, the novelty wore off, and he started wondering if it was ti to restart.
Fortunately, that’s when he felt a surge of magic power.
The magic burst ca from Mount Enzo, near Ryuudou Temple. Soone had activated the Holy Grail summoning ritual, preparing to awaken the Greater Grail.
"Oh, finally!" Fang Mo smiled with satisfaction.
Wasting no ti, he grabbed Sakura Matou’s hand. "Co on, Sakura. It’s ti for the final showdown."
"Huh? What?"
Sakura was confused. "But, Archer-sama, you just beca Pri Minister. Shouldn’t you be attending events in Fuyuki City? And as for my sister… couldn’t you just send a few soldiers to take care of her?"
"Ah, but that wouldn’t be as fun!" Fang Mo chuckled, shaking his head. "These things are best done personally."
Without further explanation, he led Sakura toward Ryuudou Temple.
Once they had climbed the winding steps of Mount Enzo, they finally encountered Rin Tohsaka and her allies. She stood there, holding an odd-looking dagger. The mont she saw Fang Mo, she imdiately tensed up. "So, you finally ca."
"That hurts. You’re not calling Archer anymore," Fang Mo said with a smile, though he didn’t look hurt at all. "But that’s fine. You can call Pri Minister now. Or add 'the First,' if you’d like."
"I’m here to end all of this!" Rin shouted, raising her strange dagger. "How much magical energy do you have left? You can’t possibly use a Noble Phantasm of that scale anymore, right?"
"…What?!"
Fang Mo nearly burst out laughing but feigned a shocked expression instead. "What do you an? How do you know that?"
"As I thought," Rin let out a relieved breath before shouting, "Saber! Archer! We can win this! Now’s the ti!!!”
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