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"Now it's time for a lecture! Both wrists—wait?! What's this?!"

Having just been summoned, Jeanne Alter Santa Lily was caught off guard by the "Blind Giant," who was twice her height (141cm x 2) and N times her mass. She barely managed to avoid the Blind Giant's charge attack thanks to her Lancer's Agility (A) trait—the giant smashed right through a wall on one side but didn't have time to react and continue its pursuit.

Lin Yi also deduced some information from the attack that rammed into the "blind giant".

"Strength and physique are at least 300, agility is slightly lower... no, it's not because of agility?"

Watching the burly figure stagger out of the half-collapsed wall again, Lin Yi looked at its eyes with a sense of understanding—covered by horizontal strips of sheet metal, then driven in with sharp nails.

From an ordinary person's perspective, although it's far more "exciting" than seeing the true face of the "outer realm," just seeing its majesty is already a considerable challenge. Jeanne d'Arc Alter Santa Lily, who was just summoned, is the best example of rationality. It's possible that her mind is still in the early stages of development, but as a Heroic Spirit, she shouldn't show such a retreating attitude in the face of a suddenly appearing "opponent."

Just like Lin Yi's initial impression of this world, more important than combat power and strategy is the ability to maintain a calm and rational mind at all times in the "Outer Realm".

Looking at the somewhat flustered Joan of Arc Alter Santa Lily, Lin Yi sighed.

"I command you with a Command Spell to activate your Noble Phantasm."

……

Three minutes later.

The pile of "Christmas gifts" on the ground dissipated after losing their magical support. With a shy expression on her face, Jeanne Alter Santa Lily, who had just been summoned, was no longer as active as before and obediently followed behind Lin Yi. Given the difference in their appearances, it was hard to tell who was protecting whom.

"Okay, these things don't matter."

Crouching down to examine the area of ​​the "Blind Giant" that had "disappeared without a trace" after being defeated, Lin Yi, who had been using the Eye of Origin the whole time, clearly saw the scene of the giant being swallowed by the ground's gaping maw, unlike what Jeanne Alter Santa Lily had seen.

So, what exactly caused it to appear?

Looking back at the remaining slime traces on the street, Lin Yi narrowed his eyes slightly.

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"Don't talk to strangers, they won't pay attention to you."

"Don't touch things on the roadside, they're all poisonous."

"Don't look around aimlessly; those things are harmful to your mental health."

……

Three hours into this "otherworldly" place, after leaving the attacker's "murder scene," Lin Yi continued to "stroll" around Tokyo with the heroic spirits he had just summoned. To avoid attracting attention, he had Jeanne Alter Santa Lily change her Santa Claus costume, but that was all that could be changed; some of her "nature" traits remained intact...

"Master, master—what is that?"

Having probably not understood Lin Yi's intentions at all, despite being given restrictions such as "don't talk to strangers," "don't touch unfamiliar things," and "don't look at strange objects," Jeanne Alter Santa Lily still showed excitement that perfectly matched her appearance after being summoned to the "real world" for the first time in a long time.

To be precise, Jeanne d'Arc Alter Santa Lily should be a fictional Heroic Spirit.

Based on historical heroic spirits, this is a childhood version of Jeanne d'Arc Alter. There is no such "Santa Claus" in history; her existence is entirely due to various coincidences. However, she perfectly inherits the beautiful memories of the original Jeanne d'Arc and Jeanne d'Arc Alter from her childhood, ultimately manifesting as the curious and hopeful attitude towards everything that Lin Yi sees now...

It must be said that Jeanne Alter Santa Lily is much easier to deal with than a bratty kid. At least while she is curious about the outside world, she is very clear about her identity as a Heroic Spirit and does not exhibit any willful behavior. However, her childlike innocence and curiosity about the outside world is a problem.

It's not that curiosity is bad. If the environment were different, Lin Yi wouldn't mind what Jeanne Alter Santa Lily did as long as it didn't affect the progress of the main mission. The problem is that this is the "Outer Realm"—a world filled with chaos, contradictions, and unknown terrors.

In other words, Lin Yi used the "Eye of Root" to shield the Heroic Spirit's keen sensory system, allowing Jeanne d'Arc Alter Santa Lily to perceive the outside world as an "ordinary person." Otherwise, if this "Jeanne d'Arc," whose mind was still in a childlike state, were to see the true state of the world—

The people walking on the roadside are actually stitched-up pieces of flesh.

The aroma wafting from the street was actually from rotting corpses;

The tall buildings that appear from afar are actually a bunch of pale bones with veins and blood vessels hanging from them;

……

Let alone a "child" whose mind is not yet fully developed, even a mature Joan of Arc would probably not have been able to maintain her rationality for long in such an environment.

The most important thing for survival in this world is rationality, and the best way to maintain rationality is to shut yourself off—don't come into contact with too much, don't think too much, and don't observe too much. Maintaining a state of "ignorance" of the outside world is actually the best protection for yourself.

In this way, "investigators" like those in the "Salem" world are actually the ones who die the fastest in this kind of world?

While having this thought in mind, Lin Yi was not acting aimlessly. Putting aside everything else, the "blind giant" he had encountered before was at least a clue.

As of now, Lin Yi still doesn't know what "condition" he triggered to appear the "blind giant," but it must be related to the girl in the dress he glimpsed. If she was eaten by the "owner" of the slime left in the alley, there's nothing to say. But if not, then she must be a special point of this "outer realm"—just like Abigail Williams in "Salem."

Since Yog-Sothoth can be found through the "Silver Gate" on Abigail Williams' forehead, it's not impossible to find a second Outer God through this new "special spot"...

With this in mind, Lin Yi followed the few remaining clues and, with Jeanne Alter Santa Lily as his "combat force," began searching within the Tokyo area.

……

"Master, master—what is that?"

After using magic to change into relatively ordinary clothes, Jeanne Alter Santa Lily, who was following Lin Yi, suddenly pointed to the "Iron Tower" in the distance and excitedly asked, "It looks so tall!"

Following the direction pointed out by Joan of Arc Alter Santa Lily, a tall tower came into view.

Tokyo Tower, also known as Tokyo Iron Tower, is a landmark building in Tokyo. Located in Shiba Park, Minato Ward, Tokyo, it stands 332.6 meters tall. Its main function is to transmit various radio waves, including television and radio broadcasts. In the event of a major earthquake, it also transmits JR train stop signals and serves as a navigational beacon, wind direction and speed measurement device, and temperature measurement device.

Of course, this is the Tokyo Tower under normal circumstances. At least in Lin Yi's right eye, this Tokyo landmark is just a cone-shaped bone stuck in the ground. He doesn't know what kind of creature it came from. From a distance, there seem to be human figures moving on it... Wait, human figures?

The unexpected discovery caught Lin Yi's attention.

There's nothing strange about the human figures, but in this "outer realm," everything that can still maintain a human form is "abnormal"—including the girl in the dress who disappeared earlier, the "blind giant" who was defeated and devoured, and Lin Yi and the summoned Jeanne d'Arc Alter Santa Lily, all of them are "abnormal."

Although the limitations of this other world prevented me from seeing the features of such a distant region clearly, I was still able to discern the outlines of human beings.

"...Would you like to go and take a look?"

"Eh? Is it okay, Master?!"

It's easy to see from Joan of Arc's excited expression that she had been looking forward to this sentence for a long time. After all, the places she was summoned to were either ancient singularities or strange cities. The possibility of her actually enjoying a "normal modern city" like she is now is almost zero. Given her childlike nature, it is not surprising that she would react this way.

I thought I would get a lukewarm rejection like before, but I didn't expect to be suddenly accepted.

"Master, Master! Let's go together!"

Holding hands, the two walked towards Tokyo Tower like any ordinary father and daughter. Passersby noticed this scene and smiled knowingly, but to the right eye, it all seemed completely different.

Surrounded by a monster stitched together from flesh and blood, the two slowly approached the ghastly white, bone-like tower. Above it, a humanoid silhouette, its bloated body bulging, seemed to be watching down at their feet…

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Although it is cloaked in the guise of the "normal world," there is clearly nothing in this outer realm that can truly be called normal. As the distance to the landmark Tokyo Tower increases, the number of "pedestrians" around it actually begins to decrease instead of increase.

This is obviously incomprehensible for a landmark building in a location, since it's not a restricted area. On the contrary, these landmark buildings should be used to attract tourists' attention, but the opposite is true in Tokyo today.

Jeanne Alter Santa Lily, who had been moving excitedly toward the main body of Tokyo Tower, seemed to notice the unusual atmosphere around her. Her smile gradually faded, replaced by subtle movements as she slowly moved closer to Lin Yi.

"Master, something seems off here... Maybe we shouldn't go?"

"Whether we go or not is no longer up to us."

Unlike Jeanne Alter Santa Lily, who could only notice the unusual atmosphere around her, Lin Yi, who focused entirely on the "Tokyo Tower," clearly saw the humanoid silhouette that had been hovering there discover them and was about to attack.

As he stopped, he placed a hand on Jeanne Alter Santa Lily's head—the height difference made the action seem natural—and whispered as she looked at him with a puzzled expression, "Just focus on the monster on the tower. You only need to defeat it. Don't look at or think about anything else."

"Master?"

Without giving Jeanne Alter Santa Lily any further response, he released her hand and took a step back. At the same moment, the world before her changed drastically.

The sky was covered by a blood-red fleshy membrane, and the pulsation of blood vessels could be vaguely seen. The high-speed rail in front of her was still magnificent, but it had changed from heavy metal to pale bones. The solid ground under her feet became slippery as if it had been coated with ointment. Just as Jeanne Alter Santa Lily subconsciously wanted to look down, a voice came from behind her again.

"Just look at what you need to 'see'."

It was just an ordinary sentence, yet it seemed to contain magical power. The ground beneath my feet regained its original solid feel, and the "membrane" of the sky was replaced by darkness again—though the color was slightly different. The world was still the same world as before, except for the "tower" built of pale white bones, which remained unchanged.

Just as his sanity was on the verge of collapse, he was pulled back from the brink. Before he could even catch his breath and think about what he had just seen, the attackers, falling with a sharp whistling sound from above, had already arrived.

"boom----!!!"

The concrete floor was easily shattered. At the critical moment, Joan of Arc transformed into her spirit form and used the spear with the flag hanging from it to deflect the flying debris. Just as she was about to look at her Master to check on his safety, the attackers attacked again.

The billowing dust hadn't even reached its peak before it was torn apart again, carrying the force and power to smash a city wall. The burly "human" with its mouth agape forcefully brought down the hammer-like object in its hand. This time, Joan of Arc was prepared. Instead of standing still to take the attack, she used her petite body and agility to dodge, and while retreating, she also got a clear look at the attacker's face.

Compared to the one that appeared in the alley last time, the new attacker was also covered in sheet metal studded with nails. The only difference was that its eyes were not blocked. When staring into those scarlet eyes, one could not feel any human intelligence or wisdom, only a desire for destruction and devastation.

Jeanne Alter Santa Lily immediately realized that the "monster" in front of her was not someone she could communicate with. While prepared to resolve the situation with force, she couldn't help but shift her attention slightly to its mouth, which was wide open to the limit and even had its corners torn.

Judging from the fact that it makes this gesture before each attack, it seems to be roaring? Just like the attacker we encountered in the alley, the problem is that although this new attacker makes a gesture that looks like a roar, it is unable to make a sound at all—even a mute person can make a sound, but it seems that it cannot even make its mouth "vibrate". It can only futilely reveal its big mouth full of sharp teeth but no tongue, and keep making "silent roars".

……

[You used "Peeping into the Abyss" on "Reliable Friend: Joan of Arc Alter Santa Lily"]

[Joan of Arc, Alter Santa Lily, enters the "real world"]

【贞德·Alter·Santa·Lily进入疯狂状态，理智降低——90/100——80/100——70/100——60/100——】

[You used cognitive blocking on "Reliable Friend: Joan of Arc Alter Santa Lily"]

[Joan of Arc, Alter Santa Lily, escapes the "real world"]

[Jeanne d'Arc Alter Santa Lily has recovered from her madness and regained her sanity—80/100…]

[A reliable friend: Joan of Arc, Alter Santa Lily, discovers an enemy: the Tongue-Cutting Giant]

[A reliable friend: Joan of Arc, Alter Santa Lily, is engaged in battle with the enemy, the "Tongue-Cut Giant"]

……

It must be said that this was a failed attempt.

Lin Yi thought that after a few hours, he would have adapted to the situation to some extent. Before the battle, he tentatively let his reliable friend, Jeanne Alter Santa Lily, enter the Real Sight – after all, he couldn't help but become their "eyes," both to point out the location of the enemy (the attackers were not visible in the normal vision, just like those suddenly open mouths), and to help them eliminate the "Real Sight" outside of the enemy.

However, Lin Yi still underestimated the extent to which this outer world could infect and destroy intelligent life. In less than two seconds, the real world almost drove Joan of Arc into a state of madness and insanity. He had no choice but to cancel it and replace Joan of Arc's "vision" with his own "vision"—eliminating the real vision in his cognition except for the "tongue-cutting giant" and the "bone tower," and then using the connection of the contract to transfer this scene into Joan of Arc's vision to help her complete the battle.

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However, this would mean Lin Yi would have to endure twice the amount of mental pollution, and it wouldn't be the kind of mental pollution she could simply ignore or turn a blind eye to. If she did that, it's hard to say what would happen to others, but Joan of Arc, who was fighting the "tongue-cutting giant," would have no chance of escaping it—the enemy was no weaker than her, and even a moment of carelessness could be fatal, let alone a major mistake like suddenly "not being able to see the enemy."

In other words, what Lin Yi needs to do is to use all his energy and attention to constantly observe this outer world with a maximum level of mental pollution, and then selectively transfer this mental pollution into Jeanne's eyes to help her complete this "battle".

Rubbing his temples, he watched the battle ahead while resisting the urge to close his eyes: "One is blind, the other is mute."

Previously, I encountered the "Blind Giant" in the alleyway, and now I'm facing the "Tongue-Cut Giant" at Tokyo Tower. Both are creatures with human-like appearances, so there should be some connection between them...

Just as Lin Yi was trying to connect the two, the battle under the "Tokyo Tower" took a new turn.

If someone is in a state of "mental pollution MAX", let alone a young version of Joan of Arc, even if you bring up the mature version and the reversed version together, they wouldn't last more than a few seconds - they've already driven themselves crazy before the fight even starts, so there's no need for the "tongue-cutting giant" to lift a finger.

However, after the "Mental Pollution MAX" state is removed, in terms of combat power alone, the Heroic Spirits from the medium-high activity world can be considered to be of a relatively strong level. At least with Jeanne d'Arc Alter Santa Lily's combat power against the military level, she can still defeat an "outcast" with an average attribute of 300.

As Joan of Arc's sanity and mental state, which were on the verge of collapse, slowly recovered, she used her agility to get behind the "tongue-cutting giant," who was nearly three meters tall, and delivered a blow.

"Merry Attack!"

Caught off guard, the "Tongue-Cut Giant" was blown away and crashed into the top of the "Tokyo Tower," smashing a large hole in one of the skeletons before falling to the ground.

"Phew... They actually tried to harm Santa Claus, they need to be given a good scolding. But what were those things I just saw?"

Just as I was about to turn around, I suddenly felt a heavy tremor under my feet.

"……Eh?"

Looking in the direction where the "tongue-severing giant" had struck, one could see that the "outcast" who should have been lying obediently on the ground had not only gotten up but also appeared completely unharmed. He was even "energetically" wielding a hammer and swinging it at the supporting legs of the "Tokyo Tower"—

"Thump—!!!"

With a cracking sound of bones breaking, the ground beneath their feet trembled violently, and the towering white bone tower, which was less than one percent the size of the "tongue-cutting giant" digging at its base, began to tilt toward the side where Joan of Arc stood.

Avoiding the tower's fall at such a distance would be easy for a Heroic Spirit, but the problem is: Heroic Spirits never fight alone.

"Master!"

Instinctively wanting to rush back to help, the "Tongue-Cut Giant" seemed to have anticipated the situation and charged forward with its hammer. Jeanne Alter Santa Lily was unable to evade its attack and could only watch helplessly as her "Master" in the distance, seemingly stunned by the collapse of the tower, faced with the weight of hundreds of tons and resigned to her fate.

……

Hundreds of tons of weight crashed down from above.

If they were to actually make contact, this fragile carbon-based body would undoubtedly be crushed beyond recognition. And there simply wouldn't be enough time or speed to dodge—

Frowning, press your right hand, which is placed between your eyebrows, onto your eyes.

In a daze, an inorganic voice filled with emptiness rang out.

【Ygnailh...ygnaiih thflthkh'ngha..】

A "door" opened behind them, and the light emanating from it seemed to lead to a heaven of endless joy and happiness in the dim, blood-red world—

The silver key, which appeared from nothingness, is firmly held in my hand.