Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today.

"Next step……?"

"Yes."

Elquite nodded, but did not continue speaking immediately. Instead, he asked a seemingly irrelevant question:

"Ritsuka, you should know that I am not the real Archetype: Earth right now?"

Archetype: Earth, which is the Earth UO, the agent of the Earth's will, and the strongest individual on the planet.

Her first spiritual basis is the future [which should have been in this form originally]; her second spiritual basis is the present [which became like this due to some accident]; her third spiritual basis is the past which might have existed [if she had not been invaded by mistake].

The one standing here, that is, she of the third spiritual base, is the actual representative of the will of the earth and the star elf closest to the earth's UO.

But even so, she is ultimately just the [closest] candidate for the Star Brain, not the official Earth UO.

"...Since I was born, Gaia and I have been trying to figure out what element I am missing from the real Earth UO."

"And recently, we finally got the answer—"

Elquet's tone paused for a moment, she looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and said firmly:

"The element we lack is human will!"

Normally, the concept of a planet includes not only the minerals that make up its matrix, but also everything that is born on the planet, including gods, fairies, dragons, and even plants, insects, etc.

And the planetary consciousness should naturally be the consciousness that oversees all of this.

But things on Earth are a little different.

Gods, fairies, dragons... and even the vast majority of creatures on Earth, they all indeed belong to one side of the planet.

However, humans, the race that now occupies the vast majority of the earth's surface, have escaped Gaia's control and even developed their own unique consciousness.

That is the collective subconscious of mankind, the Alaya-vijnana, which is also one of the restraining forces today.

Elquet explained:

"…Alaya-vijnana was supposed to be a part of Gaia, but now it has become independent. Because of this, as the UO of Earth, I am unable to be complete because I lack the power of humanity."

"I see."

Both Fujimaru Ritsuka and Roman looked surprised. They didn't expect that this was the reason.

But then, Fujimaru Ritsuka asked again in confusion:

"So, what does this have to do with me?"

Since it is a problem with the Alaya consciousness, shouldn't we go and cause trouble for it? Why are the two parties cooperating?

"If you want me to become a complete Earth UO, letting Gaia absorb the Alaya-vijnana is indeed one of the feasible options, but it is definitely not as simple as it sounds."

Elquet shook his head. It was true that Gaia and Alaya-vijnana did not get along with each other many times, but if the two sides really went to war, it would undoubtedly cause more problems and serious consequences.

“More importantly, we found other ways that could work.”

At this point, she looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and chuckled:

"Ritsuka, you now possess the same power."

"……Wait for me?"

Ritsuka Fujimaru pointed at himself in surprise, not knowing why the other party said that.

But then, she seemed to suddenly remember something, and she was startled for a moment, then she spoke hesitantly:

"You don't mean the principle of [continuity], do you?"

Elquet nodded heavily and said happily:

"that's it!"

Survival, reproduction, and development... these are rooted in the subconscious and instinct of every intellectual race. Alaya consciousness is the product of the collective subconscious of mankind. Its purpose is to protect human survival and development, that is, to protect human nature.

Correspondingly, the principle of "continuation" held by Ritsuka Fujimaru, who is now BeatV, can be said to be the same product!

"In other words,"

Elquet's tone gradually became a little high-spirited, and the look she gave Fujimaru Ritsuka was also flashing with excitement.

"Ritsuka, in a sense, you are now almost equal to the Alaya-vijnana! You also possess the power of [human consciousness]!"

"Am I actually... so powerful...?"

Hearing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at his hands with a confused expression.

I have to say that Elquet's entire logic is quite clear and smooth, and it doesn't sound like exaggeration.

But to say that she is now equal to the Alaya-vijnana or something like that... It always feels a little unreal...

After all, that is restraining power.

Hey, wait a minute…

At this moment, recalling the series of speeches that Elquet had just made, Fujimaru Ritsuka thought of an important question -

If we say that she is now an existence equal to the Alaya-vijnana, doesn’t that mean—?

"that……"

Thinking of this, Fujimaru Ritsuka looked up at Elquet, but suddenly found that the other's face was stained with a hint of blush.

Without waiting for her to ask, Elquet took a deep breath, stretched out his hand to her as if mustering up courage, and sincerely invited her:

"Are you willing to combine with me and become the true Archetype: Earth together?"

"Ah this..."

……

After being stunned for a while, Fujimaru Ritsuka finally did not agree immediately.

Having fought against UO several times before, she knew very well the significance of UO and how powerful it was.

However, becoming Earth UO together with Elquet... this development is somewhat outrageous.

Coupled with this series of heavyweight intelligence, she was bombarded with it and felt a little dizzy. She now wanted to sort out the information and think carefully before making a decision.

Elquet was not surprised by Ritsuka Fujimaru's decision to postpone the event.

Although she was a girl who was indifferent to worldly affairs, she also understood that this was a major matter that required careful consideration.

"Oh, right."

At this moment, Elquet seemed to remember something and said to Fujimaru Ritsuka:

"Besides that, there is one more thing."

"……What's up?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka's expression became a little nervous. He was afraid that his heart would not be able to bear hearing some important speech again.

Seeing this, Elquet couldn't help but curl his lips slightly, but after realizing it, he quickly recovered and said:

"Don't worry, it's not a big deal this time."

"It's just that Chaldea needs to relocate again. We can't stay on the surface any longer."

"Eh?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka was stunned for a moment and asked:

"why?"

Elquet said helplessly:

"Because the current surface environment can no longer support such a huge mystery."

The Age of Gods ended, humans rose, and mysteries gradually faded...

This is the current environmental condition on the earth's surface, and this is the path chosen by mankind.

So the gods, dragons, fairies... the fantasy species either choose to go to the inner sea of ​​the stars, or choose to leave the earth, or go to a different dimension from the surface of the earth - this is the [Shadow Kingdom] owned by Scathach.

Moreover, not only the life on Gaia's side, but even the powerful magicians among humans are no exception, and they are all moving away from human civilization.

But now, the [mystery] gathered in Chaldea is far more exaggerated than the three existing headquarters of the Magic Association, and even more exaggerated than the gathering of the gods in the Age of Gods!

Seeing Fujimaru Ritsuka's face gradually becoming heavy, Elquet sighed softly:

"Although Chaldea is located in the center of Antarctica, which has not yet been touched by human civilization, if it continues like this—"

"The surface environment may be about to collapse."