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Last Embryo Volume 7 Chapter 3 Part 3

By having these three as a common recognition point among the Players, their plan was definitely to try and reduce James’s ability to speak out against the holders of Sun Authorities in the future.

It was probably a very fine play by the two of them who understood the meaning of Izayoi asking such a specific question in this exact situation.

(『No Name』, who own multiple Sun Authorities, and us, 『Queen Halloween』, are about the only two groups that could go and face against James face-to-face…. In that case, I guess it makes her the person who will be most troubled by this situation.)

Ayato glanced sideways towards Misha. She put her hand on her chin and showed a confident grin, but she’s probably not one of the winners of the preliminary round, so she definitely cannot be at peace right now.

If she’s one of the Players who has only one Sun Authority to her name, then as soon as James sets his sights on her, she is going to be immediately disqualified.

「…. Hey, Heracles? Is it possible for other Communities to ask questions on behalf of others?」

「It is possible, yes.」

「Then could I ask someone to ask a question? I want to know what is the exact deadline for exercising the Right of Forceful Requisition?」

Ayato, who realized Mishas intentions behind asking that question immediately raised her own hand.

「Mr. Heracles, 『Queen Halloween』 Community would like to ask that question on her behalf.」

「I understand. As for the Right of Forceful Requisition, as you have called it, the winner of the first round is allowed to hold onto it indefinitely he decided to use it. He can also choose to carry it over to the second or third rounds if he so desires.」

「Uwaah, that’s totally the worst!」

Misha spat those words out from her mouth as if they were poisonous.

In other words, he can keep holding onto it as a bargaining chip and use it the moment you when he fully grasps the extent of his opponent’s capabilities. And if he wins the second and third rounds in a row, it will be possible for him to take not one, but two or three Sun Authorities at once.

In that case, Misha and the members of other Communities who may be immediately disqualified as a result, can no longer allow themselves the luxury of wielding their Sun Authorities with half-hearted determination. It is the same kind of situation as if the Sun Authorities, their ultimate trump cards, have been sealed away for them.

Until now, James had been silent and just sat there smiling, but when he realized that the participants had finished asking their questions, he finally stepped forward.

「It looks like we had quite a meaningful question & answer session. Well, I guess I can now say that I have become surrounded by enemies form all sides as a result.」

「If you really think like that, then could we ask you to be a little more impatient?」

「No way, there’s no need for me to do that just yet. After all, we of 『Ouroboros』 still have the upper hand here, so do you mind if we could move on and get to the point already?」

James asked with a soft smile.

Now that the situation has been sorted out, they have no choice but to patiently wait and see what is going to happen next. Even so, Izayoi still clicked his tongue in displeasure and glared back at James.

「Alright then, let’s talk. If you have an idea how to defeat the strongest Demon Lord in the history of Greek Mythology, then I will be more than happy to hear all about it.」

「Of course. That was my intention from the very beginning. But before I do that, there is something that I would like to say to all of the brave heroes who have chosen to remain here despite the dire circumstances. Everyone, I would like you all to take a look at the ※ Conditions for obtaining a Sun Authority section of your Geass Rolls.」

Prompted by James, the Players all took a look at their Geass Rolls.

※ Conditions for obtaining a Sun Authority:
① Voluntary transfer between participants (including the results of smaller competitions conducted between the participants throughout the duration of the main Gift Game).
② Fulfilling the conditions required for clearing the Gift Game described in the appendix to the attached map of the Lost Continent.
③ Furthermore, Sun Authority may be awarded to those who conduct themselves in the appropriate manner throughout the course of the Gift Game.
④ Obtain as a result of exercising The Right of Forceful Requisition granted as a result of winning a round of the Great Gift Game.

Since James has emerged as a winner of the first round of the War, the last condition for the acquisition of the Sun Authority has been automatically updated.

James then pointed to the third condition.

「Those of you who deliberately chose to remain on the continent of Atlantis must have already noticed it, but in addition to solving the main mystery of the first round, the rules of this Game suggest that Sun Authorities will be given to Players in the form of bonuses.」

In other words, the awards for the sub-games testing the three values of strength, wisdom, and courage.

「The ones bestowed upon those who conduct themselves in the appropriate manner throughout the course of the Gift Game.」

「That’s right. The three most famous elements that represent the Gift Game are what is being tested here. Since the main game was testing our intelligence, there is almost no doubt that the other bonuses will be given for strength and courage.」

Player’s eyes shined with a different light yet again. That’s exactly why they didn’t leave Atlantis. It should be a given that the people who were mad enough to remain in this deadly place for the sole purpose of making a name for themselves are likely to be nothing but a bunch of troublemakers.

(There is a chance to get at least two more Sun Authorities, which means that I need to get my hands on Aries Sun Authority as soon as possible if I want to utilize Alma’s full power.)

The true identity of Asuka’s Almatea is one of the two weapons that the Chief God Zeus was renowned for possessing. However, in order to demonstrate its power as the unrivaled, strongest protector in Greek Mythology, it is necessary to acquire the Sun Authority of Aries. If the opportunity for her to obtain Aries ever presents itself, then Asuka must make obtaining it her highest priority.

「The greatest enemy against whom we shall be tested… That is the strongest Demon Lord in Greece, Typhon; the Demon Lord whose original body is so huge that it won’t be an exaggeration to call it the Lost Continent of Atlantis itself.」

A rumbling sound echoed in the distance.

Even though everyone thought that they were prepared to hear the truth about him, the sheer immense power carried by his name was enough to make them all feel dizzy.

Even though they were told that they were going to fight the continent itself, how are they even going to go about fighting it?

Aren’t all those distant rumblings of the earth and the giants emerging from the rocks spewed by the volcano all the Demon Lord’s cells? There’s no way they can possibly defeat him in a normal fight.

「… However, solving the mystery of the Chief God’s declaration gave us the knowledge of how we can defeat him. With that, we have the knowledge needed of the technique needed to defeat both the Murderous Species and the Crown Species.」

「…! Were you aware of the connection between the Crown Species and the War for the Sun’s Authority?!」

Izayoi was surprised by this unexpected information. Apparently it was important information even for James.

「If you understand that much, then that is going to make the talk that much easier. What you need to know is that I already have a method to overthrow Typhon, 「The Youngest Son of Gaia」. Now it is up to you to cooperate with me on it or not.」

「That’s a nice story, but I cannot comprehend your actions. If you silently left the continent of Atlantis, most of the Players would be locked in a stalemate. The first round ended with you getting the Right of Forceful Requisition, a scenario that you most likely planned for, so why didn’t you do that?」

As Izayoi cut sharply, James made a face as if he was terribly wounded by his words.