After raising their heads to look at the starry sky because of Animusfia's words, Mashu and Ritsuka noticed that the moon, which humans had long been accustomed to, had disappeared without a trace.
And not only the moon, but also the other stars in the sky disappeared.
In the deep black night, only the stars that make up the constellation Hercules remain.
"Ever since that guy defeated everyone on the Argonaut except me, the moon and the stars have all disappeared in the night sky."
"After defeating you all——————Does anyone on the Argo possess a Noble Phantasm that can hide all the stars?"
Animusfia frowned and asked Jason.
"Are you saying that Hercules stole the Noble Phantasm from one of us and then did this?"
"Exactly that."
"No, there is no such person on the Argonaut. This is the only thing I can confirm."
However, Jason's rejection was unexpectedly fast.
"Are you so sure?"
"Of course, no matter what, I was once the captain of Argo. Who are the crew members and what skills do they have? How can I be a captain if I don't know these things thoroughly?"
Along with that adventure, there are many precious companions who are engraved in my heart.
Although his younger self was not so approachable when getting along with the crew, Jason had long regarded them as his most trustworthy partners.
Looking back now, his domineering attitude at that time was just a way to cover up his inferiority complex in the face of many heroes.
Is the most praiseworthy achievement of a man named Jason his winning of the Golden Fleece?
No, maybe it was that way to others, even to himself as a young man.
But for Jason now, the captured Golden Fleece is the shame and sin that he most wants to erase and least wants to mention.
If there was one thing that could make Jason raise his chest and mention it openly, it could only be that he had accurately fulfilled his duties as a captain.
"But... we are not the only ones on the Argonaut who are actually summoned by the singularity."
Jason looked at the kobold wearing a dark green military coat and Apollo sitting quietly on his lap and said:
"I don't know if Hercules got the Noble Phantasm from other Servants."
"That's right. What about himself? Does Hercules himself have such an ability?"
"...Hercules is indeed the greatest hero, but the one I know does not have such ability. No matter how powerful humans are, they cannot defeat the gods, even if he is Zeus. The same goes for my son."
Be it the moon or the stars, once they rise to this level, they are no longer something that mortals or demigods can interfere with.
Chiron, who once taught Jason, is an excellent example. Even though he has the blood of a god and even holds the blessing of immortality, Chiron still cannot escape the category of "mortal".
After being accidentally wounded by Heracles with a bow and arrow contaminated with the venom of the Hydra, although he did not die, he was in unbearable pain and finally gave up his immortality.
It was not until he was raised into the sky by Zeus and became the constellation Sagittarius that Chiron was freed from the troubles of the world.
Sharing the same fate as Chiron was the twin brother and sister Dioscuri who were crew members of the Argonaut.
Speaking of the twins——————————
"Moreover, the Dioscuri brothers and Aspirios also became Geminis and Ophiuchus respectively after that. They should not be weaker than Hercules in terms of personality."
But now all that's left in the sky is the constellation Hercules.
Putting his right hand on his forehead, Animusfia squinted slightly and stared at the Hercules constellation that formed a whole picture. The constellations were slightly brighter than the moonlight, so he had to squint to look directly at the constellations in the sky. .
In addition to the fact that the stars are actively connected to form a painting, the brightness displayed by Hercules is also very unusual.
Although the Hercules that can be observed from the earth is very large in area, its overall brightness is not high. Most of them are sixth-magnitude stars, which are one of the extremely dim constellations.
However, while observing the constellations, Animusfia also discovered some clues.
Compared with the almost lifelike "Hercules" Hercules formed by the connection of stars, the Hydra that is fighting with him is not that energetic.
"That's right..."
Animusfia suddenly realized.
"Do you see anything?"
"This can only be regarded as an inference. I'm afraid we have to find a way to find Hydra first before we can find and defeat Hercules."
Animusfia pointed her index finger at the star chart above her head and said.
"What is the basis for your inference?"
Jason, who had been teased by Animusfia once, would no longer be irritated by him.
Since he chose to say this, there must be a basis for what he said.
Although it was infuriating that he had to ask before he would say it, to be honest, Jason didn't have that much anger to burn.
"Although it is called Hercules, most people choose to use the scene of Hercules fighting monsters as a symbol when depicting it——————In other words, the parts that make up Hercules are not completely Although it is not known what method he used to make the moon and the stars except Hercules disappear, one thing that is certain is that Hercules must have used the power of the stars."
As Animusfia spoke, she used magic to construct the sky above the boat in the air.
The not-so-vivid Hydra who is fighting with Hercules is revealed more clearly and intuitively.
"But the monster named Hydra actually does not belong to the constellation Hercules, but became the constellation Hydra————"
Animusfia looked at Jason and then said:
"Although it is full of conjecture, this is the starting point to restore human nature. The situation of joint summoning has appeared many times in the previous singularity guide. In fact, many heroic spirits on the Argonauts were also summoned because of you. Come."
"Or maybe they summoned me."
Jason smiled to himself.
"Strictly speaking, there is no cause and effect in linked summons. When one party changes, the other party will definitely change no matter how far away they are."
"Ah! I know this. Director, you have mentioned it before. It is quantum entanglement."
Ritsuka said this after finally catching the familiar elements in Animusfia's words.
"Just understand it."
"So, do you think that Hydra will appear with the appearance of Hercules, and the reason why the star map is dim is because it has not been killed yet?"
"Exactly that."
"But what does this have to do with saving humanity and saving this?"
Jason raised his eyes and asked.
"It really doesn't matter if you look at it now, but this singularity has almost collapsed. Any of the specific elements may be the reason for the maintenance of the singularity——————If Heracles is destroyed If the last link of human logic is to kidnap Hydra into your own constellation, then now may be the last chance.”
After a pause, Animusfia continued:
"And, why hasn't Hercules attacked us until now? Just sitting aimlessly on the sea will not end the problem by itself. Hydra, Hercules and the temple ruins you visited last time are all No matter if you find any of the objects you should be pursuing, your current dilemma will be solved."
