Miyauchi Hikage had already determined the direction for this lottery draw from the very beginning.
The draw direction was 'Domain' type abilities. This was to ensure he had some self-protection and counter-attack ability when facing special-grades or even gods.
So, he proceeded with the draw according to his plan without any hesitation.
A slew of messy terms flashed before his eyes.
Domain Expansion, Reality Marble, Magic Barrier, Amenominakanushi, Bankai, Meta-Field...
As long as he didn't draw some unlucky thing like "Tezuka Zone" or "Blue Silver Domain" that was just there to join the fun, Miyauchi Hikage felt he wouldn't be too tilted.
But just as Miyauchi Hikage set the draw conditions and initiated the draw, he felt something in his mind seem to have the urge to break out of its shell.
Time also seemed to slow down the moment he entered his sea of consciousness.
Then, in his consciousness, Miyauchi Hikage saw a short, white-haired loli with an unfriendly face staring at him with resentful eyes.
"Heretic, Blasphemer, Dragon!"
Hearing the three words she spat at him, each with more emotion than the last, Miyauchi Hikage flipped through his memories for a moment and remembered that this loli seemed to be the self-consciousness of the holy sword that had been stuck in Tohru.
This holy sword, before it was even created, before it even had self-consciousness, had been given a command by the gods to kill all dragons it saw.
In the manga, after Kobayashi, who didn't believe in gods, pulled out the holy sword, her master changed to Kobayashi, and she had lived in Kobayashi's mind, observing the outside world.
She had even regarded Kobayashi as her mother.
But Dragon Maid was, after all, a light-hearted yuri work, and the holy sword loli was clearly already "conquered" when she appeared. Under the command of her new master, Kobayashi, she had also given up her original mission.
But now, Miyauchi Hikage had somehow directly destroyed the holy sword's main body. Unexpectedly, its consciousness had still sneaked into his mind and was showing hostility towards him.
Looks like she hasn't acknowledged me as her master?
Miyauchi Hikage also wanted to know what had just happened. So he asked her.
"You're the holy sword from just now?"
"Why did you attack me when you saw me before, why were you destroyed when I touched you, and why are you suddenly appearing in my consciousness now?"
The holy sword loli still stared at Miyauchi Hikage with unfriendly eyes.
But just as he made a move to get closer, she subconsciously showed a look of fear.
After he stopped, she confirmed that he seemed to still be willing to communicate, and only then did she respond again. "You have too many questions. Can I answer them one by one?"
Miyauchi Hikage hadn't thought his image would be so terrifying to this holy sword. But he still nodded at her.
Only then did the holy sword loli answer his questions one by one.
She was indeed the self-consciousness of the holy sword.
The reason she had attacked him before was that she was commanded by the gods to exterminate all dragons in the world.
And in his soul, she had sensed a trace of a dragon's scent. That was why she had proactively attacked his spirit.
But her spiritual attack had no effect on him at all. That power was even directly devoured by him.
"I... have a dragon's scent on me?" Hearing her explanation, Miyauchi Hikage frowned.
He didn't think of those "Descendant of the Dragon" settings that old online novels liked to use. What era was this? Eastern dragons and Western dragons had already been officially confirmed as different species, so they naturally had to be discussed separately.
The holy sword loli was clearly referring to a Western dragon.
So, is he seriously recalling if any of the rewards he got were related to dragons?
Ah, it seems there really is.
He quickly remembered that the complete Name Magic he had obtained did come with a bunch of magic materials, and there were indeed many related to dragons.
Dragon's blood, dragon's heart, dragon's eye... Recalling the complicated ritual of the complete Name Magic, could it be that at that time, his soul was also tainted with the scent of a dragon?
Although he wasn't sure, it seemed he hadn't obtained anything else related to dragons that might affect his soul.
Miyauchi Hikage nodded. He accepted her reason for attacking him.
"And then? Why were you destroyed when I touched you?"
The holy sword loli looked at the youth who seemed to genuinely not know what he had done to her. The expression on her face became even more uneasy.
But she still answered.
"You have the scent of a dragon on you, so you must be completely eradicated."
At the same time, it could also sense that Miyauchi Hikage was that blasphemous heretic who had no respect for the gods.
Therefore, the moment he touched its blade, the holy sword loli had also, at that instant, used all her divine power to try and completely blast this blasphemous heretic dragon-spawn to death.
But the result was the same as the previous attack. All her attacks, including the divine power bestowed by the gods, were like a clay ox entering the sea, disappearing without a trace after invading his mind.
Even her own consciousness was completely trapped in his sea of consciousness, unable to escape.
So, after losing its consciousness, the holy sword's body had shattered directly. At the same time, she had appeared in his consciousness.
After hearing the holy sword loli's words, Miyauchi Hikage blinked.
He had no respect for the gods?
That must be because her senses aren't good enough.
He clearly has great reverence for the higher-dimensional being who created the diary.
If he could make that higher-dimensional being who brought him here and gave him this diary appear before him now, he would immediately kowtow and acknowledge him as his big brother.
But are his mental defenses really that high?
Or is it because of the diary's automatic protection?
As the nominal owner of the diary, Miyauchi Hikage had been complaining that the diaries in the girls' hands could get reading value to protect themselves.
He had complained before about how his own diary, apart from rigidly giving him rewards, seemed completely inferior to the girls' diaries in all other auxiliary functions.
It was only recently that he had, through Shiina Mashiro and the shadow Yuuko, figured out some administrator functions, which finally gave him a bit of a feeling of using the diary.
But now, looking at this holy sword loli's attitude, Miyauchi Hikage couldn't help but have an illusion—
Could it be that, after he got the diary, he had actually become invincible?
Miyauchi Hikage shook his head violently. He subconsciously felt that the word "invincible" didn't have a good meaning and also had a bunch of flags.
He can ensure that he won't be mentally affected by the outside world. He can just laugh secretly in his blanket when he gets home tonight. He shouldn't think about experimenting with his life again.
Looking at the timid holy sword loli before him, Miyauchi Hikage didn't know what to do with her for a moment.
Anyway, it seems she can't stir up any trouble. Let's just let her live here for now.
But just at this moment, as he was about to comfort the holy sword loli, a whole new bunch of knowledge and power surged into his mind. This made him remember that he was still in the middle of a lottery draw outside.
After quickly accepting the ability he had obtained, Miyauchi Hikage's gaze towards the holy sword loli couldn't help but become subtle.
"Diary, you did this on purpose, didn't you."
"Because a holy sword's consciousness appeared in my head, you gave me Unlimited Blade Works. I strongly suspect this draw was rigged."
Of course, although he didn't get Otsutsuki Kaguya's Amenominakanushi or Nexus's Meta-Field, Miyauchi Hikage was still very satisfied with Unlimited Blade Works.
After all, who didn't have a childhood dream of "Myriad Swords Return as One"?
Unlimited Blade Works, as the most famous Reality Marble in the Fate-verse, is a mental world independent of reality, turning the space around him into a space that gathers all the elements of "swords" in this world.
It has a lower limit of clearing mobs, and its upper limit can be determined by magic power and the quality of the stored swords.
Although the Unlimited Blade Works he had just obtained was still empty inside, basically filled with some ordinary swords and blades, just having this genuine dragon-slaying holy sword here was enough to serve as a world-suppressing treasure for a long time to come.
And, as a byproduct of Unlimited Blade Works, he had also mastered that Projection magic at this time, which allows him to copy whatever he sees.
As his sea of consciousness was also changing due to the appearance of Unlimited Blade Works, Miyauchi Hikage suddenly opened his eyes, his consciousness returning to reality.
At this moment, only a few seconds had actually passed in reality.
Hearing Tohru's and Honma Meiko's inquiries again, Miyauchi Hikage slightly raised his hand.
When he used Projection magic, he didn't need to apply a mental suggestion to concentrate. This meant he could omit the "Trace ON" chant.
Because the holy sword loli was in his sea of consciousness. Even if she hadn't acknowledged him as her master in her will, on a spiritual level, she was already completely his possession.
So even if it was a divine construct made by a god, with this relationship, Miyauchi Hikage still projected it again without any obstruction.
Watching as the holy sword, adapted to his hand shape, condensed in his hand with a cool particle effect.
Although its size had changed, Tohru, who had almost died because of it, still recognized its aura at a glance.
She subconsciously trembled, almost shaking Miyauchi Hikage right off her back.
It was only because Miyauchi Hikage had jumped off her one step ahead that he avoided falling.
"Human... no, Miyauchi Hikage," this was the first time Tohru had formally used Miyauchi Hikage's name to address him, and she asked him again.
"Who on earth are you?"
"Probably just a passing-by ally of justice?" Miyauchi Hikage replied, while clearly feeling a strong resentment from the holy sword in his hand, which was unwilling but could do nothing but obey his command.
"Alright, just stop struggling. After we get out, I'll find a way to give you some permission to breathe, let you see what my world is like."
After comforting the holy sword loli for a while, Miyauchi Hikage finally retracted the holy sword he had projected.
After doing this, Miyauchi Hikage rubbed the back of his head. "Anyway, although I don't know what's going on, I really do seem to be regarded by the holy sword as a 'blasphemer with no respect for the gods,' which is why as soon as I touched the holy sword, it was suppressed by me instead."
"Actually, I still have something to say in my defense against the holy sword's accusation. After all, I've always respected others' beliefs, and when I go to the shrine to worship during the New Year every year, I have also seriously prayed to the gods to bless me with great wealth."
But before Miyauchi Hikage could finish his words, he felt a small body hug him.
"I'm sorry. If I had been stronger, Hikage-kun wouldn't have had to take such a risk," Honma Meiko apologized to him with teary eyes.
She hadn't expected that her large amount of reading value would only last for less than a minute.
When she was forcibly transferred away by the diary, leaving Miyauchi Hikage alone on the dragon's back to endure the thunder, she had felt an indescribable sense of guilt in her heart.
After all, she was the one who said she wanted to leave, and she was the one who wanted to help Tohru.
If something really happened to Miyauchi Hikage because he trusted her, she would never forgive herself for the rest of her life.
Fortunately, Miyauchi Hikage had really destroyed the holy sword and saved Tohru in time.
And Tohru had also blocked those lightning bolts for Miyauchi Hikage before they hit him.
Feeling the girl hugging him and her choked-up voice, Miyauchi Hikage chuckled and patted her on the back, telling her not to be like this.
Unlike Honma Meiko, who was scared to death, he had actually been very steady the whole time.
When Honma Meiko was repelled, the defense around them had not completely dissipated.
And really, at the last step, Miyauchi Hikage still had the shadow Yuuko, that loan warrior.
Forcibly giving the shadow Yuuko a small loan, letting her take a wave of thunder for me would have been no problem.
After comforting Honma Meiko for a while, he then turned his head to look at Tohru, who was watching the gossip from the side.
Since he had already rewritten Tohru's fate before Kobayashi arrived, and he had now obtained Unlimited Blade Works and that dragon-slaying holy sword, he should seriously consider how to deal with Tohru's situation.
"Miss Dragon, you should be free now."
"So, what are your plans for the future?"