Mordred had suffered losses from religion before, so she deeply understood how it operated and spread. Most importantly, though no one knew, she had infiltrated the position of bishop in the past.
And this was Mordred's most lethal weapon in playing this game.
She unified the missionaries within Arthur's territory, proclaiming herself the human incarnation of God, the Holy Spirit, declaring herself Pope, and turned Camelot into the Divine Camelot Theocracy. She implemented theocra...
2023-11-17 00:46:58 +0000 UTC
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"So she sent spies after all," Shirou raised an eyebrow.
Having anticipated Mordred's actions, he had set up counterintelligence beforehand. Thus, before her spies began their activities, he already knew their identities.
He didn't eliminate the spies, but corralled them instead. He carefully arranged where they operated, letting them convey false information back to Mordred.
In ancient times, with no other means of transmitting information, the only way to learn about the i...
2023-11-15 23:21:56 +0000 UTC
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Shirou stationed his army at the borders and assigned domestic infrastructure projects.
Seeing this, Mordred had an "as expected" expression.
In life, she had studied Shirou thoroughly in order to become a qualified king. If anyone knew Shirou's ways and thoughts as a king best, it was definitely her.
She did not utilize plague as she had against Artoria. Instead, like Shirou, she stationed her army at the borders to form a standoff.
Using plague and poets against Sabe...
2023-11-15 01:21:58 +0000 UTC
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Squinting, Mordred said, "Many say Eternal King was a man of lofty morals. But perhaps he was someone who liked to bully the weak?"
Shirou glanced at her, smiling gently. "Don't worry. I won't harm your Master. Quite the opposite - I'm grateful to him now. So you don't have to deliberately provoke me."
Mordred went silent. His reaction wasn't what she expected.
Malice or anger she could handle, but this gentleness...it made her uncomfortable.
It wasn't just Shirou. Mor...
2023-11-15 01:21:55 +0000 UTC
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Calmer now, Mordred realized how foolish she had been. But things had come to this, there was no way out.
She sat down cross-legged and took out the Grail. "Master, you need to retreat now."
He looked at her strangely. "Why do I need to retreat?"
"That black Saber is on his side. He'll definitely come chasing after me," she explained. "I'm already dead - being killed again is no big deal. But you're still alive. Go quickly."
Sisigou frowned. "You're Mordred from the Et...
2023-11-14 00:41:47 +0000 UTC
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In the shop, Shirou had turned off the faucet, cold water slowly dripping down his face.
"Drip, drip."
The sound of water.
Lifting his head, he looked at himself in the mirror. The chill had finally sobered him up a bit.
After wiping his face, he thanked the shopkeeper and walked outside.
"Mr. Fujimaru!" Mash interrupted her chat with Gray to wave at him. Gray looked over as well.
He smiled and nodded, ambling over slowly.
"Long time no see, Fujimaru-...
2023-11-14 00:41:45 +0000 UTC
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Shirou rushed out, his mind a jumbled mess. But one thought was clear - he had to find that girl and bring her back.
His Instinct skill had already worn off. Reliable in battle, yes, but for finding people? Not so much. Certainly no match for Jeanne's Revelation.
Still, it gave him a vague sense of direction to follow. And soon, he spotted a bus stop up ahead. More importantly, the girl was there.
She looked about 12 or 13, with the same golden hair and ahoge as her mother. ...
2023-11-13 08:39:50 +0000 UTC
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Underground, Mordred felt safe.
Though sneak attacked earlier, it didn't matter now. The absolute safety of her hiding place gave her the perfect chance to strike again!
Her earlier shout of "I'll be back!" had been a facade. She wanted Eternal King to believe she had left, which in turn would lower his guard. This would give her an opportunity to launch an ambush!
In the space created by her Noble Phantasm, Mordred stretched out her palm. Golden particles appeared, forming ...
2023-11-12 05:59:38 +0000 UTC
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Mordred was caught off guard as the black hand sneak attacked and threw her out of the cafe. She tumbled across the ground before flipping up to stand.
She hadn't expected a Heroic Spirit to ambush her like that. Even more unexpected was that it was her old man!
At first, she didn't pay close attention, but after exchanging blows, she recognized his face. Without a doubt, this was the man she had once admired and looked up to the most - the source of all her boundless knowledge, t...
2023-11-12 05:59:33 +0000 UTC
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Sisigou and Mordred had covertly relocated overnight, moving from the Trifas graveyard to set up a new base at the Vâlcea graveyard.
However, with Vâlcea's terrain still unfamiliar, Mordred didn't want Sisigou, her core support, taking risks. So she had him camp within the graveyard while she went out to scout with Saber.
"Just what are you trying to do? We're not allies!" Saber frowned, clearly displeased and unhappy.
She wanted her Master to summon her back with a Comman...
2023-11-11 06:59:53 +0000 UTC
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The sunset had faded to a mere trace of crimson along the horizon.
It was the gloaming hour.
The moment when day and night intertwined in a final dance.
The moon and sun shone as one.
Adam watched his numb, departing kinsmen with a mix of sorrow and powerlessness.
What should he do?
He looked to the other free homunculi, the first to awaken like himself.
Yet no answers came.
Adam pursed his lips, at a loss.
He wanted to do something, but d...
2023-11-11 06:59:46 +0000 UTC
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As they chatted. Shirou suddenly realized something. He looked to Astolfo and asked, "Astolfo, you know Berserker's True Name?"
"Of course! Berserker is the leader of the rebel army that led a slave uprising against Roman slaveowners in ancient Rome!" As Astolfo spoke, he looked at Spartacus with admiring eyes.
"How did you figure out Spartacus' True Name?" Shirou asked. "Does Lancer know about it too?"
"The homunculi kept calling him 'Spartacus, Spartacus', so it was obviou...
2023-11-10 07:51:05 +0000 UTC
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Gray felt rather apprehensive about the lack of opposition. As a seasoned Chaldea Master, her wealth of experience could fill handbooks. She knew intervening in the Holy Grail War should provoke attacks, yet there were none at all!
This not only surprised Gray, but also rendered all her preparations pointless.
"What do you think, Your Highness?" Gray couldn't help but turn to look at the woman in the driver's seat.
"Ah, but this is your job, Gray. My brain is for artistry, n...
2023-11-08 22:43:25 +0000 UTC
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Saber sighed, wondering when her Master would use a Command Spell to summon her away. She couldn't take much more of this. No, "couldn't take much more" was an understatement. She really couldn't endure it any longer!
Mordred was like chewing gum stuck to her shoe, following Saber everywhere she went. Even at night, Mordred insisted on Saber holding her as they slept. Worst of all, Mordred would reach out and hug Saber's waist in her sleep with that incredible strength of hers...Saber w...
2023-11-08 22:43:23 +0000 UTC
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Jeanne lifted her sword with resolve in her eyes. "It seems we have to use my Noble Phantasm."
Shirou was speechless.
Why did she want to self-destruct so much?
He said, "Jeanne, the Command Spell."
She shook her head. "That won't work. The seals...they have no power over it now."
"Not on it. On me."
"Huh?" she was taken aback.
Shudde M'ell continued its maddened assault, unable to shatter Mash's stalwart defense. But her brow was beaded with strain, ...
2023-11-08 01:05:28 +0000 UTC
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"Despicable...!"
François Prelati's enraged voice echoed through the chamber. Jeanne and the others whipped around in surprise. François Prelati had survived Rhongomyniad's blast!
"It's futile. This place is imbued with my lord's power. Your sneak attack could never kill me," Prelati declared, his tone a mix of reverence for his god and scornful mockery at Shirou's failed attempt.
He turned to face them, leaving Jeanne and even Shirou shocked.
No longer human, Franç...
2023-11-08 01:05:24 +0000 UTC
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From the moment she found herself in this godforsaken city, Jeanne heard extremely eerie sounds in her ears, like the chanting of ancient evil gods, which made her extremely anxious.
When she suggested her plan, Shirou raised his eyebrows.
"A self-destructing Crimson Holy Maiden, huh?"
"How did you know about that?" Jeanne was startled, but when she looked at his face, she asked strangely, "Aren't you nervous?"
Indeed, faced with such a dangerous situation, even with t...
2023-11-06 23:57:20 +0000 UTC
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The ominous city of R'lyeh was faintly illuminated in an eerie, ghostly blue glow under Shirou's light, evoking an unsettling resemblance to the dark depths of the sea.
It was a city constructed from gigantic, bizarrely shaped stones, with staircases that seemed utterly unsuitable for climbing. Poisonous miasma continuously rose from this twisted cluster of uncomfortably angled buildings.
To Shirou, it resembled some sort of twisted temple.
He scanned his surroundings; the s...
2023-11-06 01:46:24 +0000 UTC
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Shirou and the others convinced a sewer worker to guide them and found an abandoned factory. According to their guide, the factory was a relic from Romania's communist past - with Vâlcea's slow development, it had been left to rot.
His group entered the underground through one of the factory's old drainage pipes.
The tunnels were pitch-black, and reeked of sewage.
But Shirou and Jeanne were veterans - a little darkness and stink didn't faze them. Their expressions remained ...
2023-11-06 01:46:20 +0000 UTC
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As Shirou and the others entered Vâlcea, a chartered flight from London had just landed at Henri Coandă International Airport in Bucharest, the capital of Romania.
Though the same breeze brushed their faces, the dry winds of Romania felt nothing like the damp cold of foggy London. Gray lifted her head to the early morning sun, relief washing over her.
"So this is Romania - truly a foreign land I've never visited before."
She had studied photos and materials about the count...
2023-11-05 11:45:38 +0000 UTC
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Vlad sat on his throne, fingers idly tapping against the armrest.
Three nights had passed since the Holy Grail War began.
This night was quiet—suspiciously so. The first night had been filled with chaos, but now there was nothing. No aggressive moves from the Red faction, no countermeasures from the Black.
The stalemate wasn't due to any agreement or Ruler's peacemaking. It was because of Black Assassin Eternal King, whose mere presence was a deterrent, like a guillotine b...
2023-11-05 11:45:32 +0000 UTC
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In the camp on the outskirts of Vâlcea...
Jeanne's eyes fluttered open, her mind clouded with confusion.
"What... what just happened?" she mumbled, her voice laced with grogginess: "Wasn't I listening to Assassin's song? Why... why did I black out?"
She tried to recall her memories.
"No, it's not coming back to me... It's odd, why can't I remember? And this wave of nausea?"
Jeanne's expression was one of bewilderment.
She couldn't quite remember what had j...
2023-11-04 07:18:19 +0000 UTC
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Shirou, now fully absorbed in the topic, frowned and asked, "If this issue involves parallel worlds to such a significant extent, why hasn’t Zelretch taken any action?"
"Zelretch’s Second Magic played a crucial role," Romani replied. "Chaldea's Masters utilize his Second Magic for spiritron conversion, allowing them to traverse world barriers and clear connection points. Without Zelretch’s Magic, repairing these connection points would be out of the question."
"I see," Shiro...
2023-11-03 02:12:42 +0000 UTC
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"Master, who are you talking to?" Shirou asked, eyeing Mash as she interacted with her bracelet. Despite his seemingly relaxed demeanor, he remained alert.
"Ah!"
Mash jumped at Shirou's voice, allowing him a glimpse of the person displayed on her bracelet's small screen. He stared, momentarily taken aback.
Meanwhile, the young man on the screen manipulated the controls to project his image. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Romani Archaman. I am..."
"Solomon." Shiro...
2023-11-03 02:12:36 +0000 UTC
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But the young man didn't pay attention to such trivial matters; he completely ignored the coffee stain on his trousers. His eyes widened, peering through some sort of terminal, while he meticulously observed Mash, who was situated in a completely different world.
"Ah... Thank goodness. We've finally established contact, Mash!" he sighed in relief. Despite his evident exhaustion, a sincere smile graced his lips. "We've been trying to reach you ever since your distress signal came through...
2023-11-02 03:18:15 +0000 UTC
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Inside the King's Game...
The petite knight rode her warhorse, looking down at the heavily encircled Saber and her dwindling troops.
"You've lost, Mother," she smiled at her.
Saber looked distressed as she glanced at the soldiers and knights around Mordred. Those faces—once loyal to her—now stared back with indifference.
The unsettling feeling was unbearable.
It had only been three months into the King's Game, and she was losing—badly.
From the first ...
2023-11-02 03:18:03 +0000 UTC
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As he watched Jeanne's expression turn gloomy while she spoke with the homunculi, Shirou couldn't help but smile and shake his head, feeling the tension leaving him completely.
Good thing Jeanne's the one who showed up, who else among the Heroic Spirits would be this patient with a homunculus?
Jeanne caught sight of Shirou and exclaimed, "Eterna—Assassin!"
She'd almost referred to him as the "Eternal King" but caught herself, mindful of keeping his true identity a secret.<...
2023-11-01 01:39:01 +0000 UTC
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As he absorbed them, a significant surge in magical energy flooded through his body, even channeling some benefits to Mash through their connection.
However, her complexion grew even paler.
Shirou walked over to her, a wry smile on his face. "What's wrong? Did I manage to gross you out?"
"It's not that, it's just...I don't know," Mash hesitated, searching for the right words.
She wanted to express her discomfort, and he sensed it.
"You don't have to hold back aro...
2023-10-31 02:06:34 +0000 UTC
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The Red Caster looked on in disbelief at the surreal spectacle before him.
Initially, the largest creatures in the city had been his own nine monsters.
But now, the Black Assassin had transformed into a colossal mud giant, towering at around sixty meters in height!
And considering the giant's form...
Could it be that Assassin had also learned some forbidden knowledge from the evil gods?
But which evil god would manifest in the form of black mud?
Red Caster ...
2023-10-31 02:06:23 +0000 UTC
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"Hmm?"
Leaving behind the Black Faction, Jeanne, who was now headed toward the Red Faction, suddenly looked troubled.
"What's wrong, Miss Jeanne?" Leticia asked.
"I'm not sure, but I have this unsettling sense of foreboding that feels strangely familiar," Jeanne replied, her brow furrowed.
"Unsettling and strangely familiar?"
"Yes," Jeanne nodded, her face tinged with unease. "I felt the same eerie sensation before I was put on trial."
"Do you want to take ...
2023-10-30 03:51:22 +0000 UTC
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