“Looks like we made it just in time. Dr. Roman nearly overheated the communicator.”
Sakura landed behind Mordred, turned slightly, and greeted Caren with a smile.
“I was worried we wouldn’t last that long.” Caren freed up a hand and cast healing Magecraft on Hassan of the Cursed Arm.
After entering the mountains, the sand vehicles were no longer usable, so they had to follow Chaldea’s guidance and advance swiftly toward the coordinates of the Round Table Fortress...
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The Round Table Fortress had only one main gate, used to deploy the army of Enforcement Knights. But that didn’t mean breaching the front gate was the only way in.
Agravain had judged correctly—Scáthach’s large-scale assault was just a feint. Taking advantage of the late-night darkness, Caren led Bedivere and Hassan of the Eastern Village, scaling the fortress walls from the mountainside using grappling hooks.
Bedivere had initially objected to Caren accompanying them on th...
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The explosion hit the main gate of the Round Table Fortress.
When Lancelot arrived with his forces at this forward base, he was stunned to find that the once crude and ruined eastern village atop the mountain had transformed overnight into a fortress rivaling the Holy City.
No—it could only be described as a compact version of Camelot.
Massive walls, nearly impossible to construct in mountainous terrain, now stood firm at the perilous pass leading into the village, all sea...
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Leaving the lifeless wilderness behind, they entered the winding, rugged mountain range.
In the southern part of the mountains, near the desert, the Holy City had established a Round Table Fortress—a forward base for the campaign against the mountain people.
The Lion King, traveling alongside Shiomi, deliberately avoided the fortress.
The steep and treacherous path forced them to dismount and continue on foot. From atop a cliff, they could see a large number of Enforcement...
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“They’re already as good as dead. Even if I go easy on them, all it does is let them linger in that state a little longer.”
After driving off the ghouls, Shiomi returned to the warhorse.
They had swarmed him like beasts catching the scent of fresh meat, shouting those very words, but he had beaten them back with his crimson spear.
It was clear they could still feel pain. Shiomi had chosen to strike with the spear’s shaft rather than run them through—an unexpectedly...
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Although the Lion King had agreed to leave Camelot with Shiomi and personally witness the humans living in this Singularity, up to now, it had been difficult to read any expression from her face.
Still, she offered some information about this Singularity.
For instance, at the heart of the desert lay the territory of the Sun King. To the northwest of the Holy City were impassable mountains, where villages of the Mountain People still remained. Under the Lion King's Rhongomyniad, th...
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Meanwhile, far away in the desert, another battle was still underway.
Mordred had insisted the Enforcement Knights stay out of the fight, choosing to face the overwhelming odds alone—one against four.
Mash's shield, Gray’s crimson spear, Sakura’s Imaginary Number Magecraft, and Ritsuka’s support and healing.
It was clear this wasn’t their first time fighting together. Their coordination was seamless.
Pure brute force alone was no longer enough for Mordred to ...
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The Holy City of Camelot stood on what was once Jerusalem.
Around the pristine White Wall City, remnants of old urban structures remained—home now to the displaced, the desperate, the ones who had nowhere else to go.
Shiomi and the Lion King reappeared atop the roof of a derelict building in that very zone.
To people struggling with hunger and thirst, uncertain if they’d live to see another day, the workings of Magecraft went completely unnoticed.
“It’s... real...
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Feeling something warm brush against his cheek, Tenkei Shiomi stirred from his sleep and slowly opened his eyes.
In the haze of his still-blurred vision, he thought he saw Morgan’s face. Instinctively, he reached up and grasped whatever was near his cheek.
It was a hand—extended toward him.
When did she get here? He should still be trapped in Camelot...
As his mind sharpened, Shiomi’s eyes flew open—and met the gaze of the Lion King, her eyes the color of perid...
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Originally, Ritsuka and the others had made a pact with Sakura: if the negotiations broke down, the moment she drew her wand, they would immediately prepare to support her in battle.
Even though the enemy included Enforcement Knights, as long as they prioritized retreat and defense, it wouldn't be impossible to hold them off.
But before Gray and Mash could charge in, Sakura had already repelled Mordred’s first attack.
“Sakura is amazing,” Gray said, a little stunned.
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Mordred, the only one absent from the Round Table meeting, was currently leaving the wilderness and heading into the desert.
She had heard from Agravain that within this desert lay the Atlas Institute—once a major stronghold of human Magus. Though it now stood deserted, it was likely that Chaldea would investigate the place.
“I didn’t expect Lancelot to secretly shelter those refugees who escaped the Holy Punishment. What a soft-hearted man!” Mordred said, riding on horseb...
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The Lion King's order to rotate the garrison had caught Lancelot off guard, but he completed the handover with Mordred without complaint.
However, shortly after setting out with his forces, a messenger from the Holy City arrived with instructions—he was to return to Camelot immediately.
This time, the command didn’t come from the Lion King, but from Agravain, her adjutant.
Whether it was to report back to the Holy City or because the Lion King had issued new orders, Lanc...
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Through meditation, the Lion King had been watching Shiomi’s battle the entire time—from night to day, then from day back to night.
A full day and night had passed.
Neither Shiomi nor the Usurper King was aware of this, let alone that the Lion King had been standing silently on the battlefield, observing the fight as it edged toward its bleak end.
This was both the Lion King’s recollection and the reality she had shaped.
The battle Tenkei Shiomi now faced was aga...
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No matter what that power truly was, its source was clear—Vortigern, the Usurper King, the embodiment of the entire island of Britannia.
Shiomi took the full brunt of the mana torrent unleashed by the White Dragon. He could feel his skin and flesh being stripped away, layer by layer, until even his bones were exposed.
It seemed Vortigern’s intent was to burn him down to ashes.
And Shiomi didn’t know—if he truly were reduced to ash—whether he’d be able to recover ...
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As the valley where the battle against the Sword Emperor had raged faded into nothingness, open plains reclaimed the field. Then came the storm—thunderous black clouds, summoned by the roar of a demon dragon, blotting out the sky as they smashed through city walls and the royal palace.
From the heart of the storm emerged the massive form of a white dragon. Its jaws gaped wide, devouring weapons, corpses, and shattered debris from the fortresses it had destroyed.
Alone, Tenkei Sh...
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“Mordred has already been eliminated...”
Within the royal palace of the Holy City, the Lion King muttered softly from atop the throne.
In the solemn stillness of the chamber, even such a faint voice reached the ears of the gathered Knights of the Round Table.
Agravain, the king’s aide, along with Gawain and Tristan—tasked with Camelot’s defense—instinctively turned to face their ruler. They assumed the Lion King had either foreseen something or learned of news no...
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Then, Tri-Hermes projected Tenkei Shiomi’s records for everyone to see.
"According to the Atlas Institute's data, Tenkei Shiomi first became active in the world of Magus—or rather, first came into public view—in the early 1980s. He suddenly appeared at the Clock Tower one day, with a flawless registered Magus identity, and was assigned to the Sealing Designation Division,” Holmes explained, glancing at the group. “As you've likely noticed, there are no records of Tenkei Shiomi...
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At the heart of the Atlas Institute lay a vast underground cavern, large enough to rival a city, with a simulated blue sky overhead.
Everything necessary for human life was present here. Even with the artificial sky, the apprentices of the Atlas Institute were able to maintain their physical and mental well-being and continue their research uninterrupted.
Towering beneath this sky stood the Institute’s greatest record-keeping device—the Pseudo-Spiritron Calculation Engine, Tri...
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Just as Morgan had predicted, Sakura, Ritsuka, Gray, and Mash traveled north through the Ozymandias territory in a sand buggy. Using the coordinates Chaldea had on the Atlas Institute, they searched the desert and, after a skirmish with monsters, suddenly fell into a massive pit.
Beneath the pit was an underground facility. They were now in a corridor.
They had reached the Atlas Institute—only to find someone had arrived before them.
His name was Sherlock Holmes.
He ...
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In the wilderness northwest of Camelot...
Morgan and her group were leading the surviving refugees who had escaped the “Holy Punishment” toward the deep mountains in that direction.
Although Shiomi had acted immediately at the time, the Enforcement Knights struck first. Under a storm of arrows, even though some managed to flee through the main gate, most of the refugees were still killed.
According to Nitocris’s intel, the area ahead was inhabited by the mountain peopl...
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Darkness completely engulfed him—then receded.
Shiomi found himself seated in the middle of an open field.
The land had become a battlefield, corpses strewn in every direction. The wind that blew carried the thick stench of blood.
The setting sun dyed the landscape a deep crimson, making the already grim scene even more harrowing. It reminded Shiomi of the final battle at the North American Singularity.
But this place... it was even more brutal. The forces on both si...
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The Command Spell was originally a special crest designed by Makiri Zolgen for the Holy Grail War ritual in Fuyuki, created to give Masters control over their summoned Servants. It symbolized the Master’s absolute authority. While Servants with Magic Resistance could resist one Command Spell, only a few could withstand two.
After the Fourth Holy Grail War ended, Shiomi formed a new contract with Morgan, severing ties with the Grail War system—meaning Command Spells were no longer pa...
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The clouds drifted as the light of the Nightless Sun spilled across the sky.
Shiomi looked up, surprised to see Morgan’s face softened by a gentle smile.
“I came to pick you up, just as promised, my husband.” She reached out her hand.
Shiomi instinctively moved to take it, but the next moment, his wrist—bound in golden shackles—was seized by a hand clad in silver armor.
“I told you, there’s no need for you to go back.” The Lion King hadn’t left. Her m...
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When a pure white, immaculate city appeared overnight on the war-torn land, those who had suffered through endless conflict saw it as a heaven on earth.
To enter that city, one had to undergo the "Holy Selection"—and the ones performing the ceremony were none other than the legendary Knights of the Round Table.
The refugees, unaware of the truth, didn’t realize that the “Holy Selection” was a ritual where only a select few would be chosen and allowed inside.
The rest...
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Camelot, within the royal city—Lion King's bedchamber.
“What are you looking at?”
Shiomi, seated motionless on a bench, was studying the Singularity map when he heard the Lion King's voice. His eyes didn’t leave the map.
“The map,” he replied.
“Most of this Singularity has been swallowed by the desert. My forces cannot fully penetrate it. But that doesn’t matter,” the Lion King said, standing before the map and gazing at its contents. “In the end, t...
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The next day, aside from Olga Marie—who stayed behind under Nitocris’s care to prepare her Magecraft using the divine-era territory granted by the Sun King—the rest of the group split into two teams and set off in different directions, just as they had discussed the night before in the bathhouse.
The vehicle originally used for traversing the desert was left to the team heading for the Atlas Institute. Additionally, Scáthach handed Gray a spear.
Since there was no guarantee...
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Gray’s weapon and first friend—Add.
It’s actually a seal placed on the shadow of the Holy Lance, and its name is derived from the final syllables of Rhongomyniad. At its core lies a replica of “Logos React,” one of the Seven Great Weapons of the Atlas Institute.
However, the one who actually completed Add’s construction was the witch Morgan le Fay. She used Kay, the knight least devoted to King Arthur among the Round Table, as the template for its personality.
On...
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The domain of the Sun King.
Under Nitocris's guidance, the Chaldea group—now without Tenkei Shiomi—traveled to the territory of the Sun King, Ozymandias, where they uncovered a critical truth.
The Holy Grail of this Singularity was already in the Sun King's possession. However, he had no intention of using it. He had seized it from the Crusaders who once fought for control over the Holy City of Jerusalem in this land.
As such, he was not the mastermind behind this Singul...
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“I am no longer the Master of Chaldea, Assistant Agravain.”
Shiomi responded with a mocking tone to Agravain’s reprimanding words.
Regardless of his actual authority, Shiomi was now, without a doubt, the Lion King’s “Master.” The knights couldn’t understand why their king would lower herself in such a way, but they still adhered strictly to their roles and didn’t try to overstep by offering persuasion.
After all, they had already pledged their loyalty with bl...
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Holy City.
Shiomi and Mordred ascended the steps leading to the palace's main gate. With each step, Shiomi’s injuries slowly healed. Though the two events were unrelated, in Mordred’s eyes, it looked like he was ascending some divine stairway.
“So, you're saying the Knights of the Round Table under the Lion King—it's just you now?” Shiomi asked.
“That's right.” Mordred nodded.
She paused for a moment before deciding to share more. After all, if he hadn’...
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