Magician in Type-Moon

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"Around the mortar of stars, the celestial hell is the end of the eve of creation!"

The vivid incantation echoed once again in the ears of the Chaldeans.

No one expected that the biggest crisis on this journey would come from Gilgamesh, who had once risked his life to protect Fujimaru Ritsuka.

The distorted air burst.

The released pressure tears the surrounding space, creating fissures that suck in the void within the crevice, turning the world itself upside down.

This time, the sword was not drawn hastily.

Light surged forth!

Everything is happening!

Extreme wind pressure carries a sharp blade, and the promised radiance overflows; both are rushing forward.

A blinding light rose from the ground, and as the battlefield singularity, the point of explosion, magic intertwined, space shattered, compressed, and collapsed, and an unstable storm descended once more.

The singularity exploded with a deafening roar, as if recreating the historical record of the universe's explosion at the beginning of creation.

Who would have thought that this scene was caused by two heroic spirits swinging their swords once?

The Star Holy Sword in its incompletely unleashed state is not even in the same league as the Heaven-Opening Sword.

The space torn apart by the cracks, the magic of nothingness once again erodes the world.

The gravelly earth cracked open like clay, and the sky and clouds were torn apart once again.

The torrent of light had long since run out of steam, and it was only thanks to Artoria's continuous output of magic that the counterforce was barely kept in balance.

Gilgamesh didn't care, and simply increased the release of magic power.

Seeing that she was no match for him, Fujimaru Ritsuka decisively used a Command Spell.

Mash's spirit-origin exoskeleton armor, Ortenaus, once again gathered magical power and channeled it into the round table shield (Aossa's dining table).

The distant city of Chalk, the eternally unconquered city of Camelot, once again shines upon Artoria with the glory of the holy city.

A burst of white light enveloped the entire battlefield, overwhelming everyone's vision in that instant.

When the light faded, Gilgamesh had already sheathed his Noble Phantasm, seemingly indicating he had no intention of fighting further.

Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu were both panting heavily.

Chaldea's first battle on this journey ended in a crushing defeat.

Just as Gilgamesh turned around, preparing to dissipate into spirit particles...

Fujimaru Ritsuka finally couldn't hold back any longer.

He asked Gilgamesh:

"why?"

The figure, which was about to dissipate into spiritual particles, paused.

"Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!"

He was amused again, just like when Chaldea offered to help him defeat the Three Goddess Alliance.

He was laughing so hard it was like in the royal palace logbook—the king was laughing so hard his abs were cramping.

Like a teenage girl who is easily amused.

The laughter gradually subsided, and the golden gauntlets brushed away the dust that clung to his body, with swirling light surrounding him.

He seemed to be thinking about how to answer the question.

He could have used the same words he used when they first met, "I just intend to use a battle to test your authenticity," to gloss over the matter.

But a king is a king after all; he would rather be misunderstood by the people than do something to deceive them.

"You magicians from the observatory, your goal is to reclaim the Holy Grail here, isn't it? Just like back in Uruk."

“Yes, if the Holy Grail cannot be retrieved from this era, humanity will collapse.” Fujimaru Ritsuka said the same words as before.

But this time Gilgamesh did not shock everyone by taking the Holy Grail out of the treasury.

He simply said:

"Although I originally only treated this world as a game, if it had been two days earlier, it wouldn't have been impossible to hand over the Holy Grail to you, after all, you were also meritorious contributors to the protection of Uruk."

"But unfortunately, I too have begun to develop a fighting spirit to win this game and to retrieve the treasures I left behind in the mortal realm."

"Then, as a Servant participating in this Holy Grail War, isn't it justifiable for me to regard you as enemies and eliminate you?"

"Stop saying stupid things like 'Please give us the Holy Grail'."

With a mouth that was thirty-seven degrees open, he uttered words as cold as ice, and before Fujimaru Ritsuka could ask him any further questions, he transformed into a spirit and left the place.

This is indeed true, but Gilgamesh still concealed some information that no one knew.

After this farce, no one had the will to continue the duel.

Artoria only glanced at the shield Mash was holding before obeying Kiritsugu Emiya's orders and leaving the area.

"Are you members of Chaldea? I didn't expect that plan to have already been implemented."

Just as everyone was feeling down, they were once again stunned by the beautiful young woman beside them, who had red hair that looked like burning flames and appeared to be a sensitive and noble young lady.

Leonardo da Vinci and Sherlock Holmes also planned to have Fujimaru Ritsuka use the same rhetoric El-Melloi II had previously employed to deceive the magician from the Clock Tower.

But to their surprise, the topic was brought up at this moment, and they even said some things that the others couldn't understand.

What do you mean by "this plan has already begun to be implemented"?

Why would Kenneth's fiancée know about this?

Little Da Vinci immediately influenced Ritsuka through Fujimaru Ritsuka's watch, urging him to react quickly and extract some useful information.

"Ah, yes, Miss Solau, how did you know about us?" Ritsuka scratched her head and said somewhat awkwardly.

“Kenneth told me about this plan, saying that the monarch of Animusfia had invited him to participate in it.”

"?!!!"

What's going on?

Although in another Fuyuki singularity they deceived Kenneth by saying that Chaldea was an organization established by Kenneth afterward, it was ultimately just rhetoric.

But here, the lie is about to come true?

Ignoring the surprised expressions on the Chaldeans' faces.

Sorawu continued:

"However, Kenneth ultimately declined the offer, saying he would decide whether to participate after the Holy Grail War was over."

Hearing this, the Chaldea members finally calmed down.

"Where is Lord Kenneth right now?" This time it was Mash who asked casually.

After all, for the Chaldeans, Kenneth, whom they had already dealt with and whose existence was documented, was easier to "deal with".

But the atmosphere suddenly fell silent.

Inside the imaginary submarine of Shadow Border, Leonardo da Vinci couldn't help but facepalm once again.

Because anyone could see that Mashu said something inappropriate.

The silence was finally broken by Lancer, who hadn't said a word until now.

"Master Kenneth has perished in this Holy Grail War..."

Chapter 148 Fufu!

Kenneth is dead.

This was something the Chaldeans hadn't expected.

This was especially strange when they learned that the Holy Grail War had already reached its fourth day.

If the Holy Grail War itself was the cause of the problem, then the point at which the Chaldean spirits traveled through time should have been at the very beginning of the Holy Grail War.

But now it's already the fourth day, and for the Holy Grail War, half the time has already passed.

This means that the problem with this "singularity" is not related to the Holy Grail War.

Then all the previously prepared plans would have to be scrapped and started over.

As everyone sighed, Leonardo da Vinci stepped forward and said:

"Although the old methods are no longer applicable, they can still provide us with a lot of informational assistance, can't they? Besides, isn't your primary task right now to establish a base? Fujimaru-kun?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was called out, gave an awkward smile, realizing that she had indeed forgotten the important matter of establishing a base in advance because of the fight just now.

That's a huge mistake!

However, the spiritual veins of Fuyuki seem to be lands strictly managed and protected by the Tohsaka family, with barriers set up around them to protect them.

That robust and simple technique makes it difficult for people to find an opportunity to exploit it.

How did we do it last time...?

Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't quite remember... not that she couldn't remember, but she was a little embarrassed, after all...

"It's about destroying the key stone set up by the magician and seizing control of the spiritual vein! Senior!"

Mashu told Fujimaru Ritsuka about this "evil" thing.

It is called an "evil" thing because if the key stone is destroyed, this spiritual vein will become chaotic, making the already poor Tohsaka family even poorer.

Fujimaru Ritsuka's assessment at the time was that he would eventually suffer great retribution.

Back then, there was El-Melloi II to take the blame, but I never expected that I would have to do something like this myself now.

Sorry! Tohsaka-san from the future!

Chaldea's records contain information about the location of the Fuyuki Spirit Vein Stone, a piece of information that also comes from El-Melloi II.

After a series of busy efforts, the base was finally set up.

They were still on guard against an attack from the head of the Tohsaka family, but after being informed by Solau, the Chaldea members learned that the head of the Tohsaka family, Tokiomi Tohsaka, had also perished in the Holy Grail War.

Upon hearing news of the deaths of one magician after another who had participated in the Holy Grail War, Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly realized something ominous—how many of the Heroic Spirits in this Holy Grail War were still alive?