The End of the Lostbelt / The Goddess's Mansion
"Damn it, I'll take full responsibility for all the sins, so don't bother me now."
The Buddha's body and karmic body revealed his inner thoughts, and he understood that for humans with a lifespan of only thirty-odd years, the more distant future and longer lifespans were all empty talk.
Their lives have already been denied, but Liaochen will not use so-called "righteousness" to silence these people.
He bears all the blame for his own merits and demerits. If all beings Become Buddha, he will be the last to reach the Other Shore. If there is still one person in the world who cannot Become Buddha, then what does it matter if he is eternally condemned to Avici Hell?
So...
"Damn it, Heavenly Wheel Saint King, move!"
With their Buddha body and karmic body exerting their power simultaneously, the two of them acted like a dual-core perpetual motion machine, continuously replenishing the Heavenly Wheel Saint King's Mana.
As energy was replenished, the pointer of the Heavenly Wheel Saint King began to rotate, eventually reversing the world.
However, before resetting the world, Liaochen removed one of the Heavenly Wheel Saint King's pointers and shot it at Artoria. Artoria did not dodge this "attack" but silently endured it.
Without making a sound, the moment Artoria was pierced by the Heavenly Saint King, she was split in two, turning from one person into two.
This is the method to ensure the existence of both Artoria: by separating the two with the Heavenly Wheel Saint King, the survival of both is guaranteed.
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Has the world changed?
In 5th-century Britain, a young woman pulls the Sword in the Stone and embarks on a journey to become a queen, during which she encounters trustworthy friends and ministers.
In this era, a princess uses Artificial Human technology to create powerful Knight to fight against King Arthur. However, when her children come into contact with King Arthur, she does not stop them. She vaguely senses something and begins to make contact with this man who should be her mortal enemy.
In this era, a king is lonely and isolated. No one understands his heart. He loves this land but is regarded as Traitors. Until he is old and frail, he finally finds someone who can be called a comrade-in-arms. In the end, they embark on a battlefield where they can entrust their lives to each other.
At the same time, two shadows that do not belong to this era walk on the earth.
They witnessed the gathering at the Round Table, the glory of the Holy Tree, the final rainy night, and the prosperity of Camelot at its peak.
"Is this the fate you wish to change, Artoria?"
Fujimaru Kyoya looked at Artoria. After that simulation ended, his understanding of Britain was almost zero. This was a good opportunity for the two of them to look at it again.
After King Arthur and Guinevere's marriage, it became impossible for them to hide her true identity as women, which also provided Artoria with the opportunity to reveal her identity to the Knights of the Round Table.
One by one, the Knights of the Round Table learned that Artoria was a woman. Although deeply shocked, they remained loyal, even after learning that the Age of Gods in Britain was about to fade away, until...
"King Arthur did not understand human nature."
The first Knights of the Round Table has departed. Tristan was not the strongest Knight of the Round Table, but Knight was the most sentimental.
He could not accept King Arthur's plan to pin all the blame on the king and let Mordred gain everything; he could not accept such a thing.
This was his assessment of King Arthur; he didn't understand why King Arthur made such a choice, and could only offer the answer of "not understanding human nature."
Clearly, his departure was just the beginning; gradually, many Knight followed in his footsteps and left.
Even so, the inner workings of the Round Table remained unstable. Tristan's idea was not unique; even Mordred, the biggest beneficiary, thought the same way.
Soon, King Arthur's second plan arrived.
"Your Majesty, why are you like this?"
Lancelot did not understand what King Arthur was doing; this act of putting a hat on his own head was undoubtedly an insult to the entire nation.
"Sir Lancelot, I understand your affection for the Princess. The difference in your status prevents you from expressing it, but that's alright. This is an opportunity I'm giving you."
King Arthur plans to organize a raid to catch Lancelot and Guinevere in the act. When Lancelot and Guinevere are having an affair, Agravain will lead his Knight to catch them in the act. To create a bigger conflict, Lancelot might even "severely injure" Gareth, and finally escape to his homeland with the queen.
This Knight and queen drama is nothing more than King Arthur copying Diarmuid's story. Nobody cares about its authenticity; all King Arthur wanted to do was conscript soldiers and increase taxes.
At this time, food supplies in Britain had become a major problem. With such heavy taxes, if they won the war, things would be fine, but if they lost, King Arthur's image would no longer be perfect.
Will King Arthur win?
Of course we'll lose; that was predetermined in the initial script.
"You've hurt a lot of people by doing this."
"I know, but I was too greedy back then. I really just wanted to change everything by myself."
Looking at her own indifferent self and the expressions of the Knights of the Round Table, Artoria felt a pang of heartache. This was a problem she only realized after changing her perspective; she had truly hurt her Knight.
Therefore, the Knight ' "rebellion" occurred.
Led by Mordred, a conspiracy among the Knights of the Round Table began to brew when King Arthur left Camelot.
King Arthur, who had returned defeated, would be overthrown by overwhelming public opinion, Mordred would become the new perfect king, leading the Celts and Anglo-Saxons together.
However, the rebellion broke out prematurely, and Mordred revealed her "cruel" side. Countless Knights of the Round Table were "defeated" by Mordred, and she ruled Britain with absolute fear.
As for "Avalon," which represents invincible defense, King Arthur deliberately didn't carry it with him, since who the hell could defeat him with that thing on his person?
This is the Battle of Camlann that Artoria experienced.
"Mordred, why did you do this? I've given you everything I could."
King Arthur roared in anger. She couldn't understand why her daughter, whom she had given everything for, would commit such an incomprehensible act as rebellion.
"I don't want those things. I just don't want my father to be seen as a tyrant in history."
No one had bad intentions, yet the final outcome was one that no one wanted to see.
The Knights of the Round Table's "rebellion" succeeded. Even though Camelot was destroyed, Britain still existed, and King Arthur remained in legend as a perfect ruler. Every Britain believed that when Britain was in danger, she would return from Avalon riding a white horse like lightning.
Tears streamed down Artoria's face; it turned out she had become so stubborn and self-willed in the later stages.
"Although it's an imperfect ending, would you like to take a look at Britain today... Britain today?"
Fujimaru Kyoya extended an invitation, saying that regardless of whether Artoria still wanted to change the future, she should at least witness what the future looked like now.
"..."
Artoria did not answer, but simply took Fujimaru Kyoya's hand, and then the two of them returned from the endless Parallel World they had traversed through time.
Also in Avalon, Fujimaru Kyoya and Artoria, upon their return, looked at the scenery before them, clearly feeling only relaxation.
Put aside the heavy matter of the birth and death of a world, and just enjoy the moment.
Let's go get some barbecue.
"OK."
No one asked Fujimaru Kyoya that Lostbelt, but judging from the massive mobilization of Mana beforehand, it was clearly a battle far beyond everyone's imagination.
As for this suddenly appearing Artoria... wait, there are two Artoria now.
Thinking of Artoria's appetite, Fujimaru Kyoya touched the black card he had gotten from Shinji Matou in his pocket, and only then did he feel relieved.
All expenses were paid by Prince Matou.
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Fujimaru Kyoya had originally planned to max Shinji Matou's black card to feed these gluttons, but when the topic of food came up, it Rongomyniad made the suggestion.
"Since you're going to eat, how about we go to my place?"
This surprised Fujimaru Kyoya a bit. This Goddess who walked on the earth shouldn't need a house or anything like that, and then he realized where the Goddess's home was.
"Isn't this Buckingham Palace?"
Under Rongomyniad's leadership, the Buckingham Palace guards dared not stop him; a single order was given to prepare a banquet to the standards of a state dinner.
"After all, our group has a special status. If we go to an ordinary restaurant, trouble is bound to happen. Although we are not afraid of causing trouble, we can't let those things ruin our mood right now, can we?"
Since Rongomyniad was using Artoria's body, he naturally couldn't do anything to tarnish King Arthur's name, and over the years he had been quite accommodating to Britain.
Furthermore, considering the pact between Artoria and the Anglo-Saxons a thousand years ago, even the current Queen of the United Kingdom wouldn't dare to be disrespectful to this ancestor before her.
After all, the right to make claims was granted by the other party.
But speaking of the Queen of the United Kingdom...
Fujimaru Kyoya looked at the old woman holding a camera beside him, clearly very excited about the sudden appearance of so Artoria faces, and almost dropped the camera.
As for the man standing to the side Fujimaru Kyoya didn't recognize him, but hearing him say things like "How can there be a prince who lives for sixty years?", he was probably already possessed.
He's so old, yet he still wants to be king? Be careful, the old woman might follow in the footsteps of Zhu Yuanzhang and pass the throne to her grandson, then he'll be delighted.
However, the current situation is indeed not suitable for going to regular Michelin or Black Pearl restaurants.
One and a half Magus, a Goddess, King Arthur, a descendant of Jesus, a Clock Tower Lord, a tomb keeper of King Arthur... If Merlin didn't need to eat, he probably would have come along too.
Thinking about it this way, Buckingham Palace truly befits their status.
As night fell, Buckingham Palace began to bustle with activity. Although the number of guests was small, the chefs felt the pressure was no less than that of any state banquet.
With Rongomyniad possessing Artoria's body, plus the original Artoria, the chefs exhausted all their efforts to satisfy the two kings' appetites.
"Although it's Britain cuisine, it's still edible."
The Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg dislikes staying in the Clock Tower, and there are obviously other considerations, such as... Stargazy Pie causing him mental harm.
However, this was Buckingham Palace after all, and the chefs couldn't very well serve pig feed to the royals, so he didn't refuse to come and freeload a meal.
Now that he'd had his fill of food and drink, he was going back to watch Magic girls. Before Magic girls became a high-risk profession in 2004, he was determined to watch as many as he could.
"Wait, you still haven't told me where the Aozaki Sisters are."
Although Fujimaru Kyoya spends other people's money, he's not a spendthrift.
Artoria, Rongomyniad, and Chris go without saying. The main reason for inviting Grea was to apologize for what Morgan did back then, since he did not obtain her consent to use Magecraft to change her appearance.
As for Lord El-Melloi II, he is investing in the future. Tohsaka Rin will be going to the Clock Tower for further studies in the future, so building a good relationship with this famous teacher now is definitely not a losing proposition.
"Hmph~ Are you waiting for me here?"
Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg didn't leave immediately. After all, Fujimaru Kyoya had previously resolved a Lostbelt, which meant Chaldea would face one less Lostbelt in the future and added some possibilities to the Pan-Human History. He wouldn't refuse such an achievement.
Even if Fujimaru Kyoya invite him to dinner, he would still help out, let alone get a free meal.
"The two sisters from the Aozaki Family are visiting a friend at the Clock Tower. You can find them with just a little inquiry; you won't need my help at all. As for the Holy Grail, you'll have to figure that out yourself."
The Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg left after saying this.
The first part is easy to understand; with Lord El-Melloi II's connections, finding out about someone at the Clock Tower wouldn't be difficult. But the problem lies in the second half of the sentence.
"The Holy Grail? I've really left myself a difficult problem."
Fujimaru Kyoya recalled that he had absorbed the Black Mud to purify Holy Grail, which made it possible to grant wishes again. Sixty years later, the Holy Grail War would begin once more, and at that time...
We'll talk about it when the time comes.
Fujimaru Kyoya was done for anyway. After experiencing that Britain and all that mess about saving the world, the Holy Grail was nothing special to him anymore.
After all, those things wouldn't happen for another sixty years, giving Fujimaru Kyoya plenty of time to prepare. Besides, that guy, Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg, is still alive and kicking after a thousand years, and Aozaki Aoko, despite her age, looks as young as a high school girl. It seems Fujimaru Kyoya himself will live a long time.
Even an incomplete First Magic is still First Magic; don't underestimate Magic.
Moreover, Fujimaru Kyoya already possessed Servant- level combat power at this time. Even if he didn't experience a single simulation after sixty years, he could still crush those younger generation through training alone.
Compared to these things Fujimaru Kyoya was more concerned about the present.
"I'm stuffed."
Artoria and Rongomyniad put down their Knife and Fork. If one ignored the mountain of plates piled up beside them, their meal would have been described as "elegant." But they were full.
Fujimaru Kyoya once said that the three major human desires are "appetite, sexual desire, and sleep desire".
This wasn't the time to sleep, and they were full. The problem now was...
"You two seem to know each other quite well."
Artoria took the initiative to ask a question. She looked at the Goddess occupying her body, and the magnificent oppressive feeling made her feel inexplicably cold. At the same time, she glanced at Chris, and the girl's eyes were obviously not right.
"Ah, this... it is indeed very familiar."
Fujimaru Kyoya looked at the familiar scene before him, the pressure became even more pronounced, now with one more person present than before.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Kyo's fiancée, Chris."
Chris had clearly learned from her previous mistake, and immediately tried to assert herself, which made Artoria look at her with a dangerous gaze.
After all, as Lloyd's best friend, she knew him all too well.
Although this guy is full of dirty tricks, he is essentially still an innocent young man who is completely unable to resist the temptation of women. As his good brother, Artoria decides to help Fujimaru Kyoya an eye on things.