"Come forth, Gate of Babylon."
As Mash and the others prepared to head toward the center of town, Naruto activated the Gate of Babylon. A vast number of Noble Phantasms emerged from the space behind him, slaughtering the Monsters rampaging through the city. With his intervention, many of the samurai in the streets were freed up to begin rescuing people.
"Priest." As Mash, Ritsuka, and the others approached Tsuchi Castle, they encountered a familiar figure—the missionary Ritsuka had met before, King of the Cavern. In this world, however, he called himself a priest.
"Master of Chaldea, be careful not to confuse the people in the dream with everyone else. Kiyohime is currently inside Tsuchi Castle."
Though Shen Fei did not understand everything King of the Cavern said, he understood part of it—the matter concerning the sorcerer and the princess Kiyohime. If the curse the enemy was using succeeded, it would not only destroy this world, but also implicate the world where Chaldea was located.
It was a curse that could affect other parallel worlds. He also revealed the sorcerer's origins: like Miyamoto Musashi, he was someone from another world. After saying that, the priest left.
"This King of the Cavern is really impressive. Ritsuka has had plenty of good food thanks to his help." Shen Fei did not know exactly how Ritsuka had met King of the Cavern, but he had helped her enormously along the way. He had appeared in the Final Singularity, the Shinjuku Singularity, and here as well. From his words, it seemed he retained memories of those worlds. He was a Servant no less mysterious than Sherlock Holmes.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
After King of the Cavern left, the group immediately arrived before the gates of Tsuchi Castle. They then heard something like the heartbeat of a