"Miss Artoria."
As the mellow, rustic bell rang across Britain, Gareth, busy in Londinium, raised her head and looked toward Orkney. At the same time, many of the Goblins who heard the bell also turned in Orkney's direction.
"The trip back was pretty easy." Perhaps because the Pilgrimage Bells had rung from time to time, Orkney's environment seemed to have improved somewhat. The resentment in the air appeared to have faded.
"Next, we'll head to Edinburgh and find Knocknaree." After returning to the Cape of the End by ship, Da Vinci immediately spoke up.
"This time, we won't get kicked out like last time, right?" Muramasa asked worriedly.
"Artoria has become the leader of the Round Table Army now, and four Pilgrimage Bells have rung. Besides, Artoria and Knocknaree seem to be old acquaintances. We should be able to negotiate with her now, right, Artoria?" Da Vinci looked toward Castoria, who stood nearby with her head lowered in silence. After ringing this bell, something about her seemed strange. Every previous time she had rung a bell, Castoria had been delighted by the surge in her magical energy. But this time, she had remained silent ever since.
"Huh? This is the Ashen Coast." Brought back to herself by Da Vinci's words, Castoria looked around in surprise, as though she had no idea why she was here. The so-called Ashen Coast was actually the Cape of the End, merely under a different name.
"What's wrong? What are you thinking about?" Sensing that something was off with Castoria, Ritsuka immediately asked.
"Right, we're back. Sorry, I spaced out for a moment. Did the bell ring? Did anything change about me?" Castoria asked awkwardly.
"Artoria, are you all right?" Muramasa looked at Castoria with concern. She appeared to have completely forgotten what she herself