"An even greater calamity than the King of Magecraft...?"
Artoria's words left everyone stunned.
That included Artoria [Alter] and Mashu.
Luo Zhen was likewise taken aback. Then, as though he had understood something, his pupils narrowed.
Artoria clearly noticed his reaction.
"That's right. Just as you thought, the Seventh Singularity contains an enemy even more powerful than the King of Magecraft."
Artoria revealed the shocking truth.
"The King of Magecraft created seven 'Holy Grails' as the foundation for disrupting the Human Order."
Artoria's voice slowly spread through the room.
"Six of those 'Holy Grails' were entrusted to the Demon God Pillars and the Magi who inherited his power. They were carried into various eras, becoming the distortions that caused the Singularities to emerge."
"There was one more 'Holy Grail,' which the King of Magecraft kept for himself and personally sent back into the past."
"That 'Holy Grail' was the first step in disrupting the Human Order—the initial factor in planting the bomb known as Humanity Incineration. From that moment onward, the Human Order had already begun to twist. Only when all seven 'Holy Grails' emerged and the seven Singularities took shape was Humanity Incineration finally completed."
"In other words, the calamity of Humanity Incineration had already begun before the King of Magecraft appeared on Earth."
"That was why the seventh 'Holy Grail' was the King of Magecraft's true trump card. The Seventh Singularity was the origin of everything. It even contained a great demon feared by the King of Magecraft himself. As long as that Singularity existed, Humanity Incineration could never be overturned."
That was precisely why the King of Magecraft dared to watch Chaldea wreak havoc right under his nose, repairing one Singularity after another. He had appeared only once, in the Fifth Singularity, and afterward had not obstructed