"Are you two alone on the moon now?" Confusion crept into Shirou's face. "What about Kiara and the others?"
"Without Arcueid's control, the moon can't simulate Earth's environment," Altera explained on Gaia's behalf. "If the others had come, they would have frozen in the absolute zero of sp...
2025-01-23 04:26:48 +0000 UTC View PostDuring their travels with Gaia, Mordred had completely figured out this woman—she was like a complacent donkey.
"Now that I've reconnected with my main body, nothing on Earth can escape my sight anymore—except for those transcendent beings, of course!" Gaia declared smugly.
Shiro...
2025-01-20 23:56:55 +0000 UTC View PostMeanwhile in the South American Connection Point...
"After taking our planet and controlling Gaia's body, he has the nerve to call it legitimate retaliation. That Emperor is too full of himself! Saturn, we need to fight back!" Heaven's Corpse looked at Saturn's human form with frustration.<...
2025-01-20 23:56:19 +0000 UTC View PostLaeticia glared at the still figure. "Stop pretending! I know you're awake, Beast!"
"My, my. You caught me? But disturbing someone's rest isn't very saintly of you, and neither is all that anger, Lady Jeanne."
Demonic Bodhisattva sat up with a smile, looking at Laeticia—or rather, a...
2025-01-19 23:29:26 +0000 UTC View PostMeanwhile in the Outer Universe...
Countless clouds of mist swirled around, swallowing whole planets into chaos.
"How unusual. Someone from that universe wants to be friends with us. And from the civilization of that planet we made a deal with so long ago."
"Should we contact ou...
2025-01-19 23:13:11 +0000 UTC View Post"Greetings, friends across all worldlines. I am the Heavenly Emperor, ruler of a modest nation, and like you, I have suffered greatly from invaders and chaos brought by enemies from hostile worlds. I offer you my sincere and friendly greetings."
"Is that... the Emperor?" Guinevere stared up...
2025-01-18 23:10:46 +0000 UTC View Post"Say, Lord Shirou," Bedivere said with a gentle smile, "what kind of person am I in Pan-Human History?"
"Just like you, someone gentle," Shirou smiled back. "Maybe you'll get to meet him someday."
"For that to happen, we'd need to get the real Emperor back first. But it's not that sim...
2025-01-18 23:10:08 +0000 UTC View Post"Have you learned Fairy Runes before?"
"No, I haven't."
"Then how did you master it?"
"I just watched you draw and copied it. I'm not stupid. Even if I don't understand it, can't I just copy what I see?"
"Even if you say that..."
Though it sounded simple, Merlin knew...
2025-01-17 00:05:11 +0000 UTC View Post"Hey, you could have just said that without the flick," she rubbed her forehead with a pout, giving him an annoyed look.
He smiled, then turned toward the forest behind them. "How long are you planning to spy on us, Lady Kama?"
Even though he was in his own body rather than using the ...
2025-01-17 00:04:33 +0000 UTC View Post"So—" Bedivere bowed deeply to everyone. "Please, help us. We need your strength."
Everyone stared at Bedivere in silence as he made his plea.
Then Mordred looked at him. "Why... why did you pick the name 'Hope'?"
Bedivere lifted his head to meet her eyes. "Because... that wor...
2025-01-15 23:55:07 +0000 UTC View PostBefore Abigail could process what was happening, Mordred yanked her away from Shirou and pulled her into the portal. They both tumbled out nearby, landing in an ungraceful heap.
"Not so tough now, are you?" Mordred grinned, pinning Abigail down with one hand while the other found its way to...
2025-01-15 23:54:33 +0000 UTC View PostKama shook her head and sighed.
"Ahem, let's get back to why we're here." Shirou turned to Merlin. "I got word from Hope that there's a way to get this Crown off my head." He tapped the Crown.
"Hope can do that, yes." Merlin nodded.
"He's here?" Kama's eyes widened.
"He is...
2025-01-15 00:17:05 +0000 UTC View PostDwynwen waved her hand. "We're just crossing the Emperor's Hand on the way to Tír na nÓg. Gets bumpy here every time. I better check on the controls. We can finish our chat when we get there - that child's going to be so happy to see all of you."
After Dwynwen's footsteps faded, silence ...
2025-01-15 00:16:31 +0000 UTC View Post"The Holy Grail... answered my wish..."
Mordred stared at Dwynwen, unable to process what she was hearing. Her mind wandered back fifteen hundred years, when the Eternal Kingdom was falling apart from within. Sixth Seat had corrupted everything. The Holy Grail had been their last hope.
<... 2025-01-12 23:15:41 +0000 UTC View PostInside the train, Shirou saw Goetia, who turned away and ignored him. Having no interest in trying to befriend someone so cold, he walked over to Abigail instead, who had welcomed him, unlike Goetia, who still viewed him as an enemy.
After spending some time talking with Abigail, Shirou sta...
2025-01-12 23:15:06 +0000 UTC View Post"Our duck has slipped away," Ector said as he knelt by the shore, letting the seawater run over his hands.
"I'm sorry..." Guinevere stood behind him, her voice shaking.
It wasn't Ector who scared her - it was Apostle Pendragon standing beside him.
Once, she had loved reading "Th...
2025-01-12 00:09:44 +0000 UTC View Post"Back away, all of you." Shirou guided Guinevere backward while the soldiers retreated, giving Mordred enough space to lead Xuanzang and Abigail to safety.
The soldiers from Camlann remained still, reluctant to move. They all knew what made Guinevere special within the Empire - she was the ...
2025-01-12 00:09:08 +0000 UTC View Post"Since both Apostles are here, you might as well come out," Kama said, standing guard at the bridge with Goetia. Her smile was calm. "These little tricks won't work on us."
"As expected of Beasts who could destroy the Foundation of Human Order - even the Imperial Armor's concealment can't f...
2025-01-11 01:37:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe group set out for March at dawn, with Shirou leading Artoria by a rope. Despite her best efforts to resist, the moment he handed her food, she'd happily munch away, completely forgetting about escape.
He's not playing fair! she thought, even as she savored another bite. But this is so g...
2025-01-11 01:36:42 +0000 UTC View Post"You treacherous cowards! You have to be Heroic Spirits from Pan Human History! If you've got any real courage, fight me face to face! What kind of warriors keep attacking from behind? Cowards! Nothing but cowards, both of you!"
Artoria thrashed against her bonds, trussed up like a caterpil...
2025-01-09 01:12:47 +0000 UTC View Post"Tch!" A sharp sound made him turn. Mordred stood there with her face twisted in displeasure. He wondered if she was really that disappointed about not getting to stab Xuanzang.
Leaving Mordred to her mood, he turned back to the others. "What brings you two all the way out here?"
"Wel...
2025-01-09 01:12:12 +0000 UTC View PostA man sat in the visitor's chair, staring at the young woman who had taken his throne. Despite his situation, his voice shook with fear rather than anger. "If I may ask... what brings Apostle Pendragon to my small kingdom?"
"I'm here on business, of course. Why are you sitting so far away? ...
2025-01-08 00:45:24 +0000 UTC View Post"Done." Mordred stepped back from the tree where she'd tied up the unconscious Artoria. She turned to Shirou. "Is this tight enough, Father?"
Shirou shuddered. "Wait, I need a minute."
She tilted her head. "What?"
"Your being all... polite and calling me father. It's giving me g...
2025-01-08 00:28:19 +0000 UTC View PostEven though she was just another version of Artoria, when he saw her face and her smile, he knew he couldn't bring himself to do that. Not now, not like this.
But someday, that fight would come. He wouldn't be able to avoid it forever.
"Hmm? What's got you so quiet, Shirou?" she turne...
2025-01-06 23:57:16 +0000 UTC View Post"Where do we sleep if there aren't any inns?"
"Just pick a spot and make yourself at home. Nobody minds."
"What about the guards?"
"Do guards in Camlann care? That sounds fun - I'll have to try it there." she grinned. "But don't worry. In other kingdoms, you can do whatever you ...
2025-01-06 23:41:43 +0000 UTC View Post"That's too bad." she puffed out her cheeks. "But isn't it funny we're both going the same way? Getting lost in that forest, fighting each other, and now traveling together - just like that 'friendship through battle' thing in 'The Tale of the Holy Sword.'"
Shirou was heading to March becau...
2025-01-05 02:11:44 +0000 UTC View Post"No need to be formal. You made me that wonderful food - even if it only filled me up 30%."
Same old Artoria - a bottomless pit for food.
"You fed me, I shelter you. Just travelers helping each other," she smiled.
He saw it clearly now - unlike his Artoria, this caster version r...
2025-01-05 02:11:39 +0000 UTC View Post"Mmm... This is so delicious~!"
Shirou turned from the fire, his bandaged face giving Artoria a weary look. She sat on a rock nearby, devouring her fish with pure joy. "Could you eat a little quieter?"
He should have known better - she'd almost fallen for his act until she remembered...
2025-01-03 23:57:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe thief looked like an empire citizen though, and since he was wearing the crown and being hunted, common sense said he should swallow his anger and quietly slip away. But there was one big problem - his clothes were still next to the campfire!
What was he supposed to do, run away naked? ...
2025-01-03 03:41:26 +0000 UTC View PostInside the palace's grand chambers, the strategist rubbed his temples. "The Imperial Armor failed to catch them."
"The transfer problems were my fault." The White Apostle stood rigidly before him. "The supplies weren't ready in time."
"This isn't about you." The strategist paced the m...
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