Mordred didn’t have particularly strong feelings about Galahad.
All she knew was that he was Lancelot’s son, conceived without his knowledge, and largely rejected because of his origins. Yet, due to his own excellence, Galahad was accepted by King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table a...
2025-07-18 18:23:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe idea of creating simple battle familiars from hair was inspired by the homunculi of the Einzbern family.
As a means to probe Tristan’s traps, they were the ideal weapon.
“What are you spacing out for, my husband? Time waits for no one. The Lion King could activate the Holy Lan...
2025-07-18 18:22:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe fall of Camelot’s gates invigorated the battlefield. The soldiers, once on the brink of despair, now surged forward with renewed morale, cheering as they stormed through the gates.
Inside the city, the allied forces quickly split into three divisions as planned, spreading out to attac...
2025-07-18 18:20:28 +0000 UTC View PostWhile Mordred was holding Gawain back, the siege began.
Refugees, mountain folk, and the Enforcement Knights loyal to Mordred broke through the outer defenses and reached the base of Camelot’s walls. There, they started raising ladders and launching their assault.
“Fools! The sun ...
2025-07-18 18:19:53 +0000 UTC View PostOne hour later, the assault on the Holy City began.
The Divine Beast handlers dispatched by the Sun King had already launched a feint on the western gate, drawing part of the city’s defenses away.
Mordred, leading the cavalry as the vanguard, engaged Gawain, who was stationed at the...
2025-07-18 18:18:14 +0000 UTC View PostShiomi caught a faint scent at the tip of his nose. He slowly adjusted his breathing, opened his eyes, and ended his meditation.
Dream-entering Magecraft came with significant limitations. To infiltrate the Lion King's mind—especially without any preparation or even certainty that she dre...
2025-07-18 18:15:35 +0000 UTC View PostSince returning to the Holy City from the Round Table Fortress, the Lion King had not once rested in her bedchamber. She remained on her throne, listening to the reports from the Knights of the Round Table and issuing the necessary orders and judgments.
A great battle was inevitable. Morgan...
2025-07-18 18:14:41 +0000 UTC View Post"Then, Pharaoh Ozymandias, please have your army advance from the western side of the Holy City."
After their meeting with Ozymandias concluded smoothly, Shiomi and the others had no time to linger. With the Pharaoh personally stepping down from his throne to see them off, they arrived outs...
2025-07-18 18:14:00 +0000 UTC View Post"Isn't that going a bit too far...?"
Shiomi scratched his head as he looked at Nitocris slumped against a broken stone pillar.
She wasn’t fatally injured, but she couldn’t keep fighting either. After falling, she’d murmured a few words of self-blame—something about her lack of...
2025-07-18 18:13:31 +0000 UTC View PostGenryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto began by summarizing the consequences of the recent war and the potential chain reactions that might follow. After outlining the post-war arrangements, he turned his gaze toward Gin Ichimaru.
“Lieutenant Gin Ichimaru.”
Gin immediately lowered his head...
2025-07-18 13:15:00 +0000 UTC View PostA hospital room in the 4th Division.
Six captains—Love Aikawa, Kensei Muguruma, Shinji Hirako, Isshin Shiba, Byakuya Kuchiki, and Yūshirō Shihōin—lay side by side in hospital beds. Several Lieutenants sat nearby, either at their bedsides or in chairs.
Among the Gotei 13, these ...
2025-07-18 13:13:53 +0000 UTC View PostNitocris was a Magecraft queen who reigned briefly during the Sixth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. The scepter she held, “Was,” was the same as those wielded by the Egyptian gods—both a symbol of authority and a powerful Mystic Code imbued with Mystery.
Blessed by the gods for her unwaveri...
2025-07-18 13:00:54 +0000 UTC View PostDrinking was normally forbidden during an expedition—but today was a rare exception.
Given the unusual circumstances they faced, and how hard everyone had pushed themselves on the way to the 39th floor, Finn granted permission for one night of celebration.
Thanks to that, the area a...
2025-07-18 12:55:49 +0000 UTC View PostThe introductions continued in the classroom.
“My name is Shikaku Nara. I don’t have any hobbies. I hate troublesome things and specialize in my clan’s secret techniques.”
“I’m Inoichi Yamanaka. I like gardening, dislike rude people, and also specialize in my clan’s secr...
2025-07-18 12:52:09 +0000 UTC View PostAs Shikaku Nara finished speaking, the room fell into temporary chaos. After all, they'd just learned that the Daimyō's Manor had betrayed them.
The clan heads present were filled with resentment.
"Everyone, settle down."
"This matter affects us all deeply. Today's meeting was ...
2025-07-18 12:42:21 +0000 UTC View PostIn the end, Minato couldn’t persuade Tsunade to stay.
The next morning, just as dawn broke, Kazuyama stood at the gates of Konoha.
“Tsunade, you said you didn’t want anyone to see you off—so why call me?”
“I had to get up so early... I’m half dead from sleep.” 2025-07-18 12:41:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Daren’s steps came to an abrupt halt, catching everyone off guard. As Saturn's deadly poison spheres flew toward him, a gleam lit up in his eyes—like he'd just discovered buried treasure.
With a wide grin, he suddenly opened his mouth.
He took a deep breath, and the powerful draw ...
2025-07-18 12:31:13 +0000 UTC View PostSnow weighed heavy on the rooftops. From the overcast sky, mournful flakes drifted down.
The courtyard was deathly silent.
Saint Hilde, a Celestial Dragon, stood at the doorway gripping a bloodstained blade. He placed one hand on the frame, exhaling hot white breath into the cold air....
2025-07-18 12:30:14 +0000 UTC View Post"Thanks for that."
Finn didn’t object. At the very least, this would guarantee Haruhime’s safety.
On the frontlines, Haruhime’s abilities were the key to confronting the Spirit. Only by helping five members break through Level 6 could they even begin to challenge a high-ranking ...
2025-07-17 22:44:21 +0000 UTC View Post"The Black Dragon's power is far beyond what we ever imagined."
Finn admitted to himself that he'd been narrow-minded. In the past, he had believed Ottar to be the greatest threat—but now, he realized that kind of thinking was a sign of how limited his perspective had been.
After se...
2025-07-17 22:42:32 +0000 UTC View PostIn the end, the sphinxes were just massive flying beasts—individually, their combat strength could rival a small army.
But as luck would have it, the ones storming the temple today were Chaldea’s core fighters. The sphinxes only managed to delay Shiomi’s group for a short while.
The next day, in the domain of Ozymandias...
As Shiomi and the others drew closer, it became easier for Nitocris, tasked with monitoring the Singularity, to sense their presence.
As Chaldea’s representatives and returning guests, they encountered no barriers or wards obstructing the...
2025-07-17 22:11:52 +0000 UTC View Post"Heave-ho—"
Shiomi hurled the last rune-etched stone into the desert just beyond the oasis.
As the stone landed, the prearranged boundary spell began to form around the oasis.
The barrier served three purposes: first, to ward off snakes, insects, and other desert pests; second...
2025-07-17 22:10:56 +0000 UTC View Post"I just can't seem to settle down..." Shiomi said. "Camelot... the Lion King's side is too quiet. It's hard to feel at ease."
The sand buggy sped through the boundless desert, heading toward the territory of Ozymandias. Shiomi sat at the wheel, speaking to the two beside him as he drove. 2025-07-17 22:10:13 +0000 UTC View Post
When Shiomi was first brought to Camelot, he learned from Mordred that two of the Knights of the Round Table had not responded to the Lion King’s summons.
Those two were Galahad and Bedivere.
Now, hearing from Sakura and the others that the Servant who had granted Mash her strength ...
2025-07-17 22:09:30 +0000 UTC View PostShiomi rose to his feet and, bathed in the soft morning light and the gentle mountain breeze, carefully wrapped Morgan in a warm embrace.
“Chaldea’s Mystic Code and communicator are gone,” she said, resting against his chest with a hint of playful teasing in her voice.
“Well, ...
2025-07-17 22:08:06 +0000 UTC View PostIn the end, the clash between the Rhongomyniads turned out even more devastating than what Shiomi had envisioned back in the desert.
It wasn’t just a matter of nearby people being swallowed by a torrent of light.
Centered on the Round Table Fortress, a crater several kilometers wide...
2025-07-17 22:07:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe night sky, heavy with clouds and steady drizzle, suddenly lit up as bright as day. Lancelot, leading the Enforcement Knights at the main gate, was caught off guard.
He thought the Lion King had unleashed Rhongomyniad to destroy the mountain people's territory.
If that were true, i...
2025-07-17 22:05:57 +0000 UTC View PostNow.
Whether it was Tenkei Shiomi or the Lion King, the appearance of either left everyone stunned. The battle halted, all movements paused.
“That’s… King Arthur, deified…”
Gray caught a glimpse of the Lion King’s profile through a gap in the Enforcement Knights.
... 2025-07-17 22:02:17 +0000 UTC View PostA little earlier, as Scáthach led her soldiers in an assault on the main gate of the Round Table Fortress, Shiomi and the Lion King arrived atop a mountain overlooking the battlefield.
“Lancelot is defending the main gate... Agravain and Tristan are nowhere in sight.” Shiomi crouched a...
2025-07-17 22:01:23 +0000 UTC View Post