I, Kenneth, am going to get to the root of the problem today.

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With a confident tone, Morgan's gaze pierced through the distance of thousands of meters to Mash, who was carrying a dining table and beating up the Dragon Fang soldiers. With an expression that could hardly contain his excitement, Morgan was eager to know how Lancelot felt when he discovered that she had 'given birth'.

"It is indeed him. You know his life better than I do. Sometimes, the blessing of legends is very important."

"The Holy Grail? It seems this organization called Chaldea is smarter than I thought."

Ignoring Morgan's whisper, Kenneth's attention was now entirely focused on the small white beast on the orange-haired girl's shoulder. Following Kenneth's gaze, Morgan also noticed Fou, and then said somewhat uncertainly:

“That’s Cathy Palug, what’s she doing here?”

As we all know, the legends of the Moon World are just for fun. For example, Fou is ostensibly a cat demon born from a pig demon, but in reality, she is a monster created by Gaia, a ferocious beast that can tear apart candidates for Grand Rank with its bare hands (confirmed).

"It is indeed it. As for why it is here, I think Merlin would be happy to answer that for you."

"Tsk! It really was that guy!"

Upon hearing Merlin's name, all the problems were solved. Just as Morgan was about to continue chatting with Kenneth, the aura of spirits spread, and countless chains instantly engulfed the top floor of the Hyatt Hotel.

Chapter 204 Fuyuki's Great Escape

The flowing purple hair transformed into venomous snakes, coiling around the penthouse suite. The solid concrete crumbled under the churning of the chains. Having survived four battles, five battles, the Hyatt Hotel ultimately couldn't escape its fate of being torn to pieces. Hotel: Just do it. I know the procedure.

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"Detecting a hostile reaction is the mark of a follower."

At Mash's warning, the top floor of the building in front of them suddenly exploded, the rooftop broke off and fell to the ground. The tremors of the ground drowned out the crackling of the surrounding flames. Olga Marie lost her footing and fell to the ground. Forcing herself to calm down, she immediately dialed Chaldea's communication.

"Romani! Can you determine the information about the Servants ahead? Are there any other survivors in this city?"

The situation is critical. Olga Marie must set a good example as director in front of Gudako and Mashu. If she loses her composure first, then Gudako and Mashu, two newcomers to the magic world, will really be stuck here.

"Chaldea has lost 80% of its functions and is still being repaired. It's a miracle that we were able to contact you. We can only determine that the other party is Lancer, but we cannot detect the existence that is fighting her."

"Go all out to repair the damage. Once external communications are restored, immediately request supplies! That's all for now. Chaldea is in your hands until I return."

Biting her thumb, Olga Marie gave orders to Romani, who was far away in Chaldea. After the communication was cut off, Olga Marie turned around and walked to the other side of the collapsed building.

“Let’s bypass this area. Before Chaldea’s functions are restored, we must avoid battles with unclear intelligence as much as possible. You are Chaldea’s last hope. In the name of Animusphia, I will bring you back alive!”

The plan was perfect, but changes always happen more suddenly than planned. Mash, holding the shield, suddenly stood in front of Olga Marie, and the ground collapsed with a crash. Assassin, who had been transformed into a muscular monster by the black mud, directly knocked the shield-wielding Mash into the ruins.

"Director, you guys run! There are Spirit Origin reactions around here!"

"Shut up, you bastard! The enemy is practically standing in our faces! Quickly plan our retreat route, those Dragon Tooth soldiers are about to gather! Things will only get worse then!"

Running against the wind, freedom is the direction. Her little hands swing wildly. Olga Marie, with Gudako still in a daze, traverses the city ruins under Mashu's cover. At the same time, beneath the fallen hotel, Medusa, who has secretly put on Anna's clothes, descends and surveys the lifeless ruins with her golden vertical pupils.

"They escaped? What a pity, but it's okay, the guy over there tastes pretty good too."

With a casual twist, she severed the head of the stone statue beside her. Bathed in gushing blood, Medusa, who had been stunned by the black mud, licked her bloodied fingertips and walked toward the Chaldea trio who were being chased by the muscular Assassin and were running for their lives.

"Did I say you could leave? You Gorgon monster."

The burning city was engulfed by blue and black flames, and layers of spikes spread out, covering an area of ​​hundreds of meters. Morgan was very unhappy that his conversation with Kenneth was interrupted. The hounds of the fairy realm surged out like a tide, and the collapsing chains completely destroyed the teetering building.

"Hey! Romani, explain to me why there's this thing in the safety route you drew. Did you eat too much cake and your brain get all cakey and creamy?"

The ground suddenly shattered, and the splintering spikes completely blocked the Chaldea trio's escape route. Surrounded by enemies, Olga Marie felt that she was going to die here today.

"This spirit origin reaction... it can't be a fairy or a god, it has a human component too. In any case, the guy fighting Lancer is definitely not an ordinary person. Director, you have to run!"

Chaldea's monitoring was as unreliable as ever. Even though Morgan didn't conceal her presence, Romani's communication was still slow to arrive. Just as Olga Marie was preparing for a desperate battle, Fou, who had been standing on Gudako's shoulder, jumped down and cried out at the rising dust.

"Fufu, did you find something?"

As Fou's ferocious roar dissipated, Kenneth emerged from Morgan's steel cage like an old man taking a leisurely stroll. He picked Fou up from the ground and, under Olga Marie's wary gaze, began to tickle Fou's fleshy breasts.

"Fufu, Fufufufu..."

"Oh, I see. You smell a familiar scent on me. No, no, no, I have nothing to do with him..."

In a way that defies common sense, a human and a beast of different species began to chat on the battlefield. Under the witness of the last human in this era, the two evil humans reached a consensus through a unified and friendly exchange. This was a small step for Beast, but a giant leap for evil humans toward the future.

"Sir, are you a survivor here? Was the one fighting Lancer your Servant?"

No abnormal reactions were detected in Kenneth, and Fou did not show any hostility towards Kenneth. In the end, it was Romani who interrupted the interspecies communication between the two humans. Mashu was still fighting off Assassin, and as the oldest person here, Romani had to step forward and communicate with Kenneth, whose stance was unclear.

“Survivor? No, I just got here too.”

Kenneth scratched Fou's belly forcefully, answering Romani's question casually. Seeing the human-like anger in Fou's eyes, Kenneth remembered that the primate killer who followed Altruchi was female and seemed to have a human form as well.

"hiss!"

Kenneth gasped, and his gaze towards Fufu immediately turned strange. Feeling uneasy under Kenneth's stare, Fufu jumped up from the ground and bared her teeth at Kenneth.

Kenneth seemed to say nothing, but he revealed quite a bit. At the very least, Romani was certain that Kenneth was not a native of this place. To be able to act so casually in a world where all humans had disappeared, Kenneth's strength was definitely not simple. After silently increasing the testing on Kenneth, Romani continued to try to get information out of him.

The pointless exchange continued, with Olga Marie shielding the magic novice behind her. Just as the atmosphere became increasingly dull, a dense barrage of blood-red arrows enveloped Gudako, the aura of a Noble Phantasm filling the air. Gudako, caught off guard, didn't even have time to react before being overwhelmed by the laser-like attack.

"Chief! Ritsuka—!"

【senior--!】

"Don't worry, they're fine. Playing these things in front of me? Aren't you underestimating me a bit!"

A silver-white slash shot out from the smoke and dust blasted by Archer. Assassin, who had broken through Mash's blockade to finish her off, physically split apart in the dense white light, blood raining down. The muscular monster's fractured spirit origin shattered instantly under the Third Magic Mystic Code. The smoke was dispersed by the slash, and a canopy formed from moon spirit fluid protected Olga Marie and Gudako within it.

"What is this? Moon Spirit Essence Liquid. You are El-Melloi's magician. How is the Clock Tower? Did Lord El-Melloi II give you any instructions?"

Because Kenneth had sent this world early, and because Kenneth's appearance had completely changed from Lemon Head, Olga Marie, who was very close to Reines, didn't recognize Kenneth's identity. Passing through Romani's projection, Olga Marie just wanted to know what was going on in other places.

"You can understand it that way, El-Melloi's magician. As for Webber, I don't think he has the guts to tell me anything."

Olga Marie paused, raising her hand to aim her magic bullet at Kenneth. Waver's status in El-Melloi was universally acknowledged in the magic world, and for this magician, who wore the El-Melloi Mystic Code, to so blatantly disrespect the monarch of the family line, Olga Marie had already branded Kenneth as a traitorous ninja.

"Chief, this guy is very strong. You take the senior and go first. I'll hold him off!"

Sensing Olga Marie's wariness, Mash, who was either about to be attacked or on her way to being attacked, immediately adopted a fighting stance, capable of instantly defeating Assassin. Even though Mash knew she was no match for him, she still wanted to buy time for the two of them to escape.

"Don't be so nervous, little Mary, and everyone from Chaldea. Let me introduce myself. I am Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald, from a parallel world."

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I've seen Lord El-Melloi's file. You are definitely not that former monarch! And what about the New World? Do you think you're the Jewel King? Were you responsible for the anomalies here? And what about the Chaldea explosion? Were you involved?!"

First, eliminating the correct answer, Olga Marie, overwhelmed by the series of shocks, blamed all the conspiracies and accidents on Kenneth. While petting Fou, Kenneth completely ignored Olga Marie's misconceptions. He was who he was; he didn't need to prove anything to others.

Just as the atmosphere grew increasingly tense, the accumulated sharpness dissipated, and Morgan, who had seen Medusa off, appeared beside Kenneth. As Fou's fur stood on end, even the usually cautious Mashu, inexplicably enraged, raised her shield and hurled it at Morgan. At this point, the entire city of Fuyuki descended into complete chaos.

Chapter 205 The Dog That Jumped Out

Mashu's sudden attack caught Romani completely off guard. Now, apart from the clueless Gudako, everyone in Chaldea is in a daze, which makes Romani, who is sitting in the control room, feel a bit nauseous. Facing the ambiguous Kenneth, before Romani could stop her, Mashu rushed forward and slammed her shield into Morgan's forehead.

After a long, trembling sound, Morgan, with the air of a Berserker, raised her wand and steadily blocked the falling shield in front of her. Her bright blue eyes narrowed, and Morgan had already noticed Mash's condition.

"Little girl, this shield isn't used like that. It seems that person only lent you their power."

It would have been better if Morgan hadn't spoken. As soon as Morgan opened her mouth, Mash, who was being controlled by Galahad's power, raised her shield and slammed it down. The flying pebbles pierced through the street signs like bullets. Her seemingly slender right arm burst forth with a power that was beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. Mash raised her right fist and broke through the blockade, aiming straight for Morgan's exposed abdomen.

"I thought defense didn't mean I couldn't handle you. Don't get too cocky, you bastard who left her at the crucial moment!"

As someone who gets angry easily, Morgan never holds grudges. He'd let you hit him a couple of times as a token gesture, but if you dare to push your luck, Morgan won't stand for it. When dealing with Mash, Morgan didn't even need magic. He just swung his wand around and used sheer strength to subdue the still-weak Mash.

“Mr. Kenneth, could you please stop your companion? We mean no harm. You should be able to see the child's condition; she's simply being affected by the power within her…”

Without thinking twice, Romani, who was concerned about Mashu, immediately tried to smooth things over. As Romani spoke, the internal strife in Britain intensified. The withered trees were snapped in half, and the cannonball-like craters completely blasted through the already ruined streets.

"Director, you must stop Mashu! You know the child's condition; using magic like this puts a huge strain on her body!"

"Mash, stop it! Oh no, is she not listening to anything? Fujimaru Ritsuka, use a Command Spell to calm Mash down!"

Reminded by Romani, Olga Marie, whose rationality returned, hurriedly urged Gudako, who was standing there at a loss, after confirming that Mashu was under the control of the power. Urged by Olga Marie, Gudako, who had never experienced such a thing before, hurriedly raised her arm.

"Ah—! How do I use this?! Oh right, I remember now, in the name of the Command Spell, Mashu, calm down... Ouch, ouch, ouch!"

Gudako, who was completely at a loss, had just found her purpose when Kenneth, as if teleporting, chopped Chaos Evil on the head. After Kenneth's action, Morgan, who had vented his anger, knocked Mash away with his wand and then flashed behind Kenneth.

"You imposter, stay away from Fujimaru Ritsuka! Otherwise, Chaldea will never let you get away with this!"

With a flicker of magic bullets at her fingertips, Kayneth controlled Chaldea's last hope. Olga Marie's heart leaped into her throat. A whooshing sound rang out, and Mash, still under the influence, charged towards Morgan once more. With a glance from Kayneth, Mash, whose soul had been forcibly put into a state of slumber, crashed headfirst into Gudako due to inertia. In just a few seconds, another hostage was added, and Olga Marie's already fragile mental state was further exacerbated.

“That’s not how you use Command Seals, little girl. As a Master, you’re still too young.”

Kenneth calmed down Fou's bristling fur and casually glanced at Olga Marie, whose body was tense. Olga Marie instinctively felt a sense of fear under Kenneth's red gaze.

“Olga Marie, I have three hostages now. Shouldn’t you rethink your words?”

He grabbed Fou by the scruff of her neck and shook her. Seeing the haughty Kenneth, he couldn't resist teasing her. White fur and red stockings—Kenneth was quite interested in Olga Marie before him. The air seemed to freeze as Olga Marie's expression shifted constantly in Kenneth's view.

"You rascal! Since that's the case, then let's follow the magician's rules and state your demands, and we..."

"Treating a young lady you've just met like this, your personality is indeed as twisted as your scent, am I right? Magician from another world, and! Morrigan!"

Using the same hand gesture as the smoke-gauge mage, the blue magician spun and lunged forward, pointing directly at Morgan standing beside Kenneth. Being stared at by Caster, Morgan's temper flared up instantly. Did the world have a grudge against her? Why were three out of the four Servants she encountered looking for her, and who was this dog-like thing? Morgan had never even seen this guy before!

Kenneth couldn't help but laugh at the dog's attitude towards Morgan. Morgan was truly an innocent victim this time. Due to the confusion in the legends, the Triune Morgan possessed a part of the concept of Morrigan, the goddess of war and death in Celtic mythology. Morrigan herself had left an indelible impression on the dog. Sensing a similar divinity, the dog naturally mistook Morgan for Morrigan.

"Morrigan, don't lump me in with that guy!"

A faint black aura emanated from it, and Morgan's rage bar was about to explode after the repeated provocations. If Kenneth hadn't remained inactive, Morgan would have torn the blind monster in front of her to shreds immediately. Maintaining his vigilance towards Kenneth, Cú Chulainn, who had been secretly observing for a long time, stood directly in front of Olga Marie.

"Servant, Cú Chulainn, though I appear as a Caster, my magical abilities are quite formidable!"

"You are the Caster of this Holy Grail War, why are you helping us!"

Faced with the sudden appearance of Cú Chulainn, who was still uncontaminated, Olga Marie, who thought she was in dire straits, asked the question that concerned her most.

"Huh? Why should I help you? Of course, it's because you guys seem to be doing much better than them!"

The wand, resembling a golf club, spun in a flourish. Cú Chulainn, now a melee mage, took a step back and struck a signature spearman pose. Despite escaping the curse of bad luck, the oblivious dog broke through the paving stones and charged directly at Kenneth, who was riddled with openings.

"What a hassle. I really don't get along with you guys who are hailed as heroes."

His calm voice betrayed a hint of impatience. Since Cú Chulainn wanted to have a go, Kenneth didn't mind testing his current physical strength on him. His arms glowed with a metallic sheen from his shimmering white magic, and his face was full of composure. Kenneth swung his right arm to deflect the incoming wand, and at the same time, he stepped forward with his right foot, his fist, which had been gathering power for a long time, slammed into Cú Chulainn's side like a cannonball.

"Naive! You think you can outwit me, a modern magician? I'm from Ireland..."

Before he could finish speaking, the dog's arrogant expression was instantly twisted after taking a solid punch from Kenneth, veins bulging on his face, and Cú Chulainn, who had been lunging forward, was sent flying backward at a speed far exceeding the time it took to arrive.

With a deafening roar, Cú Chulainn, like a cannonball, was buried under the collapsed ruins. In the dust and smoke that followed, Kenneth heard a swallowing sound behind the projection of Romani. He waved his hand to disperse the white smoke rising from his gloves, and then slightly spread his thumb and forefinger in salute to the old man at the door.

"What a pity, it seems that my strength is only slightly greater than his."

Kenneth's voice was particularly clear in the silent street, and coupled with his unchanging expression, the sense of oppression was instantly amplified.

"How could... a magician actually overpower a Heroic Spirit in terms of power? Are you really human?!"

“Human, of course I am human. It is very impolite to question someone else’s race, little Mary.”

It's not that Olga Marie is overthinking things; the main reason is that the visual effect of Kenneth's punch, combined with Cú Chulainn's 'cooperation,' was truly explosive.

C-rank C Chulainn: Strength E, Endurance D. Kenneth's perfect physique already reached the level of a Fantasy species, and now, under the Beast concept, it's been further enhanced. It's safe to say that if Kenneth weren't truly unwilling to change classes, his current physical condition would definitely allow him to temporarily serve as a powerful, brick-throwing berserker.

"Ahem! It's incredible that a human like you could be born in this era. If that old... ahem, that young lady saw you, she would be so excited she wouldn't be able to sleep!"

In his excitement, Cú Chulainn almost uttered the greatest taboo, but managed to swallow the words back. The dog, quite sincerely, used honorifics instead. Wiping a trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth, the dog, jolted awake by Kenneth's punch, branded several runes into the air with a swipe of his right palm.

If you can't beat them on the stats, then play the game of mechanics. Cú Chulainn isn't backing down; he's just attacking from a different angle.

"Kenaz, Nautiz, Eiwaz... Flame Binding and Target..."

As Cú Chulainn sketched the runes, Kenneth, who knew a little about runes, immediately unleashed a restrained rune. The missile-like fireballs were annihilated the moment they hit the water. To the dog's astonishment, Kenneth casually dusted off the floating dust, as if he had done something trivial.

“A very ingenious arrangement. Are there any other combinations? I’m quite interested in the combinations of Primal Runes.”

In his casual remarks, Kenneth, who had fought Cú Chulainn to a draw with his rune magic, urged Cú Chulainn on as if it were a trivial matter.

Chapter 206 The Reclusive Dog

As Kenneth plotted to steal some Primal Runes from Cú Chulainn, Black Saber, who was posing in the center of the Great Hollow while completely encased in armor, opened his eyes.

"Lancer and Assassin have left the stage. Was it Caster or Chaldea who did it?"

Beneath the cold voice lies indifference to everything. As the side of the ahoge (cowlick), the black ahoge, the boss of the beginner village, presses her hands on the hilt of the sword covered with scarlet stripes and looks ahead where spirit particles are flashing.

"Neither. It was done by that outsider. Judging from the man's actions, I think he's probably involved with the Chaldea people."

Archer appeared, and as a tool pulled in by the Counter Force to serve as an experience pack, Archer, who was working endless overtime, calmly answered Alter's question.

"Interesting. So what if I killed those two? When they stand here, I'll show them what true terror is!"

Closing his eyes again, Black Saber, in the standard villain template, made a champagne-popping speech. The air returned to silence, and Archer disappeared into the Great Hollow after Black Saber shut up. As a human surveillance device, Archer had a lot of work to do.

Turning our attention back to Kenneth, while the clueless Black Saber was striking a pose, Kenneth had already used the rune magic empowered by the Third Law to neutralize the primordial rune cast by Cú Chulainn. With the disbelieving Cú Chulainn constantly combining different runes, Kenneth recorded quite a few genuine runes from the Age of Gods. Hmm, another way to teach Aozaki Touko a lesson.

With the original rune combination being dismantled once again by Kenneth, the dog, whose body had become transparent without the support of its Master, plopped down under the collapsed wall and slammed its wand onto the ground.

"Who wants to use this lousy magic? Is the Holy Grail somehow sick? I think I'm more suited to that class than the previous Lancer!"

His defenses crumbled! This dog, a Caster with a Lancer's heart, had his defenses completely broken. His strength was crushed by the modern magician, and even his Caster-specialized magic was overwhelmed. Cú Chulainn, who had never been treated like this before, couldn't stand it. If he were to appear in the world as a Lancer, he, Cú Chulainn, would definitely show the opposing magician what a true Lancer hound was!