In order to become a Heroic Spirit, I had no choice but to cause trouble in history.

Lawrence released his hands and looked at the soldier.

The soldier regained consciousness and looked at Lawrence: "Huh? What happened—ah, my head..."

“Tell me what happened here. I’m here on His Majesty Nero’s orders,” Lawrence asked directly.

"Ah, you are that Mr. Lawrence... I understand."

The soldier told Lawrence everything that had happened.

"I see... If we want to rescue those three Servants, we need to go to the fortress where they are...?"

"...Just as I guessed, they had some ulterior motive...and wanted us to get through."

"But not killing these soldiers...is that showing goodwill?"

Lawrence pondered.

With his roller skates back on, Lawrence began his return journey.

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Chapter 456 Heading to the Enemy Capital Again

"Assemble a scout team and immediately head towards this area to find the hidden fortress," Nero commanded solemnly, unfolding the map.

"Yes, sir!" The soldier acknowledged the order and left the tent.

"The enemy's main actions are twofold: one is kidnapping three of our Heroic Spirits, and the other is refraining from killing ordinary soldiers... That's roughly the information we have at the scene." An hour ago, Lawrence returned to the camp on roller skates and reported this to the anxiously waiting crowd. "In my opinion... the unknown hostile Servants—yes, Servants, and Servants skilled in unleashing large-scale mental shock magic—should not harbor any ill intentions towards us. They just want to use this method to make us... meet them."

With this question in mind, Nero sent out a team of scouts to locate the enemy's base at the location described by Lawrence.

“I don’t know what their stance is for wanting to meet with us, but judging from this tactic alone, they shouldn’t be allies of the Roman Empire,” Lawrence analyzed. “I’ll just offer my guess: they’re probably neutral and want to see our and the enemy’s positions before confirming their own… Of course, this guess might not be correct; it could also be a trap.”

At this moment, the tent flap was pulled open.

"Mr. Samura, Miss Jing Ke, you're back." Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled as she saw the two Servants return safely.

"Report on the situation in the enemy capital." Nero rested his hands on the table and looked at the two men.

Zuo Cun nodded, took out a scroll from his chest, and placed it on the table.

A crowd gathered around.

“We split up and each searched half of the city, but we couldn’t find the remaining two emperors. We can only guess that the only remaining location is the palace in the middle.” Jing Ke spoke very quickly, but everyone could hear him very clearly.

She pointed to the center of the drawn map: "This is the center of the enemy capital, which is a palace."

"Did you go there to investigate?" Lawrence asked.

Zuo Cun shook his head: "There is a powerful magician in the area who has set up a very powerful magic array. For safety reasons, neither Jing Ke nor I chose to enter there rashly."

“A rather powerful magician…” Lawrence said with a serious expression.

"What's going on with you? Why are you stuck here and not moving forward?" Jing Ke asked in confusion. "The United Empire still has a large number of soldiers. If we stop here, we could easily be surrounded."

"I will explain this matter later. Someone, come here." Nero called out towards the outside of the tent.

"Your Majesty." A soldier entered the tent and knelt on one knee.

"Take this map and draw two more copies. Send one copy to Hijikata Toshizo, the guest commander of the western army."

Hijikata Toshizo is the only one of the three generals on the western flank who is confirmed to be rational, so entrusting him with the task is the best choice.

"Tell me what happened, Your Majesty. Staying here is certainly not a good choice." Zuo Cun found a place to sit down and rubbed his shoulders.

“The three generals of the eastern flank have gone missing.” Nero sighed. “The situation is unclear now, and with one flank of the army missing, I dare not be greedy for merit and advance rashly.”

"Is that so? Are there any clues?" Jing Ke also frowned.

The current situation is indeed very tricky.

“I’ve already investigated the site, so I’ll handle this part,” Lawrence said with a smile to Nero.

......

"...That's roughly how it is." Lawrence spread his hands.

"The general was kidnapped but not killed, and the soldiers were not killed either... This is strange behavior. Could it be that killing the soldiers would be too time-consuming, so they chose not to kill them?" Jing Ke felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what it was.

“That doesn’t make sense.” Lawrence shook his head. “Generally speaking, Casters who possess many magical abilities are recognized as the class capable of inflicting the greatest damage on ordinary people. The magician on the enemy side is quite powerful and could easily kill those people. This is clearly a show for us.”

“Oh right, Lawrence, the enemy palace position…” Zuo Cun remembered something.

"I was just about to ask you this: judging from your level of expertise, is that position... sophisticated?" Lawrence looked into Zuo Cun's eyes.

"...Without a doubt, that was a position set up by a magician of considerable skill."

"Take me to see it."

"Ugh?"

"Take me to see. I'm very sensitive to the nature of magic. I need to see for myself... whether the magician who set up the defenses in the palace is the same person as the magician who kidnapped our three Servants." Lawrence clenched his fist and pressed his thumb knuckle to his lips. "Only by operating on multiple fronts and confirming the intelligence can the operation be meaningful."

“Let’s both take you there… Is your name Lawrence? Since you can’t move quickly, I’ll carry you quickly, and Zuo Cun will be on guard.”

The people inside the tent exchanged glances.

“Then, I’m counting on you again, Miss Lawrence.” Fujimaru Ritsuka gave Lawrence a gentle hug.

"Don't worry about me, Mash. I'm entrusting Master's safety to you while I'm gone." Lawrence then looked at Mash.

"Please don't worry, Miss Lawrence!" Mash nodded with a smile.

Jing Ke walked to Lawrence's side: "Then, let's set off in a bit."

The meeting lasted a very long time, and it was already close to evening.

"Well, by tomorrow morning, the scout team that went to investigate the fortress that kidnapped the three Servants should be back by then. You two have worked hard, staying up all night gathering information, and today... Hey? Miss Jing Ke? What are you doing?!"

Jing Ke gave a spirited smile.

Lawrence was held in her arms in a princess carry.

“You’re so light… I can carry you like this without slowing down our journey.” Jing Ke looked at Lawrence.

"But, but..." Lawrence didn't know why, but his face turned completely red.

“Ah… so Miss Lawrence has this kind of constitution…” Fujimaru Ritsuka’s eyes flickered.

"I'm sorry to trouble you a little, it takes two or three hours to get from here to the enemy capital."

Zuo Cun didn't stop Jing Ke, and said while suppressing a laugh, "I'll go ahead and scout the way. You guys hurry up and catch up."

After saying that, Zuo Cun jumped out, and Jing Ke followed closely behind, carrying Lawrence.

"Hey, Mashu, did you know that Leonardo da Vinci mentioned a theory?" Ritsuka leaned closer to Mashu.

"Huh? What?"

"So it seems that the external appearance of a Spirit Origin can permanently affect its internal appearance to some extent. We just saw this aspect. Was it Mr. Lawrence's reaction, or Ms. Harley's reaction?"

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Chapter 457 Encounter with Rafe Lenore

After a rather arduous journey, the three finally made it back to the capital of the United Roman Empire.

Standing on the city wall, Lawrence gazed at the castle located in the very center of the city.

"Why does it feel no different from that castle in Rome? Did these Roman emperors have the same aesthetic sense?" Lawrence blinked.

"I don't know. I need you to observe it up close to get the specifics." Zuo Cun shook his head.

Lawrence had already complained about the same things yesterday.

“It’s late now, let’s go over there first,” Jing Ke interrupted their conversation.

The three people jumped off the city wall.

As Lawrence approached the castle, he frowned.

"and many more!"

"What's wrong, Lawrence?"

"We... are already inside the magic field."

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Lawrence's temple.

Pop, pop, pop.

A round of applause followed.

“Judging from your appearance, you are a rather powerful magician, young lady.” A man emerged from the shadows.

He wore a warm smile and was very polite.

"Would you be interested in getting to know me?"

Zuo Cun pulled out the crane's wings and pointed in that direction, his face also covered in cold sweat.

How is that possible? This malice is undoubtedly enormous, and it took me so long to detect it... Has a magic that conceals one's aura been mixed into the magic field?

"Who are you?" Jing Ke demanded sharply, "State your name!"

Lawrence sensed the man's intense, malevolent aura, a terrifying presence that was nauseating.

“…Rafe Lenore,” she said, uttering the man’s name.

Before heading to this singularity, Roman and Leonardo da Vinci specifically showed Lawrence a photograph of Lev so that Lawrence could identify the culprit who destroyed Chaldea.

"Yes, that's right. I am Leif Lenor. Welcome, fellow Servants of Chaldea." Leif appeared to be a very well-mannered gentleman, greeting the group in a friendly manner.

"...You all step back." Lawrence stretched out his hands, blocking Zuo Cun and Jing Ke behind him.

"Don't pretend like this. Knowing what you've done only disgusts me," Lawrence said coldly. "Your filthy inner self must be getting unbearable."

"Dirty? What are you saying, beautiful lady? That's not something you should say to a gentleman." Rafe smiled and shook his head, opening his eyes.

His expression turned cold.