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

Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at Lawrence with some concern: "Miss Lawrence, would you... like to rest a little longer?"

Lawrence stubbornly shook his head: "I'm fine, please continue."

“The way to activate this magic is to see yourself in those mirrors. Even a shard of the magic mirror is enough to activate this magic.” Lawrence beckoned to Sakata Kintoki. “So, I’ve thought of a way to counter this magic, since it’s quite troublesome.”

"Huh? Me?" Sakata Kintoki pointed to himself in surprise.

"Yes, it's you. Come here for a moment." Lawrence nodded. "Give me your sunglasses."

Sakata Kintoki blinked, took off the magic mirror, and handed it to Lawrence.

Lawrence took the magic mirror, and a gem appeared in his hand, which he then covered the sunglasses with.

After fiddling with them for a while, Lawrence handed the sunglasses back to Sakata Kintoki: "Try them on, are they comfortable to wear?"

"Uh...it's alright, it feels a little heavier than before, but not by much." Sakata Kintoki scratched his cheek. "So what did you just do?"

"A simple reflection technique, using the enemy's strengths to stop the enemy, learning from the barbarians to subdue them, this is an old saying from the ancient Eastern country." Lawrence smiled, "Come, I'll make one for each of you, to guard against this kind of terrible magic."

Everyone received sunglasses.

"It feels kind of cool?" Fujimaru Ritsuka stroked her chin.

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Chapter 718 Separate Investigations, Four Locations

A group of people wearing sunglasses went out on the street.

“Let’s reassign the teams. Today’s focus is on the investigation, so we’ll split into four teams.” Fujimaru Ritsuka stood at the door looking at everyone. “Croydon, Wandsworth, University of London, and Woodgreen are our targets.”

“Miss Camilla and Mr. Manlio are the fastest; you two go to the furthest, Woodgreen.”

"Then Mr. Sakata Kintoki and Mr. Jekyll, you're going to the University of London."

“Mr. Mordred and Mash are going to Wandsworth, and I’m going with you.”

"Finally, it's Miss Lawrence and Miss Simonetta. You two go to Croydon, which is due west of the blank spot yesterday, but..." Fujimaru Ritsuka finished speaking and looked at Lawrence and Jekyll with concern. "Miss Lawrence, Mr. Jekyll, are you sure you're okay?"

Lawrence and Jekyll were affected to varying degrees by yesterday's battle.

"I'm fine, I've recovered after a good night's sleep," Henry Jekyll waved his hand, indicating that he was alright.

"No matter what, I have to go out and fight. Don't worry, Master." Lawrence smiled and patted Fujimaru Ritsuka's head, but the smile couldn't hide her fatigue.

Seemingly realizing that he looked terrible, Lawrence forced himself to cheer up, turned around, took Simonetta's hand, and set off.

"Everyone, please be careful. Remember, today's main objective is reconnaissance, not combat," Fujimaru Ritsuka repeated.

......

The Servants move very quickly, but there are bound to be influencing factors along the way.

The teams that set off in all four directions all discovered one thing.

That means the number of phantoms in London has increased again.

What used to be just a few scattered phantoms has now spread to almost every few steps, truly filling London.

"What exactly happened? Was it because one of the possessed objects was destroyed yesterday?" Fujimaru Ritsuka wondered as she ran along the street. "If that's true, then the person behind it all is..."

"threaten."

“He was threatening us, warning us not to destroy the possessions anymore.”

“Most phantom spirits are harmless, but even the most harmless things, if there are too many of them, will cause an environment to lose its balance.” Fujimaru Ritsuka frowned. “Moreover, the existence of these phantom spirits itself puts mental stress on humans. There are already too many madmen in this city.”

A little thought will tell you that a large number of fairy tale characters and story figures have inexplicably appeared around you. These fairy tale characters are not only positive characters, but also countless villains, and even mentally ill people and madmen. They walk and act freely in this city at any time, exuding an absurd atmosphere and crazy behavior patterns. Coupled with the increasingly thick fog and high humidity, normal humans can hardly withstand such pressure.

"...We have to think of something. If this continues, there might be a riot in London...No, the riot has already happened, but..." Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mashu, and Mordred passed through an open space where human limbs and torn, bloodied and mangled, were scattered.

"However, those phantom spirits that sense the battle will go to suppress these 'riots,' so..."

Even though she had seen many human corpses in the previous singularities, Fujimaru Ritsuka still couldn't get used to the scene. She forced herself to look ahead, to look at Mash's back, and not to look at the bloody things.

"Hey, Mash, Ms. Mordred, do you think... these dead people might come back to life after the Singularity is repaired?" Fujimaru Ritsuka asked softly.

Mordred glanced at Fujimaru Ritsuka, her expression slightly downcast.

Mashu shook her head: "It's probably impossible. Their deaths will be corrected by history itself to appear as relatively normal deaths, but..."

She looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and gave a serious smile: "Isn't what we're doing now precisely to prevent more people from suffering this fate? So, cheer up, Master!"

谷呾

Fujimaru Ritsuka took a deep breath and nodded heavily: "Yes!"

Mordred stared blankly at Mash running beside him, but then smiled.

No wonder you chose to dedicate your efforts to this child, Galahad.

Equally strong, equally radiant.

If the teacher is the strongest wall in Britain, then you are the most secure doorway on that wall.

I wonder how you've been doing since that war?

I heard you were one of only two knights to survive that battle. Given your personality, you should embark on a journey to find traces of your teacher.

If I have the chance, I really want to talk to you again, and to everyone else...

......

University of London.

"We're here. There are so many students here." Sakata Kintoki looked around outside the University of London campus. There were many students, some sleeping on the ground on the street, and others standing around idly.

“Many of them are students from out of town. After this incident in London, they couldn’t go home because of the Magic Mirror’s isolation, and there were also gaps in the school. Anyway… the final result is that these homeless students have to sleep on the streets.” Henry Jekyll sighed. He was a Londoner and certainly had more information.

Looking at the students lying by the roadside, their bodies festering from the dampness, Sakata Kintoki gritted his teeth: "This really isn't...gold at all..."

“The best way to help them is to resolve this incident as soon as possible. Let’s go.” Jekyll couldn’t bear to look at the students any longer and led Sakata Kintoki into the campus of University College London.

Woodgreen.

Camilla and Manrio encountered obstacles along the way before they even reached Woodgreen.

He is a servant who lost himself due to the influence of the magic of the magic mirror.

Ping Pong —

"Uh--"

The scepter and dagger clashed, producing a crisp ringing sound, but Camilla was directly pushed backward by the immense force.

“This rider… is very strong!” Manrio said solemnly, watching the figure disappear into the thick fog once again.

"The speed parameters are extremely high, and it has the ability to conceal itself in the dense fog." Manlio quickly analyzed, while simultaneously guarding against the rider emerging from the fog again to stab someone.

Camilla gritted her teeth.

For some reason, she felt that this rider was exceptionally dangerous.

Perhaps it's because of... a woman's intuition?

While Camilla and Manrio were on guard against an attack from an unknown Servant, Lawrence and Simonetta finally arrived at their destination, Croydon.

"The streets are quiet." Lawrence looked around. "There are very few phantoms around here, and it seems like all the residents have run away."

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Chapter 719 Simonetta's Departure, An Unexpected Encounter

Lawrence mustered his spirits and cautiously led Simonetta forward.

"The magic within this blank space is extremely chaotic... chaotic to a certain extent." Lawrence frowned slightly. "Could it be that a battle has just taken place?"

Simonetta looked around innocently and asked, "Sister Harley, where is this?"

When Lawrence heard Simonetta call out Halle's name, his heart ached involuntarily, and he bit his lip.

She hasn't fully recovered from the effects of yesterday's illusion.

Watching Harley die before his eyes time and time again, Lawrence felt like the world was collapsing. If it weren't for Fujimaru Ritsuka's timely rescue, and Lawrence's own strong will, he would probably have become a Servant like Zenobi and William Tell, whose "self" had been killed.

“This is Croydon, a district of London, England.” Lawrence patted Simonetta’s head, took a deep breath, and forced a smile. “Has Simon been here before?”

“No…Simon used to live in Genoa, then he went to Florence, and then… Giuliano?” Simon’s eyes widened in surprise.

"Alright, alright, stop thinking about it, you'll become stupid. Let's keep going." Lawrence interrupted Simonetta's thoughts, gently patted her head, and continued walking forward.

The warning gem hovered about a hundred meters around Lawrence, sensing everything around it.

Lawrence's perception is strong, but it is still much weaker than Oceanus, whom he encountered in the Third Singularity. However, Caster is not a class that is good at gathering intelligence.

"Hmm?" Lawrence noticed something.

"Is that... a child?" Through the thick fog, Lawrence couldn't see clearly, but he could sense that a child-shaped object was curled up on the ground directly in front of him, its body trembling slightly.

Lawrence ran two steps forward, wanting to investigate what had happened, only to find that something else had been brought into his field of vision.

"This feeling is... the possession I encountered yesterday?" A bead of cold sweat trickled down Lawrence's face.

She nervously looked around, searching for a mirror or phantom that might be hiding in the shadows, but...

They gained nothing; the only magical reactions they could sense were from the object it possessed and the child.

and many more.

Is there some kind of magical reaction in that child?

Lawrence shook his somewhat sluggish mind and carefully sensed it.

...It really exists!

So, does that mean the child with the magical reaction is the defense mechanism of this possessed being?

An exceptionally powerful phantom?

Lawrence did not approach any further and even stopped Simonetta, who was happily continuing to walk forward.

Lawrence opened his palm, and a jeweled blade appeared in his hand.

Let's test the waters for now.