In Type-Moon, it all starts with adopting Sakura.

This famous detective's appearance is different from others; his stage is not the present, but the future.

“I will,” Holmes nodded slightly, but before leaving, he seemed to suddenly remember something.

He began, “Crowley, I’m leaving Chaldea in your care. I was supposed to be there to give them specific guidance, but the change in this singularity has caused us to miss that opportunity.”

"However, there's something I'd like you to convey to them—"

"What……?"

Lowe looked at Holmes, who had a serious expression.

"Don't trust Dr. Roman, he's untrustworthy. This fire might be directly related to him."

"—"

As soon as he finished speaking, Holmes didn't stop for a moment. This decisive detective turned around gracefully and disappeared into the void, leaving only Rowe standing there.

"...this guy"

It's true, even though I'm incredibly curious, I never ask myself for the answer.

Is this the code of conduct for a detective?

They'd rather keep investigating than know the answer beforehand.

Sherlock Holmes, and by the same token... you and Dr. Roman are quite similar.

Is this what they call "like repels like"?

After a slight sigh and a shake of his head, Luo Wei decided not to linger any longer and headed towards the exit of the cave. However, this time, his condition seemed subtly different.

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"--Meow!!"

After finishing his treasure hunt in the dungeon and realizing that the guys from the Atlas Institute had taken everything they could, leaving him with nothing, Lowe only used the enormous, immovable Trident Hermes, one of the seven great weapons of the Atlas Institute, in the main control room to look up some information he wanted before leaving.

Not long after, on the boundless wasteland, a certain beast bore a weight that should not have been borne by its age.

Although the Sand Sphinx was clearly too tired to run anymore, under the intimidating presence of the people behind it, it mustered its spirits and, with its four legs, continued to run with the man and woman behind it.

"Um, does it... really not get angry?"

Sitting at the back, the serene Hassan hugged Rowe and asked in a low voice. On one hand, she was somewhat dependent on Rowe, her benefactor, and on the other hand, she felt that this Sand Sphinx had been exploited too much.

Even she, an Assassin, felt somewhat sorry for her.

After all, it had first run from Camelot to the Great Temple, then from the Great Temple to the Atlas Academy, and now it was carrying people back to the Mountain Village, day and night without rest. This long journey was comparable to Ritsuka and her friends' experience of crossing the American continent. This Sand Sphinx was only a few months old, so it would be strange if it didn't throw a tantrum.

Moreover, at first, Loe actually wanted to carry Fujita along to the mountain village, since although Fujita had a very low profile, he was not weak in strength.

However, there was only one mount, and in the middle was a serene Hassan whose skin was practically suicidal to touch. Naturally, Omotota couldn't ride along with them. So, after giving Omotota a map to Camelot, Lovi rushed back with Serenity.

However, while traveling, Luo Wei didn't idle around. As he gradually released the black mud suppressed within his body, in order to prevent Jing Mi Hassan behind him from noticing anything amiss, he deliberately asked, "Jing Mi, what questions did Agravien interrogate you about during your time in the dungeon?"

Then he learned that the guy wasn't asking the most basic questions like the coordinates of the mountain village or other information about Hassan, but rather—

"You mean that lunatic interrogated you for a week about me?" After hearing Jingmi's answer, Luo Wei felt that Jingmi was a little wronged.

"Yes, perhaps he thought that no matter how hard the Mountain People tried, they could not shake the Lion King, so he asked about prophecies I had never heard of, about prophets, and about the first Hassan."

Quietly, her tone was somewhat downcast, though in fact, it had always been downcast. Rowe didn’t know if it was because Quietly Hassan had just been rescued and no one had fully recovered from the trauma of Agravwen’s torment, or if it was just her personality.

However, Lowe could also hear that she was somewhat aggrieved, after all, she had encountered a lunatic like Agguwen.

"That guy asked a really tricky question. Didn't you tell him you didn't know?"

Although he believed that Silent Hassan's willpower would prevent her from confessing easily, the questions Agravan asked would prevent her from confessing even if she wanted to.

After all, not knowing means not knowing, and unless Silent Hassan made it up, he couldn't answer any of these questions.

The story of the first Hassan is a legend; only Hassan himself could see him before his death. All that was known about him was his ruthless beheading technique. As for herself, this being who appeared out of nowhere, the information about her was even more scarce.

Therefore, Silent Hassan's ignorance was not entirely just stubbornness; she genuinely knew nothing.

Suddenly, a memory flashed through Luo Wei's mind: Agravan whipping Silent Hassan with an iron whip while loudly demanding, "Will you talk or not!"

However, the serene Hassan had no idea what he was asking, such a strange scene.

'The imagery is so vivid...'

Luo Wei spoke up again to comfort her.

While I felt sorry for Jingmi's plight, thankfully she survived in the end.

Since we are still alive, it means there is still a bright future ahead.

"Um...Master, is there really any hope that this world can be saved?"

During the final stretch of the journey, Jingmi, who had been lying on Luo Wei's back, suddenly spoke, as if talking to herself.

"what happened?"

"Before being captured by Agravan, I infiltrated the Lion King's holy palace, intending to end this tragedy by assassinating the Lion King, but there I saw only an endless void and a storm..."

“It’s a vision of nothingness, an end, right?” Lowe guessed the answer she was seeing.

"Yes, although there's no evidence, I felt that it must have been the scene at the end of the world. Apart from the Lion King's tower, everything else was nothingness, like wood that had been burned to ashes... At that time, I wavered. I subconsciously thought that this world was beyond saving, and I didn't know what the point was of so many comrades fighting..."

Silent Hassan lowered his head, his purple hair draped over Rowe's back.

"Perhaps the fate of the burning of humanity was already sealed. No matter how hard we try, the result will not change. The Magic King can turn everything into nothing at any time."

In these final moments, Tranquility did not choose to conceal what she had seen, but instead shared with Loew the vision of the future that the Lion King had chosen.

"Is our resistance truly meaningful?"

"Of course it makes sense, and it can save not only you, but also the people of the mountains, and even the whole world."

Without the slightest hesitation, Luo Wei gave his answer from the bottom of his heart.

"?!!"

Rowe's unhesitating answer startled the serene Hassan.

After all, his answer was far too nonchalant, his tone unwavering, showing no unease whatsoever about the future he had envisioned. It was as if he had already decided on the path he would take, and would not stop until he reached his final destination, no matter what awaited him.

That's a really reassuring answer.

“It’s wonderful to meet you at a time like this. It’s the greatest…luck for me.”

Although they were just simple words, they sounded like a powerful reassurance to her quiet ears, making her feel at ease.

Just as Silent Hassan was about to say something more, the familiar silhouette of the mountain village came into view once more at the edge of his vision. He had thought he would be tortured to death by Agravan in that dark dungeon, but now he had miraculously returned to his homeland. Silent Hassan's eyes were filled with excitement, and he couldn't help but wrap his arms around Lovi's waist.

"We're here—cough cough, be quiet, I'm about to throw up..."

Just as Rowe was breathing a sigh of relief at being back at headquarters, Silent Hassan's sudden exertion nearly made him vomit up what he had managed to keep under control.

Then he saw a crimson light rapidly approaching him from the edge of his field of vision.

"I can smell your filthy, despicable liar's aura from a mile away! You have my father, yet you still dare to go out and seduce others! You should just die already!!"

"—Rebellion against my magnificent father (Clarent Blood Arthur)!!"

As that spirited voice faded, a familiar burst of fiery lightning and that familiar blond figure reappeared before his eyes.

Boom—!!

A piercing explosion instantly woke up the entire village behind them.

……

On the other side, in the plaza inside the mountain village.

"Mash, look over there, it's thundering..."

Fujimaru Ritsuka pointed to the crimson lightning that erupted at the village entrance.

"No, senior, that's clearly Mordred's Noble Phantasm, isn't it?"

Not only them, but the Knights of the Round Table, who were making their final vows in the square, also noticed the sudden burst of crimson lightning at the village entrance.

"Enemy attack!"

"It's an enemy attack!!"

"What's wrong? Has the Lion King's enemy arrived?"

Realizing that Mordred had unleashed her Noble Phantasm, the Knights of the Round Table drew their weapons, ready to see what was going on.

"Your Majesty, what should we do..."

Just as he was about to ask Artoria for her orders, Artoria, who was the first to sense that something was wrong, had already disappeared because they were of one mind.

At the village entrance at this moment.

"What...what's going on? You bastard—"

Mordred looked at the sword in his hand, somewhat at a loss.

"Get out of the way, Mordred."

Ignoring Mordred, who was incredulous that her Noble Phantasm had actually hit Lovi, Artoria rushed out of the village and approached Lovi, who looked pained. Seeing the increasingly intense aura of calamity emanating from him, she asked anxiously, "What's wrong with your body?"

"It's alright, Al. Just think of it as my Noble Phantasm suddenly unleashing a special attack because I'm going to be Mo Zai's father."

Luo Wei covered the black mud he spat out and responded softly.

However, he doesn't look like he's alright at all right now.

Meanwhile, in contrast to the tense Artoria, Mordred, who couldn't understand how her casually released Noble Phantasm could have hit Lovi, suddenly realized what was happening and looked at Lovi, who was enjoying his father's affection, with wide eyes—

"You...you're trying to scam me?!"

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The last two chapters are relatively lighthearted interludes.

This volume is almost finished.