The android girl will not dream of the fairy knight sister

　but...

　He had not made up his mind and was still wavering in his heart.

　Before he truly decided to kill the king with his own hands, he could not be called Bedivere, nor was he qualified to be called that.

　Because he was a sinner who had disobeyed the king's order and was unforgivable.

　"Then let's go over there first. If the information we got is correct, there should still be a country over there..."

　"..."

　A glimmer of light flashed in the girl's pupils, and her eyes looked straight into the distance obscured by the wind and sand.

　She already had the ability of clairvoyance, but she just didn't know how to use it, or she had used it but didn't realize its existence.

　It was only after Merlin realized it later that he taught me how to use it.

　The ability to see the future for a short period of time is like a dragon being able to see its future partner.

　Although for some reason the girl had never seen the future.

　A magnificent golden pyramid slowly came into her sight. A black-haired man sat on the throne, boredly tapping his legs and gazing at the sky outside the pyramid. As if he had sensed the prying gaze, the man slowly looked in the direction of Sieg.

　Then their eyes met in the air.

　“It’s getting more and more interesting…”

　The man waved his hand, and a creature hidden under the sand dunes slowly moved, then quickly rushed towards Sieg.

　-

　How long has it been since I was summoned?

　Every day it hides under the quicksand, waiting for its prey to take the bait, and then eats it.

　It should be like this.

　He followed his master's will and completed all the tasks he was supposed to do diligently and conscientiously.

　Then he got nothing.

　Every time it emerges its huge body from the yellow sand, ready to enjoy its food.

　The Pharaoh next to the master would come out and take away his food.

　If you are slow to retract your claws, you will be called rude.

　But this time it’s different!

　It left its original position and went hunting according to its master's orders!

　After so many days, it can finally have a hot meal of meat!

　And then... there was no more.

　"Be good..."

　Sieg reached out and touched the soft fur on the Sphinx he had just tamed, then gently jumped up and sat on it.

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　Lucius on the side looked expressionlessly at the Sphinx who was happily eating a piece of unknown meat, and then made a few "gurgling" sounds in response to the girl.

　Where did this mythical beast come from? Is it a cat?

　But the Sphinx couldn't care less.

　It just sneaked past from a distance and was discovered by the girl before it got close.

　A relaxed spirit, a petite and defenseless body, a casual and unfocused stance, and a sense of oppression coming from deep within the soul.

　Shouldn't I be like this? I'm the Sphinx, right?

　Not sure, take another look to confirm the situation first.

　Then the girl's slender fingers poked its cheek that was not covered by the mask.

　In an instant, all the hair on the Sphinx's body stood up completely.

　You can tell just from the way she stands that the girl in front of you is incredibly strong!

　That's Albion, the one that will definitely win, right?

　Just as the girl started to take something out from behind her, it had already figured out how its soul would die.

　Then the girl smiled gently, handed it a piece of meat, and touched its head which was lowered because of fear.

　It turned against us.

　Ramses II? Who? I don't know him.

　It is now the Sphinx that belongs to the girl alone!

　"Can you take us there?"

　Sieg asked softly as he gently stroked the Sphinx's head.

　The Sphinx nodded, then bit the remaining piece of meat, tilted its head back, and opened its mouth again, swallowing the remaining piece of meat in one gulp.

　"Come up."

　Sieg looked at Lucius and patted the Sphinx on the back.

　The silver-haired knight leaned back slightly.

　He now understood what it meant that the strong were full of surprises, and that people who came out of the inner sea of ​​​​the stars were different.

　-

　"Senior! Get out of here! You'll be blown away if you stand there!"

　Who's talking? Mash?

　"Fufu! Fu-wu-wu!"

　This voice seems to be Fu Fu calling again?

　Something seemed to have gone wrong with the Earth Spirit's transfer just now. Even with his eyes closed, the dazzling white light still affected his vision.

　Fortunately, this effect disappeared quickly.

　But then again, where is this place?

　Jerusalem?

　As Fujimaru Ritsuka thought about it, he slowly opened his eyes.

　The overwhelming yellow sand enveloped her under the sweep of the strong wind, and every grain of sand found its own eyes.

　At least for now.

　"Eyes! My eyes!"

　"How can this be Jerusalem? All I see is a sandstorm!"

　Mashu struggled to raise her shield against the strong wind and stood in front of the two of them.

　"Anyway, let's find a place sheltered from the wind! If we keep going like this, even if we don't get blown away, we'll be buried in the yellow sand!"

　Da Vinci looked around and a skeleton came into her sight.

　"Just hide under that! It's so big, it looks like a dragon!"

　"learn!"

　Mashu held up a shield to block the strong wind and yellow sand for everyone, and slowly entered the interior of the skeleton. The strange bones were intertwined, providing a relatively safe shelter for everyone.

　"By the way, has Romani been contacted? Can anyone explain this blunder?"

　Mashu's shield began to emit a faint, unstable light, like a candle that could go out at any moment in a strong wind.

　"The communication link with Chaldea is very unstable. I think the doctor should be doing his best to repair it!"

　"That's why, despite so many improvements to communication and transfers, errors still occur!"

　"This is an EX-class facility! It's great that they haven't dispersed! Ritsuka should be more considerate of the control room staff sometimes! Maintaining the equipment is incredibly complex!"

　"Senior! Da Vinci himself was right! We should first understand the current situation!"

　"—"

　A sound that was out of tune with the situation at this time reached everyone's ears.

　The next moment, a huge roar was heard, and the sound of the howling wind outside disappeared without a trace in an instant.

　"S-Stop?"

　Just as the three of them were looking at each other, a giant claw reached in through the gap between the bones, and then lifted up the bone space that enveloped the three of them.

　The dazzling sunlight was blocked by a huge sphinx in less than a second. A face emitting an ominous aura slowly approached the three people.

　"Dear Leonardo da Vinci... this seems to be..."

　Mashu's voice trembled.

　"That's right..."

　"The Sphinx..."

　Just when several people were so nervous that they couldn't even speak clearly, the white little beast cried happily and jumped onto the top of the Sphinx's head.

　"Mashu, Ritsuka, and Da Vinci?"

　A familiar voice came in

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　In the ears of the three people, the girl jumped down from the top of the Sphinx with Fu Fu in her arms, and threw a piece of meat to her new pet.

　"Ms. Zi-Zig!?"

　The girl blinked in confusion, then tilted her head in confusion.

　"Any...problems?"

　"Of course it's no problem. It's great that you showed up, little Sieg..."

　Unlike Mashu or Fujimaru Ritsuka's surprise, Da Vinci regained his composure almost instantly.

　His eyes kept scanning back and forth between the girl and the silver-haired knight behind her.

　Compared to the figure in France before, the girl's face clearly had a lot more color, and now she looked more like a person than the doll she had back then.

　"Why is Miss Zieger here?"

　"Hmm...Was it possible to bear witness to human emotions while being entrusted by someone? After all, I don't really understand this aspect..."

　Sieg glanced at Lucius behind him and then turned around to answer Mash's question, taking out three water bags and distributing them to everyone.

　"Well... no matter what, it's good for us, isn't it? After all, we don't have to fall into a desperate situation from the beginning..."

　Ritsuka Fujimaru drank the sweet water in big gulps, completely unaware that the amount of water she drank had completely exceeded the limit of what the water bag could hold.

　"Oh... so this is how it's used?"

　Leonardo da Vinci had put on a pair of glasses at some point and began to carefully examine the magic seal engraved on the water bag in his hand.

　"Such a small yet exquisite second method is truly eye-opening... If possible, could you let me study it?"

　"Can..."

　Sieg nodded slightly.

　Even if it could be studied clearly, humans today would not be able to use it.

　Because what drives magic is True Ether, and now that the Age of Gods has completely faded, this thing no longer exists.

　Using true ether as the power source, the space is directly connected through the second method, and water is directly extracted from the inner sea of ​​the star and sent into the water bag.

　They even thoughtfully prepared filtering magic to remove the true ether that is harmful to modern humans.

　"But compared to that...it seems we are going to have guests..."

　Lucius drew the sword from his waist and warned everyone.

　The Sphinx slowly stopped chewing, slowly raised the blood-stained mask, stared at the group of masked people in the distance, and kept growling.

　"Something that wards off evil spirits, plus the woman they tied up, prevented the Sphinx from attacking..."