Or, why don’t you find another savior?

Cu Chulainn, who had already guessed Shiomi's origin, was not at all surprised by this title. He just responded to Shiomi: "Hey! You are absolutely right."

"I didn't expect you to actually show up as a Caster. If you weren't injured, I would have challenged you again."

He sat on the steps of the teaching building's main entrance: "From your tone, it sounds like you've fought with me from Lancer?"

"We fought, but there was no outcome." Shiomi walked to the side.

"That's a shame." Cu Chulainn was unable to bring back the records of this matter, and could only sigh, "But there is a reason why I will descend as a Caster."

"What?" Xi Jian was stunned.

Cu Chulainn glanced at Shiomi who was standing by and said, "I didn't know this until the Holy Grail War turned sour. Someone arranged for me to wait for you here."

"Wait for me?" Xi Jian narrowed his eyes, "And you knew I would come from the beginning?"

"But in fact, 'that person' refers to the person who owns Gae Blog and the original rune." Cu Chulainn snorted.

"Who is 'that'?"

"You will know sooner or later." Cu Chulainn stretched out his hand, and a wooden staff appeared in his hand.

That was Cu Chulainn's weapon when he was a Caster.

"My mission is to entrust this thing to you." He raised his hand and handed over the weapon casually.

After hesitating for a moment, Xijian took the staff in his hand, and then felt that the holder of the staff had changed at this moment, and he became its master.

"A staff made of ash tree...it can't be..." He widened his eyes.

"I'm glad to know." Cu Chulainn's body began to become translucent.

"Hey! Why are you doing this again--" Before Xi Jian had time to examine the staff, he noticed that Cu Chulainn began to retreat.

However, Cu Chulainn had obviously expected this result: "Nothing, you were right, my soul core has been destroyed long ago. If it weren't for this staff in my hand, I would never have waited for you to come."

“……” Xi Jian was speechless. The situation was even worse than he had analyzed.

"I feel it's a pity too." Cu Chulainn squeezed his hands, "But after all, you and I are both disciples of the Kingdom of Shadows. I can only leave the things I can't handle to you, Junior Brother."

"Don't worry." Shiomi raised his staff, his magic power flowing through it, "Whether it's Archer or Saber, I will lead them to defeat them and solve the problem of this singularity."

Cu Chulainn nodded. "That's a good attitude, but you need to be careful with Saber and Archer. Although I don't know the real name of the latter, he can project various weapons--"

"Archer... could it be——" Shiomi already had a vague answer.

Seeing that he had little time left, Cu Chulainn had no time to talk too much and continued to tell him another thing.

"As for Saber's true name, it is known to everyone." Cu Chulainn stood up. "His name is King Arthur of Britain."

Shiomi's pupils suddenly contracted: "This is impossible! If it was Altria, she would have died after the Fourth Holy Grail War--"

But the next moment he calmed down again.

This is singularity F, and any abnormal situation can be explained by this reason.

"Why did King Arthur, who would never be summoned again, appear here? The answer can only be found by you." After Cu Chulainn said the last sentence, his body disappeared into the night of Fuyuki.

Xijian clenched his staff tightly and said to himself helplessly:

"It really leaves people with a lot of trouble every time..."

Chapter 7 The First Person to Compliment Olga Marie

"Stars, Cosmos, Gods, Animus, Hollow, Void, Anima, Animusphere..."

On the rooftop of Hogunhara Academy, Olga Marie half-knelt in a circular magic circle, chanting the spell softly and writing runes on the stones she had picked up.

Shiomi's voice sounded from behind:

"Is this the magic spell that has been passed down through the generations of Animusphia?"

Olga Marie was surprised for a moment, then nodded: "That's right. Combining modern rune magic with Animusphia's celestial magic can be used as the most basic consumable magic gift."

"Did you come up with this idea yourself?" Xijian squatted down beside her and picked up a stone with runes written on it to examine it.

"That's about right. My father isn't interested in magic theories other than Animusphia, and Rune magic is just a revival of the magic base." Olga Marie paused for a moment and said, "My tutor thought it would be helpful to broaden my horizons in magic, so I learned a little."

Shiomi thought about it: "It was when we were on the Mystic Eye Collection Train—"

He stopped talking halfway.

Although he did not participate in the Demon Eye collection train, he had read the subsequent report.

Olga Marie's tutor, Trisha Firoz, was killed on the Mystic Eye Collection Train.

The tutor was a rare imaginary number magician. Although she was very strict, she was also very caring towards Olga when she was not teaching. Her death made Olga Marie depressed for a long time.

After entering Chaldea, Sakura was able to quickly gain the trust of Olga Marie, the new director, which was closely related to the fact that Sakura was also a magician with imaginary number attributes.

"Ah."

Ten years had passed since the incident, and although Olga Marie still felt sad when she thought about it, she had no problem mentioning it to anyone.

For example, Mr. Shiomi.

"Don't you need to rest? You kept complaining about foot pain on the way here, but you didn't rest for long and you ran to the rooftop to do this kind of preparation work." Xi Jian asked.

"It's not a big deal." Olga Marie blushed and explained awkwardly.

"But the school rooftop is very exposed. What if Archer, who has been monitoring Fuyuki, notices this place and snipers us from a high place?" Shiomi asked again.

Olga Marie was startled and stood up hurriedly to find a more secluded location.

"Don't worry, I'm just giving you an example." Shiomi thought she was teasing too much, "I set up a barrier when we entered the school, so it's not so easy for Archer's attack to break through instantly. Even if an arrow flew at you just now, you still had time to take shelter."

Olga Marie realized that Shiomi was just teasing her, and she was very dissatisfied. She returned to the magic circle and squatted down: "Teacher Shiomi is unexpectedly mean... I thought you and Romani were completely different types."

"What's wrong with Romani?" Shiomi was curious.

"It's nothing. As long as that guy stays on the scene, the atmosphere won't be tense. So we didn't let him be present when the soul transfer was carried out." Olga Marie explained.

"That's why he was able to avoid being caught in the explosion." Shiomi laughed, then said seriously, "If you ask me, you're just too nervous. Chaldea's work is indeed important, but if you keep being so nervous, you'll eventually collapse."

Olga Marie lowered her eyebrows and looked at the rune stone on the ground: "But I am different from my father. I am too young. If I don't take 200% of my attitude to deal with the work, I won't be able to convince others..."

Moreover, a big problem occurred in the first soul particle transfer project. Except for Ritsuka Fujimaru who was kicked out by her during the meeting, the other 47 masters were all affected by the explosion in the basket, and their lives and deaths were unknown.

Including Shiomi in front of him...

"You've done well enough." Shiomi sighed and reached out to rub her head. "Whether as the new head of Animusphia or the new director of Chaldea, in my opinion, you've done very well, not inferior to your father, Marisbilly."

"Really?" Olga Marie looked at Shiomi in surprise.

"Of course it's true, unless in your eyes, I'm as unreliable as Romani." Xijian smiled.

Olga Marie's eyes were slightly moist.

Her expression looked like she had finally grabbed a piece of driftwood in the stormy sea.

The girl, who was a few years younger than Karin, lowered her head slightly and wiped her eyes.

"Thank you, Mr. Shiomi..."

She thanked Shiomi from the bottom of her heart.

Because he was the first person to compliment her.

Everyone around her, whether it was her father, Trisha, or the magicians in the Clock Tower, all had monarch-level expectations of her, and therefore never judged her by the standards of an ordinary magician, and then praised her.

"But then again. Although the idea of ​​combining celestial magic with rune magic is very good, the workmanship of these rune stones is still a bit too crude." Shiomi pinched a stone and pouted.

Olga Marie realized that this was a joke to liven up the atmosphere, and turned away with her arms folded:

"I can't help it. I don't specialize in rune magic, so I definitely can't compare to you, who learned from Aozaki Touko and even came into contact with the original rune."

"But it's better than nothing. Originally, many Masters should have worked together to deal with this singularity, but now it has become like this. In addition, the damage to Chaldea is still unclear. It is a correct judgment to come up with this method in such a hurry." He looked into Olga Marie's eyes, "Is there any way to use Animusphia's celestial magic?"

"If I am given a few days to prepare, I will definitely be able to make it in time." Olga Marie said, "Or maybe someone here can help me tune the magic circuit like Mr. Melvin Wienz did."

Shiomi raised her eyebrows. "That's out of my control. I'm a practical person, and my magic theory is limited to summarizing and improving existing experience. As for tuning magic circuits, it's completely beyond my ability."

The most important thing is that Saber is defending the Great Holy Grail in the Great Hollow of Mount Enzo. Even if she can activate celestial magic, it will be difficult to perform it, and it may even cause the collapse of the entire Great Hollow.

"But the teacher is not only good at magic, but also a heritage protector. His combat power is not inferior to that of a servant. He can even kill Lancer instantly." Olga Marie looked at Shiomi expectantly, "So you don't have to worry about Saber and Archer, right?"

"That's what happened, but after saying it, even I can't help but feel pressured." He tapped Olga Marie's forehead, "Go down and rest after the preparations are done. We'll be ready to head to Yuanzang Mountain in an hour."

"understood."

Olga Marie held her forehead and complained, but there was a smile on her face.

Chapter 8: The Knight King before the Holy Grail

It has been 20 years since the last time I entered the location of the Holy Grail.

When seeing the big hole again, Shiomi was filled with emotion.

"It looks like a natural cave. Is it something that originally existed in Fuyuki City?" Mashu asked.

Olga Marie explained: "This is something half natural and half artificial, a work developed by magicians over many years."

"Not only that, three hundred years ago, the ancestors of Toosaka, Matou and Einzbern completed the ritual construction of the Holy Grail here under the witness of the second magician Zelritch." Shiomi looked around the entrance of the Great Hollow and the surrounding situation.

There was no sense of servant's aura or magic power nearby, and it looked like no one would launch a sneak attack in this place.

The surrounding terrain was narrow and uneven, and it was easy to be wiped out by the attack that Archer had demonstrated before.

Ximi was lucky enough to be able to escape, but even with Matthew's shield, the three of them could not resist the possible landslide.

"Toosaka? Is that the Toosaka in the big pit that Mr. Shiomi took us to see before?" Ritsuka connected the two pieces of information.

"Yes, the Tōsaka family is one of the three great families that founded the Fuyuki Holy Grail War ritual." Shiomi said, "However, after three hundred years of inheritance, both Einzbern and Matou have declined, especially Matou, who can't even give birth to offspring with magical talent."

Olga Marie nodded continuously: "So in fact, only the Tousaka family still has some strength. I have met the current head of the family, Tousaka Rin, a few times. She is a very eclectic magician."

"By the way." Shio turned around happily and told the three people, "Actually, Sakura is also from the Tousaka family."

"Huh?" The three of them exclaimed in almost unison.

"Tousaka Sakura and Rin were born at the same time, and both of them have excellent magical talents, but the magic can only be passed on to one person." Shiomi stated this fact very naturally, "So Sakura was adopted by me. Although her magic system is completely independent, in terms of bloodline alone, she is actually the last descendant of Tousaka."

Mashu, who always has too many expressions, also showed a surprised look: "No wonder I always feel that Miss Sakura and Mr. Shiomi are not similar..."

"But her personality is somewhat like that of the teacher." Olga Marie bit her nails, "I really envy her."

"Eh?" Li Xiang was puzzled, "What are you envious of?"

"Nothing!" Olga Marie pinched Ritsuka's face, "Come to think of it, I haven't settled the score with you yet, newbie. How dare you doze off in my meeting? I'll settle the score with you when I get back!"

Ritsuka screamed and begged for mercy: "I'm sorry, Chief~~"

Mashu also helped to persuade them.

There was no tension among the group, and they didn't look like they were ready for a fight, but Shiomi nodded.

"Well, that's good. If you're too nervous, you'll die early on the front line." After the three of them had finished making trouble, he turned around and looked inside the cave, "Let's go, don't let our hosts here wait for us too long."

On the way, the four members of the investigation team did not encounter any obstructions.

During this time, Shiomi relayed the information left by Caster to several people.

It was not until they entered the large cave that they quickly spotted two figures standing on the central platform.

Saber leaned on the pitch-black holy sword in front of her with both hands, and beside her was the silver-haired Archer with his arms folded.

"It's you, Archer." Shiomi stepped forward with a gun in hand. "I didn't expect that the guardian of Wuming would degenerate into this state. It's really sad."

"Who are you talking about?" Archer said with an indifferent expression, "Maybe you have seen me somewhere else, but I don't know you."

It is rare for Heroic Spirits to bring back records from the Holy Grail War, even Guardians are no exception.

Alternatively, it is possible that during the Holy Grail War that descended upon this singularity, the relevant memories were erased by the suppressive force.

"If you don't know me, that's even better." Shiomi immediately put aside the last bit of worry and pointed the gun at Saber, "Next question, Knight King Altria, why are you here!"

According to what he knew, she, who signed a contract with the world at the last moment before her death and traveled across time and space to participate in the Holy Grail War to seek a way to save Britain, should have given up this wish for the sake of the world, accepted death and went to Avalon.

"I don't quite understand your question." Saber's tone was cold.

The gorgeous armor was dyed black, the hair color turned light gold, and the body was wrapped in the polluted magic of the Holy Grail.

He was no longer the noble Knight King that Shiomi was familiar with.

"I mean..." Shiomi frowned, "Since you have already given up that wish for the world, why do you appear here now and maintain this singularity, Altria Pendragon!"