Or, why don’t you find another savior?

"What do you want to say?" asked the Lion King.

"Why not do this? After arriving at this singularity, the Lion King has always been doing the most reasonable thing. Why hasn't he made the final decision yet?" Shiomi stopped and looked in the direction he was facing instead of the Lion King, asking, "Is it because you hesitated after seeing the situation outside Camelot?"

"You misunderstood." The Lion King said, "This is my only mercy."

"Oh?" Xijian was slightly surprised.

He was originally just trying to contact the medium who stayed with the Lion King to see if he could meet the Lion King through dreams before the war and ask her what she really thought one last time.

"I will defeat all your forces head-on and make you lose all your companions. Then you will realize that it is meaningless to go against me," said the Lion King. "Then you will have two choices."

"Two choices?" Shiomi crossed his arms and laughed. "Isn't it like what the Magic King said, 'Either surrender to me or die here'?"

"No, either come with me or I will take you away," said the Lion King.

"…Is there any difference?" Xijian was stunned.

After all, if the end of the world really comes, Shiomi, who stays in the singularity, will not be able to avoid the disappearance of the world itself and will be buried with the singularity.

Shiomi was already aware of this decisive battle.

"The existence or non-existence of free will, that's all." The Lion King looked at Shiomi and said.

"I have to admit that you are very good at appeasing others." Xi Jian couldn't help laughing, "If I were a little more relaxed, I would probably be shaken."

"It doesn't matter whether you will waver or not. The result is already determined and will not change because of anyone's struggle. Just like your behavior of resisting the Magic King, even if you repair the seven singularities and reach the Magic King, you cannot prevent the crisis of destroying humanity." The Lion King's attitude was ruthless and rational. "No matter what trump card you hold in your hand, from the beginning, the chances of winning are not in your hands."

"So instead of rebelling against the Magic King, you would rather save qualified humans as data and avoid the destruction of humanity." Shiomi shook her head, turned around and looked into the Lion King's eyes. "Then let me repeat it again. We will deny your actions, just like we have denied every singularity so far. We will also deny the so-called great deeds of the Magic King."

"I already know about your awareness, so I will give you a chance. A chance to witness your own complete defeat." The Lion King's tone suddenly changed, with a hint of displeasure at someone who kept disobeying him.

The waves were like the wind blowing across the lake, leaving no trace and no trace. Xi Jian had no time to react and thought it was his own illusion.

"I was indeed naive. I thought that after showing our strength, I would have a chance to convince you."

This trip was just his last attempt to seek a peaceful solution in order to allow those who participated in the battle to survive and face the human rationale after the singularity was repaired.

"Go back." The Lion King stood up from the throne, walked down the stairs, stood on the last step, and stretched out his hand to the face of Xi Jian, but did not touch it. "I forgive you for your behavior of meeting me in this way, but it will not happen again."

"There won't be a next time." Xi Jian suppressed his expression, "Then, I won't disturb the Lion King's rest."

"It's okay. It's not a waste of time to talk to you."

The Lion King affirmed Shiomi's actions and his determination to take a gamble, even at the last moment before the war was about to break out, even at the possibility of failure.

"It seems that you have never considered the possibility of losing."

As Shiomi finally said this with emotion, his figure turned into a ball of light and disappeared from the sight of the Lion King.

Only then did she slightly grasp the outstretched hand, but nothing remained.

After closing your eyes once, open them again.

The lonely king still sat alone on the throne, with only the rune stone that no longer had any magic power in his hand.

The night is almost over.

Chapter 57: As a Family

Shiomi smelled a faint fragrance at the tip of his nose. He slowly adjusted his breathing, opened his eyes, and ended his meditation.

The magic of entering dreams has great limitations. Without any preparation, the Lion King needs a catalyst to intervene when he is not even sure whether a dream exists.

It may be a pleasant surprise that the Lion King did not throw away the rune stone.

——Even if the negotiations still failed.

He slowly glanced to the side and saw Kallen and Sakura approaching.

At the foot of the small hill where he was, was where the assembled army camped. At this moment, when the sky was just getting light, the army camp had already started cooking and eating, preparing for the battle that was about to begin.

"We'll be able to move in an hour. Do you want to take a rest, Dad?" Sakura sat down on the big rock next to him, and Kallen sat on the other side.

"No, I'm ready." Shiomi smiled and shook her head, and reminded again: "The siege of Camelot is extremely difficult, remember not to act rashly."

“My mother said that the city is the incarnation of the Holy Spear. Unless the city gate is opened from the inside, it cannot be breached by conventional means,” Kallen added.

"Don't worry, I'll find a way to solve it." Xi Jian nodded, "How is everyone doing?"

"According to the contact from Chaldea, the divine beasts and divine beast masters led by the director are already in place, and are ready to launch a feint attack against the west at any time." Sakura explained slowly.

"That's good." Xijian nodded.

He was about to get up when he noticed the expressions of the two girls. They seemed to be hesitant to speak, as if they wanted to ask him something.

"What's wrong? If you have anything to say, don't hold it in. Why are you so particular in front of me?" Xi Jian pretended to be helpless and urged, "If you don't say it, I will go downstairs and prepare for the march."

After he said that, he simply stood up and prepared to leave the hill and go down the mountain road.

"...Dad..." Sakura frowned and pouted slightly to express her dissatisfaction.

"Sure enough, he realized he couldn't hide it anymore, so he planned to escape first." Karen said.

Xi Jian was stunned: "What are you hiding? Do I have any guilty conscience?..."

Even the relationship with Morgan and the master was an unspoken fact. At most, they would not be too close in front of others and cause a bad influence.

"Don't listen to Kallen's nonsense, Dad." Sakura sighed helplessly, "We went to Atlas Court separately from Mother--"

Shiomi already knew about that. It was thanks to the records of the Atlas Institute that they were able to learn the true name of the Servant who lent Mashu his power, and to grasp the general outline of the Lion King's plan.

But... the recording medium of the Atlas Academy, the Hermes Trident, which is said to record everything, does not only record these two things.

If anyone there wanted to know something else, it wouldn't be difficult.

For example, Xijian Tianxi.

"——Judging from your reactions, you must have investigated me there?" Xi Jian pretended to be sad. "I didn't expect that after living together for more than 20 years, I would still be suspected by you."

His acting skills were pretty good, and coupled with the close parent-child relationship, Sakura immediately lost her composure and waved her hands to deny it.

"No, no, no, it's not like that—"

"Dad, do you really think so?" Karen saw through it.

Shiomi shrugged. "Of course I don't think so. It's definitely not something you would think of investigating me in a place like that. There must be someone else in Atlas Court who is curious about my identity, right? Is it Cibia?"

If it were the Tsibia of this era, it would not be difficult to understand.

Afterwards, Sakura told everything that happened at Atlas Institute, including her wish that Holmes' existence not be mentioned to outsiders.

"I see... Sherlock Holmes..." Xi understood. He finally knew why the information of the Magic Association of the London Singularity had been sorted out in advance.

But is it really just a summoning based on the power of inhibition that allows a modern detective servant or a character in a novel to appear in different singularities?

But this is all secondary. There are more important things right now than that detective.

"I can't answer your questions that you didn't get answers to in Atlas either." Shiomi looked at the two girls apologetically, "That's also the answer I never knew. Although strange fragments of memory have emerged in my mind once or twice recently, I still have no idea what they are."

"Sure enough, even dad doesn't have an answer." Kallen nodded.

Unlike Sakura, she was more perceptive and intelligent. She noticed from a very early stage that her father had no family other than them. Neither her father's parents nor his relatives had ever appeared.

Before she heard the information Sakura brought back, she thought her father had a similar background to her.

"But... I feel a lot more relaxed." Sakura showed a regretful expression, but also felt relieved.

She and Kallen came here at this time not to get any answers, but because she felt uncomfortable with her father's behavior of "spying" behind his back, although it was not her original intention, so she wanted to talk.

"In fact, there is no need to burden yourself so much. Everyone has a few secrets in their hearts, not to mention that you are not children anymore." Xi Jian stretched out his hands and stroked the heads of the two girls at the same time. "You don't need me to tell you right or wrong over and over again. Don't take it to heart."

Ying was so coaxed that she burst into laughter: "As for secrets, of course there are some."

Xijian raised his eyebrows slightly: "What secret?"

“… He just said that and he turned around and started asking questions.” Kallen grabbed Shiomi’s hand and moved it away from her head. “Dad is such a terrible adult.”

"Curiosity is also a human instinct." Xi Jian said as if it was a matter of course, "Just don't answer me."

"You're still fond of sophistry as always. The future of mankind is actually burdened by such an adult. The future is really worrying." Sakura was just enjoying the feeling of having her head rubbed and laughing happily.

Shiomi pulled his hands away and gave everyone a light blow to the head.

"Have you forgotten that you are also great adults?" He took a step back, put his hands on his waist and made a reprimanding gesture, but his tone was still without any momentum. "According to Sakura's classification method, we are all birds of a feather."

His words made the two laugh again, and Shiomi turned around and prepared to go down the mountain.

"No matter who dad is, where he comes from, or what the future holds, I... will always be dad's daughter and will always believe in dad!" Ying cupped her hands like a megaphone and spoke into the wind.

Surprised, Shiomi looked back and saw Kallen nodding as well.

He couldn't help but laugh.

Chapter 58: The Siege of Camelot

An hour later, the siege of the Holy City began.

The divine beasts sent by the Sun King had already begun to feint an attack on the west gate, attracting the transfer of the Holy City's defensive forces.

As the vanguard, Mordred led the cavalry to hold back Gawain who was defending the main gate.

At this time, the main force bypassed the fighting Mordred and Gawain and attacked the city gate. After breaking the gate, they split into three groups to disintegrate Camelot's attack from the inside.

So the plan was made.

The first and most difficult step is to break through the city gate.

When Mordred led the cavalrymen who obeyed her orders to start the charge, Olga Marie, who stayed in the base camp, found that Nitocris was missing.

Without her assistance, the Great Magic could not be performed in the territory of the Age of the Sun King, which is hundreds of kilometers away.

This time, except for Shiomi, Morgan and Scathach who went ahead, the other girls stayed behind and followed the main force. After the city gate was opened, they entered the city to fight.

Just when the main force was about to set off and Olga Marie was having a headache, Nitocris walked out of the Mirror of the Underworld with an exquisite black box in her hand.

"I'm sorry, but Pharaoh Ozymandias suddenly summoned me and I had to return to the Great Temple." She handed the box to Olga Marie and the others.

This thing surprised the girls.

Open the lid and see the Holy Grail inside.

It was originally handed over to the Crusaders by the Magic King, and then captured by the Sun King summoned by the Crusaders.

The Sun King, who relied on the power of the Holy Grail to prevent the Lion King from annihilating his territory, suddenly gave the Holy Grail to Chaldea.

"Pharaoh Ozymandias said that this is useless garbage and you should dispose of it." Nitocris frowned slightly and tried to relay the words of the Sun King.

Everyone cooperated and didn't complain about Pharaoh's tsundere. After Mash put the Holy Grail into the shield.

Olga Marie immediately began to prepare her great magic to provide firepower support for Mordred who was leading the way.

Because of limited time and magic power, she can only activate it once.

"My name is Pharaoh Nitocris, the queen who briefly ruled Upper and Lower Egypt. I hereby allow you to use my land and sky!"

As Nitocris's staff hit the ground, Olga Marie felt the magic was complete. She silently thanked Nitocris with telepathic words and began to chant the spell inherited from Animusphia:

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

The magic theory proposed by the genius magician Kirshtalia Vodame is known as the top celestial magic that can only be realized in the Age of Gods.

Its name is——

“Grand Order/Anima Animusphere!”

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As the vanguard, Mordred led the cavalry to advance quickly. The Holy City continued to expand in the field of vision. In another ten seconds or so, the vanguard cavalry unit would enter the shooting range of the archers on the city wall.

She saw Gawain, who was standing outside the city gate, ready to attack.

"...Tsk, you're not ready yet?"

Because before the advance, Shiomi said there would be fire cover, but there is still no sign of it.

If there is none, it’s fine. At worst, we can just kill our way in.

But having said that, Mordred was more worried that his own troops would also be affected.

Just as she was considering whether to slow down her attack, she suddenly saw Gawain raise his head with astonishment written all over his face, thanks to her vision, which was not as good as that of an Archer, but still superior to that of an ordinary person.

"What?" Mordred also raised his head, and then showed the same expression as Gawain.

Floating in the clear sky was a band of light said to be the Magic King's Noble Phantasm.