Or, why don’t you find another savior?

"Alas..." Xijian felt that he had refuted this point countless times.

"Also, there is something I didn't have time to tell you." Altria suddenly said.

Shiomi was a little nervous: "What is it?"

"In this singularity, there is an 'evil' that you Chaldeans cannot imagine. It is probably a demon far greater than the Magic King, and the origin of our human race."

"...we..." Shiomi couldn't help feeling happy that she would use this pronoun to describe human beings.

"But unfortunately, I can't completely see through the real culprit of this singularity. But don't worry, your Servant is me who holds both the Holy Lance and the Holy Sword. I am not the same person as the 'me' you met before, and I am even more powerful. Just rely on me."

She smiled confidently.

This is indeed reassuring...it would be even better if she didn't have any unchewed food in her mouth.

"You are not the only companion of my husband. You must keep this in mind, Altria." Morgan's voice sounded behind him.

"I will, sister."

"Don't call me sister..." Morgan frowned.

She knew that Altria did it on purpose, and she did so knowing full well that they were not related by blood.

At this time, Shiomi's throat was locked, and Scathach dragged him easily.

"Everyone has almost left. It's time for us adults to hold the reception."

"Master...I can't breathe..."

Shiomi struggled to ask Altria for help, but she just picked up the empty plate and followed them inside with an unsatisfied look.

Chapter 11 The Hangover

Xijian Tianxi woke up one morning with a splitting headache.

This was the first time he had experienced a hangover in his memory. It was as if his magic circuits were also paralyzed by alcohol and he was unable to relieve the headache on his own. He covered his forehead and opened his eyes, only to see the more than ten-meter-high ceiling of the God Tower residence.

The clean and new bedroom was filled with a faint smell of beer, indicating that someone was drinking here last night.

I am one of them.

After all, it was the distant dawn of time, and the beer brewing technology was not so much immature as it was full of the primitiveness and wildness that belonged to the Age of Gods.

Therefore, Shiomi also underestimated the power of beer. It was not strong at first, but one would still get drunk if he drank too much.

Even Heroic Servants are no exception.

He sat on the carpet beside the bed, his back against the bed, as if he had passed out drunk last night.

The master was using his thighs as a pillow and was still sleeping soundly.

Behind Shiomi's head was Morgan lying on her side on the bed, with an exquisite handmade wool blanket draped over her. Her sleeping face looked peaceful and beautiful.

Her clothes were still neat and tidy, and it looked like she hadn't gone too far. Shiomi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Because he remembered that there was someone there last night.

Altria.

But when he looked around the bedroom, he couldn't find Altria. Instead, from the garden outside, he could hear the sound of fighting, accompanied by some magical fluctuations.

It's more like training than fighting.

After picking up the sleeping master and placing him on the other side of the bed, Shiomi asked the maid of the sacred tower for water and a towel to wash up, then went to the small garden outside.

Mash and Gray were fighting, Gray kept changing the form of Yad, sickle, battering ram, compound bow, hook sickle gun, boomerang...

Although he is no longer in physical form and is no longer under the influence of King Arthur, the power he gained as King Arthur's vessel has not disappeared.

The Lion King simply took away what would continue to change Gray, but never took away her possibility of wanting to fight.

When Yad transformed into a shield and collided with Mash's shield, Shiomi withdrew his gaze and walked towards Altria who was standing at the edge of the garden.

She watched the battle, or rather, under her guidance, Mash and Gray carried out their usual combat training.

"Are you awake, Master?" Artoria turned around and greeted after hearing footsteps.

"Good morning..." Shiomi covered his mouth. He was worried that the smell of alcohol would remain in his mouth, so he used magic to eliminate the residue from last night's drinking party.

"Last night's cocktail party was quite enjoyable. The Master's drinking capacity was quite amazing." Altria said with a smile.

Shiomi felt the taste in her mouth gradually fade away: "It's not that bad... Morgan and Master haven't woken up yet, you got up first."

"After all, you got those two drunk and then you collapsed." Altria pointed out with a smile, "I just happened to escape unscathed--"

Then Altria told the story of what happened last night. Shiomi, who was originally forced to drink, successfully fought back and dragged Morgan and Master to drink.

After he put the drunken Morgan back to bed, he collapsed halfway through sending his master to bed.

"Uh... sorry to have embarrassed you." Xijian was embarrassed because he also gradually remembered it.

We are clearly at the singularity, yet we are acting so recklessly.

"It's okay. It's better to say that the Master was concerned about my feelings until he lost consciousness and didn't let me drink too much. I feel a little regretful." However, Altria said words that were inconsistent with her temperament.

Xi Jian felt her head starting to hurt again: "It's not like I was deliberately on guard against you..."

"I understand that." Artoria nodded with a gentle expression, and it was obvious that she was joking.

"...So you are giving them guidance on their training?" Shiomi could only shrug helplessly and look at Mashu and Gray who were still fighting.

"The other girls are getting ready to go out. After Mashu and Gray finish their morning exercises, the head priest Siduri will come over to arrange their work." Altria said, "I saw them when I woke up, so I gave them some suggestions that might be useful."

Then, Shiomi thought back to the scene at dinner last night, where Altria was clearly concerned about the two girls.

"Do they concern you?"

"No matter which one of them is related to me, this should be a subconscious behavior." Artoria showed a thoughtful look, and her tone became lighter, "Especially the girl who obtained the power of Lord Galahad..."

"We have to think of a solution..." Shiomi leaned against the stone pillar beside the garden, his expression darkening, "Everything we have done over the past year is for the survival of mankind. If the price of resolving the Incineration of Humanity is a child like Mashu..."

Altria's tone became vague, as if she had returned to the sixth singularity: "An imperfect power can only prolong her life..."

That was the end of her words.

This time, Altria will not persuade Shiomi to accept the throne of God and completely master the power of life.

Xi Jian knew it well and could only let out a faint sigh.

"Since the Master has woken up, please prepare to set off as soon as possible." Altria changed the subject, "The chief priest has come before and said that the king hopes that the team going out for investigation can go to the southern city of Ur for investigation."

Regarding the work assignments for Chaldea personnel, Siduri already knew about it and reported it to the king.

Ur was located on the west bank of the mouth of the Persian Gulf in the Mesopotamian River Basin, south of Uruk.

It is more than half a day's journey from Uruk.

That place has become a tropical rainforest that does not belong to the Mesopotamian region, and the two servants that Uruk had sent to investigate were also killed there.

"It's a long way to go there, should we prepare a carriage?" Shiomi said consideringly.

"If you take my warhorse, cross the plains, and avoid the beasts, you can arrive in less than half a day."

"But your warhorse... can only seat two people."

"The Master and I are enough."

Artoria was no doubt suggesting leaving Morgan and Scathach behind and riding quickly with her on her warhorse to Ur.

It is indeed very convenient from the perspective of efficiency, but it also has big problems.

"King Arthur's suggestion is quite reasonable. Why don't we do this? I can help you hold them back and let them sleep until night." Mary suddenly suggested.

She started hiding nearby and eavesdropping halfway through.

"Oh? That's an interesting suggestion. How about locking you up in the Courtyard and destroying you along with the singularity?" Morgan's voice suddenly sounded.

A binding magic composed of runes trapped Merry, which was the work of Scathach.

"Now is the time to act, Morgan."

"Oh my, what a pity."

Chapter 12: Investigation to Ur

As a result, Merry did not show up in person. After Scathach's magic bound her, Lady Avalon, the court magician of Uruk, turned into a ball of petals and dissipated.

That was not her true self, but just an illusion.

"It's really a superb illusion. Even I couldn't realize it wasn't the real body at the first sight."

On the way to Ur, Shiomi commented.

"It's better to say that the succubus who would come up with such bad ideas knows very well that the only way to have fun more safely is to keep her true identity secret." Scathach's tone was a little regretful.

Obviously, it was a pity that he failed to join forces with Morgan and lock up Mary.

"That succubus claims to be Merlin's sister. What do you think about this, Altria?" Morgan asked.

"How is it? She is indeed very similar to Merlin... But now I can see that she is more distant from humans than Merlin. Merlin cares more about the overall situation than her, but she seems to think that the overall situation is important, but interesting things are more important." Altria analyzed slowly, "She is neither troubled nor sad, and she is very clear that she is different from humans."

That's why they pop up from time to time and come up with some ideas that seem dangerous but will not affect the overall situation.

That’s the fun of the Avalon lady who calls herself Mellie.

"Could it be that Merlin would be troubled by such a thing?" Xijian was surprised.

"What do you think? Maybe." Altria was not sure.

"Although that man is my teacher and shaped me into the King of Britain, I don't really know him that well." Altria stated the facts. "Before I set out on my last expedition, I advised him to reduce his problems with women, but he said that was the meaning of his existence, and that life without flowers was nothing."

What happened after that was just as the legend records, Merlin went into the Tower of Confinement, and King Arthur encountered the greatest rebellion when he returned from the expedition.

Even though there were slight differences, Altria's experience was pretty much the same.

"...Hehe..." Xijian let out a very inappropriate silly laugh.

Altria was just telling something, but what she said turned into an invisible arrow and hit his knee inadvertently.

"If my beloved disciple ever has to hide like that flower magician, he should return to the Kingdom of Shadows." Scathach thought this was reasonable and made a suggestion.

"Comparing my husband with Merlin, is this your poor vision as a master?" Morgan disagreed.

"Master, don't worry about it. You are not the same as Merlin. I can guarantee that." Altria also said so.

"...The more you comfort me, the more guilty I feel, okay..." Xijian hung his head.

But the three of them just laughed one after another, and laughed off the question with similar emotions.

Because there is a rugged mountain road ahead.

Although Ur was south of Uruk, they followed the advice of Hakuno Kishiba and entered the southern forest from the plateau west of Uruk.

After all, the southern plains are flat and cannot be hidden from the public. As long as you get close, you will be discovered by the enemy who killed Amakusa Shiro and Fuma Kotaro.

Fortunately, people in this line of work have very strong legs, so walking is quite easy for them.

However, a new question arose in Shiomi's mind, and she had to ask Altria:

"Why don't you ride a horse? I remember that your warhorse should be able to walk on this kind of mountain road as if it were flat ground."

"The Master has chosen to walk, so how can I be willing to lag behind?" Altria said calmly, "Although I am the king, I am now your knight. It is my duty to share the joys and sorrows with the Master."

As she said this, her clear eyes met Shiomi's gaze.

"Sharing the joys and sorrows? Unfortunately, that is the duty of a wife." Morgan stood at the top of the slope, looking down at Altria at the end of the team, "You don't need to do it for me."

"There's no practical point in quibbling over words. This singularity is shrouded in mystery, and besides..." Altria said as she walked.

He had already walked past Morgan and stood a little behind her, observing Shiomi in front of him. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly heard the tone of an emergency communication from the communicator on his wrist.

As soon as the call was connected, Romani's voice came over:

"Be careful! A huge amount of magic power is coming, on a scale comparable to the attack on the Absolute Beast Front! Get ready for battle--"

As Romani spoke, a blue monster with a flat long tail with a scorpion poison needle at the end, and a body larger than a giant crocodile, climbed down from the foothills, jumped up with a roar, and pounced on Xi Jian and the others.

However, the monster failed to land and stopped in mid-air.

Nearly ten green chains stretched out from the void, tied up the monster and tightened little by little. The shell, which was so hard that it could not be broken even by a knife or an axe, made a dull sound.

The moment Morgan raised his hand and clenched it, the chains crushed the monster into pieces, turning it into pieces of flesh attached to bones, and dark purple blood splashed out.