Or, why don’t you find another savior?

The aroma of chocolate came in waves, surrounding Scathach heavily, making it difficult for her to breathe or get away, as if she was drowning in a pool of water.

However, this time, the pool water came from thousands of miles away, full of the fading spring spirit, in stark contrast to the frozen water outside Chaldea. It was like a dream that was within reach.

"I can't finish it by myself, so can I ask Master to eat with me?"

After they finished sharing the chocolate, Shiomi put his arm around her waist and asked her seriously.

"You are always so unexpected." Scathach held his face, "I almost don't know how to surprise myself next time."

"Then don't be surprised. I just think that in this occasion and this place, I should do something that can make Master happy." Xi Jian said, "Of course, if Master doesn't like it, I will definitely stop."

Scathach raised her finger and wiped the traces of chocolate hanging on the corner of Shiomi's mouth: "Do you want to stop?"

"Of course I don't want to, but Master has his own position, and I won't force you to do anything." Xi Jian said while kissing her lips.

"Then it's as you wish." Scathach nodded.

"But then again..." Shiomi smiled, "The amount of chocolate is really huge. Even if the two of us eat it together, I think we'll get sick of it."

"After all, this is my first time making chocolates to give away. I'll learn from my experience next time."

As he said this, Scathach was picked up by Shiomi and placed on the table. After realizing his intention, she smiled knowingly and responded to his actions.

"It seems that my beloved disciple wants to taste not only chocolate, but also something else."

"Yes, Master knows me."

Fortunately, no one will come to disturb the workshop, and now the time here belongs only to the master and the apprentice.

Valentine's Day Special: Altria

"Aha--!"

The invisible sword slashed down heavily, splitting the monster in front of it into two, and the battle ended there.

Altria shook the sword casually, and the purple blood on it fell to the ground.

"Thank you for your hard work. This should be the last monster." Shiomi jumped down from the cliff behind and said to her.

"No, it's just some routine battles. Just consider it as a warm-up." said Altria.

"I'm really sorry. The seventh singularity has just been resolved, but I have to deal with the final problem. I once again ask you to leave Avalon and come to Chaldea to help." Shiomi walked to Altria's side.

There is still some time until the final singularity.

After obtaining the Holy Grail of the seventh singularity, Romani is leading the Chaldean staff to conduct analysis day and night.

This is a dangerous endeavor.

When the Magic King's location is found through the Holy Grail, the Magic King will also know the coordinates of Chaldea at the same time. Chaldea, which has survived the incineration of humanity due to its special magnetic field, will be dragged back into the quantum recording belt that is about to be burned out and turned into part of the fuel.

The real final battle.

"That's why I said at that time, no need to say goodbye." Altria held her hand and put it on her chest, "You have provided me with enough answers. At least as a return gift, I should help you again."

"But now I'm asking you to accompany me to investigate and deal with this tiny singularity." Shiomi shook her head, "It's a bit of a waste of your talent."

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, you're the only one who can take action the fastest and complete the corresponding work." Altria smiled with understanding.

Morgan and Scathach have to make many preparations for the battle. They are both top magicians and can provide many useful preparations for the battle.

It also includes how to lead Chaldea out of the Magic King's Temple after victory.

"That's what you said." Xi Jian lowered his eyes and nodded helplessly.

"And—" Altria dropped her eyes.

"What?" Shiomi, who was planning to recontact Chaldea and prepare for the return journey, stopped.

"--I'm a little tired. Can you treat me like you did in the seventh singularity?" Altria lowered her head slightly, her eyes hidden in the shadow of her hair, and only a light pink could be seen on her cheeks.

"Altoria..." Shiomi gently held her arm and held her in his arms after she took off her armor and cloak.

In terms of magic power consumption alone, there is no situation in the tiny singularity that can be compared with any battle in the seventh singularity.

But this is not a question of mana consumption.

"Well……"

Altria leaned in Shiomi's arms, stretched out her arms and hugged his body tightly.

Her sigh seemed to permeate her entire body, echoing softly in her ears.

"Do you remember anything about your life?"

"I have experienced twelve major battles. Although I won them all in the end, sometimes I feel an indescribable feeling. But when you said to me, Tianxi, 'thank you for your hard work', I realized that the feeling was 'tiredness'..." Altria said softly.

"Don't the knights under your command have any way of expressing their condolences and greetings?" Shiomi was a little surprised.

"To the people of Britain, the king must be perfect, and I do the same. Even if the Knights of the Round Table said this to me after the battle, it was just a courtesy. It was more of a congratulations and expectation to the ever-victorious king."

It was not that the Knights of the Round Table under his command intentionally ignored it, but their king always maintained a perfect image, causing the knights to inadvertently forget the fact that the king was a human being.

Even though she was born according to the design of the previous king and Merlin, even though Artoria Pendragon gave up her human identity when she pulled out the sword from the stone and chose to become king.

But it does not mean that she can completely become a device for ruling the country, knowing no fatigue, no pain, and governing the country without stopping.

What's more...it was a reign whose ending was doomed from the beginning.

Although Altria already knew the ending, she still embarked on the journey with her ideals in mind.

"Then take a good rest, Altria." Shiomi hugged her tightly and comforted her in a gentle voice.

He lowered his head to examine it.

Fair skin, slender shoulders, and a plump body.

Unlike the knight king who was invincible on the battlefield, she was just a pitiful girl who looked like she had fallen and couldn't get up.

No matter whether she chose the Holy Sword or the Holy Lance, no matter whether she grew up or not, she fought to the last moment with such a fragile body.

"I'm sorry, I thought of something that might be a little disrespectful to you." Shiomi said, "I don't want to deny your life as a king, but I can't ignore that you are also a very attractive existence as a woman."

"Now, I have become more self-aware." Altria said, "After all, I have already completed my mission as a king. Now I am just living for what I think is right."

"Yes...you...are still alive." Xijian couldn't help but hug her tighter.

After retrieving the holy sword and the human heart, the Lion King did not die, but went to Avalon.

"Tianxi...um, maybe saying this will make you look down on me..."

Altria's voice became almost inaudible, and Shiomi could only carefully capture her words and other things hidden in them.

"No need to say anything, I know." He immediately interrupted and said.

No more words were needed, Shiomi hugged Altria and kissed her on the lips.

He neither savored the soft lips nor pressed them too hard.

Instead, he carefully conveyed his feelings to her.

"...Perhaps this is more correct...Even if you lose to me and I take you to the end..."

After their lips parted, she looked into his eyes and said.

"I'm afraid I will also stay by your side and win back your heart in another way. By then, I might feel extremely painful for forcing you to give up... that guilt..."

"That's enough. You don't need to worry about things that have already been decided." Shiomi held her flushed face, "You are just Altria, that's all."

His palm pressed against the skin of Altria's back.

"Let's spend some more time here. After that, we'll contact Chaldea and return as soon as possible."

"Um……"

Altria's face flushed, and her voice was filled with uneasiness, shame, and anticipation.

In this insignificant tiny singularity, she and he had a long yet short dream.

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Chapter 15 Leopard Man

Shiomi's first impression was not wrong. The people in Ur not only looked lifeless, but also rejected Uruk's invitation for rescue.

Even though Shiomi clearly stated that the king would organize a large-scale rescue team to come to Ur, he only got one answer:

"No, there is no need for that. Because Ur is safe. As long as we are in the jungle, the monsters cannot get in. As long as we obey the 'laws' of the jungle goddess, our safety will be guaranteed."

The chief priest of Ur, as the leader, answered Shiomi and his group in this way.

Her words caught the attention of several people.

Just as the chief priest said, since entering the dense forest, the group had not seen any magical beasts except for the snakes, insects, rats and ants that were unique to the dense forest.

The only one who could be considered a real troublemaker was the leopard man who appeared and disappeared abruptly, undoubtedly serving as a sentinel.

"But what is the price?" Shiomi shifted his gaze and looked at the residents of Ur in the Vision Square.

It's clear at a glance that there are significantly fewer male residents than female residents here.

If the goddess who rules the jungle is from Central and South America, then Shiomi and the others would have to suspect that this is related to some kind of "ritual".

"It's a ritual of human sacrifice." Morgan said softly, "Cut open the chest of a living person, dig out the heart, and offer it to God."

Her voice was not loud but clear, changing the expressions of the crowd in the square, which was already inexplicably quiet.

"You're right." Scathach sighed helplessly.

The chief priest hurriedly defended himself: "It's not that cruel! We just need to select one person a day and send him to the Eridu Temple to be dedicated to the goddess!! Everyone has accepted and agreed..."

When he realized that he had told the truth during the negotiations because of the arrival of the envoy sent by Uruk, he was so nervous that he covered his mouth, fearing that he would be punished by God in the next second.

Shiomi felt a little sad. He had no intention of blaming the people here for betraying their companions in order to survive.

These residents of Ur are just ordinary people. Even if they are men, they have some strength, but that's all. They are nothing in front of the goddess of the jungle.

The leopard man who just appeared is powerful enough to slaughter all the residents of Ur with just a wave of his hand.

"But if this continues, sooner or later all the men here will die, and then it will be the turn of the women and children." Shiomi put one hand on his waist, "Just listen to us, wait for the rescue team from Uruk to arrive, and leave here temporarily."

The chief priest showed a sad expression and politely declined: "What you said is correct, but we can't leave here... and as long as we have seen that "devil" and confronted him, we will know that it is impossible..."

"Can't leave?" Xi Jian was slightly surprised.

Altria then explained: "It may be the 'laws' set by the Goddess of the Jungle that prevent people from leaving here."

"God can make 'laws'..."

It was a matter of course, but it suddenly made Shiomi make an association. Before he could connect the things he wanted to draw an analogy, the leopard man's voice sounded again.

“Please rest assured! There will be no sacrifices or deaths, meow! Because if I kill a sacrifice, I’ll be called old-fashioned! Forced labor and overtime are popular in this era!!”

Standing on the top of the Temple of Ur in front of the square, the Leopard Man crossed his arms and enthusiastically corrected the group's misunderstandings.

"Forced labor?" Shiomi immediately became alert and asked tentatively.

"That's right! All those who were taken away were sent to work in the Eridu Temple! As a gourmet, I only enjoy the heart of a brave man." The Leopard Man said righteously, and suddenly jumped up.

Seeing the Leopard Man jump, the residents who had come to the square because of the appearance of Shiomi and his group, all ran away with their heads in their hands.

They are undoubtedly well aware of the Leopard Man's strength, which is not as ridiculous as it seems.

At that speed, if the Leopard Man didn't want to kill anyone, the explosion alone would be enough to kill a group of people.

"I like birds, I like fish, and I eat people! Leopard warrior, teleport here!"

When the smoke and dust cleared, the Leopard Man made exaggerated gestures, but Shiomi couldn't find any flaws.

"Don't even think about taking the sacrifice away from here, meow! If you take it away, all our efforts so far will be in vain," the leopard man said, "and Kukul will make me cry."

"In vain?" Xijian realized that there was something else behind this matter.

"Kukul? Could it be..." Scathach was stunned.

As expected, the goddess who truly controls the jungle is another person, and the leopard man is just that goddess's subordinate.

"That's right! This is our world, the land of spiral snakes. Humans who cannot discern the definition of God, leave quickly."

A weapon that looked like a gun or a hammer and was decorated with a round animal claw on the top appeared in the leopard man's hand.

The other party is serious.