People in Type-Moon start from adopting Sakura

They actually forced him into such a state of embarrassment, these damn guys...

He won't let them off easily.

However, he was obviously not the only one who had this idea at the moment. Assassin, who had been unable to get close because of his fear of Scathach's magic spear, finally saw an opportunity after Scathach took Artoria to move the battlefield.

Faced with Kenneth without Scathach's protection, they swarmed over him like hunting dogs seeing meat. Dozens of black shadows pounced on him in one breath, wanting to tear him to pieces right here.

In order to ensure that everything was foolproof, Kotomine Kirei even used the Command Seal under Tōsaka Tokiomi's instructions.

"I order you, Hassan the Hundred Faces, to use your Noble Phantasm and kill El-Melloi, in the name of the Command Seals."

As the order was given, a spell transformed into a restraining force and strengthening immediately acted on Hassan the Hundred Faces.

Then they no longer intended to give Kenneth any chance and directly activated their own Heroic Spirit Noble Phantasms—

【——Delusion and Illusion·Zabaniya.】

As Hassan's treasure of a hundred faces was activated, the next moment, all the black shadows in the ruins began to tremble violently.

In the twisted shadows, hundreds of figures of different heights, weights, genders, and appearances appeared one after another. Without exception, they all had pale skeletons on their faces. They stared at Kenneth in front of them, and then took action together.

A man with a hundred personalities, a hundred avatars, and knowledge of all assassinations, his name is Hassan the Hundred Faces.

Although they had lost nearly half of their avatars, they were able to summon back their dead clones with their Noble Phantasms under the influence of the Command Spell.

At this moment, all of Hassan's avatars appeared on the battlefield. They transformed into their employer's swords and stabbed the enemy fiercely.

Looking at Assassin in front of him who released his Noble Phantasm and summoned all his clones, Kenneth was not afraid at all. Instead, he felt like laughing. He didn't expect that the other master would be so cooperative and actually use the Noble Phantasm to send all the Assassins over to kill him.

That being the case...

"Then I won't be polite. I'll let you experience El-Melloi's wrath!"

Kenneth's face was grim, and wherever he looked were the hundreds of Assassins in this territory.

"Lancer, come back here!"

As they rushed towards him and were about to reach him, the Command Seal on the back of his hand burst into a dazzling red light.

"...I am late in arriving to protect you, my lord, and I have frightened you. I beg your forgiveness."

Under the influence of the Command Spell, he should have rushed back a long time ago, but because of Kayneth's instructions, he did not show up directly.

"It's alright, Lancer. These useless Assassins are nothing. How could they possibly harm a monarch like me? It's just..."

"Assassins, you seemed to be enjoying the fight just now..."

His eyes revealed murderous intent, which made Finn, who had just been summoned back, look sideways.

"Golden Lancer? Are you the Master of two Lancers?!"

Seeing Finn's appearance, Hassan, who was originally full of confidence, suddenly had a fixed look in his eyes, and immediately had an ominous premonition in his heart.

"But do you think that I alone can protect you from us, magician?"

She looked at Finn in front of her, feeling a little hesitant, but she was not easily frightened by him. After all, she was also the leader of the assassination cult - one of the generations of Hassan.

However, unfortunately, she was forced to give orders by the Command Spell and obviously did not correctly assess the strength of both sides, nor could she understand why Kenneth suddenly became so confident.

"Hahaha, it seems you don't understand at all... Assassin, I truly feel sorry for you and your master's stupidity."

Covering his face, which had become somewhat disheveled from his escape, Kenneth's murderous intent almost became reality. He spoke coldly to the Hassans in front of him...

"Now it's time to escort you out, you despicable Assassins!!"

bluff?

Looking at Kenneth in front of him, Hassan the Hundred Faces couldn't help but have this thought in his heart.

After all, they have already released their Noble Phantasms, and if they rush forward together, even the God Slayer Finn will not be able to kill them all in a short time.

As long as they seize the opportunity during this gap and kill Kenneth, they will be successful. There may be a chance of success, but...

The next moment, a bad idea suddenly came to their minds.

Almost at the moment Kenneth finished speaking.

A deafening horn suddenly sounded in their ears, followed by the sound of fighting all around them.

“—Hahahahaha!! Come, tell me, what does conquest mean?!”

Finally, accompanied by hearty laughter, a loud voice came from nowhere and asked them a soul-piercing question.

"What is the kingly way?!"

The next moment, the yellow sand that rose all over the sky engulfed the entire world in an instant.

Chapter 5: Desperate Situation and Reversal (5K words)

[——The voice that pierced my heart deeply was like a long, unending cheer.]

……

……

"--Ha ha ha ha!!"

Under the cover of night, just as Hassan the Hundred Faces activated his Noble Phantasm and prepared to fight Finn to the death and forcibly kill Kenneth, the huge threat, a blue thunder with rolling thunderous laughter continued to sound from the sky.

On the chariot, Iskandar gripped the reins tightly with one hand, and with the other he held high the Sword of Cyprus, a symbol of his achievements, presented by the King of Cyprus. He looked up to the heavens with a cheerful laugh and said, "My name is Iskandar, destined to be the King of Conquerors! Now tell me, what does conquest mean—?!"

Along with the roaring thunder, a deafening questioning voice echoed from top to bottom throughout the night sky. The loud voice instantly enveloped the entire battlefield and even the entire block.

Even with the evacuation personnel Tōsaka Tokiomi had arranged in advance, and even with the spells that had been set up to disperse the idlers, at this moment, it was still useless under this loud laughter that spanned a thousand years.

Under this echoing voice, pedestrians on the roadside stopped one after another. When they heard this passionate voice, they began to look up at the blue arc of light in the sky. Their hearts were also infected by this passionate voice, and they felt their hearts surging and their aspirations were strong.

My mind is full of fantasies...

King of Conquerors, what a majestic name.

The king of conquerors who once swept across Europe is now announcing his return to the world in this way.

"What an idiot! He's making such a big scene, what on earth is he trying to do?"

Kenneth frowned as he listened to Iskandar's loud recitation on the ruins, obviously feeling extremely dissatisfied with his ostentatious behavior.

After all, this is the Holy Grail War. Those of them who live in the past have long become history, myths, and mysteries. They are also existences that this modern world cannot accept or understand.

In this case, since you are a mystery, you should honestly abide by the mysterious rules, do not show up in front of ordinary people, and end everything quietly. What is the point of making such a big fuss now except to cause trouble to yourself?

As the monarch of the Clock Tower and the leader of the El-Melloi School, he could not tolerate such a serious mysterious leak in the magic ceremony he participated in, so Kenneth once again felt a cerebral congestion at Iskandar's outrageous behavior.

After seeing the actions of the red-haired gorilla, even the anger he had originally felt towards Waver for stealing his holy relic disappeared at this moment.

The King of Conquerors was powerful, but he was definitely not a suitable Servant for him. If he really teamed up with this red-haired gorilla, they would both fight without anyone else having to intervene.

"Rider! What are you doing? Won't yelling like this drag ordinary people into this?! It's over, it's over. Teacher Kenneth must be furious right now if we keep doing this!"

Not only Kenneth below, but also Waver who was holding the chariot handrail in the sky was extremely anxious at this moment.

"Also, who are you asking this to? How could anyone here possibly answer you..."

He couldn't understand who Iskandar was asking this question to. Here, there was only the sky, the earth, the enemies below, and himself beside him. Who would answer his questions?

Sky? Earth?

Or... yourself?

Suddenly, Weber seemed to realize something. He turned around to look at Iskandar, only to see that the other party turned around and looked at him with a smile.

"Hold on tight, kid, come and feel the vastness!!"

There was no time to say anything more. The next moment, a strong wind blew and yellow sand flew into the air.

In just a short moment, the chariot turned into a bolt of lightning and swooped down from a high altitude, carrying with it the phantom of a world, and slammed heavily into the messy battlefield below.

"What's this?!"

Listening to the roaring sound from the sky and feeling the approach of the huge magic power, the hundreds of Assassins on the battlefield below seemed to realize something. They raised their heads, fear in their eyes, and even their original offensive pace paused at this moment.

A strong sense of threat approached, making them feel uneasy.

In just a short moment, death was already beckoning them, and the evening bell, silent in the valley, was ringing for them at this moment! !

"Lemonhead, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Now, let me show these despicable people what conquest, dominance, and the power of a conquering king are!!"

Followed by a final roar.

Iskandar raised his arms and shouted, and terrifying magic power immediately blocked the entire battlefield. The next moment, the world changed. The ruins of the building that had been baptized by Emiya Kiritsugu's artillery fire disappeared, replaced by a world covered in yellow sand.

Suddenly, countless strong winds blew up beside me. Looking up, I saw the endless elite soldiers at the end of the world, and no trace of the ruins was left.

This is a Noble Phantasm, and also a magecraft, and its name is—Reality Marble.

This is a type of magic that materializes one's own mental landscape. It's a powerful technique only attainable by a magus who has reached the pinnacle of their abilities. Once activated, it transforms the surrounding space into a completely different landscape. The materialization of the mental landscape, or rather, the inherent barrier, replaces the self and the world without changing the realm. At this point, the size of the self and the world shifts, completely enclosing the world within a small container. This tiny world is called the World Egg, and it also became the name of the theory.

According to records, the art of creating a "natural barrier" was originally a skill wielded by spirits and demons. However, through the years, the ability to create a personal world of imagination has been perfected by some advanced practitioners, making it possible for a few to create a "natural barrier." However, generally speaking, there are only a few magicians in the world who can perform this world-changing magic.

That's why Kenneth and Weber were so shocked when they saw Iskandar, the red-haired gorilla that even Caster could control, had the skill of forming an inherent barrier.

He… no matter how you look at it, he doesn't fit the description of someone reaching the pinnacle of magical attainments, right? Waver had originally assumed that Iskandar's Noble Phantasm would be this Divine Wheel, but he hadn't expected such a completely incompatible killing move.

However, Weber, who had been by his side, also noticed some clues.

Unlike a magician, Iskandar didn't chant a mantra when he cast his barrier. Instead, he simply raised his arms and shouted. Therefore, it was more of an ability than magic.

However, even Iskandar, the master, couldn't explain the principle behind this move.

It was enough for him to know that by using this trick he could recreate his conquest of the past.

Yellow sand is flying all over the sky, and the ancient battlefield appears again in this world.

The inherent barrier is the conqueror king's own mental world, which recreates the battlefield of conquest that swept across the world during his lifetime.

Assassin, who is trapped in it, will be regarded as an enemy, and he will lead his invincible army to start a new conquest here.

Its name is...

“—The King’s Army (ionian-hetairoi)!! Hahaha, come on, let’s begin a new conquest!!”

Iskandar jumped off the chariot, mounted his own horse, and laughed heartily.

He is a king, a conqueror, and even more a ravager. Only conquest can bring him the purest happiness.

Even if it costs his life, even if it bleeds, he will keep moving forward, keep conquering, because his essence is...

conqueror!!

In the world of yellow sand, the boundless and majestic army behind Iskandar was ready to go. The endless might made the Assassins who were completely pulled out of the shadows and exposed to the scorching sun and yellow sand have their hair standing on end.

Not one more, not one less.

Because of Kotomine Kirei's Command Seal, all of Hassan's clones were caught by Iskandar's Noble Phantasm and were trapped in this closed battlefield.

This was a plan Rowe had made in advance. While Hassan the Hundred Faces wasn't particularly powerful, his indestructibility proved to be a real nuisance. If left alone, he'd likely ruin their plans. Therefore, the Assassin had to withdraw today. While Scathach held Artoria back, Iskandar, possessing his inherent barrier, was undoubtedly the best executioner.

Tōsaka Tokiomi was so anxious that he actually dared to cooperate with Emiya Kiritsugu.

Moreover, without fully investigating the situation, they dared to join forces with others to attack Kenneth's stronghold.

No one would have imagined that the power gathered here has already become the largest group in the Holy Grail War.

Not to mention Assassin and Saber, even if Gilgamesh came today, he might die here without prior preparation.

Two God Slayers, one of whom had just obtained a fully-stated Conqueror King by connecting to the Magic Furnace, were equivalent to three exceptional servants.

Not to mention that there is Lancelot on the way.

This can be said to be a deadly situation. As long as they harbor resentment, whoever comes will die.

——Boom! !

"kill!!!"

The sound of war drums and fighting was endless.

Under Iskandar's command, the endless soldiers of the King's Army launched a fierce charge towards the enemy.

Countless phalanxes of cavalry and spears kept changing, surrounding the Assassin in the center from all directions, and then ravaging him.