Pochi-chan, I used to be a princess.

The three accepted Roman's suggestion and blended into the crowd of refugees.

Inside Chaldea, Roman saw the data displayed and said in surprise, "...You should have noticed it, but I still need to report it. There is a high concentration of magic power reaction around you. The refugees are neatly surrounded. Can you confirm it visually, Mash?"

Mashu said in astonishment: "...Hmm. Those are... knights who seem to have come from the Holy City. They are all silently protecting the refugees..."

[As he spoke, the sky, already entering evening, suddenly brightened, and the blazing sun illuminated the Holy City and the surrounding area.]

The sun is rising!

A miraculous scene stunned everyone. A knight emerged from the main gate of the Holy City. "Please calm down. This is a miracle brought by the Lion King. This is the blessing bestowed upon me by my king. It is called the Eternal Blessing of the Sun."

Hikigaya Hachiman said in surprise: "It's Gawain!"

Gawain, who had just appeared in Chaldea, appeared in the Holy City.

However, compared to Gawain in Chaldea, Gawain who appeared in the Holy City looked much more serious.

Chapter 206: The Lovely Royal Plot

Yuigahama Yui suddenly realized and said, "So the Holy City is really the city of the Knights of the Round Table? King Arthur built the Holy City to help refugees. This is the true spirit of chivalry!"

Hiratsuka Shizuka lit a cigarette and frowned as he said, "But Osmandis said that the Lion King, or King Arthur, was the culprit who destroyed human nature."

Yuigahama Yui retorted, "It must be a lie. That Osmandis doesn't look like a good person. He's a cruel tyrant, and we've never seen him in Chaldea. But King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table have appeared in Chaldea. He's a companion of Fujimaru Ritsuka. It must be a false accusation!"

Hikigaya Hachiman said, "No, I don't think that the famous King of Kings would frame someone."

Yuigahama Yui asked curiously, "King of kings? What is that? Sausage?"

Yukinoshita Yukino said: "This is a poem written by the British poet Percy Bysshe Shelley for Osmandis:

I met a traveler from an ancient land who described two giant stone legs standing in the desert, with no visible body. Nearby, a head lay broken off in the sand, half-hidden by the sinking sand. But the face, with its brow furrowed and lips drawn together in a sneer of superiority, showed the stonemason's intimate knowledge of the pharaoh's heart. The vivid expression carved into the lifeless stone outlived the sculptor's skillful imitation.

The following words were carved on the base of the stone legs: "I am Osmandis, the king of kings, whose achievements are unparalleled, and even the gods and the mighty cannot reach my level!"

Yukinoshita Yukino recited a poem, and Yuigahama Yui looked at Yukinoshita Yukino with shining eyes: "Xiaoxue is so handsome."

Yukinoshita Yukino rubbed her brows helplessly: "I didn't ask you to praise me. Osmandis was a very important pharaoh in ancient Egypt. He would not do anything without a purpose."

Yuigahama Yui retorted: "But what if Leonardo da Vinci's speculation is correct? Maybe Osmandis is the mastermind behind the villain."

Yukinoshita Yukino was silent for a moment: "It's not impossible, but the Holy City gives me some strange feelings."

Hikigaya Hachiman nodded: "I feel the same way, but judging from common sense, as Fujimaru Ritsuka's servants in the future, King Arthur and Gawain should be on the side of justice. Perhaps there is some misunderstanding."

Hiratsuka Shizuka speculated excitedly, "Is it because of Lancelot?"

Hikigaya Hachiman said, "Lancelot?"

Shizuka Hiratsuka analyzed, "Didn't the previous title say it? Unfilial. If Lancelot was the one who betrayed King Arthur and was secretly doing things that no one else could know about, then Matthew would be furious at Lancelot's behavior and beat him up, which would make Lancelot change his ways."

Hikigaya Hachiman said thoughtfully, "It's very possible. The two main villains in the Arthurian legend are Mordred and Lancelot. Mordred couldn't possibly have earned King Arthur's trust, but Lancelot wasn't a complete villain. He was temporarily bewildered and exploited by others, doing something wrong, and then being awakened by his daughter. This is also a typical plot."

Hiratsuka Shizuka said happily: "Right, right, that's what I thought."

Yukinoshita Yukino thought about it for a moment, and although she felt that things might not be that simple, after all, reality is not a comic, so how could it be so lawful and reasonable.

Although Shizuka Hiratsuka's analysis is reasonable, only comics need to be reasonable, not reality.

Mashu saw the knight coming out of the main gate and said in surprise: "Master, a knight has appeared from the main gate. That is who it is."

The refugees cheered excitedly, "It's Lord Gawain! Lord Gawain of the Knights of the Round Table! The Holy Trinity is about to begin! We can enter the Holy City!"

[In Chaldea, Roman shouted in panic: "Are they going to start accepting refugees?! But I sense a very strong reaction from the Servant here!?"]

Da Vinci's expression changed drastically: "...That's terrible. Impossible, how could this happen?"

Roman hurriedly asked, "...Leonardo? What's wrong? This isn't like you!? What happened?!"

Without hesitation, Da Vinci shouted, "Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mashu, get out of here right now. It's still not too late. What's with the word Seiba? That's just a typo. Those guys!"

Da Vinci's face was filled with anger, but Gawain paid no attention to the inconspicuous Da Vinci in the crowd. He spoke calmly, "Everyone, I sincerely thank you for taking the initiative to come to this holy city. The human era has ended, and this tiny world is about to perish. The Lord has brought down judgment. No land on earth is habitable for humans anymore. That's right. Except for this holy city of Camelot, there is no place to live. Our holy city is the complete and perfect Pure White Millennium Kingdom. Pass through this main gate, and the ideal world awaits you within."

The refugees cheered even more excitedly: "Ohhh...! The rumors are true! The Knights of the Round Table... How sacred... Even though they are knights from a foreign land, their glory is genuine..."

Many viewers were also happy for the refugees, and the British were truly proud of this.

Although King Arthur is not of the same nationality as them, he has become a part of their culture.

Eriri also lamented, "First, Hellsing and Vice Admiral Perwood, then the Knights of the Round Table and King Arthur. Two positive characters in a row. Isn't the Akashic Record too favorable to the British?"

Gawain said calmly, "Thank you very much. You must have all endured a long and arduous journey to reach this place. My king will accept all people, regardless of race or religion. But before that, you must first obtain my king's permission."

[On the wall of the Holy City's main gate, the Lion King appeared.]

The Lion King, completely clad in armor, spoke coldly, "Those who can be led to the end are very limited. Human nature is corrupt and ugly. Therefore, I will select those souls that will never be tainted, those souls that will never be shaken by evil. Humans who are born unchanging and eternally pure."

As she spoke, the Lion King raised her hand. Her palm glowed, and three golden beams of light enveloped the three refugees in the crowd.

The refugees cried out in surprise, "What is this light?! It's so bright, yet it's not blinding!"

[The child throws himself on his mother, who is enveloped in a beam of light: "Mom, you're shining, aren't you?"]

The Lion King said coldly, "The Holy Strike has been completed. Only these three people will be welcomed into the city. Go and retrieve them, Lord Gao Wen."

[After saying this, the Lion King turned and left.]

Chapter 207 Zaimokuza's Fantasy and Reality

Gawain's eyes were filled with sorrow. "...As you command, everyone. I'm deeply sorry, but this is also for the sake of future generations. The king hopes you will be rectified. Therefore, the holy punishment will begin now."

The knights drew their swords, their sharp blades flashing with a cold light. Their cold, ruthless gazes and murderous intent made the refugees feel uneasy.

[What followed was a merciless massacre. The knights transformed into cold-blooded killing machines, wantonly slaughtering the refugees in front of the royal city gate.]

Shizuka Hiratsuka shouted in astonishment, "Hey, hey, hey! Are you kidding me? That Gawain accepted orders from King Arthur and commanded the knights to massacre innocent refugees? You must be kidding me!"

Hikigaya Hachiman muttered to himself in confusion: "No way? Has he turned evil?"

Yukinoshita Yukino said nothing. Although what happened at this moment was unreasonable, she inexplicably did not feel surprised, but she could not explain why it turned out like this.

Yuigahama Yui shouted in surprise: "How could this happen? How could this happen! This shouldn't be the case! Massacre refugees? They are the Knights of the Round Table, and they are also Chaldea's sub-companions!"

Hikigaya Hachiman held his head with his hands, his brows furrowed, and his eyes looking at the screen were filled with disgust and anger: "I don't know, I don't know!"

"My friend, you are too naive. You only care about heroic stories and ignore the reality."

When everyone was confused and angry, a figure appeared at the door of the service department.

Zaimokuza Yoshiki waved his coat vigorously and looked at Hikigaya Hachiman with a fierce look on his slightly fat face. He was completely immersed in the setting of the swordsman general he created.

Hikigaya Hachiman asked with a headache, "What can I do for you, Zaimokuza?"

Zaimokuza Yoshiteru didn't even look at the three women beside him, and sneered, "My friend Hachiman, I'm here to wake you up."

Hikigaya Hachiman looked at Zaimokuza Yoshiki coldly. He believed that he was more sober than this guy who was obsessed with fantasy.

Zaimokuza Yoshiteru said solemnly, "The glory of heroes is overshadowed by mountains of blood and gore. King Arthur's fame was earned through his bloodshed. Don't forget this. In the past, Merlin predicted that Mordred would destroy Britain, but King Arthur didn't know who Mordred was. To maintain his rule over Great Britain, King Arthur exiled all babies born that year to the sea. Only Mordred survived."

Everyone in the service department was suddenly shocked. Because of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table's performance in Chaldea, those who knew this story subconsciously ignored it. Now, after being reminded by Zaimokuza Yoshiki, they finally reacted.

The real King Arthur was by no means an ordinary foodie girl, but a ruthless king who had experienced the bloodshed on the battlefield and would rather kill ten thousand people by mistake than let one person go in order to maintain his rule.

The Chaldeans naturally wouldn't sit idly by and watch such a thing happen, and immediately stopped the Knights of Justice from committing atrocities.

A Knight of Uprightness grabbed the chosen female refugee and said, "You have been chosen. Please enter the Holy City."

The female refugee screams in panic, "Stop! Let me go! Ahhh... Rushd, Rushd!"

The refugee woman's child hugged her mother, which the Knight of Rectification saw as an obstacle, and knocked the child unconscious with a single blow.

The female refugee screamed, "Wake up, Rushde! You're beating a child! How could you be so cruel...!"

【The child falls to the ground, making sounds of pain.】

The female refugee tried to rush towards her child, but the Knight of Rectification held her arm tightly. She pleaded with him, "If you want to go in, take my child with you! I can't leave this child alone!"

The Knight of Uprightness said coldly, "This child was not chosen. Forget him. Your body is no longer yours. No exceptions are allowed, no family affection is allowed, and an ideal soul is not allowed the freedom of a human being."

The female refugee cried out, "I will obey the Lion King! I will do anything! So please, please let this child go too...! I will make him obedient! I will make him pray devoutly to the Lion King from now on!"

The Knight of Uprightness said calmly, "...No. You don't have to abandon the God you believe in. The same goes for your child. A sincere faith is worthy of respect. It's worth sacrificing one's life for. At least let him sleep with that faith. Your child has been chosen by your God."

[While speaking these cruel words, the Knight of Justice raised his sword and slashed at the child.]

The female refugee struggled to free herself from the Knight of Rectification's arms and threw herself on the child. The Knight of Rectification swung his sword and struck the female refugee's back, splashing bright red blood.

The female refugee protected her child as if insensitive to pain, pleading with the Knight of Uprightness, "Ahhh, stop, please stop, please, please let this child go!"

The Knight of Uprightness said in astonishment, "...How is it possible? He actually... stood up to protect his own child."

The child opened his eyes from his coma and looked at his mother's face in confusion: "Eh... Mom? What's wrong? Is it morning already?"

Seeing the child awaken, the female refugee forced a weak smile: "Ahh... Rushde... That's great. My hope... my... life... I hope you can... be healthy... and live... a beautiful... life..."

Amidst the child's ignorant voice, the female refugee died, yet the Knight of Rectification remained unmoved. "Chhokmah Report 2. One individual's vital functions have ceased. Confirmed to be disqualified. Those who do not know how to assess their own worth are ineligible to enter the Holy City. Holy Punishment will continue after the child is dealt with. End of report."

[After saying this, the Knight of Uprightness was about to swing his sword at Rushde.]

Mashu roared and rushed over: "Woo, Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

The shield slammed down hard at the Knight of Justice. The Knight drew his sword to block. The blade and shield clashed several times. Furious, Mashu unleashed a powerful force, deflecting the Knight of Justice's sword. The shield smashed into his head, and the Knight of Justice's body gradually dissipated as he fell.

Mashu gasped, "Ugh, guh... wuwu, wuwu...! I defeated the enemy... knight...! But, but...! I saw it, but I couldn't do anything in time...!"

Seeing Mashu's sad expression, Fujimaru Ritsuka shouted, "Mashu, I'll leave this child to you to protect!"

Mashu said firmly: "Yes...! Mashu Kyrielight will do his utmost to protect him!"

Roman shouted in panic, "Ahh, time to retreat! If we get any closer to the main gate, there's no turning back! You should break through from the west! We should still have time from there!"

"This is an impossible wish. You will all lose your lives here."

[A cold voice sounded, and Mashu was startled. Gawain, who had just disappeared, appeared before her.]

Chapter 208: Darkening Ten Times Stronger

Gawain praised calmly, "This riot was brilliantly done. I never thought there were warriors like you among the pagans. But this ends here. The crime of disrupting the gates of the Holy City is punishable by death! Gawain, the Knight of the Round Table, will execute you as the one responsible for divine punishment."

Roman panicked: "Knight Gawain! He's the second wielder of the Holy Sword, known as the Knight of the Sun! There's no room for doubt...! It was the Knights of the Round Table, King Arthur, who defeated the Crusaders and established the Holy City in the Holy Land!"

[Fujimaru Ritsuka asked: "Is it the one we met in London!?"]

Roman said, "No, although that is indeed King Arthur, it is different from any aspect I have encountered before...! Based on the Servant's spiritual power output I just observed, this one far surpasses the King Arthur recorded in the data! That existence cannot be measured by Servant level at all! But why did King Arthur become such a monster...!?"

Gawain said calmly, "It seems there's a magician who uses foresight magic. ... Are you then the guardians of human reason? 'When the stars of a foreign land shone, the White Asian Alliance began to crack. The king's majesty was clouded, and the Tower of Divine Trust crumbled.' ... What a pity. If we hadn't met in this way, perhaps we could have found a way to coexist."

After saying these words, Gawain's magic power increased. The rising magic power fluctuations made the Chaldean group feel a strong sense of oppression. He brandished the shining holy sword and calmly attacked Mash.

Gawain, appearing at the singularity, displayed a strength far superior to that which he had shown against Dion in Chaldea. Every blow he swung at Mash was so heavy that her arms trembled. Mash's counterattacks were broken by Gawain's casual strikes. The intense pressure exerted on Mash caused her entire body to tremble.

Ishigami Yuu complained: "What's this? Is the blackened version ten times stronger, and the whitened version three times weaker?"

He is timid in Chaldea, but strikes hard in the singularity. How can the same person change so much?

Ishigami Yu can only give an overview based on the phenomena he understands.

Fujiwara Chika shook her finger and said, "Ishigami-san, reality is not a comic book. There won't be a very obvious change in strength between whitewashing and blackening. Gawain in Chaldea probably started from zero and never got a level increase."

Shirogane Miyuki said calmly: "Not necessarily. Gawain is not an ordinary Servant. There is no reason for Fujimaru Ritsuka not to train him."

Shinomiya Kaguya said: "And Gawain is not alone. King Arthur, Merlin, Lancelot, Tristan, the Round Table faction should be one of the strongest factions in Chaldea."

Kaguya Shinomiya's idea is very realistic. Among the five high-level heroic spirits of the Round Table, one is highly valued. How could such a group be weak in Chaldea?

Mashu yelled, "No, Master...! Attacking him during the daytime is completely useless...!"

Da Vinci calmly analyzed, "And he seems to be holding back. It seems he has no intention of using his Noble Phantasm at all."

Gawain said calmly, "Ah, it seems you have someone quite calm there too. Of course, I won't wield the Holy Sword. Since you're not strong enough to wield it, I'll treat you as mere thieves."

[Mashu gritted her teeth and raised her shield to block Gawain's slash.]

Da Vinci whispered to Fujimaru Ritsuka, "Have you noticed, Ritsuka? Mashu's condition has been bad since a while ago. It's not just that she's holding back. It's that Mashu simply can't see Gawain as an enemy. If this continues, it's going to be really bad. We must find a way to buy some time. Even just a little bit will do."

Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded and yelled at Takahashi, "Takahashi! Why would you do such a thing?"

Gawain murmured for a moment, then said, "Well, I don't need to explain this sort of thing... But if you're willing to put yourself in danger in order to protect a woman, I can't help but answer. Master from a foreign land. What's your name?"

[Fujimaru Ritsuka replied: "I am Fujimaru Ritsuka."]