The super-long-range Displacement Magecraft executed flawlessly.
Aoko and the others only felt their bodies lighten like cotton, the scenery around them spinning. After one or two seconds of awareness, the surroundings had shifted from the perpetually snow-covered Boundary Isle Orkney to a street flanked by magnificent buildings.
"This is inside Camelot, the King's Castle?"
Mordred looked around, her brows slightly furrowed: "Why does it feel like déjà vu? Like I've seen it somewhere before?"
"White Dragon Castle in the Sixth Singularity," Gray said. "Though there are slight differences, overall it's very similar to the White Dragon Castle we saw in that Singularity."
As Gray said, the entire layout of Camelot closely resembled the White Dragon Castle from that Singularity. After her reminder, Artoria and Mordred also recalled the events.
"Meaning Master recreated a city from his memories in this Singularity and built it?"
"Not built."
Arcueid reached out and tapped the wall of a nearby building: "This is the result of Imaginary Manifestation. I can sense it—the entire Camelot was created by Naoki using Imaginary Manifestation."
This wasn't impossible. If Arcueid did it, with a little time, she could do the exact same. After all, she often manifested Brunestud Castle to sleep in. With all limits released, she'd need only one night to manifest an entire city in the mountains.
And if it were Naoki… Honestly, Arcueid felt Naoki wasn't even serious. Otherwise, with his current power, Camelot's scale should be two or three times larger.
Without dwelling on Imaginary Manifestation, Aoko and the others surveyed the area.
"But… it's so quiet here. No one at all?" Ayaka peered into a building through a window, slightly puzzled. "Big Sister, can your radar sense the surroundings?"
"Yes, there really is no one." Rei said.
"Within my detection range, all of Camelot has no life reactions besides us. It's a completely empty city."
"An empty city… but this is the King's Castle? An empty city?" Ritsuka frowned. "Then isn't this city just a model? Manager Naoki Number Two, do you know about this?"
Naoki Number Two nodded at the question: "Ah… yes, I do. Actually, the reason this is an empty city is simple—purely because it's unnecessary."
"Unnecessary?"
"The Fairy King doesn't need commoners. Since Camelot was established overnight two thousand years ago until now, only six fairies have qualified to set foot here. Other fairies are absolutely forbidden—even Clan Leaders. All messages the Fairy King sends outward are via Fairy King Magecraft."
Like the surveillance Magecraft covering all Britain, Naoki could use Britain-wide communication Magecraft to issue orders to various fairy clans.
And it was one-way.
Since the Fairy Age began, the Fairy King only issued unilateral orders—never listening to fairy or human opinions.
"Truly tyrannical behavior."
Artoria, once a king herself, couldn't help exclaiming: "Then, Rei, can you sense where Master is? We'll defeat him and bring him back to Pan-Human History, right?"
"No… I don't think we need to search."
Rei shook her head, looking up at the sky.
"The Lord has come."
*BUZZ!*
As Rei's words fell, a massive magic circle appeared in the sky above them. Then, within it, red light points ignited one by one—
[Super-strong Mana reaction detected!]
Merry's voice came from Ritsuka's wrist.
[At one hundred meters above you—two hundred… three hundred… no, already five hundred—at least five hundred Mana clusters have appeared, each with power equivalent to about three times Noble Phantasm Tama (Atalanta)!]
"How many years have I said—don't call me Tama."
Atalanta instinctively retorted.
And in the next moment—like the biblical rain of sulfur and fire destroying sinful cities—countless fire meteors fell from the sky!
"Mash!"
"Ready! Master!"
Standing in front of everyone at the first instant, Mash raised her Round Table! Releasing her Noble Phantasm's true name!
"Noble Phantasm, Deploy—I Stand at the Seat of Calamity! Manifest! Lord Camelot!"
*BOOM!*
The Round Table Shield slammed into the ground. A grand, spectacular chalk city rapidly manifested in the Lostbelt alongside the Noble Phantasm release! Protecting everyone within its walls! And Mash—alone outside the walls—directly faced the countless falling fire meteors with the Round Table!
*BANG!* *BANG!* *BANG!*
*BANG!* *BANG!* *BANG!*
Deafening explosions rang endlessly. The immensely powerful fire meteors continuously bombarded the city walls. Waves of scorching heat, firestorms, and terrifying shocks came in succession! The lifeless Camelot city visibly crumbled and shattered under this rain of destruction!
Fortunately, no unrelated people were in Camelot—otherwise, this single attack would annihilate everyone!
The sky bombardment lasted about three minutes—until Mash's arms ached—before the continuous meteor rain finally stopped.
But before anyone could catch their breath and regroup—
*SWISH!* *SWISH!* *SWISH!*
*SWISH!* *SWISH!* *SWISH!*
The atmosphere and space itself suddenly exploded with horrific wailing!
An extremely familiar sensation instantly enveloped everyone. Chaldea even provided the most accurate detection results immediately!
[Mash! Never release the Noble Phantasm! Hold no matter what!]
Merry emphasized seriously—rare for her.
[That's Moon Fall! Moon Fall reaction detected right above you!]
[That reckless Naoki is actually using Moon Fall against you!]
Impossible?!
This was the only thought in everyone's minds upon hearing Merry and seeing the sky.
In their eyes, the sky—previously filled with fire meteors—was now replaced by a thick crimson moonlight.
A Crimson Moon hung above everyone.
Then…
It fell.
*CRASH!!!*