The Almighty God Zeus, who had brought calamity upon the world, could only leave behind his most hysterical and frenzied curse.
Everything he had done had been rendered meaningless.
His goal of becoming God and basking in the worship and faith of billions of humans—
Even his final trump card, creating an obedient Grand-class Rider as the ultimate weapon, had backfired as he could only watch Mash ascend to that very rank.
All had come to naught!
As he dissipated completely, his maddened roars filled the air.
Countless viewers in China erupted into unrestrained cheers—
-[So satisfying! The more he oppressed us before, the more cathartic this feels now!]
-[True! It's like slipping on a banana peel, only to find the gold bar you faceplanted into is fake. Then, in anger, you throw it and it smacks the scammer who once extorted you—pure poetic justice!]
-[Holy crap, Fou is actually a Beast on the same level as Tiamat? But he's always acting cute!]
-[Evil dragon's roar! Rawr~ Fou and Mash together are double the cuteness!]
-[The Grand-class Rider, Assassin, Archer, and Lancer have all appeared. So when will the other three Crown-class Servants show up?]
...
In Chaldea.
Romani Archaman watched with mixed emotions: "Mash has grown so strong."
Once upon a time, that simple and adorable girl had now grown into a Grand-class Servant.
Even if she and Fou had taken a shortcut to achieve this, her power had skyrocketed nonetheless.
After all, Fou was a genuine Beast, and the boost he provided was absurdly overpowered.
It elevated her from a Demi-Servant to a true Grand-class Servant.
In battle, Mash could summon the walls of Camelot and stand guard at the gates alone.
Meanwhile, Fou could supply her with vast amounts of mana and protect her, forming an unbreakable offense and defense.
Most crucially—
Fou, as the Fourth Beast, wielded the Authority of [Comparison].
No matter how strong you are, he will always be stronger!
This Authority could be applied to Mash's shield, ensuring her defense would always surpass any attack!
Making the shield eternally stronger than the spear, capable of withstanding even attacks from Beasts!
"Yeah, it feels like watching your daughter grow up."
Da Vinci smiled faintly, "Especially when Nameless asked her earlier if she was willing to team up with Fou to become a Grand Rider, it really felt like watching my daughter get married."
Mash's immediate response of "I do" gave Da Vinci the same sensation as watching her daughter say wedding vows before a priest in a grand cathedral.
One thing was certain - if Nameless had proposed marriage at that moment, she would have nodded in agreement without hesitation.
This devotion had long transcended mere romantic love.
It had reached the level of vowing to follow through life and death, accompanying each other eternally across timelines!
Dr. Roman sighed softly: "Having Mash and Fou become Grand Riders is clearly Alaya's special favor toward Nameless... I wonder what kind of enemies they'll face."
Unimaginably terrifying ones.
Besides Fou, there was also the Primordial Mother Goddess Tiamat.
Two Beasts of Humanity becoming Nameless's allies.
Plus elevating Mash to Grand Rider status, along with previously summoned Grand Assassin King Hassan, Grand Lancer Romulus-Quirinus, and Grand Archer Nameless himself.
The seven Grand Servants corresponding to the seven Beasts of Humanity.
Could it be that Alaya wanted Nameless to gather all seven Grand Servants plus seven Beasts of Humanity, forming an unprecedented dream team?
In that case, what kind of horrifying enemy would they be facing?
Dr. Roman couldn't imagine what brutal battles awaited them.
The only consolation was that with each video Alaya revealed, he had gradually recovered many memories.
When the time came, he could fully assist Nameless.
If even timid, kind-hearted Mash was willing to become a Grand Rider without hesitation, what excuse did he have to keep lazing around eating cake at Chaldea?
"It's simply unimaginable..."
Even the ever-optimistic Universal Genius Da Vinci now wore an extremely grave expression.
Such enemies could undoubtedly destroy humanity.
Perhaps even the entire Earth!
The Almighty God had completely fallen.
Its massive warship body began plummeting toward the ground.
Before it could crash, Qin Shi Huang intervened, preserving it within his Mechanical Divine Corpus.
He intended to study and analyze it, using it to create war machines of chief god caliber.
Mash looked worriedly at Nameless: "Senpai, who are these enemies from Earth, Moon and Sun that the Almighty God mentioned before dying?"
This deity comparable to a Beast of Humanity had been slain by her senpai.
Yet its dying curse proved these coming enemies would be infinitely more terrifying.
Capable of completely exterminating humanity!
"Don't worry, I'm here," Nameless said softly.
Normally, villains revealing intel before death would be considered helpful.
Unfortunately, the so-called intelligence the other party had was something he already knew.
He hadn't exposed it purely for the sake of maintaining human society's stability.
Previously, the Council of Gods had attacked Central Asia in an attempt to seize the remains of the Star of Destruction that had annihilated the Age of Gods on Earth—
The corpse of the Titan Altera.
Unfortunately, a powerful Heroic Spirit had been born from the corpse, which in turn awakened its true body on the Moon.
Just thinking about it made him feel utterly helpless.
The tree may crave calm, but the wind will not cease. Why was it so hard to just lie low and live as an ordinary high school student?
Since they dared to disturb his peaceful daily life—
Then they could all just die!
He would crush every last one of these terrifying enemies, slaughtering them until no one dared to come again!
After bidding farewell to the Evils of Humanity, Heroic Spirits, and the rest, Souma began heading home.
It was time to cook.
No matter how great the disaster, he still had to obediently return home and make dinner.
Otherwise, the brat would throw a tantrum and turn the world upside down…
Everything was finally over.
In Fuyuki Magecraft Academy.
Merlin and Tamamo-no-Mae were both left dumbfounded.
They never could have imagined that the adorable little shield girl would actually become an Evil of Humanity!
Merlin gnashed her teeth in frustration. "Damn Fou! I was the one who fed you all this time, yet you betrayed me without hesitation!"
Back during the final days of the British Age of Gods, she had been the one taking care of him.
"But you were the one who threw him off the Tower of the End," Tamamo-no-Mae said, looking at her with disdain.
After the white beast's true identity was revealed, she found herself even more disgusted with this trashy, scummy incubus.
She could discard even an infantile Evil of Humanity without a second thought.
And what's more—she had let him free-fall for a full fifteen hundred years!
Such hellish torment was more than enough reason for Fou to scream "Merlin must die!" and unleash his terrifying Fou Kick the moment he laid eyes on her.
How else could you translate the phrase "you reap what you sow"?
"..."
Merlin was momentarily speechless.
She swiftly changed the subject. "So, as the Academy Director of the Fuyuki Magecraft Academy, you really aren't going to make an appearance? Aren't you afraid Qin Shi Huang will punish you?"
"Ah… I suppose I should."
Tamamo-no-Mae nodded.
As the Academy Director, if she didn't show her face to protect the academy during a crisis—
Then her title of [Most Useless Evil of Humanity] would become utterly inescapable!
But as Tamamo-no-Mae strolled through Fuyuki City, preparing to flaunt her personal charm to the fullest—
She spotted a tall woman walking straight toward her.
The woman had long blue hair and a gentle smile as she gazed at the passersby.
As if, in her eyes, everyone was an equally adorable child, without distinction.
When those eyes turned to her, Tamamo-no-Mae felt a chill run down her spine, her fur standing on end.
She couldn't help but stumble back several steps, letting out an embarrassing sound—
"M-Mom!"
Her tails burst out behind her, drawing the attention of everyone around.
The onlookers pointed and whispered, unable to understand why the mighty nine-tailed fox was so terrified.
Tamamo-no-Mae felt like crying.
She had just wanted to make a grand entrance, posing as the academy's guardian deity.
So why did she have to run into the Primordial Mother Goddess Tiamat the moment she stepped outside?
Hey, you're a fully realized Evil of Humanity! You shouldn't just be wandering around the human world like this!
Tiamat watched her calmly.
She was supposed to have returned to the Imaginary Number Space, but by some twist of fate, she had been granted a little more time to linger.
Previously making a powerful entrance to assist Nameless in defeating the Almighty God, she had earned the goodwill of countless humans.
This goodwill and blessings allowed her to linger longer in the human world and wield even greater power.
[Alaya] was the collective consciousness of humanity's self-preservation.
Now that countless humans recognized that She posed no harm to them, their rejection and hostility naturally diminished.
Instead, through the affection and praise of the masses, She gradually transformed from a Beast of Humanity into a heroic spirit that protected mankind.
One day, perhaps She could remain in the human world forever in the form of a heroic spirit—
No longer needing to return to that lifeless, eternally desolate void of the imaginary world!
Tamamo-no-Mae cautiously studied the figure before her. "What exactly do you intend to do, Your Excellency?"
A Beast of Humanity, capable of lingering in the human world alone—if this got out, it would undoubtedly cause an uproar.
Could it be that She, too, could manifest as a heroic spirit?
After all, Tamamo herself was originally a Beast of Humanity, and it was only in her current form as a heroic spirit that she could remain in the human world permanently.
Tiamat did not answer. Instead, she quietly brushed past Tamamo.
In this vibrant academy, She could clearly sense Souma's lingering presence.
This was where he had lived for over a decade.
She simply wanted to understand him better.
"Uh… ignoring me?" Tamamo-no-Mae felt conflicted.