『 "Is this really a crisis of Human Order…?"
"A Beast, nurtured by humanity itself, an incarnation of destruction—this fact will absolutely never change," Mother Tiamat's brilliant eyes dimmed slightly as she spoke in silence.
Just as the atmosphere was growing quiet, Lady Avalon, who was standing to the side, suddenly spoke up. "Speaking of which, Mother Tiamat, although things are becoming complicated, in reality, perhaps you are right."
"As long as we kill Draco, maybe this can be resolved. What will you do?"
Tiamat's eyes widened slightly, a hint of confusion appearing in them. As a mother, of course she would stand and fall with humanity?
Lady Avalon shook her head. "Based on this, great Goddess Tiamat, former Beast, I am asking you—how will you, who have abdicated from the Seat of the Beast, move forward together with humanity?"
Tiamat fell silent. At that moment, the Twilight Ladder flew once again toward the Fourth Singularity, and Tiamat immediately shifted the subject to chase after it!
Seeing this, Lady Avalon did not press further, only murmuring to herself, "This spiral world stretching toward the sky actually gets deeper the higher up you go. The further they climb into the depths, the more naked truths will strike them."
"—O travelers soaring through the spiral, why on earth do you climb toward the sky?"
A smile tugged at the corner of Lady Avalon's mouth, her eyes filled with pure, unadulterated amusement~ 』
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〜Type-Moon World, ???? Worldline〜
In the 7th singularity, Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia—
"Tsk, Ritsuka had better watch out for that girl!"
Merlin looked at Lady Avalon on the screen, his eyes full of worry. After all, he could only be considered "Mer-lack-of-conscience," while Lady Avalon was thoroughly "Mer-no-heart-at-all"!
They were alternates from different parallel worlds. In theory, aside from their appearance, everything else was the same. But if they were to truly compare their strength…
Merlin believed he wouldn't lose too miserably…
After all, that girl had Proto-Arthur completely wrapped around her finger!
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『 Soon, everyone entered the Fourth Singularity. Before this, Beast Nero warned them that the one guarding the Beast's Husk of this Singularity was the King of Storms, Artoria Pendragon (Lancer Alter). They had to be careful when facing that King!
Soon, they arrived at the Fourth Singularity. It was still covered in that endless mist, but the further they walked, the darker Beast Nero's expression became, because she realized this wasn't ordinary toxic mist at all!
This was something akin to a conceptual curse!
Just as everyone was filled with suspicion and uncertainty, eerie cries for help suddenly echoed ahead, followed by waves of departed souls rushing to attack them!
An attack of this level was not even worth mentioning in the eyes of Beast Nero!
But at the same time, in a mist of blood, Mordred and Lancer Alter looked solemnly at the Beast's Husk before them!
Because at this moment, the Beast's Husk was actually about to break its seal!
Furthermore, the enemy had reached some sort of cooperation with Jack the Ripper. Seeing the tentacles of the Beast's Husk about to impale Mordred, Lancer Alter blocked the attack in front of her in the nick of time, using her own body to take the blow for her!
A bloody hole slowly opened in her abdomen. Seeing this, Mordred's eyes instantly turned crimson!
"Ahhhhhhh! This isn't right! Father… King Arthur! You don't care about me at all! Not a single shred of emotion—not even hatred… You won't give me anything!"
"That is the real you, isn't it?! Why?! Why do this! This kind of thing is not the way of a King!" Mordred looked at the pitch-black King of Knights before her in grief, her eyes filled with pain and confusion.
"…Unknown knight, I know not what you speak of. I am no longer Arthur. I am merely a raging storm. Do not ask a storm for its meaning," Lancer Alter looked at the painful Mordred, a flash of complexity crossing her eyes.
Yet, her expression and tone did not change in the slightest. "A storm only concerns itself with crushing everything before it! And—"
The head of the demonic beast swayed before her eyes; a knight by the wayside was not even worthy of her attention!
In the next instant, the Rhongomyniad of blood-red thorns erupted with a brilliant crimson light!
"RHONGOMYNIAD—!!!"
⦍The Lance That Shines to the End of the World⦎
A brilliant pillar of light pierced through heaven and earth in an instant! 』
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〜Type-Moon World, Fourth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
The Einzbern Castle—
"So, is this really how I appear in that child's eyes…"
Artoria fell silent. She knew that the cold person Mordred spoke of was her current self.
If so, no wonder that child would… The scene of the Battle of Camlann seemed to flash before Artoria's eyes once more.
But… back then, she really didn't know what to do…
The King lowered her head, her sacred teal eyes filled with endless fatigue and sorrow.
Who would remember that this King was only sixteen when she drew the sword, and from that moment on, she permanently stopped growing and fell into an endless cycle of battle?
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『 The Holy Spear, carrying the storm, pierced the ground and then shot straight into the clouds!
Just as Ritsuka Fujimaru and the others were filled with doubt, the Beast's Husk from the Third Singularity actually appeared before their eyes!
Why would the Beast's Husk of the Third Singularity come to the Fourth Singularity… Beast Nero's pupils shrank violently, as if she had thought of something terrifying!
But at this moment, the mist condensed, and heavy rain began to fall from the sky. The downpour was far more terrifying than the previous mist, forcing everyone to hastily seek shelter!
Meanwhile, Jack was still pestering Beast Nero, keeping her continuously exposed to the heavy rain!
Just as Nero was about to reach her limit, Tiamat suddenly appeared and saved her!
Tiamat questioned Beast Nero about why the Beast's Husk would attack its master, but Nero was also completely bewildered. She asked Tiamat to help hold it off, then immediately left the spot, rushing toward a certain direction!
At this moment, the Twilight Ladder arrived. When Beast's Husk tried to obstruct them again, Ritsuka Fujimaru used a Command Spell to directly summon Beast Nero, kicking her away!
The group arrived directly at the Third Singularity, and Jack, Tiamat, as well as the Beast's Husk followed them over!
An endless sea, lightning pouring down, and surging waves. Everyone looked troubled; the battlefield was on the sea, and they didn't even have a ship, so how were they supposed to…
Just as everyone was silent, a massive ship emerged from the seabed—the Golden Hind, the very gift Captain Drake had left for Chaldea!
At this time, Beast Nero also turned her gaze toward the Beast's Husk. Regardless of why they betrayed her, and regardless of why the Beast's Husk had developed self-awareness, she no longer cared to know.
She now only wanted to reclaim these two Beast's Husks!
With the help of Tiamat, Lady Avalon, and the others, Beast Nero successfully absorbed the two Beast's Husks into her body. She looked at Ritsuka Fujimaru with some excitement; she was now getting closer and closer to her true form!
The group did not waste any time. Since the Beast's Husks had already awakened self-awareness, they had to rush to the Second Singularity immediately!
And this stop was the ancient Roman Empire!
It was also Beast Nero's city. Lady Avalon reminded them that the Beast's Husk would definitely be waiting for Beast Nero, and it would be in the deepest depths, the very center of the heart!
"It's fine. We just need to level everything," Beast Nero said softly with her eyes cast down. Most importantly, once she restored her true form, she would definitely devour Ritsuka Fujimaru!
Ritsuka Fujimaru didn't mind. Perhaps she had already seen through something.
Soon, they arrived at the Second Singularity, but not only was there no Roman Empire here, but there also wasn't even a single trace of humanity!
There was nothing but desolation and loneliness all around!
"Even ruins would be better than this," Tiamat complained.
"Now is not the time for infighting, right, Mother Tiamat?" Lady Avalon smiled.
"Ultimately, this is only to protect Ritsuka Fujimaru, my beloved child. Sooner or later, I will destroy the Beast of Sodom. The one to defeat you will be me, do you understand, Beast VI?!" Tiamat looked solemnly at Beast Nero.
"….." Beast Nero sighed, giving her a speechless and weary dead-fish stare.
The young Cu Chulainn on the side joked, "She didn't even consider you an opponent, did she?"
"Ugyaa!" Tiamat froze, then let out a whimpering, angry growl.
The young Cu immediately showed a victimized expression. Getting mad at him for this kind of thing was useless. 』
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Seeing Tiamat's cute appearance, everyone instantly wore an "aww" expression.
Perfect. This Singularity had perfectly fleshed out Tiamat's image!
Cute, angry, reliable, gentle, sad, and so on!
In short, MOTHER TIAMAT WAS JUST TOO WONDERFUL!!!
.....
『 The setting sun looked like residual blood, casting a dim yellow glow on everyone's faces. This very scene was the last image Nero had seen in her lifetime.
Meanwhile, Locusta silently looked at Beast Nero, her eyes filled with hesitation. Finally, she made up her mind!
A wave of toxic mist spread, and everyone was dragged into an illusion by the poison. Fortunately, Ritsuka Fujimaru woke up in time, as poison was useless against her!
Seeing this, Locusta stopped hiding her intentions. She wanted to kill both Ritsuka Fujimaru and Nero!
It turned out that she was the gatekeeper of this Second Singularity!
Ritsuka Fujimaru questioned her in confusion, asking why she was doing this, and Locusta calmly replied…
She had to meet the conditions. If it wasn't at the place of Nero's death, the lock could not be opened!
Ritsuka Fujimaru showed a puzzled look. A lock… what lock?
"Lord Nero's… the Beast of Sodom's!" A sphere of light bloomed from Beast Nero's chest, and then everyone plunged into darkness.
That was the secret of the heart hidden deep within Beast Nero!
And Beast Nero's Secret Garden was finally going to be exposed!
Lady Avalon led Ritsuka Fujimaru all the way down into the Imaginary Number Space. Ritsuka asked what was going on with Locusta, and Lady Avalon replied as if it were a matter of course.
Since Locusta was summoned here, her purpose was already very clear. She must want to completely end Beast Nero's life here!
And deep within Beast Nero's heart, Beast Nero looked down at Locusta with a somber face. She was confused and questioned Locusta about why she poisoned her!
The answer she received was that Locusta was afraid of Nero's mother, who was the one who ordered Beast Nero's death!
She had been poisoning Beast Nero all along. To end Beast Nero's pain, she had to do this! 』
『 .....』
『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Did this mushroom girl, Locusta, hide herself this deeply?
Looking at Locusta, who wanted to kill Beast Nero, everyone was utterly confused. From the very beginning, Locusta had been Beast Nero's subordinate.
Whether it was using the Twilight Ladder to help Beast Nero escape or traveling through various Singularities, her efforts could not be said to be small.
That loyalty to Beast Nero had even fooled them!
Where did this master actor come from?
However, since she was a Heroic Spirit summoned to guard the Beast's Husk, it was only natural for her to kill the Beast.
But everyone faintly felt that something was not quite right.
.....
『 Just as Locusta was about to release her Second Noble Phantasm, which only worked on Beast Nero alone, Ritsuka Fujimaru and Lady Avalon arrived and stopped her.
And because of this, the self-defense mechanism of Beast Nero's internal Secret Garden was activated, allowing Ritsuka Fujimaru to see images from other Chaldeas!
It turned out…
The real reason the Sixth Beast was born was that during their struggle for the Holy Grail, they had created the Sixth Beast!
As a result, Chaldea arrived in this universe—the end of many prosperities, a banquet displaying the corruption of many Human Orders.
This universe was not the end of a certain history, but a prophecy of the end of human history!
In other words, this was the decided matter that the world of human history would reach a few years later!
And Beast Nero existed precisely to savor this end. Fruit is meant to be savored when it begins to rot.
It was Chaldea that nurtured Beast Nero, but inviting the end of the world was an inevitability of Human Order!
Beasts are weak. A single one cannot destroy the world. The only ones who can destroy the world are humans.
A blood-red doomsday world, heavy dark clouds blocking the sky without a single ray of sunlight, the earth lonely and desolate, devoid of any signs of life.
This disgusting scenery… isn't it exactly what human desire seeks? 』
『 .....』
『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Speechless, a complete checkmate!
There was absolutely nothing wrong with what Beast Nero said. Not to mention the myriad worlds, just taking Chaldea's world as an example.
Wasn't Gaia, the planetary consciousness of that world, played to death by humans?
And even if the planet was about to die, humans still tenaciously and sickeningly lived on, like maggots parasitic on flesh!
Even when the flesh had rotted, they still clung to it like a shadow.
Beasts were never the cause of the world's destruction. The ones who truly destroyed the world were humans!
On this point, everyone agreed completely!
.....
『 Beast Nero was merely a Beast enjoying it. Even with her abilities, she could not change this outcome.
All Beast Nero could do was continuously summon Chaldea over and greedily absorb that desire for salvation!
But… was that really the case?
Ritsuka Fujimaru looked at the unlocked secrets in that Secret Garden, looking at the blonde, red-eyed young girl surrounded by countless Heroic Spirits…
Her heart trembled, tears falling uncontrollably… and a sharp pain shot through her chest.
THE TRUTH… WAS NOT LIKE THIS AT ALL!!! 』
『 .....』