The Sun is not extinguished, the radiance is not lost.
Human Order Security Resort: Chaldea
Here, everything gathers, and it is an earthly paradise where all pleasures are permitted.
"Umu, tonight as well, my paradise has no shadow, no blind spots! Truly humanity's final fortress, a second Uruk! Fuhahahahahahaha!!"
—Everyone and Master will be waking up soon. I'm looking forward to seeing who comes, Fou.
(I hope a precious Servant comes. Merlin can go in the trash.)
Such peaceful conversation was exchanged gently.
"It couldn't be... but surely the Faker isn't skipping the queue to my paradise because she's distracted by mealtime...? Was the stomach approach truly the optimal solution for her...? Britain is crude, and even Artoria called the food rough, after all."
—Why don't we serve her the King's home cooking! I'm sure she'll like it!
[Fumu, an excellent idea. ...But how do we get it into her mouth?]
—...Ah...!
(It was a great idea if you ignore the 'impossible' part! So close, Air!)
—F-Fight on! Let's feel destiny at work!
[I suppose it comes back to the storehouse...]
The King, the Princess, and the Beast voiced their impressions.
...Into that peace.
[Emergency! Emergency! Gil-kun! Come to the summoning room immediately! It's an emergency!]
Da Vinci-chan's call echoed through the facility—!
[What is it? Another pandemic? It seems the freezer isn't enough for Paracelsus.]
—A-Anyway, let's go! With Master, Mash, and the Doctor unavailable, we have to handle it!
(There was a blind spot!)
[There are exceptions to everything. —Well then, let us go see.]
Slowly rising from the bath, the King hurried to the summoning room—
"What is happening—hm."
When the King opened the door, the room was filled with light.
Gold and rainbow radiance—a terrifying brilliance that awed those who looked upon it—
"Da Vinci! Sheba! Why has the summoning begun!"
The two raised their hands at the King's interrogation.
"It started suddenly! Really, just suddenly! We were observing and then, bam! Good grief, Heroes are always like this—!"
—Fou! Stay close to me!
(Yeah!)
She quickly shielded Fou.
"It is unlikely to be an intruder. This is far too grandiose. —Show yourself! Who are you!"
The light filled the room, enough to shatter the summoning circle, and eventually swallowed everything—
"On the earth, nothing is impossible for a Pharaoh! All things in creation! Are within my grasp!!!"
Possessing golden eyes, overflowing with Haki, shining brightly—the Radiance of the Sun King—
"—My name is Ozymandias!! King of Kings!! By the bonds spun by the struggles of those who are not you, I am a Pharaoh who has hastened to this Paradise!!"
Ozymandias had manifested in Paradise—
—Ph-Pharaoh Ozymandias...!?
(A huge big-name arrived!)
This presence, this pressure, this radiance...!
There's no mistake! He doesn't pale in comparison to the King of Heroes at all... He is a hero possessing the qualifications of a King, worthy of being an equal...!
Blindingly bright, the Pharaoh among Pharaohs. Ozymandias.
"That is quite a hasty arrival. No one in this place should have a bond connected to you yet, correct?"
There was no hostility in the King's words. Rather—he seemed very amused.
This King of Heroes was genuinely delighted by an attendance that exceeded his expectations.
"Indeed! Normally, there would be no reason to grant you my majesty until the Sixth Singularity was overcome, nor would there be any duty or reason for Me to lightly lift my hips from the throne!"
Pharaoh Ozymandias shouted loudly.
"However!! —The battle of the 'Club Members'—those heroes—that you do not know of, witnessed only by Me and the incarnation of Horus, drew My interest as a definite radiance, and touched My heart!"
His demeanor and words were filled with conviction.
An exploit worthy of moving My body, the Pharaoh proclaimed.
"Due to your battle, they have all completed their departure... but I swore! I would not forget your battle, your radiance! My Spirit Origin was terribly frayed anyway! So I simply departed once, gave the experience to the Throne, and achieved re-manifestation!"
—A-Amazing! He did something amazing! He did something amazing with totally messed up logic—!?
(This guy is a historical hero, right...? I don't get it at all...)
Air and Fou were stunned, astounded.
"In short, you have come to my Paradise not for us... but as a living witness to the exploits of those 'Club Members'?"
"Precisely!! Even if they vanish without a trace! As long as I!! As long as this Ozymandias exists! I shall engrave, shoulder, and illuminate their valiant struggle, their footprints, their honor, and their glory! I shall stand tall! And I shall shine!!"
Loudly, loudly, Ozymandias laughed.
"The bond between Myself and the Club Members cannot be extinguished by anyone!! Rejoice, Golden One!! At the fact that the bonds spun as one by your Club Members have invited Me here!! Fuha, Fuhahahahahahahahahaha!!!"
Genuinely enjoying himself, cheerfully, proudly. Pharaoh Ozymandias left the summoning room.
"Nitocris is here, correct! I shall settle myself in the residence she had built! Pay it no mind, I allow it! I shall merely behave with perfect composure! And—"
Ozymandias let a smirk spill forth.
"Do not think that Golden Battleship is your exclusive patent! The words 'falling behind' do not exist for Me! The deeds you have performed, I shall perform just as easily!!"
"Hmph, if you intend to devote yourself to our Paradise, then that is fine. Strive not to make my treasures too terrified, understood?"
"Fuhaha! That depends on your polishing! Now, let Me see with My own eyes! Let Me assess your Paradise! Nitocris! Is Nitocris here!!"
Laughing in high spirits, the Sun King walked away...
—Th-That was an amazing Pharaoh...
[His guiding principle is mostly his mood. He won't move voluntarily unless it's something significant. In that case, the heroes who moved him must be...]
—He really took a liking to them, didn't he? The 'Club Members.'
...Whether he knew that or not, the King's face was gentle, amused.
"Hmph, good grief... Kings act upon their own logic first and foremost, so they are unreadable."
Proudly, he let a smile spill forth—
"Gil-kuuuun. Don't just laugh, I need you to heeeelp me."
—A-Anyway... let's clean up the room that got all messed up...
[—Good grief. To rampage as he pleases, convey only what he wishes, and then leave. Truly a bothersome tyrant. Fuhahahahahahahaha!!]
(Air, do you have a mirror?)
—Yes. ...Yep! Fou looks lovely today too!
(Ah—)
Kicked by a rainbow-colored glass horse, Fou exploded into pieces.
Fou———!?
...The struggle of the heroes, unknown even to the Kings.
Even if they are erased, vanish, and depart, what remains is surely here.
"Pharaoh! If you were coming, you should have..."
"—..."
"—...Pharaoh?"
...The struggle and the bond are surely here.
"—It was good. A good 'Live'... A good 'Banquet'."
Becoming a bond, it was surely connected to Paradise—
—I shall never forget your radiance. I said that, did I not?
Look up at the sky, reach out your hand. The light of the sun that you looked up to, that shone upon you, is Me.
—I shall never forget. Therefore, do not forget either.
That your battle—was thus, surely rewarded.
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