"So, what is it you wish to discuss? Chiron. I think someone like you would have guessed and predicted many things."
"... First, I would like to ask about your existence. Ruler, your true name is Fergus mac Róich. I heard you came from another world, is that correct?"
"Yes, that's right, but?"
In Chiron's room, he is asking me several questions. Is it as a god who loves humanity, or as Black Archer...
"The Ruler sent by the Counter Force. Why did the Counter Force summon you, specifically from another world line?"
"Hmm... I have a history of causing a major incident? I was sent as part of atoning for that sin. It might be because, although it's a different world, I'm easy to call? I'm the heroic spirit who knows this situation the best."
"I see... Then, if it's an incident on the level that the Counter Force sent you... what is it? The event you must prevent, you seem to already know it... At least, leaving the Black Faction alone means it's a problem with the Red Faction, correct?"
"I'm not sure if I should tell you... There's no surveillance, but strictly speaking, you are also a Black Servant. I told the Assassin and Berserker who quit the Grail War, but I cannot tell you. I also didn't fully inform the Saber I met before."
"Is that so. Then, I shall swear by the River Styx. I will not carelessly divulge the truth you speak to anyone."
"The River Styx, huh..."
The Greek River Styx, called the River of Three Crossings in the East. Crossing that river is an act on the level of swearing a geis in Celtic. Gods, heroes, and even humans who break that oath will be treated worse than livestock. It doesn't have the coercive force of a geis, but it is an oath of that importance. Then I should tell him.
I told him everything, and Chiron seemed to have some concerns upon hearing it.
"I see. You must know who the Red Rider is. Do you also know his Noble Phantasm?"
"Yes. If it's divinity, I have it too, you know?"
"I see. However, the reason you don't subdue the enemy is because of a conflict of opinion with the other Ruler, correct? Even if evidence is obtained, unless the Command Spells are transferred to that Kotomine Shirou, the other Red Servants remain separate, right?"
"That's correct. That's why it's difficult to persuade her."
"Then, will you entrust the fight with the Red Faction to us? After all, the battle with them is originally our Black Faction's affair. I will support you all as much as possible."
"Hmm... That won't be necessary. Actually, just one person is enough to tie down the other Servants, you know?"
"Huh? How can one person alone..."
"You'll see, Chiron. There was no such woman in your era either. Thank you for your concern, but this is my task. So, please wage the war with peace of mind."
"... I understand for now. But if you need my strength, please call me anytime."
"Hmm... Ah, then could you help him? The child Astolfo hid is on our side. Could I ask you to educate him?"
"That homunculus child. It's deceiving my Master, but I must keep my word. Understood."
Nessa said she would take care of Sieg's management, but if someone of Chiron's caliber is attached, he will grow mentally too. In a few hours, they will come.
Leaving Chiron's room and heading back to the underground where the Grail is, I encountered Avicebron in the corridor. That man is also a person of concern... The Recreator of Paradise, the creation of that golem must also be prevented. He isn't making it yet, but the preparations themselves are complete. Now he just needs the sacrifices to fully complete it...
I wonder when he'll try it?
Whether he does or not, it's a matter of his convictions, so I didn't say anything else. We passed by each other without a word... I can feel him being wary of me.
"What are you so concerned about?"
Then Deirdre appeared, passing through the wall. A disciple of the druids, the greatest druid of Ulster surpassing Cathbad, and my wife. Her druid abilities are above Setanta's. Well... Compared to Cú Chulainn who received Odin's power, they would be roughly equal, but Cú Chulainn who lost an eye would be stronger.
Like this, walls processed from natural objects can be momentarily unified with, controlled, or passed through.
"It's nothing. It's just that man is a li~ttle dangerous."
"That golem...? I'm getting interested too."
"When it comes to golems, he stands at the pinnacle even in the heroic spirit world."
"Instead of that, how about we go on a date? It's been a while."
"That's good too, but there's a lot to prepare for tonight. It's coming soon."
Far away... it appears in the present time. The Hanging Gardens were flying in the sky. However, I cannot see inside even with my eyes. If I had eyes on Merlin's level, I could see... No matter. Anyway... I'm going to destroy it. Even if the people themselves aren't there, it doesn't matter. I'll shatter sixty years of effort.
"Lord Fergus, here you are?"
"Medea, were you looking for me?"
"Yes. There's a flower garden over there, would you like to go together..."
"Umm... It's troublesome to keep receiving offers like this."
"What~ Your wives are asking, and you don't want to? Is our husband a cheapskate?"
"The little girl who cried and begged me to marry her has grown up a lot."
"Wow..."
"Wh-why are you bringing that up now!?"
"Haha, let's go. We still have about an hour to spare, so let's all have a picnic."
Taking even Jeanne, who was chatting with Artoria, we enjoyed a short picnic in the flower garden... Spartacus barged in midway and made a mess, but since he was playing with Jack and being chased by Fran, we let it slide.
Night fell, and in the distance, thousands of Dragon Tooth Warriors appeared. The Black Faction prepared with homunculus and golem armies. In the distance, the Red Servants were also visible, and Mordred and Sisigou arriving in a car could be seen.
The other Black Servants also prepared for battle, and soon the war began.
Kabooooom!!!!!!!
Numerous forces clashed, and soon the battle between Servants also began. Achilles riding his chariot ravaging the Black forces clashed with Chiron's arrows, Karna and Vlad III began fighting, and a battle broke out between Mordred and Fran. Atalanta and Astolfo fought... What remains is soon.
Grrrr...!
Then, the Hanging Gardens flying high in the sky revealed themselves. Using human body magecraft, they deceived everyone's eyes, even deceiving the eyes of Chiron, who was once a divine spirit. Having become a heroic spirit instead of a divine spirit and losing the eyes of a god, he has his limits.
Then, slowly, the Hanging Gardens began to generate enormous magical energy and started absorbing everything. Crash~ All the castle windows shattered, and the Hanging Gardens slowly tried to steal the Grail. I wonder if Amakusa doesn't know of my existence through revelation? No way... He's attempting it knowing. He probably can't retreat anyway, and thought that even we couldn't do anything about the Hanging Gardens.
It's a fortress with durability that remains intact even under a barrage of large-scale Noble Phantasms (stellar class) like Karna's Vasavi Shakti or Brahmastra. It's a natural confidence. But you see... My Noble Phantasm is a crazy one on a different level from those.
"Jeanne, are you ready?"
"Sigh... I have no choice. As Ruler, I command! All Servants, cease fighting from now! Due to the misconduct of Red Assassin and her Master, the war is temporarily suspended!!!"
Screech!
Jeanne's La Pucelle activated, focusing all Servants' attention on the Hanging Gardens. This is enough.
"Then, let's go. Now, Medea. Please retrieve them all!"
"Understood."
Medea's large-scale magecraft activated, retrieving all the homunculi and golems that had gone to the battlefield into the castle, while Artoria stood alone to block the Dragon Tooth Warriors rushing towards Yggdmillennia.
"Heh, I'll show you what ravaging means."
The dragon's eyes flashed, and her holy sword revealed its power, a massive black sword strike annihilating the Dragon Tooth Warriors.
"Now, let's go."
"Yeah."
I put strength into my legs... and leaped with all my might. Scáthach threw a spear with all her strength, and I ran at a speed faster than the spear she threw, landing on top of it. We reached the Hanging Gardens floating higher than the clouds and landed on the garden. My destination was the top, the very center of the top.
"Everyone, please prepare!"
With my words, Aífe, Deirdre, and Medea deployed magecraft in the air to protect Yggdmillennia's castle. And I reached the top of the garden. The Hanging Gardens' massive metal plates intercepted me, but a spear clad in Scáthach's runes was swung, breaking through the magecraft.
I drew Caladbolg, and the form of the massive demonic sword, like a white drill, awakened. I thrust it into the top...
"This is the prototype of Excalibur, the origin of all holy and demonic swords. Its power truly creates a heaven and earth great rotation, a spiral sword...! This is the light of judgment. Shatter along with that dream. {Caladbolg Caladbolg}(Ultimate・Rainbow Sword)!!!!"
Kiiiiii───Kwaaaaaa!!!!
The true spiral power that can even crush an island shattered the Hanging Gardens into spiral light. As expected, the durability is tremendous, so it will take a little time...
"That's why, here's a follow-up."
Switching with Scáthach, she held Caladbolg for me, and I drew Cruaidín.
"Now, please disappear from this world. Along with the dream garden that should not have existed. I am a swordsman qualified for the throne, there is nothing I cannot cut...!"
The demonic sword shining with red light brightly illuminated the night sky along with the spiral light.
"{Ulster Cruaidín}(The Victory Sword that Splits Erin)!!!"
Swish──Kwagwagwagwa!!!!!
A red slash vertically split the Hanging Gardens in two and even cleaved the ground below. My sword, which cuts and splits space, could even split a Reality Marble. The garden, a great boundary Noble Phantasm, is my natural counter.
The garden crumbling miserably. Magical energy...
Having used too much magical energy at once, I staggered and fell, and Scáthach caught me.
"Good work, Fergus."
"Not at all... I went all out too much at once..."
Scáthach held me and quickly descended from the rapidly collapsing garden, and I immediately fired a flare. Simultaneously, Artoria, who was sweeping away the Dragon Tooth Warriors, tightly gripped her sword.
"{Excalibur Morgan}(The Sword of Promised Victory)!!!"
Kwaaaaaaaaa!!!!
The light of the strongest holy sword fired from the ground erased the falling massive debris, and the small debris was blocked by the mythical magecraft spread across the ground.
"Haah... Haah... I leave the rest to you... I'm too, tired... This is the problem with being a heroic spirit..."
"Yeah, sleep. Isn't your magical energy consumption high because of us? Sleep and when you wake up, we'll finish everything."
I slowly closed my eyes and left the rest to them...
The underground of Yggdmillennia where the Grail is.
Kotomine Shirou and Semiramis were not in the Hanging Gardens from the beginning. The two infiltrated the underground where the Grail is, bringing Shakespeare with them, and Semiramis, a mage from the Age of Gods, created a gap in the bounded field and entered... but the Grail already had someone guarding it.
"Haah... Haah..."
"Hahaha! You came at me with just this? Pathetic, how pathetic. You're the weakest in your Red Faction!? For someone with nothing but magecraft and poison, you dare to challenge me, how disgraceful! Did you plan to use mental attacks or something? Sorry, but what can I do? I have not an ounce of regret or trauma! Because I lived without regret until the very last moment!"
"How can you laugh after receiving the poison of Vāsuki, surpassing even Hydra's poison...!"
"You're asking such an obvious thing!? It's obvious! I have resistance! But it hurts enough to kill...! It feels like my flesh is being torn to shreds in real time while sulfuric acid is poured into my veins! I won't die, but I still feel the pain even if it's reduced!? Even so, no one has trained poison resistance as much as me except for Fergus and Scáthach...?"
"It's hard to believe you can laugh at this point..."
"Of course... It's a task Fergus trusted and left to me!"
"Isn't this something I should do laughingly and naturally? You guys, compared to that golden prick, you're no different from mobs? Your magecraft, compared to Aífe, Deirdre, and Medea, is child's play! Because of Jeanne-chan's Command Spell, you can't call the others, right? Even if you call them, they can't come! The Morrígan and Artoria will thoroughly block them! Did you think we only had numbers? That's why... Can brats from the Age of Gods who have never stood in the center of a battlefield understand a hero's life? Little priest boy."
"Grrk..."
"You will die here today. The cause of death... meeting me in the war."
Jeanne Alter watched Medb from afar, seeing her refuse even her help and fight alone. She admired Medb, who held the upper hand against two (excluding the non-combatant Shakespeare), though she was pushed back. Her strength, which fought equally with Siegfried, was worthy of being called a great hero.
"Then, shall we go? Try to block or dodge this once. {Dearly Beloved's Sister Sword}"
Then, blades of storm cutting at sonic speed rushed in.