I must draw my sword immediately!

Chapter 132 The Grail of Defilement
Hero's Tavern, third floor
301, Suya's room.

In terms of class, the Hero's Tavern that Lukan chose was among the most expensive in the capital. The room alone was over 80 square meters, and the furnishings inside were all luxurious and elegant.

The reason why Suya and the others were able to eat, drink, and stay here for free was—

Lucan owns nearly half of the tavern.

As a close confidant of the former King Uther, he naturally accepted tributes from various forces in the capital, including political donations from the Cador family.

at this time,

Having worked non-stop for several days without any rest, all five people present looked quite exhausted.

"Tell me, what exactly happened? Baling, what happened on your end? Melly, why did you run into Baling? And what's the situation in Fairy Village Avalon right now?"

Sitting at the round table in the room, Suya first looked at Baling, who seemed to have lost all his bones after being untied and was slumped in the chair, and then looked at Meryl, who had a smug look on her face as if she had made a huge profit.

then,

He then looked at Lucan and Dagonit and said:

"Also, Lukan, we need to exchange the intelligence we currently have to determine our next steps."

Baring first recounted his encounter with King Perinoa.
Then, he explained the misunderstanding with Melly to Suya:

"The Fairyland, or Fairy Kingdom, Ideal Land, Avalon Island, is actually another world that does not exist in this world. The passage to that world is located in Glaston, in northern Britain, in a place called 'Apple Isle'."

"Affected by the Great Transfer event fifteen years ago, Avalon also came to this world. However, for some reason, the secluded paradise suddenly opened to the outside world. The Green Knights, led by the Lady of the Lake, constantly harassed the nearby human kingdoms, causing a great war between the Holy Land and the human kingdoms."

"At the beginning of this year, a knight wielding the holy lance, the Lance of Longinus, suddenly broke into Avalon and threatened the Lady of the Lake who guarded Avalon to hand over the holy sword, Meliaduk."

"However, the Holy Sword Meliaduk was given to me by a Lady of the Lake more than ten years ago. When I arrived in Avalon after hearing the news, it had already become a ruin, and countless fairies and Lady of the Lake had fled."

Baring shrugged and sighed:
"Because of the rumors that I used to wield the Holy Lance, I was inexplicably branded as the murderer of a nation."

At this point, Meryl retorted:
“That person looks exactly like you, and you are the only knight in the world who can draw the Holy Lance without regard to any restrictions. If you say it wasn’t you, who would believe you?”

Baring turned his head and looked at Meryl with a smile:
"Didn't you believe it, Miss Meryl?"

“That’s…that’s…” Mary was immediately annoyed and wanted to refute, but she stammered and couldn’t come up with anything.

Lukan suddenly spoke up from the side:

"The Fairy Kingdom must have collapsed long ago, right?"

"Avalon symbolizes the afterlife and the land after death, a mysterious paradise in the afterlife, but some say it is the 'underworld' of Britain."

"The decline of Avalon, could it be related to the deal between King Uther and King Solomon?"

The two of them talked back and forth, almost uncovering the truth of the matter.

Seeing this, Mary's face fell, and she had no choice but to mutter the truth:

"Yes."

"Fifteen years ago, King Uther stole the core power supporting Avalon using Solomon's Age of Gods magic, the Noble Phantasm [The Distant Ideal Land], and defeated the Red Dragon King with it."

"After that battle, the scabbard that had withstood the Holy Lance's world-tearing attack shattered into three pieces. One piece was made into a magic mark by King Uther, one piece was taken and hidden by the Red Dragon King, and one piece became what is now Avalon."

"With the scabbard shattered, the secluded Avalon was forced to emerge into the world, and the mysteries deeper than the surface began to dissipate."

"In order to maintain the mystery of Avalon Island and the survival of the fairies, a large number of souls are needed to replenish it, so the Fairy Kingdom has been constantly waging wars against other countries."

"But this compensation is ultimately a drop in the ocean. The loss of a large number of souls is inevitable, and Avalon, on the inner side of the star, is no longer suitable as a paradise for fairies."

Hearing this, and recalling Gawain's previous attitude of hating Meryl for her lack of ambition,

Suya suddenly seemed to understand, and looked at Meryl with a surprised expression.

"So, Avalon is already on the verge of bankruptcy. Once the 'Baling' attacks, as princess, you're just going to have the fairies divide up the gifts and pots and run away?" Meryl turned her head and nodded with an air of self-righteousness.

"The ship is sinking, why cling to it and drown together?"

"The fairies urged me to defend Avalon to the death and rebuild the fairy kingdom, but in this era where souls are put on a price tag, I still don't have that much money even if I sell all my possessions!"

"It would be better if everyone divided the inheritance and went their separate ways."

Suya thought to herself, no wonder Meryl didn't seem as agitated or angry when she saw Baling, her 'enemy'.
Given the nature of the British fairies, being the leader of such a group of fairies is really not a good thing.

If Mary can find such an opportunity to quit, she'll probably have to kowtow twice to the murderer who destroyed the country.

But soon, Suya changed her mind.
King Uther's magic crest is now in his hands, the fragment of the scabbard that the Red Dragon King stole has most likely been melted into that round table, and now Merry has handed over the bill to him. As long as he pays the bill, he can get the whole of Avalon.

It's like piecing together a sword, but then forcibly piecing together three fragments of the scabbard to create a "distant utopia".

And then,
Baring sat up and continued, "It wasn't me who destroyed the Fairy Kingdom with the Holy Lance. Miss Meryl saved me because she witnessed the real culprit and the truth with her own eyes."

He then looked solemnly at the group and said in a deep voice:

"The real murderer is King Perinoa!"

"And the one who went to the Fairy Kingdom with the Holy Lance to steal the Holy Sword Meliaduk was my own brother, the Knight Balan. For some reason, he is now loyal to King Perinoa. Fortunately, with Miss Melly's help, I was able to escape back."

"but,"

"The more crucial issue now is that there's only one way for King Perinoa to obtain the Holy Sword—"

"He wants to forge the Holy Grail!"

The group exchanged glances, their expressions simultaneously hardening.

"Holy Grail?"

Suya's heart skipped a beat, wondering if they were really going to have a Holy Grail War.

He immediately asked:
"Wait, what is that?"

Baring looked at him and explained:
"The Holy Grail of the Age of Gods".

"That's a necessary item for advancing beyond the legendary level, and aside from the only primordial Holy Grail prototype in the hands of the Hero King, there's only one way to obtain this material—"

"The Holy Grail War is a national war involving more than a million people, with at least 14 heroes or legendary Servants from both sides, and the winner is the one who wins in the end."

"However, some extreme magicians have discovered that the only fixed conditions for condensing the Holy Grail are the resonance of a massive number of souls and magical power. In other words, as long as one has the ability to kill 300 million people in a very short time, the resulting fear and magical power will be enough to condense this fruit formed from filth."

"While the Church's Knights of the Cross stationed around the world vary in quality, it is undeniable that they were established as guardians of the existing order to prevent such phenomena from occurring."

"And now,"

"King Perinoa first used Morgan le Fay to abolish King Uther's old policies, thus cutting off the source of the paladins' power at its root;"

"Once again, they're using me to wipe out the church's vital forces."

Baring frowned and said with a furrowed brow:

"If I'm not mistaken,"

"What he's after might just be this treasure! This tainted holy grail, forged from the lives of three million people in the capital!"

Baring then looked at Suya and said in a meaningful, deep voice:
"Just like when Perinoa helped King Uther kill the Red Dragon King."

"This man has the ambition and determination to win at all costs!"

You must be careful of this person!

(End of this chapter)