I, Fujimaru Ritsuka, am back with a max-level character!

His beautiful, intelligent eyes reflected the smiling face of Kirshtalia in the communication.

“Phew—I understand what you’re saying, Kirshtalia Wodim.”

"Indeed, our latest scan data has yielded results. The calamity inside Pandora's Box has reached a terrifying second-level planetary level, comparable to a Beast after it has ascended to immortality... It can indeed create a new world."

“A world without strife, without pain, without death, without despair,” Kirshtalia emphasized.

“If you trust me, then come with me.” Kirshtalia looked at the members of Group A: “You can choose to continue, or you can choose to stand on my side.”

His meaning was simple: he wanted to bring Group A to his side as well.

Among the Chaldean staff, many people sided with the captain due to factors such as appearance, behavior, and talent.

Or rather, although he wasn't interested in power, he had long wanted to sideline Olga Marie and become the director of Chaldea for his own Grand Order.

He had planned to seize power long ago.

"Damn it, who would choose that kind of thing?! Damn it... they're all so self-righteous." Kadoc gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with stubbornness.

“No, that’s not true, Kadoc. If you become a new life form... you’ll find yourself much better than before.”

"The quality and quantity of your magic circuits will be greatly enhanced. You will all die, but you will be reborn in a more powerful and perfect form..."

"Shut up! You bastard, shut up!" Kadoc suddenly became hysterical.

"Stop making ridiculous jokes, Kirshtalia! Enough with this 'I'm doing this for your own good' attitude while neutering dogs!"

"Huh?!" Kirshtalia was taken aback. "If I sterilized Kadoc, the princess might fight me to the death..."

"Who brought up the issue of sterilization! I will prove myself, I absolutely will! Even if my talent isn't as good as yours, elites... even if I'm... even if I'm just a mediocre member of Team A, it doesn't matter!"

"I don't need to become a god or anything!"

"I've disliked your elegant face for a long time... Kirshtalia, if you want everyone to become 'great,' then I will fight to the end with 'ordinariness.'"

I can't stand it, I really can't stand it... Kadoc can't stand Kirshtalia's attitude.

......

"Really? Indeed... your perseverance and tenacity are even stronger than I imagined."

"But you alone are not enough to stand in my way, Kadoc!"

At that moment, a golden light shone from Kirshtalia's body.

The golden light was like the radiance of stars shining in the sky.

Immediately following was a hurricane-like magical impact; with just a raised hand, Kadoc was slammed against the vertical mast by a powerful thrust.

Although Kadoc looked thin, he was still a well-trained magician. With a crisp 'crack', the tall and thick mast broke off.

"Kardok—?!" Ophelia stared in disbelief at the white-haired youth who had been suddenly sent flying, unable to comprehend that Kilshtalia would directly attack her comrade. "Wodim—"

"You bastard, how dare you..." Anastasia frowned immediately, and in her anger, she raised her icy fist, intending to smash it towards Kirshtalia.

"Calm down, you idiot! Go check on your Master first... I'll take care of things here!"

Drecola Anastasia's arm was almost knocked away by the opponent when she wasn't careful.

"..." The princess glanced at the pirate captain, said nothing, and then hurriedly ran to Kadoc's side and gently hugged him.

Fortunately, she was only knocked unconscious and not seriously injured, which made the princess breathe a sigh of relief.

“I only did a little bit of work and had no intention of killing any of you. But... if you insist on stopping me, then I have no choice but to show no mercy.”

"After all... once I succeed, I will undoubtedly revive everyone... you can rest assured about that." He then looked at the girl who once idolized him, who was sitting on the deck with her legs spread wide due to fully unleashing Sigurd's Noble Phantasm.

He smiled and then extended his hand.

"Shall we come, Ophelia?"

.......

Lord Kirshtalia.

Wodym.

team leader.

The person I admire, the person I love.

......

Is that so?

The girl was stunned, her blue pupils filled with utter bewilderment.

What should I do?

Human resurrection, human salvation... it sounds like we haven't done anything like this before.

All of humanity has been killed, but we can choose not to seek the reason, but instead allow humanity to be resurrected in a higher form, creating a new human history.

Ophelia reached out her hand, wanting to grasp the white-gloved hand that the blond youth offered.

Perhaps... perhaps Wodem is right, or perhaps, even if humanity becomes a higher level of life, nothing fundamentally changes in the end.

But...with this black mud?

Darkness, endless darkness, enveloped the girl named Ophelia.

She didn't know what to do; the encroaching darkness felt like a demon trying to devour her.

What should I do...?

I should... I should.

Her outstretched hand froze. To be honest, did she really...really want to help Kirshtalia?

Indeed, she harbored feelings for the captain that she herself was unaware of, but... she wasn't only interested in Kirshtalia.

Mashu, Fujimaru... Director Olga Marie... these are all companions, all very important people.

This is wrong.

This is absolutely wrong.

Ophelia's arm fell gently to her sides, and then she whispered.

They rejected Kirshtalia.

“I’m sorry, Wardem, I can’t meet your expectations.” Ophelia pursed her lips.

......

“When did you start becoming more naive...? Of course, I don’t mean it in a derogatory way.” Ophelia’s actions clearly indicated her rejection.

"While it's regrettable, it's understandable," Captain Kirshtalia said, shaking his head.

He turned around gently, opened his arms, and looked up at the black cube in the sky.

"The time is almost up. Let me show you the show that's about to begin... the new world that has been formed within Pandora's Box."

The ocean is becoming increasingly murky.

Or one could say that the black mud of calamity has begun to erode the entire world, but Kirshtalia bears no burden from it.

Because singularities are essentially a history that has already been disrupted.

"The Age of Gods...has returned."

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Peperoncino and Debit did not stand at the front of the warship, but rather side by side at the rear of the Golden Antlers.

The red warship suited Peipei's taste perfectly, but the thought of leaving with him now made her a little sad.

"Captain, does this count as betraying Chaldea...? What exactly did you guys talk about yesterday...? I'm really curious!"

"It's understandable that you're curious, since I predicted this would happen when that box appeared in this world."

"Moreover, this is not a betrayal, because what he always wanted to save was [humanity]."

Debit simply said, "But I don't have a way to explain this to you much right now, Pepe."

“It’s reasonable for you to want to cause trouble for Beryl, after all, he really wants to kill his former comrades, rather than it’s a duel where he’s risking his life for his ideals.”

“Whether it’s Fujimaru Ritsuka or Wodim, they can defeat that guy head-on, but they can’t eliminate him.” Debit spoke quickly, and his body and Peperoncino began to turn into bright blue light. “After all, only you, Myorenji, can eliminate him.”

"Oh, oh, oh, hahaha, that's it!"

"Honestly, sometimes you really go too far. Do you think the captain will succeed this time?"

Debit shook his head. "The plan to use Pandora's Box is perfect." He then changed the subject, his voice lowering, "But..."

"Kirshtalia Wodim...he can't win."

"That's a real shame... Does the captain know about this?"

"If he knew, he would still do it, so it's better not to let him know."

It's unclear when, perhaps because Pepe Roncino chose to remain neutral, or perhaps because Debit had reached some kind of agreement with the captain beforehand.

The two of them used the method of spiritual transfer to transform directly into blue luminescence and disappeared from Oceanus.

If we were to guess, Peperoncino would definitely head to our old friend Britain, the only place that caused trouble in both movies.

As for Debit, I really don't know where he's going to cause trouble.

Chaldea, in itself, is not a monolithic entity, but rather a collection of entities with their own interests and purposes.

Or rather, this organization had various problems from the very beginning.

It even contains all sorts of perplexing mysteries.

So this guy's idea of ​​destroying Earth hasn't changed, after all, he doesn't want humanity to become the most despicable creature in the universe 138 billion light-years away.

Chapter 53 Atlas of Calamity

As darkness fell, there was no sunset, no sunlight, and even the halo that once hung in the sky seemed to disconnect from the world in that instant.

How powerful are the calamities inside Pandora's Box?

The manga "Fate/stay night" provides us with the answer: it possesses the terrifying power to replace the entire world and turn the Earth into black mud.