To become a king and a magician

After a moment of contemplation, Olga Marie asked Roman.

Roman nodded: "I had already listened to it before informing you, and I traced it back through this communication. Now I have locked onto the Lostbelt where the message was sent. If all goes well, the spirit transfer can be carried out in thirty minutes."

"Go prepare, Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mashu," Olga Marie said to the two. "Although we're still a bit confused about what Tiger was conveying, we can't figure anything out by standing here. Going directly to the Lostbelt to investigate is the quickest way—Zero, Gray, could you please contact the others?"

Grey nodded: "I understand. But it's probably impossible to contact everyone. Aoko has probably gone to some parallel world again, and Arcueid is sleeping in Millennium City, so she probably won't answer the phone."

"Just leave that to them," Meryl said with a smile. "Those they can't contact directly will figure something out. You just need to contact the people you can reach."

"very good."

Olga Marie stood on the platform below the command post.

"Therefore, in my capacity as Director of Chaldea, I hereby issue the order: all of Chaldea shall begin preparations for the Spirit Particle Transfer to the Lostbelt! The destination is the Lostbelt where Operations Chief Natsukawa Torato is located!"

"Yes!"

2. Artoria Caster

Thirty minutes passed quickly after Chaldea began preparing for the spirit transfer.

After skillfully completing all the preparations, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash, as the only two designated combat personnel in Chaldea, once again traveled to the Lostbelt via spirit particle transfer.

This is the duo's sixth Lostbelt journey.

The first time was in the icy, snowy land of Russia.

The second time was in the equally icy and snowy Nordic region.

The third is the vast and rich land of China.

The fourth is India, which has experienced repeated cycles of destruction and creation.

The fifth was an Olympics filled with the remains of the Machine God.

Now, during the sixth Lostbelt transfer, the two regained consciousness the instant after undergoing the familiar spirit particle transfer—

"It's so cold!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka immediately covered her arm, and the cold surroundings made her shiver.

Beside Fujimaru Ritsuka, Mash, who had already changed into her armor, glanced around and said, "It seems the spirit particle transfer was successful, senpai."

"Hmm~~~~I know~~~~"

Fujimaru Ritsuka was so cold that her voice was trembling, so she could only quickly perform a small fire-lighting magic trick to warm herself up.

[Fujimaru, Mashu, can you hear me?]

Just then, Romani's voice came from his wrist.

The spiritual transfer went very smoothly. Please wait a moment while we compare your current location with ours.

The Lostbelts are different from Pan-Human History, but no matter how different they are, they are still on Earth. Therefore, by comparison, we can naturally determine the location of Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu.

Mashu glanced once more at the surrounding environment, which looked as if it had been frozen in ice.

(Just like Russia...)

The Russian Lostbelt they first arrived at was also a land of ice and snow, but even though it was also a land of ice and snow, Mash felt that Russia was different from this place.

Russia's icy and snowy landscape is extremely cold, making it difficult for humans to endure. Because of that extreme environment, the surviving Russians have even undergone a kind of evolution, becoming like werewolves.

But this place is different. First, the temperature is still within the normal range of "cold," at most at the level of winter. Second, it is "quiet."

Russia has a certain amount of life even in the icy and snowy landscape because of the presence of life there, but here there is no life at all, it is as silent as a dead land.

(Was the elder brother's message really sent from here?)

Mashu couldn't help but think that.

Meanwhile, on the Chaldea side—

Alright, we've located Fujimaru and Mashu. The approximate location is in Britain, specifically at the northernmost tip of Britain.

The northernmost point of Britain.

No wonder it's so cold here.

Mashu looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka: "Master, are you feeling any better?"

"Well, barely, I'm a little warmer now." Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded, holding a small flame in her hands. "By the way, is the captain really here?"

[Based on its location, it should be there, or at least it was there before. After all, according to the reverse tracing results, that location is where Xia Chuan originally sent out the message.]

I just don't know how many years ago that happened.

Judging from what Natsukawa Torato wanted to convey, he must have sent the message a long time ago, but he himself was not sure when Chaldea would receive it, otherwise he wouldn't have said those things.

However, it's that Xia Chuanhu anyway. Whether it's a hundred years or two hundred years, it's no problem for him. Even a thousand years is just like a dozen years to him.

He is definitely still alive; there is absolutely no mistake about that.

[However, the problem is that we can't observe your situation from here. We can't collect any data. All we can do is communicate with you like this. For now, you'll have to rely on yourselves to find Xia Chuan over there.]

"Okay, I understand, doctor."

After lowering her wrist, Fujimaru Ritsuka, whose body had warmed up, said to Mashu, "Then let's start looking for the captain. First, let's check the situation around here, and then see if there are any villages or locals, right?"

"Yes, just like before."

Having experienced the entire journey of the Burning of Humanity and five Lostbelt journeys, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu were already very familiar with this process, and immediately took action after identifying their target.

However, the two only took a step or two before stopping again.

Because not far in front of them, on a beach constantly being pounded by waves, there was a broken wooden boat stranded, and next to the boat lay a person.

Without much thought, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu immediately ran over. After all, this was the first person they had encountered here, and it seemed that he had been shipwrecked, so there was no reason not to help him.

However, just as the two walked over and saw clearly what the person lying on the beach looked like, they both froze in place.

"This, this is..."

"Ah...ah...Miss Artoria?"

The person lying unconscious beside the wooden boat looked exactly like King Arthur from the pan-human history they knew, no matter how Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu thought about it!

Upon hearing the two voices, as if awakened, the girl, who looked almost exactly like Artoria, slowly opened her eyes and sat up on the beach.

"Um... I'm like this... Right, I remember I was attacked by her... And then... Huh? Someone's here? Wait, the people on this island... Could it be—"

The girl was a few beats slow to realize that Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu were squatting in front of her. Then, as if she realized something, she quickly stood up, brushed the sand off her body, and slightly lifted her skirt, performing a courtly etiquette like a princess.

"Ahem! Nice to meet you two respected guardians of the Isle of Ends. I am Artoria Caster, and I have come here with great difficulty to pay you a visit. May I ask that you lead me to the place where the Holy Sword slumbers? I have come to liberate the Holy Sword."

"......"

"......"

Both Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu looked bewildered and confused as they listened to the words spoken by the girl who called herself "Artoria".

The guardian of the Isle of Endless Boundaries?

The place where the Holy Sword sleeps?

"that......."

Fujimaru Ritsuka raised her hand somewhat embarrassedly: "Excuse me, you... you must have mistaken me for someone else, right? Mashu and I are not guardians of the Endless Island, nor do we know anything about the Holy Sword's Sleeping Place. We are just outsiders who have just arrived here."

"Huh?"

Artoria Caster, who had been looking expectant and nervous, froze on the spot upon hearing these words.

Then, under the watchful eyes of Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu, her cheeks turned completely red.

3. Guardian of the Holy Sword

Artoria Pendragon.

King Arthur in Pan-Human History.

Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash actually have a pretty good relationship with her. After all, among all the "older sisters" in Chaldea, Artoria is one of the easiest to get along with. Unlike Merry, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash genuinely respect her.

However, neither of them expected to encounter someone in the Lostbelt who looked exactly like her and even had a similar name.

Upon hearing Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu's denials, Artoria Caster frowned slightly after a brief moment of surprise: "N-Aren't you Guardians? You?"

“Yes, actually we’ve only just arrived on this island,” Fujimaru Ritsuka said. “I’m Fujimaru Ritsuka, and she’s my companion, Mash. We both come from Pan-Human History… uh, about Pan-Human History—”

"A world that's on the right track, right?"

Artoria laughed, "I know, about pan-human history, after all, that bastard who taught me magic—"

Halfway through her sentence, Artoria suddenly looked up at the sky, as if confirming something, before continuing: "That bastard who taught me magic told me about pan-human history, saying that there is a correct world with infinite possibilities."

"However... my understanding is limited to knowledge only. This is the first time I've actually come into contact with people who have experienced pan-human history. I never expected it to be here."

“Miss Artoria, do you... believe that we come from Pan-Human History?”

Mashu was somewhat surprised; Artoria's statement seemed to show that she had no doubts about them whatsoever.

"I can tell if someone is lying or not~~~ It's kind of a little special skill—oh right, I should introduce myself again, I wasn't very clear just now."

“I am Artoria, Artoria Caster... well, now a wandering magician who came to this island in search of the Holy Sword.”

The Holy Sword.

Artoria had used this word before.

Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but ask, "What does 'Holy Sword' refer to?"

“The Star Sword that saved the world, you all have it in your pan-human history, right?” Artoria explained. “On this island lies the holy sword used by the great hero who saved Britain when it faced a great crisis. That’s why I started my wanderings. I have a reason why I must get that holy sword.”

Is it the holy sword used by the great hero who saved Britain?

Could it be...?

"Miss Artoria, do you know the name of that great hero?"

"Huh? Name?"

Artoria shook her head: "No, I don't know. The legends don't mention the name of that great hero—do you want to know the name of that great hero?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded: "Because that's probably the person we've been looking for."