Zongman, the journey begins from the wrong place

If even one of these links is missing, this beautiful misery and despair will be gone from me forever, and I won’t even know that this happiness has passed me by.

Then, Kotomine Kirei died in a state of beautiful intoxication.

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"It looks like it was hit."

Beside Noah, who raised his hand to look, the space slowly fluctuated, revealing Scathach's graceful figure.

As soon as she appeared, her body quickly turned into countless points of spiritual light that dissipated with the wind.

But Scathach didn't care about it at all. Instead, she lifted her long hair from her cheek and rolled her eyes at Noah very beautifully.

"Are you mistaken? Even if it didn't kill you, it's still a Noble Phantasm. How can it miss?"

"Well, after all, I didn't try it completely and was interrupted halfway!"

Noah glanced at Scathach and shook his head regretfully.

"It seems that we won't be able to have a good fight this time, and I don't know if there will be a chance in the future."

To Noah's surprise... and even more to Altria's surprise, Scathach suddenly raised her hand and touched Noah's soft silver hair.

"It's okay, don't worry. In the endless years, sooner or later we will meet again. I am looking forward to the moment when I die in your hands."

Before Noah could react, Scathach suddenly raised her eyebrows at Artoria and showed an extremely charming yet sarcastic smile.

So the current posture of the three people has become——

Noah>Altria<Scathach

At first, Artoria was quite confused about this, even bewildered.

Then, she subconsciously looked at Scathach's figure.

——Altria is willing to use the ahoge on her head to guarantee that she has never cared about such things before.

It was Scathach's deliberate gesture!

That waist, those legs, that front and back, the bumps and curves...

...It's okay, I don't care.

Forget about maintaining a girlish figure forever. I'm ready to dedicate my life to Camelot. It's just a mere figure, no need to worry about it.

Keep calm, be peaceful and harmonious, stay steady...

Damn it!

She actually dared to mock him! This was a disregard for the dignity of Camelot!

Late at night, Artoria was so angry that her whole body was shaking, her ahoge hair was standing on end, and she even felt hungry!

However, just as Artoria clenched the Sword of Promised Victory in her hand, Scathach slowly turned into a speck of light and dissipated in the night sky.

...I'm so angry!

I feel so angry!

Noah nodded subconsciously, feeling that something was wrong.

Noah became even more confused after seeing Altria's obviously angry expression.

It’s strange, why did Leah’s face suddenly turn red with anger?

Unfortunately, Noah's question was not asked, because the door of the sky had changed again.

After the evil of this world that was originally surging out was burned out, the bright red karmic fire gradually dissipated.

Then the door in the sky changed again, and something slowly emanated from it, which was hard to tell whether it was light or airflow.

The atmosphere is ancient and vast, chaotic and deep, yet light and clear.

Having nothing, yet containing everything.

It seems to have existed before the creation of the world, yet it is connected to the light of an infinitely distant future.

It connects the origin and end of everything, transcends all time and space, and is the starting point and end point of all things.

Noah was also exposed to the sunlight, but he didn't feel anything. He just felt his scalp was itchy, as if it was going to grow a brain.

Oh, that's the root, right?

He clearly shouldn't have seen anything, but Noah was able to 'see' the rules outlined against each other, which contained all the knowledge and wisdom in the world.

However, Noah remembered that anyone or any life in the world who had truly reached the root was basically dead, or had been assimilated and annihilated by the root.

Most people just glance at the root cause from a distance and then return to reality.

Logically speaking, that thing should be very dangerous.

But Noah had an impulse, or a premonition, that he should jump into the hole.

But Artoria felt a strange change in her body.

Artoria did not become a Heroic Spirit after her death. Instead, after being fatally wounded on Camlann Hill, she relied on the power of the red dragon to maintain her last bit of life. At the moment before her death, she signed a contract with the restraining force and became a Heroic Spirit.

And it's an incomplete heroic spirit.

Because she must obtain and use the Holy Grail while she is still alive, Altria is a living person and cannot become a spirit, and she will retain the memory of participating in the Holy Grail War after returning to Camlann Hill.

Unlike other servants summoned from the Throne of Heroes, Artoria was summoned to a different era to participate in the Holy Grail War just before her death on Camlann Hill, and returned to that moment after it ended.

This cycle repeats until the Holy Grail is obtained.

In short, Artoria is different from other servants. She does not have a spirit core, but she is still a living person.

However, after the Holy Grail War ends, she will be affected by the contract and return to Camlan Hill...that's how it should be.

But at this moment, Artoria felt that she could continue to stay in this era.

"Is this the third method?"

As Altria murmured, she was suddenly startled.

She looked up and saw Noah giving her an inexplicably gentle smile. She seemed to understand something in her heart and couldn't help biting her lips tightly.

"Are you leaving?"

"Well, I've been gone long enough. I still have battles to fight."

Altria nodded and remained silent.

When Noah thought she was not going to continue and was about to turn around and leave, he saw Altria spread out all the armor on her body and hugged him in a blue dress.

The girl's body is light and soft...emm, with a little too much muscle.

However, the slightly moist, hot and sweet breath blowing across his neck and the itchy feeling from the hair scratching his cheeks made Noah feel pretty good.

After thinking for a while, he stretched out his hands and hugged Altria's waist.

After a while, Altria's breathing gradually became steady, and she took the initiative to let go of his hand, raised her moist green eyes, and looked up at Noah.

"...Absolutely, I'll come back!"

There was no blushing, no lust, no complicated emotions, only a faint calmness and firm tenderness.

But because of this, it possesses a unique power that touches people's hearts and wraps them in softness.

"……Um!"

Noah nodded, turned around and jumped into the hole in the sky.

But when he was about to enter another world, he suddenly turned back as if he had noticed something.

Then, Medea was seen flying in the air, holding Sakura Matou in her arms.

Sakura Matou's eyes were blurred with tears. She waved her little hands at him and shouted something with her face flushed red.

Unfortunately, Noah could no longer hear what Sakura Matou was saying and could only guess a little from her lip movements.

"...I will...find...it again...definitely..."

This child is really worrying.

Noah waved at her and then disappeared into the hole.

In this strange world, Noah could not feel the passage of time, nor could he sense the distance of space.

However, an immense amount of pure magic power gathered in front of him, forming the shadow of a human figure.

At first, only the outline of a face appears.

Holy and beautiful, with an exquisite appearance that should never appear on a human.

As the shadow solidified, the first thing that spread out behind her like a waterfall was her silver hair, full of texture and as shiny as a newly opened mirror.

Then, there was a gorgeous dress made of gold, inlaid with seven holes, but appearing pure white.

When Noah saw that this woman looked very similar to Irisviel, no, it should be said that Irisviel looked like her and imitated her, he immediately guessed her existence.

The Einzbern family's unrepeatable miracle, the reproducer of the third magic, the source of the Holy Grail system, the Holy Maiden of Winter.

——Justisa Rizleich von Einzbern.

How did this thing appear here?

No, wait.

Noah blinked and stared at the Winter Saint in front of him with some suspicion.

"Shiki? Is that you?"

130 Roots, Return, Kallen

"...I can't really hide it from you, Noah."

The beautiful woman with white hair and red eyes, similar to Irisviel but more delicate and sacred, looked at Noah and slowly smiled.

When this smile appeared on that snow-white face that was so beautiful that it seemed inhuman, it immediately exuded a soft and lively feeling like the melting spring snow and the sprouting of grass and trees.

The Winter Saint, or should I say, 'Ryougi Shiki', looked at Noah silently.

There was clearly no smile on her face, and there was no change from before, but she gave people a sense of calmness and gentleness. However, if one tried to capture it carefully, it would disappear in an instant.

This elusive, even mischievous feeling of warmth is like the morning sunshine in the cold spring.

It is precisely in this clear and cold air that one can feel a faint warmth.

Noah did not expect Ryougi Shiki to appear here, but it was also something he expected.

After all, she is the incarnation of the root, so it’s not surprising where she is, right?

Moreover, Noah believed that no matter what happened to Ryougi Shiki, she would not hurt him.

If that’s the case, then why bother wasting brain cells thinking about what to do?

Compared to those, Noah felt a little emotional when he saw Ryougi Shiki appearing in front of him again after more than a year.

Although it is not strong, it is like the ripples gently stirred up by a thin white hand in a calm pond.

But it lasted for a very long time, and continued to spread into the distance, even reaching the depths of Noah's heart that he himself had not discovered.

Then, Noah realized with surprise - Oh, I actually missed her so much.

Obviously, it always feels like the other person is always by my side...

The faint melancholy lingering in my heart is probably similar to the inexplicable melancholy that arises in my heart when I work far away from my hometown, but as soon as I embark on the journey back home and see the familiar scenery.

This made Noah subconsciously stretch out his hands, wanting to embrace Ryougi Shiki...

Noah couldn't help but curl his lips in disdain as he looked at Ryougi Shiki, who had a face that was 100%, or even 90%, similar to Irisviel, yet showed him 70% indifference, 20% gentleness, and 10% playfulness.

"Hey! Change it back for me! I have no appetite with this face on!"

Her ruby-clear eyes blinked, and Ryougi Shiki deliberately tilted her head, looking up at Noah like a curious baby.

"Why? This body must also be a rare beauty, right?"

This expression fell on the beautiful face of the Winter Saint, making it instantly come alive, even a bit like the quirky, lively and active Irisviel.

But Noah still shook his head unmoved.

"I don't know, but it doesn't suit my aesthetic taste."

Noah can confidently say that he doesn't know what beauty is. As long as something is not extremely ugly, it is all the same in his eyes.