Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

"Thank you, Morgan."

"You must become an outstanding king."

This time, however, Morgan could not agree with her beloved knight.

So, under the guise of an investigation, she gathered Shirou and his former companions.

She hopes to rekindle Shirou's lost passion through adventure.

The group arrived at the Great Cave located in the center of Britain.

As the name suggests, it was a bottomless, pitch-black cave, and they were about to descend to its deepest point.

"Ash, are we really going down there?! We object! This place is really creepy!" Tretro asked nervously.

"But there's no danger. Morse won't appear near the big cave."

Ash glanced at Shirou as she said, "The fairies won't come near here, so we won't be attacked by the Anti-Fairy Round Table."

The only things to be careful of are Theodore hanging down with the "string," myself protecting the "string" with magic, and Shirou lowering down while holding the "string"—make sure they don't let go.

"Huh? Me!"

Shirou frowned, seeing Morgan so excited, he thought she was going to go down herself.

Morgan crossed his arms and nodded, "Of course, Shirou is the strongest here...right?"

In fact, Shirou was no longer in his prime at this time. Although he still looked like a young man, he was already old inside.

Shirou sensed that Morgan seemed to have some ulterior motive, but since she wouldn't harm him anyway, he sighed helplessly.

"I understand, I just can't do anything with you."

Having obtained permission, Morgan happily wrapped Tertrol's thread around Shirou's waist.

"My enchantment allows the line to extend to 8000 meters, but there's no need to lower it to the bottom."

How deep is the cave, and what's at the bottom?

Please inform us via telepathy when you have landed at a visible distance.

Alright, Shirou. This is just reconnaissance after all, remember that?

An elder from the Earth Clan standing nearby frowned and said, "There's no such thing as 'finally' or 'finally'."

"If you're the only one considering further actions after reconnaissance, I can hardly agree with launching an attack immediately upon determining that something is dangerous."

Trott chimed in, "The Black Knight is right! Ash often acts recklessly! And he's ruthless and cold-blooded towards his enemies!"

"Huh? I just prioritized things, okay? Shirou, where are you going... ah!?"

While everyone was chatting, Shirou jumped off the edge of the large cave.

"Wait... where's the safety rope we're standing on?! Shouldn't we be lowering the rope down little by little?! Why did you jump down with the safety rope still on?! Shirou, you're so reckless!!!"

Morgan lay on the ground and roared.

Tertrol covered her mouth and chuckled: "When it comes to acting recklessly, Shirou is just as good... You two are quite a match indeed."

Shirou put his hands in his pockets and jumped down into freefall.

As they descended to a depth of 7000 meters, the rope around their waist was pulled, and Morgan's complaints could be heard.

After being severely reprimanded, Shirou honestly reported the situation to the ground.

"The size of the cave has not changed. There is no trace of life."

The air was filled with ash...it was drifting up from deeper within.

It seems that all that inexplicable dust in the British air is coming from here.

Morgan frowned and said, "Hmm... I really didn't expect it to be this deep..."

Shirou, can't you see the bottom of the cave yet?

"It's pitch black now, isn't it? Are you cold?"

Shirou remained alert and replied, "Yes, there's no sunlight anymore."

The temperature not only didn't drop, but it was actually higher than the ground level, and... the air became unusually heavy.

Keep diving.

When we descended from 7000 meters to 7500 meters, a crimson light appeared below.

Shirou channeled magic into his eyes and finally saw the dark bottom of the great cave.

That's flame.

A gigantic corpse, engulfed in a curse and burning fiercely, bound by magic denser than any substance.

It was clearly a corpse, yet it was still alive.

Hidden deep within the British Isles for twelve thousand years, it has now accumulated a curse powerful enough to cover the entire planet—

Just from accidentally making eye contact, Shirou instantly lost consciousness.

In a daze, he heard Morgan Jock's voice.

"Cornunus...! Why would an ancient Celtic god die in a place like this...? Shirou! Cheer up!"

—This is how Shirou met the ancient god named Cornunus.

Incidentally, because of that glimpse in the cave, Shirou's already limited lifespan was reduced by at least three years, and he died six months later.

In other words... that guy is the culprit who prevented me from enjoying my retirement vacation as planned!

Shirou gritted his teeth, thinking: In the end, I didn't even get to properly propose to Morgan before I died so hastily.

In the last six months, Morgan blamed himself for ruining Shirow's life and was depressed all the time.

Cornunos! I will never forgive you!

That being said, it was still Cornunos, the "curse god" of the fairy kingdom.

It has nothing to do with the "beast god" Kornunus in the pan-human history, right?

But why...

The girl who appeared in the world in the name of Cornunos always made Shirou feel particularly concerned.

……

……

Ryudo-ji Temple, located at the summit of Mt. Enzo in western Fuyuki City.

A blond young man in a motorcycle leather jacket, hands in his pockets, climbed the steps.

After climbing the long staircase, Archer was greeted by Avanger, a girl who had already taken over Ryudouji Temple as her base.

"You're back, Archer."

The red-haired fairy smiled and said, "You've had a hard time fighting Rider. You may leave now if there's nothing else."

"I'll make you a spirit because you're in the way. I'll call you when I think of it."

"..."

The King of Heroes stared at Avanger expressionlessly, as if he were looking at a talking corpse.

"Does this disrespectful little girl who used a Command Spell against me have any last words?"

"Pfft! Haha ...

The red-haired girl laughed so hard she almost fell over: "What ancient hero king of mankind? Turns out he's just an idiot!"

Have you even figured out the situation, Archer?

You don't think that your Master only has one Command Seal left, and that I can only control you with this one Command Seal, so I can't do anything to you, do you?

I hold the terminal of the Holy Grail, you know? How dare a mere Servant defy me, who is the will of the Holy Grail?

It seems I need to teach you a lesson so you understand the hierarchy between us.

The King of Gold was displeased by the condescending gaze, so I cut off his ankles and made him kneel before me.

Thinking this, Avanger smiled and raised a finger.

What shot from the girl's fingertips was neither a cursed magic bullet nor a thread that cuts through the human body, but rather "rules".

As the will of the Holy Grail, it can kill a Servant with a single glance, because Servants are born from the magic and rules of the Holy Grail—

"!"

However, the comical scene of Archer falling to the ground with his feet cut off did not occur.

"Idiot, how could anyone take such an obvious attack?"

The Hero King's preemptive defensive artifact blocked the rule-based attack for him.

At the same time, Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm was also fired at Avanger.

Which is stronger, the Holy Grail Will, which has the authority to annihilate Servants at will, or the King of Heroes?

Although in Fate Heaven's Feel it is depicted that Sakura Black ate Gilgamesh, that was actually the king's inner thoughts.

In reality, the battle between these two is simply a matter of who strikes first, because both possess overwhelming firepower capable of instantly killing the other.

If Gilgamesh were in his normal state, he would probably have suffered a crushing defeat due to carelessness, but right now he's in a very bad mood—

When the King of Heroes is determined to kill his opponent, even if the opponent is a being superior to a Servant, he will not escape death.

"...Woo!"

Avanger's shoulder and calf were pierced by the Gate of Babylon, and he fell to the ground in a sorry state.

Gilgamesh walked to the red-haired girl's side, raised his right hand, and took a sword from the void.

"I'll ask you again, you bastard... do you have any last words?"

"How dare you...!"

Avanger gritted his teeth and glared at Gilgamesh: "I will definitely kill you!"

"What a stupid last words."

Archer, expressionless, swung his longsword at the girl, but just then—

"!!!"

The dark aurora borealis pierced through the tranquil temple in the night.

"what?"

Gilgamesh narrowly avoided the beam of light, jumping backward while frowning.

"You are……"

A petite figure emerging from the night fog—

Jet-black armor and platinum blonde hair, pale, sickly skin and golden pupils.

　Saber Alter, wielding the Reversible Holy Sword, stood protectively in front of Avanger.

The Hero King, staring at the black-sworded soldier, narrowed his eyes and revealed a bewitching smile.

"I see... The number of fake (Faker) has increased."

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Volume 1, Chapter 94: The Eve of the Final Battle - Is it Time to Replenish Magic?

"Even the King of Knights has fallen; he's so vile it's unbearable to look at..."

No, you're probably even more adorable now... a clown who's comically endearing.

Gilgamesh suppressed his smile and questioned him with a serious expression.

"So you're planning to protect this little girl, is that it, Saber?"

The black-clad swordswoman said expressionlessly, "There's no such thing as covering up or not covering up."

She is the terminal that maintains the stability of the Greater Grail. If we kill her now, who knows what terrible consequences might occur.

Her very existence is like a chain binding and connecting this world and the other world—