Shirou, who returned from the Fairy Kingdom

"You're wrong. The destruction of Britain is entirely your fault, kid."

"Hey hey hey..."

"I wasn't praising you! Reflect on your actions and apologize to Artoria!"

"………………Okay~"

This is a long-awaited parent-child interaction between Shirou and Mordred late at night in a foreign land.

The starry sky is no longer the same as it was 1500 years ago.

Even so, there are still things that have remained unchanged for thousands of years.

……

……

It was already 3 a.m. when we left the cemetery.

Shirou walked along the deserted streets of Sigishwara.

Just then, several pigeons suddenly flew to him and began to circle above Shirou's head.

Birds don't usually move around at night for no reason, and Shirou understood this perfectly, so he followed them.

The pigeons' destination appears to be the church on the mountain.

Since the "Red" faction moved its base to the Sky Garden, the church has been closed and has never been open to the public again.

Shirou climbed the long staircase and arrived at the church entrance.

"........."

As soon as he pushed open the door, he saw Assassin lying motionless on the ground.

Volume 5, Chapter 251: The Domineering Queen Falls in Love with Me!?

"..."

When Semiramis, the assassin known as "Red," awoke, she found herself lying in a room in the Church of Sigishvara.

It was already completely daylight outside.

Through the window, you can see the pillar of light and flame standing on the ground, which is still dazzling no matter how much time has passed.

The Empress frowned slightly: I shouldn't have made it through last night...

Since losing his Master, Assassin has not replenished his magical energy in any way.

Not to mention that arrogant brat... Mordred, the "Red" swordsman, also left a fatal wound on Semiramis's body.

Finally, her remaining magic was exhausted last night, and she should have disappeared.

As a result, she is not only still alive, but she is also no longer in a state of weakness as she had been in recent days, and the Demon Sword's injuries have also been healed.

"…………Why?"

Semiramis murmured to herself, gazing at her familiar who was watching over her from the windowsill.

"Chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp!"

The pigeons hopped around and cooed.

Last night, when Semiramis was dying and about to disappear, they took it upon themselves to fly out and seek help.

Then, they happened to run into the red-haired boy who was still outside late at night.

She brought him to the church, received emergency treatment under his guidance, and finally accepted his magic.

After hearing the whole story from the trembling pigeons, Semiramis's beautiful face turned as cold as winter.

Of all the times, it had to be that man...!

The Assyrian queen widened her almond-shaped eyes and bit her lip.

"Where is that guy? Where did he go?"

The pigeons said that he went straight home as soon as he finished his work late last night.

Semiramis was taken aback: Did he know he would complain when he woke up, so he ran away in advance?

Tsk... He's still as despicable as ever!

He's a meddlesome man with a terrible temper; I can't understand what he's thinking at all.

"He is his own nemesis."

Semiramis had already felt this way when she first met Shirou at this church two weeks ago.

Unlike Shirou, who has no worldly desires, Shirou is an eccentric in another way.

He wouldn't talk about "saving all mankind" like Amakusa Shiro, but he still had a saintly, absolute belief in his heart—something more important than profit, desire, or even life itself.

Semiramis had never encountered such a strange person in her lifetime.

For the ancient Assyrian empress, men were simply tools that could be easily controlled.

The number of people who lost everything under her influence is countless.

For her, there was only one woman in the world, and only one king.

Of course, women other than oneself are necessary for the propagation of humankind, but being able to exist as a woman and freely control everything is her personal privilege.

—This was the only way she was supposed to live.

Semiramis remembered what happened when she was just born. Although it was not very clear, she remembered the figure of the woman who abandoned her and hurriedly fled to the river.

Her mother, the merman goddess Delcetus, had an affair with a Syrian man and gave birth to a girl, who was Semiramis.

She heard her mother say to her: You are my disgrace.

For a goddess, having a child with a human is a disgrace.

Semiramis later thought that this was a foolish goddess, who herself was unable to resist the temptation of men.

The ashamed mother abandoned Semiramis and murdered the father.

Even so, Semiramis received a treasure from her mother, albeit unwillingly: the blood of the gods.

Her unblessed divinity gave her a tenacious vitality and made her beloved by pigeons even as an infant.

They were raised by pigeons on stolen milk, and then discovered by a shepherd, which became the opportunity for them to enter the human world.

By this time, Semiramis's personality had already taken shape due to her childhood experiences.

She loathed, belittled, despised, and ridiculed all human beings except herself.

Women are as foolish and ignorant as animals.

Men are like wild beasts—greedy and lustful.

Humans other than myself are inferior beings and should be managed by me like livestock.

This is Semiramis's philosophy, and it is also her entire understanding of the world.

Then, after Semiramis's life as Empress ended, her perception was changed in this present world.

"It's incredible..."

Even Assassin herself didn't realize that she was curling up the corners of her mouth.

He got out of bed and left the church.

With her dream of "ruling all of humanity" shattered, the Empress has found new pleasures.

……

……

After nearly half a month of renovation, the exterior of the World Tree's castle was still in a terrible state, but the interior was finally looking presentable.

At this moment, the magicians of the Thousand World Tree and the surviving heroic spirits gathered in the conference room to discuss the final battle.

They are not the only ones who stubbornly intend to resist to this day.

The reinforcements sent by the Magic Association arrived in Romania yesterday.

"But it's best not to have too high expectations," Shiki Jie Li reminded him.

That's true. If the Mage's Association were still powerful enough, the Yggdrasil clan wouldn't have dared to go independent, and the Association wouldn't have invited a bounty hunter like Shishio to participate in the Holy Grail War.

"What's going on? In the end, we'll still have to do it."

Although Mordred said that, his eyes revealed an undisguised fighting spirit.

Although it is disrespectful to the six billion people on Earth to say this, the Rebellious Knight is already very satisfied to be able to fight alongside her beloved father, and she is now full of fighting spirit.

"Tomorrow at noon, we will travel from Tulifas to the capital Bucharest, where we will transfer to a plane to the final battleground."

Fiore explained the battle plan to everyone.

She has already transplanted her magic mark to her younger brother, but she is still the wartime acting patriarch of the Thousand World Tree.

"So you're going to take a plane? A plane! I can fly a plane!"

The "Black" cavalryman Astolfo excitedly raised his hand—but Fiore shook her head.

"We'll have golems pilot the plane; we can't let the Servants be too busy piloting it to have any free time."

This is also why Saber isn't being allowed to use her spaceship Noble Phantasm; I hope everyone can focus on the battle against the angels.

"But my riding skill level is A+. Of course I want to show everyone that I can control anything except a harpy."

Astolfo muttered to himself, clutching the back of his head. Fiore and Shirou exchanged a glance and nodded in unison.

"Now let's move on to the next topic: confirming the servants' chosen masters and their respective masters."

The final battle is attended not only by Shirou, Mordred, and Astolfo, but also by the "Red" archer Atalanta and the "Red" cavalryman Achilles.

"Your Masters are currently under the protection of Yggdrasil."

“Tch, calling it ‘protection’ is more like ‘house arrest’,” Achilles said with a disdainful look.

Unlike Assassin, who lost his Master, Archer and Rider's Masters are still alive; it's just that their Command Seals disappeared along with Amakusa Shirou.

Although the causal line between familiars and magicians became fragile after the Holy Grail War ended, it can be restored by strengthening it with spells.

"Leave this part to us... Don't let our appearance fool you, we're professionals when it comes to magic transfer."

Fiore looked at the red-haired boy beside her: "Then there's only one crucial question left—who will provide Saber with magic?"

Sajou Aika still hasn't woken up.

Shirou refused to sever his contract with her.

Therefore, a temporary candidate is needed to provide Shirou with magical energy, and then a simulated magical supply can be completed using the spirit summoning and alchemy techniques of the Yggdrasil clan.

Just like how Vlad III was used as a battery for the artificial humans.

“I, I, I…!”

The blonde girl stood on tiptoe and raised her arms high.

"Ladycia, you're no good. You'll have to stay by my side. Besides, you can't even use the most basic enhancement magic right now, can you?"

“Yes… Master…” The girl lowered her head in dejection.

"Sister, let me offer magic to Mr. Saber."

Upon hearing this, Fiore looked at her younger brother, Koles, in surprise: "Is it alright? You just had surgery, so don't push yourself too hard?"

The bespectacled boy shook his head solemnly: "My body is fine now. I am the head of the Fulvig family, and I have to stand up and do something at times like this."

“Koles…”

Fiore's face lit up with emotion and joy: He truly is the little brother I'm so proud of...

"Wait a minute! What are you two doing, acting on your own?"

An angry male voice rang out in the conference room.

Gordes slammed his hand on the table: "No matter how you look at it, the Master of 'Black' Saber can only be me!"