Late night, Fuyuki City.
The night sky after the rainstorm was exceptionally clear, with brilliant starlight.
On the terrace of the Fairy Palace, Arthur stood alone.
The revelry and warmth inside the house had subsided; the girls had all gone to sleep.
Only he, as the pillar of this home, had to face the final darkness before dawn.
“Whew…” Arthur exhaled a breath of turbid air, feeling the restless magical energy within his body.
Although he was already very strong, even capable of joining forces with Artoria to blast the Great Sea Demon to pieces, facing Gilgamesh, who possessed the Sword of Rupture, Enuma Elish, his current state was still not enough.
That was a sword capable of cleaving the world, the pinnacle of Anti-World Noble Phantasms.
To win, he had to overwhelm him in terms of ‘output.’ “System, display current status panel.” [Host: Arthur] [Current Template: Arthur Pendragon (Old Saber)] [Current Synchronization: 35%] [Available Dimensional Points: 19,500 points (Includes Great Sea Demon kill reward, Hassan total elimination reward, Affection Level completion rewards, etc.).] Nearly twenty thousand points.
This was a huge sum of money.
It was also everything he had accumulated since coming to this world.
Arthur did not hesitate for a second, his gaze instantly becoming as sharp as a sword: “System, keep 500 points in reserve, and the remaining 19,000 points…
invest them all into increasing synchronization!” [Ding!
Command confirmed.] [Consuming 19,000 Dimensional Points…] [Injecting high-concentration spirit origin…
Activating Red Dragon Factor…
Unsealing Conceptual Weapon…] Boom!
Inside Arthur’s body, it felt as if a supernova was exploding.
The heart.
That heart, which originally belonged to a human, completely transformed into a ‘Dragon Core’ under the flushing of massive magical energy.
Thump!
Thump!
Thump!
Every heartbeat sounded like a war drum; what it pumped was no longer ordinary blood, but a red, high-purity magical liquid.
Arthur gritted his teeth, enduring the intense pain and pleasure of bodily restructuring.
His bones became denser, his short golden hair danced wildly in the wind, and his emerald pupils completely transformed into vertical dragon slits, radiating a majesty that made people dare not look directly at him.
[Ding!
Synchronization increase complete.] [Current Synchronization: 60% (Template has undergone qualitative change via system enhancement).] [Congratulations to the host for obtaining the following improvements:] Red Dragon Heart (Complete): Magical energy generation speed increased to A++, theoretically providing infinite magical energy supply, capable of supporting long-duration, high-intensity combat.
Inherent Skill · Giant Beast Hunting (A) evolved into ‘Hunting the Great Evil (EX)’: All parameters increased against enemies with the ‘Threat to Humanity/World Destruction’ attribute.
Core Authority Unlocked: Noble Phantasm Excalibur Proto has obtained ‘Individual Adjudication Rights.’ Description: Without the need for the Knights of the Round Table to be present, the host can simulate and forcibly pass more than half of the ‘Restraints’ by his own will, releasing the true starlight of the Holy Sword.
“Is this…
the power of 60%?” Arthur clenched his fist, and the air exploded in his palm with a crisp crackling sound.
Now, he felt as if he could punch through the ley lines of Fuyuki City with a single strike.
That feeling of being connected to the world and favored by the planet made him certain—at this moment, he was the true ‘King Arthur.’ “Getting ready to leave?” A cold voice came from behind him.
Arthur turned his head, and the dragon pupils in his eyes gradually returned to normal.
Morgan was leaning against the French window, draped in a black silk nightgown, holding that familiar crystal wine glass in her hand.
She had clearly stayed awake, watching him.
“Yeah.” Arthur didn’t hide it, “That Goldie is still waiting for me.
If I don’t go and beat him into submission, this Holy Grail War will never end.” “Hmph, that nouveau riche who only knows how to bark from a high place.” Morgan walked over with elegant steps and handed the wine glass to Arthur: “This is the last cup of aurora dew.
Drink it, and don’t embarrass me.” Arthur took the glass and drained it in one gulp.
Afterward, he set down the glass, reached out to pull Morgan into his arms, and kissed her deeply.
“Wait for me to come back,” Arthur whispered.
“I’ll come back and make breakfast for you.” “Who cares about your breakfast.” Morgan pushed him away tsundere-ly, helped him straighten his slightly messy collar, a flash of worry in her eyes quickly replaced by a queen’s dominance: “Listen well, Arthur.
You are my husband and the only man who can conquer me.
If you lose to that kind of trash…
I will chase you all the way to Hell just to mock you.” “Don’t worry.” Arthur turned and headed toward the battlefield.
“I, the King of Britain, never lose a battle.” …Fuyuki Bridge, atop the arch.
This was the highest point in the entire city and the dueling ground with the widest field of vision.
The wind howled, and the river water surged beneath his feet.
A golden figure was standing at the top of the bright red steel frame.
Gilgamesh wore his golden armor, his hair slicked back, revealing his arrogant and unruly face.
In the air behind him, countless golden ripples were slowly rotating, emitting terrifying magical energy sufficient to crush space.
“Too slow, mongrel.” Gilgamesh looked at Arthur on the other end of the bridge, a cruel smile curling at the corners of his mouth: “This King thought you had run away with your tail between your legs out of fear.” “Kept you waiting, King of Heroes.” Arthur was dressed in pale silver knight’s armor, his white cloak fluttering behind him.
He didn’t draw his sword, just stood there quietly, but the aura radiating from his body actually held its own against the fully armed Gilgamesh, even faintly possessing a ‘heaviness’ that seemed to press down on him.
It was the clash of auras between the ‘Planetary Holy Sword Wielder’ and the ‘Oldest King of Humanity.’ “Oh?” Gilgamesh’s red pupils contracted slightly.
As the keenest observer, he immediately noticed the change in Arthur.
“I see…
in just one night, the scale of your spirit origin has actually expanded several times over?
How did you do it?” “That’s not important.” Arthur slowly raised his right hand; in the void, that complex and sacred Holy Sword of the Stars slowly emerged.
“What matters, Gilgamesh,” “is that your arrogance ends here tonight.” “Hahahahahaha!!” Gilgamesh laughed towards the sky, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.
“End this King?
With that piece of scrap metal in your hand that hasn’t even been sharpened?” “Don’t be too arrogant, Arthur Pendragon!” Vrrr—!
In Gilgamesh’s hand, a strangely shaped’sword’ appeared.
It was not a sword; it was the ‘Truth’ that existed before the creation of heaven and earth.
The cylindrical blade slowly rotated, and red wind pressure began to tear at the surrounding space.
[Sword of Rupture · Enuma Elish].
“Come, mongrel!” The fighting spirit in Gilgamesh’s eyes burned to the extreme, the excitement of encountering a true opponent: “Let this King see whether your so-called ‘Planet-Saving’ radiance is more dazzling, or this King’s ‘World-Cleaving’ truth is stronger!” “Exactly what I wanted.” Arthur gripped the hilt of the sword.
The Red Dragon’s heart pumped frantically, and magical energy poured into the blade like a torrent.
“Thirteen Restraints · Decision Start (Seal Thirteen · Decision Start)!” The cold system voice overlapped with Arthur’s roar: “—This is a battle to live!” (Kay: Approved) “—This is not a battle against humanity!” (Gaheris: Approved) “—This is not a battle against elementals!” (Lancelot: Approved) “—This is not a battle for personal gain!” (Galahad: Approved) …”—This is a battle to save the world!!!” (Arthur: Approved) As the seals on the Holy Sword were continuously released, what was revealed was that starlight so brilliant it was blinding.
Above the bridge, two forces capable of destroying Fuyuki City were about to collide!
Maybe it’s not a big deal now… maybe it will be later.
“And If you’re enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!”