This man was a born Dominator.
From a young age, Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald was more outstanding than other children.
No matter the problem, no one could find a more perfect solution than Kenneth.
There was no opponent who could surpass him in competition.
Because of this, Kenneth had already accepted being seen as a “Genius” since his youth.
No one had ever doubted his “Genius” title, and nothing had ever threatened his “Genius” status.
So he didn’t need to be proud or arrogant; he simply naturally enjoyed the title of “Genius.”
For him, there were no setbacks, nor did he ever worry about his limits.
At that time, in his world, he was the Dominator of everything, never encountering setbacks or worrying about limits.
All facts made Kenneth’s various honors seem natural.
There was nothing in this world that Kenneth’s power couldn’t accomplish; this wasn’t his personal arrogance, but the consensus of everyone around him.
After he started working, this also didn’t change.
Becoming one of the twelve Dominators of the Clock Tower in his early twenties, the head of the Mineralogy Department, and a first-grade lecturer in the Department of Spirit Evocation, Kenneth felt no satisfaction or sense of accomplishment; these were merely inevitable parts of his life.
His attitude towards the Holy Grail War was the same.
Although Tōsaka Tokiomi and Einzbern were well-known figures even in London, it was ultimately just a boring ritual held in an island nation that was a magical wasteland.
The reason he participated in the Holy Grail War was not for any necessary or urgent reason, but rather to make the Holy Grail War a part of his resume.
As a Dominator, he naturally believed that Victory was inevitable, while also making perfect preparations befitting his status.
However, he never expected a hitch to occur before his departure to Japan.
The Holy Relic Kenneth had prepared was stolen due to an error by the finance department.
The person who stole it, and who disappeared from the Clock Tower along with the Holy Relic, was Kenneth’s Disciple, Waver Velvet.
He was a mediocre student from a Magician family of only three generations, who had harbored resentment in the past after Kenneth publicly criticized his thesis.
The Clock Tower judged his actions as an act of spite, and no one expected Waver Velvet to go to Japan to participate in the Holy Grail War.
On the other hand, although Kenneth was furious, the important thing now was to prepare for the upcoming Holy Grail War.
And today, the Clock Tower Dominator took the first step on his royal path.
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The thirty-second floor of the Fuyuki City Hyatt Hotel, this was the highest and most luxurious corner of the entire Fuyuki City.
Although it was originally a room full of modern common objects, since Kenneth checked in, it had become a Magician’s workshop. This chapter is updated first at novelping.com.
Kenneth quietly took out a certain object from his travel bag.
It was—
A warm, fractured piece of wood.
“Is this the catalyst for the summoning? What is it?”
A red-haired woman leaned forward, asking curiously.
Sola-Ui, Kenneth’s fiancée.
She was Kenneth’s mentor, the daughter of the head of the Department of Spirit Evocation.
The marriage between the two prominent families, Archibald and Sola-Ui, the combination of an absolute Genius and the department head’s daughter, was a widely circulated story at the Clock Tower.
In this Holy Grail War, Sola-Ui also appeared in Fuyuki as Kenneth’s assistant.
“This is a fragment of the Round Table, a catalyst obtained from someone in the Summoning Department.”
Because it was too famous to require further introduction, Kenneth only said this much.
Incidentally, the Clock Tower’s Summoning Department is a branch of the Department of Spirit Evocation, meaning the organization that stores a large number of Holy Relics in the Clock Tower is subordinate to Kenneth and Sola-Ui’s father.
“Britain’s Round Table… Could it be, Arthur!?”
Sola-Ui stared incredulously at the ordinary-looking wooden fragment in her fiancé’s hand.
Knights of the Round Table… needless to say, they were the Knights under Arthur.
It is said that Arthur designed the equal Round Table so as not to show the distinction between lord and subordinate.
Every Knight seated around the Round Table was a hero celebrated in legend.
Arthur herself, Lancelot, Senior Galahad, Gawain, Tristan, Percival… Regardless, as summoned Servants, all of them boasted undeniable fame and strength.
“…However, with the Round Table, it’s still unknown which Knight will be summoned. But it will undoubtedly be a Heroic Spirit befitting my status.”
Kenneth raised the corner of his mouth.
This was a trial.
He firmly believed he possessed the absolute Genius to turn uncertainty into certainty, which was why he chose the Round Table fragment as the new Holy Relic.
The time had come.
Kenneth quietly stood up and placed the Holy Relic on the altar beside the summoning circle.
The tense moment of summoning passed in an instant.
The great Knight who once galloped across ancient Britain appeared in the hotel’s living room.
Golden hair, chalk-white armor, a majestic physique, and a heroic, awe-inspiring countenance.
He was undoubtedly a hero befitting the status of a noble Dominator.
Kenneth’s expression remained unchanged as he scrutinized his Servant.
The most excellent class, the most excellent Knight; everything was simply natural.
Facing the indifferent Magician, the golden-haired Knight knelt on one knee, performing the courtesy of subject to lord.
“Saber, Gawain of the Knights of the Round Table. Upon the name of the Sun Knight, I shall dedicate complete Victory to you.”
Gawain, one of the Knights of the Round Table in the Arthurian legends.
As one of the earliest Knights to follow the King, he fought alongside the King and served the King faithfully until the very end.
He wielded the Holy Sword of the Sun, said to be a sister sword to Excalibur, and bore the Gift of a saint, renowned throughout the world as an unparalleled Knight during the day.
In his eyes, Kenneth, as the Clock Tower Dominator who continued the glory of Britain in the modern era, was a very worthy Master to serve.
Therefore, he was in a very good mood upon his manifestation this time, and filled with confidence and anticipation for the Holy Grail War.
Kenneth gazed down at his broad back, just about to say something, when his fiancée, Sola-Ui, rushed to Gawain’s side and helped him up.
“Sir Knight, please get up quickly.”
“…Yes, thank you, Lady.”
Under Kenneth’s somewhat complex gaze, Gawain was helped up by Sola-Ui.
As soon as he stood up, Sola-Ui coldly asked her future husband.
“El-Melloi, why didn’t you say something? Isn’t Saber your Servant?”
Kenneth then seemed to awaken from a dream, nodding somewhat awkwardly: “…Ah, yes, that’s right. Welcome, my Knight.”
“Thank you, my Master. And you too, Lady.”
Gawain bowed to both of them.
Although the atmosphere in the room was a bit awkward at first, it quickly returned to a harmonious air.
However.
Even now, no one had yet noticed the subtle gaze the only woman in the room cast towards the Knight.
If only Kenneth had noticed earlier.