Chapter 19: Master A Wants to Save the Villainous Witch Somehow (5)

BOOM!!!!!

"Arrrr!!!"

"What is that... It's completely different from the parameters..."

Melusine charges at Lancelot with tremendous speed, leaving only a blue afterimage, and strikes him with her fist. Although Lancelot should have the advantage based on parameters alone, he cannot keep up with her speed and fails to properly defend.

Pummeled by Melusine's flurry of blows glowing with intense blue light, Lancelot drops the black banner he had stolen and is beaten down thoroughly.

It's an obvious outcome. Melusine is also level 100. She is a performance-focused character and, being an attractive character, it would be strange not to use her. However, she is at Bond Level 8, nearly reaching 9.

Incidentally, the Grail Front is also finished. Moreover, the name Melusine is false; her True Name is Albion. Even Vortigern, Britain's device of ruin, pales in comparison to her. She is an existence belonging to the rank of Dragonkind. An ancient dragon born alongside the planet's formation, older than Tiamat.

The Boundary Albion

Her power rivals that of a god. Perhaps not the Vortigern of the Lostbelt, but she is certainly above the Vortigern of Proper Human History. After all, Vortigern grew stronger by possessing the heart of the Red Dragon—Albion's successor—and drinking the blood of the White Dragon. In a way, you could say she is an ancestor of the British royal line.

[This Spirit Origin magnitude is above Divine Spirit... no, this... rivals a Rank? Maybe even beyond...]

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Albion is so powerful that she doesn't even consider an unawakened Koyanskaya as an opponent. She's a Beast-level monster.

Well, perhaps at the level of an unawakened Beast. Maybe... I'm not entirely sure.

"Although weakened as a Servant, the Holy Grail has restored me to my original level. My Master is quite the prankster, isn't he?"

"... Yeah."

I see. No wonder she felt so strong. She says with a grin... Seems she knows I was unaware.

CRACK-BOOOOOM!!!!

"I have no hobby of bullying the weak, but it's my Master's request."

"Aa... aa...."

Lancelot, his helmet completely shattered, face swollen, and armor horribly crumpled. He seems a bit pitiful, but...

"I am ashamed to have once admired you. Farewell, knight who tormented the weak."

Melusine crosses her arms in an X shape and slashes him. Then, blue light erupts from his wounds, and he vanishes in the intense light. Innocent Aroundight, I presume. She didn't even need to release her True Name for a Noble Phantasm of that level.

"You'd need another billion years to face me~"

Certainly, that's true. The gap in age is vast. She's the type born powerful from the start.

"That magical energy... it's like Vortigern's..."

"Good work, Melusine."

"Well, I am my Master's knight, after all."

[Melusine implies a fairy? But, this reaction is of a dragon species...]

[You've summoned another outrageous Servant. Couldn't you just handle the Human Order Incineration by yourself?]

[There's a point there~ Maybe the 'Root Connector' rumor is true?]

With Lancelot's defeat, a Saint Quartz came in. Since I used them all summoning her, I'll have to gather more again. She's definitely overkill.

"... Sorry, I wanted to help, but it ended up like this."

Ritsuka gives me a sad smile and apologizes. I pat her head.

"It's okay. You're still young and lack experience. So, it's only natural. Originally, adults pave the way and prepare the framework for children. So, you don't need to be sorry. You'll be able to become like me someday. Ah, of course, I mean as a Master. I'm a failed adult, so don't learn from me, okay?"

"... You seem plenty splendid to me?"

"Is that so? I appreciate the words, at least~"

Ritsuka smiles brightly and cheers up. Kebab supports Mash, and Taiga picks up the banner and hands it to the Black One. Shiki smiles and heals the Black One, seemingly whispering something to her. The Black One shivers and flinches. What did she say...?

"Master, big brother, it's over, so let's go eat cake!"

"Didn't we just eat some?"

"I want to eat more!"

"Alright, alright, let's eat more."

Bunny is cute, so I pat her on her bunny-eared hood. See? Even if a kid is Bond Level 10, they're harmless, right?

"... Master, praise me too."

"Alright, alright."

I pat the head of the grandma-like Melusine, who looks jealous seeing Bunny, and she rubs her head against my palm with a satisfied smile. What a bunch of spoiled ones.

And so, we decide to head back to an intact shop for now...

"Um, Humpty."

"What is it, Mash?"

"... I don't think we can continue like this. It's true you are strong, Humpty, but I don't want to remain weak forever. If things stay like this, I won't be able to protect Senpai either..."

"Hmm... So, the point is a sparring match?"

"Yes... I'd like to ask for a bout. Previously, I spoke with Caster in the cavern... According to him, through combat-like sparring, I might be able to use my Noble Phantasm."

"Hmm."

Well, well, this feels like a novice adventurer asking a veteran for a match. I like this... Let's see, who would be good...

"... Bunny, will you do it?"

"Me? Sure, I will."

If I have to pick the weakest Servant for now, it's Bunny.

"I'll ask for a bout as well..."

The Black One steps forward and requests a spar too. Well, well...

"You want to as well?"

"I'll pass."

The Black King waves her hand and refuses. Indeed, so it's essentially against the Round Table? Then...

I open the status window and immediately check Bunny's status. Well then, let's do this.

<Spirit Origin: Mad Bunny>

Fwoosh!

"Then, play with them nicely. My treasure rabbit~!"

"A wild killer rabbit has appeared!"

""Huh?""

And so, the Round Table died.

"Guh, ughhh..."

"Damn it, my bones... my bones..."

And so, the Round Table was defeated by the killer rabbit. A truly legendary demise, I must say. Of course, there was no such thing in the original Arthurian legends.

Monty Python's Holy Grail is a masterpiece.

"We have a killer rabbit here too, you know..."

"Shiki would probably actually kill them, so no."

"I can control my strength too..."

"Yeah, yeah, I believe you."

"Master, could you not avert your gaze?"

I'm a little scared, so I'll stop...

"Hmm, there shouldn't be Anti-Round Table special attack, but it's as if Morgan gave a buff and an Anti-Round Table effect appeared. I wonder why?"

"Must be a legend effect. Then, is Artoria also a target?"

"I am stronger."

"That's true."

Well, they were completely defeated by Bunny. An expected outcome.

"Senpai... We couldn't even defeat a young girl..."

"It's said a high school girl is equal to a special forces unit, right? She's just a sprout, so that's why."

"Then what about Senpai...?"

"It means you still have a long way to go to become a true high school girl."

That's truly a pity. Seems there won't be a Grand Berserker awakening.

"I wooooon~!"

"Good work, Bunny. Mash is one thing, but Alter, you need a different method to get stronger."

"There is...? What is it?"

"Will be revealed in 60 minutes."

"... Cheapskate."

"Heheh. This is the standard practice, you know."

Originally, important secrets tend to get interrupted while being revealed, and then get postponed because they can't be said. So, I just won't say it from the start! Well then, Bunny wants to eat, so let's head back to eat cake...

"Hey, Master. There's no one here, where are you planning to go?"

"... Everyone evacuated."

Of course they would, after this commotion downtown. Just as Melusine said, there's no one. Damn it.

"Then let's go to the next city."

"Alright, let's go, Master."

Melusine naturally takes my hand and then links arms with me. Look at this presumptuous dragon...

"How dare you so casually link arms with Master?"

"Don't worry, Artoria. I'm not interested in the wife position. I'm only eyeing the mistress position, you see."

"That's even more trashy! That's precisely why Lancelot got that evaluation from Morgan!"

"How can you say such harsh things!?"

"You're the one doing such things! What do you think Master is, Guinevere!?"

"... Was I Guinevere?"

"... Guinevere certainly ended up with Lancelot, right? In that sense... I'll take Master!"

Immediately picking me up in a princess carry, Melusine soars into the sky. Save me...

Snap!

And the moment Shiki snaps her fingers, I teleport into her arms. As expected, you're on another level...

"Why did you summon that one."

"Well, her Bond isn't at 10 yet..."

"Do you think she'd be no different from us once she's above 5?"

"Hmm, sorry for being stupid."

"It's fine. We'll look after such a Master."

"Sigh..."

Am I going to end up with limbs cut off and kept captive? There are some works like that... Haha. But the city has changed.

I wonder what will happen in this city...