Just when Matthew thought that everything was going to be over, that Miss Artoria, who was already fiery after being reversed, would become violent because of Mordred's precise thunderous remarks, he had been suppressing it in silence. My own Artoria Alter unexpectedly restrained her anger.
"snort."
All that was left was a snort with some disdain.
Did he feel that Mordred was not strong enough to defeat her?
Although Mashu guessed this, judging from her understanding of Artoria, it seemed that this was not the case.
Even if she really encountered an enemy several times weaker than herself in battle, Artoria Alt would still use all her strength like a lion fighting a rabbit, not daring to slack off at all.
Not to mention the knight Mordred, who had a clear confrontation and had definitely "killed" him once in the past.
Although I don't quite understand what Miss Alt thinks about it, in any case, it would be nice if the explosive atmosphere between her and Mordred has been eliminated.
Maybe it's because the heroic spirit in his body was once a member of the Knights of the Round Table. Even if it wasn't because they were all companions trying to save humanity, Matthew still hoped to see the two knights in front of him get along in harmony.
However, let’s not say that Matthew doesn’t understand Artoria’s thoughts at this time. Even Artoria Alt herself is not very clear about her current thoughts.
After all, she had never thought about how she would react and express herself if she met Mordred again.
Although Artoria still cannot let go of her failure and the destruction of the British Kingdom to this day, it is true that Mordred was the trigger for all of this.
But Mordred was just the trigger.
The dispersion of the Knights of the Round Table, Tristan's departure, Lancelot's rebellion, the deaths of Gareth and Aguen - the precursors of her dynasty's overthrow were as early as her choice to refuse to recognize Mordred It has manifested before.
Does she still have resentment towards Mordred now?
The answer may of course be yes.
Now as an alter, Artoria makes no secret of her "evil" existence, and naturally has no good impression of the rebellious knight who finally "killed" King Arthur on Kamlan.
But on the other hand, Artoria, who is deeply aware that it was her fault that caused this series of tragedies, clearly knows that she is not qualified for "revenge", let alone her own personal grudges in this crisis of human nature. To reduce the fighting power gathered around the Master.
Everything is just the fault of the king who once did not understand people's hearts.
However... Artoria Alter's current view of Mordred, compared to the resentment in the past, is more at a loss after letting go of everything about "Arthur".
That's right, Artoria Alt didn't know how to face Mordred, who was her closest relative, after abandoning her identity as a knight and a king.
The reason why she chose to hide her identity in front of Mordred in the first place was not only because she didn't want to cause unwarranted disputes, but also because Artoria wanted to escape.
At the same time, I can also take this opportunity to take a good look at my "biological son".
However, even without revealing his identity, Mordred still showed a strange weakness when facing Artoria Alter, as if he was encountering a natural enemy.
For example, because he heard Artoria's cold snort, he turned his head and opened his mouth in an instant like a reflex reflex, but now he died in frustration under the opponent's violent magic and cold aura.
"I really didn't expect that there would be an existence that even Mordred can't do anything about."
Hyde said with emotion after seeing this scene.
Mashu, who felt the same way, also nodded.
The rebellious knight who was originally thought to be very troublesome and difficult to get along with actually has such an easy-to-solve side. At this point, Matthew had to sigh at the wonderful ecology among the Knights of the Round Table.
"What, am I scared?! I'm scared - but I'm not good at getting along with that kind of cold guy with thorns all over his body..."
Halfway through the words, Mordred realized that his voice might be a little loud, and quickly turned his head to look at Arturia, who was silent in the corner. Seeing that the other party didn't seem to be paying attention, he continued.
It's completely unconvincing to lower your voice so low, dear Mordred.
Fujimaru Ritsuka complained silently in his heart.
If she heard the word "ki", it would probably make a lot of noise.
Maybe it's because of the long time spent with Artoria, who is Mordred's nominal "father", or maybe it's because Mordred himself gradually shattered the reliable image he established at the beginning, but in short The image of Mordred in Fujimaru Ritsuka's heart became closer to that of a child.
"Back to the topic, although we lack basic understanding and information about the singularity, Dr. Hyde, you should have a certain degree of understanding of the developments around you, right?"
Roman in the image said this.
"Understood... Then you think too highly of me. I only have some basic understanding. After all, I am just a reclusive scholar. Unless necessary to purchase supplies, I will not even leave the door. , the only thing I know is that this magical fog spread to the entire London overnight a week ago."
"Scholar... But, Dr. Hyde, you should have some knowledge of magic, right? Whether it is the spell to disperse the idlers in front of the door just now or your understanding of the magic association, you should not be an ordinary scholar. "
Matthew raised his own question.
"Well, if you really want to say that I am an ordinary scholar, it's not necessarily true. I still have some knowledge of magic, and I also understand some things in the mysterious world, but that's it. My knowledge of magic is just for We just learn how to prepare potions, so the people in the Magic Association don’t even pay attention to existences like us.”
"Wait, doctor, what is 'we' you mean?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka accurately captured the information from Dr. Hyde.
"How keen. Yes, in this era, although there are not many scholars who have some understanding of science and mystery, we can still find a few, and I am one of them. Between us We also have the most basic regular contact. After I discovered that a magical fog that could be called some kind of poisonous gas enveloped the whole of London, I started to contact the friends I usually communicate with, but in the end there were very few replies."
"I'm sorry to hear that, Dr. Hyde, but I still want to ask you, who are the people you still keep in touch with?"
Seeing Fujimaru Ritsuka mention this, Hyde's face visibly darkened.
“…………There were still several scholars who kept in touch with me at first, and we also agreed to contact each other every twelve hours. However, as time passed, the number of replies I received every time There are fewer and fewer, until the last one, Mr. Frankenstein——and he has been silent for at least seventy-two hours now."
"Actually, I met Hyde when he was wandering out alone because he was worried about his friends."
Mordred added.
"Hey, in such an environment? Dr. Hyde is alone?"
Matthew looked at Hyde's slightly thin body and said in surprise.
"Um."
Hyde nodded, and then pointed to the gas mask-like object hanging on the wall not far behind him.
"Although I can't hold it for too long, if I pour some magic potion into it, I can still be able to move around in the outside world for a period of time."
"But after encountering the iron bumps wandering in the fog, you have to run for your life, right? I really want to show the embarrassment you looked like at that time to the current Mashu, they will definitely laugh out loud."
Mordred said without hesitation.
"Yes, and thank you to Mordred for helping me at that time, otherwise I might have died like the others."
However, Hyde didn't care that his embarrassment was revealed again, and instead thanked Mordred at that time.
"…………"
And Mordred didn't expect that someone would be so sincere. He felt as if he had swung his sword with all his strength and missed it.
"After that, I had no choice but to go back first, and even tried to contact the Clock Tower, which was not interested in seeing us before, but the communications sent out seemed to be lost in the sea, without any response."
"Has even the Clock Tower headquarters fallen..."
Roman said with a serious expression.
"Well, even an authentic magician would be helpless to face the sudden magical fog without any preparation, let alone the monster wandering in the fog."
"Speaking of the monsters wandering in the fog, do you know anything about the mechanical bodies we encountered outside?"
Recalling the huge robot that suddenly emerged from the magic mist, Mashu asked Hyde.
"Ah, you are talking about the 'Chaos Mechanical Soldiers'. Unfortunately, I know almost nothing about them. However, I have heard that at the World Expo that should still be open now, It has a fantastic steam product, so I’m afraid the Chaos Mechanical Soldier has something to do with it.”
"Wait, World Expo??"
Roman in Chaldea suddenly seemed to hear something incredible and asked loudly.
"Ah, yes, the World Exposition."
"Dr. Hyde, I want to confirm, from your perspective, what year AD is it now?"
"Huh? It's 1888 AD. What's going on? Is it weird?"
“That’s so weird——————”
Roman in Chaldea repeated this.
"Doctor, did you notice anything?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka, who looked at the two people in front of him in confusion, asked Roman in confusion. At the same time, Mashu looked at Roman in the image with the same confusion.
"Matthew, do you remember when the most famous landmark in France, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, was built?"
"Huh? I remember it was 1889 AD, right?"
"Well, that's right. So do you remember why the Eiffel Tower was built?"
"...To commemorate the 1889 Congress held in France————ah!"
"Have you finally noticed it?"
Facing Roman's question, Mashu nodded heavily, then turned to explain to Fujimaru Ritsuka beside him.
Under Mashu's explanation, Fujimaru Ritsuka gradually understood what Roman was surprised about.
The World's Fair that was originally supposed to be held in 1889 was not only moved up a year, but the location of the fair was even moved from Paris, France to London, England.
In this singularity, in addition to this unusual magical mist, a second distorted thing was discovered.
