When the fire all over the sky dissipated, the large number of Chaos Mechanical Soldiers surrounding Fujimaru Ritsuka and others had been swept away.
Even the dense magic mist was briefly blown away under the influence of Mephistopheles' Noble Phantasm.
However, the magic mist that seemed to be alive then squirmed and tried to flow into the street again.
Although this was not the first time he had witnessed such a scene, Mordred was still surprised by the strength displayed by Mephistopheles.
"As expected, he is comparable to the servants of the gods. Even the demons at the outer level can actually lock on and destroy such a large number of enemies in just an instant - and can even accurately distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. There’s no need to worry about the remnants of the explosion.”
Leonardo da Vinci in Chaldea lamented the abilities displayed by Mephistopheles.
"After all, he is described in Faust as a demon who made a bet with God. Mephistopheles is a very high-ranking person even among demons."
Roman, who knew more about demons, added this.
"However... although Dr. Faustus does exist, the legends about him are not all true. If such a demon really appeared in that era, even if I have not seen him in person, I will How could you not understand at all?"
Leonardo da Vinci, who lived at the same time as Faust, had never heard of rumors of a demon of this size appearing in Europe at that time.
So what kind of existence is Mephistopheles in front of us?
“Things like heroic spirits are really mysterious.”
Even though he himself was a heroic spirit, Leonardo da Vinci still fell in love with the mystery of the concept of heroic spirit.
Fortunately, a mysterious being like Mephistopheles is still the fighting force on their side.
"That's such a help, Mephisto."
While Fujimaru Ritsuka thanked Mephistopheles for clearing away all the enemies around him, he turned his attention to [Charles Babbage] who was directly opposite and had stopped spraying steam outwards. .
"Question: Why continue to resist?"
The voice that was no longer human echoed around, accompanied by the red light shining from the sensing device of the huge mechanical head.
"It's you who asks this kind of question that makes people confused————"
The red-haired girl crossed Matthew's shield and stood directly opposite Charles Babbage.
"senior……?"
Mashu, who didn't understand why his master stepped into danger, tried to stand in front of Fujimaru Ritsuka, but was held back by Mordred behind him.
"Master——Commander is such a thing... Although protecting her is our principle, it is unrealistic to protect the Master behind the city wall forever. In the final analysis, if you don't take a step forward As for the city wall, you can’t even do the most basic battles, right? Since you choose to be on the front line of the battle, you should be prepared to lose your life.”
Mordred looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka's back and continued:
“If you don’t even have this kind of awareness, you are not participating in it at all.”
The depths of the girl's pupils reflected the red light coming from the steam machinery, but she had no intention of retreating.
On the one hand, she believes that Mashu can protect her safety even in this way. On the other hand, as Mordred said, as a master, she always has the need to stand on the front line. Now she Nor is it the original vase that had no fighting power and only needed to be protected.
and--------
Looking at Charles Babbage who took the initiative to stop attacking, Fujimaru Ritsuka realized something.
"In the face of a crisis involving your own survival, wouldn't it be weirder to sit back and wait for death?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka asked Charles Babbage.
"Rebuttal: In the face of a crisis for all mankind, what can the efforts of just one person or an organization do? Rather than losing everything and possibly dying in the struggle, it is better to welcome the ending peacefully."
"How can you know the answer without trying? Is there really very little a person can do? I don't think so, Sir Charles Babbage. Completing the theories of the Difference Engine and the Analytical Engine will eventually Didn’t you successfully change the world by putting it into practice?..."
After a moment of silence, Fujimaru Ritsuka looked directly at Charles Babbage's emotionless red sensor.
Maybe those weren't eyes.
Maybe what's in front of you is just a preset program.
Perhaps Charles Babbage, who had already transformed his body into steel and his soul into steam, could not think at all.
But none of that matters.
"Why, why do you want to destroy this society you created with your own hands - to destroy human nature?"
"...Rejected: This body is not a human being and has no obligations or responsibilities towards human beings."
After a moment of silence, the emotionless mechanical sound sounded again.
"Don't run away. Even in this state, isn't Charles Babbage a human being?! Are you kidding me? Answer my question."
"... Error: No relevant data was found in the internal memory storage of the extension. ————The question and answer procedure ends and the priority order continues to be executed."
"whispering sound……"
Seeing that the possibility of peaceful communication to solve the problem disappeared, the red-haired girl secretly gritted her teeth, then turned to her two followers and said:
"Matthew, Mordred, please."
"Yes, senior!"
"As you command~Master!"
Matthew, who was ready to go, and Mordred, who had already planned the steps to destroy the huge iron lump in front of them, rushed towards Charles Babbage in the distance like bullets being discharged.
Charles Babbage's extension, which seemed to be embedded in the subway station building itself, gradually deformed under bursts of tremors, and his hands and feet, which were indistinguishable from the Chaos Mechanical Soldiers, were pulled out from the building and the ground.
"laugh--------"
The hot steam mixed with a large amount of magic power spurted out again, which not only affected the sight of Matthew and Mordred, but also contained an attack power that could not be underestimated.
If this burst of steam were received head-on, even the physiques of the flying dragons in the first singularity would probably lose all their combat effectiveness in an instant.
Even the body was polished away like rust by the magic power contained in the steam.
"Shield man!"
Seeing that the steam was about to engulf the two of them together with the Master behind him, Mordred called out to Mashu loudly.
But even if Mordred doesn't command her at this moment, Matthew knows what she should do——————————
"Lord Chaldeas!"
The illusory but solid wall appeared again, shutting out all the steam that could flood the surroundings.
"here you go!"
With no worries, Mordred jumped up vigorously and landed on the top of the giant cross-shaped shield of Matthew. He used his force a second time and rushed into the blocked momentum at a faster speed than before. in the thick steam.
The helmet covering her face also reappeared on her head at some point.
"This is the evil sword that destroyed my father——"
Just as Mordred was accumulating magic power to release the Noble Phantasm at the location where Charles Babbage should have been, a huge black shadow suddenly appeared in the steam mixed with the magic mist.
"What--?"
Carrying an astonishing air pressure, what caught Mordred's eyes was a huge steel tower wrapped in steam and magic mist.
"boom------!"
A dull roar sounded, and the steam and magic mist around Mashu were briefly swept away again.
I saw that Charles Babbage, who before seemed to be one with the steel building, was now completely separated from him, and was moving forward at a speed that was beyond everyone's imagination and extremely inconsistent with his size, waving something like a stick, Knocked out Mordred hard.
When Matthew looked intently, she realized that what Charles Babbage was holding was the tall Gothic iron tower of the subway station that she had seen before.
The extended structure underneath the tower that was supposed to be load-bearing turned into a perfect hammerhead in the hands of Charles Babbage.
