Just as Mordred was hopping around excitedly holding the surfboard-like shield, Prydwen, Celenike had already quietly come to Daniel's side and initiated a request to 'join the team'.
To be honest, Daniel was quite surprised that a Magus would suddenly come to join him.
Considering the shocking worldviews of 99% of the people in the Magus circle, he had originally wanted to refuse.
But when he thought about the fact that she was an expert in curse-killing, he hesitated.
After all, cursing people from a thousand miles away who were difficult to kill face-to-face was actually quite useful.
As for whether she was sincere, or whether she was a bit perverted… did that matter?
Anyway, as long as he didn't let her act alone and have the opportunity to engage in petty tricks, this Magus of the curse-killing school would be a quite useful killing tool.
Daniel considered it for two seconds, then chose to agree.
What is most important in the 21st century?
Talent, of course!
As for her prioritizing personal desires over the faction, that can be left for her future partner to correct.
Speaking of partners, who should be paired with her?
Shalltear?
Or Aura?
While Daniel was considering the team pairings, Celenike, having confirmed she could change allegiances, decisively returned to her room to pack her belongings.
As for talking to Fiore?
With Darnic currently in a state of withdrawal, she didn't think Fiore had any leverage to stop her from leaving.
Besides, to be honest, she didn't think much of Fiore, even though she had been designated as the next head of the Yggdmillennia Clan.
Even Caules, who appeared relatively timid, had more talent in managing the Magus clan than she did.
"By the way, now that the war is over, what about the greater grail?" Fiore asked, unable to help herself as she looked at the scene, which appeared completely unchanged.
Instantly, the atmosphere at the scene fell silent.
Caules' intuition told him something was wrong, so he naturally stood in front of Fiore.
"It was probably moved somewhere else." Mordred glanced at Fiore and Caules and replied, "Besides, I'm the one involved, and I'm not worried, so what are you two panicking about?"
Fiore fell silent.
She also felt that the situation seemed a bit off now.
No, rather, the situation had always been off; she had just only realized it now.
Although she really wanted to voice the speculation she had just suddenly realized, after looking at Caules standing in front of her, Fiore chose to remain silent.
The homunculi suddenly began to move.
After all, their ownership now belonged to Daniel.
So, it was necessary to leave with Daniel.
And Caules had already contacted grain merchants and large book publishers from various countries, and he had already handed the contact information over to Daniel.
There was no reason for the Yggdmillennia Clan to stay any longer.
As for the five new homunculi still growing in their tanks, they had already noted down the methods to continue their growth and had packed up the equipment, ready to be taken away at any time.
Faced with this act of dismantling equipment and taking it away, which was no different from robbery, neither Fiore nor Caules said a word.
It wasn't until Celenike appeared in the migration procession, dressed in casual clothes, pulling a suitcase while being followed by a few people carrying her heavy luggage, that Fiore finally couldn't help herself.
"Celenike, you are…"
"Oh? Ha, you mean this?" Celenike lifted the suitcase in her hand and flashed a defiant smile at Fiore. "I'm leaving. I'm abandoning the Yggdmillennia surname. As of now, I am Celenike Eskol. The affairs of the Yggdmillennia Clan have nothing to do with me anymore."
"How could you…" Fiore looked at Celenike in surprise and murmured.
But watching her retreating back, Fiore had no choice but to accept the fact.
Caules, however, remained calm throughout.
He had long been mentally prepared for Celenike leaving the clan.
In fact, the main reason Gordes hadn't left was that he had been exhausted to the point of fainting; otherwise, he would have been the first one shouting to leave.
After all, aside from idiots and fools, no one would choose to stay on a broken ship that was about to sink.
Especially when the people on this ship were all cold-blooded, ruthless Magi.
"I advise you two to leave this Yggdmillennia Clan as soon as possible, just like that woman." Shishigou Kairi walked up to Caules and Fiore and advised, "Because the Magus from the Clock Tower was hypnotized by the Dark-skinned Father as soon as he arrived, your information hasn't reached the Clock Tower. Currently, the Clock Tower's perception of the important figures in your clan is probably limited to Darnic, who is defiant and intends to be independent, while everyone else is just a puppet Magus too incompetent to do anything but be driven by Darnic."
"My mission is already over, and obtaining information about you people wasn't part of the commission, so I can help you keep this information secret."
"But if you intend to continue clinging to this family, then my confidentiality will be meaningless. The Clock Tower will eventually settle accounts with you and your family."
"To be honest, the young man here is fine, but as for you, miss, you are completely unsuited to be a Magus." Shishigou Kairi looked down at the siblings, shook his head, and then turned and left.
Saying those words was the extent of his kindness.
The rest of the matters were not things he would concern himself with.
"Why, Master, are you still planning to go back and continue being a mercenary Magus?" Mordred asked, looking at Shishigou Kairi with some displeasure.
"Well, maybe I'll give up the line of work as a Magus and switch to being a gravedigger." Shishigou Kairi pulled a cigarette from his pocket and lit it for himself.
"Why not come with us?" Mordred looked at Shishigou Kairi with excitement and persuaded him, "You can go visit other worlds! Maybe you'll even encounter an interesting opponent!"
"What, have you already decided to leave with them?" Shishigou Kairi looked at Mordred with an expression of 'I guessed it a long time ago, but it's better to act a little surprised at this moment.'
"Yeah!" Mordred nodded heavily.
"Although I don't know why, that poisonous woman seems to want to follow along, incarnate, and join Daniel's 'Wanderer' team. I'm not at ease. Because whether it's Father King or Daniel, their vigilance against that poisonous woman is too low." Mordred wore an expression of being angry at their lack of resolve.
Shishigou Kairi almost laughed out loud.
He hadn't noticed it from King Arthur, but he understood Daniel's vigilant attitude toward Morgan all too well.
"I'll pass." Shishigou Kairi took out the wallet containing the important old photo and waved it in front of Mordred. "I still have someone very important in this world."
"I can't bear to leave her behind in this world while I go off to other worlds to have fun."
"…I see." Mordred paused, then a smile with a hint of loneliness appeared on her face. "That's truly a pity. It's rare to meet a guy like you who isn't annoying."
"That's truly my honor, future King-sama." Shishigou Kairi twitched the corners of his mouth and said.
"No, I already said I've given up on my childhood dream and intend to find a new goal in life." Mordred glared at Shishigou Kairi with a slightly flushed face. "After all, it's a very important second life, you know."
"A second life, huh." Shishigou Kairi raised an eyebrow and then looked at Daniel. "Speaking of which, after the matter with Jack the Ripper is over, can I commission them to ask Master Sanzang to chant sutras in front of my daughter's grave? I've saved up quite a bit of money over the years."
"You should go talk to Daniel about that yourself." Mordred shrugged her shoulders.
Immediately after, her gaze fixed on the cigarette in Shishigou Kairi's hand.
"Speaking of which, that thing in your hand is called a cigarette, right?"
"What? Interested in this thing? Want one?" Shishigou Kairi said, handing the pack in his hand to Mordred.
In an instant, gazes stared over fixedly.
Artoria stared fixedly at Mordred.
Morgan stared fixedly at Shishigou Kairi.
Both of them felt their backs crawl, cold sweat dripping down.
"No, never mind." Mordred swallowed hard, then waved her hand with a dry laugh. "I'm still a child; how could I touch something like this."
"Haha, that's true, it was my recklessness." Shishigou Kairi didn't say another word, muttered something under his breath, and the cigarette pack in his hand immediately ignited, turning into ash along with the remaining two or three cigarettes inside, falling to the ground.
"Yeah, it's about time I quit this thing too; it's no good for the body."
Coward—
With her back to Artoria and Morgan, Mordred mouthed the words at Shishigou Kairi.
A line of hundreds of people moved in a grand procession from the Yggdmillennia castle towards Sighisoara.
The originally noisy castle instantly fell quiet.
And in the courtyard, only Fiore and Caules remained, standing in place and contemplating life.
Just as Shishigou Kairi said, it was time for the two siblings to seriously consider how they would walk their future paths in life.
"What are we going to do next?" After saying goodbye to Shishigou Kairi, Mordred sat on the sofa of the RV and asked Daniel.
"There are many things to do." Daniel scratched his head and replied. "Sanzang's work on 'liberating' Jack the Ripper isn't finished yet. You guys will have to undergo the incarnation ritual after arriving at the small town, and then I have to make use of my Golden Rule to earn some money to buy food and books to use in the next world."
"Ah… I remembered, there is one more very important thing." Daniel turned to look at Morgan. "Do you have any backup plans in Wales to resurrect King Arthur? I remember it seemed to be a small mountain village."
"You mean Gray, right?" Morgan, who had already perused Daniel's memories, raised an eyebrow and understood who he was referring to.
"Hmm—indeed. In those previous subspecies Holy Grail Wars, I'm not really sure if my stupid little sister was summoned, but since the greater grail was moved to the basement of the Yggdmillennia castle after the Third Holy Grail War in Fuyuki, the possibility of her being summoned became infinitely small."
"But in this Holy Grail War in Romania, the stupid little sister from another world descended in the form of a god, so that child must have changed by now."
"Shall we go take a look?" Morgan asked, looking at Daniel and Artoria.
"Wait, wait!" Mordred finally recovered from her astonishment. "What were you just saying?"
"A backup plan to resurrect Father King? Just this poisonous W— cough!"
Before the word 'woman' could be uttered, Mordred suffered a 'fist of love' from Morgan.
The little girl immediately ran behind Artoria, crying and hiding.
The gaze she stole from behind Artoria toward Morgan also became complicated.
She had never imagined that the person who cared most about Father King's death was Morgan.
Cared enough to even want to resurrect her over a thousand years later.
"I'm also a bit curious; let's go see that child first." Artoria said in a somewhat complicated tone.
And so, they split into two groups.
The homunculi continued to move toward the town with Celenike.
Daniel and the others, guided by Morgan, headed to the small mountain village in Wales where Gray was.
Meanwhile, inside the small mountain village in Wales…
Twenty-three-year-old Miss Gray, who had only been liberated from the life of a corporate slave a few days ago, was lying on the bed enjoying today's 'tribute'.
Because Artoria did not descend in the Fourth and Fifth Holy Grail Wars, Miss Gray had lived her life for the first twenty-plus years just like a normal, ordinary girl.
Leaving the mountain village to go to school, and after graduating, joining the workforce to become a corporate slave exploited by capitalists.
After realizing the cruelty of society and the reality that one could hardly move an inch without money, Miss Gray had thought her life would just continue like this until the curtain fell.
But just a few days ago, her appearance and figure had undergone earth-shaking changes in just one day and night.
Her appearance became better looking, and her figure became more prominent.
Originally, this would have been a good thing for Miss Gray, until she suddenly remembered the secrets about the village that her parents had told her during her childhood.
The good thing instantly became a super good thing.
Had she become the village's divine child?
Did that mean she wouldn't have to be a corporate slave for capitalists anymore, and could just lie at home and enjoy the tributes from the villagers?
One can only say that for human beings, at every age and stage, there is a new idea.
If the mutation had happened in childhood, and then under the isolated protection of everyone in the village, she developed into the Gray who felt disgust for her own appearance and became bad at communicating with others as seen in the Case Files, that would have been a matter of course.
But what about Gray, who realized the cruelty of society after entering the workforce?
It's not incomprehensible that she would suddenly want to rely on the identity of a divine child to slack off and enjoy life, right?
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