Just as the sixth Singularity slowly began to collapse.
The seventh Singularity.
Now transformed into the fortified city of Uruk—inside a house in the residential area.
"It seems the situation in the sixth Singularity went smoothly."
Sitting on a chair by the window and looking up at the sky outside, Merlin, who had arrived here a few days ago, spoke while glancing at the other person in the house.
"But Vortigern leaving behind a descendant was truly unexpected. How should that black egg be handled… what's your opinion?"
"Just turn it into egg fried rice and feed it to Fou."
Leaning against a cabinet and sitting on the table, Merry said with a smile. "I think Fou won't get a stomachache."
"Haha, if you do that, he'll be furious and claw both our faces to shreds."
"Only your face would get shredded. I'd escape before that happens."
"No, no, I'd run faster than you."
Merlin said, flipping the middle finger, to which Merry responded with two middle fingers—these two pieces of trash, when dealing with anyone other than those they cared about, would prank without considering the consequences, even pranking each other.
Moreover, regarding the idea of turning the second Vortigern into egg fried rice, the two were now seriously considering its feasibility.
"Well… in the end, it probably wouldn't work."
"The shell's too tough, which is also a problem—whatever, let's talk about that later." Merry waved her hand. "More importantly, we finally made it here. It's been such a long wait over the past six months. I hate relentless overtime the most."
Though she did it to reduce Naoki's burden and have some fun, maintaining the entire dream-creation power to trap Beast II until now had truly exhausted Merry.
Merlin let out a small sigh. "Didn't you bring that on yourself? If you hadn't meddled in that Singularity's situation, causing Natsukawa to be stuck there for over five months, the Human Order Incineration would've ended long ago."
"Even so, with a good kid like Ritsuka-chan, I really wanted to see her journey. If I had to say, Naoki is the protagonist of Part 1, and Ritsuka-chan is the protagonist of Part 2. If the protagonist from the previous work, who already defeated the final boss, stays active in Part 2, wouldn't that be completely uninteresting?"
"Mmm, I strongly agree with that view. A plot arrangement like that really doesn't provide a good viewing experience."
Merlin nodded in full agreement. In fact, he also greatly enjoyed Ritsuka's journey. Since the world was already in ruins, the only entertainment he could watch was Ritsuka's endeavors.
"But that situation is over now. At this point, the plot of this part has also reached the second-to-last arc. If you don't bring back characters from the previous work and give them a high spotlight moment, you'll get complaints."
"That's why I arranged the timing here. Now I just need to wait for Naoki and the others to arrive. But before that, we still need to welcome a guest first—right, Miss Protagonist of Part 3?"
Just as Merry said that, the door curtain was lifted from outside, and Morgan, wearing a black mask and a black dress, walked lightly into the house.
Hearing Merry's teasing, Morgan chuckled softly. "I can't accept that assessment, Merry. Besides, I'm not a protagonist either, since I'll be leaving the stage in the first episode."
"Ehehehe~~~" Merry grinned, making a scissor-hand gesture, then glanced at Merlin, who was preparing to escape through the window. "What are you doing, my other self?"
"Ah~~~ um, since you two seem about to discuss some private matters, I, an outsider, will step away for now."
It definitely wasn't because he didn't want to see Morgan, definitely not.
Morgan, sitting beside Merry, removed her mask. "No need to be so cold, Merlin. With the relationship between us, calling yourself an outsider is far too distant."
(Damn, I can't escape.)
Sighing helplessly, Merlin returned to his chair. "Huuuh, you're talking to me so calmly… have you matured a bit, Morgan?"
"After all, I've lived as a human again for twenty years. Rather than matured, it's more like restraint." Morgan laughed. "This is also thanks to a certain Succubus and the king she taught to go astray."
"Hehe, you can praise me more." Merry puffed out her chest proudly. "So, you came here, Morgan, which means… all the items have been collected."
"Yes, it took quite a bit of time."
Morgan pulled a USB drive from between her chest. "Data on the Knights of the Round Table, thousands of digitized human souls… everything that might be needed is here. All that's left is my entire self, but that part can be done when we get there."
"There's a reason it can't be done now." Merry laughed. "After all, the place you want to go to doesn't exist yet. So, what will you do? The things that needed to be done and wanted to be done are finished. Are you going to rest for a bit?"
"Of course, otherwise why would I come to your place? This is the only place I can go besides Chaldea and Mifune City."
As for Chaldea, Morgan had no reason to go there; she'd have a chance to meet them again in the future.
Mifune City… if she went there, she feared she'd be cut down. That noble one was always vigilant now.
In truth, if she had to say, there was Avalon she could go to, but Morgan hated that place.
In the end, this was the only place she could go.
"You're currently serving that Hero King. Can you help introduce me to him and arrange a job for me?"
"Ohoho?" Merry raised an eyebrow. "You're willing to help fight the Three Goddess Alliance? That's great. Honestly, our side's combat power is a bit lacking."
"Isn't that mysterious assassin already here?"
"He has to handle the entire battlefield. If he goes one-on-one with the goddesses, the front lines will suffer heavy casualties."
Merry stood up as she spoke. "Then, no time like the present. Let's go find that exhausted Gilgamesh. After explaining the situation and your abilities, he'll give you a job perfectly suited for you—my other self, please watch the house."
"Alright, alright."
After watching Merry and Morgan leave through the door and confirming they had completely disappeared from his view through the window, Merlin immediately slumped and leaned against the window.
(Finally, they're gone… Hmm, I'll ask Lord Gilgamesh to allocate another house later.)
It was just a hunch, but Merlin felt that soon, this place would become a hell where he couldn't stay.
A hell in every sense.