Chapter 1155: Farewell to Chaldea
The remaining members soon returned to the command room.
"Next, the destination of the submersible will be the location of the new Chaldea."
Holmes stepped forward to greet them.
"Now that the Fairy Kingdom has been destroyed, I sincerely invite all of you to come to the new Chaldea!"
With Britain submerged by the endless sea, the Fairy Kingdom Lostbelt has completely become history.
Currently, only the final Lostbelt in South America remains on Earth.
The rest of the world is entirely covered by endless ice.
The new Chaldea is now the last resistance force of the Proper Human History.
It probably won't be long before we head to the South American Lostbelt to engage in the final battle against the Alien God.
"Fine words, but your true purpose is nothing more than to use us against the Alien God."
Morgan mercilessly exposed him.
"I won't deny it."
Holmes shrugged with a smile.
"But this can't be considered exploitation. After all, the Alien God is an enemy to all of Earth. Although you come from the Fairy Kingdom, the Alien God has been your enemy from the beginning. In other words, we have every reason to cooperate!"
If they could cooperate with the remaining forces of the Fairy Kingdom, it would undoubtedly be a great boost for the new Chaldea!
After all, among them were not only Gareth, who could see through the future, and the returned Woodwose, but also high-level fairies like Melusine and Barghest, and even Morgan, a genius mage of divine-level caliber!
If they could bring Morgan over, then Eiji—a confirmed Grand Saber—would be half-recruited as well!
"I also believe cooperation is the best choice for mutual benefit!"
Da Vinci-chan agreed with Holmes.
"Everyone, please come with us!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mash also nodded repeatedly.
Indeed.
The people of the Fairy Kingdom had just lost their world and currently had no place to stay. Cooperating with Chaldea was the best option.
"Wherever the Queen goes, I go."
Woodwose stated coldly.
"I feel the same."
Barghest followed immediately.
"But Chaldea has many Knights of the Round Table!"
"Wh-what?! There are still many Knights of the Round Table?!"
Barghest was instantly swayed by Fujimaru Ritsuka's words.
Habetrot looked left and right, feeling frustrated.
Why was no one paying attention to her?
Do the weak have no rights?
Do the short have no rights?!
"Though I'll definitely go with Tonelico, since I've already turned Mash into a bride, my next goal is to devote all my efforts to making Tonelico the happiest bride!"
"I'll stay with my Lord!"
Gareth hugged Artoria.
"In that case, what are your opinions?"
Holmes looked expectantly at Morgan and Artoria.
"I..."
Artoria hesitated.
She certainly didn't dislike Chaldea.
But.
She instinctively glanced toward Eiji.
On the other side.
Morgan adopted an "it's your decision" attitude and also looked toward Eiji.
Holmes immediately understood.
These two Fairy of Paradise seemed to regard Eiji as their pillar.
If he was willing to stay, everyone would stay.
But if he insisted on leaving—
"Unfortunately, we are not on the same path as you."
Eiji's answer drew a soft sigh from Holmes.
"Because of the King of Men?"
"It seems you've learned quite a bit yourselves."
"Only fragments."
Holmes shook his head, his expression tinged with unspoken unease.
"Even now, I still can't grasp what he truly intends to do."
Despite the looming threat of the Alien God ahead,
they still had to constantly watch whether their companions nearby were stirring up trouble—it was utterly exhausting.
Gudako, Mash, and young Da Vinci fell into silence as well.
Up to this point, especially considering Grimm's attitude, most of them had guessed Eiji's origins.
They had also surmised that at some point in time on this Earth, a certain King of Men was brewing something.
However, what exactly he was planning remained unclear to them.
"Don't worry. In broad terms, it's a good thing."
Noticing their concern, Eiji chuckled softly.
"Though I don't plan to go to Chaldea, I've always been on your side from the start. We'll surely meet again someday, and by then, the circumstances might be entirely different!"
Whether it would be in the South American Lostbelt or the Type-Moon Academy Singularity—
no one knew where they would reunite.
But one thing was certain: their connection wouldn't end here. Of this, Eiji was utterly confident.
"I understand."
Holmes sighed softly but quickly composed himself.
"Your words, at least, are trustworthy. In that case, I hope we can fight together again in the future!"
As the representative of Chaldea, he extended his hand to Eiji.
"That day will come."
Seeing this, Eiji smiled and shook it.
...
Thus, the matter of staying or leaving was settled.
"I must thank you as well."
Before parting, Peperoncino approached Eiji.
"My Abhijñā reveals that I was originally fated to die here. But now, it seems destiny has been greatly disrupted—all thanks to you, right?"
Indeed.
Eiji could only avoid the interference of fate upon himself; he couldn't help others evade its grasp.
Yet his mere existence had already rendered the trajectories of many people's destinies vague and ambiguous.
From the moment he arrived in this Fairy Kingdom, he had altered far too many fates.
"Who knows how many lives your arrival has saved!"
Peperoncino exclaimed with deep emotion.
"I'll be returning to Chaldea and look forward to our reunion!"
With that, he blew a flying kiss.
"How terrifying! Maybe I shouldn't meet with Chaldea in the future after all!"
Eiji shuddered violently.
Burying his face in Morgan's chest, he finally felt a sliver of warmth in this cold world!
Woodwose shot him a murderous glare.
"Hey, everyone's watching!"
Morgan's cheeks flushed slightly as she gently pushed his shoulders.
But her strength was no match for Eiji's. Besides, she had already experienced him gazing at her chest and drinking her blood in front of Melusine and Baobhan Sith. With a resigned sigh, she gave up resisting.
Soon after,
the Shadow Border landed on the ground, dropped off the residents of the Fairy Kingdom, and departed.
The group thus went their separate ways from Chaldea.
"Aren't you off chasing your star, the Round Table Knight? Why are you following us!"
Woodsworth dared not trouble Eiji, fearing he would be verbally eviscerated into self-imposed isolation, so he turned to pick on Bagst instead.
"I owe the Queen a great debt and must atone for it!" Bagst declared solemnly.
Though it had been for the sake of the fairies, during the Camelot conflict she had indeed betrayed the Queen. As one who prided herself on being a knight, she could not ignore this betrayal—atonement was necessary.
Having seized the moment to proclaim her loyalty, Bagst left Woodsworth speechless. Unable to press further, he could only sulk in frustration.