Chapter 75: The Hundred Years' War of the Evil Dragon
"Well then, everyone, until we meet again."
After Mash, the bodies of the Knights of the Round Table also dissolved into motes of light, returning to the Throne of Heroes.
Artoria waved them goodbye.
Her face showed little sadness, for she knew her bond with these knights was profound. The words "until we meet again" were not an empty phrase. When the King needed them, her loyal knights would surely cross the long river of history to stand by her side once more.
"But still... I do feel a little empty," she admitted to herself.
The Knights of the Round Table were gone.
The Magus had disappeared.
The once-lively tower was now completely deserted.
Just like her heart, which had been filled with countless tedious matters just a moment ago, now felt hollow.
She walked out of the tower and saw the little fairies chasing each other playfully in paradise. For a moment, she had the urge to organize them into an elite force, but she quickly dismissed the utterly foolish thought.
She was no longer a king.
And this secret realm did not need a king's rule.
"I'm so bored—"
It was a moment of leisure she had never experienced in her thirty-plus years of life.
She didn't need to think about anything; there was nothing to think about. She lay carefree on the grass of Avalon and gently closed her eyes.
She seemed to be trying to fall into a long slumber.
But, five minutes later—
"I... I can't sleep."
Artoria sat up and rubbed her face.
She had tried her best to convince herself to rest.
But it was as if another voice inside her kept insisting, "Now is not the time to rest," "Thirty is the age to strive," "There are still many things waiting for you to do."
"So, is that why you're bothering me in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"
"Damn it, even dragons need their rest!"
Bailong opened his eyes with a hint of annoyance.
That golden ahoge in front of him bobbed insistently, as if urging him to make a decision quickly.
"You can do it, can't you?" Artoria said with certainty. "I've already felt it, the power to break through time!"
She had previously become a wing to help Bailong activate his [Abyssal-Eyed White Dragon] form.
It was one of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's strongest forms.
"A pure white dragon born from the infinite wellspring of time, its trembling wings rising to the echo of crossing souls"—this phrase perfectly described the Abyssal-Eyed White Dragon's abilities.
A white dragon with the power to traverse time, capable of being summoned to different eras by certain special souls.
It was a simplified version of the "Throne of Heroes."
"But it's not that easy to be summoned. Very few people have a connection with me."
"Wait a minute... I think I actually feel something."
As it turned out, the one advantage of this planet was its sheer number of people.
With enough people, even the most improbable things could happen.
But should he really answer this call?
Already sensing an emotion of despair and rage from the summons, Bailong blinked at Artoria.
"Eh? So we'd be summoned not as heroes to save the world, but as villains to destroy it?" Artoria said, surprised.
Bailong thought she would naturally refuse such a summons.
But to his astonishment—
"Of course, we're going!"
"I want to experience what it's like to be in darkness and despair, waiting for someone to be saved, too."
"EHHH???"
…
The year is 1431 AD.
Orléans, France.
This was once a city of heroes. Just one year ago, the Saint who descended from heaven led a ragged army to defeat the English forces invading France, greatly boosting the morale of the French people.
But who could have imagined...
That in just one short year, the Saint who once saved this country would fall and become the Witch who sought to destroy it.
"Perish, perish, perish."
"Burn in the flames of my wrath!"
The white-haired witch commanded wyverns that did not belong to this era, unleashing her fury upon the city.
Buildings were destroyed, humans were slain, and everything of value was to be annihilated—along with the very country she once swore to protect with her life!
"Your Holiness, how are you feeling?"
Amidst the burning city, a magus with eyes bulging from their sockets stood behind the Dragon Witch, inquiring about her state.
"Bored," the Dragon Witch replied bluntly. "And I want to laugh. The thought that I once gave my life for these fools makes me want to laugh."
She was tired of all this slaughter. The rage in her heart could not be queled merely by killing these common people or destroying a single city.
"Gilles, is there a faster way?"
"I can't stand to be in this country, on this land, any longer!"
The former Saint, now a Witch, made no effort to hide her disgust for this land.
And this was exactly what the magus named Gilles de Rais wanted to see.
"Of course, Your Holiness, of course there is!"
The magus led the Witch to the city's central square.
There, a summoning circle had already been prepared, waiting for her.
"Go, Your Holiness."
"With this city as your sacrifice, you will summon the aide you require."
…
Jeanne Alter stood in the center of the summoning circle.
Sensing her magical energy, the ritual activated instantly.
[Conceptual Extraction:]
[France]; [Dragon].
Therefore, the Heroic Spirits summoned to this land would undoubtedly have a connection to these two concepts.
"VMMMM—"
Black magical energy hummed and buzzed above the circle.
Seven Servants, each shrouded in a black aura, slowly opened their eyes with expressions of confusion or excitement.
"How did I end up looking like this?"
Artoria, also summoned here, looked down at her full set of black armor, which even covered her face, and wondered why such heavy protection was necessary.
"Shh, keep your voice down," whispered Bailong, who had also been summoned and had shrunk his body down to about three or four meters, adopting a new alias:
[Holy Knight of the White Dragon].
"You wouldn't want anyone to know that the esteemed King of Knights is involved in such shady business, would you?"
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