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Chapter 8 - Battle against Saint Martha and her Tarasque dragon

Master, the reaction of the magical power in the enemy's body has become greater! Here we go!"

Mash held the shield and protected Fujimaru Ritsuka. The pressure, I didn't know the true name of the other party's Servant, nor what kind of moves the other party had, and all the information was unknown.

All I know is that the tall woman in front of me is terrifying.

"Mash, protect me and Jeanne Arc, please help us buy some time. I want to sign a contract with Jeanne Arc...!"

Although the doctor said this was only theoretical, Ritsuka Fujimaru had to do it now, since it was within his power.

As long as he can successfully sign a contract with Jeanne Arc, he can obtain the magical power supplied by the Chaldean magical equipment into Fujimaru Ritsuka's body.

However, there are also restrictions on signing contracts with strong Servants. The stronger the strength, the greater the consumption of magical power, which will place a great burden on the body.

A large amount of magical power passes through Fujimaru Ritsuka's body, and the ordinary human magical circuit rushes into the Servant's body. If you don't pay attention, your body will be destroyed.

Just like what will happen to high-pressure water flowing through a plastic water pipe.

Fujimaru Ritsuka hasn't used the magic circuit in his body yet. It's not the quality of the family-implanted magic carving, nor the strength of the plastic water pipe.

[As long as I can, I'll try. With this announcement——!——! Your body... My destiny lies in your sword...]

"Huh!? It's not a contract-signing chant. You're so confident. Do you think you can succeed before me!"

Martha raised the metal cross in her hand and was ready to directly unleash the light cannon to destroy Fujimaru. As long as the master died, these people would completely lose hope.

When...!

"I won't let you hurt my senpai...!"

Mash waved the round table shield and fiercely struck the turquoise light erupting from the cross. The turquoise beam washed over the shield and spread around it. The beam twisted and thundered, and the surrounding forest floor melted from the beam.

"Dragon—" Martha controlled the group of flying dragons and rushed at Fujimaru Ritsuka. Her current target is Fujimaru Ritsuka alone.

"In response to the call of the Holy Grail, if you are willing to obey this ceremony, this will do it. And if you are willing to answer my call—"

At the same time, Martha had easily bounced off Mash and was holding the shining cross in her hand. "It's over, you gave me a moment of the Cross.

That's enough. I don't need to pray, and I can break the enemy's bones.

Wow...!

"The dazzling blue, deadly light rushed at Fujimaru, and could take Fujimaru Ritsuka's life in the blink of an eye.

"Senpai... Hurry and flee...!" Mash looked at Fujimaru, motionless, and continued chanting, and cried out desperately.

She knew that the power emerging from the cross could easily kill humans, and even the flying dragons in the sky would dissolve.

If it weren't for the shield guarding here, she would have died under the light of the cross.

Since I can't fight or save people, at least let me share the strength of my body with everyone. Fujimaru Ritsuka raised his right hand unwaveringly, facing the light that threatened his life, and shouted loudly:

"According to my order, I will also entrust my life to your [flag]!"

The contract has been fulfilled.

The curse glows with a red light.

Jeanne Arc stood before Fujimaru Ritsuka and waved the flag with a golden iris on a white background. The snow-white flag of victory danced. She would keep everything behind her. The pillar of light that crushed life struck the flag and quickly disappeared, unable to make the flag appear broken.

Martha stared at the scene before her in surprise. Just by waving the flag, my magic was invalidated so much...?

Is this the true power Jeanne Arc possessed?

The banner of victory fluttered in Jeanne's hand. She smiled and looked at Fujimaru. Abundant magical power surged throughout her body, and her incomplete spiritual foundation slowly began to recover.

Bright moonlight sprinkled upon her beautiful face. She once again regained her identity as the saint of the nation's salvation. The confusion in her heart was shattered. She would never be lost in the land she loved deeply.

"Betting on the judge's name, I accept this oath. I admit that you are my master, Ritsuka Fujimaru! I will do my best to protect you until the very end!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka sat weakly on the grass and looked at the saint guarding her with a smile. "Good, I've caught up. Please give Miss Jeanne Arc more advice."

"Thank you, Master. My body is full of strength now. Now, there will be no problem in my fight with that lady." Jeanne Arc's heart was confused and scattered, and her invincible confidence as a general in the past was restored. No matter who the opponent in front of her was, she would not be confused, timid, or take a step back.

"Oh... Is that so? I think this is the purpose of being brought here..."

Martha looked at Jeanne Arc with bloodlust. Jeanne Arc, possessing magical power, stimulated her will to win even more. "Let me see if you are stronger or I am stronger than a saint!""Let's go to war, Jeanne Arc! My real name is Martha. I'm Berserker Rider, who was overcome by madness."

"Martha... Martha, the dragon saint!?" Doctor Roman felt that the situation had become very bad. If she was Martha, then... Her dragon...

"Everyone, be careful. In the past, she surrendered to a dragon praying for blessings.

She is the existence at the peak of the Rider rank——! ...

Tarasque, the powerless, looked at the Chaldeans in front of him and worriedly at the Martha below him. He only cared about his favorite Martha.

But it's also very painful. If these people die here, that person's future will be gone."

So it's not entirely useless to see Martha again.

Jeanne Arc smiled and held Fujimaru Ritsuka's trembling right hand: "All right, Master. With us, you don't have to be afraid. Let's begin the battle that belongs to us.

Master——!——!——"

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Off-screen Ordinary People Reaction

Person 1

The power system is really strange...

Through the magic provided by the master to Jeanne Arc, she can wield such powerful power. Isn't that a huge disadvantage?

Person 2

"Woo-woo ... He couldn't help but worry about whether the Chaldeans and their group would be able to fight the terrifying dragon now chasing Martha.

The power of the dragon that destroyed the city before... It's not like these people can resist. This must be the existence of the power of the magic flame dragon!

Lostbelt 7 Nahui mictlan.

In the city of dinosaurs, the dinosaurs stared in amazement at Jeanne Arc's miraculous power.

"Oh, oh, oh... Miss Jeanne Arc, a human being in the history of humanity, she... She's really great! The way she waved the flag seemed to show me the scene of us winning the soccer match and standing on the podium eating corn!"

"Miss Jeanne, please be sure to join our team...! This way, we no longer need to be afraid of the same guy who's bigger than us.

"Please be sure to join our team!——!!——!"

"Oh, oh, it's hard to imagine. Will the woman who waved a wooden shelf and summoned a huge dinosaur in the future also have the chance to become our teammate?

I instinctively feel... She... She must be a good soccer player!

Even large dinosaurs lack the courage to physically confront her, because as soon as they are hit once, they will... be blown away."

The siblings looked at what had happened in the past in the image with excitement.

"Well... As the person who will be managed by me in the future, it is still very good to show such courage. It is only natural to protect weak life forms from strong life forms." U-Olga Mary said with satisfaction.

Lostbelt 2: The Eternal Ice Age.

Scathach Skadi, the king of the Lostbelt, is the last living god in the world.

She stood by the window and looked out at the ice world covered in endless ice and snow, gazing at the flames still burning beneath the thick magical ice.

"Yes... I can summon Jeanne Arc and enhance her strength to make her as strong as the gods, and the power of the sacred banner should be able to resolve... Surtr's flames."

Recently, she previewed on the screen that Surtr would face Chaldea. Although it was only for a few seconds, Skadi could see it, and now she is worried about her people in the future.

Fate, the apocrypha timeline.

"Ha ha ha... I thought that village girl would die here with Master that day." Semiramis sat on the throne. She didn't seem to like Jeanne Arc.

She is filled with hostility toward Jeanne Arc.

"The power of the Holy Grail actually gave the illiterate village girl the power of knowledge, so her strength as a Servant will grow stronger.

I don't know if the Holy Grail has instilled in her knowledge of modern physics, mechanics, and dynamics~~~

Master, we should make some changes to our next plan. It seems that even with the power of the Great Holy Grail, we can't stop the mysterious magic in the satellite orbit from developing in the future."

Shirou Amakusa looked at the screen with a headache.

He looked at the super-large halo in the sky, as surprised as Dr. Romani had been at that moment.

He's been thinking about it, and then... The plan to use the Holy Grail to obtain relief for all of humanity can no longer be realized.

He can't be sure if the effect of the "third magic" can cause sublimated human immunity to burn throughout the world.

He can't be sure if this is the only master behind the scenes, and if even this planet can be saved.

Chaldea Antarctica.

"Alarm! Alert!!!

A singularity has caused a distortion of human history to appear.

Olga Mary stared dumbfounded at the new singularity that appeared on the control room screen, either France or the timeline of the Hundred Years' War. "What's going on...?"

Obviously, Lev's conspiracy hasn't succeeded yet; Chaldea hasn't been attacked, and there hasn't been any burning or loss of contact with the outside world.

How did this singularity appear?

"Well... Could it be because of this thing...?" Dr. Romaní pointed to the image of the play, those scenes from the future, "Is it...? Whether it's the past or the future. Timeline, countless people from parallel worlds can see these things happening.

As a result, when Jeanne Arc was captured as a prisoner and nearly burned to death, these sudden scenes nullified Jeanne's fabricated sins and revoked her guilt as a witch and the crimes of a witch.

The plan of the bishop and the despicable Englishman who framed Jeanne Arc was completely exposed for all to see, resulting in Jeanne Arc not dying in 1431 BC, but surviving.

"Or... Although Jeanne Arc is still dead, between the English who are worried about Jeanne's resurrection, and the excited French forces, is there some kind of plot development that reverses the historical node?"

Leonardo da Vinci felt that this possibility was still very high. After all, this inexplicable thing appeared... The existence of this dimension can no longer be understood.

"That means... Next, we have our own work to do, right?" Kirschtaria Wodime looked at the screen in the sky with a serious expression. In the future, Fujimaru Ritsuka is saving the world...

This time, in this timeline, I finally have the opportunity to save the world with everyone in Group A, Fujimaru Ritsuka, and Mash.

He was inexplicably a little excited, and he was looking forward to seeing what kind of story would unfold in the next unknown France.

Although he is the captain of Group A,

However, after seeing the subsequent impact of Fujimaru Ritsuka's decision, he decided to transfer the position of captain to Fujimaru Ritsuka. Even if Fujimaru Ritsuka's current strength is not good, he might not be able to convince the public, which has nothing to do with it.

He, Ophelia, and Peperoncino will fully support him anyway. This teacher has a strange personality and is favored by his chulainn.

Hinako Akuta (Yu Mei Ren) looked at the images on the screen with a thoughtful face, her hand on the book trembling slightly, and a very incredible idea appeared in her heart.

If... If I meet Lord Xiang Yu in the singularity, what should I do...?

She made the image of the enemy controlling Lord Xiang Yu madly or something.

Her beautiful eyes turned red in an instant, and her face became distorted and ferocious. "Whoever dares to insult Lord Xiang Yu, I will curse them to death!"

Inside the screen

"Mash, you can take care of Martha alone." Jeanne Arc said. Martha quickly rushed toward the enemy standing on the plain in front of her, but Saint Martha stood still, which confused her a little. There was no defense or preemptive attack.

Rumble—!—!—!————!

Tarasque gently waved his dragon claws, and the ground cracked in an instant. The dragon claws crossed like lightning, and the enormous wind pressure made it very difficult for Mash to resist.

This isn't a direct hit. Mash can't see the speed of the dragon's attack. It's incredible. It's so large, and its action is like thunder. It has extremely strong power, super defense, and lightning-like speed...

This is the power of Leviathan's son, Dragon Tarasque.

The sound waves formed by Elizabeth's enchanting song rushed to the surface of the dragon's body without any reaction. The dragon armor covering Tarasque's body was undamaged, and enormous magical power coated each of his dragon scales.

Elizabeth gritted her teeth and reluctantly watched his next attack dissipate into the cross.

Her attack failed to shake the cross, with firm belief in Martha's hand. After years of prayer, she assembled a cross of extremely powerful power.

This cross blew the minds of many people in Martha's prime.

"Tarasque———!!——!"

At the saint's command, the dragon rushed to where Fujimaro was standing. It was ready to crush Fujimaro Ritsuka to death. With its weight and strength, even if it didn't attack with its claws, it could crush everyone as long as it rushed forward.

Fujimaru Ritsuka and the soldiers behind him were stunned, staring desperately at the dragon that was getting closer and closer to them, obscuring the sky and the sun, hoping that the dark shadow had fallen on his body.

"When—!"

Suddenly, a beautiful figure leaped high, and the snow-white victory flag fiercely struck Tarasque's cheek. Jeanne Arc actually blew the dragon away with a single blow. This power is truly... It's incredible.

Is her rank really a ruler, not a Berserker?

This is a legendary existence, with dragon scales the size of a chariot, strong hands, and strong feet that can easily destroy the existence of a country.

"God created Leviathan on the fifth day, and his cubs are the dragons who have slain countless brave people.

Now Tarasque, who is with me—noble phantasm—O' Tragic Drake Who Knew Naught of Love (Tarasque)—!"

Martha closed her eyes and chanted the spell aloud. She didn't hesitate to release the spell and prepare to kill all the enemies in front of her in one fell swoop.The endless, dazzling white light rushed toward the body of the giant dragon Tarasque behind Martha. Its body turned white and transparent, burning at an incredible temperature. The ground beneath its feet had become red-hot magma.

"Come on, Tarasque. Accompanied by the hot flame like the scorching sun, appear here...! Give the proud man who fights against destruction a test blow—!"

BOOM—!—-——!!—!——!

The Tarasque's enormous body turned into a pillar of light and shot into the sky, suspended at a height of ten thousand meters and transformed into a round of scorching sun, and the dazzling light from its body shone everywhere within hundreds of kilometers.

It was nighttime, but it was like daytime.

The dazzling light made Fujimaro Ritsuka unable to look directly at all. She could only cover her eyes with both hands and watch as the sun began to spin at high speed through the gap, stirring the surrounding clouds, and the accelerated airflow rushed around her body.

Martha looked at Fujimaru coldly and reached out to chant the final spell, "O' Tragic Drake Who Runs Wild (Tarasque),"

"Everyone, come back behind me, won't you?" Headmaster... Please give me the power to protect the people." Mash took a deep breath and remembered the name given to her treasure: "Noble Phantasm - Lord Chaldeas!!!"

The round table shield unfolds dozens of layers, shining with the light of hope. This is the last hope of the people. If we can't stop it, we can only walk together on the path of the underworld.

At the same time, the enemy's attack followed.

The bright sun was a high-speed spinning Tarasque. Like a high-speed lathe filled with blades, it burst into a circle of sound-exploding clouds around its body, fiercely rushing toward Fujimaru Ritsuka and slamming into the round table shield raised by Mash.

When it collided with the shield, BOOM! With a sound, the ground five kilometers in front of the shield dissipated in an instant, just like a cloud bomb detonating on the shield, and the loud noise of metal impact continued.

Its high-speed spinning body continued to collide with the treasure deployed by Mash, and the layers of defensive boundaries quickly collapsed, like a seven-fold ring being broken.

If it weren't for the mysterious power of the Round Table shield to offset most of its power, even if Mash had held the Round Table shield, her thin body would have turned into red sauce under this reaction.

Mash's arm muscles continued to overflow with blood, and bones cracked and dripped blood, dripping onto the ground along the shield.

After all, her body isn't the real Galahad. She can't wield this power. Such a powerful enemy, she... It's very difficult to resist.

She closed her eyes in fear and continued to cheer herself up. She did her best to resist, gritting her teeth and saying, "Okay... Master, I will definitely protect you!"

Now she only has the power to protect everyone, but this is only temporary. The enormous demonic power in Tarasque's body hasn't dissipated much. This is only the beginning of the attack. Saint Martha hasn't taken off her gloves and swung her iron fist to fiercely strike Tarasque, directly crushing the enemy.

All the soldiers hiding behind Fujimaro Ritsuka trembled and looked desperately at the dragon on Mash's shield, which was hundreds of times larger than her body.

Although they didn't know how Mash blocked the dragon's blow.

But they knew Mash was still retreating, and her trembling body meant she was about to give up.

Fujimaro Ritsuka did his best to provide Mash with magical power. Her legs kept trembling. It wasn't fear, but rather the fact that too much magical power was being consumed. The nerve circuits in her body had been damaged. Paralysis and pain tormented Fujimaru Ritsuka's spirit.

"Doctor! Think of a way..." Fujimaro Ritsuka is helpless. He can't think of any way to save everyone here.

Once again, he tasted the despair of being helpless and could only watch.

As long as Mash can't hold on, the long, desperate sound of the death knell will ring here, taking everyone's life and devouring humanity's last hope.

"Master, please allow me to use my Noble Phantasm."

"Miss Jeanne, can your treasure handle this?!"

"My treasure is like Mash, used to protect people, a defensive treasure."

"Then please, Miss Jeanne Arc, please use it quickly!" Fujimaro Ritsuka looked at Jeanne Arc with joy, which was the final straw.

"But, Fujimaro. Can your body hold up? After signing the contract with me, I must have put a lot of strain on you."

Jeanne looked worriedly at Fujimaro Ritsuka's wet back, her eyes brimming with blood, turning red, a manifestation of physical overexertion.

"You can see it..." Fujimaro Ritsuka doesn't want to deceive Jeanne Arc, and there's no need to hide it. After all, she's an important person, and she can't even do this well.

"Yes, yes!——!——! After using the treasure in Fuyuki City, didn't you fall right away? Even if it wasn't your own magic, such a large magical flow, through your body's magic circuit, would also put a huge strain on your body.

I just signed a contract, and now I have to cast two Noble Phantasms at the same time.

Dr. Romani yelled madly at Fujimaro Ritsuka, "Even if you want to stall for time, you have to think carefully. Give me some time, and I'll definitely find a way."

He racked his brains and kept thinking about what to do, what to do, what to do, what to do now to solve this problem.

"Everything's fine, doctor." Fujimaro Ritsuka believed what cu chulainn said.

Besides, my junior Mash has worked very hard. As a senpai, I have to work even harder.

Fujimaro Ritsuka has made up his mind, and it's useless to persuade him.

"You're really...! Forget it... I've got it! Leave the resources to us. No matter what happens, you must do everything possible to prevent your soul and body from disappearing——!——!!

Don't die here for me————!————! You and Mash want me to return to Chaldea in peace." While pressing Fujimaro, Dr. Romani began controlling the throttle valve of the magical transport equipment to adjust the magical power.

"Thank you, Doctor. Miss Jeanne Arc, I'll ask you next time."

"Master, I salute a brave person like you. Please call me Jeanne." Jeanne Arc walked firmly, shining with countless golden stars all over her body. She seemed to be walking on the path of stars, not the grass. "The power of my Lord will come here.

Mash, then, we will break this dilemma together. We want to protect France together."

"Yes!" Mash was once again inspired by the courage of his predecessors. His support grew ever longer, only because the belief in his heart grew firm again. This was truly a power of idealism.

Jeanne Arc held a sacred flag with a golden iris on a white background, symbolizing France and her own faith.

"My flag, protect my countrymen! My lord is here!" Luminosité Eternelle

God is Here With Me

Boom——! An extremely dazzling light, like a supernova explosion, but this light isn't dazzling at all. It's an extremely gentle, mysterious, and dazzling light that dissipates all magical power.

All magical power within 100 meters of its range will be forcibly converted into defense.

This holy, gentle light shone on Martha, the beautiful face that had been swallowed up by madness.

Her eyes trembled, and in an instant, they cleared. This force dispelled the madness in her body and restored her to her original appearance.

In the situation of being swallowed up by madness, she couldn't even commit suicide, and couldn't resist the urge to suck blood and soul...

She truly hopes that when she and Tarasque are in the other world, they can be in a... He appears on relatively ordinary occasions.

I don't know if Siegfried is still alive.

She may have been hoping to kill the evil dragon Fafnir. If Siegfried, who was also here, could stop himself from degenerating further.

Just as Martha was stunned, and Tarasque was blown away, Jeanne Arc waved a holy flag across Martha's chest. The saint's warm blood dyed the holy flag white, and she spat blood onto Jeanne Arc's cheek.

"I'm sorry, Jeanne Arc... Let them contaminate you with blood. To make amends... Let me tell you something." Martha felt guilty and looked embarrassed at Jeanne Arc, who was also a saint.

"Saint Martha, you..."

"Don't show that expression. Enough is enough. Enough is enough. Really... How can a saint go...? What about devastating innocent people?" Martha complained resentfully that this shameful and unforgettable memory would stay with her for a long time.

I don't know if the saint she mentioned was Jeanne Arc, the dragon witch, or herself.

Her body slowly dissipated in front of Jeanne Arc, and only the saint's blood remained on the holy flag. Tarasque dissipated with Martha and returned to the throne of heroes.

She very much hopes to be able to appear on the battlefield where she can defeat the mastermind behind the scenes in the future.

At that moment, she wouldn't hesitate to blow the enemy's head off with her iron fist and fighting skills.

"..." With a sigh, Ritsuka fell to the ground and fell into a coma.

After seeing the enemy finally disappear, he couldn't hold on to the spirit he'd been clinging to until now, and then suddenly collapsed.

Jeanne hurried over and squatted down. She reached out to brush back Fujimaru Ritsuka's bangs, her eyes filled with worry.

Mash stroked Fujimaru Ritsuka's forehead; her eyes were rippling with water, and her beautiful eyes reflected the sleeping face of the person she loved. Senpai... Thank you for helping me again.

"Don't worry, there's no problem. Calm down. He temporarily fell asleep because he was extremely tired. The battle just now was exhausting, and the magical flow was relatively large. This child is very strong."

Dr. Romani's face showed a complicated and happy expression. Fujimaro Ritsuka, you should be able to come back alive.

Mash slowly picked up Fujimaro Ritsuka and gently placed the senpai on the comfortable and spacious seat of the carriage. This is the spacious sofa in the queen's carriage that can make people lie down to sleep.

But there was no pillow in the carriage. She timidly placed Fujimaro Ritsuka on her soft thighs where he had removed his armor, and boldly stroked the top of Fujimaro Ritsuka's head, as if petting a dog.

"Jeanne arc--!" Gilles ran panting, daring not to believe it. He looked at his faith with excitement, his only idol, Jeanne Arc, with emotion, "I'm Gilles, and you still... Do you remember me?"

"Marie... Summon the carriage." Jeanne Arc was in an extremely complicated mood. She couldn't face Gilles, her best friend from the past.

The Holy Grail instilled what had happened in human history into Jeanne Arc's mind. She already understood that after his death... My friend did something in the land of France... What a sad thing.

"Miss Jeanne Arc, Gilles just now... It should be." Mash knew the other party's identity, but she didn't know why Miss Jeanne Arc was there and didn't want to see her.

Mr. Gilles must be very... I want to confirm Miss Jeanne Arc's safety.

"We used to be friends... But at the same time, that's also a sin I committed..." Jeanne said.

(Author's note: I can honestly say I didn't upload anything because the power went out at my house, but the truth is, I don't want to do anything. That's all because the chapter is short right now.)

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