Chapter 141: Raising one or two Beasts in Chaldea is normal, right?
"Senpai, please stand behind me!!!"
Mash immediately summoned her shield from her hand, quickly taking a battle stance.
"Don't come any closer, Beast VI!!!"
"Hmph, little girl, you really dare to face me like this."
Beast of Sodom narrowed her eyes, observing Mash with interest.
"But being blocked by the same shield over and over again, even I am starting to find it boring."
"——————???"
Mash completely did not understand what Beast of Sodom was talking about.
"This ends here, Beast VI!"
At some point, Arthur had appeared at the far end of the corridor, his Holy Sword already drawn, aimed directly at the smiling Beast of Sodom.
"Hmph, Holy Sword Wielder, you're too late."
"Don't act recklessly. In your current state, you are no match for me."
"Oh? You really think so?"
Beast of Sodom kept her sinister smile, raising one hand holding the Holy Grail.
"Holy Grail?!"
Arthur was momentarily stunned.
Hadn't her Holy Grail already been destroyed by his Noble Phantasm? Yet this magical energy... it was unmistakably the Holy Grail!!!
The opponent not only escaped the specially-made cage but even managed to reclaim the Holy Grail.
Arthur couldn't help but tighten his grip on Excalibur.
"Everyone stop!!!"
Ethan, clutching his throbbing forehead, stepped out and positioned himself in front of Beast of Sodom, who was facing Arthur with his sword drawn.
"It's okay, she is not our enemy right now."
"——————?!"
"Senpai————————?!"
Sure enough, Ethan's words left Mash and Arthur both shocked.
"Senpai, it's very dangerous over there, come back quickly!!!"
Just as Mash was about to rush forward with her shield to rescue Ethan, Beast of Sodom wrapped her other arm around Ethan's body.
"Don't move recklessly anymore, or the life of the last Master of humanity will not be guaranteed."
As if their throats were being squeezed, Mash and Arthur immediately froze, not daring to advance.
"Master!!!"
"Chiu chiu————————!!!"
Johanna, holding the Silver Cross Staff, rushed over with the White Owl from afar, accompanied by Martha.
Seeing Beast of Sodom holding Ethan hostage, everyone was horrified.
"To think this Beast actually escaped from the specially-prepared barrier?!"
"Be careful, the Master is still in its hands!"
They only dared to surround Beast of Sodom in the pipeline, not daring to act rashly.
"Ahahaha, what a bunch of foolish Heroic Spirits, so easily manipulated by me, and you still dream of saving humanity? Truly laughable to the extreme!!!"
Beast of Sodom laughed loudly, nearly dropping the Holy Grail from her hand.
"Haa... that's enough, isn't it?"
Ethan sighed, easily removing the small arm of Beast of Sodom wrapped around him.
"————————?!"
Seeing Ethan escape so effortlessly, everyone was dumbfounded.
"Everyone, put down your weapons too, I'm fine."
Although hesitant, everyone present obeyed Ethan's command and gradually withdrew their weapons.
"Meh, no matter how splendid the stage is, I have seen enough today, this king is tired."
Beast of Sodom nodded with satisfaction.
"According to the agreement, I have brought you back, so you should fulfill your promise to me now, right?"
"...I will handle it properly."
Ethan nodded.
Previously, when trapped in that time stream, he was forced to accept her condition in order to return.
Anyway, he would just meet the Doctor later and explain everything.
"Right, I'll grant you special permission to call my true name."
Beast of Sodom motioned for Ethan to sit down, then tiptoed up and whispered in his ear:
"If you have any desires toward me, call my true name — Draco — with a voice full of longing, and I will grant your wish, for I am the Beast that possesses the true Holy Grail."
"————————?!"
After speaking, the small blonde girl naturally carried the Holy Grail and walked toward the group of Servants ahead.
"Hey, the little girl who tried to imprison me, take me back to rest."
"Eh?!"
Faced with Draco's request, Johanna was clearly a bit flustered.
But seeing Ethan nod in affirmation, she also quickly nodded in agreement.
"I understand."
Then she led Draco back to the special room that had previously held her.
When passing by Arthur, Draco even deliberately turned her head back, smiling as she said:
"Holy Sword Wielder, your destiny is not with me. Your true target should be that G over there."
"——————?!"
Arthur widened his eyes, immediately questioning:
"Tell me, where is that Beast?!"
But Draco only shook her head and smiled, giving no further answer.
"G, huh..."
Arthur unconsciously clenched his fists, and Merlin's prophecy surfaced in his mind.
"When L and R gather as a pair, S and G will also appear somewhere under the sky."
"Since S has already appeared in this world, then G must also..."
At that moment, Ethan, who was surrounded by the crowd, was called back by Mash.
"Senpai, are you okay?! Did that Beast do anything to you?"
Immediately after, Mash began inspecting Ethan's entire body for any injuries.
"Wait... wait, Mash, calm down a little..."
Under Ethan's restraint, Mash reluctantly calmed down.
"Sorry, Senpai, because we couldn't find you earlier, I got a bit worried..."
"Look, I'm perfectly fine, aren't I?"
To reassure her, Ethan forced a smile.
"Right, Senpai, hurry to the Medical Room so Doctor can check you over!"
Without allowing any explanation, Mash grabbed Ethan and dragged him straight to the Medical Room.
...
"Umu, looking at it, there doesn't seem to be any major issues, just a few scratches."
Doctor Romani opened a bottle of antiseptic solution, preparing to clean the wounds on Ethan's shoulder and arm.
A stinging pain immediately spread from the wound.
"Ow ow ow ow————————!!!"
Ethan couldn't help but cry out.
"Alright, as long as you change the dressing on time, you'll be fine."
After disinfecting, Doctor Romani quickly bandaged Ethan's injuries.
"But... these wounds don't seem to have been caused inside Chaldea... Earlier, Mash mentioned that you seemed to have disappeared, and then even Beast VI suddenly vanished from the surveillance screen. Could the two disappearances be related?"
Finishing the treatment, Doctor Romani looked at Ethan with suspicion.
"How should I put this..."
Ethan scratched his head, organizing his words.
"Earlier, didn't Doctor call me to the Control Room? I... got lost, and somehow accidentally slipped through to the Fuyuki Singularity."
"Slipped into the Fuyuki Singularity?!"
Doctor Romani and Mash were both shocked.
"Even Rayshift can't return to a Singularity that has already disappeared. Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
"Yes, I'm absolutely sure it was the Singularity that Mash and I had previously repaired."
Ethan firmly nodded, his expression resolute.
"That Fuyuki Singularity had not been completely destroyed, and there, I met a Servant who saved me."
"Saved you? Then it must have been a Servant from Proper Human History."
Doctor Romani quickly made a reasonable deduction.
"Do you know that Servant's name? Or did he tell you?"
"..."
Ethan glanced at Mash beside him, who was also attentively looking at him. After thinking for a moment, he simply shook his head.
"No, he didn't."
Now was not yet the time to reveal to Kouhai-chan about Kouhai-kun.
To fully utilize Galahad's power, Mash needed to go through more battles to accumulate experience.
Revealing the True Name recklessly now might lead to unforeseen changes.
"I see. So basically, you were saved by a Proper Human History Servant, then repaired the Singularity again and returned?"
Doctor Romani pondered.
"No, if that Singularity truly still existed, it could only have come from another Time Fracture."
"Doctor, what is a Time Fracture?"
Mash looked at Doctor Romani with confusion.
"They are fragments of history. Since the timeline of humanity is not a straight line, many illogical worldlines have been cut off. Sometimes, the cut-off parts form Time Fractures."
Doctor Romani patiently explained.
"Time Fractures interact with reality at very special times and places. The way to enter them is unclear, and naturally, there's no way to escape them either."
Then Doctor Romani turned to look at Ethan with suspicion.
"Ethan, if you truly fell into a Time Fracture, then how did you return?"
"Actually, it was Beast of Sodom who brought me back."
Ethan awkwardly scratched his head as he said that.
"Naniii——————?!"
"————————?!"
Doctor Romani and Mash both widened their eyes in astonishment.
"No no no, Ethan, are you kidding?! That's Beast VI! Even if her Saint Graph changes, she's still Human Evil — Beast VI/S!! Have you forgotten, last time in the Rome Singularity, it took summoning Grand Lancer just to barely defeat her?!"
"That's right, Senpai, she clearly was someone who wanted to kill all of us!!!"
Facing the questioning from Doctor Romani and Mash, Ethan could only continue explaining.
"Uh, at first I thought so too, but it's true that Beast VI found me and saved me in time."
"Indeed, with Beast VI's abilities, she could traverse many worlds and move freely within a Time Fracture. But it's still hard to believe that humanity's enemy would go and rescue Chaldea's Master..."
Immediately after, Doctor Romani turned to look at Mash, who was still lost in shock.
"Mash, you feel the same, right? A Evil of Human helping Chaldea!"
"...So I wrongly blamed her earlier, I have to find a chance to apologize properly."
Mash lowered her head, looking very guilty.
"Mash, what are you even saying?! Why are you not acting normal either!!!"
Doctor Romani was completely speechless.
"Right, Doctor."
Ethan suddenly remembered what Galahad had told him.
"Do you think it's possible that something like a 'save point' exists within Proper Human History?"
"'Save point'?"
Doctor Romani looked at Ethan in confusion.
"By creating a small Singularity, when Human History faces a crisis, the Human Order could return to that Singularity and restart a new historical path."
Hearing Ethan's words, Doctor Romani pondered for a moment before speaking.
"If you wanted to do that with minimal effort, you would have to ensure that the Singularity contained enough mana."
"In other words, the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki would have to be maintained indefinitely."
"Because once the Holy Grail War ends, that era would naturally continue progressing forward."
"What if we gathered 'drifters' from other worlds, like we've done before?"
"No, simply adding drifters wouldn't be enough to sustain the world's operation. Something more stable would be needed..."
"Something like a concept capable of endlessly dying and resurrecting."
Thinking to this point, Doctor Romani shook his head.
"Sorry, your hypothesis is a bit too far-fetched. But..."
Sitting in his chair, Doctor Romani looked toward Ethan.
"Even if such a possibility did exist, we would still need to repair that so-called 'save point.' Because humanity's future cannot move backward—it can only keep moving forward."
"...I understand, Doctor."
Ethan nodded.
It was truly just as Doctor said.
The history of humanity cannot turn back. As people living in the present, the only thing we can do is keep moving forward.
"Eh, Romani, how's the situation on your side?"
On the medical room screen, Leonardo da Vinci's face appeared.
"I'm finished here. Ethan's fine. How about your side?"
"Perfect timing that Ethan's there—hey, you, go back and deal with that mess!"
"Huh? What mess???"
da Vinci's sudden words left Ethan confused.
"The bunch of Servants you gathered, duh! I've received nearly a hundred complaint reports already! Anyway, I'm busy dealing with other matters now, bye."
After saying that, da Vinci abruptly hung up.
"...By the way, Mash, how long have you been away from that room?"
Ethan suddenly thought of something and turned to Mash.
"I couldn't stop Mordred-san, so I ran to find Senpai, and then discovered Senpai was missing, and then..."
Mash's face suddenly turned pale.
Holy Yabai Shit!!!
They're still livestreaming the FZ reaction over there!!!
Panic-stricken, Ethan threw open the door and rushed out of the medical room.
"Remember to come back and change your bandages on time!!!"
"Doctor, please excuse me too!"
Mash bowed to Doctor Romani and also frantically chased after Ethan, both of them sprinting toward the screening room.
Ethan quickly raced through the corridor, reaching the area where that room was. Before he could even step inside, an enraged shout burst out from within.
"You dare insult my father, I can't hold back anymore! Conqueror King!!!"
"Boil over, Wrath of the Planet! Clarent... Blood Arthur!"
Immediately after was a tremendous explosion.
"KABOOOOOOM————————————!!"