Immediately, Melusine lightly stepped aside to make room. Sola slightly opened her cherry-red, succulent lips and began to demonstrate her astonishing oral techniques.
Her lips parted as if containing endless magic; every note that flowed from her seemed as melodious as the music of the heavens. As she performed, the surrounding air seemed infected by her voice, becoming full of life and vitality. The girls were immersed in Sola's skill as if transported to a dreamlike world.
Vivid and colorful images appeared before their eyes, and they felt an unprecedented sense of shock and emotion. Sola, completely absorbed in her own performance, projected a gaze both focused and affectionate, melting her emotions into every note to make the entire display more vivid and touching. In this moment, time seemed to stop flowing, leaving only Sola's voice echoing in the air.
"Ah~! As expected of Sola~!" Haruka Kasugano said excitedly.
"Wow, this is way too incredible!!!" Melusine stared with wide eyes, fixed on Sola's smooth, flowing movements, unable to stop herself from exclaiming in wonder.
At that moment, even the dazed Artoria alter was captivated. She slowly crawled up from the ground, staring with full concentration at Sola's micro-management techniques. Under Sola's patient guidance, Melusine and Artoria alter practiced and experimented repeatedly, finally successfully mastering the art of the "White Lady Coiling around Leifeng Pagoda."
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The next morning, sunlight spilled across Haruka Kasugano's face as he prepared to depart for Romania. The catalyst Sola had delivered the day before—a fragment of the Round Table—shimmered like a brilliant pearl with a mysterious light. In the original plot, this fragment was the key to Kairi Sisigou summoning Mordred.
However, Haruka Kasugano was worried. His concern wasn't whether he could summon Mordred, but the issue of the Heroic Spirit summoning slots. He already held contracts with Circe and Melusine; by normal logic, he couldn't perform another summoning. To become a Master, he would need someone else to summon the Heroic Spirit first, then transfer the contract to him.
Thus, he planned to have Sola accompany him to perform the summoning and then transfer the Master rights. But—if Sola performed the summoning, the causal link might change, and the probability of summoning Mordred would plummet. If Mordred didn't appear, this fragment was also unlikely to summon Artoria (since she was right there), and the chances of a different version of her appearing were slim. Most likely, it would just summon some other male knight of the Round Table.
Thinking of this, Haruka Kasugano felt his interest waning. He wanted Mordred above all.
So, Haruka Kasugano arrived at the hospital to visit Kairi Sisigou, the man injured in the car accident he had engineered.
"Mr. Sisigou, I'm here to talk about a collaboration~" Haruka Kasugano said with a cheeky grin.
Kairi Sisigou currently couldn't even move his neck; he was wrapped tightly in plaster and bandages from head to toe. "Are you even human... I'm like this, and you want me to summon a Heroic Spirit for you? Can't you do it yourself?" Kairi complained wordlessly.
"Hahaha... I've calculated that your luck is amazing, so I want you to do the summoning, then just transfer the Master rights to me~" Haruka Kasugano maintained his grin. As he spoke, he placed one million pounds on Kairi's bed.
Then, a medical miracle occurred: Kairi's hand burst through the constraints of the plaster, reached out, and pulled the box of money away.
"Hmph. Heroic Spirits have tempers, especially a Knight of the Round Table. I'm only responsible for the summoning. Whether they agree to the transfer is none of my business," Kairi said with an "I don't care" expression.
"No problem! You just handle the summoning; leave the rest to me!"
Haruka Kasugano carried Kairi Sisigou all the way to Romania. Haruka Kasugano did all the legwork, and finally, it was Kairi's turn to recite the incantation.
"...Come forth!" Kairi shouted.
BOOM—
After a storm of scarlet magical energy, the world seemed shrouded in blood. Within the crimson haze, a knight clad in armor with a ram-horned helmet slowly emerged, radiating an endless pressure like a demon walking out of hell.
"May I ask... wait, how many of you are there exactly?" Mordred tried to communicate, but she realized they were completely ignoring her.
Haruka Kasugano and Kairi weren't paying her any attention; they were chatting as if no one else was there.
"Mr. Haruka, my job is done. Pay the balance," Kairi interrupted, holding out a hand.
"Sure, sure. I'll have Melusine take you to the airport," Haruka Kasugano replied.
Mordred was completely stunned. She had just manifested, and these two were already selling her out right in front of her! Did she have no dignity?
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"Hey! Who gave you permission to trade me away?" Mordred dashed over, screaming at Kairi. She yanked off her helmet, revealing her tomboyish face.
Kairi helplessly spread his hands, gesturing to his miserable state in the wheelchair. "Big sister, look at me. How am I supposed to take you to get the Grail? This is for your own good!"
"Who are you calling big sister! I'm a man!" Mordred kicked Kairi's wheelchair in a rage.
CLACK—
The wheel flew off like an arrow, spinning like a top for a dozen rotations before falling flat.
Kairi: "..."
Mordred: "..."
Haruka Kasugano: "..."
"I don't care! As a proud knight, I won't change Masters! Don't worry, I'm strong. Even if you're a cripple, I'll get you the Grail!" Mordred puffed out her chest confidently.
"I don't want it!" Kairi clutched the remaining payment, stood up through sheer willpower, and shouldered his wheelchair to leave. Another medical miracle.
"You bastard, you're not even hurt! Get back here!" Mordred raised Clarent, looking ready to murder Kairi.
Haruka Kasugano blocked her, saying with a fake smile, "Don't bother. Be my Servant from now on, and we'll get the Grail together."
"You bastard... I hate underhanded people like you most! Couldn't summon one yourself? Had to use someone else? I won't recognize you! I'll block the Command Spell transfer ceremony!" Mordred screamed, her hair practically standing on end.
"Sigh... no choice then." Haruka Kasugano sighed and prepared his finishing move. "Little Mo..."
Mordred froze, asking suspiciously, "I haven't even introduced myself. How do you know my true name?"
Haruka Kasugano's lips curled into a smirk. "Little Mo, that's not important. What's important is—Artoria is truly 'moist'~!"
CRACK—
Mordred's logic shattered like glass. "What do you mean?"
Haruka Kasugano chuckled. "I mean... your Father King is truly 'moist'~!"
"No... I should say, your Mother King is truly 'moist'~!"
"Compared to your mother, you must be quite moist too as a daughter~!"
SNAP—
Mordred's sanity collapsed entirely. "Bastard... how many times do I have to say it, I'm a man! Don't call me a girl!!!! I am the only legitimate heir to King Arthur Pendragon... how could I be a girl? And... you dare insult my Father King? You deserve ten thousand deaths!!!"
Mordred's mana erupted, scarlet lightning coiling around her like vipers. She raised Clarent to tear Haruka Kasugano apart. But Haruka Kasugano didn't care, smiling lightly. "Why don't you ask your mom if she agrees with you?"
Before his voice faded, Artoria alter appeared behind him like a ghost. Seeing Artoria alter, Mordred's mana vanished instantly. She stumbled back several steps. "Impossible... Father... why are you here..."
Then, a sight that left her jaw on the floor occurred. Artoria alter actually took the initiative to wrap her long legs around Haruka Kasugano like an octopus, giggling: "Little Mo~! What era are you living in, still calling me Father? I'm a certified woman now~!"
Artoria alter's face was full of playful mockery. "Look at you, how ridiculous. Britain is long gone, yet you're still deceiving yourself. I never recognized you as an heir, yet you're lost in your own delusions. Truly pathetic~! Hurry up. If you still consider me your mom, kneel down obediently and lick his Holy Sword like a dog!"
"Bastard!!! You're not my Father King! My Father would never become a man's plaything like you!!!" Mordred roared at the top of her lungs.
"Heh, how laughable!" Artoria alter stopped pretending and began to scold her directly: "Who do you think Britain fell because of? Who killed me? Who turned my dreams into bubbles? You! Stop acting sanctimonious! You aren't worthy!"
Artoria alter's words were like a sharp dagger piercing through Mordred's self-comforting facade. Mordred swayed as if she might collapse.
"I..."
"I'll kill you!!!"
"From childhood until now, you never recognized me!!!"
"I'm clearly your daughter, but you won't acknowledge me! I... I could only use that method to get my inheritance!"
"No... you definitely aren't Father... my Father would never say that to me. Even when she stabbed me with the Holy Spear, she didn't insult me like you..."
"Who are you?!"
Artoria alter laughed lightly. "I am me, of course. Back then I was too hypocritical; now is the real me... I was betrayed by my subordinates, why can't I condemn you? Britain was destroyed by you lot, why can't I hate you? Answer me!"
"I..."
Mordred's mental world shattered. Her mana erupted like a volcano as she roared: "Die! Just die! I'm taking back everything that belongs to me!!!"
Mordred went completely mad, her eyes flashing with scarlet light.
BOOM—
Without another word, she swung Clarent at Artoria alter.
[Clarent Blood Arthur!!!]
Artoria alter didn't back down. Raising Excalibur Morgan, she countered with a one-handed mana burst.
[Excalibur Morgan!!!]
BOOM BOOM BOOM—
One black and one red beam of light collided like two dragons, illuminating the Romanian graveyard with a blinding glare. Flying dust and stones filled the air, and tombstones were reduced to powder under the powerful impact.
Standing to the side, Kairi Sisigou stumbled, nearly blown away by the force.