The knight fell to his knees in overwhelming regret.
At that moment, he realized the grave mistake he had made.
He failed to throw the Holy Sword into the lake, allowing the Holy Lance to corrupt the King, transforming her into an undead King wandering the world.
"I am guilty!"
Bedivere collapsed, sobbing uncontrollably.
He arrived at the edge of Avalon and became a stone statue in the shape of a man, turning into a lifeless husk.
Waiting 1,500 years for a reunion with his King…
"Bedivere, the only time you ever made a mistake, and it had to be this fatal one. I told you again and again."
Sanjiro let out a soft sigh, feeling as if all of this had been predestined by fate.
This man was one of the original Knights of the Round Table, and also served as steward of the British court, tasked with caring for the King.
A calm, gentle, and trustworthy man.
Unfortunately, this time he couldn't bring himself to throw the Holy Sword into the lake, which led to the terrifying singularity that followed.
It was likely that Alaya would release the footage soon and shock the entire world.
They continued watching.
In the video, after losing both the Holy Sword and its sheath, King Artoria began to be corrupted by the Holy Lance.
Originally, after drawing the sword from the stone, her eternally youthful body was frozen at the age of fifteen. But now, "part" of her began to grow once more.
In Kirina's disbelieving gaze—
The front of Artoria's figure, like a steel plate dyed in ocean blue, began to shift like tectonic movement, rising into two Mount Everests.
Even her once petite height of 150 cm quickly surged past 170 cm.
In the blink of an eye, the cute and soft girl Arthur had transformed into the powerful and commanding Lion King who could rally the hearts of her people!
"I want to learn this!!!"
Kirina nearly drooled, shouting out without thinking.
This was just too envy-inducing!
"In your dreams."
Sanjiro glanced sideways at her.
This brat was covered in layer upon layer of magical seals he had cast, perfectly "protecting" her.
Ninety-nine percent of his remaining power had been poured into Kirina's body to prevent her from going berserk and becoming a world-destroying gremlin.
Where there's gain, there's loss.
Like Artoria pulling the sword from the stone, her body could no longer grow.
(T/N: Bruh made a legal loli XD)
"Ughhhh, I don't believe this! I'm going to defy fate!"
Kirina gritted her teeth in frustration.
Over the past year, she had noticed her body truly had stopped growing, completely frozen at 145 cm.
The only consolation was that her bestie Illya was even shorter and hadn't grown either.
But still... the envy was real!
The audience watching the video were also shocked by this earth-shaking transformation—
HistorianWithWifi-[So that's why! I was wondering why the King looked different at the end of "Perfect King"!]
BoobVenerate-[If the chest isn't mighty, how can one bring peace to the world? Conquering a kingdom is easy—keeping it is hard! No 'ru' no rule! Win the hearts of the people, win the world!]
BobUchiha-[No wonder the King couldn't hold Britain back then—now she can rule perfectly!]
...
"So this is the power of the Holy Lance?"
Mordred stared blankly at the screen.
Her father, who once looked identical to her, had grown into a charismatic queen in the blink of an eye!
Was this the power of the Holy Lance?
Back in the day, Nameless had told her about it.
The Holy Sword was for destroying enemies, while the Holy Lance was a shining pillar that stitched together the surface of the planet.
In simple terms—
The human world and the fae world were like skins covering the planet, and the Holy Lance was a "pillar of light" used to sew them together.
Besides Artoria wielding the Holy Lance, there was also a monkey in the distant East holding another pillar of light.
If these pillars collapsed, the entire human world would peel away from the planet's surface—
Bringing extinction to all of humanity.
But that wasn't important. What was important—
Was that this was the very spear that killed her!
After the video "Perfect King" aired, netizens gave the spear a new name—
[The Impale-Your-Kid Spear!]
Back when she and her father fought—
Even though she purposely held back her Noble Phantasm's power just a little, her father hit her with a heartfelt line…
And then impaled her with a single strike!
Mordred looked at that lance and felt her heart ache.
Truly. Heart. Ache!
"Mordred, stop thinking about it. Your father is never going to let you touch the Holy Lance." Gawain carried over ten servings of potato rice. "See? I'm the one who truly cares for you. Eat more, and you can grow up to be like your father!"
"...You sure about that?"
Mordred looked skeptical.
She felt like all the knights were just humoring her.
"Not really—"
Gawain thought for a moment, then said seriously, "Because your father ate even more than you."
"Fine, I'll eat! I'll surpass Father no matter what!"
Mordred gritted her teeth and accepted the food without hesitation.
If it meant she could surpass her father, she would endure any pain in the world!
With a mask of suffering on her face, she ate the potato rice while continuing to watch the video.
After Artoria's transformation—
The footage approached its end.
The white-robed Flower Magus stood atop the Tower at the Edge of Avalon.
In his hands was a small, cute, white creature.
"Go on, Cath Palug(Fou). I'll be staying here." Merlin smiled brightly. "Go out and experience the truly beautiful things in the world!"
Fwoosh—
The fluffy, adorable white creature was tossed off the Endless Tower.
"Fou—Fou!!!"
The tiny creature let out a shrill cry, plummeting downward without a single echo to be heard.
Then, words appeared on the screen—
[1,500 years later, Fou finally hit the ground…]
[This side story ends here!]
[To see what happens next, stay tuned for the next video!]
The screen gradually darkened.
The audience paused for a moment before the barrage of comments exploded—
ICastFart-[WTF, you made the little cutie free-fall for 1,500 years?! Merlin, you heartless bastard!!]
[Fou: Merlin, I'm gonna kill you when I see you! I'll scatter your ashes to the wind!]
[Fou: Merlin, you %@$%&*!]
CatEarsPrincess-[Merlin must die!]
...
Chaldea.
Everyone was watching the video.
Dr. Roman blinked in confusion. "That's it???"
"Bedivere failed to return the sword to the Lady of the Lake, letting Artoria be corrupted by the Holy Lance. Looks like she might evolve into a deity."
Da Vinci had a serious expression.
Chaldea was supposed to be an organization formed by the united efforts of various national Heroic Spirits, meant to mediate between their conflicts.
But this Nameless Heroic Spirit could walk through human history and accomplish such unbelievable feats.
Da Vinci wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but this felt like what Chaldea should've been doing all along.
Was this something that happened in an alternate timeline?
Next to her, Mash blinked. "This Nameless Heroic Spirit… feels familiar."
"No rush. Alaya will eventually reveal everything."
Dr. Roman snapped out of it, still grinding his teeth. "Merlin really is a heartless bastard. When I meet him, I swear I'll punch him!"
The Flower Magus had been exposed thoroughly in this side story.
For the first time, Roman realized a person could be this scummy—so scummy that everyone wanted to beat him up!
Truly, there's no scummiest—only scummier.
Break time.
Roman hid away in the break room, eating strawberry shortcake while casually browsing livestreams.
Then he saw a new VTuber, and instantly felt his heart racing.
She had long silver hair, ruby-red eyes, and a dazzling, adorable smile.
"She's so cute! Like an angel, pure and kind!"
Roman clutched his chest.
Was this what they called love at first sight?
Just one glance and it felt like an eternity!
With just one look, he instantly knew—this angel was his favorite.
He had to stan her!
This new VTuber's name was—
[Magical☆Merry!]