Earth Princess? No, it's Fujimaru Ritsuka!

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Gollum~~

The black mud gradually swallowed up Sajou Aika [Mama].

Then, the aura suddenly changed, and terrifying magic began to overflow wildly.

It sounded like the roar of a dragon.

"Raise your shields!" Andersen shouted immediately.

"Yes, Mr. Andersen! Quickly stand behind me!"

Mashu held her breath and raised her shield.

"Defense with all your might, Mash!" Andersen shouted.

"I know, but with the senior not here, I don't know how long I can hold on with all my might!"

The shield shimmered with dazzling light, magical patterns flickered, array diagrams appeared, and a chalk wall was randomly materialized.

Then...

Chapter 124 Facing Off, the Monster Queen! The Resolve to Raise the Sword!

boom!boom!

boom!

It is neither a figment of imagination nor a purely physical attack.

It was an unprecedented evil in humanity.

Greed, despair, hunger...

Negative emotions that have existed since the dawn of humanity erupted at this moment.

【Babatos in Burning Style】!

"This is the power of the Demon God Pillar?!"

Mashu looked surprised, her eyes reflecting the burning flames, her whole body suppressed by this terrifying dark light, making it hard for her to breathe.

"In other words, it not only devoured the Servant, but also the Demon Pillar of this Singularity!"

"A single Demon Pillar would be enough to deal with multiple Servants, but now..."

A monster formed from black mud emerged from the Holy Grail, its enormous form covering the entire field of vision like a demonic pillar.

The grotesque dragon head was terrifying and filled one with despair.

Even more terrifying, right on that dragon's head, almost completely naked, Sajō Aika wore a broken smile.

"Heh...hehe...hehehe~~"

"Beautiful tentacles~~"

"They even blaspheme the gods!"

"I will kill you all, and then bring back my Saber~~!"

The black mud was scorching hot, with even boiling, bubbling bubbles.

In addition, there is its terrifying corrosive power.

Mashu had no choice but to use her Noble Phantasm to fight back with all her might!

"Mr. Andersen, have you discovered any weaknesses in the other side?"

"No, my [Human Observation] isn't working. That guy... he's no longer at the human level; he might have completely turned into a beast!"

In other words, is the beast that Arthur Pendragon once fought so hard to keep from being born about to hatch?

Wouldn't that make everything very bad?

"There's no other way, I have to unleash my Noble Phantasm now...but..."

Hans Christian Andersen did not believe that Mash would have the power to defeat her opponent simply by using a Noble Phantasm. Although he could strengthen Servants, there were still certain limits to him, and he probably could not strengthen Mash from Tyson to Taro.

No, it's pointless if we can't make it through this.

The attacks he can launch are merely representations of things from fairy tales.

For example, the Nightingale... or throwing the matches from The Little Match Girl's book like bombs... but his true power lies in his Noble Phantasm...

[A story written for you]

It can present a certain type of person in an idealized way.

"Kyrielight...imagine the most perfect pose in your mind."

"The most perfect posture?! Sorry... now is not the time to think about that."

"Then tell me, what is your ideal?"

"My ideal is to protect my seniors and become their strength."

"Idiot. I'm not saying you're doing this for someone else's ideals... but for your own strength, what kind of person you truly want to become."

"Andersen said."

Mashu never thought of that.

It should be said that she didn't have any life goals.

As a test-tube baby, she was born to be a vessel for the power of Heroic Spirits... Understanding the concept of self is still quite difficult for her.

“I don’t know… It’s a bit hard for me to understand. Although Captain Drake said something similar to me… I still can’t easily understand myself.”

Mashu frankly admitted that she was unaware of this fact.

"I was endowed with the blood of the True Ancestor by my predecessors, possessing some of the characteristics of the Dead Apostles, and also bearing the power of Heroic Spirits and humans—I want to unleash this power, even if only for this moment... just once!"

"I want to protect my senior!"

"Protect? I see..."

Hans Christian Andersen nodded.

It dawned on him.

Sometimes, the ideal self and the self you can actually become are completely different things.

Few people can truly be their best selves.

Making the best choice and having the best outcome...like a beautiful dream.

But the most endearing part is the version of yourself that keeps chasing your dreams.

Hans Christian Andersen smiled:

"That's why you not only gained the power of [Guardian]; in a sense, as a Dead Apostle, you also possess the principles of [Guardian]."

"Then I'll make an exception and give you a PowerUp! This is a way of giving back to the book fans, so please accept it with gratitude!"

The blue quill pen flashed rapidly across the book.

Mash struggled to withstand the onslaught of the surging black mud. The mere clash was comparable to a powerful anti-city Noble Phantasm, gradually surpassing even the normally released Holy Sword.

Even if Artoria Alter herself came, she would probably only be able to fight the beam to a draw.

Mashu's limit is the deadline for submitting her manuscript.

Hans Christian Andersen had to complete the work within this short time!

"Mash... I have composed for you the power you will eventually reach and comprehend. With this power, you will be able to become the king of the Dead Apostles..."

The moment Andersen picked up his pen, ready to do something.

On the hideous, black dragon, a naked girl, Ying Lang, chuckled. Her absurd, undisguised laughter and condescending, disdainful gaze sent chills down one's spine.

"Hehehe... No, that won't do. Danish fairy tale writer... your treasure, you must depict a happy ending for me and the prince~~"

"So, hehehe..."

"What do you think you can rebel against, you mere toys! Everything about you is an eyesore... In my world and the prince's, no one else is allowed, hehehe..."

"It's time to end this..."

Sajou Aika's [prototype] expression at this moment is too terrifying.

Just how terrifying is it?

Multiply the most yandere character you can imagine by several hundred times...

This is the current state of Aika Sajou [prototype].

"My Noble Phantasm?"

boom!

A tentacle resembling a dragon's head bypassed Mash's walls and launched an attack directly from behind.

With a violent roar.

Andersen and Mashu's defenses were instantly breached.

The two were thrown to the ground by the terrifying impact, and immediately felt as if their bones were about to fall apart.

"Everything in this realm is under my control... Soon, my [Fall of the Holy City] will cover all of London, and you will face a hundred times the apocalypse, hehehe..."

"And also, your Master... that idiot demigod, he's been blown to pieces and can never be resurrected~~"

"What?!

Senior... How could that be!

"The senior will not die."

Mashu instinctively denied it.

It's impossible for the senior to be in trouble.

"Hehehe...she's really cute."

However, whether you believe it or not, the ending is already predetermined.

Mashu... the future belongs to me and the prince.

You are destined to be nothing more than ants with no future.

Sajou Aika [prototype] clapped her hands and giggled, "Alright, I'll show you something good..."

Seemingly feeling she'd had enough of playing around, Ayaka Sajou prepared to start killing.

"The power of the Goddess of Creation is in my hands."

She gently raised her snow-white arm, which was covered in thick, black mud, swirling and gathering... True ether was constantly gathering in her hand.

"The primordial goddess, the mother of creation, all order is in my hands... Hehehe... Let me play with you using this power."

"【The Monster Queen】!"

A certain barrier opened, and with it, a certain power was grasped in the hands of the girl whose entire body was covered in black mud.

This is Aika Sajou's ability.

The grand barrier, capable of reproducing the primordial Mother Goddess's power to create life—the Womb of a Hundred Beasts—was thus erected.

The only thing that can suppress it is a Reality Marble of the same or higher level, Fairy Domain, or Imaginary Manifestation.

Unfortunately...

There isn't any now.

"Damn it... if I'm allowed to fully unleash my Noble Phantasm..."

Hans Christian Andersen could have tried to have Mashu release the Blood Ring of Principle a thousand years earlier, creating a [Guardian] (II) domain in an instant.

This allows them to gain control of the battlefield.

Unfortunately, even though the omniscient Aika Sajou possessed the sealed vision of the future, she was able to discern Andersen's intentions through his actions.

"You think I'd wait for you to use your Noble Phantasm? I've already learned my lesson from a Writer-type Servant once..."

"Just a friendly reminder, this monster... is a god-level being."

Sajou Aika [prototype] The thing I just hand-wrapped is not unfamiliar.

The Sphinx in the Starry Sky.