Chapter 140

[Suddenly, a pitch-black monster broke through the window of the corridor and rushed straight towards Shishigou, who dodged it with a quick turn.]

[Subsequently, they also saw the appearance of this monster.]

[It was a dog-like monster, pitch black as ink, not like a living organism, but more like an elemental aggregate.]

["Black Dog!"]

[Shishigou recognized the other party's identity at a glance, took out his gun and said in a deep voice: "A fairy that appears at the crossroads, or an evil spirit."]

Kayneth: "So that's it, it's a Black Dog."

Tohsaka Rin: "What is this thing?"

Tohsaka Tokiomi: "Just as Mr. Shishigou said in the video, it is a fairy that is the embodiment of lightning."

Tohsaka Rin: "The embodiment of lightning!"

Tohsaka Tokiomi: "Mm, this also explains why the woman named Valetta was struck by lightning in the room. She was probably attacked by this thing."

Waver: "But how could such a thing appear here!"

Kayneth: "Needless to say, it must have been created by the mastermind behind the scenes."

["Retreat first, this is too dangerous for a little girl."]

[Shishigou wanted to deal with the Black Dog himself, but didn't expect Gray to rush up one step ahead.]

["Add! First stage, limit release!"]

[Gray opened the cage, and the magic cube called Add instantly turned into a scythe.]

[With a flash of the blade, the Black Dog was cut into two and disappeared.]

[Shishigou said in surprise: "That's amazing, little girl, a magic craft beyond imagination."]

Artoria: "That is!"

Seeing the scythe that Add transformed into, her sense of familiarity became stronger and stronger.]

It seems, she's almost remembered.]

[After solving the Black Dog, Shishigou and Gray immediately went back to report to Lord El-Melloi II.]

["A Black Dog actually appearing in the workshop, this is really unexpected."]

[Shishigou said seriously: "And a barrier has been set up here, it absolutely cannot be a naturally occurring phenomenon."]

["Then the true face of the lightning that killed Valetta and the others is the Black Dog."]

[Lord El-Melloi II said in a deep voice: "Because the Black Dog is also the embodiment of lightning."]

["The danger of this workshop is becoming more and more obvious."]

[Kayano Hishiri, who rushed over after getting the news, also had a serious face.]

["Before that, I have a question."]

Shishigou asked, "That little girl's Mystic Code..."

El-Melloi II: "Is it necessary to know this?"

Shishigou: "The Black Dog is afraid of her Mystic Code; this might become a crucial factor in defeating it."

"Hmm."

El-Melloi II turned his head and obtained Gray's permission.

"That is King Arthur's Holy Spear, Rhongomyniad."

"Bang!!!"

Upon hearing this name, Mordred immediately sprang up.

No wonder, no wonder she hated that box called Add so much; so it was that spear.

"Rhongomyniad, isn't this..."

Shishigou subconsciously looked at Mordred.

He remembered that Mordred was supposedly stabbed to death by King Arthur with the Holy Spear.

"Ah, that's right."

Mordred sat back down with a thud, gritting her teeth: "It's that damn spear."

Shishigou: "..."

If Rhongomyniad is a "damn spear," what would other spears be?

Artoria: "To think it was the Holy Spear..."

No wonder she had always found it familiar.

However, how could the Holy Spear become like this, and why did it fall into the hands of this girl named Gray?

Looking just like herself and holding her own Holy Spear—no matter how she thought about it, it didn't feel like a coincidence.

This girl named Gray definitely harbors a secret related to her.

[Shishigou: "The Holy Spear! You mean that big scythe?"]

[El-Melloi II: "That is merely a false form. Both Add and the scythe are Mystic Codes that seal the Holy Spear."]

[Add: "Shut up, show me some respect!"]

[El-Melloi II: "A certain clan gave birth to a child resembling King Arthur; that is her."]

"A certain clan!"

Artoria's eyes flashed.

Before, it was only a suspicion; now, it was practically confirmed.

A child resembling King Arthur.

Are they trying to replicate another version of her? Why would this clan do such a thing?

"Could it be, Elder Sister!"

The King immediately thought of her sister, Morgan.

After all, this wasn't the first time Morgan had done something like this; Mordred was a prime example.

"Mother, is this your handiwork?"

Mordred also thought of this, and she didn't know what to say about this mother who was always causing trouble.

[Shishigou: "Wait, wasn't King Arthur a man?"]

["No, King Arthur was a young girl of similar age to Gray, at least in appearance."]

[El-Melloi II said in a low voice: "I saw her as a Heroic Spirit during the Holy Grail War; there is no mistake."]

["Holy Grail War."]

[Gray immediately thought of what she had heard a few days ago.]

["A magical ritual where seven Heroic Spirits fight over the omnipotent wish-granting machine."]

[Shishigou laughed: "You participated in it once; it seems this rumor is true."]

[El-Melloi II: "I was merely a bystander."]

["But this way, I understand now."]

[Shishigou said: "In Britain, when people speak of an army of spirits appearing with gales and lightning, it is the Wild Hunt led by King Arthur."]

[El-Melloi II: "Indeed. If the souls of the dead who cannot go to Heaven or Hell become ghosts and fairies, then King Arthur is the King who commands ghosts and fairies."]

["King Arthur was defeated and passed away in Avalon; this legend became the origin of the journey to the Underworld in mythology."]

["Wait a moment! So that's it, I understand everything now. The hypothesis can finally be proven!"]

[Video paused.]

[Question: Who exactly is the culprit behind the Marbury Workshop incident?]

[Start buzzing in!]

Rin Tohsaka: "∠(ゝ) What did he understand?"

Iskandar: "Uh, I didn't quite get it either."

Emiya Emiya Shirou Kotomine: "Black Dog, fairies—it seems the answer lies with them."

Gordes: "Wales, the culprit must be that person named Wales."

[Ding! Gordes answered incorrectly. 1 Saint Quartz deducted.]

Caules: "Why would you think that? Wales is the client."

Gordes: "I thought he was just setting up a smokescreen."

Darnic: "There is indeed that possibility. This Wales in the video is certainly the most suspicious."

Caules: "But he's gone now."