And so, a meeting was held.
Those present were Akira, Artoria, Mordred, Benienma, Tamamo, El-Melloi II, and Gray.
"Then, let me explain step by step. What we can do in the current situation. I see it as engaging in a full-scale battle to defeat Jack the Ripper. Saber-class Servants who possess Magic Resistance will be able to resist Jack the Ripper's curse, so one will be deployed each, and just in case, it would be good if you each carried 10 of the talismans Caster made."
"What is the effect of those talismans??"
"Ahem, they probably won't reflect a curse made from a serial killer's anecdote as a Noble Phantasm, but please think of them as creating a bounded field network to increase resistance to curses.
Well, in Tamamo's case, her entire body is made of talismans, so curses themselves won't work, but anyway, even if they are talismans, they don't bring absolute effects.
Please make it a short battle.
A prolonged battle is quite dangerous.
If you feel you're at a disadvantage, retreat. I will block the curse once, but I can't guarantee a second time."
Then, Mordred shouted.
"Hah? Father and I won't die from such a curse! Is there really a need to fight like that because of some serial killer?"
Then, Artoria hit Mordred on the head and spoke.
"Mordred, they're saying to fight safely. Why are you complaining so much?"
Afterwards, with a knuckle rub on her forehead, Mordred groaned and spoke.
"Ugghk, I get it, I get it, so Father, stop the knuckle rub!"
"Chirp, what a novel family relationship;;."
"Well, I expected it, but it feels strongly like puberty."
"Put that way, you guys are pets…."
"*Chirp! Treating Benienma as a pet…. Heung*…"
When she was about to say 'treating', I stroked her head and chin. Naturally, a 'Heung' sound came out.
"Mikon! I am a pet! This much qualifies as a pet. Well…. Tamamo living as a fox somehow feels both sad and happy. Would other Tamamos be like that too?"
I affirmed Tamamo's words.
"Whether it's merchant Tamamo or beast-form Tamamo, they all seem the same… But I don't really know about the others."
"Huh, I'm curious to know who those 'others' are."
"But, Amaterasu is excluded."
"Eh…. If you tame all the Tamamos, it seems like you could tame Amaterasu too~?"
"Ah, is that so?"
I thought the personality of the nine-tailed fox with nine tails visible might belong to a different category, but I decided to put it on hold for now.
I don't really know either, but I think we should return to the previous situation for now.
"Anyway, everyone listen. I and Gray will head to the west of the Clock Tower, the King of Knights to the north, the Knight of Rebellion to the east, and Akira and Caster to the south. If we separate, we may easily become Jack the Ripper's prey, but we have Servants and a Master who can respond accordingly. So there's no particular need to worry. Other mages have decided not to participate and just observe. It would be good to cooperate at a time like this…. shit, damn first-rate mages, anyway, the time Jack the Ripper is active is at night, and as a historical London Heroic Spirit, she must be receiving additional bonuses…. Be careful."
"First, if you're worried about the curse, please tell me. But what about ordinary people? Wasn't the focus on concealing mysteries?"
"Don't worry about that. With magecraft that makes people leave and magecraft that makes them want to go to bed and sleep over the whole of London at night, there won't be any harm to ordinary people. After the incident is over, we plan to repair the half-destroyed buildings. Even so, refrain from using Noble Phantasms. If ordinary people get involved unnecessarily, casualties will occur and the Church side will surely condemn it."
"Mordred and I probably won't be able to use ours…. We need the Ulster warriors at a time like this. But they fought and died…. Ah, no. It can't be helped."
"Ha, we're fighting with a handicap."
"This much is fortunate. We're fighting within the limits of not harming buildings."
"Chirp? Where do I go?"
"In Benienma's case, can you standby at the Clock Tower just in case? If you head towards my students unnecessarily, it's a big problem as a Lord. I don't want to lose you, as you have excellent cooking skills."
"……."
At those words, Artoria and Mordred nodded in agreement.
Tamamo looked at Benienma with a serious expression, with a gaze that said, 'When did you get treated like that?', and I just looked at Benienma with a bitter smile.
"Teacher, then I'll prepare too."
"Before that… who is that girl over there? I was surprised because she looks like me."
"Just know that she's a descendant of a collateral relative of King Arthur…. There's also the implantation of King Arthur's factor, and she might have been influenced during the process of being summoned as a Heroic Spirit, but the original purpose was a mage family seeking King Arthur's resurrection, that kind of thing?"
"……. I never really wanted such a resurrection, though?"
"Well, to put it figuratively, you should see it as going from a King Arthur fan to a hardcore fan and doing crazy things."
"Ha, Father's resurrection shouldn't be necessary. Those guys must be quite crazy too."
"……. Hahaha."
Gray just laughed with a bitter smile.
"Anyway, when night comes, execute as planned."
And so, time passed while waiting for night, killing time, or sleeping.
Around the time it became 1 AM.
As the wide-area magecraft to make people leave and the magecraft to forcibly put them to sleep in bed were executed, everyone scattered as El-Melloi II had said.
"Then, let's see you later."
"See you later!"
"Mikon, this isn't like going out to play, there's no sense of tension."
"Well, so what."
"Akira, don't overdo it."
"To be worried about by Father! You should know it's an honor!"
I felt something like jealousy from Mordred.
"Got it."
"Hmph."
And so, Tamamo and I headed north.
The fog gradually thickened, and the toxic fog was purified by Tamamo's talismans.
"Aieet!"
Inside the bounded field Tamamo created, even the fog was pushed back, and the fog that was inside was purified by new talismans.
Tamamo, who purified like an air purifier, hopped around in a T-shape, and I moved following Tamamo.
"Heh? It's a fox."
Then, a girl's voice was heard from somewhere.
"Jack the Ripper."
"Huh? You know me?"
"Yeah…"
"Heh? Is that so. But, too bad. Right now, you've just become prey."
"Master, please step back."
As Tamamo Lily stepped forward, Jack the Ripper could be seen throwing daggers from within the fog, tearing the talismans apart.
"Tch. I have as many talismans as I want!"
"That's quite annoying, isn't it?"
Tamamo just scattered talismans completely to create a bounded field, expanding territory as if to prevent the fog from invading, but Jack the Ripper just tore them apart with daggers.
But perhaps realizing the talismans were more numerous than expected, Jack the Ripper spoke.
"Too troublesome to deal with…. See you later, bye bye~"
And so, Jack the Ripper disappeared into the fog, and Tamamo tilted her head and spoke.
"No, if you were going to retreat this quickly, why did you target us?"
"Maybe she disliked the bounded field and targeted us first?"
"Is that it?"
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Meanwhile, in Mordred's case.
"Haah, really…. What is this because of a serial killer…."
Mordred, on the other hand, was satisfied with this situation while sniffling.
Even though the words coming out were the opposite.
The King of Knights patted her head and even held her hand (it was just taking her pulse), and Mordred had an experience where her heart felt like it would burst (if it weren't for the dragon heart, she would have already died), but she was still alive.
If it were just a normal heart, the fast-beating heart from Father's attention might have burst or stopped from strain, but Mordred survived without dying....
Anyway, she was satisfied in this situation.
And she put on her helmet, resisted the poisonous fog, and thanks to the talisman Tamamo gave her, the poison couldn't penetrate.
The talisman was slowly burning away, but Mordred could feel the talisman burning away and recognize that there was a time limit.
"If I knew it would be like this, I should have asked for more?"
Honestly, if she said that, her pride as a knight would be hurt, so she couldn't bring herself to answer and only took 10 and left, but the more she thought about it, her head itched.
"Whatever, I don't know! Let's just go with the flow!"
"Hmm? Do you have some worry?"
At the girl's voice, Mordred pointed her sword and turned her head towards the direction the voice came from.
"Are you the London serial killer kid?"
"Yeah, that's right~ So, are you a knight, big sister? Big brother?"
"Hah? Why are you asking something like that?"
"Hmm~ Then it's a problem, shall I try? Do you know how Jack the Ripper's anecdote goes?"
"Ha? I don't even want to know about some serial killer's anecdote!"
"Heh~ That's a shame."
And so, Jack the Ripper disappeared into the fog, and Mordred prepared for battle.
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