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-Juhwan!
A breath came flying toward me, and I barely dodged it before taking cover behind the ruins of a building. Then I spoke to the director, who was worrying over me.
"Haa... I’m fine..."
I thought, grimly, "Damn... what do we do now...?"
The situation was terrible. Joan of Arc was being pushed back by Jeanne d'Arc Alter, Mash and Kiyohime were holding off Fafnir, and Marie and Mozart were dealing with Gilles de Rais.
"Is that all you’ve got, Saint?"
"Ggh...!"
Graaah!
"Mash...!"
"I’m fine, Senpai!"
"Anchin, be careful!"
Tonelico was also too busy fighting the sea serpent and wyverns to pay attention to us. As the situation kept getting worse, Tonelico looked over at me and said,
"Master... please hold out a little longer...!"
"I’m doing my best too... If we don’t bring Fafnir down, we’re done for!!"
Graaah!
"Oh no...!"
Then Fafnir turned toward us and was about to unleash another breath attack, so I called Mash’s name and begged her to use her Noble Phantasm.
"Mash!! Fafnir’s about to breathe fire!! Use your Noble Phantasm, quick!!"
"Noble Phantasm, deployed!! [Lord Chaldeas]!!"
Fwoosh...!!!
Fafnir’s breath had enough force to nearly punch through Mash’s Noble Phantasm, and Mash was barely holding it back. Cracks began spreading across [Lord Chaldeas], and I could only think, We’re screwed.
I thought, "Haa... We’re done for..."
The moment I thought that, a purple beam of mana shot in from far away and struck Fafnir dead on.
"[Valkyrie Kriemhild: Phantasmal Demon Sword, Dragon Fall]!!"
Boom!!
Grrrrrr...!!
"Kriemhild...?"
"Kriemhild!"
The owner of that purple beam was Kriemhild. But the Balmung in her hands was not quite the same as hers; it looked as though Siegfried’s Balmung and her own had been fused together. In any case, after severing Fafnir’s wing, she came to stand beside us and said,
"Are you all all right, Master?"
"That sword of yours, Kriemhild..."
When I mentioned her sword, she looked briefly downcast, then gave a bitter smile and said,
"I came here... to keep my promise to Siegfried...!"
"A promise...?"
"Yes... Siegfried asked me to help you...!"
I thought, "Siegfried... no, our great hero... Thank you so much... Because of you, we can win...!"
Then I shouted loudly enough for everyone fighting there to hear me.
"Mash, block every attack coming at Kriemhild! Kiyohime, support Kriemhild! And Kriemhild!! I’m using a Command Spell!!"
I used two Command Spells to flood Kriemhild with mana.
"I’ll say it through the Command Spell!! Victory to Kriemhild!!!"
"Yes...! I’ll definitely bring you victory!!"
She immediately activated Balmung and prepared her Noble Phantasm, and Fafnir, sensing it, also prepared his own to oppose her.
"The evil dragon crawls upon the earth, and the world advances toward the future!!"
I thought, "You... somehow remind me of that guy..."
"I’ll help too!! Kriemhild!!"
Kiyohime also prepared her Noble Phantasm to support her, and that was the moment the three Noble Phantasms collided.
"Valkyrie [Song of Those Made of Balmung]!!!"
"Please...! Kriemhild!! [Shinshou Kasou Sanmai]!!!"
I thought, "Disappear!!! You woman carrying that bastard’s power!!!! Akafilog - Algriz [Scorching Dragon Core - All-Things Melting]!!!"
Kiyohime’s Noble Phantasm moved forward wrapped around hers, and Fafnir likewise unleashed a flame similar to Sieg’s Noble Phantasm at us.
Boom!!
"Ggh...!!!"
But because it was Kriemhild using the Noble Phantasm, not Siegfried, the power was a little weaker. She was gradually being pushed back by Fafnir’s Noble Phantasm. Fafnir sneered at her as he watched.
I thought, "Is that all the strength you’ve got...? Yeah, it’s no good unless it’s that guy... Sorry, but die."
I thought, "...I’m sorry... for all of you... I really am... I..."
Just as Fafnir’s Noble Phantasm was about to engulf us, she seemed to have almost given up. But then, from deep within her, a voice began to ring out.
"...Kriemhild. You can do it..."
"You...?"
"You can win...! Don’t give up...!"
"You... Yes!! I understand!! I’ll definitely win!!"
Siegfried’s mana flowed into Balmung, and suddenly the tide turned as her Noble Phantasm began to overwhelm Fafnir.
I thought, "What...!? You bastard... Siegfried...!!!"
"The evil dragon falls, and the world now reaches its bright dawn!! Fall, Balmung [Phantasmal Great Sword: Heavenly Demon Fall]!!!"
I thought, "Aaaagh~~~!!! You bastard... Siegfried~~~!!!"
Her Noble Phantasm swallowed Fafnir whole, and Fafnir suffered a fatal wound.
I thought, "Hahaha... So I fail again because of you, Siegfried...?"
Thud...
Fafnir used up the last of his strength and collapsed to the ground, where he vanished.
Whoooosh...
As Kriemhild stood with Balmung planted in the ground, catching her breath, Mash and I approached her and said,
"You did great!! Kriemhild!!"
"That was amazing!! Kriemhild!"
Whoooosh...
But perhaps because she had burned through all her Spiritron energy with that final Noble Phantasm, her body began to fade away.
"...Ah... I guess I burned through even my Spiritron... Still... if it’s for you... I don’t mind... Master... And... thank you... Because of you... I met Siegfried... This Kriemhild... was truly happy...
I hope your battles are blessed."
"Kriemhild... you really worked hard...!"
"Yes...! Then... I’ll... follow after Siegfried as well... Please summon me again someday...!"
Whoooosh...
And so, she splendidly defeated the dragon and vanished after the one she loved. Of course, the token of married love she had been holding vanished with her as well. After seeing Kriemhild off, we checked our condition and then headed toward Joan of Arc to help her.
"All right... then let’s go help Joan of Arc...!!"
""""Yes!""""
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After confirming Fafnir’s disappearance, Gilles de Rais looked at Jeanne Alter with a stunned expression and said to her,
"Jeanne~... Fafnir... has been defeated~~..."
"What...!?"
Hearing Gilles de Rais, the three of them laughed and called out to us as we approached.
"We did it!! Everyone!!"
"Vive la France!! We did it, everyone!!"
"Haa... what a relief..."
"Sorry we’re late, everyone!!"
Juhwan, big brother!! There isn’t much left now!! Hang in there!!
The moment we arrived, Yoslott landed beside us from the sky. Seeing her, Jeanne Alter looked utterly dumbfounded and said to us with an incredulous expression,
"What... Berserker went down too...?"
Hearing her, Yoslott immediately showed the airplane parts she was holding and said,
"Well... I shot down the fighter plane and destroyed its core too... so I guess it vanished...?"
Jeanne Alter, driven even deeper into despair by those words, said to Gilles de Rais with the face of someone who had given up on everything,
"I... I’m just going back... Gilles..."
"Jeanne~!! It’s not over yet~! You’re not the kind of person who stops here, are you~?"
I thought, "Is she giving up before she even thinks about it...?"
Then I sent a signal to Yoslott to finish this.
"Yoslott."
"What is it, Master?"
"I’ll allow you to release your true name."
"What... Master... you know my real name?"
"Yeah. Since I do, let’s finish this for good here."
"Awful... you’re really doing this to me...?"
"Sorry, but I’m asking for your help, Mélusine."
After hearing my request, she sighed for a moment, then immediately began her Ascension.
"Ugh... ngh...!!!"
The director, witnessing the Ascension, panicked at her transformation and said,
"What is it this time!? What now!? Why did Fairy Knight Lancelot suddenly turn into a dragon!?"
"Director, please calm down..."
Mélusine immediately transformed into her dragon form and rose into the sky.
"Fly, beyond the sky! You are— even if you are only ruins!!"
Then she locked onto her target and began loading Duke Knight from her abdomen. Jeanne Alter, seeing that, sank even further into despair.
"Again... what now... no... I want to go home..."
"Take this, you bastard~!! Caldea~~~~!!!!"
With Gilles de Rais’s shout, her Noble Phantasm was fired.
"Reveal the time!! Hollow Heart - ㅁㅁㅁ [No One Knows, Innocent Heartbeat]!!"
Mélusine’s Noble Phantasm struck Jeanne Alter and Gilles de Rais dead on, and after taking the blow directly, they burned away and vanished.
I thought, "Sorry, Jeanne Alter... for leaving you with nothing but bad memories..."
Then I retrieved the Holy Grail that had come from Gilles de Rais. I immediately handed it to Mash and said,
"All right... we’ve recovered the Holy Grail too... It’s about time we headed back."
At last, the First Singularity had been cleared. There were still six more to go... but anyway, I immediately went to thank the Servants who had helped us.
"Everyone... thank you all so much for your hard work!"
"Is... is this really okay...?"
Watching Jeanne Alter’s condition, Joan looked at me with a face that seemed to ask if this was really fine. I answered her question with a face that basically said, What of it?
"Well... if it’s been restored, then it should be fine, right...? Probably..."
"Haa..."
Joan of Arc pressed at her temple. Then the other Servants, hearing me, said,
"Well... I suppose it’s fine...?"
"I think it’ll be fine for now too..."
"So long as I have Anchin, I am content."
"Well... let’s just say it’s fine for now..."
Since the Singularity had been restored, I immediately contacted the director.
"Director. We’ve recovered the Holy Grail, so please bring us back."
"Yes...! You worked hard! Please return safely...!"
"Master, did I do well??"
"Ghk...!"
While I was talking with the director, Mélusine, having returned from her dragon form, rushed over from the sky and hugged me. Barely able to speak to her, I said,
"Y-yeah... you did well... you did great... so... never do something like that again..."
"Okay, got it!!"
She said that, but still kept clinging to me. Tonelico, watching us with obvious displeasure, cleared her throat.
"...Ahem!"
"Tonelico...?"
I thought, "Why does she look so pissed...? Ah..."
I was doomed. Tonelico had been the one working the hardest here. I told her to sit down for a moment, then patted her head and said,
"Thanks for taking down tens of thousands of monsters, Tonelico. If it weren’t for you, we would’ve had a hard time winning!"
"Ugh...!?"
She was flustered by my sudden action, but soon wore a somewhat nostalgic expression and accepted my hand.
"...That much is nothing..."
Anyway, the moment the [Ray Shift] began, the Servants came over to us and said a final word each.
"In any case, thank you all for your hard work. I pray that God’s blessing accompanies your adventure."
"Everyone worked hard this time!! Do your best on the journey ahead too!!"
"Take care. You worked hard this time."
As everyone was exchanging farewells, someone’s voice suddenly rang out from somewhere.
"This is all so Guda Guda!!"
"It’s not Guda Guda!!"
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After successfully completing the [Ray Shift], the director and Romani, who had just woken up, welcomed us back. The director trotted over to me, looked up at me, and said,
"You worked hard... Juhwan...!"
"You were amazing, Juhwan!"
"Says the person who was just asleep until now..."
"Ahaha..."
Romani scratched his cheek bashfully as he looked at us.
I thought, "Let’s see... me, Tonelico, Mash, Ritsuka, Mélusine, Kiyohime... huh...?"
"Kiyohime!? Why are you here?"
"Naturally, I followed Ritsuka."
"Haa..."
"Senpai...? Are you all right?"
"Yeah... I’m fine... Right! Kiyohime, I’m counting on you...!"
"Yes! Please take care of me!! Anchin♥!!"
And so, after much trial and tribulation, we restored the first Singularity.
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First Singularity: The Hundred-Year War of the Evil Dragons, Orleans (Complete)
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