"Vive la France~! Nice to meet you~ I'm Marie Antoinette, pleased to meet you?"
"I am Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Please call me Amadeus."
"I am Georgios. I've heard the stories, Fergus."
The one who brought Ritsuka's group was Marie Antoinette riding in a glass carriage. Her carriage, which could carry several people inside, had coincidentally met Ritsuka and given them a ride, so everyone safely reunited. Except for Umin, who was nowhere to be found... Did I save her for nothing?
"Nice to meet you."
Marie Antoinette, famous for the phrase "Let them eat cake"—though in reality, she never said such a thing, and it was a fabrication born from the winds of the French Revolution... She was a queen who was unjustly executed in the face of that revolution. It's said that the sans-culottes who executed her felt an inescapable guilt, as she loved France more than anyone.
Amadeus Mozart—there's no one who doesn't know him. He was supposed to become a possessed body for a demon god like Lev, but... he didn't walk the path of a mage, confessed to Marie Antoinette and was rejected, and to make her happy, he chose the path of talented music instead, becoming a human who didn't turn into a demon god.
Georgios is more famous by the name Saint George. A Christian knight and saint who defeated an evil dragon, recognized even by Martha.
"Fergus... we had a tough time. We met something strange... we met a muscular uncle version of Fergus!"
"Oh... you met the me of this world. That's the original me. I'm a very irregular case; actually, I'm the strange one... He must have been just like me in his youth."
"Reverse mutation has arrived...!"
Ritsuka seemed to have met the original Fergus. There's no way he'd be summoned in France originally... but did he summon him to counter me? Meaningless... No, he could probably destroy Caladbolg. A counter limited to Noble Phantasms, I guess.
"So, he wasn't helpful over there?"
"Yeah."
The clairvoyants had their powers sealed, and if it weren't for Connla, they would have been captured... There's such a variable. I should return their powers, but then they'd cause trouble...
I need to set conditions. A geas is meaningless against the Mage King and Merlin... That's it.
"I'll remove your restrictions."
"Really!?"
"But on one condition, Merlin. Make a geas."
"A geas...?"
A geas is an absolute vow. If broken, even Merlin, Gilgamesh, or Solomon would have to pay the price.
"Yes. On the condition that you don't cause trouble. If you break it... Merlin is banished from this worldline."
"Huh!?"
"Gilgamesh's treasury is permanently confiscated."
"You...!?"
"Solomon... gets 365 days, 24 hours of cozy family time with David."
"I'd rather cease to exist..."
"Just don't break it. Don't cause trouble. I'll allow accidents that are 100% not intentional. But if there's even 0.000001% intent in that mistake... you'll immediately pay the price. Understood?"
"..."
"...Answer."
"... Yes."
The hopeless clairvoyant trio eventually agreed to the geas, and the restrictions on their powers vanished. I had to do at least this much.
"Father, what's your relationship with those women?"
"Not enemies... but women I unilaterally despise."
"If Father feels that way, are they on the level of Uncle Conchobar?"
"About that."
"Wow... they're human trash."
Knowing Conchobar well, Connla looked at the clairvoyants with a contemptuous gaze.
"These are... Mr. Fergus's wives..."
Mash marveled at my wives—Jeanne, Artoria, and Nero. Might my reputation drop a bit? Like a playboy...
"It's amazing. Does that mean Mr. Fergus's charm is extraordinary?"
"... Well, I guess so."
"Not 'I guess so' but let's say it is! You understand well, don't you? Mash, was it? I like you!"
"And that strength, interesting. Fergus has good taste."
"A shield, huh... My role as a tank is in danger..."
Everyone seemed to like Mash and Ritsuka anyway. That's a relief. But...
"Fergus. But are you seriously keeping that by your side?"
"Watch your words, Gilgamesh. Other Grand Servants and even gods have already acknowledged this; there's no place for you to intervene."
Gilgamesh seemed very wary of Nero. Reminds me of Ozymandias.
"... I don't understand."
"We call such rigid people 'old fogies'. The Pharaoh of Egypt was like that and lost to me; want to try too?"
"... Fine. If other Grand Servants have acknowledged it, I'll watch for now."
"As you wish."
Gilgamesh didn't seem to like Nero, but...
"Hoh... My lord, will the first night include those women as well?"
"No, it won't? We're not in that kind of relationship."
"Is that so, a pity... I am now your wife, so I have no interest in other men, but women... *licking her lips*."
"(Shiver!)!?"
Nero licked her lips while looking at Gilgamesh, and Gilgamesh felt a chill and shuddered. Nero is originally bisexual... despite her messed-up personality, she acknowledges that Gilgamesh is a beauty.
"Ooh... that might be good."
"A shame. I want to try..."
The lustful incubus and harem king regretted it again. Those girls are bundles of desire...
"Ahem, let's summarize the key points first. The enemy in this singularity is in Orléans, and everyone's top priority is restoring the singularity. However, we haven't found our other companion, Akuta Hinako, yet. We need to meet up with her. And... somewhere in this singularity, there's another one of my daughters. I want to find that child."
"Fergus's daughter, again...!?"
[Amazing... a family reunion happening in a singularity like this.]
Ritsuka and Romani reacted, and I continued the story.
"Yes. So, I want to go find my daughter. But, coincidentally, when I looked at the present... they're together. This is fortunate. However, there's a problem..."
"What is it?"
"Transportation. It's on the opposite side, so it would take over a day to get there. With Vimana, it would be quick, but Vimana can only be ridden by a limited number of people. And at top speed... most would lose consciousness."
"Ah..."
The only one with experience, Jeanne, grimaced. Understandable...
"With Vimana's speed, we could go there, then to Orléans, and immediately pick up the remaining companions... but it's not good for your health."
"That's the limit of hybrids."
"You stay quiet... There's also Nero's dragon or Artoria's flying ship. But for safety, we'll go at a moderate speed. You can decide what you want to ride."
Getting there isn't a problem. Just, what do you want to ride? That's all.
"That's it?"
"Yes."
"Ehh... then I want to ride the dragon!"
"If Senpai rides it, I'll ride it too."
"A dragon... I'll ride too!"
Ritsuka, Mash, and Ibaraki-douji said they'd ride Nero's dragon. On the other hand...
"Then we'll ride the flying ship. It's more novel."
Marie Antoinette's group said they'd ride the flying ship. Except for Gilgamesh, who said he'd ride Vimana alone, the rest all rode the flying ship, and only Ritsuka's trio rode Nero's dragon.
"Sigh... a dragon."
And, a man getting off the carriage. Siegfried.
A man who was suffering from the curse of the black dragon and, after being freed from the curse by the prayers of Georgios and Jeanne, stabilized and came out. We know each other... but we're not close.
"Be careful."
"Huh? Got it."
Siegfried decided to ride with the three and gave a warning in advance. Soon, they boarded Artoria's flying ship, and Ritsuka's group boarded Nero's red dragon...
"Let's go!"
"Whoaaaa!!!!"
Immediately, the dragon flew up violently shaking its neck. Probably, Ritsuka will vomit when they arrive. Nero is basically a reckless driver, and dragons have poor ride comfort...
"Then, let's go too."
We followed on Artoria's safe and luxurious cruise ship-like Ehangwen. Ritsuka, you don't know that dragons aren't meant to be ridden.