Seeing Takumi's slightly hesitant appearance, David simply thought he might not be good at asking questions to a King, and didn't think much of it.
"Ask whatever you want; it's fine. As long as I can answer, I won't hide anything."
David looked gently at this green but exceptionally hardworking Master in front of him, speaking with considerable magnanimity and confidence.
"I want to ask... how do I fight Solomon?"
Takumi pursed his lips, asking with apprehension and expectation.
"...Hah?"
The smile on David's face froze instantly.
No, what kind of nonsense question is this?!!
"Wait, let me slow down first. Why are you asking this?"
David was puzzled, wondering what purpose Takumi had to ask him such a thing.
"One of the Evils of Humanity, Beast I, the Beast of Compassion, King of Demon Gods Goetia. He is also the aggregate of the seventy-two Demon God Pillars that gained self-awareness inside Solomon's corpse after Solomon incarnated using the Third Magic Holy Grail."
"He possesses almost everything of Solomon, and is even hailed as the Omnipotent One surpassing Solomon. The Noble Phantasm above, named [Ars Almadel Salomonis: The Time of Birth Has Come, He Is the One Who Masters All], is also the Human Order Incineration Formula. It is precisely because of it that the Human Order has become what it is today, and Goetia is the mastermind behind all this."
Takumi pointed to the huge ring of light hovering over the entire Singularity.
"..."
David fell silent.
Why do you know so much, even things I don't know!
What 'one of the Evils of Humanity, King of Demon Gods Goetia occupying my son's body, the culprit of everything'—is this something I should be hearing right now?!
And didn't you just expose everything about him?!
David roared loudly in his heart.
"And what makes me most desperate is one of his Authorities, [Nega-Summon], which can deny summons, including everything about Heroic Spirits. No matter what it is, as long as it is a summoned object, it is not qualified to get close to him."
"Mr. David, you are his father. Do you have any way to counter him?"
Takumi asked with apprehension mixed with bitterness.
Who knew the depression of holding all this in his heart?
Sometimes he wished he didn't know so much information about Goetia because, until now, he still hadn't seen a shred of hope to defeat Goetia.
And this was probably the root cause of why Drake always felt Takumi looked worried. Dark clouds always hovered over Takumi's head.
Making him unable to muster even a bit of confidence.
Facing Takumi's question, David was sweating profusely.
If all these were as Takumi said...
No, that's not my son!
My son is just Solomon; whatever Goetia is has nothing to do with me!!
'However, this child probably waited specifically until everyone else was almost gone to ask me, right? To still consider others' feelings at a time like this, truly...'
Glancing at the place with only three people left, David's eyes became complex.
Damn it! Brat! Look at what you've done!!
Thinking of Solomon, David felt an indescribable anger.
Not only causing trouble for his old man but also causing such a big commotion—and when things actually happened, he himself was nowhere to be seen!
Silent for a long time, David could only take a deep breath and say apologetically:
"...Sorry, I apologize to you on behalf of my child, but I also have no solution to all this."
"After all, I don't know much about summoning arts or anything, and I have no interest in raising children. My contact with Solomon was very little, let alone the Evil of Humanity derived from his corpse."
"I'm really sorry."
Hearing this, although Takumi had expected it, he still felt an indescribable discomfort in his heart.
"...Okay, I understand. Thank you for your help in this battle."
Forcing a smile, Takumi thanked David.
"If there is... never mind, do your best."
He originally wanted to tell Takumi to summon him if he had the ability, but thinking that all this was due to his cheap son's "credit," David couldn't open his mouth no matter what.
He had to pat Takumi on the shoulder, and then golden light spots appeared on his body as if fleeing.
To think he just acted like a magnanimous King; after these few sentences, his face was almost slapped off directly!
But then again, if this Master can discover his own power, maybe there will really be a different result...
With such thoughts, David exited.
After the last Servant exited, only Takumi and Drake remained present.
Drake was just a human; she didn't understand these things much, but she could more or less see that the difficulty of Takumi's journey was probably harder than going to the sky, and why Takumi always looked like this.
Not knowing how to speak, she could only pat Takumi on the back, then rub Takumi's hair.
Using this to say she was still by his side.
"Let's go, Captain. The other brothers are still waiting for our news."
Takumi, who didn't like passing his bad mood to others, smiled and walked towards the direction of the Golden Wild Hunt first.
Seeing this, Drake sighed and walked side by side with Takumi on the island.
Not long after, the two arrived at the coast where the Golden Wild Hunt was before.
Waving to greet the Golden Wild Hunt swaying on the sea in the distance, Takumi also waved the glowing holy flag to signal them.
There were always people on the ship watching the movements on the island. Seeing the two return safely, they hurriedly sailed the ship back.
When the distance was suitable, the two boarded the ship.
"Boss, Mimi, how was the battle?"
The pirates looked curiously at the two who had wounds on their bodies and looked like they had fought a big battle.
"Need you ask? Of course, it was a complete victory!"
Drake raised her eyebrows, puffing out her chest triumphantly.
"Oh oh oh! I knew as soon as Boss went out, it would definitely be captured easily!"
"You know, I have always been the Captain's most staunch supporter, always believing that the final victory would be the Captain's."
"Bullsh*t! When we saw the commotion on the island getting big back then, your voice suggesting to run was the loudest!"
"How can splitting luggage be called running? I just wanted to give everyone a good home after it ended..."
...
Cheers rose one after another on the ship, extremely lively.
"Eh? Goddess-samas and Asterios are not here?"
A pirate looked around and couldn't help asking.
"Oh, them. They already went home. You also know, they just stayed on our ship temporarily for a while; sooner or later they would leave."
Drake explained briefly.
"Is that so..."
"Then is Mimi leaving too? I remember Mimi came here mostly to complete a certain task."
Hearing a certain pirate's words, the others gradually quieted down.
Coincidentally looking at Drake, and Takumi beside her.
"Phew, that's right. Mimi also just stayed on our ship for these few days; he will leave soon."
Drake exhaled, adjusting her emotions.
Then she nodded, telling the pirates about Takumi's subsequent actions.
Hearing this, the pirates' eyes gradually changed, looking at Takumi reluctantly one by one.
Although they only spent a few short days together, who would dislike a reliable, well-behaved, obedient little newbie?
"No way! Without Mimi, I..."
Bessie, whose emotional fluctuations were relatively large, already had tears in the corners of his eyes.