The roar of the hurricane echoed throughout the world. The three sections of the sword's blade, corresponding to the three realms, began to rotate, and a majestic power far beyond the scope of human understanding began to manifest.
The world seemed to freeze. In utter silence, a web of crisscrossing red lightning filled the entire field of vision.
The red thunderbolts interlaced across the world, splitting and spreading.
Space, which should have been intangible and invisible, began to crack like glass struck by a heavy hammer, the crimson fissures extending endlessly.
And then—
It shattered.
A漆黒 chasm of fractured space appeared abruptly along the red cracks, swallowing everything caught within it and annihilating it into nothingness.
Including the Beast of Pity, who had incinerated three thousand years of human history to create a grand work that surpassed all the gods of Earth.
Cleaving the world—revealing the beginning of all things.
This was the power of the Sword of Rupture.
[You have killed Goetia. You have obtained Clairvoyance (Past, Future) and the Noble Phantasm: The Time of Birth has Come, He is the One who Masters All.]
When everything settled and the world began to repair itself, the System's voice finally rang out.
[Clairvoyance: EX]
[The level of one's visual acuity. Improves the ability to capture distant targets and enhances dynamic vision. At high ranks, it allows for abilities such as X-ray vision or future sight.]
[The Clairvoyance originating from Solomon can see through the entire past and the distant future.]
[The Time of Birth has Come, He is the One who Masters All]
[Rank: EX]
[Type: Anti-Personnel (Humanity) Noble Phantasm]
[The Sin I. A band of light that declares the end of humanity.]
[At first glance, it appears to be a halo surrounding the Earth, but it is in fact an aggregation of hundreds of millions of light rays.]
[No existence on Earth possesses a thermal energy that can surpass this Noble Phantasm.]
[As it is an existence that converts all of human history into thermal energy, by gathering hundreds of millions of these light rays, accelerating, and converging them, it can even achieve time travel across long eons.]
"Oh ho, a double jackpot this time?"
The young man, who had originally planned to spend some time after Goetia's death using his Fire-Thief and Plundering Circle Authorities to claim the Noble Phantasm in the sky, sounded quite pleased.
Then, he snapped his fingers, opening a spatial gate to the world of the banished.
With ease, using the connection from the five rings that remained in the real world, he located the other five rings—forged by the true power ceiling of the Type-Moon world, the Lord of Hosts—which had not been shattered by the spatial destruction.
[Solomon's Rings: EX]
[The ten rings bestowed upon Solomon by the Lord of Hosts, worn on each of his ten fingers. They are the proof of King Solomon's status as the Ancestor of Magecraft and King.]
[When all ten rings are gathered, they can nullify all magecraft of humanity, save for Chaldea's Grand Order, and bring the users under one's command.]
"Solomon's ten rings… for a magus, this is the ultimate checkmate, isn't it?"
The young man, who wandered through different worlds all day and had no real use for the ten rings, decisively placed them all into a gift box.
Once the Incineration of the Human Order was over, that bunch from the Clock Tower, who did nothing but fight amongst themselves and never accomplished anything worthwhile, would probably start stirring up trouble again.
After the Incineration of the Human Order concludes, Master Fujimaru Ritsuka's duties would come to an end. The technology of "Rayshifting," which could potentially lead to the severe act of rebellion against human history known as "altering the past," would be frozen. The Human Order Security Organization, Chaldea, would also be forcibly shut down due to the Clock Tower's interference.
That was what those people would do in the future.
So, he might as well create a little drama for his former colleagues.
A magus making trouble for the holder of the ten rings… no matter how you looked at it, the resulting development would be spectacular, wouldn't it?
A wicked, mischievous smile touched the corners of the young man's lips.
"Right, what are you planning to do next?"
Ling, vaguely remembering that this person still planned to rendezvous with the Honkai in the Type-Moon world, asked the man who was likely plotting some other inhuman scheme.
"The main task is probably to hand over the Stigmata Project and intel about the Honkai to Chaldea, and then, go and meet the Honkai," the young man said with a shrug.
He didn't really have a good way to deal with things like the Foreign God, who might suddenly decide to bleach the Earth later on. However, not having a direct solution just meant finding an indirect one.
He was preparing to summon the Imaginary Tree's number one enforcer—the Honkai—to beat up the two clueless dogs who had locked down the Earth, as well as the do-nothing Foreign God who just wanted to bleach the planet.
"But before that, I have a few other things to take care of."
Carrying the gift box with the ten rings and intending to remind Guda to use the Holy Grail's magical energy to keep a few Servants permanently stationed, the man cheerfully opened a spatial gate to the shelter he had set up earlier.
Then, he saw the apprehensive Miss Guda, and a Mash whose gaze faltered and drifted whenever she looked at him.
Looks like I still managed to successfully farm a wave of affection points.
So thought the young man who, when Goetia's ultimate attack descended, had tossed the Triumphant Bow to Mash and pushed her away, never taking it back during their entire deadly battle.
He really had to thank Goetia for the assist. If it weren't for Goetia's few careless words, Miss Mash wouldn't be looking at him now with such a shy and evasive gaze.
So thought the young man who, just a few minutes ago, had sent Goetia on his way with a single blast of Enuma Elish.
"Are you… alright, Zihan?"
Unaware of what her lover was thinking, Miss Guda looked at the young man, who was still covered in bloody gashes, and felt as if her heart was being constricted, making it a little hard to breathe.
"I was fortunate enough to fulfill my duty. I killed Goetia."
The young man, who had relentlessly set traps targeting Goetia's every weakness, smiled faintly and pulled Chaldea's final Master into his arms.
"I saved the Human Order in your place. From now on, you don't have to worry about the Human Order. You just need to let yourself be pampered."
So, will you try relying on me?
From now on, I'll be responsible for saving the Human Order, and you'll be responsible for being pampered.
The words the young man had spoken not long ago, when he had held her in his arms, echoed in Miss Fujimaru's ears.
He had fulfilled his promise.
So, from now on… was she supposed to just let him pamper her all the time?
Like the rising dawn, a deep blush spread across the girl's face.
"That kind of thing… is a little difficult for me."
Even knowing her lover was a scoundrel, the girl, who liked him all the same, spoke with a shyness unique to a young maiden.
"It's alright. You can learn slowly from now on."
The young man, having thoroughly completed his conquest, let a small smile grace his lips.
Then, he couldn't help but look towards the other girl.
A girl with a very complicated expression, who even seemed a little anxious and ill-at-ease.
"By the way, Mash, I know I might have been a bit forward before. From now on… could we start over and get to know each other from the beginning?"