As the pre-battle meeting concluded, everyone from Yggdmillennia entered a state of battle readiness. As the gentle sunlight arrived, the three Masters, including Fiore, Caules, and Celenike, along with the six Servants, including Shirou, boarded three sedans. Three skilled homunculus drivers chauffeured them.
"Then, Uncle Gordes, I'll trouble you with things here later." Seeing them off was the only other remaining Magus in Millennia Castle, Gordes Musik Yggdmillennia.
He was tasked with guarding the castle and negotiating with various organizations to explore ways for Yggdmillennia to survive after this great war. Although it was a tragic task of dealing with defeat, Gordes, for some reason, was most adept at such negotiations.
"Ah! Well, just... come back alive." After Siegfried's death, Gordes came to a realization, and when Shirou suggested negotiating with the Mage's Association, he threw himself into this work. The exhausting work made Gordes's greeting seem very perfunctory. His unshaved stubble and limp, hanging bangs further emphasized the impression that he had "become exhausted in a few days."
However, Caules, for some reason, found this Gordes more endearing.
"Don't worry, Uncle, we will definitely come back alive!"
Looking at the sedan gradually disappearing from his sight, Gordes weakly let his arm drop. As an elder, to only be able to watch as underage youths fought for the family's continuation at a time like this made him deeply despise his past self.
"You must work hard, Gordes!"
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Sitting in the sedan, looking at the receding scenery outside, Jeanne couldn't help but sigh, "Finally, it has arrived, this day!" From Jeanne's words, Shirou couldn't distinguish whether she was expressing anticipation for the long-awaited battle, or a lament that their peaceful life was about to end.
"Don't overthink anything, Jeanne!"
"Whether it's victory or our wish, they are all ours!" Facing Jeanne, who was sitting next to him, Shirou promised earnestly.
"Ah, I know!" Jeanne replied with a smile.
"Speaking of which, Shirou, you asked me for the Holy Shroud before, saying you wanted to make a tool. How is it now?" Although touched by Shirou's promise, being Jeanne, she quickly shifted her attention to the impending battle.
"The Holy Shroud, that was made very successfully!" As one of Jeanne's inherent abilities, the Saint's ability allows Jeanne to gain a special ability upon summoning.
The creation of the Holy Shroud was the ability Jeanne chose. And the Holy Shroud is a Conceptual Armament with a first-rate defensive function. Its functions include magical energy nullification, concealment of magical circuits, defense against physical damage, magical recoil, and an increase in magic resistance, as long as the wearer is alive. And the Holy Shroud Jeanne made also specifically possessed a certain resistance to curses and poisons. Using his mysteries and forging abilities, Shirou transformed it into special Mystic Codes.
"That's a Mystic Code I specially prepared for someone.
It's in the car's trunk now. After we get out, I'll show it to you!"
"Someone?" Hearing "someone" from Shirou, Jeanne curiously inquired.
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"Semiramis, of course!" Shirou said with a smile, "I made three of these equipments in total. I'll give them to Atalanta and the other two, which will enhance their strength."
"For me?" Atalanta, who had been sitting in the passenger seat without speaking, asked curiously.
"That's right, they're for you all. You'll give Semiramis a surprise later!"
"Ah, just as I wished!"
"I've been annoyed with that woman for a long time!"
Thinking back to how Semiramis and Amakusa Shirou Tokisada had messed with them, a faint murderous intent emanated from Atalanta's eyes.
"In that case, I'll leave it to you!"
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Soon, the group quickly arrived at their destination, the airport. As soon as they arrived, Jeanne noticed something unusual. After all, when she herself came to Romania, she had disembarked there. Nothing had changed here, except that there was no one around. Not only were there no taxis or travelers in front of the airport, but not even a single security guard was visible.
"Because it would be troublesome if others saw it, we naturally rented it out. For the next twelve hours, only we can use this airport." Fiore replied with a smile to Jeanne's confusion.
"You said you rented it out!?" Although Fiore said it so casually, Jeanne's mouth hung open in astonishment, unable to speak. She had actually rented out the entire international airport. There should be a limit to how absurd things could get! Jeanne thought to herself.
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The entire international airport, only at the entrance gate, had some men in suits who were not security guards, standing like guardian deities. After Fiore quickly uttered a code-like phrase to them, they immediately nodded and opened the gate.
"A human-repelling barrier has already been set up around the airport. No one will approach within a radius of several kilometers."
"Wow, it's really empty, not a single person." Astolfo said as if stunned. But as Astolfo said, in the vast airport, apart from their group, no other human figures could be seen. There were no receptionists at the front desk, the usually continuously moving conveyor belts for luggage had stopped operating, and the electronic announcement boards had lost their light.
"Even though she's my older sister, this is truly speechless. How much money did you spend?" Probably because he had the common sense of an ordinary person, Caules also muttered with a helpless look.
"It's nothing big. The expenses for this were only the equivalent of five Mystic Codes I designed. What's more problematic is the cost of acquiring the planes."
"Honestly, I specifically requested second-hand old planes, thinking they would be destroyed anyway, but why were they so expensive? Luckily, Uncle Darnic left behind assets, so that's good."
"Well, they are large jetliners, after all." Caules looked down helplessly at the airport scenery visible from the window. The second-hand large passenger planes Fiore mentioned acquiring totaled ten. And now Fiore was saying she intended to use them all under the premise of them being destroyed. This was indeed a sound judgment; if there was only a single plane, it would quickly be destroyed due to concentrated attacks. So, it was necessary to use multiple decoys to increase the survival rate. As long as the cost was not factored in, this was a perfectly correct approach.
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"By the way, Caules, are you really going?"
"Ah, I will definitely take my sister's place, leading Berserker to fight until the very end!"
"Caules!" Unlike the original story, Fiore currently had no intention of abandoning her status as a Magus. Nor was she the Black Faction's last Master. As the interim Lord of the Yggdmillennia family, she naturally had no need to personally go to the battlefield. Even if she wanted to, no one would allow it. So, she could only wait on the ground, quietly for the others to return!
"Don't worry, Fiore, whether it's me or Frankenstein, everyone will protect our Masters!" Hearing Shirou's comfort, Fiore expressed her excited gratitude: "Thank you, everyone!"
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