Order of Avalon vs Dark Rounds

'...Who the heck are these people?'

Suddenly seeing girls dressed as delinquent teenagers from the 20th century in the 5th century, Black Princess Altrouge and her knights were utterly bewildered.

'What the hell are they? They're dressed so strangely...'

As Altrouge and her knights stood there, utterly bewildered while thinking like that, another girl who looked almost identical to the group of girls who shouted earlier came running up.

"Big Sis! Big Sis AR!"

"666, what's going on? Speak up!"

The young girl called 666 who had just arrived seemed less experienced than the others; she appeared to be more of an errand girl than a full-fledged member.

"It's the Order of Avalon! Those women came in advance to shop!" 666 explained.

"What?!" The tanned girl who seemed to be the leader of the group called AR exclaimed in surprise and widened her eyes. "Those damn Artoria bitches?! How dare they!"

Completely unaware that she was cursing herself as well, AR fumed in frustration.

"Now what do we do, Big Sis?"

666 looked at AR with eager eyes, waiting for her to come up with a plan.

"What do we do? What else?! Boss Ex entrusted this mission to me, and now it's turned into this mess! No snacks, the sisters won't be happy! No sweets, Boss Ex will be mad! Who's going to take responsibility for that? You or you?!"

As AR spoke, the rest of the girls all hung their heads.

"So what do we do now, Big Sis?"

"What do we do?! Are you still asking?! Of course, we're going to get the food back!" AR raised the wooden sword in her hand. "666, go back and report to the boss! The rest of you, come with me!"

With those words, she marched confidently toward the exit of the commercial district. A group of identical girls followed her enthusiastically one by one, their fighting spirit growing.

"Princess?"

Seeing this scene, the two knights turned their attention to Altrouge, as if asking her what they should do.

They could sense a feeling of 'isolation' from that group. It was some kind of suggestion magecraft, making ordinary people ignore any unusual events.

The same magecraft that had been used by a group of Artoria Species who appeared at once several hours ago and bought all the foods in the commercial district while no one remembered anything.

This kind of suggestion magecraft worked well for ordinary people and wouldn't be noticed, even most mages wouldn't notice it. But for these three powerful beings, it wasn't enough.

That was why they could see through it.

The so-called Order of Avalon was the culprits preventing Altrouge from enjoying her snacks.

"..."

"Let's follow them."

After a brief thought, Altrouge made her decision.

"Should we really do it, Princess? Although those girls look like they've got something loose in their heads, their strength is... quite decent." The Black Knight Strout expressed his concern. "What's going on? How did so many powerful humans suddenly appear out of nowhere?"

Strout's concern was valid. Even the weakest errand girl earlier, 666, had the strength not inferior to the average member of Twenty-Seven Dead Apostle Ancestors. As for the tanned girl called AR, her strength even surpassed his.

According to what they said, there were even stronger people above them.

Wouldn't that mean they were at least on par with the Princess?

'No, that's impossible, right? That would be too ridiculous. Princess is invincible.'

Strout quickly pushed aside this absurd thought as a knight should.

'However, if they have more people... this is a powerful organization not inferior to the Twenty-Seven Dead Apostle Ancestors.'

Strout quickly concluded. But he still felt it was ridiculous.

The Earth was so vast, and in terms of major organizations, he should know them all. Apart from the recently risen new Holy Roman Empire and a few others he wasn't aware of, the vast majority should be known to him.

So where did these girls suddenly come from?

"Don't worry..." Svelten said with nonchalant attitude.

Strout was worried, but Svelten was indifferent.

Altrouge was also full of confidence—not the type of unwarranted confidence, but confidence in her own abilities.

"I'll be careful. And besides, an opportunity like this is right in front of us. It would be a waste not to investigate." Altrouge said with indifference.

"...As you wish."

"Indeed."

The two knights nodded, and they followed her orders.

"Svelten, come with me, Strout, take my stuff back and be ready to support us at any time."

That was how the vampire trio split up.

The raven-haired princess, along with the sissy knight, quietly trailed behind the group of Artoria Species, while Strout carried bags of clothes, jewelry, leather bags, and various other miscellaneous Altrouge had bought, ready to deliver them back to their base.

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The Black Princess Altrouge would witness an extraordinary battle.

As the members of the Order of Avalon gathered around a pristine white mansion, preparing to dine at an elegant table, while trouble was brewing at the mansion's entrance.

AR, with her unruly companions, had already initiated their action.

"Come out bitches! If you dare steal our food, you better have the guts to open the door!" AR shouted, disrupting the solemn dining ritual.

Draped in silver-white armor and exuding regal grace, a mature and tall female knight who resembled a goddess set her spoon down with a dissatisfied sigh.

"It's those Dark Rounds members again, Grand Master." Remarked another female knight, clad in pristine white armor, with a calm demeanor. "They're causing trouble once more."

"No manners whatsoever."

"They truly do not deserve to be Artoria Species."

The surrounding female knights, upholding their dignified, elegant, and sacred bearing, expressed their disapproval of the Dark Rounds members.

It was akin to the disapproving murmurs of high society or nobility at a tea party or salon. However, instead of fancy clothing, they were adorned in elegant and extravagant armor.

In contrast to the unruly Artorias from the Dark Rounds, the Order of Avalon members wielded genuine weapons, not makeshift ones like crowbars, wooden swords, or baseball bats.

They possessed energy swords, magic swords, or mono-molecular structure holy swords—a powerful and dignified group of female knights.

In the next moment, before the one called Grand Master could speak, a thunderous sound echoed through the area.

AR and her gang, frustrated by the lack of response to their demands, resorted to desperate measures.

"C'mon! Give our food back!"

With these words, AR raised her wooden sword and fired a sword beam toward the mansion's door, only to be met by a powerful defensive bounded field.

'What kind of attack is this?! Even within the Knights of the Round Table, only a few can produce such power! This level of magical energy release is ridiculous! Not only that, the ridiculous thing is, it got blocked! This defensive bounded field is on the level of greater magecraft, or even stronger!' Svelten exclaimed inwardly with wide eyes.

Before he could finish his astonishment, the mansion's doors swung open. Dozens of Artoria Species who were also Sabers, clad in white and silver-white armor, led by their Grand Master, emerged and quickly surrounded AR and her gang.

"Y-You..."

Realizing the vast difference in power, the unruly girls from the Dark Rounds began to feel nervous, some even regretting their actions. Nevertheless, AR gathered her courage and spoke loudly, "Y-You fellows, did you really have to buy out all the foods in the commercial district? Are you trying to provoke us?"

The Grand Master chose to be silent and not respond to their remarks. Perhaps she felt the difference in status was too great and felt unbecoming for her to answer. It was her deputy who finally spoke up.

"The commercial district is a commercial facility of the Holy Roman Empire, and anyone is free to shop there without restrictions. No one determines how much one can buy. Even if we bought all the foods in the commercial district, it's still within the bounds of the law."

"Who fucking cares about the laws?!"

Perhaps the deputy had a valid point, but the Artorias of the Dark Rounds didn't give a damn about such matters.

"Clearly, we discovered that commercial district first!"

"Yeah, that's right!"

"That's absolutely right!"

"After we arrived on this planet, we went to buy food there every day, but today, you bitches bought everything!"

From the perspective of the Dark Rounds, they had discovered that territory first and frequented it daily. The Order of Avalon, however, appeared all of a sudden and bought up all the foods without a word, and that was seen as an affront.

"..."

"It seems they can't be reasoned with."

After a moment of silence, the Order of Avalon's members exchanged glances and concluded. They gripped their weapons.

"Do you want to fight?! We're ready to oblige!"

"It's useless to reason with these wild dogs!"

"You all are a disgrace of Artoria Species!"

With those words, the Artoria Species from both sides exchanged glances, and in the next moment, they disappeared from the spot—fighting within the city would cause too much damage, so they teleported themselves outside the city.

"They disappeared?"

Altrouge and Svelten who had been following behind them were stunned for a moment, then they heard the sound of explosions coming from the outskirts.

"Teleportation magecraft? And it's group teleportation?!" Svelten exclaimed in shock. When he snapped out of it, he realized that Altrouge had already run a considerable distance.

"Princess?!"

"Quick, keep up! We must find out what these monsters are up to!" Without looking back, Altrouge said while running.

Simultaneously, a group of Imperial spies who spied on her reacted.

"Hurry! The Black Princess Altrouge is getting away! Follow her and find out what she's up to!"

As the Imperial spies chased after her, on the outskirts of Orleans, the battle raged on.

Originally, the Order of Avalon and the Dark Rounds were bitter enemies, even fighting in outer space, where they destroyed each other's spaceships.

After arriving on Earth, they temporarily halted hostilities, mainly due to being unfamiliar with the new environment and the primary objective of finding some civilization. There were no agreements or negotiations.

So, this time, it was seen as a provocation by the Dark Rounds and an intrusion by the Order of Avalon. Both sides had their reasons for battle, and it was bound to be a fierce one.

The Dark Rounds members were vastly outnumbered compared to the Order of Avalon, but the latter weren't taking any advantage of it and made a proposition.

"You're five, we'll send out five too." The deputy of the Order of Avalon said calmly.

"Hmph!"

Though tempted to say something like "I'll take on ten", AR was no fool. With a cold snort, she accepted the challenge.

Amid the conversation, five knights from the Order of Avalon, including their deputy, stepped forward, brandishing their swords in a formal gesture.

"Let the battle begin."

AR, in a lightning-fast move, charged at the deputy of the Order of Avalon. Their weapons clashed violently.

*BOOM—!*

In an instant, the earth shattered, and a frenzied aura filled the air.

Before AR could even react, the second move, the third move, and countless others had already passed. By the time she regained her senses, the battle had escalated with added footwork and techniques from the Servant Universe.

Around them, the members of the Order of Avalon and the Dark Rounds also engaged in fierce combat.

Speed, strength, techniques, and willpower, all fueled by fervor and madness, stole the hearts of the two vampires who watched the spectacle.

Swords cleaved through mountains, tore apart the earth, and shattered the sky. Unmatched magical energy, radiance, and power made even breathing a challenge when they drew near.

"I'll cut you down! Our Dark Rounds will claim the son for ourselves!"

"Don't be delusional! The Order of Avalon will protect the son and raise him into a fine man!"

Amidst the booming of light beams, the Dark Rounds and the Order of Avalon battled ferociously, all the while roaring to assert their ownership of the son.

This was the chaotic battle of Artoria Species and Sabers of Servant Universe.

Soon, the pinnacle of this battle approached swiftly.

Summoned by 666, Mysterious Heroine X Alter, aka Ex, who had briefly crossed paths with Artorius in the previous Holy Grail War, arrived with the rest of the Dark Rounds members.

"Lion King."

"Ex."

Long-time acquaintances required few words. A simple greeting sufficed.

Space Lion King—Grand Master of the Order of Avalon, raised her holy lance and holy sword, merging them into one weapon as she lunged toward the petite girl with glasses.

Simultaneously, Ex raised her right hand forward, unleashing a black lightning bolt that soared toward her opponent like a thrown javelin.

The entire landscape of the outskirts changed entirely.

'I-Is the Age of Gods returning?!' Altrouge and Svelten thought the same thing.

They looked like ordinary knights and oddly dressed individuals at first glance. However, once the battle commenced, it felt like the greatest warriors of the Age of Gods were fighting, or rather, it was as if the gods themselves clashed!

'H-How is this possible, how is this possible?! We vampires were supposed to be the strongest in the world! Where do these women come from?! Why are they so powerful?! What's actually happening?!'

Altrouge couldn't comprehend because she had never witnessed such a spectacle, and her brain began to malfunction.