[277] Zamalek Island

"That is—?"

Arash stopped his bow and arrows, watching the countless bats flying in the distance. "Where is he heading?"

"I remember that direction is towards the Nile River." Enkidu materialized beside him and said.

"The Nile River? So... Zamalek Island." Arash looked into the distance. Zamalek Island, located in the Nile River, was the island under the Cairo Tower.

In other words.

Ruler and the Holy Grail were there.

"Is Alucard's target the Holy Grail?"

...

"Alucard is heading towards Zamalek Island?" Barthomeloi suddenly stood up. "I see... no, I can't just watch. I must stop him—"

She closed her eyes slowly as she spoke.

Relying solely on her wouldn't be enough, even if she was unwilling.

They had to prevent that Pharaoh from taking action!

Although the end of the Holy Grail War was still some time away, but...

If Alucard intended to target the Holy Grail, they couldn't sit idly by. This was true for anyone. They had to seize the Holy Grail again; otherwise, it would be disastrous.

If Alucard really got the Holy Grail, it meant they couldn't unleash large-scale offensive capabilities. Neither Archer's nor Rider's Noble Phantasms would work.

Or else...

A slight misstep might end up destroying the Holy Grail.

That would be disastrous, rendering all sacrifices made so far in vain!

So...

....

"Hmm, the Holy Grail..." Ozymandias received the communication from Barthomeloi Lorelei.

"Indeed, to obtain a true physical form, I still need the Holy Grail... Otherwise, I can only experience the breath of life within my temple."

He had indeed acquired DIO's ability.

But like many other abilities, it could only be used within the confines of his temple. Outside this temple, he remained powerless.

Now, the Holy Grail War was coming to an end.

After a long period of silence, he had to make a move.

"Also—! Let this be proof of my imminent rule over the world! Let the world witness my radiance—"

Boom, boom————

As he spoke.

Ozymandias's ultimate Noble Phantasm, Ramesseum Tentyris began to slowly rise and turned into a beam of light, heading towards the central area of Cairo, to Zamalek Island in the middle of the Nile River.

"Come! Welcome, for this is my palace! Haha, hahaha——————"

...

England, London.

"Have you heard? Barthomeloi Lorelei seems to have encountered a major failure."

"Yeah, I heard that all the magus from her squad have been wiped out!"

"So, this is the Holy Grail War..."

"Professor Velvet is really powerful. It's not just luck..."

"Right, one time could be considered luck, but in manga and reality. And... even now!"

Proven effective!! One can stay hard until dawn

Hardness and thickness, both considered at once

"Quiet down a bit." Waver Velvet, who pushed open the door, looked at the classroom and said. He frowned slightly. Why did he feel that the people in the classroom were looking at him a little differently?

More admiration than usual?

"Forget it, let's start today's lesson, there's only one topic for today." Waver waited until the classroom quieted down and said, "What should we do if the leylines disappears?"

...

The Mage's Association is stronger than the Holy Church.

But strength has its limits.

After this Holy Grail War, the situation might reverse. The strong might no longer be the Mage's Association but the Holy Church...

Such a situation should be avoided.

It must be avoided.

As for the method of avoidance... it's simple. It's to ensure that all the people sent out by the Holy Church this time die!

However, achieving such a situation is not easy.

In the current situation, even the Holy Church might not take action.

The Holy Church's goal is to destroy the Holy Grail. Now, Alucard's actions are almost achieving their goal.

Moreover...

Even if Ozymandias arrives, he might not hold back.

After all, he couldn't destroy the Holy Grail.

But Gilgamesh wouldn't have such concerns. Their goal from the beginning was to destroy the Holy Grail. In this case, one with concerns, the other wielding their power recklessly.

So, between these two, who were originally not much different in strength, who would win? This was a question without suspense, right?

Unless... the Holy Grail was placed in Rider's Grand Temple—that pyramid.

If it was in that pyramid, there wouldn't be as many worries.

Originally, Barthomeloi Lorelei had her reservations. She didn't trust that king.

So, she didn't transfer the Holy Grail to that pyramid but kept it in the underground of the Egyptian branch of the Mage's Association.

This Egyptian branch, called the "Atlas Institute," was established, and its security was quite guaranteed. Coupled with the pervasive poison of Assassin throughout the entire space, it seemed foolproof to her.

As for the possibility of Servants infiltrating, she regarded it as equivalent to her own defeat. So, she didn't even consider this point.

Unexpectedly, a figure like DIO appeared.

Almost an "omnipotent" ability. Even if she knew what this ability was, she couldn't figure out how to deal with it.

As for the "Atlas Institute"... Although Barthomeloi Lorelei had confirmed that when summoning in Egypt, they had decided not to take a slot from them, they were rejected. Those people didn't want it.

"Leave the continuation of the leyline to the Clock Tower."

That was the original words of the Atlas Institute.

This was also understandable. For them, even if the leyline disappeared, it wouldn't matter much.

Now, to Barthomeloi Lorelei, it seemed like a gathering place for weaklings who claimed to be "magus" without magical aptitude.

Even so, facing the current situation, even Barthomeloi Lorelei had to change her mindset and had to rely on Ozymandias to hold the Holy Grail.

Otherwise...

Their Servants wouldn't be able to use large-scale Noble Phantasms, and the result might be that the Holy Grail, along with Zamalek Island, would disappear from this world.

If they didn't have such Noble Phantasms...

They wouldn't be able to deal with the River of Death.

"Is this... Kurokawa Kazuya's plan? He's really troublesome to the end!"

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