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Chapter 80: Encounter with the Lion King!!
🕑 Added 2025-04-09 03:01:02 +0000 UTC【 After the Sun King Ozymandias released his Noble Phantasm to destroy the gates of the Holy City, Fujimaru Ritsuka opened the box that Nitocris had handed over.
To their astonishment, inside was the Holy Grail they had desperately searched for.
Mash stored the Holy Grail within her shield!
Normally, retrieving the Holy Grail would restore the timeline through its healing power. However, this time, defeating the Lion King was still necessary. Thus, the group headed toward the Lion King’s palace!
The Round Table Knight Agravain’s frenzied army was single-handedly held back by Da Vinci!
On the other side, Gawain, restrained by King Hassan, recalled the scene when he was summoned by the Lion King. It was during a sunset when the Lion King, emotionless, addressed the crowd.
“I summoned you because this plan requires your participation!” The Lion King’s golden pupils were devoid of emotion as he coldly continued: “But I am aware that this action contradicts your principles!”
“Follow me! Or leave me. At sunset, give me your answer.”
As the knights deliberated, Gawain approached Tristan, who sat on a withered tree, seeking his thoughts.
With his back turned to Gawain, Tristan responded sorrowfully: “I believe the king’s judgment is correct. If humanity is to be reborn and the world collapses, we have no choice but to comply.”
“However, I might not be able to endure it!” He then stood up, and blood dripped from his eyes as he blinded himself.
“Sire Tristan...!” Gawain watched in shock.
“Turn around,Sire Gawain!” Tristan ignored his astonishment and walked away, saying sadly: “Next time we meet, I will no longer be the person you know.”
As the sun set, the Round Table Knights, divided by differing opinions, stood on opposing sides under the Lion King’s cold gaze, beginning their civil war. 】
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~Projection of All Worlds~
This explains why only a few of the Knights of the Round Table remain!
“To blind oneself—to avoid witnessing the Knights of the Round Table killing each other!”
“Why does Sire Tristan willingly change his personality to serve the Lion King?”
“No longer the person you know?!... That statement feels like a final resolution.”
“To force former comrades to draw swords against one another... This is truly painful.”
“Did the loyal knights kill all those who opposed them?... How could they bring themselves to do it?”
~Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline~
“Sire Tristan... You clearly despised such a king. Why, despite changing yourself, do you still choose to follow me?”
Artoria closed her pained eyes, unable to bear watching her former companions fight amongst themselves.
The king doesn’t understand human hearts! Tristan’s words after leaving the Round Table echoed once again in her mind.
【 At the same time, the Lion King activated the Holy Spear, and the entire Holy City began to move. Golden light surged from the ground, and the earth started to shatter.
“Round Table Sealing! This domain will transform into steps.” As the Lion King spoke, the Holy City floated in mid-air, radiating golden light as it became the Tower of the End! Simultaneously, a purple glow engulfed the rest of the world, and the land disappeared entirely. Only the area within the Holy Spear remained! 】
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~Projection of All Worlds~
“The earth has vanished?!”
“So now, the entire world exists only within the range of the Holy Spear!”
“To erase everything directly from this world—what kind of power must this be?!”
“Or perhaps this is what they’ve been referring to as the burning of humanity?!”
【 Standing atop the tower, the Lion King’s cold voice continued: “Camelot has collapsed, and the era of upheaval approaches. In the name of the Storm King, I will take everything into account.”
As the perspective widened, the Holy City transformed into a floating spearhead, with countless massive stones suspended in the air! Outside this range, all land had vanished.
Meanwhile, King Hassan, having no reason to fight Gawain, turned and left!
The Sun King Ozymandias gazed at the Holy City now transformed into the Holy Spear and solemnly declared: “Lion King! Just the great divine punishment is far from insufficient.”
Ozymandias raised his hand and clenched it tightly, his confident voice echoing through the temple: “Even the Holy Spear! Before my colossal pyramid, it’s nothing more than a small boat!”
“O' Monument of the Sun... O' Pyramid, which rules the universe!”
“The Sun descends here... in our unlimited brilliance!.”
“Fall!”
“The Shining Great Temple Complex——!!”
(Ramesseum Tentyris)
As the Sun King pointed his finger, sunlight resembling the sun appeared in the sky, accompanied by fleeting bubbles. Then, the floating pyramid emitted golden light and, like a meteor, crashed into the Holy Spear!
“And now, I leave it to you...”
“BOOM——”
A deafening explosion resounded, and the pyramid shattered amidst flames. Though the Holy City began to collapse, the path to the Lion King was cleared. 】
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~Projection of All Worlds~
“The Sun King... This reminds me of the Wise King Gilgamesh from earlier in the video—they’re really similar!”
“Similarly sacrificing their lives to pave the way for Fujimaru Ritsuka! Truly worthy of respect.”
“I didn’t expect the seemingly uncooperative Sun King to have such admirable qualities…”
~A Certain Magical Index World~
“If i remember correctly, isn’t this pyramid supposed to be an Egyptian tomb?”
Misaka Mikoto looked utterly confused. So this is a tomb collision?
Though impressive, thinking of it as a tomb immediately made her feel uneasy.
~Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline~
“The Sun King Ozymandias... Truly deserving of respect.”
Emiya Shirou watched the dazzling attack in awe.
This Sun King, both in personality and attitude, resembles the Wise King Gilgamesh greatly...
First, he gave the Holy Grail to Fujimaru Ritsuka, then helped break open the gates of the Holy City, and finally sacrificed his life to clear the path to the Lion King.
“A king acknowledges, a king allows, and a king carries the weight of the entire world! Only by embracing the resolve to die can one achieve such glorious radiance.”
Gilgamesh is praised with admiration. Even in his final moments, he could shine brilliantly.
【 Without King Hassan stopping Gawain alone, the Sun Knight Gawain Stood alone on the road that must be passed, blocking everyone. Then he and Bedivere engaged in fierce combat.
Even after enduring Bedivere’s full-powered Noble Phantasm attack, Gawain still stood firm on the battlefield!
Crowned by the scorching sun, he pushed away the stone pillars on his body and sincerely declared: “I will fulfill my vow until my final moment—I will serve the king faithfully!”
“The king is no longer the king he once was... Britain has fallen! Our world of the past has perished.” Gawain picked up a sword from the ground and solemnly addressed Sir Bedivere.
“I am now the knight of the Lion King! Gawain!” Casting aside his cloak, he loudly questioned Bedivere: “One final question! Why does your sword exist?”
Facing Gawain’s question, Bedivere responded with unwavering determination: “My right arm embodies the end of loyalty!”
“It’s an irrevocable acknowledgment of guilt! His dream of becoming the ideal king was to save the prideful ideals! All for the sake of uncovering the truth.” Bedivere drew his sword.
The two knights began their righteous duel, unassisted by others—a one-on-one battle. Sword clashed with a sword, a collision of souls!
In the end, it was a test of willpower! And ultimately, Bedivere’s resolve surpassed Gawain’s.
As the sun set and gradually faded, Gawain revealed a sorrowful face: “So this is fate...”
“Once again, I failed to catch up with the king’s battle...”
“This seems to be the destiny of an unfaithful knight like me...” After uttering these words, the sun disappeared from the sky.
Bedivere knelt on the ground, panting heavily: “Sire Gawain, there is no knight more loyal than you!”
Gawain, lying on the ground, spoke weakly but gently: “Sire Bedivere... Why have you only appeared now?”
“If you had come sooner, the king... Perhaps the king could have reclaimed his lost heart. I truly... hate you.” 】
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~Projection of All Worlds~
“It’s hard to tell if Gawain’s loyalty is blind obedience or something else entirely!”
“This is the heavy burden both knights feel regarding their king!”
“Perhaps it’s not just them—all the knights, even if they become villains, want to stay by the Lion King’s side to atone for their mistakes!”
~Type-Moon World, Magical Girl Illya Worldline~
“Ah... Perhaps all the Knights of the Round Table feel the weight of their sins toward their king!”
Miyu gradually understood everything—the fall of the Round Table, Lancelot’s end, and Mordred’s betrayal!
Within them, the desire to serve the Lion King stems from their belief in the heaviness of their sins! They wish to use this to make amends for their mistakes.
The hatred expressed in their final words was not hatred itself but regret that he arrived so late. He was the king’s most trusted knight, entrusted with his final orders. If only he had appeared sooner, perhaps the king could have regained his lost heart.
~Type-Moon World, Throne of Heroes~
Now, the knights fell silent, understanding everything after hearing Gawain’s heartfelt confession in the video.
It turns out it wasn’t just him; the other knights also believed their sins were unforgivable...
Gawain watched as the figure in the video gradually died, unsure why. It was natural for someone who committed such atrocities to meet their end.
But repeatedly, he didn’t expect to be killed by Bedivere...
Because among the Round Table, who didn’t envy the knight entrusted with the king’s final orders—the knight always trusted by the king, Bedivere...!
(After all, the Knights of the Round Table only had the king's banquet and the twisted banquet.)
~Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline~
“So this is how you thought, Sire Gawain...!”
Artoria felt indifferent about her own death, just as Sire Bedivere had said.
“There is no knight more loyal than you, Sire Gawain.....”
Artoria’s expression saddened as she once again witnessed the death of her knights—a feeling far from pleasant...
【After defeating Gawain, Bedivere and Fujimaru Ritsuka’s group approached the Lion King’s location!
Behind them, purple flames burned fiercely. The golden-haired, blue-eyed king sat on the throne, exuding an aura of regal indifference. Without emotion, he coldly addressed the Chaldea group:
“Who are you? I am the Lion King! The Lord of storms, the Lord of the end.”
“Answer me! Why have you come to the land of the end?!” Her voice was godlike, devoid of emotion.】
