Multiverse Adventure – My Journey Begins in Danmachi 124

Multiverse Adventure – My Journey Begins in Danmachi 124

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Edited by: Tiny Fan Fiction

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Chapter 124 “Don’t come any closer!”

Initially, when Emiya Kiritsugu mentioned that Kotomine Kirei was a dangerous man, Noah paid it no mind.

Come on, he’s just a single individual; how dangerous could he really be?

Noah has seen more than his fair share of murderers, to say nothing of cannibals.

However, after Emiya Kiritsugu killed Kotomine Kirei and still referred to him as “Teacher,” Noah couldn’t help but fall silent.

Alright, in Noah’s eyes, Kotomine Kirei still didn’t seem too dangerous, but he appeared to be a new breed of pervert unlike any Noah had seen before.

For a moment, it was as if Noah heard an electronic voice in his ear.

“Ping, a new species of pervert has been added to the database.”

“Sigh, I really don’t want to be experienced in this area.”

With mixed feelings, Noah shook his head, casting away the strange thoughts, and turned his attention to Iskandar (Rider) and Artoria.

“Hey, Lemonhead (Kayneth), and you, little one, you must have heard that too. What are your plans?”

The first to respond was Iskandar (Rider), his voice, seemingly coming from nowhere, was both indignant and frustrated.

“I’m just a late bloomer! I’m not a little kid! My parents are both tall! I’ll grow up to be tall too!”

Noah merely returned a smile that was ‘understanding, sympathetic, tolerant, and even a bit paternal,’ causing Waver’s voice to become more intense.

But soon, Waver’s voice cut off as if someone had throttled him, followed by Kenneth’s deep voice.

“What would you have us do?”

Noah pondered as he stroked his chin and looked at Irisviel.

“Although the Holy Grail isn’t as all-powerful as imagined, after purifying it, the Mana it contains is still vast. Kenneth, if I were to ask the Einzbern Family to use this Mana to reconstruct your Magic Circuit, would you be willing to reconcile with them?”

Irisviel instinctively opened her mouth, wanting to say that she had no clue about the ultra-advanced technique of reconstructing a Magic Circuit.

It’s true that she was created using this technology, but that doesn’t mean she understands it.

However, upon seeing the Hooded Witch next to her and the unsettling smile that made her feel a chill down her back, Irisviel instantly understood Noah’s meaning.

It wasn’t necessary for Irisviel to conduct the research; she just needed to be the subject of it.

Although it was a bit of a nuisance, Irisviel still gritted her teeth and showed Emiya Kiritsugu a reassuring yet strong, forced smile.

“…It’s okay, Kiritsugu, I’ll be fine soon.”

……For some reason, those words sounded a bit off?

As Noah subconsciously pondered, Kenneth, who had been silent for a long time, finally responded.

“Humiliation must be avenged, I will avenge Sola-Ui… but for your sake, a temporary truce is acceptable.”

Noah thought he had convinced Kenneth and couldn’t help but nod in satisfaction.

He didn’t have any particular liking or dislike for that Lemonhead (Kayneth), but since he had learned from him, he had to take responsibility.

“But……”

Kenneth’s sudden change of heart made Noah raise an eyebrow, his expression turning serious.

What was Kenneth trying to say?

If Kenneth didn’t accept the proposal and insisted on having a showdown with Emiya Kiritsugu, what should he do?

Should he intervene, ignore them, or take them both down?

Noah didn’t want to play the role of a mediator, but he couldn’t allow anything to get in the way of his current plans.

“……You’re not even worthy of being called a Lemonhead (Kayneth), you tasteless country bumpkin!”

Although he was being insulted, Noah didn’t mind.

As the saying goes, when a small fry looks at another small fry, they will lavish praise on each other, because they understand they’re on the same level and won’t create a gap with just a few compliments.

But when a small fry looks at someone who is completely out of their league, they will try to find fault in them to balance their own inferiority complex.

So, faced with Kenneth’s accusations, Noah just thought he was jealous of his own good looks and didn’t take it to heart.

He was just speechless, so Noah ignored Kenneth and signaled for Artoria and Iskandar (Rider) to go and bring Kenneth and Waver back.

But Artoria shook her head, her clear blue eyes fixed on Noah, seemingly lost in thought.

Noticing Artoria’s unusual behavior, Iskandar (Rider) awkwardly forced a smile and turned to leave the cave, summoning his horse and galloping towards the sky.

“Come on, Beauty, I’ll treat you well and thoroughly research every nook and cranny of yours!”

Under Emiya Kiritsugu’s resentful gaze, Medea (Caster) silently took Irisviel’s hand and walked out of the cave.

“Don’t worry, it might hurt a bit at first, but afterwards, it’ll be very comfortable!”

“Hey! What do you plan to do to Alice?”

Watching the poor sap walk away, Noah couldn’t help but roll his eyes.

He was sure that Medea (Caster), this girl, would definitely use research as an excuse to make Irisviel wear a lot of weird clothes and fulfill her somewhat Distortion-esque cosplay obsession.

But, didn’t Medea (Caster) initially have her sights set on Artoria?

Um?

Lia?

Coming back to his senses, Noah met Artoria’s somewhat gloomy and profound gaze, and inexplicably felt a chill down his spine.

“Is there something wrong?”

He suddenly regretted sending everyone else away, leaving only himself and Artoria in the cave.

“Noah, come back to Camelot with me!”

Artoria, in her usual cold black suit, suddenly spoke softly, striding towards Noah.

He couldn’t tell if it was because she was looking down at him, but Noah actually felt immense pressure from her, despite her relatively petite frame.

“Um? Why are you suddenly bringing this up again?”

“The Holy Grail is gone, the Holy Grail is fake! Now only you can help me save Camelot!”

Noah felt that Artoria’s train of thought was both sudden and logical.

It was just that compared to the previous intense and fierce aura, Artoria now seemed to exude a deep, dark aura, as if she wanted to swallow Noah whole.

“Noah! Come with me!”

“No! Calm down! The Evil of This World here could go berserk at any moment, calm down!”

“Noah! Come with me!”

Noah turned to run, but the next second he was tackled to the ground by Artoria who had suddenly appeared.

“Don’t come any closer!!”

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Hyatt Hotels, Waver looked at the countless Magecraft Equipment and treasures in the room, furrowing his brow with some worry.

“Kenneth-sensei, are we really just leaving these here?”

Although he had come to a new understanding of the world, Kenneth was still the same in some ways.

For instance, seeing Waver’s pitiful appearance now, Kenneth couldn’t help but raise his hand and smack him on the head.

“Get a grip! Don’t go telling others you’re my student! Besides, with all the Servants and Masters gathered at Ryūdō Temple, who would attack here? I’m not bragging, but as long as there are no Servants, even a low-tier Magus couldn’t break in here in a short time, and I would definitely sense it!”

Even with injuries, Kenneth was still quite tall and imposing compared to Waver.

That merciless slap made Waver wince and bare his teeth.

“But, but, what if they just blow up the hotel? There are 3 Mana Furnaces here!”

Gem Magecraft is the most expensive Magecraft faction, but that doesn’t mean other Magecraft factions aren’t costly.

In fact, Magecraft has nothing to do with saving money; any Magus’s growth process incurs huge expenses.

Of course, this money isn’t in the secular sense; for a Magus, hypnotizing a few wealthy people from the mundane world can yield as much paper currency as they want.

This ‘money’ actually refers to various precious materials that can be used in Magecraft, such as gems, precious metals, herbs, and so on.

If one doesn’t want to risk great danger by laboriously ‘panning’ in the Wasteland villages or seeking alms, they can only accept the internal economic system of the Magus, spending a fortune to purchase.

These resources, accumulated over generations, treasures, and Magecraft Equipment are also a reflection of a Magus Family’s foundation.

Like Waver, from a third-generation Magus Family, he was left with very few useful Magecraft Equipment.

Everything in this room exuded an expensive aura that threatened to crush Waver’s thin back.

As for the Mana Furnaces, there’s no need to mention; even if he sold himself to Africa to mine for a lifetime, or even several lifetimes, he still couldn’t afford one.

Even though these things had nothing to do with Waver, he couldn’t help but feel a bit envious and drool like someone who had experienced famine suddenly entering a granary.

Kenneth’s expression turned slightly sour at this remark, but he quickly dismissed it.

“Setting aside the fact that blowing up the hotel would be a clear breach of the guidelines against exposing the mysteries, if they don’t want to be targeted by the Mage’s Association, they’d have to buy the hotel instead. And this hotel is worth at least 100 million euros – do you think anyone would be extravagant enough to do that?”

Waver still had his doubts, but when Kenneth saw Iskandar (Rider) rushing towards the hotel from outside the window, he immediately left the room without hesitation.

Although he was torn, Waver had no choice but to follow Kenneth out of the hotel.

If Waver were alone, Iskandar (Rider) would have probably dragged him away by the neck, riding off into the distance.

However, in front of Kenneth, his Teacher, Iskandar (Rider) decided to show some restraint.

Iskandar (Rider) changed into his favorite tank top and accompanied the two to Ryūdō Temple in a rented car.

Although Kenneth didn’t mind the taxi fare, the curfew in Fuyuki City was still in effect.

It was manageable during the day, but after midnight, it was impossible to hail a cab.

So, they had to ask the administrator of Hyatt Hotels to help them rent a car.

As a major client who had rented an entire floor, it was reasonable for them to request assistance, given their business needs in a foreign land.

However, shortly after leaving the city, the car stopped on the dark highway.

“…Hey, what’s going on?”

Looking at the figure standing on the tree trunk ahead, illuminated by the Golden Light of Shiny armor, Waver felt a chill run down his spine, and sweat began to form on his forehead.

As the only human who had personally experienced the Inherent Barrier, a 1-vs-4 battle royale, Waver understood the terror of the Servant before him better than anyone.

Yes, Gilgamesh may have lost to that Otherworldly Hero, but that didn’t mean he was just some ordinary person!

Just because the second-ranked was beaten by the first, it didn’t mean the second-ranked was weak!

Waver didn’t know where Gilgamesh stood among the Servants, but he knew that even a legendary Crown- ranked Magus might not be a match for him!

“Can we call that Berserker over? Only he can handle this guy, right? We’re just…”

Cannon fodder.

Realizing that saying this might be disrespectful to Iskandar (Rider), Waver swallowed his words, his mouth dry.

But Iskandar (Rider) was perceptive enough to catch the implication behind Waver’s words.

However, he didn’t care, simply stroking his chin, a hint of contemplation on his face.

Iskandar (Rider) was confident, his King’s Military Force being an unbeatable existence for over 90% of Servants.

For example, Lancer, unless she could take out all the Heroic Spirits.

Even if he encountered a saber, he had a high chance of wearing her down, after all, that holy sword’s beam attack seemed to be extremely costly in terms of magical energy.

But who would have thought that in this Holy Grail War, 2 people capable of destroying his Barrier would appear at once?

Noah could directly prevent his Inherent Barrier from being deployed, and this Gilgamesh seemed to have a Noble Phantasm that could destroy Inherent Barriers as well.

Sigh, there are always annoying people, and this year is especially bad, nothing can be done but to acknowledge the bad luck.

“I’m afraid it’s not possible, not to mention how long it would take for him to arrive, that kid is currently worried about the Holy Grail and is preparing to guard it.”

After thinking for a moment, Iskandar (Rider) let out a sigh and opened the car door.

“Master, I’ll go negotiate with him, after all, continuing the Holy Grail War has lost its meaning, if the opponent is willing to accept, then it’s fine, if not, then Master… you should run away quickly!”

Without waiting for Waver to react with wide eyes, Iskandar (Rider) walked up to Gilgamesh.

“Hey, Goldie (Gilgamesh), what are you doing out here so late, blowing in the cold wind?”

Upon hearing Iskandar (Rider)’s nickname for him, Gilgamesh’s face instantly darkened.

It’s all because of that Noah guy!

Now everyone’s calling him Goldie (Gilgamesh)!

I, the King, have a name!

And what’s wrong with Golden Light Shiny?

You people have no taste!

If it were before, Gilgamesh would have definitely used Gate of Babylon (King’s Treasure) first.

However, after suffering several setbacks and losing his hand and foot, he had learned to calm down.

“What about you, are you out here late at night to find that Noah guy? What are you plotting?”

Letting out a sigh, Iskandar (Rider) scanned the surroundings, attempting to find Kotomine Kirei.

He still remembered Emiya Kiritsugu’s evaluation of the opponent… a dangerous pervert, if he knew about the Holy Grail being contaminated, he might become even more excited.

So, Iskandar (Rider) wants to see if he can pass the message to Gilgamesh without letting Kotomine Kirei find out.

However, after thinking it over, Iskandar (Rider) realizes that this seems quite impossible.

The challenge isn’t in how to deliver the message to Gilgamesh, but in how to prevent him from telling Kotomine Kirei.

Will he trust his own words and be wary of his Master?

It’s too difficult.

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