I, Kenneth, am going to get to the root of the problem today.

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Neither Romani nor Chaldea Kenneth had many other thoughts, and Chaldea's goals did not conflict with his own, and there were even many possibilities for cooperation. Given this, Kenneth, who had an innate affinity for Chaldea, did not mind taking advantage of Chaldea in this world.

After a brief opening, Kenneth shifted the topic to the most fundamental issue. However, when Kenneth brought it up again, Romani hesitated. Kenneth's identity was too special. Romani really didn't dare to think about what the world would become if a Beast possessed Chaldea's technology. But Chaldea, in its current state, didn't have the power to refuse. Thus, Romani, as the highest-ranking person in Chaldea, was caught in a dilemma.

As a male teacher with a deep understanding of human nature and who had dealt with all sorts of people, Kenneth immediately saw through Romani's struggle. His hesitation was in line with Romani's character, so Kenneth did not urge him but waited quietly for Romani's answer.

"Could you tell me what you plan to do with those technologies?"

"In my world, the establishment of Chaldea encountered some difficulties. As the largest shareholder of Chaldea, I naturally have to contribute to the construction of Chaldea."

Cough cough!! Cough cough cough cough!!

Just when Romani thought Kenneth was about to reveal some grand plan, Kenneth's words almost made Romani choke. The enemy of humanity wanted to establish a human rights protection organization, and be the largest shareholder of Chaldea. Kenneth's wildly imaginative ideas were truly beyond Romani's comprehension. Facing Romani, whose disbelief was practically written all over his face, Kenneth nonchalantly said:

"I think you understand human evil better than I do, but human evil originates from human evil, and the existence of Beast does not necessarily cause damage to human reason. No matter what you assume, my goal is indeed to establish Chaldea."

Regarding Kenneth's magical abilities, I had no choice before, but now I want to be a good person. Romani once again fell into thought. Since Kenneth appeared, he has not shown any malice towards Chaldea, nor has he shown any hostility towards humanity. This made Romani ponder the meaning behind it.

As if he could read minds, Kenneth's next words became the final straw that broke Romani's back.

“I possess the power of the Beast, I cannot deny that, because it is a fact. But, from beginning to end, I have always considered myself human. It is precisely because I possess the evil of humanity that I am so firmly convinced that I am human. From the perspective of evil, I can see the myriad aspects of primates. This perspective is truly wondrous.”

"You consider yourself human? To view humanity from an evil perspective, you are truly a unique individual. I apologize, I was too cautious before. I will copy what you need later."

Romani agreed, partly because of Kenneth's confession, but more importantly because of Kenneth's attitude towards Chaldea. Given Kenneth's demonstrated abilities, he could have easily taken action, but instead, he chose to resolve the matter through negotiation. After confirming that Kenneth harbored no hostility towards the human race, Romani was relieved of his worries.

"A transaction must be equivalent; that's my principle. Apart from the previous ones, this should make the transaction valid."

Kenneth, who was already at the top, disdained to take advantage of Chaldea. Apart from previously profiting from Olga Marie, Kenneth handed over his optimized Einzbern technology to Romani.

"This is it! With this, Mashu's body will be much better! Thank you so much, Mr. Kenneth, this information is extremely important to us! Please wait a moment, I'll go and copy what you need!"

Just this document alone made Romani feel that the gift was worthwhile. Mashu's importance to Chaldea was self-evident. As a doctor, how could Romani not be excited to be able to solve Mashu's worries? After putting the gift away, Romani left the meeting room in a bit of a panic.

The hurried footsteps faded in the corridor, and the room returned to silence as Romani left. Once the surroundings were completely quiet, Morgan, who hadn't spoken until now, gracefully sat on Kenneth's lap, hooking her arms around his neck. A shimmering blue light appeared in Morgan's eyes.

"Is he the Grand Caster? I never expected Solomon to be like this. His magic skills seem pretty average."

"Grand Casters aren't selected based on combat strength. Their vision is the prerequisite for becoming a Grand Caster. As for their magical abilities, look at that useless guy who bites his tongue while chanting incantations—he's qualified to be a Grand Caster too."

After thinking about it, Morgan suddenly felt that Kenneth's explanation made sense. Since Merlin had those 13 things, it was understandable that Solomon's magic level was a little low. Morgan took out the crystal containing Black Saber's consciousness and examined it with great satisfaction.

"Will all her other possibilities come true in this world?"

From beginning to end, Morgan never forgot his plan to completely bring Artoria down from the Throne of Heroes. With the Alter version of Artoria's personality already showing such a large deviation, Morgan became increasingly interested in the possibilities of the other Artorias.

"They will all descend upon this world. Do you remember the singularity in the location of Jerusalem in Chaldea? There are many familiar faces there."

Kenneth's explanation immediately piqued Morgan's interest. He leaned his head on Kenneth's shoulder, fidgeting with his fingers, hoping to extract more information from him. Meanwhile, in Chaldea, in the control room, relying on the highest privileges inherited in an emergency, Romani methodically copied the data Kenneth needed from the mainframe in front of him.

"Phew, it's finally almost finished. Beast, who identifies himself as human, is such a contradictory guy. I hope he really doesn't have any ill intentions towards Chaldea."

Muttering to himself, Romani focused on Chaldea, the simulated planet, behind the glass curtain, as it synchronously monitored the planet. The orange-red light gradually faded, and the stable blue light gained the upper hand as Chaldea was repaired.

"Director Olga Marie, don't worry, I will protect Chaldea."

"I thought you were up to something, Romani. So you were just copying data? Is this a deal with that...person?"

A sudden shiver ran through him. Leonardo da Vinci's words made Romani, who was trying to keep Kenneth's affair a secret, tense up.

"How are Ritsuka and Mashu?"

To avoid the all-knowing Leonardo da Vinci from seeing through something, Romani immediately shifted the topic to the remaining fighting force of Chaldea. Looking at Romani, whose face was full of guilt, Leonardo da Vinci, who had already discovered that the other party had been hiding a lot of things, cooperated and changed the subject.

"They're already asleep. This must have been a big blow to them. As a doctor, you'll have to give them some guidance and support."

"It's alright, it's alright. I'll take the things over first..."

Seeing Romani's somewhat dejected and fleeing demeanor, Leonardo da Vinci sat thoughtfully in the control room. Looking at Chaldea, who had returned to normal, da Vinci repeated the words he had heard from Romani.

"Beast? Human?"

Upon opening the equipment in the control room, the omnipotent Leonardo da Vinci found the previous observation records. Looking at the folder that Romani had sealed off, da Vinci felt that he had found the truth.

Chapter 218 (The End)

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The emergency repairs came to an end. Apart from the necessary patrol personnel, Chaldea, severely understaffed, became empty and desolate. Behind the light screen in the control room, Chaldea, reflecting the planet, rotated silently. On this alien planet isolated from all external detection, a materialized soul resisted the pull of high-energy particles under the influence of the Third Law.

"Where is this... the afterlife...?"

Olga Marie, whose consciousness had been offline due to breaking through the alien barrier, re-entered the system. She could barely be considered an ultimate life form. Somewhat sadly, she recalled her life. The slideshow flashed by, and Olga Marie, feeling that she had accomplished nothing and had no one to rely on, floated inside Chaldea with her knees drawn up to her chest.

"Oh, Magical Merry! I'm in so much pain! Can you comfort me?"

(Then just die and be reincarnated in heaven!)

......

A familiar voice rang in her ears. Olga Marie, whose emotions had reached a self-destructive stage in the boundless loneliness, suddenly opened her eyes and looked in the direction of the noise. A familiar white coat and a single ponytail came into view. Looking at that nerdy guy who was practically licking the screen, Olga Marie felt that she shouldn't exist and her blood pressure soared.

"Hmm, what's going on? Why is Chaldea's energy reaction fluctuating? All the processes are working normally."

Startled by the sudden alarm, Romani, thinking someone was about to bomb Chaldea again, quickly started sifting through the data. Finding nothing amiss, Romani scratched his head and refocused his attention on the live stream in front of him.

Inside Chaldea, Olga Marie, finally realizing she couldn't interfere with the other side, stopped her pointless scolding and tried to calm herself down. Olga Marie then realized she had been sucked into the interior of Chaldea. Looking at her materialized soul, and hearing the words of that person in her mind before she lost consciousness, Olga Marie guessed who had saved her.

"To be able to see Chaldea again, to see them again, perhaps such days are not bad."

Olga Marie's relief after surviving a near-death experience lasted only a few seconds before Romani's melancholy was interrupted by a pig-like squeal, causing a grid of brows to appear on his forehead. Olga Marie's bright mood was, of course, gone.

"Romani!!"

Olga Marie's roar was destined to go unheard; the abnormal fluctuations on the screen were selectively ignored. In her ghost form, Olga Marie could only helplessly vent her anger. As for watching the live stream, Romani was truly wronged.

While the other Chaldea employees were resting, Romani handed over his things to Kenneth and then went to the control room to handle official business. After finishing everything he could do, Romani, who carried too much pressure that he couldn't show, also wanted to vent his stress. Although the way he vented was a bit shameful, it was undeniably effective, at least that's how Romani felt.

While Olga Marie was keeping accounts for Romani, Kenneth, who had obtained the Chaldea technology, did not leave immediately. In the cryogenic chamber, where no one was paying attention, Kenneth stood in front of a row of hibernation pods.

Kenneth's intervention in Olga Marie's fate may not have much impact on the 1.0 plot, but the issues involved in 2.0 have become more complex and confusing. In this world where humanity has been burned away, the eyes that can see through the past and the future are no longer accurate. In order not to affect the next plan, Kenneth needs to push forward the organization of these seven people who were given the name of the Hidden Ones by Maris Billy.

It has to be said that Rafe's bomb really came at a price. The state of the seven people in front of him aroused Kenneth's interest. Like a cat hovering between life and death, the members of Group A in the basket were in a superposition of life and death. The projection of their bodies remained in the basket, while their real bodies and consciousness fell into the imaginary space. With his gaze focused on the third wind basket, through the perspective of the soul, Kenneth saw the quiet 'girl' wearing black-rimmed glasses.

"What a pity, I've never seen any materials from the True Ancestor either. It seems I'll have to wait."

After recording the projection information of the Group A members, Kenneth left the cryo-chamber. It wasn't the right time yet; the alien planet hadn't developed yet, and the 1.0 storyline had just begun. Kenneth had plenty of time. There were too many things in the imaginary space; Tiamat alone could give Kenneth a hard time. Before he was fully prepared, Kenneth wouldn't be so reckless as to sneak into the imaginary space to contact Group A.

"Let's go, the work for this stage is finished, we can go back now."

The Beast's authority communicated with the starry sea, and the incomplete Second Law's spell interfered with the world, completing the layout of Chaldea in this world. The next second, Morgan and Kenneth appeared in the suite of the Hyatt Hotel. Looking at the sunset outside the window and recalling the gains of this time, Kenneth stretched his body with great satisfaction.

"Indeed, Fuyuki City is more pleasing to the eye, don't you think, Morgan?"

Three arms climbed onto his shoulders, Morgan answering Kenneth's question with action. A dragging sensation came from behind, and without resistance, Kenneth fell onto the large bed behind him.

“Compared to this boring city, I think we should do something meaningful. I’ve accumulated a lot of stress.”

With a seductive voice, the witch's desires were aroused, and Morgan, who was in the lead, straddled her. Outside the hotel suite, three people of different sizes, one big and two small, were watching TV with boredom.

"Ah—! Where did that bastard go? It's been a whole day and night! Could that guy have really been snatched away by that witch?!"

As the Coal Witch who always loses her temper, Lydel maintained her usual performance today, irritably rubbing her golden hair. If it weren't for Sakura's insightful analysis, Lydel would definitely have used Acherlot's methods to hunt down Morgan.

"Aunt Lidelle, please calm down, the teacher will definitely come back."

Having repeated her lines more than a dozen times, Sakura, who knew Kenneth's personality very well, sat quietly on the sofa with a composure beyond her years, ignoring Lydelle's nagging. Sakura, who was sitting calmly, quietly calculated the time it would take for Kenneth to leave. Just then, Lydelle's ears twitched. Amidst the static of the television, the Coal Witch with her exceptionally keen senses heard some sounds that shouldn't be on a children's program.

"That witch, could it be?!"

In an instant, the experienced Coal Witch recognized the voice. Combined with the tone that made her grit her teeth, Lydel felt her head sink. She stood up abruptly, her anger burning, and stormed into Kenneth's room.

"Aunt Lidelle, what happened?"

Startled by Lydel's reaction, Sakura and Fujino turned their gazes at her simultaneously. Their angry expressions froze on their faces, and the Coal Witch, whose body moved faster than her brain, realized that she had been careless.

"Damn it! That guy!"

Cursing Morgan's indiscretion in her heart, Lydia was suddenly caught in a dilemma. She absolutely could not let the two people in front of her know about that. She, Lydia, had to protect the child's pure heart.

"Ahaha, it's nothing. I just figured out a magic trick, and I need some materials. Sakura, can you and Fujino help me prepare them?"

Heaven knows how outrageous that shameless witch will become. Before things get out of control, Lydel must get Sakura and Fujino away. Taking the list Lydel wrote down, Sakura's eyes flickered a few times before she led Fujino out of the suite. Once she was sure the two were far away, Lydel's expression twisted instantly, and she kicked the door menacingly. Today, Lydel was going to teach that shameless woman a lesson.

The door opened automatically, and Lydel, who had just exerted her strength, stumbled and fell onto the stall. Before Lydel could even lash out, the scene before her eyes caused the Coal Witch's brain to instantly shut down.

"I'm a bit tired too. Could that fake witch over there come and lend a hand?"

Morgan, with a languid look at the stunned Lydell and eyes full of tears, added insult to injury to Lydell's already fragile heart.

"Ah! You shameless bastard, I'll fight you to the death!"

With a courage gone mad, the Coal Witch joined the battlefield. Then, Lydel, who was trying to end everything, was overwhelmed by three Morgans. Something she never had was swaying, and the Coal Witch, caught in the middle, lost her dreams.

Chapter 219 The Tool Man Returns

As the light dimmed, when Kenneth emerged from the room, the Coal Witch was sitting listlessly in the unlit hall. The gloomy environment, coupled with her muttering to herself, made Lydel look quite like a stereotypical witch.

"I never expected...it would be like this..."

Looking at her own hands, the Coal Witch, who was always very confident in herself, began to doubt her figure for the first time.

"The weight pressing down on my hands, the softness I could feel even through my skin... that lump of fat actually had a rebounding force when pressed against me, such a useless thing has so many uses! Even though I was grabbing it, there was a kind of suction that made me sink in..."

Alright, the case is solved. The Coal Witch, crushed by the lack of human compassion, fell into self-doubt. She lowered her head and squeezed the steel plate with both hands until it turned red, but Lydel still couldn't see what she wanted to see.

"Ah—! Impossible, absolutely impossible, it must be fake, this is all a trick used by that witch!"

Lydia refuses to admit that she envies Morgan's figure, constantly emphasizing to herself that it's just excess fat. Lydia tries to rebuild the confidence that Morgan shattered.

"Oh right, Mom mentioned a magic potion that promotes physical development... Should we try it when we get back?"

With a click, the chandelier above her head turned on. Stimulated by the light, the Coal Witch instinctively squinted, her twin tails flying wildly. Upon seeing that the person who came was Kenneth, Lydel, who breathed a sigh of relief, immediately began to grind her teeth.

"What are you looking at! Why don't you just work yourself to death in bed, you bastard!"

Dragged into the chaos by Morgan, Lydia, who was suffering both physically and mentally, turned her anger towards the ultimate beneficiary. She couldn't handle Morgan, but she was never afraid to argue with Kenneth.

"Hmm, I'm full of energy. As for whether I'll be exhausted, shouldn't you be very experienced, Miss Witch?"

When Kenneth rebuked her, Lydel immediately thought of how she had been injured and lost consciousness, then drowned by Morgan. Anger rose in her heart and evil thoughts took hold. As the Coal Witch heated up, she made the sound of boiling water.

"Ah—! You bastard!"

With her twin ponytails twisted into a propeller, the Coal Witch flapped her arms, intending to slap Kenneth, but instead pressed down on Lydel's head with one hand and gently tapped it. The flailing Lydel immediately covered her head and squatted on the ground.

"Go pack your things, we'll head back to the Clock Tower tonight."

Just as Kenneth finished speaking and Lydel was about to rush forward again, the door to the room opened, and Sakura and Fujino, carrying large and small bags, walked into the room one after the other. After greeting Kenneth, Sakura and Fujino both turned their gazes to Lydel, who was still in a tiger-like pose.

"Aunt Lydia, we have prepared what you requested."

Seeing Sakura's kind smile, the Coal Witch coughed twice and returned to her serious demeanor.

"Thank you both, I'll take care of it!"

Lydia, who was very conscious of her image in front of others, carried large bags back to her room, not even giving Kenneth a fierce glare before closing the door.

"Lord Kenneth, what would you like for dinner? I'll go prepare it right away."

"No need, just have the hotel send some up. You two go and pack your things, we'll head back to the Clock Tower tonight."

With Kenneth's arrangements in place, Sakura and Fujino returned to their room to pack their luggage. With the matter in Japan settled and Kenneth having gained a lot, there was no need for him to stay any longer. After witnessing the complete Chaldea, Kenneth had to reassess Marisbury's position.

Interfering with the past [Reflection] planet, even if the human reasoning of this world is not activated, Maris Billy's plan will still create an alien U similar to a [Primate Killer]. Although it is unclear how Maris Billy, as an ordinary magician, incorporated the Lostbelt into his plan, Kenneth will definitely not allow the Imaginary Tree to fall into this world.

It was late at night when he left, and it was still late when he returned to London. Instead of going straight back to El-Melloi, Kenneth, the hands-off manager, walked into his office in the Minerals Department. Chris, who was working almost 24 hours a day handling the affairs of both departments, stood behind Kenneth after bringing him a cup of black tea. Her tired eyes made Kenneth feel uncomfortable.

"Ahem, you've worked hard these past few days. By the way, where's Webber? I heard he became a lecturer in the Modern Magic Department, and the reviews are quite positive."

Faced with Kenneth's change of topic, Chris's eyes were practically overflowing with resentment. Glancing at the time, Chris replied in a completely flat voice:

"It's no trouble at all. I'm happy to be able to help my master (perfunctory). I've already informed Mr. Weber, and he'll be there soon according to the route."

As Chris finished speaking, a knock sounded at the door. Kenneth flicked his finger, and the door opened. Webber, with his hair combed like an adult and dressed in a handsome suit, appeared before Kenneth. After a brief moment of timidity, the much more mature Webber stood straight in front of Kenneth.

“Mr. Kenneth, I’m back.”

His voice was firm and steady, the Holy Grail War of a year ago still vivid in his mind. Having walked the path of the King of Conquerors and witnessed the wickedness of humanity, Waver had a comprehensive understanding of Iskandar's teachings. Facing Kenneth again, even with immense trepidation, Waver still displayed the integrity befitting a subject of the King of Conquerors.

"Hmm, not bad. At least on the surface, you seem to have grown a lot. Sit down and tell me what you've experienced this past year."

Kenneth's 'kindness' stunned Webber, who was already prepared to be scolded. All his prepared words came to nothing. He looked at Kenneth in disbelief, and doubt instantly appeared on Webber's face. Could his teacher have been possessed?

"What, do I have to ask you to sit down! You idiot!"

That's it, that's it! The familiar tone, the familiar scolding—feeling much more at ease, Weber plopped down under Kenneth's reprimand. Gathering his thoughts, Weber recounted his experiences over the past year. Kenneth probably knew Weber's experiences over the past year better than Weber himself.

El-Melloi's magician had been following Webber the whole time. Not to monitor him, but because Kenneth was worried that he, a powerless tool, would be tricked into working illegally in that park. Having Webber repeat himself was just to bridge the gap from their long separation and make the tool feel more relaxed.