Chapter 525: Officially Allies
After a while, Riezel finally learned their current situation from Da Vinci.
At this moment, they had already left the area near the Nameless Forest and were traveling along the highway toward the port city of Norwich in two carriages—one carrying the unconscious Riezel and the other carrying Ritsuka.
As for where they got the carriages, it was thanks to Oberon, who had contacted Aurora and asked her to have the Wind Clan deliver them.
Accompanying Riezel were Artoria and Oberon.
Artoria stayed inside the carriage to watch over Riezel, while Oberon drove the carriage, leading the way and scouting ahead.
Meanwhile, with Ritsuka were Mash, Da Vinci, and Tristan.
Mash was driving the carriage, while Tristan sat on top to use his archery skills to clear away approaching magical beasts. Da Vinci took care of Ritsuka and occasionally came over to check on Riezel, monitoring the physical condition of both in real time.
As for why they were heading toward Norwich, it was mainly because of Oberon’s suggestion.
According to the information brought by the Wind Clan, Oberon already knew the movements of the Queen’s army.
In the southern region, the cities of Salisbury, Norwich, Gloucester, and Oxford were mostly unsafe to visit.
Gloucester was the territory of the head of the Wing Clan, Muryan.
Baobhan Sith and Beryl had previously led soldiers there, and later came to hunt them down, so it was unclear where Muryan now stood. Given that Riezel and Ritsuka were both in poor condition, it was not a good idea to go there.
As for Oxford, that went without saying—it was the stronghold of Morgan’s loyal dog, the domain of the Woodwose, the head of the Fang Clan, so going there could only end in disaster.
Salisbury was actually safe, but since Riezel and the others had just left, going back immediately might arouse suspicion from the Queen’s army.
Aurora had already decided to overthrow Morgan, but for now, this must not be revealed. Otherwise, Morgan would surely send troops to attack Salisbury, and if anything happened to the Wind Clan, they would lose a powerful ally.
In the end, after careful consideration, Oberon decided to avoid suspicion and not return to Salisbury for the time being.
Given all that, they naturally had no choice but to head toward Norwich.
First, Aurora had already spoken privately with the lord of Norwich, Spriggan, and secured a chance to enter the bell tower.
Second, a ’Calamity’ was happening there, and Morgan seemed to have given up on the area, not sending anyone.
Therefore, if Riezel’s group went to Norwich, they could avoid Morgan’s pursuit and get help from the local lord, giving them a place to hide.
For that reason, Oberon had immediately proposed this plan, and the group set out for Norwich.
"I see..."
Riezel nodded, indicating understanding of the current situation, but...
"Chaldea’s Master still hasn’t woken up?"
Riezel turned to Da Vinci and asked seriously.
"He hasn’t." Da Vinci shook her head. "His body is just too weak, and he doesn’t have your kind of amazing recovery, so even after a whole night, there’s still no sign of him waking up."
Frankly, this was to be expected.
Resurrection magic itself would consume the deceased’s vitality, and if the deceased’s vitality was insufficient, they might not even be revived.
In fact, the reason low-tier resurrection magic could not revive low-level people was exactly because their vitality was too weak to withstand the drain.
Riezel had used the highest-tier resurrection magic, which could even revive ordinary people with no trouble, but the loss of vitality was unavoidable.
Ritsuka, as Chaldea’s Master, was indeed a magus but not a particularly strong one, since his body was still that of an ordinary person, so the fact that he was revived at all was already very fortunate.
In other words, the resulting weakness from such a heavy loss of vitality was inevitable, and unless he rested well for some time, he would probably not be able to get up.
"So, that means you’re the one in charge of making decisions right now?"
Riezel asked Da Vinci again.
If Chaldea’s Master were present, it would naturally be Ritsuka making all the decisions, but since he was still unconscious, the person in charge had to be this brilliant, versatile genius.
Considering that Chaldea was still acting together with them and was preparing to go to Norwich as well, this must also have been Da Vinci’s decision.
Sure enough...
"Well, since Master hasn’t woken up yet, and we still don’t know much about Faerie Britain, it’s naturally a good thing for us if the locals are willing to help." Da Vinci shrugged. "Besides, after what happened last night, we’ve confirmed that you all are our allies."
Earlier, because she couldn’t be sure whether Riezel’s group was an ally, she chose to observe for the time being.
But now, after clashing with the Queen’s army and opposing Koyanskaya and Beryl, the enemy of their enemy was clearly a friend—a companion.
Along with Oberon, who also helped to mediate, Da Vinci had begun to trust Riezel and the others.
After all, Oberon was not a native of Faerie Britain, but a Servant from Proper Human History—just like Tristan, summoned to stop the expansion of this Lostbelt.
Knowing that he was a Servant of Proper Human History, he was definitely on the same side as Chaldea.
Based on this judgment, Da Vinci finally let down her guard and decided to join forces with Riezel and the others.
"Then you all must know our situation pretty well by now, right?"
Riezel immediately cut to the chase.
"More or less."
Da Vinci nodded, glanced at the dozing Artoria beside her, and continued.
"Faerie Britain has six great fairy clans. Sixteen years ago, the Mirror Clan made a prophecy that a savior would appear today, sixteen years later, to overthrow Morgan, the false king, and be crowned as the true king.
Right now, you all are helping this Child of Prophecy and getting ready to ring the six Bells of Pilgrimage, managed by the six great clans.
And the false king Morgan is the reason for the abnormal expansion of the Britain Lostbelt, the very cause that’s about to bring Proper Human History to ruin, isn’t that right?"
Da Vinci laid all this out simply, then made her position clear.
"Well, this lines up with our goal too."
Chaldea had come to this Lostbelt this time to investigate the source of the collapse and to stop the destruction of Proper Human History.
Since the source was Morgan’s ambition, Chaldea’s goal was also clear—to stop Morgan and even defeat her if necessary, which truly matched the purpose of Riezel and the others.
At the very least, Da Vinci believed it was better to cooperate with Riezel’s group than to face the Queen’s army alone.
If the Mirror Clan’s prophecy was legitimate, then the hope of defeating Morgan would likely rest with Artoria.
Once they understood this, Chaldea’s next move was no longer difficult to figure out.
"Besides, Mash also thinks you all can be trusted, especially you."
Da Vinci gave Riezel a meaningful look, flashing a mischievous, almost little-girl-like smile.
"Did something happen between you two? It really feels like that girl has a kind of admiration for you that I can’t quite explain."
Hearing this, Riezel pressed his lips together and did not answer.
At this moment, he cared more about something else.
"Have you all already recovered your memories?"
Riezel asked this in a doubtful tone.
"I never lost my memories to begin with." Da Vinci admitted frankly. "Mash and Tristan also got their memories back last night."
Apparently, after Ritsuka was ambushed and killed by Beryl, Mash and Tristan were clearly shaken, which caused their memories to return one after another. That was why, when they saw Beryl and Koyanskaya, Mash and Tristan recognized them at once.
"Master’s memories should be back too, which is a good thing." Da Vinci sounded somewhat pleased. "Even though a lot has happened, at least now, we can finally get back on track."
Speaking of which, Chaldea’s mission this time truly had been pretty unlucky.
They had only just landed and immediately ran into a swarm of Moss, getting attacked.
Even the landing spot was bad—of all places, they just had to end up in the Nameless Forest, which led to everyone except Da Vinci losing their memories.
With their memories gone and before they could get a handle on the situation, they ended up, thanks to Riezel’s group, running right into attacks from a Fairy Knight, fairy soldiers, and even a Juvenile Beast.
Even worse, their most important Master died and almost couldn’t come back.
If that didn’t count as unlucky, what did?
Fortunately, after all those twists and turns, Chaldea finally made it through safely, got everyone back on track, entered the territory of Faerie Britain with no casualties, gained the help of locals, and gathered quite a bit of intel.
Once Ritsuka woke up, there would be nothing else holding them back.
It was just that the only thing Da Vinci still wondered about was Riezel’s identity.
In Riezel’s group, Artoria was a Fairy of Paradise—the chosen savior.
Oberon was a Servant from Proper Human History, which made him their ally.
Riezel alone had an unknown origin.
According to Oberon, Riezel was neither from Proper Human History nor Faerie Britain, nor a fairy or a Servant, just an ordinary human, yet somehow possessed power strong enough to rival or even surpass Grand Servants and high-ranking fairies, able to stand against a Juvenile Beast.
For a human to be that powerful was already extremely absurd.
Let alone the fact that this human had also mastered the legendary holy lance—Rhongomyniad.
Remembering that holy lance, Da Vinci could not help but glance solemnly at Riezel.
After all, part of the reason Chaldea had come to Faerie Britain this time was also for the holy lance.