"Is that so?!"
—At the very least, unauthorized Rayshifting, food theft, and robbery are indisputable. If we overlook this commotion, it will lead to a second and third recurrence. Above all—the outrage committed in the King's courtyard must be resolved by us, lest the King's glory be tarnished! Therefore, for the sake of the King who rules Chaldea, and for my own pleasure in seeing everyone happily gathered together, we must punish you!
A cry from the soul declared their opposition, establishing where the punishment and retribution belonged.
"No way~! I even set aside portions for the princesses~!"
"Yeah, keep telling 'em... —WHOA, UNBELIEVABLE, NO WAY."
"Darling!? Is it just my imagination, or do you sound completely monotone?!"
[Let's go!! Everyone!!]
For this very moment, for this instant—Rikka summoned the heroes now!
"Regarding this commotion, yes... I watched over it as something quite heartwarming... but if Rikka is suffering, that is a different story entirely."
The incarnation of maternity manifested—the strongest slayer of mysteries from the Heian period, appearing for her daughter's crisis.
"Executing punishment. For the sake of my beloved daughter, this mother shall become a demon—!!"
The hyper-mother who carved her memories into the Throne itself just to be Rikka's mother—Minamoto no Raikou materialized—!
[Mother! Teach me how to administer a proper punishment!]
"Yes, Rikka. Keep the other person in mind, harden your heart like a demon, and deliver a firm chastisement. You must not show mercy. Punishment is meant to carve into one's soul that the process is painful for both parties."
Nodding firmly at her mother's warm words, she continued her summoning.
[Next up—come forth!!]
Her entire body glowed a brilliant crimson—
"Though it is my own homeland, I am truly sorry—with this bow, I shall atone for the misconduct of my gods...!"
Heracles appeared—the unrivaled great hero of Greece, class Archer. A gentleman and a fierce ally to children!
"Heracles—!? Wait, wait, this much?! Is it really that serious—?!"
"Without stating the predicate, it won't reach you, Lady Artemis. —The grave sin of drawing a bow against the gods... at this moment, I shall not hesitate...!"
With reason and righteous anger, Heracles notched an arrow. For the sake of taking revenge on the gods, he wouldn't hesitate to draw a bow even against children.
And the reverse was equally true. For the sake of children's smiles—he would not hesitate to shoot an arrow even at a god.
"A special move that pays no mind to the Master's physical harm or mana consumption is an act of sheer cruelty. You must apologize to the children waiting at Chaldea, to Atalanta—and to your friend as well, or this will not end—!!"
Carrying his care for Master Rikka, Heracles unleashed his ultimate technique now—!
[Here we go!! Mother! Heracles, Jeanne!!]
"Yes, Rikka!"
Back-to-back, the two condensed their magical energy. Hatred and fury surged forth—
[WOAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH――――!!!!!!]
Dragging out magical energy from every corner of her body, she deliberately chose the technique bestowed upon her by Artemis, firing it right back at her friend. Sacrificing her own body, she put herself on the line to correct her friend's mistake now.
[One final check! Artemis! Did you think about everyone who cried because they couldn't eat dango?!]
Rikka's question—about everyone grieving and shedding tears.
[Did you think about the sadness when the dango Jeanne poured her heart into making was exploited?!]
The anger and sorrow when the dango Jeanne forged with hatred and fury was manipulated.
[Above all... did you think about my feelings, wanting to enjoy moon-viewing not just by myself, but with everyone?!]
Above all—she questioned Artemis regarding her desire to hold the event and view the moon together with everyone in Chaldea.
"Th-That's...! The Servants belong to Rikka, so...! I thought if Rikka was smiling, everyone would be smiling too—"
[My happiness and everyone else's happiness are different things!! You're going to reflect on this together with Master!! Here we go, Artemis!! Ultimate Move――――!!!]
Dragging out enough magical energy to risk peripheral necrosis, enduring a pain and sense of loss equivalent to what she was about to inflict on Artemis, she slammed the blessing given to her right back at her—
"Darling! What should I do! I thought Rikka's happiness was everyone's happiness~!"
"Ah... You're truly a lucky one to have someone scold you like this."
Before a tearful Artemis, and Orion, who had accepted his fate and refused to leave her side—
"Nine Lives! ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛!!!!"
The ultimate martial style of Greece's greatest hero exploded. Nine dragon-homing lasers soared forth, closing in—
"That which destroys gods is also a god. —For the sake of my beloved daughter, allow me to show you my god!"
Without drawing sword or bow, what descended was a massive golden spear. Divine and majestic, she spoke of its origins:
"The Gozu Tenno, the Eastern Deity, the Vajra of Taishakuten—the divine spear crafted from the sacred rishi's bones. Come forth now, and eradicate all enemies—"
Controlling it with her palm, she hurled it forward with a beautiful sidearm stroke—!
"Shakudaikain Kongo-sho!"
Against anyone who harmed her daughter, ally or not, she showed no mercy. Overcoming even the barrier of her Class, Raikou drove her spear straight through space now—!
"La Grondement Du Haine!"
Back-to-back, Jeanne unleashed blades from the sword in her left hand—
[WOAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!! Explode! My Feelings! Diana Selena NovaAAAAAAA――――――TTTTTT!!!!!!]
With a roar rivaling a dragon's bellow, Rikka dumped every last drop of her magical energy, blasting Artemis's own special move right back at her—!
"KYAAA――――!? MY BLESSING IS SO AMAZINGGGGGGG〜〜〜!!!??"
Greece's strongest archery technique, the golden divine spear, the flames of hatred and fury, and the finisher bestowed by Artemis herself. A massive evil-dragon-shaped energy wrapped in flames, alongside nine dragon-homing lasers. Artemis was swallowed up by a total of ten dragons.
"(An enlightened expression.)"
Orion, too, shared the exact same fate alongside Artemis—
The earth-shattering shockwave and destructive force gouged out the temple, slamming right into the moon that served as the Texture.
That momentum turned into an impact capable of shattering the world...
"Pursuing one's own desires to the limit is reasonable enough... but you underestimated your Master's inherent goodness far too much."
—I've applied Guts. King... deliver the judgment as you see fit.
"Indeed, well done, Ea. Now then—let us bring this to a close."
As the Texture blew away and collapsed under the full power of their combined attack... the King simply continued to gaze upon it...
A few dozen minutes later.
"Sniffle, sniffle... —Gasp?!"
"Ah, you're awake?"
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