Miracle Summoner

"This..."

At the port of Itogami Island, Vatler, who had witnessed the brutal battle unfolding far out at sea with his own eyes, finally widened them in shock, his face contorted with astonishment.

Even for him, witnessing such a spectacle firsthand left him unable to suppress the disbelief rising within.

"This is impossible!"

Itogami Meiga, who had been sneering at Rozen and Yukina from the sidelines, was now dumbfounded, unable to believe what he was seeing.

Not only Vatler and Meiga—even Yukina was staring at Rozen beside her in utter shock.

There, Rozen's clothes rippled violently within the torrent of erupting mana. His eyes had turned a deep crimson, and the red wings behind his back pulsed rhythmically—strikingly radiant.

In that moment, Rozen was unleashing his full power in his normal state.

"This war will not happen."

Rozen declared it outright.

"Because this will be my battlefield alone."

So what if it involved the Three Primogenitors?

What if he had to stand against the world?

Has Rozen not already faced such formidable enemies many times before?

"I'll show them exactly what it means to target me."

Rozen's voice echoed across the battlefield.

"If you're not afraid of your country being destroyed or your armies exhausted, then by all means—come."

"I'll take you all on."

"Let's see who still dares claim they'll destroy Itogami Island and start a war."

Rozen, through sheer violence, had personally crushed the so-called war before it began.

With his power now witnessed, the possibility of war had all but vanished. The Sanctuary Treaty Organization's military would have no choice but to rescind its order to destroy Itogami Island, right?

In other words, Vatler's grand scheme had failed.

"Minamiya Nichiyo——!!!"

The one who roared in rage was not Vatler, but Itogami Meiga.

Seeing his opportunity for revenge crumble before him, Meiga went mad, shrieking hysterically as a deep crimson aura engulfed him. He charged straight at Rozen.

It was as though a streak of crimson lightning was striking down upon Rozen.

Empowered by the effects of Cleansing, Meiga broke free from the limitation of only fighting with Fangzahn, and now wielded an unimaginable power.

Yet in that state, he failed to notice the black shadow that had appeared behind him.

"Slash!"

A jet-black strike flashed down like lightning, and Meiga's manic roar abruptly ceased.

The Yiangshi, wreathed in crimson brilliance, was cleaved in two by a single slash of a pitch-black holy sword.

"Even if you wield power enough to reshape the world, if you don't know how to use it—if you're blind to a surprise attack—you won't even get the chance to unleash it."

So said the King of Knights, garbed in black formalwear and wielding the dark holy sword, her voice emotionless.

"Gah...! Ergh...!"

Even split in half and lying on the ground, Itogami Meiga, clinging to his undead nature, continued to writhe in agony.

Before him, another dark figure emerged.

"Boom!"

A surging blaze erupted and swept forward, engulfing Meiga's flesh in flames.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah—!"

The hateful Yiangshi was burned to ashes, completely annihilated.

The Witch holding the dragon's banner snorted disdainfully.

"Such a fragile revenge. If you truly want to be an avenger, you're not even close, Yiangshi."

That was the judgment passed by a true avenger.

Artoria [Alter].

Jeanne [Alter].

The corrupted knight and witch had returned—and they had eliminated Itogami Meiga on the spot.

"You two..."

Yukina stood frozen, staring at the scene.

But now wasn't the time to daze off.

"Please be careful, Himeragi-sama."

The assassin, armed with hidden weapons, appeared by Yukina's side.

"The real enemy is yet to reveal themselves, please prepare for battle."

With this warning from Serenity, Yukina finally noticed them—two figures had silently appeared aboard the luxury cruiser.

"Retainers of the Ardeal Principality?"

Himeragi Yukina's expression tensed.

The ones who appeared were Tobias Jagan and Kira Lebedev Voltisloa.

"...To think it would come to this."

"...Even Lord Vatler likely didn't anticipate this outcome."

Tobias clicked his tongue, eliciting a resigned smile from Kira.

These two could no longer sit back and watch. They stepped forward at last.

Naturally, Rozen was not the one who would face them.

"A duel between retainers and Servants, is it?"

Artoria [Alter] stepped forward nonchalantly.

"Good. This time I don't have to protect any dead weight—I'm no good at that sort of job anyway."

Jeanne [Alter] also stepped forward with a wicked grin.

Fierce mana erupted from both of them, clashing head-on with the magical pressure radiating from Tobias and Kira.

As for Serenity, sensing she wasn't needed on the front lines, remained by Yukina's side, standing vigil with her.

Aside from that...

"Clang!"

A dazzling brilliance spread across the land.

A young girl holding a shield raised her hand, and a golden urn in her grasp began to radiate with light.

The light surged outward, freezing the surrounding space into an eerie stillness.

"With this, even if Senpai fights at full power, the island shouldn't suffer too much damage."

The shield-bearing girl breathed a small sigh of relief.

"You...?"

Seeing the unfamiliar girl, Yukina was once again stunned.

"Hello."

The shield-bearer greeted her with a shy yet courteous smile.

"I'm Mash Kyrielight. It's a pleasure to meet you, Himeragi-san."

In that very moment, Vatler's laughter echoed once again.

"Good! Excellent! Wonderful!"

Vatler, clutching his forehead, laughed heartily and joyously.

There wasn't a hint of frustration about his failed scheme.

"It seems I've underestimated your power! So this is your true strength, is it!?"

The delighted Vatler shouted toward Rozen, who stood at the center of the terrifying torrent of jutsuryoku.

Rozen merely lifted his gaze to meet him.

"True strength?" Rozen sneered. "You haven't even seen my real power yet."

This was the man who had single-handedly stopped and crushed the military might of the Sanctuary Treaty forces, which represented half the world—and he still said this?

Vatler trembled with joy.

If that wasn't Rozen's true strength, then...

"I must see it for myself—your true power, O Divine Child whom I so revere!"

The crimson aura around Vatler blazed violently.

Rozen's reply was simple.

"As you wish."

If that was Vatler's last request, then why not grant it?

"I suppose I'll show you a glimpse of my full power."