Hi everyone and welcome back to chapter 27 of the story! And as I'm writing this, I've already seen the recent news of the '2.5' part but I will give my opinion at the end of the chapter in the A/N. For now, enjoy the chapter!

DISCLAIMER: All the Nasuverse characters belong to Nasu and are property of Type-Moon, with the exception of the OC's that belong to me, the author.


Ritsuka stared in complete surprise as he heard Boudica reveal the identity of the man in front of them. "J-Julius Caeser? HE'S Julius Caeser?" Ritsuka pointed at the fat man. For all his entire life until this day, Ritsuka would never imagined that the possibly most famous roman figure would look like, this. The young man felt somewhat like he has been lied to throughout his entire life just now.

"I do understand your reaction master." Mash commented, staring at Caeser with some confsuion. "I too tought he was more different in the books and images I saw from him."

"What do you mean by that?" Peko asked to Mash, as he and Nala didn't had much familiarity with the man that was a very world wide popular historic figure. In the two kids minds, they never imagined the details of Julius Caeser that much.

"Well,is that...from what I have seen, he was supposed to be..." Mash was trying to find the right words. "How do I say this without sounding rude?"

"Slim?" Caesar said as he frowned to the shielder. A face of someone that was already expecting for such topic to appear as soon as these people's eyes would meet his body for the first time in person.

"Y-yes." Mash said a bit reluctantly. "Sorry for reacting this way to your presence." She tried to apologize to the previous roman dictator and now commander of the United Roman Empire. Instead of acting deeply indignant or angrily at them, the man laughed.

"Hahahaha, as if I wasn't already used to hearing that sort of things throughout my life. It's fine, and you all know why?" Caeser went to pick a pair of sunglasses from his pocket. "Because I'm already popular the way I am. So if I was slim and fit..." He gave a smirk and put the sunglasses. "I'd be way too popular to handle."

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No one said anything, just staring at Caeser with emotionless faces that deep inside in their minds, were asking to themselves if this was really one of the most famous figure of roman history and responsible for majority of conquests and territories of the Roman Empire. If this was one of the United Roman Empire commanders, they couldn't even imagine how the leader must be.

Seeing the awkward mood he had just created among them, Caeser showed his dissatisfaction. "I know, I know. The times have changed and I'm not the hottest topic anymore." The man lamented as he took out the sunglasses. "It's still a bit hard to accept that my best years have long gone. But it makes sense, I mean, it's been over a hundread years since I died." He rubbed the lenses of his sunglasses and went to put them back in his pocket.

"I won't deny that he has some kind of charisma." Nala said to Peko.

"He must have, otherwise I don't know if the soldiers would be bothered to hear him." Peko responded to his sister.

"At least he can speak and doesn't look unhinged unlike Caligula." Mash told to the two.

That mention of Caligula made Nala realize something that she regretted at the same. "Oh crap! Doesn't that mean tha-"

"Oi oi oi oi oi oi oi oi OI!" The sound of furious steps echoed behind Caesar as a woman with a familiar face appeard behind him. "What's the meaning of this?! Don't you know who these people are?"

"And there she is..." Nala sighed as she once again encountered Cleopatra, the woman she and Peko fought together at Mount Etna. When the battle had been over, the girl wasn't counting on seeing the egyptian queen that soon again.

"Hm? What is it Cleo, my dear?" Caesar asked to Cleopatra, trying to understand why the woman looked angry. "Don't tell me the money I gave you had quickly been all spent by now."

"Of course it's not that dummy!" Cleopatra almost shouted to Caesar. "First of all, who brought them here?"

"I did." Boudica stepped forward. "They were being attacked by ghosts during one of my watches. I help them getting out of the forest and brought them here." The redhaired woman explained to Cleopatra.

"Great decision! You've just brought Caligula's killers and my clothes damagers to our headquarters!" Cleopatra exclaimed, dropping the reveal that the Chaldea group was hoping it wouldn't be discovered as soon as they entered this city.

"What?!" Caesar eyes widened as well of Boudica's. "They're the ones responsible for killing Caligula?"

"I didn't know. They just looked like some random teens and kids who happen to wield weapons when I first saw them." Boudica said, not expecting that the group she had saved from the forest was actually the one responsible fom one of their commanders death.

"Oh, but I guarantee you that they aren't 'random' at all." Cleopatra pointed at Peko and Nala. "Specially those two kids. I've seen what they are capable of." The egyptian woman said with caution, aware of their fighting skills.

"If you are still mad about your clothes, then guess what?" Nala smirked at Cleopatra. "Im still not saying sorry for that."

The egyptian woman just made an 'hphm!' and brushed her hair aside. "Luckily for you, I can get it repaired nicely and fastly at a cheap price. It doesn't even notices a difference." And she was right about that. Her clothes were immaculate as ever, being the same when the twins had fought her but with no sign of damage from their fight on it. "Also, weren't you two hearing my report of the battle to the leader?"

"Hum...No. We and Boudica weren't there at the time, remember?" Caesar told to Cleopatra.

"...Damn you right." Cleopatra said defeated. "But I remember fully well of these people faces. They were with Nero's generals in the battle helping them." She accused the Chaldea group. "Whatever they told you Boudica, is a lie. They're probably just a decoy to distract us from other troops of Nero's army as we speak."

Boudica looked at the group behind her, seeing their nervous and hesitant faces. She had the confirmation right there. "So it's true." She said dryly, cursing herself for having led the enemy to their main city now.

The group however, wanted to prove them that they weren't on Nero's side anymore. "We didn't know Nero was opressing her people like that." Ritsuka tried to explain. "We weren't aware of the situation here and Nero was one of the first people we met."

"If we had know the whole story since the beggining, we wouldn't have allied with her in the first place." Peko backed Ritsuka.

"So what you're saying is that you are not from here?" Caesar questioned them. "At least not from Europe but somewhere far away?"

"Yes and no." Nala responded. "It's a bit hard to explain but...we actually aren't from this specific time period at all."

"Hmm, that would make sense." Boudica said, observing their clothes. "I don't think that even people from the Far East woul wear those type of garments in a age like this. So you really don't belong to this age."

"Exactly! We came from the future, on a mission." Mash said to Boudica. "We only want to help resolve any type of anomaly that is happening right now." She said.

"I don't know if you put it in the best way Mash." Peko told her. "The United Roman Empire itself is an anomaly and we really don't know for sure what their intentions are."

"Hm! You're right. But if they were helping those villagers at Mount Etna and if I heard Caligula's last words right, then their intentions must be almost the same as ours." Mash responded in return.

"I hope so. Having two empires as our enemy at the same time would surely be horrible." Nala said.

"Hmmmm..." Caesar tought for a moment if he should believe in these people's words or not.

"Are you really doubting if you should trust them or not?." Cleopatra said, not believing in their explanations. "They can be pretending, you know? How can we be sure they are telling the truth?"

"We ARE saying the truth!" Ritsuka said, trying to convinve Cleopatra. "We're sorry for what we did at Mount Etna." Ritsuka put an hand on his chest. "I'm willing to make sure me and my group won't repeat a mistake like that again!"

Feeling that Ritsuka was with no hint of lying in his words, Boudica has decided what they should do with them. "I think the our leader should decide if they are worthy of our trust or not." The redhaired woman said to the other two. "After all, he's a great judge when it comes to a person's character."

"Are you sure?" Cleopatra opposed to Boudica's idea. "What if that's their plan? Get close to our leader and kill him?"

"If that was true, we would have heard something from the inside of the coliseum by now. I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt." Boudica then looked at Caesar. "What's yout opinion, Julius?"

"I think it's alright if we let them see our leader." Caesar said. "But be warned all of you. We three will be there watching, so try anything reckless and things will get nastier than my own assassination."

"Really? You too?" Cleopatra sighed, putting an hand on her forhead. "Did you forget the way on how many assassinations were made?"

"For start, we aren't even experients or had any experience at assassination." Mash said. "If we'd try to assassinate your leader, being face to face with him as you three are in the same room wouldn't be too wise for an assassin."

"Yep! Seems like a flawless logic to me." Nala responded.

"We promise you we won't try to pull off anything." Peko told them.

"Good to see you know the position you are in." Cleopatra said as she started to walk back inside the coliseum. "Now follow us and be sure to do it. Our leader's tent is right at the center of this coliseum."


Once inside, the Chaldea group saw how really enormous the coliseum was. Standing on the arena, they watched the building's benches and architecture. The fact that it was also only a few decades old instead of centuries, helped in seeing the coliseum majorily well polished and built. It's height and lenght was comparable of that of a sports stadium. In the ground of the arena, there was a good number of established tents, with a couple ones being bigger than the rest and one in particularly being the biggest among them all. That was probably the leader's tent.

"This feels like a field trip." Ritsuka' eyes looked at everywhere. Going to a coliseum was a thing that many, including Ritsuka, wished they were able to do. He was feeling quite lucky for now being in one and not even having to pay money to enter it.

"Don't feel so accommodated now. We can still kill you." Boudica reminded Ritsuka of the situation.

"Hum, sure." Ritsuka said, remembering that despite of how cool the building seemed, now it wasn't the time to appreciate it.

"We're here." Caesar who was in the front stopped right at the big tent's entrance. "Our leader may sometimes pull a scary and serious face, but he can actually be a very nice person once you get on his good side." Caesar moved the curtains of the tent. "Also, talk only when he requires you to." With the advise given, Caesar entered the tent alongside everybody else. "O Great Founder, we brought some people who wish to speak with you."

At the other end of the tent, there was a muscular tanned man sitting with his back turned to them. The man was staring deeply at the image of what appeard to be a wolf and two babies underneath it. The leader didn't react or respond, continuing to observe the image in front of him. He used a copper and black pointy head piece, with red jewels in it. The muscular man didn't wore much cloth aside from some simple pieces of black cloth, and other pieces of copper on his body. He was quiet and unmoving, like if he was doing some sort of meditation.

"Sit in the middle, all of you." Cleopatra ordered the visitors and they did as commanded. The Chaldea group was now sitting at the middle of the tent, waiting for the man in front of them to finally pay attention to them.

Seconds of silence had passed and still nothing. The United Roman Empire leader was still staring at the image of the wolf and the two babies.

"O Great Founder, there ar-" Caesar was trying to call his leader attention or in whatever deep tought he was, but stopped as soon as he saw the muscular man's arm slightly moving up and making a gesture to stop whatever he was going to say.

Immediatly after that, the man stood up from the ground and turned around to look for the first time at the newcomers. His eyes were pure red, standing out in a black background. His stoic face was scary and giving off the impression that he looked like a ruthless leader and cold leader. He was also a very tall individual, being the tallest from anyone else in the tent. Without saying nothing, the man walked in the Chaldea's group direction, fixing his stare mainly at Ritsuka who was sitting on the front. Reaching next to him, the muscular man slowly sat down and looked face to face with Ritsuka, his red eyes staring into the blue ones of the japanese teenager.

"Are you Caligula's killers?" Was the first question that he made to the group. A strong and deep voice that he had.

Knowing that Cleopatra had already told him all about the battle at Mount Etna, Ritsuka had no chance to try and lie right here and now. "Yes. We are." He responded a bit nervous, trying to maintain visual contact with the man's face. "Don't get intimidated like that Fujimaru! I need to show him that I can endure his frightening aura. Being a coward in front of him now would be the worst thing to do."

"Sincerity. Good. I appreciate that." The man went back to talk. "Were you truly allied to Emperor Nero?" He made another question.

"Yes we were." Ritsuka confirmed it again.

"Do you still have an alliance as we speak?" The leader of the United Roman Empire asked again.

"No, we don't." Ritsuka said, wanting to be sure that what he said sounded and was truth.

"Why so?"

"We became aware of Emperor Nero's abuse to the people and how she seems unwillingly to improve and resolve the problems emerging on the Roman Empire. Her behaviour also proves that she's becoming dangerous to anyone near her."

"What took you to only realize that recently?"

This time Mash wanted to explain. "It's becau-"

"The question was directed to him specifically." The leader interrupted Mash, staring briefly at her. "So only he shall bare the duty to answer it."

Hearing that, Mash didn't tried to say otherwise and so she went back to silence and sitting behind Ritsuka.

"We...aren't from here. Not from this place nor from this age." Ritsuka told. "I know that it's hard to believe but we already went to explain that to the other commanders of yours."

The muscular man then approached his face next to Ritsuka, almost menancingly. "What are your intentions by going here then?"

"...We came to this age to resolve the troubles that are happening right now. And the way to fix it is to find an object called the Holy Grail. Once it's obtained, the disasters that are plaguing the Roman Empire now will dissapear. Nero has it but she won't give it to us no matter if we are allies or not. In the end, we just want to save the empire and it's people, because if we don't, it will inevitably collapse in a matter of days. And if it does, then the future we come from will cease to exist alongside everything else." Ritsuka explained in the best way that he could.

"So why did you come to see us?" The man asked.

"Originally we were only looking for Boudica's help since we heard that she could help us in opposing Nero and her army. We didn't knew at the time she was also working for the United Roman Empire. However, after Mount Etna's battle, the villagers were furious and told how much you were helping them to survive ever since Nero had isolated them. So I know for sure you guys must been doing this for a good reason. You also want the people to be safe just like us. An evil empire would never help innocents in distress. So I deduce both of us are working for the same goal, to make sure the empire doesn't fall."

"So you request our help, in order to fight Nero's army and retrieve the Holy Grail, in hopes that with it everything here will be resolved?"

"Yes. Please, we need that help if we want to save the empire." Ritsuka said to the man who then stood up and walked away from him and stopped in front of the image of the wolf with the babies, putting an hand on it.

"Tell me, does that empire still exists in the future?" The man asked to Ritsuka.

"Hm...no." He responded.

"Do you know why?" The man turned around to look at him. "Every empire, kingdom, nation, eventually comes to an end. No matter how great, how big, how powerful it is, nothing is ever truly meant to last." He walked again into Ritsuka's direction. "Physically that is. For if there's still memories and mentions of those lands from people of the future, it means that it will never actually perish from history." The man crouched down to look at the teen. "Young men, what's your name?"

"Ritsuka. Ritsuka Fujimaru." He responded, looking at the man's eyes.

"Quite the rare and original name." For the first time, the muscular man smiled. "Ritsuka Fujimaru, as the leader and founder of Rome, I say that while even the empire will have to meet it's end one day, that day is still far from happening." He stretched his arm to Ritsuka. "And in order to make sure it doesn't come sooner than expected, I'm fully willing to accept an alliance beetween your group and the United Roman Empire. All of you are now, sons of Rome."

Slowly showing an happy smile, Ritsuka took the handshake with the leader. "Then it's settled."

Mash, Peko and Nala also smiled behind Ritsuka, grateful that he was able to convince the United Roman Empire's leader to overlook their actions agains them before and accept a new alliance with the group.

"Thank god it worked out. Now we have another empire to help us." Peko said.

"But their leader sure looked intimidating. It's almost unbelievable how Ritsuka managed to speak coherently with that face staring at him." Nala told.

"That shows that you have a good leader there." Boudica approached them. "You can also stand up now. You've convinced us." The woman speaked to the group, who gladly took those words to finally stand up. The pressure they felt was also gone now.

"I must get you a residence for your four here then." Caesar said, thinking in a place for the group to stay. "Hmmm, I shall order our soldiers to build a tent for you in the southeast area of the coliseum. There's lot of spaces there to be used."

"Thank you very much Caesar-san. We appreciate it." Mash said to the ex-roman dictator.

"But you better not take advantage of our generosity." Cleopatra warned them. "Try to backstab us or plot something and you won't be getting any more chances."

"Oh come on now, Cleo. These people are already sorry for what they did and our leader also thinks so." Caesar tried to calm down the egyptian woman. "If you're in a bad mood, how about we take a sunbath in some part of the city? That always cheers you up my love." He knew that his partner wouldn't say no to that. And he was right.

"Fine. But only if we are bringing those expensive towels that we bought that one time in Alexandria." Cleopatra said to Caesar who frowned slightly.

"We already used those towels last time! Can it just be different ones this time?" He asked a bit exhausted.

"Does my expression tells you if I'm accepting any other towels over the ones I already mentioned?" Cleopatra's eyes slightly narrowed and she made a face that wasn't contempt or willing to have other choice of towels.

Caesar ended up sighing in defeat. "The expensive towels it is. However, I still have to end planning the strategies for the upcoming battle." He said to Cleopatra. "You don't mind to wait, do you?"

Changing her enitre mood, Cleopatra went to hug her partner with a smile on her face. "Of course not my chubby ball. I already waited longer in my life before. Go do your work that I'll gladly wait." She kissed him in the cheeck, making Caesar blush.

"O-oh. What a pleasent decision from you dear. Quite the generous woman that I was lucky to end up with." He said a bit clumsily.

"Chubby ball? I-Is that what couples say to each other when talking?" Nala tought to herself, feeling a little troubled by Caesar and Cleopatra's interactions.

"I have a feeling I've seen this strange thing before already...but don't know when." Peko felt that the image of Caesar and Cleopatra together was something he already saw before, but due to his amnesia problem it was difficult to tell. While the boy was thinking, he didn't noticed the leader walking torwards him.

"I would also like to know your names please." The tall muscular man said, surprising Peko. "After all, it's always an important step to know a person better."

"H-hum...It's Peko, sir." The boy said, feeling a bit startled by the man's height and muscles.

"My name is Nala." She grabbed Peko by the shoulder. "And as you can see, we are twins!"

"And my name is Mash Kyrielight. Is a pleasure to meet you." Mash introduced herself by last. However, they were forgetting of someone.

"Fu!"

The animal creature, Fou, appeard right behind Mash, gaining the attention of everyone.

"Oh! And that's Fou." Ritsuka said. "He's kinda the mascot of our group."

"Fou! Fou!" The animal said a bit angry.

"Ups. I mean...He's also integral for our group too." Ritsuka corrected himself and apologized to Fou. "We already know your commanders names. So, if I'm allowed to ask, what's yours?"

The leader smiled. "I'm glad that you finally made that question dear child." He then bowed down.

Seeing that, Caesar immediatly stop giving attention to Cleopatra. "Guess we'll have to do that again..." He said in a tired way.

"Argh! Really now? You could have warn us first!" Cleopatra said irritated for having her moment with Caesar ruined, but went quickly to their leader's side alongside Caesar.

The Chaldea group stared in confusion for what they were about to do while Boudica stood next to them, watching in dread. "Oh no. They are going to do that..."

"Rejoice, children of Rome!" The leader shouted enthusiastically as he raised both his arms in the air, about to do a pose. "For you are in the presence of Romulus! The very own founder of the lands and majestic empire that you know today as...!"

The leader, now revealing his name as Romulus, posed in an exuberant way with his arms stretched and his body perfectly straightened.

"R" He exclaimed.

"O" Caesar did a pose and exclaimed as well.

"M" Cleopatra did the same.

"ROMA!" All the three shouted together while in their Power Rangers style poses, with smoke and confetti appearing out of nowhere.

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"This is torture..." Boudica said to herself as she alongside the Chaldea group reacted with no emotion and asking themselves once again if these people were really generals and leaders of an entire empire or just some clowns of a nearby circus.

"Hmmm...without Caligula it's just doesn't feel the same." Caesar lamented, feeling the absence of his fellow roman compatriot. "Just...unfinished."

"True. He alongside you and me was part of our very own Triumvirate." Romulus said, feeling sad for the fact that Caligula was gone. "Even tough he wasn't always the most talkative individual."

"Well, I don't know about you two but we are doing this in front of his killers so of course this also won't feel appropriate." Cleopatra said, staring sternly at the Chaldea group.

"How many times do we have tell you that we're sorry?" Nala said annoyed.

"No problem my child. Caligula was a part of us and we will deeply miss him." Romulus smiled gently to them. "But now we know you didn't meant to do it out of evilness. So let's all unite to achieve our common goal that was also his: stopping Emperor's Nero reign of abuse!" He exclaimed.

"And what a great common goal that is. Count us in!" Ritsuka told Romulus.

"However, if you truly want to show us how capable all of you are of helping my army, I must count on you for a battle me and my legions have been preparing for some weeks now." The founder of Rome said.

"Do call us for any help that you might need since we are more than willing to help now." Peko said. "And if winning that battle compensates your lose from the previous one that we had an hand in, then we will surely help you win it."

"Good to see that you want to make up for your mistakes." Caesar said. "We really needed some couple of more units to help us out in this situation."

"So do tell us what this next battle is about please." Mash asked to Caesar, who subtly gestured to Romulus, indicating that he should be the one to tell them since he was their leader.

"For a month now, our troops tried to get to Rome by foot, since Nero has already strenghtened her naval power on the sea and it become difficult to do that kind of approach. However, in the frontier of Hispania and Gaul, there is a whole line of defense that Nero made. One that we've been trying to pass by quite some times by now. She has two of her generals in charge of it." Romulus told them.

"If we'd get past that line, we would have all the rest of the road free to go all the way to Rome and confront Nero." Boudica shared the information. "That defensive line however is what's stopping us from it. From two to two months we try to push past it, but with no success."

"That explains why we had to come here from boat." Ritsuka said.

"And now with our territory at Mount Etna recently lost to Nero's empire, we are stuck in this peninsula. It's becoming a matter of time for when Nero decides to invade the region and reach here to kill us." Caesar said. "This might be one of our last chances to turn the tide. Or else, it's all over."

"Don't worry. If we see this attempt as our last one, it means we will push ourselves to the limit to guarantee the victory." Mash tried to be positive with them.

"I agree. If we destroy that line, it will be half of the path done to win this war." Nala said.

"Nice of you to think like that. A couple of optimistic minds always come in handy while managing an army." Romulus told them with a smile. "But I also need to ask you something." His smile then dissapeard.

"What is it?" Ritsuka was okay with any question at the moment.

"So, you really did come from the future?" Romulus asked. "From the same period of the mage known as Lev Lainur?"

All of the Chaldea group attention got up high as soon as they heard Romulus pronounce that name.

"Yes we do. We've heard his been the one to give Nero the Holy Grail." Peko told to the roman founder.

"He's a dangerous and treacherous man. He is one of the main causes for why we are here in the first place." Mash said. "He plans to make sure humanity is extinguished from history by twisting historical events that helped human civilization shape in what it is today."

"For what I remember he's a guy with a top green hat and suit. Easily a recognizable individual even at distance. That man will try to dissuade you into doing his dirty jobs, so never believe in what he says." Nala warned them.

"I know." Romulus said. "He was the one who summoned me after all."

The information shcoked everyone from the group minus the other three commanders.

"So you work for him?" Ritsuka asked with apprehension, wondering if Romulus was actually working under him.

"That wouldn't make sense master. Romulus may have been sumoned by Lev Lainur but if he still worked for him, Romulus wouldn't tell us that and keep it secret instead." Mash told him.

"Exactly. Plus he is working for Nero so it wouldn't make much sense." Peko said.

"You can all rest easy, for I never worked with that man. The moment he summoned me, he wante my help to destroy the Roman Empire, with the purpose of using a second empire to dethrone the açready existing one. However, there was a mistake he made by doing that. As the great founder of Rome, one of the few things I would never do is bringing my own creation to ruin. Angered, the mage left me and went looking for someone that he could bestow the Holy Grail to." Romulus explained.

"And he ended up giving it to Nero." Nala said, seeing how this story would end.

"True young child. As soon as I heard about it and the sudden change of Nero's actions, I decided to form the empire that the mage wanted so much. But not one to destroy Rome like he wished for. Instead, I built one to prevent the self-destruction of Rome. And shortly after that, I ended up encountering other figures of this age and area to help me." Romulus smiled to his commanders.

"I remember how confused I was when I first came to this particular year." Caesar said. "Things were really looking different from when I was alive. We did end up becoming an empire some years after my death it seems. And to think it's first ever emperor would be him..." Caesar smiled a bit. "Shame that he isn't here." He then stared at Cleopatra. "But at least another person that I know well is."

"I too am happy to see you again. Having to spent the rest of my years with men that weren't as charming as you was very painful honey." Cleopatra playfully touched her partner's cheeks. "And those clothes suit you so well. Altough I know some expensive ones that would look way better." Cleopatra lowly remarked.

"Well, seeing that the matters here are resolved, I'll return to my tent. Am I allowed to?" Boudica politely asked to Romulus who nodded his head.

"Your free to go Boudica. Your duties here are dispensed." Romulus told her and looked at Caesar and Cleopatra. "The same goes for you two. Spent the rest of the day easy. You will all be needed for the battle."

Bouica silently nodded and exited the tent but not before looking at the Chaldea group and smilling. "Now make yourselves at home. If you need help with anything don't hesitate to call me." And she went out the tent.

"She may have looked rough for some moments there but she seems actually nice." Peko observed.

"Even Romulus is nice despite that scary look he gaved us at first." Ritsuka commented.

"I'm amazed how you could talk with someone doing that expression. You did well." Nala said to the master of humanity.

"I-I was just trying to make sure we wouldn't make another enemy here." Ritsuka joked a bit. He tought that whate he did wasn't all that incredible.

"And you successfuly did it master. Now we are back to have an empire's support to help us in this Singularity." Mash said.

As the Chaldea group talked with each other, Caesar needed to tell something to Cleopatra.

"Now give me some time to plan the strategies Cleo. After that, sunbath." He told her.

"I'll be waiting. In the meantime perhaps I'll reorganize the jewels in my tent." She said and exited out of the tent as well.

"Hey. Since you have plenty of free time while waiting for your tent to be ready, why not stay here and listen to the stratagies for the upcoming battle? Or you know, do a trip around the city. Whatever fits you more." Caesar invited the Chaldea group to listen to his plans for the battle.

Not knowing how to respond, Ritsuka changed his gaze to Romulus.

"I approve of your presence here. You have my trust."He said.

"Alrigh then. How long will it take?" Ritsuka asked Caesar.

"A few minutes. I'm already on the final details." Caesar told him.

"Hmm, I think I'd rather take some time in the city. Staying around in the same place just isn't for me." Nala told them.

"As long as you don't involve yourself into trouble it's fine by me." Ritsuka said to the girl.

"I'll go with you too." Peko said to his sister. "We could train in the meantime."

"Not a bad idea." Nala said to Peko as the two were walking to the tent's exit.

"Be careful you two." Mash said. Fou, who was on the shielder's shoulder, jumped to the ground.

"Fou. fou!"

"Hm? What is it Fou? You want to go with them?" Mash asked to the animal.

"Fou!" The creature responded.

"Then you are free to go with them. I anything happens, warn us, okay?" Ritsuka said to Fou.

"Fu!" The animal said before walking away with Peko and Nala.

Turning around, Ritsuka and Mash looked at the two other people that still remained in the tent, Romulus and Caesar.

"So, where is the plan?" Ritsuka asked the two.

Without saying anything, Caesar went to a more obscure area of the tent, and came out of it draggign a big table with a map of Europe in it and some wodden pieces. "Riiiight here." He said after putting the table in the center. "Now me and the Great Founder will tell you everything about it."

"Hey Mash." Ritsuka whispered to the girl besides him. "It's my first time hearing and discussing these type of battle tactics. You don't think it's boring, is it?"

"Hmmmm, don't know. It will also be my first time being involved in these kind of discussions." Mash sweated a bit.

Ritsuka groaned to himself. "Oh boy. This will be a boredom, won't it?"

To be continued...


And that's it for chapter 27! I had planned for this chapter to have come out yesterday but got sick and had to delay it a bit since I wasn't having much energy to write it. But it's all good now! And about those recent FGO news of the possible next chapters of the story...

(WARNING! STORY SPOILERS OF THE JP VERSION OF THE GAME. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GET SPOILED THEN STOP READING AND HAVE A NICE DAY.)

Apparently we are on our way to Antartica after discovering that Marisbilly (I know his name is actually Marisbury, but let's call him that for the meme) is actually the villain mastermind behind the Lostbelts alongside with his creation CHALDEAS. Buuuuuut, before we can enter it, there's a barrier put by the PHH (I think) that won't let us get through because...Ruler, Avenger and Alter Ego are uncool now? Like I understand that PHH, Alaya and etc. may not consider the Alter Ego class as something from our Earth as well as the Lostbelt servants since they are from alternative realities. But Ruler and Avenger? That's weird. Foreigner(that has been hinted in the trailer), Pretender and Moon Cancer would do way more lot sense than Ruler and Avenger. And if it was illegal to use them in the way we used in the first place, then why the hell did it let us summon them in the first place?!

Either way, 'Not Romani' appears and tell us that since we abused of those classes and Lostbelt servants, PHH as considered us as strangers from another reality and to prove it wrong we now need to do some trials to prove our innocence. (Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series) Wich could emply the existence of a Grand Ruler, Avenger and Alter Ego? Idk. But this whole Ordeal Call a.k.a Part 2.5 is basically an EoR 2.0. And hum...well...it feels like filler XD. Now I don't want to look like a hater or someone that is furious with this decision. But like, after soooo long on the Lostbelt arc (5 years) and being this close to the final, suddenly we have to do 3 more chapters (possibly 4) because "extra class bad"...It's a bit of anticlimatic in my opinion.

I know that it's also a way for Nasu and the other writers work and desenvolve Part 3 in the meantime, but like, why 3/4 chapters? Why couldn't be just one? A LB 7.5 kinda of thing. The same type that was Heian-Kyō and Traum? You do that, release it in the middle of the year, and then at the end of 2023 you guys release the final the same way it was with Solomon. Instead you will just pad and stretch more an arc that is already long as fuck. Now if this is supposed to be an EoR 2.0. I do hope they release all of it in this year or in a year gap, because if they decide to stretch it for other 2/3 years...I might start to do illegal things.

But like, as long as the chapters are greatly written I won't have a problem with it. It will have Divine Comedy wich is awsome and great and the design of those three servants are cool as hell. But it just kinda ruins the mood of being this close to the ending and then having to do a sidequest in order to do the final mission. But hey, I'm not a developer nor a writer of the game, so the decisions are all theirs. For now we will just wait patiently and enjoy the Valentine event with Caren.

And tomorrow Pope Johanna is comming to JP! That's nice!

Now that's all I wanted to say and see you next time on chapter 28! Peace!

P.S: The JoJolands! The JoJolands are real! I know what I'll be doing tomorrow ehehe...