Typemoon: Starting Out as the Lion King's Personal Knight

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Agravain could even confirm that, even without the Holy Grail, Alaric's current strength had already reached the level of Gawain!

This left Agravain puzzled. Even though Alaric cooperated with Agravain's research, they were still unable to draw any conclusions.

It was as if this was a miracle that could not be replicated—or rather, a miracle that Agravain alone could not recreate.

At this moment, whatever Agravain was thinking about, Alaric had no interest in it.

Carrying his sword, he taunted Agravain while his hands kept gesturing frantically to Serenity.

[Release the poison!]

If gestures could make noise, then Alaric would have practically shouted it out by now.

Faced with so many Knights, while Alaric could annihilate them all, he had no intention of doing so.

For a true victor, there is never only one path to victory.

Now that he had revealed his hand to Lion King's aide, Agravain, Alaric had no desire to kill anyone. The few Enforcement Knights he had dealt with earlier were merely a warm-up.

As for the remaining Enforcement Knights, in Alaric's eyes, they were spectators, witnesses to everything that would unfold in the final showdown.

Alaric hoped that these spectators on this land would remember him in that decisive moment, even if only for an instant.

Almost at the same time, Serenity understood Alaric's gestures.

She decisively released her poison gas!

The colorless and odorless killing mist quietly spread throughout the fortress—

"You monster—"

Agravain, at this moment, realized that it was impossible to capture Alaric. Relying on just these Enforcement Knights was far from sufficient; he needed a stronger army and greater power.

Not just for Alaric—but for Lancelot as well—

Before he could finish his thought, Agravain's expression changed sharply as he noticed the poison gas released by Serenity. Without any regard for the Enforcement Knights, he turned and fled alone!

"Yare yare, Sir Agravain!"

Seeing Agravain's humiliating retreat, Alaric laughed.

Agravain was simply too meticulous, focusing too much on his scheming and too little on honing his strength.

In Alaric's opinion, a court official should be the strongest fighter of all.

As Agravain fled in disgrace, the remaining Enforcement Knights, still unaware of what had happened, collapsed to the ground, unable to fight any longer!

They had been rendered powerless by Serenity's colorless and odorless killing mist!

Watching this scene, Alaric carefully gauged the depletion of his magical energy and the potency of the invasive poison.

Just like the day they first met, without the limitless magical energy of the Holy Grail, Alaric now had to rely on his power to resist Serenity's poison gas.

The poison was far more potent than when they first met; otherwise, it wouldn't have been able to incapacitate so many Enforcement Knights.

However, the magical energy consumption was only a fraction of what it was that day—so small it could almost be ignored.

This was proof of Alaric's bodily strength. If given more time to grow, Alaric would eventually be able to completely ignore such poison.

His natural body was approaching a non-human realm.

Ignoring the poison gas, Alaric walked straight past the Enforcement Knights who were enveloped in it. Following behind him, Serenity hesitated for a moment before retracting the poison.

With Agravain gone, the remaining Enforcement Knights dared not stop Alaric. They could only watch as Alaric and Serenity left the fortress in style.

...

After leaving the fortress, Alaric stopped Serenity, who was about to depart:

"Miss Serenity, I must ask you to continue accompanying me. Mr. Cursed Arm, along with Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others—that is, Chaldea's Master—has gone to the deep mountains to seek out the First Hassan. For now, you won't be able to rejoin them, so I ask that you stay with me for the time being."

Serenity, who had planned to leave immediately, stopped in her tracks and turned back to look at Alaric:

"You're not lying to me this time, are you?"

Serenity had never expected to leave the fortress so easily.

The fortress Agravain had built was infamous even among the Hassan of the Mountain. From the moment Serenity was captured by Alaric and taken there, she thought escape was impossible. Yet she couldn't take her own life and could only await death in the slow erosion of time.

Alaric's sudden return had shattered all of that.

Serenity didn't understand Alaric's actions, but when he mentioned that Cursed Arm Hassan had gone to meet the First Hassan along with Fujimaru Ritsuka and others, she couldn't ignore it.

"Why would Lord Cursed Arm…"

The proposal to seek out the First Hassan had long been debated among the Hassans.

The Hassan of the Mountain were far too weak compared to the forces of the Sun King and the Lion King. Their only hope was the legendary assassin known as the First Hassan.

"The time has come, Miss Serenity. The Lion King is about to destroy this world. No time remains for hesitation."

"Moreover, with Chaldea's Master's arrival, the final hope for your people of the mountains has appeared. But if the Lion King abandons her plans, this Singularity will disappear."

Alaric spoke bluntly:

"So even if you leave now, you won't be able to catch up with Mr. Cursed Arm and the others. It's better to stay with me."

After hearing all the information Alaric provided, Serenity fell silent.

After a long pause—

Serenity finally spoke:

"If it's the First Hassan, then surely he can defeat the Knights of the Round Table and the Lion King. The Sun King would be no match for him either."

At this moment, Serenity was just as she had been six months ago—passively receiving the information given to her by Alaric and then making her judgment.

Standing nearby, Alaric folded his arms and quietly watched Serenity, waiting for her response.

"Alright, I believe you won't lie to me this time, Lord Alaric, will you?"

After her deliberation, Serenity turned to Alaric with a faint smile, though her words made Alaric give an awkward chuckle.

A few days ago, when capturing Serenity, Alaric had resorted not only to absolute force but also to a degree of verbal manipulation.

That was how he had tricked her into coming out.

"My sincerest apologies!"

Alaric clasped his hands together and apologized sincerely.

After this brief interlude, Alaric and Serenity finally set out on their journey to the domain of Ozymandias.

However, a brand-new challenge awaited Alaric.

Without the Holy Grail and accompanied by Serenity, Alaric could no longer travel as quickly as before and had to proceed step by step.

This lack of the unlimited power he had grown accustomed to left Alaric feeling somewhat constrained.

It was very uncomfortable.

But there was nothing he could do about it, so he went into the fortress and brought out two fine horses as a means of transportation.

"What a pity Master Xuanzang isn't here, or I could have borrowed her steed for a bit."

Alaric sighed dramatically as he stroked the glossy coat of a black horse.

Serenity, not understanding Alaric's antics, politely declined the other black horse:

"My apologies, Lord Alaric, but you should already know—"

"Ah, I forgot."

Alaric suddenly remembered that Serenity carried a strong poison in her body. Her skin and bodily fluids were all toxic, and even a trace of her fluids could kill some people.

"Then we'll just have to travel slowly."