Asura Kingdom, the royal capital Ars.
Since Sauros's execution took place, everything around the execution ground has been completely blocked off by the Royal Knights, preventing anyone from entering.
Even Princess Ariel couldn't do anything about what happened at the execution ground and could only wait outside for the battle to end.
Outside the execution ground, there were currently two groups of people facing each other.
Because the battle between Shirou and the Water God hadn't been decided yet, the political struggle for the throne outside was also in a state of not being decided.
The group led by the second princess, Ariel, and the group led by the first prince, Graviel, were standing face to face in a three-way standoff, watching the battle inside the execution ground come to an end with worry.
For both groups, they had no ability to change the outcome of this fight for the throne. Only the result of the battle between Shirou and the Water God could determine who would win the fight for the throne.
It's worth noting that Darius wasn't present at the scene. He might have been scared by the recent attempt on his life and ran back to his mansion, not daring to stay at the scene for long.
Of course, it's also possible that Darius didn't want to show his face because his name wasn't good in the Asura Kingdom. If he was seen by too many people, he would likely be beaten up.
In short, both the Graviel group and the Ariel group were watching the battle inside the execution ground with great interest, wanting to know the final result of the fight.
"Boom!"
While everyone was watching closely, a loud, earth-shaking noise suddenly came.
Even though Unlimited Blade Works was completely cut off from the outside world, the terrifying energy released from the collision could still be felt clearly outside.
When the loud noise came, even the strongest knights of the Asura Kingdom couldn't help but tremble, sweat on their foreheads, and look scared.
Ordinary nobles couldn't even stand, falling to the ground in fear.
As the second princess, Ariel was still able to keep calm, but it was just a fake front. In reality, her heart was as uneasy as the nobles around her.
The only person who could remain completely calm was the original main character of this execution event, Sauros Boreas.
Because of the chaos that happened during the execution, no one cared about Sauros, who was supposed to be the one being executed.
No one at the scene cared about the person who was supposed to be executed.
Sauros himself didn't care about the way everyone was ignoring him, and he didn't even feel anything.
Maybe it was because he had been in prison for too long, but Sauros no longer had the fiery temper he used to have. His personality and presence were much calmer than before.
Also, he was originally the head of the Boreas family, and with his calm attitude and steady character, even the earth-shaking events in the execution ground didn't affect him at all.
He was so calm that even when he saw James, his useless older son who had gone against his wishes and joined Darius, he didn't do anything rough.
In the past, Sauros would have punched James as soon as he saw him.
But now, Sauros didn't do that. He just calmly looked at James, who was panicking and terrified, and then naturally looked away, not paying much attention to him.
Instead of James, he first looked at Philip, who was next to Ariel, and said to his youngest son with a complicated expression:
"Philip, thank you for your hard work over the years."
"No, it's not me who worked hard, it's the children."
Philip shook his head, looking in the direction of the execution ground. He was worried about Shirou and Eris, who were still there.
Sauros nodded. He knew that if Shirou hadn't reminded them in time, the Boreas family would have been completely wiped out during the great transfer. Later, Shirou and Eris were caught up in the disaster and went through many difficulties before returning to the Asura Kingdom, where they suffered a lot.
For the Boreas family, Shirou had given the most.
Not to mention that Shirou was now involved in the Asura Kingdom's civil war, fighting the Water God Reida Reia head-on. Everything now depended on the battle that was taking place.
"Looks like we're late."
Suddenly, a voice came from a distance. It was Paul and Rudeus.
After using the Teleportation Magic Circle of the Dragon King, Paul brought the Greyrat family to the Asura Kingdom.
He first had Lilia take Zenith, Norn, and Aisha to a hotel to stay, and then gathered information and brought Rudeus to Sauros's execution ground.
When he arrived outside the execution ground, Paul immediately saw Sauros, his former uncle, and his face showed a look of embarrassment.
Because of some past events in his youth, he and Sauros didn't get along well.
At least Paul couldn't accept Sauros. He couldn't stand the original head of the Boreas family, who was too impatient and had no patience.
But now, Sauros was completely different.
Not only did he not act rough, but he also calmly said to Paul, "You're here, Paul. You're probably just here for your son, right? I don't think you're interested in the fight for the throne."
"Of course."
Paul nodded firmly. He didn't care about the struggle for the Asura Kingdom's throne, nor did he care about the status of nobles. The only goal that drove him here was to support Shirou's battle!
Hearing Paul's words, a man in the Graviel group in the distance showed a complicated expression.
Although most people didn't notice this small detail, Sauros was able to sense it and smiled as he said to Paul, "You're still the same, but it's good that your brother is here too."
"My brother?"
Paul was stunned when he heard this, and then looked in the direction Sauros pointed.
Next to the first prince, Graviel, stood a round-bodied middle-aged man. It was Luke's father, Pilemon Notos Greyrat.
As the current head of the Notos family, Pilemon, like James, had joined Darius and was now standing opposite the Ariel group.
When he saw Paul appear, his face naturally showed a variety of complicated expressions, seeming to worry that Paul had come back to fight for the position of head of the Notos family.
But Paul clearly had no interest in the status of nobles.
He didn't even want to look at Pilemon and turned to Sauros, saying, "Don't talk about such boring things. Where's my son Shirou? Where is he now?"
"He's inside that execution ground, fighting the Water God Reida Reia."
"Fighting that Water God... That kid is getting more and more unbelievable. First he defeated the Third North God and became one of the Seven Great Powers, and now he's challenging the guardian god of the entire Asura Kingdom head-on. If he keeps going like this, won't he eventually challenge the strongest of the Seven Great Powers?"
Paul clicked his tongue and said, his tone full of jokes, but everyone could feel his anxiety. He was clearly worried about Shirou's safety.
After all, Paul had learned the Water God Style at the Water God Style dojo, so he knew better than anyone else how amazing the Water God Reida was.
Even though she wasn't on the list of the Seven Great Powers, anyone who knew her would know that it wasn't because she wasn't good enough to be on the list, but because she wasn't interested in such empty names.
Even though Shirou was now able to defeat the Third North God, Paul found it hard to believe that he could really defeat the current Water God head-on.
"Boom—!!!!!"
Another unspeakable, terrifying shock echoed from the distance of the execution ground.
This time, the sound of the collision was about to spread throughout the royal capital, and the thunderous sound seemed to break through the sky and tear apart the clouds.
Endless ripples came with it, and the dark sky was instantly pierced through, becoming clear.
"What... what is that..."
Some of the timid nobles were so scared that their legs went weak and they sat down on the spot.
They felt like they had just experienced the end of the world. The scene was so terrifying that many people even lost control of their bowels and wet their pants.
Paul and the others were in better condition, but they were also dizzy and took a long time to recover.
"Was that Shirou, bro?"
Rudeus asked nervously, "Did he and the Water God finish the fight completely?"
"I don't know... But with such a big noise, I guess even if it's not finished, there's already a result."
Paul said seriously.
So far, no one could be sure whether Shirou or the Water God had won.
But Paul had clearly made up his mind. Even if Shirou lost the battle and the Water God Reida won, he would definitely challenge the Water God in the name of a father, even if he was destroyed, he would definitely save Shirou from her hands!
As Paul had these thoughts, the nobles present had completely different ideas, all thinking about how they should face the situation in the Asura capital after this battle.
For most of the small and medium-sized nobles, there was only one thing they needed to do, and that was to be a fence-sitter, supporting whoever won the battle.
This was the only way for small people to survive.
But for people like Philip and Pilemon, they clearly weren't qualified to be fence-sitters. The result of the battle between Shirou and the Water God would directly determine their success or failure.
Not to mention Ariel and Graviel.
Who would become king would be decided by the result of this battle.
The losing side would not only lose the right to become king, but might even have their personal freedom taken away, unable to live freely in this world again.
This was the sadness of the royal family.
"Shirou..."
Compared to Graviel, who only cared about whether he could become king, Ariel's attitude wasn't as pure as his.
In Ariel's eyes, whether she became king was important, but she cared more about Shirou's safety.
For her, if she could save Shirou, she would be fine even if she couldn't become the queen of the Asura Kingdom.
Because of this, Ariel had stayed here, even though her body was trembling because of the aftermath of the battle, even though her mind was like a bowstring stretched to the extreme, ready to break at any time, she didn't want to run away. She wanted to watch the battlefield in the distance until the very last moment!
And as if according to everyone's expectations, the terrifying pressure that had covered the entire execution ground suddenly disappeared with the loud noise just now.
Everything became extremely quiet, as if nothing had happened.
Everyone immediately realized that the battle between Shirou and the Water God had come to a final result, and everyone eagerly looked in the direction of the execution ground, wanting to know what the final result was.
Someone took a step first, and the nobles all began to rush into the execution ground.
Ariel, Paul, and the others didn't hesitate for a moment and rushed into the scene first.
The first thing they saw was the execution platform, which had been completely destroyed and left without a trace.
The inside of the execution ground looked like it had been hit by a meteorite from the sky. There wasn't a single complete object to be seen, and it was completely ruined.
In the center of the barren battlefield, two figures stood back to back, Shirou and the Water God.
Both of them were covered in a lot of injuries, and the blood that spilled out could even be said to have stained their clothes.
In everyone's tense gaze, Shirou and the Water God remained relatively still.
But gradually, they both moved.
First, Shirou looked like he was exhausted and barely knelt on the ground, looking like he could fall down at any time.
This scene made the people of the Ariel group show panicked expressions, and Paul was even scared to rush to Shirou's side.
But soon, Paul stopped suddenly.
Because he found that compared to Shirou, who was just exhausted, the Water God was in a worse condition. He didn't know when a clear, huge wound had appeared on her chest, and blood kept flowing out.
When she reached her limit, the old woman closed her eyes wearily, then fell back, falling to the ground and never getting up again.
"Pa..."
Seeing the Water God's appearance, with her breath weakened to the extreme, everyone present almost looked at each other at the same time.
In an instant, the nobles of the Ariel group all showed excited expressions and even cheered.
The nobles of the Graviel group and Graviel himself were all pale and silent.
It was clear that everyone could see what the final result of the battle between Shirou and the Water God was.
The winner of this battle was beyond doubt.
It was Shirou's victory!