918 -906- [ Grand ]

As the third king of ancient Israel, Solomon not only gained divine approval and ten rings as a symbol of wisdom but also created the era of great prosperity in ancient Israel.

He was the first to build the Temple of Israel, governed with wisdom, and during his reign, he propelled Israel's commerce to unprecedented heights through extensive collaborations.

Solomon authored three thousand proverbs, one thousand and five songs, the Book of Ecclesiastes, and the Key of Solomon, showcasing his wisdom.

He is considered a wise ruler who departed from this world as a virtuous king.

Such a Solomon was even hailed as God's representative. After his death, the age of gods ended completely, and mysticism accelerated its decline. It is conceivable how much he contributed to the progress and development of human history.

However, a king so wise, a sage of such stature, such a great being, now displays such a strong disdain for humanity and denial of human order. This naturally raises doubts about his true identity.

Even though the person wears ten rings as evidence of wisdom and exudes a formidable magical power worthy of the title of Mage King, the extreme ugliness and evil displayed make people inevitably suspicious.

Hence, Scáthach had this question.

However...

"The queen of the foreign land is nothing more than a simple slaughterer who reached the realm of gods in a human body. To call you a sage is indeed premature."

Solomon's laughter abruptly ceased, as if he suddenly became calm, looking at Scáthach with a maturity and composure different from before.

"Even in life, Solomon never loved humanity. As a representative of God and a great wise king, he fulfilled his duties and brought prosperity to the nation. However, it wasn't because he loved anyone. Instead, Solomon never loved anyone. After meaninglessly spending his life as a king, what did he ultimately gain?"

Solomon stated emotionlessly.

"Nothing at all. That's why I needed resurrection. I needed to reevaluate human history, define this planet, and restore its original value."

Solomon's explanation stunned everyone present.

"Resurrection?" Scáthach exclaimed in astonishment. "Are you...?"

Looking at Scáthach's astonished expression, Solomon suddenly smiled.

"Yes, I have been resurrected. I used my own power to come back to life at the moment of death and ascended to become a Heroic Spirit."

Solomon's voice echoed throughout the venue.

The so-called Heroic Spirits, without being summoned, are merely pure records. Only through summoning can they gain a second life and second value.

Solomon's appearance led people to think that he might have been summoned by someone who harbored a deep hatred for the world, utilizing his power to incinerate human order.

However, the reality was different.

Solomon doesn't need human summoning.

Because, even though he has the form of a Heroic Spirit, he resurrected using his own power after death, ascending to become a Heroic Spirit without being summoned by anyone.

Solomon doesn't need to obey commands.

Because he is the true king, the orchestrator of all disasters, the unseen hand behind the incineration of human order, and the source of calamities.

Naturally, Solomon's power is more than sufficient for all of this.

"After all, unlike you, I am not a powerless individual who cannot maintain existence in the mortal world without humanity. The only entity capable of summoning me is the world itself, and myself."

Solomon's composed voice resounded in everyone's ears.

"No need for a Master who is a mere magus. I am the highest-ranked mage, the most powerful magic user, the mage among mages, the king among kings."

Wasn't this mentioned before?

The so-called "Heroic Spirit Summoning" is essentially the magic used by the primate world to confront large calamities threatening the world. Its true nature involves summoning seven guardians chosen by the Root as the strongest primate force to counter calamities, deploying them into battle.

Modern Holy Grail Wars and Chaldea's summoning system are nothing more than derivatives since its decline.

If the usual "Heroic Spirit Summoning" is summoning human-level weapons, the true "Heroic Spirit Summoning" is summoning world-level weapons.

Those seven guardians stand at the pinnacle of all Heroic Spirits, the first, the strongest, the most formidable seven.

The current King of Magic is the one standing at the pinnacle of the Caster class.

"————Grand Caster."

Solomon proclaimed this fact.

"I am the Grand Caster."

————Grand Caster.

This title is bestowed upon the one who truly stands at the top in the magical world.

The first, the strongest, the most formidable seven among the Heroic Spirits, all of them are beings granted the title of Grand.

————Grand Saber.

————Grand Lancer.

————Grand Archer.

————Grand Rider.

————Grand Caster.

————Grand Assassin.

————Grand Berserker.

They are the origin, the seven servants given the responsibility by the world to save the primate world and counteract great calamities.

At this very moment, what appeared before Rozen was one of these seven —— Grand Caster.

Ordinary Servants cannot compare with them.

Even extraordinary existences among top-tier Servants like Scáthach and Karna appear weak before him.

It's not that as Heroic Spirits, Scáthach and Karna would lose to Solomon.

It's a gap in their spiritual foundations, the vessels themselves.

Just like the two servants, Rama and Heracles, who, when they manifest as Archers, become stronger.

If the strength of the spiritual foundation when a Heroic Spirit manifests as a Servant is described as "100", then for those selected as Grand, their spiritual foundation strength is "200", "300", "500", or even "1000".

In this way, even if the prowess of Heroic Spirits is comparable, with different manifestations of their spiritual foundations, their strengths naturally differ.

This is the current situation.

Servants like Scáthach and Karna are ultimately weapons summoned by humans, and their spiritual foundation strength cannot contain all of their power.

Solomon, on the other hand, is different.

As a Grand Servant, Solomon's spiritual foundation strength is different from that of ordinary Servants from the start.

As the King of Magic, Solomon is a Caster among Casters.

So, he has the right to disdain Scáthach.

"You're just a weapon manipulated by humans, Queen of the Foreign Land."

Solomon gazes at Scáthach without respect, without a sense of equality, only with calm indifference.

"To question me while standing in front of me, you're not enough..."

Saying that...

"Boom—!"

A surge of magical power explodes around Scáthach.