[ Watching the Masters and Servants getting a bit agitated, Illya hurriedly continued: "Just a reminder to everyone, the use of Noble Phantasms is prohibited!"
Tohsaka Rin, whose morale had just ignited, instantly slumped: "EHH—!"
Regarding this, the Mapo Tofu Priest and Illya turned their heads away almost simultaneously, avoiding everyone's gaze: "It wouldn't be good if we damaged the flowers and grass, right?"
This excuse was obviously perfunctory, and Tohsaka Rin naturally wouldn't buy it: "What kind of stupid talk is that!"
Facing a failed attempt at hoodwinking them, the Mapo Tofu Priest decided to go all out and spoke bluntly: "Let's be honest, wiping everyone's asses everywhere is just too much trouble!"
"The entire student body fainting en masse… there's no way to cover up something like that…" ]
[ .....]
〜Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline〜
"If possible, while caring for the flowers and grass, could you care a little about us first!"
"EHH—! This time, you're not even using the god-tier excuse of a gas leak to brush us off? So you also know it can't be covered up."
Listening to the Mapo Tofu Priest's explanation, everyone was moved almost to tears. Finally, it wasn't the eternal gas explosion. A Holy Grail War this harmonious was a first since the videos began appearing.
Prohibiting the use of Noble Phantasms meant that the Fuyuki City of that world had finally escaped the fate of being burned to the ground.
.....
〜A Certain Magical Index World, Academy City〜
Misaka Mikoto silently reached out to cover her face:
"I actually saw the midlife crisis of an older uncle in this priest!"
Abnormal. Both the humans and the Servants appeared completely abnormal… Just what kind of bizarre Holy Grail War was taking place in that world!
It had gone completely off the rails. Even the previous parallel worlds of Emiya Shirou hadn't deviated this ridiculously.
The videos that appeared before were all centered around Emiya Shirou's ideal of being a "Hero of Justice."
Different parallel worlds appeared because Emiya Shirou made different choices… Could it be that this one is also related to that?
.....
[ Tohsaka Rin was even more confused: "Then how are we supposed to fight!"
"Well, the method of battle is…" Illya hugged a box labeled with competition events and rummaged through it.
Then the scene shifted…
"HAAAH—!" Cu Chulainn was seen letting out a furious roar at Red A, his eyes burning with the raging fire of war.
Red A, not to be outdone, also roared and met him with the force of a thunderbolt. Then, a loud snap was heard.
A playing card flew high up from the ground. That's right, this was their competition event—Karuta (Card Matching)!
Tohsaka Rin couldn't bear to look and turned her head away, tears of regret flowing from her eyes: "I actually spent ten years for this kind of thing…"
Artoria, who was lying on the ground flipping cards nearby, also turned her head and said with a straight face: "Shirou, I can't get a single one!" ]
[ .....]
〜Projection of All Worlds〜
Watching this scene unfold before them, everyone in the other worlds instantly froze in place, nearly spitting out a mouthful of blood.
They stared blankly at the screen ahead, their expressions as if petrified. After a long while, they finally let out a soft sigh.
It, it really was a hearty and dripping battle. IT REALLY MADE ONE'S BLOOD BOIL JUST WATCHING IT… AS IF—!
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〜Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
Tohsaka Rin's face instantly turned beet red. Her hands unconsciously covered her face, and she lowered her head slightly, muttering:
"This is too humiliating, I really have no face to see anyone."
If others knew that the Holy Grail War she spent ten years preparing for was just participating in a reality show, she would definitely be laughed to death.
Seeing himself flipping cards like a child, Red A, beside her, was filled with awkwardness. His gaze darted around, not daring to make eye contact with anyone.
"Ahem…"
Artoria coughed lightly, her eyes quickly glancing elsewhere, attempting to shift the awkwardness:
"Honestly speaking, what is the meaning of summoning Heroic Spirits in that world…"
For this kind of childish competition, the Masters could do it themselves; was there a need to summon Heroic Spirits?
Once these words came out, the few people present all fell silent. It seemed… what she said made quite a bit of sense.
〜Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline〜
In the 6th Singularity, Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot—
Sir Gawain looked at the screen with burning eyes and praised softly:
"As expected of the King. Even though she didn't grab a single card, her words were still filled with confidence."
Agravain also nodded solemnly:
"Very true, Sire Gawain!"
Meanwhile, Mordred, who was standing aside, stared dumbfounded at these two, her heart filled with astonishment… No, you can even praise this??
Land of Shadows—
On the other side, residing at the boundary of life and death, the old… Scathach was also looking at Cu Chulainn on the screen with black lines covering her face.
Then, feeling somewhat mentally exhausted, she covered her face and sighed deeply:
"This apprentice is ruined..."
It's all my fault. I only focused on teaching you martial arts and didn't teach you how to play cards… But the problem is, even if she racked her brain, she couldn't have imagined that someone would summon a Heroic Spirit just to play cards?
.....
[ After the Karuta battle, a new round of duel began. This time the competition event was—Tennis!
"Ooooh—" Berserker, wearing a tracksuit, roared as he walked onto the court. Compared to his massive physique, the tennis racket in his hand looked like a toothpick.
Opposing him was Medea, also wearing a tracksuit, who was shyly holding down the hem of her skirt: "This skirt is too short, though wearing it occasionally isn't bad."
However, just as Medea was shyly waving to Souichirou in the spectator stands, a tennis ball passed through her hair like a cannonball and smashed heavily into the wall.
BOOM—!
"Oooah…" Berserker was waving his racket excitedly, celebrating scoring a point.
But the referee, the Mapo Tofu Priest, blew the whistle: "Foul! Out!"
Berserker, who was originally agitated, instantly paused, his small eyes filled with great confusion.
In the spectator stands, Illya waved her arms and legs in protest: "It's impossible to make Berserker follow the rules of the game!" ]
[ .....]
〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"This, this is actually tennis?! How is this different from a cannonball?!"
Looking at that massive crater, everyone silently swallowed their saliva… They thought it was just an ordinary match and relaxed their vigilance. They were truly too careless!
No wonder summoning Heroic Spirits was mandatory. This was damn Murder Tennis. If it hit a Master, wouldn't they be blown into pieces all over the place?
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〜Type-Moon World, Kaleid liner Prisma Illya Wordline〜
Watching this scene, Miyu reached out and rubbed her head:
"If possible, please do not destroy my impression of tennis."
Magical Ruby's tone was even more filled with curiosity:
"How does Berserker manage to hit the even smaller tennis ball holding such a small racket?"
No, it should be said that it's simply a miracle that the Berserker even knows how to play tennis!
Illya's heart was filled with complex emotions:
"Looking at myself in another world, this feeling is really peculiar."
Fortunately, she didn't do anything embarrassing, unlike that muscle-brained Rin, who had lost face all the way here.
.....
[ The tennis match ended because Berserker was sent off, and the next event was decided. It was—Pop-up Pirate (Blackbeard)!
"Why am I the Blackbeard!" Squatting inside a wooden barrel with only his head exposed, Cu Chulainn shouted, looking somewhat crazed…
"It can't be helped." Artoria shook her head regretfully at this: "Please abide by the lottery results, Lancer!"
Then, without saying another word, she pulled out Excalibur and stabbed it into one of the holes left on the side.
"stab—" Archer also thrust the blade in his hand without the slightest hesitation, showing absolutely no regard for Cu Chulainn's life.
Just then, Cu Chulainn suddenly heard a voice coming from above his head.
"You put on a good show! Mongrel."
Gilgamesh was seen standing on a high decoration, looking somewhat impatient: "Too troublesome, it's just too troublesome!" ]
[ .....]
『 Viewers of Countless World 』
"No… You guys really stab just like that!"
"It's confirmed. This isn't a Holy Grail War at all, but a reality show performance!"
Seeing Gilgamesh standing on high ground, everyone in the other worlds also sweatdropped. He still loved posing in high places so much.
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〜Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
"I would actually stay so honestly inside a barrel?"
Cu Chulainn pointed at himself blankly.
As for how he lost the lottery, he probably knew. Lancer Luck E, after all, was already used to it.
But the problem was, he wasn't an idiot. Would he just stay there, honestly, and let people stab him? If Shishou knew, she would probably curse him out.
Facts proved his guess was correct. Scathach was indeed complaining there:
"This apprentice is not only ruined, but it seems his brain has problems too."
.....
[ "Gate Of Babylon!" Countless golden ripples appeared behind him, and sword after sword emerged from the ripples.
Cu Chulainn shouted anxiously from inside the barrel: "Hey, hey, hey, Noble Phantasms are prohibited, right!"
"I am the rules!" Gilgamesh smiled very maliciously at this moment. The Noble Phantasms in the sky fell towards Cu Chulainn like a rain of swords.
After doing all this, Gilgamesh laughed loudly: "Hmp HuaHahaha, Rule Breaker!"
Medea shouted unhappily towards the sky: "Hey, that's my line!"
Gilgamesh said even more matter-of-factly: "Your things are my things!"
Medea was speechless: "Simply the oldest scoundrel in human history." ]
[ .....]
〜Projection of All Worlds〜
Watching Cu Chulainn, who was suspected to have been pierced by ten thousand arrows, the corners of everyone's eyes in the other worlds twitched.
"Isn't this a bit too unlucky? And… you really just stayed honestly inside the barrel?!"
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〜Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline〜
In the 7th Singularity, Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia—
"Oldest scoundrel, that is so true!"
Ishtar nodded affirmatively. As long as it was dissing Gilgamesh, she would support it.
Hearing this, Merlin also laughed softly from the side:
"Hahaha, isn't fighting for the Holy Grail in this way also quite interesting!"
Slacking off and watching videos was a rare relaxation for him; after all, he had a pile of messy business on his hands right now.
Currently, not only does he have to make Tiamat have a sweet dream, but he also has to think of a way to save Romani and even find time to slack off and watch videos.
The schedule was a bit tight. Thinking about it this way, he felt he was actually working quite hard!
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(Author-san: No game, No Life, Tokusatsu, One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes, Isekai Quartet, Re: Zero, Cautious Hero… (These are all I can think of for now) As for to, To Aru Series NT9, I need to think about how to introduce this one; after all, the Index volume is too far back.)