The Great Holy Grail War! This is an alternative Holy Grail War completely different from a standard Holy Grail War. In this conflict, a total of fourteen Heroic Spirits will appear, divided into two factions, Red and Black, to wage war. Once one faction is completely annihilated, the remaining faction will then engage in a proper Holy Grail War to determine the final victor. This is an unprecedented, largest Holy Grail War. Hence, it is called the Great Holy Grail War.
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"Mm, mm! I know, I'll return to Trifas as soon as possible!" Listening to Darnic's continuous urging, Sagara Hyouma responded somewhat impatiently. Then he hung up their call.
"Is that Darnic, the head of the Yggdmillennia, urging you?"
"That's right! Darnic is really impatient!"
"There's nothing we can do; after all, our opponent is the Mage's Association! They're the overlords of the magecraft world!" Through Sagara Hyouma's narration and the information in Shirou's memory, Shirou had completed his intelligence gathering. The two sides in this Great Holy Grail War are the Yggdmillennia family and the Clock Tower, representing the Mage's Association. As the head of the Yggdmillennia, Darnic personally participated in the Third Holy Grail War decades ago. Afterward, he used the German army to snatch the Greater Holy Grail from Fuyuki City.
But while transporting the Greater Holy Grail, he disappeared without a trace with it. Now, after decades of cultivation, Darnic, who has finally mastered the power of the Greater Holy Grail, initiated a Holy Grail War in their territory, Romania. He first announced the existence of the Greater Holy Grail, then led the Yggdmillennia to secede from the Mage's Association.
He then challenged the authority of the Mage's Association with the power of Heroic Spirits. The Clock Tower, which had a prior intelligence error, sent fifty mages who were utterly defenseless against the power of Heroic Spirits. However, one of them took the opportunity to activate the Holy Grail War's emergency function: if all Masters are in the same faction, seven more Heroic Spirits can be summoned to oppose them.
And this is the origin of this Great Holy Grail War.
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"Speaking of which, Assassin, you're really studious!"
Sitting on the sofa, drinking a glass of red wine, Sagara Hyouma was extremely curious about the Assassin who was reading a book on magecraft.
"That's because of a regret from my life, Master!"
Leaning back on the luxurious sofa and changing into a more comfortable position, Shirou casually spouted nonsense without raising his head. "Although I was a magus in life, due to my family's heritage, I was only a first-generation one!"
"Therefore, the only magecraft I knew was Projection and Reinforcement!"
"Although I trained these two basic magecrafts to their
limits, this still couldn't fulfill my desire to learn more magecraft."
"So now that I have the chance, of course, I'm delighted!"
"So that's how it is!" Sagara Hyouma nodded slightly. He already had some understanding of Shirou's abilities. He could project anything, even a Heroic Spirit's Noble Phantasm. This was undoubtedly a miracle achieved by training Projection Magecraft to its absolute limit.
Given that, such an explanation was undeniably convincing.
"But Assassin, you truly are a genius. So much magecraft
knowledge, and you can learn it just by glancing at it."
"Of course, after all, hasn't my talent already materialized into a unique ability?"
This is all nonsense! The reason Shirou learned so quickly was definitely inseparable from Loki's Blessing. As a powerful deity who was also an excellent mage in mythology, Loki's Blessing naturally involved magic.
Magic-related abilities significantly enhanced - This was the potential Loki's Blessing brought to Shirou. As the first generation of a magus family, Shirou's talent was excellent, with 27 magic circuits. And under the sublimation of Divine Blessing, his magic circuits were also greatly enhanced. Not only did their number increase, but their quality also improved. This allowed Shirou's magecraft-related talent to continuously rise.
Coupled with the blessing named 'Magic Genius', he inherently possessed the aptitude to become a top-tier magus.
And speaking of Magecraft and Magic, although Shirou often changed the name of his Projection Magecraft to Projection Magic, they are essentially the same thing. "Magecraft" is a unique term in the Nasuverse. Here, due to a special force called "Mystery," magic that can be mastered by ordinary humans gradually loses its power and degrades into magecraft.
For example, fire! In ancient times, before humans mastered fire, a simple fireball spell could even destroy a city block. But now, it's hard to even blow up a house! So in the Nasuverse, Magic holds a special status.
It represents power that humans cannot master; it is one of only five types of miraculous power. But outside the Nasuverse, magecraft is magic; there is no difference. So Shirou's blessing "Magic Genius" does not refer exclusively to the magic of this world, but to all magic.
As for why Shirou's Magecraft is A+? Although Shirou doesn't know many types of magecraft, he also learned a lot of magical theory in the DanMachi world. Plus, his Projection Magecraft and Reinforcement Magecraft have been refined to their peak. It's not surprising that he has A+ in Magecraft.
"But Assassin, the magecraft you're learning probably won't be of much use to a Servant, right?"
"These magecrafts are indeed useless to Servants, but don't worry, Master!"
"I will use the sword in my hand to secure the final victory for you."
"So, learning magecraft is more like a wish, right?"
"That's right!"
"I see!" Sagara Hyouma was somewhat pleased; Assassin's wish was surprisingly simple. But for him, this was the best choice. This meant that Assassin had no overly strong desires. In that case, as long as he didn't cross Assassin's bottom line, their compatibility would be very good. After all, from the hundreds of Subspecies Holy Grail Wars before, all Masters had learned one fact: the compatibility between Master and Servant is extremely important. Otherwise, it could easily lead to disaster. Fortunately, he wasn't the proud type of person; he'd do whatever it took to win. Sagara Hyouma thought so.
"However, looking at this, I should use less magecraft, or try not to use magecraft at all." Sagara Hyouma was a combination of Japanese and Western spellcraft, making money by ensuring the safety of buildings or protecting people at the cost of human lives. Therefore, all his magecraft required sacrifices. And Assassin was clearly
not an evil person, so it seemed he needed to be cautious!
"Well, Assassin, you can keep reading to your heart's content. I'll go rest now."
"We have a flight to Romania tomorrow!"
"I understand, Master. Please rest first!"
"I'm leaving then!" Watching Sagara Hyouma enter his bedroom, Shirou's eyes couldn't help but flicker. Sagara Hyouma, huh? Our compatibility is indeed very poor!
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