Chapter 33: The new top-tier follower! The lolicon, pale knight! ONE OF THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE!!!
〜Type-Moon World, ????? Worldline〜
"Wait, which First Emperor?! Is it a Lostbelt or Pan-Human History... No, they're the same, right?"
Lady Avalon abruptly sat up in her bed. Although she was very heartbroken (pleased) about the child, Kurouzu Tsubaki,
Compared to that, if she could summon that person, the fun to be had would be too great!
Do you understand the value of a Grand Servant Spirit Origin in Pan-Human History?!
Not a Grand Servant, but possessing a Grand Spirit Origin.
Who in all of Pan-Human History has ever had that?
A True Human's Immortal Body, in a way, the strongest Servant, and that 'twin-tailed' Earth she longed for!
Lady Avalon was overjoyed, raving about Brother Zheng. Because he was worth it!
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〜Type-Moon World, The Great Qin "SIN" Lostbelt〜
Wind swept over the small bridge and flowing water, a wisp of mortal dust, an ancient charm lingering.
A towering figure stood at the bridgehead, his expression icy yet devoid of any fluctuations as he watched the two figures on the screen.
"According to Qin law, dismemberment is sufficient, but..."
The First Emperor looked at the holy relic on the screen, which could be called a Noble Phantasm.
"That thing cannot summon me; a flood dragon, however, can."
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〜A Certain Magical Index World〜
The safest city—Academy City
"That's not right,"
Saten Ruiko tilted her head, her face full of confusion.
"What's not right, Ruiko? Tell us quickly,"
The other three members of the Railgun quartet asked curiously.
They noticed that Ruiko seemed to have extremely accurate predictions about what was about to happen on the screen!
It was like... like foreseeing the future? No, that kind of tree-shaped statistical graph could also be achieved through countless simulations. If they had to describe it, it was like 'holding the script'.
"I think the one summoned in the end shouldn't be the First Emperor."
"Hahaha, I'm just guessing, don't mind me,"
Ruiko's face flushed. Being watched by two strong senpais, an LV 5 and an LV 4...
"Ruiko, tell us already~"
Shirai Kuroko whined,
"Even if it means sharing Onee-sama's cute Gekota underwear..."
BZZT!—
"Kuroko, you've been trouble since the very beginning!"
Misaka Mikoto's face was beet red. She quickly cut her losses. Gekota underwear... she didn't like it at all! Ugh—
"Alright, I'll tell you, okay? It's like this: my understanding of the Holy Grail War is that it's a mysterious summoning ritual. To summon a Heroic Spirit, you usually need a corresponding holy relic, just like that middle-aged magus who summoned Gilgamesh before."
"Right, so isn't it wrong to summon the First Emperor here?"
"That's the problem. From a god's-eye view, we know that Tsubaki has already obtained the Command Spells, meaning she's the Master. So Tsubaki's scumbag parents' wish should have fallen through."
"Then how can Tsubaki, without a holy relic, summon a Servant?"
The Railgun trio looked on with curiosity.
Ruiko took a deep breath and said,
"My guess is compatibility. The Masters themselves might be considered the medium for summoning a Heroic Spirit."
"The one who interrupted King Gilgamesh and Enkidu's battle before might be the Heroic Spirit Tsubaki summoned through compatibility!"
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Meanwhile,
〜Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
"Achoo—!"
A certain twin-tailed girl, known as the Holy Widow, sneezed loudly.
"Archer, are you cursing me?!"
Tohsaka Rin angrily demanded.
Red A: "....?"
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Everyone watched the scumbag parents with cold eyes, guessing whether the legendary First Emperor, if summoned, would also 'kill his Master' at the start, like King Gilgamesh.
As Heroic Spirits, they all had their own arrogance. Every Servant was a living Heroic Spirit from the river of history. Except for certain evil existences and certain loyal dog characters, they shouldn't tolerate such beastly behavior, right?
Cú Chulainn: ".....?"
What's wrong with being a loyal dog?
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『 Neither the father nor the mother cared in the slightest about their unconscious daughter.
Perhaps, they never did, from beginning to end.
They were just relieved that Tsubaki's reproductive system was unharmed, still usable as a birthing tool.
They were just looking forward to the Command Spells of the Holy Grail War appearing on the back of their hands immediately, and then quickly summoning that powerful Heroic Spirit to win the Holy Grail War in one fell swoop.
But...
The Command Spells did not reside on them; what appeared on them was something else—
Rot, collapse, ill omen, calamity—
"What... is this?!"
The man screamed in horror.
"BANG—!"
When she turned her head, his wife had already been swallowed by dense, festering sores and had fallen heavily to the ground, and the man was likewise completely consumed—
It was a disaster named 'Plague'. 』
『 .....』
〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Jeanne D'Arc (Type-Moon): "WAIT! WHAT'S GOING ON? DID SOMEONE LAUNCH A SNEAK ATTACK BEFORE THE HOLY GRAIL WAR EVEN STARTED?!" ]
[ Francesca Prelati (Type-Moon): "Tsk, where did this French country bumpkin come from? You have no common sense. Go back and read a few years of books before speaking." ]
[ Genghis Khan (Type-Moon): "This is plague; I'm too familiar with it." ]
[ Itadori Yuji (Jujutsu Kaisen): "But why would a plague suddenly break out? In a modern city, how could someone get such a disease for no reason?" ]
[ Jogo (Jujutsu Kaisen): "Human brat, is your brain filled with shit? You're already here, and you still haven't figured it out?" ]
[ Itadori Yuji (Jujutsu Kaisen): "It's all you." ]
[ Jogo (Jujutsu Kaisen): "...Wait, if I don't beat the shit out of you today, MY NAME WOULD BE TURNED UPSIDE-DOWN!!!" ]
[ Gabriel (Gabriel DropOut): "Whatever, I'm satisfied. These scumbags deserve to go to hell!" ]
[ Chaotic Evil Gudako (Type-Moon): "You're satisfied with just this? Shouldn't they be hung up and tormented severely?!" ]
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『 In the center of the pitch-black city, the girl named Kuruoka Tsubaki was still crying.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please don't abandon me, please, I'll try my best not to be abandoned!"
But the girl never understood that her parents wouldn't respond; they never loved the girl from the beginning to the end.
Crying and wailing, in a world of despair, no one would respond to the girl. That was the truth...
But...!
At that moment, something caught the girl.
In an instant, the girl stopped crying. In the darkness of the abyss, a glimmer of light pierced through the darkness, appearing in the girl's sorrowful eyes!
The entire world was shrouded in darkness, and a roaring sound was born in the silent world.
The Servant unique to the girl responded to her!!!
This Servant was too unique; it didn't even have a physical form, as if it originated from a despair even deeper than darkness.
But the girl was not afraid, because in this world unvisited by anyone, for the first time, someone appeared... who could fill her loneliness.
'Question, are you the Master who summoned me?' A blurry consciousness formed into text and appeared.
Master? The girl, who didn't understand the meaning at all, happily replied,
"Hello, I'm Kuruoka Tsubaki."
The girl was still asleep, but this time in a world where her parents were present, the girl once again felt her parents' love.
"Happy birthday, Tsubaki,"
Her parents, consumed and controlled by the plague, smiled as they prepared for her birthday.
"Mm!"
But in the girl's eyes, her parents hadn't changed; they still loved her just as much, except that Mom and Dad never mentioned magicraft again.
The happy girl skipped to her room and, facing the dark shadow on the wall, was filled with gratitude.
"Thank you, you called Dad and Mom over, didn't you?"
The dark shadow slowly revealed three white lines, seeming to smile in response.
The girl became even happier—
In that profound darkness, a figure on horseback, trampling skulls, seemed to permanently spread calamity and ill omens.
Rider—Pale Rider! 』
『 .....』
〜A Certain Magical Index World〜
The safest city—Academy City
"AHHH! I GET IT!!!"
In the self-study class, Aogami Pierce suddenly realized it with a jolt!
He got it, he finally got it!
Tsukuyomi Komoe, Touma Kamijou, and the others looked at Aogami Gakuen in confusion.
Aogami Pierce adjusted his glasses. Under the unscientific mirror reflection, Aogami Pierce pointed at Touma Kamijou and said in a low voice,
"Shinji, you're always touching your belly—!"
"That's right! The Pale Rider is just like Kamijou—a lolicon!!!"
All the classmates instantly showed expressions of 'That's right, it seems to be true,' and whispered among themselves, "I heard he secretly keeps a saint loli at home as forbidden rot~"
Touma Kamijou: "....HUH?"
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