Chapter 34: As we all know, the Holy Grail War was conducted in secret. That was just a gas explosion.
『 Projecting the scenes of reality into the dream, this was probably the magic that bloomed unconsciously within her.
And that Pale Rider, it could not understand human emotions; it merely propelled her unconscious magic forward.
Like a machine, like a program, it faithfully reproduced the knowledge of the Holy Grail War.
But precisely because of this, it was incredibly powerful, elevating this young girl to be the most formidable and most vicious dark horse in this Holy Grail War!
It would fulfill all of the young girl's wishes!
At night, a tremendous magical roar erupted somewhere. The young girl in the dream felt fear, and so—
It went. It would simply kill everything that its Master feared!
A dark shadow clone headed towards the source of the magic, while the main body remained guarding the girl. 』
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〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Gabriel (Gabriel DropOut): "It really is this guy, huh? Even though he looks different in other worlds, his loli-con tendencies haven't changed! This time it's truly satisfying." ]
[ Ereshkigal (Type-Moon): "Eh, eh, eh, is it really Pale?" ]
[ Illyasviel Von Einzbern (Type-Moon): "So gentle... just like Berserker, but my Berserker is the strongest!" ]
[ Shinji Matou (Type-Moon): "Wait, what exactly is this thing?" ]
[ Lady Avalon (Type-Moon): "To be honest, for the sake of fun, I still prefer this one! I never thought even obscure existences like the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse could descend as Heroic Spirits in the Holy Grail War?" ]
[ Magneto (MCU): "The true Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse!" ]
[ Saten Ruiko (A Certain Magical Index): "The plague, known as the Black Death, ravaged history, claiming thirty million lives, and sometimes even fifty million, like the Spanish Flu. This ominous rider, called 'Calamity,' unleashes all kinds of winds." ]
[ Venti (Genshin Impact): "Eh, heh, heh, a wind that brings calamity? Although I don't quite understand, it feels so gentle~" ]
[ Kiritsugu Emiya (Type-Moon): "No matter what kind of calamity, it only responded to a child in despair." ]
[ Romani Archaman (Type-Moon): "Ho... how is that possible? HOW COULD SUCH A THING BE SUMMONED?! It's just too shocking." ]
[ Tezcatlipoca (Type-Moon): "Noisy. Is that how Yahweh taught you?" ]
[ Merlin (Type-Moon): "Big brother, just a side note, this one is at least a top-tier Servant~" ]
[ Kiritsugu Emiya (Type-Moon): "Wait? The Master herself is still unconscious, so isn't that her biggest weakness?" ]
[ Lady Avalon (Type-Moon): "Heh heh, if you encounter it, you can try." ]
[ Sapphire (Type-Moon): "Illya's father, absolutely not! If you encounter such a Servant, surrender immediately!" ]
[ Chaotic Evil Gudako (Type-Moon): "Why surrender? If you meet him, Kiritsugu Emiya, YOUR WISH WILL COME TRUE!" ]
[ Kiritsugu Emiya (Type-Moon): "...? My wish, fulfilled? How will it be fulfilled? And how do you know my wish?" ]
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〜Type-Moon World〜
Everyone was numb. Both the big shots and those who had only dabbled in magicraft were stunned on the spot.
This... is this really a Holy Grail War?! You call this a Holy Grail War?!! What were the first five Holy Grail Wars then?
Heroic Spirits and Masters playing house? Petty squabbles not worth mentioning?!
What is the Holy Grail War?
To put it grandly, it's a group of epic Heroic Spirits fighting to the death for their Masters, just to lift that Holy Grail for them and obtain a wish-granting device!
To put it bluntly, it's a bunch of twisted, mentally deranged, short-sighted, bored idiots who spend all day trying to achieve unrealistic, foolish wishes like world peace with the remnants of the Age of Gods.
And upon deeper investigation, it is because the world gave birth to a great disaster threatening humanity, so the Counter Force defense system created the Heroic Spirit system, summoning seven Servants to protect the world.
Originally, spirit evocation rituals and Heroic Spirit summoning were magic intended to save the human world, but later, humans, for their own selfish desires, modified and downgraded them to obtain the current Holy Grail War.
So... is Fuyuki City unearthing the original spirit evocation ritual?!
The entire city with millions of people doesn't plan on living?!
A Gilgamesh plus Enkidu could still be explained by a gas explosion, but what about another plague?
Will they use chicken plague or swine fever to cover it up?!
Mad, they're all madmen!
All magi no longer dared to guess the true caliber of this Holy Grail War. If three existences beyond specifications cannot be restrained, it is estimated that the entire city will be turned into a dead zone.
But... is that really the case?
Fuyuki City
The magi who planned this Holy Grail War were completely dumbfounded.
Compared to others, the locals were even more bewildered.
Three existences beyond specifications were indeed shocking, but what if you were told that eleven more Servants hadn't even shown up yet? How would you react then?
.....
Grand Temple of Time: Solomon
"To think that thing was summoned—"
A white-haired, slightly dark-skinned young man, wearing nine rings on his hand, calmly looked at the chaotic darkness in the video.
Solomon... no, it was Goetia.
The existence named Solomon had long since died; what now occupied this skin was the existence named Goetia.
As for that ominous presence on the screen?
As a subordinate of Solomon, Goetia was naturally familiar with it.
"Pale Death, to think it could also descend in the form of a Holy Grail. But looking at this extent, it should eventually evolve into a Beast itself."
What is a Beast? It is an existence that threatens human history and destroys humanity itself.
Thinking of this, Goetia couldn't help but laugh. He looked at the strange band of light behind him, his expression cold.
A Beast, born from humanity, yet wanting to destroy humanity, how ridiculous—
At this rate, according to its inherent characteristics, it will sooner or later become a Beast present in this Holy Grail War, right?
If another Beast could be born and escape from the Holy Grail War, that would be truly interesting!
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〜Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
Einzbern Castle
"Berserker is the strongest! Berserker is an existence beyond top-tier!"
Illya said defiantly!
Her jewel-like red eyes showed a childlike innocence.
"Berserker, will you protect me just like that guy in the video?"
"ROAR—!"
The girl was answered with a consistent yet incredibly affirmative reply.
"Hmph! If Berserker were in that Holy Grail War, no one would be his match,"
Illya asserted.
Hmm... at least that arrogant Gilgamesh would definitely be defeated by Berserker.
Illya wasn't sure why she felt a strange malice towards Gilgamesh, but whenever she thought of him, her eyes inexplicably throbbed.
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