The next day, he woke up.
As soon as Nan Xiaoji opened his eyes, BB-chan landed on his stomach, pinning him down with her rear.
"Good morning, Senpai!!!"
"After much deliberation, BB has finally found the best way to use Senpai!"
Immediately after, BB pulled out a stack of ballots.
"Here are the ballots for the Japanese Prime Minister. As long as Senpai nods, all these ballots will be yours! Senpai can immediately take office as Japanese Prime Minister!"
"Since Senpai doesn't like participating in the Holy Grail War and doesn't like being a Magus, then let's go be the Japanese Prime Minister!"
Splat—
Nan Xiaoji suddenly sat up.
BB-chan fell off the bed again.
"Boring. Anything the system asks for, I won't do a single one! I've been screwed over 99 times. In this life, I'm just going to rot. Not only will I rot, but I'll also break free from the system!" Nan Xiaoji shouted, sitting up.
Then he got out of bed, used the voluptuous BB-chan on the floor as a footrest, stepped on her, and walked out of the room.
"Ah~!
"Senpai, you're so mean~!"
Immediately after, BB-chan floated up again and followed Nan Xiaoji into the bathroom.
"Senpai, please, if you just agree to participate in the Holy Grail War, I'll immediately turn you into a Magician! Please, just do some tasks casually, let BB-chan get some achievements! BB-chan is starving to death!"
Although BB-chan cried with a tear-streaked face, Nan Xiaoji remained unmoved.
He had seen too much.
Living for 99 lives, what hadn't he seen?
Trashy trope.
"Hmph! Don't waste your efforts! Get lost!" Nan Xiaoji said disdainfully.
"Mmm mmm mmm!!!" BB, who had just been crying with a tear-streaked face, immediately puffed up with anger.
"Stinky Senpai! Dead Monk! I'm so cute, why won't you pay attention to me?!"
Nan Xiaoji sneered.
"They are all just pretty skeletons."
...
The disappearance of Atram, a participant in the Holy Grail War, was confirmed dead by the Clock Tower after a long period, about a month later.
At this time, Marisbury, who had always harbored a restless desire for the Holy Grail War, when he saw the news of Atram's death, his strong desire, which he had previously given up on participating in the Holy Grail War, rekindled in his heart.
Before this, the reason he chose to give up participating in the Holy Grail War was that he felt this Holy Grail War was not very reliable.
He had previously entrusted Hartless, the former head of the Modern Magecraft Department, to investigate this matter.
Hartless used mental control to manipulate Carab, a representative of the Holy Church, and through his gem-level Mystic Eye—the Mystic Eye of Bubbles.
This is an ultimate form of past sight, capable of making things that were recognized in the past reappear.
It can record the moment a knife falls and then release this past slash to kill people in the present.
Because this slash comes from the past, it cannot be defended against, whether physically or magically.
Noble Phantasms or skills also cannot provide defense.
Only abilities that can interfere with causality can block this slash. Undoubtedly, this is an extremely unfair ability.
For Carab, the Mystic Eye of Bubbles is merely an existence he cannot fully control; it will cause his own memories to be completely overwritten by the memories of others.
Hartless also took advantage of this point, manipulating the often out-of-control Carab to kill other Magi with Mystic Eyes.
Then, Hartless used a method to forcibly maintain the lives of these people's heads, because once a person dies, the Mystic Eye will also perish. So Hartless forcibly kept these heads alive, and then used the Mystic Eyes of these dozen people to peer into the truth of the Fuyuki Holy Grail War.
After his calculations and investigations, he finally came to a conclusion.
—The Greater Grail of Fuyuki was polluted by Angra Mainyu and became a defective product.
Therefore, Marisbury gave up participating in the Holy Grail War and also gave up on the training of his daughter, Olga Marie.
After all, although Olga Marie possessed extremely excellent Magic Circuits, she completely lacked the aptitude for Spiritron Transfer of the Mystic Eye, and thus lacked the ability to become a Master.
However, now that the Fifth Holy Grail War was approaching, he unexpectedly received news of Atram's death.
This made Marisbury's desire for the Holy Grail War rekindle.
Because Hartless's words had always bothered him.
"In order to observe the past, reverse summoning, known as pseudo-Spiritron Transfer, can theoretically achieve time regression. However, to maintain the stability of time regression, at least the full cooperation of the Atlas Institute, Clock Tower Lord-level secret arts, newly built facilities, experiments, astronomical expenses, and finding someone with the aptitude for time regression possibility are required. The Celestial Department's theory is considered a pipe dream in this world."
In other words, if he did not rely on miracles, his long-cherished wish, which was to achieve Spiritron Transfer technology, would be impossible to realize.
Therefore, Atram's death gave him new ideas.
But the Greater Grail is indeed a defective product, what should be done about this??
Never mind, even if it's just a faint spark, it's still best to grasp it tightly.
Regarding the Holy Grail...
Let's send someone to investigate it.
"Jie Hinako, come to my office..."
After a short while.
A person with a large braid and black-rimmed glasses walked in.
Although this person looked like a country bumpkin, that was merely an illusion.
Her skin was as white and delicate as snow, as if formed from the purest milk, emitting a soft glow.
Her exquisite features were like a masterpiece meticulously carved by a Master, her eyebrows like distant mountains, her slightly upturned eyes carrying a unique charm, her eyes like deep lake water, clear yet mysterious, as if they could draw one's soul into them.
Her high nose bridge stood like a mountain peak, adding a sense of dimension to her face.
Her luscious lips were like blooming rose petals, exuding an alluring charm.
Even though she was dressed simply at this moment, it still could not conceal her captivating beauty.
"Lord, what is it?" Jie Hinako asked as soon as she walked in.
"Atram died in Fuyuki. You are to go to Fuyuki now," Marisbury said.
"You have two missions this time. Firstly, investigate the cause of Atram's death.
If Fuyuki is too dangerous, then we will have to give up on the Holy Grail War.
Secondly, if you find during your investigation of his cause of death that it is unrelated to the Holy Grail War, then you should also investigate the Greater Grail in Fuyuki to see if there is any possibility of it granting wishes."
"Understood." Jie Hinako nodded.
Then she left.