"Munch munch..."
"Is it that delicious?"
After defeating Saber's group, we've now come to the Hyatt Hotel.
Because Kiritsugu was wary of me despite Saber's curse, the Hyatt Hotel survived...!
The famous cake buffet at the Hyatt Hotel. It's a good place with not just cakes but lots of food too.
Sakura stuffs her mouth with cake while chewing, and Kama beside her does the same.
Caster of Fuyuki gobbles up various types, and Morgan eats quietly with grace.
"Seeing this, Illya-chan is comfortable to be around."
"Hueh?"
Meanwhile, Illya eats normally without grace or Caster of Fuyuki's peculiarities. She matches well with ordinary me. Iri does too.
"This might be misunderstood, but Chaldea needs an ordinary mother-daughter pair like you... It gives reassurance, like Mashu."
"... Being like Mashu is a compliment, right?"
"Of course? It means I like Iri that much."
"Heh..."
Iri blushed as if it wasn't so bad.
Then Iri feeds me meat, saying it's delicious. Hmm, it's pork jowl with a nice chewy texture.
And Morgan glares at such Iri.
I felt Morgan's jealousy isn't easy to handle.
"But, what will you do going forward, Master big brother?"
"Well Illya... Honestly speaking, I think we've done enough. Diarmuid and Iskandar are annoying to deal with. We'll win anyway. And I don't even want to torment Professor and Waver. Let's just skip it~"
"Big brother, that's a flag."
"Don't say that... And your brother is Shirou, you know."
"Big brother is big brother, right? Or... how about big brother becoming my brother...?"
"You're saying your brother doesn't exist?"
Illya grins and teases me. Is the little devil trait due to the blackening influence, or did Chaldea change her? Well, she probably knows the truth herself.
"Let's finish up roughly and go home... It hasn't even been a week, but honestly three days is long enough."
When I return, I'll be on my bed. Will this just become a midsummer night's dream...?
Shortly after, Caster of Fuyuki came back after going somewhere.
"Where did you go?"
"Upstairs."
"..."
Huh...? Looking closely, there's blood on her clothes...
"Had a good fight?"
"Honestly, staying in Fuyuki isn't great. Maybe 2004 would be different."
"Ahh... Is the Professor okay?"
"Just froze him for a while. He'll thaw later."
Our beloved Professor is safe. That's good. Dilmuk isn't part-time work.
"Then, we... are we moving somewhere else today?"
"To what you could call our original home. First, since Chaldea is our base, we should call it home, right?"
"I see..."
"Sad to leave your hometown?"
"... No, I want to leave quickly."
Still, there must be memories from the Tohsaka days... I guess that doesn't matter anymore. Seeing this honestly makes me bitter. Pitiful.
I stroked Sakura's head and resolved to help her heal a lot when we go to Chaldea. Children should be protected and happy.
"Or how about this? Adopt Sakura as my husband's child."
"Me? ... If I take her in, I should take responsibility. But that would cause a bloodbath, so no."
"I see..."
Morgan sounds disappointed. Sakura becoming my adopted child? Wouldn't that start a Sakura争夺战 immediately? That's something to decide after the Human Order restoration...
After finishing dinner roughly, I send Caster of Fuyuki to Waver this time. Well, Iskandar himself isn't that strong. So I sent her alone thinking she could handle him, telling her to earn her keep. She was sulky about being sent alone though...
After sending Caster of Fuyuki, we came to where the Greater Grail was.
"I can feel something ominous..."
Even as an ordinary person, the sinister magical energy from the Greater Grail makes my legs weak. Sakura also clung tightly behind me, avoiding the Grail.
"Let's just completely destroy it. Or, shall we take it?"
"..."
Take it or destroy it. Medea said she could purify the Grail in terms of settings. Then Morgan should naturally be able to do it too. Then... we could purify it and take it. We could get our hands on a Third Magic Grail.
But...
"Let's destroy it."
The Grail is ultimately the law that destroys everything. That was proven even in the latest work, Remnant. Now that I think about it, some say Amakusa made it... It does look like that to me too.
Even sane Jason, based on his experience in Greece, said Grails ultimately bring destruction.
I think so too. The Third Magic, the Holy Grail, will definitely plant a destruction flag in me someday. So, just get rid of it. I don't particularly miss the Third Magic anyway. To begin with, since X said the Servant Universe is the result of humanity reaching the Third Magic...
Shortly after, Caster of Fuyuki returned.
"He's good at running away... It took some time because of that."
"As long as it's finished. Then let's destroy the Grail and go home... We should automatically return after this ends, right?"
"If not, I'll do it."
Morgan boasted, and then Caster of Fuyuki's holy sword erased the Greater Grail without a trace. A golden pillar soaring high into the sky.
"It's pretty..."
Sakura's eyes sparkled looking at the holy sword's light. Honestly, that always feels amazing whenever I see it.
And, even after destroying it, nothing happens. To begin with, why did I come to a place like this through a dream...
"Please."
"Then just a little time, one minute is enough."
Deciding to wait about a minute, we make light conversation when...
"Um, what's this?"
"Huh?"
Then, Sakura picks up something that fell from Caster of Fuyuki's clothes. Morgan immediately says it's done and the Rayshift light activates, but...
"... It's dangerous!"
Caster of Fuyuki quickly snatches the bead from Sakura's hand and throws it into the air...
Kwaaaang!!!
"What did you make!!!"
"A Merlin mystic code!"
"Honor to Oberon!"
An explosion occurs simultaneously with Morgan's Rayshift activating. An unexpectedly huge explosion happens, and I immediately hug Sakura and turn my back to protect her. Faster than that, Kama comes in adult form to protect me...
We're pushed back by the Rayshift light. Damn it...
While being pushed back, Illya and Iri reach out their hands, and somehow I stretch out my arm to grab their hands... but I only properly grab Illya's hand, and we all get bounced out of the Rayshift together.
Thud...!
"Kkh... What the hell is this... Artoria, no snacks when we get back..."
Damn it, what is this.
Bounced out of the Rayshift, looking around, I can't see Caster of Fuyuki, Morgan, Caster of Fuyuki, or Iri.
"Phew... Kama, can you return with your Independent Manifestation?"
"Impossible. Why do you think it's called Independent Manifestation? That rabbit lady had cooperators, but without them, it's impossible for me alone."
"Tch... Can't we return like this?"
No, I have Saint Quartz thanks to the Servants caught in this Fourth War. Should I summon BB or others with this? Then we should definitely be able to return.
"But where is this?"
"Um... Big brother. Here... I think I know this place..."
"You know it? ... Don't tell me."
Illya speaks cautiously... The scenery was somewhat familiar. To know the current time, I look around and see a calendar hanging in a stationery store.
January 2004...?
"This, I think we've come to the wrong place. If it's not the FGO worldline, then here is..."
"Yes, it doesn't seem to be the world I lived in either. Probably as expected..."
"?"
Sakura tilted her head and looked at us...
"Looks like fate wants us to go through the Fifth Holy Grail War too."
Looks like we've come to a FSN worldline. What a trick of fate. I came to play FGO, and now FSN too? This is getting ridiculous...
"Since it's come to this, we go with Julian Meta...!"
"Eeh... that's a bit..."
"? Who's Julian?"
"You're still lacking as a Fate fan, Kama Kama-ya... Study if you don't know."
"You're such a nerd, Master."
"Being a nerd means zero damage!"
Go watch Prillya if you don't know. If you're a true Fate fan, you should try consuming everything!
Anyway... I don't know the exact date, but it's before the Grail War. No choice...
"I have no choice but to become the mastermind."
Since we're here anyway, I'll go into enjoyment mode...
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