At this moment, the scene on the screen also changed.
Very quickly.
With the appearance of the scene, all the audience members instantly recognized it.
『 The place on the screen was precisely the heart of the Association that commanded numerous magi, and also the highest academy that nurtured young magi—the Clock Tower!
At this moment, a young boy let out a very excited voice.
"No matter what, I want to participate, Professor! Participate in the Holy Grail War starting in Snowfield!"
"Damn it… You're that one, in a word, an idiot."
Along with this dialogue, two figures appeared on the screen.
"How can you say that… Please describe me with at least two words!"
Hearing these words, El-Melloi II on the screen said with a hint of exasperation.
"Both stupid and idiotic, there's no other good way to describe it."
"Please, Professor El-Melloi, no, the Clock Tower's most excellent teacher, the great Big Ben, the Star of London!" 』
『 .....』
『 Viewers of Countless Worldline 』
Looking at the conversation between the two, everyone's minds couldn't help but be filled with question marks.
After a brief silence, countless messages once again surged through the group chat.
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〜Chat Room〜
[ Waver Velvet: Wait… The figure that appeared on the screen is me, right? But why am I being called Professor El-Melloi? Could it be that in the distant future, I became a professor at the Clock Tower? ]
[ Kayneth Archibald El-Melloi: ??? ]
[ .....]
〜In the Worldline of the Fourth Holy Grail War〜
Kayneth also showed a stunned expression!
He had absolutely no idea that the poor student in his eyes would actually become a professor at the Clock Tower in the future!
"But Professor El-Melloi… Could it be…"
As if thinking of some possibility, he immediately widened his eyes.
Could it be that something would happen to him in this Holy Grail War?
And… Waver that guy would inherit his position!?
Thinking of this possibility… He suddenly found it a bit hard to accept.
"No, I must survive this Holy Grail War!"
However, this was basically impossible to achieve…
If such a thing could really happen, it would probably evolve into a Singularity or, at worst, a Lostbelt.
—
『 Back on the screen, the two continued their discussion.
"Don't call me by that boring title! Idiot plus fool plus scatterbrained?"
"Speaking of which, where did you get that information? Although it's not top secret, it's not something a little brat like you should know…"
But soon, El-Melloi II understood something, and a drop of cold sweat dripped from his forehead.
After some discussion, El-Melloi II was also a bit curious as to why the man in front of him wanted to participate in the Holy Grail War.
"…Flat, I'm telling you… Why do you seek the Holy Grail? I really don't think you have the personality of a magus who would pursue the magical Root."
Hearing these words, Flat immediately said with great excitement!
"I want to see it with my own eyes…"
"What did you say?"
"Because isn't that super cool? That Holy Grail… if it really exists, don't you really want to see what it looks like with your own eyes?"
Hearing these words, El-Melloi II fell completely silent. He hadn't expected the other party's reason for participating in the Holy Grail War to be merely this.
"Do you understand what a magus's struggle entails? Not only will you face a fate worse than death, but you might even be cruelly killed without achieving anything."
"Even if there's a price to pay, everyone is willing to pursue the Holy Grail, aren't they? Doesn't that just make one want to see it even more?"
At this moment, El-Melloi II was completely helpless.
"Are you prepared to kill your opponent for just such a reason?"
"Hmm… For example, a way to win without killing… like deciding the winner with chess, etcetera…"
"Yes, you're really amazing! If your opponent is the world chess champion, they might agree to you! I suppose chess boxing would also work!"
"…That's a difficult problem."
"After all, I really want to meet other heroes, and if possible, I hope to become good friends with them! If I could become friends with six heroes, wouldn't that be amazing for a magus! Even the Servants aren't easy!"
Along with these excited words, the scene on the screen changed. After that, Flat took a prize that El-Melloi II had won in a game a few months ago and treated it as a Holy Relic.
Then he rushed off to participate in the Holy Grail War!
At this moment, Flat looked at the Command Spells in his hand with immense curiosity.
"This thing is so cool, do Command Spells disappear after use? It seems they do. Alright, then I'll definitely not use Command Spells!"
Along with these words, he took out his so-called Holy Relic.
Looking at the small knife in his satchel, a curious expression appeared on his face.
"However, I really should thank Professor. No matter what he said originally, he still specially prepared such a cool relic for me!"
As these words fell!
"BUZZ—!"
The magical circuits within him activated unconsciously, and a subtle magical energy continuously surged.
The next second, a miraculous thing happened!
Without preparing any magical proof, simply by relying on his own magical circuits and the small knife in his hand, the summoning ritual for a Heroic Spirit actually activated silently! 』
Immediately after, the voice of a Heroic Spirit rang out.
"I ask you, are you my Master who summoned me…?" 』
『 .....』
『 Viewers of Countless Worldline 』
The audience's eyes widened in shock as they watched the scene unfold. They stared at the screen in utter disbelief.
At that moment, they had no idea that the young boy on the screen had summoned a Heroic Spirit without an altar or incantations.
It was absolutely astounding!
—
〜In the Worldline of the Fifth Holy Grail War〜
Rin Tohsaka's mouth instantly dropped open.
"How could such a thing happen? Summoning a Heroic Spirit using oneself as a catalyst?? How much of a monster is this participant in the Holy Grail War…?"
—
And in the entire group chat, all the group members couldn't help but express their exclamations.
『 .....』
〜Chat Room〜
[ Olga Marie Animusphere: This is too incredible, something like this actually happened! ]
[ Waver Velvet: This guy is simply a genius magus… You know that small knife isn't a Holy Relic, and summoning a Heroic Spirit without an altar or incantations, he's truly a monster! ]
[ Shirou Emiya: To be fair, Gilgamesh's Master is also very extraordinary. ]
[ Romani Archaman: In that case, I'm a bit curious about the characters who are about to appear next. ]
[ .....]
An undoubtedly shocking scene immediately made all the audience members realize.
It seems that this Holy Grail War is not only exceptionally special in scale!
Even the participating Heroic Spirits and Masters are… true monsters!
—
『 "I ask you, are you my Master who summoned me?" The voice of the Heroic Spirit echoed.
The sudden voice made Flat somewhat surprised.
He immediately stood up and looked around.
"Y-yes?"
"Can I take that as an affirmation? Then the contract is complete. As fellow seekers of the Holy Grail, let us get along well."
"Eh? Ehhh?"
"To… to summon a Servant without an altar, right in front of everyone, my Master truly has extraordinary courage!"
As he said this, the Servant seemed to realize something.
The next second, an incredibly surprised voice echoed.
"…No, wait… If there's no altar, does that mean there's no summoning incantation either?"
"W-well… sorry, when I was just playing around with the flow of magical energy… then, it seems I 'accidentally connected.' Uh, I'm really sorry for using such a summoning method." 』
『 .....』
『 Viewers of Countless Worldline 』
Hearing these words, all the audience members couldn't help but twitch the corners of their mouths!
This guy was undoubtedly humble-bragging!
—
『 The Servant on the screen was momentarily taken aback by these words. After a short pause, he let out a deep sigh.
"Hmm… Never mind, that means you're also a rather excellent magus." 』
『 .....』
〜In the Wordline of Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files〜
And at this moment, El-Melloi II looked at the scene on the screen, and his entire being was completely stunned!
He had absolutely no idea that his disciple had actually gone to participate in the Holy Grail War just like that!
And he had even taken the prize he won from a lottery and treated it as a Holy Relic.
Was this guy an idiot?
"…?! I feel that my evaluation of you on the screen was still too lenient. This is simply the world's biggest fool! NOT ONLY DID HE TREAT A TOY AS A HOLY RELIC, BUT HE ALSO SUMMONED A HEROIC SPIRIT JUST LIKE THAT!?"
At this moment, El-Melloi II was also incredibly surprised.
He really hadn't expected that these disciples could complete a Heroic Spirit summoning with such things…
But he was also very curious about how the other party dared to summon a Heroic Spirit in broad daylight!
It seems that he would have to severely educate his disciple later, to give him some knowledge about the Holy Grail War.
From the content on this screen, it seems that he couldn't stop his disciple from participating in such a strange Holy Grail War.
So El-Melloi II could only find another way… for example, severely educating his disciple…
"In that case, then be prepared! The education known as hellish training is about to begin!"
—
『 Back on the screen, the mysterious Servant also slowly revealed his characteristics afterwards and appeared before Flat.
Looking at the abilities displayed by the mysterious Heroic Spirit on the screen.
Sometimes an old man, sometimes a police officer, sometimes a woman, all the audience members' faces showed a surprised expression.
No one had expected that Heroic Spirit to possess such abilities, and for a time, they were very curious about his true identity.
And the mysterious Servant on the screen didn't hide much, and quickly introduced his true name!
"Then, allow me to reintroduce myself.
My true name is—
To be honest, I don't know either."
Hearing these words, Flat almost thought the other party was toying with him.
"Hey!"
But the next second, the Servant's voice continued to ring out.
"If there is anyone who knows my real name—it would probably not be from legends, but from the real me… or those who stopped me from committing atrocities."
"However, the name people call me, the name I call myself in letters, truly exists."
"That is—Jack the Ripper!" 』
『 .....』
『 Viewers of Countless Worldline 』
Hearing these words, the entire audience immediately understood the true identity of this mysterious Servant!
It was actually the legendary Jack the Ripper!
Nameless, yet with concrete evidence of existence in this world.
No one had ever known his true identity!
Even his appearance, true name, gender—no, not even whether he was human or not was known.
As a symbol of fear, he once plunged the world into panic.
Even now, no one knows his true identity or gender.
In the imaginations of many, he was transformed into various strange forms.
Doctor, teacher, noble, prostitute, butcher, even a demon…
These anecdotes were sublimated into a legend!
Of course, this doesn't mean that Jack the Ripper doesn't exist in this world.
The five brutally murdered prostitutes' bodies found in London's Whitechapel area are the most powerful evidence of his existence in this world!
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〜Type-Moon World, Fate/Apocrypha Worldline〜
Mordred also looked at everything on the screen with a surprised expression.
"AH!? Jack the Ripper… Why is this completely different from the Jack the Ripper I remember?"
At this moment, Mordred also recalled the Jack the Ripper she encountered in this world…
A look of doubt couldn't help but appear on her face!
But soon, she cast such doubts out of her mind!
"But it's truly unexpected, even Jack the Ripper is here. It seems this Holy Grail War is indeed far from simple!"
『 .....』
〜Chat Room〜
[ Tokiomi Tohsaka: How incredibly unexpected, I never thought that the true identity of that mysterious Servant was Jack the Ripper! ]
[ Mordred (Saber): The Jack the Ripper I know was that little assassin. Is this Jack the Ripper from a different class? ]
[ .....]
At this moment, all the audience members were discussing animatedly, and the scene on the screen continued to play.
『 The scene on the screen changed.
"In other words, the fact that you are no one is precisely the reason that gives you the ability to be anyone, isn't it…?"
"Yes, but you're lucky. If I had manifested in another Class, I might have taken over your body and gone mad… Anyway, let's turn this park into a sea of blood first."
Hearing Jack's words, Flat's face immediately showed an incredibly surprised expression.
"Eh…"
"P-please… By the way, what is your Class? Are you an Assassin?"
"Oh, sorry, I haven't mentioned it yet, my Class is Berserker."
The moment these words fell. 』
『 .....』
『 Viewers of Countless Worldline 』
Whether it was Flat on the screen or all the Heroic Spirits watching the video, their faces showed expressions of disbelief.
They (the kings) absolutely hadn't expected!
The true Class of this Jack the Ripper on the screen was actually Berserker!?
No… Where did this Heroic Spirit on the screen look like a Berserker at all!
Although there were many previous speculations, they had absolutely no idea it would be Berserker.
After all, the Heroic Spirit on the screen could communicate and possessed sanity…
This suddenly made it a bit hard to bear!
Good heavens, a Caster going into close combat, an Assassin going on a rampage in a crowd, and now a Berserker with sanity!
Everyone just felt like their worldview had gone wrong somewhere.
Is this world a bit off?
—
『 At this moment, Jack on the screen also slowly introduced the origin of his Class.
"Because I am a legend born as a symbol of madness, madness can be said to be the only Class whose wavelength matches mine."
"I see… So it means two negatives make a positive!"
"Hmm, if I were a familiar who transferred the spirit of an actual human, it wouldn't be like this. However, precisely because I was born as a symbol named madness, I was able to become a miracle that forced its way through this barrier. Or perhaps, this Holy Grail War itself might be some kind of special ritual."
Hearing these words, Flat immediately let out a sigh of emotion.
"Oh~ Familiars are really amazing, aren't they?"
"By the way, when I transformed into a police officer just now—why didn't you use hypnosis… didn't you try to break through with magical suggestion? That's a basic for magi, isn't it?"
"Eh?… Uh, but I thought misunderstandings should still be cleared up, you know."
Hearing these words, Jack was also a bit silent.
It was his first time seeing such a magus.
"I'm suddenly starting to feel uneasy about whether you're an excellent magus or not."
And just as the two were discussing, the third Master-Servant pair of this Holy Grail War was about to appear on the screen. 』
『 .....』