The establishment of the Time Travelers Alliance began in the first year of Conan

Chapter 308 Conan's Most Urgent Task is to Die (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

In the dense forest bathed in the bright moonlight, in the magic workshop adorned with precious jewels, and atop the solemn altar of Einzbern Castle—

Whether it is painted with blood or paved with gems and mercury.

The ritual array for summoning heroic spirits slowly lit up as magic surged.

The azure magic burned like flames, surging and rising with the Masters' chanting.

Within the dazzling white light of the magic circle, like the breaking of dawn, those phantoms from legends, those great beings who exemplify human reason and are engraved on the Throne of Heroes, finally answered the call.

They descended upon the world with a clear and fierce fighting spirit, majestic and dignified, or perhaps arrogant and proud, surrounded by fierce winds and lightning—

Then, those authoritative questioning voices echoed between the summoner and the heroic spirit:

"Answer me... are you the Master who called me?"

……

However, Conan certainly didn't ask that question.

He is extremely busy right now.

Unlike Kariya Matou, who was overjoyed at grasping at a straw, Conan's heart sank the moment he was summoned.

This [Holy Grail System] actually acknowledged this almost completely absurd Heroic Spirit panel.

The basic attributes of that panel were yet another test in the alliance plan.

If even randomly entered values ​​can be satisfied... then this is a big problem.

Conan, with a grim face, quickly browsed through his list of abilities.

When he looked at his inherent skills and Noble Phantasms, his eyes narrowed even more.

It’s over.

Now that my panel has all EX-level basic attributes, these are minor issues in a sense.

After all, from the perspective of the Holy Grail system, EX does not necessarily mean "the strongest", but only represents "beyond the scope of conventional measurement" or "unquantifiable".

Moreover, in this system, the difference between the basic attributes A and E is not linear.

For example, if a Noble Phantasm has a "+" sign in its attributes, it means that it has the ability to explode and multiply under certain circumstances.

Assuming a C-rank Noble Phantasm has a power of 30, then a C+ Noble Phantasm can reach 60, exceeding the output of an A-rank Noble Phantasm. A C++ Noble Phantasm can reach 90, which is close to the output of an A+, or even an EX, Noble Phantasm.

In addition, there are the compatibility and restraint between different class classes, as well as certain unique inherent skills or special bonuses under certain conditions...

In Conan's opinion, the basic stats don't usually play a significant role in the Holy Grail War.

What truly determines victory or defeat is often the Noble Phantasm and the unique skill – those are the most important characteristics of a Heroic Spirit and the key to victory.

This is why Conan felt that the situation had taken a sharp turn for the worse in an instant.

Now, he is fixated on that extra, inherent skill that he should never have had in the first place.

In fact, this skill looks exceptionally powerful.

You can even try to complete the Fourth Holy Grail War without taking damage by using only this one skill.

Its name is very simple.

Timeline (EX):
A form of existence that coexists with the flow of time. It possesses absolute resistance to attacks on causality and manipulation of time, making it virtually indestructible.

This Heroic Spirit exists as a concept called "Timeline," and it cannot be defeated unless the length of the "Timeline" itself is broken in one go.

This heroic spirit possesses the greatest resistance to causality and timelines.

This heroic spirit possesses, to some extent, [futuristic vision] and [timeline interference].
This skill wasn't originally on your [Heroic Spirit Panel]!
And its origin—

Conan almost immediately deduced the only possibility.

Hasegawa Moon.

Conan was extremely relieved that Kariya Matou had fallen into a coma after the summoning ritual.

Because during this brief gap when the connection between the Servant and Master was not yet fully established, he quickly materialized into a spirit and came to Hasegawa Tsuki's side.

Without uttering a single wasted word, Conan directly grabbed the TDD device on her wrist and ordered it to delete the timeline containing the [spiritual particle structure].

But this is far from enough.

Next, Conan immediately activated the CYZ effect within his body.

He attempted to completely detach himself from the summoning system of the Holy Grail War.

Conan couldn't help but curse inwardly, "This is really... outrageous."

From the moment he appeared in the world, the Throne of Heroes has been frantically "questioning" itself, trying to download information from him.

Considering the consequences of his "miraculous" Noble Phantasms and unique skills being obtained by the Throne of Heroes, Conan felt a chill run down his spine.

If the Throne of Heroes were to get their hands on this, it would be disastrous!
Even a similar phenomenon must not be captured by this worldview universe.

Conan knows very well that for this "universe," the "root" is the essence of everything.

As long as there is enough "intelligence" to make the phenomenon valid, it has the potential to be reproduced, imitated, or even systematically absorbed.

Conan originally thought that he and the League had been cautious enough, but they clearly underestimated the world's thirst for "information".

It's important to know that the command from the alliance, which was highlighted in the TDD documentation from the very beginning, was written as follows:
Before the foundation of the [CYZ Magic Baseboard] is established, and before the individual named "Hasegawa Tsuki" faces a life-or-death crisis, the summoning of the Heroic Spirit of [Sherlock Holmes] is prohibited.
The reason Hasegawa Tsuki couldn't immediately give this panel to someone at the start of the Holy Grail War was to prevent it from being used after the summoning of Sherlock Holmes—

Holmes on the Throne of Heroes suddenly possesses all the abilities of this Heroic Spirit template.

After all, given Holmes's sense of justice and tendency to react, he would almost certainly respond to the prayers of those who "call for justice" in any Holy Grail War.

In this way, this set of [Heroic Spirit Templates] could potentially spread rapidly and even proliferate in multiple parallel universes, much like a virus.

Once this happens, the shell's self-protection mechanism will inevitably be activated.

This is also something the league has long considered the most important thing to prevent.

After all, the full name of the Throne of Heroes is "Boundary Recording Tape".

According to the relevant "settings" written in the materials, its essence is the recording and copying of information, similar to a "cloud database" that stores the legendary data of heroes.

—This is an entity whose phenomenon can be reproduced as long as there is “corresponding data”.

That extra skill already illustrates its troublesome nature.

……

After failing in his attempt to detach himself from the Holy Grail system using the Imaginary Number Magic.

Conan finally couldn't help but blurt out a curse in his mind.

Damn it!
He had only just "landed" in the real world and hadn't even figured out the situation yet when he encountered such a troublesome situation!
The magical radiance that appeared in his hand dimmed. He had almost succeeded in his separation operation, but at the last moment, some force had nailed him to the label of "Heroic Spirit".

"The problem lies with the Throne of Heroes..."

Conan's detective rank and inherent skills allowed him to quickly unravel the cause-and-effect relationships.

"It was that pseudo-timeline skill that altered my form of existence, making me a completely 'summoned' 'heroic spirit'."

Just as what the Alliance is truly wary of is never a specific Heroic Spirit or a single type of magic.

Having realized the danger of the "shell," the only entity that can truly sit at the chessboard and play against the alliance is, from beginning to end, the "Type-Moon Universe" or the potentially existing "core" itself.

For those with abnormal RSI values, or their derivatives, the strength of an individual is largely meaningless—because they are often supported by a "shell" mechanism. And Conan cannot possibly go against the underlying logic of the Type-Moon universe.

Just like now, that outrageous and invincible "timeline" skill has turned into a sweet trap.

Conan is the one who fell into the trap.

The Throne of Heroes "kindly" gifted him a genuine "Heroic Spirit Skill," thus solidifying his Heroic Spirit status.

Even after failing to peel off the panel, Conan originally planned to immediately destroy his spirit origin and then use the Imaginary Number Magic downloaded from the [CYZ Magic Base] to "re-materialize" and circumvent the binding of the "Heroic Throne".

But now, his terrifyingly powerful skills and attributes have become the biggest obstacle to his "suicide"—

This Heroic Spirit exists as a concept called "Timeline." As long as the length of the "Timeline" itself cannot be broken in one go, this Heroic Spirit cannot be defeated.
This heroic spirit possesses the greatest resistance to causality and timelines.
The [Sherlock Holmes] character on this Heroic Spirit panel is completely fixed in a state of "invincibility".

The form of existence that the Throne of Heroes "proposed" for Conan is essentially a phenomenon similar to a timeline.

Therefore, even if he wanted to rely on the destruction of his spirit foundation and the breaking of his spirit core to make a comeback, it would be impossible now.

Why is it so hard for me to die?

Am I supposed to use my true Noble Phantasm right from the start?

Conan immediately forced himself to calm down.

No, doing that would be exactly what the "mastermind" wanted.

He teleported with Hasegawa Tsuki to the side of the fallen Matou Kariya, and waved his hand to restore his "timeline" to the moment when his body was still intact.

The situation is not yet at its worst.

One's own inherent skill timeline and the [timeline] are not the same thing.

This is not like Hasegawa Tsuki's "Loop Protection Mode" which changes "time itself", but rather "offsets and replaces" "individual history".

Conan remembers very clearly that the true manipulation of time in the Type-Moon universe is related to the Fifth Magic, and the Throne of Heroes cannot bypass this setting itself.

Furthermore, the description of that [inherent skill] is:

"This is a form of existence that coexists with the flow of time."

This is completely different from the [timeline] that Hasegawa Tsuki possesses.

This is an inherent skill called timeline.

Rather than being the timeline of this universe, it is more like the opposite of a phenomenon described in the records, called a solitary manifestation.

……

So, should I erase the skills that were forcibly added to my character panel, and then try to use the CYZ effect to separate myself from the [Heroic Spirit System]?
The moment the idea popped into his head, Conan couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

Now, he only felt that this [Type-Moon Universe] was either insidious or clever.

This whole trap was set up so beautifully.

It was practically an "invitation" for him to activate his own [Noble Phantasm] to counterattack.

Conan was certain that if he were to use his "Noble Phantasm" to erase the traces left by Hasegawa Tsuki in the past, he could try to eradicate the origin of the timeline skill.

The Throne of Heroes itself, or the possible "something" behind it that drives the Throne of Heroes, will surely take action personally.

Furthermore, considering the existence of the "Fifth Law," it's possible that the opponent also made a wrong move in a certain sense.

Just like the skill description states, this Servant possesses abilities such as [future vision] and [timeline interference] to a certain extent.

Using his unique ability called the Timeline, Conan is able to try to "observe" the Throne of Heroes itself in reverse.

—It is definitely a high RSI target.

Even disregarding the information in the data that states "[The Throne of Heroes] is something unique and close to [The Root], existing independently of the timeline and the multiverse."

One of the reasons Conan was so eager to break free from the Holy Grail System was that the Throne of Heroes' "data request" actually consumed a certain amount of his CYZ effect.

Logically, this should not happen at all.

According to TDD's records, the RSI value of around 100 in this universe is simply not enough to "raise" its RSI value.

This precisely proves that the essence of the Throne of Heroes is a common mechanism "external to the multiverse".

The universe's "fragility" has actually been a great help at this moment.

If we compare the Throne of Heroes to a "host" or a "signal operator".

So the universe where Conan and Hasegawa Tsuki are currently in is like a "Little Smarty" phone.

Even so, in order to avoid triggering the mechanics, and because that inherent skill anchors him in the [Heroic Spirit] rank, the connection cannot be completely severed.

Conan then bent down and put the bright red bow-tie voice changer on his bow tie.

“I am Lancelot.”

Using the "Detective Tool" called the Ribbon Voice Changer, Conan can speak the voice of "Lancelot".

—And it's not just the Throne of Heroes that can utilize these mechanisms.

For now, Conan's identity has temporarily become [Lancelot].

The historical inertia was there; he didn't believe that the mere Throne of Heroes would dare to directly confront the mechanism of the Shell.

Immediately afterwards, he used the [CYZ effect] to "wrap himself up again and again" and cast several sets of imaginary number magic on himself, showing the [Berserker] class to the [Throne of Heroes] that he "should exist here".

For now, at least for the time being, you shouldn't have to worry about your information being leaked.

My immediate priority is to verify—

"Um... Commander Kudo?"

Conan turned his head and saw Hasegawa Tsuki squatting to the side.
She gently placed her fingers on the shoulder of a man in a dimly lit corner on the ground, and used magic to silence him.

"Matou Kariya... he seems to be awake."

Seeing the incredulous look on Matou Kariya's face as he realized that he was unharmed, Conan nodded slightly.

He already had an idea in his mind.

As the ability known as the Timeline is activated.

Because the connection with the [Engraved Insect] suddenly disappeared, Matou Zouken, who rushed to the Insect Warehouse, had his "time flow" temporarily slowed down.

In Matou Kariya's eyes, the divine being who was neither Sherlock Holmes nor Lancelot extended an invitation to him.

"Kanetsuya Matou, do you want true redemption?"

Considering the difficulty of having only 13-string CYZ effects, we can utilize them or provide assistance.

The key lies in the "persona" of these people who attempt to defy fate.

Now that the [CYZ Magic Base] has been initially established due to its own summoning.

So--

It's time to establish the [CYZ Alliance].

It's always good to adapt to local conditions.

(End of this chapter)