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

Chapter 399 Weber was originally on his way on horseback, but his horse was requisitioned.

After Webber and Iskandar left the Matou residence, their journey to the parking lot went smoothly.

There wasn't a single Berserker wielding a sword, nor did he lead five hundred swordsmen to ambush on Huarong Road.

It was as if they had suddenly been removed from the center of attention, and that once the fuse of some explosive had been lit, they no longer needed to be cared about.

But after the watch vibrated a few times, Weber immediately knew where all the attention they had received had gone.

"The academy is under attack by several groups of unknown origin?!"

The news shocked Weber just as much as when he opened his eyes and found himself on the train.

This is an academy personally established by God. Who would dare to personally attack a place that, in Weber's mind, is almost synonymous with "heaven"?

It can't be that Lucifer has betrayed us again, can it?
But without a doubt, since the academy is in danger, it is my duty as a trainee detective to escape danger.

"Rider, it looks like we can't go back to the academy."

Weber turned off the map displayed on his watch.

However, on the small patch of map that is currently displayed, red markers symbolizing road closures are already everywhere.

The police force of Eiri Kuin is fighting against the Black Sakura gang, which is causing riots and explosions in the city.

……

In fact, after leaving the Tohsaka House.

Upon learning that Merlin had temporarily sided with the academy, Black Sakura immediately began trying to support Black Alice.

Although continuing to hunt down Gilgamesh and Kirei Kotomine would give me more satisfaction.

However, after receiving a notification from Black Alice, Black Sakura realized the seriousness of the situation.

They reproduced the "Compilation Items" in order to mobilize resources more fully—which is why they didn't care whether the enemy was Sherlock Holmes or God.

As long as we follow the [Compilation Items], no matter what methods the headmaster uses, the first trouble he will face will not be us.

This does not mean that the two intend to directly confront other "stronger" opponents.

Especially that [Merlin].

Even though neither Black Sakura nor Black Alice truly felt that they would be at a disadvantage.

However, if they were to face off against Artoria again, the consequences would be completely different.

The king who wields the sword sheath has cleaved countless Holy Grails to date.

As they attempt to exploit the [Compilation Matters], Saber's "Special Attack on the [Holy Grail]" will become increasingly powerful.

If Black Sakura manages to control Artoria first, then she still has the confidence to use the properties of the black mud to try and fight against the sword sheath controlled by Merlin.

but--

If Merlin is allowed to enter the academy, this flower magician will come into contact with Saber first.

In the end, the two may very well have created a formidable enemy for themselves.

Therefore, in addition to manipulating ordinary people who were casually swallowed by him with black mud, he created chaos in the city.

"How are the gems and the notice coming along?"

Due to the strange behavior of the "phantom thief identity" that Merlin replaced, Black Sakura concluded early on that this identity would inevitably bring some constraints.

The Tohsaka family, once renowned as "jewel detectives," made it easy for Kurozakura to obtain enough jewels to set traps.

After Assassin and Kirei Kotomine stopped pursuing Archer and Kirei Kotomine, they were able to easily commit several major crimes as "Kaito Kid".

"In that case, the Academy should be wary of Merlin and suspect his motives."

"Also, we need to set up an ambush for Saber near the bridge."

After thinking for a moment, Black Cherry commanded one of the strands of that orange-red power to spread through her [soul] towards the hole deep within her [soul].

As a portion of the spiritual information contained within the hole of the Black Grail was copied, her appearance immediately became exactly the same as that of Rin Tohsaka when she was a child.

Kuro Sakura has always hated doing this, which means she is asking her sister for help.

But whether she uses her status as the daughter of the Tohsaka family to attend the banquet tonight, or uses her "father's" authority to obtain supplies, she has no choice but to do so.

Black Sakura can control ordinary people using black mud, but that doesn't mean she can directly conjure firearms and explosives.

She couldn't have made such a change, even without the constraints of rationality imposed by this world.

In the Branch War, the "strong" only felt that the Endless Sea of ​​Resentment was a bit troublesome, rather than that some difficulty was not without reason.

Based on some of the characteristics in the character design, [Black Matou Sakura] is more like a "summoner" in game terminology.

Just like how she habitually starts by utilizing the [Editorial Matters].

She mostly used this method of waiting a long time and building up a stronghold to defeat, or even kill, other "stronger" opponents.

Black Sakura originally planned to use Father Li Zheng's Command Seals to forcibly take everything from Archer's treasury after defeating him.

Furthermore, using those dozens of Command Seals to transform ordinary people is arguably a huge waste.

But this may also be a manifestation of historical inertia.

Just as Kirei Kotomine would waste Command Seals on enhancing the Black Keys' attacks, after learning about Merlin's situation, Sakura Black had to use up the ones she could immediately use.

Furthermore, it seems that neither of these two fates—"swallowing up some ordinary people with black mud" nor "the Tohsaka family going bankrupt"—can escape either.

The guns and ammunition that were transported, as well as some vehicles and certificates that allowed passage through Beika Town after its blockade, were undoubtedly all done by Kurozakura in the name of Tokiomi Tohsaka.

Although the city is currently in chaos, it is impossible to thoroughly check the vehicles that went to the [Academy] for support.

But once things calm down, regardless of whether they were threatened or taken advantage of.

Considering the whereabouts of the vehicles and supplies dispatched by the Tohsaka family, and the resulting chaos—

The bankruptcy of the Tohsaka family is a foregone conclusion.

As a result, Black Sakura now has very few [Limit Breaking Power] abilities left to use.

"There are about 77 strands of [Limit Breaking Power] left. After deducting the portion that must be used to maintain myself and the portion used for preparations for [Compilation Matters], there are less than seven strands left that can be used."

In fact, this also shows the waste of the "strong" in using the [CYZ effect].

A wisp of CYZ effect?

If the research team were to measure it in specific units, they would likely arrive at the following conclusions:

This value is roughly one forty-seventh to one forty-first of a string.

Furthermore, if we could accurately measure Black Sakura's RSI value, just like in this universe, and similarly evaluate those she transformed, that would be ideal.

The current [Alliance] will come to the following conclusion:
Black Sakura could have used an effect value on the order of approximately the order of Narth.

That is, on the order of approximately one tenth to the power of nine chords, to accomplish this plan to create chaos.

The other parts were clearly "wasted".

Although this method of use, which exceeds the effect value by approximately ten million times, allows her to more effectively convert and command ordinary people, it also ensures that her commands are executed more firmly.

But who would agree to go against her on these trivial matters?

Furthermore, the unit "缕" (lǚ) is so crude.

This can result in the quantity of "each strand" varying depending on the user's subjective perception.

This is even quite dramatic.

In the "Branch Wars," some "strong" individuals actually die because of this kind of imprecise calculation—

Like a flood that breaks down a dam that can't hold up, or the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

It takes a full string to counter the [Compilation Matters] and [Intelligence Repair Mechanism]. Even if you protest that you're only 1/10^23 strings away from a full string, it will still be overwritten.

And this is one of the reasons why Black Sakura helps Black Alice.

Although it seemed to have caused great chaos for the enemy.

But in reality, it's just like getting three Jacks in a deck of cards.

Black Sakura's current hand isn't bad, but it lacks a decisive element—no bombs or ace cards.

He acquired an armful of Command Seals, but they were of little use in this detective world.

They obtained Kirei Kotomine, but not Kirei Kotomine, who possessed the "Irisviel's Noble Phantasm," nor Gilgamesh, the walking, humanoid weapon.

And there's Tokiomi Tohsaka.

When she received this card, Rin Tohsaka already had it in Merlin's hand.

Even Black Sakura didn't dare to occupy Rin Tohsaka's identity for too long.

This matter sounds somewhat pathetic and ridiculous, and in fact, it is just that pathetic and ridiculous.

She can't even be sure if "herself" is actually "herself" anymore.

Whether she acts as [Matou Sakura] or disguises herself as [Tohsaka Rin], she will act accordingly.

Even Black Sakura wasn't confident that she could outperform the few existing in the world today.

"What if, in the end, that guy is recognized as the Black Grail by the [Editorial Notes]..."

"Ha, how ironic."

However, despite saying such sarcastic things about himself.

In a warehouse near the Mihana Bridge, Kuro Sakura once again swallowed the trembling man in front of her with black mud without changing her expression.

Soon, a resolute member of the Black Organization, dressed entirely in black, appeared.

Under Kurozakura's orders, he picked up the prepared weapon, put on the detective outfit prepared by the Tohsaka family, and rejoined the ranks of those creating chaos.

……

In a sense, everyone's preparations resembled fighting a boss or stealing kills.

Regardless of the percentage of damage output from others, as long as the final "hit" secures the Holy Grail, victory is assured.

Therefore, it is said that all parties are now making intensive plans for this decisive blow.

But when it happened to Weber, the situation took a completely different turn—

They haven't caught up with the version yet.

In fact, Weber was still reeling from the earlier “time reversal”.

In addition, there was the letter of authorization that Ms. Matou had handed over not long ago.

Weber looked down at the contents of the document.

It wasn't much different from before; it was still that threatening letter with the title "Guardian of Time," along with a few words asking me to find the real culprit.

Although Weber had a subtle feeling when he saw that threatening letter again.

He patted the letter and, with Rider's strange expression, tapped the words with his finger as if he were turning on a switch.

Although it seemed like a pipe dream, Weber wanted to try and see if he could reverse time again.

The result was obviously not acceptable.

Unlike Weber, whose thoughts were somewhat chaotic, Rider's thinking was very clear, even clear to the point of being in another world.

Ultimately, if Webber is only one or two versions behind the others, then in Rider's eyes, this is their "third day" in this world.

Rider's thought process is still stuck in the virtual machine version; he has never stepped into reality.

Therefore, having no real sense of what had happened, he was very puzzled by Webber's act of fleeing the battlefield.

As he walked with Weber toward the parking lot, he complained:

"Shouldn't you be the kind of guy who shouts that he wants to prove himself and immediately goes back to save Saber and the others?"

"Hey, Rider, what kind of image do I have in your eyes?!"

Weber protested this.

But he did have some reservations about this—they were indeed allied with Saber now.

Furthermore, even setting aside the fact that mutual assistance was already part of the initial agreement.

Even considering Saber and Irisviel's identities and the information they might have, he couldn't just sit idly by.

Then--

"What? You mean...you mean our vehicles have been requisitioned?!"

Facing the now almost empty parking lot, Weber's voice stammered with shock.

"Yes, Mr. Weber."

The armed police responsible for requisitioning the vehicles offered a reasonable explanation.

"Your vehicles must have been rented from the [Central Service Center] using student privileges."

"Currently, the Matou, Tohsaka, and Einzbern families have taken over and temporarily purchased vehicles within their respective jurisdictions under their security authority."

"According to the regulations of the Academy, your vehicle will be requisitioned until you have used credits to purchase it in advance and provided a sufficient reason."

"This is to save more lives."

Out of the corner of his eye, Weber saw that in the northwest corner, the last few cars were surrounded by armed detectives.

They looked serious as they ushered a figure holding a knife, resembling an ancient warrior, into the carriage.

Weber recognized the man as Berserker from not long ago.

"But—I mean, can we…"

Before he could even suggest a ride along the way, the vehicles, already packed full of armed detectives, filed out.

The murder that occurred two days later at the second holy site of the armed detectives was enough to enrage these armed detectives.

With the school under attack, each of them was prepared to give the criminals a good beating.

Although one car was clearly not full—that was the one carrying Matou Kariya.

Weber obviously wouldn't suggest sharing a car with such a dangerous guy.

Even if they are all detectives in theory now, it won't work.

So they ultimately chose a solar-powered electric skateboard.

"Can anyone tell me why all these advanced devices have to be installed on this thing?!"

……

Meanwhile, in the familiar meeting hall of the Matou residence.

After listening to a report from an armed police officer, Webber and his companion had already taken their electric skateboards and headed down the mountain.

Sakura Matou glanced at the figure that had "come back to life" to the side:

"Those armed detectives will help you separate them."

"You should know what to do next, right?"

(End of this chapter)