Why bother with the Holy Grail War? Let's play cards!

"Isn't this just increasing my workload?" Medea's expression changed slightly. Although magic could be mass-produced quickly, flawed products were an insult to her skills. Moreover, at least half of the people in Fuyuki were paying attention to this matter; she would need to perform at least 10 magic tricks to reach her goal. "So you really think you're treating me like a beast of burden?"

Seeing the distressed Medea, Jason secretly laughed at her, but Jason's expression was not lost on her, so Jason was given another electric shock and ordered to make the model manually.

"——Of course, the number is limited to 5000!"

Thankfully, Jiang You wasn't that wicked; he limited the prize draw to 5000. After first asking for the roof to be broken, and then for the window, Medea's favorability actually increased slightly.

"How dare they give away a model of Illya!" Minamoto no Yorimitsu bit her lip. Her possessiveness wouldn't allow anyone else to have a model of Illya; she felt it was her responsibility as a mother. But she had promised Illya she would win, so she was torn. "Or... should I kill all the guys who voted for me?"

The audience who voted for Minamoto no Raikou did not know that their lives would be threatened because of this vote.

The results came out very quickly.

First place: Illya. This is thanks to the legend from her homeland. Many people grew up listening to her tales, and they like her even more after seeing her in person. Of course, most viewers say it has nothing to do with her appearance; they simply support a local Heroic Spirit.

Second place: Shinji Matou. Despite his overwhelming lead in points and even surpassing the legendary Cú Chulainn, Shinji ultimately finished second by a narrow margin.

Third place: Rin Tohsaka, a latecomer to the competition. Because she didn't build up her fanbase and her current Servant is a relatively unknown modern Heroic Spirit, most of her fans are remnants of Jason. Her third-place ranking is purely due to Medea's low vote count.

Fourth place: The Medea legend is a minus for her, and Jason already had a fan base; his performance against Gilgamesh was very captivating. Therefore, her treatment of Jason through enslavement doesn't earn her high regard. Perhaps without Minamoto no Yorimitsu, her wifely appearance could have attracted a considerable number of fans.

"Alright, the results of the contestants' draws are in. Whether you're satisfied with the results or not, they've already been decided. Perhaps there are some counter-responses between decks, but luck is also a part of strength. Let's reveal the answer!"

"Rin Tohsaka, number 1; Illya, number 2; Medea, number 3; Shinji Matou, number 4!" Bai Mao unfolded the draws of each contestant. Jiang You secretly made some changes in the end. Medea had just worked overtime again, and if she didn't rest soon, she might return to the Throne of Heroes.

"Then, the first match will be between Rin Tohsaka and Illya!" As Hyakko spoke, the space began to distort, and the blocks where Rin Tohsaka and Illya were located automatically spliced ​​together. The floating blocks created an arena for Heroic Spirits to fight, and the Soul Crystal floated in the center of the sky like the sun, emitting a bright and soft light.

Then, a huge screen that everyone can see clearly shows the artistic photo of the two of them with the heroic spirit (made by Baimao) and their current health as the background.

The bizarre visual experience made the audience exclaim in amazement, and they exclaimed that it was worth the price of admission even if it meant death.

In short, Medea has worked really hard.

【LP4000 Rin Tohsaka VS Illya LP4000】

"Actually, I'd rather fight Medea in the first match. If she loses to the harmless Shinji, wouldn't I lose my chance to get revenge on her?" Rin Tohsaka said to Illya. The three starter families had been fighting for over two hundred years, and Rin had never felt she would lose to the other two. So Rin clearly expressed her determination to win.

"You call that guy harmless?" Ilya glanced at Matou Shinji, who was sitting alone on the floating block. For some reason, she felt a sense of kinship with Matou Shinji, which gave her goosebumps.

She had met Matou Shinji once before when she was looking for Sakura. A guy like him who was so arrogant when things went his way and so timid when they went against him couldn't be considered harmless. If she gave him the chance, she didn't know what kind of trouble he would cause.

"Furthermore, I don't believe your Tohsaka family can surpass our Einzbern family. You should know that the number of duels I've experienced with Caster is more than all of yours combined." Illya took the initiative to issue a duel challenge, and the duel space opened in response.

"So you met him ten years ago too," Rin Tohsaka remarked, wondering why she hadn't had such a miraculous experience. However, her father had survived in that timeline, and Sakura had left the Matou family early on. She figured she'd be happier in that timeline. "Sakura's right, we really should thank him."

Thinking of this, Toosaka Rin's expression softened.

Upon hearing this, Ilya revealed even deeper hostility. "Now I have another reason not to lose."

Minamoto no Yorimitsu sensed Illya's thoughts and drew his sword, unleashing his purple lightning as a form of encouragement. "Leave it to Mom! Mom will surely shred any obstacle in your way!"

Seeing the tense scene, Archer couldn't help but laugh. He could roughly guess what Illya meant: "Rin, it seems she has misunderstood something."

"Enough talk, let the duel begin!" Ilya shouted. "Time to flip the coin!"

This time, the duel changed the previous rule of whoever spoke first got the first move, making it more fair. The two sides decided the order of who would go first and who would go first based on a coin tossed by the organizer, which had the portraits of the two main combatants printed on it.

Baimao threw the gold coin out, and the gold coin jumped on the ground, making a crisp sound.

When the gold coins stopped, everyone could see the portrait on them clearly. It was a girl with twin ponytails.

"The first player is—Tousaka Rin!"

Chapter 134 Who went to the cemetery the most times in this book?

“Then, I’ll take the first turn!” Rin Tohsaka skillfully drew five cards from the top of her deck.

"First, I activate [Gallows Crowned as the Chief Sinner], sending a Servant of level 4 or lower from the deck to the graveyard. I send [Emiya Kiritsugu] to the graveyard and add an [Emiya] from the deck to my hand. Due to the effect of [Emiya Kiritsugu], I add an [Origin Bullet] to my hand."

"Next, I Normal Summon [Emiya]!"

At Toosaka Rin's call, Red A jumped into the battle area, and now everyone knew Red A's name.

[Emiya] Attack Power 2000

"Emiya?" Illya looked at the tall man. He shared the same name as her father, but there was no resemblance whatsoever between them. Considering that Hyakko had said he was still a high school student, the answer was obvious. "You must be Emiya Shirou, right? Should I call you 'my dear little brother'?"

This wasn't a live broadcast with a delay, so Red A had no time to stop it. Now everyone heard Emiya Shirou's words clearly. Thus, Red A successfully lost his vest in front of everyone.

"I've wanted to say this for a long time: what's the point of hiding your name in front of Caster's Noble Phantasm?" Rin Tohsaka looked at Archer with a slanted gaze.

All of Shirou Emiya's classmates turned to look at him. Taiga Fujimura put his arm around Shirou Emiya's neck and said, "I didn't realize you were so promising. Looks like you'll be doing something big in the future!"

The corners of Shirou Emiya's mouth twitched. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have come to watch the fight, but would have fled Fuyuki directly. It was foreseeable that his future life would be constantly harassed by people from all sides. His future self would really cause trouble for himself.

Archer gave Shirou Emiya a "good luck" look, then turned to Illya: "You've just inherited that man's remaining wish."

He recalled that during the years he and Emiya Kiritsugu had been together, Emiya Kiritsugu had indeed never mentioned Illya's existence to him. This was indeed somewhat unreasonable.

Fortunately, Kiritsugu Emiya in this timeline is dead and cannot testify, so he decides to fabricate a white lie. "That man kept calling your name before he died, but he never told me anything about you, probably because he was worried that I wasn't capable enough to bring you out."

"Is that so? Then, Shirou Emiya, is what he said true?" If it weren't for the events of ten years ago, Illya would have confronted Shirou Emiya immediately, so she was very familiar with him. Moreover, Shirou Emiya didn't react to her appearance during their encounter at the church, and you know, her appearance is very distinctive.

The image on the big screen also immediately locked onto Shirou Emiya in the audience.

"Huh? Ah! Yes! That's right!" Shirou Emiya really didn't expect the topic to turn to him. He glanced at Archer and said, "Kiritsugu held my hand and kept calling out 'Illya.' He always thought of you when he was alive and often mentioned you to me."

"Then why didn't he come to pick me up? Who stopped him? How old am I now?" Ilya already knew the truth from Jiang You. Although she still resented Kiritsugu, she had let go of it and accepted that her father was a righteous person.

“This…” Archer covered his face. Shirou Emiya, of course, could not possibly know these things.

"Do I look like someone who's easy to fool?" Illya squinted and pointed at herself. She could tell that Red A was trying to make her feel better, but since two important people in her life had broken their promises, she didn't really like liars. "That guy's brain has been fried by his whole heart being filled with 'allies of justice,' and you too, 'allies of justice' are nothing compared to family!"

"Seriously, is it so hard to call someone 'older sister'?" Ilya felt bored. She had originally wanted to be senior to Archer, but Archer brought up that man again, which made her lose interest.

The audience said that it was worth it to watch the duel and eat melons! However, there was no synopsis, so it was hard to understand the melons.

"Now that you've become a Heroic Spirit, you should tone down your nice-natured nature a bit." Rin Tohsaka changed the subject for Archer. "The duel continues. I activate the effect of [Rin Tohsaka], discarding one [Jewel] Spell Card to Special Summon Archer to the field!"

Rin Tohsaka: Attack Power 1200

"And then there's [Emiya]'s effect! You can activate this by discarding a card from your hand, and equipping an Equip Spell Card to yourself."

"What I want to equip is——【Jewel Sword Zelrich】!"

Rin Tohsaka LP4000→LP4250

Ilya LP4000→LP3750

[Emiya] Attack power 2000 → 2500

"This equipment requires one [Tohsaka] card..." Ilya quickly realized where the [Tohsaka] card in the graveyard came from.

"That's right, Emiya discarded [Tōsaka Nagato]! When sent to the graveyard by the effect of the ancestor, retrieve a [Gem] magic from the deck! I'm going to add [Inherited Gem Necklace]!"

"Then, the effect of [Jewel Sword] searches the deck for all Jewel Magic cards except my own! I add [Black Jewel Magic] to my hand!"

"[Black Gem] effect, pay 2000 LP to place three Gem Magic cards in the Graveyard, then retrieve a [Ruby Magic]!"

Rin Tohsaka LP4250→LP2250→LP2500

Ilya LP3750→LP3500

"Finally, I'll cover two cards in the back row! Ending my turn!" Rin Tohsaka held two cards in her hand and handed the turn to Illya.

"She clearly had another chance to trigger the [Gem] spell to restore her own HP and consume mine, so why didn't she use it?" Illya realized that Rin Tohsaka's actions were out of place. She definitely still had at least one [Gem] spell left, and the [Gem Necklace] could summon another Servant to build a defensive line. Something was definitely wrong.

Soon, Illya focused her attention on the [Gem Sword Zelrich]. As the strongest magician in the world, the Jewel Sword's ceremonial attire must be something extraordinary, and it was obviously related to this.

"In that case, let's get rid of it as soon as possible! I activate the Spell Card [Unfulfilled Promise]!, and send one [Emiya Kiritsugu] from my hand to the Graveyard. I add one [Snow Castle] from my Deck to my hand. Using Emiya Kiritsugu's effect, I add one [Origin Bullet] to my hand!"

Lao Si was sent to the graveyard again and again. It was really dramatic to see him in both sides' decks.

"If I could play cards, I would definitely want to get a [Emiya Kiritsugu] card!" one viewer commented.

Chapter 135 Minamoto no Yorimitsu: Illya, she's Mom.

"[Origin Bullet] effect, destroy the [Gem Sword]!"

"Don't even think about it! [Gem Sword] effect! When the opponent activates an effect, you can discard one [Gem] Spell Card from your hand or field into the Graveyard! Negate this effect and destroy it! Furthermore, this is considered as casting a [Gem] Spell Card on the field!" Sure enough, Rin Tohsaka and Sakura Matou had a hidden trick up their sleeve during their battle; the Gem Sword had other effects as well. After all, apart from Jiang You, no one else could know the opponent's card effects, so whether they could negate the crucial ones depended entirely on luck.

Of course, if there are any inherent skills such as danger perception, it may be effective.

Rin Tohsaka LP2500→LP2750

Ilya LP3500→LP3250

"I see, so [Jewel] magic is used as ammunition?" Knowing the effect, Ilya felt much relieved. In that case, the effect of [Jewel Sword] would only last once at most. "In that case, I'll send [Lyserite] to the Graveyard and Special Summon [Heavenly Garment] from my Deck in Defense Position!"

【Heavenly Clothes】Defense 1200

"It's not ineffective?" Illya's Heavenly Garment form had appeared many times, and Rin Tohsaka had done her homework; even if it was destroyed, it could still reappear after excluding [Lyserite]. Those mages who had fought Illya all proclaimed her invincible.

Without taking any action, Ilya continued her plan: "In that case, I activate [Mysterious Killer], sending one Servant from Kazu to the Graveyard, and adding one Servant card related to [Minamoto no Yorimitsu] or [Yorimitsu's Four Heavenly Kings] to my hand. If the Servant sent to the Graveyard is from [Mount Ōe], I will also add one related Equip Spell Card to my hand. I will send [Shuten-dōji] to the Graveyard..."

"Now!" Rin Tohsaka didn't want this 3-for-1 card to activate successfully, so she immediately blocked it, sending another Jewel Spell Card to the graveyard. "I activate the effect of [Jewel Sword]! Discard this card to negate its effect!"

Rin Tohsaka LP2750→LP3000

Ilya LP3250→LP3000

"In that case, I'll activate my Field Spell Card [Snow Castle]!" After successfully depleting all of Rin Tohsaka's ammunition, Ilya activated her Field Spell Card. A snow-covered castle filled the entire duel space, and the audience truly felt the biting cold wind.

But the scene was still hot.

"[Snow City] effect..."

"Don't even think about it!" With no cards left in her hand, Rin Tohsaka activated her face-down card in the back row, "[Origin Bullet]! Negate and destroy the effect of [Snow Castle]!"

Special bullets tore through the castle, leaving long scratches in space along their trajectories. The huge castle collapsed layer by layer, turning into ownerless magic that disappeared into the air.

"Because sending it to the Graveyard refreshed the card's status, the Graveyard effect of [Snow Castle] is activated!" Illya has never activated the Graveyard effect of [Snow Castle] in this timeline, so Rin Tohsaka is unaware of it. "Special Summon one [Einzbern] Servant from the Graveyard!"

"When did your graveyard include [Einzbern]?" Rin Tohsaka clearly remembered that Illya's graveyard only contained Kiritsugu Emiya, Lyseria, and Shuten-dōji. This effect shouldn't be able to activate.

At Ilya's summons, the aloof maid descended onto the battlefield in a form resembling a ****. "She's also an important member of my family! Although it's not written on the card name, [Lyserite] can be considered a Servant with the card name [Einzbern] according to the rules!"