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

"This level of achievement can't be considered saving the world, can it?" Ilya had seen the world and didn't think much of Angola Manuel's size.

"Your desires are truly shallow," Angra Mainyu couldn't help but remark, watching Jiang You and Illya interact. Jiang You's duel didn't require his Master's participation at all; his intentions were all too obvious. Of course, he couldn't possibly guess Jiang You's true purpose.

So he looked at Minamoto no Raikou who was unwilling to give in. Her desire was also very obvious. "You are very unwilling to have your Master taken away, right? Why don't you come to my side? As long as you defeat this guy, you can have your Master all to yourself."

Minamoto no Yorimitsu showed a hint of interest, but quickly made up his mind and resolutely rejected Angola Manuel's offer.

"At a time like this, can't you guys be serious for once!" Rin Tohsaka couldn't help but complain as she looked at the surging black mud.

Is it really okay to let these people save the world?

Chapter 157 Fusion Summoning Black Saber

Jiang You stepped into the black mud.

Due to the duel rules, the black mud's reversal effect had no effect, but instead was judged as an attack. The duel space thus unfolded.

For some reason, Angolan Manuel always felt that even without the protection of the dueling rules, the evil of this world could not have any effect on this guy.

"Who goes first, you or me?" Jiang You wasn't particularly nervous facing Angra Mainyu, who resembled Shirou Emiya. Angra Mainyu himself wasn't very strong.

“How arrogant you are.” Angolan Manuel could see Jiang You’s disdain. He scoffed at Jiang You’s behavior, saying that he wanted to defeat him and eliminate the evil in this world, but in the end, he could not escape the inherent flaws of humanity. “Then I will go first.”

They both drew five cards at the same time.

"First, I want to tell the story of a righteous hero's fall. I activate 'Justice Falling into the Abyss'! Send one 'Fujimura Taiga (Avenger)' and one 'Emiya Shirou' from my Deck to the Graveyard, and Fusion Summon 'Emiya (Alter)' from my Extra Deck." The card art for this card depicts Fujimura Taiga holding a gun and confronting Emiya Shirou. It's the same way that Archer summons, except that it's not himself who's sent to the Graveyard, but his respected guardian, Fujimura Taiga.

【Emiya (Alter)】6-star Archer, Attack Power 2500

"It's quite ironic that my history is recorded in this way." Black A fell into the battlefield, gaining intellect due to the call of the duel rules.

"Hey, you over there. I may not be a good person, but I'm not going to risk my life for someone like that. Listen up, my effect is to destroy the next Servant the opponent summons once per turn. It's a guaranteed effect, so don't summon important Servants at the beginning!" He betrayed the opponent the moment he summoned Black Archer.

"I'll tell you the second effect for you," Angra Mainyu said, seemingly unconcerned about Black A's attitude. "When destroyed, you can discard one follower card from your hand as a replacement. A guy who can shoot his fallen family without hesitation. Is it because of righteous indignation? Or is it simply because he wants to survive? Who can say for sure?"

"You don't think you can provoke me with words like this, do you? Compared to that thing, you're still far inferior." Black A's experience is far more exciting than Red A's in this timeline. He doesn't care how many innocent people his actions will affect, as long as he can achieve his goal.

"That guy? Oh, you mean that 'Bodhisattva', right?" Angola Manuel found it quite ironic. The thing that Black A had spent his whole life trying to destroy had appeared in his deck as an important inscription, and even in death, he couldn't escape it.

“Calling that thing a ‘Bodhisattva’? I think you should gouge your eyes out too.” Black A realized what was in his deck and glanced at Jiang You with a hateful expression.

"Hahahaha, Jiang You, your Noble Phantasm is the most evil thing ever. So many people want to escape their past, and you've repeatedly shown it to them." Angora Mainyu wasn't wrong; the root of Matou Sakura's suffering always lay within her deck, she just didn't know how to use it. Even Romulus couldn't escape the reality of sending his brother to the graveyard again.

"Next, I activate the effect of [Angola Mainyu] in my hand. This card cannot be Normal Summoned; it can only be Special Summoned by banishing one Servant card from my Graveyard! I banish [Emiya Shirou] from my Graveyard to Special Summon myself!"

Angolan Manu transformed into black mud and sank into the muddy ground, then reconstructed his human form in the duel area.

【Angola Mainyu】Avenger 1-star, Attack Power 500

"My own effect: When this card is Special Summoned, I can add a [Flip Fusion] from my deck to my hand!"

[Angola Manuel] Avenger → Saber

"【Angola Mainyu】's second effect, once per turn, allows you to declare a Servant whose class you want to transform into. The star rating I want to declare is Saber!"

"Saber?" Jiang You immediately thought of a certain class upon seeing the familiar class.

“Correct! The condition is a Saber-class Servant + an Alter-class Servant or an Avenger-class Servant.” Angra Mainyu raised his hand. “I activate [Reverse Fusion]! I can banish Servants from the field and graveyard as materials to Fusion Summon—[Artoria (Alter)]! The ruthless and idealistic king, trample all those who dare to defy you!”

Black and red magic power bombards the earth, and the blindfolded Black Altria appears here!

"【Angola Mainyu】Effect: 【Alter】Servants summoned as Fusion Material from this card gain the following effect: Increase ATK by 1000, and when able to attack, must declare an attack! Also, when 【Angola Mainyu】 leaves the field, search for one 【False Copy of All Things】 from the Deck to your hand, so let's just put it down."

【Alter】 Saber Attack power 2500→3500

Jiang You glanced at Black Saber's effect; it was identical to Artoria's, except the activation condition was now once per turn without needing to remove materials. It certainly met the requirements for infinite mana, and if it could remain on the field for a longer period, it could indeed activate more times. It was just hard to say which card was stronger.

"It's a bit of a shame that I don't have the [Sword of Victory Contract], but I've still managed to make up for it with my own strength." Angra Mainyu looked at his Servant with satisfaction. Judging from Shirou Emiya's memories, Black Saber was quite strong.

Black Saber entered the arena, nodded to Jiang You, and planted her sword in front of her, unleashing a torrent of magical power without restraint. She seemed indifferent to who she fought for, as long as she achieved victory.

Jiang You realized that this Black Saber was the reverse of the Artoria summoned by Lancelot. Given her reversed personality, it was quite a show of respect that she even greeted Jiang You. Jiang You naturally responded, "Artoria, long time no see."

Black Saber nodded again: "Last time we didn't settle the score, so let's settle it this time."

It seems that Black Saber in this state is still harboring resentment over the last duel that started strong but ended weakly.

"...?" Angra Mainyu hadn't expected that his transformed Servant would know Jiang You. Black Saber was clearly a Servant created because of him, and even Artoria from the Fourth Holy Grail War had no reason to know Jiang You. "Your Noble Phantasm, or rather, you yourself, aren't that simple, are they?"

"Are you scared?" Jiang You had no idea what Angola Manuel was imagining, but that didn't stop him from taking advantage of the situation.

Chapter 158 I will sacrifice your three Servants on the field.

“Afraid?” Angolan Manuel laughed. “I’ve long since abandoned that unnecessary emotion. I’ll cover two cards in the back row and end my turn.”

“Then, it’s my turn, draw a card!” Jiang You held up six cards in his hand.

"Now! I activate the Continuous Trap Card [False Copy of All Things]! This card cannot be targeted by effects, nor can it be destroyed by effects. While this card is on the field, all Life Points lost or reduced by the holder during this turn will deal the same damage to the opponent at the end of the turn!" Angra Mainyu activated his Noble Phantasm, meaning that if he cannot be defeated in one hit, all the damage will be reflected back to him.

It is indeed a rather troublesome Noble Phantasm, but it is still acceptable for Jiang You in an environment with 4000 LP.

"What a terrifying effect." Ilya found this thing quite troublesome. Her first thought was of Shinji Matou's [Book of False Servants]. Combined with this card, it could control the opponent's Servants while also dealing 1500 points of direct damage. Very frightening.

"If you can deal with it in one turn, it's no different from not having it at all. I usually summon [Hundred Faces]." Actually, for Hundred Faces, the initial summoning and blocking by Black A is not a problem at all. It's just a single card, so if it's destroyed, it's destroyed. However, it's best to deal with it afterward, otherwise the effect that occurs once per turn is quite troublesome.

"[Emiya (Alter)]'s effect will destroy your [Hundred Faces]!" If he could, Angra Mainyu wouldn't want to waste this effect, but unfortunately, he couldn't control the guaranteed effect.

As soon as Baimao appeared on the scene, Hei A shot his head in.

"But it doesn't matter. The effect of [Hundred Faces] still needs to be activated. I will summon all the remaining Hundred Faces from the deck!"

[Hundred Appearances] Attack Power 800*2

[Bai Mao (Host)] Attack Power 800

[Morning Glory] Attack Power 0

"Then the effect of [Hundred Appearances (Host)] is to declare a card type. I want to declare a magic card!" Jiang You didn't believe it, especially since Ilya's previous declarations had failed to hit once in three consecutive attempts.

As it turns out, it really didn't work. This time, the card sent to the graveyard was [Book of False Subjects]. It was even worse than the two previous results with Illya; going to the graveyard had absolutely no effect.

"Illya, I'll leave the declaration to you next time." Jiang You felt that, in terms of their bond, the probability of Illya sending the Graveyard to Kiritsugu Emiya was quite high.

"Next, I will stack three Hyakkos to Xyz Summon [Kyosei]!" This is the main function of Hyakkos at present, so there are no surprises.

Crazy Xinzi descended from the shadows again.

[Kuangxinzi] Attack power 1000 → 2500

"As usual, the continuous Mind-Body Sound Contest should begin, starting with [Emiya (Alter)]!" Under Jiang You's command, Kyoko extended her twisted hand towards Black A.

"Should we activate his effect?" Jiang You looked at the last card in Angolan Manuel's hand. For some reason, he felt that the card was somewhat dangerous. He wished that Angolan Manuel would use it on his own initiative.

“Of course not.” Angolan Manuel glanced at his hand and gave a cryptic smile. “His value isn’t worth my wasting resources on.”

"Then destroy it!" Black A, whose heart had been crushed, left the field and returned to the side, becoming a Servant devoid of intelligence.

"Next up is [Artoria (Alter)], Kyouko's Mind-Bending Double Strike!" Because Artoria can negate one effect that targets herself, Kyouko's effect activated twice in a row before it was destroyed. With just one card, all of Angra Mainyu's followers on the field were wiped out.

"Then, the Continuous Spell Card [Hundred-Man Library], once per turn, this card can destroy one card on the field or draw one card by Tributing one [Hassan Sabah] on the field. I'll Tribute [Madman] to destroy the face-down card on your left!" Now that the front row is cleared, it's time to deal with the back row. If I choose correctly, I might be able to finish off Angra Mainyu in one turn.

"Unfortunately, I activate this Face-Trap Card [Spiritual Reversal]! This card can only be activated when I have no Servants on the field. Pay half of your Life Points to destroy all Attack Position Servants on the enemy field. Special Summon the [Alter] Servants in your Graveyard with the most destroyed Servants to your field. Servants summoned by this effect cannot attack, their effects are negated, and they are destroyed at the end of the turn. Since you have two Servants on the field, I can summon two!"

Angolan Manuel LP4000 → LP2000

The gushing black mud engulfed [Frenzy] and [Morning Glory]. Because [Frenzy] had already left the field before the effect was activated, Jiang You's destruction effect could not be successfully activated.

[Angola Mainyu] Defense 500

【Alter】Attack Power 2500

The two who had just left the field returned to the field, and the continuous summoning in a short period of time made Black Sbaer look troubled.

"What 'Hano's Sublime Power'? It's just an enhanced version that doesn't need an attack declaration." Jiang You looked at his hand; he really didn't have any direct way to break through at the moment. "Anyway, I activate [Delusion Illusion]! I can Special Summon up to three [Hundred Appearances] from my Deck, hand, or Graveyard! But the effects of [Hundred Appearances] Special Summoned by this effect are negated! I Special Summon three [Hundred Appearances] in Defense Position!"

[Hundred Appearances] Defense 500*3

"Before that, give me that card in your backfield! I'm activating the effect of [Encyclopedia Mastery]. Since there are three [Hundred Faces] on the field, all the effects are activated! Because [Hundred Faces] gains 500 points until the end of the turn! Destroy your backfield, and then I draw a card!"

This time, Angolan Manuel's fold was finally broken. His board will be completely empty at the start of the next round.

"Finally, I covered two cards in my back row and ended my turn." If it weren't for that [Spirit Origin Reversal], Jiang You, with the help of Little Morning Glory and three Hundred Appearances, would have had 500 more attack power, and the total damage of 4400 would have been enough to defeat Angolan Manuel without triggering [Myriad Pseudo-Copy].

"Then, at the very end of this turn, the [False Copying of All Things] effect will also deal 2000 damage!" Angra Mainyu's counter-damage effect activated. "Of course, my two Servants on the field will also be destroyed."

The two Alter Servants were transformed back into black mud.

Jiangyou LP4000→LP2000

In the dark game, the loss of half his health caused Jiang You to feel a slight sting. His suggestion to adjust the pain seemed to be approved. He had already adjusted the pain feedback to the lowest level. After all, he was here to play games, not to be a masochist.

"Alright, it's my turn. Draw!" Angola Mainyu raised the card he'd held in his hand since the start of his turn, his smile widening. "Weren't you curious about what this card was? Let me tell you, I'm Special Summoning your three Assassins as tributes—"

"[Sesshoin Kiara]!"

Chapter 159 So Beautiful, [Sesshouin Kiara]

"I will sacrifice your three servants on the field—"

"Wait, what are you doing!" Jiang You thought this collaboration was the best that Zhang Haigui could do, but he didn't expect Angolan Manu to pull out an egg, which put them far ahead.

"Special Summon [Kira Sesshōin] on your field!"

A lotus pedestal bloomed, upon which sat a graceful woman, resembling a Bodhisattva, stretching her body in a charming posture as she slowly rose. A uniquely styled, pure white monk's robe draped over her like a curtain, gently opening with her movement to reveal her fair skin and a vibrant pink lace undergarment.

Holy, yet full of tempting devilishness.

[Sesshouin Kiara] Alterego 10-star Attack Power 0

"[Sesshouin Kiara] Effect: While this card is on the field, the controller cannot Special Summon it. She amplifies the owner's senses, doubling the battle damage they receive! Incidentally, this card cannot be destroyed by card effects, nor is it affected by Trap/Spell Cards, and it cannot be in Defense Position. Even if you intend to destroy it with [Origin Bullet], you can't." Angra Mainyu looked at [Sesshouin Kiara] with satisfaction; this was his trump card.

"It's not over yet! [Sesshouin Kiara] effect: If this card is Special Summoned, activate this effect: Special Summon 1 Servant from your Graveyard to your opponent's field! I'm summoning [Artoria (Alter)]! Come on, Sesshouin, begin your sermon!"