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

Chapter 162 From this day forward, Fuyuki will be the Duel City!

Of the current Servants, Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Medusa are preoccupied with their Masters and lack any initiative. Cú Chulainn has sadly exited the stage, Jason has no say, Archer is unconscious, and Serenity is completely subservient to Jiang You.

Among the masters, the Einzberns have already obtained what they wanted, so Illya has nothing to ask for. Toosaka Rin just wants to win (although she has already lost), Sakura's goal of killing the old bug has been achieved, Bazette has lost his qualifications, and Emiya Shirou is also in a coma.

So the qualification to make a wish fell into Jiang You's hands again.

"For example, the speed of the universe's expansion..." Jiang You started using the same old joke again.

"You've already used this joke enough!" Ilya quickly interrupted Jiang You's chanting. She felt she had already appreciated it enough. "Every time the Holy Grail appears in front of you, it lowers your status. Can't you at least respect the achievements of the three families?"

“But they haven’t heard of it.” Jiang You felt that anything interesting was worth repeating if even one person hadn’t heard of it. Otherwise, people would always think the Holy Grail was an omnipotent wish-granting machine and have unrealistic fantasies.

"Have you forgotten about two comrades of justice?" Rin Tohsaka looked at the two Emiyas lying on the ground, seemingly relieved to be dead. Although Rin herself didn't really want things to come to this, considering that Shirou Emiya was willing to risk his life for this, she felt it necessary to remind Jiang You. "They risked their lives so much, shouldn't you at least think about them?"

"That's right!" Jiang You clapped his hands. Red A had previously said he wanted his Noble Phantasm to cover the entire globe. In a sense, this could achieve the world peace he spoke of. Although the idea was absurd, it was certainly quite amusing. Since Emiya Shirou had already gone this far, it wouldn't hurt for Jiang You to lend him a hand.

Since no one here needed to be resurrected, Jiang You decided to make a wish. He didn't know if this Type-Moon world would change the worldview of Yu-Gi-Oh.

"Then let it be this wish." Jiang You wasn't incapable of extending the capture range of his Noble Phantasm to the entire globe; he simply lacked the magical power to sustain its continuous effectiveness. The Holy Grail happened to provide that magical power, so he casually determined the future of this world.

Since he couldn't stay in this timeline indefinitely, he added a condition: "I wish to permanently bring this planet into the range of my Noble Phantasm!"

With Jiang You as the center, the rules of his Noble Phantasm spread outward in a materialized wave, ten meters, a hundred meters, a thousand meters, ten thousand... Then after spreading across the entire Fuyuki City and advancing for several thousand meters, it stopped.

The solidification of the rules only covers Fuyuki City and the surrounding towns.

"Wait, is it really that weak?" Jiang You assessed the range of his Noble Phantasm. During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Kiritsugu Emiya's three Command Seals allowed him to cover the entire Fuyuki region with his Noble Phantasm, but now, even with the Holy Grail's magic, he'd only expanded the area by one ring. "Is this the Holy Grail? It's truly shameful! So why did you guys even bother fighting over this?"

“It’s mainly a matter of your needs.” Medea, as the strongest magician here, held considerable authority. She quickly discerned the reason for this outcome. “Changing the rules of the world is never an easy task, no matter what. Although I don’t know why you personally consumed so little magic power, if you want to solidify this rule, the required magic power naturally needs to be provided by the Holy Grail.”

"To maintain this rule, the Holy Grail will exist as part of the rules of your Noble Phantasm for the foreseeable future. It will provide the necessary vast amount of magical energy, the maximum range that the Holy Grail can cover under the balance of magical energy it draws from the ley lines." Medea looked at Rin Tohsaka and Illya, explaining to them in more detail, "In other words, there will never be another Holy Grail War in Fuyuki."

“It’s alright, the Einzbern family will fully support Jiang You’s choice,” Illya replied to Medea, her eyes fixed on Matou Sakura. The Einzbern family had known about Jiang You’s existence for a long time, and Illya didn’t need to shoulder the entire Einzbern family’s wishes, so they didn’t care whether the Holy Grail War could continue.

"Compared to the Holy Grail, I think the current situation in Fuyuki City is what the Tohsaka family needs to consider most... Seriously, we were already having trouble with the church after that bastard priest died, and now there's all this added to the mix." Rin Tohsaka felt a headache coming on just thinking about it. She rubbed her temples. Fuyuki City could be renamed Duel City from now on. People from all over the world, whether from the magic world or ordinary political circles, would flock here. She would have so many things to consider.

Seeing that both of them were looking at her, Matou Sakura realized that she was now the de facto head of the Matou family. She responded in kind: "The Holy Grail and such have never been of any value to me. I am quite satisfied with the way things are now."

The three great families all agreed with this outcome, and the Holy Grail War concluded in such a casual manner. Even the Heroic Spirits, save for a certain Cu Chulainn, were unharmed. This was truly cause for celebration.

Soon, the people of Fuyuki City realized that there was some strange knowledge in their minds, and with this knowledge, people took out their decks from the void.

At the same time, Baimao once again blocked the entire Fuyuki City TV channel.

Residents of Fuyuki City, congratulations on witnessing this historic moment! It's like the return of a myth! From now on, everyone within Fuyuki City is eligible to duel. All harm will cease to exist! All disputes can be resolved through dueling! From now on, Fuyuki will forever be the city of dueling! Let the duels begin!

No one can resist when this magical thing happens to them, so now, once someone makes eye contact, they will initiate a duel!

Of course, it's impossible for there to be no harm at all. There will undoubtedly be those who exploit the rules of the Dark Game to plunder and harm others, but all attacks and assassinations will occur openly, giving victims room to react and resist. This is Red A's purpose. Presumably, upon waking, he will work with Emiya Shirou to find ways to expand their influence.

"Okay, this script is almost finished, and it's time for me to..."

Then, Jiang You was grabbed by the arm by Ilya. The innocent-looking white-haired loli met his gaze with a smile: "Do you want to escape our dark game, my Caster?"

Chapter 163 Seeing Sesshouin, anyone who can endure it for even a second is a god.

"Are you planning to run away?" Ilya grabbed Jiang You's arm. She had been looking forward to this moment ever since he appeared, and this time she was not going to let go no matter what. This guy hadn't kept his promise to her yet. Even if she might lose in the Dark Game, Ilya was determined to have this final duel, otherwise Jiang You might run away.

If possible, Jiang You really didn't plan to play the Dark Game with Illya. If he beat Illya, there was a 90% chance that he wouldn't be able to keep his favorability. But if he lost, Jiang You didn't know how much this Dark Game restricted the player. If he could get blocked, it would be hilarious.

Originally, Jiang You wanted to rely on this series of battles to prove the bond between him and Illya, but it seemed to have no effect.

"You know I have some cheat codes in my deck, right?" But since they'd already locked eyes, the duel had to continue. Jiang You accepted Ilya's invitation to a dark game. "Don't cry if you lose, okay?"

"Who's crying! I'm your Master, and I have all those cards too!" Ilya was somewhat relieved that she and Jiang You had signed a contract beforehand, so that her starting point was the same as Jiang You's.

That's what they say, but in actual combat, Jiang You couldn't really get his hands on cards with ridiculously overpowered effects like [Romulus Quirinus] and [The Arrival Beyond Dimensions] without being guaranteed to draw them. Jiang You used them as a way to compress his deck, which resulted in his deck of over 50 cards performing about the same as a deck of over 40 cards.

However, some problems did arise.

Ilya stared at her deck, wanting to add Jiang You's cards, but she couldn't find them anywhere. This made her puff up with anger: "Caster! Are you cheating? Why aren't those cards here?!"

Jiang You flipped through his deck. He still had those cards. He was certain they were in his deck when Illya was controlling it. But now that they were dueling, the cards that should have been in both of their hands disappeared from Illya's hand.

Jiang You felt that it was probably due to player-specific reasons. At that time, Jiang You was also wondering why Atram's deck was so bad and why he didn't use his cards. Now he thinks it's nothing more than that he didn't have any cards or couldn't draw them.

You know, when Jiang You wanted a card with Hundred Faces, he never made a mistake. This setting is quite interesting. In a sense, the bond can replace the effect of a guaranteed draw.

"For various reasons." Jiang You couldn't very well say that an NPC had different permissions for certain things, so he restricted himself to maintain Ilya's favorability. "Don't worry, you can't use them, and I won't use those cards either. But you also know that my cards basically don't exist. So in our duel, I will only use Hassan's deck."

"You two seem to get along really well." Ilya thought to herself that Jiang You was clearly happy when he used her during the Fourth Holy Grail War, but now he seems inseparable from Hassan. Especially that quiet one, she always felt that the way this seemingly delicate Hassan looked at Jiang You was a bit off. "I'm not that petty, that's part of your strength too. By the way, I also allowed you to use the Einzbern deck."

Ilya, worried that her purpose was too obvious, added, "Of course, to be fair, you can also use Minamoto no Yorimitsu's deck."

"Minamoto no Yorimitsu's deck?" Jiang You's eyes lit up, and he quickly took out cards related to Minamoto no Yorimitsu and started searching. "Speaking of which, Shuten-dōji is also an Assassin, right? Let me see... Oh, his star level is too high. I thought he could synergize with Hassan and the others. What a pity."

The card art is pretty good, and Jiang You would like to collect it if he could. Unfortunately, Minamoto no Raikou's favorability seems to be negative, so it's unlikely that he will be a permanent member. Jiang You has a long way to go to expand his deck.

"Let me confirm one more time: if you lose, if you lose, I want you to stay with me forever, to be my servant, and never to lie to me again!" Before the Dark Game began, Ilya reiterated the price Jiang You would have to pay. In the Dark Game, this was arguably the most lenient condition.

The other party in the Dark Game can also make the same demands. Jiang You meant that there should be no conditions, but unfortunately the rules do not allow it: "Then I will ask for the same thing, but of course, the one and only servant is out of the question."

Jiang You glanced at Minamoto no Yorimitsu, who was radiating murderous intent. If this continued, Yorimitsu's spirit origin might reverse and become Ushi no Gozen. Although this outcome would be quite interesting, Illya was probably going to explode: "In exchange, let Illya help me out and get Yorimitsu to acknowledge me."

"Isn't this just a power grab?" Rin Tohsaka had lost count of how many times she'd rolled her eyes. The difference between winning and losing was negligible! She gave the two a friendly gesture. "So, we're just another part of your game, huh?"

Toosaka Rin pointed out the current situation, which made Illya blush, and Matou Sakura gave a rather forced smile.

"Anyway, let the duel begin! I'll go first!" To stop Rin Tohsaka from continuing, Illya quickly started her turn.

Ilya LP4000

Jiangyou LP4000

"First, I activate 'The Unfulfilled Promise' to send 'Emiya Kiritsugu' from my hand to the graveyard, and then search for 'Snow Castle' from my deck to add to my hand. Then, through 'Emiya Kiritsugu's' effect, I add 'Origin Bullet' to my hand!" This is a classic opening move for an Einzbern deck, a precise two-for-two search.

"I activate the Field Spell Card [Snow Castle]!" A snow-covered castle rises from the ground. This is a scene Illya is most familiar with, a place where she spent nearly ten years alone, heartbroken, after failing to wait for Kiritsugu Emiya. But ever since someone appeared there, she has had hope.

Of course, there is also Minamoto no Raikou. Illya looked at this servant who was full of maternal love again. She had also received a lot of care from Minamoto no Raikou during this period. The Holy Grail War no longer needed to continue, and she had plenty of time to build memories for the future with the people or servants she cared about.

Feeling Illya's gaze, Minamoto no Raikou smiled. She also felt Illya's heart, which made Minamoto no Raikou quite satisfied. He wanted to draw his sword and fight Jiang You.

"Using [Snow Castle], I retrieve an [Illya] from my deck! Using [Illya]'s effect, I Special Summon myself to the field in Attack Position!"

【Illya】Attack Power 1500

"Should I summon [Minamoto no Yorimitsu], or use myself to Synchro Summon [Illya (Heavenly Robe)]?" Since acquiring Minamoto no Yorimitsu, Illya has gained another option for her strategy. Of course, it would be even better if she had Heracles, as [Hercules] can Special Summon herself from the Graveyard, making him a more suitable Berserker for Illya. Unfortunately, due to Jiang You's actions, the Berserker Illya summoned encountered a minor problem.

They both knew the effects of each other, so there was no need to worry about the lack of intelligence. Ilya nodded, "Of course, I will summon Minamoto no Raikou! I will liberate myself. Special Summon Minamoto no Raikou!"

Purple thunder rages, and Minamoto no Raikou makes a dashing appearance.

[Minamoto no Yorimitsu] Attack power 3000

"Illya, leave her to your mother. Your mother will definitely help you win this duel." Minamoto no Yorimitsu drew his sword and pointed it at Jiang You. She didn't want Illya to be controlled by Jiang You, and she was anxious and didn't want to get along with Jiang You.

"You actually gave up summoning the more defensive Heavenly Garment state and instead summoned the ineffective Minamoto no Yorimitsu. It seems you must have [Infinite Martial Arts Training] on hand, right?" The completely blank Minamoto no Yorimitsu only has the advantage of attack power on the field, so Jiang You knew that Ilya must have a backup plan.

“That’s the downside of knowing each other inside and out, but [Minamoto no Yorimitsu]’s cards have appeared many times already, so it doesn’t matter.” Ilya pinched one of the cards; it was indeed [Infinite Training]. “But I never said I was going to give up summoning my own Heavenly Garment form! All my family is helping me this time, Jiang You, you’re doomed! I’m Normal Summoning [Sera]!”

The Einzbern android maid, who looked identical to Lizelite, but had a richer expression and a more barren chest, slowly stepped onto the battlefield for the first time. By this point, both of Illya's Einzbern maids had successfully made their debut.

【Sera】 2-star, Attack Power 1000

“Miss Illya.” Sera bowed to Illya, then quickly turned her attention to Jiang You. “This Servant with the face of a great Eastern nation must be the Caster Jiang You that Miss Illya mentioned, right? What are you all doing here…”

Sera was a little confused. According to Illya, Jiang You and her had a very good relationship, so they shouldn't be hostile to each other.

Toosaka Rin, who loves to watch the fun, immediately explained the current situation to Sera.

Sera looked at the two of them, covered her mouth, and laughed. "Mr. Jiang You, Miss Ilya will need your continued care from now on."

Jiang You nodded. He would not miss this opportunity to improve his favorability.

"Sera, shut up!" Ilya quickly interrupted Sera. "[Sera's] effect: When a Normal Summon is successful, retrieve one [Einzbern] Servant of level four or lower from your Deck to your hand. I want to retrieve [Lyserite]!"

"Using [Lizelit]'s effect, discard her from your hand and Special Summon [Celestial Clothes] in Defense Position from your deck!"

【Heavenly Clothes】Defense 1200

"[Sera] is also an [Einzbern] Servant!" Illya raised her hand; the condition was met. "I'll adjust the star level of [Sera] and [Heavenly Robe]! 4+2=6! Special Summon [Illya (Heavenly Robe)]"

Illya, dressed in a pure white dress, slowly descended in the light.

[Illya (Heavenly Clothes)] Attack Power 2500 → 3000

"Finally, I cover two cards in the back row to end my turn!" Ilya quickly completed her action and handed the turn over to Jiang You.

"Why isn't the resurrection effect of the Heavenly Garment form activated?" Jiang You thought it would be good to add another Servant to the field.

"Isn't this a warning to be careful of that woman named Sesshouin?" Ilya scrutinized Jiang You, knowing that he had practically drooled over her earlier. "You like that woman way too much. Do you like her wanton appearance?"

"That's unfair to me." Jiang You quickly waved his hand to indicate the misunderstanding. "It's not just me, everyone can't resist that effect. Anyway, it's my turn, draw a card!"

Chapter 164 Hassanka's team attack is still too low.

Of Ilya's remaining cards, one [Origin Bullet] and one [Infinite Martial Arts Training] are confirmed.

However, [Infinite Martial Arts] requires a [Oeyama] Ghost in the Graveyard to activate, so the most likely card to be covered in the backfield is [Origin Bullet] and a Spell or Trap Card that can send [Oeyama] Servant to the Graveyard. [Infinite Martial Arts] can be activated directly when [Minamoto no Raikou] is destroyed, so it should be in the hand.

The main thing is to guard against the effect of [Origin Bullet]. If Jiang You's commonly used trump card [Fanatical Letter] is hit, there is no way to break it with materials.

Illya was still a little too cautious. There was no [Kiara Sesshōin] among Jiang You's six cards. Considering the bond between Jiang You and Sesshōin, it was too difficult to get hold of something that didn't exist.

"First, I activate the Spell Card [The Name of Hassan]! Once per turn, I search my Deck for one Hassan Sabah, and I'm adding [Quiet Hassan] to my hand!"

"Then I Normal Summon [Hundred Faces]!" Hundred Faces is always drawn directly into the hand, and there aren't even two of them appearing at the start of the game. Jiang You thinks that if this setting continues in the official server, eliminating the possibility of having a bad hand, it will likely lead to another bloodbath. "[Hundred Faces] effect: Special Summon all cards with the same name in your Deck in Attack Position!"

[Hundred Appearances] Attack Power 800

[Bai Mao (Host)] Attack Power 800

[Morning Glory] Attack Power 0

"Then there's the effect of [Hundred Appearances (Host)]. When this card is successfully Special Summoned, declare one card type. I want to declare: Spell Card!" All previous declarations had failed. Jiang You refused to believe it; after so many declarations, surely one would work!