Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

Both King George II and Grey held their breath.

[Tsbia: "The seven weapons of Atlas, whose nature is reenactment, are very familiar to me. Although they don't have an official name, we call them 'Logos.React,' and so on."]

[Second Generation: "What did you say?!"]

[Tsbia: "I'm explaining the situation, Your Excellency El-Melloi II. These are all the things you wanted to ask."]

Kenneth: "What a joke! He actually dared to bring out something that was sealed away!"

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Things that have been sealed away?"

Although he knew of the Atlas Institute's reputation, he was unaware of the seven weapons, since the Mage Association wouldn't spread such dangerous information around.

Lion's Robbery Jie Li: "I have heard some rumors, could it be those weapons!"

Shiki Jie Li: "But even the Dean of the Atlas Academy can't just use those things at will!"

Kenneth: "Who knows, the dean always has some privileges."

[Second Generation: "That's..."]

Faced with his stammering teacher, Tsbia took a deep breath and opened his mouth, unleashing a series of "sounds" that seemed to flow endlessly like an avalanche.

["Turn around, turn around, turn around, turn around, turn around, turn around, turn around..."]

["Turn the past into the present, turn the present into the past, turn it upside down, turn it upside down, turn it upside down..."]

At this point, Tsbia raised the corners of his mouth and bowed exaggeratedly.

"In short, this is purely a remnant of possibility. One of the phenomena that, while similar to my fate of being destined for Wallachia according to the world's choices, is decisively different. Oh, right, could we perhaps call it the Night of Calamity, like the mysteries of the Far East?"

The light of the entire world creates a halo, which blends with the darkness, causing everything to gradually distort into black and white, like an ink painting.

"Tsbia!!!"

[King II and Grey knelt on the ground, utterly powerless to resist.]

[Sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch are all currently unable to capture any normal information.]

Not only were the nerves distorted and absorbed, but even the magic circuits were twisted and unable to function properly.

"...Let's indulge in the night."

"You'd better explore the fiction that isn't real. Pursue the fictional mysteries you must unravel; that's the only way to reach the exit, Your Excellency El-Melloi II."

[As Tsbia spoke, the image completely disappeared.]

Weber: "Is it an illusion? Or spatial magic? Or perhaps a barrier?"

Shishigae Kairi: "What exactly is this? Lord El-Melloi, do you know?"

Kenneth: "How could I possibly know? The Seven Weapons are top secrets of the Atlas Institute. Even if I were the monarch, I would not have the right to know."

[“Code: Theoretical response, re-enter.”]

"Distortion of fixed value: B."

[Removal period: ■■■■■■■■■■■]

"Program started. Beginning object transformation."

"Full journey, Clear complete. Atlas's—"

A mechanical voice echoed in Grey's mind; it was an "information code" that she couldn't comprehend, a code more direct than mere sound.

When she came to her senses, she was already lying on the soft bed.

【"here it is..."】

Holding her aching head, Grey instinctively went downstairs.

Something's not right. What's with this warm temperature? Wasn't it snowing just now? Why am I sweating so much even with just a little exercise?

[This weather feels like early summer? That's impossible!]

"Good morning, Grey. Didn't you sleep well?"

A familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar voice suddenly came from the kitchen.

[Grey: "Why...where am I?"]

"Grey, what's wrong?"

A woman carrying bread came out of the kitchen, looked at Grey, and asked.

"Mom, Mom..."

[Grey froze, stunned, at the sight of that figure.]

Rin Tohsaka: "Hey? What's going on? Everyone from the village has come back?"

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "It's not that simple. Haven't you noticed the weather has changed?"

Shiki Jieli: "And why did this girl suddenly go home, and her mother seems to be completely unaffected? Shouldn't Gray be dead in the village?"

Weber: "What we shouldn't be focusing on is what that mechanical voice actually is."

Kiritsugu Emiya: "A fiction that is not real... In other words, is this an illusion?"

"How was yesterday?"

[Grey's mother placed the bread on the table and continued, "You showed the way to the new guest, didn't you? I think his name was El-Melloi II."]

"Ah...yes."

[Grey answered instinctively, as memories of the past flooded her mind.]

What exactly happened? What's the story behind this conversation that seems to take us back to the past?

She remembered that this happened the morning after she first met the Second Incarnation.

Considering the season back then, the current high temperatures are understandable.

Grey suddenly looked at the mirror beside her; the illusion on her face had been dispelled.

What on earth is going on? Have we traveled back in time?!

Lion Jie Li: "Going back to the past, huh? That could explain the weather and that girl's mother's problem."

Kenneth: "Impossible! Time manipulation is at the level of magic; it's not something that can be easily mastered!"

Feng Xi: "..."

Director Ken's vision is too narrow.

In less than twenty years, Chaldea will invent the spirit particle transfer technology that allows them to travel through time and space.

Putting everything else aside, Hartres himself is a time traveler.

With her mind a jumbled mess, Grey mechanically sat down and began eating breakfast with her mother.

"Last night, I had a strange dream."

[The mother suddenly said, "I dreamt that the guest took you away. It's strange, isn't it? That kind of thing should never happen."]

[Grey: "...Yes."]

Did this conversation take place? My memory is a bit hazy.

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "See, there was definitely a problem."

Lion's Tribulation: "Indeed, if it were time travel, how could such a deviation occur?"

Kiritsugu Emiya: "It feels like he's deliberately reminding the girl."

[After finishing breakfast with a heavy heart, my mother tidied up the dishes and prepared to leave.]

"I'm going to pray to the Virgin Mary and see my grandmother. Please give my regards to Mr. Belsac."

[Before closing the door, the mother turned back and said, "By the way, while being a gravedigger is an important job, you can't get any more involved. Because you are a very precious divine child."]

[Those familiar teachings immediately made Grey feel as if she were being choked.]

After her mother left, Grey fled back to her room, picked up the cage, and whispered, "Yard?"

Unfortunately, the box that spoke so sharply and sarcastically did not react at all.

Grey took it out and found its eyes were closed. Recalling their conversation on the road, she seemed to understand something.

Why, why won't you wake up at a time like this?

Rin Tohsaka: "This is... shut down?"

Wife: "Saber, can you figure out what's going on?"

Artoria: "I'm sorry, Alice, I know very little about the Holy Lance."

Weber: "But now we can be sure that the anomaly of the Holy Lance is definitely related to this village."

Composing herself, Grey decided to go out and see what was going on.

The residents have all returned. If this is my past before I left my hometown, then of course it is.

Is this just a daydream, or is it her experiences after leaving her hometown that are truly fantastical?

[Grey wiped the sweat from her brow as her mind wandered uncontrollably.]

"...No, I was there."