Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

Webber: "Wow, this is another big scoop!"

Lion's Robbery: "I didn't expect that Illumia to have such a powerful background. No wonder that fat priest was so respectful to her."

[Grey: "Cardinal! He's practically at the highest echelons of society, isn't he!"]

[Belsauk: "Well, unfortunately, that kind of background can't be made public, so the records show she grew up in an orphanage. However, she also possesses extraordinary abilities as an agent."]

"She wouldn't normally be sent to such a rural place, which means Sister Ilumia herself was very interested in this village and volunteered to come here."

"Of course, this is just speculation."

【"..."】

The face-down cards were flipped over one after another at a speed that Grey's brain couldn't keep up with.

What exactly is happening?

What exactly happened?

Did the events unfold similarly in the first round before proceeding to the second?

These are the only three questions left in Grey's mind.

[Belsauk: "Oh, by the way, one of the church's messengers also infiltrated the caravan, but it seems he's been captured by the villagers."]

Although not much was said, it was already quite clear what would become of that messenger.

[Grey: "How could this be..."]

What conspiracies are swirling in that village? How much has that village been hiding from me?

The place where I spent the longest time of my life is now the most distant place.

Lion Jie Li: "Oh dear, this little girl is about to go crazy."

Weber: "Yes, what should have been the most familiar place and the most unfamiliar people have now become the most strange. Anyone would be devastated in that situation."

Chapter 245: Is it an illusion, or a time travel?

"So..."

The Second Prince said in a deep voice, "Sir Kay, is that how it is?"

Kai: "Ugh, what a cliché."

The Second Prince looked at Belsac and said seriously, "Belsac Blackmore, who is behind you? No, what is it?"

Lion's Tribulation Realm: "Oh, looks like there's more gossip to come."

Rin Tohsaka: "Does this old man have someone backing him up?"

Kenneth: "Thinking about it, it's true. Although he says he belongs to the village, he's not like any of the villagers at all."

Weber: "But he belongs to neither the Clock Tower nor the Church, so which faction does he belong to?"

[The camera zooms out, returning to the windmill hut.]

"Wait, wait, what's going on?!"

[At this point, the number of crystal balls increased, completely surrounding Flat and Sphinx.]

[Flatter stared at the situation inside the crystal ball and asked, "What happened! Mr. Belsac is Little Grey's companion, isn't he? No, no, no, what is the spirit of King Arthur anyway?!"]

"Ugh! Seriously, I think there's something wrong with the crystal ball's display! What if I hit it with a reinforced hand chop at a 30-degree angle? Would it restore itself?"

Sphinx looked at Tsbia with a serious expression and asked, "What's going on?"

Compared to the unreliable Flat, Sphen was now furious, his body crackling with lightning.

"Hmm, your abilities here are truly eye-opening. I think we should reward the actors for their hard work, so I've increased the number of crystals. Don't you two like it?"

[Tsbia laughed and said, "As I mentioned earlier, you cannot interfere with the recreation. It's regrettable, but you don't have the right, since you weren't in the village at that time."]

"Your acting during the audition was excellent, but since you don't meet the requirements, the only compromise I can find is to have you watch from backstage."

【"..."】

Seeing the Second Prince and his companions trapped in trouble inside the crystal ball, Sphinx wanted to help them, but didn't know how.

"First of all, what is this place?"

Having calmed down, Sven quietly observed his surroundings.

He could feel that the short distance of a few meters around him now felt like infinity.

[Damn it, one humiliating defeat is enough; he must try his best to understand this strange device.]

"However, you should have been in the village at that time."

Sphinx continued, "In that case, you can also go to that world like the teacher and Miss Grey, right?"

[Zsbia: "Well, what you pointed out makes sense, but paradoxes must be dealt with carefully. Furthermore, if I, who continuously calculates the world, were to enter the interior, the administrators would have to recalculate the world I calculate, including it as well, and I would almost automatically perform calculations on the results of this recalculation. This is a significant contradiction."]

"While some people prefer scripts with a lot of information, no one can tolerate such a nested structure."

"Ah, I eagerly anticipate the performance of El-Melloi II and that young tomb keeper."

Sphinx didn't understand even half of what he said.

[But in short, does this mean that Tsbia himself, who should be closely related to this situation, was also unable to freely manipulate what happened in that world?]

Rin Tohsaka: "I don't understand either."

Weber: "What I mean is that there was no place for him in the second round to begin with. Once he joined in, the script would be deviated from, and even he would need to re-predict the development."

Kiritsugu Emiya: "To put it bluntly, I don't want the future to slip out of my control."

Weber: "It's really annoying that it feels like my future actions are all planned by him."

[Sfin: "Could you bring the teacher and Miss Grey back here?"]

[Tsbia: "I'm sorry, I can't do that; it would violate the contract."]

[Sphinx: "A contract?"]

"The contract between the former Atlas Academy and the predecessor of this village."

[Tsbia shrugged. "Although I didn't personally set it up, its effect is absolute. The presence of unconventional beings like yourselves is something I must accept."]

Kenneth: "It turns out that this village was the one that made the pact with Atlas."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "In other words, he is now assisting the village in completing the resurrection of King Arthur."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Because the masked girl, who is also the spiritual replica of King Arthur, is dead, he chose to complete the mission in a second round."

Webber: "It seems that Grey and my future self returning to the village was also part of his plan."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Wait a minute! So that means the village where Ninja and the others live is the real past, and not some kind of illusion!"

Kenneth: "Impossible! There's no way this could be done except with magic!"

The mage who wields the Fifth Law has no connection with the Atlas Academy.

【"..."】

[Sphinx thought to himself, "His use of the terms 'I'm not an ordinary person,' referring to me, Flatt, and that Sir Kay as such."]

He carefully examined the document, avoiding any attempt to over-interpret it.

"In short, what happens to us here, and what will happen to the teacher and Grey, is not entirely within this person's calculations."

["What if the current situation is also unconventional for Tsbia?"]

As he thought this, he gently twisted his hand behind his back, transmitting magic in the form of text wavelengths that only Flat could recognize.

This is a method the two of them usually use when working together.

['Analyze this magic trick without attracting his attention,' that was Sphinx's message.]

[If it were Flat, he would most likely be capable of handling the alchemy of the Atlas Institute. Their ability to cross the forest's barrier and arrive here proves this.]

[Given enough time, he'll devise a way to exact revenge on Tsbia.]

The problem lies in timing. At what moment can the alchemist of the Atlas Academy be caught completely off guard?

Flatt quickly replied with 'OK'.

[Flatter's method of communication involved rubbing his fingers together at regular intervals, because Sphinx could clearly smell the oils on his fingers after rubbing.]

They used magic and scent as methods of communication and receiving messages respectively, a method that even their teacher had never discovered.

This unique method went unnoticed even by Tsbia himself.

Kenneth: "These two kids are really something."

Shiki Jie Li: "They actually used the opponent's characteristics to create a unique code. Heh, their future looks promising."

Of course, this is just wishful thinking on their part.

[Tsbia had seen through his intentions. His leaving the two unattended was not out of arrogance or laziness, but rather based on a pure assessment that Flat and Sphinx could not possibly pose an obstacle.]

In Tsbia's mind, they must have been defeated tens of thousands of times.

What's needed now isn't their own efforts, but rather something much different.

Weber: "Indeed, he foresaw this situation as well."

Shiki Jie Li: "After all, he is the dean of the Atlas Academy. Even if they don't know the future, they are probably no match for him."