Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

Kenneth: "With just a glance, he could erase humanity from history!"

Gold: "Goo... what kind of monster is this?"

Koles: "This is too fantastical, how is this possible?"

Lion Jie Li: "I always thought it was a three-headed dog because it had three heads, but now it seems that's not the case."

Avisbro: "Well, even Cerberus couldn't influence history."

Weber: "This is probably an unknown and terrifying existence born in Albion."

Rin Tohsaka: "This is terrifying! How are we supposed to deal with this thing?"

Just as Grey was about to fall into darkness, a voice that shouldn't have been there rang in her ears.

"—I ask you."

The sound wasn't coming from a physical entity; it felt like it was coming from a very, very distant place, far beyond the other side of the Earth.

Is it transmitted through the connection point of the spiritual veins?

"—Are you my master?"

In an instant, Grey regained consciousness.

Someone, someone in that country, made a contract, and the other party is—

The next moment, an astonishing surge of energy filled Gray's entire body.

This feeling is like every single cell being replaced with something completely different.

[The energy, far exceeding the limits of what a human being can contain, surged from the depths of her soul, directly awakening Gray's consciousness, which should have been dead.]

[Grey, now fully conscious, unconsciously recalled the words Sir Kay had told her in her dream.]

"You got pulled in here—ah, is it because that guy got close?"

Is that what that sentence meant?

"The time for it to end is fast approaching, but that fate may be very harsh for you."

So, what about this sentence? What is the inescapable fate?

Rin Tohsaka: "Hey, hey, that voice sounds like—"

Artoria: "..."

Yes, that was her voice, the question she asked after being summoned.

She was summoned in the Fifth Holy Grail War.

Waver: "I never imagined that King Arthur's arrival would have such a big impact on Grey."

Caules: "So, Grey was saved by King Arthur?"

Artoria: "..."

What a coincidence!

Grey felt as if her entire body, down to her fingertips, was on fire; her breath felt like flames of thousands of degrees Celsius coursing through her body.

She allowed the energy to surge forth, channeling her magic into the ceremonial robes on her back, and finally regained her buoyancy.

[How many seconds have passed since it became a simple free fall?]

[Grey, regaining her senses, saw the Second Prince falling directly below.]

【"master!"】

Grey called out urgently, but there was no response.

It seems that the Second Queen won't be able to regain her senses like Grey.

If the monster continues to stare at him, the Second Prince will likely die, because humanity cannot withstand the cognition of such a massive monster.

He will be like his former self, his soul shattered, returning to nothingness.

Kenneth: "Cognition? It's not the monster's attack that's causing this, but rather humanity's inability to cope with the perception of the monster!"

Weber: "Is that so?! What on earth is this thing?"

Koles: "To think that even cognition cannot bear it, is this the indescribable thing in Krishnamurti's novels?!"

Fiore: "It seems about right."

"Hey, Gray! What are you hesitating for?!"

Just then, a piercing scream rang out from the restraints on Gray's right shoulder.

[Grey: "Ad..."]

[Yard: "Free it! Now you can do it, right? Go and knock it away, Grey!"]

[Grey: "But then you would—"]

[Yad: "Now that you've left that homeland, you must live with your head held high!"]

The rebuke from her former only friend struck Grey squarely in the heart.

With all her emotion, Gray raised her right hand, and the box instantly disintegrated into a spear of light that hovered above her head.

"Gray...Rave...Crave...Deprave...Grave...me...Grave...for you..."

[Yad: "--Simulated personality halted. Magic collection rate exceeded the limit. Beginning the removal of the second stage restrictions."]

"Thirteen Restrictions Liberated—Roundtable Conference Begins!"

"No way!"

At this critical moment, Grey suddenly regained consciousness and used all her strength to stop the liberation.

The magic that should have been unleashed instantly flowed back into Gray's magic circuits, tearing her muscles and causing blood to spurt from her right shoulder.

[Without the "power" that had surged in earlier, this injury might have killed her outright.]

[Yad: "...Don't hesitate, do it, Grey!"]

[Grey: "...The Holy Lance, pull anchor!"]

Chapter 367: Yad Slumbers, Confrontation with Hartres

"—Shining in the Spear of the End!!!"

A violent, intense light enveloped his right hand, and ancient magic containing numerous concepts roared and thundered.

The lance of light fired filled the void with radiance for a few brief seconds.

The radiance scorched the molecules of the air, completely sweeping away the surrounding magic. Then, a faint, unusual sound emanated from the gun.

The commotion naturally alerted Luvia and her two companions above, but they were still engaged in battle with the Demon Wheel and couldn't break free.

Waver: "The cracking sound... it's the seal on the Holy Lance..."

Shishikatsu Kairi: "The destruction of the seal means that Yad's consciousness is coming to an end."

Gold: "Hopefully, this girl can handle this blow."

The intense light gradually faded into the darkness.

Surprisingly, even the Holy Lance couldn't harm the beast lurking deep within; it merely averted its gaze. But that's enough.

[Grey quickly caught the falling Second Prince and slid directly into the cave leading to Hartles, where they crashed heavily to the ground.]

【"it hurts..."】

Grey felt as if magma was being poured into her abdomen, and each breath generated uncontrollable magical power.

However, that kind of thing is irrelevant now.

"...Yad!"

"...Oh, what are you doing, talking in that almost crying tone?"

[Yad's shrill voice was unchanged, but Grey could hear the deep weariness in it.]

"...No, no."

[Grey had already noticed; no matter how hard Ad tried to hide it, she, as the user, sensed it.]

[It was only temporary. Yad miraculously maintained her ability to speak; had she released all thirteen seals earlier, this strange box would have vanished without a trace.]

Lion Jie Li: "Does this count as saving my life?"

Weber: "Yes, but it only saved his life temporarily. If he were released again, Yad would really be beyond saving."

Rin Tohsaka: "But we still have to deal with Hearts and Faker..."

【"Grey..."】

The Second Prince had also awakened by this time, unsure of what to say.

He already knew about what had happened.

【"master..."】

[Grey composed herself and changed the subject, saying, "The Fifth Holy Grail War, which took place in the Far East, probably summoned the last Servant, and it was someone destined for me—"]

The Second King understood who she was referring to and said, "Your homeland. I believe that hero will return. He was once a king, and he will be a king in the future."