I'm in a mess, starting with a meteor shower!

Now, all the Red Team Servants, except for Little Sun and Little Mordred, are in Fujimaru Ritsuka's hands.

This gacha pool was advertised as a limited-time event when it was released, but the duration of the limited-time period wasn't specified, so the pool is still unavailable.

As for the third one, it's the Fuyuki City Holy Grail War gacha pool.

Having learned from her previous experience, Fujimaru Ritsuka wasn't really sure what was in this pool. Based on her experience from the Fourth Holy Grail War, the characters appearing in this pool should be any characters from the Holy Grail War that took place in Fuyuki.

"There should only be two Holy Grail Wars in Fuyuki City, right?"

Faced with these three gacha pools, Fujimaru Ritsuka hesitated for a moment, pondering which one she should pull for.

What are you thinking about?

Fujimaru Ritsuka's deep thought aroused the curiosity of the director standing behind him. Just a moment ago, he was saying that he could handle it easily, so why did he suddenly fall silent?

Fujimaru Ritsuka paused for a moment before giving her answer.

"Oh, I'm wondering how to deal with the main enemy this time."

He forgot that he was no longer alone; he still had a director hanging behind him.

"Have you already started thinking about how to solve it?"

"Yeah, after all, it's not some particularly powerful thing, so preparing a plan in advance and then quickly resolving the issue is the best approach, isn't it?"

"So what's your plan?"

"I'm thinking about it right now."

While she claimed to be thinking about it, Fujimaru Ritsuka had already cast her Saint Quartz into the third new gacha pool.

Now that the new gacha pool is open, let's try a 10-pull to see how it goes.

Starting from floor 17, Fujimaru Ritsuka stopped using the Saint Quartz he received for gacha pulls. Up to now, he hasn't used any of the Saint Quartz given for reaching floor 40, so he has accumulated quite a few Saint Quartz.

As for why it broke through 40 floors, it was naturally done by a clone.

In the past, Fujimaru Ritsuka led her clan members on several expeditions, each time reaching the thirties. However, after each expedition, Fujimaru Ritsuka would send a fully-mana-filled clone to explore deeper into the dungeon. Since the clone didn't need to kill monsters, they only needed to explore downwards.

So while the Asteria Familia team only reached the 35th floor, Fujimaru Ritsuka's clone had already broken through the 40th floor on its own and reached the 41st floor.

With the addition of the 30 Saint Quartz that Fujimaru Ritsuka received as a reward for returning from Fuyuki, Fujimaru Ritsuka now has 102 Saint Quartz, enough for a big gacha pull!

Ten Saint Quartz were dropped, and a burst of golden light lit up the screen that only Fujimaru Ritsuka could see.

After the flash of light, a picture familiar to Fujimaru Ritsuka appeared.

The Black Holy Cup

The strongest Noble Phantasm damage-boosting Craft Essence has reappeared.

Sure, a black cup right off the bat! Fujimaru Ritsuka felt that she had really hit the jackpot this time!

Although the second card cannot be equipped repeatedly, the Craft Essence can be fully limit broken. After being fully limit broken, the Noble Phantasm damage bonus will be further increased, and the Black Grail bonus will be even higher then, right?

The Black Holy Cup

Ok?

The Black Holy Cup

Um!!!???

Could it be that you're saying this?

Fujimaru Ritsuka's lips began to curl upwards unconsciously. Three Black Grails in a row, plus the ones in her hand, she already had four. One more and she would be able to fully ascend!

Although I haven't had any Servants yet, I would be perfectly happy to get a fully ascended Black Grail in a single 10-pull!

However, what appeared next caused Fujimaru Ritsuka's expression to change drastically!

Clock Tower

【Magic Calculator】

【Aranya】

[Motorcycle-Mounted Armored Cavalry]

[Self-Mandatory Essay Contest]

【Extra Spicy Mapo Tofu】

Six consecutive three-star Mystic Codes appeared in front of Fujimaru Ritsuka, and her face immediately darkened.

Damn it! You've already given me four Black Grails, what's wrong with giving me a fifth one? Don't you know that these things are either fully upgraded or you just leave one there to use? Giving me four is completely useless!

Fujimaru Ritsuka's changing expression puzzled the director beside him once again.

"What's wrong with you now? Your face keeps changing color."

She had never seen anyone's expression change so strangely. One second they were beaming with uncontainable joy, as if they had won some hidden prize, and the next second they looked like they had encountered their father's killer. It was really too strange.

"Um, I just... thought of some bad things."

"Huh? What terrible thing happened?"

"It's that leader of the Ishtar Familia. She's so ugly. I'll be facing her up close, and it might make me feel nauseous all day."

"Huh? You still have such worries?"

As they were talking, the last card popped out.

A guy dressed entirely in black appeared in front of Fujimaru Ritsuka, whose eyes lit up immediately upon seeing him.

Holy crap, Chief!

Volume 1: 130. Next, we're going to fight Joan of Arc!

Chief! Oh no, Darius III!

He was the last ruler of the Persian Achaemenid dynasty and an adversary of Iskandar, the Macedonian conqueror. He repeatedly thwarted Iskandar's eastward campaigns, ultimately choosing to become a symbol of war rather than a benevolent king, thus becoming Iskandar's destined enemy as an absolute wall.

In the game FGO, she is a 3-star Berserker class AoE Noble Phantasm attacker.

In the Fuyuki storyline, she is a Servant summoned as a Rider during the Fuyuki Holy Grail War.

But whether it's Rider or Berserker, he only has one Noble Phantasm.

The Undying Ten Thousand Cavalry

The power of the Noble Phantasm is exactly what it sounds like: ten thousand immortal soldiers.

Iskandar, the conqueror king, possessed the army of kings and could summon his former troops. Darius III, his rival, was the same, able to summon his own former army.

However, compared to the Conqueror King's army of 100,000 men, which was full of the breath of life, Darius's army numbered only 10,000. But these 10,000 were not living people, but were composed of moving corpses and walking skeletons, truly immortal soldiers.

As long as there is magic power, these immortal soldiers will immediately get up after being knocked down. As long as there is enough magic power, these soldiers will be very powerful cannon fodder in a war of attrition. After all, others are consuming manpower, while here they are only consuming magic power.

But that's not the point. The point is the second form of this Noble Phantasm.

In addition to summoning these 10,000 immortal soldiers, these soldiers can also gather and merge to transform into a "War Elephant of Death" composed of skeletons and corpses. This is an incredibly huge war elephant that can fire powerful light cannons to destroy the enemy in one blow!

Of course, even without firing its light cannons, this enormous war elephant of death is itself a terrifying killing machine.

With its enormous size and terrifying weight, few people could stop it from crashing into something like this!

There is no Servant who excels in underwater combat, but there is a Servant who is of even higher quality than that Phryne, Fujimaru Ritsuka!

You wanted to use Phryne's terrifying mass to subdue me underwater? Now I'll use an even more terrifying mass to crush you!

Although you only get one Servant from a 10-pull, that Servant is strong enough, not to mention you also got three Black Grail cards beforehand.

It's such a pity, we're just missing one Black Cup! If we had just one more Black Cup, Fujimaru Ritsuka's Black Cup would be perfect!

However, while Darius's Noble Phantasm perfectly meets Fujimaru Ritsuka's requirements, it is still quite frightening when used.

Because the first step of using a Noble Phantasm is to summon tens of thousands of corpses and skeletons, the scene...

Especially considering that Fujimaru Ritsuka is a member of the Justice Familia, it seems absurd that a member of the Justice Familia could summon tens of thousands of corpses.

Is it still considered righteous to have the dead and corpses fight for you?

When Fujimaru Ritsuka thought about this, she felt quite speechless. As a follower of a goddess of justice, how come the Servants under her command were all more and more sinister than the last?

But considering that he already has clone self-destruction, curse reflection damage, and air poison, it doesn't seem like a big problem to have another one to play with corpses. After all, these corpses aren't from the Otherworld, they're just corpses that come with the Noble Phantasm.

After confirming that there were no problems, Fujimaru Ritsuka confidently added the card to her box.

With the War Game's removal card in hand, Fujimaru Ritsuka felt much more relaxed, and the rest of the card draws were entirely up to her.

Looking at the three gacha pools again, Fujimaru Ritsuka began to think about which pool to use her next gem to pull from.

The characters in the permanent gacha pool are completely unknown; what characters you get is entirely random, so Fujimaru Ritsuka is basically not a consideration. The fourth gacha pool and the Fuyuki gacha pool have some overlapping characters, so it doesn't matter which one you pull. As for the non-overlapping characters...

The fourth battle gacha pool includes Little Sun, one of the three golden targets, whose strength is incredibly explosive! There's also Siege, who comes with Dragon Heart and a Dragon-specific attack! Dragon Heart is something Fujimaru Ritsuka has always wanted, and Siege, like Little Sun, is a heavy armored warrior with high damage reduction.

As for the Fuyuki gacha pool, firstly there's Cú Chulainn. Putting aside the Lancer class's guaranteed hit, the Servant Falcon is quite outrageous. He's Odin's disguise. Although his apparent destructive power isn't as great as the Little Sun, the Rune Rune he wields is incredibly versatile. With multiple combinations, you can create all sorts of amazing plays.

Secondly, there are Medusa and Hercules. One of these characters has an extremely powerful petrifying eye, which is very useful whether used to instantly kill cannon fodder or to suppress powerful opponents. The other character, Ritsuka Fujimaru, has a lot more leeway in terms of survivability unless the opponent is an extremely powerful one. Otherwise, Ritsuka Fujimaru can have strong survivability and adaptability.

"Which one should I draw...?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka hesitated for a moment.

The director, who had been bored standing nearby, was once again filled with questions as he watched Fujimaru Ritsuka's expression change again.

"What are you thinking about now?"

She couldn't help but ask.

Upon hearing the director's question, Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but look up at the director. This was a traditional magician from the Type-Moon world. Because she had once wanted to become a Master, she had a detailed understanding of Servants. Perhaps she should ask for her opinion.

"Director, what direction do you think I should take now?"

"Huh? Which aspect are you referring to?"

"It's about combat."

Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't hide anything about the director, but she also didn't tell him everything in detail.

"My current combat abilities include a certain level of group fighting ability, as well as one-on-one fighting ability, and my speed is also quite good. Director, what direction do you think I should develop in next?"

Faced with Fujimaru Ritsuka's question, the director gave his analysis after a moment's thought.

"According to the magician's thinking, the strength of an attack is determined by the effect of the spell and the amount of magic power. Heroic spirits are the same."

"Your fighting style is similar to that of a pseudo-Servant like Mash, except that you are more natural, as if the Servant herself is using the Servant's Noble Phantasm, rather than a half-baked person who doesn't even know the true name."

It was obvious that she was referring to Mashu.

"But in my understanding, neither magicians nor Servants can win a duel simply by having a powerful enough attack. I have seen too many magicians who thought they were strong be easily defeated by well-prepared opponents. The clock tower's monarch, El-Melloi II, is a typical example. His talent as a magician was weak, but few magicians dared to say that they could definitely defeat him because he could quickly identify the weaknesses in the opponent's spells and then easily defeat them."

Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded, understanding what the director meant.

"So, Director, you mean I can't just keep developing in one direction, but instead make targeted changes based on the opponent's weaknesses?"

Simply put, it's all about countering the heavens, and is especially effective against the gods!

"That's right."

"Therefore, the direction you need to strengthen next should be based on the strength of your opponent."

The director looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka with curiosity.

"What kind of formidable enemy are you going to face next? Start thinking about that now."

Fujimaru Ritsuka touched her chin.

The upgrade from LV2 to LV3 is the prologue of the first part of the story, so the upgrade from LV3 to LV4 should probably be the first chapter.

so....

"Our next opponent should be Joan of Arc!"

P.S.: Three chapters today~~~Looking for recommendations~~~~Looking for hate mail~~~Looking for donations~~~

Book 1: Chapter 131. Saber Mordred

The plot of the first chapter of FGO Part 1 is very simple: it's set in the territory of the Hundred Years' War between England and France, and the goal is to fight Joan of Arc!

It's just that I'm fighting Jeanne Alter, the easiest woman to deal with in the entire Chaldea!

The entire first chapter can be summed up in one sentence: The wyvern has arrived!