FATE: Target of Grand Master

In addition to his personal memories, Xia Yan also recalled his Servants and his memories of this "special trial".

This is undoubtedly the Moonsea Academy from Fate/Extreme Challenge. My identity here is still that of an intern teacher, while the vast majority of students and teachers here are just AIs.

However, Shinji Matou, who noticed the abnormality, and Kuzuki, who had been trying to stop him, were exceptions.

Both of them are Masters who have awakened their consciousness.

In the original work, Shinji Matou is the Master of Rider Francis Drake, while "Kuzuki," or rather Julius Belchisco Harvey disguised as "Kuzuki-sensei," is the Master of Assassin Li Shuwen in the original work.

Thinking of the two Servants he had encountered in the trials of the Third Singularity and the Fifth Singularity, Xia Yan couldn't help but sigh, "They're both old acquaintances."

"Thump!"

A loud crash came from the door he had just smashed.

Immediately afterwards, Julius's command came from outside: "Assassin, destroy this door with all your might!"

Clearly, Julius had no intention of letting him go, but fortunately the door here seemed to be able to hold out for a while.

Xia Yan looked around and confirmed that this was the place where the protagonist Kishinami Hakuno encountered the AI ​​doll in the original FE work, and that he would meet his destined Servant upon reaching the end. He realized that he had no choice but to continue forward.

Xia Yan took out the recovery spray and sprayed it on his arms and chest. His pain improved significantly. Although he had Avalon in his body, it was still more effective to use the item to quickly recover from serious injuries in a short period of time.

Xia Yan slowly stood up, supporting himself against the wall, and then began to walk towards the inner side of the room.

Just like the scene in my memory, the inner wall had a hole that looked like a bug. After passing through it, there was a futuristic electronic corridor made up of many squares.

Xia Yan did his best to move quickly through the corridor, during which two things happened.

One thing was that he finally saw the mission information box for this trial.

[Congratulations, Master, on your successful awakening! You have now earned the right to participate in this special trial.]

[Reward: One Rainbow Summoning Ticket, which can be used for a later Servant summon.]

[Current Status: Master's access to Mystic Codes, Items, and Magical Mystic Codes has been restored, but summoning and using Servants other than those summoned in this trial is temporarily unavailable.]

[Complete the main quest (required): Clear this special trial and reach at least the final stage]

[Special Trial Instructions: This trial adopts a one-on-one elimination tournament system, divided into three stages: qualifying rounds, elimination rounds, and the final round.]

Currently in the qualifying stage

Upon seeing this information, Xia Yan felt no joy, but rather a lingering fear of the perilous nature of this special trial.

If I hadn't awakened like Hakuno Kishinami in the original work and had instead become immersed in this hypocritical academy, the consequence would have been the complete loss of myself in the endless cycle of trials. All the results of my previous struggles and efforts in the various trials would have been reduced to ashes, and the Servants who had accompanied me on this journey would have been gone forever.

Most importantly, this awakening can only be achieved by the Master. No matter how powerful your Servant or how useful your item is, it cannot be fully utilized before awakening.

The awakening process alone will likely cause many Masters who are used to relying on powerful Servants and items to stumble and fall.

Another incident occurred shortly after Xia Yan ran into the electronic corridor, when a loud "bang" came from a distance behind him.

It must have been Li Shuwen who blasted open that seemingly ordinary door, which actually had a certain degree of protection for beginners. Although he was an enemy, Xia Yan still had to admit that Li Shuwen was quite impressive.

Despite his admiration, Xia Yan dared not slow down his pace in the slightest.

Finally, Xia Yan arrived at the plaza where Kishinami Hakuno summoned Servants in the original work FE. However, unlike the original work where there were corpses of failed students and doll bodies everywhere, there was a huge summoning circle on the ground of the plaza here.

Of the three gates that should have stood above the square, only the middle one remained standing.

There was no time to think about the differences from the original work; Xia Yan's top priority now was to summon a Servant.

Standing in the center of the summoning circle, Xia Yan began chanting the summoning incantation.

"Be full, be full, be full, be full, be full. The cycle repeats itself, then five times. But the moment of fullness is the moment of decay..."

As Xia Yan chanted, the summoning circle began to shine.

"Sorry, I won't let you summon successfully."

When Xia Yan heard Li Shuwen's voice, he had already been kicked out of the summoning array. After gliding through the air for several meters, he crashed heavily to the ground.

The power of this kick was no less than that of the previous punch, and Xia Yan was in the midst of summoning, so he did not make any defensive movements.

Large spurts of blood seeped from his mouth, and the pain in his abdomen was so intense that he couldn't tell which part of his internal organs was sending the signal. Xia Yan felt like his stomach was in complete chaos.

Xia Yan tried hard to stand up, but his body wouldn't obey him.

"That was close, you almost actually summoned a Servant."

As the summoning circle gradually dimmed as the summoner stopped chanting, Julius slowly walked to Xia Yan, squatted down, and looked down at Xia Yan, whose face was contorted with pain.

"I don't know what's going on lately, but there are more and more AIs awakening their consciousness. They could just obediently follow the pre-set program, but they insist on looking around curiously because of their so-called 'self.' Is 'self' more important than 'life'? I can't understand it."

"Master, you're talking a lot today."

Julius stood up, looked at Li Shuwen who was both teasing and reminding him, and gave a self-deprecating smile.

"Assassin, you're right. I did talk a lot today. Maybe it's because I've encountered too many idiots like this lately, and I just want to find someone to yell at."

Julius took two steps to the side and said casually, "Let's do it."

Just as Li Shuwen raised his fist, ready to give Xia Yan a good beating, the summoning circle, which had been dim and lifeless, suddenly burst out with a dazzling red light.

Julius then noticed a very ancient brick and a seven-colored rune at the center of the summoning circle.

The red light grew increasingly dazzling, and the immense magic illuminated the entire square in a blood-red hue. Within this hue, the outline of a human figure began to rapidly emerge.

Although no one knew why the summoning circle had been activated again, everyone present understood that a Servant was about to be summoned.

Julius turned to Li Shuwen and shouted, "Do it now!"

Li Shuwen's fist swung down, but just before it hit Xia Yan, it was struck by the thrown crimson greatsword. The fist grazed Xia Yan's ear and landed, creating a crater in the ground.

As soon as Li Shuwen raised his fist again, a figure rushed over and kicked Li Shuwen aside.

Xia Yan gritted his teeth and persevered, not letting himself lose consciousness, and finally waited for his Servant.

The servant pulled the deep red greatsword from the ground, turned to look at Xia Yan, and said, "Player, you've kept me waiting."