Am I going to be controlled by the players too?

"In short, Himegami and I have completely withdrawn from this Holy Grail War," Freya said regretfully. "Our holy water has all remained within you. You owe me a huge favor; repay it by sleeping with your mother tonight~"

"Hmph, and there's my favor to consider! You're not allowed to side with her alone!" Ji Yushen immediately stepped forward, refusing to lag behind.

As soon as she finished speaking, her eyes suddenly lit up: "Wait! All our holy water is in Cheng Cheng's body. If we let Cheng Cheng become the Master and participate in the battle, wouldn't he start with three portions of holy water?"

"Yup!"

Freya slapped her forehead, her eyes quickly dimming: "You forgot? The seven Masters were decided long before the war even started, there are no vacancies."

"Who are they?" Cheng Cheng asked curiously upon hearing this.

“Me from the Hime family, me from the Konoma family.” Freya pointed to herself, “and then there’s the Church’s Serafina and Felix, these are the rightful Masters of the three starter families.”

Ji Yushen quickly added, "Besides that, there's the necromancer Li Xianyu, Mu Yuan and Mu Zimi from the Mu family are one and the same, and finally, there's Sylvia from the Claire family."

what?

Cheng Cheng's eyes widened: "Sister Serapina, Teacher Felix, Sister Li Xianyu, Senior Mu Yuan, guitarist Mu Zimi, and classmate Sylvia... are all Masters?"

Freya & Ji Mikami: "???"

It feels like you've claimed kinship with every magician in Dongshui City. Are you planning to sacrifice your family members to gain power at a crucial moment, which is why you're going to such lengths to claim kinship?

"Fine, let's try anything, even if it's a dead end!"

After a brief silence, Himeko gritted her teeth and made up her mind: "Let's try using the Holy Grail summoning ritual on him. He has two portions of holy water, what if he can actually summon the Lesser Holy Grail?"

Freya immediately nodded in agreement, her eyes regaining hope.

The two got right to work and immediately began sketching out the Holy Grail summoning ritual on the floor of Cheng Cheng's bedroom.

"Don't worry, little pet!" Ji Yushen patted Cheng Cheng on the shoulder, "I've prepared top-tier relics for you, they'll definitely be able to summon the strongest Lesser Grail!"

"What pet... Cheng Cheng is my son, how could you treat him like this!" Freya was furious.

"Oh? Then you can be my little pet too, right?"

"Damn it...you're dead!!!"

The two started arguing again, wrestling and arguing fiercely on the bed.

Cheng Cheng sighed helplessly, already used to their arguments. He stepped into the center of the magic circle and then summoned the Lesser Grail according to their method—

So let's go back to the beginning—

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"Announcement—"

Job class: Saber.

"So, are you my Master?"

"Saber?" Himegami exclaimed in surprise, "You actually have an eighth class, outside of the seven major classes! What is your Noble Phantasm?"

Saber did not answer, but looked quietly at Cheng Cheng, waiting for her Master's permission.

"Let me show you," Cheng Cheng said after a moment of silence.

Saber obeyed, began chanting, and unleashed her Noble Phantasm: "I am the bone of my sword..."

Unlimited Blade Works

Unlimited Blade Works, unfold!

Reality peels away like layers of a shattered canvas, and with Saber at the center, a world unique to swords appears out of thin air!

In the blink of an eye, the landscape turned into a crimson wasteland, the dark sky obscuring the sun, moon, and stars, with giant gears hovering among the clouds.

On the parched land, as dry as if it had been burned, countless swords were densely packed together, and numerous treasures emerged from the ground. The blades were covered with the marks of time and war, stretching as far as the eye could see.

The vast wilderness resembled a tomb burying countless weapons!

The dark sky obscured the sun, moon, and stars. Several giant, rust-covered gears floated among the clouds. The wind swept across the wasteland, causing countless purple emotions to tremble in unison. The faint buzzing sounds converged into a continuous sword cry, filling every inch of the barrier's air.

Saber's Noble Phantasm is not a sword, but a world made of swords, forged from flesh and blood and obsession!

"Powerful, incredibly powerful..."

Ji Yushen was initially shocked, then overjoyed, and grabbed Cheng Cheng's arm, exclaiming, "Great! Cheng Cheng, we've got this!"

"We're definitely going to win!" Freya pouted and hugged Cheng Cheng's other arm. "With so many Noble Phantasms, Cheng Cheng, you're sure to win the Greater Grail. You have to give it to Mommy then!"

"I am the master, it should be given to me!"

The two started arguing again, neither willing to give in.

"Ugh……"

Cheng Cheng sighed helplessly, looking at this world made of swords, deeply feeling that his life was about to change at this moment...

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church.

"Cheng Cheng? I didn't expect you to have joined the Holy Grail War as well."

Seraphina, dressed in a pure white nun's gown, stood barefoot beneath the statue, her eyes closed, her white hair cascading to her waist. The catgirl Felix stood beside her, her eyes wide with surprise as she watched Cheng Cheng enter the church.

Unlimited Blade Works

The Holy Grail was instantly defeated by the two, and the Holy Water was seized by Cheng Cheng!

Serafina, Felix —

Defeat!

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cemetery.

"Senior, are you going to oppose me too?"

Li Xianyu was petite and had a cute, innocent appearance. Her Little Holy Grail Peach Blossom Fairy II stood beside her, wearing a pink fairy dress and surrounded by pink peach petals falling all around her. Her eyebrows and eyes were lively and charming, seemingly gentle and tender, but in reality, she harbored a deadly intent.

"I absolutely refuse to give up! Senior, I'm going to get serious now!"

The second-generation Peach Blossom Fairy's sleeves fluttered, and the countless peach petals suddenly turned sharp, each one like a blade, carrying a deathly aura, sweeping towards Cheng Cheng from all directions!

Beneath the sea of ​​pink blossoms lies the resentment of countless undead spirits, a deadly move powerful enough to devour a magician's soul!

"Noble Phantasm: Peach Blossom Burial of the Dead!"

Cheng Cheng remained standing still, and with a thought, his treasure weapon activated—

Unlimited Blade Works

The countless peach blossoms collided with the sword net, instantly shattering and disappearing, the deathly aura completely purified by the sword's power.

Necromancer Li Xianyu —

Defeat!

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school.

"Junior Cheng Cheng, I didn't expect you to be here too..."

Senior Mu Yuan sighed softly. Behind her, the stunningly beautiful Mu Zimi with long, light green hair emerged from the darkness, her eyes filled with reluctance as she looked at Cheng Cheng: "I've never felt happy playing the Holy Grail War..."

Unlimited Blade Works

Mu Yuan, Mu Zimi —

Defeat!

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"Cheng Cheng... So, this is why you want to acknowledge me as your mother?"

Sylvia, the final opponent in the Holy Grail War.

The shy, blushing girl under the setting sun has shed all her gentleness and timidity. Dressed in a simple magician's gown, she stands tall and straight, her eyes resolute. Her little Holy Grail sprite stands beside her, exuding a murderous aura.

The moment she saw Cheng Cheng, a complex mix of emotions flashed in Sylvia's eyes: surprise, reluctance, and, most of all, helplessness.

She never imagined that the boy she was trying so hard to protect would eventually stand on the battlefield against her.

“Actually, I don’t want to be your enemy either,” Cheng Cheng sighed. “I swear, my love for you has never been fake.”

Even so, I will not hold back.

Sylvia sighed, and the Spring Breeze Fairy stepped forward slowly, her ethereal eyes filled with solemnity, and a gentle spring breeze swirling around her—

"Noble Phantasm: Spring Breeze Across the World!"

The gentle spring breeze suddenly turned fierce and violent, with countless wind blades sweeping in all directions, crushing towards Cheng Cheng!

Unlimited Blade Works

Thousands of purple treasures were unsheathed at once, transforming into a purple sword wave that stretched across the heavens and earth, crashing head-on into the spring breeze!

As Sylvia watched her Noble Phantasm, which she had poured all her strength into, being easily destroyed, the light in her eyes gradually dimmed—she had fought with all her willpower, just to protect the boy and obtain the Holy Grail to fulfill her wish, but in the end, she was defeated by the boy.

Unable to resist the oppressive force, Sylvia collapsed to the ground, and the last drop of holy water in her body slowly left her body and fell into Cheng Cheng's hands.

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The holy water of the seven masters has been gathered.

On the battlefield, the wind ceases, the swords fall silent, and all the swords return to their places.

The anticipated all-powerful Holy Grail did not appear as expected.

The entire wasteland was deathly silent; no rituals were performed, no miracles were performed.

"Crack, snap, snap."

A crisp clapping sound suddenly rang out from the edge of the boundless darkness barrier.

"Well done."

A slender young woman's figure emerged slowly into the night, her grey-blue hair fluttering gently in the windless wasteland. Her eyes curved into a smile, carrying a familiar, soft, sweet tone.

Cuckoo!

She approached step by step, her gaze falling on Cheng Cheng, her tone tinged with a hint of helplessness and melancholy: "Sigh, I've already told you you don't know about the Holy Grail War, I've already said see you tomorrow... Why do you still insist on participating in the Holy Grail War, putting me in such a difficult position?"