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The planet's inland sea, Avalon...

Merlin opened his eyes at that moment.

"Honestly, it seems like there's something on the moon in every world. The Crimson Moon in that world... the MooncellAutomaton in this world. But that's not the point. Although that thing is also difficult to deal with, it doesn't have its own consciousness. With proper guidance at crucial moments, it might be able to create something interesting. The key is what comes next."

Predatory comets are comets that appear in the Milky Way and on this planet every 14,000 years.

Last time, fourteen thousand years ago, Attila, the giant god of the wandering stars, defeated the gods, but was defeated by the Holy Sword Wielder.

However, this is just one of many possibilities.

In other worlds, that predatory planet simply doesn't exist... not for any other reason, but simply because its orbit deviated slightly, thus avoiding passing by Earth.

"There are still several decades left... The mystery that has been fading since 1970 should have completely disappeared by 2000. Now... well, it will probably be earlier, in 1999, no, maybe still in 2000."

Perhaps that's why the Jewel Elder's words had an effect. Otherwise, even if the Jewel Elder had said that, those magicians wouldn't have been willing to accept it.

But now, the entire source of power is waning, and the higher-ups of the Magic Association must have already sensed it.

Compared to the mysterious spread, the most significant issue is the disappearance of the Great Source of Magic...

Although he cannot see the future, he can see everything in the present.

Based on this conjecture, we can make a fairly accurate guess about the future.

This Holy Grail War... the Mage's Association might not actually get involved, but this is the only time.

Those who foresee the outcome of this impending Holy Grail War will surely desire to obtain the Holy Grail and prolong the power of the Great Source.

and...

Those who didn't originally belong to this world, arriving through miracles comparable to, or perhaps even surpassing, the Second Law. That power system, originally not of this world, might bring a different future to this world.

As for that thing on the moon, although it's dangerous, it's protecting this world.

If it breaks down... the coordinates of this solar system that have been constantly blocked will be exposed, and that will be the time when the asteroid arrives.

Even so, Yusei will arrive someday...

Before that, there were the vanguard soldiers of Yuxing... The first was the white giant Sephar, who destroyed most of the civilizations on the surface fourteen thousand years ago.

Its true form still lies dormant on the moon, and its name is Attila.

Then there's the second one, which hasn't arrived yet, but it's almost here. It won't be long, just a few decades, before it reaches this planet and this civilization.

"The Goetia, which has accumulated over three thousand years, and the planet that travels every fourteen thousand years... this planet is truly plagued by disasters. One wrong move... and the world could be destroyed."

Merlin sighed, but didn't pay too much attention to it.

The reason is simple... similar disasters occur on this planet almost every thousand or hundred years, and he has seen them countless times in Avalon.

Each time, for various reasons, they disappeared before the disaster even struck. Of course, there were exceptions... the one fourteen thousand years ago was an exception.

So when will the next accident happen?

When such a world-destroying crisis truly unfolds.

......

"Mr. Kurokawa, we've been waiting for you for a long time," said Akira Kenki, leading the way for Kurokawa Kazuya.

Finally... I've come here again, to the Ryougi family.

Kurokawa Kazuya's heart pounded faster and faster. Even though it wasn't his first time here, the feeling was completely different. He couldn't remember how he felt the first time he came.

Now is the time for everything to start anew.

......

"Ugh—" Kurokawa Kazumi gagged twice, but nothing came out. After a while, she looked at the dignified-looking old man beside her and asked, "Where is this...?"

"On Earth in 2010," the Jewel Elder said, looking at Kurokawa Kazumi.

"Huh? 2010?" Kurokawa Kazumi was stunned. Had she suddenly traveled more than twenty years into the past?

The old man didn't say anything more. In fact, someone who had truly experienced traveling between parallel worlds was more suitable to be his successor.

However... the probability has only changed from zero percent to 0.01 percent.

She's still just a little kid, her body is too weak. Even though I did my best to protect her, she still started gagging. Of course, this was within my expectations.

However... without personal protection, even with such authority, even a Heroic Spirit would probably die while traversing such parallel worlds.

This is completely different from MooncellAutomaton, which has a "parallel world travel" feature on the moon.

However... "MooncellAutomaton" does not exist in this world now, and even the asteroid does not exist.

As Kurokawa Kazumi mentioned before, they lived in a different parallel world. In fact... while this world also had a Holy Grail War, it was only held once, and a victor emerged who definitively achieved their wish.

Furthermore, it was implemented jointly by the Master and its own Servant.

All of this was observed by the Gem Elder.

He himself didn't know which world was dangerous or which was safe.

Every world contains various crises that could destroy it. However, very few of these crises actually come to fruition.

Hmm... he's referring to the parallel world that forms the main framework.

Of course, this "main trunk" does not mean that a certain world is the main trunk and will always be the main trunk.

One world can give rise to countless parallel worlds. Within these parallel worlds, there are countless crises that threaten to destroy them. The world that completely avoids all these disasters and survives them is the "main world."

Each main timeline, and even the characters in each world, will be very different.

For example, some are still considered gods, while others have already reached their end.

Only two restraining forces can allow us to focus our attention on these countless parallel worlds and decide which ones to discard and which ones to keep.

However, those worlds that are more than half destroyed are quite easy to travel between... Traveling to and from these parallel worlds becomes very simple, and it often happens that an ordinary person from one world suddenly falls into another.

However, most people who go there die, and only a few survive. After all, it's a world on the verge of destruction, a world where even the restraining forces have been abandoned. Saving the world single-handedly is generally impossible.

The reason why the restraining force gave up is quite simple. It's not that it can't be saved, but... the number of parallel worlds is limited and cannot be infinitely split. However, new possibilities are constantly being born, so some have to be destroyed.

Perhaps most of these destroyed worlds were destroyed by some beings summoned by the Counter Force itself.

Of course, this is just speculation. There are no concrete means to verify the specifics yet.

"Alright, now it's time to get familiar with this era. Tomorrow I will hand you over to your next teacher," the Jewel Elder said, looking at Kurokawa Kazumi.

While he could accept her as his disciple, when discussing it with Merlin from that world... he wasn't optimistic about his own chances.

So it was entrusted to "El-Melloi II", the famous monarch in the clock tower of this world.

Chapter Ninety-Three Meeting 2/22

"What's wrong? You... there's something off about you." Ryougi looked at Kurokawa Kazuya somewhat uncomfortably. "Are you sick or something?"

"No, no, not at all. How should I put it... well, I felt a strange connection. Fate is like that sometimes, so unpredictable." Kurokawa Kazuya said, shifting his gaze to the twinkling stars in the dark sky. "Hmm, it would be nice to have some music at this moment."

"Ha, I don't understand. I'm not like Shiki who likes to say nonsensical things. Explain yourself clearly." Zhi sighed, seemingly quite dissatisfied. It wasn't that she didn't understand, but she just found it inexplicable and didn't know what this person was saying for no reason. "However, if you want to listen to music, I think I have a phonograph at home."

"Huh? A phonograph? Is it that old?" Kurokawa Kazuya changed the subject, feigning surprise.

"Hmm~ Is it really that old? It sounds pretty good to me." Ryougi asked, "Anyway, it's good. I heard you're running some kind of amusement park."

"Hmm, the JOJO theme park... It was temporarily opened once before, but it's not finished yet. I'll take you there to play when it's finished."

“Okay, going out for a walk is a good idea.” Ryougi nods, stands up, and looks at Kurokawa Kazuya, saying, “So, what are you planning to do next?”

"I haven't decided yet." Kurokawa Kazuya shook his head. "I don't know what to do next... There's a magic competition going to be held in Fuyuki City. How should I put it... I want to go, but it feels dangerous, but I still really want to go... Well, that's how it is, I guess."

“Magic…” Ryougi was silent for a moment. Kurokawa Kazuya had already told her some things about himself, but not everything.

After a moment of silence, as if pondering when, Ryougi Shiki smiled and said, "Hey, how about I join? Sounds interesting, maybe there's someone worth my time to chop down."

"No, no, forget it. If something like that really happened, your father would kill me." Kurokawa Kazuya quickly objected. No matter what, sending her there was far too dangerous. While there was no real danger to her life, well, even if it was just losing an arm or something...

Ah, never mind. He'd be heartbroken even if it were just an arm, let alone a minor injury.

"What? How boring."

"Alright, alright, let's not worry about these things anymore. I'll teach you something good, called the Ripple Breathing Technique. How about it? Want to learn it?"

"Ripple Breathing Technique?" Ryougi was taken aback. "You mean that thing from your manga? Hey, does that thing really exist?"

"I don't know, but I do know how to make ripples. How about it? Do you want to learn?"

"Hmm? Are you referring to your current breathing pattern?"

“Yes, yes, that’s right.” Kurokawa Kazuya said, holding up his little finger, “Do you need me to teach you?”

"Hoo...inhale...hoo...inhale...what, is it that simple? I just adjusted my breathing a little and it became the same as yours, and I learned it right away." Ryougi said, holding up a hand: "I think so...what about Ripple Dash?"

"..." Kurokawa Kazuya was stunned.

No way?

You...you've already learned it?

It feels like a joke, but I just glanced at it twice and then I learned it?

"Are you the ultimate life form?" Kurokawa Kazuya couldn't help but retort.

"No, no." Ryougi nods seriously: "So it seems that the ultimate life form in your manga isn't so exaggerated after all. After all, it's such a simple thing, so it's normal that it's easy to learn, isn't it?"

......

Holy Grail War...

A battle held once every sixty years in Fuyuki City.

Kurokawa Kazuya really wanted to go and see...it would be even better if he could participate in it himself.

In fact, he had participated in and witnessed such a Holy Grail War in the world of dreams.

However, one thing is truly regrettable... the Holy Grail War in his dream was limited in terms of participants. It was precisely because of this that he became increasingly able to discern the falsehood of dreams.

For example, the characters appearing in a dream, in the Fate of your own dream, no matter how much you disrupt the plot or how much you look at it.

The summoned Heroic Spirits are always the same few characters who appear in the manga. And the Masters are also always the same few characters from the manga.

There is no possibility of someone else becoming the Master or summoning other different Heroic Spirits to join.