How come the Ace of Cups isn't considered the Holy Grail?

Chapter 209 Precision Strike!

The chaotic power of light and darkness covered the body of the [Black Magician - Black Magician], transforming into knight's armor with some features of a magician's robe, as well as the shield in his hand and a sharp blade shaped like a cleaver.

Bright gold adorned the edges of his dark armor, which was decorated with cyan jade. His deep blue cloak with a bright red lining was so long that it completely covered his body.

【Super Magical Warrior - Chaos Ruler】

【8 stars】

[Mage Race/Fusion/Dark]

[Attack power: 3000→2500]

Upon arriving on the field, [Super Magic Warrior - Chaos Controller] directly used the sword in his hand to tear through space, creating a spatial rift beside himself that led to an unknown destination.

"The effect of [Super Magical Warrior - Chaos Ruler] is activated!" Yuuto's voice rang out: "If this card is successfully Fusion Summoned, you can Special Summon 1 LIGHT/DARK monster from my Graveyard!"

"Now! Activate the monster effect of [Sleep Demon Mirror - Ikeros] on the field!" Jekyll, as if determined to go against Yuwatari, followed suit with his own voice.

"If there is a [Mirror of Light] in the field zone, Tribute this card to Special Summon 1 [Mirror Girl - Icarus] from your Deck!"

What's the point of this?

Hearing Jekyll's excited voice, Misaya Reirōkan, who was watching from the sidelines, initially thought he was about to do something extraordinary...

So all you get is a Special Summon of a single monster?

Of course not!

"At this moment, the activation conditions for the effect of [Neon Demon Mirror's Heavenly Demon - Neiros] on the field are met!" Jekyll pointed to the figure in front of him that looked like an angel from mythology.

"This effect can only be activated if a monster I control other than this card is Tributed. Target 1 card on the field and destroy that card!"

"I choose to destroy your [Super Magician Warrior - Chaos Ruler]!"

As he gave the order, Neiros placed his hands in front of his chest, condensing his power into a pure white ball of light. Once released, the power contained within would immediately engulf the [Super Magic Warrior - Chaos Controller].

but……

Yu Du: "Too naive!"

"Nani?!" The familiar words made Jekyll's mind waver for a moment.

He deliberately chose this moment to activate the effect because he realized that this monster, which had cost Yuto many cards to summon, must be very important... Could it be that this monster also has an effect that cannot be destroyed?

not at all.

But it's possible!

"The effect of [Guardian Priestess Mana] in my hand is activated!" Yuuto held up a card.

"When this card is in your hand or Graveyard, it can be Special Summoned when your opponent activates a Spell/Trap/Monster effect that targets only 1 Spellcaster monster I control!"

A woman with short black hair, wearing a headdress mainly in gold with purple and green gemstones, came to the arena. The staff in her hand had a very girlish feel, and her slightly tight black robe covered her brown skin.

【Guardian Priest Mana】

【6 stars】

[Mage/Light]

[Attack power: 2000→1500]

The ball of light in Neiros's hand transformed into a beam of light and shot towards the [Super Magic Warrior - Chaos Controller] on the field, but just before it hit, [Guardian Priest Mana] raised her hand and created a barrier to block it.

“As long as [Guardian Priestess Mana] is in the Monster Zone, my Level 7 or higher Spellcaster monsters will not be destroyed by effects!” Yuuto chuckled under Jekyll’s surprised gaze.

That's right, despite the fact that [Super Magic Warrior - Chaos Ruler] looks like a warrior wielding both a sword and a shield, his race is actually still that of a mage!

A melee mage is still a mage!

Jekyll, the nightmare wielding a scythe, transformed back into the girl next door, and [Black Magician - Black Magician] returned to the arena from the spatial rift.

"With the effect of [The Girl from the Nightmare Mirror - Ikeros], I added [The Divine Beast of the Nightmare Mirror - Fontas] to my hand."

After dealing with the remaining tail, Jekyll frowned and looked solemnly at [Super Magic Warrior - Chaos Controller].

He wasn't naive enough to think that Yuuto summoned this monster just for the 3000... Now that he only had 2500 attack power left, this monster must have something unusual about it.

Jekyll looked at the cards on his field and felt that his defense was already very solid.

【Holy Light Dream Mirror】 can prevent monsters other than the highest-level monster on his field from becoming targets of Yuwa's attacks and effects.

Even though he no longer has face down, he can still find opportunities to use the Black Knight's effect to Special Summon the White Knight, and rely on the White Knight's own effect to give himself a Battle Break and Effect Break resistance.

Afterwards, you can activate the effect of [The Girl from the Nightmare Mirror - Icarus] to Special Summon [The Nightmare from the Nightmare Mirror - Icarus], and then use the Nightmare's effect to Special Summon the newly acquired legendary beast.

The appearance of a legendary beast can also revive one "Dream Mirror" monster of level 8 or lower in the graveyard.

Even if all the monsters are destroyed, he can still Special Summon Neiros from the Graveyard by using the effect of Neiros's last words!

With these layers piled up like this, surviving this round shouldn't be a problem.

"The effect of [Super Magical Warrior - Chaos Controller] is activated!" Yuuto's voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Release the LIGHT monster 'Silent Swordsman Zero' and the DARK monster 'Black Magician - Black Magician' on my field! Banish all monsters on your field!"

Another table flip!

This time, with all resistances exhausted, Jekyll, whose team was mostly resistant to targeting and destruction effects, had no way to stop them.

[Super Magical Warrior - Chaos Controller] swung his sword, and with a simple horizontal slash, tore open a huge spatial rift in Jekyll's arena.

The powerful suction force pulled all the monsters on Jekyll's field into it, and even though he struggled to activate their effects as he had planned, it was all in vain.

The White Knight's effect cannot be blocked by resistance, and the effect of [Holy Light Dream Mirror] has no effect on this type of non-targeting clearing effect.

The girl who had become a nightmare was swallowed up by the rift before she could even summon her sacred beast. Even the effect of the [Nightmare Mirror's Demon - Neiros]'s last words was unable to activate because it was excluded rather than destroyed...

Jekyll looked at the last remaining artifact in his hand, [Fantas, the Holy Beast of the Dream Mirror], then looked up at his empty space and helplessly closed his eyes, preparing to face his defeat.

Utter defeat...

Yudu's choice perfectly bypassed all his defenses, it was as if he went into battle wearing thick armor, only to have an arrow shot through the gap in his eye...

"This is the last one!" Seeing that Jekyll had stopped making any moves, Yuuto declared that he was entering the battle phase.

"[Super Magical Warrior - Chaos Ruler] and [Guardian Priest Mana] are launching a direct attack on you!"

【Super Magical Warrior - Chaos Ruler】

[Attack power: 2500]

【Guardian Priest Mana】

[Attack power: 1500]

The enchanted blade traversed space and sliced ​​straight through Jekyll's body. Even though he felt no pain, the crisp sound of shattering did not escape the ears of everyone present.

[Jekyll/Hyde LP: 4000→1500→0]

[Yudou: Win!]

Chapter 210 How could she not know whether there was a problem with the Holy Grail War?

The seal on magic was lifted the instant the duel ended.

After realizing that the telepathy technique could be used, Tatsumi immediately contacted Jekyll.

Although he watched the normal game through vision sharing, there was neither audio commentary nor any information crammed into his head as a form of explanation, leaving him still only vaguely aware of what happened.

He simply deduced the outcome of the game from the fact that Yudu remained firmly in place while Jekyll's field of vision shifted downwards.

"Berserker, are you alright? What just happened?"

"I'm sorry, Xun, it seems this is the best we can do in this Holy Grail War..."

Feeling that the spiritual core within him, which sustained his existence in the mortal world, had shattered, Jekyll knew that he didn't have much time left to properly explain the current situation to Tatsumi. He could only try to use concise and refined language to inform him of his impending departure.

Most importantly, he must extricate Tatsumi Kurino, who has lost his Servant, from the vortex of the Holy Grail War.

Something's definitely wrong with this Holy Grail War!

After actually fighting Yutari as Caster, Jekyll's heart sank, and he vaguely sensed that there seemed to be some unknown secret in the Holy Grail War.

Otherwise, how could a Servant with such high stats and complex mechanics be summoned in the Holy Grail War?

He could understand why powerful Servants would appear in the Holy Grail War. In fact, for someone who knew his own weakness and was just like an ordinary person without using his Noble Phantasm to transform, the other six Servants all met the criteria of being 'powerful Servants'.

But isn't something like Yudo's behavior way too much?!

Jekyll was well aware of his own weakness, but at the same time he was also very clear about Hyde's strength.

Especially now that he has taken over the Berserker class, once he switches his personality to Hyde, he becomes a crazy monster who feels no pain and has almost no weaknesses!

Even if he had to fight swordsmen, archers and spearmen at the same time, he was confident that Hyde could hold his own against all three before his master, Tatsumi Kurino, ran into trouble!

And it was precisely because he knew Hyde's power and how terrifying his danger was that he was always worried and cautiously guarded against being devoured by Hyde.

However, Hyde, despite his strength, couldn't even last a single round against the familiar summoned by Caster; he was immediately captured...

This is much more difficult than killing Hyde directly. Only when one's strength far surpasses Hyde's can one easily capture him in a single encounter.

In other words, the strength of that one familiar alone is enough to rival that of a Servant, or even surpass that of a regular Servant, and is capable of handling a combined attack from multiple Servants.

So how many more Caster familiars can be summoned?

Was the familiar that defeated Hyde the strongest familiar of Caster?

Considering what he had seen earlier—the Dark Magician Girl having her cards taken back—Jekyl reasonably suspected that the cards Yuwatari used in the duel were his Noble Phantasms!

Each of the monster cards can summon a familiar like the Dark Magician Girl!

The intensity may fluctuate, but it will not differ too much, especially the giant dragon with an aura of destruction that appears during the duel and the swordsman who can directly cleave space.

If they can do that outside of duels... then this Holy Grail War is definitely in big trouble!

Jekyll stubbornly tried to stay a little longer by sheer willpower.

He wanted to take advantage of the moment when Caster was not stopping him to tell Tatsumi Kurino about the hidden dangers of the Holy Grail War and Caster's situation, so as to warn him to leave Tokyo as soon as possible.

But he ultimately lacked the skill to sustain combat, and with his willpower he could only stay for a word or two longer. He didn't have time to tell Raiyo everything he knew before he turned into pure magic and disappeared from this world.

With the shared vision broken, what Tatsumi saw at the last moment was Yuuto walking towards Jekyll, and the pyramid-shaped pendant hanging on the other's chest was completely imprinted in his eyes.

Having suddenly received numerous warnings from Jekyll in a short period of time, and now finding that his contract with the other party had been broken, Tatsumi Kurino leaned against the wall and sat down helplessly on the rooftop of the building.

He knew that his friend had already left.

Moreover, it was because of his suggestion that, during a test against the Reirōkan family, they encountered their Servants and were utterly defeated and forced to retreat without any chance to fight back...

Tatsumi Kurino tried to detach himself from those negative emotions, to sort out the complicated feelings in his heart, and to find some clues from Jekyll's warnings as to why he issued them.

Watch out for Caster... Caster must be his opponent in the card game, right?

This is easy to understand, since he was eliminated by Caster, so as his Master, he naturally has to be careful of opposing Servants...

Stop participating in the Holy Grail War...

Having already left the stage as a Servant, he is indeed considered obsolete. It is wishful thinking for him to fight against other Masters and Servants on his own, and he would even encounter considerable danger. He should not continue to participate.

But why is it so far from Tokyo?

He was aware that Tokyo was dangerous, given the existence of dangerous rituals like the Holy Grail War in the shadows. However, as a Master who had already left the Servant's life, couldn't he seek refuge with the Holy Church, which was in charge of overseeing the event?

Is there something wrong with the Holy Church?

No, in that case, his 'friend' should have told him to be careful and stay away from the church, not to stay away from Tokyo... Is Tokyo dangerous?

And it was a huge danger that was widespread, affecting the entire Tokyo area, and even the Holy Church could not guarantee his safety!

Upon realizing this possibility, Laiye Xun's pupils contracted sharply for a moment in surprise, but before he could get up, a slender white finger touched his brow.

"Alright~ That's enough about using bait~"

Someone's there?! When—

A pale blue skirt swept across her vision, leaving a light, fluttering trail, and at that moment, Tatsumi's consciousness plunged into darkness.

Before this, Ayaka Sajou had stood at a higher place and watched the entire battle between Yuuto and Jekyll through telescopic magic.

After confirming that the Caster's selection had indeed changed and that Berserker had been easily eliminated, she, who knew very little about this unfamiliar Caster, came over and used magic to recall the memories of Tatsumi Kurino, who was the Master.

She wanted to see if the departing Berserker had conveyed any information about Caster to his Master, but unfortunately...

"Just some warnings?" Sajō Aika calmly withdrew her hand after finishing the inspection.

While it was indeed remarkable that the Berserker was able to detect the anomalies of the Holy Grail War so quickly, this information was of no value to her.