Did the Heroic Spirit I conquered become a reality?

However, to everyone's surprise, Tohsaka Yu showed no sign of panic throughout the entire process. In fact, she remained calm, with a gentle smile on her lips.

This unusual calmness only made the already tense Chaldea members feel more uneasy.

Yu Tohsaka looked past Mash, who was on high alert, and turned to Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was serving as her Master. She smiled and said, "Don't be so nervous. If I really had any hostility, I wouldn't be here in this hall right now."

He paused, meeting Fujimaru Ritsuka's questioning and wary gaze, and continued, "Could you give me a moment? Perhaps... we can find a quieter place to talk alone?"

Upon hearing this through the Chaldean communication system, Dr. Romani felt a surge of anxiety: "No, we absolutely cannot agree to speak with him alone! His danger level has exceeded our assessment..."

Mashu, on the other hand, was tense, her shield firmly protecting Fujimaru Ritsuka, her eyes filled with vigilance.

But at the same time, looking at the boy's unusually calm smile, she felt a sense of confusion that was hard to describe—was this person really that dangerous?

She involuntarily looked at her Master, awaiting the final command.

Fujimaru Ritsuka hesitated for a moment. Reason told her that she should immediately follow Romani's advice, but she hesitated because of the calm attitude of the boy in front of her.

She looked at Yuu Tohsaka's gentle smile, then glanced at Mash beside her, who looked like she was facing a formidable enemy, and at the anxious doctor in the projection.

Finally, Fujimaru Ritsuka took a deep breath and made her decision.

"Doctor, Mashu, I know this is very dangerous..."

Her voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable decisiveness: "But he doesn't seem to be hostile to us, and unless we figure out what his relationship with Beast II is, and why he's standing here, we may never truly understand and solve the core issues of this singularity."

As she finished speaking, her gaze remained fixed firmly on Tohsaka Yu.

“Mr. Tohsaka… I agree to talk to you.”

Volume 1: Chapter 27 Summoning of Heroic Spirits, Morgan le Fay!

After a brief conversation, Tohsaka Yu quickly explained her arrival in this world and some of the information she knew.

She was unexpectedly drawn into this era, and then, in a very dramatic way, she encountered that being, who was completely different from the Beast II that everyone knew. She had no desire to destroy, but was like a... lost child, full of loneliness and fear towards the outside world, especially towards humanity.

Of course... Yu Tohsaka's main point of conversation was to shift the blame to the Gorgon, and to emphasize that Tiamat was currently stable, warning them that it was best not to provoke her emotions.

Although Yu Tohsaka did not fully explain the many mysteries surrounding him, such as how he appeared in this singularity, and why his magic circuits formed such a special connection with Tiamat...

However, after the conversation, none of the Chaldea members regarded Tohsaka Yu as an enemy for the time being, and instead entered a state of "ceasefire and observation, prioritizing the handling of the Gorgon threat".

After all, neither of the two near-Grand Casters regarded Tohsaka Yu as an enemy, and there must be a reason for that.

This friendly exchange quickly came to an end. Just as Fujimaru Ritsuka was about to continue asking about the specifics of the Gorgon, a messenger suddenly stumbled into the palace hall.

"Report! Your Majesty! My lords!"

The messenger's voice was urgent: "A large number of demonic beasts have invaded outside the city gates. Their strength is on a completely different level than before... The defense line is about to collapse!"

Everyone was shocked. Merlin's eyes flickered, a hint of doubt in his expression: "Those 'children' born by the Beast Mother Goddess were actually able to cause the defense line to collapse?"

He had dealt with that Beast Mother Goddess before. Although she was a rather troublesome being, her 'children' shouldn't be able to break through Uruk's defenses...

Could it be that someone is secretly helping them?

At that moment, Mashu immediately looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka with urgent eyes, "Senpai, we have to go and see!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka also made a quick decision: "Your Majesty, please allow us to go outside the city to provide support!"

Gilgamesh glanced at them from his throne and waved his hand casually: "Go, just don't die too horribly. I will send the summoned heroic spirits to support you."

"Yes!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka immediately took Mash and hurriedly left the hall.

Watching the Chaldea squad's hurried departure, Tohsaka Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He immediately turned around and looked at Merlin, who seemed to be preoccupied with something.

"Mr. Merlin," Yu Tohsaka asked in a low voice, "how's the ceremony going? Has Ereshkigal taken care of everything? Is it about to begin?"

Merlin nodded, then shook his head, a strange expression on his face that seemed to say, "Which do you want to hear first, the good news or the bad news?" He continued, "Goddess Ereshkigal has indeed been a great help. Her 'Netherworld Domain' is incredibly powerful. The auxiliary nodes are now stable, and the energy channels have been completed."

"Isn't that a good thing?" Tohsaka Yu asked, somewhat puzzled.

"It's good, but..." Merlin sighed, his expression turning serious. "In the final calculations, I discovered that to 'nail' a sanctuary that can accommodate... that mother in that hellish place, the Sea of ​​Imaginary Numbers, coordinates and energy alone are not enough. Just like building a house, having only the foundation and framework isn't enough; there also needs to be a powerful entity to hold it in place to withstand the storm."

He gestured: "We need a powerful being with extremely high 'mystery' and preferably authority involving concepts like 'Avalon' to serve as the core of the ritual. Otherwise, the Sanctuary might be overwhelmed or directly devoured by the imaginary numbers the moment it is completed."

Yu Tohsaka's eye twitched, and she couldn't help but complain, "Isn't this just as ridiculous as getting to the final boss in a game and then the system suddenly telling you that you need a specific five-star character to clear the level?!"

"What about the King?" Tohsaka Yu still held a sliver of hope. "With so many things in his treasury, surely there must be something suitable? Or perhaps he could summon another Heroic Spirit?"

"That's what I think... but Wang isn't really suited to summoning heroic spirits anymore."

Merlin looked troubled and said, "In order to deal with this singularity, he has already summoned multiple Servants, including myself. His mana consumption is huge, and I'm afraid he won't be able to accurately summon the kind of 'outstanding' Heroic Spirit we need again in the short term."

"Looks like I'll have to step in after all..."

Yu Tohsaka looked at her palm, feeling the EX-rank magic power that was almost overflowing from her body.

He held out his hand to Merlin: "In that case, hand over the relic to me. My mana bar is pretty long... it should be enough for a high-level summon. You should be prepared, right? I can't just summon a Servant out of thin air, can I?"

Merlin seemed to have anticipated his response, and a familiar, enigmatic smile, as if he had everything under control, appeared on his face.

“I have indeed prepared a very… special relic.”

Under Yu Tohsaka's gaze, Merlin pulled out the dark black velvet fabric from his dimensional pouch. "It is said that this item is related to a great witch who is closely connected to the fate of Britain and the realm of the ideal world..."

Yu Tohsaka took the fabric; it was icy cold to the touch. A vast, ancient aura, filled with an otherworldly presence and a certain…familiar yet strange magical power emanated from it. He instinctively channeled his magic power to investigate…

The next second, his expression froze.

Fireworks seemed to explode in my mind, and countless fragments of information about betrayal, curses, fairies, sisters, castles, and eternal islands surged forth!

He abruptly raised his head, his eyes wide with disbelief as he stared at Merlin:

"Wait, wait... this relic, this feeling... could this 'great witch' you mentioned be...?"

Merlin's smile was as bright as the midday sun, yet it carried a hint of mischievous slyness. He bowed slightly and, in an aria-like tone, revealed the answer, word by word:

"Yes, it's exactly the one you're thinking of."

"King Arthur's older sister, the most enigmatic witch in Camelot legend, the ruler of Avalon, and the queen of the fairy kingdom..."

"—Morgan le Fay."

Yu Tohsaka gaped, feeling as if her worldview was being violently shaken.

"Morgan?! Morgan?!"

What the hell!

Upon hearing the name, Tohsaka Yu almost immediately expressed her most straightforward feelings.

Summon Morgan le Fay...?

Merlin isn't really trying to kill me...? This isn't a 'ballast,' it's more like bringing back a nuclear bomb that could explode at any moment!

Calm down, calm down... Yu Tohsaka forced herself to remain calm.

According to Type-Moon's setting, a Servant's actions are restricted by their summoner and contract, and Merlin said she was the best candidate, so it's unlikely he would make up such things.

But then again, is 'Sister Wang' really reliable?

Yu Tohsaka tried hard to recall her memories of 'Morgan Lefève' from her previous life.

Advantages: Strong, truly strong, a top-tier Caster, with unfathomable magical power and unparalleled understanding of magic. As a Heroic Spirit, she is absolutely top-tier.

Weaknesses: Extremely wicked personality (legendary), extremely controlling, has a grudge against King Arthur, unclear motives, and is extremely unstable...

The more Yu thought about it, the more unreliable it seemed. He quickly looked up at Merlin, his face showing obvious doubt.

"Mr. Merlin, are you sure? Is it really okay to have Morgan participate in this kind of rescue ritual? She won't flip the table on the spot, will she?"

Merlin's face lit up with a bright smile: "I know what you're worried about, but don't worry... everything about Princess Morgan is just rumors, hearsay, and shouldn't be taken at face value."

He gently shook the staff in his hand and said slowly, "Indeed, that woman's personality is somewhat complex and unpredictable, but there is no denying that in terms of controlling magic, there is no one more suitable than her—at least in theory."

Merlin's tone carried an unquestionable professionalism, as if he were stating an objective fact.

"As for her reliability..."

Merlin blinked and gave a sly smile. "That depends on whether you, as the master, have enough 'capacity,' or rather, luck. Don't forget, Servants come in response to a summons, and the constraints of Command Seals and contracts still exist. As long as your desire is strong enough and your goal is clear enough, she might become an unexpected and powerful ally."

That's what they say, but what if she doesn't listen?

Has this white-haired mage not considered the consequences...? Tohsaka Yu was filled with the urge to complain, but looking at Merlin's determined eyes and thinking about the imminent ceremony... it seemed like there really was no other choice.

Never mind, let's try it out...

Yu Tohsaka sighed inwardly, a resigned expression on her face. She carefully put away the piece of black velvet and said, "Alright, since you put it that way, I'll give it a try."

Merlin nodded in satisfaction, his smile becoming slightly more genuine: "Then let's not delay any longer, let's go to the altar immediately. The summoning ritual must proceed as soon as possible; this crucial 'heroic spirit' must be in place before the main ceremony begins."

Merlin turned and led the way. Tohsaka Yu took a deep breath, glanced one last time in the direction of Tiamat's room, clutched the relic in her pocket, and followed.

The two soon arrived at the huge underground altar deep inside the palace.

Ereshkigal was already waiting there, her power spreading out like an invisible network, stabilizing the ley line energy around the altar, which had become somewhat disordered due to the previous damage.

At the center of the altar, a complex and enormous summoning array had been completed, shimmering with a ghostly blue light.

“Alright, Tohsaka-kun,” Merlin pointed to the center of the magic circle, “stand there, place the relic at the core, then concentrate all your magic power and begin chanting the summoning incantation I taught you.”

His tone became more serious than ever before, “Remember, your will must be firm, your desire must be clear—you need a powerful Caster as the ‘core’ of this ritual! Pass this message on!”

Yu Tohsaka nodded, walked to the center of the magic circle, and placed the black cloth in the designated spot. He closed his eyes, feeling the EX-rank magic power surging like the ocean within his body, and took a deep breath.

'Come on... for Mom's sake... let's give it our all!'

He stretched out his hand, and magic began to surge. Ancient and difficult-to-pronounce incantations were slowly chanted from his mouth:

"Be full, be full, be full, be full, and so on, until the fifth time..."

"However, when it is full, it is the time to discard it."

"Declaration——"

"You shall obey my commands; my life shall be one with your sword..."

As the incantation was chanted, the magic circle on the ground suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, and a violent whirlwind of magic raged within the altar!

The summoning of Heroic Spirits has begun!

Book 1: Chapter 28 Lostbelt - Morgan le Fay

The light from the summoning circle at the underground altar had completely engulfed the entire space.

Yu Tohsaka felt his EX-rank magic power being frantically drained at a speed that made his scalp tingle, poured into the complex, almost illegible magic circle beneath his feet, and into the ominous black rag at the center of the circle.

"Holy crap, this mana consumption rate! Even an EX-level mana bar can't withstand this kind of drain!"

Yu Tohsaka gritted her teeth secretly, feeling as if her magic circuits were getting a little hot.

The spells and relics that Merlin gave us are definitely beyond what's expected for summoning... This isn't summoning a Servant, it's clearly sacrificing himself!

Yu Tohsaka forced herself to concentrate, filtering out negative thoughts like "Will it drain me dry?" and "If the Morgan I summoned finds out that the relic was given by Merlin, will he kill me, his Master, first?"

He focused all his attention on the summoning circle in front of him.

'Need! Need! A powerful Caster! Capable of stabilizing ritual barriers, possessing superb magical skills, preferably someone reasonable, communicative, and not prone to causing trouble!'

At that moment, various legends and impressions of Morgan flashed through Yu Tohsaka's mind—the traitor of Camelot, King Arthur's nemesis, the ruthless witch... Each label made him feel uneasy.

"Morgan Leffe... will you respond? Which version of yourself will you be? The legendary, scheming vixen, or..."

Yu Tohsaka harbored a faint, almost negligible hope. It might not actually be the Morgan from the orthodox history; there was another possibility? Perhaps... someone slightly less 'darkened'?

After all, in gacha games, the same character may have different classes and personalities. Although the artifact Merlin gave him looks terrible, what if... what if he gets a "reformed" or "understanding" version of Morgan?

I don't have high requirements, as long as they're not the kind of person who wants to kill me the moment we meet!

Yu Tohsaka prayed frantically in her heart, while simultaneously shouting out the last incantation with all her might:

"—Come here, guardian of the scales, from this wheel of restraint!"

Boom——! ! !

It was as if the whole world trembled! The light of the summoning circle reached its peak, and then suddenly contracted inward.

The black velvet fabric, which served as a relic, instantly transformed into the finest particles in the ultimate light, merging into the core of the summon.

The light dissipated.