Did the Heroic Spirit I conquered become a reality?

He cleared his throat and said in his distinctive, somewhat old-fashioned British accent, "Everyone, before class begins, I have an announcement to make. Starting today, our class will have a new student."

Upon hearing this, the classroom, which had been somewhat drowsy, instantly became noisy.

"A new classmate? At this time?"

"Is he from some powerful family? How did he manage to transfer directly into the monarch's class..."

"I heard it was approved by Lord Barthelon... I wonder what his background is."

Yuya Tohsaka was taken aback. He knew that the Clock Tower was a place with a strict hierarchy and complicated rules. Those who could transfer to the monarch-level class midway through the course either had a powerful magic family behind them, or... possessed unparalleled magic talent that even the monarch could not ignore.

Just as everyone was whispering among themselves, a series of crisp footsteps came from the classroom door.

Immediately afterwards, a figure, bathed in the dim light streaming through the corridor window, slowly came into everyone's view.

In an instant, the entire classroom, regardless of gender, fell into an almost suffocating silence, followed by an uncontrollable and enormous uproar.

She was a girl wearing a pure white dress and with long, flowing golden hair.

Her skin was as white as snow, and her features were so exquisite that they resembled the most perfect creation of the gods. Her emerald green eyes, like the most translucent jade, swept over everyone in the classroom with a touch of innocence and curiosity.

She simply stood there quietly, yet it was as if she had become the center of the world, with all the light shining for her.

As for Tohsaka Yu, when he saw the incredibly beautiful face that was so familiar to him, his usually calm and gentle gaze was completely stunned.

"Aiko?!"

Yu Tohsaka stared in utter shock at the blonde girl who was introducing herself to the whole class with a sweet, innocent smile on her face, feeling as if her brain had completely stopped working.

Meanwhile, Saya Aika on the podium seemed to notice the shocked and incredulous gaze coming from the back of the classroom.

Her emerald green eyes shifted slightly, precisely catching Tohsaka Yu's gaze. Then, she winked at him playfully, as if engaging in a mischievous interaction that only the two of them could understand.

Soon, the professor assigned an empty seat to this new student with a mysterious background.

As the school bell rang again, the students around them, still immersed in the amazement they had just witnessed, quickly regained their composure and began to listen attentively to the lecture.

Only Yu Tohsaka's thoughts remained as chaotic as a lake surface tossed with a boulder, creating turbulent waves.

'How is this possible...?'

Am I still dreaming?

'Sajyou Aika...why did she suddenly appear at the Clock Tower? How did she get in?'

Countless incredible thoughts echoed in his mind, making it impossible for him to concentrate on the professor's rigid and boring lessons.

Just as Tohsaka Yu was still thinking about these random things, a piece of paper folded into the shape of a paper crane and carrying a faint fragrance silently landed on his desk through some extremely exquisite magic trick.

Yu Tohsaka glanced at the professor who was lecturing, then calmly unfolded the note. On it, written in delicate and beautiful handwriting, was a short sentence:

Wait for me on the rooftop after school at noon.

He subconsciously looked up at the seat where Ayaka Sajou was, only to see the girl smiling at him as well.

After their eyes met for a moment, she quickly looked away, appearing to be attentively listening to the lesson.

He spent the entire class absentmindedly, and when the school bell finally rang, Tohsaka Yu almost immediately packed up his books and left the classroom, heading straight for the rooftop of the school building.

……

The rooftop of the clock tower always seemed to be shrouded in a gloomy, never-dispersing mist.

Pushing open the iron gate to the rooftop, you can see thick, dark clouds hanging low, as if a torrential downpour could fall at any moment.

Looking up, I immediately saw the petite figure that had been waiting there all along.

Sajou Aika stood quietly on the edge of the rooftop with her back to him, gazing at the distant London city shrouded in mist.

She had changed out of her pure white dress and put on a well-tailored dark blue uniform skirt, unique to the Clock Tower girls. Beneath the skirt were a pair of beautifully straight calves encased in pure white over-the-knee stockings, and on her feet were a pair of exquisite black uniform shoes.

Her long, flowing golden hair was gently lifted by the breeze, and her slender figure, outlined in the uniform, exuded youth and vitality.

"Love Song..."

Yu Tohsaka watched her retreating figure, took a deep breath, and broke the silence.

Sajō Aika slowly turned her head and immediately saw Tohsaka Yu and even the subtle expression on his face.

A bright smile quickly bloomed on the girl's delicate and pretty face: "Why do you look so surprised... Didn't I tell you before that I would come to find you?"

That's true, but who knew you'd actually come knocking on my door... Hearing this, Tohsaka Yu fell into a brief silence.

Although he had a vague feeling that something was wrong at the time, he didn't take it to heart... After all, the fact that Ayaka Sajou appeared in the Holy Grail War of that era was a bug in itself.

Now that the Holy Grail War is over... especially now that even the Greater Grail has been 'eaten' by Tiamat, this bug should return to its own era.

After all, if it impacts this era, it could very well develop into a singularity.

Wait a minute……

Singularity?

Yu Tohsaka suddenly noticed some blind spots.

He suddenly realized that the Fourth Holy Grail War, which he had experienced before and was full of "unexpected events" and "variables," was essentially a "singularity" that deviated from the normal historical trajectory.

In the end, through his cooperation with Morgan, he managed to make the Greater Grail disappear in a special way, and indirectly ended that wrong war. This should also be considered as... successfully "repairing" that singularity.

If that's the case, why did that mysterious system tell him that it had only "slightly" repaired the singularity?

Yu Tohsaka's heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously opened that long-lost personal interface in her mind.

Sure enough, right below his impressive attribute panel, a new special notification, emitting a faint red glow, was quietly floating there:

[WARNING: The Singularity of the Fourth Holy Grail War has been repaired.]

[New historical anomaly detected... Generating...]

The Fifth Holy Grail War... has been confirmed.

"The Fifth Holy Grail War?!"

Yu Tohsaka stared blankly at the glaring words, her heart filled with disbelief and confusion.

How is this possible?! Now even the Great Grail, which is the core of the Holy Grail, is gone. It could even be said that it was completely "digested" by Tiamat as a snack. So how can the Fifth Holy Grail War possibly continue?

"Yu-kun? Why are you suddenly spacing out?"

Sajou Aika's voice, tinged with curiosity, snapped Tohsaka Yu out of his shock and contemplation.

Yu Tohsaka snapped out of her reverie, looked into the girl's pure emerald green eyes, and quickly shook her head, trying to maintain her usual gentle smile: "It's nothing... I was just suddenly wondering, Aika, where did you come from? And how did you find this place?"

Upon hearing this, Aika Sajou's face broke into a radiant smile, as bright as sunshine.

Instead of answering directly, she extended her slender, fair fingers and gently touched Tohsaka Yu's heart, the very core where he was connected to Tiamat and the [Anchor of the Primal].

"Because of you, Yu-kun, from the moment we renewed our contract, you've been deeply bound to the 'Root'." Her voice was soft and pleasant, with a touch of natural intimacy.

"Your existence is like a lighthouse in a dark sea. So, as long as I'm willing, no matter where you go, no matter how far apart we are in time and space... I can find you immediately."

As she spoke, she took another small step forward, opened her arms, and gently hugged Tohsaka Yu's waist once again, like a spoiled kitten.

She pressed her delicate face against his chest, feeling his strong, powerful heartbeat. Her emerald eyes shone with a satisfied and happy light as she whispered in his ear in an almost murmured, possessive tone:

"So, Yu-kun... you'll never be able to escape from me again in this lifetime."

For a fleeting moment, Yu Tohsaka's body stiffened.

He subconsciously looked down and saw Aika Sajou leaning tightly against him, her face flushed with intoxication, her voice soft and melodious, and the unique warm fragrance of a young girl... which made his heart beat faster involuntarily.

It wasn't until quite a while later that he finally came to his senses, feeling a very subtle sensation in his heart.

The Primal Anchor... This was a special ritual he prepared to prevent Tiamat from getting lost in the imaginary world.

Now... it seems like any beast can find itself through the Anchor of Origin?

...Although Aika isn't exactly a beast, in some ways she seems more dangerous than some beasts.

Despite knowing the danger the girl posed, Tohsaka Yu silently wrapped his arms around Sajou Aika's slender waist.

He slowly lowered his head, gazing at Ayaka Sajou's fair and beautiful face.

The girl was also looking at him. It had only been two days since they last met, but her gaze was particularly intense, and her delicate face was flushed with an intoxicating blush.

As if to see Tohsaka Yu, she had deliberately applied a very light layer of glossy lipstick to her full, small cherry lips, making her look radiant and beautiful even in the dim and gloomy sky.

Yu Tohsaka slowly lowered his head and kissed the girl's soft lips in the corner of the rooftop.

Sajō Aika's pupils widened suddenly, then her gaze softened, and she whispered, "Although I don't dislike this... it's still not very safe here, Yu-kun... um~"

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly felt the boy's hand gradually move down her waist, and her body involuntarily tensed up slightly.

For the first time, Aika Sajou glanced at him with a hint of embarrassment and annoyance, but she still kept her eyes tightly closed, her eyelashes trembling slightly, and silently accepted the boy's rather bold move.

……

After a moment, Ayaka Sajou lowered her head and secretly straightened her slightly disheveled clothes.

Yu Tohsaka waited by her side. After the girl had finished getting ready, he ignored her somewhat resentful look and said softly, "Class is about to start... let's go back to the classroom."

Although the appearance of Aika Sajou is somewhat surprising, one might as well make the best of it... Although Aika Sajou has some 'yandere' tendencies, in the end, he doesn't have a 'lover' in this era, so there's no need to worry about being attacked by Aika's hatchet and triggering a bad ending.

Thinking about it this way, Aigo's arrival isn't as troublesome as I've imagined...

The afternoon classes had already begun before he knew it. Just as Tohsaka Yu walked into the familiar lecture hall and was about to find a corner seat, a voice suddenly called out to him.

"Yu Tohsaka, Professor Kenneth...please come in."

Yu Tohsaka paused as she was about to sit down, first giving Ayaka Sajou a reassuring look, and then secretly taking a deep breath.

What was bound to happen, happened...

He nodded to the classmate who had come to deliver the message, then got up and followed him toward the laboratory where Kenneth was.

……

Inside the Clock Tower, the Mineral Department, and the private laboratory of Monarch Kenneth.

The air was filled with the distinctive scent of expensive magical materials, and... a strange calm that was completely different from what Yuu Tohsaka had expected.

Yu Tohsaka stood in the center of the laboratory, already prepared for a storm of questioning.

However, Kenneth, sitting behind his desk, did not fly into a rage as he had imagined.

The monarch of the Minerals Department had just returned to the Clock Tower and was now elegantly holding a cup of black tea, his expression calm as if everything he had experienced in Fuyuki City not long ago had nothing to do with him.

“You’ve come.” Kenneth looked up, his azure eyes calmly gazing at him. “Sit down.”

Although Yu Tohsaka was filled with wariness and confusion, she still sat down in the chair opposite him as instructed.

He expected a "trial" filled with questioning and anger, but instead Kenneth simply pushed a familiar parchment paper in front of him.

“I’ve read your graduation thesis.” Kenneth’s voice was unreadable. “Regarding the core arguments on ‘maximizing the efficiency of magic transmission in gem magic,’ while you have some ideas, the reasoning is still somewhat rough. Especially the third chapter, where you mentioned using ‘multiple resonances’ to enhance instantaneous burst power…”

In the following period, Kenneth actually acted like a responsible mentor, discussing the details of Tohsaka Yu's graduation thesis with him.

From the rigor of the technique's construction to the logical chain of theoretical derivation, and even the selection of gemstone materials... his comments were meticulous, as if they were just having an ordinary academic discussion.

Yu Tohsaka responded absentmindedly, her mind racing as she tried to decipher her teacher's true intentions. The calmer Kenneth appeared, the stronger his unease grew.

After giving detailed "guidance" on the paper, Kenneth casually brought up some recent personnel changes at the Clock Tower, the power struggle between the Minerals Department and other factions, and even... mentioned his engagement to his fiancée, Sora.

"Although this trip to Fuyuki City encountered some unexpected 'minor troubles,' it has finally come to an end."

Kenneth gently put down his teacup, a hint of weariness appearing on his face for the first time. He said, "Once I've dealt with these trivial matters, it'll be time to officially put Sora and I's wedding on the agenda."

As Yu Tohsaka listened to these trivial, everyday conversations, his confusion reached its peak.

He had absolutely no idea what Kenneth was up to.

Just as this long and strange "casual conversation" was about to end, and Tohsaka Yu almost thought that Kenneth really had no intention of pursuing the matter of Fuyuki City, the monarch suddenly changed the subject, asking in an extremely casual tone, as if it were just a casual chat:

"By the way, Yu. There's something I'd like to talk to you about."

"I knew it wouldn't be that simple once you arrived..." Tohsaka Yu felt a chill run down her spine, but she remained calm: "You said..."

“Normally, students at the Clock Tower have two options after graduation: one is to graduate successfully and leave the Clock Tower by completing their graduation thesis.”

Kenneth picked up the teacup on the table, but his gaze was fixed directly into Tohsaka Yu's eyes.

"Another option is to stay in school for further studies after graduation."

He casually extended an invitation that would make any student in the Clock Tower's heart flutter.

Are you interested in... staying at the university after graduation?