Did the Heroic Spirit I conquered become a reality?

Volume 1: Chapter 78 World Line Shift?

"Stay at school?"

Upon hearing Kenneth's words, Tohsaka Yu looked extremely surprised.

He originally thought that after experiencing the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City, which could be described as a "humiliation", Professor Kenneth would at least expel him from the school and completely sever ties with him, one of the "culprits", even if he didn't kill him immediately.

Unexpectedly... instead of holding him accountable, he extended an invitation to him to continue his studies at the Clock Tower?

Looking into Kenneth's calm, azure eyes, and confirming that the other man didn't seem to be joking, he couldn't help but feel conflicted.

Without a doubt, for any magician, being able to stay in the Clock Tower, especially to continue their studies under a monarch, is an opportunity that is extremely rare and the best shortcut to the pinnacle of magic.

But... after wandering alone for so long, he did miss Rin and Sakura, who were far away in Fuyuki City.

Kenneth seemed to see through his inner struggle and hesitation. He didn't urge him, but simply said, "You don't need to answer me right away. You have plenty of time to think about it before graduation. Go back and think about it slowly."

"Yes, teacher." Tohsaka Yu nodded, stood up from his chair, and prepared to take his leave.

However, just as he reached the laboratory door and was about to leave, he suddenly stopped, a hint of hesitation on his face, as if he wanted to ask something but didn't know how to start.

"Are you wondering why I haven't asked you a single question about the Holy Grail War from beginning to end?"

Kenneth's calm voice suddenly rang out from behind him.

Yu Tohsaka stiffened slightly. He slowly turned around and met his teacher's eyes, which seemed to see through everything. In the end, he nodded honestly.

Yes, he was very confused.

Kenneth was such a proud man. He devoted countless efforts to the Holy Grail War, only to end up in such a miserable state... How could he possibly be indifferent to it?

Is his unusual calm the calm before the storm, or... has he truly let go?

Kenneth looked at Tohsaka Yuna's confused and inquisitive eyes, and for the first time, a cold smile appeared on his face.

“I haven’t let this matter go, but… I did lose in that Holy Grail War. A loss is a loss, and that won’t change no matter what excuses I make.”

Kenneth spoke slowly, his voice carrying a hint of barely perceptible weariness and...relief.

"Whether in process or in outcome, that war was, for me, a complete and utter defeat. I, Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald, am not accustomed to struggling in the mire of defeat; that would only tarnish the glory of El-Melloi."

He paused, his azure eyes regaining the sharpness and clarity befitting a monarch: "As for your mistake... if I had to pinpoint it, it would be leaving the Clock Tower without permission to participate in the Holy Grail War."

"Although I don't know how you managed to participate in the Holy Grail War as a Servant, at least... the person standing in front of me now is indeed a magician, and that's enough."

Yu Tohsaka subconsciously looked up and stared into Kenneth's eyes. He couldn't see a trace of joking or lying in his eyes.

He fell silent.

Is it really a good thing that this monarch has to admit 'defeat'?

I have a feeling that I might get my hands on someone someday... After all, while Kenneth is a very reliable teacher, he is also notoriously stingy and holds grudges.

After chatting for a while, Tohsaka Yu took his leave at the opportune moment.

"Then, teacher... I'll take my leave now?"

Seeing Kenneth nod slightly, Tohsaka Yu bowed slightly, performed a standard student salute, and turned to leave the oppressive laboratory.

As the heavy laboratory doors slowly closed, Kenneth's handsome face, which had been taut and forcibly maintaining composure and dignity, finally... slowly collapsed.

He looked away, his fingertips tapping rhythmically on the smooth table. After a moment, he pursed his lips and let out a low murmur filled with resentment and frustration.

As expected... I'm still very unhappy.

Even though he used "the glory of a monarch" and "the rationality of a magician" to cover up his true emotions, failure is still failure.

Moreover, he lost to his most prized disciple in a manner that was almost humiliating.

He lost to a junior who, in his eyes, was exceptionally talented but still naive and needed his "guidance."

Even... that was after he summoned a top-tier Servant like the Lion King Artoria, who was exceptionally powerful!

The thought of the chaotic war in Fuyuki City, the easily destroyed magic workshop he was so proud of, and the farce that ended inconclusively filled Kenneth with uncontrollable anger and humiliation, like a volcano about to erupt.

However, compared to the future glory of the El-Melloi faction... the outcome of a Holy Grail War seems less important.

Kenneth slowly walked to the window, gazing at the ancient and magnificent clock tower complex outside, a deep worry flashing in his azure eyes.

The El-Melloi family, as one of the twelve monarchs of the Clock Tower, appears to be incredibly powerful and influential.

But only he himself knew best the predicament this ancient family was facing, a situation of generational transition.

There are too few useful successors within the faction; most are mediocre talents who only know how to stick to the rules and lack real creativity and talent.

If this continues, El-Melloi's glory will eventually fade after his generation.

And Tohsaka Yu... that boy from the Far East, is the only junior that his wife has seen in all these years who has shown true "genius" potential in magic.

He is like a rough, unpolished gem. With careful polishing and guidance, he will surely become the most dazzling presence that the entire clock tower cannot ignore in time.

Entrusting the future to an heir with limitless possibilities... is far more important than winning a Holy Grail War full of "unexpected" events.

This is the real reason why he was willing to set aside his monarchical airs today and even take the initiative to ask Tohsaka Yu to stay.

but……

Kenneth recalled the humble yet distant and determined look in Tohsaka Yuna's eyes earlier, and his heart sank again.

Judging from the child's appearance... it seems unlikely that he will choose to stay.

……

When Yu Tohsaka dragged his weary body back to his small dormitory, he was greeted by a pair of ruby ​​eyes filled with pure concern.

He had just sat down in the computer chair when the familiar figure radiating a warm, maternal aura immediately came up behind him.

Tiamat gently rested her mature and alluringly beautiful face on his shoulder, brushing her soft, long blue hair against his cheek, her voice carrying a hint of barely perceptible worry:

"Yu, is something bothering you? There's a 'smell' about you that I don't really like."

Yu Tohsaka knew that what she meant by "scent" was the oppressive and heavy aura he had brought back from Kenneth's laboratory.

“It’s just a small matter, I can handle it myself,” Yu Tohsaka replied with a smile.

"Should we... activate 'Plan C'?" Tiamat tilted her head, her ruby ​​eyes sparkling with pure light, as if she were talking about something perfectly ordinary.

Upon hearing this, Yu Tohsaka's heart skipped a beat: "Plan C? What's that?"

Tiamat didn't answer immediately, but instead stretched out her fair and delicate little hand and made an extremely cute, yet chilling, "neck-slitting" gesture at her neck.

Yu Tohsaka's eyebrows twitched involuntarily a few times.

“No…no need, you’re too kind…” He quickly waved his hand, forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace. “Teacher, he…Kenneth didn’t cause me any trouble, really. If you were to ‘erase’ him…he would be so innocent.”

Are you kidding me? If Tiamat really makes a move, she could tear down not only Kenneth, but the entire Clock Tower!

After much persuasion and calming down the fiercely protective "mother," Tohsaka Yuu was finally able to be alone and think quietly.

He leaned back in his chair, gazing at the gloomy sky outside the window, Kenneth's last words and that unexpected "invitation" echoing in his mind once more.

...Should he stay or not? He couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Over the next few days, Yu Tohsaka's life fell into a strange and "fulfilling" cycle.

During the day, I went to class in the Department of Minerals as usual, looked up information in the library, and tried my best to move forward with my graduation thesis, which had been stalled for a long time.

His "extracurricular life" is fully scheduled.

In the evenings, he would quietly take Tiamat for walks on the old streets near the clock tower, telling her everything about this modern world.

After school in the evening, he had a new companion who was almost inseparable from him – Ayaka Sajou.

Since the arrival of this mysterious and stunningly beautiful transfer student, the entire Department of Minerals, and even the professors of the entire Clock Tower, have paid her a great deal of attention.

As the person closest to this "genius girl," Tohsaka Yu naturally benefited a lot and became the focus of much attention.

After school that day, Tohsaka Yuu went on another "date" with Sajou Aika, but this time, their destination was the magnificent and ancient library at the Clock Tower.

After all, no matter how "exciting" life is off the field, the graduation thesis... still has to be written.

The Clock Tower Library is a magnificent and ancient building, like a labyrinth.

Towering bookshelves displayed countless ancient grimoires and parchment scrolls, the air thick with the scent of aged paper, refined ink, and… the subtle magical aura that has settled with the passage of time.

Sunlight streamed through the stained-glass windows of the dome, casting dappled and sacred beams of light into the quiet reading area. Countless tiny dust particles danced within these beams of light, as if whispering elves.

Yu Tohsaka and Aika Sajō were sitting side by side at a large desk made from a single piece of oak at the far end of the reading area.

Sajo Aika seems quite interested in this place, which is filled with an atmosphere of "knowledge" and "history".

She didn't cling to Tohsaka Yu as usual, but sat quietly beside him, resting her delicate white chin on one hand, her pure and flawless emerald green eyes fixed intently on Tohsaka Yu as he wrote furiously.

The well-tailored dark blue uniform she wore accentuated her fair skin, making it appear even more delicate. Her long, flowing golden hair cascaded over her shoulders like a waterfall. Her pure and beautiful appearance, combined with the ancient and solemn surroundings, created a stunning and breathtakingly beautiful picture.

“Yu-kun,” Ayaka Sajou’s gentle voice broke the silence, “I think I’ve seen some interesting descriptions of the combination of runes and gem magic in some old book before. If you need any help, feel free to let me know.”

Upon hearing this, Tohsaka Yu looked up from the thick documents, gazed into the girl's kind eyes, and gave a gentle smile: "No need, I can manage on my own."

He dared not ask this ancestral princess to "help" write his thesis.

After all, he didn't know what Aigo's "academic level" was really like.

If her insights are too advanced, or if she directly throws out some "root-level" theories that even monarch-level big shots can't understand, how is he supposed to explain it to Professor Kenneth? But if she's too inexperienced... well, given the magical skill of this Root Princess, Tohsaka Yu thinks that's unlikely.

In short, to avoid unnecessary trouble, it's best to do it yourself and be self-sufficient.

Seemingly sensing Tohsaka Yu's "polite refusal," Sajou Aika did not persist.

Bored, she casually pulled out a thick, leather-bound book from the bookshelf next to her and started flipping through it, chatting idly with Tohsaka as she did so.

"Yu-kun, after you graduate, are you really not planning to stay at the Clock Tower?"

"Hmm... not necessarily, but even if I stay at the Clock Tower, I'll probably still go back to Fuyuki City to visit," Yu Tohsaka replied while revising her thesis.

"Is it because of your two younger sisters?" Aika Sajou asked with a smile.

"That's it."

"Then... will you take me back with you?"

Her voice carried a hint of barely perceptible expectation and coquettishness, and her body had subtly shifted towards Tohsaka Yu without her noticing.

She gently rested her head on Tohsaka Yu's shoulder, her soft golden hair brushing against his neck, bringing a slightly ticklish sensation and a delicate, elegant fragrance unique to young girls that stirred the soul.

Yu Tohsaka paused slightly as she wrote, feeling the softness and warmth on her shoulder, and a ripple of emotion stirred within her.

Just as he was about to say something, Ayaka Sajou stretched out her slender fingers and idly drew circles on his open notebook, her cool fingertips lightly touching the back of his hand.

"Yu-kun, you're so serious." Her breath was so close, her warm breath brushing against his ear, carrying a fatal allure.

Yu Tohsaka felt his heart beat faster than usual. He took a deep breath and forced himself to refocus on the paper in front of him, but the touch and scent of the girl coming from his ear, shoulder, and the back of his hand were like the sweetest spell, making it hard for him to concentrate.

Just as his attention was drawn to Ayaka Sajou, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of the book the girl was casually flipping through.

It was a heroic epic about the legend of King Arthur, written in ancient Celtic.

The pages even feature some exquisite, medieval-style color illustrations.

Yu Tohsaka glanced at it curiously, but when his gaze fell on the open page depicting the coronation ceremony, he suddenly froze.

Because what he saw was not Artoria, who held the holy sword and was chosen as queen under the spotlight.

Instead, it was... a stunningly beautiful woman with platinum blonde hair, also dressed in gorgeous clothes, wearing a laurel wand, and holding a wand that exuded an ominous aura.

Morgan Le Fay!

Volume 1: Chapter 79 A Telegram from the Far East (4K)

Yu Tohsaka felt as if her breath had stopped at that moment.

He stared intently at the exquisite illustration of the coronation ceremony on the page, and below it, at the magnificent poem written in ancient Celtic about the "coronation of the Fairy Queen Morgan le Fay," and an unprecedented storm raged through his mind.

He was astonished because the history he remembered, or rather, the pan-human history of the "Type-Moon world" that he was familiar with, had undergone such a subversive and inexplicable change at this very moment!

In the orthodox history, it was Artoria Pendragon who inherited the Red Dragon's genes, pulled the sword from the stone, and ultimately became the Queen of Britain!

The thought had just flashed through his mind when he suddenly realized a serious misconception that he had long overlooked.

etc--

wrong!

Does anyone really know what King Arthur's real name was in the true, "canonical" history of this world?

Yu Tohsaka quickly recalled all the documents and materials she had come across during her years at the Clock Tower.