Please play Fate/Go with me.

"Of course! It's so much fun... No! We can't just ignore something this dangerous!" the girl said righteously. Besides, it's precisely because of this slightly dangerous feeling that people can't play such an exciting and fun game.

"That's great! Shirou-senpai, a powerful partner has joined us." Matthew clenched his little fist and looked at the boy happily.

"Then please take care of me, everyone. And just call me Asuna! That's what my friends call me," Asuna said with a smile.

“This is the right place. Please feel free to give me your guidance!” Shirou nodded.

"Nice to meet you, thank you for the information you gave me. It would be great to have a reliable partner join us so we can deal with these monsters as soon as possible." Yukinoshita nodded in agreement.

"I already said, it's Asuna! And can I call you Yukino?" Asuna stepped forward and took the black-haired girl's hand.

"Hmm, hmm... if you want to call me that," Yukinoshita said softly, her face slightly flushed.

"Huh? Yukino, are you shy? No way, I'm Yukino's number one best friend!" Yui hugged her, a little jealous.

"Yuihama, don't hug me, it's hot." Yukinoshita tried to push the girl away, but was instead hugged even tighter.

Matthew saw this, paused for a moment, then realized what was happening and rushed forward with open arms.

"Yukinoshita-senpai! Please let me join too!"

"I told you not to come any closer!" Yukinoshita shouted, blushing.

"What a peaceful day," Shirou said, taking a leisurely sip of tea.

From then on, after school and on weekends, Shirou and the girls would take time to solve problems in the alternate dimension together, and the clearing of monsters became very smooth.

One reason is the addition of Asuna. As a game expert, she can always make the most reasonable tactical allocation for monsters of different classes in a short period of time.

"What are you looking at! You're not a pig, you're a dragon! Then slay it! It's that simple." Asuna taught Shirou Joe the correct way to use her, so that she wouldn't be a meat shield, but a supreme being capable of slaying dragons.

"I've learned something, Asuna-sensei." Shirou, who had summoned Saint George, put away his notebook.

He leaped towards the underground boar, removed his cloak with one hand, and pulled out Ascalon with the other.

With a flick of his cloak, he enveloped the monster; the sword slashed down. "You are a dragon, you are guilty!" — [Ascalon, the Blessed Sword of Might and Slaughter]

"Awooo!" Then the demonic boar let out a miserable scream, and as the dragon boar was cut in two.

Then Shirou skillfully stood side by side with Asuna, who was making a V-sign, and pressed the shutter button. Recently, it seems that there are more and more photos of him taking pictures with girls on his phone.

On the other hand, with Merlin as support, their combat strength has indeed increased significantly. Ushiwakamaru's skill, Tengu's Tactics, combined with Merlin's and Matthew's, can increase the charging speed. Because it's a five-person team plus a little Dazai, the use of Noble Phantasms has become more convenient, making the battle much more efficient.

From within the alternate dimension, dozens of wolf-headed monsters emerged, their eyes gleaming with a fierce red light. They brandished sharp claws or gripped weapons, emitting threatening roars and dripping saliva. They didn't seem like intelligent beings at all, but rather like enraged beasts that had lost their minds.

Despite being assigned various classes, the monsters charged forward without any regard for their own safety, as if they had gone berserk.

"No matter how many times I fight, I still can't get used to these crazy monsters. Even goblins in games have some intelligence, right?" Yukinoshita, who had summoned Ushiwakamaru, used her nimble, swallow-like movements to dodge.

When facing this type of group of monsters, once you get close and entangled, it will be difficult to break free, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

"These monsters are abnormal; they have no fear as living beings at all. They must be being controlled by something," Xiao Da said, frowning as he flew through the air.

Chapter 35 The Mastermind Appears

Faced with the ferocious wolf-headed monsters, Shirou raised his magic wand and cast an illusion. In the monsters' eyes, the entire space became shrouded in mist, obscuring the prey's figure, and they immediately lost their target.

With his Merlin-level A-rank illusion magic skills, the boy fooled the monster horde. Illusion magic is simply a form of magic that works on the mind to create illusions; there are no bad skills, only bad users.

Regardless of the type of skill, reaching the Transformation Realm will elevate it to a higher level, granting incredible abilities.

Just as a great hero's Rank A Clairvoyance allows for mind reading, clairvoyance, and even seeing fragments of the future, basic magic projection, in the right hands, can be used to mass-produce Noble Phantasms. Of course, in the case of Chinese martial arts, Rank A is merely the beginning.

This magician, possessing Grand-rank strength, has mastered illusion magic to the point of being able to create illusions that are indistinguishable from reality, deceive the world, and alter the real environment. If Merlin were here in person, it wouldn't be impossible for him to create a city of Camelot out of thin air. However, it would be repaired after the world discovers it.

With the help of Matthew and Shirou, Yuigahama, transformed into the fox-eared high school girl Suzuka Gozen, has completed the charging of her Noble Phantasm. After being enhanced multiple times by her companions, the fox-eared girl's Great Chain Sword shone with an incomparably dazzling golden light, splitting into hundreds of swords that hovered in the air, forming a circular array of several pillars of light.

The girl swung her sword down, and the sword fell instantly.

【——Tenkiame】 Hundreds of golden meteors fell, piercing through all the wolf-headed men around them.

[Appear, my loyal subjects, my brothers, my armor! The Four Heavenly Kings under the Genji—Ox King, summoning thunder? The net of heaven is inescapable!!!]

Clad in armor, exuding an invincible aura, a dashing woman stood in the center, wielding a sword. She manifested four figures holding different magical weapons: a golden axe, a longbow, a spear, and a white sword. These weapons flashed with different colored magical light, and in an instant, they launched hundreds of attacks on the giant ghost, devouring it in lightning.

As a result, another large red dot from the alternate dimension detected by the FGO system map disappeared.

"Senior, that's amazing! If this continues, we'll wipe out all the monsters in the other dimension very soon," Matthew said happily, holding his phone.

"Yes, that's great." Shirou nodded, but now that their combat power had increased, the real problem was on their side. For some reason, Asuna sometimes summoned Minamoto no Yorimitsu in Berserker-class form. Her Berserker EX form, Maternal Instinct, was so powerful that even if Asuna tried her best to stop it, her mental strength would completely suppress it.

"Shirou, when are you going to give your mother an answer to our last suggestion? Your silence means you agree, right? Right? Right? Right?" Wearing a tight-fitting latex suit, B-rank Minamoto no Yorimitsu fixed his loving gaze on the boy, looking like he wouldn't give up until he got an answer.

"Tell me your wish first," Shirou pleaded.

"This time, Mom wants to hold her child tightly in her arms and cherish him. Indeed, a mother and child need physical intimacy to connect on a deeper level. In that case, Shirou, you will surely understand Mom's love," said B-rank Minamoto no Yorimitsu, her face flushed.

"..." The three girls stared intently at the boy, feeling a bit of pressure.

"Yui! I choose you!" Shirou said, pushing Yui forward.

Minamoto no Yorimitsu embraced the girl with the bun hairstyle, her gaze towards the boy slightly resentful, but her overflowing maternal instincts quickly made her accept the child, gently stroking the girl's head.

"Huh? A daughter? Mom, I actually want Shirou more, but Yui... Yui? I have a feeling that if I had a daughter, I'd want to name her that, sweetie..."

"Hehehe, is this Raikou's mom? But her body is still Asuna's, isn't it? Being hugged and patted on the head by a classmate like this makes me a little shy." Yuihama said with a shy smile as she was hugged, and the girl who was being patted on the head seemed to enjoy it quite a bit.

"I'm sorry, Yuihama."

After that, Asuna, having recovered, clasped her hands together and apologized to the girl. She clearly wanted to summon a Lancer-class Servant, but for some reason, a Berserker-class Servant would automatically appear. This kind of thing has been happening frequently lately.

"It's alright, it's alright. Anyway, I'm actually quite comfortable with it." Yui waved her hand with a smile.

"..." Matthew looked at Yuihama-senpai with envy.

"But speaking of which, this transformation is really amazing! The texture here feels softer than the first time. Has it really been stretched?" Yui Hama said, throwing herself into the girl's arms again to confirm the feeling.

"Huh? Really?" Asuna looked down in surprise.

"!" Yukinoshita's eyes lit up instantly, as if she had seen a glimmer of hope. She silently made up her mind, muttering to herself, "When will the next CCC collaboration limited event be rerun? I'll spend all my money! This time I absolutely have to get Passionate Lips! I've already maxed out Lilith's NP10, why won't she appear? The next best options are Raikou and Gorgon..."

Shirou, wiping his sweat, thought to himself, 'Actually, there's no need to be so impatient. From a genetic perspective, your future still has a lot of potential.'

Shirou knew many team tactics, but because he had Merlin, he only needed to support the red-haired Servant and deal high damage.

At this point, the behind-the-scenes reaction discovered in the Chaldea search.

"Director! We've detected a special magical reaction that we haven't seen before!" Employee B shouted.

"Lock on immediately! The mastermind has finally appeared!" Leonardo da Vinci shouted, his spirits lifted.

"Understood! Magic reaction locked!" Employee B immediately operated the machine.

The screen projected an image of a heroic male figure, his entire body pitch black as if covered in mud, much like Ushiwakamaru from Mesopotamia. Furthermore, the Holy Grail's reaction was detected on him.

Swarms of monsters crawled out from behind the man; it was this cave that continuously produced them, attacking Chaldea's forces.

The man entered the cave, the cave closed, and then the reaction ceased.

"Tch, we lost them. Keep monitoring!"

"Yes!"

In the void, the black-clad spirit held a rein-like object in one hand and the Holy Grail in the other, summoning new magical beasts. With the help of the Holy Grail, the summoned beasts entered their lairs and began cannibalism.

Just like raising Gu, legend has it that Gu makers would put the five poisonous creatures—snakes, scorpions, spiders, centipedes, and golden silkworms—and all sorts of rare and venomous creatures into a sealed space, without feeding them, letting the starving creatures kill each other. The last one left would be the most poisonous of all.

The same is true of the lair here. The monsters that survived to the end became much larger, their innate abilities were enhanced, they also possessed mutated attributes, and their eyes turned a mad, crimson red.

"Go inside! Find our enemy!" The black-clad Heroic Spirit pointed to a black hole-like tunnel that led to the world where Shirou lived.

"Awoooooo!"

Led by three enormous beast shadows, the horde of demonic beasts surged into the black hole as the giant beast shadows stepped in.

Chapter 36 Daily Morning Routine at Home

After a week of hard work by the boys and girls, the weekend in the alternate dimension passed in the blink of an eye, and now it's time to go back to school.

At 6 a.m., Shirou finished his training for the day and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

Thump, thump, thump—the sound of someone going down the stairs could be heard.

"Good morning." The girl with short black hair rubbed her eyes and came downstairs.

"That's so unfair! My brother seems really busy lately. Even though I'm taking exams, he doesn't study with me. He just leaves my late-night snack at the door and leaves!" Komachi complained.

"That's not right, is it? You were the one who wouldn't let me into the room," Shirou retorted casually as he chopped vegetables in the kitchen.

"If I don't let you in, you won't come in?!" Komachi looked at her older brother with exasperation.

"What exactly do you want from me?" Shirou complained helplessly.

"Well, even though my brother is busy, Komachi is also busy studying. And seeing that my brother seems to be having a fulfilling time makes Komachi very happy. Just now, as Komachi's points, I got a high score~!" the younger sister said with a smile.

"Yes, yes. No matter how much you try to increase my favorability, it won't do you any good." Shirou picked up a sausage and octopus and stuffed it into Komachi's mouth.

"Mmm~ Good!" Komachi swallowed the little octopus in a few quick bites, revealing her little tiger teeth as she smiled.

His sister's words made the boy fall into deep thought.

Yes, he's been living a fulfilling life lately. As an ordinary person, he's indeed very fortunate to have been reborn into this world, but the only things he can do for others are help repair machines and move things. Perhaps a world that doesn't need righteous heroes is the most peaceful and happiest.

But deep down, when the boy sees those accidents and mishaps, he still thinks that if he were there, perhaps these tragedies could be prevented.

Having experienced his past life, he valued the people around him even more. But now, being able to help Matthew and defeat monsters to save the world, he truly felt that this kind of life was fulfilling.

After these days of battles, he would help fulfill the wishes of the Heroic Spirits, thus having many opportunities to be alone with them. That's what Minamoto no Yorimitsu told him at the time.

"Your sense of justice is remarkable, but it's distorted. You need someone to guide you, otherwise, you'll find it hard to be happy."

Minamoto no Yorimitsu, who possesses the Berserk attribute, is reliable in battle but difficult to deal with in normal times. Although she is different from ordinary people in many ways after going berserk, there is one sentence that resonates with Shirou's heart.

Perhaps that's true. In his previous life, Kiritsugu passed away very early, and Fujimura was only a high school student at the time. It wasn't really about taking care of her; it was more about keeping her company.

If someone had been able to teach him how to live and grow up back then, perhaps he would have become a completely different person.

So when Lai Guang extended the invitation to him, he was actually very happy.

"Shirou, I swear I will love you like a son, so become my family. I will build a close bond with you like I did with the Four Heavenly Kings," Minamoto no Yorimitsu said to the boy.

If such a world existed, and it wasn't Kiritsugu who found him, but Yorimitsu, perhaps he would have followed Yorimitsu like the Four Heavenly Kings under her command, assisting her in slaying demons. His archery skills could come in handy, and he was actually quite confident in his ability to maintain and forge samurai swords. He probably wouldn't be completely useless; perhaps he would even be surprisingly compatible with these ancient warriors.

"Thank you, but I already have family here, so I can't be your son. However, if I really wish to have a friendly and close relationship with you, please take care of me." That's what Shirou said to Raikou at the time.

"Huh? I can't be your son? But if you want to be close to me, even if I'm currently in a berserk state, unable to suppress my demonic nature, like a monster, is that okay?" Minamoto no Yorimitsu asked in surprise.

"Yes, of course!" Shirou agreed without hesitation. A friend is a friend. If someone does something wrong, he'll beat them up, but if they're in trouble, even a scoundrel wouldn't stand idly by. Not to mention Minamoto no Yorimitsu was already a trusted comrade-in-arms.

"Is...is that so? Even though we're not mother and son, it's okay to be family like mother and son, right?" Minamoto no Yorimitsu muttered these words, his cheeks flushed, and excitedly embraced Shirou. Then, satisfied, he transformed into a glowing light and returned to his original form.

Only Shirou, who was still somewhat bewildered as he hurriedly got out of the girl's arms, and Asuna, whose face was flushed with embarrassment, were left behind.

After that, Shirou also discovered that his compatibility with Merlin had somehow become 100%.

At seven o'clock in the morning, my parents, who had also worked overtime until nine o'clock the night before, got up.

So, Shirou and Komachi started serving the food, and the family prepared to eat.

While eating breakfast, Hachiman's father, who was reading the newspaper, suddenly said:

"Things have been pretty unsettled lately. There was another earthquake a few days ago, I think it happened near your school, Shirou? Did you feel anything?"

"No." Shirou lowered his head and ate his rice.

At that moment, the morning news on TV was also reporting that tremors of unknown cause continued to occur frequently in recent days.

Then a video was played, showing the glass of the building, the banners hanging there, and the flags shaking unnaturally.

An abandoned shopping mall in Shinjuku Ward suddenly shook, suspected to be caused by underground movement triggered by the recent frequent earthquakes.

This building is the very place where Shirou and Yui fought together. The video then showed several other locations, all of which were also the alternate dimensions where they had recently fought. It's unexpected that someone had filmed them there as well.

"That was really dangerous. Remember to go home early after school, Komachi. There have been more and more accidents like this lately."

“Shirou too, the accidents lately have been really strange, like a large bus suddenly overturning in a parking lot, or an explosion in an apartment building, thankfully no one was there. It’s almost like a paranormal event, it’s really scary,” Hachiman’s mother said.

"I know, Mom and Dad, don't worry. Be careful too, brother." Komachi nodded obediently, not forgetting to remind her older brother.

"I'm sorry!" Shirou apologized to his family in his heart, not knowing what to say, and made up his mind to resolve this matter as soon as possible.