A Villain's Journey Begins in the Type-Moon World

"However... hearing that Chong's hometown was destroyed... an enemy that even Chong couldn't easily defeat... is completely unimaginable. I still have a long way to go to improve my strength. Otherwise, I won't even be able to watch from the sidelines."

"It's alright, Yelena. The flow of time in your world is much faster than in mine. A year there is enough for ten years to pass here. Enough time for you to catch up," Wang Chong comforted her.

"Ten years?" Froststar murmured.

"Alright, there's still some time before the victory celebration banquet tonight. Let's go into the Dimensional House and get to know each other a bit better. Don't be too surprised later," Wang Chong said.

After a full day of rest, Frostnova was much better. At Wang Chong's signal, she reopened the portal back to the Dimensional House.

As the three stepped into the Dimensional House, Frostnova sniffed the air and said, "What a comfortable environment, there's absolutely no smell of dust particles."

“Yes, since there’s practically no Originium dust in the air,” Wang Chong nodded and said.

"Master! You're finally back."

However, just as the group was sharing their thoughts, a woman with cat ears landed on the ground and said somewhat urgently.

"This is... Felin? No... it must be from another world. But, just as Talulah said, the people chosen by Wang Chong to enter this world are all so beautiful."

Froststar sized up the other person, subconsciously thinking to herself.

"Atalanta? What happened? Is there some commotion in our world?"

Wang Chong's eyes narrowed. Could it be that the Chaldea had finally detected the singularity in their world that had caused their servant to show such urgency?

"No, but it's pretty much the same... Anyway, Master, let's hurry and go find Artoria (Alter)," Atalanta said anxiously.

Wang Chong realized the situation was somewhat urgent, so he instructed Talulah and Frostnova, "Talulah, take Frostnova into the main hall of the manor. I'll come back to find you later."

Then, Wang Chong followed Atalanta and ran quickly toward the manor, disappearing from the two women's sight in the blink of an eye.

“It seems to be related to Wang Chong’s hometown. Let’s go over there,” Talulah said.

Froststar nodded and followed Talulah slowly toward the manor.

……

Soon, Wang Chong arrived at Artoria's (Alter) room, which was now almost entirely filled with Servants.

Upon seeing Wang Chong arrive, everyone tacitly made way for him. When Wang Chong reached the bedside, he discovered that Altria [Alter] had her eyes closed and her brows furrowed, her entire body appearing as if it were an illusion, impossible to touch, and she could not be awakened no matter how he called out to her.

"What's going on?" Wang Chong carefully sensed that his contract with Altria [Alter] was still in place, but even if he activated the contract, he couldn't wake her up.

“It suddenly turned into this state sometime this afternoon, and nothing we did could get it to work. We were just about to contact Black Alice when we bumped into you, Master, coming back,” Atalanta said.

“This state looks familiar,” Artoria said. “It’s the Counter Force summoning her. Her main consciousness has gone elsewhere.”

"System, check the status of Artoria [Alter]." Wang Chong quickly instructed the system to perform a search.

"Host, Artoria [Alter] was summoned to a world 10 years in the future," the system provided a more precise answer.

"Ten years later... Could it be the Fifth Fuyuki Holy Grail War... Singularity F!"

Wang Chong immediately thought of the first singularity the Chaldea group encountered in the FGO timeline. The final boss of that singularity was Artoria (Alter).

"It seems that things have finally started to move at Chaldea. If I remember correctly, Artoria [Alter] was summoned into another singularity. Now, we can only wait until everything is over there."

Wang Chong finally confirmed Artoria's (Alter's) condition and turned to the crowd to speak.

"Semiramis, get your familiars moving. Don't overlook the slightest detail in the surroundings," Wang Chong said, turning to Semiramis.

“Yes, Master. I will send all those children out.” Semiramis withdrew first, preparing to head into the Type-Moon world to gather any possible information.

Wang Chong checked the time and said, "I'm going to talk to the two people from the other world and tell them to prepare for our trip to the Type-Moon world. You guys keep an eye on Artoria's situation for me."

"Yes," everyone nodded and said.

Chapter 228 Singularity F

Wang Chong entered the main hall and told Talulah and Frostnova what had just happened in a language they could understand.

"So, Ah Chong, the opportunity you've been waiting for to save your hometown has finally arrived, right?" Talulah couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, I'll be focusing my attention here from now on. Fortunately, the Reunion Movement is backed by the mountainous region and is developing steadily, so there won't be too much pressure in dragging things out with the Army Group."

Wang Chong said earnestly, "Due to the passage of time, I can only finish what I need to do over there as quickly as possible before coming back to check on the situation."

“We know that what you have to deal with is also quite important, and we understand,” Frostnova nodded and said. “Don’t worry, Reunion has been tempered by two battles. It’s not so easy to be defeated. And Talulah and I are here for you.”

"As for the reason, you can say that I also went to help more villages as a representative," Wang Chong nodded and said.

"Shall we head back now? There's a victory celebration tonight..." Talulah hesitated.

"Don't worry, even if the opportunity arrives, it will still take some time. You guys go back and make the arrangements first; I might not be back for a while."

After Wang Chong finished speaking, he looked at Froststar and said, "I'm sorry, Yelena. I was hoping to let you get to know everyone properly today."

"It's alright. After seeing this world, I've already gained many surprises... By the way, can I take some books back with me? Xiao Lu said there were some interesting books here that can help me understand your world."

Froststar said with some anticipation.

“Sure, I remember you mentioned this to me before, Talulah. Why don’t you two go to the study and choose something? I’ll take you back later,” Wang Chong said.

……

About half an hour later, Wang Chong escorted Frostnova and Talulah, who had chosen their books, back to their original house, and then went into Altria's room again.

"How are things now? Has anything happened?" Wang Chong asked as soon as he entered the room.

"Nothing has changed; it has always been the same."

Artoria said:

"Logically, it shouldn't take this long. Each summon should return instantly, no matter how many days it takes to get to another world. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to experience so many summoning battles."

“Could it be due to the flow of time? Is a moment over there ten times longer than here? After all, isn’t the flow of time in our world now tied to the world of Terra?” Jeanne speculated.

“But even ten times should be enough. Why is it taking so long?” Artoria couldn’t help but ask.

"Master, will Artoria (Alter) be alright?" Medusa couldn't help but ask.

"Don't worry, everything's fine... However, compared to Artoria (Alter), I'm a little worried about the two of you now—Jeanne d'Arc and Jeanne Alter." Wang Chong looked at Jeanne d'Arc and said.

"Huh? Us? What's going on?" Joan of Arc asked, puzzled.

"Hmph, none of you have that memory, so naturally you don't know. But I remember it very clearly."

Jeanne Alter said somewhat irritably:

"If Singularity F is over, then the next one, which is the first human foundational singularity that Chaldea really needs to conquer, should be the Hundred Years' War in France."

"The Hundred Years' War, isn't that..." Joan of Arc suddenly realized.

"Where do you think my revenge comes from? It's just that I was created by my Master. So I'm curious whether there will be an identical, naive version of myself in that singularity, or whether I will be summoned there like this guy."

Jeanne Alter first gave a cold, beautiful smile, then frowned and said.

“That’s right. What I’m considering now is whether there will be another one of you when we enter those singularities, or whether you will be summoned there directly.”

Wang Chong nodded and said, "After all, in theory, the Counter Force could directly summon a new Artoria [Alter] based on the Hall of Heroes, without needing to summon my Artoria [Alter]. But that's exactly what it did."

"We'll only know for sure when Artoria [Alter] returns... Hmm?" Just then, Artoria suddenly noticed a spiritual reaction appearing on her body, and then her body began to solidify.

"Something has happened!" Joan of Arc exclaimed with delight.

Wang Chong also noticed this and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Altria [Alter] returned safely.

After a while, once Artoria's (Alter's) body had completely solidified, she opened her eyes. When she saw her familiar companions and Wang Chong in her room, she spoke:

"It seems I've been gone for quite a long time."

"Alter, what exactly happened?" Wang Chong asked.

"Perhaps as you might guess. I have been summoned..." Artoria [Alter] said slowly.

"Not long ago, I had just returned from patrolling our original world. At that time, I had a vague premonition. Sure enough, after I returned to my room, the restraint established a connection with me."

"He asked me if I would respond to a summons. The summons was for the Holy Grail War, which would take place 10 years from now, and He wanted me to restore the original timeline of history," Artoria [Alter] said.

"Restore the original world line? Not Singularity F? Could it be the Fifth Holy Grail War? But the problem is that I've already altered the world line since the Fourth Holy Grail War, and I also have the Greater Grail of Fuyuki in my hands. There's no way the Fifth Holy Grail War could be held again, right?"

Wang Chong frowned.

"No, what's even stranger is that if we were to truly recreate the Fifth Holy Grail War, we should be summoning Artoria, so why would we be summoning [Alter] you?"

“That’s not the point. The point is… I met Chaldea and was defeated by them,” Artoria [Alter] replied slowly. “I’m sure I did enter Singularity F.”

"What? You've entered Singularity F? Or were you summoned here by the Counter Force? Could it be that the Counter Force wants you to stop the restoration of humanity in Singularity F?"

Wang Chong was taken aback; this was something he hadn't expected.

After all, Wang Chong had already quit the game during the FGO 1.5 era, so the subsequent storyline was either completely uninformed or only partially understood.

"I can't go into more detail. When the suppressor sent me back, it took back all my detailed memories of this matter. It seems that it doesn't want anyone to know about this, especially not you."

Altria looked at Wang Chong and said.

"That's not surprising, since I want to be on good terms with Chaldea right now."

Wang Chong narrowed his eyes and said, "Interesting. That's strange. If Chaldea's actions to repair Singularity F are actually against the will of the Counter Force, then how come they received the Counter Force's assistance in the subsequent process of restoring humanity?"

“Unless… it’s not Alaya (human reason) that summoned you, but Gaia?” Wang Chong’s pupils contracted slightly. He thought of something, which was the difference between Gaia and Alaya: one focuses on the survival of the planet, and the other focuses on the survival of humanity.

The Alaya side will certainly give its full support to the restoration of human order. Therefore, the Alaya side will naturally provide necessary support to Chaldea, the institution responsible for restoring human order.

Gaia, on the other hand, might not be so interested in Chaldea. Its focus is on the planet's survival. Goetia's plan, however, merely aims to rewrite human history and reverse Earth's course; it wouldn't have a significant impact on the planet's will.

Therefore, in conclusion, since it is impossible for the Alaya-side to be the ones stopping Chaldea, then the only possibility is the Gaia-side.

Does that mean Singularity F cannot be repaired, or it will cause a planetary-level catastrophe? Otherwise, why would Gaia maintain Singularity F?

Thinking about this, Wang Chong felt a chill run down his spine. He wasn't even capable of dealing with Goetia yet, and now it had suddenly escalated to a planetary-level disaster. Damn it, he still didn't know enough about the 2.0 plot; he didn't have enough information and would have to figure it out himself.

However, a thought suddenly flashed through Wang Chong's mind: Could it be that the FGO world line is a wrong world line, which is why Gaia has to cut it off?

Chapter 229 Chaldea

“No, I’m certain it… should be the suppressive force on the Alaya side.” However, Altria gave Wang Chong a completely different answer.

"What?" This completely overturned Wang Chong's previous idea, and now he really couldn't understand what was going on.

"What exactly is going on? I'm a little confused now," Wang Chong said, frowning deeply.

Not to mention Wang Chong, who only had a vague understanding of the plot, the other Servants who had no exposure to this kind of information were even more confused.

“The purpose of the suppressive force is unclear for the time being. However, I… have left a chance for the people of Chaldea,” Artoria said, changing the subject.

"An opportunity?" Wang Chong asked doubtfully.

“Yes, an opportunity to find us. I’ve already told them our year through clues, which will greatly shorten the time it will take them to pinpoint our singularity,” Artoria said.

“That’s perfect. It seems they’ll be able to appear in our world soon,” Wang Chong said. “Whatever their purpose or plan, the truth will gradually be revealed once the singularity repair begins.”

"Then thank you all for your hard work observing these past few days. I will also take care of things on Terra for now, so I can take over here and deal with the Chaldea matter in a timely manner," Wang Chong said earnestly. "To get the world back on track, please work together with me."

"Hehe, looks like there's another fight to fight, I'm really excited. I've been so bored these days," Mordred said, waving his arms happily.

"Hey……"

Jeanne Alter looked annoyed because she had memories, and the thought of going through the 1.0 storyline again, especially the possibility of being the first to appear, made her tense. Hopefully, this time the scenes would be different.

When Joan of Arc saw the face of Black Joan of Arc, she smiled and comforted her.

“Interesting.” Artoria nodded as well, looking eager to try it out as well.

“Yeah, sometimes seeing the same scenery at home for too long can get boring. How about changing your mood? What do you think, Euryale (me)?” Stheno said with a smile.

“Let’s just treat it as a relaxing trip. Anyway, our Master will take care of us.” Euryale shrugged and said with a smile.

"Wherever my sister and Master go, I'll go...go wherever they go," Medusa said involuntarily.

Atalanta didn't say anything, but the look in her eyes made her decision clear. As for Semiramis... she was still controlling the familiars to investigate the situation and hadn't come over yet.

"I want to help His Highness the Prince too!" Finally, one cannot forget Aika Sajou, who, at some point, became Wang Chong's accessory once again.

Seeing everyone's high spirits, Wang Chong nodded. He began to feel a glimmer of anticipation for the upcoming FGO timeline.

……

In a special time and space.

"First of all, congratulations on your survival, Fujimaru Ritsuka. Thanks to you, Mash and Chaldea were able to be saved."

A man in a lab coat looked at the two girls in front of him and spoke slowly.

"Dr. Romani, what about the director?" asked a girl named Fujimaru Ritsuka with a worried expression.

"It's a pity..." The man named Romani Archman closed his eyes, his face showing regret. The purple-haired girl Mashu and Fujimaru Ritsuka also understood the outcome, and sad expressions appeared on their faces.