Xingyue, is Xiaokai also considered Kai?

The reflection of a gliding bird on the glass, seen through the eyes of the silver-haired youth, was something Novia understood. These past few days, whenever they stepped into Snowfield City, they inevitably faced surveillance by Fadius, one of the masterminds behind the Holy Grail War, using familiars and monitoring techniques that combined magic and science. To avoid this, he used rune magic to conceal them, thus preventing such incidents.

At this moment, Melosin clung to Novia without a care for her image, ignoring the murderous look on Sajou Aika's face.

As for Typhon, he sat on the bed, looking like he wanted to say something but was too embarrassed to speak.

Overall, it was fairly harmonious.

"Novia, there's really no need to summon anything, since you have the strongest me anyway."

What Melsin said was true. Even in today's world where mystery is extremely scarce, her strength is far beyond what ordinary Servants and magicians can contend with.

However, the main reason she said this was because Novia planned to summon Nero. How should I put it? The strongest dragon was extremely wary of the Roman emperor. In her opinion, Nero was much more troublesome than insignificant challengers like Typhon, Sasja, and Aigo.

If she really comes, I might not be able to go and sleep with Novia every day anymore. After all, she seems to have the biggest boobs among us.

"Me too! I'm extremely strong too! Absolutely no problem!"

Typhon raised his hand to indicate that he was the same, and that his mech could be summoned at any time.

"Me too, pretty much, yeah, pretty strong..."

Because her own strength was so different from that of the two primordial dragon species, Ayaka Sajou lacked confidence.

Novia couldn't help but laugh at the three people's answers, and then said:

"It's okay, let's wait until tonight, it'll be ready soon."

If nothing unexpected happens, the Holy Grail War has already begun, and all six Servants of the pseudo-Holy Grail War have appeared.

And because of the Rune's effect, even Gilgamesh and Enkidu's first battle couldn't possibly have any impact here.

Even if they found out, given Melousin and Typhon's abilities, they probably wouldn't care too much.

Novia understood that once night fell and the blonde Ayaka made contact with Richard the Lionheart, the only swordsman in this Holy Grail War, the true Holy Grail War would begin. Then she would see if she could successfully summon Nero.

However, as time passed, Novia, who was quietly waiting for Richard the Lionheart to appear on television that night because he had accidentally destroyed the opera house, met an unexpected person.

A local cable television reporter in Snowfield City was broadcasting live from in front of the opera house, which was perfectly intact but was now radiating colorful light.

Especially the man standing next to the reporter, with black hair highlighted in white, dressed like a cosplay outfit.

"It's so lively and nice here! It reminds me of the big camp we had before. It's really nice, but why am I like this... Could it be because of my sister and brother-in-law?"

Presumably, any magician, upon witnessing the figures projected onto the screen, would first wonder if they had fallen into an illusion created by an unknown magician.

The more familiar a magician is with the Holy Grail War, the more likely they will have the same question.

In any case, although it was a cable TV station that only broadcast within the city, the live television footage showed genuine 'heroic spirits'.

"Oops! Sorry, sorry, it seems like an emergency! Everyone, I'll show you the legendary... no, the true hero!"

The man's voice was so powerful it seemed to shake one's head; the meaning of his words effortlessly penetrated the listener's soul.

Who exactly is this man?

Which Servant will it be this time?

Countless people and magicians must have questions about it.

But Novia, of course, knew the identity of this man who was not Richard the Lionheart—

The progenitor of Western Europe, Charlemagne, or as Charlemagne.

.......

Meanwhile, in a certain area of ​​Tokyo, Japan, inside a certain house.

The red-haired girl, browsing a short video that had quickly risen to the top of the video website's recommendations, stared at Charlemagne in the video. As a senior in her second semester of high school, she felt a bit confused. She couldn't help but feel that if this person were of a different gender, he might look somewhat similar to her.

But she quickly stopped looking at it; after all, she was about to graduate and hadn't decided whether to go straight to work or continue university...

The red-haired girl had not yet made a decision about this matter that concerned her life and death.

172: Supreme Mystic Code that provides infinite mana (4k)

Earlier in time, before Charlemagne was summoned, after Enkidu and Gilgamesh went to war.

The two great 'creation epics' intertwined and imprinted this evidence on the world. The impact of their battle in the desert area of ​​Snowfield City not only left many observing magicians with fear of the power of the Heroic Spirits, but also substantially changed the weather in Snowfield City.

The sky over there flickered between light and shadow, and then, it seemed as if a faint sound, like the earth being torn apart, could be heard.

"sorry Sorry......"

In a ward at the Central Hospital of Xueyuan City, a child who was clearly in a vegetative state opened his mouth and murmured words of apology to the sudden 'thunder'.

Her name is Tsubaki Kugaoka, and she is a pitiful girl who took the place of her parents as their Master.

Because he was modified by his parents using 'bacteria' obtained from South America since childhood, he has a large number of magic circuits, but he has also become a vegetable.

Because she was used to the 'magic experiments' her parents put on her since childhood, she was not afraid of spirits that lacked hostility, but natural phenomena such as thunder or earthquakes became objects of her fear.

"Thunder, how scary..."

"No, there's absolutely no need to be afraid."

At this moment, in the ward that should have been occupied by only one person, there was a black-haired girl of similar age.

"It's just a normal situation, Xiaochun, don't be afraid. There's no need to apologize. I'll make it disappear in a bit."

The black-haired girl revealed a gentle smile that was completely out of character for her age, and gently patted Kugaoka Tsubaki's back, displaying an air of saintly grace.

Perhaps comforted by these words, Kugaoka Tsubaki's spirits improved considerably, and she fell asleep again. Before falling asleep, she softly murmured, "...Thank you... Sister Kihara..."

This black-haired girl is none other than Killer, no, I mean, Kichijouin Kiara.

She discovered while 'studying' at the Vatican that Francesca was still alive and had somehow ended up in America, so she decided to deal with this 'insect' in her own eyes.

As for how to find a reason?

Qi Huang wasn't worried at all, because to be honest, she wasn't as strong as she was two years ago. Running for a whole day would be quite easy for her now.

Even so, before leaving, she told Hiel, who was in charge of 'monitoring' her, that she had something very important to do. However, perhaps because she saw the same look in Qi Huang's eyes as when she had previously wiped out the cult in Japan, Hiel surprisingly agreed directly this time.

After arriving in the United States, Qi Huang followed the scent to Xueyuan City. Since there was no church in Xueyuan City and the nearest church was in Las Vegas, Qi Huang, who was too old to stay in a hotel, could only wander around aimlessly. At that time, when she passed by the Central Hospital, she unexpectedly noticed that there seemed to be something different from the real world inside the hospital. Driven by curiosity, she met Kugaoka Tsubaki, who was in a vegetative state.

And, that 'black mist' next to it—

In this Holy Grail War, the False Rider and the Pale Knight are the embodiment of the calamity of "Plague".

"In that case, I'll trouble you. This is Xiaochun's wish."

As Qi Huang finished speaking, another 'darkness' separated from behind the black mist, slipped out through the window crack, and leaped out of the hospital.

The Pale Knight is devoid of emotion and has no expectations of the Holy Grail. He is merely a system that calmly fulfills his Master's wishes. For example, right now, he is simply protecting Tsubaki Kugaoka and taking action to avert her misfortune.

As for Qi Huang, she is currently thinking about how to treat the adverse effects caused by the mixture of South American bacteria in Kugaoka Tsubaki's body.

Having been able to enter and come into contact with Tsubaki Kuganoka's spiritual world, she naturally understood that this was what Tsubaki Kuganoka's parents wanted to make into a 'preserver of the germs'.

The so-called inheritor of the germs has been passed down from the mythological era to the present day. The magical characteristics that are different from the magic circuits are not so much a bloodline inheritance, but rather a way of being etched into their blood through generations of transmission of pathogens. The mystery of the mythological era is said to be able to be transmitted to the present day in the form of a virus.

Bazett is such an existence; as a preserver of the legacy, she is an executor who can use the 'Reverse Light Sword' inherited from the Age of Gods. Gray is also such an existence.

Kugaoka Tsubaki's parents wanted to artificially create this situation, which is why bacteria from South America were mixed in Kugaoka Tsubaki's body.

"...I really want to just kill him."

"Savior," he couldn't help but exclaim once again.

......

Nighttime, inside the Snowfield City Opera House.

Since Kyoko was with Altruchi, she naturally couldn't hunt down participants in the Holy Grail War.

This also resulted in Ayaka, with her blonde hair, being completely powerless against a magician participating in the Holy Grail War.

"A mark resembling a Command Seal... Are you the guy Faldius mentioned? What's your purpose?"

"...Who knows. I only came here because of the strange white woman's instructions."

The blonde Ayaka spoke in a cold tone, but her eyes revealed a sense of resignation to the world and anger at the unreasonable situation.

Because she realized that her fate had been decided by others years ago.

Seeing her like this, the magician grunted and fell into deep thought, then listlessly uttered some words:

"I see. So you're a pathetic, lost magician abandoned by the Einzbern's 'flesh puppet'... Well, if you come here to interfere with the ritual, it'll give me a headache too. Sorry, let me deal with you first."

Although the magician channeled magic power through his entire body's magical circuits, he showed no murderous intent whatsoever; he simply intended to kill Ayaka, the blonde, as if it were an assembly line operation. However—

"......Well."

He suddenly stopped moving and pressed his fingers against the earring that resembled a spell.

"Okay... take this woman? Why?"

The person communicating with the magician is Francesca, one of the masterminds behind this Holy Grail ritual.

"I see, I understand now. Although it was just a game I started playing on a whim, I am really interested in it."

After the call ended, the magician sighed and turned to Ayaka, the blonde woman bound by cursed artifacts.

"what?"

"It's nothing, just confirming how much loyalty the summoned Heroic Spirits can swear to me."

The magician's lips twisted slightly as he chuckled and continued:

"Honored as a noble hero among the Knights of the Round Table, would he be willing to follow orders to 'kill the defenseless woman'? However, in my opinion, it's really unnecessary, after all—"

The magician went straight to the altar set up on the stage.

"This noble hero is also the king of the Wild Hunt who brings death."

Then, the magician began chanting incantations.

"The origins are silver and iron, the foundation is stone and the great covenant of contracts, and my ancestors are my forefathers."

For Ayaka, the incantation was nothing more than a meaningless jumble of words, and a countdown to her execution.

"I'm sorry, Little Red Riding Hood."

The blonde Ayaka listened to the magician's incantation as if it were none of her business, while whispering softly.

"The descending winds are blocked by walls, the four gates tightly shut—"

The magician's incantation resounded all around, and a strange power surged through Ayaka's body, making her feel as if her blood vessels had turned to iron and were being drawn to an external magnet.

"Arise from the Wheel of Restraint, Guardian of Libra...?"

"Hmm? Is it someone from the El-Melloi family? Summon me... cough cough, summon me to do—"

The man who emerged from the radiance was not the Wild Hunt King the magician had expected. The armored man glanced at the bound blonde Ayaka, then at the狰狞 (zhengning - ferocious) magician before him, and slowly said:

"This isn't cool at all... I made a special trip to get here before Richard."

Then a flash of sword light dazzled Ayaka, the blonde hair gleaming. When she cautiously opened her eyes, what greeted her was—

A magician who has lost all life and an opera house suddenly bursting into colorful light.

The man said to the bewildered and lost young girl:

"Are you a member of the El-Melloi family?"

Upon hearing this, Ayaka, the blonde, couldn't keep up with the rapidly changing situation. Her mind finally started to function normally, and then, upon hearing the words "El-Melloi," she seemed to realize something and burst into tears.

"I...no...I'm not Ayaka Sajou, I remember...I remember everything..."

It was as if it were a sudden confession, as if it were a denial of everything from the past.

"That person... I killed him."

The blonde Ayaka is the person who was transformed from the El-Melloi family's secret treasure, the Supreme Mystic Code: The Three-Fold Magic Furnace. As for why she chose to take the form of Ayaka Sajou, it goes back ten years. After the Fuyuki Holy Grail War ended, Ayaka Sajou and Chiel dealt with the Fuyuki Holy Grail together.

At that time, due to Kenneth's tragic death, the family treasure he carried, the Three-Element Magic Furnace, was also buried under the hotel, which aroused a fight among magicians and evolved into the Fuyuki murder case. In the end, it was stolen by a magician couple. For the convenience of research, they transformed the Three-Element Magic Furnace into a human form, which is the 'Little Red Riding Hood' in Fuyuki's urban legend.

Later, Ayaka Sajou, who was dealing with the Fuyuki Holy Grail, naturally came into contact with Little Red Riding Hood. In order to take care of her, Ayaka used magic to hint to a college student who was her neighbor. However, she did not consider that the college student was very withdrawn, afraid of entering society, and even had a suicidal personality, which led to today's trouble.

The college student simply couldn't understand why he kept hearing the voice of Ayaka Sajou, whom he had only met once, and assumed that he had fallen in love with her at first sight.

On the day the magician and his wife had a falling out and both died, Little Red Riding Hood, covered in blood, knocked on the college student's door.

Because of Ayaka's hint, the college student did not immediately call the police, but instead let Little Red Riding Hood into his house. Once inside, Little Red Riding Hood saw the college student's drawing of Ayaka. Due to the simplified Holy Grail effect, Little Red Riding Hood responded to the college student's inner desires and began to gradually change in the direction of Ayaka.