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"That's much simpler. To summarize, we want to hold a 'Holy Grail War' with two factions—our Black faction and your Red faction—with this city as the scope. The winner will receive this omnipotent wish-granting machine."

Lin Yi tapped the rim of the Holy Grail, his tone subtle: "And this world."

"Do we have the right to refuse this Holy Grail War?"

Believe me, saying no is never better than accepting.

"...Then, I hope you can provide a minimum introduction to the Heroic Spirits and classes of both sides."

Looking at the mage before him with slight surprise: "You're a little different from what I imagined."

"As wise people, we still possess the basic ability to distinguish between advice and lies."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi simply smiled, and then proceeded to reiterate the existing job categories for both sides—

"Then, can we designate the remaining two heroic spirits on our side?"

"If you insist on doing so."

Upon hearing this, the mage replied without hesitation: "Assassin, Tsukijoin Shinkan."

He lightly tapped the Holy Grail with his fingertip, signaling the mage to continue.

After hesitating for a moment, the mage finally spoke: "Berserker, Mamika Kiraki (the protagonist of the magical girl anime 'Magical Killer Mamika' aimed at young girls)."

"Meteora—?!"

Ignoring the female knight's shouts behind him, the mage simply watched Lin Yi's actions: "Is this acceptable?"

"of course."

Lin Yi casually tapped the small Holy Grail in front of him again. Just as he was about to leave, the mage spoke up again: "Since we have already provided the 'True Names' of all the Heroic Spirits in exchange, shouldn't the Black side provide equivalent terms?"

Lin Yi was speechless upon hearing this, but then continued to point her fingertip at the Lesser Grail: "Then, as you wish."

"Black side Berserker".

The "root" in his eyes spun rapidly, and he randomly selected one of the individuals: "Kiyohime".

Black's stronghold.

Amidst the blazing flames, a kimono-clad girl, her face partially obscured by a fan, slowly emerged.

As the mage frowned, he touched upon another "point" at the root of the problem, and a strange expression appeared on Lin Yi's face: "Black Faction Assassin..."

Under the cover of darkness, the distant tolling of bells echoed—

"Old Man of the Mountain"

"clang----------"

Re:CREATORS: Chapter 500 Re: The Holy Grail War (3)

After the bell rang, the crowd dispersed.

"The situation is worse than we expected. He can not only summon other 'characters' in the form of heroic spirits, but he can also summon 'characters' who have already left the stage again."

Facing Alice's questioning gaze, the mage calmly explained, "At first, I only suggested making Mamika Kiraki a 'berserker' to test her thoughts, but I didn't expect her to agree."

"What does this mean? Does it mean that Mamika can be brought back to life?!"

"Calm down, Your Highness. Mamika Kiraki never died in the first place. What you saw was just Mamika Kiraki leaving this story that doesn't belong to her. The real Mamika Kiraki still exists in her story... If I had to describe it, it would probably be like a fan-made work, a secondary creation. No matter what happens to the character in the secondary creation, it will not change in the original work."

"Even so..."

The female knight, gripping her spear tightly, seemed still somewhat unable to accept it. Seeing this, the mage had no choice but to reveal his true thoughts: "At the time, this was our only option. Unlike the Black Faction, we neither had Altair, who could summon 'new characters' from other stories, nor novel protagonists who could summon 'heroic spirits' from their own stories. If we really gave the choice to the other side, perhaps the heroic spirits that were ultimately summoned would only be two 'characters' that were of no help whatsoever in battle."

"In comparison, Ms. Mamika Kiraki is a character we are more familiar with, and after experiencing the events of the Black Faction (being killed by Altair, the truth of which was only learned after Alice Tria switched to the Red Faction), she should be prepared to fight against them."

"I have no objection to having that magical girl as our partner."

Completely bewildered, Rugo Kanoya had to raise his hand to ask a question: "There are so many things I don't understand right now, like the Holy Grail War, Heroic Spirits, Archers... But the strangest thing is definitely that Makoto Tsukijouin, right? According to Meteora, she seems to be going to become our ally?"

"...Yes, this is a choice made after careful consideration. So far, it is unknown whether Tsukijoin Makoto has a clear tendency to join a certain faction. Rather than letting the Black Faction win her over, it is better to bring her into our faction in advance."

"But even that doesn't guarantee she'll agree, does it?"

The mage paused slightly: "At least, this will reduce a potential threat to our next move."

"I still don't understand these complicated things~ Okay, just tell me what I need to do next?"

“It’s not just you, but also Miss Celesia and Mr. Mirokuji Yuya. I understand the confusion you feel when the ‘characters’ you’re familiar with suddenly appear in opposing positions, but now is not the time for us to be frustrated.”

Seresia, whose face had turned pale ever since she heard the name "Kalon Sega," barely managed to cheer herself up: "That's true, and Kalon must have been deceived by Altair to do that. We just need to tell him the truth."

"Ah, I don't really care. Anyway, I was always fighting with that guy Sho in the original world. It's just a different setting now."

After confirming that the people in front of him had regained their senses, the mage began to explain what was about to happen—

"The Holy Grail War originated from a special magical ritual within a certain world of the story he inhabited."

"Specifically, seven mages who serve as Masters summon their respective Heroic Spirits, and the final victor is determined through battles against each other in order to obtain the 'Holy Grail' ritual that can grant any wish."

"Of course, the actual situation is not like that. This 'Holy Grail War' is very different from the story I know. The first is the number of participants... The seven black riders and the seven red riders together make fourteen, so it is no longer appropriate to call it the Holy Grail War."

"How about we just call it the 'Holy Grail War'? It's all just a chaotic brawl anyway."

Nodding to Mirokuji Yuya who had spoken, the mage acknowledged the entire title: "Then, let's call this 'Holy Grail War' the 'Holy Grail War.' The difference between the Holy Grail War and the Holy Grail War is not only the difference in the number of Servants participating, but also the absence of the concept of a Master... If his personality is consistent with the description in the novel, then he wouldn't have created a human being with the authority to command himself three times."

"The third is the 'Holy Grail' of the ultimate winner. There isn't much description of it in the novel, but please don't equate it with the concept of a 'wish-granting machine.' If it really had such power in this world, then there would have been no need to hold this Holy Grail War in the first place."

Next, the mage explained the basic concepts of the Holy Grail War to several of the Red Team's "Heroic Spirits." At a certain point, the female knight could no longer contain herself—

"Miteora, you just said that Mamika can be resurrected, is that true?"

"There shouldn't be any reason for them to deceive us in this regard."

"Where is Momiko now?!"

"Please calm down, Your Highness."

After calming the slightly impatient female knight down once again, the mage opened the magic book she carried with her—it contained not only the magic knowledge she was familiar with, but also a large amount of information from the entire world's internet.

Before long, Meteora found the information she needed.

"The incantation required to summon a Heroic Spirit."

Afterwards, the female knight, who couldn't wait to see the magical girl again, left with Rue Kanoya, who wanted to see the unscientific magic of "Heroic Spirit Summoning." Meanwhile, Seresia returned to her room with Yuya Mirokuji to calm down—facing past partners and rivals, they were under even greater pressure.

As the military representative, Kikuchihara Aki is in charge of searching for the whereabouts of "assassin Tsukijoin Makan," while Mitoora...

"berserker, Kiyohime."

He quickly browsed through the information about the story of "The Legend of Kiyohime" on the webpage, and after a moment, the mage entered another keyword.

"assassin, the old man of the mountain"

—A blank page.

"...There is no story about this 'character' in this world."

After reviewing the novel's contents once more, the mage had to conclude: "The novel doesn't have it either."

Faced with an opponent whose abilities, weapons, and even appearance and gender are unknown, even a mage with meticulous attention to detail would be at a loss for where to begin.

"We can only hope that he is a Heroic Spirit similar to other Assassin-class Heroic Spirits in the novel."

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Upon returning to the base, Lin Yi, as expected, encountered two "new characters" in addition to the previous "allies".

"Oh, I'm finally back."

For some reason, Bai Yaxiang seemed relieved after seeing Lin Yi appear: "These two guys are both stranger than the other. They are the kind of characters that I could never handle. Since you summoned them, I'll leave them to you."

Without waiting for Lin Yi's response, he quickly left as if fleeing a disaster.

Shaking his head, Lin Yi turned his gaze back to the two genuine heroic spirits before him—the connection between them was clear, stemming from the very foundation of their "roots."

"Oh dear, it seems I've been summoned by an extraordinary 'master' this time."

The girl, bowing softly, said, "Servant, Kiyohime... Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm a Berserker. Please take good care of me, Master."

Lin Yi glanced at the insincere follower but didn't respond. Instead, he looked at the other one—

If the concept of "strongest" also exists among the Heroic Spirits born from Valhalla within the "Root," then the one before us would probably be the foremost among all the "assassin" class...

"The old man of the mountains appeared in response to the call. I have no name; you may call me by an easy-to-pronounce name."

Despite saying such words, the Heroic Spirit, whose class is Assassin, has a height that cannot be ignored (220cm including the horns on the mask), attire (skull suit with a cloak), and weapon (a genuine sword - leaning towards a greatsword).

It has to be said that this posture is completely unrelated to the concept of "assassin". After all, the so-called "assassination" should be something that ends silently in the dark. If you appear in such a posture, the rate of people turning their heads to look at you will definitely be 100%. At that time, what is the so-called "assassination"?

However, the truth is that this "swordsman" is indeed an assassin, and the strongest assassin with the title of "Grand Rank".

Facing the two Heroic Spirits before him, Lin Yi gave a brief order after a moment's thought: "Your mission is simple: treat this 'game' as a real Holy Grail War. Act as you would in a Holy Grail War, and do not worry about the destruction this world itself will cause."

He paused, then said, "After all, it is destined to be destroyed."

A few minutes later.

"Ready?"

"That's probably it."

After the two Heroic Spirits departed on their own, Altair, who appeared out of nowhere, stood before Lin Yi, looking with interest at the direction in which the two Heroic Spirits had disappeared: "I must say, you have brought me quite a few surprises... Although the newly appeared 'characters' have not gained much recognition, their madness and cold nature are something to look forward to."

"Is this your opinion?"

"Of course, isn't that right?"

Looking in the same direction, Lin Yi narrowed his eyes slightly: "You're half right."

Just as Altair was about to press for more information, he felt a slight sensation in his right eye, and Lin Yi immediately changed the subject: "The Red Team's Heroic Spirit Summoning has begun."

"You can sense that too?"

"As the 'Greater Grail' in this Holy Grail War, we have the basic skills to play this role."

"Can you confirm the identity of the 'new character' summoned by the Red Team?"

"There's no need to confirm. They never intended to change the cast from the beginning; they're all 'characters' you know."

"Oh?"

"assassin is Tsukijoin Shinkan".

The girl in military uniform nodded knowingly: "If it's her, then Meteora has made a good choice."

"Strong?"

"Her combat ability alone is not considered strong, but her power is very strange. Be careful when facing her."

Using that one second to browse through the online information about the character "Chikujoin Shinkan", Lin Yi said without pausing: "Berserker is Kiraki Mamika."

Strangely, the girl in the military uniform fell silent.

half an hour.

"...Kira no Mamika, a naive girl, but the more naive a girl is, the harder she is to persuade."

After browsing through the character information for "Kira no Mamika," Lin Yi also developed a bit of interest in this character who had already left the story before he even had a chance to interact with her. After all, this character seemed just too...

"Magical girl?"

"That's right. If the 'creators' of this world still have any reason to exist, then creating such pure characters is probably their only remaining value."

Altair's words are not hard to understand, after all, the character setting of "Mamika Kiraki" does live up to the name "pure".

Because the target audience is young children, it's impossible to let these children, whose minds are still developing, watch some nonsensical plot content. Thus, a magical girl composed entirely of positive images—Mamika Kiraki—was born.

In this magical girl setting, there is absolutely no negative content about humanity. Even if she is confused or encounters setbacks, she will ultimately choose the side of justice and defeat evil.

"Isn't this kind of 'justice' more thorough than the justice of knights?"

Watching an episode where Mamika Kiraki saves the villain through redemption rather than eliminating her, Lin Yi couldn't help but smile.

"Regardless of Mamika Kiraki's personality, she is indeed a formidable opponent in terms of her power and the recognition she has gained. Do not underestimate her when facing her."

"Of course, but I think you should say that to someone else."

"other people?"

Sensing the whereabouts of the two heroic spirits, Lin Yi's expression was subtle: "If nothing unexpected happens, it should begin now."