The infinite sword system has been mastered, and you say this is the dragon clan?

Chapter 315 I still like your unruly look just now
In short, in just a short while, Takeda Shingen, as a Rider, rescued Lancer Hozoin Inshun, and used his own cavalry regiment to bring back Archer Tomoe Gozen and Berserker Hijikata Toshizo.

When the four heroic swordsmen gathered together, they had four pairs of scarlet eyes. The demonic energy rising from them was cold and dense. Under the cold red moon, their words sounded like the hoarse and noisy roars of evil spirits, which was chilling.

"Hmph! As long as I'm here, this is the Shinsengumi! The Banner of Truth (the Shinsengumi's flag) is immortal! Even the Tiger of Kai with Fuurinkazan cannot deny it!"

Hijikata Toshizo, dressed in military uniform, had a stern face and his eyes were abnormally bloodshot, but surprisingly, as a Berserker, he still retained the ability to speak.

"Hey!" Takeda Shingen was a little helpless:
"Although I have summoned the legion and allowed you to board, I, Shingen, never considered you my subordinates or retainers! As I said before, if you trust me, a well-known and established Warring States daimyo, why not form an alliance and support each other?"

The multi-party alliance during the Holy Grail War is also an old tradition.

It seems that among this group of "Heroic Swordsmen", Takeda Shingen is more of a brave warrior than others, and he has the most brains, so he has a certain appeal.

As for how effective this "indestructible alliance" is, it depends on how capable Takeda Shingen is.

As the servants over there talked, Emiya's eyes moved slightly and looked at the imposing military-uniformed berserker. He knew Hijikata Toshizo, a servant who seemed to be able to speak normally but actually did not look normal from his temperament.

In history, Hijikata Toshizo was active in the Shinsengumi, a security organization during the late Edo period (a samurai organization that eliminated those who opposed the shogunate). Its members included the renowned swordsmen Okita Souji, Saito Ichi, and Nagakura Shinpachi. Hijikata Toshizo served as the Shinsengumi's vice-chief.

Because he implemented extremely strict "rules and regulations" within the Shinsengumi (including not making money privately, not getting involved in lawsuits without authorization, strictly abiding by the Bushido spirit, etc.), he was regarded as the "Demon Vice Captain" by his teammates. Because of his brutal and efficiency-oriented fighting style, he was also nicknamed "The Demon of the Battlefield."

After transforming into a heroic swordsman, his frenzy became even more intense, and his opening remarks in a very loud tone further demonstrated what it meant to have "hair standing on end with rage" and "hair and beard standing on end."

The difference between the two, aside from his increased desire for bloodshed and fighting, is probably... his fanatical obsession with the survival of the Shinsengumi has intensified, with his constant reference to the Shinsengumi or the "Flag of Sincerity." At the very least, Takeda Shingen's desire to have Hijikata Toshizo obey him like an arm is a dead end.

As for Archer Tomoe Gozen on the other side, beneath her crimson eyes was a set of armor wrapped around her graceful body, and the eternal flames burning around her symbolized her fanatical hatred.

Tomoe Gozen drew her blade and swung it with blazing flames. She still turned her head to look at the city engulfed in flames and muttered to herself, "--The people of the Genji clan cannot be forgiven. This Japan and its people cannot be forgiven! Since this world has become purgatory, let everything burn!"

Surges of hatred emanated from the words of the Heroic Sword Master Ba Gozen.

Emiya pondered Tomoe Gozen's statement. Could it be that she had set fire everywhere, setting the city ablaze? Well, Tomoe Gozen's ability was indeed fire, so that made sense...

Tomoe Gozen, the concubine of Kiso Yoshinaka, was a skilled warrior, capable of defeating a thousand men on horseback. Despite being a woman, she frequently fought on the battlefield and made great achievements. The Tale of the Heike also records her as follows: "She had fair skin, long hair, and a distinguished appearance. She was also skilled in using a strong bow, and whether on horseback or on foot, her shots never failed to hit the target..."

In other words, she has fair skin, beautiful features, excellent archery skills, and extraordinary strength (those who are good at using strong bows are all strongmen). In short, she is a legend who can be ranked alongside the Four Heavenly Kings under Kiso.

Unfortunately, Kiso was politically incompetent and was deserted by his friends and family, leading to his swift downfall. Tomoe Gozen, though regretting not being able to be by her husband's side during his final moments, was a gentle and peaceful woman who ultimately accepted her grief with equanimity.

However, after becoming a Heroic Swordsman, unlike Takeda Shingen and Hijikata Toshizo, Tomoe Gozen's personality changed drastically, becoming filled with extreme anger. She hated the Minamoto family, who had driven her husband, Kiso Yoshinaka, into a desperate situation, and she began to hate everything...

"Hate the whole house and the whole dog as well", sounds unreasonable, right?
But the Heroic Swordsmen were just that kind of people. They were defeated on the battlefield as Servants of the Holy Grail War. As "Servants," they had long since died.

The heroic swordsmen they transform into are like wandering ghosts or zombies, driven by various obsessions tinged with murder.

For example, Hozoin Inshun's desire for fighting, Takeda Shingen's desire for hegemony, Hijikata Toshizo's dedication to the Shinsengumi, Tomoe Gozen's unquenchable resentment...

Herzog once said these Servants are unkillable, which is partly true... Rather, they're already dead. How can a dead thing die a second time?
"Takeda! Why did you summon us here? Are there still enemies left to be annihilated? Is it them? Should we kill them? No matter what, the Shinsengumi's banner of sincerity will not be extinguished!"

Hijikata Toshizo spoke loudly, emphasizing the Shinsengumi as if by some sort of habit. Takeda wondered, "Could you please stop talking about the Shinsengumi? It's like you're afraid others won't know about it." Hijikata slung his long sword over his shoulder and pointed the musket he held in his free hand at Emiya and the others.

Emiya didn't react to this, but Mashu quickly used her shield to protect Abbas, the ordinary person behind her.

"It's them? So that's how it is. Hozoin was beaten badly," Tomoe Gozen heard this and noticed the embarrassed look of Hozoin Inshun.

"Do we need to treat them like firewood? But we shouldn't mobilize all our forces and even the legion just for this small number of people. There are only... four of them. I can handle them alone!"

(Emiya: Are you sure?)

"..." Baozangyuan Yinshun couldn't help but want to complain, thinking to himself, you're no good! I went there to fight alone and was beaten to my knees. If you go up there, won't you just be a piece of cake?

"No!" Takeda Shingen clearly agreed. He also felt that Tomoe Gozen's single-handed PK with Chunchun was tactless and self-defeating. They had a powerful wielder of a divine weapon, so they should at least withstand the attack themselves and cooperate with their teammates to be sure of a successful outcome.

However, he has a high emotional intelligence and is good at speaking. He did not show his contempt directly, but just said it in a tactful way:
"As the leader of the alliance, I advocate that when one side is in trouble, all others should support it. So naturally, I personally rescued Baozangyuan Yinshun. If I let him face the enemy alone, what difference would that make? Just like when that white dragon attacked before, it was only because you and I helped each other that we were able to easily repel it!"

Hijikata Toshizo was disdainful and said arrogantly, "That Dragon King has a face as cunning as a ghost and has no fighting spirit at all. He just showed off his power at first, but when he couldn't defeat him, he flew into the sky. Does he really think we can do nothing?"

Emiya suddenly realized what was happening. Well, White King Herzog's previous arguments had been exaggerated, erasing his "glorious" exploits of being forced to flee. He couldn't even defeat several Heroic Swordsmen, clearly demonstrating how unworthy his title of White King was.

"Humph! They say we're allies, but how can anything in this world be unwavering? Breaking alliances is not uncommon throughout history!"

When Tomoe Gozen mentioned this, it was as if a key word was triggered. During her lifetime, Kiso Yoshinaka and Genji were not only allies but also relatives. However, Kiso was killed by Genji.

"Hey! It's best to keep such hurtful words to yourself, Archer. Now is far from the time for internal strife."

"Then stop the sweet talk! You summoned us here, so you must have some hidden agenda, right?"

"It seems I can't hide it from you guys."

Takeda Shingen looked around and said, "Actually, this call isn't solely for the purpose of rescuing the Hozoin Temple and annihilating these 'outsiders'—"

He blew a loud whistle, and with a horse's neigh, he turned over and sat on a tall and majestic horse that looked like a tiger or an ox - this was Takeda's favorite horse "Black Cloud". On the other side, there were countless crimson armed cavalry regiments rushing from the city.

The warrior army burned with flames, igniting raging fires wherever they passed. Finally, they stopped in an orderly manner not far from Takeda, awaiting orders...

The distance was just right - it just let Emiya and others get stuck between the cavalry regiment and the heroic swordsmen, giving a sense of encirclement. Takeda Shingen's calm behavior really had some of the style of a daimyo who galloped across Kai Province.

Emiya noticed the commotion. The dense flames from the marching cavalry and the trampling of their horses' hooves exemplified the meaning of "invasion like fire." It seemed that the Takeda army had contributed to the overnight blaze in the city, not just Tomoe Gozen.

Judging from the way Takeda's defense just now helped him withstand a single attack from the sword Ame Murakumo, it seems that Takeda Shingen not only has charisma, but his strength may also be among the best among these heroic swordsmen.

But Takeda Shingen, a daimyo who failed in his bid for world domination, theoretically couldn't be as strong as Oda Nobunaga or Tokugawa Ōtsuna? How could he be so strong?

It couldn't be a local fame bonus, could it? If there was a local bonus like Minamoto no Raikou being summoned to his hometown of Kyoto... then it would be possible to maximize his strength.

Emiya pondered this and suddenly it occurred to him, wait, popularity?
Takeda Shingen rose to power in Kai, which is today's Yamanashi Prefecture, one of the Tokyo metropolitan areas. This is the land they stood on!
"My dear heroes!" Takeda Shingen, who had mounted his horse, spoke in a louder voice, revealing his purpose:
"I am a daimyo, born in Kai, I survived in Suruga, conquered many lands, and rose to prominence in Shinano."

"However, life is full of twists and turns. He fought the Dragon of Echigo five times at Kawanakajima but made no progress. Just when he was about to defeat the Tokugawa-Oda coalition at the Battle of Mikatagahara, he died of illness in the camp. His career was halfway through and he died midway, leaving his hegemony unfinished!"

"Now, we are all Servants defeated in the Holy Grail War, fallen corpses who should have retired. We have so many regrets in life, and even after death, we are still frustrated. How can we willingly endure such a situation?"

Takeda Shingen, a powerful figure during his lifetime, was indeed remarkable. He mobilized the enthusiasm of his troops with just a few words. Not to mention the Takeda cavalry who obeyed his orders, even Hijikata Toshizo was inspired to fight with high morale, shouting "The Shinsengumi will never be defeated!"

"We must not forget that there are still Servants who are victorious and surviving in this war!"

Takeda added, "If we want to turn the tide of war and realize our wish, we must eliminate this great enemy! Not just the one in front of us!"

Obviously, what Takeda meant was that they gathered together mainly to find out the servants who were still hiding, not simply to integrate combat power to deal with Emiya and others.

However, after all this talk, Takeda Shingen actually didn't intend to hide anything at all, and openly leaked important information -

Or perhaps, with the four Heroic Sword Masters gathered together, their confidence had doubled? After all, they had defeated the White King without much difficulty before, so they subconsciously let down their guard, and thus no longer took Emiya and the others seriously?
Then Shirou would say that it is not a good idea to underestimate the enemy.

They wouldn't think that just because they knew from the battle between Hozoin Inshun that he could use divine weapons to strike with a single blow, they would arbitrarily assume that this was all Emiya's ability, right?
But that’s also true, the Heroic Swordsman himself is not afraid of death.

Not fearing death means at least having the guarantee of "not losing". This is their greatest confidence that allows them to run rampant and even force the White King Herzog to flee in fear.

Emiya also hoped that they would continue to maintain such a reckless and unruly attitude towards him.

This is exactly what he wants. They will leak information to him openly.

"Senior, senior~!" Just as the heroic swordsmen were loudly plotting, Mash took the opportunity to quietly discuss things with Emiya in a corner, along with BB and Abbas. BB leisurely scribbled on the ground, while Mash and Abbas looked bewildered, clearly feeling uneasy about being surrounded by their enemies.

"They seemed to have revealed some incredible information just now—a Servant who survived the Holy Grail War?"

"Hmm, it sounds like this burning city is divided into at least two factions—the defeated 'Heroic Swordsmen', and the victorious Servants. For some reason, killing the surviving Servants is their primary goal, and killing others is a secondary purpose."

"Is the primary goal to kill the victorious Servant?" Mashu was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and said, "Are you trying to win back by refusing to admit defeat? Or are you trying to reclaim the Holy Grail?"

Emiya nodded. "It's possible. But no matter what, the situation has been reversed with the appearance of the Heroic Swordsman. The defeated party has turned around and started to hunt down the winner. This distortion of the singularity may be due to this."

Although Abbas wasn't very familiar with the Holy Grail War, he did raise a question after analyzing it. "Since the Heroic Swordsman is also transformed from a Servant, then what mechanism is used for this transformation? If this mechanism doesn't exist in a normal Holy Grail War, then who could have deliberately created it?"

"Hey, you've hit on an interesting point now. They just happened to avoid mentioning that."

Emiya glanced at the red-eyed heroic swordsman over there without saying a word.

"There are four Riders gathered there: Rider Takeda Shingen, Lancer Hozoin Inshun, Berserker Hijikata Toshizo, and Archer Tomoe Gozen. Think about it, of the remaining three Riders, which one would be most likely to tamper with the Holy Grail War and create the Heroic Swordsman mechanism?"

Mashu counted them. "Well... the only ones left are Assassin, Saber, and Caster. If the technique to transform a Servant's soul into a 'Heroic Swordsman' was developed artificially, then it would probably only be possible for an extremely skilled practitioner, right?"

"That's right, the suspicion can basically be locked on Caster."

Emiya said, "As for those who remain, they are most likely the Servants that the Heroic Swordsmen are targeting, or the winners of the Holy Grail War."

He thought to himself that all these servants seemed to be from Japan. In FGO, the one causing trouble in Shimonoseki with mountains of corpses and rivers of blood seemed to be Caster Ashiya Doman. Could it be the same here?
If this is true, Ashiya Doman is likely to have maintained his identity as the apostle of the alien god in FGO. The alien Chaldeas is the work of Odin, so the historical distortion of the Tokyo singularity is undoubtedly Odin's script.

Meanwhile, Emiya was combing through the intelligence, almost revealing the mastermind behind the scenes. BB was writing and drawing on the leyline connection. At one point, she suddenly stood up and announced:

"Hoohoo! Senior, the connection is successful!"

"What!" Emiya looked back in surprise. Mashu also turned around, their reactions remarkably similar. Had they connected to Chaldea's signal? She had just been trying with her shield for ages, and it still wasn't working.

"Oh, it's not Chaldea, it's the ley lines! The ley lines!" BB explained seriously, "Senior, did you know? There's another world hidden behind the twisted ley lines of this city!"

"It seems that this is indeed the case." Emiya was stunned for a moment, recalling the experience of breaking into the Nibelungen "Night Food Field" many times with Eri and others.

The Nibelungen "Night Food Source" is a special Nibelungen built on the basis of the Tokyo Dragon Vein, where countless evil ghosts and monsters transformed from out-of-control blood descendants are imprisoned or wandering.

Combined with the widespread mental instability of Japanese hybrids (prone to depravity and loss of control), anyone who fell into depravity in ancient times was thrown into the Yomiuri Origin, making it practically equivalent to a massive tomb. It's safe to say that any famous figure or ghost from ancient Japan can be found there.

Emiya raised an eyebrow, so this is the reason why all of you in this Holy Grail War are locals?

"——Senior, think about it again. There are so many humans in the whole city, and it's strange that not a single one is missing. Aside from the White King Herzog and the Heroic Swordsmen, it's also strange that there are no remaining Servants around."

"And those Heroic Swordsmen just said that their main purpose for coming here wasn't us, but the Servants who won the Holy Grail War. In other words—"

BB's words woke the dreamer up.

"—The leyline we're looking for, the 'Night Food Field', is where the Servants and other surviving humans are hiding." Emiya suddenly raised his head. "You said the leyline is connected. Which world are you connecting to?!"

"Yes, thanks to Ms. Mashu who has been debugging the channel frequency for most of the day, I was able to successfully complete the connection with this accumulated data!"

BB spoke without hesitation, and it was obvious that she had not put any effort into restoring contact with Chaldea. Instead, she deliberately hid the matter and misled Mashu to do private work for her.

"Good boy, I knew you weren't being honest again!" Emiya raised his eyebrows and pretended to raise his hand to punish BB. The latter clutched the hem of her skirt tightly as if by reflex, hid behind Mashu with tears in her eyes, pretending to be pitiful, and weakly defended herself:
"Wow, BB-kun actually means well. At least this will win you a teammate. Senior, you big badass!"

Mashu's heart softened as she listened, and she tried to dissuade him, "Emiya-senpai, I'm not angry at BB-san's actions. Besides, getting that Servant's help will also help change the dangerous situation."

Emiya said unhappily, "The current situation is not as dangerous as you think. BB, this is just your old habit - you've fallen into mischief and need a beating!" After that, his hand passed the blockade at a speed that even Mashu couldn't see.

When Mashu came to her senses, she looked back and saw Baby squatting on the ground and pretending to cry because he was hit.

"..."

Abbas felt that he was inexplicably powerless and could not get a word in, so he could only look around.

Suddenly, his eyes widened, "Stop! Look, a new Servant suddenly appeared!"

The new person who appeared was a woman dressed as a general from the Heian period. Her extraordinary temperament undoubtedly made her a servant, a unique feature of ancient heroes.

She has a pretty face and a gentle demeanor. She appears among the Takeda Cavalry and the Heroic Swordsmen. Judging from her position, it seems that she is there to protect Emiya and the others.

Emiya's mouth dropped open in surprise. This familiar figure...could it be—

"Finally forced you out! The head of the Genji clan!" Takeda Shingen's voice became excited.

"Damn Genji!" Tomoe Gozen's anger burned even more fiercely.

"I have no choice but to come. I have done my best to save so many people in Tokyo, and I cannot abandon this consistent policy."

The Genji woman said.

"Yes, that's the only way! That's the only way!" Takeda Shingen's red eyes brimmed with joy. "Just like in the Warring States Period where I lived, there were many generals who forced civilians to fight as vanguards for their foot soldiers when conquering territories. The same tactic can be applied in this era as well!"

"Only by ensuring the safety of outsiders (Emiya and the others) can we force you to show up and rescue them, Saber! After all, taking the initiative to kill them will actually free you from being passive and give you more control. Surrounding them without attacking is the best strategy!"

The arrogant voices of the heroic swordsmen echoed across the battlefield, their words acting as if they had the initiative in control of the situation.

Emiya: "..." Kill us? Aren't you guys overestimating yourselves and looking down on me?

"I will never let you hurt the child!"

The female Servant Minamoto no Raikou raised the katana, and her motherly attitude exposed her identity. "—You are from the Chaldea Observatory, right? Go! I will hold them off."

The last sentence was directed to Emiya and the others.

"No, let me do it, Raikou."

Emiya stepped forward, "After all, it was you who helped me last time."

Minamoto no Raikou opened his beautiful eyes wide, "You are..."

So familiar! So familiar! He actually has his own aura! Where does that familiar feeling come from?

Armor gleaming with purple lightning appeared out of thin air. Donned on Emiya's body, the divine power of Susanoo, one of the Three Noble Sons, manifested itself, expanding the size of the lightning armor continuously, one hundred meters, two hundred meters...

It transformed into a giant of lightning hundreds of meters tall.

With a light step, the earth shook violently. In an instant, the ground was shaking and the mountains were trembling. The war horses screamed in shock. The expressions of the heroic swordsmen on the ground also changed drastically. They felt the heavy oppression.

"Come on, just like you said before, come and kill me!" The lightning giant "Susanoo" declared, and his voice sounded like rolling thunder.

The heroic swordsmen fell silent.

Emiya:? Give me some reaction.

I still like the way you were talking loudly and acting rebelliously just now.

(End of this chapter)