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

Chapter 379 Emiya: I am the Roman Sword Emperor!
"This... Shirou, you actually... invited me to participate...?"

Nuwa was momentarily stunned and speechless. Seeing Wei Gong's earnest plea, she even thought that she had been invited into this unprecedented "massage."

“That’s right,” Emiya said with a smile and an earnest tone, “In my opinion, this time we can’t do without you—no, we should say we’re counting on you right now.”

He felt that relying on Prierati's illusions and workshop materials to maintain the complex system within Unlimited Blade Works was still too costly.

If we could get the participation of Nuwa and draw on the experience of the Thought Plate to establish an autonomous operation and maintenance system within her inherent barrier, it would not only improve efficiency but also reduce the burden on Plerati, which would be a win-win situation.

As for Emiya opening his Unlimited Blade Works Reality Marble to others for extended periods, what should he do about the mana depletion he faces?
This might have been a difficult problem a few years ago, because the magical energy required to maintain the inherent barrier and resist external modifications was enormous for humans.

After all, there are limits to human capabilities.

But it's a different story for non-humans.

For example, many members of the 27 Dead Apostles in Tsukihime possess Reality Marbles, which can last for several hours after being activated once. The 10th Dead Apostle, Nero Chaos, even activated his Reality Marble within his body, thus avoiding world corrections and making the activation time permanent.

Similarly, after becoming a god-slayer, Emiya was able to fight continuously while piloting Susanoo Gundam. The mana consumption of Unlimited Blade Works was relatively smaller, and he felt that he could pilot it for half a day or a whole day without any problem.

"me……"

At this moment, Nuwa, who was still in the stage of "misunderstanding that Emiya had just opened the silver handkerchief", had a cute blush on her face, and the fingertips that were being held by Emiya trembled weakly.

Whether it was out of embarrassment or because Emiya's words about "participating together" had stirred up a flood of thoughts...

Just imagining Emiya's daring and unrestrained group behavior with the women, and assuming that she herself would participate and "harmonize" with Emiya in front of everyone, plus the addition of other people... even with Nuwa's excellent self-control in public, she couldn't help but feel dizzy.

Nuwa thought to herself that even when she and Emiya were together, it was at most a 1v1 situation!
She glanced at the various beautiful girls in the crowded room, including cowgirls, ghost girls, dragon girls, witches, saintesses, demon queens, and so on. They all turned to look at her expectantly, and Nuwa felt a wave of eeriness and absurdity wash over her.

...Is it you guys who are abnormal, or am I the only one who is abnormal?
While Nuwa was struggling internally, Emiya had already led her into the depths of the room. Years of habit prevented her from immediately refusing Emiya's actions. However, as they got closer to the other girls, she subconsciously sniffed.

Huh, the room looks very crowded, but there's no pungent or irritating smell?
Nuwa's mind cleared up, and she calmed down a bit.

Although their breathing was slightly heavy and disordered, and their clothes were somewhat disheveled, they were otherwise dressed fairly properly. Their expressions didn't change when faced with the sudden arrival of people, and they didn't seem to have experienced anything unusual.

Only a few of them—such as Jeanne Alter and other magic-based Servants—were seeing a being like Nuwa for the first time, with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a snake tail, and their eyes showed a slight surprise.

But whether it happened or not cannot be completely concluded. Maybe they were playing through clothes... Nuwa thought to herself. With a layer of clothing or spirit garment with good barrier properties in between, who knows if they were soaked?
At this point, Emiya finally stopped keeping him in suspense, "Actually, we just tested a completely new training method—"

Nuwa breathed a sigh of relief. So it was just about cultivating to become stronger. She should have said so earlier!

Just then, BB suddenly appeared beside Emiya. The instant her sharp eyes swept over the slight blush on Nuwa's face, she immediately revealed a cunning face and a seductive lie:

[Ta-da! Senior is actually quite right. This is a cultivation method that we perfected together, but there are some limitations—]

[It requires seniors and beautiful girls to get together and do some fun things. Specifically, it involves some indescribable close interaction (referring to combat), enjoying an extraordinary and mortal-level pleasure (referring to improving martial arts skills). Moreover, according to research, the more beautiful girls a senior trains with, the better the effect...]

"—" As Nuwa listened, she seemed to grasp some kind of future, and her eyes gradually lost their luster and became empty.

boom!
Thanks to BB's sudden interruption, Emiya finally realized something was off about her words and where Nuwa's unusual reaction came from. Never one to tolerate BB, he gave the giggling purple-haired girl two sharp raps on the head.

"Stop misleading people, BB, this isn't funny."

[Waaah! Senior is so boring, not cooperating at all!]

After a brief playful exchange, Nuwa finally understood why she was so highly anticipated. Coincidentally, she was no stranger to Emiya's Unlimited Blade Works; in fact, it could be said that Emiya's ability to create a Reality Marble was largely due to the inspiration Nuwa had given him years ago.

So after listening to what Emiya and the others said, Nuwa immediately made a decision, saying that it was worth a try, because the training ground and Servant Shadow system had a lot of room for optimization.

Plerati was overjoyed by this helpful act that reduced her burden and increased her efficiency, and she welcomed it with open arms. She had originally wanted to come alone with Emiya, but after BB interfered, she ended up being the one doing all the hard work. In the case of the two being of the same sex and repelling each other, she was unable to defeat the other party because of his powerful connections. These past few hours have been incredibly frustrating!

Now that Nuwa has arrived, the blue sky has appeared!
……

"Here, Shirou, I've got it all done. Try turning on 'Unlimited Blade Works' again—by ​​the way, isn't the new version called 'Unlimited Blade World'?"

"Oh, it doesn't matter. Let's wait a bit before we start. Let me check the system. BB, let's get to work!"

The next day, Emiya and the others were summoned to the magic workshop again.

Nuwa was half-lying on the table on the other side of the workbench, her hand supporting her small head. Her slender waist and rounded buttocks were stretched into a beautiful two-part shape by her clothes. Her body was supported by a pair of long legs. Her posture was casual and attractive, but not too lewd. It was as if she was waiting there for inspection. Emiya felt that there was nothing to inspect. He had been inspecting his whole body for several years.

In contrast, Emiya was more focused on the optimized system. Nuwa truly lived up to her reputation as the strongest immortal in the Divine Land, proficient in all arts and formations, and a master of research! Sensing Emiya's satisfaction, Nuwa leaned closer, slightly pleased, and stroked her beautiful long legs.

Wait, long legs?
Jeanne Alter, standing beside Emiya, stared at Nuwa, seemingly noticing something unusual—

When this woman came over the day before, she should have no legs, only a snake's tail. Did she spend the whole night modifying herself? But why now of all times...?
Considering that Prieratie changed from male to female, various speculations and questions kept popping up about Jeanne Alter.

Seeing the slight confusion in Jeanne Alter's eyes, Emiya offered a brief explanation:
"Nuwa is considered an immortal from the Divine Continent, and she is most skilled in mind magic—which can be understood as a kind of technique that connects to the cloud network for operation... uh, you know the network, right? Similar to the network, information is all-encompassing, and the related techniques of transformation are naturally included in mind magic."

When he was about to speak, he realized that Jeanne Alter was an "ancient person" who had only been in Chaldea for a few days and should not be familiar with modern terms such as "cloud" and "network".

She...maybe she hasn't adapted to the modern environment here yet?
Black Mary sneered twice upon seeing this. "You don't really need to worry about this virgin's adaptability, which is comparable to that of a female tyrannosaurus. Just two days ago, she agreed to come over for tea, but she stood me up for three hours. When we finally got there, we found her squatting in her room playing computer games!"

Black Mary didn't hesitate to expose the fact that Black Jeanne was rapidly falling into depravity and being defeated by modern entertainment.

Jeanne Alter pouted and tried to defend herself, saying, "That's Assassin's Creed, okay! I didn't play it just because I thought it was fun. It's a game about fighting against the Templars... You know the Templars, right? Those lackeys of the Church! So I wasn't playing a game; I was fighting against those damned Church followers!"

"You played for so long, and you really didn't do it because you thought it was fun?" Black Mary looked unconvinced.

"no!"

Emiya, hearing Jeanne Alter's stubbornness, suddenly lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "Is everything nothingness?"

"Anything is permitted!" Jeanne Alter replied instinctively, then noticed the other party's smiling face and immediately covered her mouth, glaring at him with a hint of embarrassment.

"Alright, enough chit-chat," Emiya said, opening the Sword Training Grounds for the second time after BB finished her inspection and confirmed everything was fine. "I am the bone of my sword—"

The world shifted, the scene of the magic workshop shattered into pieces, and was then swallowed up by white light once again.

This time, instead of being separated, the group arrived at an empty plain. Several tall doors stood at the edge of the plain, all similar in style but in different colors, such as green, yellow, and red.

Emiya was the first to notice the door. "Is that the entrance to the training ground?"

Nuwa nodded. "That's right. Since it's a sword training ground, it must be divided into different difficulty levels and content sections that include different training modes. Categorization is a necessary step."

See, this is what a true expert looks like. Their level of meticulousness is worlds apart from others. If it were Old Tang here, even if he had a brain like Norton's, he'd only come up with ideas like free-for-all or battle royale games, without considering balance or rewards at all. Emiya then pointed to the pure white door over there, "Is that the training ground you mentioned for testing?"

"Yes, it's a 'blank space' reserved for future development. Shirou, you can also try out the 'summoning Servant Shadows' combat method there."

"it is good……"

Just as Emiya stepped out with his left foot, a series of urgent alarm sounds rang out.

BB appeared rapidly, ["Senior, it's a large-scale singularity reaction! Director Caesar is urgently calling for us!"]

"But of all times," Nuwa's expression was somewhat displeased, "I'll go and take a look too."

"Huh? You want to participate in the Singularity Operation?"

"What do you think..." Nuwa came over and took Wei Gong's arm, her fair arm and soft chest pressing against him, transferring warmth. "If we need to test the training grounds at the singularity, I won't be absent, will I?"

"It's not impossible."

Emiya led the others out of the workshop and headed towards the war room. He thought to himself, what was the next time and place of the French Singularity again? It seemed to be during the reign of Nero in ancient Rome…

As luck would have it, Caesar in the conference room also announced to everyone: "This singularity is extremely crucial!"

...The director's tone was more impassioned than ever before in the eyes of the crowd—

This singularity is a direct result of the "historical heritage" of his ancestral family, the Gattuso family, who are the most devoted to ancient Roman civilization. As for why? Just look at Caesar's own name and his father's name, which are the same as those of Roman emperors. His own weapon is also called Dictator (meaning dictator, the title of Gaius Julius Caesar).

So, faced with everyone's doubts, Director Caesar, slightly excited, cleared his throat and said, "As for the key reason—"

"Because the singularity is located in ancient Rome? I'm guessing it's during Nero's time?"

Emiya said.

"How did you know that again?" Caesar's carefully crafted atmosphere was abruptly cut short by this question, leaving him only with astonishment.

Emiya shrugged.

Don't underestimate my intelligence network.
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69 AD should have been the year of the "four emperors" in the ancient Roman Empire, the year of the most serious internal strife, and the second year after the death of Nero, the "tyrant" despised by the Senate and nobles.

A little girl wearing a drab gray cloak was running breathlessly through the alley. She was carrying a bundle in her arms, the contents of which were tightly wrapped in coarse gray-black cloth, but a faint golden light could still be seen in the darkness.

That was undoubtedly a treasure of unknown design.

Upon reaching the alley entrance, the girl pulled down the hood of her cloak, trying to conceal her face and soft blonde hair. Her eyes reflected the glamorous night view beyond the alleyway—

A developed city that is completely out of place in an ancient setting. Crystal nightlights, wide roads that look like asphalt, and brightly lit nightclubs, bathhouses, theaters, underground arenas that invite revelry. Neon signs with a magical glow flicker occasionally illuminate the alley and the girl's eyes.

The light shone a deep crimson.

"Found her! She's there!"

There seemed to be some figures moving in the distance, which looked like a military unit from afar.

Oh no! They're here to arrest me!
The girl looked around, then changed direction and continued running.

It's alright, she reassured herself, she's already quite skilled. At most, they'll send a few centurions with a few squads of soldiers, but with her familiarity with the area, she can easily shake them off.

"It's over, you scourge."

A tall figure clad in heavy armor descended from the sky, his silver hair and magnificent greatsword drawing attention in the darkness.

"By order of His Majesty, we shall vanquish the scourge threatening the world of 'New Rome' and reclaim—"

The tall soldier spoke, turning his gaze to the item in the girl's hand.

Sensing the intensity of the aura, the girl's face instantly turned pale. It's over; they're the emperors' henchmen.

In the end... why did I end up like this?

The girl desperately changed direction and tried to escape, her heart overflowing with sorrow and despair.

Why do people say that I am a beast that harms the world? Why do they all blame me for all the mistakes?
Why are you trying to steal it? The golden cup in my hand has no magic power at all!

But even if one were to question them, the henchmen of the Roman emperor behind him—those supposedly followers—would not listen at all; they were nothing more than entourages fighting amongst themselves for the emperors!
The sword wind unleashed by the follower hurtled through the air, tearing through walls and ripping off the ground.

A moment of hesitation crossed the girl's mind. Should she call for help? In this situation where there was nowhere to escape...

Ah, whatever, it should be okay if I'm just fantasizing, right?

Anyone, please come and save Yu, who is despised by the people!

The girl added in her mind that it didn't matter if they didn't save her; she would just die!
However, at that very moment, a red-haired figure flashed into the battlefield like lightning, standing between the girl and the servant.

Ping——

The girl noticed that it was a red-haired youth wearing what looked like Servant armor and a cloak.

With a wave of his hand, the young man dispersed the sword wind from the opposing servant, seemingly thinking of something amusing. "Oh, tell me, are you my 'Curse Him to Death'?"

"Master...?"

The girl slipped and fell to the ground, dumbfounded, as if she hadn't understood the red-haired youth's inexplicable declaration.

"...A newly manifested Servant?" The Servant, wielding a magnificent two-handed greatsword, remained calm. "Who are you?"

"A title... let me think. If you want to address those new Roman emperors, then you can call me 'Sword Emperor'!"

(Lucius, the Roman swordsman, an enemy of King Arthur. Important note: he's red-haired.)

(End of this chapter)