The establishment of the Time Travelers Alliance began in the first year of Conan

Chapter 419 "—Trace On".

Why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken?

Although it's not entirely appropriate to say it that way.

However, Lin Sheng didn't need to unleash a deadly attack right away against the various branches of the "Black Organization" around the world.

Today, the area surrounding Beika Town is firmly protected by weather generators.

And on flights around the world—

Especially with flights to Japan all shut down, the influence of those "Black Organization" members is extremely limited.

After all, Japan is an island nation, and "disappearance" is not a panacea.

No matter how hard those criminals try to make themselves invisible, they cannot simply cross the entire ocean.

"Therefore, the main reason I did this is actually to eliminate the influence of Black Sakura or Black Alice," Lin Sheng explained to Hasegawa Tsuki, who had just arrived.

"Then why did you call me here?" Hasegawa Tsuki asked, somewhat puzzled.

Lin Sheng paused for a moment, then finally revealed the real reason he had summoned Yue Liang: "The situation that is about to unfold will be very dangerous."

The moon is a being of this universe.

Whether from the perspective of protecting the members of the Alliance or from the possibility of leaking information related to the Alliance, Lin Sheng has a need to bring her to his side.

Lin Sheng hadn't forgotten that the option presented in the dialog box was "take a certain risk".

"Since I have anchored the [options] using the effect, from a narratological perspective, risk is bound to occur."

"And the [Alliance] needs to be kept as controllable as possible."

Lin Sheng understood perfectly.

The options provided in the dialog box are "subjective options" based on one's own "soul" and the CYZ effect.

So what kind of risk qualifies as a risk?

Hasegawa Tsuki understood: "So you chose to release Conan's information and release that sun?"

“That’s right.” Seeing the moon, Lin Sheng immediately understood what he meant and nodded with a smile.

"The Throne of Heroes is vague about the origin of Heroic Spirits and Phantom Spirits, only saying that Heroic Spirits from both the past and the future may appear."

"The Alliance must avoid the possibility of many Conans appearing in the future, or even a battle between famous detectives."

As we all know, if official history doesn't allow commentary, then unofficial history will become wildly unrestrained.

Lin Sheng also found the unique characteristic of "Type-Moon Universe"—that it was essentially creating its own universe—very troublesome.

"Conan is now completely a type of [Phantom Spirit]. If this leads to some strange Conan becoming hostile to the [Alliance] in the future, that would be terrible."

Hasegawa Tsuki replied thoughtfully, "So, you chose to deal with both Commander Conan and that benevolent god of the Zoroastrianism."

"That's right. For the Alliance, whether Conan Edogawa will be summoned as a Heroic Spirit is not a major issue."

Lin Sheng said, "After all, if he also has the image and memories that we created, he cannot possibly stand on the side of evil."

"Therefore, the key is to preserve his memories of what he did regarding the Holy Grail War."

Lin Sheng knew that in some remote branch universes, Conan Edogawa might have already been summoned at this moment.

"Such leaks of equipment and technology are unavoidable."

Lin Sheng wasn't really worried about that.

It would be a good thing if the enemy could deal with the [Alliance] solely by relying on the phantoms revealed in that comic book, without any effect value-driven approach.

"But we cannot allow his anchor point in the Fourth Holy Grail War to be shaken, and we cannot allow similar individuals to appear in the future, like Jeanne Alter."

"As long as the Alliance anchors Conan's appearance to the Good of This World now, there will be no other possibility if he appears in the Holy Grail War in the future."

“Aside from this matter,” Lin Sheng said, looking towards the Huimin Hall, his brow furrowed.

"I need to take this opportunity to communicate with Kiritsugu and find out what exactly happened there."

The dialog box has both good and bad aspects.

Conan is currently unable to appear, and Lin Sheng is now disguised as Sherlock Holmes.

"I don't have much control or permission over the [timeline] right now."

After truly becoming a Heroic Spirit, everyone's abilities originate from the Root.

The difference in the degree of interference with phenomena between abilities undoubtedly returns to the foundation of things like magic and the Holy Grail system.

"But Kiritsugu is different. After he partially broke the rules, his [Origin] completely disrupted the [Timeline]."

Lin Sheng sighed: "It's impossible for me to mobilize a large number of magical artifacts to quell the chaos over there."

"The situation inside the [Limitless Marble] is already very complicated. That nested universe risks exploding if not handled properly."

Hasegawa Tsuki tried to analyze why Rin Sheng did this.

"So, you're trying to solve this by changing the sun."

"Yes and no," Lin Sheng said, expressing his opinion.

"It seems that Black Alice has probably failed. The black mud on the College Bridge tried to resist, but the sun that Black Alice created was unprepared."

Lin Sheng had a feeling.

The danger not mentioned in the dialogue box must come from Matou Sakura.

"Now she is completely trapped in the cage that Kiritsugu has built."

"As long as we can erase her original form in that time and space, and use the [historical inertia] to completely reverse the Fourth War, the only force openly participating in the Fourth War will be the [Alliance]."

Lin Sheng had undoubtedly made up his mind.

"I will try to take this opportunity to wipe her out."

The sun is now orbiting the earth.

Few people understand what dualism really means.

To put it simply, if it weren't for the nature of "evil in this world," even Lin Sheng wouldn't have wanted to so hastily push "Detective Conan" towards the "good in this world."

Can you imagine that even "gravity" and "spacetime" can be divided into good and evil?
Ahura Mazda created everything through spirituality.

This a priori premise has already pre-defined a classification of all things.

This kind of opposition is too extreme.

Just like those who were deceived by Black Sakura, or simply those who were transformed by her due to bad luck.

There is no room for repentance; the line between good and evil is clear.

more importantly--

The sun's distinction between good and evil is based on Zoroastrian principles, but this distinction becomes strangely peculiar on a cosmic scale.

For example, the sun's orbit around the earth would undoubtedly cause many problems, but what if a bright flame rose from the earth?
If it weren't for the foundation of the [Property Marble] and the silver light that had previously been scattered across the world, this [Property Marble] would have quickly slid into the world described in Zoroastrianism.

“Of course,” Lin Sheng said, “If it’s just a bit of a problem for us, then for Matou Sakura, she’s a mortal enemy.”

This matter is both simple and complicated.

It involves using the CYZ effect to acknowledge part of the pale sun and deny part of it.

"The age of the sun is there; the light it emits already belongs to the future where good triumphs over evil."

……

Black Cherry almost died when she was exposed to the light.

What truly erases the existence of evil in this world is not the firelight that represents various good intentions, but the proof that good has triumphed over evil.

The burning wheel of fire imbued everything around it with the concept of goodness.

To the average person, it appears as a second sun in the sky, almost leaping, transforming into a long band of light that encircles the entire planet.

In Black Cherry's view, every angle from which the flames flickered in the sky was proof of the goodness of this world pursuing itself along the timeline.

The solar system has never been so bright.

This light not only illuminated the already bright Venus, but also those icy planets in distant orbits, and even those galaxies further away.

The Star Soul and the Star Egg rejoiced at this vitality.

Libra, Scorpio... the concepts of many zodiac signs are being shaken or reinforced.

Those benevolent constellations shine ever brighter in the "history" of this universe.

And those constellations or stars that symbolize misfortune and disaster—

The eerie red glow of Mars has now become warm and gentle.

Aries, Ophiuchus... those constellations associated with war have gradually faded away.

Just as Lin Sheng said.

In this universe, neither "past" nor "future" is accurate.

As those constellations shift, the starlight they projected thousands of years ago changes almost instantly, along with the history of the past.

"what--!!!"

Screaming in agony as if branded with a hot iron, Black Sakura could only rely on the "inertia of history" to barely hold on.

The pale sun dissolved the evil of this world, just as it dissolved the black sludge in Beika Town.

As the sun rises, the night of the universe melts into light.

What's worse is that she's now trapped in this "historical inertia".

Now, the universe left behind by Black Alice is almost just an empty shell.

In the sky, those black holes have closed.

Even with the help of Alaya constantly opening holes, Black Sakura gained more power by directly communicating with the Endless Sea of ​​Resentment.

"Damn Emiya Kiritsugu! Damn Emiya Kiritsugu!"

If it came down to a real battle with that sun, Black Cherry wouldn't be afraid at all.

It's true that "Goodness in This World" can certainly destroy herself, but "Compilation Matters" anchors her existence at that moment, so she still has a chance.

But why...

why? !

Black Sakura couldn't understand why her senior would choose Illya.

The pain that Black Sakura felt from her own crisis was not even a fraction of the pain she felt witnessing [Emiya Shirou] taking Illya away.

The hand that could stir up the ocean now trembles gently, and the heart made of black mud even feels a pang of pain.

"A guy destined to be erased by the [Editorial Notes]!"

Why didn't the senior choose me?

"If you choose me, I will offer you as much help as possible!"

Many consciousnesses and tragedies are wailing from the endless sea of ​​resentment.

They grieved for their own demise and wept bitterly.

"I just wanted to be with my senior..."

Countless purple figures, shadowy and indistinct, merged into one.

A portion of the black ocean, almost as if committing suicide, crashed into the future, allowing itself to be destroyed by those benevolent thoughts.

Hei Ying desperately suppressed those complicated and cowardly thoughts. At this moment, she resembled a mentally unstable patient who had suffered a huge blow.

Sometimes I feel that I can rely on the "inertia of history" to fight against that sun.

Sometimes, scorched by the fiery sunlight, she would flee in panic to an earlier time, like a helpless girl.

Was it instinct or judgment of the situation?

No, considering the nature of the evil in this world, it's hard to say what kind of instinct is driving Black Sakura to do this now.

She was simply dragging that empty universe along unconsciously, fleeing towards the more distant "past".

In this corridor of time, Kiritsugu Emiya is sniping at her at the end of a cycle.

The historical inertia that disrupted the Holy Grail in the Fourth Holy Grail War has long since ended.

The constraints that Black Sakura perceived, the illusions that appeared before her eyes, were nothing more than the "self-realization" of a pathetic madman.

……

"Emiya Shirou," Kiritsugu murmured the name of his future adopted son.

The light that had just entered his pupils had already told him something.

At this moment, Kiritsugu's impression of Shirou was very bad.

It wasn't just that Shirou might be using Illya; he was using himself as well.

After the collapse of the Kaiminkan, he was undoubtedly dominated by "historical inertia" or "Emiya Shirou".

According to the Alliance's plan, if the plan fails unexpectedly...

The first thing Kiritsugu Emiya needed to ensure was to prevent the "historical inertia" of the Fourth Shinobi World War from being established.

At the time, Lin Sheng emphasized this matter three times.

"Once the Holy Grail is destroyed and Shirou Emiya is searched for, the Fourth Shinobi World War will be irreversible for the Alliance."

"Because the passage of time within the [barrier] cannot be viewed in the conventional way, it is based on the 'case' or 'event'."

Kiritsugu was able to deeply understand the words of the "Alliance".

Having the [Inherent Time Control], he knew very well that time was now flowing both forward and backward.

When Kiritsugu regained consciousness, the sight before him even made him punch himself hard in anger.

"Damn it! What kind of person have I turned that guy into?!"

Lin Sheng would naturally not waste the effect of accurately delivering information to Kiritsugu in countless fragmented moments of time and space.

Just as the blazing sun transforms the entire universe, every ray of benevolent light carries information that only Kiritsugu can decipher.

When Kiritsugu Emiya, having come into contact with this information, awoke from a state of "unawareness" caused by the "deaths" of Irelia and Illya—

Beneath him might be the last flame burning because of sin.

The community hall, the performance hall, the glass skylight... everything damaged by evil is being restored in that light.

but--

Beneath his feet lay a patch of something that looked like burning embers, and Kiritsugu could even sense that the bricks and stones of the ruins were somewhat worn.

Yes, it wasn't just these shoddy bricks; Kiritsugu stretched out his hands, looking at the sand and dust embedded in the lines of his palms.

What exactly did I do just now because I "lost my mind"?
Kiritsugu dared not think any further.

He feared that he had just been searching for a child in the remaining ruins because of "historical inertia" and because of another Shirou Emiya's design.

Did he actually find Shirou in this universe?

It seems that I stopped halfway through.

But if you've actually found it.

So... what about Emiya Shirou?

Kiritsugu raised his head.

He tried to confirm, based on the information in his memory, whether he had fulfilled his "destiny".

But when he looked up and around...

Everything restored by the light has now concealed the environment that might reveal clues.

A sense of tension involuntarily rose within Kiritsugu—

If I have actually found [Emiya Shirou], then his previous disappearance can be explained by cause and effect.

The reason why the Alliance couldn't find any trace of Shirou Emiya in the "past" is because he had already been taken away by someone else in the "future".

"Hoo—" Kiritsugu took a deep breath to calm himself down.

He recalled the blue ring that had appeared in the sky before, those things that symbolized [Alaya], and part of the [Alliance]'s contingency plan recorded in the information.

I still have a chance.

Even if Shirou is found by someone else.

The level of danger is obviously different depending on whether it falls into the hands of [Alaya] or another [Shirou].

"There's also the [historical inertia]. I am now the acknowledged Kiritsugu. As long as we deny this possibility from the causal chain..."

"As long as the 'delay plan' is completed, the possibility of the sea monster incident at night will naturally be ruled out because of the description that 'nothing happened in the afternoon'."

Saber did not come to the community center, and Illya has disappeared...

As long as I kill Black Sakura again.

Subconsciously wanting to rule out the worst possibility, Kiritsugu chose the most direct and simple method.

Yes, that's the only way.

Since Archer and Kirei are undoubtedly in the hands of the Black Grail, if I kill Black Sakura, then everything that was built on the previous foundation will be shaken.

With that in mind, Kiritsugu Emiya reinforced this "Inherent Time Imperial Decree" once again.

With just a wave of his hand, the power that could sever and haphazardly piece together time and space became even more apparent.

Kiritsugu Emiya raised the Thompson Competitor, its Origin Bullet gleaming.

Soon.

Kiritsugu could already see that mentally unstable fellow running back to this meeting place along the loop of time.

He could hear the ripples that the broken universe stirred up in spacetime as Black Cherry carried him along.

Kiritsugu then put his finger on the trigger.

……

In fact, Lin Sheng's judgment was not wrong at all.

Furthermore, his decision to eliminate Black Cherry solely through sheer size and swiftness—

If she is eliminated here, the completion of the plan is almost a certainty.

However, he clearly failed to consider the impact of the dialog box in front of him on Shirou Emiya.

"Ugh……"

Emiya Shirou let out a soft sigh.

Although he didn't want to do it.

But the response from that "alliance," or rather, "Black Cherry," did indeed cause him some trouble.

It seems that there's something wrong with my own strength.

When Shirou Emiya wanted to leave with Illya.

He suddenly realized that he was stuck on the "options" that he had only completed half of.

This should not have happened.

As is customary, he should have already added the option to erase all traces of his past actions after that [option].

But now that [option] is flashing as if it's stuck.

Fortunately, finding the cause of it was not difficult.

"It's a very ingenious structure. To complete the concealment, time must be a cycle."

Emiya Shirou's evaluation of the Alliance has risen to a new level.

Unfortunately--

The solution to this problem is actually quite simple.

A bluish-green light traveled along the magic circuit, spreading from between the fingers and down the arm.

The flesh and blood looked as if they had been twisted apart.

Muscles and meridians were severed.

But the nerves in his palms still instinctively controlled his body to hold onto something tightly.

Thoughts seem to scatter outwards like sparks from the core of the universe.

The mental imagery begins to shape the world from scratch as the spirit and soul converge.

[Emiya Shirou] has gathered everything named [Emiya Shirou] like never before.

Close your eyes.

Everything I had witnessed transformed into light, shining brightly in the darkness.

"—Trace On."

[Emiya Shirou] spoke softly.

……

"Why, why, why, why..."

Why don't I exist?

"Why?! Senior, why..."

It was as if I had witnessed something incredibly terrifying.

As soon as Kuro Sakura appeared inside the meeting hall, she let out a chilling scream.

But Kiritsugu had neither the time nor the inclination to ask her what she had seen.

"boom!"

With a deafening gunshot.

The expanding spacetime transformed into gunpowder propelling the [Origin Missile] forward.

Black Sakura instinctively held the remains left behind by Black Alice in front of her chest.

The bullet pierced Blackie's chest;

The bullet pierced Ilya's heart;

The bullet pierced the core of the Black Grail.

……

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