Why bother with the Holy Grail War? Let's play cards!

Unfortunately, the audience had already seen even more outrageous sizes and didn't pay much attention to Lizzie.

"The conditions are: Heaven's Garment + an Einzbern Servant (excluding Tuners). I will adjust their star levels and Special Summon Illya (Heaven's Garment)!"

[Illya (Heaven's Clothes)] Attack Power 2500

A girl in pure white, dressed in an elegant dress, slowly descended from the sky, looking noble and holy.

"No, no, no, how is this sacred? It looks quite romantic!" Rin Tohsaka remarked.

"Where's the romance! And who are you talking to! Say one more word and I'll kill you!" This is the face of the Einzbern family, the same dress worn by Justeza, and Illya can't stand Rin Tohsaka making such a fuss about it.

"In short, my own effect is to Special Summon one Servant of four stars or lower from the Graveyard upon successful summoning. And the one I'm summoning is that scoundrel obsessed with self-righteous allies—[Emiya Kiritsugu]!"

The Magician Killer appears under the cover of smoke.

【Emiya Kiritsugu】Attack Power 1600

"Why am I at the competition venue...?" Kiritsugu Emiya looked at the sea of ​​people around him, momentarily forgetting that he was still inside Jiang You's Noble Phantasm. He tried to hide in an inconspicuous corner before realizing he had been summoned as a card. "What is Caster up to this time? Is he planning to declare war on the entire mage world?"

Emiya Kiritsugu instantly identified the culprit, as other Servants wouldn't be so insane. Even as a magus killer, he had originally intended to follow the rules of magecraft secrecy.

As for why I said originally, it is because after Jiang You was summoned, many things could no longer go according to the original thinking.

"How many people's decks am I in...?" Emiya Kiritsugu looked at the duel and realized that both sides were familiar faces, so he unconsciously lit a cigarette.

Illya showed no intention of engaging in conversation with Kiritsugu Emiya, continuing with her own actions: "Don't forget I still have one Normal Summon left to perform; I'm Normal Summoning myself!"

【Illya】Attack Power 1500

"This is the first time I've used this effect. I guess my fate with Berserker was already sealed back then." Ilya used the effect of releasing herself from the deck for the first time. She had tried to use it in the battle against Gilgamesh, but it was interrupted.

Minamoto no Raikou was very pleased with the words "it was a predestined fate" and she looked very satisfied.

"I will liberate myself! Special Summon a Servant below eight stars from your deck. The one I will summon is the strongest mysterious killer of the Heian period - Minamoto no Raikou!"

Purple lightning swept across the entire venue, and then a long sword abruptly dispelled the thunderstorm, and a majestic female warrior descended in the thunder!

[Minamoto no Yorimitsu] Berserker 8-star, Attack Power 3000

"Because the effects of servants summoned by this effect are negated, [Minamoto no Raikou] has no effect at this moment. I'm sorry, Raikou, I can't let you use your full strength."

But this demeanor didn't last long. Minamoto no Yorimitsu's majesty was quickly replaced by maternal instincts, and she gently turned to Illya. "It's alright. After all, Illya has already done a great job by letting me appear so easily. No other Berserker is more suitable for this effect than me. Also, you have to call me Mom."

"Huh?" He certainly didn't think it was because he had any relationship with Minamoto no Yorimitsu. However, the way Yorimitsu looked at Illya made him feel uneasy, so he decided to offer some advice on Illya's behalf. "You and Illya lived in completely different eras..."

"Even if you are Illya's biological father, I won't let you off easily for saying such things." Minamoto no Yorimitsu stroked his scabbard, a smile playing on his lips, but his eyes held no mirth. "Do you know what Illya likes to eat? Do you know what time Illya goes to sleep? Do you know how many times Illya tossed and turned in her sleep last night? Do you know Illya's weight change today? Do you know how many bends there are in Illya's Command Seals? Do you know—"

"——And I know everything."

Emiya Kiritsugu's hand trembled slightly as he held his cigarette. This crazy woman was indeed Berserker. He couldn't be active in this timeline, and he was worried that saying more would irritate her. He could only hope that Illya in this timeline could withstand it.

Chapter 136 This effect is generally called a chef's effect.

Actually, Illya doesn't really resent Minamoto no Yorimitsu's almost pathological possessiveness. After all, you can't expect the Einzberns, who were born without parents, to have any proper values. Besides, Illya herself is quite possessive, otherwise the original story wouldn't have made Emiya into a puppet and locked him in the basement.

"Enter the battle phase! First, [Emiya Kiritsugu] attacks [Tōsaka Rin]!"

[Emiya Kiritsugu] has the effect of increasing the attack power by 1000 points when attacking a specific class, and [Tousaka Rin] just meets this condition.

Toosaka Rin was completely unable to compete with Emiya Kiritsugu and was shot directly through the head.

Rin Tohsaka LP3000→LP1600

"As expected of the Magician Killer! Her attack power at this moment is approaching that of a top-tier Heroic Spirit. Illya still has a total of 5500 points of field attack on her field. Can Tohsaka Rin survive this trial?"

"Next, let [Minamoto no Yorimitsu] crush [Emiya]!" With an attack power of 3000, Minamoto no Yorimitsu charged at Archer. Even with the added attack power of the Jewel Sword, Archer was no match for him.

As long as [Emiya] is destroyed, Illya will win.

Red A's sword collided with the katana in Minamoto no Raikou's hand.

"Now! I activate [Exploding Ruby Magic]! I designate a Servant and increase their attack power by 500!" Rin Tohsaka activated her last face-down card.

[Emiya] Attack power 2500 → 3000

Both attacks should have been sent to the graveyard simultaneously, but Red A stubbornly survived. "The effect of [Ruby Magic]: Red A cannot be destroyed by battle, and when I successfully destroy a Servant by battle, I draw one card!"

"What a troublesome effect!" Illya, whose most popular Servant was sent to the graveyard, didn't seem too disappointed. The completely blank Minamoto no Yorimitsu couldn't unleash his full power. "But, this actually did me a huge favor!"

The last Trap Card jumped from Illya's hand onto the field. "Trap Card [Infinite Training]! When a [Minamoto no Yorimitsu] related Servant is destroyed on your field, you can activate this effect directly from your hand! Special Summon one [Minamoto no Yorimitsu] related Servant from your hand or Graveyard to your field! And Special Summon one [Mount Oe] related Servant from your Deck or Graveyard to your opponent's field."

[Minamoto no Yorimitsu] Attack power 3000

[Shuten-dōji] 8-star Assassin, Attack Power 2800

"Ugh, I hate it! It smells so bad, like cows and milk!" A little girl with red demon horns appeared on Rin Tohsaka's field. Facing Minamoto no Yorimitsu, who was more than 30 centimeters taller than her, she covered her nose and showed a disgusted expression. "What an unpleasant Noble Phantasm! Why do I have this kind of connection with this dairy cow?!"

"On the contrary, I'm quite grateful for this Noble Phantasm, because—it can cut off your head again!" Because Minamoto no Yorimitsu, summoned by my trap card, wasn't sealed, she's incredibly strong right now!

"Because the Servants summoned by this card's effect will not be affected by the effects of [Infinite Martial Arts] or the Servants summoned by [Infinite Martial Arts] until the end of the next turn! Therefore, [Minamoto no Raikou] and [Shuten-doji] will only be affected by each other's effects! The battle continues!"

The ill-fated relationship between Shuten-doji and Minamoto no Raikou will not last long. Minamoto no Raikou launched an attack again. The gap of 200 points of attack power in the rules of the duel is like a chasm. The purple lightning in Minamoto no Raikou's hand attacked Shuten-doji in an unstoppable manner.

"I hope to see that little golden guy next time we go out to play." Shuten-dōji licked his lips as Minamoto no Yorimitsu pounced on him, revealing a malicious smile. "If it's my deck, that little guy must have it too, right? Then he'll be mine too!"

"Die!" Minamoto no Yorimitsu beheaded Shuten-dōji.

"Minamoto no Raikou's effect: After destroying an enemy Servant in battle, add an Equip Spell Card from your deck to your hand. I'm going to add [Dojikiri Yasutsuna]! And equip it to [Minamoto no Raikou]."

[Minamoto no Yorimitsu] Attack power 3000 → 3000

Minamoto no Raikou accepted his most comfortable sword and nodded with satisfaction. The attack power display remained unchanged, and the effects of the Doujikiri were not yet effective.

"Main Phase 2, the effect of [Dojigiri Yasutsuna] can only be activated during your turn. Send one [Ōeyama] Servant from your Deck to the Graveyard, and draw one card!" This effect is derived from the story of Minamoto no Yorimitsu's slaying of the demon and receiving a generous reward from the Emperor.

"Then I'll place this card in the back row and end my turn." Ilya also used up all her cards.

"My turn, draw a card!" Rin Tohsaka replenished her hand to two cards. She stared at Minamoto no Yorimitsu. Now that Yorimitsu was unaffected by other cards, the only way to get her off the field was through battle.

However, Illya had relied on her Einzbern Axis to not reveal the specific effects of Minamoto no Raikou, which made her undecided. She didn't believe that such a first-class Servant would only have an effect that destroyed the Servant's acquisition of Equipment Cards.

"First, [Maintain Elegance]! After drawing 10 cards (excluding those face-down), draw two more." Rin Tohsaka routinely drew more cards.

"Then, [Jewel Sword] effect! Search one [Jewel] Spellbook from the Deck to the hand! I'm going to add [Ruby Spellbook] to my hand!" Rin Tohsaka's goal was clear: she would use the same method to send Minamoto no Yorimitsu to the graveyard once again.

"I Normal Summon [Tohsaka Tokiomi]! And add a [Sapphire Magic] to my hand!"

"Emiya Kiritsugu, I never expected to run into you in a place like this." Tokiomi Tohsaka saw his old rival, and although he didn't say it directly, he still couldn't stand Kiritsugu's way of doing things.

Emiya Kiritsugu nodded in response. The two middle-aged uncles really had nothing in common and nothing to talk about.

"Enter the battle phase! I will use [Ruby Magic] on [Emiya] again!"

[Emiya] Attack power 2500 → 3000

Rin Tohsaka LP1600→LP1850

Ilya LP3000→LP2750

"It is an honor to face the legendary Minamoto no Yorimitsu once again." Red A drew his jeweled sword and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with Minamoto no Yorimitsu again, but this time the battle ended in a draw.

"You know that after Minamoto no Yorimitsu killed Shuten-dōji, she contracted malaria and was bedridden, right?" Illya recounted the legend of Minamoto no Yorimitsu. "Even in such a weakened state, she still used Hizamaru to kill the spider demon who had disguised herself as a sorcerer to harm him while he was ill. Therefore, the effect of [Minamoto no Yorimitsu], if destroyed by battle or effect, can be replaced by sending a non-human Servant from the Graveyard to banish it!"

He is not affected by the effects of other cards and cannot be broken. At this time, Minamoto no Raikou can be called an unbreakable fortress.

Chapter 137 So how are you going to win?

“That will only last until the next turn.” Rin Tohsaka looked at the cards in her hand. Illya was a rather troublesome defensive Servant, and it wasn’t impossible to force her way through. “In that case, I’ll proceed to Main Phase Two.”

"[Emiya] Effect: Discard one card from your hand, search for one [Pseudo-Spiral Sword] from your Deck and equip it to yourself. [Emiya] Effect: Tribute the Spiral Sword and destroy [Emiya Kiritsugu]!" The Spiral Sword was once again launched by Emiya as an arrow, its target being Emiya Kiritsugu, a heartwarming scene of father and son parting with smiles.

"Don't even think about it! My own effect, once per turn, will negate your destructive effect!" Ilya decisively gave up her own effect. This was a resource exchange; if she didn't activate her effect to save herself, it would be difficult for Minamoto no Yorimitsu to activate his effect safely.

"You activated the effect, right? That's my goal! [Gem Sword] effect! Discard a card to negate the effect of [Illya's Heavenly Robe] and destroy it!" Rin Tohsaka chained the effect of Gem Sword, negating Illya's negation and destroying both cards at once.

Rin Tohsaka LP1850→LP2100

Ilya LP2750→LP2500→LP2000

"Well done, Emiya-kun!" Rin Tohsaka praised.

"Call me Archer. I've cut ties with him." Archer severed all ties with Shirou Emiya without hesitation.

"Where did you cut it, Mr. Partner of Justice? You said you'd save the world." To retaliate against Archer's previous actions, Rin Tohsaka emphasized those words again. "Finally, I activate [Sapphire Magic] to return three [Gem] Magic cards from my Graveyard to my Deck, then draw one card!"

Rin Tohsaka LP2100→2350

Ilya LP2000→LP1750

"I'll place a face-down card in my back row, it's your turn." After successfully triggering the effect of [Tokiomi Tohsaka] three times and reaching its limit, Rin Tohsaka ended her turn. At this time, Minamoto no Yorimitsu's effect of being unaffected by other card effects also ended.

[Minamoto no Yorimitsu] Attack power 3000 → 3500

"My turn, draw!" Illya glanced at the card Rin Tohsaka was holding. She wasn't sure if it was a Jewel Magic card, so she had to test it out.

"【Dojigiri Yasutsuna】effect: Send one 【Ōeyama】 servant from your deck to the Graveyard, draw one card!" Rin Tohsaka did not respond to this effect and activated 【Gem Sword】, and Illya's hand successfully increased to two cards.

"In that case! [Sakata Kintoki]'s effect, as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Raikou, can be summoned directly without a sacrifice when [Minamoto no Raikou] is on the field!"

[Sakata Kintoki] Berserker 7-star, Attack Power 2800

"It's Kintaro?" This is a legendary character whose fame in Japan rivals that of Momotaro. The atmosphere in the audience immediately became enthusiastic.

"Wow, what a grand welcoming ceremony! It's extraordinary. What's that saying again? Right, it's truly GOLDEN!" Sakata Kintoki, dressed as a Heian warrior, appeared amidst golden lightning, responding to the cheers of the audience. "Raikou-sama! This Noble Phantasm is truly golden!"

"Honestly...where did you learn all this strange knowledge?" Minamoto no Yorimitsu stroked his chin, looking troubled. His modern knowledge had made Sakata Kintoki's behavior strange. "I won't scold you this time. Now you should help your sister properly."

“Little sister…?” Kintoki turned to look at Illya, and seeing that she looked to be no more than ten years old, he realized that his eldest son’s old problem had probably worsened. “Master, thank you for your hard work.”

This sentence hit Minamoto no Raikou so hard that he looked like he was about to cry.

"It wasn't too hard, Minamoto no Yorimitsu really cared about me." Illya received a lot of help from Minamoto no Yorimitsu in her daily life, and she actually liked herself as a Servant quite a bit. It would have been even better if she didn't have to call her "Mom."

Minamoto no Yorimitsu's mood immediately brightened: "Kintoki, if only you were half as well-behaved as Illya."

Jinse wanted to complain badly, but he forced himself to hold it back. He was doing this for his own good, and also for Illya's.

"[Sakata Kintoki]'s effect: Once per turn, select a Servant and destroy it, dealing damage equal to half of the Servant's original attack power to the opponent! Golden Shock!"

"Alright, let's go! Big Golden!" Kintoki leaped up and launched a powerful attack at Archer.