The Holy Grail War Blessed by the Gods

Francesca waved her arms excitedly as she spoke.

"Can you come with me? Because I can't use illusion magic as skillfully as you can right now."

"Sure, we can just make our move when we get to the machine world."

"Hmm, otherwise if we make a move here, Faldius will start nagging again."

The two teenagers talked back and forth, and before that, the sky above the barrier world that belonged to Tsubaki Kugaoka began to crack.

Just like the water stains spreading across the ceiling of an old house, the mutation slowly expands and extends, eventually cutting away a part of the sky.

The boy and girl held hands and jumped down from the cut section.

"Oh no, we seem to be late. We need to hurry!"

"That's right, that's right, the festival seems to have already started."

At this moment, the barrier has lost its color, and boundless darkness is beginning to spread.

The two of them laughed heartily in the clouds, while the roar of the world itself, which was about to retaliate, seemed to be a response to them.

"Yay, yay, this world seems worth deceiving."

"Ha, so easy. This world is so easy to fool. It really is based on dreams."

"But you must be careful, you must avoid that bastard over there, his appearance will definitely bring troublesome changes."

Francesca spotted the annoying target below at a glance and offered his advice.

However, she immediately found her target and then revealed a sly smile.

"He's still alive, Lionheart, King Arthur's biggest fan."

……Er

"As expected, we should get rid of the pests first. Their presence not only affects our mood but also causes damage." *Chirp*

After throwing Alcides out of there, Manshu turned his attention to Francesca.

Aside from this guy, there's nothing else here that needs to be removed; the only thing left to consider is releasing some of the people trapped here later. Ling

However, releasing all the people here at once would likely cause considerable unrest. ④

Although there are certainly proper ways to handle this, Manjusaki didn't want anything too complicated and decided to let the Holy Grail resolve everything. ③

Let's deal with this annoying guy first; he hasn't gone any further and started excreting waste and harmful substances like a pest yet.

Francesca was currently casting an illusion and conversing with Richard.

She was preparing to show Richard the scenes from the last Holy Grail War, so he could see the distraught King of Knights.

But everything had just begun when it was forced to stop.

"This is not a playground where others can do whatever they want. This is a place of eternal stillness and darkness, the final destination and resting place of the dead."

Manjushri proclaimed loudly, and the city's landscape was completely transformed into a dark and silent place. All the people who had been taken in by the city were soothed to sleep and neatly arranged on the ground.

The police and Servants were left aside, leaving only Francesca and her companion standing there, watching as darkness enveloped them.

They tried to open their mouths to make a sound, but found that the sound could not be transmitted.

“And you sinners are not worthy of the peace of the dead. The terror of the dark depths is the hell that welcomes sinners.”

The winds of death blow here, drawing condemned sinners into the depths of terror.

Francesca, though unable to make a sound, was not about to sit idly by and wait for her death.

François, who was serving as a Servant beside him, activated his Noble Phantasm. Since the city of the annihilation no longer exists, the madness of the world will never end.

This is a display of Baalzib's power to his allies, incorporating the legend that he is the embodiment of the western Paris, along with illusion magic and a Noble Phantasm derived from his bloodline.

This is a magic trick that can deceive the environment and even the world itself; it is an illusion that is almost real and can fool the world.

"Although it can be said to be an illusion that transcends the human realm, it is still not enough and is still just a matter of magic."

Although it's an illusion of the same level as that of a certain guy, the difference is far too great compared to the power that can even deceive and distort the supreme god.

The only thing the opponent can rely on is his ability to use illusions. Without being able to use illusions, he can't even defeat Zouken Matou.

Francesca's previous statement was that her body was destroyed in the battle with Zouken Matou.

Her only redeeming qualities are illusions and vitality, but in this underworld, all her advantages vanish.

Even the chance of rebirth is strangled by death. If we hadn't entered this place, there might have been a slight chance of escape.

However, there were no "what ifs" to be had. Manju swung his hand forward, letting utter death devour the two people in front of him.

Francesca could only open her mouth, but no sound came out. However, from her distorted face, one could roughly guess what kind of curse she was saying.

Although the barking of such a defeated dog is meaningless, it is at least a bit noisy and extremely annoying.

This quiet situation is quite nice; now it's time to deal with other things.

After confirming that Francesca had been completely swallowed by death, Manshu turned to see the remaining guests.

That was the remnant of the sea god in the workshop located underground in the Tsubaki family's house, a relic that the Tsubaki couple were preparing to summon a Servant.

Of course, if you continue deeper into the 8th place, you may also encounter another goddess, but the only problem is whether she is willing to accept guests.

Chapter Forty-Six: Waiting

The city within the barrier, the mansion of the Kuangqiu family.

Who is it? Where are you?

Kugaoka Tsubaki's questioning voice rang out in the empty house, where no one else was present.

"Hehehe, little girl, go and look for it."

A neutral voice responded from somewhere in the mansion, reaching the girl's ears.

As if lured by the sound, Kugaoka Tsubaki began to jog around the house searching for it.

"To be more precise, I would be troubled if they didn't find me."

"?"

"What has happened in the world? My consciousness, which should have been destroyed, has reappeared, which means something is not right. I should have gone to the underworld or gone to the immortal realm by now. No one knows me anymore."

The voice didn't seem to be speaking to Kuangqiu Chun, but rather it was talking to itself, saying one sentence at a time.

"No... There is a sense of multiple beings, like gods... In the heavens is... Ah, the embodiment of both my ancestor and others, and also the guardian of ties."

Another one is a Western god? A nature god... but it seems to be mixed with something else? There's also a sun full of deathly aura, and another one that's hard to tell what it is.

From the distant west, an unusually strong scent of water is approaching. Is this a coincidence or inevitable?

"Want to test me? Very well, world saturated with human reason. Humanity, both imperfect and flawless, I accept this challenge! I will not panic, I will not lose! The myriad phenomena that permeate everything are as graceful and elegant as a flowing river, noble and unconventional..."

"Uh... I'm sorry, I don't understand."

Unable to understand what he was saying, Kuangqiu Chun looked completely bewildered. After a moment of silence, her voice sounding troubled, she continued:

"Oh, I'm sorry... I'm having some trouble right now, would you be willing to help me?"

"Will you help?"

"Let's play hide-and-seek. If you find me, you win!"

"hide and seek!"

"Okay~ one, two, three, four... I'm all hidden now. If you find me, I'll give you really, really sweet candy, okay?"

"!……good!"

Although the above words sound like those of a perverted person who is abducting underage girls, even the naive and innocent Tsubaki would normally be afraid and cry out to her parents for help.

But at this moment, for some reason, Kuangqiu Chun listened to that voice, because she was certain that the voice belonged to her companion.

It was a very gentle voice, as if it were enveloping her, just like the voices of her parents that the girl had been longing for all this time.

As if guided, Tsubaki walked around the house until she finally came to a wall.

"The sound clearly came from this direction."

Kugaoka Tsubaki had been mistaking the voice's owner's breath for a voice, so she stopped in her tracks, confused.

"Ah, no problem... Try making a wish and ask the wall to let you through."

"Huh? Hmm..."

"Don't worry, your parents both know magic tricks, so you can definitely do it too."

"it is good!"

Kugaoka Tsubaki nodded vigorously, making a wish while facing the wall.

"Uh...please let me through, open sesame!"

Kugaoka Tsubaki murmured the lines from a fairy tale set in a faraway country that she had just read in the past few days.

Then, Tsubaki felt warmth in her body, which was a reaction of her magic circuits.

The next moment, the walls seemed to open their mouths like writhing creatures, and a staircase leading to the basement appeared in the house.

"Alright, little princess, can you find me?"

Guided by the sound, Kugaoka Tsubaki slowly descended the steps.

After passing through several walls and automatically unsealed barriers, they arrived at a magic workshop filled with numerous books, magical costumes, and various equipment.

"what……"

Tsubaki Kugaoka's body trembled involuntarily; the girl remembered this place.

That was the place where her parents had told her she needed help with experiments, and painful memories flooded back into the girl's mind.

"babble……"

You have to endure it, you must be patient, you have to be a good child, otherwise... Mom and Dad will stop smiling at me.

Returning to this place feels like something that used to sway has returned to its original spot. 4. ￠二∶〃

These past few days, Tsubaki Kugano has experienced what she has dreamed of since childhood – a truly blissful time.

It was those happy experiences that allowed the pain to be forgotten, but it has now awakened anew in the girl's heart.

"Hi."