On how PhDs become human evil

"Someone I know? Yicheng? Or Sister Teng?"

"He was a man with long black hair, and his body exuded a strong magical aura."

Upon hearing what Emiya Shirou said, he was immediately stunned, then chuckled dryly: "Ahaha, you've run into him, what a coincidence."

"So that person really is someone you know?"

"I wouldn't call him an acquaintance. I've only met him twice, and I suffered a lot both times."

Emiya Shirou walked out of the kitchen carrying two plates of food and took his seat.

"The Holy Grail War... I think that's what it's called, it's a magical ritual, you guys know about it?"

Emiya and Miyu's faces instantly turned pale.

They not only knew about the Holy Grail War, they were also direct participants!

"About three weeks ago, when I was practicing magic in the warehouse, I suddenly summoned a Servant. She told me that she was Saber and I was her Master. We were caught up in a magical ritual called the Holy Grail War, and the winner would receive an omnipotent wish-granting machine."

(It's a bit different from what we do here. In our Holy Grail War, mages transform into Heroic Spirits to fight.)

“I was planning to participate, but I had only summoned Saber for two minutes when that black-haired man you just mentioned broke into my house. I think his name was Fafnir or Whitebeard. He defeated Saber in no time and then stole the Command Seals from me, turning Saber into his Servant.”

"Huh? You just watched your Servant get stolen?"

Emiya looked at his alternate self with some surprise.

"Well, I did feel a little resentful, but I didn't know anything about the Holy Grail War and didn't want to get involved in any war, so I forgot about it after two or three days. But then that man came to me again and took something that looked like a sword sheath from me."

"Sword sheath?"

"I've heard that man mention the name before, it should be Avalon."

"Avalon!?"

This time, it was Emiya Miyu's turn to be surprised. As someone who had read extensively, she naturally knew the significance of Avalon. It was the scabbard of the famous Knight King in history, a true Noble Phantasm.

"Why is that kind of Noble Phantasm in another brother's possession?"

"I don't know either. To be honest, I was startled when I saw a scabbard fly out of my body," Shirou Emiya laughed. "So you just ran into him at the supermarket? He didn't give you any trouble, did he?"

"I'm not in a difficult position, but I feel like he should be able to tell that Miyu and I aren't from this world."

Although it was only a brief meeting, Emiya felt that he had no secrets left in front of Bai Jie's eyes; Bai Jie's eyes were as sharp as a magic mirror—Emiya had this feeling.

Miyu and I have only been in this world for a few days and are unfamiliar with the place. If we are targeted by someone, it will be troublesome. If he had power, it would be fine, but unfortunately, in order to deal with that monster, Emiya's magic circuits have been overloaded to the point that he is still in a semi-paralyzed state. Whenever he uses magic, he will experience excruciating pain all over his body.

Therefore, Emiya and Miyu are currently completely powerless, so Emiya wants to avoid any complications—at least until he is fully recovered.

“Brother, I want to meet that man named Fafnir.”

Just as Shirou Emiya decided to avoid taking Miyu out during this period, Miyu said something that stunned both of them.

"Huh? You're going to see that man?"

"Miyu? What happened to you all of a sudden..."

From Shirou Emiya's few words, the great hero Emiya could vaguely understand that Bai Jie was a person with an abnormal way of thinking. The great hero Emiya absolutely did not want Miyu to come into contact with such a person. After all, Miyu was still just a child. Even if she was precocious, she was still a child. What if she was led astray?

Under Emiya's worried gaze, Emiya Miyu said, "I have to see him—that's what my intuition tells me. I don't know why, but my Holy Grail powers are reacting to that man. If I can see him, I think I can resolve a lot of things."

"For example, how should we get back?"

"For example, how do we find Eindsworth's people?"

"For example... how to save our world."

Miyu's words silenced Emiya. All three questions she raised were things the two of them had to resolve, especially the last one.

"Is it possible? That monster that I, Angelica, Beatrice, and Julian couldn't defeat together, can that man defeat?"

It wasn't that Emiya was being passive; rather, the monster they were facing was simply too terrifying. Even Ea, the sword that created the world, and Thor's hammer couldn't leave any wounds on it. With just a wave of its hand, it could wipe a city off the map... It wasn't just a simple monster; it was practically the embodiment of natural disaster, a perfect monster with no weaknesses in any aspect!

Such an existence was something that even the mighty Emiya had no idea how to fight against, let alone defeat.

"elder brother...."

Miyu reached out and grasped Emiya's hand.

“That person can do it—that’s what my intuition tells me, or perhaps that’s what the Holy Grail tells me,” Miyu said. “My function as the Holy Grail hasn’t completely disappeared, and the Holy Grail tells me that to defeat that monster, that man is essential.”

"So, let's go see that person, brother."

P.S.: The author's backend crashed again; I couldn't log in for ages. It was so frustrating! I refreshed dozens of times before finally getting in. One more update will be a little late.

Section 490, Chapter 44: So sleepy zzzzz

"So this is your reason for coming to see me?"

Two hours later, inside the Fuyuki City Grand Hotel, Bai Jie looked at the three obedient people sitting opposite him, sighed, and rubbed his forehead.

"Although I sensed that Emiya Shirou in the supermarket was a bit strange, I never expected that he was from a parallel world."

“You don’t seem surprised at all,” Emiya said.

“Well, I’ve experienced parallel worlds before, like this one.” Bai Jie pointed to Kiana sitting in his lap. “Don’t let her current status as my sister and wife fool you; in another parallel world, she was my daughter.”

"Um?!"

Emiya's expression suddenly became incredibly interesting.

Sister becomes wife? Is this even possible? And in a parallel world, she's even a daughter? This relationship...

"Brother, you're thinking about lewd things, aren't you?"

Emiya Miyu glanced coldly at her brother, then reached out and twisted Emiya's waist forcefully.

Hiss!

Emiya, the great hero, gasped.

Having witnessed this scene, Bai Jie and the others' gazes towards the Emiya siblings changed instantly, especially Kiana's, whose eyes were practically fixed on an unpolished gem.

Mostima: "Another pair of sister-obsessed and brother-obsessed people."

Hajime Nagumo: "Is the existence of a younger sister really that wonderful?"

Bai Jie: "Nan Yun Shi, shut up about having a harem."

Hajime Nagumo: "Fafner, how dare you say that to me?"

Bai Jie and the others did not deliberately lower their voices, and their voices entered the ears of Emiya Miyuki and her brother very clearly. Emiya Miyuki, who was pinching her brother, instantly jumped to the corner of the sofa like a frightened bird, her little head almost touching her chest.

"Hey everyone, Miyu and I are just like brother and sister, we'll never become like that, right Miyu...? Huh? Why do you seem so unhappy?"

"Brother, you idiot."

"Fool?!"

The contempt from his sister made Emiya feel as if he had been shot in the chest and collapsed. For an older brother, nothing is more painful than being looked down upon by his sister. Even with Emiya's composure and willpower, he felt as if he had suffered a major setback in life.

Seeing that the situation was about to escalate into a sibling ethics issue, Bai Jie, who had been through it all, hurriedly interrupted, "Ahem, let's put your sibling issues aside for later. Let's get to the point. Your parallel world is being invaded by a monster, right?"

"Yes......"

According to Emiya and Miyu, they come from a parallel world that is slightly different from this one. The location is still Fuyuki City, and a Holy Grail War is also held there. However, their Holy Grail War differs from this one. In Emiya's world, mages use an item called Heroic Spirit Cards to harness the power of Servants. The family that hosts the Holy Grail War is called the Einzworths, which is essentially the Einzbern family of this parallel world. They crave the Holy Grail to save the world.

Unfortunately, Miyu possesses the same function as the Holy Grail—to grant any wish.

Miyu's real name is not Emiya Miyu, but Sakuzuki Miyu. She comes from the ancient Sakuzuki family in Japan. The children of this family have the ability to grant any wish. Although they disappear when they turn seven, they are the true Holy Grail until then.

The Sakuzuki family disappeared for some reason. Miyu is the last member of the Sakuzuki clan in the world. Einzworth took Miyu away from Emiya in order to obtain her. Meanwhile, after experiencing a dark past and losing his junior and everything else, Emiya challenged Einzworth alone and defeated six of Einzworth's card users in one night.

However, just before the final battle began, the monster suddenly appeared, instantly destroying all of Eindsworth's plans and completely annihilating Fuyuki City, and in just thirty minutes, it completely destroyed Tokyo.

Einzworth and Emiya joined forces, and the Clock Tower also dispatched numerous magicians to provide support. However, it was to no avail. The monster's defense was unimaginably high; even the King of Heroes' Ea could not inflict any damage on it. Emiya's Unlimited Blade Works, despite his best efforts, only managed to delay it for a few tens of minutes.

Humanity was utterly defeated by the monster, and in the end, Eindsworth made the decision to abandon the world and seek refuge in a parallel world. This was a shocking decision for Eindsworth, who took it upon himself to save the world, but at that time, it was the only option left.

"...Through Einzworth's substitution magic and the power of the Heroic Spirit Cards, we successfully opened a passage to a parallel world, but even so, only a few people could come over. In addition, the monster also realized that we were leaving and chased after us immediately, so in the end, there were only three of us: Miyu, Einzworth, and myself."

At this point, Emiya looked at Bai Jie.

"Mei persuaded him that her Holy Grail side told him you could defeat that monster. To be honest, I don't really believe it, but if you really have the power... please, save our world!"

The moment the words left his mouth, tears welled in Emiya's eyes. This young man had lost everything. First, his father died, then his sister was taken away, leaving him without family as well as loved ones. Then, the junior who admired him was killed before his eyes. Just when he had a glimmer of hope to get his sister back, his world was taken away by an invading monster.

Loss, loss, loss, loss, loss... Emiya's life is almost entirely composed of loss. He never gains anything, and even when he does, he quickly loses it. When he loses everything and grasps his sword, he finds that he still can't protect anything.

Looking at the red-haired boy with tears streaming down his face, Bai Jie sighed, "Ha, I was wondering why I hadn't come yet. I didn't expect to have run off to your side. Well, that's fine."

Emiya's description confirmed to Bai Jie that the monster that destroyed their world was a perfect monster from another timeline. Although he didn't know why it had ended up in a parallel world, now that he knew its whereabouts, he could go and kill it.

"Kiana, Lia, Saber, Mostima, Hajime, Yue, Athena... Let's get ready, we'll set off tomorrow to take down that guy."

Section 491, paragraph 45: Let's eat hot pot before saving the world.

They said they were going to kill that monster, but there were still two big problems facing Bai Jie and the others.

First and foremost, they didn't know how powerful the monsters were.

Emiya said that the monster easily destroyed the world and could withstand the direct hit of an EX-rank Noble Phantasm without taking any damage. This is undoubtedly a very strong ability. But if that's all there is to it, several people present can do it, such as Whitebeard and Athena.

Regardless of Bai Jie, Athena in her Trinity form is a genuine goddess, capable of plunging the entire world into endless darkness. Her power of death can also reap lives on a large scale. In at most half a day, the world would be plunged into a state of human extinction. It wouldn't be wrong to say that she would destroy the world.

However, it is clear that Athena is no match for Bai Jie.

Just like in an exam, you can get 100 points because that's the only possible score, while a top student gets 100 points because the maximum score is 100. Similarly, if the maximum power of a perfect magical beast is the destruction of the world, then the minimum power of Bai Jie is also the destruction of the world. If the difference between the two is that great, then Bai Jie could kill this perfect magical beast in no time, completely annihilating it from body to soul to concept.

"Well, combat strength is not a problem. Judging from my description in another timeline, that monster shouldn't be strong enough to leave me helpless. I estimate it's about the same level as Kiana. But we have another problem now."

"What's the problem?"

"I don't know how to get to their parallel world." Bai Jie's words stunned everyone present.

"No, I do know how to travel between parallel worlds, but the problem is that even if I want to go, I need to have the coordinates of their world. What if I make a mistake and end up in another parallel world?"

"So, how did you get to my world back then, bro?" Kiana asked. "My world and the world where you were my dad are parallel worlds, right?"