In Type-Moon, it all starts with adopting Sakura.

For example, the worldviews of Magical Girl Illya, CCC, and various derivative works will not be discussed for the time being.

Even within the largely similar Type-Moon universe, there are many differences.

For example:

In some worlds, Merlin is male and King Arthur is female;

In some worlds, Merlin is a woman and King Arthur is a man;

In some worlds, there are no twenty-seven ancestors, and Gemstone Elder completely defeats Zhu Yue;

Some worlds do not have the Holy Grail War;

Some of the Holy Grail's artifacts are intact;

Some worlds have been corrupted by the malice of the Avengers;

Some of the Holy Grails were even stolen beforehand;

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In short, in Lovi's impression, there were countless differences in their worldviews alone, and the Holy Grail War was no exception.

During these two years, although Loe had sent people to gather intelligence on the Holy Grail War.

However, apart from the already known but unimportant information that Kiritsugu Emiya married into the Einzbern family, the Matou family's magical lineage was declining, the Tohsaka family had two daughters, and the Fourth Holy Grail War was about to begin, they did not obtain any particularly useful information.

That's why, as the war was about to begin, Luo Wei specifically sought out his highly skilled senior, hoping she could help him investigate the inside story of the Third Holy Grail War.

The most important thing is to find out exactly what the Einzbern family summoned back then.

Is it a normal Heroic Spirit, or has it summoned Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, or perhaps those two troublesome Angra Newman...?

The findings of this survey will influence Loew's attitude and specific plans in dealing with this Holy Grail War.

So this world is really a pain in the ass, always creating so many possibilities for itself, extending into all sorts of messy parallel worlds.

After hearing the details of Luo Wei's request, Aozaki Touko's expression changed slightly, but when she saw Luo Wei's bare hand, she couldn't help but ask a question.

"Are you the Master of this Holy Grail War?"

"Ah."

Loewy nodded. "Strictly speaking, it's not quite there yet, but I already know how to obtain Command Seals and how to participate in this Holy Grail War."

"I see..."

"Alright then, it's fine to go out once in a while. I've been eyeing Einzbern's artificial human technology for a long time, so this is a good opportunity to see it for myself."

After putting the last French fry on the table into her mouth, Aozaki Touko, having learned her target, didn't linger any longer. She got up and strode away with a flourish.

And before leaving, she didn't forget to give Luo Wei a word of advice.

"You should also be careful. My intuition tells me that this magic ritual is not that simple. Don't let it go wrong."

"Oh, is this senior showing concern for me?"

Lo Wei was somewhat surprised.

"I guess so. After all, if you die, I won't be able to find anyone willing to let me pay on credit."

"You bastard..."

Watching Orange's departing figure, Luo Wei shook his head helplessly in his seat.

"She's a woman as free as the wind."

He sighed inwardly, then glanced at the pocket watch on his chest, and looked out the window at the city, which was now covered in a gray haze as snowflakes began to fall again.

Hopefully, she's made some progress. All I need to do now is find someone else to gather more information.

All that's left is...

"The Holy Grail War... This is really something to look forward to."

He slowly rose from his seat, carrying his still-warm suitcase, and then strode towards the gray city.

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Chapter Nine: Viewing the Mother of Buzi City (2/2)

Even if you treat wicked people with the utmost kindness, their evil nature will not change.

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A reunion after a long time.

After the dinner, Luo Wei and Aozaki Touko got a little closer again.

Although he knew that the other party was probably only interested in the money, it had nothing to do with Luo Wei.

Whatever his thoughts were, as long as Aozaki Touko could complete the task he assigned her, that was all that mattered to him; nothing else was his concern.

Watching Orange's departing figure, Lowe, who had just finished his meal, placed a pound note far exceeding its value under his plate, got up, and left the fast food restaurant to begin his search for some mysterious entity in the city.

According to the rules of the mystical world, as an outsider magician, Luo Wei should report to the local spiritual vein management family when entering other spiritual vein areas, just as he specifically informed Tokiomi Tohsaka when he arrived in Fuyuki City.

However, compared to the Tohsaka family, who manage the spiritual veins in Fuyuki City, the Ryougi family, who manages the spiritual veins in Kanbuko City, is in a much worse situation. Due to the decline of the mystical world and the loss of their lineage, this once-powerful exorcising family cannot find a single exorcist to take over the family business. Although they still possess a certain level of magical records and knowledge of that world, they are already detached from the mystical world and are about to become just an ordinary family in the secular world. Therefore, they naturally cannot control Luo Wei.

As for Guanbuzi City...

This is also a very magical city. Although it can't compare to its neighbor, Fuyuki City, which is always plagued by gas pipe explosions, in terms of fame, it hides just as many secrets. It is also a very important stage in the Type-Moon universe—[Kara no Kyoukai].

Even though Kara no Kyoukai is an important part of the Type-Moon universe, it is much less popular than the Holy Grail War, which is known to everyone. Even many veteran Masters who have played FGO are not very familiar with the story that takes place in it.

Although Kara no Kyoukai isn't very famous, its protagonist, Ryougi Shiki, is quite popular.

With his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, the most advanced in the Type-Moon universe, and his dashing figure, coupled with his iconic line, "I'll kill anything that's alive, even if it's a god," he has won over countless fans. Even Lo Wei was attracted to his image back then.

Based on this timeframe, Ryougi Shiki is probably just a middle school student right now. Given that Root Shiki's attitude towards him is unknown, Luo Wei doesn't plan to take the initiative to contact her and instead focuses his attention elsewhere.

"Let's find the Mother of Guanbuzi City first..."

Compared to the unknown Ryougi Shiki, the legendary Absolute Future Vision is more helpful to my present self.

Luo Wei had a vague premonition that he might gain something unexpected from the other party.

"The mother of Guanbuzi City is actually an old woman who claims to be a fortune teller. Her true nature is an absolute future vision hidden in the alley. She asks for nothing in return and helps passersby to predict their fate, career, love and so on, helping them to turn their tragedies around. She is like an urban legend."

Although every fortune teller boasts about their professionalism and accuracy, compared to those charlatans or half-baked fortune tellers and magicians, the fortune telling of the Mother of Kumoko City is completely different.

Those eyes of his should be the true vision of the future in this era.

Although it's unclear how the opponent's absolute future vision differs from that of Merlin, Solomon, Gilgamesh, and other Grand Casters who possess Clairvoyance EX, there's no doubt that its performance is a cheat-like existence that surpasses ordinary Prediction or Clairvoyance.

Absolute future vision... Even in the age of gods, such an ability would have been chosen by the gods as a priest or made a prophet by the people. It is a miracle that it has appeared in the modern era.

Knowing about something so interesting, Lo Wei naturally wanted to meet it in person.

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Walking alone in the alleyway covered with snow, collapsed air conditioner units, and debris, Luo Wei sidestepped the murky water stains formed by melting snow and continued walking forward.

As he passed another fork in the road, he casually knocked out two thugs who had been following him and lying in ambush there, then continued walking forward without even looking up.

Even during the Lunar New Year, they don't take a break, and the alleyways are still regularly being renovated.

Did you think this was some kind of RPG game?

Small-time thugs regularly spawn in the alleys, and then drop wallets and other valuables.

However, this scene is indeed quite fitting.

"They actually found out?!"

"Hey! You must be an outsider, right? If you don't want to lose a few parts later, you'd better hand over the money!"

Seeing their two accomplices caught in the ambush, the thugs, realizing their ambush had failed, stopped pretending and the rest of them all jumped out at that moment.

Four men, each holding a knife, sandwiched Luo Wei between two men in front and one behind, while shouting at him to hand over the money.

"..."

Looking at the thugs who had surrounded him from the front and back, Luo Wei found the situation rather novel. This was the first time he had ever been robbed, especially by Muggles who couldn't see the situation clearly.

However, he had no intention of playing along with these guys, so he didn't respond to their meaningless shouts and turned to leave.

"Hey! What kind of attitude is that? Didn't you hear what I said? Hurry up and..."

"Ahhhhh!!"

Seeing that Luo Wei chose to ignore him, the leader of the thugs started cursing and brandishing the dagger he had obtained, intending to teach Luo Wei a lesson first.

Om-! !

The next moment, a sharp and piercing sound suddenly came to his ears, and he suddenly felt a huge impact on him, which directly blasted him into the garbage heap behind him.

"Shh, haven't I told you that keeping quiet when others are thinking is basic etiquette?"

Luo Wei slowly raised his finger, looking at the thugs who surrounded him with an unfriendly gaze.

"Although it's a bit wasteful, I don't have time to play with you guys right now, so let's finish this quickly."

Ignoring the thugs' thoughts, Luo Wei slowly opened a pocket on his trench coat and, amidst the thugs' puzzled gazes, took out a special test tube containing a mercury-like liquid and crushed it in his hand.

--boom! !

"Boiling, my blood!"

【Fervor, mel sanguis.】

With a sharp cracking sound, a silvery liquid, resembling quicksilver, flowed from the test tube and dripped onto the ground.