How did you bunch of silly group members also time travel?

From the very beginning, Ruoxue had revealed the Moon Spirit Essence, which was wrapped around her body. Ruoxue thought that this scene was going to have to be fought.

"So it's because we're still here?" She glanced at Scáthach.

Quite by chance, Wu Siyikahaqi also turned around to look at Qi, and the two of them met each other's gazes.

"Master, I don't think that's the reason." Scáthach's legs trembled slightly, and she squatted down, feeling a little weak in the knees.

"Even without us, he couldn't defeat Rider's two-man team by himself. A magician is just a magician; he's not strong enough to fight against a Servant..."

Seeing that Aika was about to jump out and make her presence known, Scáthach quickly added:

"Except for you, you brat!"

"You old hag!!"

“Yes, Aika is indeed an exception.” Ruo Xue nodded.

After all, she's the Root Princess; bullying Servants is quite easy for her—as long as she doesn't encounter any special units.

Even when encountering special units, this bear loli only needs to put in a little more effort.

"Master, do you mean there's more than one exception?" Scáthach caught the key point; she'd always been able to do this.

If a mage can defeat or rival a Servant, then with proper training...

"Stop thinking about it, you old hag!" Ayaka interrupted Scáthach's daydreaming with annoyance. "Your future has no death, only the path to becoming a firearm!"

"?" Here we go again. So what exactly does "firearms" mean?

"If we're really talking about it, Master, do you remember that little boy?" Ruo Xue gave Aika a flick on the forehead.

“I remember, his name is Emiya Shirou.” Scáthach nodded.

Although she was quite afraid that this Master might do something strange to her, she couldn't help but admire him. This Master was truly amazing. Despite being very weak, he was the master of that brat who was connected to the Root and always knew a lot of things.

If it weren't for his extremely twisted personality, he would definitely be a perfect Master.

"But what does this have to do with that little boy?" Shirou is very obedient and cute; Scáthach can't imagine that this child can rival a Servant.

"The relationship is really serious! If little Qi Shilang develops well, (give him 41) nights and he could directly end the Holy Grail War!"

"Emiya the Great Hero, huh!"

"...Emiya the Great Hero?" Scáthach couldn't comprehend it...

-

Chapter Sixty-Three: True or False Magic - Meryl Smiles

Fuyuki City, Matou family.

"Senior, have some water."

After working for most of the day, everyone was finally able to rest after cleaning up the damage caused by the battle.

Mashu, one of the students, quickly grabbed a glass of water and respectfully handed it to Gudako, Fujimaru, and Ritsuka.

"Thank you." Wiping the sweat from her forehead, Fujimaru Ritsuka politely expressed her gratitude.

Unlike everyone else present, she was neither a chaotic evil nor a genius magician; she was just a girl who was slightly stronger than an ordinary person. After working so hard all day, she was almost exhausted.

"I'm so sorry, you've helped me so much, and now you still have to clean my house." The Matou family's conscientious one brought over some food.

"They weren't in Higashiki before this Holy Grail War started, and these were all the things the Matou family had left."

These are all very common and ordinary foods.

If it weren't for the fact that there were other living people in the Matou family, the old insect probably wouldn't have bothered to stockpile food that humans need.

“It’s okay, we’re used to this kind of thing!” Fujimaru Ritsuka said, making a muscle gesture as she did so.

"Well, is Uncle Kariya alright?" Mashu was more worried about Kariya Matou's health than about that.

He originally had no magical talent, but because he needed to participate in the Holy Grail War, his body was modified by the old insect's magic, and his body was filled with Crest Worms that devoured his body to generate magical power.

This transformation is irreversible, meaning that even if he stops participating in the Holy Grail War and hands over control of Berserker to Fujimaru Ritsuka, it won't end well. Every movement is painful, and the periodic attacks from the Crest Worms cause him inhuman suffering.

They don't have long to live, unless they obtain the Holy Grail or simply change bodies.

"It's alright, as long as Sakura can escape that nightmare, everything will be fine." Matou Kariya himself didn't seem to care about this.

For him, as long as he achieved his main goal of returning to the Matou family to participate in the Holy Grail War, then everything would be fine. The only regret was that he would no longer be able to provide Sakura with any protection in the future.

"Arrrrrrr!" At this moment, the black-clad knight appeared.

He mumbled something incoherently, handing Mashu a gleaming, polished cross shield (or rather, a type of shield). It gave the illusion that he still possessed some semblance of reason.

"Uh... thank you." Mashu's voice was so soft it was almost inaudible; she felt a little embarrassed.

Mash wants to maintain proper etiquette in front of her comrades who are fighting alongside her in this singularity mission, but for some reason, she always finds it difficult to do so in front of Berserker.

And I don't know if it's just my imagination, but ever since this Berserker was handed over to her by Matou Kariya, she's been acting very enthusiastic towards her.

It wasn't the kind of enthusiasm with some strange motive, but rather the kind of enthusiasm that parents show to their children, with a touch of caution, as if afraid that the child might dislike them.

But when facing Berserker, Mash always has a strange urge to go against him, like a rebellious teenager.

"Oh right, senior! The doctor told us to contact him after we're done with our work, let's get started now!"

"Now?" Fujimaru Ritsuka wasn't quite sure why Mash had suddenly become so anxious.

"Let's find an open space with a better signal."

"So you need a signal to contact Chaldea! Then, senior, let's go find a signal base station!"

“Arrrrthurrrrrr...!”

"I do know of a signal base station nearby. I'll take you there."

"No, I was just joking!"

After a chaotic commotion, Fujimaru Ritsuka and her group finally managed to contact the doctor in Chaldea. Upon arriving, they noticed a strange amount of cream smeared on the doctor's lips. "It's Ritsuka. Have you settled in yet?" he asked earnestly. If it weren't for the strange cream on his lips...

"...Yes, doctor, we're settled for now." Fujimaru Ritsuka was too lazy to even complain.

"What should we do next?"

"I don't know." (The answer is...)

"This singularity is strange. It's not really a singularity, but from Sheba's observation, it's quite peculiar. Perhaps we can try to win the Holy Grail War."

"Since this is the fourth Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City, it should be similar to the last one, right?" Fujimaru Ritsuka asked.

"The last time with Lord El-Melloi."

Fujimaru Ritsuka still has a vivid memory of that experience, and at the same time, she wonders if Fuyuki City is the center of the world or something.

The first transfer of the frozen humanity occurred in Fuyuki City, the subsequent transfer during Lord El-Melloi's event also occurred in Fuyuki City, and the current singularity is still in Fuyuki City.

Even Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but wonder if Fuyuki City would have another chance to appear.

“This time is different from the last time. This time it’s a complete timeline…” The doctor in the virtual image suddenly paused and fell silent.

"Doctor? Is there a problem?" Mashu asked with concern.

"No, it's nothing..." The image went out, seemingly disconnected by Chaldea...

"..." Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu exchanged a glance, both looking somewhat puzzled.

"Was the doctor's cake touched?"

...

Paid newbie: Tonight's harvest is huge!

Newbie here to fill in: Welcome back, but even if your family is poor, please don't abandon your principles!

Newbie just there to fill the numbers: How do you say it's comfortable or not?

Paid newbie: ?

Paid newbie: Pshaw! You're as innocent as a blank sheet of paper!

Newbie (just filling a spot): Thank you for the compliment.

Newbie just there to fill a spot: I've always been good at staying pure.

Mourning: Yellowed white paper?

Grocery store owner: I think I understand.

A 17-year-old girl: I'm so happy that Xiaofei is launching this time. Did something good happen?

Newbie paying for this: Of course!

Paid newbie: Exchange some inferior products for a few pieces of high-purity gold!

Even the biggest dog-slaughterers don't get this much satisfaction tonight!

Paid newbie: That way, I've got my hands on the Holy Grail War artifacts!

This time, Ruo Xue hadn't forgotten that her persona in the group chat was that of a Master who would participate in the Fifth Holy Grail War ten years later, not a participant in the Fourth Holy Grail War. She remembered it very clearly this time.

Newbie just filling in the numbers: Speaking of the Holy Grail War...

Newbie here: I suddenly remembered there's an item you might find useful.

Paid newbie: What items?

[Group Announcement: 'My Favorite Magical Merry' has joined this group]

Everyone still talking in the group was stunned, completely unexpected that a newcomer would arrive at this time.

Grocery store owner: A new guy has arrived!

A seventeen-year-old girl: It feels like ages since the last new member joined; I almost forgot this lousy group ever gets new members.

Magic☆Merry: Has a new person arrived?~ Merry is so excited~☆

Magical Merry: Where will this newcomer be from?

Grocery store owner: ...

A seventeen-year-old girl: ...

Magical☆Merry: ...

Magical Merry: ...

Mourning: ...

Sadness: Who are you two?

My favorite is Magical Merry!

My Favorite Magical Merry: Merry-chan is here too!?

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Chapter Sixty-Four: Triple Melody's Shura Field Laughter

What is this?

[Ding! (Because the group owner has become mentally challenged, the Dimensional Chat Group has invited you to join the Dimensional Chat Group.)]

Agree/Yes

This is a message box that suddenly appeared in front of Romani Archman. This is strange.

It appeared directly in his field of vision, without any support from any device, right in the middle, and no matter how others moved, the message remained there. There was no option to reject it.

Romani was a little confused.

In this timeline, humanity was indeed burned to ashes; no life survived except at Chaldea. Even Magical Merry was merely an automatically updating AI (this is for sure).

This kind of chat group invitation is really strange, right? Does it mean there are still people living outside?

With that in mind, Romani Archman agreed to the request and entered his ID:

Please enter your ID: My Favorite Magical Merry

...

[Newbie just there to fill a spot → Magical☆Merry]

[Paid Beginner → Magical Merry]

Almost simultaneously, upon seeing the group announcement, Miss Fox and Ruoxue changed their IDs to this style. They tried to speak in the group in a manner similar to Meryl's, but ended up repeating the same thing.