Or, why don’t you find another savior?

"How about revealing your true form, Servant?" said Shiomi.

"Hehehe~" a gloomy and charming female voice sounded, and the rattling chains suddenly showed their posture. They had already laid a net above the pit, like a barrier, covering his head. "You didn't run away but waited here. Should I say you are too smart or too stupid?"

The light purple female servant wearing a cloak stood above the chains, examining Shiomi as if she were looking at a prey that could not escape even with wings.

Although she had never seen this servant before, Shiomi recognized the long weapon in her hand.

"'Hepal'..." Shiomi said the name of the weapon.

"Oh? You actually recognize this weapon." The female servant licked her tongue.

"Are you related to Perseus?" Xijian asked again.

The female servant's expression suddenly changed: "Don't mention that man in front of me! I wanted to give you a quick death, but now I have changed my mind. I will torture you to death bit by bit. This gun is the gun that destroys the undead. The wounds stabbed by the gun can never be healed, not even by a miracle that can completely heal the body."

Shiomi was unmoved: "I've seen similar Noble Phantasms before, but that Servant died miserably. The same goes for Perseus. To be honest, I think it would be more troublesome for me if they attacked the three people above while I was investigating at the bottom of the pit."

"Of course we have to start eating the most delicious prey first. After all, the magical aura on you is so delicious that it makes people salivate." The female servant lifted her hair, and the hair turned into snakes and then into chains, gradually tightening the encirclement of Shiomi.

"If you can do it, just give it a try, Servant Lancer, Medusa." Xijian sneered.

In a blink of an eye, the chains bound Shiomi inside. The three people who noticed the situation below the pit shouted loudly, trying to confirm Shiomi's safety.

“Even if you are a Servant, you can’t escape from my chain barrier.” Medusa didn’t care about her real name being revealed. She looked at the three people above the pit, “The next prey——”

"It penetrates the heavens and the earth, and is the steady, pure white thunder of the sky! Divine Saber!"

The chanting interrupted Medusa's voice. She noticed the magic power and turned back in fear, but it was too late.

With the bottom of the pit as the center, several bolts of lightning suddenly fell, illuminating the dark area below the pit as bright as day.

"Ah ah ah ah ah----!!!"

Medusa underestimated the magician's fighting ability. She did not see the scene in which Shiomi wiped out dozens of skeleton soldiers in half a minute, and thought that everything would be fine as long as she locked him.

Under the bombardment of the thunder, Medusa let out a violent scream.

"This great magic trick... was completed in an instant..." Olga Marie was shocked.

She had never seen Shiomi fight, but she had witnessed Sakura's level on the Magic Eye Collection Train. They were only one year apart in age, but Sakura's magic battles were extremely superb.

But compared to Xi Jian's current performance, there is still a big difference.

"Girls, stay defensive. It won't be a big problem if there's that guy down there." A strange voice sounded, sounding very tired.

Mashu quickly put up his shield and stood alert.

After seeing who was coming, Li Xiang covered his mouth in surprise.

"Are you hurt?"

"I suffered a little loss." The strange man took off his light blue hood, revealing his blue hair. He grinned, "Servant Caster is not your enemy. After all, the one who led you has some connection with me."

"Huh?" Olga Marie was even more surprised.

The battle under the pit continues.

Shiomi rarely chants to activate big magic, because the power of directly activating it is enough.

With proper chanting, the power is doubled.

The chains that bound him with the package became loose, and the charred Medusa trembled and retreated.

Even her anti-magic power was penetrated, and Medusa began to feel fear. She no longer had the leisurely attitude that she had intended to hunt down Xijian a moment ago, and wanted to retreat, after all, her companions were still above the big pit.

She jumped out of the pit, but unexpectedly, Caster on the edge of the pit had been waiting for this moment. The runes that were written in an instant turned into a series of fireballs and flew towards Medusa.

Shiomi raised the magic spear high.

"Let's go! 『Spear of Death』!"

Medusa, whose mid-air stance was interrupted by Caster's attack, was caught off guard and watched helplessly as the red spear blade pierced her heart.

"You are……"

He struggled to open his mouth, but before he could finish his words, he fell back into the pit and then disappeared bit by bit.

Shiomi, who felt that Lancer was a little strange, temporarily put aside his doubts, returned to the edge of the pit, looked at Caster who supported him, and greeted him with a helpless smile.

"What a fate that we meet again, Cu Chulainn."

"Oh? You know me, that's really convenient!"

Caster grinned, revealing an unruly smile.

Chapter 5: The Twisted Holy Grail War

"Compared to this kind of thing, are you injured?"

After greeting Cu Chulainn, Shiomi looked at him and asked.

Unlike the Lancer class, Cu Chulainn, who descended as a Caster class, unexpectedly seemed to have the aura of a sage in Celtic mythology.

He noticed that Caster's hands were on his waist, which was stained with blood.

"Yeah, I was touched by Lancer's weapon." Cu Chulainn said self-deprecatingly, "I'm a good gunman, but now I'm too embarrassed to face anyone."

"It's strange. Lancer has already left the stage, but why is the wound that can't heal still the same?" Shiomi discovered the problem.

"Perhaps the lancer's gun is different from the weapon of our Celtic Diarmuid. Even if the servant and the treasure disappear, the curse of the wound will remain." Cu Chulainn looked helpless, "Thanks to this, I can't fight properly."

Just as Shiomi and Cu Chulainn were communicating as a matter of course, Olga Marie interrupted.

"Wait, wait a minute, how come the teacher knows the Servant he just met? And knows his real name right away?"

"Is this strange?" Li Xiang asked.

Mashu then explained: "Yes, Master. In the Holy Grail War, the true name of the Servant is the most confidential information. If the true name of the Noble Phantasm or other information is not revealed, no one other than the Master of the Servant will know it."

"Explain yourself, young man." Cu Chulainn grinned. "I am curious, too. You have not seen me in my lifetime, have you?"

Shiomi turned around and looked at the large pit where the small battle had just taken place. "From what I know, in 2004, during the Fifth Holy Grail War in Fuyuki, the Servant who appeared in the world as a Lancer was Cu Chulainn."

“I see…” Olga Marie nodded, then froze and looked at Cu Chulainn, “Wait a minute, if Lancer is Cu Chulainn, then singularity F here——”

"It's out of place." Shiomi thought for a moment, "Different from the original history, the Holy Grail War at Singularity F is completely different."

He said this and looked at Cu Chulainn again: "Since you took the initiative to show up and help stop the escaped Lancer, are you planning to cooperate with us?"

"Well, that's the plan for now." Cu Chulainn looked at Shiomi, who was sitting casually on a collapsed concrete pillar.

Xijian raised his eyebrows slightly: "Well, tell us about the situation of this Holy Grail War first?"

"I am the only survivor."

"The only one?" Shiomi asked, "Since we arrived here, we have encountered sniping by a Servant that might be Archer, and surprise attacks by Wa and Lancer. It's a bit inappropriate to say that I am the only survivor, right?"

Cu Chulainn put away his unruly smile and turned serious: "Unbeknownst to us, the Holy Grail War has changed."

"Has it changed?" Olga Marie asked.

"I don't know the details, but the city was engulfed in fire overnight, and all the humans disappeared, leaving only the Servants." Caster described the situation. "The first person to start the war again was Saber. She attacked the other Servants like a duck in water, and all of them except me were killed."

"Wait a minute, he was killed?" Xi Jian was stunned.

He did feel that the Servant had acted a little strange when he defeated Medusa just now.

Even without a Master, it shouldn't be so vulnerable.

It can't be that I'm much stronger than before, right?

"That's right. But after being killed, those servants were contaminated by the black mud just like Lancer just now, and continued to act as Saber's subordinates." Cu Chulainn said, "I fought against Rider, Assassin, and Lancer who were contaminated by the black mud alone, and killed Rider and Assassin one after another. Originally, I planned to kill Lancer as well, but Archer was watching our fight——"

"As a result, you were outnumbered and injured by Lancer's Noble Phantasm?" Shiomi nodded. "I roughly understand. But this makes the problem even bigger."

Olga Marie asked hurriedly: "Why? Isn't it a good thing that the number of contaminated servants is reduced?"

"When Cu Chulainn said that other servants were contaminated by black mud, I remembered something." Shiomi said, "Fuyuki's Great Holy Grail was contaminated during the Third Holy Grail War. The magic power of such a Holy Grail, after being materialized, is the black mud that is enough to contaminate the servants."

"Huh?" Olga Marie showed a horrified expression.

Shiomi looked at the other side of the burning city: "But this will bring new problems. At the end of the Fourth Holy Grail War, I and my companions made public the fact that the Holy Grail was contaminated. After that, with the support of other Servants, we cleared the obstacles and purified the Holy Grail."

Ritsuka, who had been listening, carefully collected the information revealed by everyone, and at this time he finally discovered the problem that Shiomi mentioned.

“Wait a minute, being purified means—” the girl grasped the key point and tried to ask.

"That's right. Under Fuyuki's Holy Grail War system, it is impossible to generate the power to pollute the Servants." Shiomi gave his own opinion, "So the cause of the singularity F may need to be traced back to 1994."

Cu Chulainn stared at Shiomi, his expression calm and serious: "That is another topic. This place is now in 2004. It is impossible to go back in time."

"So what you mean is that you want us to defeat the remaining Servants and end the Holy Grail War?" asked Shiomi.

"That's right. In this way, the singularity you mentioned should also be repaired." said Cu Chulainn.

Shiomi looked at Olga Marie and the other three, and they all nodded to each other, reaching a consensus.

"Next question, do you know where Saber and Archer are?" Shiomi asked.

"Is there any need to ask? Of course it is in the heart of this city." Cu Chulainn looked towards Mount Enzo, "Saber is guarding the contaminated Holy Grail."

"Really? Then the destination is confirmed." Shiomi looked towards the direction of Ryudo Temple and took slow steps forward.

Olga Marie immediately followed up: "Are we going to attack Saber and the Greater Holy Grail now, Mr. Shiomi?"

"How could that be? We have just started to gain a foothold. It would be better to at least take some time to rest." Shiomi smiled and turned back. "I know a place that is both on the way and can be used as a base."

He said this and looked at Cu Chulainn who slowly stood up.

"Are you still able to move? It seems to me that your injuries are more than just the touch of Lancer's gun."

"Oh? So sharp?" Cu Chulainn smiled calmly.

Olga Marie crossed her arms, looked at Caster, and heard Shiomi continue to tell the truth:

"Your spirit core is severely damaged. It wouldn't be surprising if it disappears at any time."

Chapter 6 The Power of Being Entrusted

Because the area where the Toosaka residence was located had completely disappeared, turning into a huge pit more than ten meters deep.

In this situation, two consecutive ideal resting places were not useful, and turning back to look for the Emiya residence was already extremely inefficient.

So he took his group to Hogunhara Academy, which was more convenient to Enzoyama.

Unlike the burning in the city, this school was just a little dilapidated with no signs of burning.

"School has become like this..."

Xijian sighed, and led everyone to find a relatively clean classroom, where they temporarily stayed.

While the others sat down to rest, Shiomi came outside and contacted Chaldea again.

Kallen had left the table, and the person sitting in the seat had returned to Romani. She was probably responsible for sheltering the Masters who were swept up in the explosion, and ensuring that they barely survived through cryopreservation.

"Transmit all the information about singularity F so far to them first, and let them analyze the situation first." Shiomi said, "Especially the Tousaka residence, which is the big pit with unconfirmed coordinates XG. Tell me anything new."

After Romani agreed, he accepted the information and distributed it to the surviving personnel in the control room, asking them to start analyzing it. He looked at the real-time feedback on the conditions of the four people on the screen and couldn't help but smile with relief.

"Having you here is a real help. Neither the director, Fujimaru, nor Mashu have any serious battlefield experience."

"I feel lucky too, but it's hard to say how long this luck will last." Shiomi said, "And you should have heard what Mashu said on the way here. The Servant who entrusted her with power did not reveal his real name or the information of his Noble Phantasm. Although Mashu now has the shield, she has no way to use the Noble Phantasm."

"This is also a very serious issue. I can only ask you to think of a solution," Romani said.

"Hey, don't make it sound like this is my job alone." Xi Jian complained, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "You came to Chaldea earlier than me. Don't you know the real name of Heroic Spirit Summoner No. 2?"

"After the second Heroic Spirit descended, he attacked Chaldea. Although the disaster was barely controlled, the Heroic Spirit has refused to show up since then. Even the former director had no idea of ​​his real name." Romani recounted the past.

Shiomi thought that it was probably because Mashu, as the catalyst, caused dissatisfaction among the Heroic Spirit, which was why he refused to show his power and let her go to the battlefield.

Now that she has changed her mind, I'm afraid that if she doesn't take action, Mashu will die in the explosion in the control room.

"That can't be helped." Xi Jian nodded, "I'll pay more attention."

He continued, "You've noticed, Romani. The Holy Grail War at Singularity F has seen a change in the Servants."

"...Yes." Romani was silent for a while before nodding in agreement.

At this time, footsteps were heard behind him and Cu Chulainn came out. Shiomi told Romani that he would contact him later and cut off the communication.

"Oh, I was chased out by the girls. I just praised their good figures..." Cu Chulainn looked helpless.

"If it were our master, you would have been nailed to the wall by now, brother." Xijian crossed his arms.