Anime: Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon, picked up by the Knight King

"Perhaps there's still love for Illya?"

Shirataki shook his head—he felt that Irisviel should be able to hold on.

After all, she was transformed into a Heroic Spirit (Irisviel Heaven's Grail) by the restraining force in that form, right?

The Throne of Heroes is an existence that transcends the timeline - as long as this Heroic Spirit exists, it means that she can definitely do it and there is no need to worry at all.

However, putting these issues aside, Shirataki now has a more important question:

Should Altria really draw the holy spear?

"Longominiard is the key to the end of the world."

This was Scathach's evaluation of the holy spear, and it remains correct to this day.

"Just like the Knight King who drew this holy spear, ushering in the end of Britain."

"If this holy spear is used here... it means that this planet has truly entered the countdown to doomsday."

Shirataki was a little worried.

There was one thing he was too embarrassed to say out loud—if the price of saving Irisviel was the end of the world, would she still be willing to draw this holy spear?

The answer is of course.

"Do you think that if I don't draw out this holy spear, the end of the world won't come?"

"Stop dreaming. Haven't we all heard about that destroyed world from that organization called Chaldea?"

"And even if the world does suffer such a crisis, aren't those children still working hard and doing well?"

"You're a good person in every way, except that you're a little too weak. You always hope to use your own strength to change things that are destined to be destroyed, but you often make even bigger mistakes out of your own pity."

"You have to understand that human resources are limited. Whether it's you or me, we can only do what we can do."

"Besides, I absolutely don't think that the future of this world will be without a mother's smile!"

Sharp review from Altria.

Her high-spirited and ambitious look made Bai Long laugh.

Chapter 133: Special training for men!

The next day, early in the morning.

Today is the third day of the Holy Grail War.

The young magician named Webber Velvet lay on the soft bed in a daze for a while, and then gradually recalled his current situation.

"Oh, by the way, we are staying at Einzbern Castle."

——Because this place was chosen as the battlefield to fight against the "Evil of This World", Caster had to work overtime to build a magic base here. So, these magicians lived in this castle far away from Fuyuki City.

Fortunately, there are enough rooms in this castle, so even if so many people suddenly come to stay, the reception can be completed very easily.

"It feels a little... unreal."

“It’s like a dream.”

The young magician finished washing up, but the cool water did not fully awaken his consciousness. Instead, it made him feel even more "unreal".

"All the evil in this world..."

He muttered this terrifying-sounding thing, his face showing the same timidity and cowardice as always.

"How come I suddenly became a hero who's going to save the world?"

Looking at himself in the mirror, the young magician felt a very unreal dreamlike feeling.

A few months ago, he was an ordinary—no, it should be said that he was a magus with surprisingly poor qualifications, struggling to learn in the Clock Tower.

But now he has become a well-known rising star in the Clock Tower, a disciple favored by the head of the El-Melloi family, and even has the opportunity to participate in this war to "save the world".

——Then again, does this war to save the world really have anything to do with him?

"..."

Waver shook his head in silence.

No, it has nothing to do with him.

He knew clearly his own talents, and he knew even more clearly that everything he had now was not obtained by his own ability - [Zhuge Kongming], that Caster was the key to his current level.

But that heroic spirit is about to disappear.

"In four days, the Holy Grail War will end, and the summoned Servants will disappear."

"Will I...lose everything?"

Thinking of this, the young magician, who was immersed in a sweet dream, suddenly woke up.

——But when he looked around, he found that what he saw was not the real world, but a hell on earth full of despair.

No, it should be said that for a magician like him who has no talent at all, this real world itself is a hell on earth filled with despair!

……

Weber opened the door quietly and went downstairs cautiously.

He found that many people had gathered in the restaurant.

The red-haired king had the loudest voice wherever he went—but surprisingly, he wasn't the biggest eater.

The two dragons walking at the corner of the long table devoured the food on the table at an incredible speed, as if they were having a competition.

At the other corner of the table sat several magicians. Among them, Caster, who was holding a cigar, was particularly conspicuous. Seeing the dark circles under his eyes that seemed to have become heavier again, Waver guessed that he must have not slept all night.

The proud golden king is not here... Obviously, he has not yet learned to have fun with the people.

But among these people, what really caught Weber's attention were the children sitting in the living room watching TV.

[Tosaka Sakura], [Kallen Aldessia], [Illyasviel von Einzbern].

They were young children, the oldest no more than seven years old.

But as a magician, Weber had already seen the amazing potential displayed by them.

One is a nun with the [Stigmata], and the other is a half-human from Einzbern... There is no need to say much about the situation of these two young girls. As long as they can grow up healthily, they will definitely become famous figures in the future.

And that little girl named Tousaka Sakura was also truly remarkable—30 main magic circuits + 40 auxiliary magic circuits, a total of 70 magic circuits—a terrifying number that even a mediocre magician like him, with only a few, couldn't even begin to compare to. Not to mention, she also possessed the extremely rare aptitude for [Imaginary Number Magic]... Those magicians in the Astronomy Department would surely love her!

"This is the real world that belongs to magicians, right?"

“Hard work certainly pays off, but the prerequisite for hard work must be talent…”

While thinking dejectedly, Waver sat down at the dining table and picked up a piece of bread.

However, before he could eat the bread in his hand, a big slap was slapped on his back mercilessly.

"Ahem, ahem..."

"Rdier, you, what are you doing?"

The sudden "attack" scared Weber.

But then, Weber discovered something even more terrifying:

The restaurant, which had been bustling just a moment ago, suddenly became quiet. Everyone's eyes were focused on him—as if they were looking at a caged animal in a zoo.

"Are you thinking I'm just trash, 'Don't look at me, don't look at me'?"

"You, how do you know? Can you read minds?"

"Of course I can't read minds. I'm not a magician. But your thoughts are written all over your face."

The King of Conquerors laughed heartily and continued to pat the young magician on the back—then he glanced meaningfully at the middle-aged magician sitting in the corner smoking.

The magician looked tired and looked like he didn't want to talk at all.

As for Kenneth…who should have stopped Rider’s behavior, he was observing Waver’s current performance with great interest, as if he were watching a very interesting opera.

"Okay, it's decided!"

King of Conquerors Iskandar roared and suddenly stood up from the table.

Because of his extremely tall stature, he lifted the young magician up very easily - his feet were about twenty centimeters off the ground.

"Decision, what are you deciding?"

Weber was panicking—he had no idea what the red-haired gorilla was planning.

"Of course I decided to give you special training!"

"Manly training—just like they show on TV."

Following the King of Conquerors' finger, Waver finally saw what the three young girls were watching on television:

Ultraman Leo.

Chapter 134 King's Game

Outside the castle, in the forest.

The young magician was tied to a tree that was at least three hundred years old.

The person responsible for tying him up was Irisviel - this android from the Einzbern family used her family's ancestral alchemy, and those magical threads that looked like hair were both tough and strong.

And about five hundred meters ahead of the young magus, the chariot that was supposed to be dedicated to Zeus was already ready to go under the control of the red-haired king. The faint sound of the wind could be heard.

Others stood in the distance, watching this "special training".

"Will he not be hurt?"

The little girl named Sakura Tohsaka is the kindest, and she is the only one who thinks of Weber's safety first.

But this was exactly why Tōsaka Tokiomi insisted on letting her watch this special training.

——The world of magicians is inherently cruel, and the emotions of ordinary humans will only become obstacles in the magician's path forward.

To be honest, even until now, Tōsaka Tokiomi has not regretted his decision to [adopt Sakura to another mage family] - he did nothing wrong in these 693 things, the only mistake he made was that he should not have adopted her to the Matou family.

That sounds cruel and heartless, right?

But if he didn't adopt out his little daughter, but kept her by his side and raised her like an ordinary person... then in the future she would definitely resent her parents and her elder sister who was qualified to inherit the Tosaka family's magic seal.

Brothers killing each other, sisters killing each other - such plots are very common in magician families.

"Come on, big brother!"

"Don't be afraid, come towards the chariot!"

Illya was very excited. She waved her hands and shouted loudly, repeating the words she had just learned from "Ultraman Taro".

Her problems are also huge.

This was a child who had grown up in the snowy mountains, devoid of any human understanding. She didn't know the difference between life and death, let alone fear or pain. If she had been tied to that tree, she wouldn't even try to hide—because she had no idea what was going to happen next.

Well, plus the nun loli next to her who has an indifferent expression, as if she doesn't care about anything.

"Three problem children."

Artoria was also watching this "special training".

But she wasn't interested in the outcome of this special training—with so many Heroic Spirits and excellent magicians here, the young man would be fine.

At most it will just hurt for a few days.

But at the same time, Artoria felt vaguely that this scene seemed somewhat familiar, with a strong sense of déjà vu.

The act of forcing one's will on others is simply like—

"It's just like when you forced me to kill my people, Lord God."

"Looking back now, it was truly cruel. They forced me, a beautiful girl at the time, to do such a cruel thing!"

Vina, who was standing behind Bai Taki, spoke in a tone of "fear" - but looking at the calm expression on her face, there was no trace of "fear" or "regret" at all.

She seemed to be showing off her growth.

But Shirataki grasped the key to this sentence: