Zongman: Evolution Paradise

Then Kaguya Shinomiya saw Jolyne's gaze lightly touch her face before turning to the maid, Ai Hayasaka, beside her without lingering.

"Hey, Hayasaka, long time no see."

Jolyne waved and said.

The fact that Assassin and Archer's Masters were two acquaintances surprised Jolyne.

Hayasaka Ai naturally saw Jolyne, but the icy gaze from Kaguya beside her made her completely unwilling to respond.

"Do you know?"

Yukino Yukinoshita looked around and subtly asked Jolyne, who was standing next to her.

Jolyne replied, "Elementary school classmates, and we're also friends."

Hearing this answer, Kaguya Shinomiya was once again greatly shocked and couldn't help but ask, "Tell me, why are you here?"

Before Jolyne could respond, Kaguya Shinomiya was interrupted once again.

"Your name is Jolyne, right? We can catch up later; this is a battlefield."

With that, Scáthach raised her magic spear.

The situation is not good. Because she could not foresee Jolyne, Scáthach had no idea that the two of them knew each other. As a result, the originally planned melee will most likely turn into a gang beating of her by three Masters, not to mention that these three Masters have five Servants under their command.

Especially that strange Medusa, whose magical energy surged around her, creating vortexes that caused even the cores of the Servants to feel fear under the pressure.

Just as Scáthach was about to activate [Prophecy Dog] to observe the battle from Kaguya's side, she saw Kaguya turn around and look at her.

She rubbed her forehead, took a deep breath, and asked seriously, "Heroic Spirit, shall we cooperate?"

Chapter 259, Act Three onwards

Is the enemy Jolyne?

This news truly surprised Kaguya Shinomiya, and she had a feeling she couldn't quite describe.

Above them was Gilgamesh, who was enjoying a melon-eating moment, while beside her was Hayasaka Ai, the maid who was exchanging glances with Jolyne and preparing to overthrow her. After so many years, their reunion was in such a scene, and Kaguya Shinomiya's face darkened a little.

Most importantly, I took the initiative to greet you, but you ignored me!

She even flirted with my maid right in front of me!

Since that's the case, then let's fight!

It was originally a Holy Grail War, and trampling you underfoot is the best way to reunite.

Kaguya Shinomiya raised her hand and followed Scáthach for a moment. She understood what the Heroic Spirit meant: Scáthach was a hidden battle maniac who wanted to fight Gilgamesh at full power.

The enemy has four Servants; why don't we cooperate?

Scáthach had no objections to this message; given the current situation, cooperating with Kaguya Shinomiya was indeed a good choice.

Niang Shanshan stood high in the sky, observing the developments below. She noticed what Shinomiya Kaguya had said. Although she was a little annoyed that Kaguya hadn't asked for her opinion, she didn't say anything and tacitly agreed to the cooperation.

After all, she's not stupid; the combination of Jolyne and Yukino Yukinoshita on the other side is indeed difficult to deal with.

"can."

Scáthach agreed, and pointed her magic spear at Jolyne.

"Lord Jolyne, may I ask what excessive thing you did to this fellow?"

Yukino Yukinoshita asked from the side.

Alliances are alliances, and according to their previous plan, even if enemies form an alliance, they will only be wary of each other. But now, judging from Kaguya Shinomiya's intentions, she has completely abandoned all other ideas and only wants to gather all her strength to defeat Jolyne in front of her.

"In fact, I didn't do anything; I just refused her invitation."

Jolyne muttered under her breath.

He was a genius in elementary school and was sent to a prestigious school, where he met Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka.

Of course, nothing strange could happen at that age.

After graduating from elementary school, he never saw Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka again.

In this past, he was indeed deeply involved with Kaguya Shinomiya.

As for unpleasant things?

Jolyne could probably only imagine that she had rejected Kaguya Shinomiya's invitation.

Hmm... because I was quite good in elementary school, this guy invited me to become his future butler.

The Shinomiya family is one of the top conglomerates in Japan. Jolyne had no interest in getting involved and did not intend to become a retainer of Kaguya Shinomiya, so she directly refused the offer.

After becoming a player, Jolyne naturally thought that such a person might exist among the people she had known before.

However, since I left Tokyo for Chiba, the people I knew before were no longer around, so I didn't have the idea of ​​revisiting them.

As a result, they actually encountered these two guys in Fuyuki City in the other world.

Compared to the somewhat silly and adorable Kaguya-sama in elementary school, Jolyne is much closer to her maid, Hayasaka Ai.

"Hayasaka, keep your young lady in check."

Jolyne gave a knowing look.

"Is it any of my business to control the young lady?"

Hayasaka Ai responded with her eyes.

"Why don't you just betray her? As Gilgamesh's Master, you should be betrayed."

"It's too complicated. After not seeing each other for so long, I can no longer understand what Jolyne is looking at..."

Hayasaka Ai withdrew her gaze, showing no intention of communicating with Jolyne again. It was unclear whether she truly couldn't understand anymore or simply didn't want to discuss the topic.

After all, Kaguya Shinomiya was right there, witnessing Jolyne and her eye contact.

Feeling extremely uneasy, Kaguya Shinomiya calmed her breathing and said expressionlessly, "Jolyne, please rest assured, I will not kill you."

"Stop talking big, Shinomiya."

Jolyne calmly raised her hand and said seriously, "If the opponent were you, I think this Holy Grail War would be over very soon."

Indeed, aside from the two anomalies, Souichirou Kuzuki and Shirou Emiya, the seven Masters of the Holy Grail War will ultimately choose the final winner here.

The reason for this can be attributed to the attitudes of all parties involved.

For Kaguya Shinomiya, today's outcome is only a matter of victory or defeat. Given this rare encounter, she cannot afford to retreat in disgrace before Jolyne.

For Gilgamesh and Scáthach, retreating sounds even more ridiculous. Even death cannot make Gilgamesh lower her pride, let alone Scáthach, who came to the Holy Grail War just to die.

Jolyne also didn't want to let Scáthach and Gilgamesh go here.

Emiya Shirou has been released, and Kuzuki Souichirou is still hiding in Fuyuki City. This timeline is a product of the destruction caused by the Black Grail. Given such a complicated situation, is releasing two more enemies meant to make them form an Avengers alliance to come back and fight us?

The best option is to crush Archer and Lancer right here.

Then Jolyne looked up at Gilgamesh in the sky and asked, "Want to make a bet?"

"What are we betting on?" Mother asked Shanshan.

“Of course, it’s a victory in this battle. If I win, you can give me the Noble Phantasm that created this space,” Jolyne said, revealing her thoughts.

After realizing that she had seen this space before, Jolyne was really itching to get it. If it really was that item, she had to get it.

"You want this treasure?"

The bet was rather impolite, but Gilgamesh's attention was more focused on the treasure.

Given her personality, she would never refuse a bet like Jolyne's.

"Yes."

Jolyne nodded, and Yukino Yukinoshita withdrew her gaze from Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka, asking from the side, "Can you fight now?"

Although Kaguya Shinomiya's figure was flatter than hers, Yukino Yukinoshita felt a little threatened by the fact that she knew Jolyne.

Hmm... the sense of crisis of forming a team.

Jolyne getting an A is basically a given, but the sudden appearance of two enemies who know Jolyne has stirred up some emotions in Yukino Yukinoshita.

Kaguya Shinomiya was also observing Yukino Yukinoshita. After all, Yukino Yukinoshita was a living person by Jolyne's side, not a Heroic Spirit. The fact that they could team up showed that their relationship was already close enough.

However, Kaguya Shinomiya had no intention of showing any "importance" towards Jolyne; she simply planned to check on his current situation after returning to the main world.

"Jolyne, it's been so long..."

With a sigh, Kaguya Shinomiya looked at her three Command Seals, which she hadn't yet activated, and suddenly felt that this kind of encounter wasn't so bad after all.

Jolyne and Yukino Yukinoshita simultaneously looked at their respective Heroic Spirits, and with the surge of magical energy, the battle that had been brewing for so long began once again!

Chapter 260 Time Zero

Kaguya Shinomiya was truly wronged when Scáthach captured her so easily.

Gilgamesh was not there, and even though they had cleaned up all the traces, they were still discovered so easily when they were hiding.

Just as Scáthach hesitated about whether to use a Command Spell to urgently recall Gilgamesh, she had already swiftly killed Hassan the Hundred-Faced One who was blocking her way, and aimed her sure-hit [Piercing Death Spear] at the hearts of Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka.

The victory was secured with a surprise attack.

This is only a level 3 match!

Time stop and prophecy again. It's like playing a bronze-level game on a smurf account. You're about to solo kill the enemy's Master Lu, but he uses Flash to pull you under the tower, binds you with his ultimate, and kills you with the tower. You're also told by your teammates, "If you can't beat him, retreat under the tower and wait for me to gank you."

Fortunately, Scáthach, who successfully launched the surprise attack, did not intend to recall to base in front of the tower to taunt the enemy.

If it were Kiritsugu Emiya, he would definitely have killed Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka at this point, forcing them out of the game. But it was Scáthach who wanted to have a proper fight. As a result, Hassan the Hundred Faces, an opponent that Scáthach disliked, was forcibly recalled and executed, while Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka were given the right to survive and continue fighting as Gilgamesh.

At this moment, Kaguya Shinomiya felt that her output environment was so favorable. Upon seeing Jolyne, she was too lazy to care about anything else and just wanted to vent all the troubles of the past few days.

"I will use a Command Seal to unlock one of my abilities - Time Zero!"

"I will use a Command Spell to unlock one of my abilities - Lock-on!"

The magical energy surged as if it were tangible, and the two Command Seals were released directly on the back of Kaguya Shinomiya's hand.

Skill - Time Zero - lv10

Description: Zero is the gate to the void, the beginning, and the end.

Effect: Expands a domain centered on the user, accelerating the user's time within the domain.

Bonus: +1 Intelligence and +1 Agility per level

Special Effect - lv5 - Acceleration: Every time time is zero, time will accelerate again for you!

Special Effect - lv10 - Annual Rings: When you are in the realm of time zero, the concept of annual rings will appear on your body. You can increase or decrease your annual rings to walk in the world in a more appropriate manner.

Conditions of use: None

Skill - Lock-on - lv10

Description: It's a cheat! I used a lock-on cheat!

Effect: The moment it is activated, your ranged attacks will definitely hit the enemy; they cannot be dodged, only negated.

Bonus: None

Special Effect - lv5 - Demon Slayer: Ranged attacks with lock-on enhancement are more likely to destroy magical artifacts.

Special Effect - lv10 - Blood Devour: Ranged attacks with lock-on enhancement are more likely to break through flesh and blood creations.

Conditions of use: None

After obtaining information about Steve Rogers, Kaguya Shinomiya knew that her opponent possessed five Heroic Spirits and the power to stop time, yet she still felt she had a fighting chance, and her own foundation was certainly not weak.

Two skills and four special effects, all meticulously crafted for Kaguya Shinomiya, perfectly complement Gilgamesh's fighting style.

That's why Kaguya Shinomiya felt confident after summoning Gilgamesh.

Even now, Kaguya Shinomiya still doesn't believe she's destined to lose this battle.

"First, defeat Jolyne and this woman, then turn the tables on Scáthach, and finally win the championship so Jolyne will beg and plead to spare his life..."

A happy ending was already imagining in Kaguya Shinomiya's mind when she saw Scáthach calmly walk past her with a gun in her hand.