Zongman: Evolution Paradise

Hmm... I can't fall asleep while lying in bed, but I doze off easily when I'm doing other things.

For example, Zouken Matou's favorite matchmaking show: he just sat down on the sofa, closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the TV had already started playing the next program.

Carefully stretching his back, Zouken Matou was surprised to find that his body had improved somewhat.

My back used to start hurting when I bent over at this angle.

"That's amazing, let's try again."

After a while, Zouken Matou finally finished dressing, got up from the large white bed, and opened the door to his room.

Stepping out of the bedroom, a classically styled hall comes into view.

The oil paintings on both sides of the wall, illuminated by the light, tell the story of the Matou residence’s long history.

The first oil painting depicts his ancestors.

His name was something like... Marchi Zorgen?

No, my surname is Matou, so why did my ancestor have a foreign name?

Zouken Matou sensed something was wrong and decided to throw away that ancestor with the Western name later.

There were insulated sandwiches on the table, and Matou Zouken saw a message from his granddaughter, Matou Sakura, next to them.

Remember to eat, I'll be back after school...

A smile unconsciously appeared on Zouken Matou's face as he picked up a sandwich and walked to the sofa.

With his granddaughter not home, he doesn't want to eat at the dinner table; turning on the TV is the best option.

After selecting a TV program, Zouken Matou sank into the soft sofa.

-

The Kingdom of Shadows.

When Scáthach returned here using her Noble Phantasm, she immediately noticed something amiss.

"The Land of Shadows...is it in turmoil?"

Scáthach said strangely.

Something seems off about Fuyuki City, the city I went to after becoming a Servant.

The Land of Shadows is the underworld, a realm of gods located beneath the mortal world and at the edge of the sea.

Simply put, it's outside the world.

When the portal appeared, the Land of Shadows and Eastwood City intersected, and the Land of Shadows under his own rule was actually trying to extend its power to the other side.

"Is there a lot of the undead in that world?"

After observing for a while with a frown, Scáthach came to this conclusion.

In legend, the Land of Shadows is the underworld in Celtic mythology, and nothing can affect this land except for mass death.

Just then, the [Gateway to the Demon Realm Overflowing with Death] began to unleash its suction force once more.

This means that the time stop on the other side of the door has ended.

After standing there for a while, Scáthach decided to put aside her investigation of the matter for the time being.

after all……

She had been looking forward to this battle for a long time.

"Let's check it out after the Holy Grail War is over."

"If a single spear strike reaches the pinnacle of skill, even killing a god is as easy as turning one's hand."

Scáthach's lips unconsciously curled up as she raised her magic spear and walked toward the portal in the sky.

Stepping out of the [Gateway to the Demon Realm Overflowing with Death], the lingering smoke of battle still filled the air.

"Master has two more Command Seals. Let the dog convert them all into magical energy."

"Otherwise, it would be terrible to drain the dog dry."

Thinking this, she then saw an old man sitting upright on the ground.

The ground was reddish-brown rock, and the sky was filled with light that danced like electricity.

In a scene resembling 1000 years after the apocalypse, an old man in his twilight years sits there.

As Scáthach stepped out of the [door], his gaze immediately fell upon her.

As his dentures clattered against his saliva, a concept popped into his mind: "Extraordinary?"

The next moment, before Scáthach could release the [Primordial Rune] in her hand to modify her memories, the connection between Master and Servant was suddenly severed, and her Servant body turned into light and shadow and began to dissipate.

"Jolyne! You're dead!"

At this moment, Scáthach, who had been sent back to the Land of Shadows once again, could no longer calmly face everything.

Scáthach, break through the Great Defense!

Zouken Matou curiously touched his bald head. From his perspective, he was still sitting on the sofa in the living room watching TV.

Just now, a female guest dressed in strange clothes suddenly appeared on the TV program, and his mind inexplicably began to wander.

such as……

such as……

For example, what was it again?

"What just occurred to me?"

Zouken Matou scratched his head, realizing he had forgotten about what had just happened again.

Behind him, Kaguya Shinomiya remained silent for a moment before suddenly retorting, "Should I thank you for not using that tactic on me?"

"No need to thank me, we're acquaintances after all."

Jolyne shrugged and reached out to return Zouken Matou to the workshop.

[Rule 6: The Holy Grail War must be conducted in secrecy, meaning that ordinary people must not become aware of the extraordinary.]

[Note: Violating this rule will result in you being eliminated from combat with a rating of E, and your next game will be accelerated and will definitely be in penalty mode.]

From beginning to end, the Paradise provided Jolyne with a bug that allowed her to instantly kill most Servants.

That is to let ordinary people know about the extraordinary.

The park uses the word "consciousness".

Specifically, this manifests as a lack of control; the event of "realizing one's extraordinary abilities" must be initiated by an ordinary person.

But ordinary people's thoughts are too slow, and the Heroic Spirits in this Holy Grail War are all overpowered characters.

How can an ordinary person observe the game, think, draw conclusions, and believe in themselves under the perception of a heroic spirit?

Other players would find it difficult to take advantage of this rule, but Jolyne had Medea at her disposal.

Chapter 272 Rule Six

Medea, as a Caster, has quite a bit of experience in controlling people's hearts.

The enhanced magic alters Zouken Matou's physique, allowing his mind to function more quickly.

The psychological suggestion lays the groundwork for Zouken Matou; when the keyword "purple-haired woman" appears in his field of vision, a certain real memory will be awakened.

At any other time, Scáthach might have reacted quickly, but Zouken Matou happened to appear just as she stepped out of the gates of the Land of Shadows.

Of course, Jolyne couldn't possibly hope that Scáthach hadn't reacted in time.

Kaguya Shinomiya suddenly defected to the enemy. Although the young Gilgamesh was a little confused, he still obediently took the [Small World Surrounding the Sky] and stood behind Zouken Matou to ensure that he would not be instantly killed by Scáthach.

Then, the plan was completed as expected.

Zouken Matou had been staying in the workshop, and Jolyne didn't believe Scáthach could have predicted this.

"I suppose it's as expected of a Lancer class?"

Jolyne suddenly realized something.

Every Lancer who attempts to fight will be dragged down and forced to retreat by his own bad luck.

The success of this plan was truly thanks to the fact that Scáthach's Master was not on the battlefield.

Only when a Master is out of combat will the Paradise forcibly end the game if they violate Rule Six.

Scáthach, in order to fight without restraint, did not allow her Master to join the melee, which in turn facilitated the precondition of disengaging from the battle.

However, Jolyne wouldn't have used this method if Scáthach's Master were present.

After all, Scáthach couldn't protect her Master in front of five enemies, and sending her Master along would only make the battle end more easily.

"The Master on the other side is really unlucky."

Yukinoshita Yukino complained.

"Indeed... a bit... um, not very polite."

Saber couldn't help but say something too.

"Please, I originally wanted to have a serious fight with Scáthach, okay?"

Jolyne looked at Kaguya Shinomiya, who had been preoccupied ever since learning that she was about to become an S-class, and had an expression that said she wanted to say something but didn't know how.

"It was because Shinomiya had such an important expression on his face that I was thinking about ending this game as soon as possible and going back to Paradise to see what would happen."

"Don't blame Kaguya-sama, okay?"

Hayasaka cherishes his Kaguya-sama.

"I'm asking you, aren't you worried at all?"

Young Flash put away his shield and couldn't help but ask.

"Given Scáthach's personality, you must have already angered her by forcing her to leave the stage in this way."

Then she noticed that Jolyne had an indifferent expression, observing the other Heroic Spirits as if she didn't care at all, as if she had only heard "what we're going to eat later".

Such a reaction was really strange; Young Flash felt that they didn't know the concept of Scáthach.

She further explained, "Scáthach is the queen of the Land of Shadows, and her true form is still alive."

“Gil, don’t worry so much, because this Holy Grail War will be over soon.”

Jolyne said casually.

Only Souichirou Kuzuki and Shirou Emiya remain in Fuyuki City. At the latest, the Holy Grail War will come to a complete end tomorrow.

Even if Scáthach wanted to cross the world from the Land of Shadows to hunt him down, she most likely wouldn't have the chance.

Moreover, Jolyne already has some ideas about how to take away the adorable Heroic Spirits around her.

Doing so would undoubtedly antagonize the two major forces of restraint in the Fate world.

However, having too much debt isn't necessarily a bad thing...

Anyway, Jolyne will most likely never come back to this world.

The Master was forcibly terminated in the game, and Scáthach was sent back to the Land of Shadows because she lost her Master.

"Is it going to end soon?"

Thinking of the two remaining enemies outside, Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly remembered something else and frowned as she said, "According to our understanding of this world, limiting confrontation is a special feature of this world, and it has now been confirmed that this is the reason for the Black Grail. So why would Paradise set up a rule with such severe punishment?"

If the [Restricted Confrontation] in this world is a [Mission Mode] determined by the Paradise itself, then it is perfectly reasonable for it to set up [Extraordinary Secrets] as a supplementary rule to the [Mission Mode].

But now, she and Jolyne have deduced from the worldview that the reason why Fuyuki City cannot produce extraordinary beings is because of the out-of-control Black Grail in Shirou Emiya's hands.

Given this, it seems too incongruous for the park to set up Rule Six, which imposes such severe punishments.

"The reason is actually very simple: Paradise is just balancing the power gap between the seven classes."

Jolyne spoke, drawing the attention of both Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka.

"How to balance the gap in employment agencies?"

Kaguya Shinomiya noticed that Jolyne referred to class, not Heroic Spirit.