My family runs an adventurer's guild.

Then, it was the Masters in Fuyuki City, far away in the Type-Moon world, who jumped up and down and went crazy over this super-modified version of the Holy Grail War.

The setting of Totoro Town and the Golden Dragon Kingdom where Frie lives.

Totoro Town

Location: The seaside town where the protagonist, Phil, lives is located on the east coast of the New World, in the southeastern part of the Golden Dragon Peninsula. It is 40 kilometers away from the capital city of Thousand Sails to the south, a distance that would take an average person a day on foot or half a day by carriage. On a clear day, the spire of the Thousand Sails palace can even be faintly seen from the hilltops near Totoro Town. At least two postal carriages depart from the town to the capital every day.

Town Topography: Located in a coastal hilly area between Dragonroar Volcano and Siren Bay, with broad plains on both the north and south sides, it has become a transportation hub connecting the north and south. However, trade in the New World is mainly by sea, and since Totoro Town is located on the coast, there are not many horse-drawn carriage caravans passing through the town.

Although Totoro Town is located by the sea, the nearby Siren Bay is too shallow, with a general depth of less than two meters and many underwater sandbars less than one meter deep. At low tide, these sandbars are even exposed, making it easy for large ships to run aground. Therefore, Totoro Town cannot build a trading port; it only has some small sampans and rowboats, which are simply towed onto the beach when not in use. However, since the royal capital, Thousand Sails City, is not far away, residents can easily travel to the capital by carriage or small boat to shop whenever they need to, so there's no intention to modify the terrain or build a port.

Population: Approximately 10000. (45% cat-people, 20% humans, 15% other orcs besides cat-people, 10% kobolds, and the remainder 10%)

In a border region, a town like Totoro Town with tens of thousands of inhabitants would be qualified to serve as the capital of a province. However, because Totoro Town is located forty kilometers to the south, within the prosperous port city of Thousand Sails, the capital of the Golden Dragon Kingdom with a population of three hundred thousand, Totoro Town, with its tens of thousands of inhabitants, can only exist as the largest satellite town under the capital, ranking on the same level as towns with only a few hundred people.

Rulers: [Former Lord who has resigned] Achilles Parkinson, the Brass Dragon. [New Lord] Catherine Ingram, the Golden Dragon Princess.

The most central and prime location in the town is a cobblestone square in a "Renaissance-style" layout. In the center of the square is a fountain pool, and around it are institutions such as the Adventurers' Guild, the Town Hall, the Temple of the Sleeping God, and the Lord's Castle.

【Golden Dragon Kingdom】

The strongest nation in the New World is located on the southeastern coast, with a theoretical territory exceeding one million square kilometers. However, its true core territory is the Golden Dragon Peninsula, which covers an area of ​​only about 100,000 square kilometers, and 70-80% of the nation's population is concentrated in this small but prosperous area.

The entire Golden Dragon Peninsula is actually a huge volcanic island formed by the eruption of the Dragon Roar Volcano. It only became a peninsula because an isthmus connected to the mainland at the westernmost end of the volcanic island. Most of the cities in the core area of ​​the Golden Dragon Kingdom are distributed around the Dragon Roar Volcano, located in the coastal plains and hills at the foot of the volcano. The land is fertile, with many good harbors, a warm and humid climate, and almost no ice or snow in winter.

(The exterior design is based on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, but it has been moved to a subtropical region, oriented east-west, with warm sunshine and beaches everywhere.)

The northern coast of the peninsula is flat with many plains, making it a grain-producing area. The southern coast is relatively rugged with many good harbors, and the capital city of Qianfan City is located on the southern coast.

The capital city, Thousand Sails City, is located in the southeast of the Golden Dragon Peninsula, and is one of the best ports and bustling commercial hubs in the New World.

Ruler: The Ingram dynasty, founded more than 300 years ago by Alaric Ingram, the "City Builder," is currently in its first generation.

Political structure: A feudal kingdom ruled by metallic dragons, where the royal family and nobles are all dragons, and other races are the dragons' subjects and servants.

Neighboring countries: To the east lies the sea, to the west the wilderness, and to the south the Green Forest Kingdom ruled by elves. To the north lies the Lighthouse Federation ruled by humans, and further north are several other kingdoms, alliances, and autonomous city-states of different races.

Other cities: [Totoro Town], as described above.

【Foothill Town】, located inland from Totoro Town, is a tourist town on Mount Ryuhou, famous for its quarries and hot spring inns.

Mead Town is an agricultural town on the northern plains of Totoro Town. It was originally a goblin's lair, but is now famous for its mead production.

【Dragon Neck City】is a military stronghold located at the junction of the Golden Dragon Peninsula and the New World, at the foot of the 【Great Cliff】.

【Stirring Fortress】, located on the edge of 【Great Cliffs】, is a bridgehead for opening up the wild interior and is famous for 【Dragon's Roar Falls】 next to the town.

[Great Cliff]

This is a series of massive plateaus and mountain ranges clinging to the eastern coastline of the New World. Viewed from the sea, they resemble a towering, thousand-meter-high wall of iron and steel, severely hindering Old World explorers and colonists from venturing deeper into the New World's interior. This "Great Cliff" stretches from the far north ice sheet to the southernmost tip of the New World, with only a few passes allowing travelers to cross from the coastal areas and venture further inland.

Fortunately, between the Great Cliff and the sea, there were scattered, unconnected coastal lowlands that provided footholds for colonists arriving by sea. Each of the immigrant nations of the New World chose a small, isolated, flat coastal area between the Great Cliff and the ocean to build a port and establish a foothold, laying the initial foundation before gradually expanding over hundreds of years, eventually scaling the Great Cliff and advancing inland.

Currently, the capitals of the several immigrant nations scattered along the eastern coast of the New World are all port outposts or offshore islands at the foot of the Great Cliff. The Golden Dragon Kingdom occupies the most expansive and fertile coastal lowland, the Golden Dragon Peninsula, at the foot of the Great Cliff, thus becoming the strongest nation in the New World.

Therefore, Old World immigrants generally regarded the Great Cliff as the dividing line between civilization and barbarism. The coastal lowlands east of the Great Cliff were the "civilized world" with law and order. The inland plateau west of the Great Cliff was the "western wilderness" where lawlessness and violence ran rampant.

The Great Cliff plunges straight into the sea in many places, cutting off the coastal lowlands that served as the main bases of the New World nations. For a long time, the New World nations did not have adjacent borders and could only communicate with each other by sea, so their relationship was relatively harmonious.

Because the oceans separated the countries' territories, large-scale wars of annihilation rarely broke out between the nations of the New World.

However, in recent years, as countries have expanded their control from the coastal lowlands to the western wilderness behind the Great Cliffs, armed conflicts between them have gradually intensified in their struggle for inland territory.

【Western Wilderness】

This refers generally to the vast plateau west of the Great Cliff, featuring diverse terrains including deserts, snowfields, grasslands, and forests. It is a world inhabited by monsters and barbarians, and a paradise for adventurers, criminals, and evil organizations. Here, law and order have not yet been established, and battle and death are ubiquitous.

The coastal nations of the New World have only explored a small portion of the Western Wilderness, and the territory they can securely occupy and rule is even smaller. But this doesn't stop them from eagerly adding large swaths of desolate land, which are currently unknown to them, to their national maps.

In order to compete with other countries for the Western Wilderness, the Golden Dragon Kingdom's military expenditures have increased dramatically, leading to some financial strain.

[Otherworldly Price Setting]

Because the New World of fantasy is rich in gold and silver mines, and because races like kobolds, dwarves, and minions are skilled in mining and smelting, prices in Totoro Town are relatively high. The purchasing power of gold and silver coins is far lower than during Earth's Age of Exploration. Unless you're a very poor beggar, almost every citizen has some gold coins. A decent lunch at a small restaurant in town costs one silver coin.

Roughly defined purchasing power: Gold coin = 100 RMB, Silver coin = 10 RMB, Copper coin = 1 RMB.

Volume 2, The Holy Grail War: Chaos

Chapter 24, You are the worst generation of Heroic Spirits in history! (Part 1)

Japan, the easternmost island nation in the Type-Moon universe.

Sixty years have passed since the last Fuyuki Holy Grail War ended.

As time went by, the spiritual veins beneath Fuyuki City became more and more active, and the mysterious aura in the air grew stronger.

All the magical families in Japan know that the time for another Holy Grail War to begin in Fuyuki City is fast approaching.

The Holy Grail War in Fuyuki, also known as the Broken Grail War, took place five times in total in Fuyuki, a port city in western Japan.

According to mysticism, there exists in this world a coordinate origin defined as the starting point of all things, the "Vortex of Roots" where all magicians' wishes reside... It is both the origin and the end of all things, recording everything that happens in this world, and the throne of God that created all things in this world.

It is said that any magician who reaches the "Vortex of Origin" can instantly become a magician at the top of the world.

Two hundred years ago, someone attempted to use the legendary "Holy Grail," which was said to be able to grant all wishes, to achieve the dream of reaching the "Vortex of Origin."

Thus, in the early 19th century, the three magic families known as the "Big Three"—Matou, Tohsaka, and Einzbern—exchanged their secret techniques on the land of Fuyuki, finally bringing the Holy Grail, which could be called the "Cave of All Powers," into existence.

However, the "Holy Grail," the all-powerful wish-granting machine, can only grant one wish each time it appears.

The moment this fact was revealed, the cooperative relationship between the three magicians instantly turned into a bloody battle.

This is the beginning of the Holy Grail War.

Since then, every sixty years, the Holy Grail, an all-powerful wish-granting machine that has accumulated magical power from the earth's ley lines, will appear in Fuyuki City.

Next, in order to vie for the Holy Grail and to offer sacrifices to it, seven mages chosen by the Grail as their Masters, identified by the Command Seals on their arms, will summon Heroic Spirits to Fuyuki to compete and fight. The group of mages and Heroic Spirits that survives to the end will be the victors and will gain the right to make a wish to the Holy Grail. The power of the losers will be absorbed by the Holy Grail, becoming fuel to activate it.

This is what is known as the Holy Grail War.

Although it was called a "war," judging from the initiator's intentions, it was actually a magical ritual to achieve the third magic, "Heaven's Cup" (the materialization of the soul, or immortality).

There were only seven Masters and seven Servants participating, far from enough to constitute a "military" lineup.

It was less of a war and more of a chaotic, life-or-death duel in the Colosseum of ancient Rome.

It is also known as the Broken Grail War because during the first three Fuyuki Holy Grail Wars, the "Minor Grail," a key component of the Holy Grail War, was damaged in the battles, making it impossible to complete the ritual. Even if someone was able to win, they still gained nothing.

Therefore, starting from the Fourth Holy Grail War, the Einzbern family, who were responsible for creating the Minor Grail, learned their lesson and spared no expense in making the Minor Grail into the form of a homunculus in order to improve its ability to protect itself in the Holy Grail War.

However, in the two subsequent Holy Grail Wars, the Einzbern family's "Minor Grail" survived to the end.

However, the other crucial component buried within the spiritual veins of Fuyuki City, the "Great Grail," had already been fatally contaminated during the Third Holy Grail War due to the participants' misconduct. It was damaged to the point that "even if a victor emerged, they would be unable to use the Grail effectively." Therefore, in essence, these two wars were still wars involving a broken Grail. (Nods)

Ahem, getting back to the main point, although the Greater Grail in Fuyuki City had already been damaged and contaminated during the Third Holy Grail War on the eve of World War II, for a long time, people were completely unaware of this change that occurred within the Greater Grail. Even the three founding families who constructed the Holy Grail War system in Fuyuki City were kept in the dark for the next sixty years.

In short, in the late autumn of 1994 in a parallel universe, as the Fourth Holy Grail War was about to begin, none of the ambitious participating magicians knew that the "Holy Grail" they were about to risk their lives for was actually already broken.

What they had no idea was that they would summon a group of bizarre and otherworldly "heroic spirits" this time...

—The first to notice the anomaly was a priest known for his fondness for mapo tofu, who had summoned Kirei Kotomine, a participant in the battle ahead of time.

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Fuyuki City Church, Underground Chamber

For some unknown reason, about three years ago, Father Kirei Kotomine had already been recognized by the Holy Grail, and the Command Seals appeared on the back of his hand. Taking this opportunity, he began to learn magic from Tokiomi Tohsaka through his father's connections.

Although he felt that he had always been without desires and had no wish to achieve, and had no need for the Holy Grail, he still participated in the Holy Grail War at the request and arrangement of his father, Kotomine Risei, and prepared to assist his master, Tohsaka Tokiomi, in achieving victory.

At this moment, although it wasn't yet the traditionally agreed-upon summoning time, Kirei Kotomine summoned his Heroic Spirit about half a day early. Of course, the Heroic Spirit he summoned ahead of time might be weakened as a result, but as long as the Heroic Spirit he summoned early could act as a bodyguard for his teacher, Tokiomi Tohsaka, during tonight's summoning ceremony, preventing external enemies from taking the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, he considered this loss absolutely worthwhile.

However, the result of summoning the heroic spirits in the church basement ahead of time was that even the usually composed and unflappable Father Kirei Kotomine, who was like a wooden statue, couldn't help but be slightly moved, feeling a kind of astonishment and headache that was hard to express in words.

Therefore, Kirei Kotomine had no choice but to seek advice from his teacher, Tokiomi Tohsaka, who was also preparing to summon a Heroic Spirit.

"...Teacher, following your instructions, I just drew a magic circle here, using the skull mask of Hassan al-Sabah, the Old Man of the Mountain, as a relic to summon a Heroic Spirit. But instead of summoning the famous medieval Assassin leader, I summoned this Assassin lady... uh... I don't know if she can be called a lady, because she doesn't look human at all..."

Standing at the entrance to the secret chamber beneath the church, Kirei Kotomine pointed to a female figure swaying back and forth inside, and said to Tokiomi Tohsaka with a somewhat troubled expression, "...Although there are assassins disguised as women among the Assassins, this one doesn't look like an Assassin leader at all. She also denies ever having participated in the Assassins, and even says she knows nothing about Hassan the Old Man of the Mountain's Assassin assassin group..."

So, I wonder if there's something wrong with the relics you helped me purchase. For example, maybe I was scammed by an antiquities dealer during the transaction, and what I actually received wasn't the Hassan al-Sabah skull mask, but a fake mask made from the skull of some unknown woman..."

Upon hearing this, Tokiomi Tohsaka, dressed in a red suit, looked closely and immediately spotted a woman in a corner of the secret room. She wore a black pointed hat and a black robe, and had a slender and alluring figure. At first glance, he might have mistaken her for an actress filming a fantasy drama in Britain or Europe.

But upon closer inspection, something seems amiss—this female spirit dressed as a "medieval witch" isn't standing on the floor, but rather hovering a few dozen centimeters above the ground, idly swinging back and forth!

What's even more strange is that this "witch's" body doesn't seem to be solid, but rather a semi-transparent, ethereal form. Her body moves effortlessly among tables, chairs, screens, and lampstands, completely unimpeded. She even playfully leaps out of the ceiling, only to reappear on the floor a moment later… This is clearly a female ghost!

Chapter 25, You are the worst generation of Heroic Spirits in history! (Part Two)

Tokiomi Tohsaka was dumbfounded when he saw the Assassin summoned by Kirei Kotomine, who turned out to be a completely unexpected character.

As the manager of the underground spiritual veins of Fuyuki City and the heir to a family of sorcerers, Tokiomi Tohsaka is not entirely ignorant about ghosts, vengeful spirits, and spirits. Although he has never taken on the job of exorcising evil spirits and stealing the jobs of onmyoji and shrine maidens, he has seen such things before.

Therefore, when he saw this ghost lady, he didn't scream in terror like some delicate and ignorant young girls.

But... damn it! You're a Heroic Spirit summoned from the Throne of Heroes! How did you end up looking like a pathetic ghost?

This is the Holy Grail War, not a ghost story!

Although the original purpose of summoning heroic spirits was to bring back to life the heroes of mythology and history, those who had long since died, through the magic provided by the Holy Grail.

Even so, the summoned Heroic Spirits or Servants should be temporary entities with condensed magical energy, allowing these former heroes to engage in legendary and magnificent battles with their opponents using their most powerful forms and best-known Noble Phantasms.

At least in history and legend, the Assassins, led by the Old Man of the Mountain, were known to the world as assassins rather than ghosts.

Could it be that this is truly a mistake I made in the trade of cultural relics?

They thought they had spent a fortune to buy the skull mask of Hassan al-Sabah, the "Old Man of the Mountain," from the Middle East, but it turned out to be a fake, and the fake was made using the ancient remains of some unknown female ghost.

Ultimately, this led to Kirei Kotomine summoning this female ghost during the Holy Grail War.

Sigh, what exactly is this all about?

Kirei Kotomine, I, as your teacher, am truly sorry!

As the one who bears the blame for "all the mistakes of this world," Tokiomi Tohsaka, the most famous scapegoat in the Type-Moon world, couldn't help but deeply doubt himself.

As he stood there, lost in thought, his mind filled with a mix of emotions and inner turmoil, Kirei Kotomine was hunched over the table beside him, scribbling something in his notebook with a fountain pen.

Then, Kirei Kotomine tore the page with writing on it from his notebook and respectfully handed it to him. "...Master, this is the basic information about this Assassin ghost that I just recorded using my ability to view Servants as a Master. Please take a look at it so that we can use it as a basis to formulate relevant tactics..."

Tokiomi Tohsaka took the paper, squinted at it near the light, and saw that Kirei Kotomine had written the following on it:

Class (Job Rank): Assassin

Real name: Portia

Race: ghost

性别 ： 女性

Height/Weight: 160cm/0kg (Ghosts have no weight)

Faction: Order/Neutral

Muscle strength: E

Durability: E

Agility: E (Ghostly movement is rather clumsy)

Magic: D

Luck: E