My family runs an adventurer's guild.

Even more extreme, in New Haven, in central Australia, a "cat-proof wall" was erected using barbed wire. However, some criticized this, saying that while cats may not be as good at burrowing as rabbits, they can climb walls! What good is a mere barbed wire fence? It's probably just being used as a cat tree!

So, the relevant departments electrified the cat-proof Great Wall, relying on a high-voltage power grid to keep cats away. But the electricity bill... just thinking about it is terrifying.

In Lao Lao Wang's opinion, this battle between humans and cats will definitely be very exciting (hilarious).

Chapter 40. Do you need to arrange pet transport for your dragon?

Of course, there are many very powerful old monsters in the Type-Moon world, such as the Twenty-Seven Dead Apostles, who cannot be eliminated even if the Mage's Association and the Church of Christ work together.

Therefore, in practice, the Magic Association tended to purge all those who knew about the matter.

For example, if a monster attacks a city, but the Mage's Association is unable to kill it, then the Mage's Association will resort to massacring the city, eliminating all survivors... The ultimate goal is to reduce the number of spellcasters worldwide, achieving "reduction of personnel for increased efficiency"...

In addition, the teaching style of the Clock Tower Magic Association is somewhat similar to that of the academies in the Dark Elf dungeons of Faerûn in the D&D world. Mutual killing between students, between teachers, and between students and teachers is a common and even tacitly tolerated occurrence.

Under such a terrifying teaching environment and school spirit, it is virtually impossible for students who can graduate normally not to have warped minds.

—I believe that Thanos, the ultimate villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, who aims to "eliminate half of all intelligent life" and is known as the "Director of the Galactic Violent Forced Family Planning Committee," would have a lot in common with the Clock Tower Magic Association in the Type-Moon universe.

Given all these dark secrets, although the Type-Moon world at the end of the 20th century appeared to be generally peaceful, the killings behind the scenes continued unabated.

Large-scale massacres and blood sacrifices not only occur in war-torn Third World countries, but also frequently happen in the territories and even capitals of various developed countries.

Compared to the various killings in the Type-Moon universe, the terrorist attacks and crimes in the real world are like children playing around. Only the Marvel universe, with its constant fighting and killing, can compare.

—In the original storyline alone, the fire at the end of the Fourth Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City killed more than 500 people and left tens of thousands homeless. And similar disasters occur countless times every year in every corner of the Type-Moon universe.

Just as the Pakistani-born mayor of London claimed that "terrorist attacks are the norm in modern urban life, and citizens must adapt," all sorts of large-scale deaths are also an unavoidable norm in the Type-Moon world, and ignorant mortals can only silently endure them.

—The rulers of the Type-Moon world never tell the general public what actually happened; instead, they try their best to eliminate all those who know, leaving all living beings in the world to live blindly in hatred, inexplicably in fear, confused and ignorant, and die without understanding why…

On the other hand, in order to maintain its mystery, the magical world of the Type-Moon universe has to remain hidden in the shadows of history and cannot openly step onto the world stage.

Because if all the secrets of magic were made public, leading to a surge in the number of people learning magic, then magic would also disappear completely.

This is tantamount to eliminating the possibility of magicians ruling the world—no country's leader can hide away forever.

Well, let me add some further explanation here. Unlike the basic settings of other fantasy worlds, on Earth in the Type-Moon universe, at least in the modern era of the Type-Moon universe, there is no such thing as a "magician." There is only a distinction between "magician" and "wielder."

Those minor magical feats that can be achieved on Earth using technology, such as fireballs and flight, were derogatoryly referred to as "magic" in the scientifically advanced 20th century.

Only wonders that cannot be achieved with current human technology, such as the materialization of the soul and travel between parallel worlds, can be revered as magic, and those who can use magic are called "magicians".

According to the settings of the creator Mushroom, there are only five types of magic like this in the Type-Moon world. Each type of magic can only be mastered by one person, so there are only five spots for magicians in the Type-Moon world, and there are often vacancies.

In short, the "magicians" in the Type-Moon universe are roughly equivalent to ordinary magicians in fantasy worlds, not the kind of actors who can only perform card games and conjure pigeons.

In the Type-Moon universe, "magicians" are equivalent to "legendary archmages" or "demigod liches" in fantasy worlds. They are among the top beings in the entire magical world, roughly comparable to Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and Dumbledore in Harry Potter.

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"...A constant total amount of magic power? The more spellcasters there are, the less magic power each person receives? What a tragic world!"

Princess Catherine, the Golden Dragon, curled her lip, expressing both pity and disdain. "...But even so, your reclusive lifestyle is incredibly foolish. If I were the leader of the Magic Association, I would simply establish a magical empire, conquer the entire world, and then stipulate that only certain noble families are allowed to learn magic. Anyone who learns magic privately without permission will be executed, and anyone who teaches magic privately in violation of the order will also be punished. Wouldn't that solve everything?"

For example, my father, in order to enjoy the pleasure of hunting at any time, designated a forest near the capital as a royal garden, and stipulated that the wild animals in the forest must be guaranteed to reproduce, and any poacher would be executed.

In this way, whenever the king steps into the forest, there will always be wild animals to hunt.

The magicians of your world should be the same way. Since they want to restrict the spread of magic and keep this wonderful thing in the hands of a small group of families forever, they might as well seize the highest power and control everything in their own hands!

To possess unparalleled strength yet be unable to openly display it, and instead desperately restrain oneself… how utterly despicable!

As she arrogantly commented according to her own way of thinking, she devoured a large plate of black pepper grilled steak at an astonishing speed, then casually used a "cleaning spell" to remove the sauce from her fingers, patted her skirt, and stood up.

"...In short, I've roughly flipped through all the magic books in this library, and I feel that your magic, or rather your magical system, doesn't have much reference value for my country. As for your world's myths and legends, they have absolutely no relation to our world."

Now, I want to understand more about the politics, history, economy, and law of your world. I want to know how your country is built and operates!

In my world, my father is a legendary golden dragon of noble blood and great power, who governs a country of three million people, yet he is still often overwhelmed and faces numerous problems.

In your world, there are many nations with tens or even hundreds of millions of people, governed efficiently by mortal rulers with no supernatural powers. This intrigues me. Where are books on this subject kept?

“...Ah...this...I’m sorry, the Einzbern family’s castle probably doesn’t have the kind of book you’re looking for.”

Irisviel lowered her head somewhat embarrassedly—in the Type-Moon universe, the core of magic lies in concealment, so traditional magicians dislike having too much contact with ordinary people. They generally hold a certain disdain, contempt, and disgust towards ordinary people's technological products and social culture.

Simply put, most spellcasters in the Type-Moon universe are socially awkward shut-ins.

The Einzbern family, as one of the oldest and most reclusive families in the European magical world, is even more of a shut-in among shut-ins, regarding anything unrelated to magical arts as pests—this can be seen from the fact that they deliberately set up a huge barrier to keep their castle in perpetual winter blizzards in order to isolate it from human habitation.

Therefore, traditional magicians are mostly ignorant of modern society's politics, technology, society, economy, and law, and even regard them as monstrous threats, refusing to engage with them at all. Naturally, the Einzbern family's castle would not house such "useless books" unrelated to magic.

"...No? Sigh, you've really gone into complete seclusion! You've even forgotten the fundamental fact that nobles are rulers!"

Princess Catherine, the Golden Dragon, rolled her eyes adorably and said sarcastically, "...Alright, let's leave it at that for now! I'm a bit tired anyway. Is there a bedroom prepared for me in the castle? I want to take a nap before heading to the battlefield. Wake me up when it's time to leave..."

"...Ah, your bedroom is ready. Please follow me this way..."

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As evening approached, Kiritsugu Emiya, who had spent most of the day playing with his daughter in the woods, carried the sleeping Illya back to the castle.

Then, Kiritsugu Emiya hurriedly drove off to handle some preparations for the Holy Grail War, and did not return until the next day.

Next, Kiritsugu Emiya, looking exhausted, entered the house and immediately summoned Mrs. Irisviel. He handed her an envelope and instructed her, "...Irisviel, take this. Inside are your plane tickets and passports to Japan, as well as traveler's checks for the journey. I went to great lengths and paid three times the usual price to get these things, but I finally got them all sorted out on time."

In addition, the latest news has just come from Fuyuki City: the last Servant was summoned yesterday, which means that the current Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City has officially begun. We can no longer delay in Germany and must set off for Japan to participate in the war immediately!

Alice, although the Saber I summoned this time wasn't ideal, I've decided to stick to the original tactics—because we've already made too many arrangements, and there's no time to make changes in a short period of time.

In short, in order to confuse the enemy, you will impersonate Saber's Master and travel with Saber on a chartered plane operated by the Italian airline Vorale, accompanied by the Einzbern family's homunculus maid and luggage, to F Airport, the closest airport to Fuyuki City.

I took a separate flight and secretly infiltrated Fuyuki City to catch the enemy off guard…

However, as she listened to her husband's earnest advice, Mrs. Irisviel's expression seemed to show a hint of... distress and embarrassment.

"...Um...darling, of course I'll do whatever you say on my end. But Saber's situation...might be a little troublesome..."

"...Trouble? What trouble?" Kiritsugu Emiya frowned, his tone somewhat displeased.

"...Hmm...This situation...is a bit hard to describe. Come with me and you'll understand..."

Completely bewildered, Kiritsugu Emiya followed his wife to a bedroom in the castle, where he was surprised to find that Princess Catherine, the golden dragon, had somehow reverted to her dragon form and was curled up on the bed, fast asleep and snoring.

An android maid from the Einzbern family was trying in vain to wake the little princess, but she was blocked by an invisible magical barrier just centimeters away from the bed. No matter how she called out, there was no response, and she could not reach out to shake her awake.

"...She hasn't woken up since she went to bed yesterday morning, and we can't wake her up no matter what we do. To make matters worse, she set up a protective barrier on this bed before she went to sleep, and we have no idea how to break it, nor do we dare to use force to destroy it..."

Mrs. Irisviel said with a bitter face, "...I really never expected that dragons could sleep so much!"

"...Has my father-in-law (the old man Ahad, the head of the Einzbern family) come to see me?" Kiritsugu Emiya asked, frowning.

"...After Father saw it, he warned us 'Do not disturb a sleeping dragon'..." Mrs. Irisviel's expression seemed even more troubled. "...It seems that dragons must have a terrible temper when they wake up, right? If we really can't wait any longer, could you use a Command Spell to wake her up, my dear?"

Upon hearing his wife's naive words, Kiritsugu Emiya felt a sudden urge to faint.

Good heavens! To awaken a sleeping Heroic Spirit, a Command Seal must be used up before even reaching the battlefield?

Are you kidding me?

More importantly, each Master only has three Command Seals on the back of their hand!

How could we waste one of our Command Seals in this godforsaken place?!

My Command Seals are not alarm clocks!

So, Kiritsugu Emiya lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then took the envelope back from Mrs. Irisviel, pulled out a passport and plane ticket, and deftly tore them into pieces. Only then did he turn to his bewildered wife, Irisviel, and say:

"...It seems there's no other way. Let her go to Japan looking like this! I'll go and inquire with the airline about pet transport. Alice, could you find a large cage in the castle to put this little female dragon and the whole bed in together?"

Irisviel: “……???”

While Kiritsugu Emiya and Irisviel were in Germany worrying about how to get the sleeping Golden Dragon Princess Catherine onto a plane, they were unaware that on the other side of the world, in Fuyuki City, Japan, the site of the Holy Grail War, a fierce battle had already broken out.

Author's message

After considering everyone's opinions, the third instance has been decided to be Ainz Ooal Gown, while A Song of Ice and Fire will be the last instance. Below is the revised synopsis and spoilers:

The Great Tomb of Nazarick, with its opulent throne room.

Ainz Overlord sat high on the throne, overlooking the group of cat players below.

Firi the Cat: Look, meow! This is the protector of the Great Tomb of Duwu Forest, the ruler of the fortress city of E-Rantel, the supreme ruler of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, the head of your Novice Village! The invincible Overlord, the great Sorcerer King Ainz Ooal Gown! Why don't you all bow down to him, meow?

Cat-loving gamers: Meow! Long live the village chief, meow!

Ainz: Um, Firi-san, while I appreciate you calling out my name for me, could you please get off my head and stop scratching my skull with your cat claws? Also, which bastard just shoved a carrot into each of my eye sockets?

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Chapter 41, Fuyuki City in Chaos (Part 1) - First Update

On the streets of Fuyuki City in western Japan, Firi, who seems to have traveled from some fantastical otherworld, is leisurely walking her cat.

Well, to be precise, I'm being walked by the cat.

Because he himself was like that cat with a leather collar around its neck, being led around by young Webber on a long leash.

At this moment, the man and the cat claimed to be scouting the terrain and gathering intelligence, but in reality, they were just aimlessly wandering the streets.

However, it was through this leisurely stroll that Firi finally realized that although Fuyuki City was talked about and flocked to by countless Type-Moon fans, the Fuyuki City that was actually in front of him was just a small place.

At best, it is equivalent to the size of a small county town in southeastern coastal China.

Fuyuki City is a small seaside town in western Japan, facing the Tsushima Strait and the Sea of ​​Japan, and overlooking the Korean Peninsula.

Judging from the name alone, one might assume that Fuyuki is a place with long winters and a frigid climate.

However, in reality, if we look at the latitude, Fuyuki City is probably further south than Tokyo and is unlikely to be affected by severe cold.

The entire city of Fuyuki has a population of over 100,000 and is divided into two towns with distinctly different architectural styles by the Mien River, which runs through the entire city.

In Chinese terms, it means it's divided into two streets.

The Miwon River Bridge, which spans the river, is the only major transportation artery connecting the two parts of the city.

To the west of the Mien River lies Fukayama-cho, a town built entirely against the mountainside. It is an old town with 19th-century Japanese gardens scattered throughout, interspersed with a few Western-style mansions.

The Emiya Residence, Tohsaka Residence, Matou Residence, Homurahara Academy, Enzoyama, and Ryudouji Temple, which serve as the main stages of the Holy Grail War, are all located in Fukayama-cho, west of the Mien River. The Einzbern family's secret castle is also located in the suburban forest further west of Fukayama-cho.

To the east of the Mien River lies another town, "Shinto," which, as the name suggests, is a new urban area with modern commercial streets and a forest of reinforced concrete, as well as a dock piled with containers. The church of the Komine family is also located in the eastern suburbs of Shinto.

However, to call this a modern metropolis would be an exaggeration: the only landmark building in the entire city is the 32-story Hyatt Hotel. As for the other buildings, it's difficult to find even ten stories high.

Fuyuki City has no airport and only one modern shopping plaza; it still feels like a rural area.

Of course, considering that it is only the early 1990s, such a cityscape can already be described as very advanced and prosperous.

Back then in China, the vast majority of county towns and a considerable number of prefecture-level cities didn't even have a decent skyscraper!

Then, on the other side of Yuanzang Mountain is Chancheng City, only two or three kilometers apart.

It was precisely because Fuyuki and Zenjo were so close that Rin Tohsaka, the little girl who was taken to Zenjo by her mother for refuge during the Fourth Holy Grail War, was able to easily run back to Fuyuki and embark on her own great adventure.

In short, Fuyuki City, nestled between mountains and the sea, is such a small place that you can see the whole city from any angle, whether you stand at Ryudouji Temple in the southwest of the city, Kotomine Church in the southeast, or even on the rooftops of Homurahara Academy and the Hyatt Hotel.

"...It seems like there's nowhere fun to go, meow! Mr. Webber! Let's find a place to eat something and rest, meow!"

Walking along the only modern commercial street in Fuyuki City's "New Capital," Feli, the cat, complained to Weber with a distressed expression.

—Although he was excited to see the modern city streets again, he found it difficult to fit in as a cat.

What's worse, not only is his neck itchy from the collar, but also, due to his size and height, he's constantly surrounded by choking car and motorcycle exhaust fumes while being led around by Webber, making his sore throat incredibly unpleasant.

Upon hearing the cat speak to him in the middle of a bustling street, young Webber was startled and quickly bent down to pick up Phil. He then cautiously looked around to make sure no one was watching before he breathed a sigh of relief.

"...Shh—keep your voice down! You silly cat! Don't talk like that outside! It'll be troublesome if people see that cats can talk!"

To avoid being overheard, Weber whispered angrily in English, "...Do you want us to be stared at by the whole street?"