Why are all the people in my chat group rumored to be from the outside world?

Merlin tapped the ground beneath his feet with his staff.

"This is not the Fuyuki City you know. This is a domain created out of thin air by that person using magic, an enormous barrier that covers the entire city!"

"And as the creator and ruler of this realm, she naturally controls all the laws governing this land! In other words—"

His gaze turned unusually serious: "As long as our feet are on this land that has been formed by her will, the possibility of defeating her head-on is... infinitely close to zero!"

"Then why do you say that Aigo has a high chance of winning?" Xing narrowed her eyes and looked Merlin up and down.

Merlin looked slightly embarrassed and quickly waved his hands to explain, "I absolutely didn't lie! But that win rate is based on a theoretical scenario..."

He scratched his cheek sheepishly with his finger. "If that proud princess hadn't acted impulsively and charged in alone, but instead calmed down, utilized her advantages, and made thorough preparations and meticulous plans, her chances of winning would have been far greater! But she..."

Merlin didn't say anything more, but just helplessly spread his hands.

The meaning behind those unspoken words was all too clear: Ayaka Sajou had chosen the most reckless path.

Everyone recalled the image of Ayaka Sajou's departing figure, saying "I am enough on my own," before she disappeared.

What kind of situation is this?

Seeing everyone's reaction, Merlin quickly spoke up again, "Don't let morale get messed up at this time!"

"Gentlemen! Now is not the time to be discouraged!" He clapped his hands.

"Listen to my plan! We are not without a chance of winning!"

The doctor waved his hand wearily: "Go ahead and speak, we're listening."

Merlin cleared his throat, his expression returning to seriousness.

"In short, it is almost impossible to defeat her on this land. As long as she is here, she is virtually invincible. Therefore, in order to achieve victory, we must create a land that does not belong to her, or rather, take back ownership of this land!"

The lightning-like voice was somewhat cold as it said, "Explain yourself clearly: how do you plan to create a piece of land that doesn't belong to her and how do you plan to take it back?"

"That's exactly what I'm going to say."

Merlin looked into the distance at the enormous commotion caused by the ongoing battle.

"The beast that girl transformed into shouldn't have grown to such a level of power, but the key is that she seized the power of the Holy Grail!"

"The Holy Grail?" Ember frowned.

"What does this have to do with the Holy Grail?"

Merlin's voice deepened: "Because, before you arrived, the Holy Grail War had already ended, and she had already collected the souls of six Servants!"

"Huh?" Ember looked at Merlin, the blond Arthur Pendragon, and Francis Drake, who was talking to Shinji Matou. Aren't there three Servants here? What do you mean the other side has already collected the souls of six Servants?

Merlin scratched his head awkwardly: "I was killed on the first day, and then I realized something was wrong, so I ran over. I just happened to arrive and saved the other two."

"Then aren't there two more souls? Shouldn't he have only collected five souls?" Kevin pointed out the blind spot.

Merlin's expression became even more subtle: "There was another guy who was killed on the same day as me. He, um... was called Gilgamesh."

Awesome.

In a sense, both of them were qualified for the Grand rank, so how could Ember be killed on the first day?

The professor rubbed his throbbing temples, forcibly suppressing the urge to complain: "So, what exactly is your plan?"

"The plan is straightforward!"

Merlin pointed his staff toward the city: "Destroy the Holy Grail!"

Merlin explained, "The reason that person is able to maintain such a massive barrier and raise their power to this level is primarily due to the magic of the Greater Grail!"

"Once we successfully destroy the main body of the Holy Grail located in the large underground cavern of Ryudou Temple, and lose the support of this enormous magical power from the Holy Grail, it will be absolutely impossible for her still immature beast power to continue maintaining this scale of barrier! At that time, the barrier will inevitably collapse or be greatly weakened!"

"In a sense, that reckless princess who rushed forward... actually bought us the most precious time and opportunity! She firmly attracted the majority of the beast's attention and power!"

"Then what are we waiting for!" Behind Merlin, Shirou Emiya, who had been listening silently with his fists clenched, suddenly raised his head, his eyes burning with anxiety and determination.

The sudden upheaval was beyond his comprehension, but he grasped the key point—destroying the Greater Grail would stop everything!

After listening to Merlin's words and calming down, Ember, Doctor, Kevin, Star... their gazes quickly met in the air.

Merlin's method was indeed excellent, but...

While Mei blinked in confusion, Hoshi, Kevin, the Doctor, and Ember silently purchased a card from the chat group shop for 100 points.

I choose to cheat.

"Whoever doesn't win next time has to treat everyone to dinner!" x4

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Volume 1: Chapter 98 Kama: Don't hit me! I surrender!

I appealed to the entire Hall of Heroes for help, but the only response I received was from myself.

Evaluation: This is a one-time consumable. You have one minute, one chance, to ask yourself for help. But does that mean you really know how to help yourself? And are you even capable of helping yourself?

Everyone's life holds countless possibilities: the future you, the present you, the past you. They may be strong, or weak, or even ordinary. They are you, but they are not you...

But for some people, their lives are often predetermined; this is what is known as fate...

Mei looked at the four people who, after using that strange card, were inexplicably sitting heavily on a rock and sighing.

"Why does everyone seem so strange? Did something happen? And..." Mei looked around in confusion.

The world seemed to stand still—no!

The world truly stood still. Mei could clearly see the frozen expressions of the people around her, and the shockwaves in the distance were even visible to the naked eye. The only ones who could move were the five people in their chat group.

“I remember at this time, we should still be busy with our own things, and Aigo should have been beaten to her knees and dragged into the basement by her sister. She had to ask us for help to pull her out. How come we are here now?” [Star] asked, resting her chin on her hand.

“They are not us, and of course we are not them either. We are just one possibility, and they are another.” [The Doctor] shrugged.

“Wasn’t your potential locked up by Precyth? Like you said, you’ve always been the same. By the way, how did you get out? Shouldn’t you be, hehehe.” [Ember]’s face showed a malicious smile.

[The Doctor] gave me the middle finger: "You think you're any better than me?"

“Big brother, don’t even mention second brother, you two are pretty much the same.” [Kevin] said with a wicked smile, and quickly changed the subject before the two could retaliate.

"Speaking of which, it seems this world is already starting to stabilize; those two restraining forces are really..."

"You deserve a beating." x4

“But we really can’t blame them this time. After all, they were doing a good job as mountain kings, and then one day, a nuclear bomb suddenly appeared in their house. Anyone would panic, so this matter…” [Ember] looked at [Star] with a teasing gaze, then turned to look at other places.

"You have to take the blame too."

[Star] turned around and retorted: "I think you can't blame me for this, you have to blame Star Core, I'm just a passerby."

"Want to hear what you're saying? I'm going to start listing your sins." As soon as [Ember] started counting on his fingers, Star pressed his hands down.

"Hey, stop counting! We're here to help, aren't we? Why are you still chatting? No, I have to go help my best friend right now!"

Looking at the righteous-minded [Star], [Ember] rolled his eyes.

"Alright, let's get started. One second has already passed, don't waste any more time. Oh, right!"

[Ember] turned his gaze to Mei.

"You mustn't remember what happened here, or it will cause a huge mess."

"Who exactly are you...?" Mei was about to say something when her time, like everyone else's, froze.

[Ember]: "Let's go and calm down the Suppressive Force. Don't let them be afraid."

The moment the group turned around, something instantly detached from their bodies.

At that very moment, time began to flow again!

Under the bewildered gaze of everyone present, three beams of light rose from the ground, the commotion of which could almost be described as earth-shattering!

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Ayaka Sajou's forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat as she stared intently at Sakura, who was completely unharmed and even seemed to be handling the situation with ease.

"What's wrong, sister? Are you tired?"

Sakura's face regained its former tranquility. She spread her hands and said to Aika with a sweet smile, "If you're tired, you can lie in Sakura's arms and rest before continuing to play."

Aika wiped away her sweat, her expression cold: "You have such an unpleasant attitude, Sakura."

Sakura's smile deepened: "Really? Sakura thought you would miss this attitude, after all, didn't you used to treat Sakura this way?"

She clasped her hands together, her smile dazzlingly bright: "Clearly, it's you, sister, who's the one in the highest position, yet you're criticizing Sakura now? Does this mean... that you're the weaker one now, while Sakura is the one in control of everything?"

Sajou Aika silently gazed at her smiling younger sister.

Are they high and mighty?

Indeed, she does not deny that she was once high and mighty.

After all... she's too strong, so strong that others are no different from ants in her eyes. How could someone like her not be aloof and superior?

You can't expect her to feel any emotion for an ant that you could easily crush. But it was she who changed. Time ultimately reshapes everything, and even she was not spared.

But... Sakura remained in the past.

Looking at her smiling younger sister, Aika Sajou felt a pang of pity at that moment.

"...Sister, what kind of look is that? Are you pitying me?" At this moment, Sakura finally sensed the fluctuating emotions in Aika's heart, besides anger.

But this emotion caused her smiling expression to gradually crumble.

Are you kidding me?

She clearly holds the absolute advantage right now! The one who should be looking down on is her older sister!

She actually... pitied herself?

The weak should be like Sakura in the past, obediently submitting to the domination of the strong!

"Is my sister starting to hallucinate because she foresaw her own failure?"

"In that case——"

Sakura's voice suddenly rose, and the magical power connected to the Greater Grail erupted like a bursting dam: "Sister, you will witness it for yourself!"

Despair, sister! This is the invincible me right now! The me who will utterly crush you with absolute power!

Sakura's body began to change, transforming into countless points of starlight, magnificent and dazzling, like a miniature universe.

She was filled with anticipation, thinking that this supreme posture would make her dearest sister look incredulously astonished—after all, she was so powerful at this moment!

However, what caught her eye was the pity in Ayaka Sajou's eyes... becoming increasingly clear, almost tangible.

Sajou Aika's voice was calm yet reached the depths of her soul: "My foolish sister, I admit, you are stronger now. But... even with such power, you still cannot break free from the prison of the past... I pity you from the bottom of my heart."

"Ahhh, are you kidding me? You haven't accepted reality yet, have you? Now, just give up!"

The sky was forcibly torn open by Sakura's will!

As Aika Sajou gazed at this scene, the hazy dream from her memory suddenly overlapped with reality.

She's going to lose.

Having seen through everything, Aika Sajou's lips slowly curved into a relieved smile.