I'm doing a crossover anime/manga project, and I'm creating a new kind of "Moonlight&

Behind the girl, a colossal entity, defying the laws of physics, coalesced—

A magnificent clock forged from pain and the passage of time.

The dial is a frozen dusk.

The twelve Roman numerals burn against a dark gold background.

"The twelfth bullet!"

Gunfire rang out.

The twelfth number of the Zafkiel burst forth with the light of a black hole that devours everything.

The surroundings began to blur and shatter, and her figure slowly disappeared as if it had been erased.

Separate from this point in time.

In that torrent of time, she seemed to see skyscrapers melting into foundations, battlefields turning back into rice paddies, civilization regressing at a visible speed, countless fragments flashing past her like old film reels, each frame carrying the warmth of oblivion...

......

"Fortunately, I do have a timeline, and it evolved naturally..."

In the void.

Rother's eyes reflected the scene as he muttered something.

As someone who works with time-related elements, he knows all too well how overpowered this thing is.

If you're just creating a world without a past, you can't hide it from the time system at all.

But unfortunately...

San San-chan, you arrived way too early! So early that I subconsciously absorbed your energy right then and there...

......

Dream Sea World, fourteen years ago.

The sky was overcast and a light drizzle was falling.

in the park.

The little girl with jet-black hair huddled under the slide, clutching her favorite killer rabbit doll, sobbing softly.

"Sister... Dad...."

She read it aloud subconsciously, and then suddenly remembered it.

Her parents have already given her away; she's been adopted by the Matou family. She's now Matou Kurumi.

Suddenly, tears welled up in her eyes again, and Kurumi frantically wiped them away.

Today is supposed to be her seventh birthday, but suddenly she has no father, no dad, and no sister...

Tears fell drop by drop, and Kurumi wiped her eyes with her sleeve.

"Hey, why are you crying?"

A voice seemed to be asking from a great distance.

"Eh……?"

Kurumi opened her eyes wide and looked around vaguely.

There is a person.

It must be the same person.

Standing blurry in the rain, it felt as if I were separated from reality by several layers, with only hazy light and shadow remaining.

Indescribable, beyond description, it resembles a chaotic haze, or layers upon layers of light, and then, upon closer inspection, it transforms into an infinitely extending optical fiber.

It clearly exists, yet cannot be seen; it clearly has a sound, yet cannot be confirmed.

"A ghost...?"

Kurumi's shoulders trembled.

'I can't see it, I can't see it, San San can't see anything.'

"You're clearly the younger sister, but you were given away by your favorite father. You must be very resentful, right?"

Kurumi's crying paused for a moment.

"You did nothing wrong, yet you're told you're not allowed to visit your sister anymore and you have to live in that horrible place. It must be so painful, right?"

Kurumi was stunned, a gray shadow falling over her eyes.

"Why...why do you know about this?"

The voice whispered in her ear:

"You must be in pain, feeling resentful, jealous, and bitter, right?"

"Hey, do you want to prove it? Prove to your father and your sister that you are better than anyone else, more important than anyone else? Prove that Tohsaka Kurumi is better, more trustworthy, and more worthy of attention than Tohsaka Shoko?"

Kurumi's eyes were brimming with tears, but she could no longer look away.

"Then let's accept it~"

The voice whispered.

"What your father sought is now in your hands."

“Accept the call of the Holy Grail, summon me, call me, and sing my name.”

"If you can win the Holy Grail, you will shine brighter than any magical girl you've ever dreamed of."

"Father and Mother will both love you. As for your sister? Should we kill her? I can be your brother, you know~"

"Come on, repeat after me... declare—"

Kurumi swallowed hard, a hint of unease creeping in, but she still managed a trembling voice: "Announcement—"

The wind picked up.

Volume 1: Chapter 95 Kurumi Tokisaki, the tenth player to clear the game!

"Your body is entrusted to my command, and my fate is tied to the edge of your sword."

"Respond to the Holy Grail's call, obey this... answer me!"

The voice suppressed excitement as it chanted.

Little Kurumi was as if possessed, chanting along.

[Your body is entrusted to... respond to me!]

Clouds gathered, and the sky darkened without anyone noticing.

.....

"...Come forth through the Wheel of Restraint—Guardian of Libra!"

[Breaking through the suppression... Guardian of Libra!]

As this sentence fell.

Kurumi's exceptionally superior magic circuits suddenly lit up, and her red crystal-like eyes shone brightly, as if another being was observing her through them.

Beyond the ordinary world, the magical energy channels transformed into a whirlwind that suddenly swirled and then shot into the sky as a roaring beam of light.

A beam of light shot into the sky, and the wind and clouds shifted dramatically.

The clouds swirl, forming magnificent vortexes in the sky.

The wind howled, and raging wind dragons snaked and twisted, as if offering a tribute to the reappearance of the ancient overlord.

A mysterious magic array suddenly appeared beneath Kurumi's feet, transforming into a moon well that released a stream of spiritual particles that sent chills down people's spines, forming a pillar of light that pierced the heavens and the earth.

You can vaguely see a figure walking out, covering their face and laughing softly.

"Hey~ I'm back!"

.....

"Hey~ it hurts!"

Little Kurumi covered the back of her hand with a pitiful expression, then suddenly widened her eyes. On her chubby little hand, a mysterious scarlet tattoo slowly appeared.

The faintly flowing magical light connected her with the unknown being before her, who had come to the mortal world to breathe fresh air.

She looked somewhat timidly at the young man before her, who was embracing the world with a wild and unrestrained smile.

"Hello...?"

"Hello, Master. Call me Luo... no, call me Hakurei, Foreigner (Adventurer class) Matou Hakurei."

.....

this moment.

Tosaka Residence.

A well-dressed, elegant middle-aged man suddenly turned pale.

"Heroic Spirit Summoning?"

"At this time? How is that possible?"

"Wait, Matou Hakurei is... Oh, I remember now, he's the current head of the Matou family, a genius in some ways, but unfortunately lacking in magical talent, which is why I adopted Kurumi into his family..."

.....

A dreamlike world.

This timeline.

As the alluring girl with twin ponytails slowly reappeared from the void...

A woman's mechanical voice echoed throughout the Dream Sea world—[Player D & ￥#351 reveals the elements of world destruction and obtains unknown rewards.]

The final victor has appeared; the spiritual calculation is in preparation.

In 24 hours, the Pan-Human History will begin a spirit transfer. All those who have completed the mission, no, those who are eligible, please prepare yourselves.

The 0023 timeline is closing. Players are advised to find a safe location to log off.

10....8.....6.....】

A corner of the city.

"The final victor has appeared?"

On the rooftop of an apartment building, Shuichi Akai, who was about to infiltrate Homurahara Academy, looked up in surprise, seemingly having already lured away the three Dragon Fang soldiers.

With players now highly active and all sorts of dangers activated, the difficulty of clearing the game has increased significantly.

Could it be the Federation?

Or perhaps it was another subordinate?

.....

"Eh...Eh?...Eh!!!"

Shoko Toyokawa, who had just composed herself and was full of enthusiasm, ready to be the last one to clear the game, was stunned.

Someone got there first.

"I think even without it, it would be very difficult for us to clear the game~"

Kato Megumi casually added, "After all, he died more than twenty times on the first day. Xiangzi always messes up at crucial moments." (Prohibited word, cannot be changed)

puff~

Xiangzi was defeated.

Before we knew it, as Kato Megumi gradually became the main comedian, Shoko also started to become a bit more of a goofball...

Sad!

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