You are very strong, but my painting style is better than yours!

"But if it's a fantasy world, then it's not a threat, right? After all, it's just a 'fantasy,' and everything depends on a single thought from a human."

"What do you mean?"

The female knight asked anxiously.

"We can use the [Acknowledgment power] to create a singularity, not the kind that changes history, but something like a barrier, and set up the final stage inside it."

Imagine if we were all inside this barrier, and characters from different works were randomly summoned, creating an epic cross-dimensional and cross-IP brawl—how many people would this kind of carnival attract?

Compared to this 'singularity,' our previous activities were merely small-scale operations, nothing more than warm-up exercises.

"...In this way, the resulting [power of recognition] will be on an unimaginable scale."

A hint of fear flashed in the military princess's eyes: "Even if it's Yu Ye... what are you going to do with them?"

"Don't look at me like that,"

Iori shook her head. "I'm not some kind of great demon king. I have absolutely no interest in destroying the world or ruling humanity. On the contrary, I'm actually a kind person who enjoys helping others, and everything I do is to help you fulfill your wishes."

"For us?"

The female knight and the magical girl looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Yes, after understanding your situation, although we have different beliefs, it is difficult for me to regard you as enemies. The reason for taking hostile actions is just to create 'conflict' and attract public attention."

Iori suddenly became serious, her face calm. Her voice wasn't particularly deep, but it conveyed sincerity and power to everyone, making everyone except Altair believe her.

"Hmm... I've never thought of you as a bad person."

The magical girl clutched her wand to her chest and earnestly asked, "So, how can we save our world?"

"You are such a gentle and good girl, Mami."

Iori smiled warmly.

Mamika's hometown doesn't really need saving, since it's aimed at children. Although there are enemies, there's nothing truly irreversible. The biggest trial is nothing more than the common occurrence of "comrades turning evil."

She was actually asking on behalf of the female knight—others' wishes were somewhat different, but only the female knight truly loathed her homeland from the bottom of her heart and was determined to save her suffering people no matter what.

"Well……"

The magical girl blushed and shyly turned her head away.

"It's very simple, just set a trophy in the 'Singularity'."

"A trophy?"

Everyone was curious.

"It could be a Dragon Ball, or a Peace Star, or even the Shikon Jewel... well, to put it simply, it's an 'all-purpose wish-granting machine'."

Iori spread her hands: "Take it as a reward, let the character who gets it make a wish, it's that simple."

"Isn't this... a bit too brief?"

The female knight hesitated, "How to utilize [Recognition Power] must be a very complicated matter... isn't that right, Princess in Military Uniform?"

"..."

Altair didn't speak, but his expression seemed somewhat displeased.

Iori casually replied, "How to achieve a 100-point wish with only 60 points of recognition is naturally a test of skill, and probably no one but this princess can do it."

But now it's attracting worldwide attention, equivalent to 1000 points of recognition—does that even require technology?

"If only that could be true!"

"Imagine this: in front of a global audience, a brave warrior who has fought valiantly wins the crown and makes a wish to the 'goddess' to save his homeland—in that instant, this immense 'power of recognition' could probably create countless possibilities, right?"

In this way, whatever your author writes will be recognized as a 'spin-off of that singularity'.

Iori's eyes were gentle, and her voice sounded as if it were whispering in the female knight's ear, making her skin tense all over.

"..."

Alice tightened her grip; the hard texture of the gun handle reassured her somewhat.

"But won't this 'affirmation' also flow to the original work? What if they identify more with the original setting..."

"It's not uncommon for IF routes to be more popular than the main route, and even the original work can gain [recognition power], which means forming a parallel world... The world line you are in is undoubtedly the one that has been modified, because you personally participated in this 'Singularity War'."

Even so... my homeland can be saved, but there will still be another equally tragic world... Ugh!

Alice's eyes suddenly hardened: "I'm sorry, I was greedy... I didn't have enough spare capacity!"

Seeing this princess, who was wholeheartedly dedicated to protecting her people, forced to "forget" herself and her people in another parallel world in order to protect those she cherished—Iori's lips curled up almost imperceptibly.

"Be pleased, Your Highness. Once you achieve victory, your wish will be easily fulfilled, won't it?"

"Yes... um, thank you... if it's true..."

Iori glanced at her, then looked up and met Altair's gaze, who had been silently watching him.

"Since you already have such a plan, it seems that there's nothing I can do to stop you."

Junji seemed to have resigned herself to her fate: "After all, if I reject your proposal, I will inevitably have to stand on the opposite side of Princess Alice and Miss Mamika."

Hmph... No problem. I'll take that enormous [Acknowledgment power] and the omnipotent wish-granting machine into my hands. I'll also fulfill the wishes of the princesses. In a sense, it just saves me some tedious work.

Compared to you all, only I can truly demonstrate the value of [the power of recognition]!

"Then it'll depend on each person's own abilities."

Iori nodded, as if she had expected this.

Both sides were satisfied, except for Meteora, who stared at Iori with calm eyes, and no one knew what she was thinking.

"So, what kind of singularity are you trying to create? I'm very curious about that."

“That’s Meteora’s job… but the name was already decided long ago.”

Iori smiled slightly: "[Re:Creators Absolute Dimensional Battlefront]"

"...Your naming taste is truly appalling."

Altair narrowed his eyes in disdain: "It's like a third-rate mobile game collaboration. I'm very disappointed."

"Wow, you really dare to say that... What would you name it if it were you?"

Iori asked with great interest.

Altair paused for a moment, but then, as expected of a fan-made character with chuunibyou (delusional) tendencies, the answer quickly came to mind.

"Following the stars, following beauty, following prayers... This is a battle for the light of redemption fought by warriors from all directions, and a sacrifice that must be made in order to save and protect."

What they are fighting for is an omnipotent vessel that can fulfill any wish...

In that case, let's call it the "Holy Grail War"!

Iori: "...Your taste isn't very good either."

What else could he say? He could only shrug and remain silent.

……

"...What exactly happened? Please explain clearly, both of you."

In the conference room of the government building, Kikuchi was asking Iori and Meteora questions, completely bewildered.

"Why leak this 'Singularity Project' to them? They'll definitely fight over the final reward... It's better if we keep the prize in our hands, isn't it?"

"Ultimately, their cooperation is still needed."

Meteora said calmly, "With such a massive propaganda campaign, even if they are all from another world, they will eventually gather relevant information."

"I don't quite understand."

Ceresia raised her hand: "I'm a little embarrassed... but what exactly are we trying to do?"

"It seems you're still out of the loop. After all, this was designed by Meteora and me, and you don't know the details yet."

Iori thought for a moment: "Simply put, we want to do a collaboration between our works."

"A collaboration?"

"Yes, a collaboration."

Iori explained to Ceresia, "It's about temporarily connecting different works, bringing together beloved characters from those works in one setting, and having them interact in a fun way. Essentially, it's a way to increase popularity and reward fans."

"That's right, that's right~"

The silver-haired girl, El, joined the conversation, saying in a very knowledgeable tone, "The so-called collaboration is just adding nostalgic anime mecha or paint schemes to the game, then forcing you to spend money to draw the character. The physical stores will also release collaboration models with doubled prices—they're just profiteers!"

Mr. Aizen is amazing!

I've always been the one being taken advantage of; I never imagined I'd be the one taking advantage of others. I'm utterly impressed!

"I understand even less!"

Celestia shook her head violently.

However, her creator, Takashi Matsubara, is quite familiar with this: "As long as you put these works together for a collaboration, anything is possible, so you don't need to consider logic and can be creative!"

Matsubara Takashi seemed quite excited: "The biggest concern with these kinds of events used to be copyright issues, but now that the country is backing us up, copyright can go to hell!"

"Bring all those irresponsible novelists and comic book artists who created these messed-up worlds. It's time for them to pay the price!"

Putting aside the uncle's excited reaction, Iori pondered for a moment, then looked at everyone again after clearing her mind.

"Ms. Kikuchihara, you'll be in charge of contacting them regarding the copyright and the authors' issues."

As for the basic settings of the 'Singularity', Meteora and I will compile them, and you should study them carefully.

Once we've set up the stage and the online discussion has reached a certain level, people will have the understanding that 'these characters have all appeared in the pre-event activities'.

Everything will fall into place naturally~

"Moreover, the public will get the impression that 'this is an entertainment event,' and the damage we cause to the world once we start fighting will be suppressed by the [Power of Recognition] invisibly."

"That way we can really unleash our potential!"

"You two are truly brilliant. In this way, we have almost no conflict with the Princess in Military Uniform. We only need to compete for the final trophy."

"I hope so..."

Meteora glanced at Iori, then looked away without saying anything.

……

"The Holy Grail War... What the hell is that? I've never heard of it."

The Demon King, Oppai, sat casually on a worn-out European-style sofa. Although his face was not visible, his tone was somewhat displeased.

"What exactly does that man named Iori want?"

"It is said to be a ritual in which many brave men and wise men fight on the same stage for a treasure that can grant any wish."

The female knight relayed Iori's words to her companions verbatim.

"The wish-granting machine, created using immense [acknowledgment power], can naturally respond to all prayers... He said that the previous steps were merely preparations for this step, ultimately creating a single stage where everyone can fight freely without restraint."

If we agree, he could even negotiate with the government to further publicize our fight and let more people see it.

"So...why would he do something that benefits us?"

Uncle Blitz instinctively felt that no one would offer help for no reason.

Indeed, on the surface, Iori's actions seem to be altruistic, after all, his 'story setting' is simple and there are no regrets to make up for... This behavior is so noble that it makes people suspicious.

Alice and Mami didn't notice anything unusual, so Blitz, the uncle, just felt something was amiss based on his experience, but couldn't say anything.

“What an interesting idea! In this way, we are also forced into his ‘story’ and have to co-star on the same stage.”

Altair narrowed his eyes and spoke with annoyance, but actually, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and he was in a very good mood.

—Iori kept his promise.

As long as she obeys and cooperates... Iori really gave her a chance to revive Shimazaki Setsuna!

"What a... peculiar man."

Chapter 465 What an absolutely wonderful name!

"I will definitely obtain that treasure, to save my people!"

"Please, everyone, stop fighting each other. Playing cards doesn't bring smiles!"