Why fight the Holy Grail War? Let's play cards!

Chapter 84 Jason: Red A, come and compete with me in popularity.

This is the Fuyuki City morning news. We have just received shocking news: the estate of Mr. Yamamoto, a well-known wealthy businessman in our city, was tragically destroyed by a catastrophic fire last night, resulting in severe casualties.

According to initial feedback from the scene, the sudden fire caused significant losses to the security personnel within the estate, resulting in heavy casualties. Police are currently conducting an in-depth investigation into the incident, and preliminary analysis suggests the fire may be related to a home invasion by a violent gang.

However, after a thorough search of the scene, Mr. Yamamoto's body was not found. The Fuyuki Police Department has taken up the case and is urging the public to remain vigilant and strengthen personal and family safety precautions. Police are also actively collecting leads, striving to uncover the truth as quickly as possible and bring the perpetrators to justice.

"Fuyuki has been through a lot of trouble lately."

Fujimura Taiga glanced at the dark-skinned, white-haired man preparing breakfast. After making sure he wasn't paying attention, he pulled Emiya Shirou aside and whispered, "This guy who calls himself A-cha does look a bit like you. Fuji-sister, I believe he's a distant cousin of your Emiya family. But Shirou, Kiritsugu passed away early, and you're the only one in the family. We still need you to carry on the family line."

"what?"

As a high school student, Emiya Shirou had never considered getting married and having children. It was too far in the future for him. "Sister Fuji, isn't it too early?"

"That's why I'm telling you this, precisely because it's still early."

Fujimura Taiga approached Emiya Shirou with a worried look on his face and whispered in his ear, "I heard that man named 'Acha' call you Master. Shirou, I always thought you were an honest kid, but I didn't expect you to be so outspoken in private. No wonder you didn't show any interest in Sakura."

As he said this, Fujimura Taiga ran to Kiritsugu's tablet and pretended to wipe away his tears.

"It's my fault for not teaching you well, Kiritsugu. I'm so sorry!"

"what?"

Shirou Emiya felt like his brain was about to shut down, but he couldn't refute it yet, because Archer did call him that.

"It's okay, Sister Fuji will give you time. I'll skip breakfast today. I need to go back before going to class."

Fujimura Taiga patted Emiya Shirou on the head as if he were an elder, put on his coat, rode away on his electric scooter.

"no!"

Shirou Emiya knelt on the ground in a state of amnesia. He wanted to explain his situation, but how could he explain something like the Holy Grail War to ordinary people?

"Oh, I was misunderstood."

Red A brought breakfast to the table. Wearing an apron, he looked like a househusband. "If you want to get rid of me quickly, use up the Command Spells. Then we'll be even."

Emiya Shirou raised his arm, the bright red Command Seal on the back of his hand had already been used twice.

"Once you use it up, my orders will no longer have any binding effect on you, right?"

"Why, are you so reluctant to let me go?"

Red A showed an expression that said he really couldn't do anything to you. It was obvious that he was deliberately trying to disgust Shirou Emiya.

"The Holy Grail War is about killing the other contestants, right? I won't let you hurt anyone else! And you definitely wanted to kill me, didn't you?"

Not long after Shirou Emiya summoned Red A, he was attacked by Red A. His half-baked strengthening magic was simply unable to stop Red A's attack. If he had not subconsciously used the Command Seal to shout the word "Stop", he would have died.

On the other hand, after learning the general situation of the Holy Grail War from Red A, Emiya Shirou issued the order "Do not move outside the ten-meter radius of your own body." This order was rather broad and its actual effect was greatly reduced, but it still imposed a certain restriction on Red A.

"So your naive ideas will inevitably lead to a tragic end."

Red A directly determined the outcome of Shirou Emiya's future.

"How can you call it naive to not want others to die because of you and to want to be a partner of justice?"

Shirou Emiya understood very well why the Holy Grail chose him, but he didn't quite understand. According to Red A, if there were no relics for summoning Heroic Spirits, they would be summoned according to the Master's compatibility. No matter how he looked at it, he and Red A didn't get along at all, right?

"Partners of justice?"

This word made Red A smile rather maliciously. "Pursuing justice is nothing more than helping others take the lives of those on the other side. The more you save, the more people will die because of you."

At this moment, Red A, the Archer, keenly sensed that a Master and Servants had entered the Emiya residence, and their movement was undoubtedly heading towards them: "Look, just because you don't take action doesn't mean others won't."

The red A projected Gan Jiang and Moye attacked the intruding Servant.

Jason pushed his Master forward and met his attack with a half-baked attack of his own.

"Hey! A surprise attack isn't what heroes do!"

Jason's swordsmanship was poor, but his dodging skills were first-rate. He dodged all of Red A's continuous double-sword attacks.

"It's common sense that even wild animals know that trespassing into someone else's territory will result in being driven away. You're not unaware of this, are you?"

Red A struck down with all his strength, but Jason successfully blocked it. After a stalemate, the two entered a wrestling stage.

Although Red A's strength was only D, one level lower than Jason's, Jason's fighting skills were so terrible that he soon fell into a disadvantage.

"You can't even beat a nobody like me, so it seems you're not a famous guy either."

Red A had the upper hand and did not hesitate to attack with words. He felt that he needed to help his Master make more enemies so that he could understand the cruelty of the Holy Grail War.

"I can't pretend I didn't hear that!"

Jason also became angry. Although he was greedy for pleasure, he was also vain.

"In that case, let's compare our popularity!"

Under the incredulous gaze of Red A, Jason simply let go of the sword in his hand and let Gan Jiang and Moye chop him.

"No, you..."

Red A really couldn't understand why a servant would commit suicide directly, so he began to restrain his strength, fearing that this was a trap set to release a Noble Phantasm that could counterattack.

But it was too late, Jason took the initiative to meet him.

Thus, the duel space began.

"This, this is?!"

Red A then realized that some strange common sense had been added to his mind. The rules of the Holy Grail War had long since changed. Battles between Servants would become invitations to duel, and the presence of Archer, Assassin, and Caster had been significantly weakened.

"The one before you is Jason, the great Greek hero!"

Jason raised his thumb and pointed at himself. He was extremely grateful to Jiang You for his Noble Phantasm, because it allowed him to maximize his advantages. "In front of this Noble Phantasm, hiding your name is meaningless. So tell me your name, Red Servant!"

85

Chapter 85: Shirou Emiya, go and kill Hercules.

"Archer!"

After hearing the fighting outside, Shirou Emiya ran out of the house. He was worried that he would see other people's broken limbs as soon as he went out.

Just as he walked through the door, he seemed to have entered another world, and what came into his sight was a scene of his Archer and a blond man facing off with cards.

"This is the battle of the Holy Grail War?"

Emiya Shirou expressed his incomprehension but was deeply shocked.

"Use your half-developed brain to think carefully, that's not right!"

Red A covered his forehead speechlessly. Emiya Shirou had no experience as a magus, let alone knowledge of the Holy Grail War.

Only then did Emiya Shirou read the specific information of Jiang You's Noble Phantasm.

"A Noble Phantasm that can transform deeds and fate into cards? Now, Archer, you can no longer hide your true identity!"

Shirou Emiya also wanted to know who this annoying Heroic Spirit was.

"I didn't think you wanted to know."

"Emiya Shirou, you are Archer's Master. How did you get involved in the Holy Grail War?"

When Toosaka Rin saw the Command Seals in Emiya Shirou's hand, she never dreamed that this enthusiastic classmate would also join the fight.

"Actually, I don't know what's going on. This guy suddenly appeared and said I was his Master." Shirou Emiya was a little distressed. The knowledge given by Red A was also fragmentary. If he hadn't asked repeatedly, Red A probably wouldn't say anything.

"Fighting with strangers and all that, as he said, I can't do that."

"It seems I need to find someone to explain the details of the Holy Grail War to you in detail."

To protect Sakura's smile, Rin Tohsaka felt the need to take care of this innocent, ordinary high school student. At least, she couldn't let him die in front of her. "I don't intend to kill him, but he's very easy to get hurt. Fortunately, other masters have already joined forces. Before you make up your mind, cooperate with me first."

"Then I'll trouble you, Tousaka-san."

In fact, Shirou also wanted to protect Toosaka Rin. He was worried about a girl of the same age as him fighting with others.

Red A was also feeling distressed. If he had known about the existence of this Noble Phantasm, he would never have taken the initiative to attack. He had originally wanted to tease Shirou Emiya, but now he had no choice but to go ahead with it.

"I am just an unknown person, so I have to give the opportunity to the great hero of Greece."

Red A gave the right to take the initiative to Jason.

Jason looked at his hand, his face full of confidence. "Don't regret it, the heroes on the Argo are not unknown people! Hercules is invincible!"

Jason LP 4000.

Red A LP 4000.

"My turn! First, I Normal Summon [Theseus]! Come, my navigator, and ride the seas with me once again!"

A thread stretched out from the darkness of the duel space, and the hero who challenged the Great Labyrinth of Crete and defeated the Minotaur came to the battle area following the guidance of the thread.

[Theseus] Saber 4 stars, 1600 attack power.

"It's not a regular summon, nor is it the captain's Noble Phantasm. This method is truly magical."

Jiang You's Noble Phantasm was a novelty to Theseus. He looked at Jason and called out, "Jason, you're still as high-spirited as you were back then. It's great to see you like this."

"I'm glad to see you too. It would be even better if we could call out all the crew members together... Of course, let's forget about that guy."

Jason looked at the card in his hand and really didn't have the courage to slap her down.

"Then, the Noble Phantasm of Theseus is like the thread spun to the extreme! It is the thread that guides him out of the inescapable maze, and it can point the way for everyone. The specific effect is: when a summon is successful, you can activate it and add an Argonaut Servant from your deck to your hand."

"I want to add [Hercules] to my hand!"

"It's Hercules?"

Theseus showed a nostalgic expression, he had always longed for Hercules.

"Not only that, you'll be meeting soon. Following my own effect, I can Special Summon it from your hand when there's a Servant with [Argonaut] on the field!"

Jason jumped into the center of the battlefield.

【Jason】Attack power 1200.

"Next, I'll use my own effect to free myself and Special Summon [Hercules] from my hand!"

Jason really wanted to show off, but he still knew the priorities and decisively summoned his strongest trump card.

A black giant fell from the sky and cracked the ground.

[Hercules] Attack power 3000.

"Is it actually like this? But it's still very strong!"

Theseus originally wanted to have a conversation with Hercules, but seeing his appearance, he had to give up.

"Finally, I cover a card in the backfield to end my turn."

Jason held the last card, "Unknown Archer, show us your glorious deeds!"

"I don't have any deeds that can be called glorious. All I have is the experience of a fool."

Red A glanced at Emiya Shirou, "Anyway, it's my turn, draw a card!"

"First, I activate the Spell Card [Gallows of the Guilty] and send a Servant of 4 stars or less from the Deck to the Graveyard. If the Servant sent in has an [Emiya] slot, I will send an [Emiya (Archer)]"

Or [Emiya (Assassin)] is added to the hand."

The red Ace drew a card from the deck.

"This is the [Emiya Shirou] I want to send to the graveyard!"

"what?!"

Emiya Shirou knew that cards would reveal the history of Masters and Servants, so this card with the word "Emiya" in it had a strong connection with him. His father, Emiya Kiritsugu, died of illness, so this card...

"That's right, this is the tragic end of the boy named Emiya Shirou."

Red A threw the card with Emiya Shirou printed on it into the graveyard with a look of disdain.

"It's laughable that someone shed blood in order to help others, only to be hanged as the culprit. So it's better not to be a partner of justice."

"Next is [Messenger of Justice], Special Summon [Emiya Shirou] from the Graveyard in Attack Position!"

Shirou Emiya, who was watching the battle, was dragged directly into the battlefield. Before he could react, a pair of black and white swords appeared in his hands. He could sense that the swords were constructed by his projection magic, but he had never seen such a thing before.

【Shirou Emiya】

4-star attack power 1600.