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

"This... this!?" Gilles de Reis's eyes nearly popped out of his head after receiving his deck. His joy was beyond words. "I repent for my past actions. There is nothing more sacred than a duel!"

Chapter 7 You sacrifice me and summon myself?

"Well, it's my turn!" While Gilles de Rey was still pondering over a card, Ryunosuke Uryu, who couldn't wait, took the initiative.

Gilles de Ray LP4000

Ryunosuke Uzumaki LP4000

"Let me see, wow, how magical! I actually exist! Then I'll summon myself!"

Ryunosuke Uryu looked at the card in his hand that bore his own image and, without hesitation, slapped it onto the field. He then appeared in the battle area.

"Interesting, this is so interesting! I activated my own effect and sent three cards from the top of my deck to the graveyard!"

The top three cards of the deck flew to the graveyard on their own accord.

Seeing that only one card was left, Uryu Ryunosuke curled his lips in disappointment, "What bad luck, there's only one. I should have played a different card earlier."

[Ayu Ryunosuke] Attack power 1000→1200

Glancing at his hand, Uryu Ryunosuke continued his actions. "Then I activate [Falling Family Notes], retrieve a ritual-related card from the deck, add it to my hand, and then cover two backfield cards. My turn ends. It's your turn, Devil-sama disguised as a knight."

"The stakes in this duel are souls. If you still think it's just a game, don't regret it. It's my turn, draw a card!" Gil de Re felt a little disgusted when he saw that Ryunosuke Uzumaki didn't care about the life and death of others or himself. He didn't understand why Ryunosuke Uzumaki summoned himself at this time. The evil self many years later was the servant that was more suitable for Ryunosuke Uzumaki.

"I activate [Battle Recruitment]. This can only be activated when there are no Servants on my side of the field and the enemy side of the field has a Servant. I discard a Spell or Trap Card from my Deck to Special Summon 3 Normal Servants of or lower with different names from my Deck. Come, my subordinates, fight alongside me once again!"

【French Swordsman】Attack Power 800

【French Spearmen】Attack Power 800

【French Archers】Attack Power 1000

Jiang You's Noble Phantasm seemed to have also granted knowledge to these sub-servants who hadn't become Heroic Spirits. They saluted Gilles de Rey. "Marshal, I never thought I'd meet you in this way."

"We have to thank an unknown Heroic Spirit for granting us this opportunity. To possess such an exceptional Noble Phantasm, he must be a powerful being of far-reaching renown," Gilles de Ray nodded in response, praising someone. "We are here to defeat the evildoers who have so brutally murdered ordinary people. Grab your weapons and prepare for battle!"

"Yes!" The soldiers responded in unison.

"Next, I activate the Spell Card [Battle Tactics]. You can select a Servant on the field whose star rating is less than the number of Servant on our side of the field. Destroy that card." Gil de Ray pointed at Ryunosuke Ameyū and gave the order. A group of transparent soldiers with guns rushed towards Ryunosuke Ameyū and stabbed him like a sieve.

Destroyed and returned to his duel position, Uryu Ryunosuke writhed in agony, unable to conceal the blush on his face. "It hurts! It hurts so much! I thought I was really going to die. Sure enough, the notes were right. This is the art of dying!"

"Hmph, since you love death so much, then just submit to your death! I Normal Summon [Gil de Ray [Saber]]!"

Gilles de Rey also entered the battle area. "Enter the battle phase!"

"I will attack first!" Gil de Re rushed to Ryunosuke Uzumaki, slashed at Ryunosuke Uzumaki's head with a sword from above, and the sword passed through his body.

Ryunosuke Uzumaki LP4000→LP2500

The pain that should have been fatal made Uryu Ryunosuke even more excited. "Yes, that's the feeling!"

Gil de Ray interrupted Uryu Ryunosuke's perverted behavior, "Because of my effect, all Normal Servants below 4 stars on our side of the field have their attack power increased by 300!"

[French Swordsman] Attack 800→1100

[French Lancers] Attack Damage 800 → 1100

[French Archers] Attack damage 1000→1200

"Next, the [French Swordsmen] attack!"

Ryunosuke Uzumaki LP2500→LP1400

"Then, the [French Lancers] attack!"

Ryunosuke Uzumaki LP1400→300

“Finally…” Gilles de Ray’s attack slowed down, as if he had some concerns.

"As expected, Lord Demon wouldn't want the game to end so easily, would he?" Uryu Ryunosuke, his life fading like a candle in the wind, asked cheerfully, noticing Gil de Ray's delay in issuing an attack order. "Don't worry, this show won't end so easily. I activate the Trap Card [Sea Demon Summon]! Banish a Servant from the Graveyard to summon two [Sea Demon Tokens]."

[Sea Devil Derivative] Defense 800*2

Gilles de Re's expression gradually eased, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. "[French Archers] attack the [Sea Devil Derivatives]!"

The arrow pierced the tentacle-like monster's body, destroying it.

"My turn... is over."

"Okay, it's my turn." Observing the situation on the field, Uryu Ryunosuke rested his hand on his chin, a thoughtful look on his face. "They're really defensive. I can't break through the cards in my hand, and there's no way to continue defending."

Uryu Ryunosuke scratched his head and gave up thinking, "Never mind! Draw a card!"

"[Luoyan Castle Textbook] What's the use of this..." Uryu Ryunosuke looked at the card in his hand and muttered to himself, and then his tone became excited again, "No, so that's how it is. This is amazing!"

"Mr. Devil, this must be your true form, right? This game is really fun! I activate the Ritual Spell Card [Lulu Castle Textbook]! I will sacrifice [Gil de Ray [Saber]] on the field and [Innocent Sacrifice] that I sent to the graveyard by my own effect in the first turn!"

"How is that possible? I'm not even on your field!" Gilles de Rey desperately resisted the pull of the human-skin book that suddenly appeared in mid-air, helplessly being sucked upwards bit by bit. A dark purple mist gushed out from the book cover.

"Yes, but this card doesn't mention whose [Saber] is on the field!" Uryu Ryunosuke waved his hands as he looked at his work. "By the way, [Innocent Sacrifice] can be banished from the graveyard and used as a ritual target. It's all just like fate! Come on, you rude scoundrel who blasphemes the Divine Will [Caster]!"

Gilles de Ray returned to the dueling position, panting heavily. In front of him, a figure in a strange robe slowly emerged from the thick fog.

The man slowly raised his head, his two prominent eyes, a face almost identical to Gilles de Ray's, moving around erratically in a strange pattern. "I have come to your invitation. I am an unworthy Gilles de Ray. From now on... No, this isn't a Heroic Spirit Summoning?"

Chapter 8 Mail It suddenly lit up, where did the friend come from?

"That's what it means to be a demon! Activate the effect of [Gil de Ray [caster]] to destroy all face-up Servants on the field with 1500 attack or less!"

A large amount of tentacles and filth erupted from the book in the hands of Gilles de Ray, a Caster-class warrior, and submerged the three soldiers and another Gilles de Ray.

"Coooooool! Too cool!" Ryunosuke yelled, clenching his fists. "Since you destroyed three units, you'll take 900 points of damage!"

Gilles de Ray LP4000→3100

The impact of the damage forced Gilles de Ray to take a step back. At this time, there were no cards left on his field.

"Oh, isn't this my old self?" C-rank Gilles de Ray stared at his armored self across from him with his bulging eyes. "What a mess! It seems you're still clinging to your beliefs even after being betrayed by both God and country?"

"I never thought I would fall to this level." Facing another class, Gilles de Rei, who was at S-rank, retorted without giving in.

"Degeneration? You actually call that degeneration? The gods remain silent in the face of the Saint Maiden's sacrifice. Their actions towards her are blasphemy!" C-rank Gilles de Rey demanded loudly. Seeing no response, he lost interest. He was now more curious about the reason for his own manifestation. Could the Saint Maiden he longed for also manifest in this manner?

"What was that just now? It was so cool. The malice that came at you was beyond the limits of human ability. It was simply perfect art." Ryunosuke Uryu was more interested in Gilles de Rey on his side, and praised his special effects repeatedly.

"Oh, it seems you understand a lot, young man. I think we'll get along well." C-rank Gil de Ray turned to look at Uryu Ryunosuke. The young man's aura was somewhat similar to his own. "If there's a chance, I think we could have a good exchange."

"I'm so happy that I've earned the Demon Lord's approval. So, I'll activate the Spell Card [Gaze of the Abyss] and until my next Standby Phase, the opponent can't Normal Summon! The defenses are ready, so it's time to attack. I'll convert [Sea Demon Token] to Attack Position, and then the Demon Lord can use [Sea Demon Token] to attack Gil de Ray directly!"

[Sea Devil Derivative] Attack Power 1000

Amidst the muttering, gigantic tentacles burst out of the ground. The tentacles, each as wide as two men, slammed the S-rank Gil de Ray to the ground like a bug. The cracks that spread across the ground showed the ferocity of the attack.

Gilles de Ray LP3100→1100

Then, the sea devil derivative also sprayed its own corrosive venom.

Gilles de Ray LP1100→100

"Aaaaaaa——" Gil de Ray, a rank-A fighter covered in blood, tried to get up. The severe pain made him scream. He stood up with difficulty and placed his hands on the deck of cards.

"My turn, draw a card!"

The card, gleaming with golden light, illuminated the face of S-rank Gilles de Ray.

"Hahahaha!" After a hearty laugh, the S-rank Gilles de Ray looked at his alter ego. "It seems to me that the gods haven't given up on me. At least now, they exist, and they've given me the opportunity to fulfill my lifelong wish!"

"Activate the Continuous Spell Card, [Gather and Roar Under the Holy Banner!] When this card is activated, you can Special Summon a 4-star or lower Saber, Lancer, or Archer Servant from your Deck or Graveyard! I Special Summon myself from the Deck, allowing me to return to the battlefield once again!"

[Gil de Ray [Saber]] Attack Power 1500 → 1900

Stepping onto the battlefield once again, S-rank Gil de Ray was imposing, resolute, and sharp. This appearance reminded the fallen C-rank Gil de Ray of the time when he walked with the Saint Girl.

"With your abilities, you can't possibly break through me now. What can your life, like a candle in the wind, do? And what about the gods? Did they do anything when the Saint Girl went through that?"

Facing his exasperated self, S-rank Gilles de Reis calmly raised the card in his hand. "I've been waiting for this moment! I'm activating the effect of [Joan of Arc] from my hand. When a Saint, Holy Banner, or Sacred Artifact is on the field, this card can be Special Summoned! Come, Saint Maiden, let us once again rally under your banner!"

At this moment, the duel space turned into a clear sky, golden wings spread out, and a pure white blonde girl appeared from it.

[Saint Joan of Arc] Attack 2500 → 2900

"Ahhh, Holy Maiden! But how can this be? How can this be? You should be on my side! You should be on my side! How can you be so holy? You should hate God! You should burn those hypocrites with anger!" C-rank Gilles de Rey shed tears of blood in excitement.

"Ah, Joan of Arc? She's the legendary saint, isn't she super famous? But how did she come back in the Devil's Game? What's going on?" Ryunosuke Uryu, who couldn't fit into the atmosphere, was completely confused. He just thought that under the current circumstances, no one would care about his thoughts.

"Jill? Why are there two Jills, and you look like this." Joan of Arc raised the flag in her hand. She had not fully digested the information in her mind.

Gilles de Rais, an S-rank Master, spoke to Joan of Arc before the other person could speak. He knelt and saluted with all his piety, "Saint Maiden, I sincerely repent for my subsequent actions, but those evil deeds have become history and cannot be rectified. I ask you to guide me in atonement for these sins, even the slightest bit. This Master and I are both evildoers who wield the butcher's knife against ordinary people. I cannot sit idly by and watch my sins continue. I need your strength!"

"I understand." Joan of Arc also knew Gilles de Rais's complete life trajectory, and there was no way she could sit idly by and watch all this.

"You are deceiving me. How could the Saint Girl..."

Without giving C-rank Gilles de Reis a chance to continue his nonsense, S-rank Gilles de Reis continued the battle. "Saint Maiden, bring us victory once again! Enter the battle, [Saint Joan], attack [Gilles de Reis [caster]]!"

"At least, let me say a word to the Saint Girl, just one word!" Gilles de Reis of Rank C shouted anxiously, trying to block the flag Joan of Arc was waving. The holy light melted all his black magic, and he entered the cemetery with an unwilling roar.

Ryunosuke Uzumaki LP300→0

The duel with souls at stake ended, and darkness began to spread in the duel space. Countless black hands covered Ryunosuke Uryu, who had not yet reacted, and pulled out his soul bit by bit.

"Is this death? It's so cold and dull. This isn't right. Lord Demon, help me!"

Ryunosuke Uesugi's soul disappeared along with the duel space.

The battle drew to a close, and as Joan of Arc was about to disappear, she turned back and smiled at Gilles de Rais. "You've worked so hard since then. You don't have to feel sorry for me. This was the path I had to take. I would have chosen it again, ten times, a hundred times. You've made many mistakes in the past, but you're still the same companion I fought with back then. Gilles, you did well this time! It's great to see you again! I have a feeling we'll meet again."

Gilles de Rais took a step forward, trying to stop Joan of Arc from leaving, but he only caught the dissipating light of Joan of Arc.

"It was such a brief reunion, but I'm truly delighted." Gilles de Rey felt his spiritual essence dissipating. He wasn't a powerful Heroic Spirit to begin with, and without his Master, he wouldn't be able to maintain his existence for much longer. "What a shame, I can't thank that Heroic Spirit. As for the Holy Grail War... If he were to participate, I'd love to experience it again."

The story of the Saber team came to an end at an extremely fast speed.

At the same time, the email notification of someone who was playing with Illya at this moment rang.

"Battle reward, I didn't play cards? Soul crystal, what is this?" Jiang You, whose thinking was based on Yu-Gi-Oh as the main circuit, did not recall what this thing was. His attention was completely attracted by another thing.

"Wow, Joan of Arc, that looks like Gohan."

Chapter 9 This collaboration has a lot of content

"How could you be distracted? You should be keeping a close eye on your opponent right now! Okay, let's get into the battle phase! Mom and Dad, launch a direct attack on the caster!"

The silver silk thread tightly blocked Jiang You. A flash of hot fire flashed between the threads, and a bullet hit Jiang You right between the eyebrows.

Jiangyou LP4000→LP2800→LP1200

"So awesome! Dad and Mom are both so awesome! This time Illya is going to win!" Little Illya jumped and waved the cards in her hands happily.

"Indeed, Illya is amazing. Now it's my turn! Draw a card!"

Jiang You praised Little Illya while mercilessly carrying out his own deployment, "Then I will activate the effect of [Clothes of Heaven] in the Graveyard. While this card is in the Graveyard, I can remove an 'Einzbern' from play and Special Summon it from the Graveyard!"

【Heavenly Clothes】Attack Power 1500

"I will then Normal Summon [Illyasviel von Einzbern]."

A slightly older Illya appeared in the battle area. She turned and looked at Jiang You with a slanted gaze. "Is this what you meant by playing with my old self to improve your favorability? Is that how you do it?"

Previously, Jiang You pulled Illya to try to use a duel to brush cards. However, because this Illya was his own "Duel Elf", the duel could not be carried out normally. Helplessly, he could only set his sights on the little Illya at this point in time.

I tricked Little Illya into starting a duel by playing with her, and discovered that the deck Little Illya created was almost identical to Kiritsugu's, with the only difference being that some cards were either one or two, or three. Still, it was worth a try.

"How else can we do it? We can't just watch movies and tell stories together normally?" Jiang You said that the friendship bonds in Yu-Gi-Oh are all based on card games, so this is the orthodox operation.

"Are you sane?! Is your brain made of stacked cards?!"

"No more words. I will synchronize [Cloak of Heaven] with [Illyasviel von Einzbern]. Hope, still in its infancy, is like a spark. One day, it will spread its wings and fly into the sky! Come, [Illyasviel von Einzbern [Cloak of Heaven]]!"

Illya, dressed in the celestial garment, descended upon the scene, her white gown sparkling.