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

[Okay, we see this magician perform his family magic, successfully destroying the opponent's front-line servants. Great! The familiar's continuous attacks have left only the last 300 life points! The "wild monsters" have lost their health like a candle in the wind! Does this mean the first match of Duel City will be decided here?]

"Wow, there really is no hidden agenda at all. The previous announcement could have been passed off as a joke. Now there's really no hiding it at all."

Jason didn't expect Caster to play such a big game. Now he is making an enemy of the entire magic world.

Jason soon noticed something else: "That's not right. Where are my glorious deeds? The most challenging guy fell to me, so why didn't anyone come to witness my battle?"

Jason is not a modern magician. He doesn't really care whether the mystery is weakened. After all, in the Age of Gods, this is common sense.

"No, is there anyone in your legend who is so shameless?"

Cu Chulainn walked in, gun in hand. "It was Hercules who was doing the damage, right? As for the lack of broadcasting... a dark-skinned guy with a mask ran over carrying something strange, and I stabbed him to death."

"..."

Jiang You saw the sudden email reward containing the Soul Crystal and [Gilgamesh]*1, and he knew Kotomine Kirei had been killed. If Kotomine Kirei had been a little more patient, he wouldn't have left so early. It can only be said that for pleasure, he even gave up his life.

"But what's the point of just giving me one? Where's Wang Cai?"

Jiang You looked at the meaningless card in his hand with disdain. He didn't even have any equipment cards in his deck. However, he still told Baimao the news he had received.

According to the latest news, the highest prize in the Cathedral District has been won by Master Rin Tousaka! Congratulations to her! With the two stars she gained as a seeded player, Rin Tousaka now holds seven stars, securing first place by a landslide. The grand prize is just around the corner! Okay, let's continue watching the live competition.

"Illya, I remember you told Mom that the Third Law is your family's long-cherished wish, right?"

Minamoto no Raikou had arrived at the side of Tōsaka Rin without her knowing, and a faint lightning light slowly seeped out from the blade.

"Of course, we can't give this kind of thing to anyone else. Do you want to keep her?"

Toosaka Rin suddenly became nervous. The Einzbern family's obsession with the Third Law was obvious to all. How could Illya give up?

"Tousaka Rin, you said you wanted to defeat Caster, too, right?"

Illya's ruby ​​eyes stared at Tohsaka Rin.

Even though she didn't understand what Illya meant, Tōsaka Rin nodded. This was her duty as the de facto manager of Fuyuki.

"Then, the next time we meet, we'll be enemies. Caster can only be defeated by me."

Illya didn't care about the mystery. She just wanted to get Jiang You and meet her mother. Of course, a big part of it was because she liked the way he got along with Jiang You - when Jiang You was messing around, he would take her with him, like a playmate. If Jiang You wanted to play that way, she would play with him.

It was just that Illya was very unhappy that Jiang You was not brought along to play this time. She would definitely give him a good beating, but that didn't mean she was willing to see others attack him.

"Berserker, let's go."

Illya whispered two words in Minamoto no Raikou's ear, which made Minamoto no Raikou put away his knife and smile happily. She hugged Illya in her arms, jumped up, and disappeared in the moonlight.

"Sakura, you'll help me, right?"

Toosaka Rin was worried that Matou Sakura would give the same answer.

"Sister, what are you talking about? Of course I will help you."

Sakura Matou gave a positive response to Rin Tohsaka with a gentle smile on her face.

Shirou Emiya looked at this schoolmate he had been with for a long time and always felt that her smile was not so genuine. However, out of politeness, he did not say it out loud, just thinking it was his own illusion.

"I originally just wanted to explain the details of the Holy Grail War to you today, but I didn't expect so many things to happen. Now it has come to this. What do you say, Emiya-san?"

"Of course I'm going to help you and Sakura, Tousaka-san."

Shirou Emiya felt that Caster was going too far by forcing so many ordinary people into this incident.

"As the Clock Tower's agent, I will naturally investigate this kind of malicious incident to the end."

Bazette stated her position without needing to be asked. Her stance had always been clear. "I've already reported this to the Clock Tower. Other forces will arrive to support us in a few days. This isn't just a matter of the Holy Grail War anymore. Caster must leave as soon as possible!"

Thus, the four formed a solid (?) alliance with common interests.

98

Chapter 98: The ability to fly is no longer news in Fuyuki nowadays.

"Then the question is, with Caster's Noble Phantasm, whether or not he enters the duel, he won't have an advantage in numbers, right?"

Jason was the first to raise the question. Jiang You already had several Special Summoned Heroic Spirits, excluding Illya, who had clearly stated that she would not cooperate. Without Jason, their number of Heroic Spirits would be even smaller.

"Actually, Lancer fought against the black Berserker he summoned, but never triggered his Noble Phantasm."

Bazette reminded Jason of the information he already knew.

"Now that you mention it, I remember that when Hercules attacked him, it was other heroic spirits who blocked the blow for him."

Jason hammered his palm, recalling some details of his encounter with Jiang You. "So, unconventionally summoned Heroic Spirits can avoid his Noble Phantasm. Doesn't that mean—"

"That's right, Jason. You are the key to defeating Caster."

Toosaka Rin added the rest of the words for Jason. Because of the duel, Jason had already revealed his real name, and Toosaka Rin was too lazy to hide it anymore.

"I've used my Master's authority to check Caster's stats. He doesn't have any Noble Phantasms that hide his faceplate. Aside from his Noble Phantasm and Luck, everything else is a decent C. Most Heroic Spirits can easily crush him as long as they can surpass his Noble Phantasm."

"Then there are the Servants summoned by Caster. Besides the information about Assassin provided by Ms. Bazette, I can confirm that one of the Servants is Medea."

Hearing this name, all the Masters and Servants looked at Jason. The story between them was well known to everyone.

"Don't look at me, I can't hide from her."

Jason confidently expressed his evasive attitude, "So I leave Medea to you!"

Cu Chulainn sighed deeply: "When I think about protecting a guy like this, I feel the hair all over my body."

"Feel the same."

Red A nodded in agreement, feeling that Jason had lowered the overall level of the Heroic Spirits of the Age of Gods.

"No! I'm the main force after all. At least show me some respect!"

Jason was so angry that he jumped up and down. "Forget about the Celtic Son of Light, but how can you, a super mercenary, say this to me?"

Like the completely inexperienced Shirou Emiya, Matou Sakura watched and listened silently, only offering a gentle smile when Rin Tōsaka turned her head towards her. Medusa, not one for words, simply remained silently by Matou Sakura's side.

The first night in Duel City passed uneventfully, with only two duels taking place.

In order to prove the authenticity of the soul crystal, Jiang You used threats and inducements to buy the temporary use rights of Liudong Temple overnight, and arranged for Medea to work overtime to set up the position, and placed the soul crystal in a prominent position as a display.

Regardless, the duel broadcast caused a stir in Fuyuki, both for the cards that displayed perfect "projections" and for the actions of the upper-class individuals being treated as prey. Some sought to suppress the incident, but Hassan the Hundred Faces' espionage and infiltration abilities were inhumane. The television station was completely under control, and most requests for foreign aid were intercepted. A normal blockade was sufficient to allow Jiang You to complete the three days of the duel.

People are always curious about new and amazing things, so Fuyuki seemed to be caught up in a frenzy. The ticket counter of the amusement park was always crowded with onlookers, and even many ordinary people wanted to try to qualify for the duel.

With such high levels of attention, human trafficking can no longer be suppressed.

No matter where the "wild monsters" hide, they will be discovered in less than ten minutes.

"Is this the first magician who has attempted to directly steal the Soul Crystal?"

Jiang You looked at the pile of corpses in the guest room and felt that he had underestimated the appeal of the soul crystal. After seeing the real thing, many magicians still tried to bypass the rules and snatch it directly.

However, they still underestimated Caster's position and Assassin's surprise attack ability. Everyone who came was left behind, and the deaths were really varied.

"It's the eleventh one. Don't they use their brains? Someone who possesses props of this level is definitely not something third-rate magicians like them can deal with."

Medea rolled her eyes, thinking that modern magicians were too confident and had no idea how to judge the situation.

"And please stop dragging me into commentary. Do you really treat me like a beast of burden? What about what you promised me?"

Medea still wanted to get her own deck, or to snatch control of Jason from Rin Toosaka, but Jiang You didn't plan to let Jason leave before the end of the event. He had too few contestants with names, so he had to divert Medea's attention.

"Don't worry, I've already rented a model shop for you. It's right in the city center, with three floors and a basement. It's more than enough for you to convert into a workshop."

Jiang You has some understanding of Medea's hobbies, and he can quickly improve her favorability by prescribing the right medicine.

Jiang You reduced Medea's resentment and also got a trap card that can break the effect or the Minotaur [Wan Fu Bi Ying Po Jie]

"is it?"

Medea pulled down her hood to prevent Jiang You from seeing her joyful expression.

"That's quite thoughtful. What about the specific location? I need to go and investigate."

"The store north of the city center isn't too remote or too noisy. We've already contacted a renovation team for you. They can remodel the store anytime, or you can do it yourself. Here, here are the keys."

Jiang You saw that Medea couldn't wait any longer, so he threw the key over to her.

"Ahem, the magic workshop is indeed what I need. I just need to make some magic props, so let me take my leave first."

Medea took the key and flew directly to her destination. With the current level of chaos in Fuyuki City, the fact that someone could fly was hardly news.

"So Konami also did the management system."

Jiang You looked at the panel that suddenly popped up, and felt more and more that this game was a super patchwork. However, the funds provided by Atram were completely sufficient on the secular level, and there was no card purchasing system, which was completely unnecessary.

"Let's see how the battle is going now."

Jiang You turned on the TV. Right now, the most watched channel in Japan was the Fuyuki Channel. Aside from the locals of Fuyuki, everyone else was treating it like a special event, with amazing special effects.

Jiang You glanced at the contestants' rankings based on the stars they received.

1st: Shinji Matou.

99

Chapter 99: Baimao has been commercialized.

"No, Shinji-kun is so strong?"

Jiang You couldn't believe his eyes. It was true that Shinji Matou was almost a jack of all trades after using magic, but normally speaking, Shinji Matou's deck was not much stronger than that of an ordinary person. Even if he kept hunting those neutral tickets, it would be difficult for him to keep the stars from being snatched by those magicians.

"Not sure, take another look."

Jiang You felt that he had turned on the TV in the wrong way, so he turned it on again.

[This is host Baimao broadcasting the live duel. We can see that the current first-place contestant, Shinji Matou, has been attacked again. This time, his opponent is the ninth-ranked magician, Mr. Zenjo.]

"Chancheng?"

Jiang You looked at the magician. He seemed to have seen him before in the timeline ten years ago, but there was a subtle difference: in this timeline, the Chancheng family's magic heritage had been completely severed. Although he was now a commoner with no connection to magic, the magic gene still flowed in his blood. The reason he was able to participate in the competition was to revive the family magic.

Although Mr. Chancheng doesn't know magic, his family's knowledge and history still preserve many powerful cards, making him a formidable competitor. Mr. Lancelot, please share your thoughts.

【Ahrrrrrr——】

"Good Lancelot means: Mr. Zencheng has a good fighting spirit and a strong will, but his strength is too weak, and he has not done a good job of gathering intelligence on his opponent. It would be difficult for him to win unless he gets lucky."

Ahrr?

"No, Baimao, how did you understand what Lancelot said?"

Jiang You said that Lancelot's intelligence in the frenzy state was almost non-existent and he could only understand some simple commands. Is Baimao so proficient in the encyclopedia?

"Master, I don't understand."

The real body of Baimao has been following Jiang You, acting as a relay point for all Baimao and transmitting information to Jiang You.

"I'm just talking nonsense, but the audience likes this kind of prank more, and the ratings have increased a bit now. Although I think it would be better to let Miss Medea show her face, beauties from other countries are more eye-catching."

"...It's a waste of your talent to do assassination."

Jiang You felt that as a heroic spirit, Baimao had allocated all his combat points elsewhere, otherwise he wouldn't be so weak and useless.

"And let me remind you one thing. Lancelot's Noble Phantasm, 'Not for One's Own Glory', can be disguised as someone else."

"what do you mean……"

Baimao immediately understood Jiang You's intention. "Just make sure Lancelot doesn't speak. I've mastered the art of imitating accents. I'll go inform the others right away!"

At this time, the live battle is still going on.

"Matou Shinji, I've heard of you."

Although the Zenjo family is no longer among the magician families, its contacts with other families have not completely stopped. Their eldest daughter, Zenjo Aoi, married Tōsaka Tokiomi because of this connection, so she still hears news about the Fuyuki magic world.

【The Last Zen Magician】

2-star attack power 1200 → attack power 1400

The Zencheng contestant summoned his great-grandfather, the last generation of magicians in his family.

"You were also unable to inherit the Matou family's magic seal because of a blockage in your magic circuits, right? That's why you adopted a girl from the Tōsaka family to carry on the legacy. You and I are the same, both of us crave this thing immensely. Therefore, I will not hold back!"

The mention of the inheritance of magic angers Shinji Matou. In other areas, he's smooth sailing and an absolute genius. This is why he's so hostile to Sakura Matou—he should be the best heir to the Matou family!

"No, I'm different from you!"

Shinji Mamata let out a maniacal smile, something seemed to be wriggling beneath his skin. "I'm no half-baked magician. In this magic competition, I will make everyone submit to me. The Soul Crystal will definitely be in my pocket!"