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

The Knight of Purification was only a stepping stone; the real purpose was to summon him.

Amid the sound of waves, a handsome red-haired man walked slowly towards them, plucking the strings of a zither.

【Tristan】Attack power 2000.

"The sound of waves?"

Tristan listened to the sound effects of his own entrance, the lingering sound of his last moments, a true part of his life. His already furrowed brows nearly knitted together. "How sad! Heroic Spirits are such tragic beings, trapped in the cycle of life. Ah, so sad."

"Cui Sad, could you please stop repeating these two words? I'm tired of hearing them."

Tristan wasn't that weird, he was just cute. "If you want to be happy, you should have Isolde in your deck. This Noble Phantasm of mine will allow you to see your former loved ones. Everyone who has used it says it's great."

Of course, there are those who don't want to see their past selves, and those who have no reputation to speak of because their own effects are too bad, but those people have been killed. Therefore, the positive reviews are still 100%.

"Ah, Isolde."

Tristan did know that she was in his deck, but his situation was not that simple.

"But which Isolde is this? This feeling of uncertainty, of not knowing when to lose something, is so sad. It's like grabbing a straw when drowning. You can't be sure when it will break, and you dare not use force, nor dare to let go. There is nothing more sad than this."

Jiang Youcai just remembered that there were two Isoldes in this person's love history. Tristan was probably not sure which Isolde he wanted to meet, and he didn't know whether the card with the same name had any notes.

"That's quite sad indeed."

Jiang You recalled the legend of Tristan and could only say that it was okay not to eat meal replacements.

"It's so sad, being so close to you and yet not being able to see you. But I'm still so grateful to you for giving me this opportunity."

Tristan saluted Jiang You and said, "In return, I will defeat you with all my strength!"

"If possible, I'd like you to give me your deck in return."

Jiang You felt that generating a deck based on his own history was simply a bad civilization. If it were physical cards, he wouldn't have to collect them one by one. If he won, he could just go up and clear the deck and be done with it.

"Tristan's effect will be destroyed if a Servant with a lower attack power than this card declares an attack!"

Although Tristan is not good at martial arts, his large-scale vacuum arrows can be called a small foe crusher.

"Next, it's the King's Divine Protection! I activate the Continuous Spell Card [Reversed Blessing]! This card's activation cannot be negated, and you cannot activate effects in response to this card's activation!"

The blessing from the Lion King appeared in Tristan's hand in the form of a permanent magic card, also a card with special effects, indicating its powerful power.

"This card activates by selecting a Knight of the Round Table on the field. While this card is face-up on the field, the selected Knight cannot be destroyed by battle, cannot be destroyed by effects, cannot be targeted by effects, and its attack power is increased by 500 points. Also, as long as this card is on the field, damage taken by our main player in battle is healed for an equal amount!"

The Reversal Blessing in the game is a counter-reversal of the corresponding class, and except for the Sword class, it only deals equal damage. However, this one lives up to its name, converting damage into healing.

"By the way, this card also cannot be selected and cannot be destroyed by card effects. The King's Blessing is not so easily dispelled! Of course, this card will be destroyed when the selected target leaves the field."

Tristan added some information to the setting, saying that it is reasonable that blessings without entities cannot be selected.

[Tristan] Attack damage 2000 → 2500

Being unable to be selected and unable to be broken by battle is indeed a very good resistance. The only means Jiang You can use to defend himself are Wang Ha's attacks and Shashengyuan's cannibalism.

"Finally, I covered two cards in the backfield and ended my turn."

Tristan completed the arrangement quickly, with the momentum of a single card (referring to a single servant) solo.

"So strong!"

Gudako reviewed her deck. While she had a large number of cards, most of them were played by different players. Tristan's effect meant she couldn't find a way to break through. However, Tristan's offensive power was also insufficient, so she was likely to end up in a war of attrition.

"Mr. Jiang You, can you win?"

Jiang You glanced at Gudako. He didn't dare say anything like "I will win." Tristan might pull out some strange card and cut him off.

"It seems your deck is more geared towards single-player combat."

Jiang You was actually prepared to face multiple Knights of the Round Table at once, but Tristan's performance and the cards didn't seem like a team effort. However, this was consistent with the current plot, as the Knights of the Round Table were attacking one by one. "I'm sorry, the Lion King's blessing is of no use to me."

"It's so sad."

Tristan said to Jiang You with pity, "You simply cannot understand what kind of existence our king is now. Her blessing..."

"Indeed, if you stick to the field, most decks I know of will be crushed by you. Only Toosaka Rin has a slight chance of winning, but unfortunately, you're facing me."

Even if Wang Ha wasn't a king, Jiang You had a card that could handle the current situation perfectly. "My turn, draw a card!"

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Chapter 185: The Knight King understands people's hearts very well.

Jiang You didn't activate Destined Draw right away, as the required Magic Cards were already in his hand at the start of the game. He wanted to use King Clam, but not only did he not have any in his deck, but even the Hassan in his hand wasn't enough. Sesshōin couldn't summon Servant Summon because the opponent only had two Servants on the field.

"First, I activate [Impossible Promise] to send a card from my hand to the Graveyard, and add a [Snow Castle] from my Deck to my hand."

It's a rare omission for Emiya Kiritsugu, who usually accompanies "Imperial Promise." Jiang You suspects it's been a while since he's seen Kiritsugu, weakening their bond. The Kiritsugu from the Fourth War is now similar to the Kiritsugu from Mairi, wandering the world. Conversely, the chances of getting Illya have increased significantly.

However, the card sent to the graveyard this time is [Stealth Change], which is equivalent to half a Kite Robot, so it is not a complete loss of cards.

"I activate the effect of Snow Castle! I add a [Lizzelite] from my deck to my hand!"

Although Sera is more profitable, it requires a summon, so Jiang You still chose Lijielit.

"[Lizelit]'s effect sends a card from your hand to the graveyard, and Special Summon a [Clothes of Heaven] from your deck!"

At the same time as [Lijelite] entered the graveyard, Tristan also turned over the face-up card in his backfield.

"I don't know what you're going to summon, but it must be something quite troublesome."

Tristan's intuition was not wrong. [Clothes of Heaven] could be used to eliminate Einzbern's servants back and forth, allowing him to jump back and forth in the cemetery. It could be said that one garment could be passed down through three generations, and the garment would remain even after the person was gone.

"I activate the Counter Trap Card [Advice to the Knight King]! This card can only be activated when the opponent's Servant activates its effect, negating this effect! King, you don't understand human nature!"

"Good fellow, noble Three Speed. But your king (?) clearly understands people's hearts, doesn't he?"

Jiang You's impression of Gun Dai was based on three broken pictures and some fan works, and what he was referring to was just memes. The truth was, Gun Dai in the sixth singularity was fully armored, tightly wrapped, and the human heart that Jiang You wanted to see was also non-existent.

"It truly makes me sad. Although this may seem a bit inappropriate, the king today truly deserves this statement."

Tristan just thought that Jiang You was talking about what the Lion King had done. He and Gawain and others understood what the king had done, but they were now just Knights of the Round Table fighting for the Lion King. No matter what decision the Lion King made, they would fully support him.

"If you can understand and even accept my king's decision, then surrender. At least you will die peacefully."

"We're not talking about the same thing."

Jiang You wouldn't elaborate on what he meant by "human heart." He didn't want to be labeled strangely. There were still many Heroic Spirits watching, so he couldn't lose his basic favorability. "Since it's interrupted, let's just activate this card. You flip it, and I'll flip it too! I banish [Lijelite] from the Graveyard. Activate the Spell Card [Tainted Greater Holy Grail]!"

A pitch-black hole appeared above everyone's head, and black mud filled with malice flowed out of the hole.

"While this card is on the field, all attack and recovery bonuses are reversed. Northern Half... The blessing the Lion King gave you has now become a curse!"

This card perfectly counters the effect of [Reversed Blessing]. The battle damage will also change from healing to effect damage again, and Tristan has no way to avoid it.

[Tristan] Attack damage 2500 → 1500

"How sad that you, a Heroic Spirit, could wield such evil power..."

Tristan thought that this card was Jiang You's history. He opened his squinting eyes and looked at Jiang You with extreme caution.

"As a knight, I must defeat beings like you!"

"are you crazy!"

Jiang You raised an international friendly gesture to him, what a double standard.

"I'm using this thing to save people, and you're practicing your chivalry here, slaughtering people (?) and you still have the nerve to criticize me? Just wait, I'm going to slap you in the face today!"

"Because there is [Snow Castle] on the field, I Special Summon Illya from my hand!"

[Illya] Attack damage: 1500 → 1000.

"Knights of the Round Table?"

Because Illya was summoned not long ago, Jiang You did not explain the situation here to her. She only now learned the identity of her enemy from other people.

The Knights of the Round Table are very famous in the legend. Illya thinks that they are also very strong and should be first-class heroes.

"But it doesn't matter, Caster is the strongest!"

"Please spare me. According to the normal timeline, the guy you said this to would have already become a cushion."

Jiang You didn't expect that Illya's bragging about Hercules would come back to haunt him, so he quickly interrupted her.

"I activate Illya's effect to Special Summon a Berserker from my Deck! However, the effect will be negated. So, come on, Minamoto no Raikou! Show the Knights of the Round Table how powerful you are!"

Purple thunder falls here, and Minamoto no Raikou wearing an apron appears!

【Minamoto no Raikou】Attack power 3000.

Minamoto no Raikou, holding an egg beater, struck a fighting stance. She was still preparing Illya's lunch box for tomorrow, some of the ingredients needed to be prepared and frozen in advance. She looked like a mature wife, with no trace of the military commander's aura.

"This concentration of magic power..."

Minamoto no Raikou keenly sensed something was amiss in the surroundings, but this Noble Phantasm was something she was very familiar with. Sure enough, she turned around and saw the irritating guy, along with Illya. "Jiang You, you were summoned somewhere else, and you brought Illya with you, right? How could you let Illya come to such a dangerous place? In this era, there are fantasy species that are as powerful as demons!"

"It's actually His Excellency Minamoto no Raikou."

As a servant of the middle period of Heian-kyō, Tawara Tota was well aware of the legend of Minamoto no Raikou.

"It's just that her aura... is a bit scary in every sense of the word."

So Tawaratouta decided not to talk to him.

"Looks like I have to find a way to get Hercules' card."

Minamoto no Raikou would be a rather troublesome Servant if he didn't agree with him, so Jiang You thought it would be best to use him less. Furthermore, the effect of Hercules was more suitable for Illya. "Next time, I'll secretly bring Illya out to play!"

"you……!"

Minamoto no Raikou was furious, but she really couldn't do anything about Jiang You. Jiang You could take Illya away at any time without her consent. She felt a bit like a single mother whose child was taken away by her ex-husband.

Seeing that Minamoto no Raikou's eyes were already misty, Illya quickly comforted him, "It's okay, Raikou. If you're worried, I can summon you with the Command Spell."

Jiang You touched his chin, thinking about the feasibility. But isn't it a bit too much to keep doing this?

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Chapter 186 Successfully tricked Minamoto no Raikou into taking his body (not really)

Jiang You paid attention to his Command Seals, which would be refreshed every time he entered a new scenario. He also didn't know what the situation was with Illya's Command Seals. You know, Illya never used a Command Seal in the entire fifth war.

"There's another question. Illya, your summoning method is my Duel Spirit. Being defeated doesn't affect your true form. You can summon it again after a cooldown period. However, if you summon Minamoto no Raikou using Command Seals, she will truly return to the Throne of Heroes after being defeated."

Jiang You felt that there was some room for maneuver in this matter. Minamoto no Raikou's cards could make up for his lack of management, so it was impossible for him not to be greedy.

To be precise, he coveted the bodies of all heroes, including King Hassan.

"In that case, Raikou, please don't come."

Illya didn't want Minamoto no Raikou to leave for this reason.

"I'm here to help Jiang You. Just think of me as someone who's here for fun. Don't worry."

"So, Minamoto no Raikou. If you're so worried about Illya, leave yourself to me."

Jiang You tried to bypass the favorability issue and directly obtain Minamoto no Raikou's card. After all, there were precedents, so as long as the Heroic Spirit agreed, it would be fine.

"Then you can go on adventures with me elsewhere without worry. Minamoto no Raikou, you don't want Illya to leave you and me on adventures out there, do you?"

Minamoto no Raikou was not worried that Jiang You would lie about his Noble Phantasm, so she agreed decisively: "I promise you, Illya, I will protect you."

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"But Jiang You, you..."

Illya realized that Jiang You's real body was active in other places. It would be okay if they were defeated, but if something happened to Jiang You, they would be gone.

"Don't worry, I'll leave the holy relic behind, and you can summon it when the time comes..."

Jiang You had never died in the game before, but he figured he'd most likely have to restart from the last checkpoint. The worst-case scenario would be playing through the story all over again. This crossover storyline was just as long as the main storyline itself, and both could only progress chronologically. He didn't dare try it.

“You are not allowed to die!”

Illya didn't dare let Jiang You return to Valhalla. This guy couldn't even explain his past. As Jiang You's Master, she could clearly see Jiang You's faceplate, but there was no way to confirm his true identity. Who knew who his so-called holy relic would summon?

"Even if I really summon you again, will you still be you when I summon you? With your personality, you'll just run away when you see a Master with better results! Don't think of escaping our dark game this way!"

Jiang Youxin thought that this crappy setting had been eaten up long ago.

"Don't worry, with my ability, it's no problem if I can't win and want to escape."

"The duel continues!"