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Intentionally circumventing the topic, the mage continued, "For the strategic purpose of 'not failing,' we don't necessarily have to defeat the Black Faction. We just need to maintain our existence. The Black Faction is the same... They don't need to win or lose, as long as they exist."

At this point, Alice, who was already leading the Knights in battle in her own world, roughly understood: "However, now the Black Faction has made an unexpected move."

“That’s right, they are ‘eliminating’ those within the organization who share similar sentiments. As far as Mr. Blitz Toca is concerned, there is no need to participate in the ‘Holy Grail War’ as long as Miss Elina can be resurrected, which is why he was attacked. In this situation, the reduction of the Black Faction’s Servants is not a good thing for us; on the contrary, it should be a rather bad situation, not to mention that while eliminating internal members, he is also summoning new Servants.”

At this point, the mage's tone became serious: "If I'm not mistaken, his current plan is to replace all the members of the Black Faction with the Heroic Spirits he summoned."

"The same as the previous Altair?"

"No, the two are fundamentally different. Altair summoned us to destroy this world, but none of us entered this world to destroy it. Whether it was Seresia and me at the beginning, or Bai Yaxiang and Mr. Blitz now, we all fought for our own personal reasons... Rather than saying that Altair summoned us to help her destroy the world, it would be more accurate to say that she summoned us to stop her from destroying the world."

"However, he is completely different from Altair. If he makes the decision to 'destroy the world,' he will spare no effort to achieve this goal. It is conceivable what stance the heroic spirits he summons to destroy the world will take in this situation."

Bai Yaxiang scratched his head in frustration, finally giving up on thinking: "I don't really understand complicated things, just tell me what to do now."

"At this stage, it's no longer something that we can decide alone..."

As he said this, the mage looked at the ordinary boy who didn't belong to any of the story's "protagonists": "Prince Sota, we can only rely on you now."

"Huh? But my proposal was just..."

"Of course, I wouldn't have had high hopes for such a proposal in the first place, but the situation is different now. Although he has gained the vast majority of the recognition power, the live broadcast of the 'Holy Grail War' has also given us a lot of recognition power, so maintaining the existence of a 'character' is not a problem."

"But will this really convince Altair...?"

“If you can persuade Mr. Britz in the same way, then you should be able to persuade Altair as well.”

Seeing that Mizushino Sota was still hesitant, the mage had to emphasize his words: "It is no exaggeration to say that the future of the world depends on your choice, Prince Sota!"

"I-I know!"

Facing these characters whom he once looked up to but who now inspire him so intensely, Mizuno Sata felt a surge of strength within him: "I will do my best to complete this 'story'!"

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As the summoning incantation and ritual began, the figure of the spirit, riding a warhorse and wielding a long spear, slowly emerged.

In terms of appearance, she is about 80% similar to Alice Tria, whom he had met before. However, Lin Yi, who personally summoned the "Rider" class Servant in front of him, was quite clear about the essential difference between the two.

Re:CREATORS: Chapter 507 Re: The Holy Grail War (10)

"Now we have the right quantity... hmm?"

The fourth day of the Holy Grail War.

Lin Yi noticed the unusual fluctuations that erupted from the city center immediately after he had just summoned the new Rider class replacement for the Black Faction.

The fluctuation consists of two segments. The first segment is the huge barrier that appeared before—used to isolate the inside from the outside and prevent the battle from affecting reality. In a sense, it is a fluctuation segment that "creates the stage".

The second segment is a bit strange. It comes from Altair, who should have stayed at the base as before and not gone anywhere. But now she appears in the barrier, seemingly trapped and fighting.

"Having changed your mind, are you now officially ready to fight for the grand ideal of 'destroying the world'?"

Just as Lin Yi was pondering whether he should take the Black Faction's heroic spirits to support this nominal "Chaos Leader," the intense energy fluctuations subsided rapidly and disappeared completely in less than two minutes.

This strange situation made Lin Yi hesitate.

Regardless of victory or defeat, given Altair's methods, it shouldn't have ended so quickly. Or did some unexpected situation occur?

For example, a character similar to oneself is summoned to the entire world, and even belongs to the side of justice.

This possibility cannot be ruled out. After all, this world itself is full of strange things, including the "Golden Clan" who left no trace on this coordinate guide side.

Whether it is true or not, a little probing will make it clear.

With the mindset that he was just an information entity anyway and it wouldn't matter if he was consumed, Lin Yi moved the four summoned heroic spirits and officially approached the city area.

Among the five "Heroic Spirits," Kiyohime, who had been wandering on the edge of the city experiencing "modern civilization," was the first to arrive at the scene.

Unlike her easy infiltration three days ago, Kiyohime, whose class was Berserker instead of Assassin, was directly captured and pulled into the barrier by the mages who had set up a protective barrier.

Noticing the change in her surroundings, Kiyohime did not panic. Instead, she smiled at the somewhat tense magical girl and the murderous female knight in front of her: "I'm definitely better at tracking than infiltrating."

"Evil Path, are you prepared to pay the price for your past actions?"

"Oh dear, what have I done?"

"Ask yourself what you have done—Gaz Pon Belishge! Answer my call and manifest here as shining lightning!"

Flames and lightning clashed fiercely, and after a brief stalemate, the battle ended with the flames subsiding under the glow of cherry blossom magic. The "Berserker," who was at a disadvantage, did not fight to the bitter end like other Berserker-class Heroic Spirits who had lost their minds, but instead quickly moved to another position.

It was clear that, without worrying about the destruction to their surroundings, both the knights and the magical girls were giving it their all. Under the barrage of a series of combined spells, Kiyohime, who was already at a disadvantage, was quickly locked on and hit.

Just as the female knight was about to press her advantage and finish off her opponent in one fell swoop, her companions suddenly stopped her.

"Please wait, Alice-chan."

"Mo Meixiang?"

"Perhaps she, like Mr. Britz and Miss Altair, is fighting us for some reason... If that's the case, perhaps she could become my ally."

Although he didn't think it was possible, out of habit for his friend, the knight stopped attacking and landed on the ground.

"My name is Mami."

To Kiyohime, who was struggling to her feet, the magical girl stood before her with sincere intentions: "Kira no Mamika, the protagonist of 'Magical Killer Mamika'."

"I heard your story from Meteora-chan, and I'd like to confirm it with you. Kiyohime-san, are you fighting for Anchin, whom you're pursuing?"

“If so, you must have been deceived by that person, just like Mr. Blitz and Miss Altair. In this world, only the ‘Creator’ can grant your wishes, so please don’t continue—”

He was abruptly interrupted mid-sentence: "I don't dislike honest people, but your partner doesn't seem to think so?"

"Eh?"

Following Kiyohime's gaze, one sees the still vigilant knight.

Under the expectant gaze of the magical girl, the female knight could only reluctantly put down her weapon: "If you are willing to do as Mami said, I can forgive your previous mistakes."

As if hearing the most beautiful words in the world, the girl's disheveled face blossomed into an unprecedentedly radiant smile. However, this smile brought far more than just superficial joy—

You're lying.

— Rather, it was hatred.

"Danger, Mami!"

"Next, I will eliminate that lying liar."

A strong sense of danger prompted the knight to act decisively. He grabbed the stunned magical girl, mounted his warhorse, and galloped into the sky. However, it was too late.

Formed from countless intense and twisted emotions, born from the flames—

"TenShin Kasho Zanmai (TenShin Kasho Zanmai)!!!"

—The Dragon of Flames.

There was no ethereal freedom to roam the four seas, nor the vastness to command clouds and rain; there was only a mad and twisted emotion. The "dragon" manifested in this way was surrounded by heavy flames, carrying the hatred for the betrayal of his beloved. Like facing the monk who had once fled from him, he chased after the two who were fleeing into the sky.

At this moment, Alice Tria truly understood Kiyohime's words, "I'm definitely better at tracking than infiltrating." Despite having exhausted every means of escape, the "dragon" behind her hadn't gone any further; on the contrary, it was constantly closing the distance. Just when the knight was almost in despair, a cold snort suddenly reached her ears.

"The myriad phenomena of the universe, Chapter Seven."

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Despite the changes in the world and the shifts in history, some things are ultimately unchangeable.

She couldn't catch up with Anzhen before, and even transforming into a dragon couldn't bring back what she was pursuing... and it still is now.

The goal before her suddenly vanished at the last moment, and what lay ahead transformed from an empty sky into solid earth. With a final trace of unfulfilled regret, the girl, now a dragon, threw herself into the embrace of the earth.

"boom--------!!!"

The violent explosion and shockwave overturned several low-rise houses in the vicinity, and the flames shooting into the sky illuminated the entire center of the barrier, causing the barrier itself to shake...

It took a long time for the aftershocks of the explosion to slowly dissipate.

As he helped the magical girl he was protecting to her feet and turned to look at the scene at the center of the explosion, a wave of fear washed over him: "Are the heroic spirits in his world all monsters?"

Re:CREATORS: Chapter 508 Re: The Holy Grail War (11)

[Your Highness, the second one has entered the barrier and is approaching you.]

Before Alice could recover, a message from the mage forced her to pull herself together: "Received, who is it this time?"

[...I don't know, it's probably a new Heroic Spirit. In any case, please remain extremely cautious.]

"Even if you don't emphasize it, I know what to do."

As Alice Tria watched the "knight" speeding down from the edge of the barrier, who had already fought against "Heroic Spirits" several times, her expression turned serious: "Another new 'Heroic Spirit'?"

Meanwhile, Meteora, who was maintaining the stability of the barrier, also focused most of her attention on the knight who had suddenly broken into the barrier.

Unlike Kiyohime, who was passively pulled in, this black knight was not pulled in by a mage, but actively broke through from the outside to enter the inner circle.

"It's not the previous Assassin, nor the red-haired Lancer that Alina described... So, this is also a newly summoned Heroic Spirit."

"Compared to this, don't you think this guy looks a lot like His Highness the Knight?"

Using the same lance as a weapon, riding the same flying warhorse, and even having the same golden hair, if it weren't for the other person's completely inhumanly indifferent demeanor, one would almost suspect that they were another version of "Alice".

“They do look very similar, but their classes should be different… Miss Seresia, I’m entrusting this Servant to you. You don’t need to defeat her, just keep her occupied.”

Above the barrier, Seresia, piloting the Frege Knight, was lost in thought until the voice in the communication channel sounded again.

Miss Seresia.

"Ah, no problem."

Watching the flustered Knight Frege charging downwards on the screen, the mage couldn't help but feel worried.

Sota Mizushino, who was also in the command room, was equally worried: "Caron's departure has a great impact on Seresia... After all, he is a character I have always admired and liked, so it was expected that things would turn out this way."

"We can only hope that she can overcome this soon, because there is no chance of victory if she fights in this state."

"Is Altair still unwilling to talk about Caron?"

"Well, although Setsuna persuaded her to give up destroying the world and help us end this chaos, she was still unwilling to reveal any information about the Black Faction."

"For Altair, joining our camp is already the limit. It's probably impossible to make her completely betray her former allies. After all, from the very beginning, the Black Faction's actions were all for her 'goals.' Expecting her to completely disregard the past alliance and do something like that is probably beyond what is acceptable."

Upon hearing the mage's words, Sota Mizushino had a question: "I was thinking before, since Altair has already given up, shouldn't the cause and effect of this 'Holy Grail War' be over? Why is it still going on now..."

As the two figures on the screen continued to approach, Mizusaka couldn't bear to see the character "Selesia" get injured or even leave the scene because of her love for her. Naturally, she couldn't expect this "Holy Grail War" to continue.

"We have actually considered the possibility of a peaceful end, but that is only a last resort."

"Eh?"

"...This is just a general statement. No one wants to see something they've worked so hard to complete told they're no longer needed before it even has a chance to be put to any use. Perhaps Altair can give up her original goal, but the 'role' she's drawn into because of this idea can't just walk away like that. If we rashly make such a suggestion to him, it's very likely that we won't achieve our desired goal, and it might even exacerbate the conflict between the two sides, so it can only be used as a last resort."

"Um, I don't quite understand. If it could end peacefully, there wouldn't be any problems, right? Why would it escalate the conflict?"

Meeting Shui Xiaosai's puzzled gaze, the mage's expression turned serious: "For this 'Holy Grail War,' he personally killed Charon and Blitz, and even one of the Heroic Spirits he summoned has fallen. Can we really accept simply negating all these sacrifices?"

"Perhaps (seven) 侕san冷咝jiu祁衫死 To the 'creators' living in this world, those of us who died in this 'Holy Grail War' are just characters in a story, but for us who are already living in the story, this is not something that can be easily discarded."

Unable to bear such a gaze, Mizushio Sata subconsciously avoided the mage's eyes. Seeing this, the latter did not continue to press, but instead expressed his thoughts: "The proposal for a peaceful end will be made to the other side at an appropriate time, but not now... Moreover, in his story, it is absolutely impossible to accept the compromise proposed by the weak. Only by showing corresponding power can there be a possibility of peace."

"Now is the time to show our strength and determination."

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Despite being both "rider" classes, their head-on clash showed no signs of a stalemate; instead, the outcome was decided in an instant.

"What--?!"

The knight, who should have charged in a straight line, retracted his lance at the last moment, defying the laws of physics as he deftly evaded Frege's interception in mid-air, circling to a blind spot beyond Frege's reach before thrusting his lance forward—

"clang--!"

The clashing of spears produced a piercing sound. After forcefully pushing the knight in front of her back, Alice Tria moved closer to the knight Frege, who was adjusting his stance.

"Are you alright, Miss Seresia?"

"Ah, thank you. That guy... something seems off about him."

This does not refer to combat ability, but rather to other factors.

After glancing around the barrier out of the corner of her eye and confirming that no more hostile Servants had appeared, Alice suggested, "It seems she came in alone. Why don't we join forces and defeat her as soon as possible?"

"No problem, now is not the time to talk about chivalry."

Just as the battle within the barrier resumed, Lin Yi, who had arrived late, also reached his destination. However, he was intercepted by an unexpected entity on the last short stretch of the journey.