Crossover Anime: Starting with a Simulated Online Game with the King

[Day 49: You decide to nurture Xiao Xiao properly, so you begin to teach her.]

Day 50: You teach Little Little how to use a gun, and Little Little teaches himself how to use an oil needle.

Day 100: You teach Little Illusion, and Little teaches herself Smoke-Making Technique.

Day 233: You taught Little Clairvoyance how to train, and Little Clairvoyance taught herself assassination techniques.

Year Two: Minor Illusion Technique breaks through to E level, self-taught Horse Attack.

Year 3: Xiao Xiaobi broke through to D level and taught himself throwing.

Year Four: You threw Xiaoxiao into the great forest... Illusion Breakthrough D, self-taught...

Fifth year: You threw Xiaoxiao into the Grand Canyon... Mind's Eye Breakthrough C, self-taught...

Year Six: You locked Xiaoxiao in prison, and Xiaoxiao fought her way out single-handedly... Xiaoxiao's stats all increased to E.

Year 7: Xiao Xiao taught herself many more techniques, and her strength and agility improved to D level.

January of the eighth year: The Assassin elders decided to assassinate Sanjar, the overlord of the Seljuk dynasty! Whoever kills him will become the nineteenth Hassan! I, Xiaoxiao, accept the mission!

Is it finally here? Xiao Xiao clenched her fists, watching this scene. After studying for so many years, was she finally going to prove herself?

[In February of the eighth year: You learn that Sanjar has fled to Merv, so you infiltrate the city of Merv. You originally intended to infiltrate using illusion and assassination techniques, but you discover that Sanjar has many followers and your magic power is insufficient to maintain the illusion indefinitely.]

You discover that Sanjar is recruiting maids on a large scale, so you infiltrate his ranks.

March of the eighth year: You successfully became the head lady-in-waiting thanks to your many skills, and gained the opportunity to get close to Sanjar!

On the night of March 12th, Year 3: As you were serving fruit to Sanjar, you suddenly dropped the plate and used it as a knife to strike Sanjar's throat! Sanjar's chief guard reacted and drew his own knife to attack you, but you completely ignored his attack. Your only target was his throat!

Your plate slits Sanjar's throat, a fatal blow, but the guard's knife is about to fall on you. You know you can't dodge it, but you face the situation calmly.

However, just as the knife was about to fall, you found that the other person's body was frozen in place by an invisible force, and the knife in his hand was twisted into a mess!

You reacted immediately, and at that moment, the other guards also reacted. They swung their knives at you, and just as they were about to hack you to death, everyone was shocked to find that you had simply vanished from their sight.

Illusion: B!

"It's Master! Master has made a move!" Xiao Xiao watched this scene with great joy. Master's illusion magic was truly amazing. He was able to retreat calmly among a room full of people.

"However, a master is still a master after all."

[April of the eighth year: You and Lin Ye returned to Alamut. As soon as you returned to the city, everyone cheered for you! They shouted Hassan Sabah's name and then took you directly to the center of the square!]

All the elders came forward, and the First Elder, under everyone's gaze, handed you the mask representing Hassan Sabah and announced to everyone: You! Are the nineteenth Hassan Sabah!

Because you are skilled in various techniques, possess extensive knowledge, and have an unpredictable and wondrous spirituality, you are given the title...

A hundred faces!

Lin Ye ⊙ω⊙!

"Damn it!!! Xiaoxiao is Bai Mao! How could she be... wait, why can't she be Bai Mao! I should have thought of that sooner, I should have thought of that sooner! Wait, what's with that genius girl?!"

Lin Ye immediately continued reading.

[Amidst the crowd, you see the gifted young woman turn away dejectedly. You overhear those around you saying that this girl had also applied to the council of elders a few days ago to become the nineteenth Hassan, but the elders rejected her, citing a lack of originality in her abilities, insufficient faith, and inadequate merit.]

"Damn! I know who she is now! She's Teemo, the Mad Immortal! No wonder I felt she was even more of a genius than Tiny! So that's how it is!"

It's all too easy to be blind to what's right under your nose! I've gotten used to it. Every time I do a simulation, the target is someone who's already achieved great success. I just go find them by name and forget about Hassan and his group of nameless people.

"So... the Hundred-Faced Hassan was actually trained by me?"

For a moment, Lin Ye was once again at a loss. After a long while, he finally came to a conclusion!

"I'm so strong!"

(P.S.: Please don't use a God's-eye view to interpret the protagonist's perspective. Without a God's-eye view, and since the protagonist's simulations are all text-based and you can't see their faces, it's really easy to confuse Kyoko and Hyakko.)

Chapter Thirty-Eight: The First Hassan! King Hassan!

[May of the eighth year: You discover that Bai Mao is still constantly learning all sorts of skills, but her mental state is getting worse and worse. So you tell her that it's better to master one skill than to be a jack of all trades. She falls into deep thought.]

At this moment, two options also appeared before Bai Mao.

[Option 1: It's better to be proficient in one skill than to be a jack of all trades. Master is right.]

Option 2: Mastering one skill is not as good as being proficient in many; the master doesn't understand this principle.

"I choose one!"

After thinking it over, Bai Mao decided to listen to Lin Ye. After all, in her eyes now, everything she had was given to her by Lin Ye.

[June of the eighth year: You begin to specialize in assassination and illusion techniques]

December of the eighth year: Lin Ye tells you that you have completed your apprenticeship. He has other matters to attend to and is going to travel to other places. Although you are reluctant to part with him, you do not hesitate.

Year 9: All your attributes are upgraded to D, and your agility is upgraded to C.

May of the tenth year: The Mongol army marched westward. Great Khan Möngke led the invincible Mongol army to destroy the large and small countries in the region. The Assassins naturally participated in the war and began to plunder the Mongol transport and supplies.

June of the tenth year: The Mongol army came with great force. In the end, Baimao decided to send elite assassins to kill Möngke. However, Möngke knew that the Assassins would come and laid a trap. All the assassins sent out were wiped out, and only Baimao returned.

July of the tenth year: The Mongol army completely subjugated all the former Seljuk regimes, and their troops also attacked the Assassins. You decided to fight and retreat, but even the most skilled assassins could not face a million-strong army. In the end, you retreated to Aramathe Fortress.

"This……"

Bai Mao watched this scene with tension; she never expected that what followed would be so terrifying.

[August of the tenth year: You are out of ammunition and food. You decide to fight to the death with all the assassins and the Mongol army. However, you did not expect that when you expressed your idea, all the assassins in the vicinity would surround you. They wanted to surrender, so your existence became an obstacle for them.]

Watching the assassins surround you, you helplessly close your eyes. Since it's their choice, you choose to accept it. However, you realize that just as these assassins are a step away, time seems to freeze. A chilling aura spreads through the area, and then you hear a sound...

"O Hundred Faces, what have you amassed with your countless wisdoms? A desire to seize the sole righteousness with a hundred souls? Foolish! Surrender your head!"

"This...this is..."

Bai Mao suddenly remembered a legend.

Legend has it that when each Hassan al-Sabah is about to die, the first Hassan, also known as the King Hassan, will take their head beforehand!

[You see that tall figure approach you, raising his massive sword. However, just as the sword is about to fall, Lin Ye suddenly appears, facing King Hassan without fear, and speaks...]

“Your Majesty King Hassan, Hundred Beasts’ life is not over yet. You cannot take her head now! As long as I am here, she will not be killed by these people!”

Hearing Lin Ye's words, Wang Hassan glanced at him and said, "Fate? I'll give you a chance, but if you can't do it, I'll take her head and your head together."

Then he simply disappeared into the sky.

You see Lin Ye grab your hand, remove the mask from your face, and then your figure completely disappears from the spot.

When you open your eyes again, you find yourself in a secluded paradise. Lin Ye tells you that he was away dealing with this place, a place far from the war, where he has gathered some refugees. From now on, you should continue to stay here and be a true "old man in the mountains."

After Lin Ye finished speaking, he completely disappeared from the scene. Watching Lin Ye's vanishing figure, you bowed deeply to him in gratitude.

Postscript: In the same year, you heard that although the assassins surrendered, Möngke still ordered the Aramote Castle to be razed to the ground, and many of the assassins were killed.

Ruklaidin, who had initially advocated surrender, was assassinated by you and your men on his way to meet Möngke. His head was then offered as a sacrifice in front of a statue, and this statue...

It was Lin Ye!

[This simulation has ended. Would you like to inherit your memories?]

"inherit!"

Of course we should inherit it! Ten years is a precious asset!

[Your achievements in this simulation:]

Don't underestimate a young girl's potential (You have successfully defeated the madman and become the nineteenth Hassan).

A secluded paradise (a secluded paradise, free from the ravages of war).

Your overall evaluation is B. Please select two rewards from the following list.

"There's a reward too!" Bai Mao exclaimed excitedly, staring at the virtual screen in front of her. She was arguably the most eager of all the simulated characters, after all... she was still locked up in prison and couldn't get out!

Excited, Bai Mao immediately began to check his system rewards.

[Option 1: Illusion B: Your master Lin Ye's magic is so realistic that it's hard to distinguish reality from illusion.]

"Choose this one! Master said, 'It's better to be proficient in one skill than to be a jack of a hundred!' This is definitely the one!"

Bai Mao chose option one without hesitation. It seems that he is the only person who has chosen illusion in all the simulations Lin Ye has conducted. He truly deserves to be Lin Ye's disciple.

[Option 2: Battle Retreat B: The true meaning of assassination is to flee a thousand miles if the attack fails. The user is particularly skilled at retreating, gaining increased resistance to attacks during retreat, but this effect is lost when actively attacking.] (ps: This is a skill of the Hundred Faces in FGO, which in-game restores the user's HP and removes any buffs.)

A hundred faces...

"Is this a sarcastic jab at me for leading everyone in the retreat? This system is so twisted! My choice back then was perfectly reasonable!"

Bai Mao also felt wronged, as she had no other choice at the time.

[Option 3: Strength B (Hassan the King's Strength)]

"I'll choose this one!" Bai Mao chose number three without hesitation. Hard attributes are very important, okay?

Her choice was correct, after all, even in Fate/Zero, when she became a Heroic Spirit, her Strength was only C, let alone now.

[Your reward selection is complete, please check.]

brush!

As the system's voice faded, Bai Mao felt his fist gain boundless power.