My youth story, a crossover anime, turns out, is FGO!

"Explode, reality!"

Rikka Takanashi suddenly ripped off her blindfold, revealing her right golden eye.

"Explode, spirit!"

Sanae Tokomori extended her right hand, and golden light burst forth from it.

"...Exile this world!" x2

The golden Evil King's True Eye burst forth with dazzling golden light, then spread out a blood-red magic circle, and layers upon layers of blood-red halos spread out from Takanashi Rikka's hands.

"I obey the blood oath and summon you, Dark Punishment!"

A golden weapon appeared in her hand, which she wielded with ease: "Come on! Dark Matter Thunder!"

Endless lightning bolts hurtled towards Sanae Dekomori, but the blonde woman with twin tails, wielding a giant golden hammer, charged forward without hesitation.

"As expected of Master!"

"But I am the Thor's Hammer wielder, Dekomori Death!" Dekomori Sanae raised her giant hammer, unleashing golden lightning, and leaped into the air, shouting, "Raging Moon Thunder Hammer Shatter—"

Rikka Takanashi's eyes remained still as she opened her right palm, unleashing a crimson magic circle that instantly blocked the attack.

"The Fallen Angel's Judgment!"

"Eternal Fire Spirit!"

"The Imperial Revolution!"

"Laplace Strike!"

Lightning flashes, flames, and thunderbolts raged as both sides fought with ferocious intensity!

However... Togashi Yuta and Nibutani Morika were dumbfounded.

On May 7th, Fennel, unusually, rubbed her sleepy eyes, got up, and took a look: "Wow, Rikka is amazing."

"One-hit kill! Thunder God's Pestle—" Takanashi Rikka swung the Indra's Thunder (fake), renamed "Dark Punishment," and slammed it hard into Dekomori Sanae's head.

"No, as expected of you, Master."

Sanae Dekomori collapsed "weakly," only to be fully revived in the next second: "That was amazing, Master!"

“Of course!” Rikka Takanashi proudly raised her head. “I am the Evil King’s True Eye—right, the Imperial Flower Magician!”

"Amazing, amazing." Merlin clapped his hands with a smile, obligingly praising Merlin. "Too powerful, the Evil King's True Eye."

"Hmph hmph hmph..." Rikka Takanashi proudly put her hands on her hips.

“What is this…” Togashi Yuta wiped his face, unable to bear looking at it.

"How can it actually produce special effects?!" Nibutani Morika pointed at the brooms in Rikka and Dekomori's hands, incredulous.

No way! These two really know magic?! Absolutely impossible!

"Well, let the handsome and reliable big brother Merlin answer your questions~" The flamboyant Merlin gave the two a wink.

"What—an illusion?!"

"That's right, fulfilling Master's dream is what I should do," Merlin argued confidently. "Isn't Master very happy now?"

Yuta Togashi hesitated, "This..." He felt like something was off.

Don't listen to this bastard's excuses!

The door was kicked open, and in walked Takanashi Touka, who was covered in black smoke and looked extremely angry, with her black hair moving on its own without any wind.

"Oh my, Miss Toka, who can make incredibly delicious food and bring happiness to people." Merlin's eyes crinkled, and her words were soft and light, inexplicably reminding one of willow catkins flying in the air in spring.

If it were any other woman, she would have been completely captivated by his praise, but Takanashi Touka's anger only intensified.

"Get out of here." Toka pointed with her spoon, and everyone obediently left the room. Even Rikka and Dekomori, both chuunibyou, didn't dare to provoke the enraged Toka. Yuta Togashi even carefully closed the door behind them.

"Having done something so terrible, are you prepared for how you'll die?"

Holding the Noble Phantasm "Chef's Ladle" (equipped with a Noble Phantasm of the second rank), Touka's red eyes burned with fierce anger. Even if the opponent was a Heroic Spirit, she would probably beat them to a pulp.

"Huh?" Merlin looked genuinely surprised. "What terrible thing did I do?"

"No way, could it be that my flirting with girls has been discovered? Or that I confessed to both sisters at the same time and it got exposed? Or..."

"...There can't be any mistake."

Shihua's knuckles cracked as she pinched the fabric.

"You scumbag—"

“Ouch, that hurts.”

Merlin covered his head, in the exact same pose as his master Rikka: "I felt it when I saw it before, Rikka's strength is really strong."

"Don't call me Shihua! You need to reflect on your actions."

Takanashi Touka coldly stared at Merlin, arms crossed, index finger slightly pointing.

"But if we don't call her Toka, according to the Far East, how would we call her Takanashi? Wouldn't that be indistinguishable from Master? Besides, calling her Master-neechan would be too unfamiliar."

Merlin was a little puzzled: "Actually, I think I've fulfilled my responsibilities as a Servant, so why is Toka so dissatisfied?"

"How dare you say that!"

Takanashi Touka's chest heaved a few times: "Who told you to use illusion magic to deceive Rikka!"

"This isn't deception."

Merlin held up a finger and shook it: "Like the Fairy Godmother, I'm just helping Rikka dream."

Merlin flipped his hand, and a beautiful flower appeared in his palm: "Humans always need to dream, but Cinderella wanted to dance with the prince, while Rikka wanted to possess the Evil King's True Eye and the power to change everything."

"In order to reach her invisible boundary line."

Merlin smiled, but his purple eyes were devoid of any emotion.

Fundamentally, he is a heartless monster.

"But they're all fake!"

Takanashi Touka, unable to bear it any longer, interrupted him and knocked the flowers out of Merlin's hand.

"Don't be angry." Merlin seemed oblivious to Touka's anger, maintaining his nonchalant demeanor as he reached out to pick up the fallen flowers.

"She's very pretty."

"No matter how beautiful or wonderful it is, it's just a dream!"

Takanashi Touka pursed her lips. She was always strong, but when it came to her younger sister Rikka, it was a different story.

"Actually, the flowers are real..."

Before Merlin could finish speaking, Takanashi Touka grabbed Merlin by the collar, her crimson eyes fixed on him.

"When you wake up, everything is gone; there's nothing you can do about it."

"She has to face reality; that's what maturity is!"

"You shouldn't indulge her fantasies; it will only make her sink deeper into them."

Shika's emotions are a mixture of worry for her younger sister, disappointment in her, and a variety of other complex feelings.

Merlin's snow-white eyelashes trembled. He could taste the bittersweet flavor. The emotions of the Ten Flowers must be delicious, but as a half-nightmare without feelings, he was incapable of empathizing with humans.

"Shika is very worried about Rokuka."

Merlin spread his hands in a seemingly helpless manner: "I am a follower, you know, I must obey my master's orders."

"...I shouldn't have said that to you."

Shihua gave him a cold look and left.

"Human emotions are so complex that I don't understand them at all." Merlin plucked a petal from his hair and blew on it gently.

"But it's also so complex that it fascinates me."