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

When Shinichi Kudo first saw the matchlock gun, he was somewhat disdainful.

After all, modern firearms with slow rate of fire, slow reloading, low power, short range, and poor accuracy have long been consigned to the dustbin of history.

Compared to the endless stream of modern killing weapons, the matchlock gun? It's practically an antique.

However, when hundreds (with reduced power) arquebuses floated densely in the air, firing continuously with red magic, all the attacks were lined up in a row, blocking the entire plane.

The scattered ghosts shrieked, but no matter how they dodged, they were wiped out by the dense barrage of gunfire. Explosions, gunshots, and white light filled Shinichi Kudo's entire vision and hearing, and he didn't even notice when the Taoist priest who called himself Rider moved everyone away.

Finally, silence returned to his ears. It took Shinichi Kudo several seconds to process what was happening before the already gray sky came into view. Looking down, he saw a crowd of people, dumbfounded, gathered outside the cordon.

what happened?

Shinichi Kudo thought slowly, then turned around following the gazes of those people.

Kudo Shinichi:......

My proud mind couldn't find the words to describe it, and a question arose from the bottom of my heart.

What about the stadium?

Judging from the surrounding buildings, the location of the stadium can still be seen, but... apart from the stadium's main entrance, all the other buildings, whether steel bars or cement, have vanished, leaving only a huge blank space, making it impossible to imagine what happened.

But at this moment, Shinichi Kudo's brilliant mind ignored his own wishes and directly deduced the truth.

Without a doubt, it is the Noble Phantasm of Oda Nobunaga that they just mentioned.

It wasn't a collapse, it wasn't shattered; nine-tenths of the stadium's area and building were evaporated by Oda Nobunaga's Noble Phantasm.

Shinichi Kudo then felt a chill of fear. If that Rider hadn't brought him out, he would have vanished from the world like the stadium, leaving no trace of his body.

Thinking this, Shinichi Kudo looked at Rider with gratitude.

"thank you very much!"

The black-haired Taoist priest smiled and nodded at him.

At that moment, two figures walked out of the lonely gate of the stadium.

Nino Nakano's legs were truly weak because she didn't trust Rider. Oda Nobunaga kept Nino behind him the whole time, so Nino witnessed the power of Oda Nobunaga's Noble Phantasm firsthand.

Nothing could stop him, nothing could be shattered, and this was still the result of Oda Nobunaga restraining himself.

Even as she instinctively followed Oda Nobunaga out of the gymnasium, Nakano Nino's mind remained blank.

Then, he faced the tens of thousands of astonished people outside.

At this moment, everyone finally snapped out of their shock.

"Aaaaaah, all I can do is scream!!"

"What is that?! I don't understand!!"

"Was that really a human? Oh my god, was it a god?"

"Is this Lord Nobunaga? No wonder he's the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven. How did he fail?!"

"How could such a thing be possible? That's just a matchlock gun!!"

Startled awake by the loud noise, Nakano Nino instinctively stepped back, a movement that immediately drew the attention of others.

"It's that woman! She's been following Lord Nobunaga!"

"Who is she? Why is she able to follow Lord Nobunaga?!"

"Judging by how revealing her clothes are, she's definitely a bitch!"

"I know, she's Nakano Nino, and I heard she's always causing trouble at school!"

"Tsk tsk, look at her breasts and butt, she's a high school girl, she must be doing compensated dating outside."

"Who are you dressing up for, hehe."

"Shameless! You've been dragging the team down the whole time!!"

The gazes and words of the crowd were like knives, piercing and painful. Even though only a few of them were malicious, Nino Nakano's face quickly turned ashen.

The shock was so great that people became fanatical and frenzied. After seeing the stadium evaporate, no one dared to insult Oda Nobunaga and the other two. They only dared to vent their negative emotions on ordinary people.

On the other side, Shinichi Kudo and Rider were also surrounded by onlookers.

"Isn't that that high school detective? He's asking for it!"

"I knew it was ridiculous for these little brats to call themselves detectives!"

"He even hid away secretly; he deserves to be killed by Lord Nobunaga!"

"Shinichi, Shinichi, you guys are so mean, don't say that!!" Ran Mouri's voice was drowned out by the surrounding noise; there were too many people and she couldn't squeeze to the front.

Shinichi Kudo didn't notice his childhood friend, who was already furious. His mental fortitude was much better than Nino Nakano's; after all, as a famous detective, he received his share of malice every day. He calmly observed his surroundings and asked in surprise, "Where's King Arthur?"

"Wait, where is King Arthur?!"

Then everyone realized that one person was missing.

“He has something urgent to attend to,” Rider replied to Shinichi Kudo with a smile. “He’s not like someone with plenty of free time like me.” It was obvious that he had gone to see his Master.

Shinichi Kudo, finding Rider to be approachable in both temperament and personality, couldn't help but ask, "Excuse me, what exactly is going on? Why are these monsters appearing? And why are you all here? How come King Arthur and Lord Nobunaga are still alive? Are you really superhumans?..."

One question after another arose in his mind. Shinichi Kudo initially tried to restrain himself, but he couldn't help it anymore, and the number of questions kept increasing.

Originally, Rena Mizunashi had squeezed to the front to prepare for the interview, but was a little disappointed to find that King Arthur was nowhere to be seen. However, when she heard Shinichi Kudo's question, she immediately perked up, as this was a question that everyone was concerned about. She tried her best to hand the microphone to Rider.

"May I ask you to answer our questions, Mr. Rider?" Rena Mizunashi asked with a professional smile.

“Well…” Rider’s smile remained unchanged as he patiently explained, “These monsters invaded from the inner side of the world. The original world was an era where gods and humans, heroes and monsters coexisted. After the decline of the Age of Gods, these all became legends. Now they are about to return.” Since the world consciousness hadn’t provided a template, Makoto Aoki had to improvise.

"Beings like King Arthur and Lord Nobunaga were summoned to deal with monsters that humanity cannot currently defeat. They did not live to this day, but returned as heroic spirits after their deaths, similar to Valhalla in Norse mythology."

"Heroic spirits are the beings that have become legends after their deaths, and who have become objects of faith for heroes whose great achievements have been passed down."

"Not a superhuman in the real sense, but does possess supernatural abilities."

Rider spoke eloquently and fluently, causing the audience to overlook one crucial point: he was saying that King Arthur and Lord Nobunaga were dead, but he made no mention of himself.

This can be considered a foreshadowing left by Makoto Aoki, since Taiko no Wang's true form as a sage did not die.

"Aside from legends and myths, there are also guardians who have made contracts with the Counter Force in the creation of heroic spirits and anti-heroes from historical stories, but since they have not appeared yet, there is no need to mention them further."

"Wait, do you mean there will be more ghosts like this later?" Despite his shattered worldview and the addition of some unscientific knowledge crammed into his head, Shinichi Kudo still keenly noticed the key point.

Rena Mizunashi was also surprised: "Is it true? Mr. Rider!"

"of course."

The black-haired youth smiled calmly: "This is definitely not the end. With the revival of the magic of the Age of Gods, the legendary monsters will all return, until the very end..."

"The crisis of world destruction is also coming."