Sword Art Online Crossover: They're all close friends, how did I become a player?

"Kenneth! What are you standing there for! Cut off the magic supply link with me right now!" Sora's voice grew sharper, as if the shadow of death was tightly gripping her throat, and an aura of despair permeated the air around her.

Upon hearing this, Kenneth immediately snapped out of his daze and quickly mobilized the magic within his body, trying to find the magical link connecting him to Sora.

But how could the already transferred magic supply chain be so easily severed? Coupled with the terrifying power of the summoning circle that could almost devour everything, Kenneth was helpless even when he tried his best.

“Kenneth, you useless fellow, and you’re supposed to be a first-level lecturer at the Clock Tower.”

Seeing that Kenneth was unable to sever the link, Sora, feeling her life force rapidly slipping away, no longer cared about elegance or image. She angrily cursed, her voice filled with despair and helplessness.

Despite Sora's scolding, Kenneth showed no anger or resentment. Looking at his fiancée, pale as a sheet and on the verge of death, he made a decision in his heart, knowing he couldn't sever ties...

Taking a deep breath, he resolutely transferred the magic supply link that had been given to Sora back to himself. As the link's target changed, Sora's uncontrollably trembling body finally stopped shaking, but at the same time, Kenneth's face began to turn deathly pale at a visible speed.

"...Why? Why did you do this?"

Sora looked at Kenneth with complicated emotions. She had never imagined that this man would be willing to put himself in such a dangerous situation for her.

In her mind, Kenneth was always an arrogant, rude guy who only had magical talent because of his good background.

"Because you are my fiancée, Sora... I love you more than anything."

"..."

The relationship between Sora and Kenneth is like an alternative version of "Pride and Prejudice". As the ninth head of the Archibald family, Kenneth is arrogant and always looks down on people he doesn't think much of. However, this is the same man who is deeply in love with his fiancée.

Sora, due to her prejudice, had never truly looked at her fiancé properly, nor did she want to bother to understand him. Therefore, she was completely unaware of Kenneth's affections.

"Gentlemen, although I don't really want to bother you right now, would you please come over here and take a look?"

Just as the two were silently staring at each other, a gentle voice suddenly appeared in the room, breaking the quiet atmosphere.

Yu Bai was somewhat helpless. He had come in a huff, but he didn't expect to be fed a huge amount of dog food by his current nominal Master as soon as he arrived.

"Who...who are you? Why are you still absorbing my magic power even after the summoning circle has summoned you?"

Sora and Kenneth were startled awake by Yu Bai's voice. When they came to their senses, they saw that a boy was now standing in the previously empty summoning circle.

Clad in white robes with snow-white hair, beneath his sword-like eyebrows were indifferent eyes like three thousand weeping willows, exuding an indescribable ethereal aura.

The proud Kenneth, who was about to utter "you," changed his form of address to "you" after feeling the magic power within him being frantically devoured at all times.

"Who I am is not important. What is important is... whether you plan to give up your Master status yourself, or let me help you give it up?" Yu Bai smiled slightly, but his tone was devoid of emotion.

"You should know that with your current strength, summoning me and maintaining our current state here would require an enormous amount of magic power at all times. If you don't want to be drained into a dried-up corpse, I advise you to give up now; it's not too late."

Yu Bai, summoned through the summoning circle, naturally knew the reason why he was summoned to Fuyuki City through the common sense that Gaia gave to Heroic Spirits.

The Holy Grail War, Masters, Heroic Spirits.

Ultimately, Yu Bai never signed any contract with Gaia to become a Heroic Spirit. After all, he's still alive and well, and judging from the current situation, he doesn't seem to have any intention of dying.

Therefore, the state in which Yu Bai was summoned at this time was not the form of a Heroic Spirit, but rather the complete form of the Moon Goddess with a touch of Enkidu and Changge.

As a deity who has not disappeared from the world and is at the peak of his power, the magical energy consumed by being forcibly summoned in this way is far beyond what an ordinary human magician can bear.

Even with the magical power of a powerful magician like Kenneth, or with the addition of Sora's power, it would be impossible for Yu Bai to maintain his current state while walking in Fuyuki City for very long.

In the end, their only fate will be to die from exhaustion of magic.

"I……"

Even so, Kenneth hesitated about whether to give up. Although he didn't know why the heroic spirit he summoned was so powerful.

But doesn't this further prove that as long as he can afford the magic power Yu Bai needs, then isn't he invincible in this Holy Grail War?

Hey, hey, hey~ You can't make that promise.

Yu Bai, who could tell what Kenneth was thinking at a glance, couldn't help but reveal his crescent-shaped eyes.

"I advise you not to think that way. Just summoning me is already like this. When we actually fight, you won't even be able to provide the magic power needed for me to make a simple move. If you can't provide magic power, then all you can provide is life force."

Touching his chin, Yu Bai looked at the two people in front of him and asked, "What are your wishes regarding the Holy Grail War?"

In fact, Yu Bai scoffed at the idea that the Holy Grail could grant all the winner's wishes.

To put it simply, that thing is a large magic storage machine. Although it contains a lot of magic, it's not so much that it can grant any wish.

If I wish for world peace, how would the Holy Grail grant that wish? Since the Holy Grail cannot grant wishes, it might resort to the most violent and simplest method.

That is, to kill all of humanity.

So what kind of people would have hope for this thing and think it can fulfill all their wishes?

Hey everyone! Look here!

Hey! There are comments here. For those who aren't familiar with the specific character relationships in the Holy Grail War, check out the comments section. (Although I don't know if Tomato will delete my pictures.)

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Yu Bai: Who actually believes in the Holy Grail? And does anyone really wish for world peace?

Emiya Kiritsugu: ...Pfft~ Pfft! (Gets stabbed twice for no reason)