I created the Holy Grail War, shocking the world

The witch trials were dark tragedies caused by royal power.

Could it be that this is why Abigail is the king's enemy?"

"That makes sense, but... emmm."

Many people are hesitant.

It makes sense, but is it really that simple?

....

【midnight.】

【In an abandoned factory.】

"There's actually an eighth one? This Holy Grail War is truly incredible."

Yukinoshita Haruno, with excellent mental qualities, quickly calmed down, sipping her orange juice and laughing softly.

But Mai Sakurajima clearly had an idea, and the excitement in her pupils revealed her agitated mood.

【Chaldea has records of the Four Wars.】

[Although it's not detailed, there are certainly records of basic matters like several servants.]

[At this point in time during the Fourth Holy Grail War, there was no such thing as a belated eighth Servant.]

[Even the master of the spirit base occupied by the Blackhearted Lord, the French Grand Marshal Gilderrey, had been defeated by the Servants after summoning the followers of the Outer Gods to attack the city.]

[With the Holy Grail War already underway, summoning the eighth Servant is equivalent to hacking into the Holy Grail system...]

[Except for the caster, Black-Hearted Man, there shouldn't be such an individual.]

【So…….】

[The elegant and dignified girl was somewhat uncontrollably excited and suddenly turned back to look at the young man eating the apple.]

[“Heihei-kun, is that him?”]

As the girl watched, the young man smiled and said, "Yes, even if the Master of the eighth Servant is not the master behind the incident, he must be related to it. Congratulations, Mai-chan, you finally found a clue."

[After getting the answer, the girl's tense heart finally relaxed.]

[Although I have a strong opinion about this guy's fickleness and bad intentions.]

【But Sakurajima Mai has an almost blind confidence in his judgment. 】

After the utter destruction of Chaldea, humanity's last frontier, and the destruction of even the monster-filled Team A by a single bomb, humanity's last hope rests on her.

[The terrifying pressure completely consumed her.]

[There's no other way. In the future, the only two human masters left are her and Chika. If she doesn't take on the responsibility, will Chika do it?]

[She was able to withstand the terrifying pressure and not collapse, largely because of the presence of the man in front of her.]

[It seems that with him, I am not afraid of anything.]

[But after coming to this point for so long, I still haven't found any trace of the distortion point. The biggest distortion is actually their existence. I can't help but feel a little worried.]

【Fortunately, the mastermind behind this has finally taken action.】

[Next, we will try to contact that Servant to obtain information.]

Leaning on the sofa, Mai Sakurajima rubbed her brows: "Chika, pour me a cup of Chinese herbal tea."

A pink-haired girl who had been going out early and coming back late late to go shopping and make friends, even going to a light music club to hang out with new friends, puffed up her cheeks angrily: "Mai-chan, did you and that bad guy do something without telling me?"

Sakurajima Mai was silent: "Chika, have you forgotten what we are here for?"

[The pink-haired girl, having so much fun, looked bewildered.]

「Don’t even mention what she came here for. She even forgot the word Chaldea.」

[Sakurajima Mai held her forehead and reminded: "Singularity!"]

“Oh, I see. I just didn’t remember it for a moment…”

The pink-haired girl laughed dryly, her voice trailing off as Sakurajima Mai looked at her with empty eyes, and she quickly stood up.

"I'll get the tea!"

【Sakurajima Mai sighed.】

[That's why she's under so much pressure. Otherwise, if Qianhua were to come, humanity would be completely destroyed for you to see.]

.........

"Oh my god, Villa Chika, even I forgot this is a singularity."

"What? Isn't it playing the Four Wars Sky Curtain?"

"Damn it! I bet ten million yen on Shu to win all four fights. Damn, how come Shu won all four fights and it's 3 to 1? Woohoo, wow, wow, wow, my little money! This is my pocket money for the whole year."

"Damn, what's 10 million? I bet on a box of magic crystals! My heart is bleeding."

"A box of magic crystals?! Holy crap, Brother Fu!"

A group of gamblers who had forgotten their background were howling like ghosts.

The others rolled their eyes.

You deserve it. Who told you to believe in pie in the sky?

Will the people who run the gambling bets let you take advantage of them?

.........

Canopy.

"Oh, did I miss something? What is a singularity? Or do you know information about the eighth Servant?"

[The beautiful sister Yang No-chan, who had no sense of being a captive, asked with a smile.]

Sakurajima Mai said directly: "There's no need to probe for information. We are not enemies, or rather, our goal is not the Holy Grail."

"Oh, it's not the Holy Grail? Is that the singularity you're talking about?"

[Yang Nai smiled, not knowing whether he believed it or not.]

Sakurajima Mai looked at her calmly: "Don't you feel tired of smiling all the time? You were almost killed and imprisoned. You must be scared, right?"

"Are you scared?"

[The test was ineffective, and Yang No's smile faded: "Rather than being afraid, I'm more worried that all my efforts are meaningless."]

Sakurajima Mai thought of herself and sighed.

【yes. 】

She also feared that when she reached the end, all her efforts would be meaningless, and humanity would still be heading towards extinction.

[There was also a deep fear, a fear that in the end, the person who would stand in her way was her closest companion.]

Sometimes two people with the same goal end up going in opposite directions and becoming enemies.

[Thoughts flashed through my mind.]

"Forget it, you should have recovered by now. Let Saber come to pick you up. Even if you're captured, you'll definitely have a backup plan to contact your Servants, right?"

[Sakurajima Mai said yes, but her tone was very firm.]

Even though they hadn't met much, she could tell this woman was definitely the difficult type...

[He was captured purely because Shujun was too powerful and played by unconventional means.]

[And this woman may not be an enemy. She may even be a helper in the fight against the mastermind behind the distortion of the singularity in the future.]

Looking at the young man who was watching their fight with great interest, Sakurajima Mai asked, "Fukuro-kun, is this all right?"

The young man waved his hand: "Mai-chan, it's up to you."

Sakurajima Mai stood up without saying anything. "Come on, I'll take you out of this magic factory and meet you at the agreed location."

【Heartless man~~】

[Hino, who showed no sign of joy at being released, with an unidentified thought, with her eyes narrowed, stood up and said in a familiar manner, "Then I'll trouble you, Mai-chan."]

"Can't you just put away this mask?"

【Mai Sakurajima shuddered.】

[It's embarrassing to call a stranger "Mai-chan" (Little Mai).]

[Without the young man's protection, Mai Sakurajima, holding the Raiyon Castle textbook that exuded a distorted and chaotic aura, led Haruno out of the workshop.]

[The young man is not her servant and has no obligation to protect her.]

She clearly understood and acknowledged this.

[Of course, this A+ rank Noble Phantasm is considered a gift and is not included.]

"Hey, where are you going, Mai-chan? I want to go too..."

Seeing that everyone had left, Qianhua, who had just returned from making tea, panicked and hurried to catch up.

【Behind.】

[The young man, whose real name is unknown, bit into the lipstick-red apple, and with a crisp sound, he chuckled as he watched them walk away.]

"It seems like things are getting a little more interesting~"

[The voice was filled with laughter, but it also shone with a silvery fluorescence, as if the eyes of a god were filled with indifference.]

.......

"I thought Brother Shu had been reformed, but I didn't expect..."

Looking at the strange yet familiar man in the sky, people suddenly calmed down.

"In the final analysis, Brother Shu is just having fun right now. He has no interest in the Holy Grail, and even less in saving humanity."

"Yeah, how could a Heroic Spirit like Brother Shu, who has experienced so much, be changed so easily?"

"So, Sakurajima Mai-sama is under a lot of pressure. Every day, she's either setting up magic circles or researching magic, studying all the participants in the Fourth War, sending out familiars to monitor... and so on. She wishes she could use one day like two."

"Alas, in the end, I'm still too weak and can't summon a Servant."

"What? Brother Shu isn't Mai Sakurajima's servant?"

"Damn, I forgot that Shu-nii is the Servant of that little girl named Rikka Takanashi!! No one is going to win the four battles against Mai Sakurajima... right?"

silence.

Then countless gamblers broke down in tears and fled.

I guess we’ll have to queue up to go to the rooftop soon.

After all, there aren't many buildings that can kill a magician by falling from them.

.........

【Sewer node.】

[The dark and cold buildings not long ago have been replaced by the solemn, sacred and majestic cathedral buildings.]

The pristine white walls, the vibrantly colored dome, and the overlapping exquisite reliefs make this place seem like the most sacred and solemn place.

【but…..】

The rather large Vodka shrank his neck, not daring to examine the exquisite reliefs and the colorful paintings on the 1.6-meter dome.

[Because those images that should have been gentle and holy angels have become various twisted and chaotic unknown creatures.]

Just a glance from the corner of his eye had already caused his body to uncontrollably transform into a monster. Fortunately, he was suppressed by the dignified and elegant young girl who looked like a nun.

Vodka was as well-behaved as an elementary school student, sitting upright, not looking around, but muttering to himself.

"I remember the angels in the Old Testament looked similar, with wheels covered in eyes, wings covered in eyes, four animal faces, and so on... Speaking of which, Abigail is the pastor's niece, so perhaps this is the style?"

[But he glanced at the little blonde girl who had replaced the Jesus statue, dangling her feet in excitement, staring at the screen of light with fascination.]

He silently killed this speculation.

[Compared to the nun, the possibility of Lilith, the Lord of Hell, is even higher.]

【This is the most blasphemous thing to Christianity.】

He was truly afraid that if the Holy Church found out, they would be enraged and attack with all their might.