Shape Moon, The Road to the Magician

The dark flames were burning, and the dark blue sword blade split the sweeping heat wave. The sea breeze mixed with the drizzle fell down, turning the sky in Fuyuki City gray, and some of the pattering rain became above the flames. As steam, some flows along the asphalt road back to the river.

The black flame burning on the Fuyuki City Bridge carries the anger of the Avengers, and of course it will not be extinguished just because of this light rain.

But surprisingly, even if the entire bridge was in flames, the fire warning in the city did not sound. It was even said that no one paid attention to the situation here. The flames continued to spread on the bridge, and the residents of the entire city As if falling into sleep, no one noticed anything strange in the outside world.

"Well, that damn Archer actually rushed me to a place like this, cough cough cough……"

Kenneth, who had just crawled out from the Fuyuki City river bank, looked very embarrassed. His lemon hair style, which was originally full of aristocratic temperament (in his opinion), was all wet, and his expensive clothes were soaked in the river.

That's not the worst part. The rituals and defensive spells he had prepared were all turned into scraps in the torrent of the Terminator Sword. If Finn hadn't carried him in time and tried his best to leave the scope of the flood, he would have been destroyed. Like those soldiers in the king's army, they will be swallowed up by this world-destroying flood.

Now not only Waver and Rider, but also his Lancer were separated from him at the moment when the king's army was shattered, and now it seems that he was probably washed away to other places.

"Gilgamesh...this terrifying power truly lives up to his reputation as the legendary King of Heroes.

But that guy can actually release this level of Noble Phantasm even without his Master. What is going on?"

"By the way... there are also those two idiots Webb and Rider. Facing a Noble Phantasm of this level at such a close distance will definitely cause big problems. We must find them quickly now."

When he thought of those two frizzy guys, Kenneth immediately cheered up and stood up. He glanced at the command spell on the back of his hand and prepared to give the order directly.

"Binding him with the name of the command spell, Lancer will return to me immediately……"

"Wait a moment, El-Melloi. Before you call the leader of the Knights of Fiona, I, an old man, have something to talk to you about."

""What?"

An old but powerful voice came to his ears, and then, as if something foreign had been mixed into the sugar water, Kenneth felt an extreme sense of disharmony. He turned his head and found that a tall old man had appeared behind him.

After seeing the old man's appearance, his tone immediately became hurried.

"You, you...why are you here?"

The old man with white hair and a lean figure was observing him from behind and smiled politely.

Of course he knew this old man, Kenneth.

There were too many titles and legends about him in the magic world. Now, the Grand Marshal of the Demonic Way, the controller of the second magic - Jishua Zelrich Shibain Ogu.

He is the absolute pinnacle among modern magicians and even magicians.

If he was still there.

Although I was frightened by the fact that I was being approached without knowing it, I didn't feel strange when I saw the appearance of the Jewel Man.

He approached a Lord in the Clock Tower without anyone noticing.

This was something that was heard in the magic world.

It seems very unbelievable, but since the opponent is a gem man, it is very reasonable.

After all, he is a gem man who does not need any explanation or bragging, and can shock the magic world just by saying his name.

"Um……"

"El-Melloi, as an unexpected candidate who should not have lived to this point in time, and someone who has died many times at different points in time, I am quite surprised to see you here."

The words of the gem man made Kenneth's heart freeze. He had no time to think about the meaning of the words and was trying to calm down.

When facing the gem man alone, it was difficult for Kenneth to maintain his emotions, even if the old man He behaves harmlessly, but he still feels afraid of the mystery of this high position.

This feeling is just like when he faced Gilgamesh's final sword, he felt very dangerous and felt extremely uneasy in every part of his body. This was not the case. It means that the gem man has murderous intention or malice towards him, but his body instinctively seems to see a natural enemy.

After all, he is also the true ancestor of one of the twenty-seven ancestors of the dead disciples...

The old man standing there noticed. Seeing Kenneth's uneasiness, he smiled slightly and then said hello.

"You don't have to worry so much. Even if I am a Dead Apostle, it is still easy for me to suppress my instincts."

Kenneth didn't speak, and Gemstone Weng didn't have any opinion. He didn't need any respect or answer from the other party. He just needed Kenneth to be here to listen to him finish what he said.

"Let me think about it first... Where should I start talking about this matter?"

"Oh, by the way, let’s start with the accident that has enabled you to survive until now. As for the reason, I don’t know whether it was because of my indirect influence that made you more wary of the Holy Grail War, or because of the interference caused by the Foreigner."

"But this Holy Grail War, or the entire space that has become a special node, has begun to run rampant. It is increasingly difficult for me to understand your future direction."

He was describing something in an understatement, but the amount of information in his words made Kenneth feel numb, because what Gemstone Weng was downplaying was his fate.

But facing this old man, Kenneth did not hesitate even though he had countless doubts in his heart. Dare to take the slightest offense, just like Weber did when he faced him, listening respectfully to the gem man's endless narration

"By the way, El-Melloi, besides that, I also have some information to tell you."

As he said this, Gemstone Weng's eyes revealed a glimmer of light.

"Is...what?"

"Haha... don't be anxious yet"

"Sorry, I was rude."Kenneth nodded.

"According to my observation, this should have ended with the deaths of you and Tokiomi Tohsaka, and the Holy Grail becoming contaminated and turning into a malicious black cup, but the future has changed. Do you know what happened?"The gem man made a pass.

"So... may I ask what changes have occurred?"

When this shocking information reached his ears, Kenneth finally couldn't help asking questions.

"To put it simply, it is because of the sudden appearance of some special factors that even I cannot determine, which led to the sudden presence of Foreniger, Ruler and A. venger in this Holy Grail War, causing the development of the world line to deviate from the original history.."

Three special classes of Servants, and the world line is divorced from history.……

"So... what is Foreniger? Do you mean there are other special Servants hidden in the Holy Grail War?"

"Haha, this is a good question."

"The so-called Foreniger is the descendant, which can be understood as an invader from outside the world. He is also the ultimate culprit who led the Holy Grail War to this point. Wasn't that guy by your side from the beginning to the end?"

Speaking of this, Gemstone Man's old face showed a little joy,"You say he is your apprentice? this���Isn’t that accurate? He is just your apprentice now. It will be unknown in the future. In the previous restart, you were stabbed to death by him several times."

"However, this is the only time you are alive now, and it is also the most promising time before you can break the situation. Time and the world are still being restarted, and the world you live in may not necessarily be real."

"The Holy Grail had been transformed from the tainted black cup into the true Great Holy Grail by that miserable saint.

However, just like dozens of times before, although the Great Holy Grail was purified, it was also contaminated again, contaminated by the obsessions in his soul.

Now he is already working on turning this place into the special node he desires."

"Just like dozens of times before! do you mean……"

Kenneth quickly grasped the key points of Gemstone's words, and cold sweat gradually broke out on his forehead.

"That's right, as you might have guessed, you have already restarted dozens of times. Before that, the Holy Grail was contaminated by Foreniger's soul and engraved with his desire not to die. The area you are in was under the influence of the Holy Grail. Restarting many times, the restarting will not stop until the ending is what he expected."

"Until this time, many changes have occurred, adding new possibilities to this standardized restart process."

The so-called change is that this time it is not Xia Yuan whose soul enters the center of the Holy Grail, but Amakusa Shiro.

The Holy Grail has not been contaminated by foreniger.

It has not been engraved with the restart program.

"New possibilities? Gradually adapting to the pressure brought by Gemstone Man, Kenneth finally calmed down and began to analyze the huge amount of information brought by Gemstone Man's words, gradually analyzing the key parts of his words.

【holy grail】

【Singularity】

【Foreigner】

【Restart]

When he realized what the restart meant by Gemstone Weng, he felt completely bad.

"Are you saying that we repeated the Holy Grail War many times like marionettes without even realizing it? This is because of the power of the Holy Grail. Someone has taken possession of the Holy Grail and is beginning to use its power to manipulate our destiny and future. Am I correct in understanding this?"

"Well, it's pretty much the same. As expected of Lord, some words don't need too much explanation, just a few words to make it clear."

Hearing this, Gemstone Man's face showed a little satisfaction.

"It's not in vain that I even went to the clock tower this time to hint that you will die."

"According to the original normal development process, the Servant you summon should be the glorious Celtic warrior Diarmuid, and your fiancée will fall in love with the Servant you summoned, and will eventually be betrayed by her lover. Died by the Magician Killer's Origin Bomb."

For this kind of development that has happened countless times, he has long lost interest in it, so he will make some more interesting changes."

"Will I... be betrayed by Sora?!"

Kenneth's pupils dilated slightly, and there was a flash of urgency in his eyes and words. Compared to his own death, he was more concerned about the sentence that he would be betrayed by his lover.

"impossible! Absolutely impossible!! Sora will never betray me!!! Thinking of that ending, Kenneth started to go crazy, and he actually yelled at the Jewel Man.

If other Lords saw such a gaffe, they would definitely be shocked.

After all, the other Lord could do it with just a slap. The most powerful magician who can beat you to death

"Haha, El-Melloi, sometimes blind love may not bring a good ending.

Whether you want to believe it or not, in all the previous restarted world lines, you have been betrayed without exception, and you have died as a result."

Zelrich turned around, no longer wanting to continue this topic with Kenneth.

"I have more important things to come to you about, so it’s better to stop talking about such boring topics in moderation.

To put it simply, because I indirectly saved your life, in exchange, you need to do something for me.

Next, remember my words carefully and follow my instructions."

Zelrich paused slightly and ordered in a low voice.

"Immediately take Lancer to the Fuyuki City Gym. That will be the place where the Holy Grail will descend. The center and nodes of the Holy Grail will also be completely exposed. Use my second method to completely banish the Holy Grail to solve this incident."

"In the past process, you have not survived to the end. Now you can be regarded as an extra variable and a possibility to break the cycle.

Don't keep grinding���Keep it up, rather than trivial things, this is what you should do, Kenneth Lord."

After saying that, the gem man raised his hand and put on the hood behind him, took out a gem sword that emitted colorful light from his pocket and gave it to his hand.

The moment he held the gem sword, Kenneth couldn't help but widen his eyes.

He Recognize this gift.

This short sword made of colorful gems is the pinnacle of the magic gift with the limited function of the second magic held by the magic marshal Jishua Zelrich Shibain Ogu.

Sharing and using the great source magic power of infinite parallel worlds, there is no doubt that this is the top ritual in the magic world, and it is a legendary level comparable to the seven world-destroying weapons that Atlas Academy is proud of.

But why should this be given to him?

Kenneth looked up and found that the figure of the gem man had disappeared, as if it had never appeared before. It was still raining in the gray sky.