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Chapter 34 - Chapter 34: March 1, 2004, Fuyuki 5th Holy Grail War

About 10 years passed, and the Grail, which had not been used to grant a wish, was filled with magical energy.

The 5th Holy Grail War was prepared, and we...

"Uh... what should we do?"

"Do you have no intention of summoning a Servant?"

"How about we just watch as spectators this time? If we see something wrong, we can intervene..."

"Sigh, you haven't changed."

"I never thought the day would come when I'd draw Excalibur again."

Meanwhile, Artoria had completely become Lancer Artoria.

The immortality trait from pulling Caliburn was erased during the incarnation process, and since she now had Excalibur's growth inhibition and immortality traits, she had simply been left alone for a long time, but now Artoria was a bundle of curvaceous temptation.

She rivaled Tiamat in charm, though it depended on one's taste.

Among them was Lancelot, who had become a sage.

Although he was a Master of Adultery, having become a retainer who simply watched over his King, he became a sage who could shake off any temptation, but he was also in a situation where he could no longer use his lower body.

Having been kicked too many times by Artoria, his function had ceased and he had become a eunuch, so it was only natural.

Meanwhile, Rin had already summoned her Servant, and Sakura had been possessed.

"Hmm, it seems she matched the girl so well that she ended up possessing her. By the way. What are you?"

"Kama, huh?"

"...Who are you?"

"Sakura, if you don't wake up, you'll never see Shirou again."

I spoke a spell that was neither magical energy nor a word of power to wake Sakura.

"Hue!?"

Then, in less than a second, Sakura and Kama separated.

Kama just looked at Sakura, dumbfounded...

"What is this! It was definitely possession."

"Sometimes love creates miracles."

"What love creates miracles? That's absurd."

"Is it?"

Sakura's gaze silenced Kama.

No, she might have been trembling.

That was madness.

Madness towards Shirou.

In the end, the boy Kiritsugu chose seemed to show a compulsion that suggested he would follow Kiritsugu's fate.

She likes Shirou's blacksmith appearance.

She likes Shirou's cross-dressed appearance.

She likes Shirou's kendo practice appearance.

She likes Shirou taking tests.

Countless likes were emotions of Sakura that transcended imagination, so she knew better than anyone, and at the same time, it belonged to madness.

And at Kama's words denying it, that madness exploded.

This wasn't something I personally modified, but a thirst born from spending a long time with Shirou.

She even holds the notion that it doesn't matter if Sakura, Rin, and Illya all become Shirou's lovers.

Well, Kiritsugu had two wives... so it seems something like this happened, but now Kiritsugu is in his grave due to death by sex that Avalon couldn't withstand, and Irisviel and Maiya are living in the Emiya residence, drinking tea and holding memorial services for Kiritsugu Emiya.

Illya graduated, got her driver's license, and is free enough to do dangerous driving (racing).

Rin is a bit clumsy, but she belongs to the normal side in terms of being a magus and a human.

Aoi closed her eyes not long ago, and Rin became rich by inheriting the property, but thanks to the projection magecraft she learned from Medea, she rarely spends money on gems, so her wealth remains almost intact.

On the other hand, Shinji Matou confessed to Shirou's cross-dressed form a long time ago, almost got beaten by Sakura and became a eunuch, and since then, cross-dressed Shirou ceased to exist, so Shinji reportedly went on a journey to find cross-dressed Shirou.

In the process, it was also the reason Shirou decided never to cross-dress again.

"Kama, hang in there."

"Please don't look at me with pity. It's disgusting."

"Yeah... Fighting."

"Seriously..."

And the structure of the Holy Grail War displayed on the smartphone was roughly like this.

Saber = Gawain = Luvia Edelfelt

Lancer = Cú Chulainn = Bazett Fraga McRemitz

Archer = Shirou Emiya (Future Heroic Spirit) = Rin Tohsaka

Rider = Boudica = Shirou Emiya

Assassin = Kama = Sakura

Caster = Tamamo-no-Mae = Atrum Galliasta

Berserker = Heracles = Emilia von Einzbern

Supervisor = Caren Hortensia (Location Unsupported)

"Oh~ It's Caren, not Kirei?"

As far as I knew, it was the Caren famous for money and sharp tongue, the one who had a fling with Angra Mainyu.

And Rin's rival, Luvia, was also there.

Since Artoria wasn't there, the Round Table appeared again.

The future event (Holy Grail War) is also Round Table-related. It seemed too many people were obsessed with the Round Table in the Saber class.

"Emilia von Einzbern... did they make another one?"

I don't know what it is, but a hastily created existence has a very short lifespan.

It was clear that her growth was accelerated, and they must have pulled some trick to prevent betrayal to obtain the Grail, but it wasn't my concern.

Even I don't know what existence has already been born in this unknown story.

"Still, it doesn't seem to be the FGO route."

But the problem is that there are too many Holy Grail Wars.

Considering I have to travel here and there later, this is true hard labor.

If Shirou Kotomine materializes all souls with the Third Magic, humanity will neither progress nor regress, but become toys for the Outer Gods.

Since that is certain, I must stop it, and while it would be nice to save Sieg from his first death route, I also thought it would be fun to invade with a special combination.

"Kama, are you interested in the Holy Grail War?"

"Not interested. Hmph."

And I patted young Kama's head.

Then, Kama swatted my hand away and said:

"I'm not a child! I'm a goddess!"

"Okay, okay, please take care of Sakura."

"Ugh... aren't you a Master!? Why is the Holy Grail War like this!?"

"I'm a pacifist."

"Liar! You'll stab us in the back at the end, I'm sure of it!"

"Yeah... let's say that."

"What, admitting it with such a beggar's mentality! Have you become slothful? No, is it my curse? No. No. To even give attention to such a foolish man...?"

And when Tiamat entered, Kama just stared as if her brain had stopped.

"Hm? Shoo, shoo."

At Tiamat's gesture to go away, Kama became even more bewildered.

She just quietly went to Sakura and dematerialized.

That was Kama, who met Tiamat and disappeared.

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Shirou

"Boudica, nice to meet you. You can call me Boudica-san if you like."

"I'm Shirou Emiya. Nice to meet you, Boudica."

"Yeah... by the way, you smell like iron."

"Ah, I use a forge as a hobby."

"Really?"

"For now, it's clear the Holy Grail War has started, but I don't really intend to fight."

"Eh? Then why did you participate in the Holy Grail War?"

"Hmm... my older brother would probably say, 'I'm a pacifist.' I heard he was the victor of the previous Holy Grail War, but it ended with no winner or loser. And he told me that sometimes the Grail goes crazy and picks crazy people. That's why I participated in the Holy Grail War."

"Hee? A pacifist, I like that~"

"Then, to commemorate your summoning, could you show me your weapon?"

"Huh? You seem interested in weapons? I heard it was a hobby?"

"Ah, I have a romantic dream of making the best weapon."

"Ah~ okay, I'll show you."

As Boudica took out her weapon and showed it, Shirou spoke as if reading the weapon's structure.

"Isn't it too flimsy for a historical figure? It seems weaker than Artoria-noona's, the output limit is a disadvantage, but the mana consumption is efficient?"

"Artoria?"

"Ah... I heard she's King Arthur."

"Ah~ Descendants. Then, you must have touched Excalibur too?"

"Uh... it was amazing to the point where even I couldn't judge it. But the efficiency was terrible. How should I put it... to use an analogy, should I say it's the difference between being made of incredibly hard, heavy iron in the past and being made of the latest alloy nowadays?"

Boudica looked at Shirou with an interested expression.

"To think you'd know even that, that's amazing."

"Really? By the way, Boudica, you seem like a kind older sister."

"Kind older sister... kind older sister... what should I do. I don't have that kind of experience... What? Ah, hahahaha, it's nothing, nothing!"

Boudica blushed alone.

"Hm?"

"Shall I cook for you while we're at it?"

"I know how to cook too."

"Hmm... but this big sister wants to cook for you herself."

"Hmm... well, I guess it doesn't matter? I'll ask you to do it while I make weapons in the forge for a while, kind Boudica-noona."

"Ah... okay."

Shirou immediately captured Boudica's heart.

This might be inherited from Kiritsugu's Casanova nature.

Or maybe it's a curse called fate...

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Rin

"Sigh... what is this, and before that, what is your class?"

The man in red clothes who fell from the sky said:

"I am Archer. Unfortunately, due to the imperfect summoning, I have lost my memory, so my True Name does not come to mind."

"What is this... where did I make a mistake? I'm sure I did it correctly?"

In the end, Rin let out a deep sigh and told Archer to clean up.

"Master, I am a Servant, you know?"

"And you're a familiar, right? So, while it's my fault for not responding to the imperfect summoning, I think Archer, who posed while falling, is also a problem."

At the clear fact, Archer gritted his teeth.

"Ugh... understood."

In the end, shaken by the fact that rattled his glass mentality, Archer had no choice but to clean up.

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Luvia Edelfelt

"Knight of the Round Table, Gawain. I look forward to working with you, Master."

"Ohohoho, to think the Sun Knight of the Round Table would appear, this Holy Grail War is my victory! Hohoho."

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