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Chapter 85: July 7, 2004 Altria Pendragon Alter Raid Preparation

Before July 7th arrived, I conveyed this fact to Rin, Ruby, Sakura, and Emiya via familiar.

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『What? The Holy Grail War is over. Another Holy Grail War?』

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『Has your brain turned to muscle? You just said one Holy Grail is summoning one Servant, right?』

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『Kids, calm down…. Still, if it's just one Servant, isn't it easy?』

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"No, it's not easy. The Grail's magical energy is concentrated on one Servant, and it's highly likely this Altria isn't the original. Even if it's a reversal, this seems like a different kind of reversal."

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『Onii-chan, what… does 'a different kind of reversal' mean?』

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"Hmm… For example, there's a hero. If you reverse that, you get a demon king, right?"

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『Well, yes?』

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『Yes.』

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"Then, even if a Servant is reversed, their Noble Phantasm doesn't change, right? Its attribute or effect might change, but this one… I think the Noble Phantasm itself has changed. If Excalibur is a sword that saves the world, that King Arthur's sword should be considered one that destroys the world."

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『What is that…. So, you mean it deals additional damage to living beings or Heroic Spirits belonging to Earth?』

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"That's what I'm presuming."

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『Presuming… If that's true, it's questionable if our Servants could win even if they all joined forces, and if a battle unfolds, won't Fuyuki be destroyed?』

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I had no choice but to agree with Ruby's words.

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"I suppose so. That's why Medea is doing her best right now. She's creating a bounded field to minimize such an event as a precaution. Well, that might also be a stopgap measure, but anyway, it seems she can create a Reverse World at the cost of sacrificing one Holy Grail."

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『A Reverse World?』

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"If the side we're on is the front, and the side generally perceivable is the reverse, will you understand?"

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『Oh? As expected of a witch of the ages, I never imagined she could make that right away.』

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『Indeed. But won't it take quite some time to prepare that?』

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"That's why Medea is one second from death…. We shouldn't bother her for a while…"

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『Ah, I see…. If something happens later, I'll join the fight immediately. I can't stand Fuyuki being destroyed.』

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『First, we need to find where it will occur…. But we don't know where, right?』

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『That's right. Is there no way to check?』

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『Sister? In my opinion, wouldn't it be Ryuudou Temple, where the ley lines are rich?』

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『Well, Ryuudou Temple is indeed a suitable place for the Grail…. But aren't there other places too?』

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"For now, I'll let you know as soon as the location is confirmed."

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『Got it. As soon as the incident happens, I'll find you immediately!』

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『I'm better than relying on a gorilla!』

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『You said it all? Wanna fight on the rooftop?』

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『If it's a challenge, I'll accept anytime! Ohoho~』

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『Kids…, the rooftop is going to get noisy. Don't use magecraft….』

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『Alright, I'll beat you purely in close combat!』

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『Alright. Without magecraft, I'll catch you in 10 seconds!』

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And so, as the communication ended, I became certain that Rin and Ruby would fight.

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"Still unchanged as ever."

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"Doesn't that mean they're that close?"

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"Well, that's an understandable thing to say."

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"For now, we don't know when the incident will happen, so should we sleep first?"

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"We can sleep together. The bed is big and wide, and it'd be perfect for waking up nearby, wouldn't it?"

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"Then, can I sleep with you too?"

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Mordred inserted herself in the middle.

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"I don't mind, but… Mordred seems like she thrashes around a lot in her sleep?"

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"No, it's not that bad!"

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Artoria looked at Mordred with a completely unreliable gaze, but just nodded and spoke.

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"It can't be helped."

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"Then, shall we sleep together?"


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"Mikon!? Then I can't miss out!"

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"Chirp!? Then, I'll sleep with you too!"

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"……."

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It looks like I'll be sleeping with pets.

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"Aaaaa… Then, shall we all sleep together?"

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"Tiamat…."

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But this is too many people, it's burdensome.

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Tiamat is one thing, but well, it's a fox and a sparrow, so I guess I don't need to worry.

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To begin with, Tamamo is Liligo…. Considering she's not in a woman's body, there probably won't be any problem.

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"You can think of me as a dakimakura and hug me, it's fine! Hehe…♡"

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Ahh, this is grounds for cutting ties.

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Tamamo's current expression, with eyes that seem to be in heat, was similar to Kiyohime from FGO.

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To be precise, perhaps it's the expression from the first meeting with a certain Singularity's Kiyohime?

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I don't remember the specifics, but I thought the first meeting atmosphere might have felt like that.

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"Chirp, shall I cut out that tongue first?"

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"No, you shouldn't cut it. Be a good girl, Benienma…."

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I stroked Benienma, and her ferocious expression changed to a blissful one.

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"Haa~♡ Chirp…. Akira is too kind for your own good. A fox like that would come to her senses only if her tongue is cut out first."

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"Eeh? I'm just serving my Master~"

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"What's with the 'service'~? Don't you know that 'service' is just doing things in heat? Haa, haa"

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Benienma, you shouldn't be the one saying that. Solve that breath coming from your mouth first and then talk.

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"You should manage your expression first, Benienma-sama, before you speak~ Mikon~"

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"Should I fire Excalibur or something?"

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"Father, calm down and sleep with me!"

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"Hoo, for now, let's rest quickly and get a good night's sleep since there's also an incident that could erupt at any time."

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"Let's do that."

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In the end, we slept together, but Tiamat held me while sleeping, and I ended up holding Tamamo and Benienma while sleeping.

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There were no options to begin with, and if I rejected one of them, I didn't know what kind of accident would happen, so we ended up sleeping together.

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During the process, Tiamat had a somewhat displeased gaze, but it seemed like she would say something like, 'Hmm, they're pets… so disqualified.'

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And so, a few hours passed, and an incident occurred.

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A black pillar spread, causing an earthquake.

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We were observing through a familiar sent by Medea.

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Truly, the magical energy was at the level of Angra Mainyu's tainted Holy Grail, and mud was flowing out.

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'…… The Fate/Zero Grail should be in my possession, though?'

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And I purified the corruption and anything related to it.

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Considering that, this Grail should be a Grail without curses anymore….

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Then, where did the purified curses go?

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I thought about it and came to a conclusion.

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'Did she kill Angra Mainyu, corrupt the Grail, and use that magical energy to summon the Saber?'

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The youth who bore the curse of 6 billion innocent people died once again.

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"Makes me speechless…."

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"Indeed."

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"We purified the curse, and now it brings another curse."

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Outside, it was currently overflowing with mud, causing numerous casualties.

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It wouldn't be strange to send mages or Executors to stop this, but it was a sudden event, and there were no Executors here.

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If anyone, it would be Caren, but… it's highly likely she isn't here, and Bazett wasn't even thinking of returning.

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"Tamamo, can you block that?"

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"That's impossible~ To begin with, it's a curse, but how do you block the curse of 6 billion people? Maybe if I had 6 or more tails, but with my current tails, it should be considered impossible."

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"Right, that should be considered worse than the hell of humanity's collective malice."

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"If I just had the spear, I could blow away that black pillar and all the mud, but I'd have to release Excalibur's restraints first."

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"I came because of the bad energy, but what's the situation…. I can tell just by looking at Medea-san's orb."

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Lancelot appeared suddenly.

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Somehow, it felt like seeing him after a very long time.

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"What's with this vibration and ominous magical energy!"

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"I observed it with Clairvoyance, but the situation is serious."

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Fiore Forvedge and Chiron appeared, adding two more people.

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"What is this situation!? Wasn't this place safe!? Did the Mage's Association send an assassin to kill me!?"

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"Sorry about my Master…."

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Gorde Musik, panicking at the news of the Grail's appearance, and Siegfried apologizing on behalf of his Master.

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"No, Manaka has revived a black Grail. The magical energy inside the Grail is Angra Mainyu's cursed mud. Even if you're an incarnated Servant, it can have a negative influence in a way, so be careful."

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"Understood."

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"Manaka!? The Root Reacher, I thought she definitely died in the Tokyo Holy Grail War!?"

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"…… Do you think there's only one or two Manakas…? To begin with, I cut her off before she reached the Root, but she's probably one of the girls influenced by the Root…. One of the many Manakas, but there's no rule saying she can't cross over to another world line."

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"…… Huh. How can that be? Are the Executors and the Mage's Association not doing their jobs!?"

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"Do you have a Grail? If not, how will you respond…. It seems she summoned a parallel world's male King Arthur (forgery) with a cursed Grail…. It feels like the Sword of the Planet has changed into a Sword of Destruction. Additional special attack against humans or even Heroic Spirits belonging to this place… To put it like Siegfried's anti-dragon Noble Phantasm, that Arthur there should be considered to have a special attack against everything belonging to this planet (Earth)."

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"The world will be destroyed! Destroyed, I say!"

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Siegfried chops Gorde Musik's neck, knocking him out as he shakes like he has a glass mental.

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"Sorry, I only knocked him out considering my Master's mental state, so don't worry."

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No, Siegfried, that apology… I wish you'd apologize to Gorde Musik.

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Fiore, who was watching this situation, bowed her head deeply in embarrassment.

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Probably because they belong to the same faction, seeing an adult panic and become confused while she's young, the shame seems to have become her share.

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