Fate's Folly Night
Chapter 3

Abbreviation, Starting Here is Also Fine

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Given that the prologue was written so long ago that I'd almost forgotten how poorly it was done, I'm grateful for the reminder in the reviews.

However, it's not realistic to go back and revise it now.

So, for ease of reading, let me summarize:

On Earth, in a certain timeline, there was a person named Jizi, who was an oddball—she had a thing for her mother, was a siscon, and also liked little lolis. Her life was originally happy and fulfilling. However, her mother left this world one day. Her father then remarried and had a daughter.

Her stepmother treated Jizi poorly because Jizi would affect her daughter's inheritance—though she didn't know this siscon had no interest in competing for it—but her sister was very close to Jizi, until one day, Jizi accidentally blinded her sister in one eye.

Jizi regretted it immensely and began to hate herself. Her sister's eye originally had a chance of being cured, but because Jizi was afraid of being blamed and didn't report it immediately, delaying treatment, it was basically certain she would be blind for life.

Her sister, having lost an eye, faced more difficulties in her daily life. So, Jizi became a stalker. Whenever her sister went out, Jizi would follow behind her, under the guise of protecting her sister, but in reality, she just wanted to deceive herself: "I'm doing something for my sister." This was her way of self-gratification, and basically, nothing had happened for years.

But one day, when her sister went out with classmates, and Jizi was tailing her as usual, an accident occurred. The owner of a tailor shop discovered her husband was having an affair. The two began to argue and fight, which escalated into a physical brawl. Finally, they threw a steaming hot iron, but it missed its target and flew towards the innocent sister who was passing by.

Because she had lost an eye, her field of vision was more limited, so her sister didn't notice the danger in time. Then, at the critical moment, Jizi, who had been tailing her for a long time, rushed forward and blocked the iron with her face, saving her sister's life. However, her own face was also disfigured by the high-temperature iron.

In other words, this character died from being ironed.

Meanwhile, the God of this world was searching for "the person with the most bizarre and tragic death" and happened to find Jizi. After some nonsensical discussion, they made a deal: Jizi would travel to the Type-Moon World at the time of F/Z to deal with the threat of the Black Grail, and then the God would heal her sister's eye.

Then, the God gave Jizi some cheats. When I initially thought of these cheats, I didn't really use my brain; I just wrote whatever came to mind. As a result, many of them ended up being unusable... I'll make a small modification here and put it later.

Routes A and C are the main story. This is because the author has two ideas, and rather than digging one hole and filling it, it's better to dig two and fill neither (lol). Route A will eventually connect to FSN, while Route C concludes everything in F/Z. (Route B is purely for fun... you can just laugh it off.)

Character Card: (Attribute values and class abilities remain unchanged; other aspects have minor modifications.)

Possessed Skills:

Mimicry: Can simulate the aura of almost anything that exists, but the duration varies depending on the rarity of the simulated object. If simulating an ordinary human, it can last for hundreds of years, but if simulating something like a True Ancestor vampire, it might only last for about ten minutes—also, it only simulates the aura, not the power.

Noble Phantasms:

[FFF Troupe Execution Scythe: B, Anti-Personnel; it is the manifestation of the spirit within every FFF Troupe member. The holder gains the ability to control flames and is immune to most flame-based attacks. Additionally, for well-known reasons, this weapon deals increased damage when attacking heterosexuals and significantly reduced damage when attacking homosexuals. Its appearance is that of the lightning war axe—Baldir's scythe form, with the color scheme changed from golden yellow to crimson.]

[Gap Isolating the Self (loneliness-of-OTAKU): Rather than a Noble Phantasm, this is the holder themselves, similar to the Soul Gem in Madoka Magica. Its appearance is a simple, unadorned mask. Its specific functions include: 1. When the mana difference between two parties is significant, this mask can manipulate the other party, absorb their mana, and enhance their abilities. 2. The mask is the core. If the humanoid body is injured, it can be quickly repaired as long as there is sufficient mana, but if the mask is damaged, it will suffer severe damage. The humanoid body can move a certain distance away from the mask, but if it gets too far, it will lose its mana supply and eventually collapse. 3. Both the mask and the humanoid body possess sensory abilities. 4. The humanoid body can hide within the mask.]

[Imagination Manifestation (Power-of-YY): By consuming mana, one can reproduce previously seen items, equipment, and even abilities. Unlike Reality Marble, it cannot create things out of thin air based on imagination alone; it must have an existing prototype. Furthermore, the higher the understanding of the prototype, the better the quality of the reproduction. A more detailed explanation can be found in "Special Mini-Theater: On the Protagonist's Settings." (This ability is actually quite tricky...)]

[Additionally, some commonly used weapons and items include: 1. Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt's twin blades Stripe I and II, which have the ability to kill demons but not humans (quite similar to Mimikiri, isn't it...) 2. Bow of Destruction and Ruin II, from Monster Hunter. It disintegrates after firing one arrow and must be recreated. 3. Ruyi Jingu Bang, from "Journey to the West." The reproduction is not very accurate; it's essentially just a sturdy stick and cannot be arbitrarily changed in size or thickness. 4. New Yorker's Tears, a guitar with a gorgeous design. It allows the user to play any song Jizi has heard, even symphonies. These are the most frequently used, but it doesn't mean they are the only ones.]

[Counterattack's Ahoge (I_can_so_I_up): The ultimate cheat granted by God. There are three of them, each containing immense mana, which can be used to create items and strengthen oneself, etc. However, because Jizi's identity is God's enforcer, analogous to Alaya's guardians, she cannot act with impunity. For example, actions unfriendly to primates and the Earth, such as dropping nuclear bombs or human purification, cannot be done.]

Next is Jizi's personality. Fundamentally, she can be described as a submissive type, very afraid of loneliness but unable to communicate with others, which makes her seem rather quiet. Later, she gradually learned to disguise herself with absurdity, but in essence—she's still a bottom. (The regrettable thing is that this personality was only decided when the main story was nearing its end, so it's not very apparent in the main story. However, in the side stories and the future FSN, it will be set according to this, and the side stories are expected to be longer than the main story... so please bear with it.)

Finally, some miscellaneous supplementary information:

After being modified by the God, her appearance is an enlarged version of Suigintou without her wings, scaled up to about 1.65 meters in height (this includes the Chairperson's high heels... without the heels, she's only 1.6 meters).

Jizi's specific identity can be said to be an enforcer lent by the God of her world to the Counter Force of the Type-Moon World. In the Moon World, she is considered a guardian on Alaya's side.

Although she is doing all this for her sister, her feelings towards her sister are actually more about guilt.

The main story and side stories don't need to be strictly separated; they are just a few stories. Getting bogged down in names is missing the point.

According to several long-term supporters (perhaps just to comfort me...), I have been improving, and the quality of the later chapters is higher than the earlier ones. So, new friends who are put off by the beginning and feel it's not to their taste, please try reading a few more chapters if you can; you might find your opinion changes.

(Of course, if you really can't accept it, there's no need to force yourself. Reading novels is for enjoyment, so what's the point if you can't find enjoyment?)

Wishing old friends good health and prosperity—as vulgar as Director Luo, I can only come up with such vulgar blessings, please forgive me.

If you like this book, remember to add it to your bookshelf so you don't lose it next time.

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