Chapter 124
It's not just about World Line, but also singularities and Lostbelts. In short, they do whatever they can to create a concept. When it comes to playing with concepts, the Type-Moon world has really mastered it.
Although Aizen is incredibly powerful in the Bleach world, if Aizen were to actually go to the Moon World, he might not be much of a threat. Unless he absorbs the Soul King and reaches the Soul King's level, Aizen's current abilities would likely lead to his immediate demise in the Moon World if he encountered some monsters who rely on abstract concepts.
Not only Aizen, but Shanks and Li Yue entering this world are nothing special. Don't ask, just know that they're not as awesome as the Moon World!
The so-called "disruptive family" that Li Yue guessed was the famous Tohsaka family in the Type-Moon world.
The Tohsaka family's trait of messing things up, in Li Yue's opinion, was probably Rin Tohsaka's tendency to Little Clumsy a child, while the Big Clumsy was probably Rin Tohsaka's tendency to mess things up as an adult.
Based on the typical timeline of joining Chat Group, the storylines related to Rin Tohsaka are roughly the Fourth Holy Grail War and the Fifth Holy Grail War, which are also the timelines in which time travelers most frequently participate.
"Let me test the waters and see."
Seeing that the two newcomers hadn't spoken since joining the group, Li Yue took the initiative to start a conversation.
[Meme Lord: Hey, Tohsaka, why aren't you saying anything?]
[Big Clumsy: What?! There's someone in this weird magic trick who knows me?!]
[Little Clumsy: Who is it that calls someone by their last name like that! They should at least call them Tohsaka- san!]
[Meme Lord: 486, the rest of the introduction is up to you.]
[So Arrogant! Understood! Senior Group Leader, please rest assured and leave it to me! As your senior, I will definitely take good care of these two juniors!]
"Alright, the case is solved."
After frying two fish at once and handing over the task of introducing the Chat Group to 486, Li Yue spread her hands again.
"It seems that Li Yue-kun, you've confirmed your previous guess."
"That's right, this is their family's Hereditary Clumsy. They are a family of magicians, specializing in Jewel Magic. Their father is a traditional noble magician who likes to maintain elegance, but he will mess things up at crucial moments. And they have inherited this trait. One of them was probably when they were just a few years old, and the other was probably when they were in high school."
Li Yue confirmed Aizen's guess.
"High school?"
Shanks was puzzled.
"This word appears quite often. What is it? I've heard 486 and Kazuma mention it in the group before. What is it?"
"Oh, that's just a school-level institution. In your world, it would be similar to a naval academy, except that schools in their world don't teach combat; they teach basic scientific knowledge."
"I see."
Shanks suddenly realized.
"So, what interesting things are there in the worlds they live in?"
Once it was clear that Rin Tohsaka's world was a vast world with countless Parallel World, Aizen became interested.
"Especially that Parallel World, could you elaborate on it?"
"That thing is hard to describe in detail, and for the worlds they inhabit, there's something else that will interest you more than Parallel World."
"Oh?"
Shanks and Aizen both looked at Li Yue with curiosity.
Li Yue smiled mysteriously.
"The Holy Grail, which is said to grant any wish, are you interested in it?"
203. Reinhard, we will meet again.
The Holy Grail War is a grand magic created by the ancestors of the three major families: the Tohsaka family, the Matou family, and the Einzbern family. The Tohsaka family provided the territory and spiritual veins, the Matou family provided the Command Spells technology, and the Einzbern family provided the Lesser Holy Grail and the rituals related to the Holy Grail. Through the cooperation of the three parties, a grand ritual magic was born, specially prepared to complete the Third Magic.
The Holy Grail ritual takes place on the Ley Lines of Fuyuki City, absorbing Magic Power from the Ley Lines. Every 60 years, this Magic Power accumulates to provide enough for one ritual.
This ritual is the Holy Grail War.
In addition to the Three Founding Families established the Holy Grail ritual, four more mages will join in. The seven mages will summon Heroic Spirit recorded in history as Servant, and then fight each other in pairs, a total of seven pairs, until only one pair remains as the final victor. The victor will obtain the Holy Grail and can use it to fulfill their wishes.
The way the Holy Grail grants wishes is also very simple and brutal. Because the Type-Moon world is a special world where magic can change the world, and so-called magic is performed by deceiving the world. Therefore, as long as you have enough Magic Power and the corresponding spell, you can do anything to the world. Simply put, you can use your strength to throw bricks.
Therefore, the Holy Grail, which has accumulated Magic Power for 60 years, possesses immense Magic Power that can change the world to a certain extent, which is to say, fulfill wishes.
However, this wish has an upper limit. The Holy Grail's so-called fulfillment of wishes ultimately relies on Magic Power to change reality. Once the Magic Power is exhausted, there's nothing that can be done, and you'll have to start accumulating it all over again.
"So, this Holy Grail War can summon ancient people who have died?"
"That's right. Those legendary heroes become Heroic Spirit after they die, existing independently of the world and even the timeline. They will remain outside the world until someone summons them, at which point they will return to this world."
Shanks focused his attention on the idea of summoning people from the past. When he first joined the Chat Group, he was surprised by the talk of reincarnation. At that time, he wondered if his captain Roger had been reincarnated to another world. Now, hearing about the Servant summoning in the Holy Grail War, he wondered if such a thing existed in the pirate world, would Roger, the Pirate King remembered by the whole world, also become a Heroic Spirit?
"In that case, wouldn't these people also be considered immortal in another sense?"
Aizen's focus is different from Shanks'.
"In a sense, this is indeed a kind of immortality, but this kind of immortality does not include freedom."
At least that's how it was in the old version that Li Yue knew. The Heroic Spirit had no freedom and could only exist on the Throne of Heroic Spirit, which stood alone outside the world. As for what new things they might come up with with the updates of FGO, that's unclear. After all, Type-Moon, like Mikado, likes to constantly retcon the original work.
"To what extent can the wish of this Holy Grail be fulfilled?"
Shanks then turned his attention back to the Holy Grail.
"The extent to which wishes can be fulfilled is rather limited. It can only be limited to certain things within the Earth's borders, and it can't go too far beyond that. But I don't know what the upper limit is, because I've never used anything like the Holy Grail."
Li Yue helplessly spread her hands.
"So, do either of you want to go have some fun?"
"Although I really want to go and have some fun, my time doesn't allow it, and it's not good for me to be away for too long."
Shanks scratched the back of his head helplessly. He really wanted to try out Otherworld, especially that Holy Grail that could grant wishes. It sounded really interesting. He wouldn't pin his hopes on the Holy Grail, but he wanted to see if it was real.
However, as one of the Emperor of the Sea, he cannot leave the fleet for too long, especially given the current tense situation at sea.
"Alright, then I'll take Shanks back later. Captain Aizen, what about you?"
Li Yue looked at Aizen.
"As for me, I can go and take a look. Hueco Mundo doesn't need me to do anything for the time being. Soul Society's attention is focused on the Wandenreich, so I have plenty of time to travel."
Rather, what Aizen enjoys most right now is traveling around to different worlds with Li Yue.
"Then I'll go to the new world with Captain Aizen and have some fun. As for Shanks, I'll open a door for you so you can return to your own world."
"Yes, that's it!"
Shanks nodded affirmatively.
As the three of them finalized their destination, the tavern where they were located suddenly fell into complete silence.
While they were chatting, customers kept leaving the tavern, but no new customers came in. When they finished chatting, only the three of them were left in the tavern; even the owner and waiters were gone.
"It seems they're almost ready."
Li Yue looked towards the tavern's entrance, and Aizen and Shanks did the same.
"Is it because of my sparring with that Sword Saint that we ended up on their bounty list?"
Shanks laughed.
"I never imagined that I would be wanted in my own world, and that I would still be wanted in another world."
"Wouldn't it be un-pirate-like if a pirate didn't have a bounty on his head?"
"Haha, Li Yue, you're right!"
Amid Shanks' loud laughter, the tavern door was pushed open, Reinhard reappeared before the three of them.
"It's nice to see you again, gentlemen."
Reinhard greeted Li Yue and the other two very politely, as if they were old friends he had known for a long time.
"We meet again, Sword Saint!"
Shanks raised his glass in greeting to Rao Reinhard the Virtuous.
"I didn't expect that the three of you would be back in the Royal Capital so soon. This gentleman's spatial abilities are really useful."
Reinhard the Virtuous looked at Li Yue. He had a very deep impression of Li Yue opening Portal in front of him last time.
"That's right, my Portal portals are top-notch for traveling."
Li Yue gave herself a thumbs-up.
"So, gentlemen, what brings you back to the Royal Capital this time?"
Thinking of the idea she had given to 486 before, Li Yue deliberately lowered her voice.
"We've come to see the last vestiges of this Royal Capital's glory."
"The final glory? You want to destroy the Royal Capital?"
Reinhard the Virtuous became nervous.
"No, we were not the ones who destroyed the Royal Capital."
Li Yue shook her finger at Reinhard the Virtuous, then stood up abruptly.
"The true evil hidden in the darkness of this world is about to emerge, the guardians of the kingdom are dying, and this world is about to fall into the Abyss!"
He drew his Enma's Blade and performed a cross slash in the air to open Portal. Aizen and Shanks immediately appeared beside Li Yue, and the three of them faced away from the Portal, looking at Reinhard the Virtuous.
"This world is about to burn and then fall into the Abyss. Son of man, may you find the one who can save the world and help him ascend to the highest throne!"
"Wait, what did you just mean?"
The riddles Li Yue uttered left Reinhard the Virtuous completely bewildered; no matter how he listened, he couldn't understand what Li Yue meant.
"Don't understand? No problem, the world will tell you the answer."
Li Yue waved her hand, and Aizen and Shanks entered the Portal together. After glancing at Reinhard the Virtuous, Li Yue also turned and entered the Portal.
"Wait, tell me what you know!?"
Reinhard the Virtuous drew his Dragon Sword, intending to stop Li Yue, but was blocked by a stone pillar that suddenly appeared on the ground.
Li Yue stood at the Portal, looking indifferently at Reinhard the Virtuous.
"No need to rush, Reinhard. We will meet again eventually, but not here, not now. We will meet again when the world is plunged into darkness."
After saying that, the Portal closed, leaving Reinhard completely bewildered after cutting down the stone pillar.
"Reinhard!"
Another figure rushed into the tavern; it was Julius, who had heard the commotion and rushed in to help.
"What happened? Where are they?"
"They left, just like they did in the slums, right in front of me."
Reinhard sheathed his Dragon Sword and stared at the spot where Li Yue and the other two had left, his head full of question marks.
"What does that mean? What exactly did he mean by that?"
204. Rin, you don't want anything to happen to Sakura, do you?
[So Arrogant! In short, you are from a different world, and we are from a completely different world. That's how amazing it is.]
[Big Clumsy: Hmph, I never expected that I, Rin Tohsaka, would have such an extraordinary encounter.]
[Little Clumsy: Huh? You're Rin Tohsaka? Then who am I?]
[Big Clumsy: Hmph, I don't care who you are, I'm Rin Tohsaka!]
[Little Clumsy: Where did you come from, some arrogant young lady?]
Li Yue couldn't help but laugh when she saw the two of them bickering with each other.
[Meme Lord: Is it possible that she is actually you as a grown-up?]
[Little Clumsy: Me as an adult? Or is this Parallel World?]
[Big Clumsy: Me as an Adult? But I'm only 7 years old.]
[Meme Lord: Huh?]
Within the Chat Group, with 486's explanation, the two "dropped chains" understood the Chat Group. Although it might be shocking and unbelievable to ordinary people, the "dropped chains" family didn't think it was fake. Magic itself has many possibilities, and their family's Jewel Magic teacher was the most famous magician in the world, the Jewel Master of the Second Magic Parallel World. Therefore, connecting different worlds was not an incomprehensible thing.
Don't ask, it's magic!
However, to Li Yue's surprise, his guess about the identity was wrong.
In Li Yue's guess, the Little Clumsy a child was Rin Tohsaka, while the Big Clumsy was Rin Tohsaka in high school.