"Hmm?"
When Sylvia opened her eyes, what appeared before her was not the scenery of a new world, but a golden space that seemed to shimmer with fluorescent light.
"This is...?"
Sylvia rose in surprise.
Then, a voice rang out.
"Please do not panic. I am the one who brought your consciousness here."
As the voice spoke, a young girl appeared before Sylvia.
"You are...?"
Sylvia looked over.
Meeting Sylvia's gaze, the girl smiled faintly.
"My name is Jeanne."
The girl said so.
"You must have all sorts of questions, but please do not panic. I mean you no harm. There is merely something I would like to ask of you."
Hearing that, Sylvia suppressed her doubts and looked at the girl who called herself Jeanne.
In those circumstances, Jeanne gazed at Sylvia.
"Do you know about the Holy Grail War?"
----"Holy Grail."
It was an item once used by Jesus Christ, who had been hailed in history as the Son of God.
Jesus had instructed his disciples to drink the red wine in this cup, which symbolized his blood, thereby establishing the memorial rite of the Passion.
Later, some believed that this cup possessed some kind of miraculous power because of that special occasion.
----"Water held within it can restore one's youth."----
----"Water held within it can bring the dead back to life."----
----"Water held within it can grant eternal life."----
Rumors like these were practically endless, making the Holy Grail an extremely famous Holy Relic.
The so-called Holy Grail War referred to a battle fought over this highest-ranking Holy Relic.
It was no ordinary battle.
Those who took part in the conflict were known as ----Masters.
The Masters would summon fragments of the souls of all manner of renowned historical heroes as weapons, calling them ----Servants.
The Holy