Buddha!

When Mo Shuying set foot in this unfamiliar place, he was instantly stunned by the sight before him.

Countless golden lights glittered in the sky like blazing suns. Three people were fighting in midair, their battle exceptionally fierce.

Two of them were little girls who looked no more than elementary school students based on their height and build, yet their combat strength was incredibly formidable.

The two girls wore outfits resembling those of Magical Girls and wielded wands, one pink and one blue. Together, they besieged a woman radiating golden light. The woman held a golden monk's staff and rode on auspicious clouds as she continuously evaded their attacks, a faint smile even resting on her lips.

After failing to take her down for so long, the two girls exchanged a glance and immediately split to either side! Their wands erupted with powerful magical energy, followed by devastating Magic Bullet bombardments!

"Maximum output! Snipe!"

"Cannon!"

"Boom, boom!!"

The pink and blue Magic Cannons crossed through the air, shattering quite a few of the golden spheres overhead. Yet the beautiful figure holding the monk's staff remained as calm as ever.

"Damn! She's too slippery! She's obviously a Caster, so why is she as nimble as an Assassin? Is she some kind of loach?!"

The battle was taking place above Fuyuki Bridge. Two more people stood on the open ground beneath it: one was a black-haired girl with twin tails, while the other was a blonde young lady with drill curls.

Seeing them, Mo Shuying felt somewhat excited.

He knew all of them—one might even say he was familiar with them. The two beneath the bridge were Tohsaka Rin, whose legs were practically ageless, and Luvia Edelfelt, the wealthy but foolish young lady famed for her golden drill curls.

As for the three fighting in the sky, the two girls were Illyasviel and Miyu Emiya—or rather, Miyu Sakatsuki. Both were girls with extraordinary identities.

The Heroic Spirit evading their attacks with her monk's staff was none other than the renowned Journey to the West Practitioner, Xuanzang Sanzang. That was right: the famous Tang Sanzang was a woman—and a stunningly beautiful woman with an incredible figure, at that!

Maybe all those demons along the journey west who wanted to eat Tang Sanzang's flesh had been perverts. Who knew whether they truly just wanted to eat her flesh—or wanted to eat her flesh?

Mo Shuying actually remembered this scene somewhat. He had watched the anime Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya and still recalled parts of its plot, but something about this scene seemed off.

Tohsaka Rin had just called her a Caster, which meant Sanzang was guarding this place as a Caster. In the original story, the one guarding this place should have been Caster Mom, it seemed.

Everything had changed.

"Could it be because I'm this butterfly?"

Mo Shuying understood the butterfly effect. If his appearance had changed all of this, then...

What could anyone do about it?

Mo Shuying suddenly felt smug. Changing the world through his own power alone felt pretty great!

He fully activated Presence Concealment and hid off to the side, silently observing the battle. This was Mo Shuying's first time watching Heroic Spirits fight from so close up. It was far, far more thrilling than anything he had seen on a screen.

The battle in the air continued, but the two little girls seemed to be growing tired, and their attacks were slowing.

Meanwhile, Monk Xuanzang still wore a smile. Her left hand formed a Lotus Seal, and she looked like a compassionate saint seeking to save all living beings.

However, Monk Xuanzang did not maintain that state for long, because...

"Bzzzz!!"

A massive blue magic circle silently unfolded behind her!

Just as Monk Xuanzang realized she needed to dodge, a force of restraint surged forth and locked her in midair! The next moment—

"Haha! Got you, you slippery loach! Take this!"

The culprits, Tohsaka Rin and Luvia, leaped high into the air with triumphant grins on their faces. Both held gemstones of various colors between their fingers, and the instant they infused them with magical energy, they hurled them at Monk Xuanzang!

"Wind Bomb, five-shot barrage!"

"Explosive Flame Bullet, seven-shot barrage!"

"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!"

In an instant, tornadoes and explosions engulfed Monk Xuanzang! They formed a gigantic Fire Tornado around her.

"D-Did it work?!"

Illya asked from the air, while Ruby in her hand giggled.

"Hehehe~ Those two are actually a little useful at critical moments~ Not bad, not bad."

At the same time, Tohsaka Rin and Luvia began arguing.

"What was with that five-shot nonsense just now? You were still holding back at a time like this! What is wrong with you?!"

Luvia mocked her, and Tohsaka Rin shouted back with a flushed face.

"Shut up, shut up! Do you think everyone is a brainless rich girl like you?! My gems are very valuable!"

Poor Tohsaka Rin, the fallen young lady. Though she had once been considered Magecraft World nobility, she now had to count every penny. Gem magecraft was also one of the most expensive forms of magecraft, and because of her frugal habits, Luvia mocked her as a poor mage.

"Heh heh heh."

Watching the two adults quarrel like children, Illya awkwardly scratched her cheek, just about to say something.

Suddenly!

"Illya, watch out!"

Miyu suddenly shoved Illya aside! Illya turned her head and saw a long staff extend without end, smashing into Miyu's waist and sending her flying!

"Miyu!"

Illya cried out. Tohsaka Rin and Luvia also realized something was wrong! The swirling Fire Tornado suddenly burst apart, and five Monk Xuanzangs stood in the air—one holding a staff, one a rake, one a monk's staff. All five were identical!

"This! Clones? Fall back!"

Tohsaka Rin immediately leaped backward to open the distance. Then she saw four Sanzo Clones turn into four streaks of golden light and charge at the four people present!

"Damn it! Aren't winning with fewer people supposed to be our specialty? You're breaking the rules!"

Tohsaka Rin fled in panic from Rake Sanzo, while the other three were also in dire straits. Miyu had been injured by the sneak attack, while Illya blocked the Sanzo Clone pursuing Miyu. Fighting one against two, she had no chance to retaliate.

As the situation tilted toward defeat, Mo Shuying watched with great interest.

"Whoa~ Monk Xuanzang is amazing. If Tang Sanzang in Journey to the West had looked like this, Zhu Bajie definitely wouldn't have been asking to split the family property every day. If his master was in danger, he'd definitely be the first one up. Wait... if Tang Sanzang was really this good at fighting, were Sun Wukong and the others protecting her, or were they holding her back? Hmmmmm."

Just as Mo Shuying's thoughts wandered.

"Bzzzz~"

The true Monk Xuanzang held up a Lotus Seal in one hand as endless Buddha Light spread out behind her, as though the phantom of a giant Buddha were condensing.

Monk Xuanzang rapidly chanted scriptures under her breath. The Buddha Light shone across the earth, and the giant Buddha raised its hand, preparing to unleash a palm strike descending from the heavens!

Five Elements Mountain! Buddha's Palm of Shakyamuni!

It was the Noble Phantasm of Monk Xuanzang, the Journey to the West Practitioner!

This palm strike would tell the world that Buddha, too, had wrath!!

"This is bad! Illya! Open a passage and get out of here!"

Tohsaka Rin shouted, but she knew it was already too late.

Just as the Giant Buddha Hand was about to descend!

Suddenly!

"Boom!!"

A streak of Black Sword Qi that pierced the heavens shot upward! To Monk Xuanzang's astonishment, it struck the giant Buddha's back, pierced through it, and then annihilated Monk Xuanzang!

As the black light faded, a card drifted down from the sky.