Buddha!

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

Countless golden lights blazed across the sky, like burning suns. Three figures were locked in fierce combat high above, the battle raging intensely.

Two of them were young girls—elementary school age by the look of their height and build—yet their combat power was overwhelmingly immense.

The two girls wore outfits resembling magical girls and carried wands, one pink and one blue. They were ganging up on a woman radiating golden light, who held a golden staff and stood on auspicious clouds, dodging their attacks with a faint smile still on her lips.

The two girls, unable to land a hit after a prolonged assault, exchanged a glance and immediately split left and right! Their wands erupted with immense magical power! Then, devastating magic bullets came roaring in!

"Maximum output! Snipe!"

"Cannon!"

"Boom! Boom!!"

A pink and a blue magic cannon crossed paths, shattering many of the golden orbs in the sky, but the beautiful figure wielding the staff remained as calm and composed as ever.

"Tch! What a pain! She's supposed to be a Caster, so why is she as agile as an Assassin? Is she part eel or something!"

The battle was taking place above Fuyuki Bridge. On the flat ground beneath the bridge stood two more people: a black-haired girl with twin-tails and a blonde-haired lady with drill-shaped curls.

Mo Shuying's heart stirred as he recognized them.

He knew all of these people—could even say he was familiar with them. The two under the bridge were none other than Tohsaka Rin, famous for her legs, and Luviagelita Edelfelt, the blonde drill-haired heiress known for being rich but dim-witted.

As for the three fighting in the air, the two girls were Illyasviel and Miyu Emiya—also known as Miyu Sakatsuki—both girls of no ordinary background.

And the Servant wielding the staff while evading attacks was none other than the famous Journey to the West Practitioner, Xuanzang Sanzang. That's right—the legendary Tang Sanzang was a woman, and a beautiful one at that, with a figure that was simply stunning!

No wonder those monsters on the Journey to the West who wanted to eat Tang Sanzang's flesh were all a bunch of perverts. Who knew if they really just wanted the meat, or if they wanted the meat!

This scene actually rang a bell for Mo Shuying. He had watched the anime Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya and still remembered some of the plot. But this scene seemed... off.

Just now, Tohsaka Rin had shouted "Caster," which meant Sanzang was guarding this place as a Caster-class Servant. In the original story, the one guarding this spot should have been Caster Mom. It seemed...

Everything had changed.

"Could it be because of me—this butterfly?"

Mo Shuying understood the butterfly effect. If his arrival had altered all of this, then...

So what if it had?

Mo Shuying suddenly felt smug. The feeling of changing the world all by himself was pretty great!

He fully activated Presence Concealment and slipped off to the side to watch quietly. This was his first time seeing Servants fight up close—far more thrilling than anything on a screen.

The battle in the air continued, but the two girls seemed to be getting tired, their attacks slowing down.

Monk Xuanzang, still smiling faintly, held a Lotus Seal with her left hand, looking every bit the merciful bodhisattva saving all beings.

But this state didn't last long for Monk Xuanzang, because—

"Buzz!!"

A massive blue magic circle unfolded silently behind her!

By the time Monk Xuanzang noticed and tried to dodge, a binding force surged forth, locking her in place midair! The next second!

"Haha! Got you, you eel! Take this!"

The instigators, Tohsaka Rin and Luvia, leaped high into the air, smug grins on their faces. Between their fingers, they clutched a variety of jewels! The moment they infused them with magic, they hurled them at Monk Xuanzang!

"Wind Bomb, five-round burst!"

"Explosive Flame Bullet, seven-round burst!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

In an instant, tornadoes and explosions engulfed Monk Xuanzang, forming a massive Fire Tornado that wrapped around her.

"Did... did we get her?!"

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

"Heehee~ Those two actually come in handy sometimes~ Not bad, not bad."

Meanwhile, Tohsaka Rin and Luvia had already started arguing.

"What the hell was that five-round burst just now? You're skimping at a time like this? Something's wrong with you!"

Luvia taunted, and Tohsaka Rin's face flushed red as she shouted back.

"Urusai! Urusai! You think everyone's a brainless rich girl like you?! My jewels are precious!"

Poor Tohsaka Rin, the fallen heiress. Once part of the Magecraft World's aristocracy, she now had to count every penny. Her jewel magecraft was one of the most expensive arts out there, and this habit of pinching pennies had earned her the nickname "Poverty Mage" from Luvia.

"Uh... hehehe..."

Watching the two adults bicker like children, Illya scratched her cheek awkwardly and was about to say something.

Suddenly!

"Illya, watch out!"

Miyu beside her shoved Illya away! Illya turned her head, only to see a long staff extending infinitely! It slammed into Miyu's waist and sent her flying!

"Miyu!"

Illya screamed, and Tohsaka Rin and Luvia also realized something was wrong! The swirling Fire Tornado suddenly exploded! Five Monk Xuanzangs stood in the air, wielding staffs, rakes, and monk's staffs—all five identical!

"What! Clones? Fall back!"

Tohsaka Rin immediately backflipped to create distance, and the next moment she saw the four Sanzo Clones transform into four beams of golden light, each targeting one of the four people present!

"Damn it! Isn't outnumbering the enemy supposed to be our specialty? You're breaking the rules here!"

Tohsaka Rin fled in panic with Rake Sanzo on her heels, while the other three were equally hard-pressed. Miyu was ambushed and injured, and Illya, intercepting the Sanzo Clone chasing Miyu, was fighting two-on-one with no chance to counterattack.

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

"Wow~ This Monk Xuanzang is seriously impressive. If the Tang Sanzang in Journey to the West were like this, then Zhu Bajie definitely wouldn't be whining about splitting the party every day—he'd be the first to rush in when his master was in trouble. Wait. If Tang Sanzang really could fight this well, were Sun Wukong and the others actually protecting her or holding her back? Hmm..."

Just as Mo Shuying was lost in thought.

"Hum~"

The original Monk Xuanzang formed a lotus seal with one hand, and endless Buddha Light spread out behind her, as if a giant Buddha's phantom was coalescing.

Monk Xuanzang chanted sutras rapidly under her breath, the Buddha Light illuminating the earth. The Giant Buddha raised its hand, preparing to perform a palm technique descending from the heavens!

Five Elements Mountain! Buddha's Palm of Shakyamuni!

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

This palm was meant to show the world that the Buddha too can be wrathful!!

"Not good! Illya, open a passage and retreat immediately!"

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

The Giant Buddha Hand was about to fall!

Suddenly!

"Boom!!"

A Black Sword Qi that pierced the heavens shot up! Amid Monk Xuanzang's astonished expression, it struck the Giant Buddha's back, pierced through, and then annihilated Monk Xuanzang!

The black light faded, and a card fluttered down from the sky.