Type-Moon Crown Master

"In any case, let's walk around and try our luck. We won't find anything by just staying here,"

The women nodded and quickly followed Su Mo.

The group wandered through what was now a post-apocalyptic Fuyuki City. Tall buildings burned all around them. Apart from a few stray Skeleton Soldiers that Kiyohime incinerated, they hadn't seen a single living person after walking for half the day.

"As expected of Berserker, a true Servant is indeed different," the Director praised, as if Kiyohime were her Servant.

"You flatter me. Actually, as a Heroic Spirit, Lord Su Mo is far more powerful than this humble one!" Kiyohime said with a gentle smile.

"Is he really that strong?" Even though Kiyohime said it, the Director remained skeptical. After all, how strong could a Servant who only specialized in support be?

Su Mo glanced at the Director, too lazy to argue. Whether someone was strong or not couldn't be settled with words. When danger arose, he would simply shield Kiyohime, and she would naturally understand how powerful he was as a Heroic Spirit.

"Speaking of which, haven't we been walking for a long time? There's no change in our surroundings," Mash observed the area before turning her gaze back to the Director and asking, "Director Olga Marie, from what I can gather, Fuyuki wasn't like this before. What exactly happened here?"

The Director frowned slightly and remained silent for a while before speaking, "You're right, I haven't told you about it before. It seems it's time I explained properly."

"Chaldea uses an Earth model called Gadeas to observe the future, and also uses a Laplace Familiar to compile past records. According to our observations, a Holy Grail War took place in Fuyuki City in 2004."

"The Holy Grail is a wish-granting machine that can fulfill the holder's wishes, a magical chalice that leads to the root of magic, correct?" Su Mo, who understood this thing thoroughly, naturally knew its effects.

"That's right. Different Holy Grails have different activation conditions. The Fuyuki Holy Grail System was simple: summon seven Servants and have them fight to the death. The last remaining pair would obtain the Holy Grail," the Director paused and continued.

"My father... no, the former Director, built Chaldea's Heroic Spirit summoning system, Fate, based on the Fuyuki City Holy Grail War. It was the third invention after Laplace and Chaldea. That's why ordinary people like you can now command Heroic Spirits. It's more advanced than the original Holy Grail War system."

Su Mo's forehead twitched at the word "ordinary people." He looked at the Director and said with exaggerated flattery, "That's amazing, truly incredible! Director, your family is indeed extraordinary, to invent something so powerful!"

Olga Marie placed her hands on her hips and puffed out her chest. It was clear she was quite pleased with Su Mo's flattery.

"In conclusion, Fuyuki City is the birthplace of the Heroic Spirit System. According to the records, the victor of that era was Saber. However, the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki ended under unknown circumstances, and some anomaly must have occurred, ultimately causing human history to become distorted and leading to extinction."

"So, this is our job: to analyze the cause of the anomaly and find a way to repair this singularity, returning history to its correct course."

Mash nodded and added. Kiyohime, standing beside them, listened with a bewildered expression, completely lost in their conversation. However, her expression quickly changed.

"Master, be careful!"

"What!"

"Swoosh swoosh!"

Two throwing knives flew rapidly towards Su Mo. At the critical moment, Kiyohime tackled Su Mo, her soft body pressing down on him and allowing him to dodge the fatal surprise attack.

This wasn't the end of it. The worst part was... being buried by her cleavage, making him feel simultaneously blissful and unable to breathe!

"Enemy!" Mash stood in front of everyone, raising her shield with a grave expression, on high alert.

However, Mash guarded for a long time, but there was no one around. Not even a single Skeleton Soldier.

"Swoosh swoosh..."

Two more throwing knives flew out, this time targeting the Director!

Kiyohime got off Su Mo and waved the folding fan in her hand. A ball of flame instantly materialized and fiercely collided with the throwing knives, blocking the attack for Olga Marie.