What about the back? What about the back?

So weird!!!

Su Deqiang stared at the last page of the manga displayed on his computer screen. Recalling the plot spiraling out of control in the latter half, and the incredibly impactful, disorienting scenes that followed, his only thought was—this manga is so damn weird! So crazy!

It turned out the manga wasn't about using grotesque imagery to depict the female protagonist overcoming her inner struggles at all.

It was actually about Uzumaki!!

But is this something a person could even come up with?

Why?!

What even is Uzumaki?

Why did this ghostly thing suddenly appear?

Did the manga say anything about it?

...It seemed not.

The rest was just a lively, grand spectacle of horror and revelry.

And then, at its climax, with a slight lingering aftertaste, it just ended, leaving the reader to wonder endlessly.

There was no explanation of the cause or effect whatsoever.

So, could the female protagonist escape?

How could she possibly escape?

The main body corresponds to one Uzumaki, and the Uzumaki actively seeks out the main body to hang it...

The sky outside was filled with Uzumaki; under these circumstances, escape was impossible, right?

No.

Maybe she could cut the rope with a knife?

At this moment.

Su Deqiang completely forgot his original purpose. While recalling the manga, he was earnestly considering how to escape if he encountered Uzumaki in reality.

After all... Li Xue, as a seasoned editor, was seeing this kind of horror manga for the first time.

And for Su Deqiang, an enthusiast, it was the same!

Even though he kept calling it crazy.

But it was precisely because it was unexpected, because he had never seen such a horror manga... that he called it crazy!

This is really too damn good... no, too crazy!

"...Wait."

The screen in front of Su Deqiang displayed the last page of the manga. He had spent a long time thinking about the interesting concept of Uzumaki in the story.

Then he suddenly realized... he was here to criticize the work! To get revenge!

What the hell was he doing!

Su Deqiang put on a stern face again, gripped the mouse, and closed the page in front of him, seemingly forgetting about his plan to criticize.

He returned to the website's homepage, organized his thoughts a bit, wanting to shake off the influence of that manga...

But... HE! COULD! NOT! SHAKE! IT! OFF!

His mind was filled with Uzumaki!

"..."

Su Deqiang took a deep breath, then, holding the mouse, slowly scrolled down the website page, his gaze returning to the twenty-odd works displayed as if they were on a shelf for readers to choose from.

Something's wrong.

That last work was wrong... it completely erased his anger! What a crazy author!

No, he couldn't let it be like this.

He'd find another one.

Su Deqiang decided to casually pick another manga to read... to get back into his zone.

That old scoundrel from Give It Your All deserves no forgiveness!

How could he possibly let him off the hook! How could he let him get away with a manga award while still having the nerve to advertise!

Right.

Find another one, get back in the zone.

Su Deqiang looked at the page in front of him, his eyes wandering, wanting to casually pick a manga... but as he looked, his gaze eventually fell on the section personally recommended by editor Ou Congquan.

Besides Uzumaki, there seemed to be one more work.

He hadn't read it yet...

Su Deqiang looked at the remaining manga, hesitated for a moment, but his body honestly clicked on it.

This editor's recommended work is so interesting... no, it's so weird!

This is weird!

So I'll take another look! Just one more look!

Su Deqiang made up his mind and leaned forward slightly to look at the screen.

His mindset quietly shifted.

Fate Zero?

And when Su Deqiang clearly saw the title of the second manga, he was a bit confused... this didn't look like a horror manga.

Fate 0?

The title is a bit strange.

Unlike the previous manga, the title gave it away... "Uzumaki" means Uzumaki.

This title feels quite subtle.

Thinking this, Su Deqiang looked at the author's section.

"Huh? Still a Third-rate Painter?"

Su Deqiang was a little surprised because the author's name for this manga and the author's name for the previous manga... were exactly the same.

Why would the same Manga Artist have such different naming styles?

Is this manga different?

It can't be, right?

So it really is a horror manga after all?

With such questions, Su Deqiang clicked the read button and began to read.

And the beginning of this manga was completely unexpected.

Because the previous Uzumaki used a realistic art style, but this manga did not.

Instead, it was pure anime... that might be a bit inaccurate.

To be more precise, this manga looks very... normal?

Su Deqiang didn't know how to describe it, but it was clear that unlike Uzumaki, which tried to make the facial features as close to real human proportions as possible to achieve a shocking effect when the art broke down, the art style of this manga didn't seem to bring a huge impact even when it broke down.

It looked like a manga that could be serialized in any magazine, but from some details, it could still be seen that it was drawn by the same person.

Why would the same Manga Artist have such a drastic change in art style?

Trying different styles? Or something else?

But they wouldn't try it like this, would they?

It's really strange.

Su Deqiang thought as he turned to the next page and continued reading.

Everything, it all began with the war to compete for the Holy Grail...

The Holy Grail, a wish-granting machine that can fulfill any wish.

In each Holy Grail War, the Holy Grail chooses seven Masters to control Servants, summoning Heroic Spirits as familiars to fight each other... Heroes from all eras and all countries will awaken in modern times and compete for supremacy, this is the Holy Grail War.

And the Fourth Holy Grail War is about to begin, and in order to win the Holy Grail, the participating mages begin to gather information from each other...

"..."

Seeing this.

Su Deqiang confirmed that this was not a horror manga, but rather more like... fantasy?

But can the same Manga Artist really do it? They were so good at horror manga, could they also draw fantasy well?

So confident?

Impossible.

But this setting... a Holy Grail that grants any wish? Heroic Spirits? War? It's quite interesting.

Su Deqiang hesitated for a moment and continued reading.

After briefly introducing the background, the story in the manga begins with a man named Matou Kariya...

Following Matou Kariya's perspective, the manga's worldview began to unfold slowly.

The pacing of the entire story was controlled extremely well, neither dragging nor rushed, but rather having a feeling of being told leisurely.

Various settings, characters, and factions began to appear one after another.

Tohsaka Tokiomi, the fifth-generation head of the Tohsaka Family...

Kirei Kotomine, the representative of the Church...

Kaineth, a lecturer in the Department of Spirit Arts at the Clock Tower...

Matou Kariya, the heir of the Matou Family...

Waver, a student at the Clock Tower...

Magus Killer Kiritsugu Emiya...

As Su Deqiang watched, he slowly became completely immersed, watching... with great focus, even to the point of being lost in it.

At this moment, he seemed to have forgotten about the manga awards, Ou Congquan, and being taken advantage of.

All his thoughts were on the manga.

Unknowingly, he was drawn in.

It couldn't be helped. Putting aside everything else, the very concept of making historical or mythological figures into familiars to fight each other was enough to be captivating.

Not to mention, the story and character designs were exceptionally excellent!

After all, Tang Yao had put in a great deal of effort to cater to the tastes of readers in this parallel world, meticulously adjusting the pacing based on the original work.

The novel setting, the distinct character development, and the tight narrative pacing.

All these points combined... were more than just a simple sum.

If Su Deqiang felt a strong impact and thought the author was both crazy and a genius when he first read Uzumaki, Then, reading Fate/Zero, Su Deqiang felt like he was reading a manga for the very first time.

No!

In this world! How could there be something so interesting!

Su Deqiang leaned forward slightly, staring intently at the screen, his pupils reflecting the glowing display, his face full of excitement and anticipation for the upcoming plot, while his fingers continuously clicked the next page button.

Next page, next page...

And the manga did not disappoint his expectations; the story gradually moved in the direction he had hoped for.

Holy Grail Summoning.

When the distinct characters who had appeared earlier, in different locations, used Holy Relics to summon Heroic Spirits.

When magic circles appeared one after another on the screen.

When Masters raised their hands and uttered the summoning incantations.

Su Deqiang leaned forward again, becoming even more engrossed!

And when the Heroic Spirits appeared, the final shot focused on a female Heroic Spirit, that elegant and dignified female Heroic Spirit, dressed in a flowing battle skirt, standing before the stained-glass window of a church, asking, "Are you my Master?"

Su Deqiang became even more excited, then his right index finger rapidly clicked the next page button.

However.

This time.

When he clicked the next page button, the page number did not change. Instead, a prompt popped up.

[This is the last page~]

"Huh...?"

Su Deqiang blinked upon seeing the prompt, then anxiously clicked the next page button a few more times.

But the same prompt kept appearing.

"Is it a bug? No! What about the rest? What about the rest? Show it to me!!!"

Su Deqiang panicked slightly! No! The story was just getting good! The Heroic Spirits had appeared! How could it stop now! He didn't want this to happen!!

He quickly refreshed the page.

As for his original purpose...

He didn't care what happened to Ou Congquan! He could even die!

Now! He just wanted to know the continuation of this manga!

But.

After refreshing.

A new page still did not appear.

It was then that Su Deqiang finally noticed the page number... realizing that the page he had just finished reading was the last page of this manga.

He also noticed, below the last page he had just read, a line of small text--To be continued.

Su Deqiang: "..."