My Chat Group Is Too Strange

"Director, I really only knew two kinds of magecraft. Didn't you see it just now? I only used Reinforcement and Projection."

"Pah! You call that Reinforcement and Projection?" Cú Chulainn, who had been listening nearby, immediately exploded.

He had thought his fireball spell that was actually Explosion Magic was absurd enough.

What the hell were her Projection Magecraft and Reinforcement Magic supposed to be?

That Projection Magecraft of hers was practically copy-paste at this point, wasn't it?

Even Red A, that master of tricks, would have to call her boss after seeing it!

What, was this going to be a bootleg bootleg defeating a bootleg after a bootleg defeated the original?

And he would not even get started on that Reinforcement Magecraft.

What kind of Reinforcement Magecraft could strengthen someone to a level more ridiculous than a dragon?!

"Then explain why you're so strong." Compared to Cú Chulainn, who had countless complaints to vent, Olga Marie's brain was already starting to twist itself into knots. She actually found herself somewhat convinced by Mo Wang's nonsense.

Thinking about it carefully, he really had only used two kinds of magecraft.

"Maybe it's because you taught me so well, Director?" Mo Wang carelessly tossed out some flattery.

"Stop babbling!" Unfortunately, Olga Marie had already started building up immunity to that move.

"Fine, fine. Director, why worry about something so minor? All you need to know is that I'll always stand by your side." As he spoke, Mo Wang grinned and pulled Olga Marie into his arms.

"Hey, miss, isn't your Director's intelligence a little worrying? How did she get talked into limping this easily?"

At that moment, Cú Chulainn, who had been watching from the side, no longer knew how to complain. So he decided to find the other normal person in the group and see if she could help him criticize them.

"I think Senior is right, though? This really is a small matter right now."

However, Mashu, in whom Cú Chulainn had placed great hopes, merely looked at him with confusion.

Mashu's opinion was that everything Senior Mo Wang said was right. She only needed to follow him.

Cú Chulainn: (°ー°〃)

Fine, he saw it now. Every single one of you people in Chaldea was a real piece of work.

You were all ridiculously easy to fool, weren't you?

If that guy talked all of you into bed tomorrow, he would not be surprised in the slightest.

"Alright, apart from the final boss Saber, only Archer is left, right? Let's take care of him as quickly as possible."

Mo Wang waved at Cú Chulainn.

"Eh? If I remember correctly, that Archer was on top of the building across from us just now, right? Strange. Why didn't he make a move?"

In fact, even Cú Chulainn knew that Red A had been aiming at them throughout the fight.

But strangely, Red A had not made any move while they were fighting. Now he had vanished completely, making everyone curious about what exactly Red A was thinking.

"Could it be... Senior's actions scared him just now?"

Mashu said this somewhat awkwardly.

After saying it, Mashu lowered her head in embarrassment.

"Hey, you might actually be onto something." Listening to Mashu, Cú Chulainn could not help nodding.

If it had been him, seeing a scene like that, he probably would not have dared to act either.

Still, despite saying that, Cú Chulainn felt that that damned Archer must have had some other plan.

"Say, isn't that guy over there? Looks like he's already come over."

Mo Wang pointed toward an empty patch of ground beside them.

"What?!"

The moment Mo Wang finished speaking, the pitch-black Red A—no, he should be called Black A now—appeared out of thin air before them.

"Tch, let your guard down, did you? You damned worshipper, I thought you'd only show yourself after your master died." The moment he saw Red A, Cu Chulainn began sharply mocking Black A.

"I don't recall ever being anyone's worshipper. I merely came to repay a favor and show you the door." Unlike the other Shadow Servants, Black A knew very well what he was doing as he coldly watched Cú Chulainn before him.

"Tch, at the end of the day, you're just a gatekeeper, aren't you? Like some dog. Is an endless Yugi really that entertaining to you?"

"Hmph. You make it sound as though you've already taken control of everything. Yet even so, you're still the same. Still so obsessed with your own selfish desires. Even after becoming a mage, you remain just as irritating. I might as well deal with you using this sword."

"Heh, pretty bold words for a mere archer!"

Black A and Cú Chulainn glared fiercely at each other.

This red-and-blue pair that had always fought each other remained just as incompatible even in FGO.

Meanwhile, Mo Wang, Mashu, and the Director stood to one side, blankly listening to their conversation.

"So what the hell are these two even talking about? Get these cryptic bastards out of Fuyuki!"

PS: By the time I remembered, I realized it was already the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. Gah, why did this happen?!

A Mere Doggy Wants to Defy the Natural Order

Mo Wang did not know what others thought, but at this moment, listening to the conversation between the blackened Red A and Doggy, he was on the verge of swearing.

He had felt this way back when he played Yugi.

Every Servant was basically a top-tier cryptic bastard.

They clearly knew so many things, but they simply refused to say them. Yep, they were just messing around!

Even the name of Mashu's Noble Phantasm could be hidden for several chapters.

Those who knew would not utter a single word. They were all just watching the show.

So many things could have been prepared for in advance if they had told the main cast earlier, yet every one of them pretended to be dumb.

"Hmph, it seems your monster Master has started to grow dissatisfied."

Red A looked toward Mo Wang, his eyes filled with wariness.

As perhaps the person who had participated in the most Holy Grail Wars, Red A had never seen a Master as monstrously strong as this.

There had certainly been Masters with extraordinary talent, or those who had gained tremendous power with the help of Servants.

But someone who could beat Brother B until he had no power to fight back? This was Red A's first time seeing such a thing.

"Heh, so you know our Master is a monster, huh? Since you know that, why don't you hurry up and get lost?"

When Doggy heard Red A call Mo Wang a monster, a huge grin appeared on his face.

This was the first time he had felt that having such a powerful Master was this satisfying.

Cú Chulainn's current expression was perfectly suited to an idiom: a dog flaunting its power through its master.

However, just as Cú Chulainn was about to ask Mo Wang to hurry up and deal with Red A, Mo Wang somehow pulled out a small stool, sat down nearby, and started cracking sunflower seeds.

"Stop messing around. If you want to fight, fight him yourself. That last battle exhausted me."

"Exhausted my ass! You only used two moves!" Seeing Mo Wang like that, Cú Chulainn could not help complaining.

"What else? He's just an archer. If I have to fight him too, what do I even need a Servant like you for?" Mo Wang looked at Cú Chulainn.

Could a mere Doggy really want to reverse the natural order and make him fight Red A?

"You, this, I..."

Cú Chulainn could not squeeze out another word for quite a while.

"Hmph, it seems the trump card you had placed such hopes on can no longer be used." Watching Cú Chulainn's predicament, a smile appeared on Red A's pitch-black face, whose expression was otherwise impossible to see.

At the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief that Mo Wang was not going to make a move.

After all, if Mo Wang really stepped in, there would be no point in continuing this script.

"You bastard! Even without my Master's help, I can still beat you to death!"

As Cú Chulainn spoke, he sent a fireball straight at Red A.

"Mashu, go help him later. Doggy probably won't be able to deal with that guy anytime soon."

Mo Wang yawned and spoke to Mashu beside him.

Without his buffs, Cú Chulainn could at best fight Red A evenly in his Lancer state.

Now that he had become a mage, the situation had gone from evenly matched to a four-six split.

For the current Doggy to fight Red A was honestly asking too much of him.

At that moment, Red A and Doggy's battle became extremely intense from the very beginning.

Blazing flames and sword energy continuously collided. Both sides attacked with the intent to kill the other.

Though Red A's sword energy forced Cú Chulainn back step by step, Cú Chulainn's magecraft also left Red A looking rather bedraggled.

A cold glint flashed in Cú Chulainn's eyes, and a sneer curled across his lips. "Ha! This is your strength? You sure talked big just now, didn't you? Looking at you now, you're nothing special!" The fingertips of his left hand quietly traced several intricate Rune symbols. His movements were smooth and swift, as though he were preparing for an upcoming attack.

Red A froze slightly, and a trace of alertness flashed through his eyes. He understood Cú Chulainn's intentions and immediately began a Projection. Yet at that moment, a petite figure suddenly darted before him. Her tone was polite yet resolute. "Excuse me, but please fall here!" She swung the massive shield in her hand, like a mountain descending from the heavens, straight at Red A.

Red A's heart tightened as he sensed the terrifying power contained within the shield. Without time to finish projecting Seven Rings of Heaven's Protection, he leapt backward, trying to evade the strike. But Cú Chulainn had been waiting for this exact moment. He swung his staff, and magical energy surged forth in an instant, blazing with dazzling light.

"Boom!"

A deafening explosion followed. Massive magical energy transformed into roaring flames, exploding in the air like a huge sun. The fire instantly devoured everything around it. The soil melted violently under the extreme heat, and the air became scorching, as though even breathing had become difficult.

Mashu stood nearby, staring fixedly at Red A, who was surrounded by flames. She felt somewhat nervous. "Did we get him?"

"No! That guy hasn't lost yet!" Cú Chulainn's voice rang out beside her, tinged with urgency.

Sure enough, Red A had not fallen amid the scorching flames as expected. It was unclear what Noble Phantasm he had projected just now, but he had not suffered much damage from the fire. A bow glowing with cold light had already appeared in his hand.

"Pseudo-Spiral Sword!" His voice was like an icy blade, instantly slicing through the air.

As Red A drew the bowstring, the arrow shot toward Cú Chulainn and Mashu like a messenger bearing thunder.

"Imaginary Noble Phantasm: Pseudo-Expansion."

Mashu reacted almost instantly and immediately deployed her Noble Phantasm.

A transparent city wall formed before her, firmly blocking Red A's deadly attack. The two forces collided with a thunderous boom. Shockwaves scattered in every direction, kicking up clouds of dust.

"That is..."

Red A was momentarily stunned when he saw Mashu deploy her Noble Phantasm.

"Thanks, miss!"

This time, having learned his lesson, Cú Chulainn immediately took advantage of Red A's brief distraction and unleashed magecraft.

And this time, Red A truly had not expected Cú Chulainn to attack.

As a huge fireball smashed directly into him, an enormous crater instantly opened up in the ground.

This time, Red A finally could no longer continue fighting.

"It's really over now."

Seeing Red A still standing in the crater, Cú Chulainn did not intend to attack again.

Because he could tell that the other man was already at the end of his rope. Even his body was continuously crumbling apart.

"You really put a lot of thought into this, Flower Mage...! I never expected that Noble Phantasm to have such a use...!"

Red A sighed with emotion, seemingly very satisfied with this battle.

"Wait, brother, don't leave yet!"

However, just as Red A was about to disappear, Mo Wang suddenly popped out from who knew where.

"Brother, since you're already here, and things have gotten to this point, how about giving me that necklace?"

Mo Wang directly placed a hand on Red A's shoulder, acting as though they were old friends.

The sight gave Cú Chulainn and the others watching from the side a headache.

PS: I've come across a lot of interesting Yugi lately, and they all seem pretty suitable for the protagonist. But adding too many at once would be too chaotic. Such a hard choice...

Sooner or Later, I'm Going to Blow Up at These Spectators

"Bro, don't leave yet. Give me the necklace before you go."

Mo Wang held out his hand, indicating that Red A could leave, but he had to give him a Holy Relic at least.

Otherwise, how would he go work overtime at Chaldea later?