Yan Qing, a figure from Water Margin, should have existed only in fantasy and stories. Yet Chaldea had once crossed paths with this Servant in the Fuyuki Singularity.
However, after conducting research and ruling out the possibility of a Phantom Spirit, Chaldea compiled and analyzed their experiences in the Fuyuki Singularity. They concluded that the Yan Qing from the novel Water Margin could not have been summoned as a Servant. Therefore, the Yan Qing in Fuyuki had actually been someone else. In other words—
The "Yan Qing" Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others had encountered in Fuyuki was not Yan Qing, the Wandering Son of the Heavenly Skill Star from Water Margin. It was merely a discrepancy in how his existence had been perceived. His true identity should have been the founder of Yan Qing Fist—the real-life prototype for Yan Qing in the story: Yan Qing.
That was more or less the case.
Only that explanation could account for why Yan Qing had appeared in the Fuyuki Singularity.
Encountering an enemy they had faced from the very beginning in another Singularity like this was a rather novel experience for Fujimaru Ritsuka.
And this Yan Qing was obviously that rogue from Liangshan Marsh.
The Heavenly Skill Star, Yan Qing the Wanderer.
"Assassin from the Phantom Demon Alliance?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka became alert, quickly cocking the simplified Divine Authority Seal and aiming it at Yan Qing the Wanderer.
"Damn it, where exactly did things go wrong?"
Yan Qing genuinely could not figure out where things had gone wrong.
Had he violated some taboo? Failed to check the almanac before leaving?
His true form had been seen through, and his True Name had been exposed in less than a few seconds.
For an Assassin like him, this was the most disgusting possible situation.
"I say,