Journey to Find Heroic Spirits

Everyone at Chaldea knew that Yuxian doted on these children the most. There was no way he would punish them; it was just another game.

Gretel refused to cooperate, and the Jabberwocky was still happily playing with Aldebaran, leaving the situation at a standstill. No one knew how to break the deadlock.

Seeing the Initiators fighting desperately on the field, Atalanta felt a pang of sympathy. She gritted her teeth and requested, "Master, could you use your remaining two Command Spells to reinforce me?"

"Hm?" Yuxian looked at her in confusion, not understanding why she would request reinforcement.

Atalanta explained, "I want to kill as many of these Gastrea as possible. On my own, the coverage of my Noble Phantasm is somewhat lacking. I hope Master can help me."

"Your Noble Phantasm can cover such a large area? Doesn't it only capture a maximum of 100 people?" Yuxian asked, puzzled.

Atalanta looked at him with a puzzled expression, wondering why Yuxian would think that. Was he underestimating her?

Chiron quickly explained, "Master, you seem to have a misunderstanding about the range of Noble Phantasms. While I don't know where you heard that Atalanta's Noble Phantasm captures a maximum of 100 people, the power and range of a Heroic Spirit's Noble Phantasm are not fixed. With strong magical support or legendary bonuses, their power and range can be enhanced to varying degrees."

Mash added, "Yes, that's right. Once Sir Gawain boasted that his Noble Phantasm had a range of thirteen kilometers, and we all compared the ranges of our Noble Phantasms."

Hearing from Mash that the Servants at Chaldea were so idle they compared the ranges of their Noble Phantasms, Yuxian couldn't help but roll his eyes internally. It must be because Emiya had spoiled them too much.

However, he couldn't suppress his curiosity and asked Mash, "Who won in the end?"

Mash pondered for a few seconds before replying, "Arash..."

Yuxian's expression stiffened, and he screamed inwardly.

Please stop bullying the great hero!

Since Atalanta's Noble Phantasm could deal with the entire legion of Gastrea at once, Yuxian naturally wouldn't be stingy with his Command Spells.

Command Spells weren't particularly precious to him; one was restored daily, and not using them would just be a waste.

Atalanta was resolute, and Yuxian decisively used his remaining two Command Spells.

"Atalanta, reinforce!"

"Atalanta, reinforce!"

Yuxian raised his right hand and continuously used Command Spells to reinforce Atalanta. The patterns on his hand disappeared after he used them, but their connection remained.

The Command Spell system was indeed magical, especially since his had undergone an anomaly. Many secrets were yet to be uncovered.

After being reinforced twice consecutively, Atalanta's magic surged. She raised the Sky-Piercing Bow in her hand, drew it towards the sky, and nocked an arrow.

The 'Tauropolos,' bestowed by the Moon Goddess Artemis, was drawn taut like a full moon. An arrow formed of magic was nocked, ready to be loosed.

"Pray for protection from the Moon Goddess and the Sun God!

[Petition Arrow Letter] (Phoibos Catastrophe)"

The arrow shot into the sky, leaving a brilliant trail before vanishing as a point of light in the air.

Yuxian knew that Atalanta's [Petition Arrow Letter] was an indiscriminate arrow rain attack, so he had already instructed everyone to retreat far away.

At this moment, those who were unaware were stunned. This anticlimactic display left them bewildered. They had expected a spectacular scene, but now it seemed as if nothing had happened.

Especially after hearing the names of the two deities Atalanta mentioned, the Moon Goddess Artemis and the Sun God Apollo. Their power was widely known; in any mythology, deities named after the sun and moon were incredibly powerful.

Did it fail? The thought crossed everyone's mind.

Failure was impossible. Perhaps it was due to Yuxian's reinforcement, but this time, the two deities took a little longer to respond to Atalanta's use of the Noble Phantasm [Petition Arrow Letter], leading to this somewhat awkward situation.

Since the petition had been submitted, a response would come sooner or later. Atalanta's Noble Phantasm was the materialization of the concept of 'drawing and loosing a bow'; there was no such thing as failure. In fact, Yuxian had never witnessed a Noble Phantasm failing to activate.

Finally, countless points of light appeared in the sky, like a myriad of stars, especially conspicuous at this twilight hour.

ps:

I'll pretend the setting for Noble Phantasm capture numbers doesn't exist.

After all, Gawain's thirteen-kilometer sweep, with a setting range of 20-40 and a maximum capture of 300 people, just feels weird.

ps:

I specifically checked, and my first Servant to reach Bond Level 10 was not the great hero! Not the great hero! Not the great hero!

Chapter 55: I, Ta-nya, Will Shoot Explode!

Countless points of light appeared in the sky, densely covering the entire battlefield.

Here they come!

Everyone's hearts trembled, and they began to anticipate the next scene, wondering what kind of spectacular display this attack would be. Such an unusual situation was bound to have an extraordinary outcome.

The myriad points of light transformed into an arrow rain, with countless light arrows descending from the sky, forming a torrential downpour of light arrows. The light arrows fell faster and faster, and their impact upon reaching the ground was enough to leave visible holes in the hard earth.

Ordinary Gastrea clearly couldn't withstand the power of such an arrow rain. Once hit, they would never be able to get back up.

The dense arrow rain covered the entire battlefield, its range incredibly vast. Light arrows rained down from the sky like a summer shower, fast, urgent, and fierce.

The arrow rain obscured people's vision, making the distant scene blurry and unclear. Only the wails of the Gastrea could be heard.

Although the scene within the arrow rain couldn't be witnessed, everyone could imagine the brutal spectacle. Those miserable cries, heard by the ears, brought a sense of immense satisfaction.

Atalanta's Noble Phantasm could adjust its area of effect. After being reinforced twice by Yuxian's Command Spells, its coverage was immense, completely engulfing the entire Gastrea army.

The Gastrea army had nowhere to run under such a rain of arrows. Ordinary Gastrea found it difficult to survive under the onslaught, with only Gastrea possessing powerful self-healing abilities, like Aldebaran, managing to escape.

The rain of light arrows was blindingly dazzling, but no one could bear to close their eyes. This was a scene no one wanted to miss, they didn't even want to blink, for fear of missing a single detail.

The arrow rain continued to fall. Gretel jumped up and down nearby. Forgetting her anger, she shouted, "Jabberwocky is still inside, how could you do this!"

"This... Jabberwocky should be fine, right?"

Gretel said indignantly upon hearing this, "How could it be fine? It must hurt a lot!"

This barrage of arrows naturally couldn't kill Jabberwocky, but to Gretel, Jabberwocky was like her good friend. She didn't want to see Jabberwocky get hurt in any way, even if such an attack posed no threat to it.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the arrow rain finally subsided, and everything on the battlefield reappeared before them.

Corpses littered the ground, and broken limbs of Gastrea covered the battlefield. Apart from Aldebaran, no living Gastrea could be seen in the entire area.

Aldebaran also appeared extremely disheveled at this moment. Its body was covered in wounds everywhere. Even with its powerful regenerative abilities, it couldn't be fully healed in a short period.

In contrast, Jabberwocky seemed completely unharmed, still leisurely toying with Aldebaran. Such an arrow rain only caused it a slight sting, but it was merely pain, not even damage.

The scene before them shocked everyone. The corpses strewn everywhere showed how powerful the arrow rain had been. Such a large-scale attack was even more visually striking.

Especially those in high positions who were watching this war felt a sense of dread. Such an attack was already comparable to an entire army.

One person became an army!

Even though they had already raised their level of vigilance towards Yuxian and the others to the highest degree, they now realized that their previous assessment had been too low. This was no longer just about individual strength; it was the ability to contend with powerful organizations.

After using her Noble Phantasm, Atalanta appeared very exhausted, but she smiled, feeling very happy. By eliminating a large number of Gastrea at once, she had created a safer living environment for those children.

The war was over.

Aldebaran became a lone commander, no longer posing a threat, and could be eliminated at any time.

After the shock of the arrow rain and a brief silence, cheers erupted.

Victory! They had finally won!

The joy of victory made everyone cheer and rejoice, and also feel fortunate to have survived the war.

Yuxian didn't disturb the celebration. He turned and left silently. At this moment, his mission was complete, and he was no longer the leader of the Civil Security Force.

Gretel was very angry! Extremely angry! Infuriated!

Her Master had scared her, messed up her meticulously styled hair every day, and let Jabberwocky get hit by the arrow rain.

She decided not to talk to her Master... for three days... one day!

She absolutely would not forgive him easily. She had to make her Master apologize first, then she could make a demand and pretend to reluctantly agree to forgive him...

What kind of demand should she make? Gretel began to fret.

She still had several fairy tale books left to read from her last purchase, so she didn't need new ones for now. As for eating delicious food, they would definitely go together, which would defeat the purpose. She wanted something unique, something just for herself.

While Gretel was still trying hard to think of what demand to make of Yuxian, Little Jeanne tugged at her, signaling it was time to leave.

She was a little dazed. Why was it over so soon?

She turned and saw Yuxian in the distance waving at her. She snorted and turned her head away, thinking to herself, Don't think you can appease me that easily.

Realizing she was soon left alone, she quickly ran after them, afraid of being left behind.

After running a few steps, she stopped and turned to shout at Jabberwocky, "Stop playing! Let's go home!"

Hearing Gretel's shout, Jabberwocky finally stopped teasing Aldebaran. It slapped Aldebaran down, pinning it to the ground. No matter how Aldebaran struggled, it couldn't get up again.

Jabberwocky stomped on it several times with its feet, then used its mouth and feet to tear Aldebaran apart piece by piece.

In just a few moments, the massive Aldebaran was torn to shreds by Jabberwocky. No matter how strong its regenerative ability, it couldn't recover.

The powerful Aldebaran, which had caused panic throughout the Tokyo Area, was thus easily and effortlessly torn to shreds like a rag doll, utterly destroyed.

This scene was faithfully captured by the cameramen and presented to everyone. It was then that everyone realized Jabberwocky had only been toying with Aldebaran earlier. Its true strength completely crushed Aldebaran.

Those who thought of this couldn't help but gasp. Before the battle, when Yuxian said he would handle Aldebaran, everyone had been worried. Now, they realized that this war, which they had considered a matter of life and death, was merely a game to pass the time for Yuxian.

After Jabberwocky dealt with Aldebaran, Gretel put it back into the fairy tale book. She hurriedly ran to catch up with everyone, repeatedly shouting, "Wait for me! Wait for me!"

She had already forgotten her decision to ignore Yuxian just moments ago.

ps:

I saw a report that the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology will allow a research project by the University of Tokyo and Stanford University to transplant human organs into animals in late August.

Section 56 Chapter 36 You Can't Escape My Grasp

The third Kanto Area Gastrea War thus came to an end.

This war had been fierce and terrifying, filling people with despair. When it ended, it felt more like a show, easily memorable and endlessly enjoyable.

Not a single member of the Civil Security Force died in the entire war; most only sustained minor injuries that could be healed with a little treatment. On the Gastrea army's side, including Aldebaran and Pleiades, all were annihilated. Such a result was not merely brilliant; it was naked slaughter.

Before the war began, even the most optimistic person would not have expected it to end this way. It was beyond imagination, a true miracle.

New Monoliths began to be constructed at full speed, expected to be completed within three to five days. The construction work encountered no obstacles whatsoever. The Gastrea within the surrounding area had been exterminated, forming a vast vacuum zone, and safety issues were resolved. The fully operational construction teams worked day and night, leading to a very rapid construction speed.

Yuxian declined Seitenshi's invitation to a victory banquet. He wasn't accustomed to such noisy, fame-and-fortune-driven gatherings. Rather than endure insincere flattery, he found it far more enjoyable to cook homemade meals for the children at home.

Gretel ultimately couldn't stick to her decision to ignore Yuxian for a day. In fact, that very evening, she was easily won over by the meal Yuxian personally prepared.

Muttering things like, "Master really knows how to coax children" and "Master is a big liar," she ate with gusto, even getting into a squabble with Jack over the food.

It had to be said, Yuxian's cooking was quite commendable. While not as outstanding as the legendary chef Emiya, his skill level was still above average.

Especially after spending time together recently, he had become familiar with the children's tastes. The meal he prepared, tailored to their preferences, was naturally met with their praise and applause.

Yuxian and the others had moved back to the outer districts to live. After this live broadcast, they had become celebrities in the Tokyo Area. Every time they went out, people would gather around them, which was a bit of a headache for everyone, though they couldn't bring themselves to refuse the attention.

In comparison, the outer districts were much quieter. Although the children there also had various problems, Yuxian was more patient with them and willing to answer their wild, imaginative questions.

This entire war had been broadcast on television, which had brought the public and the Cursed Children closer. Some parents had even come forward to claim their children.

Yuxian strongly disapproved of parents abandoning their children, but considering the children's perspective, being with their parents was ultimately what they most desired and hoped for.

For this reason, Yuxian personally proposed to Seitenshi that these parents be registered and monitored. On one hand, the Cursed Children needed regular check-ups on their Gastrea Virus infection rates. On the other hand, it was to supervise these parents with past misdeeds and prevent similar incidents from happening again.

Up to this point, it could be said that Yuxian's goals had been largely achieved. At least in the Tokyo Area, the future lives of the Cursed Children would gradually improve.

Of course, to truly and completely change their future was something he couldn't do for now. The unique nature of the Cursed Children lay in the Gastrea Virus within them. As long as the Gastrea Virus wasn't eradicated, they would always be Cursed Children, with their infection rates acting like shackles binding their future.

Only when the Gastrea Virus was completely eradicated would they truly be considered free.

The culprit behind the shoddy and falsified giant monolith was soon identified. The evidence of Tendo Kazumitsu's embezzlement was firmly in Kisaragi Tendo's possession. Tendo Kazumitsu, imprisoned, eventually died in jail, marking the true end of this incident.

Yuxian's life became leisurely again, him wandering around aimlessly day after day.

Little Jeanne was very strict with her Master's management and was displeased with Yuxian's idle and lazy demeanor. She found Chiron and arranged a training plan for Yuxian.