Jack × Jack

He was an unnamed soldier, now a mercenary, hired by Francesca to participate in this Holy Grail War.

Sigma was well aware of the significance of the Holy Grail War; he had heard that his mother, whose name he did not know, had assisted Kiritsugu Emiya in the Holy Grail War held in the Far East.

He never heard from her again after that, so he assumed she had died in the Holy Grail War.

Sigma had no desire for the Holy Grail; his only wishes were for peaceful sleep and good food, nothing more.

If I had to say something else, it would be to live... I guess it would be to live?

Sigma thought to himself, not quite sure what he felt inside, but simply didn't want to die yet.

Originally, he was supposed to summon Servant true Lancer, as assigned by his employer Francesca.

Sigma had no objections; he was just an insignificant pawn in this war, and why should a pawn care about such trivial matters?

With this mindset, he didn't use any artifacts and relied solely on luck to perform the summon.

As far as he knew, summoning without using relics would summon the Servant with the best compatibility with him, at least that way it wouldn't put him in a difficult position.

However, fate played a cruel joke on him.

He did not summon a true Lancer; he did not summon any of the seven classes of the Holy Grail War.

Watchers are a special class that cannot manifest in the world or fight; they are simply a group of people who observe the Holy Grail War.

They followed him like Sigma's shadow, only able to provide him with informational assistance.

Of course, according to them, they will also train Sigma to become a true Lancer.

Yes, the real Lancer is Sigma himself, an unexpected outcome that no one could have predicted.

As the old man in Watcher said, "You're just unlucky and have bad interpersonal relationships, and that's why you've summoned this helpless suffering."

Sigma accepted the outcome calmly; it made no difference to him.

So today he began to familiarize himself with the city.

Even chess pieces should have professional ethics; hiding in a dark room is not what a chess piece should do.

At the very least, he needs to be responsible to his employer.

In the watcher, there is a boy dressed in white, with a gentle-looking snake coiled around his cane.

As they passed by Yuxian and his group, the young man said softly, "Now you have a choice."

Sigma continued on his way with an air of composure.

He wasn't used to these conversations that suddenly appeared in his mind at first, but it wasn't long before he was able to communicate with them freely.

"What choice?" Sigma asked.

The boy holding the snake-wrapped cane said calmly, "That tall man with brown hair who just passed you."

Sigma certainly remembered that he had extensive combat experience and had survived the smoke of battle, so even when walking in the city, he had extremely keen observation skills.

"Is there something wrong with him?" Sigma asked, puzzled by the boy's words, not understanding how this had anything to do with the choice.

"Now you have a choice—turn around and chase after him, begging him to take you as his apprentice..."

The boy paused here, and after a long while, he sighed and said, "This goes against your wishes... None of his disciples were able to achieve true sleep and proper meals."

Sigma couldn't help but feel curious, so he turned his head and looked at the person the boy was talking about.

The figure was just about to turn the corner but hadn't really disappeared yet. At the same time that Sigma looked at him, the person seemed to be looking at him at the same time, which was quite a coincidence.

The moment their eyes met, Sigma saw a friendly smile on the other's face.

"You've been reckless," Shadow warned Sigma calmly. "His sensitivity to sight is far beyond your imagination."

"Fortunately, he is a friendly person, otherwise you would be in big trouble."

Sigma humbly accepted the lesson and kept it in mind.

He asked, "Who is that person? Heroic Spirit?"

The boy was silent for a few seconds, then, abandoning his previous indifference, answered Sigma with a rare tone of emotion, "The army of heroes, the Great Sage, Chiron!"

"... They are also my teachers." The boy added in his mind, but he did not tell Sigma that they were merely observers and would not have any interaction with the Heroic Spirit of the present world.

Sigma quickly understood why the boy said it went against his wishes.

Hero... This was a somewhat unfamiliar word to Sigma.

He was just an unknown soldier, not a hero, and belonged to a different dimension.

He could not become a hero, nor did he ever think of becoming one.

Sigma quickly put this unexpected encounter out of his mind, treating it as just another chance encounter in life.

"Teacher Chiron, is there a problem?"

Yuxian noticed that Chiron turned his head to look back at the way he came, as if he was greeting someone, and asked him about it.

"It's nothing, it's just that there's a familiar feeling about that person," Chiron said with a smile.

Yuxian was taken aback. "A familiar feeling?"

"They're probably participants in this Holy Grail War."

What Chiron would recognize must be Heroic Spirit. Since there are Heroic Spirit in this city besides them, it must be related to the Holy Grail War.

"The Holy Grail War... I really don't want to have anything to do with it!"

Yuxian sighed deeply.

Those who participate in the Holy Grail War are, to some extent, a bunch of madmen, incomprehensible fanatics.

Knowing this all Yuxian, Yu Xian really wanted to leave the city and Snowfield as soon as possible, if possible.

However, he knew that he was now involved and there was no way to leave.

Leaving aside the fanatics following behind them, he also had to settle things with Alcides alone.

Chiron shook his head and said in a helpless tone, "Master is probably going to be disappointed."

He looked up at the gray sky, even though it was afternoon. "There's something extraordinary about this city. If left unchecked, it could cause a devastating disaster."

"We can no longer remain neutral."

Yuxian also looked up at the sky, "With such a large area of magical mist, does Teacher Chiron have any ideas?"

Chiron shook his head. "We don't know what kind of being it is yet, but we can find the source of this magical mist by following the clues."

He smiled wryly, "Master, we might have to work overtime tonight."

Chiron was once again frustrated by being fooled by Da Vinci.

Chapter 15, Section 529: Jack X Jack

Kaltzman Special Correction Center.

Among the shadows behind Fardius is a special being, the Heroic Spirit he summoned, the true Assassin, Hassan -i-Sabah.

If Jack saw this, he would be overjoyed and ask to play hide-and-seek with him.

This Hassan from an unknown generation possesses an EX-level Presence Concealment skill, and his signature ability, Shadow Lantern, allows him to absorb magic from shadows to sustain himself.

However, Fardius gave Hassan a task that seemed to have nothing to do with the Holy Grail War.

"Head to the West Coast and assassinate Galbarroso Scradio."

As a member of America Special Forces, Fardius deeply resents the Scradio Family's attempts to use Magecraft to influence or even control the country.

After this assassination, he believed that the Mafia family would gradually disintegrate until it was no longer a threat.

He was the mastermind behind the Snowfield Holy Grail War, and even brought Francesca into the picture.

Their aim was to study the Holy Grail and bring the Third Magic into the hands of the state.

But now, it's only just begun, and the Holy Grail War is already veering off course from his expectations, heading in an uncontrollable direction.

For example, Skladio's Bazdilot transforms the true Acher Alcides into the Avenger class through the Black Mud Contamination.

For example, when Hally summoned the true Berserker, a special soul entered the body of Philia, an android from the Einzbern family.

Saber's Master was killed immediately after the summoning was completed, and now she is connected with a girl who has just arrived in Snowfield.

The true Rider's Master Doris, refused to continue communicating with them.

As for Francesca, the true Caster Master, he gets a headache just thinking about that woman.

He had very few chess pieces left in his hand.

In fact, apart from Sigma, the mercenary, he could no longer command anyone else.

Fardius was unaware that Sigma had also slipped out of his control and become an unknown factor.

The sun slowly sank westward through the mist, and dusk arrived.

After a rare leisurely afternoon of rest, Yuxian Xian and his group prepared to set off to investigate the source of the demonic mist that shrouded the city.

The source of the demonic mist was easier to find than they had imagined, and soon they found themselves standing in front of a white building in the city center.

Snowfield Central Hospital.

"How did it get here?"

Yuxian frowned, looking at the hospital in front of him, which was still crowded even at night, and had a bad feeling.

The source of the demonic mist is actually in the Central Hospital, which is not good news. People come and go here, making it extremely difficult to use force unless he disregards the doctors and patients.

"Let's go in and take a look."

The hospital was open to everyone, Yuxian and his group entered without much hindrance; in fact, it was quite easy.

They soon found their target.

"The source of the demonic mist is in that ward up ahead."

Chiron pointed ahead to a special ward with a dedicated doctor on duty, where they couldn't just swagger in.

However, this did not deter Yuxian, who whispered a few words in Little Jack's ear.

Little Jack nodded and disappeared from everyone's sight.

In Kagarioka Tsubaki's hospital room, Little Jack appeared with practiced ease, blinking her adorable big eyes as she looked at the sleeping Kagarioka Tsubaki.

The patient's name was written on the headboard of the hospital bed, but Little Jack didn't recognize it.

But it's okay, she has her own way.

She wiped her left palm and used a pen to imitate the strokes of a brush to write the name of Kagarioka Tsubaki.

Having done all this, Little Jack nodded in satisfaction and prepared to return to report.

Suddenly her eyes lit up, and her small body bent down to look under the hospital bed.

Are you hiding here playing hide-and-seek?

Hiding under the hospital bed was a little boy about her age, who was none other than Jesta Carl, who had changed his appearance.

He discovered Kagarioka Tsubaki's unusual condition, which was invading her dreams and attempting to manipulate this innocent little girl, using her Servant to unleash a great calamity.

Upon hearing Little Jack's words, Jesta suddenly opened his eyes.

"We've been discovered!"

He rolled out from under the bed and kicked at Little Jack with both feet at the same time.

Little Jack nimbly jumped back to dodge the attack, still eyeing her opponent with curiosity.

Jesta's heart sank. He hadn't used his full strength just now, thinking that his opponent was just an ordinary person and not wanting to cause too much of a commotion.

But now he knew that the little girl in front of him was definitely not an ordinary person. He instantly stood up and punched Little Jack with all his might.

Little Jack misjudged the situation and couldn't dodge in time. She could only cross her arms and use Jesta's momentum to fly out of the ward.

Just then, a female doctor in a white coat walked out of the door and collided head-on with Little Jack, who was flying out of the room.