In the Heavenly Curtain World, Kazuma Sato scratched his head.
Wasn't it said that without a Holy Relic, the Servant with the best compatibility would be summoned?
These two were like needle against wheat awn, neither willing to yield. Their compatibility was just too good.
"I can feel it...!"
Utaha Kasumigaoka's eyes gleamed, and she could barely conceal her delight.
Ideas for her new work kept pouring in. She had even thought of the title.
How about...
"Miss Archer Wants Me to Bow My Head: A Holy Grail Battle of Wits Among Magi"!
"Luo-kun is as charmingly improper as ever."
Hoshino Ai watched the scene happily, her admiration overflowing from her eyes.
Ever since they had parted at Makuhari Seaside Park a few days ago, she had been thinking about the handsome, mysterious Luo-kun, but she had no way to contact him.
Now that she could see Luo-kun from a Parallel World, she was very happy as well.
Amid laughter and cheerful chatter from all sides, a new scene appeared.
The Unfathomable Real World, the Phantom of Future Yukino!
The real world.
Chiba City, Happiness Villa.
On the bed lay a pale-faced youth clad in a Moon-White Feather Robe.
"Luo-kun, are you feeling any better?"
The beautiful landlady looked worried. Her twin tails rested over her shoulders as her pale, slender fingers wrung out a hot towel and gently laid it over the youth's forehead.
"...It's nothing serious anymore. Thank you."
Luo Shu gave a wry smile.
He had really been unlucky.
No, he had simply been too impatient for success.
The very existence of the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau revealed enough. This was absolutely no simple world.
Since human society could remain peaceful, there had to be powerful figures forcibly suppressing all the demons and monsters.
Miko Tsuyuko, the shrine maiden who had created the Sacred Jewel of Four Souls; the nine-tailed fox of the Life-Killing Stone that had thrown the imperial court into chaos...
Which one of them was not a powerhouse above the Fourth-Order Domain?
Beneath the sunlight, undercurrents surged. Many great terrors lay hidden in wait.
And he had actually dared to create a Heavenly Curtain that shocked the entire world in a crossover anime world with gods and ghosts in its background.
He had truly been reckless.
When the Heavenly Curtain had covered Earth, probing attacks had appeared all over the world.
There had been intercontinental missiles, Demon-Breaking Arrows, Daoist Ninjutsu, Divine Spear Demon Swords...
However, the Heavenly Curtain was located outside the atmosphere, 6,947.2 kilometers from the ground. Tens of thousands of probing attacks had missed, and only a handful had managed to strike it.
The Heavenly Curtain was fundamentally an illusion. It could not be destroyed by just one or two Fourth- or Fifth-Order attacks.
At the time, Luo Shu had remained calm, sitting firmly as if he had the situation under control.
As more and more people watched the Heavenly Curtain, Divine Authority Jade began to skyrocket.
Unlike placing advertisements on Observer Net, this thing could be seen anywhere as long as one looked up.
Seeing it would give rise to thoughts.
Doubt would give rise to belief.
Even if someone wanted to ignore it, the people around them were all discussing it in shock.
In a short time, all ten billion people in the world had been affected.
An endless stream of faith gathered like a storm, refined by the Void into Divine Authority Jade.
One hundred thousand...
Two hundred thousand...
Three hundred thousand...
In just half an hour, Divine Authority Jade had already surpassed one million.
Forget creating Servants—even materializing true Heroic Spirits would have been enough.
(Only third-rate Heroic Spirits, though. Materializing exceptional ones required far too much Divine Authority Jade.)
In this world, there was no Counter Force interference, so Heroic Spirits' Noble Phantasms could be unleashed completely.
The A+-rank Anti-Army Noble Phantasm, King's Army, could truly crush a modern military force.
The A++-rank Anti-Fortress Noble Phantasm, Excalibur, could directly destroy a modern city.
Wouldn't that mean he was about to soar?
Luo Shu had naturally assumed that by tomorrow, he could enhance himself to at least the Fifth Order.
After relaxing slightly, however, his joy had turned to sorrow...
A pair of mysterious giant hands had suddenly reached into the starry sky, attempting to drag the Heavenly Curtain into Earth.
How could Luo Shu possibly allow that?
He had immediately flown into a rage, burning through one million Divine Authority Jade to interfere with spatial dimensions.
Under normal circumstances, that amount of Divine Authority Jade could only create several Peak Fourth-Order Life forms. But if Luo Shu specialized it in one area, its upper limit would be tremendously high.
Forget the Fourth or Fifth Order—even briefly touching the Sixth Order was possible!
Very soon, those giant hands sweeping through the starry sky had passed through the atmosphere, like a shadow circling above Earth!
Yet no matter how infinitely they extended, they could not retrieve the Heavenly Curtain hanging in the sky. It was as though the two existed in different dimensions, like flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in water—untouchable in the cold, lifeless universe.
Seeing that its strike had failed, the mysterious giant hands dispersed and actually retreated on their own.
Earth also fell silent, its surging undercurrents becoming as still as water.
The powerful figures lurking in the shadows had all been bluffed. They had failed to see through Luo Shu's paper-tiger nature.
Otherwise, if they had attacked in succession, the final outcome would have been hard to say.
But after this battle, Luo Shu deeply remembered those mysterious giant hands.
He wrote them down in his little notebook and planned to take revenge once he grew stronger.
"Luo-kun, I'll be leaving first. If you feel uncomfortable anywhere, you can call for me."
The beautiful landlady smiled gently.
"Mm."
Luo Shu nodded. Under his gaze, her lovely figure soon disappeared.
The landlady was quite a good person. Once he had enough Divine Authority Jade in the future, he would help grant a few of her wishes. It would not cost him much effort anyway.
"Void, scan my body. Check whether there are any aftereffects and mark them. If there are no problems, directly repair my injuries."
Luo Shu's expression was solemn.
"Buzz! (As you command.)"
As silver ripples gently spread, a profound glow descended onto his body.
Every cell in his body was nourished by mysterious energy, constantly repairing and healing. The sensation of comfort, like ascending in feathered immortality, made the youth let out a soft moan.
Very soon, all his injuries had been repaired, and he had returned to his peak condition.
Creator: Luo Shu Life Level: Heavenly Human Realm (Peak Early Third Order) Bloodline: Ancient Red Dragon Thin Bloodline Usable Secret Arts: Isayama Style Swordsmanship, Isayama Style Magic Compendium, Mana Burst... Theoretical Lifespan: 819.7 years Divine Authority Jade: 72,361.01
"Eh, my Life Level broke through?"
Luo Shu rubbed his eyes in surprise, feeling somewhat delighted.
He had not expected that even without strengthening himself with Divine Authority Jade, his power could still increase.
He had probably repaired himself while injured, achieving the effect of breaking down and rebuilding stronger.
This good news truly improved Luo Shu's mood considerably.
Although it did not save much Divine Authority Jade, it was still a new direction.
He had more than seventy thousand Divine Authority Jade left. He did not plan to use it, instead keeping it for emergencies.
"Let time pass a little faster..."
Luo Shu gazed at the heavens, looking at the towering, unmoving Heavenly Curtain as he murmured to himself.
According to the altered progression he had designed, the next Master and Servant pair would be the Assassin Class team.
In other words, Sasaki Kojiro's team.
Unlike the original work written by Nasu Kinoko, he had not allowed Medea to carry out an illegal summoning in order to add more color to the ensemble cast. Instead, he had designed a Master for Sasaki Kojiro.
At the same time, because he could not stand Matou Sakura's storyline, Luo Shu had cut her scenes.
No, more accurately, he had removed the plotlines where she was raped, abused by her family, and mistreated.
Furthermore, she had not been sent away from the Tohsaka Household, and he had added new scenes for her.
Her identity was the younger sister of the Archer Class Master—in other words, his younger sister in the film.
That candidate...
Was Shinomiya Kaguya.
Once this Fate/stay night had finished airing completely, it would be time for him to wrap up his grand plan.
At Luo Shu's side, a phantom with snow-white hair gradually solidified.
On his wrist, the scarlet Command Spells formed from the Life-Killing Stone stirred restlessly.
The masses had formed a concept of the Heroic Spirit version of Future Yukino and believed that Luo Shu was her Master.
This had produced a strange chemical reaction.
He did not need to create a Hall of Heroes. With the help of the subconscious thoughts of all living beings, he would later be able to turn the baleful energy of the Life-Killing Stone into Future Heroic Spirit Yukino from Fate/stay night—Archer Shimo Yukino.
However, now was not the time. Her potential had yet to reach its limit.
Once Unlimited Blade Works appeared and Yukino's strength reached its peak...
He could materialize Future Yukino.
For now...
Let the Heavenly Curtain continue playing...
PS: As for this novel's power system, it followed the pattern where the gap grew larger the further one progressed.
Fourth and Fifth Order: Servant level.
(Heroic Spirits were an exception. Without restrictions such as Masters and the Counter Force, their upper and lower limits were both extremely high because of their Noble Phantasms.)
Sixth Order: Divine Spirit level. Seventh Order: main god level. Eighth Order: God King level of an alternate world.
Gilgamesh's true self with the Gordian Sword rivaled Divine Spirit level. The mobile Big Ivan and the King of Knights' full-power Excalibur could also reach the Divine Spirit level.
Seventh-Order main gods possessed world-destroying power, roughly equivalent to the "Dinosaur Killer" meteorite from sixty-five million years ago, which was ten kilometers in diameter and destroyed Earth's entire ecosystem.
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