You said your name is Kariya Matou?
Wang Hao's eyes widened in disbelief; he never expected that the one who summoned him was none other than his old acquaintance Kariya Matou.
"Do you know me?"
Kariya Matou, who was bandaging Wang Hao's chest wound, looked over in confusion, wondering why the other party had reacted so strongly after he had only introduced himself.
Do you know what parallel universes are?
Wang Hao was basically certain that this was a parallel world; otherwise, it would be the true Fourth Holy Grail World, though it deviated significantly from the anime's plot.
"I've heard this claim made in the scientific community."
After a moment's hesitation, Kariya Matou finally nodded.
Although he had essentially isolated himself from all Magecraft, the concept of parallel universes had been heard of in the scientific community, and some science fiction films had depicted this theory.
But why did this Servant say that?
"In another world, you discover that your childhood friend's daughter, Sakura, has been given to Zouken Matou by Tokiomi Tohsaka. Sakura undergoes Zouken Matou's inhuman and evil transformation and becomes the inheritor of the Matou Lineage's Insect Magecraft."
In order to save Sakura, you made a deal with Zouken Matou, agreeing to participate in the Holy Grail War. Zoukan Matou used Insect Magecraft to perform the same modification on you, making you eligible to participate in the Holy Grail War.
The Servant I summoned is myself, so I know everything about you.
In that Holy Grail War...
After organizing his thoughts, Wang Hao slowly recounted the plot of the Fourth Holy Grail War anime in a way that was easy for Kariya Matou to understand.
Kariya Matou listened, he grew increasingly enraged, and finally lost control, slamming his fist into the concrete floor. Blood splattered everywhere, and Wang Hao could even hear the sound of bones cracking, demonstrating the immense fury Kariya Matou was experiencing.
His childhood sweetheart, Aoi, is his Achilles' Reverse Scale, and Aoi's two daughters are also this Reverse Scale. He is willing to fight to the death with anyone who dares to touch this Reverse Scale.
Now, Aoi's youngest daughter, Sakura, has been personally handed over to Zoukan Matou by Tokiomi Tohsaka. As a member of the Matou Family, he naturally knows how perverted his nominal father Zouken Matou, is.
The Matou Family, with Zouken Matou as their master, was a den of demons; Sakura's fate was predictable.
Although this mysterious Servant only narrated all of this in monotonous language, he could fully imagine all the suffering Sakura had endured and the despair in her heart.
Finally, when Aoi strangled herself to death due to her own sanity collapsing, Kariya Matou's entire being broke down.
Aoi was his life, and he could never accept that he had ended Aoi's life with his own hands; it was more painful than being killed.
"Your Excellency, as far as I know, Servant is merely an avatar of Heroic Spirit and should not possess superfluous memories."
After a long Kariya Matou finally calmed down and keenly noticed the loopholes in Wang Hao's words.
Although he didn't know much about the world of Magecraft, he came from a family of Magecraft, not to mention that the Matou Family was one of the three major families that created the Holy Grail. He naturally had an extraordinary understanding of the rules and essence of the Holy Grail War.
As far as he knew, the Servant summoned by the Holy Grail were merely a wisp of a true Heroic Spirit's will combined with the Greater Grail's magical power to form a form. Theoretically, they would only possess memories from their previous life, and it was impossible for them to carry over their memories after becoming Heroic Spirit, let alone memories from other parallel worlds.
"Haven't you noticed the difference between me and a true Servant yet?"
Wang Hao calmly met Kariya Matou. He had deliberately revealed the plot of the Fourth Holy Grail in the anime to put immense pressure on the Kariya Matou of this world, spurring him to become stronger and cooperate with his future plans.
After all, it's much better to fight alongside a hardworking comrade than to fight alongside a lazy, incompetent teammate; at least you won't be dragged down.
Aoi is clearly the person Kariya Matou cherishes most. If he were to be told about Aoi and her two daughters' experiences in the Fourth Holy Grail War, Kariya Matou would go mad and then do everything in his power to become stronger and stop it all.
That makes it much easier to operate!
"It is indeed very different from what is recorded!"
Looking at the wound on Wang Hao's chest, Kariya Matou nodded thoughtfully. It was the first time he had ever seen Servant summoned in a near-death state.
"Strictly speaking, I am neither Servant nor a Heroic Spirit; this is simply my true form."
At this point, Wang Hao's expression changed, and he solemnly said, "Let me introduce myself. My Lancelot, one of the Twelve Knights of the Round Table under King Arthur of Great Britain, known as the Knight of the Lake Yangtze River... I mean, Lancelot. Before my death, a certain being accepted my request, allowing me to descend into this time and space in my true form to fulfill my heart's desire."
"I see!"
Kariya Matou suddenly realized that he had been wondering why the Servant he had summoned seemed to be a real flesh and blood body, and that even the wounds could be treated with ordinary medical methods. It turned out that the Servant had descended in its true form.
Although it sounds incredible, this explanation is quite reasonable.
"Tell me about yourself. According to my memories from that timeline, you shouldn't have summoned me here, and you don't seem to have used the corresponding artifact."
Wang Hao was quite curious about this guy and really wanted to know why he had summoned him ahead of time.
"Six months ago, my brother found me and asked me for help. After much deliberation, I decided to participate in the Holy Grail War five years later. Coincidentally, for some reason, a month ago, Command Spell of the Holy Grail appeared in my hand, which led to the summoning of you."
After a brief silence, Kariya Matou briefly explained his reasons.
Although he loathed his so-called father Zouken Matou, he didn't have any ill feelings towards his older brother; in fact, they had a good relationship.
You have to understand that their mother died early, Zouken Matou wasn't exactly good at taking care of people. He was practically raised by his older brother from a young age, and they had an incredibly close relationship.
Last year, my brother had a child, but it seems that his so-called father Zouken Matou, has his eye on his nephew, which has caused my brother, who has lost contact with him, to secretly come to his door seeking help.
How could he refuse his older brother's plea? Besides, his beloved Kui had already found her other half, so he could finally give it his all.
Then, perhaps his own intense desire resonated with the Greater Grail, leading Lyra to bestow Command Spell upon him.
While this doesn't conform to the basic rules of the Holy Grail War, as one of the three great families that created the Holy Grail War, Matou has the means to cheat to some extent, modify the rules of the Holy Grail War, and possessing Command Spell in advance is not unusual.
However, before the Holy Grail War begins, the Magecraft has to bear all the magic power consumption of the Servant summoned in advance.
The magical energy required to maintain Servant in the present world is quite staggering, as evidenced by the fact that even the Greater Grail, which possesses an entire Earth Vein, took sixty years to collect and accumulate magical energy.
He was forced into this situation, which is why he risked his life to summon the Servant of schedule.
His ideal Servant should have been Magecraft, since Magecraft have many ways to obtain magical power to maintain their existence, so he could also learn Magecraft by asking Magecraft for Servant.
Five years is enough time for him to become a true Magecraft, and then he can go and kill that monster Zouken Matou.
But who would have thought...
Thinking of this, Kariya Matou glanced at Wang Hao's bulging muscles and couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.
With that burly, rugged physique, he's definitely not cut out to be Magecraft.
Am I supposed to learn swordsmanship from this Servant?
However, it seems that swordsmanship isn't very popular in this era!
"You should also take care of your wound!"
Seeing that Kariya Matou was deep in thought, Wang Hao gestured for him to quickly treat the injury on his hand.
Previously, this guy lost control and punched the concrete floor, cracking his finger bone.
Fortunately, this guy had a strong enough will to endure it and even treated the wound on his chest.
He's a Ruthless, and deserves serious training!
"Well then, please rest here for the night, and we can talk again tomorrow."
Kariya Matou glanced at the sky outside the warehouse and realized that today was not a good time to talk. Both of them were injured, and the Servant Lancelot was suffering a fatal wound and needed to rest for a while.
Furthermore, he also needed to go out and check Lancelot's historical records, at least to understand what kind of person he was, so that he could cooperate with him and ultimately confirm whether what the other party said was true.
" Xiao Mengmeng, are you there?"
Seeing Kariya Matou leave with a heavy heart, Wang Hao couldn't help but call out to Xiao Mengmeng again.
It seemed like Xiao Mengmeng had gone missing. If I hadn't been able to access the attribute panel, I would have thought the system had been uninstalled!
As if hearing Wang Hao's call, an invisible phantom drifted in from outside the warehouse.
That was the silhouette of a little Loli; who else could it be but Xiao Mengmeng?
In the blink of an eye, the illusory image of Xiao Mengmeng disappeared into Wang Hao's body, revealing an indescribable fatigue, as if she had done something extremely exhausting.
"Girl, are you alright?"
Wang Hao was extremely anxious. Xiao Mengmeng was his greatest support, and after spending so much time together, he didn't want anything to happen to her.
"It's nothing serious, just a bit too much strain!"
Xiao Mengmeng, who had returned to the System Space, casually offered an explanation, but her tone still betrayed her exhaustion, clearly not as relaxed as she claimed.
"Where have you been? What happened to you? Why are you in this state?"
"It's really bad luck! I miscalculated this time. I didn't expect the system to assign you this identity. At the time, there were two major Counter Force in this world watching over you, so I couldn't activate the system's power to heal you."
So I devised another plan: to travel through time to this era and secretly lure Kariya Matou's brother, causing you to arrive in this era ahead of time, thus avoiding your death."