Simulation Ends, Eve of the Holy Grail War

You watch that figure, your steps stumbling as you walk toward her. She doesn't notice your arrival until you draw close.

Arthur's form hasn't changed, but you sense she is no longer the king she once was.

She lifts her head, and you see tears streaming down her face.

She notices you, seeming almost incredulous at your appearance, yet you can feel her joy.

In this moment, you feel she is more human than ever before—a normal person.

The Excalibur in her arms has long since dimmed, its former radiance lost.

You gaze at her for a long while before speaking: "Arthur, you really... were never meant to be king."

With that, you dissolve into specks of starlight, scattering into the world, leaving only a Sword of the Holy Knight behind.

She watches you fade, her face shifting from the brief joy back to its former state. She reaches out, desperately trying to hold onto you, but in the end, she can only clutch the Holy Knight's Sword you left behind and weep in silence.

"Was I... truly wrong?"

This Heroic Spirit Life Simulation has ended!

This simulation has been successfully engraved onto the Throne of Heroes!

You have acquired the Innate Skills "Unyielding White Dragon" and "Holder of the Sword."

You have acquired Mordred's Noble Phantasm "Hidden Unchaste Helmet."

Simulation complete. Entering cooldown. Next simulation: three days later!

On the Throne of Heroes, beyond the realm of human reason, a figure abruptly appears. He gazes at his own body, silent for a long time, until...

Yu Feng looks at the finished simulation, puzzled.

Why did Morgan show up at his doorstep so soon after Vortigern's death?

She thought he was coming to kill her, but instead she beat him severely and left—what kind of move was that?

Yu Feng really couldn't make sense of that play.

But this wasn't something he could figure out anyway. It happened so long ago, the time gap too vast—how could he possibly understand it now?

As for this simulation... he didn't know how to put it.

Sometimes Yu Feng felt like he was being drawn into it, but he couldn't quite articulate the specifics.

He glanced at the time, and his expression suddenly changed.

It was already past midnight!

"Crap, crap. I've got school tomorrow, and time flew by this fast."

Yu Feng quickly washed up, then finally drifted into a slow, peaceful sleep.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

In the secluded, utopian land of Avalon.

A dreamlike landscape stretched out, with a watchtower standing tall within it.

And inside, a nightmare let out an enigmatic smile.

"How interesting... Yu Feng, is it?"

Morning came, and Yu Feng woke early. After washing up, he prepared breakfast for a certain lazy young lady who was still in bed.

He sat at the table, not rushing to wake the sleepyhead, lost in thought.

Through the simulation, he had acquired the Unyielding White Dragon—did that mean his bloodline now carried a trace of dragon blood?

Was he even still human?

And from childhood to now, he had never known whether he had Magic Circuits or Magecraft Talent, had he?

Even as part of the Tohsaka family, Yu Feng had never considered whether he had magical talent. Back then, he never imagined he would one day awaken a system. He thought he would just live an ordinary life—the world of magecraft was too dangerous.

Don't think all mages are good people. Most are like Zouken Matou—people who stop at nothing to achieve their goals, ruthless to the core.

Holding naive fantasies about the world of magecraft?

Sorry, but you'd better go play by yourself.

Yu Feng thought it over and decided he'd find a time to tell Rin Tohsaka. Even if he had no talent, he still had the simulator—what was there to fear?

Just then, Rin Tohsaka stumbled downstairs in her pajamas, half-asleep.

Yu Feng gave her a strange look. Rin glanced at him and mumbled listlessly, "Morning."

Yu Feng looked at her oddly and replied, "Morning."

Then, as if snapping awake, Rin noticed Yu Feng sitting at the table. Her face flushed red at a visible speed, and she quickly ran back upstairs to her room, accompanied by a loud slam of the door.

Yu Feng found it amusing. It seemed Rin had been sleepwalking; normally, she would never appear before him like this.

After a moment, Rin Tohsaka slowly descended and sat across from you, her cheeks still slightly flushed.

Yu Feng glanced at her and said slowly, "Do you have a way to test someone's Magic Circuits and Magecraft Talent?"

Rin took a bite of bread and shot Yu Feng a surprised look, as if she hadn't expected him to ask that. Still, she answered honestly, "Of course I do. The Tohsaka family may have declined a bit, but something this trivial is still within my ability."

Then, as if reminded of something by Yu Feng's question, Rin stressed, "By the way, try not to go out much at night lately. If something happens, don't say I didn't warn you."

Yu Feng's eyes sharpened. Was Rin hinting that the Holy Grail War was about to begin?

Timing-wise, it roughly matched up. It had been a long time, and his memory was hazy, but it seemed to be around this period.

Yu Feng nodded. "Got it."

After breakfast, Rin left the house first, while you dawdled for a bit before leisurely heading out.

Yu Feng arrived at school just as the bell rang.

At noon, the dismissal bell rang, and many students immediately rushed out of the classroom, emptying half the room in an instant.

Just as Yu Feng pulled out his lunchbox and planned to head to the school rooftop to eat, someone came looking for him.

"You're... Shinji, right?" Yu Feng said uncertainly, eyeing the blue-haired man before him, who sported two dark circles under his eyes and a slightly swollen face.

Shinji Matou looked at Yu Feng with a hint of resentment. "You bastard, you can't even recognize me?"

Yu Feng held back a smile as he looked at Shinji. "Can't be helped. Your face is just..."

At that, Shinji's mood soured instantly, his tone dripping with irritation.

"You've got some nerve talking. Why don't you rein in that tigress of yours? Yesterday, she saw me with Sakura and immediately assumed I was bullying her again. Without a word, she punched me, and then, as if she had a personal grudge, she landed a few more on my face."

This probably has some personal vendetta mixed in, Yu Feng thought. And you still dared to come to school after getting beaten like that? Truly worthy of the 'Second Young Master,' huh?