Chapter 11

She is one of the two great beauties of Private Toyosaki Academy, known as the "Flower on the High Ridge." She possesses a refined and elegant appearance, with long black hair cascading like a waterfall, a white headband, and delicate skin, giving her the aura of a literary girl.

Despite this, it does not change the fact that she is a failing author.

Her light novel, "Youth Love Chronicle," was tragically cancelled yet again after the release of its second volume!

The editor, Machida Sonoko, gave the reason that her novels lack a sense of true, realistic romance...

Pain!

Ultimate, invincible, universe-exploding pain!

The light novel she painstakingly meditated on and meticulously crafted has died in the cradle once more.

How on earth can one write a good romance novel?

Does one really have to go and experience a sweet romance oneself?

Utaha scratched her hair in frustration; she wouldn't mind dating or something like that.

But the boys at school are all a bunch of hormone-driven beasts who provide her with no sense of security worth entrusting herself to. She is still a girl with a princess dream, hoping to wait for her own knight.

As for just finding any random boy to date? No way, I don't want that!

Better check Twitter first.

Kasumigaoka Utaha sighed, reached into her bag, pulled out her phone, and turned it on.

Then, the moment she entered the Twitter page, her brows furrowed tightly.

Subway old man looking at phone.jpg.

What the hell?

Since when did Twitter have ads, and such vulgar ones at that?

Delete!

...Why can't I delete it?

Kasumigaoka Utaha felt a bit lost.

However, since the ad was ruining her mood, she chose to go to the Japanese video site NICONICO to watch videos.

But to her surprise, even NICONICO had this ad.

I'll switch again!

The young girl narrowed her eyes; she didn't believe that every website had this rogue ad.

Ten minutes later...

Kasumigaoka Utaha lay slumped in her chair like a "Ge You slouch," feeling like a salted fish that had lost its dreams, and began to question life.

She understood now.

Some badass hacker had hacked every website in the world just to plant rogue ads.

This matter had already reached the number one trending topic in the country.

Seriously, man, you went to all this trouble just to do this?

What a waste of talent not to hack the Pentagon in the United States!

Utaha complained helplessly.

Although those websites were still usable, the bottom right corner was truly an eyesore.

She was in agony, feeling as if ten thousand ants were crawling all over her body. She hoped that countries would quickly resolve this hacker intrusion; otherwise, it would be unbearable if even opening the Fujimi Fantasia Bunko website showed rogue ads.

However, because of this, Utaha's curiosity about the hacker's purpose was piqued.

Should I click on the rogue ad and see?

Kasumigaoka Utaha fell into deep thought.

She didn't have any private photos on her phone, nor was it an expensive electronic device, so it wouldn't matter much even if it got ruined.

Suddenly, curiosity overcame reason, and this beautiful girl with long black hair clicked on the yellow ad.

First, a landing page titled "Observer Net" popped up.

Then, a background with an ivory white base appeared, with a single video hanging alone on the site.

"..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha fell silent instantly.

Buddy, couldn't you have made the website a bit richer?

But she still clicked on the video.

"Fate/stay night... Holy Grail War?!"

The young girl subconsciously read the video's title, her beautiful eyes showing some surprise.

Possessing extensive knowledge, she instantly translated the video's title.

The video was very short, only two minutes long. She first clicked on the summary to take a look and quickly understood what story this video was telling.

In Fuyuki City, a group of transcendent beings, in order to compete for the Holy Grail that can grant any wish, summon dead ancient heroes to fight for them. Observer Net even specifically noted that this was a story taking place in a parallel world.

"Parallel world hypothesis, interesting."

Kasumigaoka Utaha raised her eyebrows, her beautiful eyes sparkling with a strange light.

The story format was also very novel, on par with the "Steel Land" she saw yesterday.

Then, she put on her pink headphones and clicked play!

"Boom, boom, boom—."

In an instant, a soul-shaking, passionate BGM prelude rang out, crazily stimulating her nerve endings. Exquisite visuals, so realistic that one could be immersed in them, appeared, sucking one's soul in like a black hole.

In a flash, Kasumigaoka Utaha lost her sense of direction, her beautiful eyes staring blankly at the screen.

Accompanied by the young girl's melodious singing, countless spectacular scenes appeared.

On top of skyscrapers, two ancient heroes engaged in a fierce battle under the moonlight.

"Bellerophon—!!"

The beautiful snake roared, blood staining her fair neck. The "Pegasus," a phantasmal species that should not exist in time, appeared, charging toward the ground like a white comet, the surrounding air compressed and exploding to form rolling shockwaves.

Under the moonlight, the sharp sword light was like an arc, severing the boundary between heaven and earth.

"Secret Sword: Swallow Reversal!"

—The ultimate blade was completed, the sword light flashed and vanished upon the moon in the void.

The dashing blue-clad swordsman had blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, having unleashed a strike approaching the Five Great Magics.

"Excalibur—!!"

The noble Knight King roared, the ahoge on her head swaying, the light sword in her hand transforming into a golden torrent and blasting toward the sky.

"Gáe Bolg!!"

The hero of Celtic mythology roared, throwing the demonic spear that always strikes the heart!

"Damn it, to think this King would have to get serious against the likes of you!!"

The blonde man was incredibly furious. Ripples of gold formed in the firmament, and countless flashing blades, swords, axes, and halberds fell like a rainstorm, intent on executing the disrespectful wretch who defied the King.

Kasumigaoka Utaha was immersed in the realistic visuals, completely unaware of the passage of time.

The progress bar quickly passed the halfway point, but when faced with the final character to appear, the young girl suddenly widened her beautiful eyes, filled with astonishment.

As an excellent student of Private Toyosaki Academy, she had been an exchange student at many schools.

That person... that familiar girl... she had seen her at Sobu High School!

"Yukinoshita Yukino..."

She murmured to herself, feeling somewhat incredulous.

The soul-shaking visuals continued, already reaching the climax!

14. The Ally of Justice Exposed, the Popular Yukinoshita Yukino!

The Middle East, reduced to ruins, was a city shrouded in the smell of smoke that had not been washed away for a long time.

Under the terrible devastation of war, the broken walls of buildings could be seen everywhere. The disaster victims had dull and numb expressions, and a dog with drooping ears lay listlessly on the ground. The atmosphere was filled with suffocating oppression.

A woman wearing a plain headscarf and dressed in red looked silently at what was before her.