Chapter 97

"What on earth did she do to forge such a dazzling, such a glorious achievement!"

"So, Archer really is Yukino..."

Inside the house, Yukinoshita Haruno sighed, feeling it was both within expectations and yet unexpected.

Because she was the eldest legitimate daughter of the Yukinoshita family, her mother was a "Prefectural Assembly Member" who held the power of life and death over countless people, and the family assets exceeded a trillion, she often had to attend many events, missing many details of the Sky Curtain plot.

She was not like Yukino, who in that instant noticed the red gemstone necklace suddenly flashing on Archer's neck when she was summoned.

However, as a sister-complex, she was the person in the world who understood Yukino best!

The more she looked at Archer, the more familiar she became, familiar to the point where she found her own guess unbelievable.

When the truth was revealed, she finally let out a long sigh.

My sister is indeed a rare, super genius, bearing a great achievement to attain the body of a Heroic Spirit.

It's just...

I don't know how much sorrow she suffered before reaching the end of the road.

A flash of heartache flickered in the depths of Yukinoshita Haruno's eyes.

Thinking of the PV video, where white-haired Yukino headed to the war-torn Middle East...

Perhaps she also experienced a hundred years of sorrow, endless tragedy, before becoming a Heroic Spirit, discovering that a partner of justice could never save everyone, and beginning to regret embarking on this path, yet becoming a Heroic Spirit meant eternal life.

The path she chose for herself could no longer be changed.

She could only do her utmost to return to the past and change her once-passionate self.

Both the palm and the back of the hand are flesh...

Whether it was the young Yukino or the Heroic Spirit Yukino, Haruno would be in pain if either died.

She only hoped not to see the situation of mutual slaughter again.

In the Sky Curtain world, countless people were also surrounding Yukino, discussing in shock.

Honma Meiko exclaimed excitedly, "I understand."

"Why Brother Luo Shu didn't use a catalyst, but instead summoned Archer...!"

"They must have become husband and wife in the future, they are the closest people, Brother Luo Shu has already become Sister Yukino's exclusive catalyst, no matter how he summons, it will always be Sister Yukino!"

Upon hearing this, Natsuki Subaru suddenly realized, but in the blink of an eye, new doubts arose.

"If Heroic Spirit Yukino kills the past Yukino, then the future where Luo-kun and Yukino get married is negated, and history is overturned and turned into nothingness."

"In that case, it would have been impossible for Luo-kun to summon Heroic Spirit Yukino from the beginning."

There was an uproar, and everyone felt that what this shut-in said made a lot of sense.

In the crowd, Futaba Rio, wearing a white lab coat, pushed up her glasses and said indifferently.

"What if it wasn't Yukino returning from the future to the past, but traveling from one parallel world to another?"

"If that is indeed the case, your hypothesis doesn't hold."

"..."

Everyone scratched their heads, feeling that what this young lady said also made sense.

"If Yukino did indeed return from the future to the past, then there is another possibility."

Yagami Light's eyes were sharp, and his steady voice exploded in mid-air, "That is that Heroic Spirit Yukino, during the 5th Holy Grail War, due to various accidents, failed to kill the past Yukino, thereby ensuring that history was not overturned."

"But with Heroic Spirit Yukino's strength, it is very easy to kill Yukino."

"If she didn't kill her, then the waters of the parallel world are very deep..."

"It is very likely that there is a heavenly will in the dark, let's call it the Counter Force."

Everyone looked at each other.

Why does it feel like everyone is making sense?

Forget it.

Damn it, let's keep watching how the Sky Curtain plot develops, it's just too exciting.

At this moment, billions of people on Earth were nervously clutching their chests, watching the Sky Curtain with both shock and anticipation.

Even all kinds of demons and monsters were somewhat uneasy, feeling a sense of powerlessness spreading in their hearts.

Some old scientists really couldn't take it anymore, so they gritted their teeth and swallowed several quick-acting heart-saving pills, staring wide-eyed to keep watching.

If you can't die, watch until you do!

A slightly leisurely BGM background music emerged, the atmosphere in the ruins rendered somewhat quiet and peaceful, Archer and Lancer suddenly stopped fighting, both sides quietly looking at each other, quite silent.

【"Little girl, you're quite impressive..."】

【The blue-clad Lancer sighed with some melancholy in his brows, putting away his magic spear.】

【He didn't expect that the joke he made earlier about meeting Yukino again in the Throne of Heroes would actually come true, the girl became a hero who forged great achievements in the future, and her strength was extremely powerful.】

【Even Gáe Bolg could be blocked, only costing one hand.】

【His Noble Phantasm is the bane of Archers, almost a guaranteed kill against Servants of the Archer class.】

【Yet Heroic Spirit Yukino blocked it, this matter is simply unbelievable, the difficulty is no different from a kitten being run over by a multi-ton semi-trailer truck and not dying, going against the disadvantage of the class itself, defying the heavens.】

【With the Archer class, she could actually project a divine shield to hard-resist his trump card Noble Phantasm.】

【Excellent,】

【Too excellent...】

【Cú Chulainn sighed, having no heart to continue the battle.】

【It's not that he felt it was tricky, he could still leave Heroic Spirit Yukino behind if he tried his best.】

【After all, he is the Child of Light from Irish mythology, a great hero who can rebel against the gods!】

【Even if it's not a home-field battle, without bonuses, he is still invincible in the world.】

【But watching the little girl he was protecting turn into an enemy, how should one describe this complex mood...】

【Well~】

【Anyway, it's their own mutual slaughter, let's let her go this time.】

【If there is a next time, it won't be too late to deal with her then.】

"Lancer-bro is still as confident and disdainful as ever..."

Hearing Cú Chulainn's confident inner voice, people couldn't help but sigh.

I'm afraid Lancer is the strongest in this Holy Grail War, besides the demigod Heracles.

【"... Ha~ not fighting anymore? Cú Chulainn, I was just preparing to surrender."】

【The white-haired female Heroic Spirit seemed to smile somewhat mischievously, calmly raising her fair hands.】

【A standard French military salute was thus born.】

【However, this was met with somewhat angry words from the blue-clad Lancer.】

【"Hmph, you have really become glib-tongued now, the little girl from before was more likable."】

【Cú Chulainn curled his lips, he still preferred the honest appearance of the young Yukino.】

【Both honest and firm, her eyes filled with a clear soul of justice.】

【How did she grow so crooked in the future, full of lies, like a slippery loach, both poisonous and frivolous, making it impossible to get a handle on her.】

【"This time let's..." Cú Chulainn waved his hand indifferently, his expression calm, suddenly his pupils shrank, staring at the address of the distant Shijo residence, muttering, "This aura... is it more than one Servant?!"】

【He frowned tightly, roughly predicting that Yukinoshita Yukino was also there.】

【The blue-clad Lancer only hesitated for a moment before exerting force with his feet and speeding away into the distance.】

【"... Has it already reached this time?"】

【The white-haired female Heroic Spirit smiled calmly on the spot and walked slowly in the opposite direction.】

The perspective quickly shifted and transitioned to the mountains near the Shijo residence.

Two peerless Heroic Spirits were fiercely slaughtering each other in the mountains, glaring at each other, showing their extraordinary martial arts, which were particularly stunning under the moonlight.

However, Saber, as the Knight of the Sword, was visibly falling into a disadvantage.

Although the magical aptitude of Matou Makoto and Yukino was not much different, due to the abnormal summoning, the stats of the Knight of the Sword became quite terrible, actually unable to deal with a mere Rider, and even fighting back was difficult.

If strength is not as good as Medusa's, it can be solved by Mana Burst, but what if agility is not as good?

Wouldn't she become a living target?