Chapter 242

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Hmm..."

【"Dǎníkè, this guy hasn't changed his appearance since 60 years ago."】

【Shishigou looks at Dǎníkè's photo and says strangely.】

【Rock: "He has been conducting research on immortality, such as fusing with the souls of infants."】

【Shishigou: "Is he crazy? Even if it's an infant's soul, it's impossible to completely maintain the original personality, right?"】

【Rock: "As long as he can continue to hold the position of head of the Yggdmillennia clan, personality doesn't matter to him at all."】

Irisviel: "Maintaining immortality through soul fusion—could this be!"

Dǎníkè: "That's right, it is the Third Magic."

Dǎníkè: "This is the technology I obtained from the Einzbern family."

Kayneth: "You really are crazy. Aren't you afraid of becoming a lunatic yourself?"

Dǎníkè: "For the sake of my ideals, a slight deviation in personality is nothing."

【Rock: "That damned Dǎníkè, while announcing that he possessed the Greater Grail, also issued an incredible declaration."】

【"The Yggdmillennia clan has defected from the Zhong Ta as a whole to establish a new organization."】

【Shishigou: "Ah!!!"】

Shishigou Kairi: "!!!"

Good grief, I didn't expect such a huge event to have occurred.

Waver: "Actually..."

Kayneth: "Dǎníkè, do you think you can do whatever you want just because you possess the Greater Grail? You are digging your own grave."

Dǎníkè: "Hmph, I am merely proving the name of our clan."

Dǎníkè: "A decaying organization like the Zhong Ta should have been replaced long ago."

【Rock: "Although the magic Dǎníkè has mastered—Kabbalah, alchemy, witchcraft, etc. —is second-rate, he has practiced it to a first-rate level with extraordinary excellence."】

【"The Yggdmillennia clan is not a clan passed down by blood, but one that constantly absorbs those fellow magi who pursue broad but shallow knowledge, making them bear the name of Yggdmillennia."】

【"Focusing more on 'quantity' than 'quality,' there are definitely no shortage of magi who choose to join them under such a concept."】

【"In the current Zhong Ta, I'm afraid there are also people from the Yggdmillennia clan lurking."】

【"In other words, it is very difficult to hide one's tracks."】

【Shishigou ponders: "But since the Holy Grail War hasn't started yet, wouldn't it be better to just replace the Masters?"】

【Rock: "Do you think we didn't think of that? But it's already too late."】

【"We sent fifty elite punitive force magi, but in the end, only one escaped back."】

【"That's right, they were killed by a Servant."】

Shishigou Kairi: "!!!"

Kayneth: "I didn't expect this guy to act so quickly."

Waver: "In front of Heroic Spirits, we magi are indeed not enough."

【"I see, that's no wonder."】

【Shishigou says solemnly: "I understand why you are looking for me. You want me to serve as one of the seven Masters, right?"】

【Rock: "No, we hope you will serve as a Master of the Red faction to fight against the Masters of the Yggdmillennia clan."】

【Shishigou: "Huh? Can you explain clearly?"】

【Rock: "The Yggdmillennia clan has gathered seven Masters. Dǎníkè might think he has victory in his grasp, but the Holy Grail will not allow him to 'cheat' like this."】

【"The Holy Grail has activated a backup system. When the seven summoned Servants become the same faction, seven additional Servants will be summoned into the world."】

【Shishigou: "Fourteen? This number is truly astonishing."】

【Rock: "The Yggdmillennia clan has also learned of this news, so they have set new rules: the side that wins the faction war and survives gains the right to execute the Holy Grail War."】

【"This Holy Grail War is called the Great Holy Grail War."】

【Shishigou: "The Great Holy Grail War, huh? It's indeed quite fitting."】

【Rock: "So, what is your decision?"】

【Shishigou: "I have two questions."】

【"First, summoning a Servant requires a catalyst—a holy relic. Have you prepared it?"】

【Rock: "Of course."】

【He hands a wooden fragment to Shishigou.】

Mordred: "This is!"

Lancelot: "There is no mistake; it is that."

Artoria: "A fragment of the Round Table..."

Looking at this shattered fragment of the Round Table, she involuntarily thinks of the divided Knights of the Round Table.

Lancelot: "My King..."

Kayneth: "A fragment of the Round Table. They really went all out."

This is one of the rarest items in the Zhong Ta's collection; he was refused when he applied to use it back then.

Shishigou Kairi: "What is this? This won't expose the Servant I summon, will it?"

Dǎníkè: "Is that so? It seems this Q&A group is still a good thing for me."

【Rock: "You should understand the meaning of this holy relic by now, right?"】

【Shishigou: "I understand. This item is fine."】

【"Then the second question: who are the other six Masters on our side?"】

【Rock: "Don't worry, they are all top-notch experts."】

【"Zhong Ta first-class lecturer 'Finde Wolf Semberen,' the unemployed man nicknamed Silver Lizard 'Lottwell Belzinski,' the combined twins 'Pentel Brothers,' and the Gale Wheel 'Jin Ram.' They have all already set off."】

【Shishigou: "Five people. Then what about the last one?"】

【Rock: "The remaining one is a supervisor sent by the Holy Church, and this time they will also stand fully on our side."】

【"How about it? Do you accept?"】

【"Let me think about it. Just three minutes."】

【Shishigou wants to smoke a cigarette, but seeing Rock's expression, he gives up.】

【This old guy doesn't like the smell of smoke.】

【At this moment, he sees a bottle of juvenile Hydra soaked in formalin on Rock's display shelf.】

【"Give me this as a reward, and I'll agree immediately."】

【Rock: "Hey, hey, that's too expensive as a down payment."】

【Shishigou: "After all, I don't know if there will be a tomorrow. It's better to get what I can while I can."】

【Rock: "Fine. I will notify the supervisor and the other Masters."】

【Shishigou: "By the way, who is that supervisor?"】

【Rock: "I only know the name. It seems to be a priest named Shirou."】