Chapter 360

【"End all of this, and go inherit the glory."】

【Video ends.】

Astolfo: "Hey, hey! What does this mean?"

Waver: "The meaning is probably that this Holy Grail War has a sequel."

Rin Tohsaka: "Wait a second, is that purple-haired girl who appeared at the end the same Demi-Servant who appeared in last year's quiz?"

Waver: "Now that you mention it, it really is. It seems her name is Mash."

Rin Tohsaka: "Could it be that this world and the parallel Fourth War world are the same?"

Waver: "How is that possible! The experiences of both worlds are different!"

Kayneth: "That's right. The Fourth War happened in Fuyuki, while the Holy Grail War happened in Trifas. Even the location of the Greater Grail is different."

Iskandar: "Could it be a parallel world counterpart?"

Kayneth: "That is likely the only possibility."

Waver: "... o, when Mash appeared, the device behind her seemed very unusual."

Rin Tohsaka: "The video was so fast, I thought it was just a globe."

Kayneth: "I have never seen such a thing in the Jewel Jewel Mage's Association."

Waver: "That, I mean, if the Mash in both videos is the same person, then could she—"

Kayneth: "Are you trying to say she has mastered the ability to travel between worlds?"

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "Impossible. Only Zelretch, who has mastered the Second Magic, can travel between parallel worlds. Are you trying to say she has mastered the Second Magic!"

Waver: "Perhaps not the Second Magic, but some kind of magecraft device."

Kayneth: "How could there be—"

Waver: "Right, if it's those guys, it might actually be possible."

Rin Tohsaka: "What are you guys talking about?"

Waver: "It's the Atlas Institute, which was mentioned in the video yesterday!"

Although I really don't want to admit it, this is the most reasonable guess.

However, no matter how much they guess now, there is no way to verify it; this video presents too many questions.

Besides Mash, there is also the question of why the Holy Grail War has started again.

Based on the beginning of the video, this doesn't seem to be the development of a parallel world, but a continuation of this Holy Grail War.

But the Holy Grail has already been taken to the reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side of the world; how could the Holy Grail War possibly start anew, and even the participants haven't changed?

This question cannot be answered now, and the video has no intention of answering it; it has already ended.

Of course, the members who joined later didn't know who Mash was, so Waver and the others had to explain it to them thoroughly.

Rin Tohsaka: "This final video has the feeling of a trailer."

Waver: "I should say, it is a trailer."

Illya: "To think they've learned how to keep people in suspense."

Kairi Sisigou: "Is this the video for the next round of questions?"

Waver: "It should be; the end of the last round of questions was like this too."

【The first question has ended; the second question will now begin.】

【This is a multi-round buzzer-style quiz. Questions will be asked at irregular intervals during the video. Each question has a 3-minute time limit, and all group members can buzz in.】

【A correct answer earns 3 Saint Quartz, an incorrect answer deducts 1 Saint Quartz, and if no one answers within the time limit, it counts as void.】

【Please pay attention to the video.】

Waver: "Is it here—"

Kayneth: "Let us see what Heartless really wants to do."

【Video begins.】

【A young boy slowly opens his eyes, finding himself in a narrow, dark alley.】

【The boy's body is clearly very weak; he tries to stand up several times, only to fall back onto his backside.】

【Helpless, the boy can only rest where he is, attempting to recover his magical energy.】

【I don't know how much time passed, but a light drizzle hitting the boy's head brought his consciousness back.】

【"Why is there a sky?"】

【The boy said this nonsensically, only realizing what he meant after a long while.】

【He had come out, escaped from that labyrinth—no, it should be that the world had floated up, rising to the distant surface.】

【The next moment, the boy seemed to think of something, crawling on the ground with his broken body, as if wanting to leave this place immediately.】

【"You want to hide, is that it?"】

【A voice rang out, making his hair stand on end.】

【A strange man with skin like marble and red hair appeared at the alley entrance.】

【It was none other than Heartless.】

Rin Tohsaka: "He appeared right from the start."

Lady: "But this Heartless in the video feels a bit young."

Rin Tohsaka: "Is this a flashback?"

Kairi Sisigou: "This boy said he escaped from a labyrinth—"

Illya: "A labyrinth?"

Waver: "The surrounding scenery is London, right? Then the labyrinth he's talking about couldn't be—"

Kayneth: "Silence!"

Iskandar: "Can't you say it? Another secret of your Jewel Jewel Mage's Association."

Mordred: "Tch, even if it is a secret, I'm afraid it will be exposed completely in a moment."

Kairi Sisigou: "That's right, Lord El-Melloi, don't hold onto such wishful thinking; it's not that big of a secret anyway."

Kayneth: "..."

【As if by instinct, the boy immediately pulled out a small knife, exhausting the physical strength and magical energy he had just recovered, and stabbed at the other person.】

【Unfortunately, he didn't even pierce the other's clothes.】

【"Regrettably, that won't kill me. Don't look at me like this; I am the Head of the Modern Magecraft Department."】

【Heartless looked down at him, smiling, "You are a survivor, aren't you? And you didn't Matsuwanko Matsuwanko Take the regular route, did you?"】

【The boy showed a bitter smile; his whole body was numb, and he couldn't even make a sound.】

【It was clearly the other's handiwork.】

【"This doesn't count as deduction; your clothing is too abrupt for the modern era."】

【Heartless laughed, "To add one more thing, I sensed a fluctuation in the magical energy connected to the labyrinth. Because the appearance of the rift was very unique."】

【He then released the restraint, allowing the boy to speak.】

【"You don't intend to... capture me?"】

【"I did think about doing that."】

【Heartless looked confused, as if to say—he didn't understand his own actions either.】

【"You... why..."】

【"Follow me."】

【Heartless turned and left, and the boy had no choice but to follow.】

【He couldn't resist, and he didn't want to resist; he was so tired, he really didn't have the strength left.】

【Heartless led the boy onto the main street, where a sign on the Reverse Reverse Reverse Reverse Side read "Soho."】

【They were now in London's Soho district.】

【Looking at the bustling city around him, the boy was like a country bumpkin entering the city, his eyes filled with amazement and curiosity, as well as deep sadness.】

【Heartless: "Does it feel novel?"】

【Boy: "No... yes, that's right. Although I've seen films... because underground there isn't... such a clear and easy-to-understand night. Although they manipulate the amount of light to improve sleep and work efficiency... but that's all."】

【Heartless: "You seem to have been underground for a long time."】

【Boy: "No, I didn't sneak underground; I was born there."】

【"Oh!"】

【Heartless said in surprise: "I have spoken with several survivors, but this is the first time I've met someone born in the labyrinth. I see, so that's why you reacted like that just now?"】