At this moment, all the spectators showed surprised expressions upon seeing the content revealed on the light screen.
After all, the title "Most Extravagant in History" was truly astonishing!
[Bullet Comments]
[Cú Chulainn: I'm curious—what kind of participants could make this Holy Grail War deserve such a title?]
[Tōsaka Rin: That Goldie is indeed very powerful. Are the others on the same level as Goldie, or even stronger?]
[Waver Velvet: Not only that, the rules this time are actually different. The conflict between False Servants and True Servants is quite novel.]
[Altria: Not just that, there's also a Saber class, but this Saber class seems to be unaffiliated?]
Just as everyone was debating about this Holy Grail War, text appeared again on the light screen.
[False Rider Faction]
[Master: Tsubaki Kuruoka]
[A girl, 10 years and 3 months old.]
[Due to being transformed by the Kuruoka couple using "bacteria," she possesses a vast number of Magic Circuits.]
[However, as a side effect of the "bacteria," her body is in a vegetative state at the Central Hospital. She summoned the ailing Rider through her spiritual body in a dream and controls Rider's movements via her spiritual body.]
[Rider: Pale Rider]
[The "Pestilence" among the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the White Horse Knight. Appears as a mass of black fog but is actually the embodiment of the calamity "Pestilence." Has no emotions and acts solely to protect Tsubaki Kuruoka.]
[The first Servant summoned. Spreads plague by absorbing magical energy.]
[Noble Phantasms are "Doomsday Come," which creates a barrier world simulating the underworld, and "Sword, Famine, Death, Beast," which materializes numerous entities that bring death within the barrier and utilizes their power.]
[False Caster Faction]
[Master: Alexandre Dumas Orlando Reeve, Police Chief of Snowfield City, leading 28 police officers.]
[The 28 Monsters: An organization composed of 28 police officers led by Police Chief Orlando Reeve, all equipped with Noble Phantasms crafted by Caster.]
[Caster: Alexandre Dumas. Not a hero himself, but one who creates heroes. His ability is "Sublimation," enabling him to create Noble Phantasms usable by humans—fakes that can surpass the originals.]
At this moment, watching the introductions on the light screen, all spectators were shocked.
[Bullet Comments]
[Merlin: Even "Pestilence" has appeared. He alone can elevate the quality of the Servants in this Holy Grail War.]
[Jeanne d'Arc: Not to mention Dumas, known as the creator of heroes, and the King of Heroes. These three alone are enough to astonish anyone.]
[Karna: I can't imagine what kind of deities the subsequent Servants will be.]
In the light screen, the Servant introductions continued!
[False Assassin Faction]
[Master: Testa Rossa]
[Killed by Assassin immediately upon summoning him]
[Possesses a special ability called "Six Successions Men's Attire," allowing transfer to a new body after death and replenishment through killing people. A Dead Apostle, claims to have enough magical energy to supply five Servants.]
[Assassin: Zealot]
[Did not obtain the name "Hassan," thus does not wear a skull mask.]
[Learned all the techniques of the first 18 Hassans through imitation but, lacking an original technique of her own, lost to "Hundred Faces" in the succession contest. The truth is that the cult feared and envied her ability to learn in a few years what others practiced for a lifetime.]
[Kills her own Master immediately upon summoning. Her goal is to single-handedly slaughter all mages performing pagan rituals.]
[False Berserker Faction]
[Master: Flat Escardos]
[A male in his late twenties, a student of Lord El-Melloi II, from the Escardos mage family of the Mediterranean.]
[Specializes in sensing magical fields and analyzing magical formulas. Can use Chaos Magic that absorbs the essence of various magics, but due to an overly fragile foundation, it generally cannot be established.]
[Said to be the result of the Escardos family's forgotten achievements in the 1800s. His magical talent is so high it seems like a phenomenon but is considered to lack the mental preparedness to become a mage.]
[Feared by his family due to his high talent, even assassinated by them. After fleeing to the Clock Tower, he was passed to El-Melloi II by other professors due to his problematic personality. Ultimately, despite achieving far better magical results than other students, he still could not graduate due to numerous other issues.]
[Berserker: Jack the Ripper]
[Does not even know his true name. His alias is known to all—"Jack the Ripper."]
[Not the actual "Jack the Ripper" from history, but the embodiment of people's speculations about Jack. Thus, his appearance, gender, and even whether he is human are unknown.]
[And "not being anyone" equates to "being everyone," so he can change his appearance at will and possess any weapons or props he desires.]
[Although a Berserker class that should lose reason, he retains a cheerful, gentlemanly personality. It is said that because he is originally a symbol of madness, and not a Heroic Spirit with inherent madness or forced into berserk state, "a negative of a negative equals a positive."]
[But he also understands the frenzy brought by the class and its maddening effects on himself. The seal is unstable, so he made a pact with Flat to commit suicide using a Command Spell.]
[True Archer Faction]
[Master: Bazdilote Kotomine]
[A mage belonging to the Italian mafia.]
[Considered by Alcides to possess immense magical energy that should not exist in the modern era.]
[Avenger/True Archer: Alcides]
[Berserker during the Fifth Holy Grail War. This time, he manifested as an Archer, but his Master used black mud and three Command Spells to strip him of his purity. With the idea of revenge against the gods, he merged with the Avenger class, and his form transformed into its current state, losing all abilities related to the gods on various levels.]
[Lost divinity and immortality. On the other hand, by obtaining the Twelve Labors (King's Order), he can manifest the War God's Belt and the Pelt of the Nemean Lion from his previous life, and can also summon the monstrous birds, three-headed dogs, and other beasts he defeated to assist in battle.]
At this moment, watching the introductions on the light screen, the hearts of the mage and Heroic Spirit spectators, which had barely calmed, began to race again from shock.
[Bullet Comments]
[Illyasviel: Berserker changed classes and actually has two classes at once! Truly worthy of being Berserker!]
[Merlin: Jack the Ripper—another Servant summoned based on a concept! The Berserker class turned out to be unusually calm; this is simply unheard of!]
[Kotomine Kirei: That Assassin is no simple figure, actually learning the techniques of 18 Hassans. Eighteen Hassans combined into one—just thinking about it is terrifying, how delightful!]
[Emiya Kiritsugu: It seems the lineup of this Holy Grail War is truly fearsome and horrifying!]
The light screen paused for a moment, then new text continued to appear.
[True Rider Faction]
[Master: Doris Lusendra and 30 students of the El-Melloi Classroom]
[Rider: Hippolyta, a brown-skinned girl aged 16-18.]
[Hairstyle similar to King Arthur from the original story, wearing a unique outfit blending cloth and leather. The Amazon Queen from Greek legend.]
[True Assassin Faction]
[Master: Faldeus Dioland, a mage affiliated with the American government agency, studied at the Clock Tower and knows the inside story of this Holy Grail War.]
[Assassin: Hassan-i-Sabbah, one of the 19 leaders of the Assassins.]
[Possesses an EX-rank "Presence Concealment" skill, but relatively, his parameters are lower than other Hassans. Also has the innate skill "Shadow Lantern," which extracts magical energy from shadows.]
[True Caster Faction]
[Master: Francesca Prelati]
[Caster: François Prelati, in the form of a young man. A mage from the same era as Jeanne d'Arc, who gave Gilles de Rais the Italian copy of the R'lyeh Text (actually not a copy, but the original written in Italian).]
[The same person as his Master in a different body. His Noble Phantasm is "R'lyeh Does Not Exist, So the World's Madness Never Ends (Grand Illusion)," capable of performing illusions of the highest caliber.]
[Watcher Faction]
[Master/True Lancer: Sigma, son of Hisau Maiya. Only knows Emiya Kiritsugu as "a famous magus killer in the mercenary world" and holds envious feelings toward his mother, who followed Kiritsugu of her own will.]
[A mage who works as a mercenary. Quite indifferent to the reality of his own life, but his temperament gradually changes after contact with the Shadow Mages.]
[Due to a distortion in the Holy Grail War system, the Lancer class becomes an additional class after the Watcher is summoned, causing him to become an ordinary person with the Lancer class.]
[Sigma Shadow Mage: Summoned as a Watcher along with one of the Shadow Mages and the people who appeared with him. It seems only Sigma can see them. Includes figures such as an old man calling himself Captain, a winged boy, and a boy holding a snake staff. They are not Heroic Spirits, possess no combat power, and have no Noble Phantasms or skills, but have obtained much information through observation.]
[Watcher: ? Identity unknown, summoned by Sigma in a swamp hut. Not a god, demon, or hero, but a phenomenon.]
[One of the Shadow Mages. Sigma calls him the opposite of himself, who has no faith. Began monitoring other Servants from the moment of summoning.]
[True Berserker Faction]
[True Berserker: Humbaba, an old friend of Enkidu. Under the influence of the catalyst, became a lion-shaped alien with four spider-like mechanical legs and metal armor.]
[Formed a contract with Haruri under the command of Ishtar, who appeared with him.]
[Master: Haruri, a black mage. Treated by Ishtar when critically injured and dying.]
[Ishtar, a goddess closely related to Gilgamesh in Sumerian mythology.]
[Currently manifested in the world using Filia's body. Ordered the True Berserker to form a Master-Servant contract, deeming her useful.]
[Player Faction]
[Player: Sajō Ayaka]
[The Master who replaced Saber.]
[Saber: Richard I]
[Male, with blond hair mixed with some red, and a pair of beast-like eyes on his handsome face.]
[Originally summoned by Francesca's subordinate, but the mage was killed by Assassin as the spell was nearing completion. At that moment, Ayaka's Command Spells automatically connected to Saber, resulting in Ayaka becoming Saber's Master.]
[When faced with Saber's question, "Are you my Master?", Ayaka chose to deny it, resulting in an incomplete contract. This made Ayaka an unofficial Master who cannot view Saber's status.]
At this moment, a large amount of text suddenly appeared on the light screen.
All the mage and Heroic Spirit spectators who saw the text clearly were wide-eyed and slack-jawed.
A Hassan with EX-rank Presence Concealment.
A Master possessed by a goddess from Sumerian mythology.
The unheard-of Player and Watcher classes.
Dual classes, and even the existence of a Master and Servant being the same person, and a Servant who is also the Master of other Servants.
The appearance of these participants repeatedly shattered the spectators' understanding of the world.
[Bullet Comments]
[Emiya Kiritsugu: Maiya's son became a Servant? And he's also a Master? Is there something wrong with this Holy Grail War?]
[Illyasviel: Inexplicable classes, inexplicable Servants and Masters—the key is most of these beings have massive backgrounds, many even related to myths. This Holy Grail War is truly terrifying!]
[Tōsaka Rin: In such a Holy Grail War, even a serious Goldie might not be able to win!]
[Flat Escardos: Is one missing? The False Lancer doesn't seem to have appeared?]
[Waver Velvet: It must be saved for last; it has to be a heavyweight!]
As everyone began to discuss, the text on the light screen dissipated, followed by a flickering image!
[As the light screen flickered, a forest appeared.]
[In the forest, a silver wolf, a chimera, was fleeing for its life.]
[A man with a sinister expression followed closely behind.]
[Bang!]
[A gunshot suddenly rang out, breaking the silence.]
[Simultaneously, a bullet imbued with powerful magic pierced through the wind and accurately struck the silver wolf's body.]
["Awo——!"]
[The silver wolf let out a faint wail, struggling to rise and continue fleeing. However, the bullet's power had left it powerless to turn the tide.]
[Just then, a dull sound echoed around. The man who fired the bullet slowly walked out, coldly gazing at the creature before him.]
["...It really took a lot of effort."]
[The mage-like man lowered his ornate gun, mercilessly stepped on the fugitive's abdomen, and then pressed the still-hot gun barrel into the wound on the fugitive's foot.]
[The fugitive opened its mouth to the limit, only able to emit faint gasps from the depths of its throat.]
[Witnessing this scene, the mage snorted disdainfully:]
["Really, the Command Spells have to reside in a creature like you... What kind of joke is this?"]
[As his voice fell, the chain-like pattern of the Command Spells gradually emerged on the silver wolf's body.]
[Looking at the Command Spells appearing on the silver wolf's body, the mage spoke angrily.]
["To win the Holy Grail War, one must obtain an existence that surpasses heroes."]
["If one cannot obtain someone who has surpassed heroes and possesses the qualifications to be called a god, they cannot defeat the kind of hero known as the King."]
["Therefore... you can only summon those who became 'Gods' in Egypt, from a time further in the past than the origin of heroes."]
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