Type-Moon, What Do You Mean You summoned Tiamat?!

In the desert morning, the sun had already risen high.

It scorched the asphalt roads, and even the distant air was covered in steam, undulating like waves.

By 10 AM, there were almost no pedestrians on the wide streets.

The United States, especially in the Midwestern desert regions, was a nation built on wheels, and urban planning was entirely designed to serve highways and automobiles.

The movement patterns of the local residents were roughly as follows: air-conditioned room → air-conditioned car → destination parking lot → air-conditioned room.

After all, the desert was warming at an alarming rate. The ground temperature at 10 AM was so high that anyone brave enough to step out of a room for a walk would immediately begin questioning the meaning of their existence.

Naturally, Matou Yuu had no desire to suffer under the scorching sun.

Instead of taking a walk in such heat, he led the two eye-catching little girls straight to a typical American road-trip restaurant, pushed open the glass doors, and rushed inside the air-conditioned interior.

As soon as Matou Yuu sat down in a retro red leather booth and opened the menu, Draco approached him excitedly.

"Please show me what delicious food exists in your era!"

Draco glanced at the menu, looked at the photos, and immediately furrowed her brows.

"Ridiculous… This is utterly ridiculous!"

"It doesn't look like a very good situation... Temporary Master, don't tell me you intend to feed me such crude commoner food?!"

She extended her delicate white fingers and pointed at a muffin on the menu covered in thick maple syrup. Then, in an incredulous voice, she loudly protested, "What on earth is this? Meat sandwiched between two wrinkled pieces of bread that doesn't even lock in the juices! And to top it off, soaking such flat bread in cheap sugar water... Even the lowest-ranking slaves in Rome wouldn't eat something like this!"

Matou Yuu immediately ignored the Roman tyrant's protests and firmly instructed the waiter to order two servings of the signature Super Burger, a large portion of french fries, maple waffles, and the soul of fast food — iced cola.

Soon, a mountain of food emitting a strong aroma of carbohydrates and oil filled the table.

Matou Yuu casually picked up a french fry, dipped it in ketchup, and put it in his mouth.

Sitting across from him was Tiamat. She had none of Draco's pretentiousness. The moment her clear red eyes saw the food, they lit up. She obediently picked up a hamburger larger than her own face and took a big bite with a "shuuu" sound.

Then she leaned forward on the straw and gulped down the cold cola.

The cool carbonated bubbles made her narrow her eyes and puff out her cheeks. She looked just like an adorable hamster storing food for winter.

The aroma of oil and the deliciousness of the carbohydrates made Draco unconsciously swallow her saliva as she glanced at the food on the table.

Her white fingertips moved slightly in front of her garment, but remembering her bold words earlier, she couldn't bring herself to reach out.

"Draco, enjoying a modern-style 'carbohydrate bomb' once in a while is quite fun, and it also restores a considerable amount of the magical energy that sustains our existence..."

Matou Yuu found an escape route without making a sound, picked up a crispy french fry, and unexpectedly stuffed it into Draco's small mouth.

"Umu!"

Draco's ruby-like eyes suddenly widened. The aroma of oil and the pleasure of carbohydrates instantly assaulted her five senses.

"Umu..."

After a while, she blushed slightly and forced herself to swallow the french fry. To maintain her dignity as a tyrant, she forcibly changed her tone and said, "Eeeh! It's tasteless garbage, but this greasy, sugar-covered food barely qualifies as 'decadence'... Therefore, out of pity for you, I shall help you eliminate this sinful food!"

…

After contentedly devouring this massive carbohydrate bomb, Draco casually wiped her mouth with the back of her hand and, in a very unladylike manner, let out a small burp that smelled of soda.

"How was it? Not bad, right?" Matou Yuu asked with a smile.

Indeed, few people could resist the temptation of junk food and ice-cold soda on a hot Nevada summer day... even a once-powerful Roman emperor.

"Hmm... It's nothing special."

Draco arrogantly turned her face away, but immediately glanced at the young man again from the corner of her eye.

"However, I acknowledge your good intentions... Master."

…

In the well-ventilated air-conditioning of the restaurant, the afternoon hours passed quietly.

While enjoying his meal, Matou Yuu also used the break to quickly organize the complex situation in Snowfield City in his mind.

The anomaly of the Great Holy Grail, the Masters who had yet to appear, and Faldeus who always lurked in the shadows and never showed himself... The waters of this city ran much deeper than imagined.

However, he wasn't particularly worried about that.

Right now, he had more practical problems to solve.

Considering that Tiamat had previously complained about her kimono being stuffy and hot, Matou Yuu did not take the two girls for a walk under the scorching sun after settling the bill and leaving the restaurant. Instead, he headed straight for the largest commercial center in Snowfield City.

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In the modern shopping mall with powerful air conditioning, the afternoon passed in the blink of an eye.

Helping the two little girls pick out light, cool modern summer clothes and underwear, getting into a fight over a teddy bear in the flashy game center, and Draco arrogantly maxing out the credit card Matou Yuu had temporarily obtained...

When Matou Yuu, carrying shopping bags of various sizes, left the mall again with the two girls who had changed into stylish outfits, it was already dark outside.

The last light of dusk had completely disappeared below the horizon.

Almost as soon as the sky darkened, hundreds of luxury hotels and casinos along the main roads in the center of Snowfield City began to emit dazzling lights.

During the day, there were no pedestrians on the streets at all, but at night the streets became crowded with people, as if everyone had planned it that way.

Snowfield City was an "artificial city" forcibly created by the U.S. government and magi on Native American holy land, and its main business was to faithfully recreate the glamour and charm of Las Vegas.

When the sun set, the true face of the city was revealed.

And casinos were the soul of this city.

The moment they stepped out of the mall, Draco slightly raised her eyebrows, and excitement appeared in her eyes.

"This intense greed and desire... Is this the true face of this city? It's exactly to my liking."

For Draco, the Beast of prosperity and decadence, this frenzy filled with human greed, desire, and the allure of getting rich overnight was nothing short of a feast.

Even though it was only a clone, the enthusiasm of the people gathered in the night casinos could potentially give her great power.

"Master, I shall conquer this demonic capital! I will show the humans what true luxury and the astonishing luck of a tyrant are!"

Watching the impatient figure of Draco running off into the distance, Matou Yuu looked down at the dozen or so shopping bags hanging from her arms and couldn't help but sigh.

In her current state, it was obvious she wouldn't even be able to pass through the casino's security gates.

Matou Yuu looked at the blue-haired girl beside him and said, "Tiamat, go inside and keep an eye on her. Don't let her do anything reckless... I'll organize the luggage on the bench outside and get some fresh air."

"Aaaaah." The Tiamat Lily obediently nodded.

Since it was Yuu's request, it was only natural that she wouldn't refuse.

Watching the two of them pass through the revolving glass doors one after another, Matou Yuu walked to a bench along the street, sat down, placed the shopping bags at his feet, and rubbed his slightly aching wrists.

After running around all day, even he was feeling fatigue for the first time in a while.

It seemed the free attribute points allocated in the next system adjustment should be put into [Stamina]. After all, for a special "Keeper," physical strength was a very important factor.

He was absentmindedly thinking about these things. On the streets, the sound of luxury car engines, the voices of pedestrians, and the sound of advertisements playing on the huge screens nearby mixed together, creating a lively atmosphere reminiscent of a gambling city.

However—

Just as Matou Yuu was about to take out his phone...

Suddenly, all sound disappeared.

The ear-splitting noise from just a few minutes ago had suddenly turned into a chilling silence.

Matou Yuu suddenly raised his face.

The neon signs on the streets were still flashing, but all the pedestrians passing by were standing still, as if time had stopped.

Matou Yuu's pupils slightly contracted. "A Reality Marble?!"

No... Rather, it looked more like a kind of magecraft that isolated everything?

Tap tap, tap tap, tap tap...

At that moment, the sound of leather shoes clicking crisply echoed from the end of the now-silent street.

Matou Yuu suddenly turned around and looked in the direction of the sound.

Under the neon lights, a girl in a green dress with dazzling blonde hair was walking slowly toward him with light steps.

She stopped a short distance away from Matou Yuu.

Then, like a medieval princess, the girl gently lifted her skirt with both hands and performed an elegant, perfect curtsy.

A sweet smile, like that of a first love, appeared on her pure, perfect face.

"Nice to meet you, Matou-kun."

Almost the instant these words were spoken, Matou Yuu suddenly felt as if the sky had been covered by a terrifying shadow.

He suddenly raised his face, and for a moment, it seemed as if his heart had unconsciously begun to beat violently.

Although he didn't know when it had started, the night sky that had once been dyed red by the city lights had been completely swallowed by a terrifying monster that covered the entire sky.

It was clearly an extremely ferocious beast, with seven savage heads and ten sharp horns, each adorned with a crown symbolizing blasphemy and arrogance.

A mountain-like colossal object floated above the clouds, and its seven massive beast-like eyes looked down at the small street below with a ferocious gaze, as if appraising ants.

"Who are you..."

After being distracted for a moment, Matou Yuu unconsciously turned his gaze to the blonde girl who looked as if she had stepped out of a fairy tale.

"...Sajyou Manaka?"

…

The Crystal Hill Hotel, towering above the clouds, had a rooftop terrace.

If the daytime desert was a scorching furnace, then when evening came, Snowfield City — having lost the sun's protection — rapidly cooled down and transformed into an ice field.

Amid the biting night wind blowing across the terrace, Tiné stood quietly before an extremely complex ancient summoning circle, clasping her hands together and offering a fervent prayer.

The seemingly delicate girl, Tiné Chelc, was the true owner of Snowfield City's spiritual source.

Just recently, Gilgamesh's spiritual origin had been destroyed, and the Great Holy Grail system had been forcibly eroded by Tiamat's "Sea of Life," creating a major vulnerability.

However, the girl had chosen not to give up.

At this moment, Tiné was recklessly over-consuming her own life force, wielding her immense authority as the "lord of the land" in an attempt to forcibly break through the underlying logic of the Great Holy Grail.

She was trying to find that dazzling golden fragment from among the countless chaotic data scattered throughout the Great Holy Grail system.

Blood was dripping from the corners of the girl's eyes, but she still gritted her teeth.

Just as her magical energy was about to run out and her vision was gradually darkening——

Boom!

A red primordial beam of light powerfully tore through the seal of the Great Holy Grail!

In her blurry vision, Tiné vaguely saw a majestic figure enveloped in golden light.

Ruby-like shining crimson eyes quietly stared at her from the center of the storm, radiating overwhelming dominance.

"You are..." the girl unconsciously muttered.

"Eh, you don't even remember my face?"

The Golden King emerged from the red storm.

A faint gentleness appeared in his usually arrogant crimson eyes.

"Your Majesty... Welcome back..."

Upon seeing the figure of the Golden King before her, the tension in the girl's nerves finally completely relaxed, and a weak, relieved smile appeared on her pale face. "Your Majesty... You've returned... Wonderful... As long as Your Majesty is here... There is still hope for this country..."

As the inheritor of this ancient spirit, Tiné Chelc bore the heavy burden of the wish her tribe had held for thousands of years.

She had even risked her life to revive Gilgamesh and participated in this false Holy Grail War no matter what. Her sole purpose was to completely expel the usurpers from the American continent and reclaim this holy land polluted by outsiders.

And now, the king who could help her realize her grand ambition had finally returned to her side.

The moment she saw this, the girl's body naturally lost its strength. Her already severely exhausted small frame swayed precariously in the cold wind and finally collapsed forward.

She did not slam violently onto the cold ground. Instead, she fell into darkness after just a brief moment.

She vaguely felt someone gently supporting her shoulders.

"Tiné Chelc, since I promised to lead you to ultimate victory, I will never easily break a promise to my subjects."

"Now, sleep. I will take over the rest of the battlefield."

In her hazy consciousness, she heard the king's low voice.

"After all... If nothing unexpected happens, a very thrilling drama will soon unfold on this stage."

He stared silently ahead.

His majestic gaze pierced through the layers of buildings and magical barriers of Snowfield City, as if looking toward a faraway direction.

"Much faster than I imagined..."

Under normal circumstances, even the highest-ranking Servants would find it impossible to accurately identify a heroic spirit they had never met before.

However, this time the situation was completely different.

Having experienced the ordeal of his spiritual foundation collapsing and facing this dangerous, fantastical city, the oldest Hero King had, for the first time in his life, discarded his usual arrogance of treating everything like a game and shown a serious attitude.

——Sha Naqba Imuru]

That power to see through everything was now slowly beginning to work in his eyes without hesitation.

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Dozens of kilometers away from Snowfield City, at the edge of the endless desert.

The night wind stirred up golden sand as a black-haired girl lay sprawled on top of a strangely shaped colossal "flying ship."

She was wearing a red form-fitting trench coat and a black pleated skirt. Her translucent, delicate skin shone under the moonlight, and her long, straight legs wrapped in black knee-high socks swayed gently in the breeze.

Upon closer observation, one would notice that while she possessed the breathtaking beauty of a human girl, her temperament was completely different from that of an ordinary human.

Her shining ruby eyes carried a certain "divinity," as if looking down on everything as insignificant.

...Tohsaka Rin, or more precisely, the Goddess of Venus, Ishtar, who had descended upon Tohsaka Rin's body.

Tohsaka Rin, who had been living an ordinary life in Fuyuki City until recently, learned that her sister had gone to faraway Nevada, America, without any contact. Worried about her sister, Rin boarded a plane overnight and headed for Snowfield City.

As a result, the moment the Tohsaka family's daughter stepped off the plane, before even leaving the airport terminal, Command Spells symbolizing the Holy Grail War appeared on the back of her right hand.

Immediately after, before she could understand what was happening, the goddess named "Ishtar" crossed the boundary of higher dimensions and directly possessed her.

In truth, Ishtar had been holding a grudge about being treated like a "speed bump" and run over last time.

This time, she cleverly exploited a loophole in Snowfield City's Holy Grail system, using this bug to forcibly create a spiritual origin and descend upon this world once again as a Pseudo-Servant.

And unlike last time... Contrary to Ishtar's expectations, Tohsaka Rin's body was a perfect match for her in both the quality of her magic circuits and the wavelength of her soul!

If nothing unexpected happened, she should be able to cause quite a stir...

The heavenly goddess stared at the lively city center in the distance, where neon lights shone, and a joyful smile appeared on her beautiful face.

At that moment, her ruby-like eyes suddenly narrowed. As if she had sensed some strange vibration in the air, she slightly raised her eyebrows.

"Ugh... What is this nauseating calamitous aura? On the very first night the Holy Grail War resumed, someone's already causing this kind of commotion?"

How very interesting!

Tohsaka Rin stood up without hesitation, her white toes lightly touching the ground.

With an ear-splitting roar, the colossal flying ship Maanna emitted a dazzling golden light and shot toward the center of Snowfield City like a red meteor streaking across the night sky!

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"Sajyou Manaka...?"

Upon seeing the elegant blonde girl standing before him with her hands clasped, Matou Yuu's pupils suddenly contracted, and his heart instantly sounded the highest level of alarm.

"Eh? Big brother knows about me...?"

Upon hearing this, the blonde girl standing opposite her slightly raised her eyebrows, and a surprised expression immediately appeared on her cute, innocent face.

"After all, since I'm participating in the Holy Grail War, I should at least do a basic investigation into the Masters' backgrounds," Matou Yuu said half-truthfully while casually observing the girl before him.

Sajyou Manaka.

He knew very well what that name meant.

She was a monster who had been connected to the "Root" since birth and possessed the power to see through all things.

In the Tokyo Holy Grail War of another parallel world, Sajyou Ayaka had disguised herself as a pure girl and, as a complete "abnormal existence," treated all Masters and Servants as mere toys while single-handedly waging war.

Without a doubt, the adorable smiling girl before him was someone who possessed the "Root" cheat.

However... why had she appeared in Snowfield City across time axes?

Could it be that when Zelretch returned to other timelines, he accidentally caused some kind of bug?

Moreover...

Matou Yuu directed a solemn gaze at the ancient creature standing beside Sajyou Manaka, who was radiating an aura of destruction.

"Ah... Is big brother looking at this good child?"

Following his gaze, Sajyou Manaka reached out and gently stroked the scales of the terrifying monster while smiling and explaining, "This is all thanks to Tiamat's 'Sea of Life.' If that black mud hadn't provided rich nurturing magic, this child wouldn't have been able to hatch and be born into this world so quickly."

After she finished speaking, she stared at the young man up and down several times.

After a while, the girl's smile grew even brighter, and she gently nodded with a slightly surprised expression.

"Hmm... Manaka's intuition was correct. There really is the aura of that sword residing in big brother's body."

"As expected... You are the 'wielder of the Star Sword,' aren't you?"

Upon hearing this, Matou Yuu's heart leaped.

In other words, after all this time, the reason the girl had been drawn to him was because of the "Star Holy Sword" residing within him?!

"You seem to be misunderstanding... I merely happened to temporarily possess that sword. I am not its true owner."

Matou Yuu distanced himself from the situation without hesitation. Right now, he could only hope that the other party would take the monster away as soon as possible.

If possible, he didn't want to fight such a powerful enemy on the very first night the Holy Grail War resumed.

After all...

Matou Yuu's gaze was fixed on the colossal beast behind Sajyou Manaka.

Seven heads, ten horns... If his memory was correct, that was the "Beast of 666" recorded in the Book of Revelation, also representing human evil, Beast VI/G.

Although this calamitous aura did not yet seem fully "mature"... after all, it was a genuine young beast.

However, despite Matou Yuu's denial, Sajyou Manaka remained unfazed, a pathologically obsessive smile appearing on her beautiful face.

"As expected... You really are a very humble person."

Not only did he possess handsome, attractive features, but despite harboring the ultimate holy sword capable of cleaving stars within his body, he maintained a chivalrous caution and humility.

Ah... It was as if he had become a "prince." He was so dazzling that she wanted to completely destroy him.

"However, if you're trying to hide your power and strike first, then Manaka shall directly evaluate your 'true strength'! Let's see if it's worthy of the prince's brilliance!"

Accompanied by an adorable laugh, Sajyou Manaka casually raised her white fingers.

In an instant, the surrounding air was forcibly compressed by higher-dimensional Root magic, transforming into dozens of invisible blades capable of easily piercing a Servant's spiritual origin, raining down upon Matou Yuu!

Uoooooh!!

Almost simultaneously, the colossal red dragon beside her also let out a high-pitched roar that tore through the air.

It opened its blood-red maw and charged at them with tremendous force, as if a mountain were collapsing.

Boom!

The intense magic created a massive crater in the street, sending sand and dust flying everywhere.

Amid the chaotic sandstorm, Matou Yuu stomped his toes on the ground and quickly retreated at the last moment, barely avoiding the colossal red dragon's lethal assault and the magical strangulation.

A strong wind tousled the young man's hair. He steadied himself and slowly raised his head, a faint sense of helplessness appearing in his eyes.

"Sajyou-san, it seems you have no intention of letting me return safely."

"This is a friendly match between magi. This child beside me won't hurt you, so don't worry," Sajyou Manaka said with a smile.

After all, seeing such a beautiful face marred by an unhealable wound would be far too tragic.

"A magus...?"

Matou Yuu stood up, dusted off his clothes, shook his head, and laughed. "You misunderstand... I'm not a magus."

Sajyou Manaka stopped speaking, a hint of curiosity appearing in her shining eyes. "Eh...? You're not a magus? But no matter how you look at it, your body is definitely equipped with extremely complex magic circuits..."

"No..."

Matou Yuu grinned and said, "Actually, my other title is... a Pokémon Master!"

He paused for a moment before continuing. "Sajyou-san... Actually, you're not the only one in this world who can take your 'pet', you know?"

"Draco, I choose you!"

Without hesitation, Matou Yuu activated the contract with Tiamat embedded within his body.

Buzz—!

Using Tiamat as a bridge for magical transmission, his call instantly reached the Roman tyrant who was planning acts of destruction inside the casino in the city center.

Boom boom boom!

Almost simultaneously with Matou Yuu finishing his words.

Sajyou Manaka's smile froze for an instant.

Her usually calm and regular heartbeat dramatically accelerated for the first time in a long while.

Eventually, the girl gently placed her white fingertips on her chest, and for the first time, an expression of confusion and disbelief appeared on her delicate face.

Huh...?

Is my heart pounding?

As the Princess of the Root, she had possessed insight into all things since birth.

For Sajyou Manaka, everything in this world was like a vast holographic library that had been explored countless times. If she wished, she could explore the past and future of any person or thing through the Root.

From the withering and blooming of roadside wildflowers to the life-and-death crises of entire villages in Jinri... She could obtain the correct answer to anything she wanted to know the moment she opened her eyes.

However...

Through her omniscient information search, she had encountered the "unknown" for the first time.

She couldn't predict what the young man would do next, nor could she understand why he could show such a calm smile even in the face of a monster symbolizing calamity.

But... there was only one thing she was certain of.

He was very handsome.

Yes... Even in this tense, critical situation, the Root Princess's gaze remained fixed on Matou Yuu's face.

To be fair, Matou Yuu's appearance was not the kind of striking beauty that captivated at first sight, but rather a very clean, pleasant-to-look-at soft beauty.

His skin was fair, and clear eyes peeked out from beneath his messy hair. At first glance, he had no intimidating presence at all. Instead, he exuded a calm, approachable charm, like a friendly older brother living next door.

And at this moment, the courageous composure and confidence he displayed when facing danger transformed this unassuming temperament into a fatal allure.

At least for Sajyou Manaka, who had never been blessed with "unknown stimulation" since birth, this sudden sense of abnormality was extremely fatal.

"Interesting... Just as Ayaka's memory, you really are a very interesting person."

The very next moment, the surprised expression disappeared from Sajyou Manaka's face, and a bright smile suddenly appeared on it.

"In that case, Manaka should take this a little more seriously."

Although she maintained an elegant posture with her hands clasped, the magical energy centered on her instantly intensified, distorting space itself and ultimately transforming into tangible dark flames.

Without a doubt, this kind of magic was beyond the reach of modern magi... It was a miracle from the Age of Gods!

The raging flames shot high into the sky, dyed a distorted black by the intense heat, instantly melting the steel bodies of the surrounding cars. Golden molten steel flowed down to the ground, and the flames exploded in an instant, illuminating the world as brightly as daytime.

"Uoooooh!!"

Behind Sajyou Manaka, the colossal red dragon suddenly spread its wings, covering the sky, and let out a roar.

In front of it, extremely high-temperature air exploded, and the violent pressure violently swept up the molten steel from the ground, turning it into a powerful torrent of steel capable of melting everything.

However, the black-haired young man standing opposite remained completely motionless in the face of this apocalyptic scene.

"Oh? You still don't intend to use that sword?"

Sajyou Manaka slightly tilted her head and asked with a smile.

Matou Yuu raised his face, and the light of the bonfire cast flickering shadows on his face.

He shook his head and laughed. "I don't need that sword. The Star Holy Sword is a weapon for annihilating 'external enemies' that threaten this planet... And you are not an external enemy."

It sounded unbelievably arrogant, carrying the air of a master who cared about nothing.

But in reality, it was simply because Sajyou Manaka was a product of "Earth." When fighting her, the Thirteen Restraints of the Star Holy Sword did not meet the conditions for full release. Drawing it would be pointless; it would be better to use it as a bluff.

However, the moment Sajyou Manaka heard these words, a pathologically obsessive light instantly appeared deep within her eyes.

As expected... This person was different from other boring commoners.

Even in a life-or-death situation, he adhered to chivalry and maintained such gentle "gentlemanly conduct" even toward herself, a lady.

However... if this was all of his trump cards, then it was far from enough to match Manaka.

Sajyou Manaka gently raised her small white hand, showing an even more adorable smile.

"Now then, be a good girl and test his 'ability.' But don't hurt him."

However, after she finished speaking...

The anticipated scene of the colossal beast pouncing on its prey did not occur.

Sajyou Manaka was shocked to see that the colossal red dragon beside her, which should have been causing great calamity, had not moved at all for a long time.

She paused for a moment, then unconsciously turned her face sideways to look at herself.

The once-invincible Beast of Calamity from the Book of Revelation was now staring intently at the young man before it, its colossal body trembling involuntarily.

It let out a low whimpering sound from its throat, looking extremely anxious, or perhaps terrified.

At this sight, Sajyou Manaka's perfect smile changed slightly, and she slightly furrowed her brows.

Strange... Why is it scared?

Upon arriving in Snowfield City to participate in this Holy Grail War, Sajyou Manaka had not hesitated to fill the foundation of the Great Holy Grail with the "Sea of Life" left behind by Tiamat, using her privilege of being connected to the Root to forcibly hatch and summon the "Great Red Dragon" symbolizing human evil.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that in this Holy Grail War, there was no heroic spirit capable of fighting her one-on-one.

Moreover, the opponent hadn't even drawn the Star Sword.

If that were the case, why was this monster — which should devour everything — now acting so cowardly and restless...?

For some reason, Sajyou Manaka felt a strange sense of unease for the first time in a long while.

Why...?

Almost simultaneously with this thought crossing her mind, she seemed to sense something and suddenly raised her face to look up at the endless sky.

She could clearly sense... something rapidly approaching from above the dark clouds!

Almost simultaneously, the red dragon — which had been ferocious and savage until now — suddenly moved, as if it had sensed the presence of some kind of natural enemy deep within its soul.

It let out a despairing cry, and its seven savage dragon heads trembled as its colossal body obediently collapsed to the ground.

Seeing the colossal red dragon that had completely lost its will to fight, Sajyou Manaka furrowed her brows and finally spoke in a cold voice.

"What are you waiting for? If the brat I raised with such care can't even do this much... then I have no choice but to dispose of it as useless trash. Now, crush him!"

The moment these words were spoken——

On Sajyou Manaka's white chest, unique Command Spells resembling multiple angelic wings quietly emitted a dazzling light.

Normally, Command Spells were merely system commands and had no effect on "calamities" of Beast level.

However, the Command Spells used by Sajyou Manaka were closer to a "contract" that directly connected her to the Great Red Dragon rather than a "forced order."

She had forcibly poured a massive amount of primordial magical energy into the spiritual core of the Great Red Dragon, thereby forcibly stimulating its destructive instincts!

"Uoooooooh!!!"

Reason was completely overwhelmed by magic.

The very next moment, the red dragon with seven heads and ten horns roared toward the sky. Its seven wide-open maws opened simultaneously, and dark red spheres of magical energy that seemed capable of swallowing even light rapidly condensed above its heads.

Boom!

In the middle of the night in this snow-covered city, at one corner of the street, a pillar of dark red light symbolizing human evil shot high into the sky, and the surrounding space was violently distorted by the high temperature!

Sajyou Manaka raised her face with satisfaction, facing the raging wind, and smiled at the young man standing opposite her.

"Don't worry, Matou... This attack absolutely won't kill you. I'll heal your wounded body later with the gentlest magic."

"And then—"

"Close your eyes in gratitude!"

The moment these words were spoken, a ground-shaking dark red light cannon was suddenly fired!

Rumble!

That terrifying torrent of magical energy carried a despair that could shatter anyone's spirit, like a cataclysmic apocalyptic disaster, and swallowed Matou Yuu.

However, almost at the same instant the light cannon was fired.

From high above in the sky, an extremely arrogant, cold snort that seemed to make everything submit suddenly echoed.

"Insolent lunatics! Who gave you filthy insects crawling out of the sewer permission to bark at my temporary master in such a vulgar tone?!"

Boom—!

Burning red and black clouds instantly tore through the night sky of Snowfield City. Amid a shower of deep crimson rose petals, a small figure burning with calamitous flames descended from the sky like a meteor!

The colossal red dragon suddenly raised its head, but the moment it saw the golden-haired loli's figure, the ferocious instincts that Manaka had forcibly stimulated instantly collapsed.

Its body instinctively retreated violently as it let out a pitiful whimper like a stray dog.

Bang!

The small figure did not slow down at all and arrogantly stepped onto the throne of the central head of the colossal red dragon.

The moment her toes touched the ground, the concept of a dominant existence instantly enveloped the entire arena.

Under Sajyou Manaka's incredulous and shocked gaze, the dark red beam of light — which possessed world-destroying power — lost its destructive force as if it had encountered its true master, transforming into countless harmless red particles of light and completely disappearing into the world.

Amid the drifting flames and petals, Draco's originally small and adorable loli body rapidly grew taller along with a torrent of immense magical energy, transforming within the flames.

When the light faded, what appeared before their eyes was no longer that innocent girl.

Instead, a mature golden-haired woman wearing a gorgeous, revealing deep crimson dress and a crown of golden dragon horns appeared.

She was tall and voluptuous, boasting magnificent curves that stood out against the red and black background. Her charm was a fusion of color and magic, radiating a faintly perceptible, breathtaking mature allure and ultimate seductive charm that symbolized "decadence."

——Draco's spiritual origin, fully released!

Draco looked down at the dumbfounded Sajyou Manaka with her captivating ruby eyes, then turned her gaze to the unharmed young man below.

A shining, somewhat possessive smile instantly appeared on her unbelievably beautiful face.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Master... No, my dear musician."

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