Mystery: Start with the Reader

"The Holy Grail War, simply put, is the battle for the 'Holy Grail' that can fulfill the wish of the holder.

"Legend has it that approximately once every sixty years, Fuyuki City will accumulate enough power to support the birth of the Holy Grail, so the Holy Grail with the power to instantly realize any wish will appear here.

"At this time, there will be seven extraordinary people, leading the heroic servants summoned by each, to engage in a battle for the ownership of the Holy Grail. The winner who survives in the end will obtain the ownership of the Holy Grail.

"Finally, the so-called heroic spirits may be high-sequence extraordinary beings that have existed in history...maybe they have angel-level powers."

Abner briefly explained the meaning of the "Holy Grail War" to Edwina based on the games he had played in his previous life and the animated movies he had watched, as well as his speculation on Russell's method of recreating this scene.

As for the specific story, he has not mentioned it to Edwina for the time being. After all, this is his biggest reliance. Once told, it will leave traces. In the mysterious world, it is not impossible to be detected by opponents.

——According to the prompts from the "Dream Maze Tower", he already knew that three "tower climbers" had entered the first level, and they were most likely saints at the demigod level.

"Seven groups...that is to say, the remaining six groups must be defeated or killed?" Edwina asked thoughtfully.

"For the 'Master', there should be no need to kill...but the heroic spirits, or servants, are the targets." After Abner answered, he asked thoughtfully, "By the way, the role you replaced is also somewhat special. ...Do you feel anything is wrong with you?"

"What's wrong..." Edwina checked it, then took out a white oil lamp from her bag and said, "This is the 'Quiet Winter'. You should have seen it. It was me at the pirate conference. The magical item purchased online... But after entering here, it lost its original ability, and seemed to be given the characteristics of a 'gatekeeper', which has undergone essential changes."

"'Quiet Winter'... I remember it was an item sold by 'King of the Five Seas' Nast, right?" Abner took the oil lamp and couldn't help but murmured in his heart: Could this thing be the "Little Holy Grail" "The carrier, right?"

The "gatekeeper" can hold souls...it does look a bit like it...

This thing leaked out of Nast's hands. Could it have been designed by Russell a long time ago?

That's not right. Its useful life was only five years before. It shouldn't be Russell's handiwork...

Well, judging from the fact that Edwina holds it, the most suspicious person is the God of Knowledge!

But what is the purpose of the God of Knowledge? Are you simply pushing Edwina to Irisviel's position?

Moreover, judging from the fact that the "Book of Astrology" was placed in Lundborg before, Mr. Sarri accidentally obtained the extraordinary characteristics of "astronomist" and "lawyer" when he went to study in Lundborg... Russell originally met the God of Knowledge. I'm afraid there is a deal... Maybe, in Russell's "resurrection" plan, he is supportive...

But I was pushed behind the scenes by the goddess to enter "Grossell's Travels", and she did not interfere...Does this mean that it depends on my choice?

In other words, Russell's resurrection plan is actually possible to succeed...but there are some changes that the goddess is not willing to see?

Well, the specific details of Roselle's resurrection plan are still unclear, and it's hard to judge... Moreover, the mind of the gods is even more unpredictable, so it's better not to speculate for the time being.

However, since the function of the "Little Holy Grail" is still to gather souls, then I can roughly guess what the so-called heroic spirits are... They are probably Lao Huang himself who was divided and sealed, and they relied on the rules of the "Holy Grail War" to temporarily regroup. Waiting for the winner to wish for "resurrection"...

I'm afraid the optional mission three, "Find the 'Phantom of Russell Gustav'", refers to these "heroic spirits".

Combined with the optional task 1 of "Using 'Holy Relics' to Summon Heroic Spirits belonging to oneself", a bold guess would be that if the "Tower Climber" cannot provide the so-called "Holy Relics", 80% of the summoned spirits will be different. Lao Huang...

Moreover, they most likely think that they are the persona of that heroic spirit...otherwise mission three would not require "awakening". .

It seems that Lao Huang himself is in some kind of contradiction.

The side of him that longs to be resurrected issues clearance missions, asking us to win and make wishes.

Optional missions one and three are both revealing the nature of this "Holy Grail War" and reminding "tower climbers"...

That's right, if he wasn't contradicting himself, why would he need to arrange a Holy Grail War? The war itself is actually trying its best to prevent me from making a wish!

But the will to stop itself is not firm...

With his mind spinning, Abner handed "Quiet Winter" back to Edwina and told her his speculations, head to tail.

Of course, the part about speculating about the God of Knowledge has been briefly mentioned.

Edwina listened quietly, but because she lacked too little knowledge about the Holy Grail War, she could not give a better insight. After thinking for a moment, she turned to ask: "Do you have any clues about the 'Holy Relic'? "

Abner nodded and said, "I have some ideas."

As he spoke, he brought Edwina to the magic symbol that had been turned into blood, and continued, "I just studied this 'summoning ritual' and found that the place where the holy relics are placed actually represents the 'soul'." Sacrifice'...

"In other words, the so-called holy relics are actually the souls of high-ranking beings... and the essence of this ritual is to transform that soul into a heroic spirit and then send it back to us...

"If there is no such thing, then one is randomly sent...which is what I guess is the 'Phantom of Russell Gustave'."

"The souls of high-ranking beings..." Edwina frowned. For her, it was difficult to see the souls of demigods, let alone angels.

Seeing her frowning, Abner smiled and said, "Don't worry, I happen to have one here..."

After saying that, he took out a card and took out the sun scepter obtained from the "Apostle of Light". It contained the evil spirit of a former pope of the "Eternal Blazing Sun".

Just when Abner was about to try to summon the heroic spirit under Edwina's curious eyes, boundless gray fog suddenly appeared in front of him, and then he received a "meeting" request from "The World".

After thinking about this for a moment, he made an excuse with Edwina and went to the bathroom.

…

In the ancient palace above the gray fog, as soon as Abner regained his sight, he saw not only Klein sitting at the long table, but also Miss Temperance wearing a Gothic palace dress and a small black soft hat.

Seeing him looking over in surprise, "The World" explained in a hoarse voice: "Miss Temperance and I share the same authority in the Dream Labyrinth Tower, so she was also pulled into the first floor."

"I see...who is your identity now?" Abner asked, then added, "I am Kiritsugu."

"Kenneth Elmloy Archibalud...and Miss Temperance replaced Sola..."