Manaka Sajyou's Journey Through Time

Chapter 5 The Existence of Heroic Spirits

  Heroic spirits...

    Existences from mythological epics, historical legends, and even fables and fairy tales.

    Whether they really existed in history or were completely fabricated by humans, these deeds will be remembered forever, and the heroes sung by the world have become existences that transcend the earth after death.

    The heroic spirits of heaven are people or monsters who have the blood of gods in their lifetime. After death, they become the incarnation of gods or heroes who inherit the blood of gods.

    The heroic spirits of the earth are fantasy heroes of the local region. After death, they become heroes in local myths and legends.

    The heroic spirits of humans have made contributions to mankind in a world where divinity fades and true ether disappears. After death, they are formed into heroic spirits. After death, they may be deified.

    The heroic spirits of the stars are different from the heavenly and earthly people. They represent the hope of mankind and are the symbol of overcoming difficulties. They are the heroic spirits transformed after the death of heroes who must exist in response to the wishes of mankind.

    Most of the so-called heroic spirits can be divided into these categories.

    They killed gods and defeated dragons. They created empires and destroyed civilizations.

    He or she, these beings who are either kind or evil, upright or cunning, who drove miracles, saved the world, spread fear, and accomplished great deeds during their lifetime, can be said to be the trendsetters selected by the times.

    These special beings seem to have transcended time and have done great deeds in their respective times that even modern people would marvel at.

Its power is unstoppable, its thoughts are incomprehensible, and its existence transcends the mundane.

    Magicians cannot fight against heroes, just like the dead cannot be resurrected and rivers cannot flow backwards.

    "Hey..."

    At this time, the girl Manaka Sajyou, who jumped off the chair with her beautiful white feet, suddenly sneezed cutely.

    "Who is calling me again!"

    Wrinkling her cute little nose, Manaka felt a little strange as if something was talking about her, and whispered in surprise.

    But she didn't care about it, and cast a normal cleansing magic on her feet and walked towards her goal.

    The lively figure under the moonlight is just like a dreamlike fairy, making people forget the danger unconsciously and fall at her feet.

    Walk through the central courtyard and enter the back mountain of Ryudo Temple. Strolling to the magic circle she casually drew with chalk, she threw a book down.

    This book is not a high-end holy relic, nor is it a profound magic book. It is not even as good as some old historical documents.

    It is just a thread-bound book that she bought at a roadside bookstore for only 100 yen.

    If an ordinary magician wants to summon a heroic spirit with this, it is tantamount to a fool's dream, which is more stupid than ordinary people saying that they can win the first prize of the lottery hundreds of times in a row.

However, this common sense obviously cannot restrain Sajyou Manaka. Not to mention the various abilities she possesses as the Root Princess, in fact, her passive luck alone is enough to far exceed that of ordinary Heroic Spirits. That is at least A luck!

    You must know that as an existence that can leave a name in myths and legends and history, it is necessary to have luck beyond the level of ordinary people. I am afraid that even a spearman with only E luck has more than ten times the luck of ordinary people.

    For someone with this ability to summon, it is like a person with the Golden Rule buying a lottery ticket, a European plus a face emperor drawing a lottery in front of an African black uncle chief... There is no fairness at all.

"Pure silver and iron. The Duke who made a contract with the cornerstone. The color dedicated to him is "white". Build a wall to block the wind that is coming. Close the four doors, start from the crown, and circle the three-way road leading to the kingdom."

    As Sajyou Manaka's brisk and charming voice rang out, the summoning array gradually emitted a red light.

"Close it, close it, close it, close it, close it, close it. Repeat five times. Just abandon the moment that has already matured."

    "————Declare that your body obeys my command, and my fate is entrusted to your sword. If you obey the fate of the Holy Grail, follow this intention, and respond according to this principle!"

    "I swear here. I am the one who accomplishes all the good in the world, and I am the one who implements all the evil in the world."

    Then, Sajyou Manaka finished singing the last section.

    "——You are entangled in the seven days of the three great words, come from the wheel of suppression, the guardian of the scales!"

    Then, "he" appeared on the ground.

    "Welcome to your arrival...ncer."

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    Time, the next afternoon.

Location: The backyard of the church where the cold wind blows.

    After Kotomine Kirei bent down and placed the last gemstone on the magic circle to help him increase his chances of success, he chanted the spell honestly according to the script.

    [Do I really have any wishes that I want to fulfill? ]

    At this time, Kotomine Kirei was rarely at a loss. Although he still looked calm and chanted the spell on the surface, his heart was actually occupied by confusion.

Others may not know, but that does not mean he does not know. Everyone may have their own reasons for participating in this Holy Grail War, but he does not. His heart is full of emptiness, and he does not care about anything in front of him. He has never felt the emotions similar to happiness and joy that others say since he was born. Can such a magical thing as a wish appear in his heart?

    "...!"

    Boom!

    The loud noise from the magic array brought Kotomine Kirei's thoughts back to reality. He felt a shock all over his body for a moment, and the magic power began to surge beyond the normal limit. The scene in front of him made his pupils shrink slightly.

There were lightning flashing in front of me, and the atmosphere seemed to be roaring like an angry giant. The distorted space turned this land into a different world. The magic circle created a realm that could bring down inhuman beings.

    Accompanied by the strong wind pressure that made it almost impossible to open your eyes, a slender figure gradually emerged from the gorgeous light that was constantly flowing out of the summoning array.

"Are you my Aster?"

    "Yes, it's me."

    Looking at the petite figure wearing a half-eerie skull mask and a black tights, and hearing the cold question from the other party, Kotomine Kirei nodded, and showed the Command Seal on the back of her hand expressionlessly to the other party.

    "Assass has come here to answer the call, so let's make an oath of alliance first!"

    After confirming that the other party was her lord, the wheat-colored girl said as she stretched out her right hand to Kotomine Kirei.

    After taking another look at this Servant who was obviously from the Middle East, Kotomine Kirei fell silent.

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(End of this chapter)