The mana granted by System made Matou Yuu feel as if a cold, profound torrent had suddenly flowed into his previously dried-up magic circuits.
The weakness caused by supplying specific magecraft to Tiamat was greatly offset in that instant.
He vaguely sensed that the invisible bond of the contract between him and Tiamat had beco stronger.
As the young man slowly exhaled, a bit of color seed to return to his originally pale face. Tiamat couldn't help tilting her head and looking at him suspiciously several tis, as if noticing the subtle change in his body.
Noticing Tiamat's gaze, Matou Yuu shook his head and smiled. "It's nothing. I just feel a bit more energized."
Then he asked cautiously, "Have you finished eating? Are you satisfied?"
Tiamat's eyes sparkled as she nodded gently. "It was delicious."
Although he preferred mature older won, this slightly naive, well-built big-sister type wasn't bad either… Matou Yuu thought to himself.
Tiamat looked out at the street and road, then raised her face and t Matou Yuu's eyes. "Where are we going later?"
"There's still ti before the Holy Grail War begins, so I think we should observe the situation for now," Matou Yuu said.
He stood up and left McDonald's together with Tiamat.
"By the way, why did you accept the summons for the Holy Grail War?" He suddenly rembered this question.
Every Servant who responded to the summons should have a wish for the Greater Grail to grant, or at least a desire to fight strong opponents. But given Tiamat's status, shouldn't she be indifferent to everything?
"I have no interest in the Greater Grail at all."
Tiamat shook her head lightly while gazing at the desolate land. Her once crystal-clear red eyes seed to have lost so of their luster. She said quietly, "I simply wanted to see how much this era has changed."
Matou Yuu was montarily stunned. He stared at the woman's profile for a while before quickly regaining his composure.
He knew very well what kind of past the alluring woman before him carried.
At the dawn of the Age of Gods, she had given birth to all things—life itself. She had sprinkled the first drop of the nectar of life upon this barren land and watched the first creatures open their eyes on this blue planet.
However, as humanity multiplied and civilization advanced, the figure once praised beca regarded as an obstacle in the new era.
The children she had cherished, in their pursuit of independence as humans, ultimately chose to completely exile this no-longer-needed mother.
The will of the planet sided against her, branding her with the beast-like mark of the return principle, forcibly severing her connection to the real world and eternally exiling her to the imaginary sea where the concept of ti did not exist.
She had no power to resist. The Mother Goddess with infinite mana and regenerative ability could have unleashed world-destroying tsunamis whenever she wished… but she did not.
She endured loneliness, sleeping in the desolation of the imaginary sea. Even when she finally descended as the Enemy of Humanity, she unconsciously suppressed her destructive instincts. In the collapsing abyss of the underworld, she accepted the fact that her children no longer needed her and disappeared into the world she had once created—the world that ultimately no longer needed her.
Just then, another deep blue system notification appeared on his retina.
Gulp!
[Side Quest "Witness of the Era" has begun.]
[Mission Content: This ancient being who has slept for a long ti is filled with curiosity and confusion toward the modern world. As her Master (well, not exactly Master), guide your "Sea Spirit larva" to observe this land transford by iron and electricity. This will help her firmly take root in the modern world.]
[Task Reward: Attribute Points 1 (Free), "Young Spirit Observation Diary" function unlocked.]
Seeing the text displayed before him, Matou Yuu's lips twitched slightly.
Observing the flow of the era… that made sense when he thought about it.
For Tiamat, the human civilization she rembered was probably still the low mud-brick temples of the Uruk era. But the current era was a forest of reinforced concrete and iron.
To the Goddess of Creation, this was an utterly strange and alien planet.
Rumble, rumble!!
Just as Matou Yuu was about to close the system panel, a deafening roar suddenly ca from overhead, and even the paved road beneath his feet shook slightly.
He imdiately understood what was happening and pulled the tall, voluptuous woman beside him into the shadows under the eaves.
"Aa~?" Tiamat murmured softly with a hint of doubt and obediently leaned against the young man. Due to inertia, her large, plump breasts gently pressed against his arm through the thin fabric, delivering an unbelievably soft sensation.
However, Matou Yuu had no ti to enjoy the beautiful sight. He looked up at the sky.
From the horizon of Snowfield City dyed red by the setting sun, two ard helicopters with black camouflage paint pierced through the desert heat waves and roared past overhead toward the city center.
Tiamat tilted her head slightly. Her red eyes, reflecting cross-shaped starlight, clearly captured the two modern combat machines full of violent aesthetics. A trace of pure curiosity appeared in them.
"What is that…?" she whispered softly. Her warm breath brushed against Matou Yuu's ear.
"Military toys," Matou Yuu replied in a lowered voice, his expression becoming more serious and thoughtful.
Military helicopters openly appearing in the skies above Snowfield City at this critical juncture? Was this really just a coincidence?
Where should they go next?
Just then, Tiamat's gentle voice sounded beside him again, pulling Matou Yuu back from his thoughts to reality.
The woman lowered her head slightly, directing her beautiful eyes at him, waiting for instructions.
Seeing her extrely obedient deanor, Matou Yuu took a deep breath and temporarily suppressed the various thoughts in his mind.
He let go of her hand, relaxed into a smile, and said, "You've only just arrived, right? You must be very interested in this new world?"
Under her increasingly bright gaze, he pointed toward the distant downtown area, where towering buildings and neon signs that had just begun to light up the night shone.
"Co on, let's explore the depths of this iron jungle."
...
anwhile, inside the secret command center beneath the Snowfield City Police Station…
Countless huge LCD screens covered the walls, bathing the entire room in a faint blue glow.
This was the domain of Faldeus Dioland, the mastermind behind this false Holy Grail War.
"Sir, satellites and drones have detected abnormal magical signals."
An operator in a crisp uniform quickly typed on the keyboard and reported in a low voice. "A Master-Servant pair has appeared near the McDonald's on the city outskirts. The other side seems to possess extrely advanced passive interference technology. Optical images are very blurry, and we cannot analyze the magical wavelength band."
Faldeus quietly stared at the slightly doubled image of the young man on the screen.
He swiped his terminal several tis, and a top-secret personal file imdiately appeared.
"Clock Tower Modern Magecraft Departnt graduate… Lord El-lloi II's disciple, Matou Yuu?"
Faldeus quietly muttered the na. His voice showed neither joy nor anger.
"Should we send soone to eliminate him?" the adjutant beside him asked coldly. "All elents not included in the plan should be eliminated in advance."
Faldeus slowly shook his head and revealed a playful smile. "Not for now. He is that Lord's disciple, so he might bring so interesting developnts to this 'performance.' List him as a Level 2 important surveillance target and do not interfere casually."
"Compared to him, the most urgent issue right now is… this person."
As Faldeus finished speaking, his gaze shifted from Matou Yuu's portrait to another enlarged main screen.
His expression instantly beca extrely serious.
On the screen was a long-haired girl with tanned skin.
She wore a distinctive ethnic costu, and the strong determination in her black eyes was unimaginable for her young age.
"This is…" The adjutant frowned hesitantly as he looked at the screen.
"Tiné Chelc." Faldeus's voice was much lower. "The real problem isn't her, but her Servant…"
The surveillance cara footage suddenly switched.
Behind the brown-haired girl stood a figure wrapped in dazzling yellow fabric… a person in golden armor standing majestically atop the ruins.
Even through the blurry surveillance image, a heavy aura like a scorching sun seed to freeze the air in the command center.
Just seeing that figure standing there made the world itself seem to tremble.
"The Servant standing at the pinnacle of all heroic spirits."
Faldeus slowly spoke the na.
"Gilgash, the oldest Hero King of humanity."
…
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