The very first thing that has to be mentioned on Atlas’ Institute Base are its defenses. A wrong move could activate a deadly trap enough to instantly kill a Heroic Servant.
During my first iteration within this Singularity, a Heroic Spirit guided us to reach the Tri-Hermes. I could still remember the moves he made to avoid their security mechanisms.
‘On the right.’
‘Left.’
‘It’ll come from above.’
The trickiest part was that the...
2023-10-17 16:02:59 +0000 UTC
View Post
“There’s still no sign of him… Did Merlin do something? Or was it caused by my actions?”
As far as I could recall, Bedivere showed up without fail around a week before this happened. However, he still hasn’t appeared even after our King had built her sacred city.
‘Merlin… Did he do something..?’
In this world, I cannot assume that I am the only one with a future vision. From the moment Solomon attempted to do something, I saw the same distortion<...
2023-10-16 15:34:51 +0000 UTC
View Post
Limitless is an innate cursed technique limited to the Gojo clan. Basically everyone could use it as long as they awakened the said technique. However, only those with Six Eyes could turn into a monster…
Just like Satoru-san.
The Limitless I summoned is exactly the same as the one he used. What it brought isn’t only the ‘barrier’ itself but complex information such as the barrier's perimeters as well as the colliding ‘target’ is included on it. His Six Eyes made it pos...
2023-10-15 15:37:48 +0000 UTC
View Post
Form and essence.
These are the two central things that beings have according to Aristotle. They are inseparable to one’s sense of “self”.
Fairy Knight Lancelot… or rather, Melusine, saw the man’s ‘essence’ from their connection. It is extremely similar to the Galahad that she knew about—the same girl who wielded Black Barrel’s replica in a bid to go against fate.
However, he is different from the girl in all asp...
2023-10-14 15:50:55 +0000 UTC
View Post
Three years… This is my longest stay so far. Even my time in Gekai didn’t surpass it. I admit, I feel lonely every now and then, but I chose to push forward since it is something I am determined to do.
Still, their company is something I always miss.
I shrugged that thought as I returned to my mobile base. It moves continuously within the airspace and could immediately transfer to the ground through teleportation. It is the product of searching for...
2023-10-13 12:41:47 +0000 UTC
View Post
A clear blue sky.
That was what greeted me as I ‘woke’ up. I could hear the serene wind gushing against my combat suit.
“Mana Archiatius, Overload.” (Mana Furnace, Overload.)
What followed the full release of my dream organs are vast amounts of information. My intuition materialized itself as it provided me with a good scan of the surroundings.
A sea.
Brown rocks.
Several towns that are similar to Gek...
2023-10-11 10:46:20 +0000 UTC
View Post
Limitless.
It is the innate cursed technique that is used by Satoru-san throughout the iterations I met him. It works just as its name suggests.
Simply put, it creates an infinite distance between him and the targeted object. It is something similar to imaginary numbers that extend infinitely. He could stand still and let dozens of nuclear bombs hit him, but he’ll always come out unscathed. It even works against magic and magical energy in particular.
Logic rea...
2023-10-08 08:49:01 +0000 UTC
View Post
"Fu…"
After settling with several more things regarding the future I saw, I headed to the Artemis Familia home.
"Summer's about to fall… I wonder what it looks like back there."
It is the season where cherry blossoms fall. Seeing many foreigners visiting Japan for that sight is completely understandable.
If even us natives are mesmerized by that sight, how about people who couldn't see it every day?
Momentarily, I felt my homesickness kicking.
I had an ...
2023-10-06 16:41:54 +0000 UTC
View Post
Thinking about Lili's current state, I realized how I neglected a part of her development. I wasn't here to set some things straight.
As a result, we might have a problem.
I am aware that the people I save without any costs could feel indebted to me. It is for such a reason that I wanted to bring moments where they could "repay" me without them noticing.
If that isn't properly dealt with, it could lead to guilt… and even obsession.
For ...
2023-10-03 14:29:51 +0000 UTC
View Post
“Mn… I knew it.”
Upon waking up, Filvis heard Ein say some incomprehensible things.
“How did I not think of this until now..?!”
“What is it..?”
Sitting on the edge of the bed, Ein began explaining her realizations.
“Nobu and Hephaestus-sama attended some matters for tonight. What if… it’s their date?”
“Eh..?!”
At first, their disappearance didn’t mean anything. It could be a coincidence that both of them were out for...
2023-10-01 15:34:36 +0000 UTC
View Post
After a while, I noticed Hephaestus-sama’s changes. She no longer felt guilty and apprehensive compared to before. Nevertheless, her awkwardness remained. It helped that I was not as affected as before.
“A white castle… Was it similar to the Camelot in the legends here?”
“Quite… Although, it does have a more modern design than anyone could think. It’s similar to Orario.”
Due to Merlin, Camelot has proper sewers, field allocations, architectu...
2023-09-29 16:59:27 +0000 UTC
View Post
The two girls fell silent before they reacted.
“You could’ve done that with your strength…”
“...That’s right.”
Considering they saw me defeat that cursed spirit from six months ago, they managed to process it well.
“Sirius is really… strong!”
“Tiona-san could also become that strong.”
“If you say so..!”
Well…
I wonder what’ll happen if I let them know I could go far beyond the deep floors? But then, I plan to teac...
2023-09-26 14:35:44 +0000 UTC
View Post
Every time I dream of something strange, I no longer dismiss it as normal. There is always something to it. The last time I had a strange dream, it was when I first met Galahad. It ended up with me interfering on the ninth iteration with his body.
Now that I dreamt of something along that level—again—I wouldn’t disregard it.
First, it was the “distortion” produced by the grail. I could tell they were the same due to me directly sensing it. The next thin...
2023-09-24 15:24:14 +0000 UTC
View Post
A day after he woke up, Hephaestus Familia officially announced Nobu’s return. The patrons of his unbreakable magic swords started swarming the northeast shop. The accumulated wealth of hundreds of people for half a year is enough for Nobu to cut off another wave of income.
Things became surprisingly easy with Miku’s help. Through the modernization plan she implemented while he was in a coma, many useful precision machines and assembly lines were born. Only, she co...
2023-09-22 16:28:20 +0000 UTC
View Post
Atropos-san…
I visited the Moirae sisters right after settling things with everyone. Just as I had expected, she didn’t last long. She died two weeks after I went into a coma.
Although, it isn’t much of a problem. Her remains are buried in the adventurers’ graveyard. As long as a speck of her ashes remains, I would be able to resurrect her.
That’s what I usually did to change the trajectory of my world. Just because I was weak back then doesn’t mean I couldn’t ...
2023-09-20 15:06:19 +0000 UTC
View Post
The very first thing I felt after waking up was a sense of incongruence. I went through many things during that ‘short’ span of time. The memories of my ninth iteration aren't that bad, but the sensation of using Galahad’s body as a medium to interfere in that iteration greatly affected my senses.
That moment, I felt how it was to be at the top—to be in the position of the people who I previously looked up to. It felt vastly different after I returned to th...
2023-09-18 10:51:33 +0000 UTC
View Post
“Nobu!”
The very moment Ein returned to the familia home, she made a swift lunge at me. I saw it coming and received it calmly.
“A-akasaka-san…”
Behind Ein, a golden-haired kitsune greeted me. The moment our eyes made contact, I saw the dormant dream organs formed inside her.
To do such things within three months…
Haruhime-san might be even more talented than Felmenia-san. The court mage wife of Suimei managed to learn [Mana Furnace]...
2023-09-16 15:57:40 +0000 UTC
View Post
Despite my [Pure Heart], I couldn't delay about the things I'd known in my ninth iteration. Artemis would definitely notice something wrong if I kept doing so, and that'll make me guilty.
It is also a question of her trust… and I am not the one to do such a thing.
In short, things would become complicated if I held back from talking about the girls in that iteration.
Since I couldn't recall a fight—something that'll be significant enough to ven...
2023-09-15 16:13:18 +0000 UTC
View Post
“Nothing much changed.”
“Yes… except for people clamoring to buy your magic swords.”
When I was asleep, there was nobody who could replace the magic swords I made. It was imbued with the [Miracle Maker] skill plus the technicalities I learned in my world.
Miracle Maker…
Does it have something to do with the grail?
Considering its name and nature, I have a feeling it does.
As we walked in the north-west street, I saw many familiar establishments ...
2023-09-13 14:25:50 +0000 UTC
View Post
Upon hearing Lili’s voice, my heart skipped a beat.
An absurd possibility came to my mind.
“How long was I out?”
“Teacher… Half a year.”
“...Ah.”
The tip of my mouth visibly twitched.
Half a year…
Was this the price that had to be paid when I decided to enter the ninth iteration? This was a huge price.
I… The Holy Grail brought by Galahad is nothing short of miraculous. But, it seems like I won’t be able to handle ...
2023-09-09 16:33:43 +0000 UTC
View Post
In the end, I wound up choosing [Luck] and [Knight Physique]. I haven’t felt any tangible changes as of yet, but I might be able to do so later on.
The former should be something related to [Destiny], more so, [Fate]. It is the intangible luck that could redirect me to a good outcome. It should be akin to Suimei’s fate which I overheard from Lord Nettesheim.
Meanwhile, the latter is something from Galahad. I haven’t heard much from him, but I could infer several things from ...
2023-09-08 16:16:34 +0000 UTC
View Post
I am confused.
Extremely so.
I haven’t even processed the memories of the ninth iteration when Galahad appeared out of nowhere and told me many things. I couldn’t process everything completely.
Like, for example, what is the Holy Grail?
It is the cup that Jesus drank once. It is said to give immortality to those who drink from it. In the Arthurian Legends, only Galahad and Percival could see it. The former immediately died upon holding it due to h...
2023-09-04 16:05:13 +0000 UTC
View Post
It was unexpected.
Since that day, the world has been overturned. Orario was the first city to fall. The concentration of adventurers present in Gekai died. It is the greatest calamity that culled more than seventy percent of Gekai’s fighting force. The remaining thirty percent are spread in several countries such as Rakia, Alten, and the School District.
If not for those, Gekai would have already fallen.
The School District’s Principal, Leon Vardenburg, belo...
2023-09-03 14:48:44 +0000 UTC
View Post
“You’re about to cry, don’t you?!”
“No.”
I shook my head at Ein’s teasing words.
True to my words, Filvis did wipe her eyes with the sleeves of her dress. She was silent throughout our banter. Her relieved smile flashed every now and then.
“About what we agreed about… This shouldn’t be let out.”
““Got it.””
Two identical voices overlapped upon one another.
“It’s too… unique. Is this your unique magic...
2023-09-01 16:07:00 +0000 UTC
View Post
In the end, we are deadlocked to a situation. We couldn’t exactly… you know, kiss while knowing her familia is within our radius. No matter how hard we tried to ‘brush it off’, we couldn’t have the same atmosphere as that night.
…
I see.
We got too conscious of ourselves.
“That reminds me… Do you feel the spark between us?”
“That..?!”
Artemis’ face rapidly turned red. She couldn’t keep up her dignified look. She s...
2023-08-29 16:14:13 +0000 UTC
View Post
“That is—?”
“Yes. It’s exactly the magicka I used on the tenth floor.” I replied as I started drawing [Alice Wonderland]’s magicka circle with Edatsu. I am not in a hurry so I didn’t opt for my wands with cast assist.
“Magicka? Not magic?”
“Oh, that.” I noticed. “Yes, it’s magicka.”
“What’s the difference..?”
“Nuances. But it’s not that big. Magic is what I prefer to call the mystical laws. Magick...
2023-08-28 15:10:24 +0000 UTC
View Post
“What the hell…”
I felt my frantic heartbeat. I swiftly checked the thing under my blanket. I am familiar with morning wood, but there is an additional sticky something to it. Coupled with my dream moments ago, I knew what it was.
I…
…
‘Shit..?!’
Blood rushed to my head. I found myself in a hyperactive state. The remnant feelings from that… lewd dream feel complex. I wanted to commit a harakiri...
2023-08-27 16:25:22 +0000 UTC
View Post
During our midnight rendezvous, I realized how bad I am at this kind of thing. Suimei and Reiji, two individuals with special fates, could handle everything just fine.
Wait, never mind.
They are simply dense blokes during crucial times.
At least they learned in the end and became more perceptive after some time passed. Meanwhile, I had to suffer from this dissociation due to my experiences. That, and I am not really dense.
I messed up at first, but I ...
2023-08-26 15:39:59 +0000 UTC
View Post
“A granola bar?”
I handed over a new delicacy to Tiona-san.
“It’s different from the usual chocolates.”
“Really? Then..!”
She unhesitantly tore the packaging and bit a majority of it in one go. The granola bar is one of the provisions sent over to this world. When I had a random thought of giving Tiona-san this, I couldn’t help but do so. The packaging is merely a silver film. The gods wouldn’t think much of it.
“Thwis ish gwood!”
2023-08-25 14:30:16 +0000 UTC
View Post
Ever since encountering Gugalanna as a cursed spirit, I had a doubt.
Could it be something caused by me?
Lady Artemis, Hephaestus-sama, and everyone else I asked didn’t know the existence of cursed spirits until now. Either they had only encountered it now or they have only appeared now.
The former pertains that cursed spirits are rampant in this world—that Twilight Syndrome is present in this world. It isn’t surprising since laws such as Mys...
2023-08-24 00:29:43 +0000 UTC
View Post
