Heroic Spirit: I, Shinji, have tried my best.

"Hey, Riku..."

"I know... I never thought that big guy could attack."

"No... not that..."

"?"

Riku looked up in a daze, and looked at the [Ghost] behind him who was reporting with a grim expression... New news?

Could there be any worse news than this?

"Hey... our team members in the east sent a message saying that they found a large number of [Demons] rushing towards this side. The beastmen who were originally responsible for attacking the elves from behind are now entangled by them..."

"What did you say! Why would those bastards come here at this time to join in the fun...riot?"

"Yes, according to the information provided by the Ex-Machina, it seems that at that time, one of the Flügel species hunted down the extremely powerful mutants of the Demonic species, the Four Heavenly Kings, alone, leaving them in a state of being leaderless now..."

"The group of big guys rushing over here were basically attracted by the [Elves] fluctuations here. If we let them move forward, we will probably be attacked from both sides!"

"..."

How could this happen… The plan has been executed to this point, why would there be an accident?

Riku anxiously began to bite his thumb nail and analyzed the current situation from the beginning:

The Ex-Machinas were breached by the combined attacks of the Flügels and the Phantasma, and were now being gradually squeezed out of the center of the battlefield, which meant that their advantage in controlling the battlefield no longer existed...

The [Dwarfs] need to confront the [Elf Alliance] and cannot be easily switched, otherwise the other party may even abandon them and run away.

It was already difficult for the [Beastmen] to deal with the [Demons], whose strengths and sizes varied greatly. In addition, the surprise attack team itself was not a formation suitable for defense.

As for [blood-sucking species]... let's not talk about them...

After thinking it over for a long time, the final conclusion was that they simply did not have the extra troops to stop the invasion from the rear!

Unless the Ex-Machinas lift the attack restrictions and concentrate their firepower to push the front back, or the Dwarves directly release [Marrow Explosion]...

But no matter which one they choose, the result of the balance being broken will eventually lead to the real troublesome guy above taking action... At that time, they will have no chance of snatching the [Star Cup]...

"We're stuck in a vicious circle... If we leave it alone, we'll be at a greater disadvantage, but using our trump card now will only make our hope even less likely... Who on earth is the bastard who has nothing better to do than to hunt down those [Demons]?"

“…Ah Qiu!”

At this time, in a dungeon, the still small Jibril suddenly sneezed, but immediately continued to flip through the book in her hand without any concern.

"By now they should have started fighting..."

The little girl muttered to herself without turning her head...

Although it was a pity that I couldn't participate in this rare war, fortunately I discovered a lot of new things... As for the fact that she colluded with the enemy and leaked information, I didn't care at all.

Because the reason this war could be fought was only because Artosh-sama did not take action.

It's a foregone conclusion, why worry?

“…How can it be repaired!”

"boom!"

A deep feeling of powerlessness surged in his heart. The white hair on his forehead covered his eyes. Riku knelt on the table and stared at his hand with lifeless eyes...

Humans are still too weak...

They clearly still have a lot of people, but they are unable to fight. They can only stand here anxiously, watching the defeat unfold bit by bit...

"After preparing for so long... you still failed?"

……

the other side

Shinji listened to the girl's speech above him, and his consciousness gradually began to blur.

A huge wound was pierced through the chest, and the high concentration of [Elves] on the sickle continued to erode the flesh...

If it was just a wound, he would recover immediately; if it was just corrosion, he could survive... but if these two came together, he would be doomed.

“…Oh? You can’t hold on any longer!?”

Suddenly, a hand lifted up Shinji's head, and a beautiful face appeared in his gradually losing his luster. The other person was smiling, like an angel who saved the world...

"Oh my! Looking at it this way, your eyes are really beautiful. They would be very gorgeous if they were dug out and used as an exhibit!"

"..."

"No... I can't just have the eyes. I'm going to chop off your entire head and give it to Xiaoji. Then she will definitely look at me with new eyes, meow! Hehehehe..."

At this point, the girl seemed to have remembered something strange, and suddenly laughed like a pervert, but immediately returned to her cold expression:

"Then let this be your reward in the end! Monkey... no. Human, tell me how you would like to die?"

"…I……"

The light in Shinji's eyes dimmed, and his lips moved, but the sound was as soft as a mosquito.

"Huh? Could you please speak louder? I can't hear you!"

Azrael even put her ear close to Shinji, as if she really wanted to listen to his answer.

This also reflects another cruel habit of the Flügel...

"I...I want..."

"what?"

"you…"

“…louder!”

"...I...will definitely make this thing of yours into a cup and then punch it hard into your face."

"Hmm, now I can hear it clearly... Eh!? Wait?"

This sentence sounds very spirited...

"Zizzizi..."

Azrael heard a strange noise and turned to look... She saw the large corrosion marks on Shinji's arm melting away like spring snow, leaving only a few burn marks.

And those burns quickly returned to their original smooth appearance in the blink of an eye, as if a seriously injured and dying person had turned into a full of vitality in an instant...

"!"

Something is wrong!

Azrael felt the guy under her feet suddenly start to move, and she dodged to the side like a frightened bird, looking at Shinji warily...

"puff…"

The young man who was lying on the ground and dying slowly got up from the ground, pulled out the sickle from his chest, and blood spurted out instantly, but was immediately blocked by the regenerated granulation tissue.

Shinji dusted himself off, stretched his muscles, and then took a long breath:

"Whoo~"

“…I’m sorry, Flügel, you won’t stand a chance of winning from now on…”

"…Humph! You are just putting on airs. Don't think you can jump to conclusions just by pretending at this time. Do you really want to turn the tide of the battle by yourself?"

"...Alone... No!"

"Our reinforcements have arrived..."

"…reinforce?"

Shinji's expression was indifferent, and his consciousness came to the canyon where he buried the black mud. His understanding of this world finally reached 100%!

I saw that small pool of black mud in the canyon suddenly became active, and then began to expand outward, gradually forming a quagmire that submerged the bottom layer...

With a "bo" sound, a bubble floated to the surface of the mud and exploded, and then more bubbles rushed out as if a box was opened, as if it was boiling... or something was about to come out?

[Elf Corridor] Assimilation completed...

A golden light flashed, and something emitting the sacred light rose up from the dirty black mud. The golden halo continued to expand outwards, and finally turned into a beam of light that shot straight up into the sky.

【Holy Grail System】Restart...

[…Magic power is ready, Servant Summoning Ceremony begins…]

[Existing Servant: Assassin Matou Shinji, progress 1/7]

[…Ceremony begins]

……

Shinji refocused his attention on the Flügel girl in front of him. She was still staring at him warily, but the sudden change made her afraid to approach him for a moment.

Unknown... For the Flügel, it was the most annoying thing. Not to mention that she had been tricked before, even a fool would know to be on guard...

“…This is, the Elf…”

Shinji felt the magical energy floating in the air around him. It was indeed much purer than magic power. Even just touching it was enough to corrode his skin...

But now, this mystery beyond magic has been completely tamed by him!

"The previous plan has indeed failed, so let's start with Plan B and begin the counterattack!"