Maybe it's time to activate Jizo Mitama's Zeroth Rated Power and just have the United States and Russia launch a hell of an attack on Fuyuki City.

After Aozaki Touko's stylish departure, Li Zihan couldn't help but touch the tachi at his waist as this thought crossed his mind.

In the less than half a month he had been away from the Type-Moon world, this Holy Grail War had already gone completely off the rails.

The caliber of the participants was practically skyrocketing.

First, there was Aozaki Aoko, a half-baked magus who inherited the Fifth Magic from her grandfather. While her skills as a magus were mediocre, her talent for destruction was outstanding. Although her control over her magic was pathetic, she could still achieve an infinite supply of magical energy—a woman who would make any Saber, aside from Okita Souji, call her a pro. She was a prime example of the "brute force solves everything" principle, known in the streets as the Human Rocket Launcher. And on top of all that, she was adept at manipulating time.

Then there was Kuonji Alice, the Fairy Tale Witch and holder of a fragment of the First Magic. Unlike Aozaki Aoko, a successor to the beam-sword style, Alice was a bona fide technical-style player. She commanded over thirty fairy-tale familiars, each with different abilities.

Just imagine it: more than thirty familiars with special effects, all coordinating to unleash their powers at once...

Without a doubt, both of these individuals were existences tied to "Miracles." As Masters, they were unquestionably broken-tier.

Compared to these two, the so-called Magus Killer and the Clock Tower Lord were pathetically weak!

But both of them should have known that the Greater Grail of Fuyuki City was a broken piece of junk, not a wish-granting machine at all.

Something was wrong.

Years ago, Li Zihan had told Kuonji Alice that Fuyuki's Holy Grail was a broken cup and completely useless. Aozaki Aoko and Aozaki Touko had been present at the time.

Aoko's sudden appearance was somewhat understandable. The Aozaki family's attribute was "Wind," making her a natural wanderer. It wasn't impossible that she had a sudden whim and decided to fight in the Holy Grail War.

But Kuonji Alice was a shut-in!

She was a super shut-in who had her food delivered to her doorstep and would absolutely never leave the mansion her parents left her unless it was a matter of life and death!

And yet, she had left Misaki Town!

Wrong!

This was very wrong!

Before deciding to participate, Li Zihan had specifically visited the Three Founding Families to cross-reference information from past Holy Grail Wars. The current Grail was definitely a broken, blackened Grail. Making a wish on it was pure madness.

So, why would Aozaki Aoko and Kuonji Alice come looking for it?

Could it be that they intended to learn from Yggdmillennia's Darnic, move the Grail back to Misaki Town, and then slowly restore it to its normal state?

After a moment of thought, the corner of Li Zihan's eye began to twitch.

That was actually a real possibility.

Although time fell under the domain of the Second Magic, the Fifth Magic was a veritable hodgepodge. As the wielder of the Fifth Magic, Aozaki Aoko was also capable of manipulating timelines. If she could deal with the little Angra Mainyu inside the Grail, then performing a one-click restore on the blackened Grail to turn it back into a genuine article would probably just be a bit troublesome for her.

And a genuine Holy Grail was a super-accelerator that could skip the process and directly obtain the result, as long as one knew the method!

Who knew what that woman would do with a Grail-brand accelerator!

"Big Brother, is something wrong?"

Seele's azure eyes filled with a trace of worry. She had sensed that since the aunt named Aozaki Touko had left, Li Zihan's mood had become somewhat agitated.

Could it be that he's in some kind of danger?

If so, is there anything I can do to help?

"You silly girl. The 'Big Brother' you're talking about is no victim who can be bullied."

A bewitchingly charming voice echoed by Seele's ear.

It was the voice of her other self.

Ever since they had met that cold, icy man, her other self had been silent.

Now, she had finally spoken up.

"He is a man who can reach an agreement with that monster, an agreement between equals."

That monster?

Seele, who had indeed found the iceberg of a man whose presence dropped the surrounding temperature terrifying, felt that her other self's description was quite fitting.

In that case, Li Zihan, who could reach an equal agreement with him, must also be very powerful.

So Seele thought.

"Seele, I have something I need to take care of."

The young man, who had originally planned not to participate in the Holy Grail War, let out a sigh.

He had to deal with that broken cup as soon as possible, or something would definitely go wrong.

"Is there anything I can do to help?"

Although her other self had told her that Big Brother was likely a very strong person, Seele still asked.

"Not for now, no."

The young man, whose own abilities countered Aozaki Aoko and Kuonji Alice to a certain extent, listened to the girl's concerned voice, and his mood improved considerably.

As expected, soft and cute girls were the best.

So, there's nothing I can do to help?

A hint of disappointment flickered across Seele's face.

She didn't want to be too far from Li Zihan.

To her, Li Zihan was something like a beacon of light.

He had pulled her out of a void where no one cared, where not even a sound could be heard, and then treated her with the same gentleness as everyone at the orphanage.

After arriving in the unfamiliar Type-Moon world from the Sea of Quanta, she instinctively grew a little dependent on the person who had extended a helping hand.

He was the only person in this world who could give her a sense of security.

This was only human. Anyone arriving in a strange environment would feel a lack of security.

Someone like Li Zihan, who upon arriving in the Honkai world immediately hypnotized a driver to kidnap the Rice Cooker and then proceeded to frantically extort different people, was the real weirdo.

But, if I insist on following him, I'll just cause trouble for Big Brother, won't I?

The girl, who didn't want to be a bother, looked increasingly downcast.

"Do you want to come with me to Fuyuki City?"

Feeling that leaving Seele alone at the Clock Tower wasn't a good idea either, Li Zihan looked at the delicate face beside him and spoke.

Bringing a girl onto the battlefield seemed like a suicidal move.

After all, if you ran into an opponent with no bottom line, they could easily be targeted.

However, Li Zihan wasn't worried about that.

In this Holy Grail War, he and his ally, Emiya Kiritsugu, were the participants with the least-defined bottom lines.

Besides, Seele was no useless noob and dead weight like Sola-Ui.

Her second personality was the Herrscher of Death from the Previous Era of the Honkai world. Once she switched personalities and was supplied with enough Honkai energy, she too would become a broken-tier combatant.

It was no exaggeration to say that if she were to become the Herrscher of Death again, she could solo the entire Holy Grail War by herself.

"Is that okay?"

A light of surprise and joy ignited in the girl's eyes, like a little kitten that had just found its owner.

"Of course it is."

The young man, who still had plenty of tricks up his sleeve, said with a smile.