Crossover Anime: I, Shirou Kotomine, King of Uruk

Chapter 177 Holy Grail War: Kill Jeanne d'Arc First?

Chapter 178 Holy Grail War: Kill Jeanne d'Arc First?

Ultimately, Roman did not make that choice.

After all, even if Shirou Kotomine obtains that ring, he might not be able to summon Solomon.

This would also expose his identity.

Moreover, even if Solomon were summoned, without the title of Grand Master, he would be no match for the Beast.

Considering all the possibilities, Roman abandoned this far-fetched idea.

"How lucky! To encounter an uncorrupted Holy Grail on my first time traveling through time is quite fortunate, but this situation is rather troublesome!"

Fuyuki City at night.

Shirou Kotomine stood atop the building, gazing at the city that felt both familiar and strange.

As for why it's unfamiliar.

Because the Fourth Holy Grail War did not take place in this city, Fuyuki City was also spared the great fire that occurred at the end of the Fourth Holy Grail War.

That was the fire that changed Shirou Emiya's fate.

That fire also changed the fate of Shirou Kotomine.

Therefore, in the future development of this city, many things appeared that were different from what Shirou Kotomine had imagined.

This surprised Shirou Kotomine.

However, Shirou Kotomine did not linger on this novelty for long; his attention remained focused on the most important thing.

That is where the Holy Grail is.

After obtaining satisfactory relics from Chaldea, Shirou Kotomine initiated the time travel without hesitation in front of the Chaldea members.

The Type-Moon universe contains countless parallel worlds.

There are also many parallel worlds that have nothing to do with the Holy Grail War.

In the world of Type-Moon, Shirou Emiya is not the only protagonist.

Other characters like Ryougi Shiki, Shiki Nanaya, and Aoko Aozaki are also protagonist-like figures.

In parallel worlds related to the Holy Grail War, the vast majority of Holy Grails are also in a state of contamination.

Therefore, before traveling through time, Shirou Kotomine had already made several round trips.

To his surprise, Kotomine Shirou's first trip took him to the world he had been looking forward to.

After arriving in this world, Shirou Kotomine immediately took various means of transportation to Fuyuki City.

He then continued on to Yuanzang Mountain.

However, Shirou Kotomine did not discover the existence of the Greater Grail in this mountain.

This was undoubtedly a phenomenon that greatly surprised Shirou Kotomine.

However, Juro Kotomine did not immediately begin the celebration.

After all, the absence of the Greater Grail does not mean that the Grail once existed here.

According to Shirou Kotomine's understanding, although there are many parallel worlds in the Type-Moon universe, they can be roughly divided into two categories.

One type is the kind of world that Shirou Kotomine was in before.

That is, the world dominated by humankind.

Another type is the world dominated by the Dead Apostles.

It is said that in a world dominated by the Dead Apostles, humanity is not as prosperous as in a world dominated by humans, and heroic spirits are rarely born in such a world.

This is actually quite normal.

Those who become heroic spirits are all renowned heroes of their respective eras.

Because of their infinite lifespan, the Dead Apostles naturally dominated the upper echelons of human society.

In this situation, many heroes who could have become Heroic Spirits end up becoming Dead Apostles before they even die.

We can't just let the Dead Apostles become Heroic Spirits, can we?

The reason for this situation is that one of the pinnacle existences in the Type-Moon world is the Suppression Force.

This brings us back to the matter of Gaia, Alaya, and the Crimson Moon.

In conclusion, the absence of the Holy Grail in Fuyuki City does not necessarily mean that this is the world one is looking for.

Shirou Kotomine still needs to determine whether this world is dominated by humans or by the Dead Apostles.

Magicians and sorcerers exist in every world.

As for the method of determining Mine Shirou, it is also very simple.

Just go and visit the three starter families of this world.

Although the Holy Grail War is taking place in this small corner of the far east, it is no secret.

For example, the Mage's Association has books that record the Holy Grail War.

During the Fourth Holy Grail War, the future El-Melloi II Waver learned about the Holy Grail War in this way.

Therefore, Shirou Kotomine could have visited the three main families of the time, namely the Matou and Tohsaka families, to obtain information.

And that's exactly what he did.

After changing his appearance, Shirou Kotomine, disguised as a member of a Western magic family, traveled the world and successfully achieved his desired result.

That means the Holy Grail War exists in this world.

However, during the Third Holy Grail War, the Greater Grail was stolen by the German army.

Then, when it was being transported away, it vanished without a trace.

Nobody knows where the Aeon Grail is right now.

After receiving this information, Shirou Kotomine confirmed the world he was in, and then he left the Tohsaka family he had visited.

Although I didn't see the familiar Rin and Sakura.

However, meeting Tokiomi Tohsaka, who was known as the "Dish of This World," was a rather interesting experience.

Moreover, after confirming the existence of this world, Kotomine Shirou no longer had the mind to do those things.

After all, there are too many things in this world that need to be determined for Shirou Kotomine.

According to Tokiomi Tohsaka, Shirou Kotomine has already determined the nature of this world.

That is Fate/Apocrypha.

This is also known as the Holy Grail War.

Shirou Kotomine still has a fairly deep memory of the story of this world.

Because it is considered the worst installment in the entire Fate series.

Even so, I've watched this series about Kotomine Shirou several times.

Because it contains many characters that Shirou Kotomine particularly likes.

After confirming that this was the world, the first feeling that rose in Kotomine Shirou's heart was joy.

Isn't he lacking a curse spirit?

Perfect timing! This battle is a rare seven-on-seven affair, plus two referees, for a total of sixteen Servants participating.

This quantity is already more than enough to satisfy Kotomine Shirou.

Besides the quantity, the quality of this year's event is also quite good.

In addition to top-tier Servants, three exceptionally high-level Servants have also emerged.

Achilles, the great Greek hero and an immortal demigod.

Karna, son of Surya, the sun god, and one of the three golden targets.

And Vlad III, who benefited from the geographical advantage.

Of the three, Achilles and Karna were truly top-tier in strength, while Vlad III benefited from the advantage of the terrain.

This makes his strength somewhat weak.

After all, Shirou Kotomine's goal was to take them all away.

After leaving Romania, the battlefield of this Holy Grail War, Vlad III was left with only first-rate strength.

This was somewhat of a pity in the eyes of Shirou Kotomine.

Therefore, Achilles and Karna are the best choices in Shirou Kotomine's mind.

Besides, there are also quite a few top-tier Servants in this generation.

Siegfried, Chiron, Mordred, Atalanta, Semiramis.

Oh, I almost forgot about Joan of Arc.

Thinking about it that way, they really are full of talented people!

Although at this time these were all enemies of Kotomine Shirou.

However, for Shirou Kotomine at this moment, the most important thing is the timing of this Holy Grail War.

According to Shirou Kotomine's memories.

This Holy Grail War took place in Romania.

The reason why this Holy Grail War moved from Fuyuki to Romania is precisely because of the struggle that followed the Third Holy Grail War.

The person who initiated the robbery was Danic of the Yggdrasil Clan.

For the next seventy years, Danic studied the Holy Grail, attempting to use it to take revenge on the Magic Association.

Seventy years later, having finally mastered this power, he launched the Holy Grail War.

He then declared war on the Magic Association.

The Magic Association naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass, and they dispatched many elite troops to eliminate the Yggdrasil clan.

But they were all instantly killed by the power of the Heroic Spirits.

But during their escape, a magician accidentally activated a hidden setting that could trigger the Holy Grail War.

In other words, if the seven mages participating in the Holy Grail War are from the same group, the Holy Grail will select seven Servants again to start a seven-on-seven battle.

This is the Holy Grail War.

After learning about the situation in Romania, the Magicians Association quickly found seven mercenaries from outside the association.

These people are like Kiritsugu Emiya, who do not aim to find the root of all evil, but rather use magic as a tool to make money all over the world.

Without a doubt, compared to the magicians within the association who are primarily focused on research.

These people are much stronger in terms of combat power.

The contrasting element is Kenneth Arashi, Kiritsugu, from the Fourth Holy Grail War.

In short, the Magic Association selected seven skilled individuals like Kiritsugu Emiya and gave them top-tier relics to summon powerful Servants.

They were originally on the red side, while the Thousand World Tree was on the black side.

This is a battle between red and black hurdles.

In Kotomine Shirou's opinion, without Amakusa Shirou and Tokisada's intervention, the Black side would have been completely crushed.

All I can say is that the magic show is just a magic show.

The relics brought out were all incredibly powerful.

Let's take a look at the lineup in the red square.

Mordred, Karna, Atalanta, Achilles, Spartacus, Semiramis, Shakespeare.

Among these seven, Shakespeare was somewhat weaker.

But this is also because his summoner was extremely unlucky.

It is said that this person is supposed to be a summoner of Solomon, but for some reason the summoner is Shakespeare.

This just goes to show that luck can't save the unlucky, and money can't save the unlucky.

What bad luck!

Apart from Shakespeare, the other six were all very talented.

Spartacus, however, was unable to fully unleash his full potential because he was born as a Berserker.

However, even if these two are removed, the remaining five are still enough to defeat Black.

However, due to Amakusa Shiro's conspiracy, Mordred, who was very sensitive to this matter, left the group directly.

Later, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada obtained all the Servant Command Seals.

Although this allowed him to acquire all the Heroic Spirits.

But by this time, the heroes had already become disloyal and alienated.

Even if his idealistic approach temporarily won over these people, it proved to be a useless tactic.

Ultimately, Atalanta became consumed by revenge.

Achilles, influenced by his master, gave his Noble Phantasm to Sieg, leading to Karna's defeat.

He himself died in the Battle of Geathalantran.

Mordred even perished together with Semiramis.

Compared to the black side, the red side is completely fighting amongst themselves.

The reason for this is that these Servants do not have a Master's command and each acts according to their own will.

Furthermore, they do not have the support of the Command Spellboard.

Although Amakusa Shiro Tokisada became their master, Amakusa had no time to stay by their side and support them.

Furthermore, Amakusa is not their Lord of the Ritsuhara.

They'd rather do their own thing than do things for Amakusa.

This led to the situation where, despite being the stronger side, the red side had no troops, and the black side ultimately won.

Although in the end, the black side was unable to make a wish.

"However, the most urgent task now is to determine the time period for the current segment, since the duration before and after the Holy Grail War is not short!"

Recalling the information in his mind, Kotomine Shirou thought to himself.

The entire Holy Grail War is divided into several phases.

First, in the initial stage, Danic and his clansmen summoned heroic spirits and then declared war on the Magic Society.

The second phase begins with the Magical Society gathering its elite forces to attack the Yggdrasil, only to be completely annihilated by the Heroic Spirits, thus initiating the Holy Grail War.

Then comes the third stage, which is the stage where both sides gather their own combat forces.

The final round is the ultimate showdown.

Of the four processes, the final battle column has the shortest time.

However, the first three processes are somewhat time-consuming.

The most important issue is the number of slots.

If he joins late, there might not be any extra slots available for him.

"Although I have prepared for this kind of thing."

Gazing at the distant scenery, after a period of contemplation, Shirou Kotomine gradually determined his next course of action in his mind.

"I don't have much cunning, nor am I good at scheming against others."

"So, let's just charge in!"

Kotomine Shiro's lips curled up slightly.

He immediately turned around and left.

Although the current situation is somewhat troublesome, and has exceeded his expectations.

But this is already very good news for Shirou Kotomine.

After all, he had already prepared to go through the hurdles dozens of times before taking action.

"I guess I'm pretty lucky!"

Kotomine Shirou thought to himself with a sigh.

"What bad luck!"

Hidden in the shadows, Shirou Kotomine gazed at the distant location representing the Black Square's Yggdrasil family's stronghold, scratching his head in exasperation.

Through some special methods, he has obtained some special information from the Greater Grail.

For example, all fourteen Servants in this Holy Grail War have already been summoned.

As for how Kotomine Shirou obtained these information panels, it naturally came from the Tohsaka family's information panel technology.

Having inherited the knowledge of these two magic columns, Shirou Kotomine attaches great importance to the knowledge related to the Holy Grail.

Therefore, he could easily obtain some essential information from it.

"This means Qi will need to change his plans!"

Recalling how he meticulously refined his plan on the plane that brought him here, Shirou Kotomine shook his head and turned to leave.

"Directly attacking the enemy's main camp is not a wise choice, so let's start by hunting lone wolves in isolated camps!"

"Mordred, Jack, and Joan of Arc!"

"Let's start with them!"