Type-Moon Simulation: Starting with Conquering a Greek Goddess!

"There was a lot of activity at the police station yesterday morning. Also, after Saber was summoned, the other Servants began to manifest as well. Currently, the known manifestations include Berserker, Rider, Assassin…"

Another door opened in the hallway.

A woman with a stern expression walked out, reporting the information she had gathered last night to Kiritsugu and Jack.

The woman's name was Maiya Hisau, and after being rescued by Kiritsugu from a prisoner-of-war camp, she had been working as Kiritsugu's assistant.

Now, she was also participating in the Holy Grail War.

"The Servants haven't all arrived yet, and the situation of each faction is still unclear, but there have already been so many battles in this city… Dead Apostles, Britain, the United States, the Church…"

Kiritsugu smoked a cheap cigarette he bought from a vending machine.

At this moment, his indifferent gaze did not waver.

The fact that these powerful forces were participating in the Holy Grail War only proved that its weight was not simple.

Perhaps the wish he had always yearned for.

Could be realized in this Holy Grail War.

"What do you think of these things?"

"I believe that this Holy Grail War has abandoned the rules of the past, or rather, the person who created this Holy Grail War from the beginning wanted to privatize the system of the Holy Grail War.

Soon, the scale and form of the battle will change even more drastically than it is now…"

Maiya quickly answered Kiritsugu.

During the battle between Gilgamesh and Enkidu, she sent out bat familiars to scout the battle situation.

Kiritsugu nodded upon hearing this: "Yes, this Holy Grail War is a war without limits. The rule of concealing mystery, I'm afraid even those kings don't want to abide by it… It's like a stage play."

He couldn't help but reveal a hint of a smile at this.

This made Maiya very confused.

"And there's also a saying about stage plays, that it's a matter of 'one sings, then another appears,' and those who sing the epic will always be the dazzling heroes and kings. People like us who can't make it to the stage have to hide in the shadows… Heh, that's a big advantage."

Kiritsugu shrugged as if mocking himself.

After analyzing the first night of the Holy Grail War.

It could be said that the enemies were too strong.

But that was also an advantage.

Powerful enemies would focus their vigilance on those who were worth being wary of, and Kiritsugu Emiya's importance was far less than others, so he would not be given too much attention by others at this stage.

In other words, he, like Orlando, was also a member seeking to survive in the gaps of this Holy Grail War.

"…Also, all the equipment has arrived."

Maiya pushed open the door.

On the bed and floor of the room.

There were standard pistols, submachine guns, rifles, grenades, sniper rifles, and other modern hot weapon armaments.

These were all works of art that combined the skills of craftsmen and the latest electronic technology in the most ferocious form.

They would all be used by Kiritsugu in the Holy Grail War.

Just as Kiritsugu was about to pick up the equipment to inspect it.

A change occurred—

An explosion seemed to run through the entire street from outside the window, and the hotel glass, which had been magically protected, shattered without resistance.

"Guh!?"

Not only Kiritsugu's room.

The windows of the entire building he was in were shattered.

Just as Kiritsugu thought that an enemy had launched an attack on him, he realized that things didn't seem to be that way.

It wasn't just the hotel's glass that was shattered.

The glass on the entire street was shattered by something.

"Too fast… That was a Servant's attack just now… If I'm not mistaken, it should be an arrow. However, the target isn't us, these are just the aftereffects of it flying over."

Jack's voice echoed in their ears.

Kirei and Maiya's hearts tightened.

They couldn't help but shift their gaze to the window, where they could see the streets littered with glass shattered by the aftershocks of the storm.

"This is truly…"

Kirei was momentarily stunned.

If that arrow, imbued with divine energy, had targeted the hotel, he wouldn't have had a chance to struggle.

And to think, this was only the second day.

The Holy Grail War was far more unpredictable than they had imagined.

Death was as ever-present as the wind.

Let's rewind time a bit.

After Moran and Richard separated for a while.

He wasn't Gilgamesh.

Of course, he wouldn't simply wander around the city. Moran hadn't forgotten his fundamental goal in participating in this Holy Grail War.

"Finally…? You've manifested."

Moran stood atop a skyscraper.

His breathing seemed to suck in all the surrounding air, turning him into a black hole that shattered space.

He caught a faint, almost imperceptible presence in the city.

If he wasn't mistaken, a divine-level being had likely descended in the direction of the power plant outside Snowfield City.

Why didn't Moran go to confirm it himself?

Well, there was a reason for that…

Even now, he couldn't face Ishtar.

Whenever he saw that woman's face, Moran would be reminded of everything that had happened between them in the past, and his heart would be filled with mixed emotions.

Not hatred, not anger, not lingering affection.

Just a simple desire to sigh.

Only Ishtar could evoke such feelings in Moran.

She was truly one of a kind.

"However, this is also an opportunity. Since you've taken the initiative to appear, then I won't hold back… Perfect timing, my preparations are almost complete as well."

Moran held a touchscreen phone in his hand.

He sent a simple message to his subordinates.

The notification was plain and unadorned.

It was unlikely that even the United States would imagine that the King of Britain, standing at the pinnacle of the mystical world, would use social media.

Moran advocated for Britain to keep up with the times.

Portable devices like smartphones were essential, and he tried to encourage their widespread adoption in the country.

As for the ritual to summon the deity, Moran didn't need to do it himself. The people he brought from Britain to Snowfield City were there for that purpose.

Ishtar was one of the most ancient goddesses.

Although it might sound like she didn't deserve the title.

But that was indeed the case.

Among the Twelve Machine Gods of Greece, many goddesses referenced the divinity of Ishtar when they evolved into Earth deities.

The most typical example was Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and love.

She and Ishtar both belonged to the category of beauty goddesses.

If Ishtar's divinity fully descended upon Snowfield City, Moran could use it as a springboard and medium to summon goddesses related to Ishtar.

This was one of his plans for participating in the Snowfield City Holy Grail War.