BAMN: Chapter 86/87

Chapter 86: Saving Sakura

"What a nauseating fellow."

Large amounts of solid ice continuously spread, and the extreme low temperature instantly froze those disgusting Crest Worms.

Ice Empress gazed at the zombie-like old man, who was already covered by extreme ice, and she could smell the putrid odor emanating from him.

"Wait!"

"Who exactly are you…?"

Rin disdained to waste words with Matou Zouken. He took Sakura's hand and disappeared directly from the Matou Family's basement.

And where Rin had originally stood, a beautiful maiden, like an elf, emerged from the void.

She exuded the tyrannical aura of an ancient Soul Beast, instantly engulfing Matou Zouken.

At this moment, not only his body and magic, but even Matou Zouken's soul began to tremble due to the immense deterrent.

[Ice Empress]

[Type: Anti-Fortress Noble Phantasm]

[Overall Combat Power: A++]

Matou Zouken trembled all over, but he was not afraid.

With his core Crest Worm, even if this body died, it would only be the loss of a puppet.

Having lived for hundreds of years, Matou Zouken's skill in preserving his life was maxed out!

"Boring tricks!"

Ice Empress already knew Matou Zouken's thoughts. The maiden raised her hand expressionlessly, then clenched it tightly. "Ice Blast!!"

"It's alright now, Sakura."

Rin set the girl down, and behind him, the original Matou Family mansion had already transformed into a palace of ice crystals.

"Crack~"

The next moment, accompanied by a crisp sound, a large number of cracks appeared on the solid ice.

"Hoo~"

The Matou Family mansion was shattering.

Tiny, crystal-clear ice shards were swept into the sky by a strong wind from an unknown source.

"So beautiful..."

Sakura looked at this magnificent scenery, momentarily forgetting to breathe.

And in this dreamlike ocean of ice crystals, a figure walked towards the two, it was Ice Empress from Rin's home.

"It's been dealt with, that Old Bug."

Ice Empress controlled her power very well, the power of the Ice Blast concentrated into a single point, causing everything to annihilate in the absolute zero collapse.

This naturally included that Old Bug.

Whether it was his soul or the Crest Worms.

These things were meaningless in front of Rin.

Because from the very beginning, Rin had already sealed off all of Old Bug's escape routes, even consuming a large amount of his reserve magicules at once to summon Ice Empress as a trump card.

"But to deal with a guy like that, you shouldn't need to summon me, should you?"

Ice Empress was a Soul Beast and didn't understand human behavior.

Therefore, even when she saw the Old Bug about to push Sakura into the bug pit, she didn't have much of a reaction.

Moreover, using a killer move like Ice Blast right away instantly consumed about one-fifth of Ice Empress's magicules.

Without a Master who could continuously provide magicules, this wave could be said to be quite wasteful.

"I want to calculate how much magicules it takes to summon you all."

"I see."

Ice Empress nodded. "Summoning me cost you half of your magicules. What does this mean?"

"Your power, Ice Empress, is equivalent to using an A+ ranked Noble Phantasm."

Rin said, "From this, it can be seen that 500 points of magicules and a full-power attack from an A++ ranked Noble Phantasm are basically equivalent."

Ice Blast was not Ice Empress's strongest move.

Using this move against Matou Zouken is like using a cannon to swat a mosquito.

"No need to worry about magic."

"Besides, Zouken is an unstable factor, resolving him early will benefit us."

Rin didn't just appear suddenly, he had been planning for a long time to maximize his gains in this war.

Finding Sakura and making her a Master was the first step.

Eliminating Zouken was also part of the plan.

"Big Brother, thank you for saving Sakura."

Sakura clung tightly to Rin's hand, afraid that this hard-won lifeline would suddenly disappear.

"Don't be afraid, Big Brother will take you to a safe place."

Rin didn't say any nonsense about sending her home.

Moreover, given Sakura's attitude, whether she would be willing to return to the home that abandoned her was an unknown.

To be personally pushed into a fiery pit by one's own parents.

Any child would likely harbor resentment over such a thing.

Don't talk about this being for the inheritance of magecraft.

Perhaps Tokiomi had good intentions, but Sakura didn't understand any of that.

She only knew that she was almost devoured by disgusting bugs!

"Sakura will be obedient!"

In her eyes, Rin was a hero who descended from the sky.

Whatever his demands, Sakura would fulfill them, only asking that Rin not abandon her again like her parents did.

"Poor child."

Listening to the girl's thoughts, Rin sighed inwardly. "Indeed, everything is Tokiomi's fault."

Rin brought Sakura to the most luxurious hotel in Fuyuki City.

That's right, it was the same hotel where Kirei and Kiritsugu had their one-on-one duel in the original work.

Rin had no identity in this world, and Sakura was just a child.

But it didn't matter.

"Here is your room card."

Looking at the room card handed over by the front desk lady, Rin picked up Sakura, who had already fallen asleep in his arms, and walked towards the elevator.

Charm Spell.

A very simple mental manipulation.

"Sakurako, Benihime."

Two figures appeared beside Rin, bowing respectfully and saying, "Please give your orders."

"Protect Sakura well."

"Yes!"

[Monster Nation from Another World]

This was precisely the Noble Phantasm that Rin had spent a great deal of effort constructing for the decisive battle.

The effect of the Noble Phantasm was similar to the King of Conquerors' Ionian Hetairoi.

It used Rin's Spirit Space as a foundation to create a small space.

Rin could use magic to create Servant bodies for the monsters from the Cardinal World who were already prepared for manifestation.

Like Sakurako and Benihime.

Both women were high-ranking Ogres, if their true bodies were to enter this world, they would likely trigger the planet's will's rejection reaction upon arrival.

Rin would not underestimate any world that contained parallel universes.

Manifesting his true body in the Type-Moon universe carried too much risk.

Therefore, Rin settled for the next best thing.

He utilized the Heroic Spirit manifestation ritual to transform hundreds of his subordinates into existences similar to Heroic Spirits.

This way, although the strength of the monsters was greatly weakened, it was safe.

As long as everyone was in the Ogre village, controlling their characters like playing a game, they could follow Rin to participate in the exploration of the new world.

(To be continued.)

Chapter 87: Spearheads

[Sakurako]

Type: Anti-Army Noble Phantasm

Overall Combat Power: A

Summoning Cost: 50 Magic Power

[Benihime]

Type: Anti-Army Noble Phantasm

Overall Combat Power: A

Summoning Required: 50 Magic Power

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In this world, the two women were equivalent to Heroic Spirits with no Noble Phantasm, but with all stats averaging A.

If one were to disregard their existence as living beings, the power that Sakurako and Benihime could exert was comparable to an Anti-Army level Noble Phantasm.

"Ogres require 50 magic power to materialize."

Rin thought of the 200 Ogres in the Monster Nation space. "10,000 magic power can materialize 200 Heroic Spirits with A-rank overall combat power."

In a way, Rin's [Monster Nation from Another World] had some similarities to Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon.

From the weakest Hobgoblins, to the mid-tier Wolfkin, and the high-end combat power of the Ogres.

The three were equivalent to Gilgamesh's C-rank Noble Phantasm, B-rank Noble Phantasm, and A-rank Noble Phantasm, respectively.

"Calculating in this way, Hobgoblins need 5000 magic power, Wolfkin 5 magic power each, 400 of them is 2000, plus the Ogres' 2000, a total of 9000 magic power."

"And above that, there are A+ Shuna, Shion, Souei, A++ Ice Empress, and the even stronger Ogerpon and Snow Empress."

"To create forms for everyone and have them manifest as Servants, at least 25,000 magic power must be collected."

Putting aside the magic power collection issue for now.

How to use the power of his subordinates would be the key to Rin winning this Holy Grail War!

"Sakura, Sakura."

Rin woke Sakura, and the girl slowly opened her eyes, first with a bewildered look, then like a frightened little rabbit, she pounced into Rin's arms.

"Don't be afraid, Sakura."

After finally comforting the girl, Rin said, "Go take a bath, and then have a good night's sleep."

"Big Brother, where is this?"

Only then did Sakura notice the change in environment and the presence of Sakurako and Benihime.

"We are at a hotel."

Rin didn't explain more, but instead told Sakura to go bathe and rest first.

The girl was in her most vulnerable period, instinctively obeying Rin.

Thus, with the help of Sakurako and Benihime, Sakura obediently took a bath and changed into the little girl's pajamas that Rin had Shuna buy back.

After a night of rest, Sakura's spirits were much better.

Rin also took the opportunity to inform Sakura of his origins and the current situation.

"Holy Grail War."

"Heroic Spirits and Masters."

This information was clearly beyond Sakura's comprehension.

But it didn't matter.

Sakura only needed to know one thing.

"As long as it's Big Brother Rin's request, Sakura is willing to do anything!"

Sakura agreed without resistance to Rin becoming her Heroic Spirit.

No.

It should be said, this was simply too good!

Heroic Spirits stay by their Master's side, meaning the two would be together, not separated.

Clutching Rin's hand tightly, Sakura felt a strong sense of security.

"Girls shouldn't say such things."

Rin gently flicked Sakura's nose.

The girl nodded as if admitting her mistake, but whether she truly took Rin's words to heart was unknown.

"Then, I'm going to start, Sakura."

Rin connected his magic power with the girl and then established a Servant contract belonging to the Type-Moon World.

"Ah!!"

And as the contract was completed, Sakura suddenly let out a painful cry.

"What's wrong?"

"Hand!"

Sakura looked at the back of her hand. "It hurts so much."

On the back of her originally slender and fair little hand, a strange red tattoo slowly emerged, which was the Command Seal, representing the Master's identity.

"It's okay, this is a Command Seal, it's a symbol of my bond with Sakura."

"Is that so?"

Hearing Rin say this, the pain on Sakura's face immediately disappeared.

In its place was immense cherish and care.

In the girl's simple mind, as long as this Command Seal remained, her Big Brother Rin would never leave her.

"Hmm?"

Seeing this, Rin first froze, then suddenly looked up.

The corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up.

"The rules, they're starting to change?"

Rin didn't know the reason for the rule change, or the consequences it would lead to.

But as an invader, as long as the Type-Moon World changed due to Rin's actions, it would bring him a certain amount of rule fragments.

And they were Violet's best food source.

It was the capital for building Rin's soul barrier, which is his Unique Skill.

"Violet, what does this change mean?"

[Detecting]

Violet immediately informed Rin of the changes in this world's Holy Grail System.

[Detection Complete]

[Because of your early arrival, Rin, the Holy Grail War has been brought forward.]

"Ahead of schedule?"

"The Holy Grail War can be brought forward?"

Rin was quite surprised, he hadn't expected this action to cause such a huge ripple in the world line.

"It's somewhat beyond my expectations."

"But..."

"It just saves us the trouble!"

Originally, Rin intended to use a loophole.

He planned for Violet to manipulate the timeline, rapidly jumping forward to one year later, which was the start of the Holy Grail War.

But now, there's no need for that.

"If the Holy Grail War is brought forward, what will happen to the original Masters and their Servants?"

[No need to worry]

[History has inertia, the Inhibitory Force will resolve all troubles.]

[Even if they don't interfere, I will secretly exert force to make everything develop according to our needs.]

"You're really powerful, Violet."

[Thank you for the compliment]

Inside the room in the Ogre village, Rin's main body gave Violet a thumbs-up.

The girl still maintained her expressionless demeanor.

But inwardly, she was quite pleased with herself.

Violet secretly glanced at Snow Empress, who was very close to Rin.

'Tsk...'

Although Violet said nothing, Snow Empress clearly felt the provocation from someone.

As for Rin...

He ignored the healthy competition between the two girls.

"Fortunately, it's still the original lineup."

Rin's targets for participating in this Holy Grail War were none other than Gilgamesh and the King of Conquerors.

The former's Noble Phantasm and the latter's Reality Marble were powers Rin urgently needed to analyze.

It didn't matter if other Servants were replaced, but these two couldn't change.

What about the King of Knights?

Rin naturally liked Artoria. If she could be recruited, he wouldn't mind.

(To be continued.)