Like a person awakening from a deep sleep, as the darkness before his eyes and the heaviness in his mind slowly faded, Souya was somewhat surprised to find himself standing on a familiar yet strange white stone path. However, compared to the paths in his somewhat distant memory, the one he was currently stepping on had undergone a slight change.
Souya subconsciously turned his head to look at these changes. What came into his view were rows of lush, green trees extending along the side of the path. And...
Souya's gaze swept around for a circle, then slowly fell on the front. There was the end of this path. The originally endless path that led to a white distance had now come to an end, and the scene at the end was a huge and clear lake.
On the lake, there were three figures leaning against each other. A knight in black armor lay quietly in the arms of a cold, beautiful, and noble queen, as if asleep. She lowered her head, as if she were about to kiss the person in her arms, or as if she were staring into his eyes. And on the knight's body, a blonde girl was lying prostrate.
In his eyes, the eyes of all three of them were closed, and their chests did not rise and fall, as if they were just a slice created based on his memories and experiences. But he could clearly feel that the knight's figure was not just a slice. There was a connection between him and himself.
"Is this... the end?"
Looking at the scene before him, and recalling the memories in his mind that were as if from another life, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion. As if it had been waiting for him to say this sentence, the system's voice appeared in his mind almost at the moment his words fell.
[Not the end, but the end of the main trunk of this path. You still have eight paths to go, Host. The end is still far away~]
The illusory and very mechanical voice, of course, in his ears, was as annoying as ever.
"So you mean I still have to go through eight more simulations of Heroic Spirit engraving?!"
Hearing the Useless System's words, his tone suddenly became a little strange.
Eight times... If there are no accidents, that would be eight different lives. With his character, he would definitely treat each one very seriously. But if he really went through eight different lives like this, plus the Britain that had already passed, that would be nine different personalities, different cognitions, and different experiences of people.
Although with the effect of the Clear and Everlasting Heart, he had already comprehended the principle of 'I am me, and I am not me', and clearly knew that all those people were actually just himself at different times, and their souls were all his, Souya Kotomine, but after going through this nine times, would he really not show symptoms of multiple personality disorder?
Silently feeling the life and state of mind in Britain, he felt it was very risky. After all, these were all lives he had personally experienced and had invested emotions and feelings in.
But the Useless System's answer was unexpected.
[Not necessarily, Host.]
"Hm?"
Hearing this, he, who had been a little troubled, was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked, "Not necessarily? What does that mean? But aren't all simulators used this way?"
[Please, Host, you're being really annoying.]
Souya: ?
What's with this strong Taiwanese old-school drama vibe?
[Host, you seem to have confused something. These nine paths are not a golden finger I brought you, but an ability that came with you when you were reincarnated into this world for special reasons. Didn't I tell you from the beginning? My role is just as a guide to lead you to develop and move forward.]
[The so-called simulation was just a rough name I came up with to make it easier for you to understand when my functions were incomplete. As for the me of now, after you have completed the first path, I have already accumulated enough power.]
[The me of now has surpassed the me of the past. It's version 3.0!]
"Stop babbling, you Useless System. Even if you've evolved to 3.0, it can't absolve you from the fact that you're a piece of junk."
He really couldn't stand this guy's cocky tone anymore, and subconsciously started to complain. But he was indeed very curious about the true function of the nine paths in the Useless System's words, so he quickly urged.
Fortunately, this time the Useless System didn't talk any more nonsense, but told him directly.
[I told you, Host, the paths themselves represent your nine infinite possibilities.]
[I only roughly remembered this much in version 1.0 because I had just replenished a little energy. But now I have completely supplemented the information about them.]
"So what is it?"
Hearing the system's words, he couldn't help but hold his breath.
[The paths themselves are possibilities, that's right. But it's not limited to you having nine different lives. Nine possibilities also represent that you may have nine experiences.]
[The identity you have when you experience this matter can be yourself, Souya Kotomine, or it can exist in that period, that is, the you of the past or the future.]
[Identity and body are not important. What's important is the soul. As long as your soul has descended, Host, that counts as one path.]
[In short, you just need to die nine times, Host. Each death counts as a node, and that is one path.]
[Well, this is all I roughly know from this update. If I explain any more, then my role as a guide will be too pathetic.]
[If you want to explore it yourself, Host, you might as well look for answers in the Bible~ Ciallo～(∠?ω＜ )⌒☆!]
After silently listening to the system's words, he felt his brain was a little stunned.
Setting aside the problem that the Useless System's components had become a bit complicated, seemingly due to an update, he also roughly understood the so-called nine paths.
"What is this, 'I have suffered death nine times'!!!"
The吐槽 was burning fiercely. He felt that after he died, his吐槽 soul could definitely become a Noble Phantasm.
But fortunately, according to the system's meaning, it seemed he didn't have to worry about the problem of multiple personality disorder? But, can a person's spirit still be good after dying nine times?
Letting out a light sigh, according to the system's last sentence, he began to think about what his nine paths had to do with the Bible. But fortunately, he was not stupid. The Christian knowledge he had learned under the strict supervision of his cheap old dad, Risei Kotomine, had not been forgotten.
Nine paths, nine roads, nine and road. These two were undoubtedly the key factors.
Nine has many meanings in the Bible. It is the extreme of the holy number 3 tripled, representing spiritual fullness and completion, and also has the meaning of judgment and suffering. It also symbolizes the fruit of endurance, meaning that only through persistence and forbearance can one obtain the spiritual fruit.
Combined with the Stigmata on the back of his neck, the answer was obvious. "My... 'Path of the Saint'?"
A bitter smile couldn't help but appear on his lips. As expected, there was a reason why he had been inexplicably noticed by the pigeon. It turned out that the almighty Lord had wanted him all along.
But even knowing this had no meaning anymore. To be frank, he also had a good impression of the pigeon. After all, he had grown up so much, not to say that all his achievements were thanks to him. In addition, the other could, from his busy life of getting fries at the pier every day, still respond to his needs and occasionally give him some enlightenment. This was already very considerate.
Thinking of this, he no longer纠结 this matter, but began to consider another matter. "Hey, Useless System, did you forget to give me my reward for this path?"
Thinking of this, his mood, which had not yet recovered from the experience of Britain, immediately became excited again. He was already impatient to become stronger. But the system didn't think so.
[What reward? The system doesn't know.]
Souya: ?
What are you trying to do? (Black hand sound)
"Stop pretending, hurry up and bring out the reward I deserve!"
He had already sensed that something was wrong, but still held on and did not show it, silently comforting himself in his heart that no matter how useless the system was, it probably wouldn't embezzle the reward he deserved. Not to mention like other simulators, directly turning Lamorak into a class card and letting him transform into a knight, at the very least it could give him some skills and power, right? At the very least, a Noble Phantasm and attributes should be possible!
But all these expectations became dead silent in the Useless System's silence, and then despair. Silence, silence was the Cambridge of tonight.
After a long while, he slowly asked a sentence, "System, tell me what you can do."
Useless System: [~Ciallo～(∠?ω＜ )⌒☆!]
Souya: (Omitted here to avoid being banned)
...
When he broke away from the dream of the nine paths, he found that at some unknown point, the special plane of the Holy Church he was on had already arrived at his destination, that is, the venue of this Holy Grail War, Romania.
However, no matter how powerful the Yggdmillennia clan was in Romania, it was impossible to set the location of the war in a bustling city. So after getting off the plane in Romania, he still had to take a car to the town closest to Trifas, the location of the great war, Sighișoara. And this was also the border city closest to the Yggdmillennia clan's stronghold, the Millennia Castle, and where their Servants could not detect their aura.
There, the first thing he had to do was to go to the church there to meet his senior and superior this time, and also his foster brother, Shirou Kotomine (Amakusa Shirou).
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