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"Player - Ito Makoto, unafraid of the Saw-Knife, the Evolution Game is about to begin for you."
"Paradise congratulates you in advance."
"Welcome to this great evolution."
His vision shifted, and Ito Makoto found himself holding a bouquet of flowers at the entrance of a Hospital, like a reef parting the crowded flow of people.
He looked left and right, scanning the surroundings, until he was pushed by a displeased person, and only then did Ito Makoto react, moving to stand against the wall.
Opening his paradise bracelet, Ito Makoto browsed the game information for this round again and again.
Hmm… he simply didn't understand it the first time.
After roughly understanding his situation, Ito Makoto watched the passing crowds with a blank expression.
He was just an ordinary middle school student, and his player level was also an ordinary LV3, so he didn't feel much about this notification for a special mode.
Restricted Confrontation?
For Ito Makoto, Restricted Confrontation was no different from the most common main quest progression; he just needed to figure out how to complete the objective named C and then return.
"Summon a Servant, then let the Servant fight to the death alone. If they win, there's a reward. If they lose, I can settle the game directly and leave."
After rereading it and pondering for a while, Ito Makoto came to this understanding and began to think this mode was surprisingly perfect.
What was a player, if not a profession where you just swiped your finger, and a game character went out to fight to the death?
Ito Makoto only hoped to encounter more of these hands-off, welfare modes in the future.
"Disguise your identity?"
Looking at the information from Paradise, Ito Makoto found his identity from his wallet.
"Ryudou Issei, Homurahara Academy, High School Division, Class 2-C…"
Reading out the information on the student ID, and looking at the photo of the handsome guy with purple short hair, Ito Makoto touched his own face, feeling that with his charm attribute boosted, he wasn't any worse than this Ryudou Issei.
"So now, I am Ryudou Issei."
Ito Makoto threw the flowers in his hand into the trash can, preparing to go straight home, as he didn't know what Ryudou Issei intended to do with the flowers.
If he knew he couldn't do something, then it was better not to do it.
This was Ito Makoto's way of disguise.
After some searching, hearing the presence of the three Great Classes in his ears, Ito Makoto set off again from the Homurahara Academy, which had already finished classes, and finally arrived at the residence of this identity, Ryudoji Temple.
The ancient temple, the long stone steps, and the temple gate all exuded a sense of age.
"Since my surname is Ryudou, and this temple is called Ryudoji Temple, is this my home?"
Understanding his identity, Ito Makoto ascended the stone steps of Ryudoji Temple, feeling more confident. Facing the ordinary monks who greeted him inside Ryudoji Temple, Ito Makoto just smiled, successfully hiding the fact that he didn't recognize any of them.
"I need to find where the summoning tool is first…"
To experience a Holy Grail War like an idle game, he first needed to successfully summon a Servant.
If he couldn't summon a Servant, and was discovered by other players beforehand, then death was the only way to exit, there wasn't even a way to beg on his knees.
Hmm… begging on his knees was indeed very effective. Ito Makoto had already tried it during the initial trial, though the cost was his slightly delicate face.
Glancing around with the corner of his eye, as a scenic spot, Ryudoji Temple had many strange things inside. Ito Makoto frustratingly reached out to touch every item he thought might be it.
"Paradise doesn't say what the summoning tool looks like, and I don't know what a so-called Holy Relic is."
"This broken temple is so big, how long will it take me to find it?"
"What's more, it might not even be here!"
Ito Makoto thought somewhat dejectedly.
Just then, Ito Makoto saw two people walking towards the main hall of the temple.
The white man carrying a briefcase behind him looked righteous, with a handsome face full of amiability, but what truly attracted Ito Makoto's attention was the person walking in front.
He was wearing a classic black suit uniform, paired with square-rimmed glasses, a slight smile on his lips. Simple black hair and black eyes, combined with soft facial features, though not striking, gave Ito Makoto a very unique feeling.
It was like sitting on a wooden stool, a cool ear pick adhering to the ear canal, rotating, tilting, and digging out a super large piece of earwax—that full-body shiver, the resonance in the skull and heart.
Ito Makoto's gaze was fixed on the man's face until the man entered the main hall of the temple before he came back to his senses.
He thought about continuing to search for the summoning tool, but Ito Makoto's body never left the area outside the main hall's door. Only when the man came out again did Ito Makoto go to meet him.
"I am Ryudou Issei, I…"
Ito Makoto hadn't finished speaking when his eyes, which had been disrespectfully scanning the man's body, suddenly constricted, and his smile simultaneously froze on his face.
On the man's exposed hand, there was clearly a Command Seal pattern identical to the one on his own hand, except it was missing one line.
Looking at Ito Makoto, he pushed up his flat-rimmed glasses and said happily, "Hello, my name is Soichiro Kuzuki."
Soichiro Kuzuki, a history and sociology teacher by profession, was once an assassin. Although he had no relation to Ryudoji Temple, the head priest liked him very much and allowed Soichiro Kuzuki to live and eat at Ryudoji Temple for free.
Since Paradise had mentioned disguise, Yuusuke naturally accepted everything about the name Soichiro Kuzuki, including this name which was not pleasing in his eyes.
And Ito Makoto's identity, implanted by Paradise, Ryudou Issei, was precisely the second son of the Ryudou family, who had served as the head priest of Ryudoji Temple for generations.
Everything met so naturally.
Ito Makoto wanted to run away, but the tall white man had somehow already appeared beside him.
A coarse-pored palm pressed against his neck, feeling a bit cold and stinging, and the body below his neck immediately lost sensation.
"Little friend, are you in danger? Why do you look so scared?"
Steve wiped the beads of sweat from Ito Makoto's neck with his palm, rested his head on Ito Makoto's other shoulder, and said righteously, "As the good captain of the American people, quickly tell me the misfortune you've encountered, and I will help you solve everything."
Ito Makoto was too terrified to speak. Feeling the increasing weight on his shoulder, he kept glancing at the monks passing by, but they all seemed not to notice the plight of this Ryudou Issei.
"Why… why…"
Ito Makoto kept shouting internally. Didn't Paradise say the Holy Grail War must be secret? How could they attack him like this in front of ordinary people!
"What, do you think Captain America can't solve your troubles?"
Steve's grip tightened, and Ito Makoto's bones began to creak.
"Can… can you let me go?"
Ito Makoto said tremblingly, only to see Steve lean his cheek closer and whisper into Ito Makoto's ear, "Just kidding, I'm America's captain, and you're not an American citizen, isn't that funny…"
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