「Main Quest: Survive this Holy Grail War alive —————— Completed
Quest Reward: Welfare Instance Entry Ticket X1」
「Sub Quest: The Revival of Yggdmillennia —————— Unfinished (Canceled)」
「Sub Quest: The Fallen One Yearning for Light —————— Completed
Quest Reward: Riding C」
「Special Quest: Atalanta's Obsession —————— In Progress」
「Hidden Achievement —————— Savior
Requirement: Resolve a crisis recognized by the world consciousness 1 time
Effect: World Consciousness Recognition +1」
「Hidden Title —————— Lancer
Requirement: Kill a servant
Effect: Charm +1」
When that familiar outline reappeared in his field of vision, Lancer finally welcomed the 'Settlement'. The things he obtained this time were much fewer than before, but they were all very special.
First was the ability of 'Riding', which, simply put, granted him the ability to use most vehicles and ride various creatures. Of course, the stronger the creature or the more complex the operation, the smaller the effect of 'Riding' would be.
Secondly, the so-called 'World Consciousness Recognition +1' also indirectly proved his previous speculation. Sure enough, there was a hand pushing Jeanne's actions behind the scenes.
If it were in the past, he would have chosen to use the 'Welfare Instance Entry Ticket' immediately, but at this moment, he had another choice before him.
'Let me tell you!'
The image of a bearded uncle with a frivolous face suddenly appeared in his mind.
Although he ultimately chose to accept his own 'power', it was also due to the urgency of the situation at the time. Now that he was relaxed, his attitude was no longer so firm.
Indeed, the future the other party spoke of was the future he looked forward to, but were those things real?
In the eyes of most people, Lancer was taciturn and an absolute man of action, giving the impression of a resolute and courageous warrior. But what was the reality?
He was afraid. He was afraid of whether his actions had meaning, and even whether they would make everything worse.
He had always been very afraid.
'If I can't face it, what should I do if similar enemies appear next time and use this experience against me?'
"Hoo~!"
He forcefully exhaled a breath, and the conflicted look in his eyes disappeared, replaced by a resolve as hard as steel.
"Use —————— World Entry Ticket!"
「Choose Destination」
"The Empire!"
——————
The world composed of lines gradually began to be filled with color, and Lancer body also unconsciously trembled with excitement. Until everything returned to normal, Lancer found himself standing in a small alley.
Although Lancer didn't know his exact location, he knew he should be in the 'slum district'.
Just as he was about to walk out, he glanced at his right hand, which was wrapped in the Holy Shroud...
When he walked out of the alley, the black and white suit provided by Yggdmillennia had disappeared, replaced by a somewhat crude hooded cloak.
His body was almost completely covered by the outer cloak. The only things visible were his feet beneath the cloak and his face, which was largely obscured by the hood.
'Since I'm going to look, then let's start from the slum district. This is the most chaotic place in the entire Imperial Capital, and it might be the most suitable place.'
Lancer, wearing a hood, randomly chose a direction and walked forward.
After wandering around the slum district for nearly an hour, Lancer found that there hadn't been many changes. He still had an impression of many buildings and shops, such as the peddler who sold him the hair ornament back then. Thinking of this, he unconsciously stopped.
At this moment, Lancer seemed to be looking at the peddler, but in fact, his unfocused eyes were seeing the girl from back then, who was holding the hair ornament with both hands and showing a knowing smile.
Once memories were evoked, they weren't so easy to put down. Lancer stood there like a statue. Passersby didn't notice at first, but when he stood for too long, he attracted the attention of the surrounding merchants and passersby. Soon, a group of soldiers wearing City Guard uniforms rushed over.
"That man in the hood! Don't move!"
The voice sounded a bit immature, suggesting its owner must still be very young, but Lancer ignored him. The soldier was stunned when he saw Lancer complete lack of reaction. Although it was a good thing that the other party was 'obedient', this was too strange, wasn't it?
He walked forward, intending to grab the other person, but who would have thought he grabbed nothing but air.
The cloak was tugged, and Lancer, who had been lost in his memory, naturally recovered his clarity.
"Is there something wrong?"
The voice, deliberately disguised, was somewhat hoarse. There was no doubt that being interrupted from his memory made him slightly displeased, but he was also very curious about how the current City Guard differed from back then. However, when he turned around, he was momentarily stunned because he didn't expect to see an 'unexpected' person.
"Take off your hood. We need to check your identity."
At this time, the soldier hadn't noticed Lancer abnormality; he was just faithfully carrying out his duty.
When Lancer took off his hood, the other party observed him carefully.
His black hair was a bit messy, and his stubble hadn't been shaved clean. Although he looked a bit sloppy, it seemed that he would look quite good after tidying up.
Although he looked tall, the soldier remembered grabbing air when he tried to grab the person's right arm...
'Although he looks a bit strange, he doesn't have an arm. He shouldn't pose much of a threat, right?'
Meanwhile, his companions had compiled the information gathered from the surroundings.
Simply put, since the person appeared here, he hadn't done anything out of the ordinary, just standing there staring blankly at a certain shop. Because he stood for too long, the shop owner called the City Guard, and other passersby and people in other shops also confirmed this statement.
"We trouble you to come with us to the post for a brief investigation. Please rest assured, if everything is fine, we will send you away. Of course, if you have something urgent, we can also dispatch someone to accompany you to resolve it, depending on the situation."
If it were an arrest, there would naturally be no need to be so polite, but since the other party was merely cooperating with an investigation, the young soldier spoke very courteously.
Lancer just shook his head at this.
"It's nothing important."
"Then... please come with me."
Silently following behind the other party, Lancer hesitated for a moment and finally spoke.
"Why is it the City Guard? I remember the Imperial Capital's public security was maintained by the Security Forces, wasn't it?"
The few City Guards walking ahead were all stunned for a moment, and then ——————
"Pfft~"
Another City Guard couldn't help but laugh out loud, and the young man immediately glared at him, scaring the other party into quickly waving his hand and admitting his mistake.
"Sorry~ Sorry~ It's mainly because what the uncle said was too strange~ Since the Security Forces were found to have numerous problems 4 years ago, the Imperial Capital's Security Forces were disbanded. Now, the public security of the Imperial Capital is handled by us, the City Guard."
After explaining a couple of sentences, the other party looked at Lancer with a strange expression.
"Uncle, how long has it been since you came to the Imperial Capital?"
"More than four years, I guess?"
"Oh~"
It was quite obvious that in the other party's view, Lancer should be one of the people who chose to leave the Imperial Capital during the unrest that affected the entire Imperial Capital... No, it should be said, the entire Empire, four years ago. It was clear that similar people were not uncommon.