The mont the newcor alert popped up, the group chat exploded with activity.
Kurumi: "Souta, you found soone already?"
Kurumi: "@Great Benevolent Deity Shiroyasha. This is a multiversal chat group connecting people from different worlds. The group announcent explains everything. Feel free to read it."
Altair: "Benevolent God? The newcor is... a god?"
Souta: "..."
His eye twitched.
Great Benevolent Deity Shiroyasha.
"How do you even have the nerve to call yourself that!?"
Souta: "@Altair. Yes. The newcor is indeed a god."
Souta: "@Great Benevolent Deity Shiroyasha. Read the announcent first. If you have questions, ask —I'm the group leader."
anwhile, Kurumi sent another ssage:
Kurumi: "@Souta, I'm still loading up my Twelve Bullets for the ti jump. It'll take so ti. When are you coming?"
Souta: "Don't worry. I still need to talk with the new recruit. Take your ti."
Kurumi: "Alright. Also... what about the two other newcors? They haven't spoken at all. Did you confirm their identities?"
Souta: "Not yet. I have a rough idea."
Right on cue, a ssage appeared.
Tohsaka Household Head: "WHAT IS THIS PHONE!? NO MATTER HOW MANY TIS I THROW IT, IT WON'T GO AWAY!"
Souta: "...Oh, would you look at that. Just in ti."
"..." Souta was a little surprised. He had just been wondering when the newcors would speak up, and now, here they were.
Kurumi: "@Tohsaka Household Head. Didn't you read the announcent? Everything is explained there."
Tohsaka Household Head: "I read it, but the contents are way too absurd. If you told this phone was so kind of Mystic Code, I might believe that."
Tohsaka Household Head: "And what's this nonsense about being a 'fictional character'?"
Kurumi: "The term 'fictional character' is just a placeholder. The relationship between our worlds and reality isn't fully understood yet. But one thing is certain—reality has detailed information about all of us."
Tohsaka Household Head: "Information? Who are you trying to fool? Based on your conversation earlier, you guys don't even know my na."
Souta: "..."
Souta: "Actually, I do know. I just didn't feel like saying it."
Now that the newcor had spoken, Souta decided to trick her into revealing her identity.
Tohsaka Household Head: "Oh? You're the group leader, right? Hmph, just throwing out baseless claims won't convince ."
Souta smirked. Ti to bait the trap.
Souta: "I'm Sakura's boyfriend. That makes us family, don't you think? So, do you still believe I don't know your na?"
No matter who the Tohsaka Household Head was—Tohsaka Tokiomi or Tohsaka Rin—this statent would definitely get a reaction.
✔ Rin would probably be shocked.
✔ Tokiomi... well, he'd probably get pissed and try to hunt Souta down.
However, Souta's guess was wrong.
The first person to react wasn't Tohsaka Household Head.
It was...
Kurumi: "???"
Kurumi: "@Souta. Wait a minute—Souta, you have a girlfriend? Who's Sakura? Care to explain?"
Souta: "..."
Damn it.
He forgot about Kurumi.
Tohsaka Household Head: "Wait, WHAT!? Sakura has a boyfriend!? Impossible! I see her all the ti at school, and I've never noticed anything! You're lying!"
Souta smirked.
✔ Bingo. It was Tohsaka Rin.
Souta: "@Kurumi. I was joking. Just testing out the newcor's identity."
Souta: "@Tohsaka Household Head. Yeah, I was lying. But now, I know exactly who you are."
Without hesitation, Souta used his admin privileges to rena her chat ID to Tohsaka Rin.
Kurumi: "Souta, if you pull that stunt again, I will be mad."
Tohsaka Rin: "Damn it! That was a setup! Who the hell are you guys!?"
Suddenly, another newcor spoke up.
Illya: "Rin? So it was you? You must be behind this, right?"
Illya: "Tsk, such cheap tricks. Don't think this ans you've won. When the Holy Grail War begins, I'll make sure you suffer."
Souta: "..."
Well, that certainly lured out the other silent newcor.
And from what she said, Souta could already tell—
✔ This was the Fate/stay night Illya (Illyasviel)—the Lesser Holy Grail.
In the Fifth Holy Grail War, Illya had already known Rin from the very beginning, even casually calling her "Rin" at first eting.
According to Fate lore, Illya inherited knowledge from the original Einzbern Holy Grail Maiden while subrged in the Grail.
Tohsaka Rin: "Wait! Who the hell are you, calling so casually!? Do I even know you!?"
Illya: "Oh, you'll know soon enough. Let's just wait and see."
After saying that, Illya went silent again.
Tohsaka Rin: "@Souta. You're the group leader. If all this stuff in the announcent is real, then you should know who this 'Illya' person is, right?"
Souta: "Of course. She's one of the Masters in the Holy Grail War—just like you."
Based on Illya's words, it seed like the Fifth Holy Grail War hadn't started yet.
Tohsaka Rin: "She's a Master too? But I've never even heard of her before. How does she know who I am?"
Souta: "Well... you see, there's a person inside the Holy Grail. You just don't have the sa kind of access."
Tohsaka Rin: "???"
At that mont, the third silent newcor finally spoke up.
Great Benevolent Deity Shiroyasha: "This thing called a 'phone'... what a fascinating tool. No matter how hard I squeeze, I can't crush it!"
Souta paused.
Then, he sighed in sympathy for the system phone.
Every newcor tried smashing or throwing it away to test if it was real...
Even the mighty White Night Demon was no exception.
Souta: "Actually, you should try throwing it away and then using your 'Boundary Gate' to teleport sowhere else. See if it still follows you."
Great Benevolent Deity Shiroyasha: "Oh, I already tried that. I even had an adorable little rabbit poke it with a spear. Surprisingly, not a single scratch!"
Souta: "..."
Wait.
A rabbit?
With a spear?
That wouldn't happen to be the Spear of Indra(Brahmāstra Replica), would it!?
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