[80] The Trajectory of Fate

Fate is like a broken gear, as an extra gear continues to expand towards countless surrounding gears—

Countless people's fates are stirred into chaos.

"This is fate."

"This too is fate."

Kazumi found herself in an unknown void, accompanied by a man with white hair. She had arrived here after falling asleep...

Not once, but many times.

Now, in front of her, was the fate of her familiar person, her brother, Kurokawa Kazuya.

He had already set the world in motion.

What awaited him was the assassination that made magus tremble, the assassination of a mage killer, and the Sealing Designation from an ancient association.

And, he could only confront all of this alone, without any means to respond...

"Onii-chan... Will he die?" Kazumi asked the person beside her. She had gradually changed her perception of this person.

In the past year, she had been doing well because she saw the future, no... heard the future.

Every night, this person would tell her what she would encounter tomorrow, what she should do... telling her the future she would face. From what to have for breakfast to what to expect in exams, everything was covered.

Moreover, talking to him felt oddly like talking to herself, as if she were speaking to herself.

"Yes... he will die," The obscured face in the mist turned grim, and the once handsome face now resembled a demon from the depths of hell. "The best outcome is this."

With a wave of the man's hand, the scenery before her changed.

It turned into Kurokawa Kazuya submerged in formaldehyde, awaiting dissection and research...

"No—!" Kazumi looked in horror at the scene before her, staggering backward. She wanted to go out and tell her brother, but she couldn't. She didn't know when it started, but the more she knew about this person, the more restrictions she faced. Now she couldn't speak about the things from her dreams at all! Every time, she was interfered with by an unknown presence and couldn't speak about it.

"But rest assured!"

Thud—

A hand was placed on her shoulder, and everything before her dissipated. "Just like how your fate was changed bit by bit before, although subtle and tiny, but... I can also change his fate!"

"Really?"

"Yes... really." The man's expression turned grim once again, victory was within reach! He was about to get a new card—

Now, that man was still in the Throne of Heroes, and he couldn't make big moves. Although he believed that man wasn't his match, but—he didn't want to face that man.

As for Kurokawa Kazuya?

Indeed, if he didn't intervene, the Mage's Association might activate the Sealing Designation, but it was just a possibility! Moreover, even if the Sealing Designation was activated... they couldn't do anything to that man; he was blessed by The Root.

Even if he personally intervened, it might not be effective, let alone some minor magus.

It would be laughable if it succeeded.

Moreover... that man, Kurokawa Kazuya, was gradually becoming a threat, little by little, and his power system was something he couldn't comprehend yet. Was it something from the manga he drew? Did he manifest things from that manga using the power he obtained from The Root?

In that case, who knew what kind of monster that guy would create in the end.

Act sooner... prepare the trump cards sooner.

Just wait for the right time, the right opportunity...

"Help him, don't let those people from the Mage's Association come, don't let those mage killers come!"

"I can... but—there's a price."

"A price?" Kazumi hesitated for a moment, then calmed down. "Right, you never mentioned a price when you helped me before... were you waiting for this moment? Fine, tell me, what's the price?"

"The price is you..."

Along with the man's voice, Kazumi's consciousness blurred. "Go and witness it yourself... the mage killer is coming... decide after that, if you make up your mind... I will take you away, if you decide, I will help him stop the Mage's Association. Go, witness it with your own eyes!"

"No... no no no, it's not necessary, not at all, it's too troublesome this way. By the way, I have some acquaintances in the Mage's Association; I can go and discuss how to handle this with them. This small matter, I can handle it."

"It's you—damn nightmare!"

"That's right, never forget, dreams are my domain..."

Click—

The dream shattered. In the end, Kazumi only vaguely saw that the ethereal dream was filled with flowers.

And... that last voice, "Truly worthy of being the Counter Force, unconsciously, its influence on him has reached this level... the first move failed like this, but the second move can be considered a success, right? However, I will intervene a little bit, because my preference is for a Happy End. Besides... this is a Counter Force from the future..."

"Ugh—" Kazumi slowly opened her eyes and checked the time. "So early... why so early, haven't slept enough, let's sleep a bit more. Wait for Onii-chan to come and call me..."

She had completely forgotten everything from the dream, just vaguely remembering that she had a dream.

...

London,

Clock Tower...

Bobby listened to Kayneth's lecture, sneakily watching Fate/Zero from below. He had skimmed through some parts before, and now... his goal was to watch it all!

He flipped through roughly at first...

Then he glanced jealously at the person in front named "Waver Velvet" in the second row...

Why, could that guy become a Lord? Just based on his mere three-generation inheritance? What a joke!

During the Holy Grail War, that guy did nothing but choose a good piece at the beginning. A person like that... a person like that, how could he!

As a magus proud of his six-generation inheritance, he deeply felt how the word "jealousy" should be pronounced.

"Hey hey—rein it in a bit!"

A student beside him couldn't help but poke him.

"Huh? Oh... I got it." Bobby nodded, and suddenly! He thought, what if... what if Kayneth saw what Waver had done, saw what he did. You see, in this manga, Kayneth lost his relics and almost got his wife stolen... all because of that guy Waver Velvet's actions!

If that guy saw this...

Thinking this, he made a clever move... he watched more boldly!

"Bobby—!" Somehow, at some point, the familiar grating voice erupted from an extremely close distance to Bobby.

"P-Professor Kayneth..." Bobby gulped, even though this was his original purpose, looking at the familiar and terrifying face in front of him, he regretted it to death!

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