The Holy Grail War is a battle fought by seven magi and the Heroic Spirits they summon, all vying for ownership of the Holy Grail. The victor who survives to the end claims it.
The seven Heroic Spirits are:
Saber, Lancer, Archer, Rider, Caster, Assassin, Berserker
After the Third Holy Grail War, the Nazis seized the Greater Grail system. It was later transported elsewhere by other magi. Since then, battles over the Holy Grail have broken out all around the world.
The story begins with a girl's wish.
The meaning of the Holy Grail War changed after many girls from other worlds began to transmigrate here... They often possess an inexhaustible supply of magical energy, and can even rival Heroic Spirits.
In one fierce battle, the Holy Grail was won by a girl named Vianna. The wish she made once again changed the very nature of the Holy Grail War.
Cook Bates is a philosophy teacher.
He devoted everything he had to learning and teaching... even his hair.
But Heaven didn't spare him just because he was bald...
Dragged inexplicably into this endless brawl, he is neither a magus nor blessed with any talent for magecraft...
As far as he's concerned, Heroic Spirits... how can you just use them to fight? They're precious living fossils, historical dictionaries you won't find again once they're gone! He's just a Teacher... all he wants is to teach his students philosophy in peace.
This is neither a feel-good tale about knowledge being power nor chicken soup for the soul about philosophy changing your life. It's the story of a middle-aged, balding German teacher struggling to survive the Holy Grail War with the help of Karna, the Son of the Sun. The one driving this war is a beautiful girl who considers herself a princess. She yearns for the love of every great soul, including Karna. So how will this serious, stiff bookworm fight to protect Karna, a living fossil who can translate Sanskrit texts, from a girl who has every possible advantage and is loved by everyone? And with the Servants forgetting their past because of the princess's love, how will Chaldea's Master restore the memories of their former companions?
(This fic also has a slight anti-Su slant, but those hoping to see Su suffer may be disappointed. This time, it's not anti-Su through BL, but through baldness... Karna's CP has nothing to do with the bald teacher... Also, I'd welcome suggestions on how to criticize Su without overcorrecting.
Karna's personality in this fic will be as close to the Fate series as I can manage, but my first exposure was the Mahabharata, so there are differences. This is an old fic from shortly after the North America campaign opened on the Chinese server. There wasn't much official material about Nana back then. Though I knew the Nasuverse version differed from the original, I still drew on the original. There are differences from what we learned in Interlude 2 and 2.4. Please bear with my future vision: I wasn't trying to force the original onto the Nasuverse version. If you can't bear with it, don't dig up this old fic and make yourself uncomfortable. When this character first appeared and was getting mercilessly bashed, I dug into the original and tried hard to portray him. If the inaccuracies bother you, please read fanworks written after 2.4. You're absolutely right if you say it feels off, and I can't argue that the original and the Nasuverse version are different. Anyone who's seen 2.4 can rightfully say they know Arjuna better than I did three years ago, and can point out all the flaws in my portrayal. It's just that I'm stubborn and don't like people nitpicking an old fic I wrote with conviction back then using details added later. When Nana first appeared, I stubbornly read the original to understand him. I don't expect praise for that, but I can't give you seasonings released in 2020 with instant noodles from 2017.)
PPS: I've started filling in the Kuru battlefield Singularity hole I left at the end of this fic. I found that it doesn't clash with the Japanese server's story, so I've finally gone ahead and written it. The gap between the Nasuverse and the Moon's lore still hasn't been fully bridged, so proceed with caution.
Theme: Overcome the past, and overcome yourself
So in the end, did Munich slowly recover because of the formation of a singularity? It's so worrying for the innocent people.
Appeared! The blond man's special attack on Mary Sue! (Old sword: fuckyou)
Although I actually feel it is quite a pity. After all, I still don't know what Wei Anna likes about Winky... But this Winky must be a wise king with a good temper. Instead of the grumpy young man, Winky would probably be dressed as a hedgehog.
Xian Wang and Youshan have another reason to kill their other selves...
Well done little sun! Tell this idiot to not pay attention to his gay friends! It's okay now! My gay friend is bad(?)! I feel sorry for Nanazi for three seconds, no more! And, this Mary Sue is not as good as the simple White Lotus Mary Sue! Bai Lianhua is really acting in the name of love, so just... Forget it! I don't see the slightest bit of love in it!
Hahaha, I don't even want you, Xiao En, you're stupid, why don't you take it off for fun, hahaha, Jin Pika, you also have today, Xiao En, come and watch your gay friend being stupid with us, hahaha
On Chinese Valentine's Day, I dreamed of relying on my mother, but in the end, I misunderstood Xiao En...
Well Shine, I hope you have fun!
(Eat my single dog's forbidden fire spell: Flame Hell Explosion!!!)
Xian Wangshan: My friend, why are you broken again?
Jingu:? ? ?
Enkidu: Gil, let's break up our friendship [smile. Jpg]
Young Shan: How stupid must I be to do such ridiculous things when I grow up?
Twinkle:. . . . . . Weianna (I don't remember this name), come here. One EA is not enough for me to vent my anger because you caused Enkidu to break. Everyone from Chaldea comes over and throws her into the black mud with me to feed the evil bones.
Gudazi: Hey, hey, wait a minute. Before throwing it away, let me brush some evil bones and feed them to the Grand Duke!
Grand Duke: I won't eat those messy things!
Director: Hey, Grand Duke, haven't you already received lunch? Go back quickly, we won't give you a salary increase even if you appear on camera privately! We no longer have enough funds to maintain a large-scale battle scene for such a long time!
Gudazi: [Throwing a few gold cubes boldly] Director, take these gold cubes and add a scene for me later. I want to tear apart the Mary Sue who charmed Woga's followers!
Golden Cube(s): I remember that I(we) were also a Servant back then. . . .
Thunder, it can purify all evils (makes a sound of wanting to hit Twinkle) That golden Pika over there, let you be a prostitute, your gay friends don't want you anymore, hhh, Eun-chan, stay away from that kind of pervert.
It's impossible not to be black and sparkling. You can't live without being black and sparkling in this life. Only with black sparkling life can you live like this.
Putao Pi's Japanese Adventures
Black Soul-The Remaining Ashes of the Sun
The Curse of Mosyne
[FGO] Subspecies Singularity: High Castle
[FGO] Singularity: Julu—the Time of the Decline of Divine Power
[FGO] Less Is More's Holy Grail War
The Architecture School Goes on the Attack
Romance of the Three Kingdoms: A Shut-In's Tale (Shut-In Versus Mary Sues)
Enkidu: Gil, let's break up our friendship.
So in the end, did Munich slowly recover because of the formation of a singularity? It's so worrying for the innocent people.
Appeared! The blond man's special attack on Mary Sue! (Old sword: fuckyou) Although I actually feel it is quite a pity. After all, I still don't know what Wei Anna likes about Winky... But this Winky must be a wise king with a good temper. Instead of the grumpy young man, Winky would probably be dressed as a hedgehog.
Xian Wang and Youshan have another reason to kill their other selves...
Well done little sun! Tell this idiot to not pay attention to his gay friends! It's okay now! My gay friend is bad(?)! I feel sorry for Nanazi for three seconds, no more! And, this Mary Sue is not as good as the simple White Lotus Mary Sue! Bai Lianhua is really acting in the name of love, so just... Forget it! I don't see the slightest bit of love in it!
Hahaha, I don't even want you, Xiao En, you're stupid, why don't you take it off for fun, hahaha, Jin Pika, you also have today, Xiao En, come and watch your gay friend being stupid with us, hahaha
On Chinese Valentine's Day, I dreamed of relying on my mother, but in the end, I misunderstood Xiao En... Well Shine, I hope you have fun! (Eat my single dog's forbidden fire spell: Flame Hell Explosion!!!)
Xian Wangshan: My friend, why are you broken again? Jingu:? ? ? Enkidu: Gil, let's break up our friendship [smile. Jpg] Young Shan: How stupid must I be to do such ridiculous things when I grow up? Twinkle:. . . . . . Weianna (I don't remember this name), come here. One EA is not enough for me to vent my anger because you caused Enkidu to break. Everyone from Chaldea comes over and throws her into the black mud with me to feed the evil bones. Gudazi: Hey, hey, wait a minute. Before throwing it away, let me brush some evil bones and feed them to the Grand Duke! Grand Duke: I won't eat those messy things! Director: Hey, Grand Duke, haven't you already received lunch? Go back quickly, we won't give you a salary increase even if you appear on camera privately! We no longer have enough funds to maintain a large-scale battle scene for such a long time! Gudazi: [Throwing a few gold cubes boldly] Director, take these gold cubes and add a scene for me later. I want to tear apart the Mary Sue who charmed Woga's followers! Golden Cube(s): I remember that I(we) were also a Servant back then. . . .
Thunder, it can purify all evils (makes a sound of wanting to hit Twinkle) That golden Pika over there, let you be a prostitute, your gay friends don't want you anymore, hhh, Eun-chan, stay away from that kind of pervert.
It's impossible not to be black and sparkling. You can't live without being black and sparkling in this life. Only with black sparkling life can you live like this.