[ "If I had done this from the start, I would have been free!" Sasaki turned his head to look at the Mountain Gate behind him. "Right, brother?!"
"…" The Mountain Gate, addressed as 'brother' by Sasaki, made no sound whatsoever. After all, what kind of sound could you expect a mountain gate to make?
However, Sasaki didn't feel awkward at all. He continued nonchalantly, "Alright, let's go, brother!"
Tohsaka Rin instantly transformed into the straight-man retort role: "THE MOUNTAIN GATE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING—!"
But Sasaki didn't care about any of that. He slammed the gas pedal to the floor, welding it there, followed by a burst of wild laughter: "Out of the way, OUT OF THE WAY!! MAKE WAY FOR ME!! HAHAHAHA!!"
Decorated with various lanterns and carrying the Mountain Gate on its back, the truck rapidly overtook Tohsaka Rin's convertible, leaving everyone far behind in the dust.
At this moment, Sasaki looked at the traffic safety amulet on his chest and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "PHEW—! That guy's amulet is really effective!"
"Let's reach the finish line just like this—" As he spoke, a shy blush suddenly appeared on Sasaki's face. He plucked up his courage and spoke to the Mountain Gate behind him: "Hey… if we win… do you want to live together?" ]
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『 Viewers of Countless World 』
"It's over, this guy has truly gone insane!"
The crowd from other worlds slapped their foreheads violently, revealing expressions as if they were looking at a fool. This guy was truly beyond saving.
Talking to the Mountain Gate, the crowd could barely understand; they could just assume you two had a deep bond…
But confessing your love to the Mountain Gate… Sorry, that is simply incomprehensible! A human can't, or at least shouldn't.
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〜Gintama World〜
Shinpachi looked as if he had received a massive shock. With one hand on his forehead and his face covered in dark lines, he began to retort:
"Why are you having a conversation with a Mountain Gate? And why are you looking at the Mountain Gate with such a shy expression?"
"Just what kind of heavy emotions are you harboring for that Mountain Gate, HEY—!"
Regarding this view-shattering behavior, Gin-san was unsurprised by it. He even calmly reached out to pick his nose:
"Shinpachi-kun, how about we ask the gorilla author to do a collab? I feel like he could fit right in on the Gintama set."
He just felt that he had seen this kind of unreliable personality in someone before.
Shinpachi sighed, mentally exhausted:
"Please don't… Besides, even if we say it's a collab, it would only be a unilateral collab from us. The gorilla's apology speed over there wouldn't be able to keep up."
〜Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
Artoria felt a trace of horror at Sasaki's enigmatic behavior:
"This guy… just what kind of trauma did he suffer?!"
Although the Holy Grail War in that world was peaceful, it seemed there wasn't a single normal person there. Even the Heroic Spirits were a bit abnormal; it seemed a bit scary!
Tohsaka Rin stared dumbfounded at Sasaki confessing to the Mountain Gate:
"He must have gotten sick from being a shut-in…"
This was more or less a serious illness; otherwise, one couldn't do such a thing. It was no wonder that guy never took a step away from that place; so there was this deep underlying reason.
Meanwhile, at Ryudou Temple on the other side, Sasaki reached out and knocked on the frame of the Mountain Gate in front of him, calling out somewhat hesitantly:
"…Brother?"
"…"
It remained completely silent. An awkward atmosphere instantly spread through the air.
Realizing what he had done, Sasaki's face instantly flushed red. His eyes darted around in panic, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Am I crazy or stupid? I actually believed the me from another world and really thought the Mountain Gate could talk!
And all of this was seen by Caster, who had been watching the video with some concern. Her heart went cold instantly. It's over… Sasaki has really gone crazy!
〜KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World〜
Aqua lay on the sofa, watching the screen while stuffing cookies into her mouth, speaking indistinctly:
"It's a shut-in thing. After being a shut-in for a long time, they all get like this, calling their figurines 'wife'!"
Megumin nodded upon hearing this, indicating she could understand:
"Even Kazuma sometimes shouts things like 'Let's go, partner!' to Chunchunmaru."
Feeling like he had been shot by an arrow, Kazuma's face instantly turned red:
"That is completely different, okay?! And besides, even a shut-in wouldn't confess to a Mountain Gate!"
Shouting to the sword in your hand is for looking cool, but confessing to a main gate? That just doesn't make sense…
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[ Seeing the Mountain Gate still not responding, Sasaki answered for it directly: "Right?!"
Just then, from a distant mountain peak, a shell burning with flames fell from the high sky, hitting the large moving truck.
BOOM—!
Immediately afterward, another shell hit the truck's tire. The truck instantly lost its balance and began to plummet towards the cliff on the side.
Coincidentally, the cassette tape inside the truck also reached a very fitting part of the song: "Together with you~~endlessly falling into hell…"
"Brother—" Sasaki let go of the steering wheel, tears in his eyes and blood dripping from his heart, as he used all his strength to dive towards the Mountain Gate, falling down the cliff.
"Uwah—"
The next moment, accompanied by Sasaki's scream, the truck and the Mountain Gate fell down the cliff together.
Tohsaka Rin, driving the convertible, witnessed this scene but didn't stop at all: "What a tragedy… truly, in every sense of the word." ]
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『 Viewers of Countless World 』
"What… what fitting lyrics. But, even though it's such a tragic scene, why do I want to laugh?!"
The crowd from other worlds stared dumbfounded at Sasaki, who was willing to fall off a cliff together with the Mountain Gate… Good heavens, to go to such lengths, your love runs deep!
But… why is the object of such deep affection a Mountain Gate?! If you were even slightly normal, anyone seeing such a tragic scene would be moved.
But right now, all they wanted to do was laugh.
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〜A Certain Magical Index World, Academy City〜
"Wait…!!"
Mikoto's face suddenly changed drastically as she discovered a very critical issue:
"He just confessed to the Mountain Gate, and now he's shouting 'brother'…"
She couldn't quite tell if Sasaki's feelings for the Mountain Gate were romantic love or brotherly love! The most critical point was that you two are the same gender.
Wait, that doesn't seem right either… Mikoto's face became increasingly terrified:
"Why do I feel like a mountain gate has a gender concept to begin with?!"
My intelligence has been lowered. I've definitely been dumbed down!
Even the useless goddess Aqua didn't affect me, but now my IQ has really been dragged down to the same level.
〜Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline, Chaldea〜
"This guy is hopeless. Curing him would be a waste of medicine."
Ishtar shook her head, spreading her hands and sighing:
"He has become a complete and utter idiot!"
First, a confession, and now jumping off a cliff for a giant gate? What kind of strange fetish is this?! She didn't understand, but she chose to bless them anyway.
"However, that shell must be the masterpiece of that Illya,"
Merlin recalled the process of Hercules suddenly turning into a car, and the corner of his eye couldn't help but twitch.
That cannon in his mouth—no need to think about it, everyone knew she did it… It seems Hercules has been broken, too.
It must be said, this really is a peculiar parallel world. Even a car race has been played with such flair by them.
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[ And the culprit behind everything, Illya, was standing on top of the cliff with her hands on her hips, looking excitedly at the track below: "Well done, Berser—Car!"
"Since they're running slow, we just have to wipe everyone out!"
Archer gritted his teeth secretly: "I wondered why I hadn't seen her… turns out she took a shortcut!"
They saw that everywhere the Berser—Car passed in Fuyuki City had been reduced to ruins. This level of destruction wasn't much different from having fought a Holy Grail War.
Illya stood on the roof of the car, waving her hand in high spirits: "Panzer vor! Tank Number Four, open fire!"
Accompanied by the roar of the engine, Berserker carried Illya and charged down the mountain, rampaging all the way. Trees, rocks, even the mountain itself couldn't stop the Berser—Car's advance.
"Hahahaha—" Illya laughed excitedly, standing on the car roof, revealing an expression of utmost enjoyment: "This is just too interesting!" ]
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〜Type-Moon World, Kaleid liner Prisma Illya Wordline〜
Watching Illya looking excited amidst the artillery fire, Miyu's eyebrow twitched:
"Illya, I feel like I might need to get to know you all over again."
Good heavens, she didn't expect that the Illya from another world who didn't become a magical girl would switch classes to become an arms dealer queen. And by the looks of it, she was quite addicted to it.
However, Illya didn't listen to Miyu's retort. At this moment, she was looking at the Berser—Car with shining eyes:
"I want a servant like that too."
Although he was a Berserker class, it didn't hinder conversation; he understood speech, could run errands, and could even be used as a car. It was simply too versatile!
〜Type-Moon World, Fourth Holy Grail War Worldline
"After being a shut-in, has she turned into a military fanatic?"
Irisviel sighed deeply. Just how distorted will she become in the end?
As the old father, Emiya Kiritsugu, also took a somewhat melancholic drag of his cigarette. His gaze was a bit vacant, and it took a long time before he squeezed out a sentence:
"A Panzer IV doesn't have a caliber that large!"
Forget it, forget it. While he was still alive, he should have made more money! With Illya's destructive power, he had to take precautions.
The Einzbern family's finances seemed to be approaching a crisis, too.
Meanwhile, the residents of Fuyuki City, looking at the destroyed city once again, were already accustomed to it. Each one was incredibly calm, and some could even offer a critique or two.
After all, Fuyuki City being destroyed is practically a feature of Fuyuki. It's just that without it burning down right now, it feels like something is missing… a bit unprofessional.
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