〜A Certain Magical Index World〜
Kamijou Touma looked with grief at Cu Chulainn, who was once again turning into light.
"THE ROTATING AND THRUSTING BLUE LANCER—! Such misfortune!!"
He thought he was unlucky enough until he saw Cu Chulainn. Was this guy actually unluckier than him?
It was as if he couldn't get past this level in the Carnival Phantasm; all day long, he was either dead or on his way to dying!
Sigh… as the saying goes, one should be content. Compared to Cu Chulainn, his own little misfortunes seemed like nothing. His bad luck only cost him a bit of money, but Cu Chulainn's bad luck cost him his life!
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[ Watching the three Cu Chulainns vanish into balls of light, Mash opened her mouth wide and stared with wide eyes, unable to speak for a moment.
Meanwhile, Gudako, sitting to the side, looked as if she had just seen a spectacular magic show, wearing an expression of pure amazement.
She remained incredibly calm, her heart completely unruffled. She even wanted to applaud and praise this magic show for being quite good.
Just then, a dark-red-skinned Berserker Cu Chulainn, wearing a large carapace and hood, with eerie runes painted on his body, appeared in the arena.
"Hmph… naturally!"
Watching the several versions of himself disappear in an instant, Cu Chulainn Alter let out a disdainful snort. "The weak must exit first; that is the law of war…"
However, before he could finish his sentence, seeing the light beginning to shine from his own body, the previously aloof and haughty Cu Chulainn Alter instantly panicked. "Wait, I'm a 5-star!"
He really couldn't figure it out… wasn't it said that only Servants below four stars were banned? What does that have to do with me, a 5-star Cu Chulainn Alter?!
Gudako's fingers unconsciously twisted together as she explained with some embarrassment, "Um… there are just a bit too many Cu Chulainns."
"You, you… you! Waah—" Before Cu Chulainn Alter could say anything more, with a miserable scream, he too turned into a ball of light and left the place.
Gudako, who had just been a bit embarrassed, immediately changed her expression, appearing extremely grief-stricken (fake): "CU CHULAINN DIED—!!"
Mash delivered her usual sharp retort: "You aren't human!" ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"BROTHER— DOG—!! This familiar line, it hits just right! The world where only Brother Dog gets hurt has been achieved!"
"She didn't even spare the 5-star one. It turns out this isn't a rules issue at all; it's clearly targeting my Brother Dog!"
Watching Gudako's extremely sorrowful expression, everyone in the other worlds felt a toothache coming on… Talk about crocodile tears; this is a textbook manifestation of Humanity's Evil!
They had every reason to suspect that Gudako was persecuting Brother Dog just so she could say the line Cu Chulainn died. She was clearly doing it on purpose!
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〜Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline〜
In the Fifth Singularity of North American Myth War: E Pluribus Unum—
"…"
Cu Chulainn Alter was silenced by the scene before him. Why did he feel like this? Was Master even less human than a villain like him?
Beside him, Queen Medb was also on the verge of breaking down.
Originally, when she saw a pile of Cu Chulainns, her eyes had lit up. IT WAS SIMPLY TOO WONDERFUL!!
She had been thinking that once she met the Chaldea personnel, she would demand a form and sign up for the competition no matter what!
But after watching the Cu Chulainns disappear one by one, Medb's face turned black.
"Black whistle! Absolute black whistle!!"
(Note: "Black whistle" refers to a biased referee.)
For Medb, this was undoubtedly like watching her most beloved figurines being disassembled one by one right before her eyes. It was simply too excessive!
〜Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World〜
"Just because there are too many Cu Chulainns… what kind of reason is that?"
Emilia watched the screen, the corner of her mouth twitching slightly. Could she be any more sloppy?
Even if, for the sake of argument, one believed this reason was true, the problem was that she had already sent back the previous Cu Chulainns. Where were the other Cu Chulainns on the field?!
Natsuki Subaru scratched his hair, speechless.
"Why not just say Cu Chulainn is banned from competing…"
After all, if you really wanted to count, there seemed to be even more Artorias! After all… Jeanne, Nero, King Arthur, the Lion King, Mordred—they all looked the same!
〜Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
"Fine, fine… so that's how we're playing? I'll change my name, I'll change my name, alright?!"
Cu Chulainn hung his head, looking like he had accepted his fate, becoming somewhat self-destructive.
As the saying goes, there is no greater sorrow than a dead heart. Seeing that even his Berserker self couldn't escape this fate, the light in his eyes completely vanished.
Carnival Phantasm clashed with him. It turned out it never targeted any specific class, but the person Cu Chulainn! So no matter what, I have to die, right?
Meanwhile, in the Land of Shadows, Scathach racked her brain but couldn't figure it out, murmuring in confusion,
"This silly apprentice isn't usually this unlucky! Why is he dying faster and faster now?"
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[ "Truly cruel." A horse with a crimson body, wearing armor that exposed a red mane, having a horse's head and a human's body, standing in attendance beside Fujimaru Ritsuka, spoke up.
Mash then noticed Red Hare standing behind Gudako. "Excuse me, isn't Mr. Red Hare also a 3-star?"
"It has nothing to do with Red Hare, nothing at all!" Gudako hugged Red Hare nervously, her pupils filled with bloodshot veins as she glared viciously at Mash.
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME—!" Gudako blocked the front of Red Hare, looking as if she would fight to the death with anyone who touched her Red Hare!
Looking at Red Hare, whose level had already reached Lv. 100, and was filled with several Holy Grails, Mash was speechless. "Didn't you say resources were scarce?" ]
[ .....]
〜KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World〜
"HEY—! That's too double-standard."
Even Kazuma, known as 'Scum-zuma', couldn't hold back his retort. What kind of massive double-standard scene was this?!
She didn't keep a single 5-star Cu Chulainn, yet she scraped the pot and sold iron to max out a 3-star horse. Are you the legendary Grand Horse Lover?
"It looks like the reason for Chaldea's resource scarcity has been found. IT'S ENTIRELY BECAUSE YOU USED THEM ALL RECKLESSLY—!"
Watching Cu Chulainn disappear left her indifferent, but when it involved the horse, she was impatient. This favoritism is a bit too obvious!
Kazuma sighed, feeling mentally exhausted. He felt that Brother Dog had been persecuted again without realizing it. Be a human!
〜Type-Moon World, ██████ Worldline, Chaldea〜
"Sen… Senpai…?"
Watching Gudako's performance, Mash looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka with hesitant eyes.
She didn't expect that because it was a different world, even Senpai's personality would become completely different… But, it seems only Senpai changed; she herself hadn't changed, right?
Feeling Mash's gaze, Fujimaru instantly felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. He lowered his head, not daring to make eye contact at all, his heart in a panic… Don't look at me, I don't know anything.
I only know that this incredibly scummy Gudako cannot possibly be me!
Little did he know, Dr. Roman's expression beside him had also become very subtle. He actually hadn't realized that Fujimaru was a hidden Horse Lover.
This XP(fetish) is a bit too unique. How many resources did it take to forcibly pile a level 70 max-ascension 3-star horse all the way to LV 100?
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[ But soon, everyone directly ignored Cu Chulainn's death. The contestants for the track and field 100-meter dash were already ready at the starting line.
"Yo, Big Sis!" Achilles stood at the starting line and greeted Atalanta beside him.
Atalanta looked towards the voice, somewhat puzzled. "You're participating too?"
Achilles smiled with one hand on his hip. "Of course. No matter the reason, opportunities to race against Big Sis are rare!"
Atalanta became interested upon hearing this. "Heh, you're quite confident. Have you not heard of my legend?"
Achilles' eyes were full of confidence regarding this. "I've heard it, that's why I must challenge it. Let's see who the fastest Heroic Spirit really is!"
"Hmph, very well!" Hearing this sentence, Atalanta also got serious, getting into a ready position on the starting line.
"READY—!" As the broadcast sounded, the few Heroic Spirits on the track focused all their attention on the race.
BANG—!
Then the starting gun fired, and a tremor suddenly came from the ground. While the other five Heroic Spirits were still at the starting point, the broadcast had already announced the end of the race!
"ARRIVED AT THE FINISH LINE—!"
Appearing in front of everyone was a Servant with a gigantic physique.
From her appearance, she looked somewhat timid. Covered in green spots and wrapped in bandages, the champion Kingprotea had crossed to the finish line in a single step! ]
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〜Projection of All Worlds〜
"You can… play like that? That tiny track, it's a wonder she could even stand on it!"
Everyone was dumbfounded. They originally thought that a 100-meter dash for these superhuman Heroic Spirits would be over in the blink of an eye, but they didn't expect it to literally be gone in a blink…
She made it in one step. Moreover, how did that massive body manage to stand silently on the starting line without anyone noticing?
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〜Type-Moon World, Fifth Holy Grail War Worldline〜
Tohsaka Rin didn't need to dig through a sea of books this time because they were simply too famous.
"Achilles, one of the few great heroes of Greek mythology. Famous along with him is that fatal weakness in his heel. And the other one, Atalanta. Legend has it that whoever outran her could marry her, but of course, if they lost, they would be killed by her!"
Those who came were all resounding figures in Greek mythology: the fastest Greek female and the fastest Greek male. But the problem is… how do these two know each other? And they seem very familiar.
But according to the legends, Achilles didn't seem to have had the chance to meet Atalanta during his life!
"So that's how it is…"
Emiya Shirou pointed thoughtfully at the screen.
"So the Achilles just now was proposing in a roundabout way?"
Then that's regrettable. Achilles seems to have lost his chance… Now Kingprotea can marry Atalanta. Who asked a mere 100-meter dash to be shorter than a single one of her steps?
One can only say… who let this Miss Kingprotea participate in the competition? With her size, isn't this just a free win?!
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