After Eichi, Satoru, and the others ran to Kyoto and put on a nonsensical comedy show, the Jujutsu Headquarters gave up on their secret investigation of Masamichi.
Through that incident, they understood one more thing.
These young men had absolutely no martial ethics.
They showed no respect for those who maintained the operation of the Jujutsu World.
Now, the people at the Jujutsu Headquarters had started referring to them with chuunibyou-style titles like "Worst Devil King in History."
Masamichi, who could rein in these Devil Kings, had also gained titles such as "Strongest Muscle Teacher" and "Worst Yakuza Principal" at the Jujutsu Headquarters.
Eichi and the others did not care about this.
Just like that, everyone's lives returned to peace.
Panda also grew up happily with Masamichi's companionship.
Until one day, Medea called Eichi back to Tokyo Jujutsu High.
"Here, take this."
As soon as Eichi arrived at Medea's office, she handed him a golden object.
"...Did someone find out about your little hobby, and now you're feeling suicidal?"
Eichi stared at the golden Caster chess piece in his hand. After hesitating for a moment, he asked.
"Master, if you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all."
Eichi felt Medea's expression become slightly dangerous.
"Ahem, just kidding."
Since it was not that room full of Artoria figures that had been discovered, then what could it be?
Looking at the golden Caster chess piece in his hand, Eichi fell into thought.
'Could it be that her treatment is too low?'
Remembering how he constantly asked Medea for various things, treating her completely like an all-purpose handyman, Eichi felt a little guilty.
'Never mind. First, let Medea put the chess piece back.'
Heroic Spirit chess pieces were the medium through which Eichi summoned Heroic Spirits through the Holy Grail. They were the core that fixed Heroic Spirits from imagination into reality.
Without their chess piece, Heroic Spirits would quickly disappear.
"Medea, listen to me."
Eichi stepped forward and spoke in a concerned tone.
"No matter what happens, we must never give up. Face it with a smile..."
Medea remained silent.
"Enough."
She finally interrupted Eichi's incessant nagging, which sounded like a monk chanting endlessly.
She also wanted to understand why Eichi was suddenly giving her such earnest advice about how wonderful the world was.
"This is not the chess piece used to summon me. It is a new chess piece I created based on the one inside my body."
"New chess piece?"
Eichi was stunned.
Ever since summoning all seven Heroic Spirits on the film set, Eichi had paid little attention to matters related to the Holy Grail and the Heroic Spirits.
Currently, Sasaki had become a guest elder of Shinkage-ryu.
Medusa and Cú Chulainn were carrying out their daily Cursed Spirit exorcism missions.
Besides that, Eichi had also provided Cú Chulainn with a yacht so he could go sea fishing during his holidays.
He funded many orphanages in Medusa's name, and she could visit them anytime to care for the small, cute children.
Emiya had rarely gone out to exorcise Cursed Spirits in recent years.
He spent more time raising children and working as a chef, enjoying a rare period of peace.
Artoria, meanwhile, was learning about the operation of various institutions within the Jujutsu World.
Eichi planned to completely reform the Jujutsu World once Megumi's generation grew up.
Artoria, with her experience in governance, would take the lead.
At that time, Masamichi would serve as the primary leader, with Gakuganji as the secondary. Artoria and the others would assist for a period.
This would give Megumi and the others some time to adapt.
A new and better Jujutsu World would certainly arrive.
As for Medea, she had been conducting various research projects in the Tombs of the Star.
Now, she researched when she felt like it and watched dramas when she wanted to rest.
Sometimes she even secretly opened Tengen's barrier to observe Artoria for a while.
Life was very comfortable.
The only annoying thing was Artoria's overly sensitive intuition.
Every time Medea wanted to further study Artoria, it would immediately trigger Artoria's vigilance.
Finally, there was Berserker Heracles.
Eichi remembered that the heroes of the Argo, whether Medea, Jason, Atalanta, or Heracles, all seemed to have good relationships.
Even the berserk Heracles would listen to their requests to a certain extent.
Therefore, Eichi entrusted Heracles to Medea's care.
He also hoped Medea could try to eliminate the influence of Heracles's Berserker state.
"So, I can summon an eighth Heroic Spirit?"
Eichi injected Cursed Energy into the chess piece. From the feedback, he could not find any difference between this chess piece and the original Caster chess piece.
"That's right."
Medea nodded.
"Summoning you was truly the most correct choice, Medea."
Eichi thanked her sincerely.
Whether it was her research on the Ten Shadows Technique and the development of the Holy Grail.
Or her earlier research on cursed tools in Sendai.
Saving Riko.
Helping Mai and Maki break free from their original fate.
Providing cursed tools and technology during the filming of the Heroic Spirit Film.
Or even now, enabling him to summon more Heroic Spirits.
Medea had truly helped Eichi a great deal.
"If you really want to thank me, find me a few more assistants so you stop bothering me every time something happens."
Medea rolled her eyes.
After leaving behind a life of intrigue, her personality had become increasingly gentle and kind, leaning more toward her maiden side.
"Don't worry. I'll find you a helper right away."
Eichi patted his chest and promised.
"Is the difficulty of making this chess piece high? What about the output?"
Eichi asked the most pressing questions.
"If it is just me, the output is not high."
Medea shook her head.
"The difficulty of creating this item exceeds that of Special Grade cursed tools. The chess pieces I create are based on the chess piece inside my body. I still need to research chess pieces for other classes."
"Hmm. I'll have others cooperate with your research."
Eichi nodded.
At the same time, he began calculating that he needed to release the mobile game as soon as possible.
Originally, because all seven Heroic Spirits had already been summoned, Eichi's emphasis on building the Heroic Spirit brand was no longer as high as before.
Now it seemed he still needed to focus on works related to Heroic Spirits.
'I can start by releasing Fate/Apocrypha. There are sixteen Heroic Spirits in it, but the script needs a major revision.'
The first step to modifying Fate/Apocrypha was simple.
Remove Sieg.
Instead of spending so much effort shaping a thankless character, it would be better to properly develop the Greek team, Mo-chan's team, the Empress's team, Fran's team, and others.
After all, Eichi did not have Higashide's ambition to create his own Heroic Spirit.
Although Sieg was strong, Siegfried and Karna were not weak either.
Moreover, there was a risk that Sieg would lower the overall rating of the anime, slowing the generation of conceptual power.
'It's decided. When I return, I'll find people to form a dedicated script team. The blank space left by removing Sieg will be used to properly develop the other Heroic Spirits, including Jeanne d'Arc.'
The first step to changing Fate/Apocrypha.
Remove Sieg.
(To be continued.)
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