Multiversal Friendship System-Chapter 134 - : Rebellion Against My Tou-san?

"Take the initiative...? Given my father's personality, I doubt he'd resort to such an aggressive strategy."

Rin Tohsaka shook her head, dismissing the idea.

"Forget it—why it happened doesn't matter. They're in danger. Supporting them comes first!"

Souta closed his eyes, focusing all his attention on detecting any energy fluctuations within Fuyuki City.

He wasn't a magus, so he wasn't particularly sensitive to shifts in magical energy. Scanning the entire city to locate a battle was far from easy.

After all, Fuyuki City was modeled after Kobe, spanning over 500 square kilometers. Detecting a precise location in such a vast area wasn't a simple task.

Soon, Souta frowned. "I can't sense any battle happening. What about you, Rin?"

"I don't feel anything either." Rin shook her head. "The mana in the surroundings is completely stable—no disturbances at all."

"No disturbances...?"

Souta glanced at his system phone in confusion.

Could Illya have been joking?

No, that wasn't like her.

Which meant...

"They might be inside a Reality Marble!"

Souta suddenly recalled Rider's EX-rank Anti-Army Noble Phantasm—Ionioi Hetairoi.

If the battle was taking place inside a Reality Marble, then it made sense that they couldn't sense anything from the outside.

"A Reality Marble...? If that's the case, then this is bad. We have no way of entering to help them."

Rin's expression grew tense.

"It looks like the cause of this fight is between Rider and Gilgamesh—it has nothing to do with Illya's group."

Souta thought back to events from the original story, piecing together what might have happened.

Earlier, when Artoria fought Diarmuid, she hadn't injured her hand, but Gáe Dearg had still dispelled the Wind King's Barrier from her Excalibur, revealing her identity as the King of Knights.

Rider must have noticed that and, just like in the original, wanted to host a Banquet of Kings.

Even though Gilgamesh hadn't arrogantly proclaimed his kingship from atop a streetlamp this time, the butterfly effect meant that he and Rider could have encountered each other elsewhere.

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Souta guessed that the two had indeed crossed paths—and that they had mutually acknowledged each other as kings.

So Rider likely invited Gilgamesh to the Einzbern Castle for a banquet.

But with the castle completely deserted, how could a banquet even take place?

Gilgamesh had probably gone there excitedly, only to be left hanging. Given his personality, he wouldn't have taken that well—he most likely started fighting Rider on the spot.

One on his chariot, the other on Vimana, they must have torn through the skies, battling their way from the Einzbern Castle to Fuyuki City.

And right then, they must have run into Illya's group, leading to an all-out fight against Gilgamesh.

Rider, unwilling to let his opponent be taken from him, would have activated his Reality Marble, seizing control of the battlefield.

After hearing Souta's deduction, Rin's eyes widened.

"How do you make it sound so convincing?! The level of detail is insane!"

"I'm just making an educated guess based on what we know. I might be right, or I might be completely off—it doesn't really matter."

Souta stepped out of the church and glanced up at the winter moon, his expression darkening.

"I didn't expect things to take this turn. We need to move—there's no way they can handle Gilgamesh on their own."

"But the Reality Marble... How do we get in?"

Rin was just as anxious, but she couldn't think of a solution.

"Maybe..." A sudden idea struck her. "What if we go to my house, beat my father into submission, and force him to use a Command Seal to summon Gilgamesh back?"

Souta gave Rin a strange look.

She immediately realized what she'd just suggested and quickly clapped her hands over her mouth.

But the urgency of the situation made her rethink it—no, this was the best plan!

"That's actually a pretty good idea." Souta, for once, didn't tease her about it. "But Gilgamesh isn't an ordinary Servant. Even his golden armor might be enough to resist a Command Seal's effect. And with all the treasures in his vault—including extra Command Seals—Tokiomi's authority over him might not be reliable. Let's go with my plan instead."

"Your plan...? What plan?"

"Did you forget about the system's world-travel function?"

Souta shook his phone in front of her.

"I'll return to the my world first. You stay in contact with me via chat to synchronize time between both worlds. Then I'll teleport directly to Illya's side."

When traveling from the my world to a friend's world, he would always appear right beside them.

This was the method he wanted to use to break through.

Technically, he could also teleport there by consuming divine power(faith), but without knowing the precise coordinates, it would require an enormous amount of energy. If he used too much now and ran out during the fight, it would be a serious problem.

Souta sighed. If he had known things would turn out like this, he would have stayed longer in the Akame ga Kill world to store more divine power in the system shop.

Although his Rank 2 Divinity had a limited power capacity, he could have topped it up from the shop whenever he needed.

"This plan... might actually work."

Rin thought it over and approved.

But then her expression turned serious again.

"Still... Gilgamesh is no joke. Are you confident you can beat him?"

"Of course," Souta said with a grin. "I could tank Ea to the face and walk it off."

"Souta! I'm serious! This isn't a joke!" Rin scowled.

"Alright, alright, don't worry." Souta reassured her. "I really do have a way to handle him."

"I... I'll choose to believe you, for now."

Suddenly, Rin grabbed Souta's hand, squeezing it tightly.

"Just... be careful. Don't overdo it."

"Yeah, I got it. But hey, what's with you today? You're worrying way more than usual."

Souta chuckled, gently squeezing her hand in return.

"I promise I'll be fine. Just wait for my good news."

With that, he silently activated the world-travel function and returned to home.

The moment Souta disappeared, Rin quickly picked up her phone and began repeatedly tagging him in the chat, making sure the time in both worlds remained synchronized.

If she wasn't careful, a few seconds in his world could mean minutes—or even hours—passing here.

And by then, it might already be too late.

Thankfully, after the fifth time she pinged him, Souta responded.

Souta: "I've arrived inside the Reality Marble. Things are urgent here, I'll talk later."

Rin let out a sigh of relief.

Rin: "I'll be waiting for your good news."

After sending the message, she put away her phone and glanced at the church standing quietly in the darkness.

The stillness of the scene helped ease some of her anxiety.

"I've got my own job to do as well."

Regaining her composure, Rin turned away and began walking.

Her destination—the Tohsaka estate.

A flicker of complicated emotion passed through her eyes.

Crushing her father's ambitions so ruthlessly... trampling his dreams into the dirt... Would anything good truly come from this?

Shaking her head, Rin quickly pushed the thought aside.

Compared to the original timeline, where so many people suffered or died—keeping everyone alive was the best possible outcome.

Her gaze sharpened with resolve.

"Father, it's time to put an end to your foolish obsession with the Root. Just be a proper dad, for once."

Behind her, sensing his Master's intent, Lancelot suddenly let out a feral roar, dark aura surging wildly around him.