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Wow, what's with that assassin?

【So handsome! 】

[Doesn't "assassin" mean assassin? Why is this assassin wearing armor, carrying a shield, and wielding a greatsword? Is there something wrong with my English or is there a problem with the character design?]

Wait, isn't an assassin a berserker?

I definitely want to cosplay this character at the next anime convention!

[berserker is the real 233]

Thankfully Alice is alright, otherwise I would definitely send her razor blades.

【Aaaaaah—isn't that Mami Kaori?!!!!】

[A new character who appeared out of nowhere?]

Haven't you seen "Magical Killer: Mamika"?

[The art style is different, so why were characters from children's works chosen for this?]

……

Unlike all the currently popular anime series, this new anime, titled "Re: Holy Grail War," didn't receive any promotion before its official broadcast. The only PV released was a battle scene between two characters in the story. However, those short scenes successfully piqued everyone's interest. After all, it's unprecedented for a new anime to feature the protagonist of another anime (Alice Tria). What's even more surprising is that the protagonist of the other anime was defeated.

Admittedly, this PV provoked a barrage of attacks and condemnations from many Alice in Wonderland enthusiasts, but it also successfully attracted attention. As the first episode officially aired, these criticisms were quickly overshadowed by a surge of praise.

This is not surprising, after all, there are quite a few people who like the character "Alice Trillia", but there are just too many similar characters in the anime "Re: Holy Grail War". According to the list of characters that have appeared in other anime so far, there are already no fewer than ten characters in this new anime. A single fan of "Alice Trillia" can't make much of a splash.

Not to mention, the hot topic of "Alice's great failure" was quickly shifted to exclamatory topics such as "The protagonist is eliminated in the first episode?!"

Ruwei Kanoya, the true protagonist of the robot anime "Monomagia," was killed and eliminated by the opposing Black Faction Heroic Spirit in the first episode of "Re: Holy Grail War."

This subversive plot development directly led to strong protests from most Monomagia fans, with some even storming the Monomagia developer's office (they couldn't find out who the developer of Re:Zero - Holy Grail War was). Although the situation was quickly quelled by police intervention, it once again drew attention.

This time, it wasn't just people in the otaku community who knew about this famous anime series that used "dead protagonists" as its selling point; even ordinary people who weren't interested in these things started to get curious and take a look.

After that, the plot development perfectly matched the "divine twist" of the first episode.

……

[Caron's exit just like that?!?!]

[According to the count of one appearance, he showed his face three times.]

The protagonist who won't survive more than two episodes.

[At least she's better than Rue Kanoya; she stayed until the second episode before leaving the show.]

……

Why was he killed by his own people? Isn't that strange?

If I saw Seresia on the opposing team, I'd probably switch sides.

[Generally speaking, it should be Seresia who ends up in Caron's (the Black faction's) arms...]

Don't judge this anime by conventional standards; it might just be a love-hate relationship ending in mutual destruction.

[Upstairs is the best]

……

Compared to the fierce backlash against the first episode, the plot of the second episode did not provoke as much dissatisfaction as it did last time. On the one hand, half of the "acknowledgment power" in his story belongs to the female protagonist (Celesia). As long as the female protagonist does not have any major problems, it will not cause too strong a reaction - there is even a sense of secretly happy to see the "winner in life" leave the stage.

On the other hand, the audience is already mentally prepared.

With the departure of Briz Toca in the third episode, this situation took a dramatic turn.

……

I felt completely unmoved; in fact, I even felt a little amused.

Poor Alina, her father, whom she had just met, is gone again.

[Another new character, emmmm]

[Is this a spearman?]

[Gae Bolg alternative, does anyone know the origin of this weapon?]

It's a Noble Phantasm, not a weapon.

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Flipping to the last episode, which is the fourth episode that just aired today, the comments below have changed dramatically compared to the first episode.

……

No, my Kiyohime!

Get out, you're mine.

[My grandsons live upstairs.]

I want to send the editor razor blades.

[I want to send the editor a razor blade +1]

【+3】

……

【Rhongomyniad——！】

If I fire this shot, you might all die.

Why has even Altair switched sides?! Wasn't she the leader of the Black Faction?!

The plot is so confusing.

As long as it looks good, that's enough.

……

Unconsciously, the page scrolled to the last one, stopping at the last comment. Mashiro Moritaka finally understood what the vague thoughts in his mind were.

"it's wired."

Undeterred, Mashiro scrolled up the comments again, but still couldn't find the content he was looking for.

"He's clearly the only one supporting the Black faction, and the main character who started this 'Holy Grail War,' and he's the one who summoned all these Heroic Spirits, so why is almost no one paying attention to this core character?"

If the initial protagonists of "Re:Fate/Grand Order" were Altair from the Black faction and Meteora from the Red faction (who occupied the longest part of the story), then after Altair switched sides to the Red faction, the protagonist of the Black faction naturally changed.

However, despite being the initiator of the entire story and constantly driving its development—arguably the most central character—very few people actually pay attention to him.

even……

"This character's real name has never been revealed even once!"

Re:CREATORS: Chapter 512 Re:The Holy Grail War (15)

If a Heroic Spirit is involved, then they must have a true name. This setting is one of the fundamental rules of the Holy Grail War. For example, the true names of the Black faction members who have already been confirmed include the Berserker—Kiyohime, the Rider—Artoria Pendragon, the Assassin—Old Man of the Mountain, and the Lancer whose true name is unknown.

It's understandable that Lancer doesn't know his real name, since he's only been on screen for less than an episode. But it's really strange that someone who has been around since the first episode, survived until now, and has even become a core character and driving force of the entire plot doesn't even know his real name.

What's even stranger is that, despite playing such a role, people have hardly ever paid attention to him. He only received brief attention when the PV showing him fighting Alice appeared at the beginning, but it was mostly negative (no one likes to see their favorite character defeated by an unknown character).

Thinking that he might have overlooked something, Mashiro Moritaka watched the anime again from beginning to end, but in the end he still couldn't find anything... Well, that's not entirely true. At least, this action made him very interested in this character who was supposedly from a novel.

"A protagonist without a 'plot'."

Looking at the few images of this character on the screen, I couldn't see his face clearly because of the distance, but his image was still very memorable.

Gazing at this mysterious "protagonist," Mashiro Moritaka felt a surge of emotion.

"In that case, I'll use my own comics to depict his 'plot'!"

The impulse was so strong that Mashiro Moritaka subconsciously forgot that he hadn't slept all night, and with thick dark circles under his eyes, he began to write with unprecedented energy.

The same scene is happening in different places.

"Curiosity is the first step for human beings to begin to know and learn."

Feeling the growing sense of acceptance in his right eye, which seemed to be expanding, Lin Yi smiled: "It is also the final step that will drive humanity toward destruction."

There exists another kind of energy in this world, different from active energy: "the power of recognition".

It doesn't distinguish between positive and negative; the only factor affecting its strength is how deeply the character is remembered.

Based on this rule, those characters chosen by Altair gained power equal to or even greater than that of their original world almost from the very beginning of their entry into this world. However, the "settings" of the characters themselves limited them, causing them to subconsciously use the power they had in the past as a basis for their actions.

In this situation, even if they have become stronger than before, they cannot perceive it and can only passively utilize these recognition powers. For them, recognition powers are merely fuel for the exertion of "power," lacking them is quite troublesome, but having them in excess is not of much significance.

But is this really the case?

"Since it is the power of recognition, then the core lies in 'recognition'."

The signal from the main god was projected onto the retina. At the same time, stories and images of the "role" one was playing began to increase on the internet: "A high starting point has its advantages. At least you don't have to worry about not being able to maintain your own existence at the beginning."

However, it's not entirely a good thing.

Human cognition is based on existing information. For famous characters, people's perception of their image is already fixed on the story, so any changes can only be made on the existing basis—and cannot exceed the story framework.

Just like you can't add a cultivator to a cyberpunk world, or launch a nuclear missile into a magical world, doing so would only reduce credibility, which is commonly known as a character collapse.

"And what about my story?"

This was a marginal story that, let alone becoming famous, had fewer than 10000 readers before Lin Yi appeared. The extremely limited audience had largely forgotten the story after being bombarded with a large amount of other information. Even if they saw Lin Yi, they might not be able to connect it to the story.

That's why Lin Yi almost couldn't even maintain his own existence when he first entered this world.

However, is this simply a bad thing?

[Full data retrieval complete. Delete now?]

"Clear."

In some unknown corner, information about the "new character whose real name is unknown" is being created, while at the same time, countless records of the past information of this "new character whose real name is unknown" are being erased.

Following this body constructed purely of information, countless tiny specks of light, composed of information, converge and coalesce: "Our 'story' is destined to be different."

----------segmentation----------

Avoiding everyone's gaze, the girl piloting the Flag Knight arrived at this land designated as a restricted area.

They encountered one of the targets of this operation as soon as they landed in the cockpit of the mech.

"Are you the black team's Lancer?"

“Scáthach, that is my real name.”

Scáthach easily revealed her true name, which is considered one of the fatal weaknesses of Heroic Spirits in the Holy Grail War, and made no attempt to hide her existence: "If you want to carry out a decapitation tactic, I regret to inform you that you should give up."

"That's true, after all, I can't do anything by myself."

"..."

"But I'm not here to fight this time."

Throwing down her weapon, Seresia stepped forward: "I've come to join your side."

Scáthach remained silent, but her brows furrowed slightly.

“I’ve thought it over seriously. Since we’re going to lose anyway, I might as well join the side that’s going to win from the start. The difference in our strength is just too great. Instead of struggling like this, I might as well just join you... Anyway, this world isn’t our world. Even if it’s destroyed, it won’t affect me.”

"...a question."

"Ask away, I'll tell you anything I know."

Looking at the slightly nervous girl in front of her, Scáthach asked in her usual tone, "Is that person worth doing this for?"

"—!"

"If you don't want it to end like this, please don't move."

Before the outstretched hand could grasp the second weapon, the scarlet spear was already pressed against the front of the weapon.

Feeling the biting cold, Seresia struggled for a moment, but then gave up on this pointless resistance: "Why don't you kill me, like you killed Karon?"

"Having this level of determination will only lead you to a pointless death."

Sheathed his spear: "Tell your companions that if they are not prepared to sacrifice everything to survive, then they should run away. There is nothing to be ashamed of, after all."