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"System, can you really do anything?"
[Please do not doubt the System's capabilities. Anything you can conceive of, this System can achieve.]
[Unlike those other disgraceful systems, this System is the ultimate existence in the truest sense. Omniscient and omnipotent, there is nothing it cannot do.]
Within a chaos that resembled the dawn of creation, a rather handsome young man was looking up at the self-proclaimed omniscient and omnipotent system. He rubbed his forehead, his expression a bit unnatural...
The last one who claimed to be the ultimate life form was now on a trip through space.
"Hmm... Even though you say that, I'm still a little skeptical... How about... you start by conjuring up a cat-girl so I can see your abilities..."
A glimmer of anticipation shone in the man's eyes. As if imagining something interesting, he licked his lips.
[Host, although this System is omniscient and omnipotent, let's keep actions that wouldn't pass the censors private...]
[Also, as this system's Host, you are, for all intents and purposes, a god. Please bring love and hope to this world, regulate your speech and behavior, and try to act a little more like a deity.]
The System used its mechanical voice to subtly criticize its Host, but the man paid it no mind.
Although he was saddened by the lack of a cat-girl, he could truly feel it now—this self-proclaimed omnipotent system did seem to have some real power. At the very least... he could indeed feel that god-like strength.
"Alright, alright. So... what should I do next? As a System, you should be assigning tasks or something, right?"
"Let me say this upfront: I hate being controlled or threatened more than anything. You'd better not cook up any missions that bully your Host."
[It has been stated many times: this System is not like those other disgraceful systems. There are no mandatory tasks for the Host to complete. The Host is free to do as he pleases.]
[However, if you truly cannot find anything you wish to do, this System can offer a suggestion... Spread love and hope. The Host is now a god. As a deity, it is only natural to require believers.]
The System's machine-like voice rang out once more, presenting its suggestion to the man.
"Love and hope... I'm getting a strange sense of déjà vu."
Spreading love and hope... wasn't this just asking him to become a warrior of love? The creative soul within him was burning!
In an instant, countless ideas erupted in the man's mind.
And when it came to love and hope, the first person who came to mind... was, of course, her...
"Since you've put it that way... then... let the story begin..."
"This is... a story of love and hope..."
The man spread his arms, and an invisible power radiated outwards, blooming with a dazzling light like the Big Bang itself. The entire dimension began to tremble...
In an instant, an identical screen of light appeared in every different world, including those that were strange, bizarre, and immensely powerful.
People only needed to quiet their minds to perceive it. Even those who were blind or deaf could see or hear this screen.
Before anyone could react, the screen began to play automatically.
[This is a story of love and hope. Fifty thousand years ago, the stars and moon sent down a daughter of god. She wished to become a companion to humanity. The long winds became her chariot, the four seas her gardens. Birds brought her seeds of goodness, and a hundred flowers wove her a song of love. Thus she was born into the world, walked the earth, grew up alongside humanity, and blossomed with the world.
She lit the torch for those who would follow. Perhaps through a god's mercy, this flawless maiden has arrived in another world to begin another story. Her arrow, her love, her flower, shall be with all the people of the world.]
Immediately following this, a young woman as lovely as an elf and as radiant as a blooming flower appeared on the screen.
She had beautiful and smooth, long pink hair, with a dignified and delicate face. A pair of slender eyebrows curved gently upwards, adding a touch of vibrant beauty to her features.
Her elf-like ears and unparalleled aura highlighted her extraordinary nature.
At this moment, however, this dignified and beautiful young woman was staring blankly at the scene before her...
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Schicksal Overseer: "An unknown screen of light? A story about love and hope?"
Tesla: "Hey, what is this thing? Don't tell me it's another one of Otto's conspiracies, is it?"
The Oldest King: "Hmph~ I know not whose prank this is, but... to pull off such a prank under the King's very nose, you've qualified as a jester, at least..."
Kayneth: "Is this... magecraft? How can such magecraft exist? The Clock Tower would never permit its existence..."
Tokisaki Kurumi: "Is this the power of another Spirit?"
As the screen of light broadcasted, beings across the dimensions, especially those from the worlds of Honkai and Type-Moon, witnessed this power that defied all imagination...
"Elysia..."
At the same time, somewhere in the Sea of Quanta, a similar screen appeared before a white-haired man.
Out of caution, he did not speak, but merely watched the scrolling comments flash rapidly across his view.
He had no interest in what the screen was showing. As long as it didn't interfere with the Stigma Project and the continuation of human civilization, there was nothing in this era worthy of his attention.
However... he never imagined that the figure who appeared on the screen would be her...
The moment he saw Elysia, Kevin became fully alert, instantly analyzing the screen of light and the scrolling comments before him.
Schicksal Overseer... Schicksal?
Gray Serpent had mentioned it in his reports. Although Kevin was trapped in the Sea of Quanta, he was not one to ignore the outside world. On the contrary, he paid close attention to the development of the Current Era and the movements of the Honkai.
Therefore, as the master of the First Divine Key and the supreme commander of humanity's fight against the Honkai, he was naturally quite familiar with the Schicksal Overseer, Otto Apocalypse.
As for the others, Kevin wasn't as familiar. Perhaps Gray Serpent could investigate them...
But... what the screen had just said... in the current world, aside from a handful of Flame-Chasers, who else could possibly know Elysia's story...?
Could it be...
Kevin didn't let his thoughts wander further. He simply stared at the screen, needing to verify his hypothesis...
---o---
It wasn't just Kevin. Across the myriad worlds, almost everyone had begun to wonder or investigate what this screen of light truly was...
And under the watchful gaze of all, the screen before them began to proceed.
[The story of Elysia and Fate/Zero now begins...]