I announce, the first Holy Grail War at Lin Gate..._2

Swaying for dozens of minutes, when I opened my eyes again, it was because the reminder to get off came through the Bluetooth earpiece.

Taking off the Bluetooth earpiece, the sound inside the bus also rose,

"Oceanarium Station, we've arrived."

There were already quite a few people around. Turning my head, I happened to make eye contact with a girl whose cheeks were slightly flushed as she held her phone.

"!"

Yan Huan blinked and said to her,

"Excuse me, could you please let me by?"

"Okay...sure."

It was only just past seven o'clock. The shopping center, bustling yesterday, seemed particularly deserted now since it wouldn't open until ten.

But the Oceanarium would admit visitors from eight, so it wasn't especially early to be here, and besides, he had brought along a little helper.

Stepping off the bus, Yan Huan said to Miao,

"Miao, can you smell the object Ye Shiyu lost?"

Miao looked up at him with a "are you serious?" expression.

"Aren't you a cat? I've heard that when one's own cat goes missing, if you give its used toys to a stray to sniff, that stray can help you find it."

"..."

Miao sighed, then lifted his nose to sniff, and darted towards the direction of the shopping center,

"There are still traces of her scent here."

Shopping center?

Not lost inside the Oceanarium?

Yan Huan followed Miao, running all the way to the plaza adjacent to the shopping center and the Oceanarium.

Here, which was also right at the exit of the Oceanarium, one could see the gift shop where Ye Shiyu had bought the keychain yesterday.

Miao sniffed around the edge of the grass and suddenly turned its head to "meow" at Yan Huan.

"Here?"

Yan Huan raised his eyebrows, walked over, and parted the grass.

Strangely, a blue crystal jellyfish pendant was lying there, entangled by the damp grass.

The name "Ye Shiyu" affixed at the side confirmed that this was the one she lost yesterday.

"…No way, how could it be here? She clearly didn't come near this spot yesterday…"

Yan Huan picked up the keychain, and something even stranger happened.

The moment he picked it up, the keychain, now unrestrained by the grass, quivered weakly in a certain direction as if it wanted to get closer to it.

"What the hell?"

Yan Huan's eyes widened as he turned to look at Miao, who sniffed the keychain and said,

"Ye Shiyu's scent is already faint, but another woman's scent is very strong…"

"Another woman?"

"This keychain is about to take on the shape of that other woman."

"?"

Yan Huan frowned, and the keychain in his hand gradually calmed down, eventually stopping all tremors completely.

At this moment, Miao timely raised its head and said,

"The scent of that woman has completely dispersed."

"..."

Feeling the supernatural phenomenon in hand, Yan Huan exchanged a gaze with Miao, then suddenly said,

"A modifier?"

"Did you encounter anyone yesterday?"

Someone?

As Yan Huan was recollecting, the image of a smirking blonde Caucasian girl crashed into his mind.

That can't be...

Yan Huan's mouth dropped open, and he quickly asked Miao,

"Would the effects of a modifier work on the host of another modifier?"

"I'm not quite sure, but it seems it might be possible now."

"..."

Realizing that there is no such thing as a faction between modifiers and that they might actually clash with each other, Yan Huan's expression didn't lighten up but instead became graver.

Because he keenly sensed that this wouldn't simply pull the tiger's teeth or swallow the wolf's ambition, but would make resolving the issue with modifiers more difficult.

"Making them willingly give up their modifiers," that's the requirement to resolve the issue with modifiers.

But if you knew someone else also had a Golden Finger, and they won't give up, would you?

Thus, what could have been tackled one by one now required Yan Huan to make them give up their modifiers simultaneously!

Similarly, if the conflict led to host infighting, it could cause the modifiers to grow at an abnormally fast pace.

If a bug-level modifier only needs to use ten percent of its power to address real-world issues, then a battle between modifiers may require one hundred percent or even more power.

So, it would also cause the initially slow-consuming desires to grow bigger and bigger, which Miao needn't mention for Yan Huan to figure out.

"Competitiveness," "desire for victory," "exclusivity"...

Do these words scare you?

Heavens, is this going to be a Holy Grail War in Lin Gate?!

Those powerful modifiers are just like Heroic Spirits, and those hosts are like the masters!

And to top it off, Yan Huan could very well be that Holy Grail!

Jeez...

I declare, the first Holy Grail War of Lin Gate begins!

With a look of utter resignation, Yan Huan turned to Miao and then stroked its head, exhaling a sigh,

"Saber Miao, together with your master, enjoy the rest of your lives in hiding."

"?"

Clutching the jellyfish keychain which was especially cold for having stayed outside all night, his heart also grew cold.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Lin Gate Oceanarium tourist attraction. Our facility provides a professional simulation of marine ecology, presenting rich marine life to all visitors..."

The broadcast from the Oceanarium sounded, and Yan Huan stood up, noticing that business seemed about to start there.

The gift shop that opened yesterday also had its rolling shutters lifted by the staff, who then took out a broom to sweep in front of the door.

Yan Huan, holding the jellyfish pendant, thought for a moment, then walked over.

"Welcome, customer!"

The clerk seemed surprised to have a visitor so early, especially since the Oceanarium wasn't even open yet, so the greeting came off as a bit hurried.