Chapter 230 - Portal created

"You are too strong, Nii-sama," Shirone said between heavy breaths. "Even after all this training, I can't even hit you properly."

The youngest of the Nekoshou sisters rested on her greatsword, looking terribly exhausted.

Drako had not attacked once, but had dedicated himself to defending each and every one of Shirone's attacks. It made no sense for him to attack, as Shirone would obviously not be able to defend herself. Drako only wanted to see how much Shirone had improved, so defeating her made no sense at all.

And so, Drako more or less got used to the idea of Shirone's fighting power (stats aren't everything).

And she's... stronger than Drako expected.

Shirone was not at the level of Tobio or Kouki in terms of fighting power, but she might not lose to Natsume (depending on the circ.u.mstances, Shirone cannot defeat the true form of Natsume's Sacred Gear). Her skill with the sword was similar to that of Mordred. It was not a conventional style, but it was one that worked perfectly for Shirone.

Like her teacher, the Nekoshou did not hesitate to throw her weapon away in order to gain an advantage over her opponent. Since her melee skills were not inferior to her greatsword ability, along with the great power in her touki-enhanced body, she was able to use this surprise attack tactic quite effectively.

"I am a Great Dragon King. In theory, there are only nine living dragons that are stronger than me," Drako said as she stroked Shirone's head. "In practice, I think only four of them can really defeat me in a fight. Don't worry about not being able to beat me right now, you still have a lot of growing up to do."

Of the six original Dragon Kings, Vritra is sealed in numerous Sacred Gears, so only Tannin, Fafnir, Yu Long, and Tiamat are theoretically stronger or at the same level as Drako. In practice, Drako could most likely defeat them all, the unknown Tiamat is an exception, since her real powers are unknown.

Of the Evil Dragons, only Crom Cruach and Niðhöggr are still alive (even if the rest of the world thinks they are still dead). In theory, the Evil Dragons are more powerful than the Great Dragon Kings, but Drako was already able to kill Ladon. Therefore, Niðhöggr shouldn't be a problem either now that his strength has increased so much after killing the Greek Evil Dragon.

Crom Cruach and Tiamat, along with Great Red and Ophis, are the only dragons that are actually more powerful than Drako and could defeat him in battle. Of course, if Drako manages to release more Laevatein seals, only Great Red and Ophis may become stronger than him.

The same goes for 90% of the gods. Perhaps only the Hindu gods, along with some loose god from another pantheon, can actually defeat, or at least not lose, a battle against the current Drako.

Zeus with his definitive bolt, Poseidon with his trident, Hades, Thor with his legendary weapons, Odin with his spear, Shiva, Brahma, Indra, Ra, Lugh...

They are the most powerful gods in every pantheon, but until Drako faces them, he will not know what the real difference in power is between them.

At that moment, Drako felt a presence appear in front of his house.

"Speaking of gods..."

…

The next day, Drako gathered his three Servants.

He had called them together for something important, though they were waiting for this day.

Facing Drako were the three: Zoe on the left, Mordred on the right and Kuroka in the center.

Archer, Saber and Caster.

Drako already had three of the seven conventional classes at his disposal.

"I think you all know why I have gathered you here," Drako said. "But I'm going to say it anyway. I've given you a few days to spend quality time with the people you trust the most, or think you'll miss the most. Zoe, I gave you the opportunity to go back to Artemis for a few days, but you turned it down."

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"I understand," Drako nodded.

"As you know, we are going to travel to another world, where the holy grail wars are celebrated. As I have explained to you several times, these are wars in which usually seven Masters fight alongside seven Servants," Drako summarized briefly. "Our aim this time is not the Holy Grail, for it is corrupt, but to kill as many Servants as possible, for then we will become stronger, and we need that strength."

"Drako, you are already so powerful; why do you want more strength?" Kuroka asked.

"In a few years, very powerful enemies will come, some even at the level of Great Red and Ophis. When those enemies come, we need the strength to finish them off, or we will be the ones to die."

"Can't we just avoid them?" Mordred asked.

Drako shook his head. "I am their target."

The chosen one of the Order, Drako was the enemy that Chaos wanted to eradicate. Although Drako didn't really care that the Chaos did what it wanted for the multiverse, they are going to go for his life.

A good example of this is the weak explorer they sent three years ago, who was helping with the experiments in Kuroka. From what the old man told him at the time, he was among the weakest of the weak, and there were hundreds of thousands of them, even millions.

Those numbers were terrifying, millions of T3 were capable of provoking a crisis in this world if they really decided to invade with all their power. And then there were also the really powerful, the real powers.

Could this world resist them?

Of course not.

They could barely cope with the bad guys of this world, how could they defend themselves from the outside world?

"That's a problem," Zoe said.

The three Servants understood the gravity of the situation.

Even with powers on the level of Great Red and Ophis, Drako sensed that they would not be enough to save this world.

Someone had to step forward.

[Opening a portal to Nasuverse, I need specs]

Sage's voice sounded in Drako's head. He had already started the preparations.

"Fate/Zero-Unlimited Blade Works universe, year 1993, Fuyuki."

[Data successfully obtained, using a Fate Point, preparing portal.]

A few seconds later, the atmosphere became turbulent. Before the astonished glances of the Servants, a black hole opened up in front of Drako, positioning itself between him and the three girls.

[Portal successfully created.]

[I remind you that only you and the Servants can use this portal. Once you cross it, time in this world will stop].

"Perfect."

Drako looked at the girls and said, "Come in."

They seemed to hesitate a bit, but finally they trusted Drako.

Mordred was the first, entering with determination and confidence. This was going to be an important place for her, Drako had said it many times and she trusted him.

Zoe followed her. From the moment she entered the portal, all doubts she had about being Drako's Servant were over. She had already made up her mind, and she was not going to back down.

Kuroka had the most doubts. She understood that, by crossing that portal, she was going to leave her sister behind for ten years. When she returned from that world, she would not be the same person she was before, while Shirone would continue to be the same innocent little girl.

But one look into Drako's serious eyes was enough to give her courage. Kuroka knew that Drako was leaving behind much more than a sister, but a whole family that he had created with effort and patience. If he could take that step forward, why couldn't she?

When Drako saw that all the girls had come in, he did the same.

At that moment, Sage spoke in his head again.

[Your power and that of your Servants is greater than the difficulty of this world.]

"I know,"

[I can increase the difficulty of this world. Don't worry, I won't increase it to the point that you can't overcome. It's just so you don't feel like you've wasted your time].

"What do you give me in return?"

[Twice the experience for each kill]

Drako did not hesitate.

"Do it."

Drako was confident in his abilities.

So what if the difficulty increased?

With the new weapon Afrodite had given him, there was no way he would not overcome this world.