Era of Heroic Spirits: I Was Exposed by Alaya

In the room.

"Mari is just too adorable! Looking at her calms the anger Merlin caused earlier!"

Dr. Roman gazed obsessively at the new streamer, her soft voice bringing light and warmth like an angel.

After watching the side story "The Magus of Flowers," he'd been so furious he nearly lost his appetite for strawberry cake.

How could anyone be that terrible?

Abusing King Arthur as a child—forcing a ten-year-old girl to sleep only 2-3 hours daily.

While traveling nations, constantly stirring trouble and treating everyone like clowns.

Then watching as Morgan created the homunculus Mordred without ever telling King Arthur or Nameless.

Finally, after angering fairies, he just hid away in the Tower of the End.

Didn't even participate in King Arthur's final battle.

After reading "The Perfect King," Roman had wondered if Merlin avoided it from sentiment—unable to bear witnessing Arthur's doomed fate.

The truth proved that bastard was just a heartless incubus!

Damn that Merlin—Nameless should've slain him with one strike back then!

"But Mari is truly lovely!"

The more Roman watched, the more infatuated he became.

Seeing her was like eating strawberry cake—leaving his heart all aflutter with sweetness.

Thank goodness for such angels, bringing comfort to wounded souls.

Without hesitation, he took out his salary and sent the streamer a "Small TV" gift, commenting: "Mari-chan, I love you!"

After all, the other party was a rookie streamer.

The over-a-thousand-yuan "Small TV" instantly made him the top donor on the leaderboard!

After receiving the gift, the streamer flashed a sweet smile: "Thank you for your support, Doctor Brother! You're the best!"

She smiled at me!

She has me in her heart!

Does she like me?

Dr. Roman felt a warm glow in his chest, and the money spent no longer pained him at all.

It seems he must work hard to earn more money, so Merlin can stay forever beautiful and adorable!

***

Avalon.

The land of endless blooming flowers.

At the pinnacle of the towering Tower of the End.

Merlin wore a delighted grin: "Tsk, otaku money is so easy to earn!"

With his Clairvoyance that could observe all of the [Present], he could stand atop the tower and see the entire world.

Merlin never leaves his home, yet knows all under heaven!

In truth, if he were to commit suicide, he could directly ascend to the Throne of Heroes and become a Grand Caster!

Though his fame may not shine as brightly, he is in no way inferior to that attention-seeking King of Heroes.

That guy is the most ancient King of Heroes.

And he? The most ancient shut-in.

Having holed up in the Tower of the End for over fifteen hundred years!

The only difference was that the other party's Clairvoyance could glimpse fragments of the future, while his could only see the present—equivalent to freely browsing the entire internet, watching whatever he pleased.

Aside from the most elite Heroic Spirits, no one could resist his prying eyes.

Merlin watched the illusory screen before him with great interest. "Who would've thought that the uploader Alaya was actually the real Alaya!"

The mysterious uploader Alaya had first released The Avenging Witch, a video about Jeanne d'Arc, followed by The Perfect King, a video about King Arthur.

These two videos completely proved that the uploader was none other than Alaya, the collective consciousness of humanity.

Precisely because of this, he had decided to become a virtual streamer, wanting to see what that entity was up to.

Nameless seemed to be her favorite agent.

He wondered if that entity would come after him.

"Huh? The Perfect King got an extra episode?"

Merlin instinctively tried to open it.

But then,

a line of text popped up—

[You do not have permission to view this!]

???

Merlin was genuinely shocked. He had Clairvoyance—he could watch anything he wanted! Yet now, his access was denied?

Not only could he not watch it, but the title of the extra episode was also censored: [*****]!

Even more terrifying, all related discussions and comments were replaced with garbled censorship!

Any edited clips were either black screens or pixelated.

The audio was missing too, replaced with static noise.

"What did I do to deserve this level of targeting?"

Merlin found it utterly baffling.

Phantasmal Beasts fed on human dreams, relentlessly exploiting humanity.

But he—he possessed human emotions.

Kindness, gentleness, consideration, a conscience… he was practically an anomaly among Phantasmal Beasts.

And yet, Alaya had banned him from watching!

"Tch, fine, if you won't let me watch, it's probably just some daily fluff about Nameless and Artoria."

Merlin shook his head and set it aside.

Given how much Alaya doted on Nameless, she was definitely going to air some slice-of-life content to make the audience seethe with envy.

How predictable!

"Earlier, Artoria tried to summon Nameless to her side but failed… Now that Mordred wants to see Nameless too, I might as well kindly oblige."

Merlin smirked, thoroughly amused.

After being cooped up for fifteen hundred years, he loved nothing more than watching entertaining drama unfold.

For instance, letting Mordred find Nameless first, just to see the King of Knights wear a murderous expression.

The mere thought excited him!

To avoid detection by King Arthur, he opted for a digital approach.

He sent a text: "Hey Mordred, it's Merlin. Want me to help you find Nameless?"

"Piss off!"

Mordred saw the notification and immediately fired back a reply.

This bastard only wanted to see her make a fool of herself.

And now he had the gall to come to her?

For once, could he just act like a decent person?!

???

Merlin was stunned by the instant rejection. Hadn't Mordred liked him before?

What happened?

Refusing to give up, he sent another message: "I have Clairvoyance that can see the entire world! I can definitely find Nameless before your father does!"

"I don't need it!"

Mordred took a bite of mashed potatoes, forcing herself to swallow despite the tastelessness.

She was about to block him but hesitated, then reluctantly replied: "How do I find Nameless?"

If it meant finding Nameless, she was willing to cooperate with this damn Phantasmal Beast!

At that time, let Father watch as she snatches away Nameless—it'll infuriate him to death!

"Tsk, took the bait after all. As expected, you couldn't resist such temptation!"

Merlin instantly broke into an exceptionally radiant smile.

Earlier, Mordred must have been acting tsundere or perhaps took him for a swindler.

Aside from Mordred, even the Emperor of France was eager to catch up with Nameless!

Next up.

As long as Nameless could be found, the real show was about to begin~

...

Achoo~

Souma sneezed and quickly tightened his coat. "Am I really this weak now, or is someone talking about me?"

While buying daily necessities at the supermarket, he once again spotted the thrifty and diligent young lady Rin.

At that moment, she stood before the meat counter, her beautiful face etched with hesitation and struggle.

Souma greeted her with a smile, "Hello, Tohsaka. Here for groceries too?"

"Don't misunderstand. I-I just wanted to experience ordinary life for once," Rin replied, her voice lacking conviction.

At school, her persona was that of the perfect noble young lady—someone who would never personally go grocery shopping.

"Ordinary folks like me always grab discount coupons first. It saves a lot when shopping. Here, have a few." Souma handed her several coupons.

"I-I don't need... Fine, thank you."

A blush crept onto Rin's cheeks. The thought of a dignified young lady like her resorting to discount coupons was downright embarrassing!

"Well, I'll be on my way then."

After giving her the coupons, Souma left without delay.

Staying any longer would only make the thin-skinned tsundere young lady even more flustered.

Having finished his shopping, he turned into a small alley when suddenly, a familiar white creature caught his eye.

It had a fluffy, oversized fox tail, yet its body resembled that of a cat.

Like a fantastical being that had broken through dimensions, descending from fantasy into reality.

At that moment, it was staring intently at Souma!

This was none other than the tiny white beast from the side story "The Magus of Flowers"—the one Merlin had tossed down from the tower—

"Fou!"

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