Multiverse: Why does the world show a health bar? !

Spring in Fuyuki City was brimming with vitality. Early in the morning, students could be seen streaming into the school. In recent years, the declining birthrate seemed to have little effect on Fuyuki City.

As the season of renewal arrived, the temperature gradually warmed, and the heavy winter clothes could finally be shed.

**Matou Shinji**, after discarding his thick layers, felt an unusual sense of joy. This was the happiest he had been since the Holy Grail War began.

Even happier than when he heard the news of Zouken Matou's death.

"Shinji, are you going to Mount Enzou today?"

"Yeah, Emiya."

**Shirou Emiya**. In the past, Shinji would have been rude to him, but now there was no need. Perhaps in the future, Shirou would even respectfully call him "brother-in-law." That thought alone was more satisfying than any harsh words.

Unaware of Shinji's inner thoughts, Shirou continued, "During the student council meeting, Issei mentioned that you seem to have changed recently."

"Is that so?"

**Issei Ryuudou**, the student council president. Shinji wasn't particularly close to him, only knowing that he was Shirou's friend.

Shirou kept searching for topics: "Shinji, are you really quitting the kendo club? What about Fujimura-sensei..."

"Emiya, if I recall correctly, you were the one who quit the kendo club first. If you can do it, why can't I?" Shinji stopped and spoke.

Last year, before Sakura Matou entered high school, the kendo club had gained two star members: Matou Shinji and Shirou Emiya.

That same year, the Homurahara Academy kendo club faced a crucial competition. With their two stars, the club felt confident of victory. But a month before the match, Shirou injured his hand while working part-time.

Shinji knew that Shirou had been avoiding him because of that incident.

Pausing for a moment, Shinji walked ahead without looking at Shirou's face: "Don't overthink it. I'm not bringing up old grudges. I just found something more important than kendo."

The path of magecraft...

He could finally touch it.

His heart was filled with excitement, almost wishing he could grow wings and fly to Mount Enzou to participate in the experiments. As for the possibility of failure?

Come on, when had that magician ever failed?

Shirou was slightly taken aback but quickly caught up.

He could sense the goodwill hidden beneath Shinji's awkwardness. In the past, Shinji wouldn't have even bothered to explain.

"I'll go to Mount Enzou with you, Shinji."

"Whatever. Your legs are your own. What can I say?"

It was a tacit agreement.

...

...

The **Vision Project**.

Originally, it was just Li Mo's plan to deal with Matou Shinji. Due to his own whims, he had given it such a name. But as time passed, Li Mo found himself investing more and more effort into it.

Practice yields true knowledge—this was the only truth.

As he worked on modifying the Mystic Eye, Li Mo gained a deeper understanding of the knowledge he had already learned. Later, he thought of another matter: **Magic Crests**.

On this planet, modern magicians relied on Magic Crests—solidified mysteries—to pass down their family lineages. Currently, the Matou family was to be inherited by Sakura Matou, and the Magic Crest she bore was from the "Oil King."

But what about Shinji?

In this era, if one wanted to create a new Magic Crest, it was usually done by splitting an existing one. However, the Magic Crest Sakura bore hadn't been passed down for many generations. Moreover, Medea's repairs to adapt it to Sakura's body had caused some loss of mystery. Further splitting it would result in irreversible damage.

Thus, Li Mo decided to add the functionality of a Magic Crest to the **Vision**. He had studied this knowledge long ago. Although he wasn't a **Tuner**, he could create a Magic Crest using materials from Phantasmal Species and fragments of Mystic Codes.

Li Mo had mastered the necessary knowledge; the challenge lay in integrating it all. But soon, even that hurdle was overcome.

Now, lying before him was the finished product. The low-grade Mystic Eye Shinji had purchased had been completely transformed. After adding the functionalities of Magic Circuits and Magic Crests, Li Mo even bought a few gemstones from the Tohsaka family to modify and reinforce the Mystic Eye's exterior.

In terms of appearance, it bore an 80% resemblance to a Geo Vision.

"Now comes the experiment. How high will Shinji's synchronization rate with this be?" Li Mo stroked his chin.

"Li Mo, we have guests."

"I know, Miss Hanachirusato."

Li Mo's workshop was deep inside the cave, in a space Medea had abandoned. Medea herself had built a new workshop even deeper.

After confirming Avenger's death, Medea had grown bolder. Although the Greater Holy Grail was still accumulating "evil," the amount wasn't as significant as before.

Miss Hanachirusato usually stayed in the living room, learning about this world through books. Occasionally, she would go out with Li Mo.

So, if there were visitors, Hanachirusato would be the first to see them.

As Li Mo went to greet the guests, he had already guessed it was Matou Shinji. But... why was Shirou Emiya accompanying him?

Shouldn't Shirou be spending time with Sakura Matou?

Under the guidance of the now-departed Koyanskaya, Sakura's awareness had grown rapidly. She had almost completely won over Shirou. As for Rin Tohsaka, her feelings were still in a state of confusion.

The black-haired "loser" was likely to emerge.

Li Mo didn't have much time to meddle in Shirou's love life. He had heard about it from Illya. Recently, the head of the Einzbern family had stopped coming for lessons, preferring to play games with her maids instead.

Ignoring Shirou, Li Mo handed the homemade Type-Moon version of the Vision to Shinji: "You've used the **False Command Spells** before, so this works on a similar principle."

Shinji had once used False Command Spells to perform magecraft, proving he had some magical talent. However, his clogged Magic Circuits had prevented him from walking the path of magecraft.

An external magic organ could compensate for this flaw.

After letting Shinji adapt to the **Vision** on his own, Li Mo turned to Shirou.

He asked, "Is that external Mystic Eye really useful?"

"Why wouldn't it be?"

The external Mystic Eye—this was the name Li Mo had given to his creation. By the way, he planned to apply for a patent at the Clock Tower. However, the name "Vision" was too flashy, so he abandoned it as the official name.

Another reason for the name change was Hanachirusato. She had laughed at him when she learned the name of his project.

So, he changed it.

Li Mo said, "Shirou, how are things with Archer lately?"

"Not bad. Though sometimes he looks at me like I'm a hopeless case."

"Is that so? Then just ignore him."

Soon.

Shinji's synchronization rate with the external Mystic Eye reached 100%. He could feel magical energy flowing through his body.

He was ecstatic.

Li Mo ignored the overjoyed Shinji, telling him to come back to Mount Enzou if there were any issues, and then promptly kicked him out.

He still had more research and studying to do.