"Hold on, what is this you're writing?" Once Lin Luo finally persuaded the reluctant group to come along, he jotted down their names and returned to his writing. Sanae, intensely curious, couldn't help but ask. "Your class assignments and Noble Phantasm setups," Lin Luo answered without looking up. "Huh? What's that?" Sanae looked utterly bewildered. It wasn't just her; everyone, even those who hadn't been interested before, suddenly leaned in with curious gazes upon hearing his words. "What? Didn't I explain this to you earlier?" Lin Luo looked up and asked. "You didn't say a damn thing!" the crowd grumbled. "Oh, I see. That was my oversight," Lin Luo immediately set down his pen and paper, offering a slight apology before continuing, "Regarding our trip to the Nasuverse, we won't be going as ordinary individuals, but rather as Heroic Spirits... I trust I don't need to elaborate on what a Heroic Spirit is. Therefore, since you will be Heroic Spirits, the setup of classes and Noble Phantasms is naturally unavoidable. Do you understand what I mean now?"

The group fell silent, stunned.

Yonglin furrowed her brow and asked, "Why do we have to be Heroic Spirits? And I recall Heroic Spirits are only formed after death. How can people like us become them?" "You're not thinking of killing us all, are you?" Marisa shrieked, whether from paranoia or genuine suspicion, before Lin Luo could even speak. Lin Luo gave her an exasperated look. "What nonsense are you spewing? What benefit would I gain from killing you all? It is true that typically only the dead become Heroic Spirits, but my situation is special. Because I can alter the very origin of the Nasuverse to a certain degree, by modifying your existence while you are in that world, you can be transformed into Heroic Spirits all at once."

"Of course, as you should have felt when you visited the Throne of Heroes yesterday, your power is severely weakened when you are within the Throne, maintained only at the peak of the Spirit Rank. So, when you transform into the body of a Heroic Spirit, your strength will likely be reduced to that level. Perhaps even lower..." "What is this nonsense? I don't want to become weaker!" Tenko immediately protested, displeased. "Listen to me finish. I've only explained halfway; don't be so quick to dismiss it... While your strength will be diminished as Heroic Spirits, that is the extent of it. Once you cancel the Heroic Spirit state, you will return to your original strength. So, there's no need to worry about becoming weaker," Lin Luo explained. "I see," Yakumo Ran nodded, then immediately inquired, "Then how do we cancel the Heroic Spirit state?" "That’s simple: you just have to be killed once," Lin Luo stated calmly... Seeing their expressions suggesting, 'Are you seriously kidding us?', Lin Luo let out a heavy sigh and continued, "Alright, I was hoping to maintain a little mysterious allure, but since you all have questions, I'll be direct... This trip to the Nasuverse, while framed as tourism, can also be seen as a game—a role-playing game. And you all will be playing the roles of Heroic Spirits. It's just like an online game: first, you prepare a massive map, then the players enter and start battling each other. If any one of you is killed, you will be forcibly exited from the game, and your existence will revert to its normal parameters—that is, the Heroic Spirit state is canceled. Do you all understand now?" "Oh, I get it now. That sounds rather fun... What do you all think?" Marisa seemed to have grasped the concept and looked around for confirmation. "I want to play! I want to play!" Flandre immediately shouted happily. Although she hadn't fully understood, a war game involving fighting was her favorite thing.

Gensokyo might be a peaceful place, but that didn't mean the girls there were docile. After all, these young women were either yokai or individuals harboring latent violent tendencies. Even in peaceful Gensokyo, they frequently engaged in danmaku battles. Now, Lin Luo was offering them a war game where death was impossible. How could they refuse? Not only Flandre and Tenko were eager to try; even Yonglin and Shou Toramaru were tempted. And Remilia instantly snapped out of her listless state, preparing herself for a proper fight. As for the weakening of power, since everyone would be weakened equally, it didn't matter much. "Will you participate as a Heroic Spirit too?" While everyone was preoccupied with the war game, Patchouli raised a critically important question, immediately drawing everyone's attention.

Lin Luo chuckled sheepishly, "If I participate, none of you will get to play. I am the game's administrator." Hearing this, everyone sighed in relief. Given Lin Luo's strength, which was far beyond the norm, if he joined their war game, they would only be thoroughly crushed. "Then what does this game have to do with the classes and Noble Phantasms you mentioned?" "Ah, that's what I was about to explain next," Lin Luo stood up and walked to the center of the group. A holographic screen shimmered into existence behind him, displaying several silhouettes. He pointed to the screen and addressed them, "This war game has seven classes in total: Saber, Lancer, Archer, Rider, Caster, Assassin, and Berserker. You must choose one of these classes to participate in the game."

"Furthermore, each class possesses distinct base abilities. The strength of these abilities determines your combat effectiveness and the most advantageous fighting style for you. Beyond that, each of you will possess a final armament called a Noble Phantasm. A Noble Phantasm could be a weapon, a technique, usable against an individual, or capable of engaging armies in mass combat, or even unconventional ones designed against fortresses or territories..."

Lin Luo paused and continued, "My idea is to base your personalized Noble Phantasms on your existing weapons or techniques, setting up four variations for each of you: Anti-Personnel, Anti-Army, Anti-Fortress, and Anti-Territory. This should also help maintain the game's fairness. However, a crucial point to note is that the more powerful the Noble Phantasm, the more Mana it consumes, and as Heroic Spirits, you cannot possess infinite Mana. Therefore, those who treat their Noble Phantasms like cheap trinkets right at the start of the battle will likely be the first to perish."

Lin Luo spoke of fairness, yet failed to consider how truly unfair it was to the legitimate Heroic Spirits of the Nasuverse that each of them would possess four Noble Phantasms... or perhaps that simply wasn't within his scope of consideration.

After listening to Lin Luo's explanation, the group's anticipation for the upcoming war game grew, but the choices regarding classes and Noble Phantasms presented a dilemma. Firstly, they didn't understand the characteristics of these classes; secondly, they possessed far too many techniques, making the selection of just four agonizingly difficult.

Lin Luo was aware of their concerns, so he provided a detailed explanation of the classes and Noble Phantasms before pointing to Remilia and stating, "Take Remilia as an example; the Lancer class suits her best." "Because she has a spear?" Marisa interjected. "Yes," Lin Luo nodded. "Although many people will participate in this game, very few actually wield spears. So, Remilia is undoubtedly the premier Lancer..." "Wait a minute!" Remilia interrupted Lin Luo mid-sentence, frowning deeply. "In your explanation just now, I recall Lancers always have extremely low Luck stats. I absolutely refuse such a trash class!"

Lin Luo offered a one-second moment of silence for all Lancers, then said earnestly, "Although Lancers have low luck, their base capabilities are quite high. And low luck only applies to ordinary Lancers. But you are different. You are someone who commands fate itself. If that ability to alter destiny is structured as a Noble Phantasm, then low luck will cease to be an issue for you." "...That is true." "Good. Since you've accepted the Lancer class, shall we discuss the Noble Phantasms? For instance, should we make your 'crouch-and-act-cute' defense into an Anti-Personnel Noble Phantasm? So, whoever you deploy it against gets instantly slain by cuteness?" "You're the one acting cute while crouching, go die!" Remilia roared angrily. "If you don't want it, forget it," Lin Luo shrugged, privately thinking it a shame. "Fine. In truth, for a Heroic Spirit, a Noble Phantasm is a secret weapon; hiding your Phantasms as much as possible before battle is both advantageous and necessary. So, we don't need to discuss the Noble Phantasms now; I will design a set tailor-made for each of you later..." "If you dare set my Noble Phantasm as 'crouch-and-act-cute,' I'll bite you to death!" Before Lin Luo could finish, Remilia bared her two small fangs and threatened him viciously. "Heh heh," Lin Luo gave a dry laugh, then pulled out his pen and paper. "Let's focus on the class selection for now. I will propose which class suits whom. If you have no objections, we'll finalize it. If you feel a class doesn't suit your attributes, we can discuss it further. How does that sound?"

The group naturally agreed to this proposal.

Thus, they engaged in a vigorous discussion that continued until evening, finally confirming everyone's class assignments.

First, for the Saber class, there were three individuals: Youmu Konpaku, Tianzi, and Hina, as they all wielded swords or blades, making this class the most suitable. Next, besides Remilia, the Lancer class would include Reisen, for reasons Lin Luo alluded to with her **. Following that, Marisa, who rides a broom, was suited to be a Rider. Yonglin, who shoots arrows, was a natural Archer. Flandre, prone to rampages, was undeniably the Berserker. Aya Shameimaru, the fastest and fond of candid shots, was the obvious Assassin. And Patchouli, being a sorceress, was naturally the Caster... These assignments were all obvious and required no further explanation.

As for the others, their roles would remain a secret for now. (To be continued)RQ