“O King Arthur…”
Just as the king's war was about to begin, on the banks of the Weiyuan River, near the remains of the blocked battlefield, a man wearing a high-collar windbreaker, covering half of his face, murmured with some emotion.
It was none other than Emiya Kiritsugu.
Shortly after the Holy Grail War ten years ago, he was "punished" by Ji Xing and took the blame. As expected, he was hunted down by the Clock Tower and enjoyed the treatment designated by the seal. However, as a "magician killer", he was able to cope with the pursuit with ease.
Having spent most of the ten years on the run, he was able to reunite with Irisviel and Illya for the rest of the decade. This kind of life was not too difficult for him.
He also took the opportunity to travel around the world, still playing his role of 'Libra', but his heart was no longer painful and persistent, because of Ji Xing's words - mankind never needed saving, and he was not qualified to be the savior of mankind.
All he has to do is save some people and do what he can.
Such a mentality made him feel much more relaxed, but in the end there would still be unsatisfactory things.
Those who wanted to save but were unable to.
A person who wanted to kill but failed to do so.
The most important thing is his wife and daughter.
Irisviel's health is getting worse and worse, and she may not be able to survive the next winter, and Illya will not live long either.
It is not an accident or the influence of magic, it is just the limit of being a homunculus. Even if Emiya Kiritsugu tried every means to extend their time, he still could not make them behave like normal people.
In fact, Illya, who was born to him and Irisviel, cannot be completely regarded as a homunculus, but when she was in Irisviel's belly, Illya was subjected to many adjustments and transformations as the Little Holy Grail, even if it was ten times. After the Holy Grail War ended years ago, he immediately went back to find a way to seal Illya's function as the Lesser Holy Grail, but he still could not restore his daughter to health.
Illya, who is clearly 18 years old, still looks like she is nine or ten years old, and her remaining lifespan may not exceed five years. (Ignore the setting of the fan work Mo Yi here)
So he came to Fuyuki City again, this time, he just fought for his family!
However, this time he did not obtain the qualifications of a master, otherwise he would not have personally taken the risk and appeared on the banks of the Weiyuan River at this time.
He came here as the character of Kuu Maiya, and he was assisted by Illya.
As a semi-cyborg, Illya was born for the Holy Grail War. She possesses an overwhelming number of magic circuits and qualifications. In terms of pure master skills, she even surpasses the previous Kenneth, and she also summons With the help of powerful servants, the combat effectiveness is even more superior than last time.
But Emiya Kiritsugu has been very uneasy these past few days.
It’s not that the Holy Grail War turned into a Holy Grail War, but something is very wrong.
Does the Clock Tower really not know that the Holy Grail War will evolve into the Holy Grail War because of the same camp? Since we have found five mercenary magicians, why not simply play it safe and directly include the Tosaka family who agreed to cooperate in the Holy Grail War?
Why didn’t the Clock Tower’s monarch family send any reinforcements after it was changed to the Holy Grail War? According to the records of the Einzbern family, the Holy Grail War is the "preset system" of the Holy Grail. To open it, you need to operate it, and the probability of accidental opening will be reduced many times.
There are too many doubts.
Emiya Kiritsugu looked solemn, looked around again, and quietly disappeared from the corner of the alley.
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Hyatt Hotel, top floor.
Ten years later, this is still the tallest landmark building in Fuyuki City, and this time the owner of the top floor is the monarch Maris Billy.
Amidst the rapid knocking on the door and the sound of invitations, the two people walked in hurriedly. It was the Panter brothers, the masters of Black Rider and Berserker this time.
The tall and muscular one among them was his younger brother Dimlet, who took the lead and said in a rough and urgent voice: "Lord Marisbili, Tokiomi Tosaka is gone? What is the result of the discussion? My Berserker can't help but attack!"
His brother also said: "Yes, Your Majesty, are the Tohsaka family here to withdraw voluntarily?"
"No." Marisbili shook his head lightly: "We will start the war with the red side as normal. The Tosaka family has summoned the very troublesome hero king Gilgamesh. I am afraid that it is not something that one or two heroic spirits can easily deal with. We We must try our best to unite him first, and then I will contact several others and go out together."
‘Brother’ Xia Biku said: “On the other side of Saber from Lion Tribulation…”
Through different channels, they all knew what happened on the Weiyuan River. They also knew that Saber chased Archer for a long distance without obeying the rules, and almost started an internal war.
"Ignore it." Marisbili smiled: "King Arthur and the rebellious knight are understandable. This at least guarantees that where there is King Arthur, there will be Mordred. The combat power of the two parties is equal, which is basically equivalent to completing the exchange. ."
Brother Panter looked at each other and nodded.
“Is it late at night? What’s the specific time?”
“Let’s go to 11 o’clock. The Holy Grail War must still be carried out in secret, and the mystery cannot be revealed to others.”
“11 o’clock? Okay, we got it!”
The two brothers left in a hurry again.
Marisbili knew that they were not belligerent or wanted to contribute to the Clock Tower. Judging from the catalyst distributed by the Clock Tower, the Berserker summoned by Dimlet should be a difficult guy. He couldn't hold back what he said. I'm afraid that as the Master, I can't hold it anymore.
If he doesn't start a war, he will waste his command spells.
“That’s right, let’s see who the heroic spirits on the red side are tonight.”
Before the winter night comes, I must also try to reduce the number of people who may interfere with my Caster, the strongest heroic spirit King Solomon!
He turned and walked towards the phone.
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Fuyuki Church.
"Yes, yes, I understand. Lord Marisbili, Assassin the Black will arrive on the battlefield on time, please don't worry."
Karien faced Maris Billy on the phone with a cute and innocent smile.
As soon as she hung up the phone, a figure suddenly appeared next to her.
That was a white-haired old man wearing cloth clothes, with an open sleeve and a wide robe, with bare hands, eyes like lightning, and an extraordinary aura.
“Grandpa Shuwen, have you heard everything?”
The magic spear is unparalleled, and the fierce fist is Li Shuwen!
Yes, it is another Chinese heroic spirit. It is the heroic spirit that was brought in because of the Tong Yuan incident ten years ago, which led the church to research, search for media, and bypass the normal Holy Grail summoning system!
The only surprise was that I wanted to try using the Divine Spear against the Penglai Spear God Sanren, but in the end, I summoned the Assassin class with no weapons.
Of course, this may also be related to the Baji Quan that Kallen started learning ten years ago.
"I heard it." Li Shuwen looked at the girl in front of him quietly, with a hint of regret: "Want to practice boxing for a while?"
Kallen was startled and smiled: "Okay."
The two of them got into a posture in the church.
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Tohsaka family.
After negotiating with Marisbili, Tokiomi Tosaka hurried back home until he found Rin Tosaka.
Did not notice the guilty look in Tohsaka Rin's eyes, he said seriously: "Rin, is the King of Heroes here? I want to confirm the answer."
Rin Tosaka became serious when he saw this. He sensed it through the command spell and shook his head solemnly: "If you are not here, I will pay attention to his...Father, did Lord Marisbili request something?"
Tohsaka Rin is also smart: "The purpose is to eliminate some of Black's servants. It would be best if we could get rid of the King of Heroes?"
"That's right." Tosaka Tokiomi said: "Marisbili promised me your safety."
“Hmph, they still have to use us and let us fight for them in disguise.” Tohsaka Rin was not grateful and muttered unhappily.
Tosaka Tokiomi was silent for a moment and lowered his voice: "Rin, if... you confirm the chance of winning in this Holy Grail War, even Lord Marisbili... can be killed!"
Tohsaka Rin was startled and raised his head in astonishment.
Tokiomi Tosaka had regained his composure, as if he had never said that sentence before, and asked, "Did nothing happen at home while I was away?"
Tohsaka Rin lowered his head and began to feel guilty again.
“Yeah, it’s not a big deal…”
It was his classmates who came to find him and found out that he had become a master. They helped him summon King Arthur and formed a friendly alliance.
This time Tokiomi Tohsaka was silent for more than ten seconds.
This is not a big deal? Is it necessary to summon all seven knights and win the battle to be a big deal?
“Rin, be careful and be careful.”
“Yes, I know, father.”
Tosaka Tokiomi shook his head: "Since we are classmates in this relationship and we use it seriously, why don't we keep him at home?"
You, if you don’t say that, how could I dare?
Tosaka Tokiomi also saw it and said: "You have to wait and see the situation by yourself and make your own decision... I'll go see Sakura."
"Yeah!" Tohsaka Rin agreed and followed. She knew that Sakura must be in a very complicated mood at this time and needed encouragement from her sister.
After some explanations, Sakura, who had only rebelled once in her life but had yet to succeed in her rebellion, smiled and understood the complicated situation her father and sister were in, and expressed that she would cooperate and not cause any more trouble for them.
But I can’t help but feel a sense of loss in my heart—I seem to have become a drag again?
‘Heehee~’
Just as she was in a trance, she suddenly heard a laughter coming from nowhere. She searched blankly, but found nothing unusual, so she lowered her head and kept quiet.
…
“It’s a shame you can learn it.”
In Weber's magic base, looking at Ji Xing who was studying deeply after asking him for some magic basics, he felt this way in his heart.
Because on the sofa not far away, King Arthur and Mordred were sitting motionless opposite each other, as if they wanted to watch each other to death.
The king's war has just ended, and the messy dining table has been cleared away without leaving a trace.
But Weber, who has experienced it personally, feels that this war will be the same as the King of Conqueror, and he will not forget it even if it has been ten years.
—If it weren’t for the fact that the food ingested by the heroic spirits is converted into magic power, Weber would probably be rude and suspect that these two people would not be able to move.
It’s too cruel.
At this point, he no longer doubted Ji Xing very much. After barely filling his half-full meal, he knew that it was indeed a delicacy in the world. Human energy is limited, and God's favor should also be limited. Ji Xing, who has trained his cooking skills to this extent, should not have hidden abilities in magic.
The 15cm-tall father and son had been facing each other for who knows how long. Mordred moved his face a little closer and roared: "If it weren't for my Master being stronger than yours and providing extra magic power, I would definitely I won’t lose to you!”
Hmm, she has never eaten Artoria.
The lion Jie not far away sighed, do you blame me? The King of Conquerors looked on with amusement.
Facing her son who was approaching, Arturia was silent for two seconds and said, "Mordred, you don't have the ability to become the king just because you eat more."
"Who cares about the king?!" Mordred snorted: "I just want you to know that I will not lose to you, not in any way!"
…You just lost.”
"I told you it's the Master's fault! It's the Master's fault!" Mordred scratched his hair in distress: "If I were still alive, I would definitely be able to eat twice as much as you!"
If she were still alive... Artoria paused for a moment. Could she have done such a thing to compete with Mordred for food at that time?
I am playing the role of the perfect king in every move... She leaned back slightly and said with some emotion: "Mordred, it seems that I really don't understand you at all."
"Then let's start from now on." Mordred hummed: "I have decided, Arthur! In this Holy Grail War, I want you to personally admit that I am the qualified king, the wise king! I want Let you say with your own lips, 'You are not as good as me'!"
“Are you not as good as me?” Ji Xing suddenly raised his head and said, “Can King Arthur say that now?”
“…” Mordred looked over fiercely: “Cook! Learn your magic and don’t interfere with Arthur and me!”
“Oh.” Ji Xing lowered his head and continued.
This boy is as happy to watch as I am. The Conqueror King burst out laughing, and was also not afraid of being glanced at by Mordred.
"By the way, Saber's Master...oh, there are two of them here. Forget it, let's just call him by name, Lixing. It's not long before it's time to have dinner. Shouldn't we prepare some ingredients in advance? I want to go out and buy some wine. It’s a pity that there is only delicious food but no fine wine. Do you need me to bring you anything else?”
The father and son immediately looked at Ji Xing, including the Conqueror King who asked, who seemed a little eager. Weber sighed in his heart, this is not right, isn't it?
"Hmm... buy some meat. The pies at noon have a lot of vegetarian fillings. It's troublesome for so many of us to eat and cook too many dishes." Ji Xing thought for a while and said: "King Arthur, Sister Mordred, you guys Is there anything you want to eat?”
"I told you to stop calling me sister!" Mordred snorted again: "I want to eat... I seemed to see a kind of modern food when I was walking by the river last night... fried chicken? It smelled delicious. , can you do it, boy."
“Oh, um, it’s simple. It’s best to eat fried chicken with some Feizhai Happy Water, oh, that’s Coke.” Ji Xing said and looked at King Arthur.
"…I also can."
“Where is the conquering king?”
"Hmm..." the conquering king looked thoughtful: "Is there any meat made with wine?"
“Beer Duck, buy a duck and some mutton to go with it.” Ji Xing turned around again: “What about Mr. Lion Jie?”
The dishes are served, isn't that right? How many are there? Weber lamented in his heart again, but when Ji Xing asked him, he immediately replied: "I like to eat beef...isn't this a bit too much?"
"It doesn't matter, except for the beer duck, they are all faster." Ji Xing said with a smile: "Conquer Mr. Wang, have you remembered everything? Oh, by the way, our tables are not enough. It would be best to bring a small table for two people. And two chairs.”
“Hahaha, no problem, I will get back soon, you can start preparing!”
He just said that there was still some time before dinner, so he started to ask Ji Xing to prepare it. After going through the ordering process, the other people who had greater expectations for tonight's meal also had no objections.
Seeing Ji Xing wash his hands and walk into the kitchen, Artoria looked around and felt a little sorry. She stood up and stepped forward and said, "Master, is there anything you need my help with?"
Bang—The next moment, she was pushed aside by Mordred: "Boy, let me do it! I can still cook simple meals after all!"
“I’ve done it too…”
Before becoming king.
"I come!"
Webber and Lion Jie looked at each other in silence.
In this extremely strange and unreasonable environment, the first night after the Holy Grail War began slowly fell.