Chapter 9: Beginning, the Battle of the Eastwood Bridge (Part 1)

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"Mental suggestion... is a really useful skill! If you want to blame it, you have to blame yourself! Unknown Mr. Driver, who told you to look at me like an idiot just now? Humph! Originally, I wanted to pay you for the ride.

Yes!...Well, even though I don’t have any money, it’s nice to experience the feeling of not having to pay for a ride!”

Looking at the taxi that had restarted and returned to the traffic flow on the street, Illya had a look on her face as if the prank had succeeded, and then she turned around and looked at the Fuyuki Bridge in the distance.

"As far as I remember, the battlefield should be there! Well...but it's still early, so let's find a place to kill some time before going there!"

After restraining all the magic power fluctuations in her body, Illya started her action.

about an hour later

"here we go!"

Illya, who was reading comics in the bookstore, looked towards a certain direction in the void, where the Servant, Lancer, was blatantly exuding his aura, and Irisviel also called her through the command spell at this time.

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When Illya sneaked there, Lancer and Saber had already started fighting, and the area around them was also destroyed and in tatters. However, it did not affect any ordinary humans, because the barrier had been arranged in advance.

There will be no one around, so both sides can engage in the battle with peace of mind.

After carefully sensing the surroundings, Illya discovered several peepers, including humans and servants.

"Sure enough, just like in the original work, everyone was attracted by the fluctuations emitted by the Lancer! Kiritsugu's words..."

After identifying the magic power fluctuations of the peepers, Illya successfully found the location of Emiya Kiritsugu.

"Ah! Found it!...Huh? Why is there another Servant there?...By the way! Isn't it the weakest Assassin! Hmm...Do you want to help that guy Kiritsugu? Even the weakest one?

Even a weak servant cannot be defeated by a human magician, except for that guy’s son.”

While Illya watched the fierce battle between Lancer and Saber, she thought about whether to help Emiya Kiritsugu, because in the original work of fate/zero, Emiya Kiritsugu was not killed by Assassin here.

"Well... let's help that guy! After all, he is the father of Ilia's little guy. Besides, I have this unexpected existence, so it is possible for another accident to happen. If Kiritsugu is accidentally killed

If the assassin was killed before my eyes, I would be so sorry for Ilia!"

After thinking about it, Illya was still ready to help Emiya Kiritsugu. If her savior was sad because he was killed, Illya felt that it would be a bit too ungrateful!

Just as Illya was sneaking towards Emiya Kiritsugu's location, the battle between Lancer and Saber was coming to an end.

Although the enemy was also injured, Saber's left arm was also stabbed by the 'Destroying Yellow Rose' and the wound became unable to heal.

Just after the two sides communicated and reported each other's real names, they regained their morale and were about to fight together again, the air around them became cold, clear and full of tension, and was suddenly cut through by a thunderous sound.

An ancient chariot with two heads, pulled by a burly and muscular bull with rolling muscles like waves, came from the distant sky at lightning speed. After hovering menacingly over Lancer and Saber, it lowered

It fell to the ground at a faster speed. It landed just between the two heroic spirits confronting each other, blocking the sword and spear points of the two men. When it landed on the ground, it put away the dazzling lightning, revealing a giant man.

His figure stood majestically on the driving platform of the chariot.

"Both parties put away their weapons. In front of this king!"

This unhurried roar could rival the thunderous sound he made when he appeared flying through the sky. His piercing eyes had an aura that seemed to push back the sword and spear heads that were confronting each other.

Needless to say, both Lancer and Saber are famous heroic spirits. They cannot be frightened by just a few roars. However, this new heroic spirit did not attack them, but just to disrupt their duel, and fired a shot.

So these two people didn't understand his intention of doing this and couldn't help but hesitate.

After first weakening the momentum of Lancer and Saber, the burly chariot owner continued to say in a stern tone:

"My name is Iskandar the Conqueror. I participated in this Holy Grail War and obtained the rank of Rider."

Everyone present was truly dumbfounded at this moment. On the battlefield of the Holy Grail, it was impossible for a servant to declare his family name, and his real name was the key to the strategy. And the most uneasy person was the trainee magician Weber sitting next to Rider.

But what they didn't know was that a man on the road not far away had laughed out loud.

"Tsk...haha...it looks like that idiot Conqueror and Weber are here!"

Because there was no one around, and the attention of the remaining people was attracted by Rider's exaggerated appearance, Illya laughed unbridled.

Afterwards, Weber was so angry that he cried out of anger at what the Conqueror King did next.

"Wow... he's crying so miserably... That must be Weber. What a pitiful little guy. He actually stole the sacred relic of a crazy guy like the King of Conquerors. Let's have a second of silence."

Illya, who was already very close to the battlefield, said carelessly after hearing Weber's cry.

"Really? Is that so?"

Immediately after Weber's cry, a voice full of resentment sounded again.

"What a pity. I wanted to make this lovely student happy. Weber, a mortal like you should have a stable life that only belongs to mortals."

Clock Tower Lecturer Kaynes Elumeroy Archibald is hiding somewhere looking at Weber Velvet, the waste he defines as delusional, with his blue eyes filled with insult and pity.

, actually stole the sacred relic that was supposed to belong to him.

"There's nothing I can do about it! Weber, let me give you extracurricular tutoring. I will give you the true meaning of magicians killing each other, the horror and pain of killing each other without any reservation. You feel it is very honorable."

Along with his anger, Kayneth vented his murderous intent on Webber without mercy. But what awaited him was the humiliation from the conquering king.

"Hey! Magician, from what I observe, you seem to want to replace my little master and become my master."

The rider asked the master of the Lancer who was hiding somewhere. In fact, his face was filled with a smile of malicious pity, which made his face distorted.

"If this is really the case, it is really ridiculous. The man who becomes my master should be a warrior who rides on the battlefield with me, not a coward who dares not even show his face."

Silence fell, and only the anger of the unappeared Master spread in the night air. Rider suddenly burst out laughing, this time facing the empty night sky, laughing at the top of his lungs.

"Come out! There must be others. They are hiding in the darkness and peeking at our accomplices!"

Of course, such a loud declaration also reached Illya’s ears.

After hearing this, Illya stroked her forehead helplessly.

"I've seen idiots before, but I've never seen such an idiot. If he really ran away after being so provoked by you, wouldn't he be the same idiot as you! Well... except for that arrogant Jin Shining Shining, of course!"

Just when Ilia slightly corrected her conclusion, Rider's loud voice sounded again.

"Saber and Lancer, you are fighting face to face, it's really amazing. The swords and halberds made such a clear clashing sound, I'm afraid more than one heroic spirit was attracted."

Irisviel who was present was immediately frightened. It seemed as if Kiritsugu, who was hiding somewhere, saw through it. But all Rider had in mind was other Servants. Rider wanted to send a deafening sound to the surroundings.

From every corner, he shouted again.

"Poor! How pitiful! The heroes gathered in Fuyuki. Don't you have any feelings when you see the courage shown by Saber and Lancer here? They have real names worth bragging about, but they secretly keep peeking here. It's really cowardly.

.The heroic spirits will also panic when they hear this, huh!?"

After laughing loudly.

The rider tilted his head slightly, showing a fearless expression, and finally looked around with provocative eyes.

"Heroic spirits invited to the Holy Grail War, gather here now. Cowards who are afraid of even showing up, please wake up to me before Iscandar, the Conqueror, insults you!"

Rider's passionate speech even reached Emiya Kiritsugu, who was secretly watching from the container yard in the distance. It also reached the ears of Kuu Maiya, who was watching from the opposite side, leaving her speechless for a while.

The way of thinking of heroes in ancient times was so different from that of Emiya Kiritsugu that he couldn't even sigh.

"...How could that idiot conquer the world?"

After hearing this, Illya, who had already arrived at Emiya Kiritsugu's side, unconsciously nodded in agreement:

"Yes! Yes! I really don't know how that idiot conquered the world!"

"who!"

Emiya Kiritsugu was frightened by the voice that suddenly appeared behind him. Being cautious as a killer, he did not shout out. He just stood still and asked behind him in a low voice, and did not attack immediately because he

I feel that the other party is not hostile.

"It's me, Caster. Don't say anything yet. Assassin is nearby. Let me set up a barrier first."

Illya's words first made Emiya Kiritsugu relax, but what followed made his whole body tense up again.


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