Sitting in the hall of the recently restored Matou Residence, the remaining two members of the Matou family and the two heroic spirits were celebrating and thinking. (Full-text novels are updated the fastest)

This afternoon, Matou Residence was attacked by an unknown enemy and was almost razed to the ground. Matou Zangyan and his heroic spirit Hasan were unable to defeat the attackers and were both killed.

"First of all, I have to say, this is the best news we have received in these years." Shenji opened a bottle of champagne and filled the four glasses on the table one by one. "The old and immortal monster is finally finished, and we finally don't have to

Worried about being bitten by bugs... Haha, I'm glad, I'm glad."

Yes, even if they die tomorrow, at least they are free today... God knows how they have survived these years...

"But who did it?" Sakura is calmer than her brother - this is because her life is much better than her "destiny" has determined, and her fear and hatred of Zangyan are not as deep as Shinji's, so although she is also very

Happy, but will consider more realistic issues.

There are seven heroic spirits participating in the Holy Grail War: saber - King Arthur; rider - Medusa; lancer - Cu Chulainn; archer - the heroic spirit Emiya Shirou; caster - Medea; assassin - Sasaki Kojiro;

beerker——Hercules.

In addition to the remaining heroic spirits from the previous generation: Archer - Gilgamesh; Assassin - Hassan, and the avenger - Angela Mainyu who may be lurking in the dark, the heroic spirits that may appear in this Holy Grail War should have been

There are only these ten.

But... the Saber that was supposed to be summoned by Emiya Shirou was replaced by his future daughter, Takamachi Nanoha, who is a beerker. In other words, the one summoned by the Einzbern family is no longer a beerker.

Hercules, but another heroic spirit.

Currently, there are six known heroic spirits: Medusa, Medea, Cu Chulainn, Gilgamesh, the heroic spirit Emiya, and Hassan. Among the remaining four, An, who was supposed to be summoned by Bazett,

Guerra Mainyu is not expected to be summoned - because Bazett has been killed, completely and completely, with no bones left, and with the inexplicable beerker Takamachi Nanoha, there are still two possible enemies left, namely Saber

and assassin.

Because the two assassins could not coexist, Shinji did not ask Medea to summon Sasaki Kojiro - in his opinion, the guy who could only wield a sword was completely unqualified as an assassin and was far less useful than Hassan.

And since Emiya Shirou summoned Beerker, Saber's place was naturally summoned by someone else...

Is it the Einzbern family?

Assuming that they still used cheating methods and summoned heroic spirits three months in advance, according to the principle of "only beerker and assassin can specify the summons", they could only summon heroic spirits with the assassin class.

Hercules arrives as an "assassin"...

He shuddered when he thought of Hercules hiding in the darkness and using his divine bow to assassinate with poisonous arrows.

Ten lives are not enough to kill that guy.

Moreover, who is the one who summoned Saber?

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"You did a great job," Illya von Einzbern said to the servant who was sleeping quietly in the magic potion tank, "Saber, you are even better than I expected."

Although it was not the Hercules who was supposed to be summoned, although he suffered backlash for summoning him in advance, even though it was troublesome every time he was dispatched.

However, her heroic spirit is undoubtedly the strongest

The battle just now fully explained the problem.

Even Hercules, the strongest hero in Greek mythology, could not have completely blocked the news to the outside world while killing Matou Zouken and his heroic spirit, so that he could be completely "unnoticed".

But saber did it

Matou Zōen was one of the first "Three Royal Households" and a figure of the same era as the "Winter Saint" of the Einzbern family. He was a great magician who lived for five hundred years. It is said that he stepped into the world with half a foot.

The realm of magicians.

Matou Residence is a magic fortress that he has painstakingly managed, filled with various barriers and magic tools.

That black heroic spirit can travel freely in the shadows, and also has the ability to clone himself.

However, such a powerful combination could only last less than three minutes in front of Saber.

Fortunately, in order to ensure safety, she also used the Einzbern family's trump card, but unexpectedly she didn't use it at all.

"As long as Saber is here, the Holy Grail is within your reach."

Grandpa's life-long wish, what my father failed to do back then, what my mother sacrificed her life for... this time must be realized in her hands

The magic power in the body tumbled again, followed by the dizziness that I was used to.

The heroic spirit that was killed by Saber just now has been filled in the "Little Holy Grail" as a reserve of "fuel", which means that he has taken the fatal first step away from completely losing consciousness.

It doesn't matter... Anyway, even if I don't become the Holy Grail, I only have about one year left to live.

Give up this useless year in exchange for the realization of a tragic wish - I don’t know how many people in the world would rather die tomorrow to realize their wish.

In comparison, I still have some time at least, so I am extremely lucky.

"Saber, you should have a good rest. There should be no fighting for the time being."

After saying that, she picked up the magic tool she had put aside and walked towards the door.

"I'm going to visit that 'brother', my father's adopted son...what kind of person is he? I'm really curious..."

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"Rin, the battle has begun." The bathroom window was lightly knocked twice, and Archer's voice came from the window.

Tohsaka Rin was taken aback. For a moment, he even forgot about being shy. He directly opened the window and poked his head out.

In the end, it was the heroic spirit in red clothes and white hair who was startled. He jumped out like a rabbit and was speechless.

The evening wind in late winter was very cold, and the icy north wind blew in her face. The naked girl suddenly shivered. Then she realized that her current condition was really bad, and she immediately retracted into the bathtub like lightning.

, and threw the window shut with his backhand.

She didn't know whether it was because the water was very hot or because the cold wind had just blown, but she just felt that her face was burning, almost as if it was about to burn.

"Have you been seen? You must have been seen. Archer's eyesight is very good - you can see the East Wood Bridge from the roof of Tohsaka Residence... It's over, it must have been seen... The majesty of the Master

Nothing left, no, no, now is not the time to think about this..."

The sound of knocking on the window sounded softly again.

"Archer, report the situation." She tried her best to sound as usual, but she always felt a little guilty.

The attitude of the white-haired heroic spirit did not change at all, it was still the same lazy and informal tone, still unhurried.

"There was a battle just now at the Matou family," he said. "Because there was a barrier blocking it, we couldn't see it very clearly, but we can confirm that the aura of Matou Zouken has disappeared, and at the same time, it seems that a heroic spirit has died."

What?

Tohsaka Rin suddenly forgot his shyness and exclaimed: "Matou Zouken is dead?"

How could it be possible that he was a great magician who had lived for five hundred years, a contemporary of the ancestors of the Tohsaka family, and it was said that he had already half-footed his way into the realm of "magicians"?

The ancestors of the Tosaka family left clear records that Matou Zouken was a human being who could rival heroic spirits - no, what is correct is that he was no longer a human being, but a "monster".

A monster that could rival a heroic spirit hundreds of years ago, plus a heroic spirit, and it was destroyed in his own home, on a magic battlefield that had been in operation for five hundred years.

"Can the identity of the other party...be determined?"

"Sorry, the opponent has opened a barrier and cannot detect it." Having said that, there was no "sorry" in Archer's tone, "But the style of the barrier is very strange, it is not a common magic, but

It's something more compact and grand... It seems... well, it's very much like some kind of technological product."

"A product of science and technology? Is the other party's heroic spirit a science person?"

"No... As far as I know, 'science' and 'mystery' are incompatible, at least in this world... If I read it correctly, then either the other party has mastered a new type of magic, or the heroic spirit comes from another world.

, for example, a world with ‘magic technology’.”

"Magical technology? Isn't that something from anime stories? Please be more serious and watch less TV."

After scolding the nonsense heroic spirit, Tohsaka Rin sat in the hot water and sulked.

Magical technology? Heroic spirits from other worlds? What on earth is this guy thinking about?

“Not reliable at all”

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On the outskirts of Fuyuki Town, there is a hill called "Ryuudou Mountain".

Get off the bus at the foot of the mountain and walk up the mountain road. It takes about ten minutes to reach the top of the mountain.

This is the oldest building in Fuyuki Town and one of the only attractions in this town.

Ryudong Temple.

For most residents of Fuyuki Town, Ryudouji Temple, which was built in the Muromachi period almost five hundred years ago, is a historic site that the people of Fuyuki Town are proud of. However, for some people living in this small town,

It is said that this small temple has been given another meaning.

Under Ryudou Temple, there is a huge cave in Ryudou Mountain. That cave is the core of Fuyuki Town's entire ground. The quality of its spiritual veins can be regarded as first-class in the world.

Two hundred years ago, the great magician Matou Zouken, who lived here, searched all over the world for a suitable spiritual vein to build a branch of the Einzbern family, the young head of the Einzbern family, Justeese Ritzleich von Ein.

Zbelen, the reclusive secret religious practitioner Tohsaka Nagato...these three geniuses in the magic world had a fierce conflict over this spiritual vein. Finally, under the mediation of the second magician who happened to be passing by, the three of them

were able to reconcile, and worked together (well, there is doubt here) to construct a great magical ritual called the "Holy Grail War"...

"Since Ryudouji Temple is so important, why do you always allow it to be managed by monks who have no connection?" Shirou Emiya asked curiously, "Shouldn't such an important place be managed well by trustworthy people?"

"That's true, but 'a person you can trust'... in the world of mages, this concept does not exist at all." Because his friend was now a Master participating in the Holy Grail War, Shinji had to give him
To be continued...