Emiya Shirou leaned against a broken tree, gasping for air.
Beside him, a silver-haired maid fell to the ground, lifeless.
[There are still enemies who can’t fall yet]
He bit his tongue hard and used the pain to wake himself up. He raised his katana again and faced another maid with the same silver hair.
The intersection of weapons.
He took a step back to avoid the danger of being disemboweled by the maid's other knife, but he still ended up with a long wound on his chest.
[How many times have you been injured? I knew I should have practiced my sword skills...]
In fact, he knew very well that his swordsmanship was not bad. The reason why he fought so badly was because his opponent was too strong, and because he had to persist and defend this place.
Behind him, Sakura was displaying all her talents, sending out magic spells like raindrops, and countering the opponent's magic spells like a violent storm.
He must be Sakura's shield, because the heroic spirits have no time now.
Deep in the woods, the purple-haired Rider was fighting fiercely with a heroic spirit wearing a mask and holding an ancient bronze sword. The nail ropes kept colliding with the ancient sword, making a continuous sound.
And in the sky, his servant, his daughter from the future, was silently confronting another heroic spirit.
The Einzbern family, like the Matou family, actually has two heroic spirits.
When he arrived, he saw Rider standing in front of Sakura, using a nail rope to hold the ancient bronze sword. However, he was hit by several golden magic balls, and his whole body trembled.
If Sakura hadn't used magic to treat her in time, perhaps this innocent heroic spirit would have been eliminated directly.
Faced with this situation, he had no room to think or the right to choose. He could only fight.
This battle lasted for several hours.
The fatigue of the body has almost reached its limit. Although magic can be strengthened, it is still impossible to transcend the inherent limits of flesh and blood. The identity of the opponent is unknown, but he can be sure that his skills are not inferior to his own.
Being able to kill an enemy was just because of a sudden flash of inspiration.
In terms of true strength, he should have been the one killed.
[How can you die here? Sakura needs my protection]
He roared and used all his strength to swing his sword.
The male's physical advantage helped him. After all, the opponent was a smaller girl. It was difficult to resist such an attack, so he staggered back two steps.
However, a magic attack came over immediately.
Sakura, who had relatively little actual combat experience, faced the opponent, a girl as cute as a doll, who not only had excellent magic abilities, but also had cold and efficient fighting methods.
...She is better than Sakura, much better.
He reluctantly raised the knife and tried to block the blow, but his exhausted body due to excessive blood loss could no longer exert any strength and was directly thrown away, unable to even hold the knife.
【Could it be...that this is how it ends?】
My eyes began to dim, my mind gradually went blank, and my body seemed to be unable to feel anything...
【How can it be】
Just as he was struggling desperately to stand up, the roar of the car motor came from the distance.
The car was incredibly fast. It seemed to be outside the forest at first, but after just a second or two, it rushed nearby.
【How did it drive so fast in the forest?】
Before he could turn around, he heard the sound of trees breaking and falling.
【Is this a car or a bulldozer?】
However, he no longer had the strength to look back and see what happened.
In the haze, he only heard a familiar roar, and then the deafening sound of gunshots.
【Shenji...you came just in time】
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[My body... is almost reaching its limit]
Illyasviel transformed the magic power in his hand into a strong curse, and used the spirit of excitement to guide it towards the enemy.
Not surprisingly, it was counteracted by the cloaked woman on the opposite side using reciprocal magic.
Different from the previous opponents, this time he faced an astonishingly powerful magician, perhaps one of the seven heroic spirits summoned in the Holy Grail War, the one with the rank of caster.
The girl who inherited Tohsaka and Matou's magic is very outstanding in terms of talent and her magic power is very powerful. However, she has always lived under the protection of her brother's wings. She is obviously not familiar with the battle between magicians. Once she encounters
If you encounter an enemy with more powerful magic power than yourself, you will be at a loss.
Like her heroic spirit, it cannot withstand the test of the war.
Speaking of which, what a ridiculous rider. Although the "Knight" is best at control, and the second is force, he actually fell behind when facing Assassin, whose specialty is only concealment - even though Assassin's real body is indeed
The legendary swordsman is restricted by his class, so his power should not be as good as Rider...
This girl's heroic spirit, like the heroic spirit's master, is nothing to be afraid of.
If the old man's servants hadn't been asked to fight in order to reduce Saber's fighting, and if Saber and Assassin had attacked together, then the pair of masters and slaves would have been dead long ago.
In contrast, it was Kiritsugu's adopted son, Shirou, who perhaps should be called his "brother", who was even more unexpected.
He is obviously just an ordinary boy, with nothing special worth mentioning in terms of magic power or martial arts. He cannot be compared with Kiritsugu, who is as powerful as a ghost and god, but he has shown incredible growth in the battle. From the beginning, he has been
A weakling who almost killed just one android maid, quickly grew into a master who could fight one on two and even killed a maid... If he were allowed to grow like this, how strong would he become?
Could it be that... he is a hero like Hercules in the legend? He was weak before just because he had not "opened his eyes" yet...
The entire meaning of Illyasviel von Einzbern's existence is to win the Holy Grail War, summon the Holy Grail, complete the Third Law, and realize the long-cherished wish of the Einzbern family.
Yes, that's all
Therefore, she made up her mind to kill both hostile Masters here.
Even Emiya Kiritsugu's son is no exception.
If she had enough time, she would have wanted to get along well with Shirou, like ordinary siblings - or brothers and sisters - playing and chatting together...
But she has no time.
Yes, there is no time
As soon as Saber left the magic water tank, her body was shaky. It was completely dependent on her immediately strengthening it with magic power that she barely regained her mobility; and her own situation was not much better than that of the Servants. The small Holy Grail had already been mostly filled.
, taking up almost all the available skills in her body, first the reproductive system, which is useless to artificial humans, and then the digestive system, which will not die even if it is temporarily gone. For this battle, she had to
She even gave up her circulatory system. Now she relies entirely on magic power to maintain her life - no, that can no longer be considered "life". She just uses magic power to maintain the operation of this body and strive to persevere until the end.
It’s just time.
Because of this, she gave the order "Kill Emiya Shirou" to the maids who absolutely obeyed the order.
In fact, the situation is very favorable to her: Although Saber's situation is very bad, the grandfather's students immediately sent the heroic spirits after getting the news, so that Saber does not have to waste precious combat power in such an indecisive battle.
, and the daughter of the Matou family was completely unable to compete with her in a magic battle - even when Shirou arrived later, his servants strangely did not participate in the battle, and just stared at each other in the air with Saber, ignoring their own magic.
The Lord is fighting hard.
If Shinji Matou could be a few minutes later...
Sighing, Illya activated all the magic circuits in his body one by one, and activated the third magic ritual on his body.
The current heir of the Matou family, the "Crazy Demon Dog" Matou Shinji, is definitely not a rookie like his sister, nor a dilettante like Shirou.
As a magician and a master, he is an extremely formidable enemy.
In the past few years, more than one famous magician has disappeared without a trace in Fuyuki Town because of spying on the Matou family's magic and the ownership of Fuyuki Town's spiritual veins.
Rin Tosaka, who is supposed to be the manager of the spiritual veins, is an innocent girl who is so clear that she can be seen through at a glance. Anyone with a little experience can easily see through her - this girl is definitely not a vicious person who can kill many people.
generation.
The veteran great magician Matou Zouken has been almost unseen since he became addicted to magic research ten years ago. A few outside magicians are not worthy of him leaving his magic research laboratory.
In addition, Matou Shinji had fought several times outside Fuyuki Town, showing extremely strong fighting power and almost crazy aggressiveness, so there is no doubt that those magicians died at his hands.
Illya knew very well that among the magicians who were killed, at least two or three were stronger than him.
In other words, he was no match for the angry humanoid mad dog in front of him.
Fortunately...she is not alone
"Saber" she shouted to the servant who was still confronting the enemy in the air, "it's time to fight"
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Takamachi Nanoha was born in 2018. Although she has an elder brother who is so powerful in Nitōryu swordsmanship that he can be called a master, she was just an ordinary girl before she was nine years old.
When she was nine years old, she met the injured ancient heritage research expert Yuno Skrea, and under the guidance of this magician who temporarily transformed into a ferret, she inherited the magic weapon "Heart of Asuri" and became
An excellent magician.
More than just "excellent"
In the process of solving the "Source of Gem" incident, she demonstrated her genius fighting ability and incredibly powerful magic power. As soon as she entered the world of magic, she was hailed as a genius mage. After officially joining the Space-Time Administration, she accepted the
After receiving systematic education, her strength has improved by leaps and bounds.
"Single bombardment magister", this is her positioning; "Invincible Ace", "Ace among Aces", "White Devil", "Tyrant of the Space-Time Administration"... these are her titles.
She saved the world more than once and defeated countless enemies. In her magnificent life, she left countless legendary stories.
Her immense light eclipsed the entire Space-Time Management Bureau; her invincible reputation still shocked everyone even after her death, causing many criminals to tremble and ask, "Here comes the white devil" when hearing the words "Space-Time Management Bureau".
Is it done?"
This time she was summoned by her father in another time and space, and returned to the past as a heroic spirit to participate in the Holy Grail War. She was full of confidence in herself.
Even though he can only exist as a 9-year-old because of his father's lack of magic power, at the age of 9 he is already an S+ level mage and is fully capable of fighting any enemy and winning.
Yes, she is confident about this because she has never lost.
Takamachi Nanoha has never been defeated in her life
But she really didn't expect that she would meet her best friend here.
Her best friend, who was as close as a sister, was Fit Testrosa Harawin.
When we meet as heroic spirits on the battlefield, our masters are still enemies.
God always seems to like to make some cruel jokes...
"Fit..."
"Naye..."
Although the battle on the ground was raging, and although each other's masters were in bad condition, the two girls could not muster the fighting spirit.
They supported each other throughout their lives, experienced countless hardships, faced countless powerful enemies, and saved each other's lives countless times.
But now, they have to fight...
"I feel a little regretful now that I responded to the summons and came to this era." Nanoye sighed, "But if I had not been summoned, my father would have died under your thunder axe..."
"If I wasn't the one who was summoned, even Hercules wouldn't be able to defeat you." Fite's thoughts are very similar to Nanoha's... two close friends who have lived together for a long time, their thoughts would be very similar.
, "In this case, Illiya's pain, Illiya's sorrow, and Illiya's sacrifice... will all be in vain..."
They all knew that each other's masters had complete trust in them, and would even entrust their lives to them without hesitation.
They also knew very well that the Master was now in need of help. Only by defeating the enemy could the Master win the road to victory.
Otherwise, it is failure and death
But even so, they still didn't take action.
Until, I heard Illya's call.
Fit, who had been looking at Nanoye, lowered his head, remained silent for a few seconds, and answered in a low voice.
"Master, are you sure you want me to fight...with beerker?"
"Of course" Although it was obvious that the servant was very reluctant, Illya's answer was decisive.
"Then...please use the command spell."
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Use command spells?
Suddenly hearing such a request, Illya felt her vision go dark. If the only remaining android maid hadn't come back quickly to support her, she would have fallen down on the spot.
【Saber...are you actually going to betray me?】
[Could it be that... what I said before, "As the same artificial human...", was that all a lie to me? 】
With the confusion of mind, the huge magic power stored in the body began to stir uneasily, and the surging magic power roared crazily in the blood, just like Mount Vesuvius in August 79 BC, the "human" body could no longer survive.
If she restrains them again, she will explode and turn her into a ball of lifeless fragments - just like a certain failure in the history of the Holy Grail War.
"Please use the command spell to force me to give up my reason and enter a violent state." Saber's voice seemed to come from outside, as if it contained mysterious power, causing the almost violent magic power in her body to gradually calm down, "Naye, she... is not
I can defeat the opponent in this half-baked state, so please use the command spell, so that I can win."
"Fit" she heard Shirou's servant scream, with a hint of panic in his voice.
[Saber knows her opponent very well; and Beerker’s reaction... are they... friends with a deep bond? 】
She felt a dull pain in her chest when she thought that in order to help her and fulfill the promise she made when she was summoned, Saber had to go to war with her friend.
The rampage of magic power has subsided, but the pain in my chest cannot be subsided.
For his own sake, the proud hero had to make enemies of his former comrades...
[There is no way to repay this friendship...]
But because of this, she wants to win the Holy Grail War
Otherwise, Saber's sacrifice, like the sacrifices of the Einzbern family throughout the generations, would have been wasted.
Raising her right hand, the girl with red pupils stared at the figure that was created to achieve a certain purpose just like herself.
【sorry.】
She opened her mouth and spoke harsh words.
"Command Seal Forces Violence"
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There are three royal families in the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki Town. Each family has its own unique skills.
Although on the surface everyone follows the rules, secretly they all have hidden backdoors and plan to trick their opponents when necessary.
For example, the Matou family, who developed the Command Seal, can transfer the Command Seal to a magic item called the "Book of Pretenders" to let the scapegoat take the lead, thus preventing the real Master from being sniped by the other party, and hiding in the dark.
Wait for the opportunity to move.
In addition, they had already used various means to target Assassin, one of the seven heroic spirits. The old man from the mountain was actually the leader of the ancient Arab terrorists. He had been following Matou Zangyan since the first Holy Grail War.
I don't know what method the dead old ghost used to bypass the interference of restraint.
As for the Tosaka family, which can be regarded as extinct and extinct, although it is not clear what methods they have, it was Tosaka Rin's father Tosaka Tokiomi who summoned Gilgamesh, and he was also the one who colluded with the church...
It seems that the Tosaka family has always had an unclear relationship with the church, probably because their ancestor Tosaka Tokito was a believer in a branch of Christianity.
Since the Matou and Tohsaka families have their own hidden agendas, the Einzbern family will certainly not be an exception.
As the first magic family to propose the "Third Method", they also built the foundation of the Great Holy Grail, so they have unique experience in "summoning heroic spirits".
A certain degree of strengthening and alienation.
This method is to use magic combined with command spells to put the heroic spirit into a certain forced state.
Among the various forced states, forced madness is the most concise and stable, and is almost a fully mature technology. Therefore, before this Holy Grail War, when summoning heroic spirits, they planned to summon a powerful heroic spirit with the berserker class.
Then add forced madness, the effect of double madness, although it will make the heroic spirit completely lose language and even thinking ability, it can strengthen him to be extremely powerful.
But... perhaps because a certain butterfly named Matou Shinji flapped its wings, what they summoned was not the named ancient Greek hero Hercules, but a magical girl from the future.
Feit Testerosa Haravin, because she is an android just like Illyasviel von Einzbern, the current master of the Einzbern family, and she also wants to realize the goal of the creator.
Born out of her tragic wish, she resonated with her and was summoned to this era.
Although her body size and strength are much smaller than Hercules, Feit possesses several times the magic power of Hercules, as well as extraordinary martial arts that are beyond the reach of ancient heroes. Moreover, she has also inspired the future technology and magic system, and is better at
In aerial combat, if it weren't for the illegal summons that caused serious damage to her body, causing her to rest in a magic water tank most of the time, her combat power would be enough to suppress several Hercules.
“I wanted to steal the ace of spades, but I accidentally drew a ghost card...” The patriarch of the Einzbern family commented, “The ghost card is something that can be encountered but cannot be sought. Now that it is in our hands, it is about
The wish of the Einzbern family for hundreds of years can finally come true..."
Not long after, he got the news that the disciple who had stayed in Fuyuki Town had also successfully summoned a heroic spirit, and the one he summoned was a powerful heroic spirit.
The old man, who felt that he had a chance to win, returned to the Einzbern family headquarters and began to prepare the things needed to summon the Holy Grail.
From the beginning to the end, they did not feel that anyone could pose any danger to the formation of these two heroic spirits.
But now, the danger is right in front of us
Beerker, Shirou Emiya's servant alone, possesses combat prowess that even Saber finds difficult. What's more, there are two other Heroic Spirits - in addition, there is Shinji Matou, who is by no means inferior to the Heroic Spirits.
Although Matou Sakura and her heroic spirits have almost completely lost their combat effectiveness, Matou Shinji's master and servant are a new force. On the contrary, the Einzbern family's ambush soldier does not have strong magic power due to old age and frailty.
, although the peerless swordsman who was summoned was as sharp as ever, this power could not be maintained for long...
Therefore, even if I feel sorry for Saber, even if I want her to fight with her friends, I won’t care.
Illya made this realization and issued the order.
Command Seal Forces Violence
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Following this order, the blond girl in the air froze suddenly, her body trembling slightly, as if she was enduring pain.
"Fit, what's wrong with you?" Nanoye hurriedly flew towards her friend, but before she could fly in front of her, a strong murderous intention rushed towards her.
The flying wing boots under her feet suddenly swung to one side, and she fell to the right, just in time to avoid the golden sword light that struck down hard.
At the moment when she almost fell, Nanoye saw Fit's eyes.
The beautiful, gentle and firm eyes have now become as cold and emotionless as glass beads.
Fite, who was deprived of his thinking ability by the Command Seal and was left with only his fighting instinct, raised a magical tool called the "Thunder Tomahawk".
The golden sword light spread out like a sickle, making the dawn sky glow with a faint golden light.
Without any nonsense or hesitation, she swung her lightning battle ax and rushed towards the surprised Nanoha.
Nanoha reacted very quickly, immediately activated her flying wing boots, and retreated quickly. At the same time, many pink magic bullets condensed on her left hand, and they shot towards Feite one after another like festive fireworks.
She didn't expect this simple and lack of power attack to knock down her best friend, she just hoped to buy time with this method.
That technology called "forced rage" shouldn't last long, right?
In this case, as long as he persists for a while, Fit will naturally regain consciousness.
That's what she thought, and that's what she did.
The blond girl in black, waving a golden scythe, chased the girl in white in the air. The two of them flew rapidly like a stunt performer, drawing various complicated trajectories.
Whenever Fit comes close to chasing her, Nanoha will fire out magic bullets to temporarily repel her and gain some time and space.
[What on earth is going to happen like this?] Takamachi Nanoha is not a very patient person. Although it is not in line with her intention to beat up her best friend, if this method can be used to bring Fitt back to his senses——
It seems that you can also consider...
After another magic bullet forced Feit back, she turned around suddenly and stopped in the air. The top of the Heart of the Sun glowed with light, and the pink magic light ball was aimed at Feit like the muzzle of a gun.
"Calm down for a moment..."
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Takamachi Nanoha.
In a certain time and space, famous heroes accomplished countless great deeds, including saving the world at least three to five times.
But what became world-famous along with her heroic deeds was her intermittent bursts of human nature.
Although she has a soft appearance and looks like a soft-girl beauty, Takamachi Naoha has a deep arrogance in her bones. When she gets angry, no matter who she is facing, whether it is the King of Heaven, relatives or friends, in short
Don't say anything, just wait for the bombardment
Her good friend Feite and her adopted daughter Vivio were once bombarded by her mercilessly super-powerful magic for their own reasons. The name of the White Tyrant was also due to this powerful and merciless bombardment.
Magic comes.
At this moment, facing Feit's repeated provocations, she finally couldn't bear it anymore and broke out.
The magic device "Heart of the Sun" shone with red light, and a circular magic array emerged, and a pair of white light wings spread out. The light wings and the magic array complement each other in a colorful way.
Seeing the terrifying magic power at the top of the magic device that even caused the surrounding air to begin to collapse, even the heartless Shinji felt a chill rising from the bottom of his heart.
[She is indeed a "berserker". When she got angry, she even wanted to kill her best friend...be careful not to provoke her in the future]
Because Takamachi Nanoha's momentum when she was furious was so shocking, everyone present ignored the red shadow that appeared in the woods not far away.
Facing Nanoha who was full of anger, even if she temporarily lost her emotions due to the command spell, Fite, who transformed into a complete fighting machine, did not dare to directly attack her. She activated her magic power and quickly flew towards the distance, pulling her as she did so.
Keep a distance and recite the mantra.
Channels of golden light spread out from her magic weapon "Thunder Battle Ax" and turned into golden balls of light in the air. Wisps of lightning flowed out of the balls of light, gradually gathering together and turning into a huge curtain of thunder and lightning.
As a legendary hero in the same world and a close friend who has fought side by side with Nanoha for many years, Fite is very familiar with the fighting style of her old friend, so she first distances herself just as she did countless times in another world.
, and then used the same large lightning strike to contain it. When the lightning net was completed and Nanoha's magic was almost finished chanting, he suddenly turned around and rushed forward at a faster speed than before.
Nanoha's bombardment is very powerful, but not sensitive enough, and she is not capable of multitasking. Facing several attacks at the same time, it is inevitable to focus on one and lose the other. In a simulated battle, Fite once used this method to defeat her.
.
At the top of the thunder battle axe, the golden lightning turned into a huge blade, cutting through the air and leaving a dazzling trail.
[As long as I can hit it with this strike, this Holy Grail War will be over, right? 】
Although there were severe pains all over his body, Illya still allowed himself to stand upright.
She will never fall before victory
Similarly, less than twenty meters away from her, Matou Shinji was holding on to his weak body, preventing the dizziness from showing on his face, pretending to be strong with a cold mask, and confronting her.
.
Inexplicably traveling into this world full of lunatics, perverts, beasts and scum, becoming one of them, and then dying like this...
How could such a life be possible?
So even though his internal organs were protesting, his head was buzzing, and all the bones in his body were asking for rest, he still forced himself to stand like a nail, motionless.
The little girl opposite... If I remember correctly, the Einzbern family broke the rules and summoned heroic spirits in advance, and the price was very serious. She should bear a huge burden.
But she sneered as if nothing had happened.
Maybe...artificial beings don't have pain-sensing organs?
He used such random thoughts to prevent himself from paying too much attention to the pain and fatigue.
[In a while, caster will be able to complete the position construction and switch from an auxiliary to a combat output. By then, caster, rider and beerker will have the advantage of the position, and it should be no problem to deal with two heroic spirits. ]
[So, at least hold on until then]
Thinking this way, he stood up straighter and his expression became colder.
And in the sky, Saber wielding a golden blade and Beerker brewing a red bombardment were almost about to collide.
"trace_on"
Suddenly, he heard this sentence coming from behind him.
murderous look
He did not look back in a hurry, but paid attention to Illya's face.
On the girl's face, he saw surprise and...fear.
Without any hesitation, he turned around and rushed towards Sakura and Shirou.
The moment he turned around, he saw a gorgeous scene that he had never seen in his life: countless swords, gorgeous swords, simple swords, exciting swords, incomplete swords, slender and narrow swords, thick and wide swords.
A sword, a sword like an awl, a sword with parallel double edges...
Countless swords.
Not far from everyone's heads, many swords of various kinds suddenly appeared.
Every sword is shimmering with magical aura, which is the luster that accompanies heroes completing great deeds.
Every sword here is a treasure
The king's treasure?
No, Gilgamesh has obviously died under his arrow.
When he saw a red shadow deep in the woods out of the corner of his eye, he finally knew what was going on.
But...it seems to be too late.
An incalculable number of Noble Phantasms fell like heavy rain.
Illya reacted quickly—or rather, this was the instinct engraved on her body—
The command spell is activated and the followers are recalled
The moment the sword rain almost reached her body, Saber's figure suddenly disappeared and then appeared next to her.
Without any delay, the lightning battle ax in Saber's hand turned into a stream of light that was invisible to the naked eye, protecting Illya, herself, and the android maid.
As the strongest melee combatant among all the servants, she is able to do this kind of thing.
Only she can do it.
Compared with Saber, Beerker's situation was very bad - when the sword rain hit her, she didn't even have time to turn back.
The countless tilted Noble Phantasms effortlessly tore the nine-year-old girl's body into pieces, and blood fell like raindrops.
After the heroic spirit was killed, it should have turned into countless light spots and disappeared, but she didn't even have time...
No blood fell on the ground.
What fell to the ground was sword rain.
Shinji stared ahead.
A slender figure was standing in front of him, protecting him, Sakura and Shirou who had lost their fighting power.
"caster...how is the situation?"
For some reason, he is very calm now and doesn't feel angry at all.
On the contrary, I feel vaguely happy.
The "Betrayal Witch" did not betray him at the critical moment. On the contrary, she risked her life to protect him.
"Fortunately, the magic formation offset some of the damage." Caster's voice was a little hoarse, with a slight vibrato due to the pain.
"Sakura, can you still stand up?"
"Brother... I'm sorry..."
"Stand up, support Shirou, call Rider back, let's retreat." Shenji quickly gave the order, "Caster, go repair the car and leave it to me."
After saying that, a golden long bow and black arrows appeared in his hand.
"We're leaving." He said loudly, "Let's put a truce on the war. We all need to take a break to avoid being taken advantage of."
"What makes you think we will let you go?" Illya asked with a sneer.
"Honestly, I can probably shoot one arrow with the remaining strength." Shen Er also sneered back, "So, I can only kill one person, either the red guy or you - you are going to help me decide
Determined?"
Illya stared at the black arrow exuding cursed power, and then at Shinji, whose smile was without any warmth. After a few seconds, he finally nodded.
"How about a day off?"
Shenji didn't answer. He kept his bow gesture and slowly backed away until he got into the car.
Fortunately, although he comes from ancient Greece, Rider is indeed a "knight" and is very good at driving.
[It was indeed a wise decision to teach her to drive a car]
Shinji thought so and fell into Caster's arms.
As for the golden bow and black arrow, as early as the moment he retreated into the car, they could no longer maintain their existence and disappeared without a trace.
The car roared across the land, rushing into the pre-dawn night at an even faster speed than before.
The android master and servant and the android heroic spirit also slowly retreated into the forest, joined their companions hiding in the dark, and returned to the stronghold.
From beginning to end, no one said a word to the red shooter in the woods.
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"I seem to be in coma a lot in the past few days." Shen Er opened his eyes and the first thing he said was to laugh at himself, "If this continues, I'm afraid I'll have to fall asleep forever next time."
"Don't say such unlucky words." The red-haired friend raised his hand in displeasure and wanted to punch him on the shoulder as usual, but hesitated and finally took it back, "How are you doing?
Is there anything uncomfortable?"
"This question is too difficult to answer." Shenji sat up with a wry smile, "If you ask me 'Where are I comfortable', it might be easier to list some - in fact, I feel uncomfortable everywhere. It would be best if I could sleep for a few more days.
How many nights."
"But we all know that's impossible." Seeing that he had regained some of his excitement, Shirou's expression became much more relaxed, "Sakura went to cook. Today's lunch is beef stew and cabbage soup. Even if you
If you want to rest, you should also have a good meal."
Shinji looked at Shirou's face and frowned slightly.
"How is beerker's condition? I remember she can be resurrected."
"The time hasn't come yet." Shirou's smile stiffened for a moment, but soon relaxed a lot, "It will be about eleven o'clock, there is still about half an hour."
"When the time is up, will she be resurrected automatically?"
Shirou closed his eyes and pondered for a moment - he was getting information about the heroic spirit from the command spell.
"It seems... I have to consume the command spells and summon them again." As he said that, he rolled up his sleeves and there were still three command spells on his right arm. "You see, they won't be consumed until they are summoned again.
"
[As expected of the "protagonist", this "resurrection" ability is really incredible! They are also "protagonists". The heroic spirit incarnated by "Emiya Shirou" and the heroic spirit incarnated by "Takamachi Nanoha" are not at the same level at all.
Woolen cloth】
Thinking of this, he was suddenly startled.
All heroic spirits that "really existed" in history will mostly appear in their most powerful form when summoned. For example, the heroic spirit Shirou Emiya appeared at his peak in his early twenties. Medusa, the beauty
Dia also appears in her youthful appearance.
But why do Nanoha and Fit, the lily couple, appear in the form of nine-year-old girls?
No matter from which angle you think about it, they are much stronger at the age of eighteen than they were at the age of nine...
"The magic power is not enough." The girl who was summoned again during lunch answered simply and clearly.
Not enough magic power? Shenji was dumbfounded, and then couldn't help laughing.
Yes, why did he forget this reason?
As a magician, Shirou's talent is not outstanding. He is just about the same as an ordinary magician - maybe a little more outstanding, but very limited. This level of magic is naturally more than enough to support ordinary heroic spirits.
But it is obviously not enough for a mythical powerhouse like Takamachi Nanoha to show a perfect posture.
A heroic spirit like her must have a master whose magic power is so powerful that it can make ordinary magicians burst into tears in order to fully utilize her full strength, right?
For example, Tohsaka Rin; for example, Illyasviel.
For example, Sakura.
Thinking of this, a playful smile appeared on Shen Er's face.
A strange thought suddenly came to mind.
So, after dinner, he asked the banshee from the mythical era to wash the dishes, the witch from the same era to check the barrier of Emiya's residence, and the magical girl from the future era to patrol the vicinity.
After turning on three light bulbs, he pretended to hold a war meeting.
"The Einzbern family has two heroic spirits." He said straight to the point, "We have three, three against two, and we have a huge advantage."
Shirou and Sakura nodded together.
"However, this is based on the premise that Archer remains neutral. From the situation of the battle at night, Archer seems to be targeting both of us as enemies at the same time - although it is not clear why, he obviously also needs to be on guard as an enemy.
"
Keep nodding.
"Although they may not join forces, it is safer for us to consider the worst-case scenario. In other words, we may have to face a three-on-three situation."
nod.
"Three against three, are you sure?"
Shirou frowned, and Sakura thought for a moment and shook her head in distress.
"The opponent's Assassin's swordsmanship is terrifyingly strong. Even if it's Saber, it's no problem. Rider can't beat him at best - he'll be slightly at a disadvantage."
"But she has a Noble Phantasm—"
"The other side also has it." Shenji interrupted his sister, "Don't expect to use your Noble Phantasm to suppress the enemy. On the contrary, you must always be wary of the enemy's Noble Phantasm - you are already a magician, so you have to think like a magician.
For a magician, you can never be too cautious, because failure means death. I don’t want you to die in such a meaningless place. It would be a disgrace to the Matou family."
Sakura's face suddenly turned red and she lowered her head and said nothing.
"Caster is not the type who is good at fighting. She is responsible for suppressing Illyasviel's magic attack and also assisting me. If the remaining power is used to guard against Archer, it will be somewhat stretched. It may not be a problem in a short time, but time
Over time, you will definitely lose sight of one thing." Shenji didn't have a very high opinion of his heroic spirit, "You can't expect us to finish the work first, on the contrary, we will need your support."
Shirou's smile became even bitterer.
"Now, the only sure advantage is the battle between Beerker and Saber. But how long will it take for Beerker to take down Saber? Can we hold on until that time?"
Shirou shook his head, he was not sure either.
"In the final analysis, our strength is not strong enough." Shenji used an obvious conclusion as the opening statement of the following paragraph, "Within one day - now there is half a day left - there are many ways to improve our strength...
"
"What can I do?" Shirou asked anxiously.
"This solution is on you." Shenji laughed, "Beerker is unable to fully exert her strongest power during her lifetime due to insufficient magic power, and you cannot provide her with sufficient magic power."
"There's nothing we can do about it. I only have so many magic circuits..."
"We are magicians." Shenji stood up, moved his body, and said nonchalantly, "If the magic power is not enough, then get it from somewhere else."
He said nothing more, turned and walked towards the door.
In the room, only Shirou, who was confused, and Sakura, whose face was so red that she was almost bleeding.
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The winter sun is extremely warm.
After experiencing the deadly battle at night, it was really a pleasant thing to bask in the sun and walk in the peaceful city.
Moreover, he is accompanied by a beautiful woman who can score above 90 points regardless of appearance or figure, and who is completely obedient to him.
"It would be great if this life could go on forever." Sitting in the cafe, basking in the sun and drinking a hot drink, even a cruel person like Shenji couldn't help but say a little bit.
Feelings of weakness.
Medea said nothing. She looked at the peaceful and prosperous streets and sighed inaudibly.
"What's wrong? Instead of enjoying this rare peace, you sigh - this is not like you."
"So Master, what kind of person do you think I should be?" Medea asked in a rare and relaxed tone, "What do you think of me?"
Shenji was stunned for a moment, looked at the other person's face that seemed a little nervous, and smiled.
"You are my servant and a reliable companion." He said, "It doesn't matter what happened in the past. Your performance last night was enough to win my trust."
"Even if I am the 'Betrayal Witch'? Betrayed again and again, even betrayed the Master not long ago?"
"That's right," Shenji said decisively, "I believe you."
Medea lowered her head and concentrated on drinking hot coffee without asking any other questions.
Shinji didn't look at her expression - he was not a slow fool like Shirou. At this time, it would be better to let Medea be alone - but half-lying on the seat, letting the warm afternoon sun
Through the window glass, it fell on his face.
Very comfortable.
It's just... I don't know if I can get such sunshine again at this time tomorrow...
After a while, he felt that he was almost falling asleep. In order not to relax his mind too much, and not to let his followers indulge in emotional fluctuations for too long, he randomly found a topic.
"Now, Medea, do you have any dreams?"
"Dream?" The voice of the great magician of the Age of Gods was a little sticky. It seemed that he had cried a lot just now. "I don't have any dreams."
"Didn't you answer the call and join the Holy Grail War in order to fulfill your wish?" Shenji couldn't help but be a little curious, "If you don't have a wish, what should you do after you get the Holy Grail?"
"Are you already thinking about obtaining the Holy Grail?"
"Yes, Sakura and I just want to survive. We have no other wishes. Shirou just wants to prevent the Holy Grail War from harming civilians. After all, he is the only survivor of the last Holy Grail War victim.
For Nanoha, she just wants to see her father whom she has not seen since she was a child, so of course the Holy Grail wish can only be given to you or Medusa - to be honest, I think it is better to give it to you, that guy looks very innocent -
—So I'm worried that her wish is just revenge or something...it feels a bit wasteful."
Medea was silent for a while and whispered: "My wish...has come true."
ah?
This time it was Shinji's turn to be surprised.
The wish...has come true?
How could something so outrageous happen? The wish that should have been realized with the help of the Holy Grail...
But his surprise did not last long.
He remembered - the seemingly insignificant "plot" about the heroic spirit in front of him that he had forgotten for a long time.
Her wish seems to be to find someone willing to trust her, right?
It is unexpectedly small and simple, a small wish that is completely inconsistent with the status of "the great magician of the mythical era" and "the strongest witch in ancient Greece".
Realized...
"Congratulations." He couldn't help but smile again - since the Holy Grail War, although the dangers have come one after another, he has smiled sincerely a lot more often, "Then, the Holy Grail belongs to Medusa.
...I guess her wish must be to take revenge on Athena or Perseus."
"Even the Holy Grail can't do this, right?"
"Well, that's of course. I've never heard of a way to change the past in the world. The Holy Grail is just a derivative of the third method, and it can't do such outrageous things."
"Then isn't her trip here in vain?"
"How could it be in vain? Don't you think she is having a great time these days? When we drove in the morning, she was smiling."
Medea recalled it and smiled.
"Master, don't you have any wishes you want to realize?"
"Of course I still have wishes. For example, after the Holy Grail War, I want to travel around the world and enjoy a peaceful life." Shenji closed his eyes and showed a self-deprecating smile at the corner of his mouth, "But, I am like this
Villains, they probably have no chance to enjoy peace."
"And... I always feel like I'm wandering around, a bit like a lone star, and it's very silly."
Medea was silent for a while and whispered: "The Holy Grail contains powerful magic. As long as you drink the contents, even heroic spirits can exist in this world for a long time."
"So, if...can I stay?"
Shenji was stunned for a few seconds, and then he understood what she meant.
"That's not possible." He said pretending to be serious, but there was an unconcealable smile in his eyes, "You have to travel with me."
"Let's make a promise. After we win the Holy Grail War, we will travel everywhere together. I will show you the colorful world four thousand years from now."
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On this winter afternoon, many things happened at the same time.
Inside Fuyuki Town Sanatorium, a fat old man with big ears looked at the man in red clothes and white hair in front of him in horror.
The full name of this sanatorium is "Hokkaido Sapporo City Third Supervision Center". In name, it is a prison. But we all know that for many rich and powerful people, prisons are nothing more than sanatoriums -
—It is also a well-guarded and very safe sanatorium.
In the name of the country, providing criminals with points of protection and comprehensive care is a ridiculous thing that is openly carried out in many countries.
Kanzaki Shang, now sixty-two years old, is a real estate developer whose net worth could be ranked among the top 100 in Japan. He is a loyal believer in Japan's famous cult "Aum Shinrikyo".
Although Asahara Shoko, the leader of Aum Shinrikyo, always had to worry about the noose that would fall around his neck sooner or later, Kanzaki Shang didn't care about it at all - he should have been shot five or six times because of "insufficient evidence"
He was just sentenced to life imprisonment. Living in prison was only a little inconvenient for doing business, but it did not affect him at all from continuing to make money and enjoy life.
"You...who are you?" Kanzaki felt that his blood pressure seemed to have risen again, and his heart was a little uncontrollable. "You...you...how did you get in? Guard, guard."
He yelled wildly, but there was no response.
"They are all asleep, including the instruments in the surveillance room." Heroic Spirit Emiya said kindly, "I don't want to cause trouble to them, I'm just here to kill you this time."
"You...you...who sent you here? I can pay three times...not ten times, no matter how much you want, it doesn't matter." Kanzaki kept shaking, and almost all the fat on his body was falling to the ground, "Imagine
There’s so much money to spend, your family also needs money, right? You still have to get married and leave enough property for your children..."
"That's it, Kanzaki." The heroic spirit in red from many years later said to him, "Your money is meaningless to me, so let's use the last bit of value in your decadent life."
Without giving the other person a chance to continue begging for mercy, he stretched out his right hand and pressed the plump old man's forehead.
The next moment, the face of the originally energetic old man quickly turned gray, and he fell to the ground, motionless.
"Although there is no justice in this world, a guy like you who hinders the entire human race is still within the scope of my cleanup." The white-haired heroic spirit looked at the body that had had its soul sucked, and whispered, "You are really amazing, you
But he enjoys the same treatment as the extremely evil king who can destroy the whole world..."
He took out a list and checked off Kanzaki Shang's name.
The list is long.
For the next battle, he needs to replenish a lot of magic power.
Since there is no Master anymore, the only way left is to suck people's souls.
Fortunately, there are still many damned people, it just depends on whether they can eat it or not.
"You have to make up for your own mistakes." He took out a ruby that had lost its light from his arms and stared at it, his eyes softening. "Last time, I was powerless and could only watch you leave; but this time is different.
"
"Rin, I swear I will bring you back to life."
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At the same time, Emiya Shirou was sitting on his knees in the living room with a red face, accepting the scolding from his guardian Fujimura Taiga.
Coincidentally, just when Matou Sakura was "replenishing her magic power", Taiga, who had been grounded for several days, finally sneaked out from the Fujimura group. As soon as this energetic female teacher regained her freedom, she immediately rushed to
A place where you can eat and drink together - although Fujimura Group has good wine, it does not have good food. Their chef is indeed high-end, but the Japanese food... Well, we all know that it is a bit too light and does not meet the "Tiger" standard.
The appetite of this creature.
As Shirou Emiya's guardian, Taiga Fujimura has the key to Emiya's residence.
So she walked in directly without announcing anything.
First I went straight to the kitchen, but unfortunately there was nothing.
Of course, at two o'clock in the afternoon, there is no ready food in anyone's kitchen.
So Taiga, who felt hungry, began to look for food in the Emiya residence.
So when she heard a strange noise and opened the bedroom door, she saw a boy and girl entangled together - without clothes.
What a disaster...
Emiya Shirou felt deeply that he must lock the door next time before doing something that is not suitable for elders to see.
"Naye" he used the command spell to complain to his daughter from the future, "Why didn't you remind me?"
"Why hide it?" the girl said innocently, "Can't your relationship be exposed? Don't tell me that you just plan to have fun, that will destroy your good image in my mind."
"Of course I will be responsible"
"That's okay. Age is not a problem, income is not a problem, and identity is not a problem... In the future world, even gender will not hinder marriage, so you can prepare for the wedding with peace of mind."
Shirou figured it out quickly.
Sakura is a good girl. If that's the case, why should she be dissatisfied?
It doesn't matter if he gets scolded, it doesn't matter what happens, but he has made up his mind to marry Sakura.
As the saying goes, "good things come in pairs", when he finally convinced Taiga to agree to the marriage - it took about five minutes, Taiga was actually easy to convince - Sakura's friend Mizu Ayako came to visit with cakes.
Sakura is temporarily staying at Emiya's house because of a fire at home.
The pastries are very good and are said to be gifts from a high-end store.
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"I shouldn't have left." Shenji blamed himself sadly.
Yes, if he were here, he would definitely notice something wrong with the taste of those snacks right away
Even if he didn't notice it, Medea, who was proficient in potions, would notice it.
So, things will never be this bad
"Shirou...are you okay?" Sakura looked worriedly at Shirou Emiya, who was lying quietly on the hospital bed with a black face.
The man she originally wanted to entrust to her for the rest of her life is now on the verge of life and death.
"He will be fine." Shenji said firmly, "Since he can persist until now, he will definitely be able to persist to the end. The Shirou Emiya I know will never be knocked down by a mere poison." Although he said so firmly,
But he actually didn't have much confidence in his heart.
There were a total of six people who ate the poisonous cakes at that time, four humans and two heroic spirits. Heroic spirits with strong vitality are naturally not afraid of mere toxins. The Matou family was trained by Demon King Zouken using various magic potions and insects since childhood.
The descendants also have strong poison resistance, so Medusa, Nanoha and Sakura are all fine. Medea got some antidote for them to drink and it was fine, but the situation of the other three was worse...
Fujimura Taiga, who was deeply poisoned due to gluttony, died before Shinji and Medea could come back. Mizu Ayako also failed to wait until the antidote was made, and only Shirou persisted.
After being given the antidote, he was still in a coma and could only lie on the hospital bed... Fortunately, his condition was relatively stable and his life did not appear to be in danger.
[Strange to say, after analysis by Medea, it was determined that the poison was very powerful. Unless we are people like Sakura and I who have the ability to resist poison, it is almost impossible to save the victim. Why is Shirou able to persist until now?
?And the condition seems to have stabilized... Maybe it's because of the Noble Phantasm called "Utopia" in Shirou's body? It's really a wonderful thing...]
Perhaps just as he guessed, the top-notch Noble Phantasm "Utopia" indeed has unpredictable power. Emiya Shirou regained consciousness before dark.
Faced with the tragic situation caused by his carelessness, Shirou blamed himself even more than Shinji.
But he is neither the furious leader of the Fujimura team nor the grief-stricken Mizu couple. As a magician and one of the Masters of the Holy Grail War, he is not powerless in the face of "death".
"If it were the Holy Grail that could grant all wishes... it would be possible to bring the dead back to life, right?"
"...Perhaps, the Holy Grail War has been held four times in the past, but all of them failed to successfully complete the summons and wish, so no one is sure." Shinji looked up at the gloomy night sky, feeling his mood getting heavier and heavier, "I can only say
, there is hope.”
Seeing his friend returning to the room alone to prepare for the battle later, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Are miracles so easy to achieve?
Moreover, in order to achieve a miracle, you must obtain the Holy Grail.
In order to obtain the Holy Grail, you must defeat the other heroic spirits, and then sacrifice Illyasviel and Emiya Kiritsugu's only daughter.
[Forget it, this secret should be buried underground with me forever.]
There was another severe pain in his chest. He swallowed a large amount of anti-rejection medicine and painkillers. He looked at the dazzling words "has serious toxic side effects" on the medicine bottle, shook his head, and used magic to completely destroy the bottle without leaving any traces.
.
After tonight, we won't need the magic circuit anymore, right?
Whether it's death or life, in short, this is the last time I take medicine.
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"After fifty years of life, things will be like a dream in the next world. Is there anyone who will live forever?"
Emiya Shirou punched Shinji on the shoulder from behind, interrupting his emotion.
"Don't say such things before a battle, it's very unlucky."
Shinji smiled, his smile as full of teasing as ever.
This smile is called "the charming smile of a prince" by girls and is one of the important sources of his huge popularity.
"I just think this poem is very appropriate for the occasion."
He turned his head and stared at Fuyuki Town under the night.
"Hey, Shirou, do you remember ten years ago?"
Shirou knew what his friend was referring to and sighed deeply.
"You and I are both the ones who survived that horrific disaster." Shenji sighed in a low voice, "When I saw Uncle Kariya being devoured by bugs in front of me, I was really shocked at that time.
So scared”
The young man who had lived for two generations recalled the scene at that time, and there was still a look of horror on his face.
Matou Kariya, the only man in the Matou family with decent magic qualifications in recent years, relied on his skillful use of magic to escape from the insect nest built by Matou Zangyan, and thus obtained freedom, which was once envied by Shinji.
object.
However, this uncle who had regained his life, after learning about Shinji's experience from his friends, returned to the Matou family regardless of life and death, and made a terrible deal with Zouken, who can be called the great devil.
He went to win the Holy Grail for Zangyan, but the price was that Zangyan had to go to the source and give up the bondage to the Matou family.
Zouken would naturally not object to such a deal, so Shinji and Sakura rarely got some relatively easy days.
——Even though he has focused his research on artificial perfect bodies, Zangyan still uses insect magic from time to time to transform Shinji and Sakura in line with his wishes. This approach has no benefit or reason at all, as if it is just
Out of pure habit.
This already old monster always seems to have to rely on other people's wails to confirm its sense of existence.
So from time to time, he would leave the laboratory, throw Shinji or Sakura into the insect nest, and enjoy the heart-rending screams.
The person who receives this kind of treatment more often is Shenji, because Zangyan likes to listen to the screams of strong men, bullying little girls, etc. Even he would find it boring, and he only does it occasionally.
And when Kariya came back, he took the place of the two children and stationed in hell...
"Ten years..." Shen Er's eyes gradually blurred, "Destiny is like a wheel, it has turned around and seems to have returned to the starting point."
"This is not the origin of destiny, nor is it a wheel," Shirou said firmly, "This is the starting point of a new life. We will definitely break the fate of the Holy Grail War."
There is no winner, this is the fate of the Holy Grail War.
Whether it was the frighteningly powerful magicians in the First Holy Grail War, or the heroic spirits who challenged the strongest in history in the Second Holy Grail War, or they took advantage of the outbreak of the war to fight, and even continued to fight.
The huge Third Holy Grail War in Tokyo, and even the Fourth Holy Grail War for which all the parties were extremely well prepared... There is never a winner in the Holy Grail War, and it always fails for various reasons.
It's like... being cursed.
Time and time again, at least seven magicians and seven heroic spirits, as well as dozens of times and hundreds of times more unrelated people, were swallowed up by the flesh-and-blood millstone called the Holy Grail War. In the end, nothing but tears, sighs and despair
Nothing gained.
No one can be saved, no one can win.
However, the temptation to reach the source and realize the wish is so great that it constantly tempts people to put everything they have as a bet and step onto the field of Shura that cannot be returned.
"...Is this the last time?"
Shirou was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Shinji meant.
"Yes, this will definitely be the last Holy Grail War." He clenched his fists, and the magic light flashed on the back of his hands.
There are still two command spells composed of swords and feathers.
That is the source of his confidence.
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The story ends here, and the rest is the final decisive battle, which will be told in the final chapter "End" ( )
