In the gentle cold wind, nearby residents who were running at night passed by. Two special visitors stood by the river and looked at the clear lake water.
"There can't be any traces. After all, ten years have passed." Lion Jie Jieli shook his head and said: "With the modern construction speed, it doesn't take ten days to transform a place beyond recognition."
"Of course I know that kind of thing." Mordred crossed his arms and said in an erratic tone: "Ten years ago, this is where my father competed with other heroic spirits to compete for the Holy Grail... Oh, why didn't I go up?
Was he summoned once?"
"Ah, I didn't participate in the last Holy Grail War, I'm so sorry." Shishi Jie said casually, knowing that the other party was just complaining for the sake of complaining.
Thinking of the last Holy Grail War, Lion Tribulation had new doubts. Since the legendary King Arthur was also a woman, how did King Arthur's son, known as the rebellious knight, come from? She also used the word "father" when she called King Arthur.
Of course, he wisely didn't ask.
There was silence between the two of them, as if they were both looking at the river in a trance. The nearby residents who were running at night passed behind them again, and Mordred regained consciousness.
"Okay, thank you for accompanying me here, Master, where should we go next?"
"Well..." Shishi Jie looked a little worried: "Several convenient places in Fuyuki City that can be used as strongholds should have been occupied by others. I came too late. As a necromancer, my original plan was
Find a cemetery, preferably an underground cemetery, to use as a workshop.
I think you won't be too picky about this kind of thing, but now... the heroic spirit has added a new seven knights, and the opponents I originally thought have become ambiguous companions. To be honest, I am a little undecided.
Already."
"Cemetery? You really like that kind of disgusting place." Mordred's face suddenly collapsed, "But why do you think I won't be picky? I am a knight, and I want to become the king's knight! Normal people will do it.
Protest!"
"Oh? I thought you could overcome any environment... Then there's no other way. How about spending money to buy you a sleeping bag?"
"Just because you can overcome it doesn't mean you like it! Are you lying to yourself about sleeping bags or something like that?!"
Mordred just complained casually. Having spent many years with her mother, Morgan, a magician, she knew how strange and paranoid these guys were, and it was pointless to argue.
Sure enough, Lion Jie knocked on his palm: "Then choose the best sleeping bag!"
Mordred sighed helplessly.
At this time, a nearby resident who was running at night passed by behind him for the third time. The veins on Mordred's forehead throbbed, and he turned his head as if he had found some outlet: "Hey! Boy, in ten minutes
You ran past us three times! Do we have anything to see?!"
Ji Xing, who was breathing steadily, stopped, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and asked with some embarrassment: "...I'm sorry, are you two tourists from abroad? Russia? There are very few tourists who come to Fuyuki. You speak in Japanese
It’s really good.”
"Huh? Who is the Russian!" Mordred had a ferocious expression on his face.
"It's because of the clothes, little brother." Lion Jie interrupted helplessly, pointing to the clothes Mordred had just chosen an hour ago, a cute vest with a navel exposed and a red leather jacket.
"It's winter now. I told you that wearing something like this will attract attention, let alone the two of us standing by the coldest river."
Mordred hesitated for a moment, feeling that he was wrong. His face turned slightly red and he said, "Can't I wear clothes like this in winter? I'm in good health! As for being by the river... By the way, winter swimming. I want to swim in winter, can't I?
Boy, if you want to exercise, your little exercise night run is meaningless. If you are a man, just swim in the river with me!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she turned around and jumped into the river with a splash. Lion Jie held his forehead in melancholy. This rebellious knight was just a child.
He looked at Ji Xing who seemed to be stunned, spread his hands and said: "Don't pay attention to her, she is a bit energetic. Is I a resident nearby?"
"Hey! Come down!" came the accompaniment of splashing water from behind, and Mordred flapped his hands like propellers, as cheerfully as a dog jumping into the water, and swam ten meters before turning back.
Ji Xing glanced sideways and then turned back: "Really...is there no problem? The temperature at night is only 2℃."
"It's okay, it's okay."
Heroic spirits cannot feel the cold.
Shishi Jie waved his hand and said, "Brother, I haven't said anything yet. Are you a nearby resident?"
"Well, yes, I live by the river." Ji Xing replied with a finger.
"By the river." Lion Jie thought for a while.
The Holy Grail War will be fought in secret, and there are only a few places as big as Fuyuki City that are suitable for a battlefield, such as the Einzbern Forest in the west, Enzo Mountain in the middle, and the seaside port in the east, and here it is.
But there is no point in reminding him about this kind of thing. We can't let him move in advance. That would be too strange.
Wish yourself luck, I don't know how much damage this Holy Grail War will bring to Fuyuki... Just as Shishi Jie had this thought, he suddenly noticed the back of Ji Xing's hand that he had put down from the corner of his eye.
His eyes changed, and his expression almost lost control. The first moment was alertness, the second moment it was changed to confusion and surprise, and he tried to ask calmly:
"Brother, is that on the back of your hand? It looks like a very strange and unique tattoo."
"Uh... this?" Ji Xing raised his right hand with a natural expression, and said with a slight distress: "I don't know either. No one may believe it. This thing suddenly appeared in my hand at noon. I was planning to do it tomorrow.
I’ll go find my classmates and ask.”
"...Haha, it appeared suddenly? How is it possible? Did I watch too much TV?"
Lion Jie used laughter to hide his emotions, feeling a little confused inside. Isn't it right? Just like that, he met a Red Master by chance? This kid looked like he was just a high school student, and there was no trace of magic practice at all.
Excluding the possibility that his level of magic is higher than mine, then he will only be a rookie, a rookie with a very weak foundation in magic. He should not have summoned heroic spirits yet, or does not know how to summon heroic spirits at all.
Of course, Lion Tribulation also wanted to think in a dark direction, but he didn't have enough time.
Although the command spell appeared at noon, the rules of seven knights versus seven knights were changed only when he completed the summons, which was only two hours ago.
It makes no sense to summon the heroic spirit, lock yourself, and arrange a chance encounter in this short period of time, or for the Master to show up in person and set up a trap.
It can only be accidental.
Fuyuki is too small.
Looking at the young man across from him who said helplessly, "I told you no one would believe it," Shishi Jie felt like he had a headache.
Even if you don't pass the summoning ritual, once you are selected as the Master, you will probably complete the summoning of the heroic spirit by chance before the 'time limit', so do you want to take advantage of it before then?
He is not that type of magician, and Mordred is probably not the kind of heroic spirit that 'bullies the weak'. The choice he would make would probably be to wait for the opponent to complete the summoning and then fight, right?
No, in the current situation where the factions are not so clearly divided, this kid who knows nothing may be able to be a potential ally? Although the Clock Tower requires everyone to conduct a camp battle first, those old yinbi may not be completely obedient.
As long as it's not discovered, it means it hasn't been done. He is very familiar with this kind of thing.
After making many analyses, Lion Tribulation decided to explore one or two first.
He shook his head slightly and said: "To get back to the subject, although Mordred is very resistant to cold, we are indeed not Russians. Probably...we are all British, well, Great Britain."
"Britain...Mordred?" Ji Xing muttered as if he sounded familiar.
"My name is Shishi Jiejieli. Although I look like this, I am actually only 32 years old. Hahaha. Many people don't believe that I am a kind person because of my appearance. It is really distressing.
Ah." Lion Jie said with a smile.
"Speaking of which, little brother, we arrived too late and couldn't find a suitable hotel. Since you live nearby, do you have any good and cheap places to recommend?"
"Hotel..." Ji Xing looked at Mordred, who was still having fun in the river, and then at Shizi Jie, hesitatingly: "My family is quite big. If you are willing to pay 40,000 yen, I can let you have it."
You guys stay one night."
"Oh?" Lion Jie said, "That being said, are you really not afraid that we are bad people?"
"She doesn't look like..." Ji Xing smiled: "And even though I'm very thin, I exercise every day and I'm very good at fighting."
Because you are a magician, do you think ordinary robbers don't matter? Haha, you are very good at fighting?
"What about your parents? You just live alone? Can you make the decisions?"
"They are gone." Ji Xing shook his head: "They died ten years ago. I have always lived alone. It doesn't matter."
"No more... ten years ago?" Shishi Jie's expression changed slightly, and he looked back at the peaceful Weiyuan River: "Brother, your family didn't live here ten years ago, right? I remember seeing Ten
News about the violent earthquake here years ago?”
"Do even foreigners know?" Ji Xing nodded lightly: "Well... that was the time."
Ten years ago, his parents were unfortunately affected and killed in the Fourth Holy Grail War. Ten years later, his son will be involved in the Holy Grail War without knowing anything. The topic has become a little more serious... Shishi Jie thought to himself, he probably knew that Ji Xing was killed.
The desire to choose the Holy Grail feels a little heavier.
"Are you short of money?"
"It's okay for the time being, but it would be better if I had some extra income." Ji Xing smiled and said very sincerely: "Do you want to come? If you want to stay for several days, I can also include breakfast and dinner for one day.
One hundred thousand yen."
"...Hey, the accommodation is only 40,000 yuan, plus breakfast and dinner, why do you charge us 100,000 yuan?"
"Eat it once and you will regret it later."
"Ho? You sound very confident."
Lion Jie Jieli didn't notice any problems at all. His reactions and conversations since the meeting were all logical. Even if the other person was an Oscar-winning actor, it wouldn't be so easy to hide it from him, a magician who had experienced intrigues.
So he thought for a while, then turned around and said, "Mordred, come up, I found a nice place for us to stay tonight."
"Huh? What?" Mordred swam towards the shore, holding the gap in the guardrail with both hands, and still swinging his short legs in the water: "Winter swimming feels really good, I was blessed by the goddess of the lake.
My father must not have had such an experience... Well, you said you found a good place to live?"
Lion Jie pointed back with his thumb: "How is this little brother's house?"
"Huh?" Mordred was startled. Isn't this inappropriate? Didn't he find an ordinary person to be a drag bottle? What should he do if there is a fight?
Immediately after, she was relayed a lot of information by Shishi Jie through her consciousness. Her expression was startled, and she stared at Ji Xing with bright eyes.
The young man's gaze shifted to the other side, as if he didn't dare to look at her, but it was probably for other reasons... Mordred looked down at his vest that was wet with water and the obvious female features in it.
He curled his lips in displeasure.
He jumped hard and landed again.
…
Half an hour later, Ji Xing's bathroom.
After being 'forced' to take a hot bath, Mordred wiped his wet hair in front of the mirror and muttered something.
"The war orphans who were affected by the war ten years ago have become the red master this time. I always feel that it will be very troublesome... Ah, forget it, it may not be the father's fault. What's more, even if it is the father,
What does it have to do with me?"
When she thought of King Arthur, her eyes could not help but flash with hatred and hatred, as well as loss and grievance that she would not be aware of.
Gritting her white teeth and making a fierce expression, she put the wet towel on her shoulders, turned around and opened the bathroom door.
At the same moment, a black shadow suddenly struck her, making her almost draw her sword, but then she realized that it was a coat covering her.
"Although I've expected it, don't really come out naked. It's not polite to be in other people's homes, no matter you're a woman or a man." Shishi Jie said in a helpless tone like an old father dealing with his rebellious daughter: "Put it on, Saber.
."
"...Tsk, trouble."
The large coat covered his small body, and Mordred said in disgust: "It smells strange...tobacco?"
"Just try to use it. Who told you to take a sudden winter swim and get all your clothes wet? You can't wear that armor of yours."
Mordred blushed slightly and changed the subject: "So, how's it going?"
"There is no problem at all." Shishi Jie nodded: "Although it has been carefully cleaned, very basic traces of magic can be seen. There is also a rough magic book hidden in his bedroom. It is basically just a beginner.
There are not even beginner magicians left.
And this is indeed his residence, with traces of living there all year round, and his parents’ circumstances should be very different. It’s easy to verify that our meeting tonight was indeed an accident.”
"Why are you so capable, my Master, investigating so many things in such a short time?"
Mordred praised: "Where are the people?"
The lion's chin pointed in the direction of the kitchen.
Behind the transparent glass door, the young man was skillfully turning off the heat to finish cooking, then picked up two pieces of heat-insulating cloth and turned around with an urn in hand.
When he saw Mordred, he paused for a moment, then smiled and said: "Did you wash it? Just in time, the soup is here.
Red bean and rice cake soup will keep you away from the cold and fill you up. You can taste it for free this time. If you think it’s worth it, I’ll charge you 100,000 yen for breakfast and dinner tomorrow.”
To drive away the cold? Although it is not needed, it is considered thoughtful. Mordred sat down at the dining table swaggeringly, crossed his legs with tight muscles and as white as jade, and started to fill a bowl. It smelled very fragrant,
Just let me try it...
“Furfur—”
Two bites, chewing, silence.
"Snort, snore, snore—"
Then under Lion Jie's stunned gaze and Ji Xing's expected gaze, Mordred made the sound of a wild boar eating!
Hey, isn't it?
Shishi Jie was stunned for a moment. As a half-expert in poisoning, he was not worried about Ji Xing poisoning him, so he sat down and took a bowl to taste.
There was silence.
Hey, is there really nothing in this that is prohibited by Japanese law?!
This boy’s cooking skills are absolutely EXCELLENT!
A pair of masters and slaves competed with each other for food.
Ji Xing showed a smile.
Since the discovery of Lion Jie Jieli and Mordred by the river tonight, all developments up to this point have been in line with his expectations.