Chapter XXXVIII

In addition to Illya, who had slept enough time, Rin Tosaka and Emiya Shirou were also rushed by Zhao Mian to supplement their sleep shortly after breakfast - as for Saber, it seemed that the existence of the Heroic Spirit did not need sleep to support their lives, so the blonde girl went to stay in the dojo of the Emiya Mansion after confirming her safety. Of course, that's really just staying there.

Without Emiya by her side, the little girl Illya seems to have no desire to take care of other people, and she usually has a little fight with Rin Tosaka, and at this moment when even Rin Tosaka is asleep, she only has the option of watching TV- Then, Zhao Mian, who finally had nothing else to do for the time being, began to repair his damaged equipment, you must know that weapons and armor are worn out, even if it is a normal battle, armor and weapons also need regular maintenance, not to mention this kind of duel that can be said to be the top power in the world, so Zhao Mian's armor is already full of scars. Well, but Safras is still strong......

Ding Ding Dong, repairing the armor is of course very noisy, so Zhao Mian specially chose to carry out it in the workshop far away from the main body of the house, during which he stayed alone in the workshop except for a little out when preparing lunch for Saber and Illya. However, this form was interrupted shortly in the afternoon, and a young man broke in.

Of course, it may be too much to say that he broke in, after all, others still knocked on the door, not to mention that this can be said to be his home, and Zhao Mian is the one who broke in.

"Ah, Mian Sang, you are really here. While Zhao Mian was pondering which would be more cost-effective to rebuild a shoulder armor or repair the shoulder armor that had been badly damaged, Emiya Shirou knocked on the door of the room and walked in - after all, Zhao Mian didn't actually close the door, and his knocking was just ordinary etiquette.

"Are you looking for me?" Zhao Mian glanced at the Wei Gong who was sitting in front of him, and then turned his head to look at the sky outside the window - the sun was shining, and it should not be past two o'clock in the afternoon in this season. ALTHOUGH ZHAO MIAN ALSO ESTIMATED THAT SEVERAL MSATERS WOULD WAKE UP AROUND THE AFTERNOON, IT SEEMED THAT EMIYA SLEPT MORE SOUNDLY THAN TOSAKA HAD SLEPT LAST NIGHT.

"Hmm. Wei Gong nodded, he hesitated a little awkwardly--Zhao Mian took advantage of this time to put away the tools and damaged armor around him-and then suddenly changed to a sitting position, bowed deeply to Zhao Mian, and said, "I hope you can train me!"

Zhao Mian's left facial muscles twitched slightly.

"Which ...... I knew it was a bit rude, and I was even prepared for a rejection. Emiya didn't raise his head, but continued in a bowing position, "But I still hope to be able to get exercise, at least not ......"

"It's not going to be so powerless in the battle that might come next—that's it. Zhao Mian sighed and said, "Obvious thoughts, and they are full of your immaturity and arrogance. ”

"I'm ......" Emiya looked up a little anxiously, wanting to say something.

"Yes, you want to do your part, too. ZHAO MIAN STRETCHED OUT HIS RIGHT HAND AND PRESSED IT DOWN IN THE AIR, MOTIONING FOR EMIYA TO LISTEN TO HIM, "TOSAKA IS AN EXCELLENT MAGICIAN WHO CAN DO A LOT OF SUPPORT ACTIONS ON THE BATTLEFIELD, ALTHOUGH SAKURA DOESN'T HAVE ANY POWER TO FIGHT BACK, BUT SHE HAS ME AS A SERVENT, AND YOU YOURSELF EVEN SABER CAN ONLY BE REGAINED BY RELYING ON ME, SO YOU FEEL THAT YOU DON'T NEED TO BE IN THIS FARCE AT ALL-IS THAT RIGHT?"

“…… There are some discrepancies, but there is no denying it. Frowning, Emiya said after a half-ring, "I want to do something - to be a protector, not a weak to be protected." That's why I'm here ......."

"But even if I train you, what can you do in this short battle for the Holy Grail?" Zhao Mian mercilessly interrupted Emiya's words, ignoring his clenched fist - even though he knew that the additional force on it was enough to puncture his palm and stain the floor beneath him with blood. "You've got something wrong, Emiya Shirou. Something very important. ”

The young boy sat there quietly, the blood had stained his fist red, but he did not relax the slightest strength, as if he wanted to show his determination with this behavior.

"You can be a hero, or you can be a brave warrior, or maybe even a protector of your imagination. Wei Gong raised his head and stared sharply into Zhao Mian's eyes—in the midst of it, Zhao Mian saw a strong hope, which could even be described as desire. But in the next second, the words that came out of Zhao Mian's mouth extinguished the raging desire from beginning to end, "But that is definitely not now, not in this Holy Grail battle, in just a few days, no training can turn a high school student who used to know only a little magic into a warrior who can confront other heroic spirits head-on." Maybe you're a little unwilling to say that, so let me ask you a question - how much do you think you can improve your current ability to match SABER?"

“…… I don't know. Being reprimanded by a split head and covering his face, the fighting spirit that had been ignited was completely dispelled in a short period of time, and he re-examined his ability, Emiya Shirou said with his head hanging his head a little dejectedly.

"So, you're getting something very important wrong. Zhao Mian also changed to sit upright, he stretched out his hand and patted Emiya's shoulder, "Raise your head, Emiya Shirou." I'm not saying no, I'm not going to train you – you should be on a tailor-made training regimen, too. Of course, I don't expect that to be effective in time, but it will definitely work out years later. But now, if you want to make a difference, you don't need systematic training. ”

“…… You agreed?" asked Emiya Shirou in a bit of a daze, before reacting, "Hey, wait, you mean, 'If I'm going to make a difference'?"

"That's right. Zhao Mian nodded, "You weren't trained as a warrior since childhood, so you shouldn't have had great expectations in this regard." That's where you got it wrong, and you're going in the wrong direction - while I do have some ways to make you a powerful warrior in a short period of time, those undoubtedly have strong side effects, so I won't tell you how to do it. You should go and practice in another direction - magic!"

"Magic...... But Mian Sang, my magic skills can only barely be counted as the kung fu of a three-legged cat. Wei Gong asked with some confusion, in his eyes, Zhao Mian could clearly read what he wanted to express-what you want to say-what are you teasing me?" ”

"You once magically copied a pair of weapons. This in itself is not surprising, but if the pair of weapons were Noble Phantasms, as you should say, then the matter would be enough to make a qualitative difference. Zhao Mian did not argue, but said indifferently, however, it was such a word that attracted the ears of the three listeners, "Unlike my warhammer and armor, your treasures here are endowed with some meanings that belong to them, and these meanings constitute their power - and you, you can use your magic power to make them out of thin air, and use them to fight without hindrance." Zhao Mian paused, waiting for Emiya to digest what he had just said, before continuing, "This is your power, the power that belongs to Emiya Shirou - the power that is enough to face the Heroic Spirit. ”

“…… Yes, is that so......" Wei Gong quietly chewed on Zhao Mian's words for a moment, and then muttered in disbelief. After a long time, he came back to his senses and bowed to Zhao Mian again, "Thank you very much!

"Smack!" Zhao Mian knocked on Wei Gong's forehead mercilessly, and said angrily, "You know a fart! If you really know what to do, then you can talk about it!"

"Well, isn't it to make a treasure during the battle, and then ......," Emiya said stunned.

"You idiot! Even if you can make a treasure - I thought it was just an empty appearance at the time, but I didn't think it was real - but you don't have enough magic to liberate your real name, and you don't even have extra magic power!" Rin Tosaka, who had been eavesdropping on the side for a long time, couldn't help but jump out - beside her, Saber also silently followed the sight of the two in the room, "I can help you solve the magic aspect, so you should hurry up and improve your skill proficiency! ”