Shinji Maki is just a mortal after all.

Traveling, being a person in two lives, mentoring by famous teachers, and magic can make him unusual, but they can't make him the kind of person who is all-round and exquisite, and he may not have such a talent in his bones.

Fortunately, Shinji has a strength - the courage to admit mistakes and change them when he knows them.

Loreleia made her words clear, he didn't want to save face, and immediately bowed his head.

"I was wrong, I'll give you an explanation when the matter is over, and it's up to you to beat or punish you - but now you really can't stay in such a dangerous place, I beg you, go back." ”

However, what this sincere statement was exchanged for was-

"Still no. ”

"Lorelea!"

Seeing that Shinji was a little anxious, a hint of complexity flashed in Loreleia's eyes, and she bit her lip and said.

"Shinji, have you forgotten what I just said? It's too late, do you think I'll be willing to go back after seeing such a scene?"

Modern magicians who have not seen the Servant with their own eyes will never be able to understand the power of the Servant. The same is true of Loreleia in the past, even though she already knew from Kenneth and Webb that the Servant was very powerful, she didn't take it too seriously. Until Faker appeared and suppressed her as a magician and a warrior.

From that moment on, she truly equated the Servant with the Ancestral Rank Dead Apostle. And after seeing top servants like Iskandar and Artilla, this idea became even more unbreakable. The idea of using the power of the Servants to defeat the Dead Apostles was not false and had not changed, but after actually seeing the war between the Servants, she had a new idea.

What is it that can be fought over by such beings? It has nothing to do with greed, just pure curiosity and the duty of the lord of the Faculty of Justice - the management of the mysteries.

"I never understood why you were so good but didn't want to come to the stage, why you didn't want your hometown to be noticed. Now I finally understand that it's because of the Holy Grail War or something behind this ritual - if it weren't for the revelation of the 'Night of Valazia', you probably wouldn't want me to send someone here. ”

“……”

Shinji was speechless again. Loreleia was right, there was no mistake at all. Magicians are not stupid, many things can be seen with a little clue, and Loreleia is the best at this.

The silence was followed by a sigh.

"Legal and Political Section, Legal and Political Section...... Again, I don't want you to get involved in this. When the Holy Grail War is over, I'll give you an account. As long as you want to know, I can tell you exactly what happened, and there will be no hiding from it, whether it is technical or otherwise. ”

This is Shinji's biggest concession. He used to distrust Lorelea, but after all these years of getting along, he believed in her and believed it wholeheartedly. As long as the Great Holy Grail can be successfully purified, as long as she is willing to go back, why not give it to her as a gift?

Lorelea understands this intention, but understanding does not mean that she is willing to accept it.

"I'm still saying that, it's too late. ”

"You think I'm lying to you?" asked Shinji expressionlessly.

Loreleia shook her head: "Of course not, since you made such a promise, you won't lie to me." ”

"Why then? You don't know the dangers of the Holy Grail War, not to mention that the scale of this war is twice as large, even if you-"

"Even if it's me—what's wrong?" Loreleia raised an eyebrow in displeasure, "It's true that the Holy Grail War is quite dangerous, but I'm not Elmeloi, are you underestimating me a little?"

Shinji's eyes narrowed: "It's not a matter of underestimating or not underestimating. ”

"What's the problem then?"

"Those two, can I—"

Webb, who was standing on the side, opened his mouth and just wanted to say something to ease the atmosphere, when he was hit by the two of them in unison.

"-Don't talk yet, it's a problem between us. ”

The teacher at the first of the clock tower sighed helplessly, this is hopeless, two stupid people.

Trust? Distrust?

Dangerous? Not dangerous?

These are all appearances, not fundamentals, the real fundamental is the character of the two.

These two excessively good young people both belong to strong personalities, and they will consciously or unconsciously dominate in getting along. When I was in the clock tower before, because of the good feelings between the teenagers and girls and the help of myself, Kenneth, Sora and others, this caused the conflict to not happen.

But now, when something happened that one of the parties could not back down, the contradiction was completely intensified. What will happen next is something Webb predicted.

"Shinji Makiri, you're too self-righteous, do you think you'll be invincible in the world if you get the treasure?"

"I didn't think so, but you, after inheriting Barsermelo's source mark, do have a little bit of a meaning that no one cares about. ”

"There are very few people who can enter the eye of Barthomero. ”

"Then I-"

"What do you say?"

"Hmph. ”

"Huh?"

Eye contact, sneering confrontation.

"Speaking of which, after you inherited the Origin Stream Seal, it seems that we haven't seriously fought once. ”

"Because I don't want to take advantage of you with the Source Stream Engraving. ”

"You're taking advantage of me? Obviously, I'm afraid that I won't be able to control my power and accidentally hurt you. ”

"Oh, why don't you try it now? Who hurts whom?—— can use any means, unrestricted fighting. ”

"Yes, but I have one condition - if you lose, give me a good time to go back to London. ”

"Okay, I also have one condition - if I lose, this time I will listen to my command. ”

"It's a deal!"

"It's a deal!"

For two people who are equally strong, the contradiction will only be eliminated when one side overwhelms the other.

And for strong men like Shinji and Loreleia who stand at the pinnacle of the world, the easiest way is to fight, speak with strength, and the big fist is the truth,

The two people, who were less than half a meter apart, stretched out their hands at the same time and high-fived them as an oath.

The moment the palms of the two separated, Shinji twisted his wrist and smashed it directly with a punch. Immediately after, his left hand and right foot followed, and he was a scholar who imitated Roa's raid.

The upturn of the corners of his mouth reveals his attitude - it is you who say that there are no restrictions, and any means can be used.

Loreleia didn't think that Shinji would be so shameless, and her movements were a beat slower, resulting in losing the opportunity to attack, so she could only grit her teeth and defend passively. took punches and kicks several times in a row, and withdrew with the force of the backshock.

The moment you stand firm, that's the beginning of the counterattack.

Sink the horse, lunge, punch!

Barsermelo is a perfectionist with OCD, and Lorelea is no exception. The queen of the clock tower has no shortcomings, and where someone puts it together, she will find it from there.

If you want hand-to-hand combat, you will fight hand-to-hand, and if you want melee combat, you will fight in close combat.

Only one punch, Shen Er bends his knees.

It's like a pilgrimage to the Queen.