Joan of Arc, who was summoned as the Ruler in this Holy Grail War, was finally relieved after carefully examining the part of the forest that served as the stage for the battle between the Red Berserker and the Black Lancer and Rider in the Second War, as well as the stage for the battle between the Red Rider and Archer, and the Black Saber, Berserker, and Archer.

The only trees that were destroyed during the battle were destroyed. And even this destruction has not affected a large area of forest. Of course, if the Red Lancer, the great hero of the sun, Karna, had joined the battle, the forest might have been scorched.

Joan of Arc did not witness the battle with her own eyes because she did not catch up. Although her perception is dozens of times that of ordinary servants, the perception range of ordinary servants is also around 100 meters, dozens of times is a few kilometers, and no matter how far away she is, she can do nothing, and can only be roughly detected by spreading holy water.

When she noticed that three of the Red Servants had entered the castle and six of the Black Servants had left the castle to meet her, she immediately left the church where she was staying and rushed to the outskirts. Unfortunately, the place of the battle was a deserted wilderness, and the saint, who had no means of transportation to use, had to rely on her own feet.

Although the agility of the A class gives her the speed of a sports car, her body will not be able to withstand the full speed of running at this speed, and before she reaches her destination. Therefore, she could only move at a speed within the tolerance range of her body, and by the time she had finished the dozens of kilometers, the two sides had ended the battle and returned to their own lair. Joan of Arc was left with only two battlefields that didn't need to be cleaned.

Through the traces left at the scene and the perceptual analysis before arrival, Joan of Arc roughly restores the situation at that time. Black's main force blocks the red berserker, and saber and assassin block the red archer and rider who come to support. In the end, the Red Berserker was captured, and the other two horsemen retreated. The battle ended in defeat for Red.

"All in all, it was a very ordinary fight. ”

Joan of Arc concluded. Although there are many servants, there is nothing suspicious at the scene.

Still, there was a lingering cloud in her heart.

The Red Lancer Karna is a noble hero who wants to take his own life only if his lord orders it.

Sure enough, the problem is still with the Red Master, and he must find a way to contact them.

It's a pity that in this battle, the lords of both sides don't seem to show up. Needless to say, Black has been holding on to the city of Mirenia, and the Red masters, who were supposed to attack, are nowhere to be seen. However, considering that this war is only in the prologue stage, the current situation is not incomprehensible. Most of the masters of the Holy Grail War are magicians, and most magicians don't understand war and are more afraid of death than ordinary people, perhaps hiding in a safe place to watch the battle like Black.

Anyway, this is the end of tonight's battle - the moment she thought about it, she felt a little demobilized all over her body, and it seemed that she was now "very sleepy".

To be precise, it wasn't Joan of Arc who felt sleepy as a Ruler. What really needs sleep is Laeticia's body. At this time, it was late at night, and I had traveled dozens of kilometers, although most of the actions were borne by the shell of "Joan of Arc", but after all, Joan of Arc was attached to Leticia's body, and it was natural that she would feel sleepy.

That being said, because the Servant doesn't have the behavior of sleeping, Joan of Arc is a little new to this long-lost feeling. It's just that this freshness doesn't stop the body's thirst for sleep.

"Oh, no...... It's still ......."

Reason told her she should go back to the city, to the church, to sleep in the bed in the attic room, but her eyelids were getting heavier.

She reached out and pressed against the trunk of the tree to support herself, but that wasn't enough. In desperation, she had no choice but to pinch her cheek hard, and the pain finally made her consciousness a little clearer.

What an inconvenient flesh. Because the summoning is incomplete, although it can indeed last for a long time, once you cross the limit, you may lose consciousness like a cut-off switch.

As for how to deal with this problem, I will leave it to think later, and for now, I will use the holy water to find out the location of the servant. If it is confirmed that there are no problems, then this is the end of today.

Black's four and Red's one are located inside the castle, with Red's one being the berserker, which seems to have succeeded in replacing the Master. It's not a rule violation, Master Swaps and Servant Swaps are fairly common - no, wait a minute.

"Looks like you're missing two ......?"

There should be six servants residing in the walled city, so where did the remaining two go?

Continue to expand your search –

Found it, in the opposite direction from me, the two horses acted together, maybe on patrol.

At this moment, another dot representing the servant appeared in the sprinkled holy water.

This is ——!

Black's seventh slave is, yes, Black.

Black's Servants Arrived?

Confirming this, Joan of Arc threw her sleepiness out of the clouds, and she went to meet Black's last servant.

As a referee, it is necessary to collect the information of every servant, and if you miss today, the next time may not be so easy.

She didn't know that her judgment was completely wrong. Black's two horses were not patrolling, but fighting, and the latest spot was Astolfo, who was fleeing with Ziggy.

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With the help of the Hippogriff, Astolfo and Ziegy escaped dozens of times faster. It used to be a few dozen minutes of walking, but now it flies over in the blink of an eye.

"Roar~~~~" Astolfo, who was free in the air for the first time, shouted excitedly, "I've wanted to do this for a long time, how about it, my Hippogriff is great, what do you think?"

This "you" naturally refers to the android Ziggy sitting behind Astolfo, who has never seen such a vast world, was shocked by the scene in front of him and couldn't speak, so he could only nod his head woodenly, until his chin hit the back of Astolford's neck, and then he came back to his senses, "Well, ah" a few times.

Astolfo turned around, patted Zieger on the shoulder, and smiled at him with a unique bright smile:

"You can't look like this. You are free, and in the future you will see more and more people, more and more beautiful scenery, and you have to enjoy your life. Well, I remember that in this day and age, there was a means of transportation called airplanes, which seemed to be able to fly higher than my Hippogriff, and you had a chance to sit and watch. ”

"Airplane...... Is it?"

There is indeed such a thing in the knowledge that has been given, but it is only in the knowledge and has not really been seen.

Can I, can I really try airplanes? Ziegy felt like his mind was messed up.

"Well, you can. Astolfo saw Zigger's dazed expression and cheered him on, "But before that, you should be stronger, more imposing - come and shout with me, roar~~~~~~~"

"Ahh But he could only make a nondescript exhalation.

"Isn't that okay?" Astolfo turned his head to see Zigger's red face, and patted him on the shoulder helplessly, "Forget it, practice more later—here we are, Hippogriff." ”

Hearing its master's call, the Hippogriff let out a short cry, arced through the air, and landed in a circle.

"Hey. Astolfo jumped away from the Hippogriff's back and hugged Zieg again, "I'll have to send you here, and you'll have to go the rest of the way." These two roads lead to two different villages, and because they are very remote, there should be no magicians. The last road leads to a city called Digisoara, which is much larger than Tulliface and is also a good option. Oh, so it seems that this three-way intersection is a new beginning in your life. ”

It belongs to the border of the Tulifas region, a few tens of kilometers away from the battlefields of Altoria and Siegfried. This place will not be perceived by the Servant, there is no detection of the enchantment, and it will not be seen by the Golem, it is the excellent location that Astolford "secretly" found on the map of Shinji's room, well, secretly under the gaze of Shinji and Charon.

"Well, won't you come with me?" said Zigra, holding Astolford's red cloak.

"No, I'm a servant, I must go back. When I get back, the master will definitely force me to tell me where you are, and maybe even use a spell. Ahhh ”

Astolfo frantically flicked his braids.

"Anyway, I can't resist the Master's orders, so I can't get you to a safe place, I'm sorry. ”

"Why apologize? Rider didn't do anything wrong. ”

"Aha, yes. ”

One is innocent, the other is natural, and the two get along simply.

"Although there should be no danger here, you must be careful on the road, maintain your physical strength and magic, and be ready to use magic at any time. ”

"Well, good. ”

"I'm still a little worried, why don't I lend you a treasure, I'll take a look, 'Touch and Fall', 'Magic Universal Strategy Book', 'Hippogriff' and-"

Astolford was chattering as he was about to manifest his treasure.

Ziggy hurriedly stopped: "No, no need. These are your treasures, and you're going to rely on them to fight, and I can't use them. ”

"yes, the sword I was able to give you has already been given to Lancer. Next time, ask the Assassin to make a few props, he seems to be very good at this. Ah, by the way, you hold this. Astolford said, pulling a shell out of his pocket.

"It's ——?"

"This is a prop made by the Assassin, and it can be broken open with magic to send us a message. When you find a safe place, be sure to let us know. ”

"Thank you, rider. Ziggy nodded vigorously, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

Astolfo looked a little sad, then shook his head slowly.

"—No. You have been liberated from this battle, you are free, and you just have to live according to your will. ”

Astolfo covered his cheeks and smiled with a gentle, girlish motion. Then, as if moved, he pulled Zigger's head and gently brushed his hair with his hand.

It was only after a while that Astolfo finally let him go.

"Okay, you can go quickly, I'll find a way to solve the matter on my side. ”

Hearing this urging him to leave, Ziggy nodded, and then stepped back step by step. Although the movement is slow, the distance between the two is gradually narrowing. Astolfo waved at him at first, but finally nodded as if determined, jumped on the back of the Hippogriff again, and slowly lifted into the air.

"Rider, what the hell am I supposed to do?"

Ziggy shouted to Astolfo, who was getting farther and farther off the ground.

Astolfo leaned down and shouted with a smile on his face:

"You can do anything! Now you can do anything! You can go to the city where there are all kinds of people, like or hate certain people, and live your own happy life!"

I see, that's a pleasant thing to do—Ziggy thought to himself. Although there was still a sense of disobedience somewhere in his heart, he tried his best to avoid thinking about these things.

Astolford breathed a sigh of relief.

Ahhhh

"But what am I going to do? I'm going to be bound up by the master when I get back—well, it doesn't matter. Let it be. ”

Instantly putting this "boring" thing behind him, Astolfo drove the Hippogriff back in the direction of the city of Mirenia.

On the ground, Ziggy walked slowly forward.

Feet stepped forward with great force, leaving shallow footprints on the frozen ground. But even so, his pace seemed a little sluggish. With every step he took, he looked up at Astolford, who was moving away. Until the Hippogriff could no longer see, his feet still walked and stopped, and the speed was quite slow.

"Well, why? ”

Obviously I have learned to walk, I have decided to go to the village, and my body functions are normal, why is it still difficult to move my feet?

"I should have asked the rider how to move his feet......

When this sentence is spoken-

The artificial person remembered the fact that "he was alone again". At the same time, he also understood that he would never see Rider again.

“…… Not. ”

My chest seemed to be strangled by something, and I only felt a tingling pain. But he tried to ignore the pain and strode forward.

PS: Although there is a considerable degree of magic change in this chapter, but the last paragraph of Zigge's feelings has definitely not changed, see it, the magic of the east is written on this, and it actually ended up letting Ziggy and Ah Fu separate, isn't this particularly funny?

PS2: Seeing that some book friends are unhappy with Zigger, Zig himself is not wrong, and there is no need to deny the instinctive action of following the survival instinct, if you can help it, you can help it, what's wrong with the android living plainly, as for the follow-up, the second master has his own calculations.

PS3: Zieg Afu on a plane.