Chapter 20: The Monsters of Liudong Temple

In the afternoon, the palace house-

Sakura picked up the phone that had just rang.

"Hey, is it Sakura?" said Rin's voice from the other side.

"Tosaka-senpai, what's the point of coming at this time?" asked Sakura Makiri, anyway, it couldn't have anything to do with the school, because of that incident, the school was naturally closed, and Fujimura Taiga was hospitalized because of it, and she was not there to let go of the war.

"Needless to say, the church has said that the current situation does not allow us to fight as normally as before, does ......it? Want to go to you...... I'll share information with you. ”

"Senior, there was such a crusade against Caster in the last Holy Grail War, but it turned out to be a conspiracy of the Templar Church, and the magicians who were supposed to be truce were still fighting when they met. Sakura said coldly.

"Now, Sakura...... I'll just ...... Is that unbelievable?" Rin was visibly hurt.

"Master, I'll just promise her, it's inevitable to have a grudge, but Rin seems to care about you, even if we lose Saber here, the combat power is still overwhelmingly strong, no problem. Also, I have things I want to know, and it's better to call all the people who can be united. Sakura hinted here. ”

"............" Sakura was stunned for a moment, and said into the phone, "I know, senior." Well, by the way, help me get Miss Bregette in touch as well. "Sakura has learned everything from Chloe, Bagette was cheated by Yanfeng Qili, and was used by Caster, although there is some pitiful feeling, but after all, she is the "accomplice" who let Rider be taken away, and Lancer also attacked her brother, and she still has a grudge against this person.

"yes, I see. Rin hung up. Although it is not yet a good relationship, Rin is somewhat happy in her heart.

Half an hour later-

Rin enters the Emiya Mansion with Red Archer and Bagette, and there is a man in a blue leotard who carries a red gun, Lancer. Because Lancer's transfer problem lies with the church, the church has returned Lancer to Beager for renewal, but since the Command Charm will not be returned as a reward, fortunately, Bachet's reward for the Order Charm has been received from Caster.

Living room -

Misaka Sakura, Chloe, Illya, Rin, Bagette, Red Archer, and Lancer gather here. Humans sit in a circle around a square table, with the Heroic Spirit in the back.

What about Berserker? Nonsense, it's a bit of a mess to have that big, hard ball of black flesh here, isn't it? Hey, did something strange get into it?

"Sakura-chan, Emiya...... Is he okay?" Rin asked first, preferably caring about important people rather than winning or losing the war.

"It's not good, my arm can't be repaired, and I don't plan to put my brother in danger again. Sakura said with her eyes closed.

"But Ernie sauce is really stubborn. I was still a little impulsive when I was reprimanded by Sister Sakura, so I simply taught him some martial arts and instructed him to strengthen and projection magic, and let him find a place to practice slowly, and then talk about it after he practiced, although I didn't think he could practice it. Chloe said, feeling melancholy in her heart, no matter how similar she was, he was not her real brother. The mood of "flirting" with Illya Shirou with the intention of playing is gone.

"Ah, I agree. Rin said, "Maybe it's better to give him an illusory target." ”

"Hmph, this kind of naΓ―ve person, maybe it's better to die early. Red Archer said in a somewhat unkind tone.

Sakura glared at Red Archer fiercely, faintly revealing a hint of murderous aura.

"Archer, you are not allowed to mention your past here. Rin said sharply. After learning of Red Archer's true identity, she communicated with Red Archer, the Valhalla, whose memories were gradually recovering, and although Red Archer had always avoided talking about herself, Rin still saw some clues - Red Archer died without regrets, but regretted becoming a Heroic Spirit.

At the same time, Rin doesn't want to irritate her sister. Not only because of the problem of family affection. Still amazed how could Kirizakura have such a terrifying murderous aura, that level just now may not be anything to a person who fights all year round, but Kirizakura doesn't belong to this type of person. Rin didn't want to see her sister become like that.

"Ahem, okay, that's the end of the greetings," Rin snorted, "Everyone has collected information about the war, and most of them are acquaintances here, so there's no need to introduce yourself, let's get straight to the point." ”

First of all, Bagette recounted her experience during this period in detail, because she was the only one who crossed paths with Qili and Caster at the same time, and the clues were more concentrated.

"I think I should put it at the back of the question," Rin spoke, "I learned from my father, the Servant of Qili, who was taken from his father, the rank Archer, Gilgamesh. His true identity is the oldest 'Hero King'. Possess the Noble Phantasm Prototype held by all heroes. He was a tyrant who thought he was invincible, and my father was very reluctant to deal with him, and I really didn't know how to get together with Qili. ”

"Gilgamesh? Actually, I've met with that guy not long after I summoned the Heroic Spirit. Sakura said.

"What?!Why didn't Sakura say it earlier?, didn't he do anything to you!" Rin almost jumped up.

"No, he doesn't bother to do anything to me as a 'bastard'. Moreover, this matter has nothing to do with the predecessors. Sakura said, "Go on." I want to know more about Caster, the vengeance of my brother's arm, I must avenge it. As he spoke, there was a fierce glint in his eyes.

"Whew," Rin breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and paused, "Okay, that guy Qili is not so easy to find even if he wants to find it, then give priority to dealing with the enemy Caster on the surface, Caster is already known to be in the Liudong Temple, since he has captured Rider, plus Bagette's description of Rider's treasure, the purpose has been determined, it must be that monster." ”

"I wanted to ask before, what happened to the demonic beast sealed in the Willow Cave Temple?" Chloe asked.

"About this," Rin thought for a moment and said, "Actually, three years ago, there was a strange magic phenomenon in the world, and three huge summoning arrays similar to the Servants in the Holy Grail War appeared in the world at the same time, but what appeared among them was not an ordinary Servant, but a huge magical beast. Those monster attacks did not reach the magic level, but the power reached the Treasure Phantasm against the army or the treasure against the city, which was very dangerous. The Magic Guild paid a very heavy price to complete the seal, and one of them was in Liudong Temple. ”

"Huge monsters?" Misaka Sakura spoke through Kirizakura's mouth, she had a bad premonition, it couldn't be a tailed beast, right?

(To be continued) (To be continued.) )