Chapter 4: A Short Break
Let's put together the current information.
Tsukahara Mingshi and Mina Tosaka are in a group, and the heroic spirits of the two are Archer, Lohia.
However, now Lohiya has a foot wound left by Hattori Hanzo of the Heroic Spirit on the one hand, and on the other hand, he has also cut off his weapon by Lu Bu with a blow, and he is wounded in the chest again.
Now she really has no way to fight against other heroic spirits.
In addition, now Tsukahara Mingshi and Mina Tosaka also have no fighting spirit and are ready to return to Japan, not to mention that they can use perseverance and root nature to make up for the lack of combat effectiveness.
Add to this the lack of food and water supplies......
"I'm back, Master—"
Suddenly, Lohia's voice rang out, and this sudden sound frightened both of them into a spirit, and they almost hugged each other.
Seeing the two of them like this, Lohia's eyes moved to the lord Tsukahara Mingshi, and then looked at Mina Tosaka, who looked panicked next to her......
"Well, it looks like it's going well. Should I congratulate me? or should I avoid it first?"
Lohiya asked rhetorically with a look in her eyes that she didn't know what it was.
"No, I just talked about myself a little bit......! Archer, are you looking for something to eat?"
Knowing that his heroic spirit is not that kind of person, he makes a little joke with himself to adjust the atmosphere, and I am afraid that he will not go deep into the investigation of his relationship with the enemy, right?
As the saying goes, people are iron and steel, and if they don't eat a meal, they will be hungry and panicked, not to mention that the two of them haven't eaten anything since they fled last night, so they are naturally hungry. Running away is such a physically exhausting thing, and naturally a lot of food is needed to make up for the lost physical energy.
Lohia shrugged, not knowing whether it was helplessness or indifference, and she took out the prepared food from under her wide green hood.
It was roasted meat from an unknown animal, and it looked like a rabbit, but it had no head, and Tsukahara couldn't recognize it.
Of course, he also considered whether it would be the kind of cooking of dead people that often occurs in literature...... But if you look closely, you can clearly see the small ribs on the cylindrical barbecue, which should be some kind of animal. I just don't know if it's a dog or a rabbit.
On the other hand, there were two bottles of mineral water sticky with mud, obviously unopened.
"I found a camp. ”
Luo Xiya skillfully tore open the barbecue in her hand and divided it between the two.
"However, considering that it may have been a trap set by the enemy, I didn't take the supplies from it, searched the previous rangers, and from their rations of drinking water, I chose two bottles and brought them back. The number of supplies is not enough. Let's make do with it. ”
"Well, hard work. ”
Tsukahara was grateful: It should be said that it is worthy of Lohia?
In this way, the first person to remind herself that Carl had a problem was her. Although I didn't trust her.
In this way, if you choose to trust Carl, is it also magic?
Hawkers, forget it, it's useless to think about this now.
He decisively cut off the signs of suspicion. Whether it's in anime or manga, this kind of small doubt will always lead to huge doubts, and in the end, the good guy will be wronged. This kind of unfolding Tsukahara Mingshi has seen too much.
I have to say that sometimes otaku with a wide range of interests will know some miscellaneous knowledge, which makes people have to admire. In this extreme state, this extensive miscellaneous study comes in handy.
In the hand is a hot barbecue, and you can clearly feel that it has just been made.
If you want to cook, you have to make a fire, and as long as you make a fire, there will always be smoke. What's more, this is a forest, and if you make a fire, you have to use the branches of the forest, which is easier to smoke. In order to prevent the smoke from revealing the whereabouts of the two, Lohia naturally chose to cook outside the camp.
Although there is no taste, the taste of the meat itself is very satisfying, and now there is nothing to ask for, and Tsukahara Mingshi doesn't care about the image, so he bites it up.
"Master, do you have any plans, do you want to go straight to the airport and see you off?"
“…… I think so, but it's not realistic. ”
Tsukahara had to smile wryly and deny the idea.
For no other reason, there has just been such a terrorist attack, and now the whole city is in turmoil, and in order to calm the chaos, the natural exit and entry checks have become extremely strict.
The two of them are like this, I'm afraid it's hard to get through.
If you go to other places, you can still drive there and take the land. But China and Japan are not bordering, and the only way to get around is by plane. The boat takes too long......
Tsukahara didn't think that the other lords would let him go.
Quite simply, although the two have no intention of fighting, others may not think so. When the time comes, the longer the journey, the more likely it is to have an accident. What's more, none of the three have a driver's license and can't drive, and Lohiya doesn't have riding skills.
Secondly, even if it can be mixed into the airport, it is also a question whether the plane will take off according to the flight. Predictably, though, it's definitely overcrowded. When the time comes, what to do?
Hint at a couple of people who bought tickets, tell them to give them to themselves, and then let them go in danger and run away?
Tsukahara can't do that kind of thing that hurts the interests of others.
As a result, after thinking about it, he couldn't find a reasonable solution.
In any case, now that the whole city is on alert and the grass and trees are all soldiers, it has become not so easy to sneak back to Japan.
If you can abandon your conscience, it will be very simple. It's a pity that Tsukahara is not that kind of person. If you can abandon your conscience, many times, many things will become simpler.
But......
(What's the difference between me and Carl in that way?)
Tsukahara couldn't help but think so.
Manipulating others at will for your own convenience is simply selfish.
I hate being used as a prop by Carl. If such a self is using magic to charm others and let them take the initiative to give up their votes, what is the difference between himself and the negative Carl?
But the problem is that without magic, this teenager without a passport is afraid that it will be very troublesome to stay in a hotel.
The barbecue in his mouth filled his stomach a little, but there was no way to be mentally irritable, Carl left him too much shadow, and he still couldn't completely get out of Carl's shadow now.
After all, Carl was at the heart of his life for those two years. The man skillfully manipulated Tsukahara with magic tricks, making him more and more loyal to himself.
The only question is why he would resort to such inefficiency.
Directly to Tsukahara Mingshi......
Yes......
Tsukahara suddenly remembered......
No, is it......
He silently looked at the back of his hand, three blood-red marks.
Previously, he had consumed a spell to get Lohia to escape with the two of them. Even so, there were three blood-red marks.
Because...... There is one one, which is not a mantra.
That is, Karl's Master-Slave Contract.
The contract method used by magicians to drive people as slaves has been circulating since the age of mythology.
As long as he still has this on the back of his hand, he will never be able to disobey Karl's decision.
It is not known why he did not give the order, but ......
There is a so-called "guarantee of obedience".
Carl doesn't need to worry about his rebellion at all, as long as this thing is there, he leaves, then it doesn't matter, he dies, it has nothing to do with him. Fight against him, and the mark of a slave will be commanded to be fatal and indisobedient.
This is a spell that controls the Master.
Sure enough, that person, when he was not wrong, he had already taken this into account and insured himself.
It's not Carl......
Tsukahara had to think so.
Now that I think about it, Karl's combat deployment is too detailed, and Mr. Abner seems to have said so.
He doesn't know much about the Holy Grail War.
So, where exactly did Carl know so clearly?
From strategy to war, except for the assassin's sneak attack, which was something he expected, everything else, every time, he embodied the tactical considerations that a ruthless magician should have. A ruthless tactician, conspirator, and knows all about the Holy Grail Wars.
Think about it this way......
Karl is supposed to understand the Holy Grail War......
"Na...... archer……”
"Huh?"
"What if...... I changed my mind and wanted to continue to search for the Holy Grail, to seek the Holy Grail, and to continue fighting as the Master...... Will you continue to assist me?"
Tsukahara Mingshi made the ghost send the god and asked.
"You, are you an idiot?!That kind of thing has nothing to do with us, right?!"
Before Lohia, Mina Tosaka preemptively said so.
Before, he said it himself, right? It's terrible, the Holy Grail War is terrible. That's not where the average person should go.
It was a battlefield, and it was full of war maniacs.
"But ......"
Tsukahara continued his words silently.
"If, just like that...... I am afraid that the shadow of the Holy Grail will remain in my heart for the rest of my life...... Is it really good? Curl up, in a safe place, and die alone. Is that really good?"
"Well, there's nothing bad about it, right?"
Mina Tosaka's retort with insufficient confidence.
"You...... You're scared, aren't you?"
Tsukahara asked.
"When...... Of course, it's normal to be afraid, aren't you?
Maybe she was frightened by Tsukahara Mingshi's suddenly calm attitude, and she asked angrily.
"I'm afraid...... Very scared...... I'm scared to death...... So...... I don't want this fear to dominate the rest of my life......"
It was as if he had suddenly become a philosopher.
Although this sentence, and this kind of thinking, I learned it completely from other comics.
I don't know why, all the pictures in his mind now are this kind of pictures, heroic pictures, and the face of the male protagonist in the comics who is obviously bleeding, but still tenacious.
"Although...... It might seem naïve to say that, or rather, to say that I'm an idiot...... I want to use the power of the Holy Grail to dispel my fears. If the Holy Grail is really a universal wishing machine, then it can do anything, right? Wouldn't it be better to use its power to eliminate all the effects of this Holy Grail War? In this way, I will not be afraid, and you will not be afraid, there will be no destruction of the city, no collapse of buildings, no betrayal of the Heroic Spirit, no cruelty of battle...... Isn't it okay to use the power of the Holy Grail to bring everything back to its original state?"
Tsukahara said in one breath, and an unprecedented impulse of blood flowed out of his heart, agitating to the limbs.
He doesn't know that this is what people often call "hot-blooded" and "expressive explodes" or, in more popular terms, "getting carried away".
His overly depressed life as a magician was suddenly moved by Mina Tosaka's surprise, which made him eager, eager, to show his better side in front of her.
To put it bluntly, it's just too emotional.
However, this flash of inspiration suddenly made him discover: yes, wouldn't it be nice if he used the power of the Holy Grail to return everything to its original trajectory?
If it is an almighty wishing machine......
Tsukahara suddenly thought of this possibility, and he looked eagerly at the person he needed the most in this plan - Rohia.
This girl with long brown hair and a beautiful face was staying on the spot with an expression of "I can't understand why you suddenly became so wise".
“ar……”
Tsukahara was about to continue calling her name to make her pay attention to herself, but the expression on Lohia's face changed, and she kicked Tsukahara with a flying kick!