Chapter 2: The Shallow Creek after the War
"Really...... I was blown away......"
On the highest observation deck in Asaki City, a Japanese man with black hair speaks English with a strong Japanese accent.
Although the Japanese and Chinese are both Asian, there are still some ethnic characteristics between the two races. It is difficult for foreigners to distinguish such subtle differences. This is as if it is difficult for the Chinese to distinguish whether they are British or American or German from the appearance.
Considering that there have been historical problems between the two peoples, Tsukahara Mingshi cleverly did not speak Japanese, causing public outrage.
This is the former TV tower in Shallow Creek, with a spire-shaped building with a height of more than 100 meters, but because of the great war in Surut, the damage caused by other heroic spirits caused serious damage to the underground wiring of the building. Moreover, Karl had previously ordered the director of the power supply bureau to concentrate the power supply, which directly led to the overload of many circuits, and finally the power supply system of the entire city was temporarily paralyzed.
It has been destroyed like this, and it is keenly judged that instead of restoring the function of the TV tower, it is really better to build a new building tower. As a result, the abandoned TV tower has been transformed into the highest observation deck in the shallow stream, and standing in the steel and glass spire, you can enjoy the entire scenery of the shallow stream.
It is a vibrant, vibrant city.
It was completely unrecognizable that a year earlier, it had been hit with near-destruction, and half of the city had lost its proper function.
Now that I think about it, sure enough, Assassin X was right.
He said the Chinese did not need his salvation.
Absolutely.
Even in the great disaster of the Holy Grail War, they were still not defeated, but even more highlighted the bloody nature and forbearance of a nation, and in just one year, the collapsed buildings were turned into new parks, and the flattened mountains were turned into new attractions.
The Chinese who used to be so terrified all day now have smiles on their faces, and everyone is talking or laughing, playing or making trouble, cheering and happy.
If they used the Holy Grail, would they have such an expression?
Tsukahara doesn't know.
In retrospect, it was too arrogant to use the power of the Holy Grail to make it never happen.
I'm still too immature.
This is a reality that no matter who says anything, it cannot be reversed.
Although what he said was a bit extreme, he was really right. I'm the same as a madman trying to destroy the world.
They all firmly believe that their choice is the best choice for the world, but they do not observe whether they should do it or not.
Assassin X said that his wish was only self-gratification, to satisfy his desire to "save the world" or "become a hero". And not really good for the world.
It's like raising flowers, the really good thing for flowers is not to water and fertilize them every day, which will only water them to death, and the right amount of frustration is an indispensable part of a nation. Whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, these are all inevitable encounters in the survival and continuation of a country and a nation.
Sure enough, there is still a lot to learn!
Tsukahara continued to look out the glass window, a thriving scene.
Qianxi is a place where the families of famous businessmen and magnates live for a long time, this kind of place, naturally the wind and rain should be smooth, and there is such a terrorist attack, and the thinking of normal people must be: avoid it, don't continue to live.
This is also the main basis for Tsukahara Mingshi to judge the destruction of Asakei.
However, it wasn't until Tsukahara Mingshi came here again that he realized that he was wrong.
Someone has collected a large number of special photos.
For example, the ice city that suddenly rises under the night sky, for example, the river that suddenly dries up overnight, for example, the supernatural collapse of buildings, such as the blue knight and the red knight driving a motorcycle, such as the cyan dragon, such as the huge demon wolf, such as the shocking scorched black marks on the outskirts of the city...... And so on and so forth, these bits and pieces of photos have suddenly attracted huge attention on the Internet.
As the saying goes, when you're full, there's nothing to do.
Although the meaning of this sentence is derogatory, it can also be seen that the current Chinese are indeed a little "nothing to do". At such times, spiritual enjoyment becomes particularly important.
For cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods, everyone generally does not believe in them. However, if someone really says something like a cow, a ghost, a snake, or a god, it is easy to attract attention.
Because everyone wants to see what funny things this guy has said, as an after-dinner conversation, and make fun of him.
Shallow Creek has gained attention because of this.
Countless people on the Internet swore that they saw a blue woman speeding through the street, holding a golden sword, majestic as a god. Some people also claim to have seen Lu Bu's reincarnation, and boldly speculate that not only Lu Bu, but even Liu Bei and Cao Cao and Sun Quan have come to modern times, but everyone hasn't found out - by the way, this topic has also become popular in a variety show, specializing in digging people with [heterogeneous] in the folk.
Everyone was quite unimpressed by the words of these people.
However, as the saying goes, three people become tigers, as the saying goes, a slap can't make a sound, and there must be an ordinary basis for this saying.
Coupled with the TV station reports and interviews, those family members who were willing to be interviewed all said similar things, seeing ghosts, gods, monsters, or something.
Everyone's statement is so unanimous, but it makes everyone curious.
And so there were the first people who came - mainly young people who believed in the occult and devout believers, the former wanted to find something new to have fun with, and the latter wanted to confirm whether their religion had anything to do with the mystery.
With the first group of explorers, there was a second group, a third group, and even the group of people who didn't believe in ghosts and gods, in order to prove that they were all, also began to go to Shallow Creek.
Question, who made the most money during the American Gold Rush?
Answer: Except for the few people who actually discovered the gold mines, the most profitable ones were the small shops that provided water and food and lodging.
Because as long as you are a human being, you have to eat, you have to drink, you have to sleep. It's impossible to change. At most, it's just a matter of choosing what to eat, drink, and where to sleep.
Taking this as an opportunity, Qianxi City quietly began to transform, you know, this was originally a place for the families of those rich people to cultivate, there were many shops, although a number of them were lost before, but most of the stores are still there. Keen to perceive the business opportunities, the merchants immediately took down the shops, simply renovated them, and reopened for business.
The capital chain began to work again.
And, to tell the truth, Shallow Creek does have a value that deserves to be taken so seriously. Because...... There have really been paranormal events here. Holy Grail War, isn't it?
Moreover, when the shallow stream was destroyed, Beijing was born with a vision, the golden dragon flew into the sky, and the Chinese boasted that the descendants of the dragon were of course extremely concerned and enthusiastic about the appearance of the dragon.
Qianxi is very close to Beijing, and everyone has to link these two things together, and it is even rumored that the dragon is not over Beijing, but over Qianxi, but because it is too huge, it is hidden from the sky, and it has spread to the surrounding area.
The three of them become tigers, even if it is a groundless thing, it can make people believe it, not to mention that this is not chasing the wind, but in the real sense, there is a rumor of something!
Paradoxical is much easier to mislead than chasing after the wind, and it is much easier...... As a result, the brand effect, more and more people come here to study the evidence, the flow of people is driven by the recovery of the surrounding industries dominated by the service industry, and the economic recovery has brought fresh blood...... I have to say that I have to admire the courage of the people of this country.
Thinking so, Tsukahara Mingshi stuffed the pamphlet introducing Asaaki in his hand into his pocket, and silently looked at the scenery downstairs.
It's obviously only been a year, but there is a kind of sadness that things are wrong.
Of the seven people who used to fight fiercely here, only themselves are still there, and the eight servants who used to fight here have all disappeared.
What did Assassin X's last words mean?
Why, that person, would make that wish in the end?
If, according to him, a desire should not be used for his own desires, what can he gain from that desire?
At the thought of Assassin X, Tsukahara felt a sharp pain in his heart.
I can't tell what feelings it is.
Is it hate? It doesn't seem to be all.
After all, it was he who took himself into the world of magic, and he didn't regret it.
Is it gratitude? Of course it can't be.
Every time I recall the moment when my desire was deprived, I feel a little uncomfortable in my heart.
Last year, the Holy Grail was made a wish by Assassin X, and Assassin X and the golden dragon lodged in the Holy Grail died together, so that Tsukahara couldn't even say goodbye. He couldn't remember how he got back to Japan and how he got in touch with everyone......
All he knew was that he was in a mess during that time, like a walking corpse.
It was as if everything was a dream, there was no real feeling.
Actually, it's because in his brain, the false memories written by Assassin X are starting to crumble. Now in his memory, real and false memories are intertwining, making it difficult for him to think.
He went back to Tsukahara's house once.
However, there is no place for him there.
"Come, Mingshi come here, come here. ”
The strange and familiar woman, her own mother, was calling someone else completely different in an intimate tone.
You know, a couple who pulls a child to the age of twenty shows that they are already very old.
However, the sudden disappearance of this child is a big blow to an elderly couple?
In their eyes, it means that "they don't have children".
Since you don't have any children, and you're so old, of course you have to leave an heir?
In the compound of the Tsukahara family, the [younger brother] who has the exact same name as himself is babbling intermittent sentences, and walks towards his mother step by step.
It seems that the parents have grafted some of their memories onto their younger brother. I'm afraid that the memory of raising themselves is just a dream for them.
It's really sad.
Obviously, his parents are alive, and he is still alive, so he wants to say something to them, but he finds that there is no place for himself in this family.
So, instead of going in, he left silently.
That's fine.
His younger brother is also Tsukahara Mingshi.
What he once enjoyed, he will enjoy.
What he has not enjoyed, he will enjoy.
By all means, I will live happily ever after.
With such a blessing on him, Tsukahara Mingshi turned around and left the Tsukahara family, and officially became a member of the Tosaka family, the disciple of Tosaka Rin, the name, is still Tsukahara Mingshi. didn't change his surname to Tosaka, probably the greatest memory he could make.
But it's not all bad, right?
Because......
"Have you waited a long time?"
"No, not really. ”
Behind him, the girl's kind voice was heard.
There is no need to turn his head, Tsukahara Mingshi also knows very well who the woman behind him is.
Lohia.
Once, he was a member of his own servant.
She seems to be Robin Hood, but she is not Robin Hood.
It was based on his weird Japanese idea of the second disease, and he [thought] the image of Robin Hood.
In other words, that is the image of Robin Hood that Tsukahara wants to see the most, and that is Lohia.
The girl with light brown shawl hair and a bright smile.
Today, he is wearing a white jacket, the wide structure greatly covers the contours of her body, and below is a short skirt, which is covered by too wide clothes, leaving a little skirt, if you don't look carefully, there will even be an illusion that she is not wearing a skirt. With white boots on her feet, it seems that she likes white very much.
Actually, this is because the clothes that Tsukahara gave her for the first time were pure white, reminiscent of the white of white lilies.
On her coffee-like light brown hair, a hair ornament in the shape of a bluebird feather that symbolizes happiness is stuck right on it.
This is an ornament, and it is the first time that Tsukahara has seen it.
"New?"
He pointed to the hair ornament.
"Hmm. Bought it when I came back. How?"
"It's perfect for you. ”
The tacit and normal conversation between the two suddenly filled the surroundings with a sense of helplessness - it seems that a considerable number of people, especially men, want to come over and talk to each other.
Lohia, acquired the body of a human.
Naturally, he became the most indispensable person in Tsukahara Mingshi's life.
He himself lost his family, his best friends, and the place where the clock tower stayed.
Lohia, on the other hand, gave up everything that the Heroic Spirit had.
Both of them have a new future. This is how the two pure white souls came together.
Supporting each other.
But...... In fact, it was Tsukahara Mingshi who was unilaterally supported.
Although Lohia is now incarnated as a human, there is still a part of the power that was once used as a heroic spirit.
In terms of physical strength alone, she is an excellent athlete at the Olympic level, and she is extremely good at bow and arrow. Now I study in the same high school as Tsukahara and Tosaka Mina.,Although,Tsukahara Mingshi is past the age of school.,But with the help of the Tosaka family.,Still cleverly transferred to the past.。
Lohia suddenly became the star of the school.
Think about it, too, beautiful, excellent physical strength, participated in the archery club, and now has become the main general, no matter how you look at it, this is a perfect superman common in Japanese comics!
Even Mina Tosaka's limelight has been overshadowed.
Thanks to her, Tsukahara Mingshi was not bullied.
Bullying is still common in Japanese schools. Don't be blinded by caricatures and lightness.
The main reason why everyone doesn't bully Tsukahara Mingshi is...... Tsukahara Roshiya this person.
The boys are eager to have a good relationship with Tsukahara Mingshi, and by the way, they catch up with Tsukahara Roshiya.
The girls also don't deliberately bully the older brother of the school's celebrity.
In every sense, it was Tsukahara who was supported.
Then, after school, he will walk two ways with Mina Tosaka, first go back to his apartment and put down his school bag, and then secretly go to Tosaka's house to learn magic.
Lohia's magic circuit is too good to say, after all, it is a magic circuit of the Heroic Spirit level, even if it is solidified by the Holy Grail, it also has a considerable degree of mysterious power, and it is a magic circuit that is evaluated by Rin Tosaka as: "the top level of mankind".
Of course, it is only the top quality, and the development rate is not high, just like a rough stone of excellent quality, without polishing, the value will be greatly reduced. In the field of magicians, Rohia has also improved much faster than Tsukahara Mingshi, and she is good at using water and wind magic, and now she is really better than Tsukahara Mingshi in all fields.
It's really stressful.
By the way, being a human being is not so convenient in many places......
Like what......
To be human means to eat. It must be excreted. Humans, in words, sweat, need to use clothes to maintain body temperature, and so on.
These are all things that are not necessary in the time of the Heroic Spirit.
After all, the existence of spirits is a little more convenient than that of human bodies.
Just now, Lohiya went to the toilet, which is probably the trouble of human beings.
"Tsukahara, how does it feel to revisit the old place?"
I don't know when it started, but Rohia naturally called him Tsukahara.
"Hmm...... Well, there is a feeling of being deeply shocked by the Chinese. I thought it would be in ruins, but I didn't expect it to come back so quickly. Such a beautiful city has been re-established. ”
"yes......"
"That's when I really realized: Ah, you're right. ”
The "you" here refers to the fact that Lohia made a deal with Assassin X, and the two of them betrayed Tsukahara Mingshi's wishes together.
Every time she mentioned this, Lohia always looked embarrassed and guilty.
In fact, it is not so much that she opposes Tsukahara Mingshi for the sake of righteousness, but because she longs for the meaning of birth.
If she were a heroic spirit, she might be steadfast in helping Tsukahara get the Holy Grail.
Unfortunately, she is not.
The Servant of the Heroic Spirit will return to Valhalla after death, but the fictional her will be left without a trace after death.
She didn't want to disappear like that.
Sensing this, Assassin X proposed an alliance with her. The condition of the alliance is to use the Holy Grail to give her the entity.
The final result, everyone knows, Lohia, did not resist this temptation.
Now, she truly lives in this world as a human being.
"No, the things of the past, it's all in the past...... Go, go get something to eat. It seems that in the dessert shop over there, it seems that the evaluation of the fruit tart is very good. It is said that it is made to imitate this observation deck, and the shape of the tower is particularly sharp, so I am really looking forward to it, but what kind of shape will it be combined?"
By the way, even after obtaining the entity, she still likes fruits as before, but lately, she seems to have started to pay attention to health issues, and in addition to fruits, she has also begun to pay attention to the intake of staple foods and meat.
"Ah, if Lohia you like, then go and see it. ”
The thing I am most curious about has already come to fruition, so it is okay to accompany her and make her happy. There's no need to be so serious all the time.
After all, when the two of them come to China to travel, they will inevitably let go of the magic training of the Tosaka family, and after they go back, they will definitely be caught by Rin Tosaka and ask them to make up for the course, right?
Ahhhh......h Already understood.
No wonder Mina had to sneak away before!
Well, but whining is just whining.
At the observation deck, Lohia has chosen a special dessert shop, which can be called overcrowded. But Lohia likes it very much.
Tsukahara Mingshi swept it briefly, basically there is a tall fruit tower on every seat, it really looks like a spire, standing on a plate, at least 30 centimeters, which is equivalent to the height of two rulers!
Sometimes, couples play with it as a toy, and each person smokes a piece to see when the fruit tart falls down first.
Although he wanted to say: There are so many people, let's change the family, but when he saw Lohiya's excited look, he swallowed it back.
"Sorry, we really don't have enough seats...... Which, excuse me, is it acceptable to share a table?"
The little girl who was the clerk was very clever, and when she saw that there were few people, she looked left and right, and saw that there was a table for four people by the window, and only one man was eating ice cream, so she decisively took the two to prepare to share the table.
She understands the temper of the store manager, that is really able to make a person's money, that is, a person. Chinese education is about education and classlessness, and this typical businessman is about earning without class.
However, as soon as he saw the person eating, Tsukahara Mingshi's smile froze suddenly.
Because...... He had seen in this person.
I can't remember the name or where......
But...... Ahh
Tsukahara Mingshi came out in a cold sweat.
He still remembers,Back then, when he was still continuing the Holy Grail War,Once again,Sharing a table with someone else.,At that time, it seemed to be investigating Mina Tosaka working here???Anyway, Tsukahara Mingshi was also sharing a table here at the time.,And promised people.,Want Rohia to participate in their fandom show?
Oops, that's not the ...... Who's that...... Which one is coming?
"Oh, isn't this Tsukahara-kun, it's been a long time, I haven't seen you for more than a year. Come and sit down. ”