Chapter 14: The Return of the Knight King
"Ber, that's too strong."
Ebner held up a finger and said this categorically.
Shirou nodded, Surut's attack last night made him look scared. That's ...... at all It shouldn't be the strength that Heroic Spirits should have......
If you really want to compare......
I'm afraid that only the heroic spirit he fought against when he was young and covered in golden armor could fight it......
But......
Shirou always felt that even if it was the Heroic Spirit...... Unleash his strongest Phantasm...... I'm afraid, and it's no match for Surut either.
These two Heroic Spirits, fundamentally, are different.
"I don't know if Shirou's predecessors can understand that the so-called servants have limits. No matter how good a servant is, due to many reasons, it is impossible to compare with his [Heroic Spirit] state. ”
"Ah, understood. Rin told me that the servant was a compromise made so that humans could also serve the Heroic Spirit, so each servant was generally weaker than the main body. ”
Shirou said, and his wife frowned and waved her fingers angrily.
"It's good to understand. That saber is really too unconventional, it is an existence that can burn the [dragon vein] and deal a devastating blow to the dragon vein inherent on this planet...... It's not something Servant can do. I doubt it...... In this Holy Grail War, there is no saber. ”
Shirou looked suspicious, Berut, didn't he appear in front of him that night? Why does he feel like he doesn't have a saber?
In fact, it was because he had fought that he had this idea.
That fire demon god is definitely not an ordinary saber...... Even, he shouldn't be a servant.
For example, it's like a tree growing on the earth, and this earth is the dragon vein, and this tree is the Holy Grail. Well, seven fruits were lent to the tree, and this is servant. So, could this fruit be bigger than this tree?
This is clearly very abnormal. Even, this fruit can affect the laws of the earth's operation...... This is even more anomalous.
When the Heroic Spirit appears as a servant, he will be weakened by this world, and in order for it to be able to control the servants, he has to weaken his power consumption to the extent that humans can bear it...... However, the combat power displayed by that Heroic Spirit was definitely a crushing level of power.
That's how Shirou feels.
In his impression, the strongest golden servant is also a servant.
However, what he contrasted with this pitch-black saber was a kind of existence beyond the servant.
"If my speculation is correct, then it can be explained. As I had reported in the news before, there had been a fire in the forest on the outskirts of the city, and after the fire, fifteen corpses had appeared, and I had been alerted by the Magic Association before that day that a collaborator had entered the shallow stream. However, to this day, I have not met with the collaborators...... So, I can only draw one conclusion...... Those fifteen people were sent by the association to help me. However, he was directly killed by that saber. ”
Shirou was silent.
It is true that there is an unbridgeable gulf between humans and the Heroic Spirits.
However, if humans hone their bodies to the pinnacle, then it is not impossible to compete with the Heroic Spirits.
For example, his former teacher, Soichiro Katsuki, after his fists were strengthened by Caster, used a snake-like assassination punch that even the Heroic Spirit could not bear.
The Magic Association is aware of the existence of the Holy Grail War, and naturally, if they want to help Abner, they will definitely rank among the elite of the association...... Perhaps, it is the executor...... But...... A Heroic Spirit that even the fifteen guild elites can't fight......
Really...... Shirou still reluctantly accepted that the enemy saber, not a servant, but something more powerful.
"That's the only conclusion I can think of. And the teacher should have made the same judgment: in this Holy Grail War, there is also a vacant position for Saber. As for the guy who is now called Saber, we just instinctively identify him as Saber by elimination because all six Heroic Spirits have appeared. ”
Ebner's conclusion surprised Shirou, and his hands trembled unconsciously, and subconsciously, his hand pressed on Ebner's back, and the scalded wound was made by him to flow out disgusting juice and wet the bandage.
Could it be ...... Myself...... Is there still a chance......
There is still a chance to meet that woman, with beautiful blonde hair and blue eyes...... Shirou only felt that his body was trembling, and every cell in his body was telling of excitement.
"Yes. Before, the teacher asked me to prepare the summoning array of the servant. It was also when I was reminded by the teacher that I thought of this possibility...... Sure enough, there is still a gap between me and the teacher. How many things have you seen through those eyes......"
Albernar smiled bitterly and continued to explain to Shirou: "Teacher Ermelo II asked me to prepare it before. Heroic Spirit's Summoning Array...... I'm afraid, at that moment, he guessed that in this Holy Grail War, there was a shady scene, and some kind of existence that was not a servant was summoned to confuse the public, and as a result, the Holy Grail has not yet summoned a suitable servant...... In other words, although there are 7 Masters in this Holy Grail War, there are only 6 Servants...... As long as this moment is at this moment, take the lead in forcibly summoning the vacant Heroic Spirit with the dragon vein as the core...... Probably, I can summon a saber. ”
I see......
Shirou didn't understand it halfway, but there was one thing he understood...... What is the meaning of being wise and close to the demon...... Ermelo II has always been known for his accuracy in the clock tower, no matter what kind of magician he is, as long as he observes him for a period of time, he can clearly know his past habits, magic style, and even future development can be predicted, it is simply a magician who identifies magicians. I didn't expect it to be applicable in this case.
Worthy of ...... Monarch Ermelo II......
"That being said, I don't know exactly what will happen...... By the way, the magic circle that the teacher instructed me to make...... He is the originator of the Ermelo magician...... Sir Kenneth's Legacy...... It was a special summoning array that divided the Heroic Spirit's [Mana Supply] and [Spell Usage] to two people, one to concentrate on mana supply, and the other to concentrate on fighting. Teacher he ...... I'm afraid I thought at the time, I'm going to end up like this. ”
Abner's smile was full of bitterness.
Shirou didn't know how to comfort him for a while...... But Abner immediately added: "But I don't regret it. That person was my most important friend. He showed me the human courage he showed me at the end of his life, and I will continue to fight. Until, when my life came to an end. ”
Abner's words made Shirou sigh for a while. This is an emotion that only those who have really fought side by side with the Servant will understand.
Heroic spirits are the heroes of mankind, they have the power that ordinary people envy incomparably, perhaps the glorious road to hegemony, or the road to salvation from Lonegao, or the road of conquest that will never retreat. If you are with someone who is coming to the end of your life, you will be unconsciously inspired, and this is also true of Abner, right?
He must have met a very good Heroic Spirit.
After a brief bandage, Abner led Shirou to his magic studio.
It is a humble mansion, although the architecture is very luxurious, but in this enjoyment-type city, such mansions abound, and it does not seem abrupt. In the open courtyard, mercury mixed with blood, outlining the traces of the magic array, painting the entire courtyard with a layer of cloudy silver-red.
This is the second workshop of EBNER.
Unlike the Flowing Water Workshop, which can continuously restore the user's mana, this workshop is a serious magic workshop, and it is engraved with a fortress-level magic barrier, and it is extremely difficult for anyone to try to break through here.
In the very center of the area, Abner led Shirou Tosaka to the center of the formation, placing the handful of dirt in the center.
He knows. The man next to him is the man who summoned the excellent Saber, the knight King Arthur in the Fifth Holy Grail War. The bond between these two people will definitely lead Arthur to appear again.
Ermelo II, Weber-Villewit, would have willingly chosen to give up, I'm afraid, that also means. He...... It's so old.
The muscles that have already begun to age, and they can't withstand such a high-intensity collision, so it's better to leave hope to Shirou with a higher probability than to go to the same battlefield with that muscular stupid who can only conquer.
Because...... He's really too old. Rather than expressing his passion, he prefers to choose a safe solution. To do this, he gave up using the fragment of the hero's cloak and gave the earth in front of the tomb of the Knight King to Ebner.
This is...... Inheritance.
Shirou stood in the center of the formation, calm and unwavering.
He himself believed it. Believe in the bond between the two. I believe that the blonde girl with blue eyes will be able to answer his call again.
The two of them stretched out their hands together, shouting out the spell of summoning, the magic lines in the courtyard, emitting a dazzling silver light, even if it shrouded the enchantment of the opposite person, it still could not be completely concealed, in the eyes of ordinary people, this is simply what a rare weather, and the blazing white light went straight to the sky.
"Ask me, you are my ...... master? ”
As the spiral storm dissipated, the cyan beauty stood in front of him, and that gentle smile was so beautiful that it was suffocating.