This morning.

Ragnar, who had slept until he woke up naturally, finally left the warm quilt and broke away from the quilt seal, and he was about to open the door to go to the toilet when there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Mr. Ragnar, I'm Huiyin, can I open the door?"

Ragnar, of course, is more than gratifying.

"Oh hey, Mr. Ragnar."

"What's the matter?"

Huiyin smiled and showed her two arms behind her back, holding a box of hot bento.

"It's breakfast~ although my craft is not so good...... But please use it slowly! ”

Get the item: "Bento of Love"

"Ah...... Thank you, please be so kind. ”

At this time, Huiyin's face suddenly warmed up, and it was even redder than an apple.

"No...... You're welcome......! Excuse me! ”

After saying this, Huiyin hurriedly left Ragnar's room, her steps in a hurry, as if she wanted to do something important quickly.

Ding——

Saber popped up.

"Looks like that little girl cares about you, master."

"Huh? Is that ......."

"I made you a bento early in the morning, and if you didn't care, I don't think you, as enemies, would have been able to get in touch at all."

Saber is not entirely unreasonable, this is the Holy Grail War, in which it is impossible to show the slightest mercy to the enemy, but sometimes, if one of the two sides has a desire for peace, then there will be a wonderful bond.

"I hope Huiyin isn't my next opponent."

Just as he was about to open the bento box, the terminal machine in his pocket gave Ragnar another hard blow.

Ding Ding Ding - Ding Ding Ding - Ding Ding Ding -

"The battle list of the contestants has been announced, please check it in the lobby on the first floor."

"Damn...... Can't you just let me have a good meal? Saber, this bento box is for you. Ragnar impatiently handed the bento box to Saber.

"But if the master is hungry?" Saber seemed uneasy.

"Don't worry, I can't die if I don't eat, the most important thing is to go to the hall on the first floor to see who my opponent is, and then I will have a lot of work to do." Ragnar walked out of the room.

“…… Is this the bento in modern society? ”

Saber, who was holding the lunch box in her hand, opened the lid "helplessly", sniffed carefully, and waited until she satisfied her taste before secretly closing the door and enjoying her delicious meal.

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Early in the morning, I didn't see a few people going to the training ground to exercise, but I found that there was a restaurant downstairs that provided breakfast, lunch and dinner for the contestants, and the restaurant was full of people, and it was impossible to enter it to occupy a place in a short time.

Ragnar, however, didn't have time to wait in line at the restaurant, and he himself thought he wouldn't feel hungry even if he didn't eat, after all, Ultimate creatures don't need to eat (wrong).

Walking all the way to the bulletin board, Ragnar found the match sheet by his race number.

However, the opponent's name is a "person" he is very familiar with.

Master: Remilia Scarlett

Battle Location: Moon Fantasy Sea

"I didn't think you would be my first opponent, Ragnar."

A sweet and extremely seductive voice reached Ragnar's ears, and Ragnar turned away in fright, not daring to speak again.

The same pink soft hat, the same blood-colored pupils, the same pink dress, the same bat wings, and even the majesty is the same without a sense of existence.

"Big ...... Miss......! ”

Ragnar almost didn't expect that the opponent he was going to defeat at the beginning was actually Remilia, and at the same time he was cursing the injustice of fate, but he thought again that everything here was the data created by Ling, and even if he killed the fake Remilia in front of him, it would not enter his memory.

"What's wrong? Did my presence surprise you? Well, I didn't think it would be you at first. ”

Remilia reached out and swung her bangs, then turned around again, stopping.

"I'll give you a lot of advice this week, but it's just a matter of whether you can survive the start of the game...... Come on, Ragnar. ”

After saying that, the system was transferred and disappeared.

"Is all of this also arranged by Ling...... Although it is difficult to accept the fact that sacrifice is inevitable, no matter how respectful I am to the eldest lady, the eldest lady will not treat me as her own...... Judging by her tone, she should just treat me like a stranger. ”

In his heart, he was ready to defeat Remilia, and the terminal machine sounded a piercing sound again.

"Please note that the verification key for the first game has appeared in the first level of the training ground, please obtain the verification key before the deadline, otherwise, the opponent will win without a fight."

"Verification key? I guess it's proof of participation in the first game or a ticket. ”

Ding——

Saber popped up as always.

"Master, the trial has begun, shall we go immediately?"

It seems that Saber can't wait to get stronger.

"Let's go to the store and buy supplies first, just in case."

"Yes, you can."

Using the system to transfer, Ragnar and Saber soon arrived in a small room full of ceremonial clothes and medicines.

Ragnar also saw a young lady standing in the cash register, wearing a red and white plaid shirt and a red apron.

"Welcome to the Honju Grocery Store~ You should be the new contestant."

"Ahh......h

Ragnar looked at the proprietress outfit, which was almost the same type as a certain Ronald McDonald outfit, except that the plaid shirt destroyed the sense of disobedience of the body.

"My name is Xiaoling Honju, and I am the owner of this grocery store~ What do you need in the future, whether it is a dress or supplies, a round corner or a night with you, you can order and buy it here, but it's just ......"

"Just what?"

"Because there are so many customers buying things, sometimes the price of goods occasionally rises by 5%~ but it doesn't matter! With my three-inch tongue, I will definitely do my best to persuade the supplier to reduce the price! Honju patted her chest confidently.

"Excuse me, do you still have supplies?"

"Absolutely! Do you want "program data fragmentation"? Or is it a "program data block"? ”

"Both...... Give me 20. ”

"Yes ~ Thank you for your patronage ~ A total of 10,000QB."

"Poof!"

Ragnar took a sip of salt soda and sprayed Xiaoling in the face.

"That...... Customers, we don't sell salt soda, do you? Xiao Ling smiled bitterly and took out a dry towel to wipe her face.

"I say! Isn't that a bit too expensive?! It's just program data, and it's so expensive to sell! ’”

Although Xiaoling was very angry, she still maintained a respectful smile on her face: "The price of goods has fluctuated a little recently, so the supplier ordered me to increase the price of supplies by 10%~ This is no way, guest." ”

“master…… We're still not going to buy it, are we? Saber understands Ragnar's feelings, too.

"No...... Ragnar waved his hand, "I still have to buy what I should buy, after all, these supplies are lifesavers, so let's think of buying dozens of lives." ”

Ragnar gritted his teeth and held back tears and handed the terminal to Xiao Ling, who hummed a brisk little tune, put the terminal on the cash register, and waited until the cash register screen showed the number of 10,000 QB before returning the terminal to Ragnar.

"I hope you come again~"

(I hope your sister T_T!) ）”

Leaving the grocery store with tears in his eyes, the next thing to do was to go to the training ground.

Put the pass on the scanner to verify, and it didn't take a few minutes to successfully enter the cultivation ground.

It's just that the environment here is a bit strange, and there is a strong murderous aura in the air.

"Uh...... Master, please be vigilant while exploring, it looks like someone has come in. Saber sensed the murderous aura and furrowed his brow.

"I feel it too, go ahead, take it one step at a time."

Ragnar encountered a lot of program monsters when exploring the labyrinth, including the previous Iron Wheel Monster and the Bee Monster, as well as the EVE format of the data cow, although it took a lot of effort to deal with this data cow, and also used two program data fragments to restore the amount of blood, but the effort is always rewarded.

"Gain 100 XP points, congratulations on leveling up, the current level is LV.4, 9 skill points remaining, and 200 XP points are needed for the next upgrade"

"It's so easy to move up to one level, if you continue to exercise, it's not a dream to soar to level 10."

Ragnar was delighted to open the supply crate.

"Obtaining Items: Program Data Fragments"

"Well, then, let's keep on our way."

The trails on the map have been completely unfolded by their footsteps, and the treasure chests have all been opened, all that remains to do is to continue walking straight and get the verification key in hand to exercise with confidence.

However, Ragnar saw the same red dot in front of him.

"This ...... This is! Enemy? ”

Looking up, there was indeed a vampire in a suit standing in front of the verification button, and as for her Servant, she didn't know where to run.

"Master, this may be a good opportunity to directly deal with the enemy master, please give orders."

"......" Ragnar thought for a moment and shook his head, "No, let's wait a minute, if she dares to stand in front of us openly, there must be an ambush waiting for us, let's sit back and wait for the change." ”

That being said.

Puff –

Puff –

(What's going on......? The heart is beating so violently ......! ）”

Clutching his chest, his heart beating rhythmically.

Puff –

Puff –

Ragnar's back was cold, as if something was holding his neck, and the fear kept falling with the cold sweat, and a silver-white figure appeared faintly behind.

"Don't move, or your neck will break."

Ragnar could sense the presence of someone, but Saber didn't seem to see anything.

"You...... You should be the enemy Servant. Ragnar spoke in a struggling tone.

"Whoa? It seems that you are not an ordinary magician, yes, I am the Servant of the eldest lady, but by the time you know my identity, you may have already fallen to the ground. ”

The hand around his neck became tighter and tighter, Ragnar felt that it was difficult to breathe, but the fear was more uncomfortable than the difficulty of breathing, the silver knife with a sharp knife light was about to flash, and Ragnar immediately gave the opponent an elbow blow!

"Woo......"

The enemy Servant took a step back from the interference, and her body revealed—a woman dressed as a maid was clutching a silver knife, her murderous nature revealed with a vicious look.

“saber！ There are enemies! ”

“！”

Upon seeing the enemy Servant, Saber quickly armed himself in pursuit. However, just as the sword was about to fall on top of her head, the enemy Servant disappeared in that instant!

"Uh...... Damn, let her escape? ”

"No, it's not, she's back to her master."

The two of them returned to Remilia, only to see that a maid had indeed appeared beside her.

"Miss, I'm very sorry...... I failed. The maid bowed to Remilia with great apologies.

"It's okay Sakiya, it's not easy to assassinate this man, I can feel a familiar smell on him, if so, it's hard for you to assassinate again."

“…… I understand. ”

"Then it's time for the first fight with them."

Remilia smiled at Ragnar, a seemingly kind smile that was dangerous......!

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Ragnar and Saber walked to the finish line together, seeing the obstacles blocking the two of them, Remilia and her Servant, and the verification key behind her.

"Yo~ Ragnar, it's not easy for you to come here alive."

From this tone, you can tell that she is teasing.

"Did you instruct the Servant who attacked my master? Vampire Remilia. ”

"Presumptuous! Dare to call the eldest lady's name! ”

"Forget it, Sakiya." Remilia's interest heightened, "Even an ordinary Heroic Spirit knows my true identity, so I think I'll have to hide my wings on my back?" ”

"......" Ragnar chose not to speak.

"You're here to take this verification key, aren't you? Well, after all, you've worked so hard to get the most important proof of participation, and it wouldn't be humane for me to stop you. ”

"Then please get out of the way." Saber made it clear.

"I'd like to get out of the way, too, but my Servant won't agree, Sakiya." Remilia snapped her fingers, "Show them how good you are." ”

"Yes! Do your bidding, Miss! ”

The silver-haired girl in a blue and white maid outfit, with four silver throwing knives in both hands, there was no mercy in her eyes, and all that was left was the bright red young moon and killing.

"It's a pity, but I have to deal with you before the game, all in order to get the Holy Grail for the eldest lady, please die here!"

"Uh......h master！ Slave battle, prepare to fight! ”

Forced battle begins -

Ragnar saw that Sakiya's command panel was full of question marks, and her rank was also unknown, and at the same time, the screen was flashing red, and there was a prompt in the middle: "It is forbidden to engage in private fights in the training ground, and the battle will be forced to end after three rounds."

“saber！ Hold on for three rounds! As long as you get through it, this battle will be forced to end! ”

"Imperial Will!"

Ragnar enters a few commands at random, and will still use supplies to recover if necessary.

Execute the instruction.

Our saber used Attack first.,Unfortunately, Sakuya gave Guard a counterattack.,Causing 23 damage.,The second and third dynamic commands.,Saber's two Breaks broke Sakuya's two Guards.,Each damage is 0、0,It's the same as not fighting!

Although Saber guessed and won the next three instructions, the damage was always 0, and Sakiya's blood bar was not less at all!

On the first turn, the damage value of our saber is 0, and the damage value of the enemy servant is 23

Our saber's HP: 650/537

Enemy Servant's HP: 2500/2500

Both sides began to back off.

"What's going on? This guy seems to have something on his body that can nullify my damage! Saber was amazed.

"Could it be a defensive technique? No...... No, I've been staring at Remilia, and she doesn't even make any small movements, let alone perform spells. ”

There was no time for any more small talk, Ragnar continued to type in the command, and the command in the second round was still a question mark, so he had to guess with the system.

Execute the instruction.

Sakuya throws a knife forward, giving Saber a defensive counterattack, spinning his body and slashing Saber's Guard hard, and then throwing many knives in a row to crack Saber's Break, each time the damage is 23, 25, 27, for a total of 75 damage.

“master！ Please note! Woo......"

Triggers Extra, dealing 28 damage, totaling 103.

The last three commands still can't be fulfilled.,Saber's two attacks were all eaten by Sakiya's Guard.,Finally, the damage is corrected by triggering the Break of the Heart Strike.,Each damage is 25、26、31,A total of 82 damage。

"Oops......"

Because Sakiya triggers Extra twice in a row, the system will reward a Heart Strike that deals 35 damage, for a total of 117 damage.

On the second turn, Saber's damage is 0 and the enemy Servant's damage is 220

Your saber's HP: 650/317

Enemy Servant's HP: 2500/2500

Both sides took another step back.

"It seems that the other party also has some skills...... Master, how do you place an order? ”

"The instructions are all question marks, how do I judge? …… Well? ”

Ragnar noticed that all the commands in the first two rounds of Sakiya accounted for most of the Guard's orders, and generally there is a probability that there will be an Attack or Break command after Guard.

"With ......! saber！ Hold on! I'll help you get back with supplies! ”

Ragnar clicked on the prop and clicked on a "program data block".

"Using a program data block to restore 200 HP, Saber's current HP is 650/517"

"If it's a defense instead of an offense...... So! ”

Ragnar anxiously clicked on two Breaks, one Guard, and three more.

Execute the instruction.

"Stand still and don't move!"

Saber uses two charges to break the defense, and successfully breaks Sakiya's Guard, and Sakuya uses Attack, which is defended by Saber's Guard, giving a counterattack, each time the damage is 0, 0, 0, and 0, for a total of 0 damage.

"What......?!"

Triggers Extra, dealing 0 damage, all totaling 0.

The last three movements are also smooth.

"No Meal!"

Performed three Breaks, breaking Sakiya's Guard three times in a row, each time with 0, 0, 0, and 0 damage, for a total of 0 damage.

"How so...... Impossible! Woo......! ”

If saber triggers Extra twice in a row, the system will reward a Heart Strike that deals 0 damage, all for a total of 0.

On the third turn, the damage value of your saber is 0, and the damage value of the enemy servant is 0

Saber's HP: 650/517

Enemy Servant's HP: 2500/2500

At the end of the third round, white snowflakes suddenly flashed in the battle scene, and then the two sides returned to the first level of the training ground, and at the same time warned Remilia to leave the arena immediately.

"Hah...... Ha...... Did it work? "Ragnar is gasping for breath and can't lift his whole body because he's so nervous.

"It looks like the referee has already noticed that we are in a private fight, but I would like to praise you for being able to quickly judge the instructions of the first two rounds in a limited time, which is really smart, but next time, I will not let you find any flaws."

After saying that, Remilia left the training ground with Sakuya.

"Master, I already know that the enemy uses assassination as an attack, and the accident just now, she should have the skill of "Breath Blocking", judging from this, her rank is Assassin."

The terminal suddenly rang, and Ragnar picked it up and looked at the screen, which read:

"Enemy intelligence has been updated!"

Ragnar clicked on the message again, and the screen immediately jumped to the intelligence information about the enemy master and servant in the first battle.

Class：Assassin

Master: Remilia Scarlett

Real name: Sixteen Nights - Sakiya

Phantasm: Unknown

Intelligence Feature: Breath Blockage

Strength "Unknown"

Endurance "Unknown"

Agile "Unknown"

Magic "Unknown"

Lucky "Unknown"

Possession: Breath Blocking [B], Misty Night Killing [B]

Breath Cut: B

Cut off the breath of being a Servant, a skill suitable for covert operations. If you completely cut off the breath, it is almost impossible to detect. However, when moving to an attack stance, the level of Breath Break will be greatly reduced. This shortcoming can be compensated for by "Killing in the Foggy Night", making a perfect surprise attack possible.

Murder in the Foggy Night: A

In terms of the fact that Sakiya is not an assassin but a murderer, she can always take the lead against the other party who is the victim. However, the only thing that can be unconditionally able to take the lead is the night. During the day, you need to be lucky. The victims of Jack the Ripper were all attacked unsuspectingly.

……

After checking the information about Sakuya, Ragnar put the terminal machine in his pocket and touched the box containing the verification key.

"Congratulations on Obtaining the Key Item: Verification Key for Match 1"

"Now that the verification key has been obtained, this place should not stay for long, after this day has passed, let's prepare for tomorrow's exploration."

"And?!"

"Well, because there are two verification keys, two layers of cultivation grounds will be opened in each battle, and each cultivation ground will have a verification key hidden. Then, just step into this array to ensure safety. ”

"I didn't expect there to be two verification keys...... What a hassle. ”

Ragnar muttered to himself as he stepped into the light array, and the figures of the two disappeared in an instant, and after the system was transferred, they returned to the original room.

……

……

As night fell, Ragnar went back to his room early and fell asleep, while Saber sat on the throne with a thoughtful look.

"Is the first Servant to fight against an Assassin? I've heard that breath blocking is difficult to deal with, so let's wait until tomorrow and discuss with the master how to crack this ability. ”

Thinking about it, Saber fell asleep in a drowsy state.