Chapter 272: After the Banquet (2-in-1 Chapter)
At ten o'clock in the evening, the crowds gathered on both sides of the river were gradually thinning, and the street lamps shone on the cherry blossom petals spread on the ground, decorating the pink ground. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
Several people walked by on the Fuyuki Bridge, and the two men maintained a normal posture, while the two women still looked a little uncomfortable.
No one would have imagined that Inolai would order that kind of dish made with insects as ingredients, although the food served later was normal, but it is undeniable that the flower insect tempura has left a deep shadow on the women.
Women other than Inolai.
The dinner ended peacefully, and there was no expected attack, not that the other party kept his promise, and after understanding the people sent by the Clock Tower, the second also knew how powerful the enemy he was going to face this time, even if they didn't do it at the izakaya, it was not so easy to deal with.
It can be said that the other party is quite easy, plus two servants have been summoned on the other side, and judging from the fact that the summoners are Lenys and Loraiya, the servants summoned by the two do not seem to be easy to deal with.
Leenys's words are probably the holy relics of the Ermelo family that they used, and they probably summoned servants who are inseparable from the round table;
Not to mention that in terms of magicians, Zelrich's presence is enough to crush everyone on the second side.
On the way back to the stronghold, II has been telling Rowe and the others about Zelrich's deeds, making them also aware of what a terrible opponent he is.
Although Marysbilly should still help the second, but since the other party still dared to bring him after knowing his relationship with the second, it means that he must be confident that he can deal with this monarch, and it is unrealistic to expect Marysbilly in the enemy camp to do something.
In this case, there may be another way to go, that is, to temporarily join forces with the people of Atlas Academy, but the other party's purpose seems to conflict with the idea that the Second wants to dismantle the Great Holy Grail, and looking at Jackxie's attitude towards Zelridge, after knowing that the other party is coming, whether there is still a will to fight is another matter.
In short, the situation is not optimistic, and the reason why Zelrich did not do it at the izakaya is a little guessed by the second.
"They should be on their way to the Ryudong Temple now, if Shirou and Rin haven't made contact with the owner of the Ryudong Temple today, we are in a very passive position. ”
The reason why Zelrich didn't do it directly was probably because he had been prepared for a long time and waited for the second near the Great Holy Grail, after all, if the Second wanted to dismantle the Great Holy Grail, he would definitely have to contact the Great Holy Grail, so just wait for the Willow Cave Temple to wait for the Second to go.
Rather than fight in a crowded place like the new capital, it is better to wait for the second to go on the Enzo Mountain, which is much less troublesome, and although Zelrich is an unserious old man, he is not unreasonable.
The biggest headache for the second is not actually a strong opponent, but the most troublesome enemy.
Lyays, the reason why she came to Fuyuki City is completely unknown, but she still stands on the side of the Clock Tower, which is the most difficult place for the second to figure out, so along the way, Luo Wei also saw the lecturer scratching his head and looking annoyed.
After all, after the previous Holy Grail War in Kamran, the debt relationship between the second and Ermelo has been emptied, and there is no reason for Lenys to chase the second to Winterwood City, if it is to find Rowe, it is even stranger, in the fact that Rhaenys once lost to Rowe, she should not trouble Rowe again, so it conflicts with Rhaenys's personality.
Of course, this is based on the II's understanding of Lenys, and Gray also has the same idea, which is why Lenys came to Winterwood City is even more unclear.
It's frustrating to have all kinds of troubles gathered here, but the second only sighs and puts these things behind, no matter what, at least he has done everything he can before he has the qualifications to worry about it.
After returning to the stronghold in Fukayama Town, Shirou and Rin did not return from Yanagito Temple, it seems that they should still be trying to contact the master of Yanagidong Temple, in order not to waste time, Nishi did not wait for them, after all, whether or not to get in touch with the master of Yanupong Temple, summoning servants is a must.
Miria and Grey tell Messeri and Esther what happened, so that the two of them are ready for battle.
The second and Luo Wei also began to prepare to summon the Servants, so that with Luo Wei's two Servants, at least in terms of the Servants, they should not lose too much.
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A high-rise building in the middle of the new capital, the largest hotel in Fuyuki City, is different from the new new city after the disaster, this building was destroyed by an unknown fire and explosion before the disaster.
At this time, Zelrich and the others were in the superior suite, discussing what to do next.
"That means Webb would now think we've gone to the Willow Cave Temple, and we're staying near the Great Grail, waiting for him to go, right?" Zelrich touched his chin and repeated what Rhaenys had said.
"That's right, my cousin's words would have thought so, if it weren't for that kid Luo Wei's advice, their next actions would have revolved around Liudong Temple, so we would just follow his plan when the time comes. Rhaenys sat on the soft couch, leaning back, her age-inappropriate petite body almost sinking in.
With her knowledge of Ermelo II, it was not difficult to make such an inference, but most of his actions were under Leenys' control.
"Are you really going to help us so sincerely?" Loraia was very suspicious of her performance with Rhaenys, since London she took the initiative to ask Ying to come to Winterwood City, Loraia felt that something was wrong, at least unlike the usual Rhaenys.
"If you don't believe me, you might as well just tear these things down, and I'll save yourself a lot of mana. With that, Leenys stretched out her right hand and reached out to Lolaiya.
But before Lorea could make a move, standing beside Rhaenys, the knight in white armor took a step forward and blocked between Rhaenys and Loraia, although he didn't say a word, the meaning of his actions was also very clear, that is, he would not let Roraiya take the initiative against him at will.
"It's worthy of being a knight of the round table, and he has a strong sense of loyalty, but then I am even more curious, why did you do such a thing to the monarch in the first place?" Rolea asked the knight with a hint of mockery, not afraid of the knight at all. "Ah, isn't it possible that you prefer Leenys as Lori as a mature king like King Arthur? ”
These words directly made Rhaenys glaring at Lolaia, although it is true that from the outside, she can be regarded as a legitimate Lori, but it does not mean that she agrees with this statement.
The knight's pupils shrank, as if he had been poked by Rolaia in the sore spot in his heart, but his still firm heart made him instantly recover his expression, straighten his waist and said: "Thank you for your concern, just if you continue to say this, I will probably launch a duel with you." ”
"Idiot knight, you're going to affect me by doing that, don't you understand?" the person who spoke was sitting at the computer desk in the suite, controlling the mouse to click on the pages on the monitor, and the content was basically something related to the state system.
Wearing thin clothes, or in addition to the small cloak draped over the shoulders, only the lower half of the body seems to be a strange decoration of a combination of skirts and bloomers, most of the body is exposed to the air, the body that is quite good for exercising is not dazzling, the golden decorations on his body connect several cloths, and his short golden hair is shining, it can be determined that he is definitely not a person who lives in modern times.
Searching for the content on the web, he didn't forget to say to himself: "Hmm.... This constitutional monarchy can be improved a little more, maybe it can be used in the Uruk of this king, after all, people in this era like democracy, right? ”
"Huh~ I said, I'm also your master, as a servant, do you just watch your master being threatened by others?"
"Long-winded, this king doesn't want to die a second time. "The reason why I am obsessed with the modern state system is only to find a way to rule Uruk well without dying of overwork, which is a means of learning as a virtuous king, and not a moment of time can be wasted.
"Is this really the Hero King? Didn't you say he was very invincible? Why don't I think?" Helpless, Rolaia could only turn her gaze to Maris Billy and ask the person who provided the holy relic.
"You ask me, I don't know, he looks the same as the hero king summoned before, but his personality is indeed much worse. "Marisbilly doesn't understand, if the Gilgamesh summoned before is an invincible being, then this one is much gentle.
Of course, the change in rank, from Archer to Caster, may be able to explain this.
As for the reason for this change, it is probably due to Rolaia's body, as a representative of the Law and Political Affairs Section, the amount of work she undertakes every day may be similar to that of this virtuous king, both of which are tasks at the level of overwork and death, but the difference is probably that it is easier for Lolaia to deal with these things than this virtuous king.
Seeing that the other party did not continue to provoke, the white knight also withdrew the hand on the scabbard and walked back to Rhaenys's side.
"That's Lancelot's, and it does look amazing. Edson stayed in the corner of the room with his teacher Enolai, watching the exchange of several people, his eyes shining with a golden glimmer staring at the white knight, the first knight of the round table more capable of arousing his creative desire than the virtuous king who ruled Uruk.
"Don't forget your business because of creation, I hate that kind of thing the most, and people who don't concentrate on their work should be cursed to death. "Compared to the white knight, this Dragon Vein Administrator of Winterwood City seems to like King Xian more, after all, it is not an easy thing for him to work alone in Winterwood City, and he does not allow any mistakes.
Although from the perspective of the dinner party, she has made countless mistakes.
"Anyway, Inolai, what's the situation on the other side of the Ryuto Temple?" Zelrich asked, turning his head around.
"The people of the Templar Church have completely controlled the situation around the Liudong Temple, anyway, they don't let me get close to the Liudong Temple at all, isn't the Great Holy Grail the seventieth Holy Grail to them? ”
"Aren't the people in the Liudong Temple monks? ”
"Isn't it very reasonable to protect him because he is an infidel and to burn him at the stake intact? ”
"I see. Zelrich thought for a moment, then continued, "That is, Webb doesn't know about this situation. ”
"Of course. Enolai shrugged. "I have to report to Miss Lolaya about the situation in Winterwood City, which no other monarch knows about, and the same is true for that one. ”
That one, of course, is the monarch Ermelo II.
"Very well, then let's get ready and go to Liudong Temple. With that, Zelrich got up from the table and walked to the bathroom on one side.
"I don't have to go, do I? The holy relics have all been handed over to the Rolaia Summoning Servant, and I'm useless now. Marysbilly was lying on the bed, as if intending to stay on his laurels.
"If you are going to secretly inform Monarch Ermelo II, you can give up, you must follow us. With a mandatory smile, Lolaia said.
"Cut, it's really not relaxing. Marysbilly shook his head, it seemed that no matter what time it was, the beauty of the Law and Political Science Department had no intention of relaxing his supervision.
"Anyway, don't you have to worry about the people from Atlas Academy? they've summoned servants too, isn't it easy?"
After washing his hands, Zelrich came out of the bathroom, shook his hand with water droplets, and said, "Leave them alone, I guess I'm going to run away in fear now." ”
Marysbilly, on the other hand, picked up a tissue in disgust, wiped the water droplets off his face, and glared at Zelridge.
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"I said, Boss, it's time for us to retreat this time. Tedia lay flat on top of the iron box, ignoring the cold touch, and tilted her head to ask Jacksy.
"Hell knows, if that old guy appears here, nothing good will happen, if I still have a complete Philosopher's Stone, maybe I can fight it, but now that the power of the Philosopher's Stone is less than a third, it is still too difficult to use it against that old fellow. ”
Jack West was very irritated and stepped on the cans on the ground, Zelrich's appearance disrupted all his plans, no matter who came from the Clock Tower, even if it was a monarch, he would not be afraid, but Zelrich was different, when he was on the Atlas Desert, he suffered a lot.
Not to mention that there is only one servant on their side, which is still much worse than the other two.
Although there was still only one spell on the back of Rowe's hand, Jacksey had habitually taken the fact that he had two Servants, after all, when he was in the Aegean Sea, he suffered this loss, and if he had known that Rowe had two Servants, he might have been able to take action.
Now it seems that there are two Servants on the side of the Clock Tower, and there should be three Servants on Rovi's side, no matter how you look at it, there is no way for Jacksy's side to fight either of them.
So Jackxi was quite irritable, and he was ready to win and came to Fuyuki City, but the current situation only made him want to escape.
"Rest assured, it won't be so miserable. "Unlike Tedia and Jacksy, it's Machiri.
"What you said sounds good, you don't need to contribute to the fight, just watch from the side, it's me who fights!" Jacksey is really speechless, Tedia doesn't mention it, the scum with zero combat effectiveness, Maqiri is not much better, and his knowledge about the Great Holy Grail can come in handy.
In the end, he is the only one who can fight here, and there are only servants, which is much worse than the other two.
"So you're too obsessed with fighting, since you can't fight, there's no need to fight each other, you just need to protect me from the Great Holy Grail, I think I should be able to do something through the Great Holy Grail. ”
As he spoke, Marchili had already begun to think about how to operate the Great Holy Grail, although he didn't have the memory that Zelrich had said, but he still had the idea of the Great Holy Grail.
"Tsk, isn't it looking for death to rush in under such an unclear situation? Who knows if they have set a trap in the Liudong Temple, and those guys from the Templar Church haven't shown up yet, maybe there will be those annoying guys to interfere with the battle, anyway, I don't want to get involved in this anymore. ”
Jacksy's action benchmark is also very simple, he came to Fuyuki City just to complete the mission of the Atlas Academy, and brought Maqiri to restore his memory, but once he finds out that it is something he can't solve, he will decisively choose to give up, just like when he faced two servants in the Aegean Sea, he chose to escape.
"Isn't there still him? With the strength of the two of you, I think it should be very simple. As he spoke, Maqiri gestured to the man standing nearby.
At least in terms of appearance, it is impossible to simply distinguish whether his gender is male or female, but according to legend, he has no gender setting, and as a god-made weapon, he has a beauty that does not match the weapon.
Pale green long hair up to the waist, dressed in white like a ball of white cloth wrapping the whole body, green eyes along the window of the warehouse, looking at the sea at night, the calm sea and his actions are the same, silent, if you have to classify, probably a quiet girl or teenager like this.
Hearing Marchi's words, and sensing the angle at which the other man was pointing at him, he turned around.
"Is there anything I need to do? ”
Jacksy, as the Master, did not answer, but looked at Marchie with some suspicion.
"Are you sure you won't be discovered by other servants?"
"He is Enqidu, he has the ability to communicate with beasts and the earth, and with your alchemy, isn't it very simple to sneak into the big hollow under the Liudong Temple?"
"Hmm......" Jacksy, who was still thinking, rubbed his chin, and seemed to agree and oppose Marchi's proposal.
It is indeed undeniable that Enqi is among the Servants, and he is definitely a top existence, and the Hero King who has appeared many times only has the same level of combat effectiveness as him, and in terms of personality alone, Enqi is undoubtedly a very easy Servant to get along with, because he has always regarded himself as a weapon.
"Isn't it your freedom to do with weapons as you want? ”
This is what Enkidu said to Jacksy, although it is a little less human, but for the Holy Grail War, it should be the best existence.
After all, for some magicians, summoning a servant in the Holy Grail War is equivalent to finding a powerful weapon.
"Hmm.... Are you sure it's okay?" Jacksy looked at Marchi, probably still wondering if he could do anything with the Great Grail.
"You should know this better than me, after all, I am one of the creators of the Great Holy Grail, and this is what you told me, in that case, you should trust my abilities more than I do, right?"
Looking at Enkidu on the side, he was expressionless, and when he looked back at Tedia, he was already scared stupid.
"Well, let's do it, but say beforehand, if I find that you can't do it next to the Great Grail, I'll retreat immediately. "Jacksey is also very concerned about his own life.
"Of course, there's no reason not to retreat, isn't it?"
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In the new capital late at night, there are still many people on the streets.
In the dark alleys between the tall buildings, the man pours the day's swill into the garbage can in the alley, and after tidying up, he walks down the narrow staircase to the izakaya.
At this time, the wooden door of the izakaya that had been proofed was closed, and the chair was already standing upside down on the table, and pouring swill just now was the last step of the day, and the man who had completed these also changed into home clothes and returned to the living room on the second floor.
In fact, after the previous wave of chartered guests left, he ended his work for the day, and usually opened later, so that every now and then there would be a knock on the door, and those were all regulars who came here to taste the unique flower and insect tempura.
However, for these people, the man can only say sorry in his heart, because of today's windfall, he really can't continue to work.
Back on the second floor, there was a rather small living room, with tatami mats all over the floor, and the purple-haired woman had spread out the futon and lay down next to the window, but probably because she was really tired, she forgot to pull the curtains.
The man crept to the side of the bed and pulled down the curtains, but still woke up the woman who was not sleeping very deeply.
"Brother.... Brother?"
Opening her hazy sleepy eyes, the purple-haired woman straightened her upper body, her face still pale, but the reason was not actually overwork, but something else.
The man put his hand on the woman's shoulder and patted it, as if to reassure him.
"Don't worry, Sakura-chan, leave that man to me. ”
There was silence, and then the woman shook her head and said, "I don't think he's coming for me." ”
"Whatever the case may be, since he's in Fuyuki City, there's no reason for me to let it go, and it's a good chance to lift the curse on you. ”
It's a curse, but it's not actually a curse or something, it's just that the man who hates it calls him this kind of thing.
"Actually.... It's been okay lately, brother, you don't have to work so hard....." is probably a little worried, after all, his brother's talent is placed in the magic world, and he is a bit overestimated when he is said to be a waste material.
"Don't worry, I just need Sakura to do me a little favor, and I'll take care of the rest. ”
The woman tried to stop his determination, but when she looked up again, she couldn't say the same thing.
The man held the woman's hand tightly and expressed his determination, which he had to do, perhaps to atone, or to punish himself, but at least, he did not want the thing that had plagued his sister for years to continue to haunt her like a nightmare.
It's just something that I want to do for my sister as an older brother.