1. All the way to the north
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Although the passengers looked very different, they didn't have much to do with me, and I didn't care about what they were doing - let's say, the pair of high school students flirting in the corner......
"Lang Ma...... Such...... Not good......"
"It's okay, ring ......"
"But ......"
"It's okay, rings, just when they're all vegetables."
"Hmm~~"
Hey, as a vegetable, I have something to say!
Although it is the prerogative of couples to stage a passion play anywhere, you should at least pay attention to the occasion! I don't care, but the group of enthusiastic members around me who are going to die are already furious, and they are about to explode......
A few minutes later, the chubby dead members were still glaring at the man and woman, but two of the hooligans who had come up to flirt with them fell to the ground.
Here's what happened: the two scoundrels came from another carriage and saw the man and woman flirting - the girl was good-looking, so they came up and flirted with each other, and first said two or three obscene words, but the man and woman ignored them, so they went further and reached out to touch the girl, but the boy jumped up, knocked down one of them with his elbow, grabbed the other by the hair, and hit him twice with his knees, so that there were two more piles of non-combustible garbage on the ground.
…… This kid called Langma is practicing Muay Thai, right? Kung Fu is good! No wonder you dare to play such tricks on a train full of beasts......
This little episode made the boring trip a little more interesting, but unfortunately it didn't take long for the couple to get off the train, and silence and boredom returned to the train.
Alas, aren't there many bus wolves in Japan? Why don't you come out with two? Let me practice my fists and feet......
Thinking like this, I leaned back in my seat and fell asleep.
I woke up with an exclamation, and when I opened my eyes, I saw a group of young people with various cameras shouting and pressing the shutter one after another out of the car window, looking extremely excited.
Outside the window, there was a blank of snow.
Mountains and rivers in the distance, woods in the distance, towns behind you, and stations in front of you...... All shrouded in boundless silver.
The snow in Hokkaido is truly amazing!
"Passengers please note that this train will arrive at Higashikicho Station in three minutes, so please be prepared for those who need to get off the train."
When the soft voice of the conductor came, the atmosphere in the carriage reached a climax, and photography fans were looking for a suitable spot, ready to take a few photos while the train stopped. They ran back and forth inside the carriage, occasionally holding up their cameras to try their shots. Many people were ready to get off the bus - because the snow in Higashiki Town was the goal of their trip.
What a group of innocent and cute guys!
Little did they know that this small town called Higashikicho is more than just a place to see the snow......
For two hundred years, a magical battle known as the Holy Grail War has been taking place here. Every sixty years, seven magicians summon heroic spirits called Servants, and gamble each other's lives in a fierce fight to the death. The life and soul of the loser will be absorbed by the huge magic circle that envelops the entire town of Higashiki, and finally the legendary treasure "Holy Grail", which can grant all wishes, will appear in the world.
To put it bluntly, the Holy Grail War is all about seven magicians fighting for one wish, and after six die, the remaining one can fulfill the wish.
And the reason why I left Chidori, which needed to be protected, and went to Higashiki Town was precisely to obtain this wish.
"It's not going to work, the Holy Grail isn't a good thing." When I told me about this and asked Mr. Mitaka to help protect Chidori for a while, he said disdainfully, "If it's really that good, how can we not take it!" It's just a Misanya in Higashikicho, I can blow them to Brazil with a yawn! (On Earth, Brazil is located on the "backside" of Japan, 20,000 kilometers apart) The Hand of God, the founder of the Crossing Alliance, and the guardian of truth, may be stronger than me in terms of strength, because of the unfortunate death of her husband, she slaughtered the European Magical Association with her hot hands, leaving no relatives and friends of men, women and children, and finally forced the magicians to change their names to magicians, and the magicians association changed their names to clock towers, and they cowered in London and did not dare to go out......"
"If the Holy Grail really could grant her wish, you don't think she would snatch it?"
As soon as he said this, I immediately remembered the independent, lonely and peaceful predecessor.
However, what Mitaka sensei doesn't know is: according to Saori's predecessors, there is a limit to the "resurrection ability", whether she or other strong people, she can only resurrect those "insignificant" passers-by, such as important characters like Yuji Sakai, the protagonist of "Burning Eyes", she can't do anything - Ms. Lyla's husband Alphonse and his brother Edward, who are the protagonists of "Fullmetal Alchemist", also belong to the objects that cannot be resurrected.
The reason why she didn't fight for the Holy Grail was probably because of that. The Holy Grail may be able to resurrect many people at once, but it is not possible to resurrect people whom Saori's predecessors could not save - something that only "God" can do.
However, the "torches" in the town are just passers-by who have nothing to do with the plot, maybe the "Holy Grail" can really resurrect them......
With this hope in mind, I finally got on the train to Higashikicho.
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The train slowly stopped, and photography fans grabbed the time and started taking pictures of the snow.
Lifting my suitcase, I followed the flow of people and stepped off the train.
This town, which is snowing heavily, is a little more lively than the town I live in. As a tourist city, "snow" is a special attraction in Higashikicho, because it happens to be snowing in this area these days, there are many tourists, and travelers from afar have added a lot of vitality to the otherwise calm snow country. It's a world away from the towns that are a little deserted with torches.
Sure enough, the essence of the scenery still lies in the people, obviously it is a small town that is almost the same, but because of the difference in people, it presents a diametrically opposite temperament.
Standing on the platform, I watched the pedestrians coming and going, not moving a single step.
Not far in front of me was a huge magic circle that enveloped the entire town of Higashiki.
"After you get off the train, don't leave the platform, because that's the only place where the magic circle hasn't been affected, and I'll send someone to pick you up."
Sakura Makiri, who invited me to come to help, said this to me.
Last night, while I was patrolling the town, I suddenly called from an unremembered number. Sakura Makiri, a time-traveler with whom I once had a relationship, invited me to Higashiki Town to help her win the Holy Grail War, and the reward was that wish.
"I'm happy with my life right now, and I don't have any wishes that need to be fulfilled." "The Holy Grail War is a very dangerous thing," she said weakly, "and I wouldn't want to participate in it if I could—but I didn't have a choice...... I just don't want to die like this. ”
"Why did you contact me out of the blue?" That was the only question I had at the time, "We're just friends." ”
"Because you're the only one who can help me through your companions."
"What do you mean?"
"Although there are many traversers, there are not many who have high force; Among these people, there are even fewer people who will work hard for that desire; In the end, there are almost no people who are not affected by 'plots' or 'hobbies' - except for you. ”
"The first two sentences are easy to understand, but what does the last sentence mean?"
"The anime I'm in is a masterpiece that has been very popular in recent years, and many of the enemies I have to face are very popular among anime lovers, such as Saber or Rin...... When the time-traveler confronts them, they are likely to make wrong judgments because of their past hobbies and impressions......"
"And me, before the crossing, was an outdated old guy who was almost completely insulated from these new anime, so no matter how popular and popular the other person is, I can kill them correctly, right?"
"That's right."
I thought about it for a few minutes and accepted her request.
"Last question, how did you know about my situation?"
"Laila-senpai told me."
It's her again...... The last Ogre event, this Holy Grail War event...... This senior is really a warm-hearted person......
So, I went to Mr. Mitaka's house early the next morning, woke him up before he got up, asked him to work as a bodyguard, and then took the first train to Hokkaido with my suitcase.
The last time I saw Sakura Makiri at Leila's senpai's house, her spiritual power—or magic power—was indeed much stronger than mine, but I'm much better now than I was then, and I guess if I can't surpass her, at least I'm not losing to her. What's more, I'm a martial artist, she's a magician, spiritual power doesn't represent combat effectiveness, just look at that weak attitude, you know that she doesn't have much combat experience.
Although the Holy Grail War is dangerous, if I have to face enemies who are similar to hers, then there is still a good chance of victory!
This confidence became even stronger after I saw the handsome but mentally depressed blue-haired youth.
His name is Shinji Makiri, and he is the elder brother of Sakura Makiri, the eldest son of the Maki family, but his aura is so weak that it is not much stronger than ordinary people, and it is hard to imagine that he is actually the heir of a magician family - by the way, Sakura Maki is the president of the Maki Real Estate Group, and if there is no accident, she will be the leader of the Maki family...... In Japan, where patriarchy is still prevalent and women often give up their careers to become housewives after marriage, this kind of thing would be unimaginable if it were not for the great difference in abilities between siblings......
According to the general law, those of us with the ability to travel will be much stronger than the original "character", could it be that Shinji Kirimo is the normal level of magicians in Higashikicho?
In that case, victory is within reach.
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I finally gave up on writing a word plate as the title of each chapter of the fourth volume.
Because, writing word cards is really too difficult!
I'm ashamed of my shallow cultural abilities......
Don't wonder why the protagonist's understanding of the Holy Grail War is skewed, as the information he knows is incomplete, for example, he doesn't know that the Holy Grail has been tainted, that a hairy female swordsman has a fully defended Noble Phantasm, or that an ancient Greek uncle who is taller than him has twelve lives...... Of course, all of these will be biased, so it doesn't matter if you know it or not......