The 2,000-year-old Templar Church is full of strife and division. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

After the birth of the corner of Palestine in the first century C.E., it took only three hundred years to become a huge religion that conquered the Roman Empire, and yet, because of its enormity, the strife never ceased—doctrinal disputes, struggles for sovereignty, and battles for holy places...... The spread of the Church was accompanied by a bloody process of massacre to assert the authority of Christianity with naked bloody brutality.

If the kingdom of heaven exists, it will be a bleak place full of war. After all, its existence is proclaimed by such a sect.

Therefore, it is only natural that the most prestigious [Holy Maiden] in such a sect is a girl who violates the law of "do not kill" and is covered in blood on the battlefield.

As Shirou saw, in front of the two tall men, Saber and Archer, this ordinary-looking girl was obviously the world-famous [Holy Maiden] - Joan of Arc.

Driven by the Templar Church, the police and paramedics were surprisingly efficient, and the characteristic sirens sounded not far away, and in order to avoid them, Saber and Shirou decided to meet at the other end of the mountain. Illya was unconscious, but like Rin, she was not injured. After Shirou used some healing spells on him, Rin carried Illya on his back and they headed down the mountain.

As for how the officers and doctors would sell their judgment about the situation at the scene, they were free to do so, and in short, the super-scientific thing of magic would not be revealed.

Two men and one woman—Shirou all remembered their appearances, undoubtedly Saber and Archer and Ruler. It seems that Caster just lured her over, and then again, Caster said that she knew two people in the Holy Grail War - could this be the other?

But to Shirou's surprise, the tall white-haired man stared at him tightly for some reason, as if he wanted to see him through from head to toe. Shirou also looked at him strangely, and at this time, the blonde girl led by him spoke first.

"Hello, first meeting, arbiter of the Church. My name is Joan of Arc, and I was summoned as a Ruler in this Holy Grail War. ”

Joan of Arc, who had been stripped off and looked like an ordinary high school girl, smiled and said to Shirou. As a Heroic Spirit, the real name also means weakness. But as a Ruler, there is no need to hide his identity.

Trying to calm his expression as much as possible, Shirou replied, "Hmm-that's why these two are Saber and Archer, right?" I see, is there still a Ruler in this Holy Grail War? It's great that if someone who believes in the same God is the arbiter, I can be at ease. My name is Shirou Rum, and I am a trainee priest in the Templar Church and the arbiter of the Holy Grail War. ”

Shirou, who had been badly repaired by Berserker, replied calmly with his squirming lips cracked. But he had been observing the subtle changes in the other party's expressions and talking to them, and it seemed to him that this [Holy Maiden], who had been betrayed by everyone, might have hidden something beneath the surface of this holy light.

Can even a girl who miraculously produces a noble personality survive being tortured and burned to death by flames? After all, the path she followed came to a tragic end.

"To be able to hold the position of a trainee priest at such a young age, you must have a very devout faith and a wealth of knowledge."

Joan of Arc, who was a peasant child and did not even have a modern elementary school education, did not even know the various prayers - although she had studied with her comrade Gilles de Ray, she herself seemed to lack the talent for reading and writing.

Having said that, Joan of Arc's noble temperament, pious faith, and strong character are hard to imagine that a girl cultivated in a poor rural area in the feudal era could have...... It is usually created in a wealthy environment, and it can only be said to be a miracle of the gods - the French soldiers of the time also thought so, which is one of the reasons why they fanatically followed this girl.

"No...... Where, compared to you, I am so far behind, after all, you were a national hero when you were 16 years old. ”

Joan of Arc is one of the most famous people in the world. In the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453), she led the French army against the English invasion and supported the coronation of Charles VII, making a great contribution to the French victory. In the end, he was framed as a heretic and a witch by the Inquisition, which was under the control of the English authorities, and was burned at the stake. He was only nineteen years old.

But now, 500 years later, she has been canonized in the Vatican, and Napoleon has a high opinion of her - after all, Joan of Arc is like a savior to the French, who have been defeated against the British.

For the faithful, Joan of Arc is a figure that exists above the clouds. Her status is very high, greater than the current pope, greater than the cardinal, and it is said that she is famous in the church and even among the common people. In this era of advanced information, countless works based on her have been circulated, and Hollywood has also made movies with Joan of Arc as the heroine.

"Are your injuries alright? I didn't expect Einzberen to ...... at this time Fortunately, you can help, otherwise, I am afraid that there will be a dead person this time. ”

As Joan of Arc expresses her gratitude to Shirou, Shirou's mind quickly thinks about his next move.

The first thing that concerned him was the actions of Einzbelen, who were now disrupting the planned development of the Holy Grail War like a bomb that could explode at any moment. You can't count on Caster for such a thing as fighting, and it would be great if the Ruler and the other Servants and Ainsbelen could be eliminated.

"Einzberen clearly violated the rules this time, so I decided to punish them...... What do you think? ”

"What do you mean?"

Joan of Arc frowned slightly.

There is nothing surprising about the Servant attacking humanity in itself. As a spirit that lives on mana for food, the Servant not only receives mana replenishment from the Master, but also obtains power by absorbing human souls. Incompetent Masters who are unable to provide the Servant with enough mana will sometimes make up for the lack of mana in the form of sacrifices to the Servant.

Even in this Holy Grail War. This kind of offering of offerings was also expected by Shirou. This is also understandable. Magicians are outside of the rules. It is okay to ignore ethics and right and wrong. Even if it is necessary to sacrifice innocent ordinary people, as long as it is done secretly and secretly, it will be tacitly allowed.

But such a blatant killing. Moreover, it is not permissible to cause such a commotion.

"I originally planned to call on all the Servants to defeat the Servants and the Master of Einsbelen first, as the arbiter of the Church, and those who succeeded would give some extra help, after all, this kind of thing can't be left unattended, right? Ruler？ ”

Shirou lightly elaborated on his opinion: "After all, for other masters, they don't want to see the entire Holy Grail War affected because of the rampage of one side." ”

Sounds so true, and Joan of Arc thinks so. As it stands, it seems that Einzberen is the one who is disrupting the order of the Holy Grail war.

It's just that Ruler has the conviction that "this is not the purpose he was given". There was an extremely uneasy feeling in her heart that disturbed her, and this was a sense of crisis warning her.

After thinking quietly for a while, Joan of Arc hesitated slightly.