Kiritsugu and Alice Phil, who returned to the room, opened the box that the patriarch had given them, and were immediately attracted by the contents of it.

"I didn't expect to be able to find something like this...... "Kiritsugu, who was rarely surprised, was also shocked at the moment.

And in it was a scabbard.

The gold texture, decorated with striking and luxurious blue enamel, is not so much a weapon as a treasure of noble power like a crown or a scepter. The center of the scabbard is carved with long-lost elven script, proving that it is not an artifact that no ordinary person can make.

“…… It's unbelievable and flawless. Is this really an excavations from that era 1,500 years ago? ”

"This thing itself is just a conceptual weapon, and if it were a physical object, it would have been weathered and destroyed. As a relic, it does not need to be summoned as a medium, it is just a treasure in the realm of magic. ”

Alice Fell respectfully took the golden scabbard from the cabinet and raised it.

"As long as it is equipped, this scabbard can heal the wounds of its owner and the aging of the stagnant body, as the legend has said...... Of course, it takes the 'real owner' to supply it with magic. ”

"In other words, if you use it flexibly with the Heroic Spirit that you summon, the scabbard itself can be said to be the 'Lord's Treasure'."

Attracted only by the craftsmanship of the scabbard for a moment, Kiritsugu immediately thought about its use from the direction of "props", and Alice Phil could only smile bitterly at her husband's style: "It's really your usual style, after all, props can only be used as props, right?" ”

"If that's the case, the same is true for the Servant, no matter how famous the hero is, when summoned as a Servant, he is just a tool to the Master...... Whoever has any fantasies about them will not be able to win this battle. ”

When Kiritsugu's identity is not a father or a husband, but a warrior, his side face is extremely cold from the eyes of others.

In the past, when Alice Phil had not really understood her husband's heart, she was also very afraid of Kiritsugu at this time.

"This scabbard suits you very well—that's how the Ancestor judged."

"Really, do you think so?" Kiritsugu was visibly dissatisfied.

If the old man Ahat, who had tried everything to get this holy relic, learned that his son-in-law actually reacted like this, he would definitely be so angry that he couldn't even speak.

"Are you very dissatisfied with the gift that your ancestor gave you?" Half blaming Kiritsugu for being inferior, half with some interest, Alice Phil asked.

"Why, the old man is doing a good job, and the other masters probably don't have a comparable poker base."

"So, what's so bad?"

"As a 'Origin Thing', this holy relic is so perfect, there is no doubt that the Heroic Spirit that can be summoned is the one you want, and as for me, the attributes of the Master have been completely thrown aside, hum......"

Originally, when summoning the Servant, the Master's spiritual attributes largely affected the attributes of the Heroic Spirits recruited. If the summoned Heroic Spirit is not determined, in principle, the Heroic Spirit will be summoned with a similar personality to the summoner. However, the "origin" determined by the relics takes precedence over the above-mentioned elements, and the more accurate the origin of the relics, the more certain the appearance of the Heroic Spirit is guaranteed to be the specific one.

“…… It turns out that you are worried about the contract with the 'Knight King'. ”

"Of course, who else is the person who has nothing to do with the knighthood but me." With a hint of banter, Kiritsugu smiled meanly.

"Decent duels are not my style, especially when faced with a life-and-death battle. If you snipe, you can choose to start when the opponent is asleep or with his back to you, without notifying the opponent of the time and place, and kill the enemy more efficiently and surely...... With such a strategy, I'm afraid that the noble knight uncle will not play with me. ”

Alice Fell silently watched the flawless brilliance of the scabbard.

Indeed, Kiritsugu was such a warrior who would stop at nothing for the sake of victory, and if you think about it, he is the most incompatible with the person who once wore this scabbard.

“…… It's a shame, though. If you are the wielder of Excalibur, you will definitely be the strongest in the Saber class. ”

This exquisite scabbard is equipped with the noblest sword of the past. Yes, it is a relic of the legendary Knight King Arthur Pendragon from the far back of the Middle Ages.

"Yes, the 'Saber' class is also one of the strongest among the seven class classes provided by the Holy Grail, plus if you can get the Knight King...... I can say that I have obtained the invincible Servant.

The question is, how exactly should I use this strongest combat power? Truth be told, from a point of view of ease of use, the Immortal of the Caster and Assassin classes was a better fit for me. ”

At this moment, in this flamboyant room, where the interior was as complex as a flamboyant, a very incongruous and light electronic sound came out, interrupting the conversation between the two.

"Ahhhhhhh

On the heavy ebony writing table, a portable laptop swaggered like a sewing machine on an operating table. Wizards generally look down on science and technology, because there is not necessarily any special convenience, and Einzberen is no exception. In Alice Phil's eyes, the laptop was just an uncommon electronic calculator, a personal item that Kiritsu had brought to the city personally. There are very few magicians who don't resist the use of electronic devices like this, and Kiritsugu is one of them. In the past, when he asked for telephone lines and generators to be laid in the city, he almost quarreled with the old patriarch.

“…… What is it? ”

"This is a report from the people who infiltrated the clock tower in London, and I asked them to investigate the information about the masters of the Holy Grail War."

Kiritsugu returned to his desk and operated the keyboard with his usual hand, displaying the newly received email on the LCD screen.

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At the same time, in the eastern lands across the ocean, there were people who, like Emiya Kiritsugu, received reports from spies sent to England to lurk.

This person is one of the founding three families, the head of the Tosaka family, and the Tosaka Shichen.

As an orthodox magician, Tosaka does not use the latest technology of the world like Kiritsugu. The means of long-range communication that Tosaka excels at can be said to be a secret in the Tosaka family, which has inherited the magic of gems from generation to generation.

Tosaka-tei stands on the high slope of Fukayama Town, Fuyuki City, and there is a workshop of Tokitomi underneath, in which a device resembles an experimental apparatus commonly known as a Y-shaped pendulum. Unlike physical and scientific equipment, the Y-shaped pendulum is hung with magical gems from the Tosaka family, and the ink and gemstones are used to act as a fax machine.

The stone that matches the jewel on this pendulum has been handed over to Tosaka's spies in advance. When the stone is buried in the barrel of the pen and the writing begins, the jewel that resonates with it begins to shake, and the dripping ink reproduces the words written in the distance on the rolling paper below, which is how the device works.

Now the Philosopher's Stone Pendulum is beginning to resonate with the stone in London, which is located directly opposite the Earth. It looks like an irregular periodic reciprocating movement, but it reproduces the reporter's strokes correctly.

When he found that the report had been delivered, he picked up the paper with undried ink and went through the things described on it word by word.

"Every time I see this thing, it's incredible." Yan Fengqili, who was watching all this from the side, said his feelings without fear.

"Hehe, you'll find faxing more convenient. You don't need to use electricity, you don't have to worry about breakdowns, and you don't need to worry about leaking information. There is no need to rely on any new technology, we magicians have handy items that are not inferior to them, and they have been using them for a long time. ”

In Qili's view, it is naturally much more convenient for anyone to use a fax machine, but the premise of this convenience is that "anyone can use it" must not be in the consideration of Shi Chen. In his opinion, it was natural for the nobles to have more skills and knowledge than the commoners...... Shi Chen, who still holds this ancient concept in this era, is indeed an out-and-out "magician".

"The latest report from the 'Clock Tower'. Prodigy Sir El-Meroy was given a new relic, so that he was sure he had attended. Hmph, it's also an opponent, so the Master who has been confirmed, even we have five people. ”

"It's not normal for two people to be absent until now."

"Where, it just means that there is no suitable spell winner, and when the time comes, the Holy Grail will gather seven people regardless of three, seven and twenty-one, so that the strong men who are pulled over for the number are just a piece of cake, and there is nothing to be afraid of."

Shi Chen's unique optimism, after three years of teaching, Qili knows his master very well, he is very thoughtful and meticulous in preparation, but once it comes to the actual implementation, he will become informal, like some details are basically completely left to himself.

Of course, Qili is also used to it.