Xia Ran watched from the side and did not express an opinion.

However, neither Alice Fell nor Artoria doubted his intention to provoke this topic.

After all, on the surface, he should take it for granted that Saber, as a servant on Alice Field's side, should have known about this kind of thing for a long time, so he would say such things so casually and find some secrets.

Alice Phil could only smile bitterly at this, although she didn't know how the other party had mastered these secrets that only the original Imperial Three Families knew, as well as about the scabbard in her body, but she also didn't have much suspicion-

Because Xia Ran realized that Saber didn't know about it, and she didn't want to talk about these things herself, she resolutely kept silent, and did not continue to use those things to attack and slander the love and love Belen behind her, as well as her husband, and sow distancing between each other and trust...... It should just be unintentional.

It's just that Saber is still very suspicious and uneasy to stare at Alice Fair, and from time to time he looks at Xia Ran, who has an expression of indifference, and it seems that he is not so easy to buy it, but secretly remembers this matter.

Alice Phil noticed, and could only sigh, she also knew that it was impossible to hide from this knight forever, even if it was always unrevealed, and when the Holy Grail War reached the later stages, she would begin to disintegrate when she contained enough Servant souls......

Because she is the "guardian of the instrument", when the time comes, her physical body as an artificial person will collapse, and the golden container made of inorganic matter will also descend.

The original idea was to hide it for as long as it could, at least in the early stages of the Holy Grail War, not to let Saber drop the chain because of dislike and opposition, and in the later stages, he could play the emotional card -

At that time, even in order to live up to the expectations of the dead Alice Phil, Saber could only fight for the last Holy Grail with all his might.

Of course, this should have been a normal unfolding in the original, but now because of someone's incursion, there are some uncontrollable accidents, which makes Alice Phil feel very troubled.

After talking to Xia Ran alone, the young woman who was less than ten years old thought about it, and finally agreed, firstly, she felt that she had no right to refuse, and she couldn't forget that this was in the enemy camp because the other party had always talked to her in a good voice and had a good discussion.

Second, Xia Ran told her very clearly that Medea would take this opportunity to use magic to strengthen her body as much as possible and maintain her functions.

In contrast, the scabbard, while powerful, is also flawed, as it was not designed to maintain the "Holy Grail Vessel" in the first place, so it can only be a simple and crude waste of performance.

If nothing else, if Saber wasn't around, the scabbard's self-healing function would be rather weak, and it could only be said that it was better than nothing...... And in this situation, can Saber really be by her side all the time?

Although it was rude to say this, Xia Ran still reiterated the fact, that is, now that Artoria's Master has been replaced by him, he borrowed Saber not to mention, and he had no intention of returning it from the beginning.

What choice can Alice Phil have but to smile wryly and reluctantly agree?

……

……

took Alice Fell to the workshop specially used by Medea, and then Xia Ran withdrew knowingly, he didn't really want to take this opportunity to enjoy the scene of the wife checking her body.

And Saber has been watching him outside, obviously supervising him, that kind of eyes seem to be sharp enough to be able to stab him in the back directly, which is really insensitive, so he doesn't need to be reminded by the other party, he knows what to do.

"That's right, Saber...... Going for breakfast? ”

After leaving the Witch of Betrayal's magic workshop and closing the door.

Xia Ran looked at the knight girl next to her who had a bad eye, her eyes stayed on the dull hair on the top of the other party's head for a second, and then she decisively chose the right dialogue option. Although he doesn't have a friendship item on hand, he still wants to take every opportunity to increase his friendship.

"No thanks."

The knight girl replied in a very cold tone, and she didn't seem to appreciate her face, she just stood there without squinting, as if she was preparing to be a doorman, guarding Alice Phil inside.

Hey? Not quite right, doesn't it mean that Saber has no resistance to food?

Xia Ran felt a little puzzled, but he didn't ask this question, but glanced behind him again, and said in a calm tone: "It won't be useful for you to guard here...... If I really wanted to hurt her, I wouldn't have to bother. ”

"I know this, but I don't have anything to do anyway, so I won't bother you......"

Saber whispered, but still didn't look kindly to him.

"Nothing can be done?" Xia Ran repeated this sentence with a strange expression, and then couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "Even if it's me, I think you should have a lot of things to do now, for example, don't you care about Berserker's problems?" ”

“……”

“……”

"You don't have to worry about this, Master, I naturally have my own judgment......"

Artoria immediately subconsciously looked around, and then found no trace of the black wraith, so she withdrew her gaze and looked at her temporary master.

She bit her lower lip in exasperation, trying not to make any noticeable fluctuations in the tone of her voice.

"If that's the case, of course it's best, I'm not incomprehensible, although evasion can't solve the problem, but it's really useful......" Xia Ran carefully observed the girl's expression, and then said with a chuckle as if she understood something.

It seems that this knight king has actually noticed something, but it may be out of avoidance, so he chose to cover his ears and steal the bell.

No wonder she said that she hadn't mentioned the topic of Berserker until late last night, and seemed to have forgotten selectively...... Now it seems that it is not a big heart, but an escape from the facts, and does not want to face the cruel truth.

"What is an escape! People like you...... How is it possible to understand what I am thinking? Artoria seemed to be stimulated by his fluttering words, and her hands were clenched into fists, glaring at him angrily, as if she would do it directly in the next moment.

By the way, after the object of the contract was changed to Xia Ran and she got a sufficient supply of mana, her current ability parameters have also been improved, although agility, durability, mana, etc. have probably reached the upper limit, and there is no way to improve it again, it is still A-level.

However, the strength has been improved from B to A, and luck has also been improved from D to A+...... That is, the real meaning of the all-A king, really all attributes are A-level, including the chest.

If this kind of powerful muscle power is to punch Xia Ran at close range, it is not a fragrant pink fist.

But the magician didn't care at all, he looked directly into Saber's emerald green eyes without fear, and whispered:

"Of course I understand, and it's completely understandable, it doesn't matter what kind of person I am...... Saber, you just experienced the last battle of your life before you participated in this Holy Grail War and were summoned to the present world, right? ”

"W-What? How do you know ......" Saber stared at him in disbelief with wide eyes.

"Because after signing the contract last night, I saw the ...... directly"

Xia Ran calmly explained, he really had a proper reason for this matter, and he wasn't lying-

"I saw the blood-colored earth, and the blood-colored sunset, the corpses of countless people fell on the battlefield, and you knelt on the blood-stained hills and wept......"

"Shut up! Don't say it."

The knight girl bit her lower lip tightly, her petite body and slender shoulders were trembling slightly, as if she was forced to recall a terrible nightmare that really happened not long ago because of Xia Ran's words.

For the people of this era, it was the "Battle of the Sword Railing", the last battle of the legendary King Arthur, which took place thousands of years ago, and it is not certain whether it is true history or fictional legends.

But for her, it happened not so long ago, after the final battle, and before she died, she signed a contract to become a Heroic Spirit, and then was summoned to this era to participate directly in the Fourth Holy Grail War.

Because the king hated the destruction of Britain too much to reject her own salvation, a vicious miracle picked up her wish, and her time was frozen the moment when the will of the "world" was called to her by miserable pain, and she made a pact with the hero who sought the miracle.

She entrusts her soul to the "world" after death and embarks on a journey in search of miracles.

Once the contract is not fulfilled, she can only look at the battlefield under the miserable sunset around her again and again in a time that has lost its meaning and is equivalent to eternity, waiting for the next call, and fighting endlessly on the other side of time and space.

Because she was alive before being summoned as a Servant, and was not the kind of regular Heroic Spirit who had actually died in reality, she didn't go to Valhalla at all, but was in the final stages of her life.

In other words, the knight king in front of Xia Ran actually just experienced the battle of the sword fence not long ago, and she saw with her own eyes the destruction of her country and the end of the knight......

It can be said that now is the time when she is most vulnerable and confused, because the country is ruined, everything she has built with her own hands is destroyed, such a thing happened to her less than a month ago, and this time in the modern world is not enough to heal the wounds in her heart.

"Well, I'm sorry, I took the liberty ......" Xia Ran nodded slightly, sensing the girl's sadness and anger, so she ended the topic wisely.

He didn't say anything else, turned around and prepared to leave the place, but at this time, Artoria stopped him: "Wait, the scabbard you talked about earlier...... Is it my scabbard? ”

"Yes." The magician confirmed, and then walked away freely.

“……”

“……”

Saber stood still, staring at the abominable creature's back vanishing, motionless, dazed.

The scabbard of the holy sword was something she had lost before her death, so she never thought that she would be able to touch it again, if it wasn't for the other party's words, she couldn't think of it, and according to legend, the loss of this scabbard caused her life to fall into an ominous shadow, which was eventually implicated in the collapse of the kingdom.

At this moment, she suddenly recalled those long days, the girl who had never paid attention to the men fighting each other in the lively arena, but only faced the sword pierced in the rock alone.

What was I thinking at that time?

What kind of determination did you reach out and grasp the hilt of your sword?

The memories have long been blurred, and I can't remember them, but the only thing that is certain is that my mistake must have been committed on that day.

"I'm sorry ......"

The girl muttered to herself, and the figure of the roaring and hateful black resentful spirit seemed to appear in front of her, obviously being beaten by the other party extremely embarrassed, but she still couldn't restrain the urge to apologize in her heart.

Although she knew that her apology could not reach anyone's heart, the girl still repeated her confession: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry...... People like me, people like me......"

Desperately closing his lips and suppressing himself from crying, such a self should not be called a king at all.

There's no way to make up for it, right? It's like the current self doesn't dare to face it at all, and he doesn't dare to confirm the true identity of the other party.

But one day, after crossing endless battles, you will finally get the all-purpose cauldron that can achieve all miracles. At that time, all the mistakes you have made can be erased by miracles......

She knew from the beginning that she would die more miserably than anyone else when she drew her sword, and she would be hated by everyone and die, and she clearly accepted it.

But isn't it only yourself who will be destroyed? Isn't it only the foolish king who will meet the stupid death?

So – it's wrong, absolutely wrong.