Chapter 183: Death to the Angel
"It's time to eat, Master."
Archer took off his apron and brought food from the kitchen to the living room as he shouted to the master as he bathed.
“…”
While fighting near the theater in the center of the city, Archer immediately stopped the battle, went to the master, and went home with him.
It was snowing outside, and Archer quickly prepared hot water, and then began to prepare dinner while the girl was bathing... Well, it's late, so it's more appropriate to say supper, right?
It didn't take long, just two simple bowls of noodles, but the smell was extraordinarily fragrant.
"Whew~Whew~..."
The girl was holding a hair dryer to fix her hair, and after wiping it off, she changed into pajamas.
It's a pleasure to take a shower when you get home, and then have a late-night snack after taking a bath, not to mention how warm it is in this cold winter.
“…”
After the girl finished tidying up, she came out of the bathroom and saw that Archer had already set the dishes and chopsticks, and was sitting in the kotatsu waiting for her.
Sitting on the mat and putting her legs into the kotatsu, the girl picked up the chopsticks.
"I'm moving~!"
Archer and the girl sat across from each other, smiling childlike as they spoke.
“…”
"Delicious~!" The girl couldn't help touching the right side of her face, and her eyes showed a happy look.
Archer smiled when she saw the girl's reaction, and was satisfied with the hard work she had been busy with since she returned.
Picking up his bowl and eating it, Archer's eyes looked out the window... In the midst of the blizzard, a group of servants of the Holy Grail War are in a state of fierce battle~!
…
The square near the theater in the city center.
"Treasure: The Tea Party of Nursery Rhymes~!"
The nursery rhyme summons a large number of chocolate soldiers, and Artoria instantly casts her ability as a 'leader', and a group of enhanced chocolate soldiers protect Ryo and his party.
"Roar~!"
Berserker roared and attacked, and the chocolate soldiers in his way fell like pieces of paper, only stopping them for a short time.
"Long Yan~!"
Kiyohime usually looks as gentle as Yamato Nadeshiko, but the momentum of the battle is not much weaker than Heraxler, and the flames that linger around her instantly melt the chocolate soldiers in front of her.
"Be careful~!" Artoria stands in front with her sword, and before facing Berserker and Lancer, she first has to fight with Assassin~!
The knight with the skull helmet, not seeing any special movements from him, passed over the chocolate soldiers surrounding Lie and came to Artoria's front in the next moment.
"Space transfer?"
The girl who is an Assassin does not use the Command Spell, which means that... This kind of teleportation-like ability is what Assassin itself has~!
Holding a long sword, the Assassin in front of him obviously didn't mean to hide himself, just an ordinary slash... Even so, Artoria was already in a bitter battle.
Saber's exit looks more like a sign that more than one Heroic will be returning to Valhalla tonight, and that this Holy Grail War is coming to an end.
Lancer、Rider、Caster、Assassin、Berserker… A full five servants formed a situation like a big brawl.
Artoria and the nursery rhyme are firmly united, and Kiyohime, Hercules, and the last slayer, the 'Old Man of the Mountain', are fighting separately.
With a "bang~", Artoria was knocked away by the Assassin, and her body seemed to be contaminated with something, and she became a little weak.
A scorching wave of dragon fire enveloped the Assassin, and the lancer broke through the chocolate soldiers' defenses and fought the Assassin.
"Chain Chain~!"
Several purple chains appeared in the six-star array, and after entangling Berserker, several new six-star arrays appeared above Berserker's head.
"Boom~!"
Purple waves of magic light slammed into Berserker's body, and for a short time, Berserker broke free of the chains and rushed towards the nursery rhyme, only to be stopped by Artoria, who had escaped from the Assassin.
The battle of the servants is in full swing, and the masters are not idle... Blazing didn't care about the others, and went straight to the fierce kill, attacking the key points mercilessly.
Mie and Ako are with Chino and Yoshikawa. As Chisato fights each other, Konan and Konishi stand nearby, vigilant and ready to join the battle at any time.
The only one who was more laid-back was the girl in the cloak, the Assassin's master.
"You're very capable~!" The caped girl looked at Assassin's extraordinary combat power, and her battered heart calmed down a little.
It's just that in the end, I still didn't be able to hide behind the scenes and do everything... The cloak girl smiled wryly, in fact, she had always longed for such similar behavior in her heart.
“… Probably, you still can't be the real behind-the-scenes manipulator..."
The cloak girl whispered, "The moment you want to show up is the closest you are to failure..."
"The chess pieces have all been taken out, and the final result of this chess game... But it was unpredictable. ”
The cloak girl shook her head, facing such a situation, her mood was very complicated.
Looking at the spell on the back of her hand, the cloaked girl not only remembered the scene when she had just summoned the Assassin... I thought it would be extremely proficient in assassination and the like, but I didn't expect...
Creation makes people?
No, it's just punishment... Penalties for cheating~!
Taking a deep breath, the cloak girl shouted out to everyone despite the blizzard in the sky and the fiery battle between the fields.
"As long as you destroy all the enemies, it will be the perfect assassination~!" The cloaked girl raised her right hand and looked at the Assassin.
"Destroy all the remaining Servants, Assassin~!"
The three spells disappeared at the same time, and a faint sense of control was added to the Assassin's body.
"Do we just have a 'one-time deal'?" The cloaked girl tilted her head slightly, and continued to shout with a smile: "Then, now is the time to complete the agreement~!" ”
“…”
The Assassin's gaze looked towards the Master, and after a moment, he held the long sword and nodded lightly while saying, "I, I understand~!" ”
The momentum around her body changed again, and Kiyohime, who was standing nearby, felt an inexplicable coldness, and instinctively wanted to stay away from the Assassin.
Nursery rhyme and Artoria also felt the change, and looked at the Assassin in unison.
Berserker also seems to have sensed the crisis and let out an earth-shattering roar~!
The black knife struck Artoria away, and Berserker roared and charged at the Assassin.
The Lords stopped fighting, and Ryutsu and his party gathered around, Blazing, Mie, and Ako scattered around as they shifted their gaze away.
"Berserker...", the blazing flame looked solemn... By the time he had fought Nero, Berserker had already resurrected nine times.
As the Master, Blazing Flame certainly knew that before fighting Nero, the Noble Phantasm's 'Twelve Trials' was not one time away from recovering all eleven resurrections.
In other words, Berserker has only one chance of resurrection left in the short term, which is very dangerous in this regard.
“…”
The long black knife slashed at the old man in the mountain, and their swords collided with each other, bursting into fierce sparks.
Both sides are simple slashing, splitting, and stabbing, but they contain extremely powerful power, and the fierce momentum even affects the surrounding space.
The rest of the servants looked there, and they could easily feel that each of their swings had the power of an almost ordinary Noble Phantasm.
"Roar~~!" The red glow in Berserker's eyes grew brighter and stronger, and under the confrontation with the Assassin, several scars appeared on his body, which had barely been hurt before.
Unspeakable flames clinged to the wounds, and while Berserker was injured, it also caused damage to the Assassin.
The skeleton armor was hit by the black long knife several times, and the strong strength may have made the old man in the mountain uncomfortable, and they both encountered strong opponents.
"Thou, do you hear the bell?" After a fight, Assassin suddenly said this.
Berserker is almost irrational, so the response to this is a crazy roar.
Apparently, the Assassin did not want Berserker to answer, and instead grasped the hilt of the sword with both hands.
"Can you hear the bell ringing?"
"This is the end of your destiny - just accept him and free your soul."
"This is the last chance to enjoy a peaceful sleep as a human being."
The old man in the mountain raised his head, and the surroundings were suddenly plunged into darkness, and the Berserker on the opposite side was instantly swallowed by the darkness.
With a sword in his right hand, the old man of the mountain walked slowly towards Berserker, and a cold flame appeared around the man from the mountain.
Hazy white light, the old man in the mountain hidden in the darkness - when Berserker opened his eyes in the darkness, what he saw was the cold flames, the helmet of the skeleton, and the sword light that came from the swing~!
"Phantasm: Angel of Death"
The old man of the mountain held the hilt of his sword in both hands and lowered it to the ground, and in the white light like a feather, Hercules' burly figure fell.
“…”
The terrifying power of Hercules, the legendary hero who passed the twelve trials, could hardly resist the proclamation of death.
Silence, in the face of this absolute power, all the servants present fell silent.
On a different standpoint, both Kiyohime and Nursery Song don't have too much confidence in resisting this blow... Artoria pondered, if she was summoned with a different rank this time, probably...
The Lords' eyes are on the Flames... Unlike the previous ones, this time Berserker did not immediately get up after he fell.
Could it be that the number of resurrections has been exhausted?
Raise your head, a smile on your blazing face - it's not that easy... In other words, the next is the strongest posture~!
"Roar~~!!"
Just when everyone thought that Berserker would leave, a strong storm swept around the fallen Hercules, and the surrounding space was faintly unable to hold on.
The long black knife flew from the ground to Berserker's hand, and the burly bronze body was full of power - after eleven resurrections, Hercules ushered in the strongest state~!
Look at Berserker, and then look at Assassin, all of them are bug-like existences~!
The old man in the mountain was not too surprised by the resurrected Berserker, but calmly carried the long sword and walked towards him again.
“…”
"What should I do?"
Kiyohime, Nursery Rhymes, and Artoria all feel like they can't wait any longer... Take advantage of the time when the two strong fight, it is the best mobile phone meeting~!
Lie and the other lords fell into a brief thought... Obviously, both Berserker and Assassin are very powerful, and once the battle is over, the one who survives will be a great threat.
So...
His gaze became firm, Kiyohime, Nursery Rhyme, and Artoria were ordered at the same time, and the rematch between the old man of the mountain and Hercules had begun.
It's not gorgeous, but it's full of beauty and power, and the collision of the long sword and the black long knife makes the surrounding space hallucinate.
Even if you just get close to them, you can be drawn into the battle and strangled by the aftermath of the battle.
Blazing Flame was full of confidence and said to everyone, "The 'Twelve Trials' of the Treasure Phantasm has ended... This also means that you can use other treasures~! ”
In the past, Berserker's attacks, despite the power of ordinary Phantasm, were simple slashes.
According to the blazing flames, Hercules, who was already so powerful, was now able to attack with a treasure device.
A sense of heaviness lingered in everyone's minds, and all eyes were cast on the area where the Assassin and Berserker were.
As Blazing Flame said, Hercules, who did not have the resurrection power of the 'Twelve Trials' of the Noble Phantasm, jumped up and used other Noble Phantasms~!
"Target: Old Man in the Mountains."
"Treasure: Shoot a hundred heads~!"
…
The home of Lord Archer.
"So full~ so full..."
Putting down the dishes and chopsticks, the girl showed a happy smile and lay down very tiredly.
"Go back to bed and rest, Master." After Archer finished cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, he came to the girl's side, squatted down, and spoke softly.
"Huh? I don't want to..."
"It's late..."
"Uh-huh, go back to bed and sleep..."
The girl reluctantly came out of the kotatsu... It would be more appropriate to use the word 'crawling', and when he came out, he lay there and stretched out his arms towards Archer.
“…”
With a childlike smile, Archer picked up the girl, put her on the bed, and covered her with a quilt.
Looking around, even though the girl was away for a few days, it was still very clean... This is, of course, because Archer cleans every day.
"The game CDs and figures have been organized, the new issue of the manga has been bought, and the fridge is full of ingredients..."
"Snacks and cola were also prepared a lot... But don't eat it all at once..."
Archer crouched in front of the girl's bed, seemingly wanting to say a lot, but her voice gradually became weaker.
“… Good night, Master, have a good dream. ”
Eventually, Archer said this, got up and left.
“…”
Without returning to his room, Archer circled the room again... Speaking of which, I haven't lived here for a long time, but I unexpectedly have a sense of belonging.
Is this all because of the girl?
Archer was smiling, obviously a very naughty and headstrong girl, but she couldn't help but want to care and pamper her.
Opening the balcony, Archer leaped to the roof.
The blizzard in the sky continued, and a layer of armor appeared on Archer's body.
Walking slowly to the edge of the roof, Archer looked out towards the location of the downtown theater... There, the Servants were still at war.
"Are you leaving? Archer。 ”
Turning around, Archer saw the girl struggling to climb up, the wind and snow blowing on her pajamas, looking cold.
"Go back and rest, Master." Archer said softly, "When you wake up tomorrow... Everything will return to its original state. ”
“…”
"The original state?" The girl bit her lip, clutched the railing tightly with both hands, and shouted in the snow, "Is there no time for Archer?" ”
“…”
"Don't, don't want it~!"
The girl's eyes were a little moist, and I didn't know if it was because of the wind and snow, or tears.