"Lord Lie, it's better to..."

Before Chino entered the bathroom, she stopped in front of Lie and seemed to have something to say.

"Nope."

Lie simply and decisively refused.

“…”

Time goes back a little bit, when Chisato accepts the challenge given by Lie's representative Chino.

Artoria held the holy sword, she was much more receptive to such things than the Master... Nursery rhymes too, although I also like Fangchuan. Chisato and Artoria, but the fight is inevitable.

Of all the servants in the entire Holy Grail War, only Caster nursery rhymes and Rider Artoria remained, and this battle was a decisive battle.

At the same time, it is also a battle that divides the victory and defeat of the Mistress of the Spirit... In the end, it turned out to be like this (spread hands.

The Cloaked Maiden, Blazing Flame, Mie, Yako, and the Mistress of the Machine Spirit all stepped aside, waiting for the results.

And then... Lie proposes to rest for a while before going to war.

“…”

"You think, we've been fighting all night... And since it's the final battle that will decide the outcome of the battle, don't burn incense, at least bathe, right? ”

In the tense atmosphere, Lie pointed to the business hotel standing near the theater in the center of the city not far away, and said, "So, let's go and rest for a while?" ”

“…”

Why do you have to say it's a business hotel, you ask? Because of the obsession that wants to distinguish it from the love houtel of the side...

As for the other girls who are waiting for the results? I'm sorry, but that's not something Lie can think about right now.

…

Fangchuan. Chisato and Artoria's room.

"I've brought it, Master."

When Artoria returned, Yoshikawa. Chisato came out of the bathroom... According to Lie-sama's suggestion, everyone came here to rest first, although Artoria always felt a little awkward.

"I really want to eat cake ^_^ this one."

Fangchuan. Draped in a white bath towel, Chisato opened the box that Artoria had brought from home... It was still a blizzard outside, but it didn't have much impact on a heroic spirit like Artoria, and it went back and forth quickly.

"Before eating, Rider should go take a bath, right?" Fangchuan. Chisato said, "The previous battle was very hard. ”

"Master, I—" Artoria still couldn't accept this... It's clear that a decisive battle is about to happen.

"It's weird..."Fang Chuan. Chisato lowered his head and carefully ate the cake with a spoon as he said, "Eating a cake that has just been taken out of the refrigerator on a cold winter night... Sounds strange. ”

"But... I like it very much. ”

Putting down the spoon, Chisato felt the coldness and sweetness in her mouth, revealing a heartfelt smile.

"Just add that." Looking at the cake that had been cut, the king closed his eyes and said, "Now go and wash it first." ”

“…”

The bathroom soon sounded the sound of shower water, and Artoria was washing.

Fangchuan. Chisato continues to eat in small bites... There are a lot of cakes in the box, and it's hard to eat them all in such a cold state.

"I've been doing weird things ever since I met Rider." Fangchuan. Chisato turned his back to the bathroom and said to Artoria, "The Holy Grail War... It's really amazing to be able to meet Chino and them, and to be able to meet Lie-sama..."

"To be able to meet... Rider。 ”

Fangchuan. Chisato ate very slowly, and when Artoria came out, she only ate a small portion.

"It's cold!" Took another spoonful, Fang Chuan. Chisato covered her mouth and handed Artoria the plate with the cake to Artoria.

“… I got started. ”

Artoria took the plate very formally and ate it seriously... and before Fangchuan. Compared with thousands of miles, I don't know how much faster the speed is.

My king always seems to be very serious about what he eats (probably—_—!).

Looking at Rider who was eating cake in front of him, Yoshikawa. Chisato laughed... Now, there is no need to say a lot anymore. (I'm probably tired of reading it.)

Approaching Artoria, at this time, all you need to do is enjoy the warmth quietly.

…

Inside the room of the Lie party.

“… That's what we're going to do next. Lie took off his non-existent eyes, pointed to the small blackboard, and asked Qiannai and the nursery rhyme in front of him: "You guys, do you understand?" ”

“…”

The reason why Lie made such a proposal... Of course, it's so that nursery rhymes and Chino can win!

Said to let everyone take a break... Actually, for the opportunity to develop tactics!

At first, Lie really didn't expect that the Mistress of the Machine Spirit chose Fang Chuan. Chisato and Artoria, so didn't think too much about a possible final battle.

But now this is a battle that must be won, so Lie deliberately delayed time in order to have a better chance of winning.

Once in the room, Ryo gathered the girls together and held a battle meeting.

“…”

"Obviously, we have a small advantage." At the beginning of the combat meeting, Lie told everyone about the current situation.

Shortly after the Holy Grail War began, Ryu united with Yoshikawa. Chisato and Artoria... Although there are many accidents in the middle, the biggest reason is that nursery rhymes lack powerful means of attack!

Especially at the beginning, before the return of the spirit base, in the face of the servants who generally have anti-magic powers, it is difficult for the nursery rhyme of Caster to win.

After experiencing the return of Lingji twice and basically lifting the restrictions, there are already many ways to attack nursery rhymes.

However, in the face of the Rider rank Artoria, who has also experienced two spiritual base returns, and has extremely high magic resistance, and has been strengthened by the 'Barbarian Heart', and is even in a state of rank restraint, the victory rate of the nursery rhyme is slim.

Caster vs. Rider... Of course, the normal Holy Grail War is fine, but this time, with the situation of 'weak rank restraint', Lie has to think of more ways to make up for the gap.

(after some explanation)

"In other words, the key to victory or defeat is..."Chino nodded as if he understood whether he understood or not, and set his eyes on the nursery rhyme.

"That's right." Lie said regretfully: "At this stage of the Holy Grail War, the Holy Grail basically lies with the Servant and the Master... There is very little that others can do. ”

Lie could have stepped in to help, but in that case, the Mistress of the Machine Spirit would definitely do something... For example, let Mie and Ako stop it.

In order to prevent accidents, Lie does not plan to shoot directly... If the Mistress of the Machine Spirit hadn't moved.

"Let's go take a bath." Looking at the clock on the wall, it took a lot of time to hold a combat meeting, and there were only about forty minutes left before the agreed moment of battle.

After standing up, Ryo bowed to the nursery rhyme and Artoria.

"I'm sorry..."

"At this time, it should be your time, and I..."

Lie lowered his head... In order not to let Chino fail, or more accurately, not to let himself fail, Lie made a move that was not quite in line with usual.

"Lord Lie is Chino's mentor... That's good. "Chino. Yuki stood up and saluted equally seriously.

"The little woman is not talented, and there have been many disturbances since these days."

Tonight passes, the Holy Grail War is over, and the Servants are all returning to Valhalla... Take the next Chino. Fortunately, the commission, as a thousand no. Fortunately, the Holy Grail War Instructor Lie will also return to his home with Zero.

“…”

"Lord Lie, it's better to..."

Before Chino entered the bathroom, she stopped in front of Lie and seemed to have something to say.

"Nope."

Lie simply and decisively refused.

Ryu knows what Chino wants to say... Don't think crooked, of course it's not a shared bath! （—_—！

"Sure enough, I still don't want to be the enemy of Fang Chuan, and besides, we've always gotten along very well..."

"But no." The tone turned back, and Lie refused: "... At least, if Chino does this, Yoshikawa-san will also be very troubled. ”

A bitter smile appeared on Lie's face, and he raised his head and looked at Chino. Luck.

"You... They are all very kind and beautiful beings. Lie said softly: "Both civil and military, talented, physical and mental are so beautiful... It's a heart-pounding existence. ”

"Lord Lie..." Fortunately, he lowered his head embarrassedly and muttered quietly: "It's not as serious as Lord Lie said..."

Lie took a deep breath and said to the girls in front of him, "Go take a bath... Wait, I'll keep cheering you on! ”

…

In the square of the theater in the city center, the agreed time is less than two minutes left.

Because of the blizzard, and after being the Holy Grail War Overseer and the latter's Wisdom and Jiu's handling, the previous dazzling battle is gone.

Snow covers the area, illuminating the surroundings.

"Yoshikawa-san and Artoria seem to have come out of the room much earlier than us..."Chino said to Lie, "But, it doesn't seem to be here." ”

The agreed place is still here... If you look closely, you can see that there is a group of restless girls who have been waiting for a long time nearby.

"The time is coming..."Lie paused for a moment, and said with certainty, "It's okay... They won't miss their appointments. ”

Fangchuan. Chisato probably thought about quitting directly, right? If that's the case, Lie will be very worry-free, but unfortunately it won't develop like this.

And most importantly... Or the Mistress of the Machine Spirit will not accept this outcome.

If Chisato really plans to give up, he will probably use some means to stop it... There is only one way for Lie to win, and to do his best to reach Fangchuan, who is also playing with all his might. Chisato and Artoria~!

"Master, Sky!" Zero was the first to notice the anomaly and shouted in surprise.

…

"Good, fast, and... It's so high! "Fangchuan. Chisato said these words intermittently.

Fangchuan. Chisato and Artoria are in the sky.

To be precise, on a sleigh flying in the sky... This sleigh seems to have a strange name, but that's not the point right now.

Not only the sleigh, but Artoria also changed into a Christmas dress that fell in a gift bag... That's right, it's the Christmas dress with a beautiful bow.

Speaking of which, that's what Artoria looks like when she fights on Christmas.

"It's here, Master." Artoria sat on the sleigh and seemed to be in a good mood.

After taking a bath and eating a cake, Fangchuan. Chisato and Artoria didn't rest, but went to do something else - to give gifts!

As for whether it is a Christmas gift or a New Year's gift, don't worry about (^_^) this question

"Well, I caught up." Chisato looked at the time, and finally arrived here at the agreed time.

Hovering overhead, Artoria doesn't plan to come down... As a Rider, you can't do it without a mount, but Artoria has the ability to ride!

"Let's solve each other in one go." Artoria said, "It's our turn, Master, no... Reindeer! ”

"Hmm." Fangchuan. Chisato nodded... The sleigh is able to fly with the magic of Artoria, Yoshikawa. What Chisato needs to do is manipulation.

…

"High-Speed Divine Word: Chain!"

Facing Artoria hovering in the sky, Chino and Tong Yu stand together and begin their final showdown.

When I rested, the nursery rhyme had already replenished the magic, and at this time the magic was full of magic.

Dozens of six-star arrays appeared in the sky, and dozens of purple chains flew out of them, trying to catch the flying sleigh.

Artoria wielded the black sword and slashed the purple chainlock as it approached, cutting it off.

Seeing such a scene, Chino took a deep breath and gave a command.

"Use the Mana Light Cannon!"

"Master...", the nursery rhyme glanced at the master as he was instructed to transform the magic.

"Don't worry about the damage." Chino said, "With the protection of the combat suit, Fangchuan-san will not be injured... And Jiu said that she would always pay attention. ”

"Let go of your magic and attack."

"Yes, Master!" Tong Yao nodded, and using the ability of high-speed divine words, he directly summoned several six-star mangs that continued to release magic light cannons.

As with the previous chains, most of them were avoided by the sled, and even if they could hit, they were blocked by Artoria.

"Stop the attack." Chino gave instructions again... Continuing to attack consumes a lot of mana and does not deal decisive damage to Artoria.

In general, Artoria is good at hand-to-hand combat, and although it is safe to fly in the air in a sled, it is difficult to attack.

So... It's time to unleash the EX Curry Stick!

As a means of long-range attack, there is no doubt that unleashing the Noble Phantasm is a wise choice... Artoria did just that.

Didn't close the distance, just in the air... When the nursery rhyme stopped attacking, Artoria raised the black sword in her hand.

"It's a gift from Santa Claus...... Sink in on Christmas Night! ”

Artoria began to chant, and the pillars of light gradually converged on the black holy sword.

"Mana Unleashed!" Fangchuan. Chisato blessed Artoria with the magic contained in the battle suit.

"Mana unleashed!" Artoria also unleashed this ability of hers, and the double increase in magic power converged on her body, and the pillar of light on the holy sword suddenly expanded several times!

“…”

"Oops, this is the most dangerous situation!" Lie watched from a short distance, this was the most dangerous situation set in the battle plan.

What the nursery rhyme is about to face is Artoria's strongest blow in this Holy Grail War!

"Sword of Victory of the Oath!"

Unconsciously clenched his fists, and his heart beat faster and faster.

Zero held a cold and stiff hand... Very warm, zero hands.

When Lie turned to look over, he saw a very sweet smile on Zero's face, and he was instantly healed.