"No, it's gone?"

When the smoke cleared, Kiyohime and Ako looked at each other and saw that the enemy was gone.

"Oops~!" Kiyohime was puzzled when she heard Yazi shouting like this.

…

On the road north of the violently abandoned factory, a car is speeding towards the city.

"Whew~, it's finally here." Ryu looked at the 'Magic Release Battle Suit' he had received from Chino in his hand, and wanted to find something special... In fact, it's more like a private suit for going out.

"The style is not bad... But why is it clearly women's? "Lie is very strange, what if the male lord grabbed it? Or will it change depending on the master you grab?

I imagined a little bit in my mind that the male lord wore this dress... Oh~, I didn't see it.

When Lie was thinking about it, the corner of his eye glanced over his legs... Well, I don't seem to be much better.

“…”

"Okay, according to the agreement, this is Fangchuan's."

After admiring it, Yeol handed the battle suit to Fang Chuan. Qianli, she is the owner of this combat suit at this time.

"Thank you." Fang Chuan took it very politely, with a little curiosity in his eyes.

Xiao Nan drove a car, Lie, Zero, Chino, Konishi, Nursery Rhyme, Fangchuan. Chisato and Artoria sat in the back. Specifically, now is the time to divide the spoils,

It's just that, compared to the people who are in a good mood, Artoria doesn't seem to be very satisfied... Although the Master got a good booty.

"Why?" Seeing that everyone was detached from the joy of receiving the 'Mana Unleashing Battle Suit', Artoria did not squirm and asked her master directly.

“…”

Artoria remembers the scene ten minutes ago very well... The Enemy Master and the Servant have fallen into a trap, and they cannot easily escape under Caster's Restriction Magic.

While the nursery rhyme chant ends with a powerful attack on magic, Artoria is ready to unleash the Noble Phantasm... Under the double attack, it is very likely to directly destroy the opponent.

Obtaining a 'Battle Suit' is important, but it is only a means to achieve ultimate victory... Obviously, the elimination of a group of masters and servants has more meaning.

However, at the last moment, Artoria received an order from the Master to 'stop'. Despite her unwillingness, Artoria carried out the order, did not release the Noble Phantasm, and quietly withdrew from the battlefield.

At the same time, Zero, who was secretly released by the nursery rhyme and amplified magic, appeared in the middle of the field, and took the 'Magic Release Battle Suit' while Ako was concentrating on dealing with the crisis.

“…”

"That's..."Fangchuan-san, who had guarded the 'battle suit', staggered his gaze in the face of my king's question.

"There's no certainty of elimination." Just when the atmosphere was not good, Lie smiled and gave Artoria an explanation.

"The twin attacks of nursery rhymes and Artoria must be very powerful... Otherwise, they wouldn't have been so focused on responding to the attack that they didn't discover in time that there was a hidden past zero. ”

"However, there is no 100% certainty of destroying the other party." Seeing the king's gaze, Lie not only sat up straight and continued, "And whether it is successful or not, nursery rhymes and Artoria will consume a lot. ”

"You know, there may be hidden masters and servants around who haven't come out, and in this unclear situation, they will carry out an attack that is close to a 'decisive battle', which is likely to make some masters and servants 'pick up the leaks'."

"That's why I gave up the attack and took advantage of this good opportunity to steal the 'combat suit'... This is also the most important item of this public mission. ”

"Yes, that's it." Noticing that Lord Lie stopped talking, Fang Chuan's classmate quickly explained: "It's just because of such a normal reason, there is absolutely no strange thought. ”

Hey, I didn't think much of it, but when I said that...

"Ahem, our first collaboration went well... Although mainly because there is only one servant. ”

Looking at everyone, you should be happy to successfully capture the 'Battle Uniform'... It's just, Chino. Xing, Fangchuan. Chisato and Artoria were clearly not in a good mood.

Artoria missed a good opportunity to eliminate Lancer, and the next time the opponent may not easily fall into the trap. As for Chino and Yoshikawa-san, it's because...

“…”

"Master, that's really... Yazi? When the car fell into an inexplicable silence, Zero couldn't bear it anymore and asked Lie in a low voice.

Zero's impression of Ako at this time is still stuck in... The classmates of Fang Wen College have been guests at home, tutoring and playing together.

And the image of a cheerful, lively and cute person, who always does very interesting things, and who is also a very interesting friend.

But today... The original impression of Yazi has changed a lot.

Speaking of which, when Ako was frolicking in the bathroom before, the seal of memory and ability was unlocked by the coming moon, and then she began to 'hunt down' Lie.

But Zero doesn't know this, it's all Lie's experience, and in Zero's heart, Yazi is still that very good friend... Actually, that's right, putting aside the 'strange' factor, Lie has a good relationship with Yazi in Fangwen Academy.

The look in Zero's eyes, the one that clearly hoped for the Master's denial... Lie sighed in his heart, she was indeed Yazi.

"Aoyama. Yazi... In this Holy Grail War, we exist as our enemies. Lie gently shook Zero's hand and whispered in her ear, "..."

“…”

On the other side, Yoshikawa-san sat beside Artoria, very uneasy... Because of the matter of Azi, and because of the matter of Artoria.

"I'm sorry...", and finally, Yoshikawa-san plucked up his courage and whispered to Artoria.

"The most important reason for 'stopping' is... I can't go on~! ”

"Master, it's clear from the beginning." Artoria calmly faced Yoshikawa-san, and said softly, "In the Holy Grail War, the other six must be defeated..."

"Yes, I know." Fang Chuan interrupted Artoria's words, a little emotional, and his hands swung up and down quickly, so fast that an afterimage appeared.

"As a rival master, you must destroy them in order to win... However, it is strange that you have become a life-and-death opponent in the blink of an eye, even though you were a student at the same school before, right? ”

"Although I didn't have much contact with Aoyama-san, I just watched her being wiped out by myself... I can't give such an order at all~! ”

The lie on the other side trembled in his heart, what kind of kind and weak girl is this? The reason why Chino gave the order to stagger the attack at the end was for the same reason, right?

"Sure enough, it's because of this..."Artoria didn't get angry when she knew the reason, but said seriously again: "This is the rule of the Holy Grail War, and only one of the seven groups of masters and servants wins. ”

"But,I didn't say it had to..."Yoshikawa-san, and Chino probably contradicted this... It's fine to be a competing enemy in order to win, but if you just destroy Ako for such a reason, it's unacceptable in the end.

"You just need the heroic spirit to leave the field..."Lie looked helplessly out of the car window, the scenery along the way quickly retreated, and the city could already be seen.

I wanted to skip this sensitive topic, but if everyone cares so much, why don't you make it clear now... Although it will be very ruthless.

His gaze swept over the nursery rhyme and Artoria, and when he said these words, Lie's heart was actually very painful.

"You know best as Heroic Spirits, right?" Biting his lip, he said a situation from the Holy Grail War.

"Except in some very rare cases, any Immortal will leave, that is, return to Valhalla." "When the Holy Grail War is over, all the Heroic Spirits will leave, because... Heroic spirits are originally summoned after death and survive with magical powers. ”

After saying these words, Lie's heart was very sad, because it meant that whether it was my king, or the nursery rhyme, or even the enemy Kiyohime, they would all disappear after the Holy Grail War was over.

Although Lie can use - "No matter how many times it appears in the Holy Grail War or how many times it has exited, as long as there is a Master, there is still a possibility that the Heroic Spirit will be summoned." ”

"Because the Heroic Spirit is originally a living soul after death, unlike the Imperial Lord as a living being, the exit of the Heroic Spirit does not mean that it has completely disappeared." - Such a reason to comfort yourself, but that is nothing but self-deception.

If the Heroic Spirit cannot maintain the experience after being summoned after each summoning, and can only leave some traces on the 'core' of the Immortal Constellation, then the Heroic Spirit summoned each time can be treated as a life.

The experience with the Master is the 'short life' of every Heroic Spirit—that's why it's so sad when you leave.

"The Master doesn't have to be wiped out, as long as the Heroic Spirit leaves, it's already lost... It's just that it's more convenient to kill the Master than to kill the Heroic Spirit. ”

“…”

"I'm sorry." Lie said to everyone: "I am sorry that I made this plan for negligence in formulating this result. ”

…

The car continued to drive on the road, and without waiting long, it quickly took everyone back to Chino's residence.

"Please wait a minute." Konishi got out of the car, there are guests visiting today, so I have to go back and prepare first.

The girls all got out of the car, and Yoshikawa-san came to Chino, bent down slightly and said solemnly, "I'll bother today." ”

"It's a great honor for Yoshikawa-san and Artoria to visit." Chino responded politely... This is probably the etiquette between them, right?

Lie watched this scene from the side, everyone is a very good child.

After a while, the girls entered the living room... After being busy for a long time, it was time for afternoon tea, so everyone got together to drink black tea and eat snacks.

Well~, to put it simply, we held a tea party together~!

“…”

Hey, it's not such a leisurely time~! Even if you don't hurry up to collect the fire, at least you should feel a little nervous~!

To sum up, after simply drinking black tea and eating snacks, the joint operations meeting began.

…

“…”

"..., that's what we've learned so far." Zero told the information that had been sorted out on the road, and it was basically what everyone already knew.

Chino raised his small hand, took the lead in speaking, and asked, "Now that you know that Lancer is Kiyohime, and the master is Aoyama. Yazi... Is it possible to attack? ”

Although it is unacceptable to eliminate Ako, who is a classmate, everyone is well aware that fighting is inevitable in the Holy Grail War... Let's just let the Heroic Soul exit as a minimum.

"Aoyama-san's address... Does Lord Lie know? "Fangchuan. Chisato also seemed to agree with Chino's words and asked Lie.

For Fangchuan's question, Lie gave a definite answer, and Yazi's residence is known. If they still go home, there may be a chance to ambush Kiyohime.

"However, I always feel a sense of disobedience... Maybe I'm suspicious. Lie shook his head, and then asked Xiao Nan to fetch paper and pen.

Soon, Ryo drew a sketch of Yazi's residence and its vicinity with his vivid memory, which was enough for studying tactics.

“…”

After some discussion, everyone preliminarily formulated a tactic specifically for Kiyohime, and they can attack tonight~!

"Just to try the power of this dress." Fangchuan. Chisato was wearing the 'Mana Release Battle Suit' that he had obtained at this time, and he looked very good.

Especially those two black wires on the legs, it's just... Ahem, let's get down to business~!

"I can feel it..."Fang Chuan stood up and spun around, and said with some excitement: "Wearing this dress seems to be able to exert a very powerful power, and there is a feeling of overflowing accumulation and wanting to release." ”

"There's a lot of magic in this dress," Artoria said, "It seems to help me improve my fighting power." ”

"It's great to be able to form an alliance with Lie-sama and Chino-san," Fang Chuan said happily, "I always feel that the Holy Grail is within reach." ”

Of course, the strength of the alliance increases, but it is an exaggeration to say that the Holy Grail is within reach...

"So, does Yoshikawa-san have any wishes that he wants the Holy Grail to come true?" Taking advantage of the good atmosphere at this time, I asked about this very interesting thing.

Holding the black tea cup in his hand, the corners of Fang Chuan's mouth rose, and he said softly, "That's..."

Ryoshi sat up straight, listening carefully.

"That's... The secret~". ^_^

—_—！

Ha~, I knew I wouldn't say it so easily, but if I didn't say it, I wouldn't have a chance to achieve it~.

"I want to make a change~" After drinking the black tea, Yoshikawa-san-chan said, "If the Holy Grail can really fulfill the wish... Want to make a difference. ”

In the bright smile, there seems to be an unusual story, and the intuition that Lie Chang got from the entrusted mission in the support department clearly caught some signals.

“…”

"We're ready to act, right?"

Everyone was happy to get together, but there was still business to do, and Yoshikawa-san squinted his eyes, as if he wanted to show off his skills because he had received a new 'combat uniform'.

"Hmm..."Lie stood up, and at this moment, a flash of light suddenly flashed in his mind.

"Wait...", his expression was serious, and after a pause, he said, "It seems that something is wrong with them when I think of them~!" ”