Chapter 187: Artoria Selling Matches
"Why... Why was he summoned in the form of a Servant? β
When nursery rhymes appear in the form of books, I am thinking about this question... Unlike most Heroic Spirits, nursery rhymes don't have a particularly specific goal, and they don't even exist very definitely.
After the first Lingji returned, the book-like nursery rhyme became a nursery rhyme in the shape of a little Lori... Why is there such a change?
I can't say the nursery rhyme clearly, but I just think... There seems to be a strong expectation, and this will has prompted the nursery rhyme to become its current image.
In his spare time, nursery rhymes like to stay quietly by the side of the master... Whenever this happens, I always feel very relieved.
It's like... The wish came true.
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With the second Lingji returning, Tong Yao gradually understood the reason why he was summoned while his strength was improved.
There is no doubt that this is with his own master, Chino. Fortunately, it has a lot to do with it.
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"It's a gift from Santa Claus...... Sink in on Christmas Night! β
Seeing that Artoria was about to release the Noble Phantasm to attack, the nursery rhyme remembered what RyΕ«t-sama had said to herself earlier.
(Lie takes advantage of Chino to take a bath, asking about nursery rhymes)
"Treasure?" The nursery rhyme was stunned for a moment, and then responded to Lie-sama's question.
"Except for the 'nursery rhyme's tea party', there is none..."
"Can't you think of it anyway?" Lie interrupted the nursery rhyme's words... In fact, it's not the first time Lie has asked.
It's weird... Although there are some differences with Lie's understanding, they are still roughly the same.
For example, Artoria's 'Sword of Victory in the Oath', or Hercules' 'Twelve Trials' and 'Shoot a Hundred Heads'.
But the words of the nursery rhyme... It seems that there are a lot of differences from my own cognition, but I didn't know it before... Could it be that something went wrong?
Lie told the nursery rhyme that the key to reversal may be here.
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"Master..."Looking at the holy sword that had been raised, and the terrifying pillar of light condensed on the holy sword... It was an attack that could not be resisted, and it was impossible to dodge.
Chino. Fortunately, I also felt this crisis, but I was not afraid, but stood firmly in front of the nursery rhyme.
"Lord Lie has told Chino more than once..."With his back to the nursery rhyme, Chino. Yuki looked up and spoke to her in a whisper-like voice.
"Lord Lie said that we are beautiful beings... Actually, I don't really understand what Lord Lie wants to express. "Chino. Yuki's voice was a little puzzled, because he really didn't understand.
"In Chino's heart, a beautiful existence should be..."
"The picture books I read when I was a child, those ... Fairy tales. β
"Yes... It's the nursery rhyme itself.
"When nursery rhymes first appeared, Chino actually had a faint feeling... When the nursery rhyme returned for the first time and became its current image, Chino was even more convinced..."
"Nursery rhymes... It's Chino's dream. β
With an apologetic smile, Chino closed her eyes and finally said to the nursery rhyme, "I can't take this blow from Artoria anyway..."
"It seems that Lord Ryo-sama wants Chino and the nursery rhyme to win..."
"I'm sorry, Lord Lie... Sorry, nursery rhymes. β
Chino. Luckily opened his eyes and stretched out his hand..."It would be nice if nursery rhymes could always exist." β
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"Is it going to end?" Seeing that the pillars of light of the holy sword had been gathered, the sleigh hovering in the air began to rise into the air, and Artoria thought that Artoria would attack when he dived.
Listening to the Master's farewell words to himself, the nursery rhyme was silent...
"Has it arrived?" The nursery rhyme closed her eyes and felt bitterly: "Born because of the strong desire of the master, the nursery rhyme should be able to feel that feeling..."
It's just that I close my eyes, and the nursery rhyme desperately feels the emotions around me..."Is it reached? It must have arrived, that hot emotion..."... Nursery rhymes, into the spiritual world.
It's white, there's nothing to see around but it's white, and the nursery rhyme is walking forward in such a place... I guess it's going forward, but I can't even see the direction.
"It's not here... It's not here either..."
Nursery rhymes don't know where to go or what to do... However, I always feel that once I encounter it, it will be clear.
Maybe it's a year, maybe it's a moment, and the nursery rhyme has found what it's looking for.
A different light appeared in the white space, and when the nursery rhyme put her hand up... This is the mood of the master, that is, the beautiful dream of the fairy tale represented by the nursery rhyme.
Nursery rhymes, I know exactly why I was summoned to be myself... I want to respond to the mood of the master.,Occupy the heart of the nursery rhyme.γ
The body gradually becomes illusory, and the nursery rhyme seems to be about to leave the space made up of this spiritual world... It was at this time that something strange happened.
Another ray of light appeared beside the nursery rhyme - still the light of emotion, but it was... Lie-sama's.
As a result, the treasure that is about to be formed, compared with the original, there have been some changes in the middle.
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Influenced by the high-speed prophecy, when the nursery rhyme opened its eyes, the treasure was activated.
"Target: Artoria!"
"Noble Phantasm: A Story Written for Someone!"
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"Sword of Victory of the Oath!"
Artoria sends out an attack, and then discovers... Himself appears in another place.
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The day before Christmas, Christmas Eve.
A blizzard swept through the town, and on this cold winter day, Artoria shouted in the streets, "Dumb King, does anyone want to smoke Dumb King".
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Shaking her head, Artoria seemed to sense that something was wrong, but... If she hadn't tricked these stupid kings out of Krypton, she wouldn't have had dinner.
As for why this is the case? Before Artoria could think about it, she saw a young girl in a white royal robe pass by.
The other party is very cute, so it's probably easier to fool Krypton, right?
"Sister, are you going to stun King Mao? Kanban girl..."Artoria said something she didn't quite understand... Kanban Niang,It seems to be a very powerful existence.γ
The girl stopped, looked at Artoria in front of her, shook her head, and said in a gentle tone, "Little sister, no one needs the Dull-haired King now." β
The voice is very soft, but the words spoken are very cruel... After looking up and down a few more times, the girl left in the snowstorm, vaguely hearing her muttering something.
"Now these days, Artoria, who is a Kanban lady, is always 'splitting', this is probably another innocent child, right?"
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I can't understand what this situation is... Artoria didn't quite understand what the other party meant, shouldn't she be very popular as a Kanban girl?
Just as Artoria was struggling, another man in the Master's Suit passed by.
"Uncle, let's smoke King Mao."
After stopping the other party, Artoria pleaded again.
With a wave of his hand, the passing man's lord swept Artoria away mercilessly.
When he was leaving, he seemed to say so.
"Ah, shameless old woman, cheat me out of money, I zxcvbnm..."
For some reason, Artoria's mind flashed the image of a certain Queen of the Shadow Nation.
As a result of being swept away, Artoria sat down on the ground, and the silver card she had used to recharge her hand scattered.
With a helpless face, are you going to be hungry tonight?
"Is this okay?" A figure appeared in front of Artoria's eyes, helped her up, and pulled out a call.
"Thank you, but..."
"Now everyone has given the saved stones to Joan of Arc, and there is nothing extra to give to Artoria...", in a very helpless voice, the other party handed the talisman to Artoria, and said as he walked.
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Artoria walked forward in silence, then stopped, and saw Joan of Arc through the window.
Probably just blackened, she sat in the warm room, happily holding the saint quartz that everyone gave her, and there was a beautiful marshal doll on the table.
What a happy girl, Artoria thought to herself.
Artoria couldn't figure out why there was such a big gap between the Heroic Spirits and the Heroic Spirits... Why can some heroic spirits hold piles of saint quartz and sit in a warm house, and she can't even fill her stomach, so she can only cheat Krypton on the cold street.
I don't understand the masters anymore... Obviously, Kanban Niang is Artoria's said.
The blizzard intensified, and Artoria left through the window, feeling cold and hungry.
Christmas Eve, Christmas is coming soon, everyone on the street is going home to prepare apples, and no one is coming to Krypton to her dumb hairy king.
In a trance, Artoria seemed to realize something... At Christmas, everyone prepares apples for her!
A smile appeared on Artoria's face, and it won't be long before she can eat the apple... At least much better than it is now.
A figure appeared in front of Artoria, looking at her curiously.
"Hello," the other party said politely, in a childish voice, "Santa Claus of last year!" β
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"Last year's Santa Claus?" Artoria was stunned for a moment, then carefully observed the other party... Isn't this Joan of Arc Alter Lily?
Strange, why did it come out so early?
"Ah, you have to hurry up and accept the appleβ" Joan of Arc Alter Lily hurriedly greeted Artoria and hurried away.
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And so on, that is... Apple is gone?
After walking through several streets, Artoria's best harvest was only two more calls... Probably some of the unbearable masters sent her.
Artoria became extremely frustrated, and found a corner to sit down, unpacking a talisman that had been thrown to her in order to keep herself warm.
Suddenly, she saw that the ability of the Dull Hair King was enhanced, and when the magic power was released, it could hit the power exponentially, and when the intuition was activated, it could also hit the attention.
Immediately after, Artoria opened the second call, and she saw that the masters of the whole world had come to smack the Fur King, and the Lord, who couldn't draw the Dumb Fur King, showed a look of remorse.
Artoria is very happy... There is no need to go out again, everyone flocks to the door to krypton gold for her.
Finally, Artoria opened the third call, saw the Knight of the Round Table, and saw...
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If nothing happens, Artoria will go to Avalon, the ideal land of no pain, out of fear of disappearing in the light of the last call. (Return to Valhalla)
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With an anxious shout, Artoria was grabbed by another figure before she could reach out and fly into the sky!
"Wake up, Rider!"
All the spells are gone, and relying on this magic, Fangchuan. Chisato has finally awakened Artoria!
Still sitting on the sleigh, still hovering over the square... Artoria, who woke up, quickly dispelled her doubts in the wind and snow, remembering what had just happened.
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Just as Artoria swooped down on her sleigh and issued the 'Sword of Victory of the Oath', Nursery Rhyme also activated the Noble Phantasm, and it was done in an instant.
To put it simply, Artoria is caught in the spiritual world created by nursery rhymes... If it weren't for the last moment of Artoria's master, Yoshikawa. Chisato used a spell to forcibly wake up in time, perhaps...
Look down... Although Artoria was hit by the nursery rhyme's treasure, the pillar of light gathered by the holy sword still cleaved down.
"It's a little crooked..."Fang Chuan. Chisato told Artoria about what had just happened.
At the last moment, Artoria's attack deviated slightly, and Tong Song and Chino avoided the frontal edge... But it was still affected.
After the smoke and dust cleared, Chino and Tong Yu both fell to the ground, and it was not easy to stand up after supporting each other... In any case, the nursery rhyme successfully resisted Artoria's strongest blow in the case of reverse restraint!
At this time, the nursery rhyme is restoring its magic with a fire, and at the same time, it is using healing magic to cast on the body of the master Chino.
"Let's go down." Fangchuan. Chisato was sorry to steer the sleigh and said to Artoria, "Due to the attack, the sled won't last long..."
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Artoria nodded silently, looking at the Master with a certain emotion on her face.
In fact, the last thing she saw was...
With a "bang~", the sleigh landed on the ground, and Artoria escorted the master to the ground safely.
"Good work." Artoria and Yoshikawa. Chisato thanked the sleigh at the same time, and then looked at the nursery rhyme and Chino... Looks like the mending is over.
Raising the black holy sword in her hand, her cloak was blown up by the wind, and Artoria stepped on the snow in her boots.
The nursery rhyme stood on Chino's side, and when she saw Artoria's appearance at this time, she chanted quickly.
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Before the battle was over, Artoria ran towards the nursery rhyme with a black holy sword in hand, but was stopped by magic tricks such as 'fire', 'icicles', and 'stones'.
Relying on her powerful magic power and her body strengthened by the 'Barbarian Heart', Artoria rushed straight forward and slashed through the block with the black holy sword in her hand.
"Gem Magic!"
Chino. Fortunately, when Artoria approached, she threw out all the gems in her hand, and then was led backwards by the nursery rhyme.
A wall of ice appeared in front of Artoria, and when it shattered, flames swept in the wind.