Chapter 11: Coming at Your Call
"You're also a magician, so I'll make a long story short, and I don't know exactly what the so-called Holy Grail War is. All I know for sure is that once in a few decades, seven masters will be chosen to give their masters all kinds of servants. β
"I was also one of those who was chosen as the master. So I made a pact with the Servant, and you are about to make a pact with Saber as a demon given by the Holy Grail to win the Holy Grail War, and then, as masters, we will cooperate with our own servants to destroy the other masters, and that's it. β
Tosaka's explanation is too concise and too far from reality, but Shirou still has a thing that he has been questioning since the beginning.
ββ¦ Wait a minute, although Tosaka said that the Servant is a demon, I don't think so. It's because it's supposed to be a cat or a bird.,It's said that there are people who use human ghosts.,But the people I've met before do have bodies.,And they don't look like demons.γ β
"What about the demons---forget it, although the servants are divided into that category, but the status is different, no matter what, the servants are the strongest heroic spirits in the name of the demons."
"Heroic ......? That's a ghost, right? β
The soul of a human being who died in the past, and after death, he also left his posture in the world, and the remnants of the thoughts of those with outstanding abilities, ghosts have no body, and only spirits can harm spirits, and it stands to reason that human beings with physical bodies cannot be killed directly by spirits.
"Poofβghosts... Shirou, if you say what you just said in front of the servants, you will definitely be killed. Gudazi, who was thinking about the problem, couldn't help but laugh when he looked at Shirou with a stupid face.
"Servants are past heroes who have received physical bodies, close to elves, beyond human beings, and although they are similar to ghosts, they will definitely be killed if they are treated as that kind of thing."
"Heroes who get flesh?"
"That's right, whether it's in the past or now, in short, it's to pull the legendary hero who died over and make it materialized, which is the servant." Seeing Shirou's incomprehension, Tosaka continued, "However, it is the master's task to call out, and the subsequent materialization is done by the Holy Grail, and it is impossible for a magician to form a soul, because a strong external force is required, and this is the Holy Grail War." β
"No, I've never heard of this kind of magic."
"Of course, because it's not magic. Think of it as a phenomenon caused by the Holy Grail, otherwise it would be impossible to fix the reappearance of the soul. β
"The reappearance of the soul...... So, is that a servant different from a ghost? β
"It's different. Whether it is a human, an animal, or a machine, as long as it leaves behind great merits, it will break out of the cycle of reincarnation and sublimate to a stage, haven't you heard? That's how it is for the Heroic Spirit. To put it simply, it is to become a revered, quasi-god. β
Tosaka's explanation, Emiya is still half-understood, but there are a few points he still understands, that is, he is involved in a war that may die at any time, and he can't avoid it.
"Listen, the only one who can defeat the Servant is the Servant who is also a spirit. Of course, if the opponent is an entity, our attack can also be hit, so if it goes well, we may be able to defeat it. However, the Servants are all like monsters, right? So the monster will be handed over to the monster to deal with, and it is a rule that the master should support him in the rear. Tosaka admonished sternly, and then pointed to the grunt next to him, "Someone like her is no different from sending her to death." β
ββ¦β¦ Woo"
Shirou glanced to the side, for fear that the two of them would quarrel here again.
"In short, the person who becomes the master must use the summoned servants to defeat the other masters, do you understand this part?"
ββ¦ I understand the meaning of the words, but I don't agree with it, this kind of low-level fun thing
Who is it and what did it start for? β
"That's not something I should know, and I can't answer you, so please do it someday
Ask the guy who oversees the Holy Grail War, what I'm going to teach you is, you can only fight, and the Servant is a strong demon so you have to use it well, that's all. β
After Ensaka finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Gollum, "I've already explained, since you said that Emiya-san's Master is Saber's Master, then you should be responsible for helping him complete the summoning." β
"Alright, I'll leave the summoning to me." Tosaka's explanation is that the Holy Grail Wars are extremely conventional and there are not many problems, and although Chaldean technology has upended many theories, there is no difference in general.
Following from memory, Gollum found the location of the warehouse, which was where Shirou often practiced strengthening magic, and although his magic skills were very low, he only surpassed the rest of the magicians in strengthening magic, which was also the result of years of hard training.
The magic pattern of the summoning array was carved on the ground, and within a moment, Gollum drew a delicate magic array diagram.
"Hey, that's it? You should know a lot of techniques, right? Emiya has no experience as a magician, so what if he fails? Tosaka grinned, this most basic technique, she can also portray it at any time.
"It's okay, it's okay, Shirou will definitely succeed."
"Hmph, if you fail, wait for the disaster." The Master who participated in the Holy Grail War failed to summon the Servant due to improper summoning, so this situation should be judged to be a failure, right? If this kind of thing really happened, it would probably make the other masters laugh out of their big teeth.
"Ready, let's get started." Gollum didn't care.
Walking in front of the magic array, Shirou was naturally a little flustered, he didn't know most of the knowledge of magicians, and he could only follow the steps of Gurdazi, step by step.
"Announcing βββ"
Before the spell was finished, just halfway through, the magic array suddenly glowed red.
Then, as if by magic, it appeared.
In the dazzling light, a figure appeared, in the form of a young girl.
The clouds flowed, the moon showed a little for a while, and the silver moonlight that shone into the warehouse, shining on the maiden in knight's attire.
The girl stared at Shirou with jewel-like pupils without emotion:
"βI ask you, are you my Master?"
He couldn't make a sound, not because of suddenness but because he was surprised, because the girl in front of him was so beautiful that Shirou lost his words.
"Servant.Saber, follow your call, Master."
"From now on my sword is with you, and your destiny lives with me. - At this point, the contract is completed. β
The knight girl, the perfect surprise, the Tosaka on the side probably didn't expect that there would be such a dazzling servant, and the whole person couldn't speak.
Shirou's left hand was in pain, as if he had been put on a soldering iron, and a scarlet pattern appeared on the back of his left hand.
"King Arthur? It's actually the Knight King? Gollum's eyes widened.