Chapter 17: Illya
The church is not far from Emiya's house, and after crossing the park by the river and crossing the bridge, you will arrive at the Shinto capital of the neighboring town.
Passing by the park at night, because of the relationship between this place, the dim light sprinkled on the bodies of the women, which was very beautiful. Whether it's Saber or Tosaka, or Kurocha, they all have a charm that ordinary girls can't have, and their images are different.
Go up the stairs, to the sidewalk by the bridge, and then to Xindu is a straight line.
Of course, there are no people on the sidewalk bridge, and even during the day, it is rarely walked, and the neighborhoods are usually taken by bus or train, so this sidewalk bridge is not very used.
Because of the long distance, some people worry that it will not be very reliable, of course, this is a boring worry.
"Is this it?"
Shirou spoke, crossed the bridge, and Tosaka led everyone to the suburbs, although when he talked about the new capital, he only thought of the commercial street in front of the station, but the distance from the station was still the old street, and the suburbs were the long, slightly sloping ramps of the most old streets, and the high platform of the sea looked at the lower the ramp, the fewer buildings there were above the ramp, and he saw a foreign cemetery built on the slope of the hill.
"This is the church, and the Guardian has been there at least once, right?"
"No, no, but I know that it used to be an orphanage."
"So, is it the first time today, it's better to pay a little attention, the priest over there can't deal with it in the usual way."
Tosaka climbed the ramp, and when he looked up, he could already see the shadow of a building on the hillside.
The church on the high platform, the house of God that had not even been near before, was now to be built for this purpose.
"This church is pretty good."
The church is very luxurious, the high platform is all occupied by the church, and when you climb the hillside, there is a flat square to welcome everyone, and the church built in the back, although not so large, is tall and suppresses visitors.
"Speaking of which, is it okay for a priest to be a judge between magicians?"
"That's right. What is there to be surprised about. ”
"Because he's a priest, right!? The priest still uses magic, isn't that forbidden! ”
Yes, magicians and the church are inherently incompatible. The large-scale organization to which the magician belongs is called the Magic Association, and the interior of the Great Religion, which is not visible to ordinary people in their lifetime, belongs to the church here, and is temporarily called the Templar Church.
These two are similar but different, and although they are formally cooperative, they are in danger of killing each other at any time if there is a gap.
The Church abhors heresy, and for them who completely exclude the inhuman, people who use magic are also one of its targets. For the Church, miracles are something that can only be obtained by the chosen saints, and anyone else who uses miracles is a heresy, even those who belong to the Church.
The higher the status of the church, the more forbidden it is to be polluted by magic, let alone the believers who can be ordained to such a church. Moreover, the more blessings of God, the farther away from magic.
"The priest has been appointed as the Overseer of the Holy Grail War, so you don't have to worry about this kind of thing." Rin Tosaka didn't say it, in fact, this priest Yan Feng Qili was her senior brother and her master, and part of her magic was taught by the priest.
The church was ahead, Tosaka had brought Shirou into the church, and Gollum and the others had stopped, ostensibly tasked with guarding the wind, but in fact, they had more important things to do.
"Is it really okay? Hercules, the great hero of Greece, whom Matthew and I met at a special point, was very powerful. ”
Just now, Gollum secretly conveyed the news she knew to Saber and Heizhen, originally according to her thoughts, if she wanted to deal with the big hero safely, she had to go to Cú Chulainn for help, after all, it was a monster with twelve lives, but if the three top servants shot together, it should be no problem.
However, both Kurita and Saber unanimously decided to face the enemy head-on when they knew in advance that there would be an enemy attack.
"As far as I know, Hercules, who has passed the twelve trials, is strong because of his unrivaled martial arts and skills, if the great hero is born as a Berserker, no matter how strong he is, he is just a crazy beast, what is there to worry about."
couldn't resist Heizhen, King Arthur Saber also felt that he should fight, and the two seemed to be very confident in their strength, and after thinking about it, Gollum still agreed.
And then - that's it, waited for an hour.
"It's so cold, why haven't you even moved for so long, the time is wrong?"
The cold winter air, the white breath, the faint sound of the water, and the street lamps shining on the bridge in his eyes, all sorts of things, Gollum felt that he could not wait any longer.
It was too cold, and the snowflakes were falling from the sky, looking at the time it was already two or three o'clock in the morning, just when she was about to give up———
"Sister, are you waiting for me?"
The childish voice echoed in the night, like a singing voice, a girl's voice.
The eye was drawn to the hillside, the clouds had drifted away at some point, and the bright moon shone in the sky.
Not far uphill, there was a tall shadow, in the faint and pale night city, it was an impossible alien.
"It's finally here, it's really slow."
When I looked at it, it was a girl with white all over her body, white clothes, silver hair, and a girl who was as beautiful as the goddess of snow.
"It's weird, how did my sister know I was here? Guess in advance that I'm coming? No, it's just a whim. The girl smiled, but her innocent smile sent chills down her back.
"A combination of a young girl and a beast? This picture has a really strong sense of déjà vu. Looking at the tall Servant, Gollum instinctively felt the pressure, ordinary people would probably be scared at this time, but she didn't have this kind of emotion, in addition to her own experience and quality, it was more important to believe in Heizhen and King Arthur.
"Ah, you're not afraid of Berserker at all. Why did my sister take two servants? Oh~~~ That Saber is Shirou's Servant, I was looking for Shirou. On the hillside, the girl looked down at Gollum, and because things were going differently from hers, she showed a very dissatisfied expression.
"What are you looking for Shirou?" Gollum asked.
"Do you need to ask? Kill, of course, yes, and Rin as well. The white girl tilted her head and said with a smile.
"Then I'm sorry, I'll guarantee the victory of the Shirou Group in this Holy Grail War, and since you have this kind of plan, then we will be your opponents."
"Is that so? Then there is no way. ”
The girl politely lifted the hem of her skirt and made a very unsuitable salute: "First meeting, let me introduce myself, I am Illya Sophie von Einzberen." ”
And then—
"Next, let's enjoy the fight!"