Chapter Eighty-Nine
Illyasfil naturally remembered John, after all, whether it was before the Holy Grail War or when he rescued himself, John's presence was very strong. The uncle in front of him is also his benefactor, not only rescued himself to meet his favorite Kiritsugu and his mother, but also played a big role in the Holy Grail War. Illyasfil gave John a standard aristocratic etiquette: "Thank you. Without waiting for John to respond, he ran to the door to help carry the goods.
Since it was a rare reunion between their families, John had no intention of going to join in the past. Just as he was about to turn around and go back, he was stopped by Alice Phil again: "John, this is a new book I bought for you, I don't know if you like it or not." As he spoke, he walked over with a pile of books in his hands. John reached out and took it. Now that he has a new book to read, John naturally won't wander around idlely, and goes straight back to the library with the book in his arms.
It has to be said that Alice Fell is worthy of being a "descendant" who has acquired both her soul and blood, and the books she bought are more to John's liking, such as recipes for local specialties, or biographies of famous people in history, or books about the appreciation and forging of katana. John placed his uncle on the desk, looked at the title on the spine, and nodded unconsciously. Speaking of which, there are only two days left in the Holy Grail War, so it's almost as good as reading these books.
Touching the title on the spine from top to bottom, John was thinking about which book to read, and saw a book that was completely different from other calligraphy and painting styles - "The Forbidden City Cultural Relics Dictionary (Volume 1)". This book is not a book published in the country, but in a large country across the sea, and it documents the rare treasures that are treasured in the largest museum in that country. Since most of the country's past cultures and civilizations have been influenced by the opposite side, it is natural that many people are interested in this aspect. I don't know what Alice Phil thought at the time to buy such a book.
Touching the title on the spine of the book, John pulled the "Forbidden City Cultural Relics Dictionary" out of the pile of books, and turned a page at random to look at it. Flipping through it, John turned to the porcelain museum in the Forbidden City - Qianlong Pastel Hundred Deer Pattern Amphora in the Qing Dynasty. Even though John had never seen these porcelains in the past, just by looking at the photographs, John could feel what was in the photographs, the beautiful pictures on them and the heavy history they carried.
Interesting, John thought to himself. After becoming interested, John naturally did not come to the book with the previous careless mentality, but turned the book to the first page, and began to look carefully page by page, until Alice Phil went to the library to wake up John, who was still reading, because he didn't see John at dinner time, John found that before he knew it, more than an hour had passed.
Looking at the book spread out in front of John, Alice Phil had a smile on her face: "John, how is it, this book is interesting, right?" John nodded: "Yes, it is indeed a good book to pass the time for pastime." Hearing John's words, Alice Phil's smile grew even stronger, as if she heard her father praise his child: "If you like it." Okay, it's time to go to dinner, and John needs to come over early. John waved Alice Fell to go first, and came over after packing his things.
When Alice Fell walked out of the library, John looked at the book on the desk and decided to finish the book that evening after dinner. "Porcelain, interesting. It turns out that it is just clay, but it can also be burned so beautifully. Have time to try. ”
In the dining room, everyone was already seated: next to Emiya Kiritsugu was Alice Phil and her daughter, Illyasfil, on the other side of Alice Phil was hers, the Knight King Saber, and on the other side of the table was the guest Aozaki Orange. John casually sat down next to Aozaki Orange and pulled out three blood vials and handed them over. Aozaki took the bottle suspiciously: "Why is there one more?" Indeed, yesterday's one was in a hurry and was not handed over, and today it was only two, but John took three, which naturally makes people confused.
However, Emiya Kiritsugu seemed to see something, and said to John, "Caster, after dinner, let's make arrangements for the next move." John nodded. Aozaki Orange knew that this kind of meeting was extremely confidential, and as an outsider, he naturally couldn't inquire about it.
In the evening, since Illya Phil wants to play with Alice Phil and Emiya Kiritsugu, John proposes to wait for Illya to fall asleep when she is tired of playing, and then hold a meeting. Emiya Kiritsugu and Alice Phil did not object, and accompanied by Saber, took Illya Phil to the courtyard to hide and seek.
It seems to be time-consuming, but the little girl's energy is already limited, and as soon as she got off the plane, she went to the shopping mall with Emiya Kiritsugu and them, and when she came back, she didn't have a good rest, and she was tired after just playing for a while, so Alice Fell took Illiyasfil back to her room to sleep. Taking advantage of this time, Emiya Kiritsugu walked to the conference room with Saber, and when he opened the door, he saw that John was already sitting in the conference room, already holding the "Forbidden City Cultural Relics Dictionary" that Alice Phil had bought, and he was also flipping through another "Introduction to Clay Crafts" from time to time. Seeing that the others had arrived, John closed his book and stood up.
Although Emiya Kiritsugu was the convener of this meeting, he knew that this meeting was not presided over by himself. When Alice Phil arrived in the conference room, John said, "Well, let's talk about it." If I'm not mistaken, it's only two days before the Fall of the Holy Grail, right?" Alice Fell nodded. "But now, there are still a lot of servants who have not returned to the Holy Grail. Alice Phil, what happens if the time is up, but you don't have the Servants?" "If the Holy Grail doesn't succeed, the temporary mana will accumulate, and the next Holy Grail War will be brought forward. "And what about the remaining Servants?" "Will return to the Valhalla with the end of the Holy Grail War. Alice Fell said.
John looked at Emiya Kiritsugu: "In other words, the final winner will be decided today and tomorrow." After all, if the next war will be brought forward, there may be a second chance for the master, but it is the only chance for the servant, so no matter which side it is, it is hoped that it can end as soon as possible and win. Emiya Kiritsugu nodded.
John clapped his hands and stood up, "Well, I'll go find Archer or Rider, and I'll leave Berserk to Saber." Try to get it done today. After all, the key to open the Holy Grail is still lying in bed. There should be some preparation work later, and the balance of one day is naturally the best. With that, John looked at Saber, "As agreed, then when the time comes, we will decide the winner, Saber." ”
Saber nodded: "I'm also looking forward to being able to fight with you without reservation, I wasn't satisfied with the last fight, presumably you are the same." ”