Chapter 338: fate/Fateful Night XII
Nobita is really right about this, and if Rider were still alive, she would definitely raise her hands and feet in agreement.
Generally speaking, there is an inevitable relationship between the strength of the Servant and the ability of the Aster. Except for some special circumstances, the Holy Grail War will summon a ruler independent of the seven ranks (the setting in FA, the ruler is the mediator and referee in the melee between the two camps, and should remain neutral, and the representative character has Joan of Arc (θ΄fairness)) can exist independently without relying on Aster, and the rest of the servants, no matter how powerful, must rely on the magic provided by Aster. If Aster's own magic power is very weak, then no matter how strong the summoned servants are, no matter how many treasures there are, it will be useless, and there is no room for them to play at all.
It's like everyone else has three skills, and you're six, but your blue bar is always at about a quarter of the position, and it's all gone with two hits, so how can you fight with others?
The magic provided by a half-magician like Shirou can't keep up with Saber's consumption, so she can only supplement her magic in other ways, such as eating a lot at Shirou's house, and transforming food into a source of magic by eating, which is relatively inefficient...... What's more, the second master has no magic at all, and he will come to participate in this Holy Grail War, to a large extent, it's just that Jian Tong Dirty Yan feels that he should send someone to test it, and he doesn't have much hope on him, and no one has ever thought that he can really win the championship in the end.
Rider's true strength is not weak, and her real body and treasures have a lot of background. However, because Shinji was not enough to supply demons, she could only exert less than one-tenth of her strength, and in the end, she was forced to die so quickly, becoming the first servant to leave the field since the Holy Grail War. Nobita's silver sword once killed the demon emperor Odorom, and since then it has been attached to the attribute of "cutting down the demon spirit", but all creatures with a little evil spirit and demonic energy, whether it is a demon or an evil god, have to be scared of the silver sword. Even in addition to the silver sword, Nobita himself used silver darts to kill another "King of the Demon Realm", and in the world view of fate, this action alone may have attached certain "attributes" to him.
Unless her strength reaches another peak, such as the level of the Emperor of Drama, a glance at it in her heyday can make the sun collapse directly, and the "demon slayer" attribute of the silver sword will not have any effect on her. At the end of the day, its power can no longer be simply classified as a concept of gods and demons.
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"Anyway, if you get this virtue to the present, you will definitely not be able to attend the afternoon class." Nobita took the time to take a look inside the classroom and quickly came to this conclusion, "The students in a school building fainted at the same time, and the security forces in the school are weak...... How can this kind of thing be explained to the outside world? β
"Who knows?" Rin shrugged her shoulders and forced an indifferent expression, but her eyes remained unsettled on Shirou, "Generally speaking, the Magician Church of the Impostor Priest specializes in dealing with this kind of thing. There should be some excuse, right? For example, gas explosions, or mass food poisoning incidents......"
"In the city, gas explodes at two ends in three days, or a missing child, food poisoning, or something. It's hard for the people who live here. Nobita complained with a smile.
With his emotional intelligence, it was natural to see that Rin's attention was not on the conversation at all.
Shirou was moving those fainting students to the corridor one by one, and I don't know if it was a coincidence, but by accident, he actually found Sakura in this group of students! She was lying on her back like everyone else, her eyes closed, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, and her expression looked like she was doing some nightmare. Sakura is one year younger than Shirou, so this floor is full of high school students?
He carefully wrapped his arms around Sakura's waist and picked her up, and the girl was even heavier than he had imagined. The long amethyst-like hair was scattered on Shirou's strong arms, and he was so close that the fragrance that belonged to the girl constantly stimulated Shirou's brain, making him slightly fascinated.
Looking closer, Sakura's appearance is really exquisite, like a large doll......
"Ahem!"
Rin coughed lightly, which made Shirou come back to his senses and gently put Sakura down.
"Really, don't patronize the girls......" she complained in an undetectable voice, and then said, "Thanks to Nobita, in this way, Shinji is completely out, right?" The spell is gone, the servant is gone, and with his character, he should have run to the impostor priest crying at this time. Maybe I'll sue you for cheating, and summoning servants who shouldn't have appeared with loopholes......"
Hearing the name Shinji, Shirou's brows furrowed slightly, "Shinji...... Indeed, he doesn't look like the type to give up. And he's also a descendant of the Magic family, so it's hard to say if he'll take revenge on us with any backhand. I don't care, after all, there are two people around me, Nobita and Saber, and Nobita doesn't need a magic supply at all, he can act at will, and he feels very safe...... It's you, Tosaka. β
He said in a normal tone, "You have to be careful, before I heard that, you didn't hesitate to refuse Shinji's request for an alliance, right?" That guy has a good face and will definitely find a way to get revenge on you. β
"Hmph, that kind of garbage ......" Rin turned her head a little awkwardly, "It's good that I didn't ally with him." A magician who doesn't even have magical powers, that's all there is to it. β
"What's next?"
ββ¦β¦ It's better to call the police, call the police anonymously, and let the police deal with the rest of the matter. Shirou pondered for a moment and then said in an extremely calm tone, "After all, so many people are in a coma, although it is due to magic, it is difficult to guarantee that some people's bodies are particularly weak, and some other diseases will be induced." We also don't have the capacity to handle so many patients...... As for how to account to society, that's something that the Church of Magicians should consider. β
"Cut, that's the way ......," Archer grumbled with some dissatisfaction as he emerged from behind Rin, "When is it your turn to call the shots?" β
"Shut up, Archer! After all, it's all because you were cut off from the outside by that barrier just now, right? As a servant, you should always be vigilant, and stand up when Aster is in danger! Seeing this red-clothed butler, Rin was really angry, "Why didn't Shirou and I see you when we were chased away by the dragon tooth soldiers just now!" β
"But, that's because rider's treasure is ......"
"Shut up! Shut up, shut up, shut up! β
"Yes."
Archer replied helplessly, and raised an eyebrow at Nobita and Saber at the same time, and he, a white-eyed hero, was extremely happy to make such a gesture.
"Speaking of which...... Shirou, I have an idea. Nobita suddenly showed a playful smile, after coming to this world, he always felt that he had become a very pleasant person, and from time to time some interesting ideas would pop up in his head, "Let's take Sakura home." β
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When he said this, he silently observed everyone's expressions and reactions, and I have to say that it was indeed funny.
Archer's face visibly froze, with an incredulous expression, but he quickly relented. Saber, on the other hand, looked suspicious, Rin had an obvious "pause" movement, she looked at Shirou with some concern, and the inner entanglement did not need to be said. For Rin, maybe she was afraid that Shirou wouldn't agree, and more worried that Shirou would really agree...... Even Sakura herself, who was lying on the side, frowned slightly, her acting skills were very good, and this small movement did not attract anyone's attention. But his heart accelerated significantly at this moment, and for Nobita, the sound of his heart pumping was as loud as a gong and drum, and there was no room for concealment.
This little girl's drama is quite sufficient......
Only Shirou was unmoved, contemplating and contemplating. He glanced back at Sakura in a "coma" and then turned his head, trying to see even a hint of what he really thought in Nobita's face. However, as he had done the previous times, Shirou failed again. The young man's black eyes were unusually deep, and there seemed to be something else in his calm smile...... But with his current experience, he can't see through it anyway.
"Why?" Shirou asked softly, "Anyway, since Sakura is Shinji's sister, she is from the Makiri family." Besides, she didn't participate in the Holy Grail War, so there's no reason for us to just take her home. β
"Hah...... Definitely. Nobita had an eerie smile on his face, "But Shirou, as you said, Sakura is Shinji's sister, and she also comes to your house every day to help you make breakfast and dinner...... And then, it just so happened that Shinji was beaten by you today and fled. And you were so merciful that you didn't want his life, so he was still alive, and his heart was full of resentment against you. You also know the character of that person.,How will Sakura be treated when she returns to the Makiri family? Will Shinji use this as an excuse to vent his anger on Sakura? β
Hearing this, Rin trembled slightly, and her eyes were suddenly filled with horror.
"Hmm...... There is a possibility. Shirou thought for a moment and agreed with Nobita's statement, "I saw a similar bruise on Sakura's arm a few days ago, and I asked her, but she didn't say that it had nothing to do with Shinji. With that guy's small-bellied temper, I'm afraid I'm afraid I'll really take out his anger on Sakura. β
"What do you say? Shen Er, he ......" Rin's voice unconsciously became louder, and when she noticed everyone's gaze, she forcibly suppressed the emotions in her heart, and forced herself to pretend to be that high-minded tone, "Hmph! I knew that this kind of scum couldn't do anything good......"
"So I think Nobita has a point." Shirou didn't notice the subtle change in Rin's tone, "In order not to get Sakura hurt, let's take her to my house first." Or...... Rin, if you're willing to accept her, let Sakura go to you first to avoid her. β
At this moment, Rin's demeanor was completely stunned.
Go to her house...... In other words, do you want Sakura to "return" to the Tosaka family?
Thinking back to her past life with her sister, Rin shook her head a little sneeringly, she wasn't ready yet.
"In that case, I'll send Sakura home first." Nobita leaned down and pressed Sakura's shoulder, while saying, "I'll leave the matter here to you, I just killed Rider and let Shinji go, I guess the information about me will be exposed soon...... With Saber and Archer here, you'd better get back as soon as you're done with the school. β
With that, with a thought, Nobita and Sakura disappeared from the spot.
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Emiya's house. Dojo.
After being panned to the dojo, Sakura muttered in a little pain, as if the cold ground here was making her uncomfortable.
"......" Nobita stared at her with interest for a while, and said in his heart that she was worthy of being a girl who had experienced living hell, and her mood was so calm that she could not leak any flaws on the surface. If I hadn't heard her heart pounding, I might have been fooled by her.
"Alright, Sakura, there's no one else here but us, so don't act." He patted the dust off his pants and sat down directly, "You managed to fool most of the people, including Saber, who has always been alert, as well as Shirou and Rin...... Archer seemed to know something, but he didn't debunk it. β
In the next moment, Sakuraichi rolled over and stood up, took a few steps back, and put on the magician's standard starting hand that was about to attack. The quiet and beautiful girl disappeared at once, and was replaced by a cold, shrewd, and merciless killer. Sakura's childhood was full of pain, humiliation, and terror, and when she reached the age of sixteen, her figure was so beautiful that her mind was inevitably distorted by this form of education, and she could no longer tolerate any naΓ―ve dreams.
endures physical and mental torture every day, and she is destined not to be the kind of innocent girl.
If necessary, she could kill anyone who stood in her way.
There are only a limited number of people who deserve her respect, and the number of people who are ...... It was decided early in the beginning.
"Who the hell are you?" Sakura's voice became very cold, and compared to before, that sweet feeling completely disappeared, replaced by a faint murderous aura, "The Holy Grail War also has its rules, and it is impossible for the seniors to summon two servants no matter what." β
"I told you the first time we met, my name is Nobita." He waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "As for Shirou...... You can rest assured that I am on his side now, and naturally I will not do anything against him. β
"......," her tone was still full of suspicion, "in that case, why did you bring me here?" What do you want to do to me? β
"Hey, hey, don't be so duplicitous, you obviously want to come too." Nobita smiled and said, "What? Because my sister is also here, are you embarrassed to show up? Or is it ...... Feel that compared to the 'clean' sister, you are a defiled person, and you are not qualified to stay by that wood at all? β
"You ......" was suddenly revealed, and Sakura's breathing suddenly became a little disordered, "How can it be...... Know these ......"
"I know a lot of things." Nobita said lightly, "Anyway, it seems to me that this is not a secret. Don't worry, Shirou doesn't know about these things yet, but I think you're a little too worried...... That guy has a straight personality and won't look down on you for that. On the contrary, he will be so angry that his eyes will be full of anger, and maybe he will use the spell to order me to destroy the entire Jian Tong family? That's not the point, the point is that - through some kind of technology, I went back to your childhood, and then I felt very sympathetic to you and wanted to change your current situation. It's really a very simple thing, Sakura, please don't overcomplicate it. β
"Hmph...... Nobita-kun, do you mean you want to be my Prince Charming? Sakura's laughter was cold and desperate, "You're just a summoned demon, a servant. How could you possibly change the contract that magicians had made? β
"You should see that I'm not your average servant." Nobita smiled at her, "Also, although you are indeed beautiful, I don't have any thoughts about you...... Because I also have my own princess. One day, I will come to her slowly on a snow-white pig and propose to her on my knees. β
"Why White Pig ......"
"If you continue like this, you won't live long, Sakura. I think you've recognized that. Nobita directly ignored Sakura's complaints, and as soon as he changed his words, he became serious again, "Those bugs are transforming your body and turning you into a kind of container for absorbing magic. You will gain great power, but at the same time, your own will will be lost...... The person who will no longer exist, and all that remains in the world is the 'Black Grail'. β
ββ¦β¦ You know a lot. Sakura was once again shocked by Nobita's powerful intelligence ability, and for her own death, Sakura didn't show any special feelings, but just smiled lightly, "Nobita-kun, you're right. But these ...... It's all a family arrangement, and there's no way. β
"You...... Aren't you afraid? "Nobita's turn this time was scared, he has the big plug-in of Yu Feiyan here, and he naturally has the advantage of crushing in terms of intelligence, and the little secrecy measures of the Jian Tong family are the same as if they didn't. However, even if he knew about Sakura's past, he did not expect that this young girl in the prime of her youth would have such a relaxed and casual attitude towards death, as if she was just going to have a long, long dream.
"It's alright." Sakura sat down calmly, her tone returning to the sweet feeling she had when they first met, and said with a smile, "Nobita...... You've watched my past, you must know about me being thrown into the worm barn, right? β
"......" Nobita was silent. Listening to the girl tell the cruel past in an extremely calm tone made him very heartbroken.
"At that time, I sincerely prayed for death." Sakura continued to speak calmly, as if retelling someone else's story, "Rather than endure that kind of pain, death is a relief for me...... In the first few days, my heart was filled with hatred. I hate my father for sending me here, I hate why my sister escaped this cruel fate, I hate the dirty inkstone that threw me into the pool...... Then I didn't have the strength to hate anymore, because it hurt so much that I just wanted to die. There were a few times when I thought I was about to die, and I was glad that I was going to die, but the dirty inkstone had a very good grasp of bugs...... As soon as he found out that I was about to take it anymore, he would fish me out of the pool, and I didn't die. β
"......" Nobita looked into her eyes, and there was a calm and sparkling look in those amethyst-like eyes, and there was not much hatred to read.
Because she had lived in hell, when death came, she could really be at ease.
"I'm sorry, Nobita, I didn't believe you at first...... Actually, I don't believe you now. Sakura smiled at him a little freely, but there was no sparkle in her eyes, like a broken doll, "With such a childhood, I can't trust others easily anymore." Before leaving, my father told me that I would be well taken care of and treated like a princess when I went there...... But it didn't materialize. You think, even my father lied to me, who else can I trust? β
"But...... Doesn't matter. β
"Really, what your purpose is, what you want, I don't really care at all. As long as you're helping your seniors...... Even if you say you're going to destroy the world, I don't care. However, I just want to ask you for one thing. Sakura's tone trembled, and there was a hint of pleading in her eyes, almost whispering pleading, "I beg you, Nobita, not to tell your seniors about this...... Good no good? β
"......" Nobita's eyes were full of anger, like a volcano about to erupt.
"I don't know what the seniors will think, but ...... As you said, I am indeed an 'unclean' and 'dirty' person compared to my sister who grew up healthy. I'm jealous of my sister, but I can't help it, maybe it's fate...... I don't want my seniors to hold my hand and think of a lot of bugs crawling on it, and I don't want my seniors to look at me and think of bugs that used to wriggle in my body. Not to mention...... Shinji, and that kind of thing did to me, and I've been, I've ......."
Looking at Sakura, who was about to cry, Nobita's heart sank little by little.
"That's enough." He interrupted Sakura's self-description and said in a commanding tone, "Sakura, don't say any more...... You're not going to die. β
"You're very sick right now...... When the time comes, I'll call you a doctor, a very clever doctor. He will heal you. Nobita got up slowly, touched the girl's head like an elder, his eyes were full of unbearability, "Even if he can't cure you, I'll ...... will also find a way to save you. All in all, don't worry about those things anymore, okay? β
"I don't mind if you believe me or not, it's all the same for me. Believe me, I won't get anything out of it. You can also disbelieve me and think that this is nonsense from a servant...... It doesn't matter. Anyway, you're going to have to do it with us during this time...... There will be no danger. "Nobita gives this poor girl the greatest kindness possible," Emiya Shirou ...... Although his brain is a little stunned, he is indeed a righteous partner. β
"Don't you want to compete on the same starting line as your sister?"
Emiya Shirou, in those dark years, was the only pillar in the girl's heart.
Thinking of this, Sakura finally made up her mind and nodded.
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