Chapter 22: Prelude
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The morning is always quiet and gentle, and the blue sky heralds the beginning of a new day.
The sun rushes out of the horizon, and the silent night silently withdraws from the daytime stage. The city is hidden in the shallow morning mist, and the short and loud horns of cars, the sound of buses and the sound of newspapers are heard everywhere, as always, the curtain of the day is opened.
But—
The residents of Fuyuki City have reached an unprecedented consensus overnight, and they will never think that this is a day of peace.
Not just today, in fact it has been very wrong since last night.
Explosions and fires, terrorist attacks, violent earthquakes, wind and thunder rolling...... Anyway, although I don't know exactly what happened, many parts of the city were damaged to varying degrees last night, and one residential street was burned down with several nearby blocks.
Fortunately, just half a month ago, for some reason, it was suddenly said that it was going to be demolished and rebuilt, and that it was going to be transformed into Dongmu Central Park. So the residents had already moved out early, so there were no casualties.
And the port wharf area near the mouth of the Weiyuan River is even more inexplicably accompanied by the huge shaking last night, and the whole land has disappeared. I don't know if it sank to the bottom of the water along with that part of Warehouse Street, or rose into the sky.
On the other side, the seaside park has been significantly destroyed, as it seems that a local hurricane is wreaking havoc in its place, leveling the park and the surrounding area, leaving nothing behind, including trees, ground, buildings, etc.
All that remained was deep ravines crisscrossing the site, and distant seawater poured in.
Anyone who arrives at the scene can hardly believe that this is yesterday's seaside park, because it is completely unrecognizable, and it is even more credible to say that it was an area that was hit by a missile.
The question of whether anyone died in this strange storm is even more unclear, after all, even a storm that can crush buildings......
- For the fragile human body, if you want to destroy the corpse, it is naturally even simpler.
For the residents of Fuyuki City, such a strange change that can be called a constant disaster naturally frightens them.
Even if there is a slight incident, even phenomena such as global warming and sea level rise, a group of stupid × who are afraid of chaos in the world can jump out and preach apocalypticism, demanding that everyone give up their sins, especially the money full of sin, and believe in the one true God......
This and that, all sorts, and so on.
As for such an obvious change now, it is naturally even more panicked, even a very rational person will inevitably consider whether there is really a catastrophe, whether it will be a catastrophe.
Otherwise, how can this phenomenon be explained?
Even though the Church of Winterwood has used its influence as much as possible to eliminate the impact of the Holy Grail War on the city, and in order to hide people's eyes, most of the fighting takes place at night when no one is around. However, this time the battle for the Holy Grail was still a bit excessive, and a mere Church of Winterwood felt that it had no way to control the situation at all.
Look at the Servants you've summoned!
See how terrifying these Servant legends and treasures really are!
can only be expected to fight as one-on-one as possible, and not develop into any big melee and big scene, otherwise it is estimated that there will be no hope for the city.
To be honest, the church and the local magician forces have begun to seriously consider the necessity of evacuating the residents, and indeed have begun to prepare for sending their families out of the city, so as not to be affected later.
As for Mu Xiu's side, it was a rare day that was quite peaceful.
And such a situation is naturally because-
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"In the middle of last night, another Assassin came, but it seems that he was instructed by Tosaka Toshitomi to make peace with us temporarily."
At breakfast, Musiu calmly explained to Charlotte what had happened after everyone had dispersed the previous night.
"It seems that I think I am about to lose control of Gilgamesh, and I am a little worried that we will fall into the ground when the other side goes to attack the air fortress...... So he wanted to make peace with us for the time being, and it seems that he probably talked to Artoria and Iskander. ”
It was a "wise" choice, but it seemed that he had at least taken into account his own fundamental problems...... So, how did you respond to him? ”
Charlotte said flatly, very dissatisfied with Tosaka Shichen's approach, and the other party just took it for granted that no matter what time it was, he could defend his own interests.
The wheelchair girl's mental outlook had returned to normal, and it seemed that she had completely recovered the loss of mental power in just one night, and she had not been affected by what happened late last night, or was it ......
What happened last night has been perfectly resolved, so she is no longer distracted and concerned?
Mu Xiu couldn't help but feel it, and found that Medea was staying in the big underground cavern as always, not knowing what was being done in her magic workshop, and her breath corresponded to the mood that seemed to be in a good mood.
Looking at her appearance, it seems to be ...... Have you negotiated and become a reincarnation?
"Yes, she's already promised to join us."
Glancing at Mu Xiu casually, the wheelchair girl said very indifferently, and she was not afraid to say this.
"It's just that the watch is not redeemed from the "main god" after all, but belongs to the loot taken from other reincarnators, and she still needs to pay off the reward points and side plots before the end of the next mission."
The role of the reincarnation watch is very simple and clear, that is, it is to let the reincarnation wear, and conversely, as long as you wear it, you must be a reincarnation.
However, there are actually two styles of this kind of thing, one is an unused blank reincarnation watch that is redeemed directly from the large light ball, and anyone or any creature can directly become an official reincarnation if they wear it.
The other is to take the reincarnation watch from other reincarnators, which also has the same effect, allowing the person wearing it to be pulled directly into his own team and become a reserve reincarnation.
In other words, just let you pull people in first, and you still need to pay 7,000 bonus points and a B-level side story before the next mission ends.
In either case, the fee to be paid is absolutely indispensable, and the reason why there are two options is just a room for detours deliberately left by the "Lord God".
After all, a full 7,000 reward points and a B-level side story is a huge expense no matter how you look at it, and no one wants to use it to redeem the reincarnation watch in advance, and it is definitely a huge waste to pull people in at the right time.
However, when you encounter an opportunity to attract people to join the group, if you don't have a reincarnation watch on your body, doesn't this also eliminate this possibility? In this case, this exchange item should not exist at all.
Therefore, being able to use the watch that is deprived after the death of other reincarnators, first to attract people into the group, and then pay the fee afterwards is another option that has a lot of room for maneuver.
In fact, the wheelchair girl herself is in such a situation -
The reason why she must win the Holy Grail War is because only in this way can she ensure that she can gather enough bonus points and side plots to turn herself into a positive story before the end of this mission.
It's just—
"That...... I shouldn't have said it, right? Mu Xiu raised his eyebrows, and then the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, could it be that his illness was already so serious.
Charlotte looked at him strangely: "Your thoughts have all been expressed on your face, is there any difference if you don't say it?" ”
"Hmm——!! How did I not know you had such a murderous ability......"
"I don't know if it's best, let's get down to business, since you've been delaying this until now, you should have already responded to the other party last night, right?" The wheelchair girl's little face showed a hint of uncertainty.
"I have indeed responded to the other party, after all, this kind of thing does not need to be discussed in a meeting." Mu Xiu said very naturally and casually.
Has the original form been revealed? Or is this his original character? Charlotte glanced deeply at the young man in front of her, and then asked quietly, "Then what did you say?" ”
"I directly promised him that I would not fall into the trap of Gilgamesh, and I also signed a magic contract." Mu Xiu said slowly, "When Jin Shan goes to attack the Sky Garden, we will not attack Jin Shan......
“……”
“……”
After being silent for a while, the wheelchair girl seemed to have a clear nod: "Sure enough, it is a traditional magician, in his opinion, as long as we agree, then with the character of the knight king and the king of conquest, we will definitely not fall into the ground." ”
After all, everyone is an arrogant person, even if it is Jin Shining, even if he looks down on you again, in fact, he will never sneak attack when you are fighting to the death with others - but considering the existence of the Master and the Spell, this possibility cannot be said to be dead.
"Yes, he has done his best, and I personally have great respect for this respectable and elegant magician, so it is not reasonable for him not to agree to such a small request."
Mu Xiu also nodded again and again, he praised sincerely, and then changed his words.
"-So, when Jin Flash goes to wrestle with Semiramis, let's attack Tosaka himself according to the original plan!"
“…… Hmm, when do you think it's better to do it? ”
Although Charlotte was a little speechless, she still affirmed Mu Xiu's idea with kindness.
To be honest, whether it is Kenneth or Tosaka Tokitomi, as the image representative of the traditional magician in this Holy Grail War, they are actually a little rigid in their thinking.
Otherwise, the former, as the famous monarch of the clock tower and the genius of the academy, would not easily fall into the fate of being killed by the heir of the palace.
The latter was also betrayed by his own Servant, and then was backstabbed by his own disciple in his own home, and it was really unjust to die like this......
"Tosaka Shichen is so anxious, probably because he can't suppress the angry Jin Shining, if there is no accident, it should be tonight."
Mu Xiu plucked out his ears and looked outside.
"Anyway, we still have time to recuperate...... If there is any movement, let me know directly, and I will rush back immediately, and the magic position of Liudong Temple will not be broken in a short time. ”
"You're going out? Where to go? Charlotte frowned slightly.
Mu Xiu knocked on his forehead, as if he didn't know how to answer such a question for a while, and after a long time, he said uncertainly: "Go to the appointment...... Shopping, right? ”
“……”
The girl in the wheelchair turned her head lightly, and at this time she saw that at the mountain gate outside, a girl in a kimono with long straight black hair was waving.
She raised an eyebrow, this is the time to do such a thing?
But looking at this guy's expression, it seems that he can't refuse, and he has a headache...... Forget it, they're not Archer anyway, and they won't be too far away from their contractor—
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