Chapter 441: Smooth Negotiations
Negotiation?!
Hearing Li Yuan's words, both Alice Phil and Artoria were a little stunned.
Alice Phil and Artoria, although the two of them were a little excited because of Alice Phil's "Little Holy Grail" situation, and after knowing about the shady scenes of the Holy Grail War, they still understand the identities of the two of them - they are the two who have just been defeated and taken prisoner, and the negotiation in Li Yuan's mouth seems to be an overestimation of the two people who should be able to be killed and captured!
"Li Yuan! Now, is there anything we can talk about?"
Artoria was the first to react, directly blocking in front of Alice Fair, looking at Li Yuan with some vigilance, but the tone of her words was definitely not polite.
Well, Artoria's brain was spinning very fast at this time, and she directly remembered the "Little Holy Grail" thing and identity that Medea had just explained, and instinctively wondered if Li Yuan was going to do something to Alice Phil, such as threatening Alice Phil to use her "Little Holy Grail" effect - judging from the previous performance of Medea in the rank of Caster [Magician], this possibility is quite high!
Of course, the most important point is, what qualifications do Artoria and Alice Phil, who are now prisoners, have to negotiate with Li Yuan, who is in charge of their life and death?
"Yo, Artoria, please don't get excited, can you hear me out?"
In the face of Artoria's vigilance, Li Yuan was not too excited, and after signaling Medea and Nero, who were sitting on the side, not to make a move, he looked at Alice Phil, who was protected by Artoria, and said softly: "Miss Alice Phil, the negotiation I want to make with you is about the 'Little Grail' and Illya!"
Li Yuan...... Your Excellency, I don't think we have any bargaining chips!"
Listening to Li Yuan's words, Alice Fell looked up at Li Yuan in some surprise, and after staring at Li Yuan with a pair of ruby-like eyes, she shook her head and replied with a very sincere answer.
No chips!
Like Artoria, Alice Fell understands where she stands.
Maybe the conditions that Li Yuan said were very moving, but Alice Fell understood that she was a prisoner and was still the identity of the "Little Holy Grail", and even if Li Yuan said the best conditions, it was nothing more than for her to help Li Yuan obtain the "Heavenly Cup" formed after the completion of the "Little Holy Grail" and obtain the third method that the Einzberren family dreamed of.
But for Alice Phil, all she wants is for her husband's ideals to be fulfilled and her daughter Illya to live in peace in this world!
In this case, how could Alice Phil be willing to make a so-called deal with Li Yuan?
"Lady Alice Field, I think you'll probably change your mind if you look at this......"
Regarding Alice Phil's resistance and Artoria's vigilant eyes, Li Yuan thought for a while, and then released Illya's little Lori, who had just been brought over for a few hours, from the subspace.
Obviously, Illya's little Lori who had just been brought over was not asleep, and when Li Yuan released this cute silver-haired red-eyed little Lori from the subspace, Illya's little Lori, who was wearing a purple dress, was holding a fork in her hand, making a cute appearance of what kind of food she was going to take!
"Huh?!"
The momentary scene change made Illya's little Lori a little confused, but when she came back to her senses, she immediately saw her mother and Saber not far from her, Illya's little Lori immediately threw away the little fork in her hand, and ran excitedly in the direction of Artoria and Alice Fell, and waved her little hand and shouted in a sweet and sweet and lovely voice: "Mom, Sister Saber!"
The cute silver-haired little Lori Illya didn't have much communication with Li Yuan, or the little Lori Illya who Li Yuan came forward to appease a few hours ago, the status of her mother and Saber in her heart is still much higher than Li Yuan!
"Illya?"
"It's really Illya?!!" ……
Seeing Illya's little Lori running towards her, Artoria and Alice Phil both had a feeling of disbelief.
Especially Alice Phil, after instinctively squatting down and reaching out to hug Illya, the close connection between the bloodlines made her sure that this was not an illusion or an artificial person, but really her daughter Illya!
This situation made Alice Fell feel like she was in a dream, how could she not have imagined that her daughter Illya, who was originally thought to be held hostage by the Einzberen family, would suddenly appear in front of her? And after making sure that it was not an illusion, Alice Fell hugged her ignorant daughter Illya regardless of it, and tears were already flowing out of her eyes!
"Illya! Why are you here?"
Fortunately, Artoria has not yet fallen into the excitement, and after seeing that Alice Phil and Illya recognized each other, and also determined Illya's identity with [intuition], Artoria asked Illya with some curiosity.
"Sister Saber, Mom, I was just getting up in the castle when I heard the signal of an invasion, and then a lot of fire and noise were brought here by a group of strange people in camouflage uniforms......"
Hearing Artoria's inquiry, and her mother Alice Phil also looking at her, Illya nodded to her cute little head melon and told her mother and Sister Saber, whom she knew, what had happened a few hours ago.
Well, when Illya was talking, she looked at Li Yuan with a very puffed expression!
After all, as a cute little Lori, when she just got up in the morning to have breakfast, she was suddenly interrupted and hid in the basement, and then in fear she was rushed into the basement by several reinforced soldiers in combat uniforms to "protect", and then she was sent out of Einzbelen Castle and took a special helicopter to Fuyuki City.
For Illya's little Lori, who was not a little frightened, even if Li Yuan deliberately used high-end sweets and snacks that she had never eaten (all of which were produced by "Chop! Crimson pupils! The raw materials provided by the world) appeased the little Lori, and let Illya's little Lori have other friends in the subspace that she didn't have before (Asagami Fujino, Wu Jing Amber, Wu Jing Jade, Tosaka Sakura and other little Lori) to play with, but Li Yuan, the culprit who brought him out, still has a lot of resentment.
As a result, now when Illya's little Lori reunites with her mother, in addition to telling her mother about her frightened experience, she also explained to her mother that she felt wronged.
- Of course, Illya's little Lori doesn't know, her little report is absolutely useless!
"Well, that's right, my men brought Illya back from Einzberen Castle!
Of course, the Einzberren family tried to stop it, so they resorted to a little means, but Illya is now rescued, so ...... Ms. Alice Fell, shall we now talk about the negotiations that we have just had?"
In the face of a little report from Illya's little Lori, Li Yuan generously chose to ignore Illya's little Lori's indignant gaze, and then looked at Alice Phil, who hugged Illya tightly, and said with a posture of being under control.
That's right!
The current situation is all within Li Yuan's control!
Li Yuan chose to negotiate with Alice Phil and Artoria, how could he not make preparations first?
Whether it's Artoria's combat power (otherwise, silly...... I said the Knight King, will you choose to listen to you obediently?), or is it the control of Alice Phil's mental conditions, Li Yuan thought about it carefully, and then now he chose to negotiate with Alice Phil and Artoria!
Speaking of negotiations, Li Yuan had already learned the information before and made full preparations, and Li Yuan was confident that Alice Phil and Artoria would not be able to refuse the conditions he proposed.
"You...... Your Excellency Li Yuan, what exactly do you want......"
Hearing Li Yuan's words, Alice Fell hugged her daughter Illya tightly in her arms, looked at Li Yuan with a martyr-like firm gaze, and took a deep breath before saying calmly: "Or, as long as Your Excellency can let Illya grow up safely, there is no problem with my life!" As long as you can make Illya grow up happily!!"
Alice Phil's words were very resolute, even with a hint of sadness and sadness!
Because Alice Phil deeply knows that as an artificial person of the Einzberen family, she has been imbued with the creed of loyalty to the Einzberen family, and loves her husband Emiya Kiritsugu deeply, when she made this answer and promise just now, it is tantamount to betraying the Einzberen family, and it can be said that she betrayed her husband Emiya Kiritsugu.
However, just like the famous saying "loyalty, just because the price of betrayal is not enough", the bargaining chips that Li Yuan is giving now are indeed something that Alice Phil cannot resist - her daughter Eliya!
If before, Li Yuan spoke empty words, or used any temptation, Alice Fell could choose to refuse.
But when Illya appeared in front of Alice Phil, and she and Artoria also became prisoners, even if Alice Fell gave her own life, or chose to betray her husband Emiya Kiritsu, she had to let her daughter Illya live without having to bear the fate of her "little chalice".
Of course, when making this decision, Alice Phil felt more feelings called "guilt" and "pain" in her heart, but when she held her daughter Illya in her arms, Alice Phil's heart became extremely firm and decisive, even if it was to pay for her life, Alice Phil would not let Illya possibly step into her fate and become a container for the "Little Grail", and would not give her life in the cruel Holy Grail War......
Seeing Alice Phil resolutely say the words of sacrificing herself to make Illya grow up happily, Artoria, who was in front of Alice Phil and Illya, opened her mouth, but felt that she couldn't say anything.
Alrise's current expression and posture made Artoria think back to some memories, and the same vow to let the people of Britain live in peace and become a king, and the same sincere conviction situation made Artoria know in her heart that she could not stop Alice Phil's decision!
"Lady Alice Fell, Miss Artoria, then I will declare my conditions now!
First, Lady Alice Fell, you helped me to convince Miss Artoria to become one of my subordinates!
Second, Miss Artoria, what I need is for you to really help me become a combat force, which means that you need to cut off the master-slave relationship with the not-so-normal brain of Emiya Kiritsugu!"
Looking at Alice Phil and Artoria, Li Yuan quickly said his conditions, and then before Alice Phil and Artoria, who seemed to have round eyes, shouted out, he said very directly: "Of course, as a reward, I will help Alice Phil get rid of your mortal fate as a 'little chalice', so that you can watch Illya grow up safely!"
Miss Artoria...... Well, if you want to make a wish by relying on the Holy Grail after you get the Holy Grail War, and you see the situation of the Holy Grail, you can still be like Medea and Nero around me, and if you want to rely on the Holy Grail to make a wish, we can have a detailed discussion at that time!"
"Huh? Let me persuade Saber ???"
"No! As a knight, I will not betray my lord and throw myself into the enemy!!"
"Huh......" ......
When Li Yuan finished talking about his conditions and the chips he gave in one breath, the response was not small.
The difference is that when Alice Phil heard Li Yuan's condition that was enough to make her betray her husband, she felt embarrassed and surprised, Artoria's instinctive answer made the atmosphere of the scene a little weird.
- In contrast, Illya's little Lori's surprise is completely a foil, and no one cares!
"Tsk, Miss Artoria, I don't think you agree with Emiya Kiritsugu's personality, do you?"
Faced with this situation, Li Yuan ignored Alice Phil, whose expression was a little struggling and painful, for the time being, but turned his head to look at Artoria, who had become a little angry and inexplicable, and asked in a somewhat playful tone.
"Of course not...... A knight who is loyal to the sovereign will not choose to betray his sovereign before the sovereign has not lost his morality!"
Hearing Li Yuan's words, Artoria almost nodded directly and said her true thoughts.
But fortunately, at the last moment, Artoria stopped her big truth in time, and then died a lot of brain cells, and then said that she was unwilling to agree with Emiya Kiritsugu, but she was unwilling to betray the master.
Truth be told, would Artoria identify with her own Imperial Emiya Kiritsugu? The joke is very cold indeed!
If it weren't for Emiya Kiritsugu's use of the "Ideal Township Far from the World" spirit suit scabbard as a summoning basis, with one of the two sides being able to kill the remaining 49% of the people in the world in order to save 51% of the world, the biggest ideal is to be able to save everyone; The other is that even after death, he can stick to his knighthood, but he doesn't know how to do politics...... It can be said that the difference between the two sides is not diametrically opposed, but the deviation of more than 90% is also a sure thing, and it is definitely a chilling joke to say that Artoria has a good sense of his own lord Emiya Kiritsuke!
However, Artoria has already made a contract with Emiya Kiritsugu, admitting that Emiya Kiritsugu is his master, even in the current situation of being captured, Artoria is not willing to betray Emiya Kiritsugu, who did not disappoint, and unswervingly chooses to continue to stand on the side of his master, and does not choose to betray his master.
"Don't worry, Artoria, that's all...... Medea!"
Li Yuan was not surprised by Artoria's answer at all, and when he was halfway through his words, his eyes turned to Medea beside him and said.
"Look at me!"
Listening to Li Yuan's words, while not talking much, Medea, who was sitting quietly, straightened up.
Even a purple robe could not hide Medea's bewitching figure, and after a few steps to the somewhat alert Artoria, a strange short-bladed treasure appeared directly in her hand.
C-level Treasure Phantasm - Ten Thousand Fu will definitely break the ring!
This Medea's Treasure can be broken by any magical contract or birth object.
However, this treasure is a treasure that Medea is not very willing to use, because it is a little divine transformation given by Medea's reputation as a "traitorous witch" and the favor of the goddess of magic, it symbolizes Medea's past that she was unwilling to look back.
However, after hearing Li Yuan's words, Medea resolutely stood up and used the treasure that symbolized her past pain to help Li Yuan, a cooperative companion!
"Buzz ――――――"
With a buzzing sound, the strangely shaped "Ten Thousand Talismans Will Break the Ring" treasure in Medea's hand directly shone with a layer of vague light, and then swept past Artoria's side.
Everyone heard a slight sound, and even Artoria saw a broken Holy Grail contract link disappear into thin air, and then she felt that when she was just summoned by the "Holy Grail" system, the summoning contract reached with Emiya Kiritsugu disappeared, and her own mana supply was directly cut off!
However, even if Artoria doesn't have the [Acting Alone] Archer-level skill, but without a fight, her own magic power is enough for her to maintain normal operations for several days, and Artoria can easily feel that the Liudong Temple, which has become a "temple", has begun to slowly integrate into her body after she lost her connection with Emiya Kiritsugu, and it is even higher than the magic consumption of daily actions......
"Artoria, now that you have terminated your contract with Emiya Kiritsugu, are you willing to sign a new contract with me?" Seeing Artoria's somewhat stunned expression, Li Yuan, who stood up, gently patted Medea's fragrant shoulder to appease, and then looked at Artoria and asked again.
“…… If you can help Alice Phil survive and protect her and Illya through the Holy Grail War, I'd like to serve you in the Holy Grail War!"
Hearing Li Yuan's inquiry again, Artoria, who had just rejected Li Yuan, was silent for a few seconds, looked at Alice Phil and Illya behind her, and opened her mouth to put forward her conditions of loyalty to Li Yuan. (To be continued.) )