……

In a small inn deep in the mountain town.

As soon as Zhang chased back and pushed open the door, he saw Gu Xinyan tying up Alice Field.

He and Gu Xinyan had already secretly discussed that as soon as Gilgamesh died and the alliance with the Einzberen family broke down, Alice Phil would be arrested immediately, after all, Alice Phil was the container needed for the Holy Grail to descend, and it was safer to keep Alice Phil in his own hands.

Although Emiya Kiritsugu has exhausted all the organs, the only thing that Emiya Kiritsugu has missed is that Gu Xinyan's strength as the royal lord is not even inferior to that of ordinary heroic spirits, and it is easy to catch Alice Phil with Gu Xinyan's strength.

But even so, for Emiya Kiritsugu, Alice Phil's capture will not have much impact on Emiya Kiritsugu, after all, the purpose of Alice Phil's existence is to make the Holy Grail come successfully, no matter who Alice Phil falls into, the Holy Grail will come sooner or later, and only the last winner in the Holy Grail War can get the Holy Grail.

Alice Fell struggled a few times and exclaimed in exasperation, "Isn't it too despicable for you to do this?!" ”

Zhang chased over and said softly, "Please rest assured, we won't hurt you for half a point." Even if you follow Emiya Kiritsugu, you can't avoid the arrival of the Holy Grail in the end, and maybe there will be an unnecessary parting of life and death, so why bother? ”

When Alice Fell heard this, she fell silent.

Zhang Chai is right, she really can't avoid that helpless ending, and following Emiya Kiritsugu again will only bring great pain to both parties.

Then. Gu Xinyan asked Zhang, "What should we do now?" ”

Zhang thought for a moment and muttered, "Of course, choose the location where the Holy Grail will come. There are four spiritual veins in Fuyuki that are suitable as places for the Holy Grail to descend. The first is Yanagido Temple, and the second is the Tosaka family. The third is the Fuyuki Church, and the fourth is the Civic Hall. In the original plot, the Holy Grail of the Fourth Holy Grail War came to the Civic Hall. ”

Gu Xinyan answered, "So, did we also choose the Civic Hall as the location of the Holy Grail's Arrival?" ”

"There is a residential area in the civic hall, and if something goes wrong, it will hurt the innocent." Zhang Chai shook his head and analyzed: "The spiritual veins of Liudong Temple are the largest. After all, the 'Great Holy Grail' is hidden there. There are also a lot of houses around the Tosaka house, which are not suitable for ...... Well, there are only two options. Either choose the Fuyuki Church on the outskirts or the Yanagidong Temple on the mountain. ”

Gu Xinyan didn't know much about this aspect, so he had to wait for Zhang Chai to choose the place where the Holy Grail would come.

"Since our goal is to reach the roots, it's better to choose the closest place to the Great Holy Grail." Zhang Chai quickly made a decision. Then he instructed, "I'll have a final showdown with Saber late tomorrow night." When the time comes, take Alice Phil to the Willow Cave Temple to prepare for the Advent of the Holy Grail. Be cautious on the way. ”

"Hmm. Be careful yourself. Gu Xinyan nodded and said.

……

At this time, in the VIP room of a high-end hotel in the deep mountain town.

Emiya Kiritsugu sat on the couch silently smoking a cigarette, while Artoria stood by with her head bowed, like a little girl who had made a mistake.

"I'm sorry...... It's me who doesn't protect it well. Artoria gritted her silver teeth and said, "It must have been Paladin's Master who took the opportunity to capture Alice Phil." The strength of that Master was very much beyond our expectations, and I didn't have time to report this strange thing to you before. ”

"It doesn't matter. The other party's goal is not Ellie, but the Holy Grail. Emiya Kiritsugu rubbed his eyebrows tiredly, pressed the unfinished cigarette into the ashtray and extinguished it, and said in a rare calm tone: "So." You don't have to blame yourself for Ellie's business, you just need to be ready for tomorrow night's showdown. Just do your duty as a Servant. ”

"Yes. I understand. Artoria nodded mechanically, then turned around and walked out of the room with a blank face.

Back in her room, Artoria lay down on the bed and let out a long sigh unconsciously.

She was not a person who liked to sigh, especially as the King of Britain, and sighing was basically unrelated to her, but—

“Paladin……”

Muttering the name or code name, she couldn't help but touch the corners of her mouth, where he had broken the taboo and touched her......

Is it really impossible to avoid fighting?

She began to think about luck, but soon she was in self-denial.

It's inevitable after all......

Artoria, who had planned to recuperate her spirits, was in a mess in her mind, recalling things she shouldn't recall, and she completely lost sleep tonight.

……

……

The next day, late at night, the moon was like a wash.

Fuyuki City, port.

Artoria's straight, petite figure stood motionless beside the container, her hands firmly pressed against the hilt of the Sword of Victory, and the blue-and-white skirt of her lower body fluttered with the cold wind, as if a gust of wind could blow away her seemingly fluttering body.

She didn't unfold the Wind King Barrier on the sword as usual, because the only opponent she faced was the man who knew her well, so there was no need to expand the Wind King Barrier.

Click...... Click.

It wasn't long before the sound of footsteps from far to near came from the port gate.

Under her gaze, a silver figure walked over with heavy steps, and only slowly stopped and began to confront her until it was only five meters away from her.

This silver figure is undoubtedly Zhang Chai.

Bang, dang-

Zhang followed and threw the shield of Avalon and Shiel to the ground, leaving only a sword of victory of the oath.

Without waiting for Artoria to question, Zhang Chai raised the sword of victory and immediately said, "The knight will not be victorious, right?" I want to have a fair duel with you. ”

Artoria slowly raised the sword of the oath of victory, pointed the tip of the sword at Zhang Zhang, and said coldly: "The duel has not yet begun, but you have given up your advantage...... I can think - are you belittling me? ”

Zhang Chai shook his head, didn't speak, and directly put on a battle posture.

Artoria took a deep breath, and her body gradually emanated a powerful magical power, and at the same time, the sword of victory of the oath in her hand emitted a pure golden light, thus turning into an out-and-out golden holy sword, its power was suffocating.

At this time, Artoria's eyes showed a cold color, and she said coldly as if she was provocative: "Paladin, I hope you won't regret it. ”

Call!

With the infusion of power, the sword in Zhang Chai's hand also began to emit a scorching golden light, but the color of the light was not as pure as the golden holy sword in Artoria's hand, but the power that spread out was also not to be underestimated. (To be continued......)