Alice Phil was lying peacefully on the secret altar set in the "Dragon Cave" of Yuanzang Mountain, as if she was just sleeping, and beside her, Chu Xuan had been sitting quietly for a long time, as if she was reminiscing about the past.

Not far away, near the entrance to the cave, Artoria was sitting against the cold rock wall, closing her eyes intently.

It seems that the fatigue accumulated from her previous continuous use of excalibur has not fully recovered, not to mention the magic in her body.

Although it was not because of the reason speculated by the Tosaka side, but for some unknown reason, Chu Xuan himself did not have any magic power at all, but would be like a bottomless pit, absorbing all the magic power that entered the **, and there was indeed no way to "replenish the magic" for Artoria.

If it weren't for the fact that the task of mana supply had been transferred to Alice Phil, Artoria would not only not be able to obtain mana from the master, but would be constantly sucked up by Chu Xuan from the mana supply channel directly connected to his heart.

If Chu Xuan wanted to help Artoria recover his magic power, he could only use the Command Spell, but he didn't rush to do so because ......

Also guarding this large cave and about to participate in the final battle are Emiya Kiritsugu, Kuyu Maiya, and Joan of Arc, who was thought to have been reduced to ashes under Artoria's excalibur by Tosaka's side - she was still standing in front of Chu Xuan at the moment, and her whole body did not look like she had been hit by the EX-class attack at all.

But there is no doubt that Joan of Arc was indeed swallowed by Artoria's "ball of light" along with the giant liquid metal monster.

However, Tosaka's side didn't know that Joan of Arc had indeed successfully blocked an EX-class attack, and in the battle with Caster, who liberated Noble Phantasm's real name, Joan of Arc's EX-class defensive treasure "Holy Banner" made the magic saturation bombing in front of Tamamo completely useless.

- The reason why Chu Xuan has always watched Kishiba Shirano closely is to prevent others from obtaining Joan of Arc's battle information, and the reason why he has always let Artoria fight as the main force in front of Tosaka is because Artoria's Noble Phantasm power has already been leaked when he destroyed Archer and Assassin, and the other party also has Lancer who has fought with her.

After the liberation of Joan of Arc's "Holy Banner", it can transform Joan of Arc's EX-level mana into a protection that is effective against all attacks, but because the root of this invincible guardian is the unshakable faith in the Lord, it only takes effect on Joan of Arc herself, just like the invincible "Holy Shield Technique" that the "Paladin" can only use on herself.

However, it is precisely because of this "merit" that Joan of Arc's invincible defense did not turn into a shelter for the giant monster, allowing Artoria's attack to completely vaporize all the liquid metal.

And after being completely engulfed by Artoria Joan of Arc's ball of light, Joan of Arc, who was holding the holy flag, broke away from the battlefield from the opposite direction of Chu Xuan and Tosaka under the cover of a strong light, and under the response of Emiya Kiritsugu and Kuyu Maiya, he directly rushed to the "Dragon Cave" of Enzo Mountain, so he was never found by Tosaka's surveillance personnel.

The reason why Joan of Arc suddenly proposed to sacrifice her life for righteousness was actually because she was influenced by Chu Xuan's magic transmission, and the reason why Artoria was not moved by Joan of Arc's "righteousness and awe-inspiring", and then behaved so strangely, was actually because she had been "performing" under Chu Xuan's magic transmission.

Although it turns out that Artoria is not a qualified actor, because Chu Xuan's directing skills are extremely deep, and Tosaka's side is not familiar with Artoria's usual "normal" performance at all, she finally succeeded in using her "true colors" to blind all Tosaka's side.

However, this was not entirely the main reason why Chu Xuan was not in a hurry to restore Artoria's magic power.

"Chu Xuan, Aili's situation...... How's it going? ”

When it was eight o'clock in the evening when the war was scheduled to start ten minutes away, perhaps because of the influence of the real owner of this body, Retitia, a country girl from France, Joan of Arc, who was born calmly and calmly, couldn't help but ask Alice Fil about the situation again.

"The Holy Grail has begun to take shape in her body, and if it is summoned through a ritual, or if another servant's magic enters her body, the body will completely disintegrate, leaving only the Holy Grail."

Chu Xuan pushed down the reflective demon mirror with an expressionless face, and replied in a boring voice that was no different from usual.

Joan of Arc had known the answer before, and it wasn't really what she wanted to ask, or she didn't really want to ask anything, but she had to say something because "that moment" was approaching.

After receiving Chu Xuan's response, Joan of Arc didn't know what to do next, she lowered her eyes, stood silently beside the sleeping Alice Phil for a while, and then quietly turned around and walked towards her defensive position.

"The sixth servant is dead!"

At this time, Chu Xuan, who had been waiting for something, suddenly stood up, and everyone in the "Dragon Cave" immediately turned their heads to look at Alice Phil who was lying on the secret altar.

Without warning, red flames erupted from the center of Alice Field's body, and then spread rapidly, burning the beautiful doll that seemed to be just sleeping, leaving not a single trace of ash except for the chalice in her body.

"Etude ......"

Artoria and Joan of Arc both muttered Alice Phil's name, their eyes were full of sadness, and even the expressions of Emiya Kiritsugu and Kuyu Maiya, who had no contact with the artificial humans of the Einzberen family at all, were slightly strange, only Chu Xuan's poker face that had not changed for ten thousand years, and his glasses were reflectively watching his wife gradually disappear in this world.

"Emiya Kiritsugu and Kuyu Maiya are in charge of the outermost monitoring and early warning, Joan of Arc is ready for battle, Artoria is here, and as soon as the time comes, go and get the Holy Grail."

When the Holy Grail on the altar began to slowly float into the air, Chu Xuan's voice, which had maintained absolute calm at all times, sounded again, and the other people in the "Dragon Cave" retracted their gaze one after another, although they hesitated in their hearts, and their bodies began to carry out Chu Xuan's orders as if instinctively.

(Which was the sixth servant to die suddenly?) ）