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"Whew!"

The mountain wind whistled again and swept through the stone stairs in front of the mountain gate, taking away the tense atmosphere that had been permeating the air, and slowly blowing through. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Looking at Soichiro Katsugi, who had become alone because of the exit of Caster and Assassin, leaning against the pillar of the mountain gate in extreme silence, closing his eyes, as if he had completely lost his life, Noah, Rin Tosaka, Saber and Archer didn't know whether to make a sound for a while, so they stayed where they were, falling into silence.

Tonight's battle can be regarded as the real cruel and hideous side of the Holy Grail War.

Gone are the tentative skirmishes of the past, replaced by real fights.

Just tonight, the two servants were the first to exit the stage, declaring the victory of Noah and his party.

It's just that, in the face of the victory with fighting as the process and result, almost none of the four people present could rise a sense of accomplishment and the joy of victory.

Noah and Rin Tosaka glanced at each other, and then at the same time turned their gaze to the mountain gate above.

More precisely, it should be said that it was thrown at Soichiro Katsugi, who was leaning against the stone pillar of the mountain gate, as if he had died.

Then, Noah spoke up.

"I don't have a penchant for killing."

"Don't say it, I feel like I like to kill people!" Rin Tosaka, who was about to say something, was suddenly blocked by Noah's words, and after glaring at Noah, he sighed. looked at Soichiro Katsugi and said such a sentence.

"You've already lost. Mr. Katsugi, if you don't want to be killed by another master. Flee to the church and seek refuge! ”

In such a situation, it is generally impossible for the master to be kept alive.

After all, even if the Servant has retired, as long as the Master does not die and the Command Spell is still there, it is not disqualified from continuing to participate in the Holy Grail War.

If lucky, or if you have the ability, the master who still has the spell can sign a contract with another servant. Continue to participate in the Holy Grail War.

In order to prevent such a thing from happening, during the Holy Grail War, the master will be obliterated.

Soichiro Katsugi also seemed to know this clearly, and when he opened his eyes, he was as indifferent as he was at the beginning, as if he didn't care about his life at all, and opened his mouth expressionlessly.

"Aren't you going to kill me?"

"I'm sorry, but I don't have a penchant for killing them all." Don't look over your head to Rin Tosaka.

"So, while I haven't changed my mind yet. You might as well flee to church. ”

No sooner had the words been uttered than a sneering voice echoed through the woods.

Unfortunately, even though this man escaped to the church, there was no way to survive. So, the loser should follow the rules and just exit here! ”

Such a voice from far and near. It got into the ears of everyone present.

“――――！”

Everyone present was startled, and all of them turned their heads vigorously. He looked at the source of the sound.

Including Noah.

Because, Noah didn't feel anyone approaching at all.

Of course. That's not because the other party hid Noah's sensing ability.

Instead, the other party was not within Noah's sensing range at all, and just let his voice come over.

Then, Noah and his party saw it.

In the direction of that voice, a luxurious-looking spear suddenly burst out, like a bullet out of the chamber, directly landing on Soichiro Katsuki's body.

"Poof!"

The sound of the body being pierced resounded throughout the sky above the Liudong Temple.

"Goo---!"

Soichiro Katsuki, who had been pierced in his chest, let out a muffled snort, his eyes widened, but his expression remained the same, without the slightest change.

Immediately, Soichiro Katsugi maintained this appearance and gradually lost his vitality.

Soichiro Katsugi, dead.

The sudden change surprised De Noah and his party.

"Who?!" Saber snorted even more, slammed the ground, and rushed out like a gust of wind, chasing after the source of the sound and the spear.

Rin Tosaka just wanted to catch up with her, but Noah grabbed her.

Ever since he came to Yanagito Temple, Rin Tosaka has been dragged by Noah.

Moreover, every time you are dragged, it means that something bad is happening.

This made Rin Tosaka a little anxious.

"What's wrong again?"

Hearing this, Noah didn't speak, just smiled bitterly, turned his head, and looked at the archer who was still half-kneeling on the ground.

Facing Noah's gaze, Archer, who was clutching his chest, also smiled bitterly.

"Can't I hide it from you?"

Archer's words made Rin Tosaka have a bad premonition.

"How... What's wrong? ”

Hearing Rin Tosaka's faintly uneasy words, neither Noah nor Archer answered.

In such a situation, Archer suddenly said this.

"Do you know where I am?"

Noah and Rin Tosaka were stunned at the same time.

However, it is not for nothing that Archer would say such things.

"By the way, you don't know yet, do you?" Archer turned his gaze to Noah and said helplessly.

"Actually, Rin never knew who I was, including my real name."

This time, Noah was really surprised, and looked at Rin Tosaka.

If others don't know, forget it.

As the master of Archer, Rin Tosaka doesn't know Archer's real name?

Could it be that Rin Tosaka's chain loss attribute has reached the point where he forgot to ask the servant's real name?

"It's not my fault!" Rin Tosaka hurriedly spoke.

"During the summoning process, Archer's memory seems to be confused, and he can't even remember who he is, so I don't know!"

"Well, that's it," Archer smiled weakly.

"Now, then, let me tell you where I am a Heroic Spirit."

"You—" Rin Tosaka exclaimed in astonishment.

"Your memory is back?"

"Don't expect too much, I'm not a famous hero, let alone a character who has appeared in any myths and legends, perhaps, in this world, no one knows my name at all." Archer closed his eyes.

"If you want to say why, because I am a heroic spirit from the future."

Noah and Rin Tosaka frowned at the same time.

Heroic Spirits from the Future.

This is not something to be surprised about.

Heroic spirits themselves are spirits that exist outside the world and are not bound by the space and time of the world itself.

So, the Throne of the Immortal, which exists on the outer side of the world, gathers all the heroes from the past, present, and future.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Archer is a Heroic Spirit from the future.

"Yes, there's nothing strange about the Heroic Spirits from the future, you're just wondering why I'm going to make this a point, right?"

Archer said lightly as if he had seen through what Noah and Rin Tosaka were thinking.

"Now, there is nothing to hide, regardless of what happens to me after becoming a Heroic Spirit, before I become a Heroic Spirit, in fact, I will live in this era."

This sentence made Noah and Rin Tosaka both look at each other.

Noah's brows furrowed more and more, and he asked with some uncertainty.

"In other words, before you became a Heroic Spirit, you were still a human being, and now, you are in this world?"

"Strange, isn't it?" Archer said self-deprecatingly.

"But you're only half right."

"Half?" Noah was confused.

"What do you mean?"

"Before I became a Heroic Spirit, I was still a human being, and I did live in this era." Archer spoke in a deep voice.

"It's just that it's not in this world."

When Archer said this, Noah's heart suddenly moved.

Even Rin Tosaka seemed to think of something and blurted out.

"Parallel worlds?"

"Correct." Archer's expression was complicated.

"Otherwise, there would be no way to explain why there is no such thing as me in this world."

Archer's words, Noah and Rin Tosaka both understood.

In other words, Archer was a man of his time.

However, in this world, in this era, there is no such thing as an archer.

Then, only the term "parallel world" can be explained. (To be continued.) )