Chapter 36: The Beginning of the Decisive Battle
"Are you awake, Alice Phil?"
"Reilly...... I didn't expect you to do it......"
"I don't care who the Holy Grail falls into, but I want to see the third Dharma completed. Reilly smiled and said, "So, it is necessary to keep the 'Holy Grail Vessel' in your own hands. ”
"If that's the case, you just have to be our companion. ”
"Do you think Emiya Kiritsugu will believe me?"
“......”
Alice Fell silent.
"Then again, three Servants have now been killed, and the 'organs' inside you have begun to work, constantly oppressing the human exorcism. By the time the fourth Servant is gone, you'll probably not be able to maintain your human appearance. Is that okay?"
"I've been ready for it for a long time. ”
"But wouldn't it be better if you could stay as a human and watch your children grow up with your husband?" said Reilly, smiling.
Alice Phil's face changed and asked, "Is that kind of thing possible?"
As a woman, why wouldn't she want to spend more time with her husband and children?
"It's not that hard for me to do that. Reilly nodded and said, "Just get your soul into another body." ”
"Soul Transfer?!" Alice Fell said in shock, "Is this kind of thing possible?"
"As long as you agree, I can start doing it now. Reilly smiled and said, "As a condition, your original body will be handed over to me for safekeeping." In addition to this, I am also interested in the magic of Einzberen. ”
“...... Can you promise to give the Holy Grail to my husband?" asked Alice Phil solemnly.
"If Emiya Kiritsugu can defeat the other masters, I don't mind handing over the use of the Holy Grail to him. ”
That Holy Grail couldn't have fulfilled Reilly's wish at all, and he certainly wouldn't care where it belonged.
Alice Fell thought for a moment and said, "Then, please." ”
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Webb wakes up from a dreamless deep sleep.
When he opened his eyes, he saw a hazy darkness. The woods, where he slept during the day, were now completely illuminated by the stars.
Night has fallen again, and for the magicians who command the Servant, it's an inevitable time to fight.
The night breeze as killing intent did not make him feel uncomfortable, and the breath that made the uneasiness and fear disappear was all around him.
Rider, who remains a physical entity, is ready for battle, and he is flipping through Homer's epic poems.
The hard cover, which was too heavy for Weber, was small and thin in the eyes of the conquerors. This giant man is concentrating on the world of words. The action of flipping through the scroll is full of interest, and even the feeling of fingertips is particularly cherished.
It seemed that he really liked the book, and Webb couldn't help but smile wryly. If Rider were asked "why he was born into the world", his answer would probably not be the ambition to conquer the world, but "you can't read Homer's epics without your fingers". Alexander is such a person. Heroes who yearn for distant places, enjoy delicious food and wine, and regard the conquest of the world as an ordinary desire as eating and sleeping. This peculiar personality attracts many men and makes those people willing to follow him to the ends of the world.
In the history of mankind, there has been such a man.
"Huh, boy, you're awake. ”
Rider's interest in Achilles' adventures, which he had read countless times, remained undiminished, smiling like a naughty child and looking at Webb. Whoever he looks at, he will smile like that. Whether it's for the heroes who have lived and died together, or for the masters like Weber, who are useless.
"Didn't I say you'd wake me up at night? What the hell are you doing?"
"Ah, I'm sorry. I was fascinated by it unconsciously. However, it's still early at night. I don't think I need to be so anxious tonight, just settle down. ”
"Why?"
The second questioning made the giant man open his mouth and fall into thought.
“...... Well, anyway, although there is no basis for it, I have a premonition that I will be able to fight it out tonight. ”
He said casually.
Webber nodded slightly, not asking why. Although he couldn't say it, the air that swept through his skin made him feel that the Holy Grail War was about to reach its climax.
If I have to say it, it's because the night air is too calm.
As far as Webb knew, the only competitors that were eliminated were the Assassin, which Rider had crushed with his own hands, and Caster, who had been defeated in the Wai Yuan River. Of course, the battle was still going on where he couldn't see.
The anomalous aura that had appeared in the town was changing, changing from a chaotic commotion to a heavy sense of urgency.
So Webb didn't dispute Rider's instincts. Because he is the king of conquest who gallops through the battlefields and gives instructions, his sixth sense is much more reliable than that of Weber, an inexperienced man.
Is Lecturer Kenneth still alive?
The news of the once-hated enemy now gave Webb a certain sentimentality.
What a grueling practice it was to go to the battlefield with the Heroic Spirit, Webb had already experienced it firsthand.
Even Kenneth, a genius who is famous in the magic world, cannot use common sense to infer the progress of the Holy Grail War. The thought of him going through the same arduous practice as himself made me feel happy and at the same time, I couldn't help but feel a trace of sympathy in my heart. Of all the Masters, Kenneth is the only one who has a relationship with Weber, albeit not very friendly.
For an opponent who was going to fight to the death as soon as they met, Webb could have such feelings, and Weber once again felt the change in his mood.
For him, the Holy Grail War is no different from the end.
As Webb sighed, a bug suddenly flew out to dispel his sleepiness.
"Demons?!"
Weber's face suddenly became extremely ugly, there were other people's demons lurking around him, didn't this mean that his every move was under the watchful eye of the other party?
"Oops, oops...... I was careless, too. Rider scratched his head and said, "However, since the other party has taken the initiative to come out, it is probably to lead us to the decisive battle venue he has chosen." ”
"Really...... It's finally time for the final stage. Webb said with emotion.
"That's right, now that the battlefield has been decided, I can't disgrace the rank of Rider. ”
The King of Conquest drew his sword and held it high into the sky.
"Come out, Kamui Wheel!"
With his call, a huge chariot appeared in the air. The legendary chariot that once carried Alexander across the world now traveled through time to its master, and the two bulls pulling the cart let out a warlike neigh.
"Come on, boy. This is the last battle. ”
Rider patted the seat next to him and motioned for Webb to come up. However, the boy shook his head with a wry smile.
This unique chariot is the car of heroes. He is only an incompetent magician who is not self-sufficient, and he is not qualified to embark on the road of conquest of the king.