Chapter 22: The Art of Death
Webb investigates the river that flows through Fuyuki City and finds traces of magic in it.
"What is this!?" After testing the river water he had taken, the boy was stunned by his conclusion: "Could it be that Caster set up the magic workshop in the river and discharged the waste water into the river?!"
Rider asked, confused, "Isn't that okay?"
"What an idiot!" Webb sighed and said, "That way, anyone will be able to discover his magic workshop." ”
"Well, let's hurry up and cut down Caster, lest someone else get ahead of him. ”
"Hey, the enemy is Caster! What fool would rush straight in?"
For magicians, the workshop is the home of the main field, especially Caster, who stands at the peak of the magic path, and his class stunt "Position Crafting" has a great bonus to the workshop. In terms of defensive prowess alone, Caster is arguably the most formidable opponent of all Servants. Storming Caster's lair from the front is no different from suicide.
"You're not Saber, don't do such a stupid thing, okay?"
Rider didn't take Webb's words to heart in the slightest, he held Alexander's sword, and said: "In real battle, formations are constantly changing, and if you don't rush up to deal with the enemy, you won't have time to regret it when he escapes." ”
“...... Why did you suddenly become positive?"
"The Master has finally made a decent result, of course I, the Servant, want to retrieve the enemy's head, and in response, this is also a little bit of heart between partners. ”
“......”
Hearing him say this, Webb was speechless.
Presumably interpreting his silence as an agreement, Rider patted Master on the shoulder and smiled, "Who can say that it will fail before things are done?
“......”
The conversation between Rider and Webb ended, and Reilly followed the bug's instructions.
"This king of conquest seems to be an interesting man. ”
"The warriors who follow him must be happy. Rui Wen said with a smile.
"Who knows?"
Caster doesn't seem to be in the Magic Studio, and Webb and Rider drive straight into a large space.
"Huh? These are ......."
Through the Void Bee's gaze, Reilly saw something that interested him.
Fuyuki City has long been a battlefield, and it is normal for corpses to appear. However, the scene in front of them is beyond people's imagination.
It's like a grocery store, for example.
There are furniture, clothing, musical instruments and tableware, as well as some picture-like things that have no apparent purpose. Through those works, Reilly can see the author's unique style and extraordinary passion.
The makers must have loved these materials so much, which is why they are so carefully processed.
Unlike those violent elements who are burdened with a lot of blood debts, this author has a very deep artistic cultivation.
None of the bodies here are "destroyed wreckage", all of them are works, works of art. Human life, as well as human body, is meaninglessly discarded in the process of processing...... This is the killing that happened here.
This act of creating a death-based subject was completely beyond Reilly's imagination and shocked him.
(It turns out that my understanding of death is so shallow, no wonder I have never been able to comprehend the law of death)
In any case, Reilly had to meet with the owner of the workshop, even if it was to abandon his original plan.
Just as Reilly was deep in thought, a loud roar rang out from the workshop.
Rider goes on a rampage in his chariot and destroys everything in sight. In the blink of an eye, the artworks displayed in the workshop turned to dust.
With all this done, the King of Conquest left Caster's lair with Weber.
"Ah, what a bad place! I want to have a good drink tonight to wash away the gloom in my heart. ”
“...... First of all, I won't drink with you. Webb didn't want to see Rider drunk, and he didn't drink at all.
"Hmph, it's not uncommon for me to drink with someone like you as a fledgling. It's so boring~ Isn't there a place where I can get drunk...... Oh, yes!"
Rider suddenly tapped his palm. Webb didn't know why he was so excited, but he had a sense of foreboding.
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As the heir of the Tosaka family, a famous demon family, Rin is destined to embark on a path different from that of ordinary girls.
I want to be a singer when I grow up, and I want to be a beautiful bride when I grow up...... Girls of the same age may have such wishes, but Rin is different.
As the daughter of Tosaka Tokitomi, Rin has always considered her father to be a near-perfect figure. Although there are many girls her age who have longing feelings for their fathers, Rin believes that no daughter can love her father as much as she does.
Rin Tosaka's greatest wish is to become a great figure like his father and pass on the demonic path of the Tosaka clan.
Rin knows better than her classmates about what is happening in Fuyuki City.
Seven magicians, including her father, are engaged in an unknown war.
Because of the understanding of the truth, Rin also has a sense of responsibility in his heart.
Her friend, Kotone, has not come to school for the last two days.
Rin called her, but Kotone's parents didn't take what she said seriously.
The recent spate of child abductions in Fuyuki City cannot be solved by ordinary search operations. Even if you call the police, it is difficult to get the child back. Neither the teachers at school nor Kotone's parents are aware of this, but Rin does.
(I'm going to save her!)
Although she can also turn to Tokitomi for help, Rin knows that her father is one of the participants in the "war". Her father hadn't called her and her mother since she had taken refuge with her grandfather last month, and he had been told not to disturb him.
Rin had always followed her parents' words, but she couldn't let her friends who were in danger go.
As a result, the immature girl stepped into a dangerous field driven by some emotion.
After slipping out, Rin checked his gear as he walked towards the station.
The first is the magic pointer that her father gave her on her last birthday, which can point out the point of occurrence of magic within a certain range, allowing Rin to detect anomalies in advance.
(And the badge that Mr. Reilly gave me.) If it heats up, it means that the enemy is already nearby)
Thinking of this, Rin touched the two crystals in his pocket. It was the finished product she had made during her practice, and if the magic power that filled it was released together, a small explosion would occur.
(With such equipment, coupled with my strength, I will definitely be able to rescue Kotoin)
The girl plucked up her courage and boarded the train bound for Fuyuki Shinto.