254. The Day Before the Battle (5)
"You said Father Lizheng is dead?"
Even Tosaka Tokitoki, who remembered and implemented the Tosaka family's motto of "maintaining elegance", couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the news.
"Yes, when I returned to the church, my father died in the chapel. The killer left no traces, and the only clue that can be obtained from the father's body is a knife wound to the father's back. ”
Tosaka Toshitomi rubbed his temples:
"There is no trace of the actions of the other three masters and servants of the other three families except us, and the place where the Templar Church, as the arbiter of the Holy Grail War, is in principle absolutely neutral, how could anyone go to assassinate the priest?"
"I'm sorry, but the killer's traces seem to have disappeared, and although I've been investigating many times, I haven't found any clues."
"How can this be ......"
Tosaka sighed and leaned forward, the elbows of both hands pressed against his knees, and the palms of his palms overlapped over his forehead.
Yan Fengli is Tosaka Shichen's father, and a friend of the previous head of the Tosaka family. As a priest, he is highly respected within the city limits of Fuyuki. When Tosaka Shichen was a child, his father often met with Yan Feng Lizheng, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Tosaka Shichen was watched by Yan Feng Lizheng and grew up. One of the reasons why Tosaka Tokitomi was very confident at the beginning of this Holy Grail War was that he had an ally with Rimasa Yanfeng and the Templar forces he represented.
Unexpectedly, overnight, his titular disciple Yan Feng Qili lost his servant, and his reliable elder and ally Yan Fengli was dying, and he only had one spell left, and the servant Archer Gilgamesh was not of the same mind as himself.
The situation on the Tosaka side suddenly deteriorated to an extremely serious level.
While Tosaka Toshitomi bowed his head and was silent, Yan Feng Qili continued:
"Before my father died, he left a message in a hidden location with blood."
"What message did the priest leave behind?"
Yan Feng Qili rolled up the sleeve of his right arm, and the criss-crossing spells were connected on the forearm of his right hand.
"The father left a spell to hand over the power of the Arbiter of the Holy Grail War. Now, in place of my father, I am the new arbiter of this Holy Grail War. ”
While showing the spell on his right forearm, Yan Feng Qili seemed to inadvertently use his left hand to hold the position of the back of his right hand, and the movement was very natural, and Tosaka Shichen did not notice anything wrong.
"Thank you so hard, Qili. I would also like to thank Father Lizheng, who has helped our family a lot so far, but I have never given a decent reward, I didn't expect that I didn't see each other for such a short time in less than a day, and I was separated forever. ”
Although he lamented the death of an elder-like old priest, Tosaka Shitomi was the head of the Tosaka family, who pursued his roots all his life and became a top magician with extraordinary self-discipline and hard work, and he quickly rekindled his fighting spirit:
"The fact that the priest's killer has left no trace does not mean that we should go unpunished. Father Risa is a noble priest, and until now I have never heard of anyone with whom Father Lisho had a conflict. The only ones who have the motive to kill the priest are the other three masters or their followers, and as long as they fight them, they will definitely find the murderer of the priest! ”
Tosaka stood up from his chair and patted Yan Feng Qili on the shoulder.
"Let's take Father Lizheng's share and work together, Qili!"
In the eyes of Tosaka Shichen, Yan Feng Qili is still that light and breezy appearance, Yan Feng Qili has always been like this, rarely showing expression.
Although the surface is calm, but in Yan Feng Qili's words, Tosaka Shichen can feel the "determination":
"Father has indeed done his job impeccably, and then I will take my father's share with me to help you get the Holy Grail, if you get the Holy Grail, then the father who lives forever in heaven will definitely have some comfort in his heart."
"Qili, you have always been very good, and you are also in the magic path, although you have only studied magic with me for a year, but as a newcomer, you have done very well. Your father was full of praise every time he talked to my father and later to me about you. I believe that you will be able to inherit the duties of your father, Father Lizheng, and Father Lizheng must have thought so. ”
With that, Tosaka picked up a photo from his desk that was housed in a standing frame.
In this photo, Tosaka Tokitomi is standing in the Tosaka family's mansion with his wife Aoi, daughter Rin and Sakura, all with deep and shallow smiles on their faces.
Looking at the faces of his two daughters, especially Rin, Tosaka Tokitomi smiled and said:
"Whenever I think of Rin, I feel that I can more or less understand the priest's feelings."
"With Rin's rare talent that can master all attributes, I'm afraid it won't be long before I can surpass me, who has mediocre talent."
For Rin Tosaka, inheriting Tosaka Tokitomi in the future is already a sure thing.
The Demon Dao family has been passed down from generation to generation, and with the inheritance of the magic mark, it marks the transfer of power from the head of the Demon Dao family. In fact, Tosaka Toshitomi has already arranged for Rin Tosaka to be the next patriarch of the Tosaka family.
"Miss Rin is really talented in learning magic. But now that Miss Rin is still too young to reach the age when her learning ability has grown to the peak, there is still a long way to go if she wants to surpass the teacher's accumulation in learning magic for so many years. ”
"Qili, the so-called Demon Dao, has a lot to do with talent. Regardless of the basic part, there are many advanced parts of magic that have not yet formed a complete theory, and many of the experiences left by some predecessors are actually based on certain special abilities and constitutions, and this needs to be explored by the magic researcher's own ability. With Rin's talent, I'm sure I'll be able to get closer to the roots than I am. ”
"Teacher, this time you will definitely be able to obtain the Holy Grail and open the way to the root. At that time, you will be the first magician to reach the root, and if you are close to the root, Miss Rin will probably be many years behind you. ”
"Let's hope everything goes well. Since the start of the Holy Grail War, so much has happened that I didn't expect. Now that Father Lizheng has been assassinated again, I have some doubts about myself. ”
Tosaka walked to the wine cabinet on the north side of the room and opened the door.
Inside the wine cabinet, there is a dazzling array of red wine bottles. Several of the bottles had been opened, and Tosaka Tokitomi took out one of them, and after simply confirming the state of the wine in the bottle under the light, Tosaka Toshitomi took out two glass goblets that had been placed dry in another position in the wine cabinet, and Tosaka Tosaka Toshitomi said while taking the items:
"I am also very saddened by the assassination of the priest. But now that the war is still tense, I am afraid that the priest's funeral will have to be postponed. Let's get in touch with the Church and the Magic Society, we'll have some drinks and calm down, and then we'll go together for the priest's ......."
Snort –
The long, sharp blade pierced Tosaka's heart with precision along the gap between the ribs. After piercing the heart, it is twisted 90 degrees clockwise, and the originally small wound is expanded and deformed.
Bright red blood with the smell of rust flowed down the blade of the sword, and it could even be said that it gushed out, forming a slender red line at the tip of the blade.
The ambush of Yan Fengqili, a former elite representative of the church who has experienced a hundred battles, can be described as a textbook level. There was no noteworthy movement, no killing intent, no warning, just the repeated stabbing of sharp weapons into the enemy's vital positions.
Turning his head stiffly, Tosaka Toshitomi found that the murderer standing behind him turned out to be the disciple with whom Fang had been communicating with him, Yan Feng Qili, the heir of Father Yan Feng Lizheng.
Speaking of Feng Qili's face, it was filled with an extremely hearty smile that Tosaka Shichen had never seen in Yan Feng Qili.
"Qili, you ......"
Tosaka Toshitomi never thought that his disciple came to deliver the news of Father Rimasa's death to him, but suddenly attacked himself.
The black key was pulled out without hesitation, and a large amount of blood gushed out from the punctured atrium and ventricles, and the blood pressure in the blood vessels dropped sharply, and Tosaka Tosaka's eyes were quickly clouded with a gray color. The lack of blood and low blood pressure have made Tosaka's brain almost inoperable.
After struggling to spit out a few vague words, Tosaka's body fell to the ground and lost his strength.
"To be killed by such an unseemly toy, as a magician, is really a failure."
Golden particles of light gathered out of thin air, and Gilgamesh's golden figure suddenly appeared in the room.
Gilgamesh kicked Tosaka's body with his toes, and complained as if he was very bored:
"I'm expecting him to fight back in a desperate situation. It ended so easily, and it seems that he is completely unaware of the stupidity of trusting you. ”
"After all, it's your own disciple, and although you can't see it in the room, you have your own servant to protect it, so it's normal to relax your vigilance, isn't it? Gilgamesh. ”
"Oh? Is it already possible to joke about the misfortunes of others? I wasn't surprised that you were making such rapid progress. ”
Yan Feng Qi saluted and injected the magic of the black key hilt. The blade formed by the black key's magical power dissipates out of thin air. The hilt of the sword left behind, Yan Feng Qili took it back into his pocket.
"Although the performance as a weapon is not very good, the biggest advantage of the black key is that it is easy to carry. And I've got a lot of black keys on me at all times. In a surprise situation, it is suitable as a tool for assassination. ”
Yan Feng Qili glanced at the still warm body of his teacher Tosaka Shichen with an expressionless face, and then raised his legs and stepped over without care.
"Hahaha, I really didn't see the wrong person, Qili, you are really talented!"
Gilgamesh laughed, and then asked:
"How do you plan to compete with other servants and masters? Although Tosaka Tokitomi seems to be smart, he is actually stupid. But when it comes to magic alone, few people can surpass him. ”
"The Holy Grail War has been going on to the point where it is now in a four-legged situation. With the so-called conspiracy and layout, you can't get the Holy Grail, and if you want to win the final victory, the most important thing is the sword, gun, sword and halberd in your hand. ”
"Are you planning to win the final victory with one enemy and three defeats by brute force alone?"
"I have heard that the king should be alone, and there should be only the king on the path of the king, and there should be no need for any allies. Not to mention ......"
Yan Feng Qili looked at the criss-crossing spells on his right forearm.
The spells kept by these churches can be used not only as spells, but also for pure attributeless magic.
The reason why the Heroic Spirits remain in the present world is because the Heroic Spirits have signed a contract with the Master, who provides magic power to the Servants, and the Servants fight for the Master.
There were so many spells on Yan Feng Qili's forearm, each of which was able to provide him with a large amount of non-attribute magic power. If this huge amount of energy is given to Gilgamesh in a fraction, it can increase Gilgamesh's ability by a large margin.
Regarding Yan Feng Qili's words about the king, Gilgamesh nodded in agreement.
"So, Archer Gilgamesh, after seeing this meagre tragedy, are you going to continue with me?"
"I'll be with you until I'm tired of you. When I'm not interested in you anymore, you'll end up like the wreckage lying here. If you want to say that you should be a conscious person, you are right, Qili. Try not to get bored of me. ”
Although the other party's answer was very sharp, Qili still did not show the slightest wavering, but simply nodded.
Indeed, this guy is a dangerous character who can't entrust his life to him. This can be said to be a pact with a demon. Neither benevolence nor loyalty, and even difficult to judge the stakes, the tyrannical and brutal Servant.
But that's why it's just right for me.
For Qili, those guys who flaunted benevolence and morality in the past did not bring them real answers, and this heroic spirit who had nothing to do with benevolence and morality could become the target of Qili's future battles.
Qili unveiled his sleeve to reveal the spell engraved on his wrist, and swore a holy grail in a majestic and solemn manner:
"Your body is for my use, and my destiny is your sword. In the name of the Holy Grail, follow my will"
And Gilgamesh quickly followed the receptive words of the servant:
"I swear. Your offerings are my flesh and blood. Yan Feng Qili, my new Master. ”
The channel for the supply of mana was opened the moment the contract was made, and the two spells on the back of the hand that had been used again re-emitted their light with a burst of pain.
At this moment, the Servant Gilgamesh and the Master of the Mine, the most evil and powerful combination of the Holy Grail War, were born in the Tosaka family's room, which no one knew.