024: Winterwood Night
"-Boom! - Knock! ”
With the ringing of the bell in the distance, Fuyuki City enters the night, and the cars on the road are speeding by, and the shops are lit up, showing the prosperity and noise of the city.
Everything is so ordinary.
People, as always, enjoy the nightlife.
However, what ordinary people don't know is that the night in this city is destined to be no longer ordinary, and the flames of war that belong to the mysterious side will be ignited.
"-Pap-Pa-Pa-Pap-Pap-Pap--Pap-
Rows of street lights light up to dispel the darkness in the area.
The evening breeze was a little cold at this time of year, and at the same time blew away the dark clouds, causing the moonlight to shine and make the hazy night much clearer.
In such a small park that is different from the bustling city in the middle of the city, a silver-haired girl like an elf walks leisurely and admires the artificial lake in the center of the park.
"Anyway, that's it, Assassin work hard, people believe in you very much, and you will definitely win the final victory."
Elijah spoke softly.
From the eyes of ordinary people, and even most magicians, all you can see is the girl talking to herself.
The atmosphere, eeriely creepy.
In the next second, a voice sounded, proving that Illya was not alone at this moment.
"So yesterday was when the Holy Grail War began."
It was a figure that almost blended in with the darkness, and if you didn't look closely, you wouldn't be able to spot it, even if you swept your eyes.
Soon, the man stepped forward and walked beside Illya, illuminated by the moonlight.
It was Bai Hua.
However, at this time, after more than a month, he finally changed from "not allowed to wear that nasty armor in front of me!" Liberation from the spell.
He was put on a gorgeous armor that proved the identity of the brave.
No, he's already starting to grope around his body.
"I didn't expect it, but after more than a month, it would be a little unaccustomed to wearing armor again." Bai Hua seemed to be surprised, but the indifferent voice was really difficult to hear the surprise.
Illya, on the other hand, turned around as if surprised.
Obviously, the girl who peeked into the other party's memories knew the meaning of this armor, so she would be like this.
Instantly, Illya smiled like an aristocratic smile.
Polite and kind, pure and elegant.
Then the girl said, "How about taking it off?" This armor is too conspicuous to match your assassin's identity, and it will make me feel unpleasant as a master. ”
Hearing this, Bai Hua immediately took two steps back.
He was finally allowed to put on his armor, and he didn't want to lose it again because of a sigh.
Therefore, he steers the conversation in another direction.
"If I could have acted first yesterday, I'd have ruled out at least one combination now, which is a pity."
Yesterday, it was the time when the Holy Grail War began to allow magicians to summon servants.
However······
"Who do you think is to blame for this? If it weren't for Stupid Albumin, we would have been fighting yesterday! Thinking of what happened yesterday, Illya's face flushed and became emotional.
It is impossible to determine who will be the other magicians who will be selected as the master.
But there are two that can be 100% certain.
The head of the Tosaka family, one of the three royal families, is Rin Tosaka.
The same is the three families of the Tong family, the only two candidates with magic talents, the head of the family - Jian Tong Yan Yan, and the successor - Ma Tong Sakura.
As a magician, he can't be considered mature, and he can't take charge of himself and not mention it.
With the support of the older generation, the family will inevitably summon the servants as soon as possible.
If you had seen the right time yesterday, you would have been able to kill the opponent's servant the moment he summoned it.
However, Illya, who was obviously ready yesterday, was so baddened by Bai Hua that she couldn't act and missed the opportunity.
As if realizing that her actions were a little out of shape, Illya coughed and became concerned.
"Ahem! Without enough mana, is the Assassin okay? In case you can't play your best in battle······"
Bai Hua was stunned, he didn't expect Illya to worry about himself, so he pinched the girl's cheek and spoke.
"Don't worry, the master is the strongest master, and the magic power is already sufficient, as long as you don't completely liberate the divine sword, there will be no problem at all."
At these words, Illya's face suddenly sank.
Excalibur Amaterasu, as an Ex treasure in the name of the gods, is an absolute killer feature.
Now, due to her own lack of ability, this killer weapon has been sealed, how can the girl not be lost?
"I'm sorry, Assassin, if my magic circuits were better, it wouldn't be like this."
Like a little girl who had done something wrong, Illya lowered her head.
Bai Hua shook his head.
"Say what? If I were summoned by another magician, wouldn't the moment I make the contract drain that magician? ”
Bai Hua comforted like this: "If I think like this, I can still be regarded as a hero, won't I become the same as a murderer who doesn't ask right and wrong?" ”
Seeing that the girl looked like she couldn't listen to it, but instead blamed herself more and more, Bai Hua thought about it and simply skipped the topic.
"So, Master, what are you going to do tonight?"
As he spoke, Bai Hua just looked at Illya, who was looking down and considering.
In fact, although he was pranked by the other party many times in the process of getting along with Illya, he liked this little girl as pure as snow very much.
After all, the more pure people are, the more they can listen to what others say, and the easier it is to believe in a goal and work hard for it.
Such people are often very powerful.
Just like Illya, didn't she just persevere through countless magical adjustments?
This is no longer something that ordinary people can do.
"Woo~, if you act, it's out of etiquette, you should go to the local church to say hello tonight."
The history of the Holy Grail War has been hundreds of years, and the two largest mysterious forces in the world will naturally participate.
As a result, the Magic Association usually sends a magician to serve as the master.
The Church acts as an overseer in all matters.
There are even subspecies of Holy Grail wars held around the world.
But Illya's impression of the church was obviously not very good, and she puffed out her cheeks angrily: "But I don't want to go much, when I think of going to such an old-fashioned place, people feel uncomfortable, and every cell of the body is protesting."
Moreover, the Assassin was summoned in advance, which is already a violation, and if the other party finds out and terminates the ceremony, it will not be good to gather other masters to deal with us.
Yesterday's words, it was only allowed to summon servants, and only when all seven riders were summoned, it was the official start of the Holy Grail War, but our words, as long as we found the enemy, and then fought. ”
Illya's analysis made Bai Hua nod in agreement.
There are inevitably omissions, and many aspects are not taken into account, but Illya can think of so much, whether she has personal emotions or not, she is already a qualified conductor.
"Look, I'll just say that the master is very good, isn't that a good job? Don't be presumptuous in the future. ”
Illya chuckled and nodded: "Then, let's take a casual stroll today, if we're lucky, we might bump into a master or servant." ”
As for the possibility of defeat after the encounter?
At this point, Illya is not worried at all, her confidence in Bai Hua can even be said to be a little blind.
"Let's go, Assassin."
As she spoke, the girl took Bai Hua's hand and wanted to continue to walk slowly.
However, Bai Hua stood firmly in place.
"Yo~······"