Chapter 721 The Eve of the First Night

Chapter 721 The Eve of the First Night

"King Arthur..."

Just as the king's war was about to begin, on the banks of the Weiyuan River, near the remaining ruins of the blocked battlefield, a man wearing a high-collar windbreaker, covering half of his face, murmured with emotion.

It was none other than Emiya Kiritsugu.

Not long after the Holy Grail War ten years ago, he was 'punished' by Ji Xing and took the blame. He was hunted by the Clock Tower and enjoyed the treatment specified by the seal. However, as a 'magician killer', he was able to cope with the pursuit with ease.

He spent most of the ten years on the run and was able to reunite with Irisviel and Illya for the rest of the decade. This kind of life was not too sad for him.

He also took the opportunity to travel around the world, still playing his role of 'Libra', but his heart was no longer painful and persistent, because of Ji Xing's words - mankind never needed saving, and he was not qualified to be the savior of mankind. .

All he has to do is save some people and do what he can.

This mentality made him feel much more relaxed, but in the end things would still go wrong.

People who wanted to save but couldn't.

Someone who wanted to kill but couldn't.

The most important thing is his wife and daughter.

Irisviel's health is getting worse and worse, and she may not be able to survive the next winter, and Illya will not live too long.

It wasn't an accident or the influence of magic, it was just the limit of being a homunculus. Even if Emiya Kiritsugu tried every means to extend their time, he still couldn't make them behave like normal people.

In fact, Illya, who was born to him and Irisviel, cannot be completely regarded as a homunculus, but when she was in Irisviel's belly, Illya was subjected to many adjustments and transformations as the Little Holy Grail, even if it was ten times. After the Holy Grail War ended years ago, he immediately went back to find a way to seal Illya's function as the Lesser Holy Grail, but he still could not restore his daughter to health.

Illya, who is obviously 18 years old, still looks like she is nine or ten years old, and her remaining lifespan may not exceed five years. (Ignore the setting of the fan work Mo Yi here)

So he came to Fuyuki City again, this time, he just fought for his family!

However, this time he did not obtain the qualifications of a master, otherwise he would not have personally taken the risk and appeared on the banks of the Weiyuan River at this time.

He came here as the character of Kuu Maiya, and he was assisted by Illya.

As a semi-cyborg, Illya was born for the Holy Grail War. She possesses an overwhelming number of magic circuits and qualifications. In terms of pure master skills, she even surpasses the previous Kenneth, and she also summons With the help of powerful servants, the combat effectiveness is even more superior than last time.

But Emiya Kiritsugu was very uneasy these days.

It's not that the Holy Grail War turned into a Holy Grail War, but something is very wrong.

Did the Clock Tower really not know that the Holy Grail War would turn into a Holy Grail War because of the same faction? Since we have found five mercenary magicians, why not simply play it safe and directly include the Tosaka family who agreed to cooperate in the Holy Grail War?

Why didn’t the Clock Tower’s monarch family send any reinforcements after it was changed to the Holy Grail War? According to the records of the Einzbern family, the Holy Grail War is the "preset system" of the Holy Grail. To open it, you need to operate it, and the probability of accidental opening will be reduced many times.

There are too many doubts.

Emiya Kiritsugu looked solemn, looked around again, and quietly disappeared from the corner of the alley.

…

Hyatt Regency Hotel, top floor.

Ten years later, it is still the tallest landmark building in Fuyuki City, and this time the owner of the top floor is the monarch Maris Billy.

Amidst the hurried knocks and invitations, the two people walked in hurriedly. It was the Pantel brothers, the masters of Black Rider and Berserker this time.

The tall and muscular one among them was his younger brother Dimlet, who took the lead and said in a rough and urgent voice: "Lord Marisbili, Tokiomi Tosaka is gone? What is the result of the discussion? My Berserker can't help but attack!"

His brother also said: "Yes, Your Majesty, are the Tohsaka family here to withdraw voluntarily?"

"No." Marisbili shook his head lightly: "We will start the war with the red side as normal. The Tosaka family has summoned the very troublesome hero king Gilgamesh. I am afraid that it is not something that one or two heroic spirits can easily deal with. We We must try our best to unite him first, and then I will contact several others and go out together."

‘Brother’ Xia Biku said: “Saber’s side of Lion Tribulation…”

Through different channels, they all knew about what happened on the Weiyuan River. They also knew that Saber chased Archer for a long distance without following the rules and almost started an internal war.

"Ignore it." Marisbili smiled: "King Arthur and the rebellious knight are understandable. This at least guarantees that where there is King Arthur, there will be Mordred. The combat power of the two parties is equal, which is basically equivalent to completing the exchange. .”

The Panter brothers looked at each other and nodded.

"Late at night? What's the specific time?"

"Alright at 11 o'clock. The Holy Grail War must still be carried out in secret, and the mystery cannot be revealed to others."

"11 o'clock? Okay, we understand!"

The two brothers left in a hurry again.

Marisbili knew that they were not belligerent or wanted to contribute to the Clock Tower. Judging from the catalyst distributed by the Clock Tower, the Berserker summoned by Dimlet should be a difficult guy. He couldn't hold back what he said. I'm afraid that as the Master, I can't hold it anymore.

If he doesn't start a war, he will waste his Command Seals.

"Just in time, let's see who the heroic spirits on the red side are tonight."

Before the winter night comes, I must also try to reduce the number of people who may interfere with my Caster, the strongest heroic spirit King Solomon!

He turned back to the phone.

…

Fuyuki Church.

"Yes, yes, I understand. Lord Marisbili, the Black Assassin will arrive on the battlefield on time, please don't worry."

Kallen faced Maris Billy on the phone with a cute and innocent smile.

When she hung up the phone, a figure suddenly appeared next to her.

It was a white-haired old man wearing cloth, with an open sleeve and a wide robe, with bare hands, eyes like lightning, and an extraordinary aura.

"Grandpa Shuwen, have you heard everything?"

Unparalleled strike with a sharp spear, and Li Shuwen with a fierce fist!

Yes, it is another Chinese heroic spirit. It is the heroic spirit brought by the church to study and search for media and bypass the normal Holy Grail summoning system due to the Tong Yuan incident ten years ago!

The only surprise was that I wanted to try using the Divine Spear against the Penglai Gun God Sanren, but ended up summoning the Assassin class with no weapons.

Of course, this may also be related to the Baji Quan that Kallen started learning ten years ago.

"I heard it." Li Shuwen looked at the girl in front of him quietly, with a hint of regret: "Want to practice boxing for a while?"

Kallen was startled and smiled: "Okay."

The two of them got into a stance in the church.

…

Tohsaka family.

After negotiating with Marisbili, Tokiomi Tosaka hurried home and found Rin Tosaka.

Not noticing the guilty look in Tohsaka Rin's eyes, he said seriously: "Rin, is the King of Heroes here? I want to confirm my answer."

Rin Tosaka became serious when he saw this. He sensed it through the command spell and shook his head solemnly: "If you are not here, I will pay attention to him...Father, did Lord Marisbili request something?"

"Ah." Tokiomi Tosaka nodded: "I will take Aoi and Sakura away in a while, leaving you here alone. The words to the King of Heroes are to let you face the Holy Grail War better. In fact, probably tonight, Black will The heroic spirits will attack here."

"Attack...here? Our home?"

Tohsaka Rin was also very smart: "The purpose is to eliminate some of Black's followers. What would be best if we could get rid of the King of Heroes?"

"That's right." Tokiomi Tosaka said, "Marisbili promised me your safety."

"Hmph, they still have to use us and let us fight for them in disguise." Tohsaka Rin was not grateful and muttered unhappily.

Tokiomi Tosaka was silent for a moment and lowered his voice: "Rin, if... you have a chance of winning in this Holy Grail War, even Lord Marisbili... can be killed!"

Tohsaka Rin was startled and looked up in astonishment.

Tokiomi Tosaka's expression had recovered, as if he had never said those words, and he turned to ask, "Did nothing happen at home while I was away?"

Tohsaka Rin lowered his head and began to feel guilty again.

"Yeah, it's nothing big..."

It was his classmates who came to find him and found out that he had become a master. He summoned King Arthur for him and formed a friendly alliance.

This time Tohsaka Tokiomi was silent for more than ten seconds.

Isn’t this a big deal? Is it necessary to summon all seven knights and win the battle to be a big deal?

"Rin, be careful and use caution."

"Yes, I know, father."

Tokiomi Tosaka shook his head: "Since you are a classmate with this kind of relationship and you use it seriously, why don't you let him stay at home?"

You, if you don’t say that, how dare I?

Tokiomi Tosaka also saw it and said: "Next, you have to wait and see the situation by yourself and make your own decision... I'll go see Sakura."

"Yes!" Tohsaka Rin agreed and followed. She knew that Sakura must be in a very complicated mood at this time and needed encouragement from her sister.

After some explanations, Sakura, who had only rebelled once in her life but had yet to succeed in her rebellion, smiled and understood the complicated situation her father and sister were in, and said she would cooperate and not cause any more trouble for them.

But I feel a sense of loss in my heart - I seem to have become a drag again?

‘Hehe’

Just as she was in a daze, she suddenly heard a laughter that came from nowhere. She searched blankly, but found nothing unusual, so she lowered her head and kept quiet.

…

"Thank you for being able to learn it."

In Weber's magic base, looking at Ji Xing who was studying deeply after asking him for some magic basics, he felt this way in his heart.

Because on the sofa not far away, King Arthur and Mordred were sitting motionless opposite each other, as if they wanted to watch each other to death.

The king's war had just ended, and the messy dining table had been cleared away without leaving a trace.

But Weber, who has experienced it personally, feels that this war will be the same as the Conqueror, and he will not forget it even if it has been ten years.

——If it weren't for the fact that the food ingested by the heroic spirits is converted into magic power, Weber would probably be rude and suspect that these two people would not be able to move.

Too brutal.

At this point, he no longer doubted Ji Xing. After barely filling his mouth half full, he knew that it was indeed a delicacy in the world. Human energy is limited, and God's favor should also be limited. Ji Xing, who has trained his cooking skills to this extent, should not have hidden abilities in magic.

The 15cm-tall father and son had been facing each other for who knows how long. Mordred moved his face a little closer and roared: "If it weren't for my Master being stronger than yours and providing extra magic power, I would definitely I won’t lose to you!”

Well, she has never eaten Artoria.

Not far away, Lion Jie sighed, "Do you blame me?" The King of Conquerors looked on with amusement.

Facing her son who was approaching, Artoria was silent for two seconds and said, "Mordred, you don't have the ability to become the king just because you eat more."

"Who cares about the king?!" Mordred snorted: "I just want you to know that I will not lose to you, not in any way!"

"...You just lost."

"I told you it's the Master's fault! It's the Master's fault!" Mordred scratched his hair in distress: "If I were still alive, I would definitely be able to eat twice as much as you!"

If she were still alive... Artoria paused for a moment. Could she have done this to compete with Mordred for food at that time?

I am playing the role of the perfect king in every move... She leaned back slightly and said with some emotion: "Mordred, it seems that I really don't understand you at all."

"Then let's start from now on." Mordred hummed: "I have decided, Arthur! In this Holy Grail War, I want you to personally admit that I am the qualified king, the wise king! I want Let you say with your own lips, 'You are not as good as me'!"

"Are you inferior to me?" Ji Xing suddenly raised his head and said, "Can King Arthur say that now?"

"..." Mordred looked over fiercely: "Cook! Learn your magic and don't interfere with Arthur and me!"

"Oh." Ji Xing lowered his head and continued.

This boy is as happy to watch as I am. The Conqueror King burst out laughing, and was also not afraid of being glanced at by Mordred.

"By the way, Masters of Saber...oh, there are two of them here. Forget it, let's just call them by name, Lixing. It's not long before it's time to have dinner. Shouldn't we prepare some ingredients in advance? I want to go out and buy some wine. , there is only delicious food but no fine wine, which is really a pity. Do you need me to bring you anything else?"

The father and son immediately looked at Ji Xing, including the Conqueror who asked, who seemed a little eager. Weber sighed inwardly, "Isn't this something right?"

"Hmm... buy some meat. The pies at noon still have a lot of vegetarian fillings. It's troublesome for so many of us to eat and cook too many dishes." Ji Xing thought for a while and said: "King Arthur, Sister Mordred, What do you want to eat?"

"I told you not to call me sister again!" Mordred snorted again: "I want to eat... I seemed to see a modern food when I was walking by the river last night... fried chicken? It smelled delicious. Do you know how to do it, boy?"

"Oh, um, it's simple. It's best to eat fried chicken with some Feizhai Happy Water, oh, that's Coke." Ji Xing said and looked at King Arthur.

"……I also can."

"Where is the King of Conquerors?"

"Hmm..." The Conqueror King looked thoughtful: "Is there any meat made with wine?"

"Beer duck, buy a duck and some mutton to go with it." Ji Xing turned around again: "What about Mr. Lion Jie?"

The food has been ordered. Isn't that right? How many people are there? Weber lamented in his heart again, but when Ji Xing asked him, he immediately replied: "I like to eat beef...isn't this a bit too much?"

"It doesn't matter, except for the beer duck, they are all faster." Ji Xing said with a smile: "Conquer Mr. Wang, have you remembered everything? Oh, by the way, our tables are not enough. It would be best to bring a small table for two people. And two chairs.”

"Hahaha, no problem, I will reply soon, you can start preparing!"

He just said that there was still some time before dinner, so he started to ask Ji Xing to prepare it. After going through the ordering process, the other people who had greater expectations for tonight's meal also had no objections.

Seeing Ji Xing wash his hands and walk into the kitchen, Artoria looked around and felt a little sorry. She stood up and stepped forward and said, "Master, is there anything you need my help with?"

Bang - the next moment, she was pushed aside by Mordred: "Boy, let me do it! I can still cook simple meals!"

"I've done it too..."

Before becoming king.

"I come!"

Weber and Lion Jie looked at each other in silence.

In this extremely strange and unreasonable environment, the first night after the Holy Grail War began slowly fell.