There were not too many surprises in the magic chess match on the first day of the Fourth Holy Grail War. The first person to surrender and surrender was of course the unpopular Yu Shenglong who had no knowledge of chess. Nosuke!
When the opponent defeated him for the first time, even if the situation could continue and was not completely defeated, he just grabbed his "Green Beard" daddy figure and hurriedly left the table with 0 victory points. The dismal result was lost to Tohsaka Rin who made up the numbers and lost the first day of the game.
Because, after Ryunosuke discovered that his summoned father seemed to have lost his soul and was not paying attention to the Holy Grail War at all, he himself had no intention of continuing. After all, Ryunosuke's hobbies are killing people, setting fires, and holding artistic sacrifices, and torturing people for fun. As for the Holy Grail, if Father Qingsu had not been obsessed with it and asked him, he would never have done it. Come here and be mobbed!
He, Ryunosuke Uyu, has always been very low-key. He never likes to be in the limelight, and he doesn't like to be in the crowd. Otherwise, how could he have continued to escape justice after committing the brutal serial murders in Fuyuki City until now? ?
Later, when the game was over, when he found that his opponent, the little girl Tohsaka Rin, didn't seem to want to pay attention to him, he had no choice but to leave the competition venue alone and disappeared from everyone's sight. I know where I went.
Immediately afterwards, Weber, who was playing against Luvia, was defeated for the second time... Obviously, whether it was Weber or the conquering king Iskandar, although they were not incompetent at playing chess, they were unable to cheat. For their opponents, they were obviously still a little bit behind, and in the end they could only retire in second place in despair.
The cruel fact that the two of them would actually lose to a seven-year-old girl made the invincible Iskandar and Weber shameless to stay here anymore, so after announcing that they had lost to the guy named After Luvia's little girl from the Edelfelt family, he quickly disappeared.
After all, his Webber lecturer Kenneth was present here, and he would not stay here to suffer the eyes of that cold-faced guy who almost never gave him a good look... So after the failure, he was busy Get away.
The third group that ended the competition was Tohsaka Sakura and Matou Kariya!
Just like when Sakura and Medusa asked the red commander before, the other party said: 'Within ten steps, take the enemy general's head.' Then, as expected, the two sides went back and forth thinking hard and fighting for more than half a day. Hours later, after the red team even sacrificed its own servants using the method of counterfeiting, and the opponent scored a point first, Shin finally made a move to the astonishment of Matou Kariya and Golden Gilgamesh on the opposite side. Afterwards, he won the decisive game with 3:1 points!
The competition in the fourth group was a bit beyond everyone's expectations...
Of course, everyone here refers to Annie and her little ones who know how to cheat! What they never expected was that even though Ilia knew the cheating method, she still lost to the rock-steady Kenneth with a result of 0:2!
…
After lunch, Illya aggressively blocked a young lady at the door who was satisfied with her meal and was about to go out for a walk to eat.
"Stop, don't leave yet!"
ヽ(｀⌒′)
"Sister Anne, please tell me why I played all the chess pieces according to the instructions, but I still lost in the end?!"
Regarding this, Illya said it was completely unacceptable!
You know, the four of them cheated together knowingly. Even the unlucky Sakura got three points, but it was Illya who ended up with 0 points. How could she possibly do this? accept?
"There's no way around this!"
"I am a professor of the Magic Association. The wisdom of that chess piece is inherently limited. What's so strange about being defeated by someone else?"
You really can't blame Anne for this. After all, a simple chess piece like that can't have such advanced intelligence! In more than ten years, when computers like this appear here on Earth, they will understand that even a program that runs extremely fast cannot 100% beat humans!
That chess piece was originally only equivalent to the level of wisdom of a professional chess player. It was normal for him to be defeated by a professor. Anyway, Anne will not give any explanation for this. She has tried her best to provide convenience to these guys. They win by their own ability. Apart from admitting failure, they really can't be too demanding.
"Stop messing around, Illya!"
"If you lose, you lose. Don't you still have six chances? Just try harder another day and try to win back the points."
Before Illya could continue to pester her, Irisviel, who was still chatting quietly with Tohsaka Aoi at the dining table, scolded her daughter with some dissatisfaction. If you lose even if you cheat, how can you blame others?
At that time, the chess piece persisted for more than an hour before being defeated, which was already remarkable... In short, as far as Irisviel knew, if it were her daughter Illya who played in person, I'm afraid The battle must be defeated in less than ten minutes. This must be what it is like, right?
"I do not want it!"
Little Ilia felt that if she worked hard, how could she get faster results by trying to bribe the referee and ask for a small deal or facilitate a black whistle?
Anyway, after following Miss Anne and her friends for more than ten days, she has already understood a truth, that is: in order to achieve the goal, if there is an easier way, then she will never go there. Choose the harder one!
"Ah! Where is she?!"
After being scolded by her mother Irisviel, when Illya turned around to use her failure to gain some benefits, she was shocked to find that one of their little sisters had disappeared. Know where it flashed or teleported to.
"Illya, come over and eat quickly!"
"I got it……"
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Annie, who had just escaped from the entanglement of a certain little guy, had just flashed out and spotted the figure in a blue skirt standing by a small pond in the distance. Even if it was just the back, Annie could see from the dull stick on the other person's head. Mao and the unique war dress recognized each other at a glance.
"Hey, silly big sister, what do you want to do here alone?"
"Is it possible that... because you lost, you are a little distracted now and don't even want to eat? Do you want to jump into the river?"
Anne was a little surprised and looked at the water surface of this pond which was more like a lake than a lake. After looking at it, she shook her head and said:
"I'm telling you, the water here isn't deep, so it definitely won't drown you!"
Anne didn't think it would be a good idea for this crazy guy to jump into the river. Instead of doing that, it would be easier to wipe his neck with the holy sword!
"..."
"I am King Arthur, Artoria Pendragon, not some stupid king! And I am not here just because I want to jump into the river!"
In fact, she was just looking at the small lake and thinking of something and was in a daze. She was not inexplicably wanting to jump into the river as the other party said! Besides, she has been blessed by the lake fairy and can walk on the water, so theoretically, she will never drown. Even if she really can't think of it, she will not choose to dive!
Furthermore, Saber doesn't like this little girl very much. Apart from the fact that she often makes her angry, she doesn't know why, but she can always feel a faint sense of threat from her... It's not because of her strength. Powerful, but... as if I were a chicken and saw its natural enemy, the eagle?
This feeling is very weird and bad... So, usually, she tries to avoid the other person, or simply tries not to be alone with the other person.
"Okay, stupid-haired king Artoria!"
ヽ(^w^)
"..."
After opening her mouth, Saber finally decided that if she didn't have the same experience as this little guy, she could just say what he wanted to say. There was nothing she could do about him anyway. Anyway, she will definitely not admit that she is a silly king. The 'silly hair' on her head is actually a symbol of the king's majesty and honor, and it is not just a silly hair!
"By the way, everyone is eating now, and all the good food is almost eaten up, but you, who has a huge appetite, are hiding here instead of eating. What on earth do you want to do?!"
"Are you looking at the scenery...or are you homesick?"
"But let me tell you, your country has been dead for more than a thousand years, and you have been dead for more than a thousand years. It's useless no matter how much you think about it!"
Little Annie curiously approached the other party and looked at the other party's expressionless face at close range. Obviously, even she could see that the other party's mood seemed not to be very good right now?
"..."
After hearing the little girl's words, Saber's expression and the look in her eyes became a little darker... Yes, this weird little girl did speak to her heart, but... she would never give up. Won't!
So soon, her expression became determined again, and the light in her eyes became determined and full of hope again.
"You are so boring. You won't die if you talk about it!"
"I'm telling you, maybe you don't know yet, right? That Joan of Arc, she even told me how she was caught and burned to death!"
That's right, because a certain saint couldn't stand her repeated harassment, she finally relived one of her most terrifying memories one night and told her everything bit by bit. It came out, which completely satisfied little Annie's curiosity.
This is just like what she said, saying it will not kill you, always hiding it in your heart, it is just escaping, and that is wrong!
"..."
"I want to go back and return to the day of choosing the king..."
That's right! This is what Saber was thinking about just now!
She did come out to relax a little because of today's defeat, because she found that under the new Holy Grail War rules, her abilities didn't seem to have any effect? The feeling of powerlessness in the battle of wits on the chessboard made her feel very aggrieved, and she also had a little doubt about being able to win in the end...
In addition, she also knew that the little girl next to her would obviously be more inclined to let the little girl from the Tohsaka family get the Holy Grail instead of Illya... Therefore, she came here in a depressed mood. Here, looking at this small lake in the mountain stream, I remember the situation when I got the holy sword from the lake fairy... At that time, that lake seemed a little similar to the one in front of me?
"Okay, I understand! You actually want to take the regret medicine, but you are already dead!"
Blinking, Anne quickly understood what the other party meant by 'going back'. As for 'King Selection Day', it probably meant starting over?
"I'm not dead..."
Saber fell into memories again. She still remembered that before she inherited the throne, she already knew the fate of Britain from Merlin... But in the end, she still gave up the happiness of being a girl and became a man. king!
She froze the tenderness belonging to a girl in her heart and put an end to everyone's normal emotions. She went into battle crazily to kill enemies, and also accumulated countless alien souls under the sword for the survival of the kingdom... And all of this... Everything was done to ensure that her kingdom could be continued as long as possible... However, it was a pity that when all her efforts and dedication were all in vain, Britain also died tragically in the civil war and the invasion of foreign enemies, with all the people killed and injured. When the tragic facts were placed in front of her, she simply could not accept such an ending.
Therefore, when she was about to die, she made a contract with the 'world' Alaya. Even if she had to pay the price of eternal reincarnation, she hoped to get the Holy Grail and made a wish - to return to the day of choosing the king! She is Saber, and Artoria firmly believes that as long as she can persevere, she will be able to change everything!
"Don't try to lie to me. If you hadn't died, how could you have become the heroic spirit you are now?"
Regarding this question, Anne is very sure that only dead people and souls can become heroic spirits! Anyway, in this main world and in this plane, King Arthur Arturia Pendragon has been dead for more than a thousand years. No one can question this.
"..."
"After that battle, I was on the Hill of Sword Fence... when I was dying, I heard the call of the Seat of Heroes, so I agreed..."
Saber slowly talked about her original story, and she decided that she was not dead, she just followed the call of the world, came to this world to fight as a heroic spirit, obtained the Holy Grail, and made a wish to return to that moment, to the day of choosing the king, Then rewrite all tragedies!
And this is why she participated in the Holy Grail War and accepted the summons.
"Then you're dead!"
"..."
"I think that when you participated in the Holy Grail War and wanted the Holy Grail, you must have thought about returning with it, right?"
Annie raised her leg out of boredom and kicked a small stone away, sending it directly to the water in the distance and knocking away several splashes.
"Yes, I want to go back..."
Saber didn't want to deny this matter, and nodded generously along with the little girl's words.
"Why are you going back? Can't you live well here?"
"Besides, if you want to take regret medicine or something after failure, you are just a scoundrel and a hooligan. Let me tell you, the Holy Grail will definitely not be able to satisfy your desire!"
Anne can also do it by herself if it is a short period of time, such as rewinding or recycling time. However, reversing time and directly returning a timeline to a certain point is such a big project that even the world consciousness is not willing to do it. Right?
After all, that is likely to have very serious consequences and a series of things, and that is not good!
"I have to go back, I want to protect my people, they need me..."
Her kingdom shouldn't perish like that, and the people of Britain shouldn't suffer that tragic fate, so she must go back! Moreover, she believed that Alaya had a way to get her back, and the contract would not lie! What's more, until now, she still vaguely feels that her time is still stuck in 'that moment'!
"No one needs anyone, that's just your wishful thinking!"
Anne feels that she has the most say in this matter!
Look, she has played in so many worlds and left so many messes, but in the end, without her, her kingdoms or federations are not in good shape? I'm afraid, those guys secretly wish she could find someone to get out of, right?
Hum hum…
Therefore, no one really needs anyone. Even if someone is missing, they will soon get used to it.
"..."
Saber didn't say anything, just stared blankly at the ripples caused by the stone kicked out by the little girl in the middle of the lake.
"Can't you just take care of yourself and make yourself happy? There are so many people in a country, and you can't take care of them!"
Anyway, heartless Anne has never thought about managing a country well, whether it is the witches in the Caribbean world, the Bear Shield Bureau on another earth, or the Kingdom of Fire and Fire in the Azeroth world. The Alliance, or the Federation of Heroes in the Koprulu Sector, etc., she rarely takes care of things, and even gets in the way?
But in the end, she was not doing well, so she didn’t need to worry about it at all! At most, when something goes wrong, if she is here, she can help a little bit?
"You do not understand……"
She would definitely not be swayed by the little girl's ambitions and expectations that she had worked hard for for more than ten years, so Saber still clenched her fists tightly and looked at the lake.
"I don't understand!?"
"Interesting! Let me tell you, my country is much bigger than yours, and the people must be countless times more than yours. I have also served as several queen leaders and heads of state. How could I not understand?"
Although she hasn't been a queen or a head of state for a long time, Anne still has her own way of being the leader of a group of people!
"ah?"
"Are you really a queen?"
Saber turned to look at the little girl who was two heads shorter than her, not wanting to believe it. Although the girl often used the slogan 'Queen Anne', she was still not willing to believe it! As for the monsters replayed on TV that the other party had summoned, she was more willing to believe that they were just monsters summoned by the other party.
How old is she... There is no such thing as a little girl queen in this world, at least, not in Artoria's mind.
"Of course! I am the queen of the Flame Kingdom and the supreme head of the Federation of Heroes! The planets and populations I can manage and command will scare you to death!"
Annie proudly raised her little fist and raised it proudly.
She, Queen Anne, wants to be strong and powerful, and she wants to be powerful. Whoever dares to make her unhappy will be able to make him unhappy forever in a matter of minutes!
"..."
"Annie?"
After thinking about it, Saber didn't take the other party's words too seriously, and just asked tentatively.
"Well, what's wrong?"
"I want to know...how do you run the country?"
In view of the fact that she was betrayed by her subordinate knights, her trusted 'daughter', and her close friends said that she did not understand people's hearts, she just looked at this little girl who kept saying that she was a queen. How did the other party do it?
"I don't care much..."
Biting her little finger, Annie began to remember...
Whether it was in Azeroth, the Caribbean, or the Koprulu Sector, it seemed that she had enslaved some guys and then left them to mess around on their own? And what she herself did, apart from playing, was to use force to intimidate her, right?
"I just let the guys who listen to me take care of things and then I just go play!"
That's right, this is how Anne manages. She usually only captures the top leaders of a country, and then they will naturally do things for her. Then, she inexplicably becomes the queen. The Supreme Head of State?
"Ah……"
"You can't do this. Even if it's fine at first, things will get messy soon..."
"Besides, the human heart is a very complex thing."
In fact, the complexity of people's hearts is far beyond Saber's imagination. Now, in addition to often thinking of the words of the chief knight Lancelot, and feeling angry and confused about those guys who betrayed her, she also has more... It's just a deep helplessness...
She has understood that running a country is far more difficult than what she did before! And if there was ever a chance, she vowed that she would do better!
"Do not worry about it!"
"Those who are disobedient, or those who dare to mess around and cause trouble, just burn them!"
Anne was never afraid of others opposing her, because she had already burned those who opposed her! In fact, most of the time, she doesn't need to take action at all, and those underdogs will settle everything for her!
"how could you do this?!"
o(Д)っ!
"why not?"
(￣へ￣)
"That's wrong!"
(Д*)
"That's right!"
(￣▽￣)~*
"If you do that, the country will soon be in chaos!"
"But my country has never been in chaos!"
"That is impossible!"
"But that's the truth!"
"..."
Saber suddenly stopped talking. She felt that there was no point in arguing with a little girl.
"Then let me ask you, since you think you did the right thing and did it so well, what will the outcome of your country be like?"
Facts are better than anything else. Since the other party dares to say that Queen Anne did something wrong, then let's take it easy.
"Being betrayed..."
After just two words, Saber didn't dare to continue.
"Look! You did the right thing, but your country is gone! And I did the wrong thing, but my kingdom and federation are still in good condition! I tell you, as long as I need it, even if I ask them to conquer this country right away The world is also a matter of one sentence!”
When talking about this matter, Anne did not hide the pride on her face at all. She has a large group of helpers of all kinds. If one day when she travels around the world, she really encounters a powerful being that she cannot defeat by herself, then she can bring in a large number of reinforcements at any time. Kill the enemies to death!
"..."
"Annie, what is your way to be a king?"
Maybe he was choked by the other party's words, or maybe he was deep in thought. Anyway, after a while, Saber turned around and asked the other party again.
"The way to be a king? No!"
What a mess, Anne herself would never waste time or brain thinking about such troublesome things.
"Don't you have any experience?"
"That's it anyway, I'll use whoever I think is useful! How do you say that..."
"That's right! It's 'those who obey me will prosper and those who go against me will perish'!"
(vv)
"In that case, loyalty cannot be guaranteed..."
Saber shook her head. Sure enough, she still felt that she shouldn't have too high expectations for this little girl.
"Loyalty and stuff like that, can you eat that kind of thing?"
"I don't want their loyalty. If they are not good to me, I will directly use magic to control them!"
Yes, Her Majesty Queen Anne is so willful! To deal with those bad guys, if you think they are useful, then control them; if you think they are useless, just burn them! As for what they would think, what did it have to do with her?
As long as those guys are unconditionally obedient, she won't mind no matter how they abuse her or how they arrange things behind her back! Of course, the premise is that the great Queen Anne cannot hear it, otherwise, they will be dead!
()
"..."
"You are a tyrant!"
"Maybe, but I won't care about that!"
"Annie, this is not good..."
"It's great. In the world I've been to, most of the guys I picked up supported me! Sometimes when I left, they even cried and begged not to let me go!"
For example, those people with black eyes from crying?
"..."
"Aha! You don't want everyone to think you are a good king, do you?"
"Is not it?"
"Hahaha, it makes sense for you to call yourself King Da Mao!"
"..."
"Then how did you do it?"
"I never care about these things. Didn't I just say that about the bad guys who jumped out? Just burn them!"
“To fight violence with violence is what a tyrant does!”
"Those bad guys want to kill you, but you still talk to them? You are a fool!"
"..."
"That's my ideal!"
"So you're dead and I'm still alive and well!"
"..."
"Well, let's do a little experiment. I'll go back to your past with you, to what you call 'the day of king selection'! Then, you do what I say and see how it ends. What will it look like?”
After speaking, Annie took out a handful of time gems.
Originally, she didn't plan to mess around in this world with world consciousness, but if she goes back to a certain timeline in the past, I think she wouldn't mind that Aleye, right?
"Can you let me go back?"
Saber was surprised. Isn't this something only the Holy Grail can do?
"Of course! Otherwise, who do you think I am?"
Anne originally didn't want to do this kind of thankless thing, but now, it doesn't hurt to do it! This world doesn't belong to her anyway. If she messes up and pulls her down, she won't feel bad at all!
When the time comes, she will leave in a row and let others cry!
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