"Will anyone really fall into this kind of trap? It feels like it's just a waste of gems."
Medea asked as she looked at Roland who took out a large number of gems from the gold jar with jewels and threw them on the ground nonchalantly like bait.
"If you are a normal person, you probably won't be deceived. But unfortunately, if that goddess comes and the object of dependence is Tohsaka Rin, just treat her as a fool. Look, this Isn’t it just here?”
Roland's blazing search device revealed a mysterious smile.
——
"Ishtar!"
When he realized that the other party seemed to be searching for him, Tohsaka Rin began to call his followers.
In an instant, she was transformed from a little girl with no strength to a servant capable of crushing ordinary magicians. Such a change was so fast and so deep that even the wily Matou Zouken was unable to do so. find.
However, Tohsaka Rin's heart was still full of gloom.
This was not only because of his carelessness, but also because of the unchanged expression on the face of the enemy in front of him.
From the beginning, this guy knew about the existence of Servants! He came prepared!
"Ma Anna!"
As a two-person pseudo-servant, Ishtar also understood this, so she did not attack the opponent immediately. Instead, she let her spiritual equipment attack autonomously, and held the dagger like a symbol in the ceremony. , waved his hand and slashed at the blue-gray arm that poked out from the shadows.
In close combat, Ishtar, who can fly freely, is not inferior, but she must take into account Tohsaka Rin's condition. Being entangled like this would be too detrimental to the subsequent battle.
But before her weapon touched those arms, they melted naturally and turned into darkness like a swamp. Ropes of shadow stretched out and wrapped around her body.
"Damn it!"
One wrong step, one wrong step after another, the actions that cost me the opportunity due to greed, all marked my price at this moment.
Before he completely lost his mobility, Ishtar crushed a gem again, letting huge magic power linger around him, forming a barrier to resist attacks and help break free from this shadow-like rope.
Fortunately, Ma Anna was released immediately, and the opponent could only attack once. The next step was to return to his own rhythm and let the enemy understand the wrath of the goddess of Venus!
But the mysterious enemy walked straight in front of her without any hesitation about attacking from above.
The attack shot from the spiritual bow like a cannon shot was blocked by the surrounding invisible barrier before it touched Roland's body.
Seeing Caster suddenly appearing and following Roland, Ishtar understood the seriousness of the matter.
Not caring about making a big fuss, Ishtar gritted her teeth and let all the magic power in her body be injected into the spiritual equipment above through invisible connections. She wanted to repeat the bombardment that wiped out the Matou family, even if it affected herself. Better than falling into enemy hands.
But Roland didn't look back, he just said calmly.
"berserker."
A swift black shadow jumped up from the ground like a cheetah and grabbed the spiritual equipment that was charging. The dark red magic power eroded and turned into a long bow, but it was essentially Tianzhou's spiritual equipment, causing it to emit The unbearable whine.
Although it may not be able to use its own functions as skillfully as Ishtar, in the face of Lancelot who can turn everything in his hands into his own noble phantom, Ma Anna can only be used as a club by him. It's a wasteful use of resources.
"Human, remember this!"
Seeing this scene, a trace of anger flashed in Ishtar's pupils, and the rope of shadow began to break under the surge of magic power, but the purple magic chain quickly took over this role, and bloomed with strange electric light, suppressing Ishtar's struggle.
"If you are too careless, you will end up like this in the Holy Grail War. However, it is really terrible. Being restrained like this, the servants on one side have long lost their ability to resist. The magic power in your body is still soaring, Master. , it seems like it won’t be able to trap her for long.”
Medea looked at the deflated Ishtar and said teasingly.
"Who cares about things like the Holy Grail, which is just like the Great Cup of Uruk? Although I am indeed a little moved, but compared to the trouble associated with it this time, I would rather wait for mortals to enshrine it!"
Hearing such innocent thoughts, Roland sneered and took over the conversation.
"It doesn't matter whether you have this idea or not. The key is that you have the ability to fight for the Holy Grail. Just like the Tohsaka family will also look for the church as an ally, right, little friend Tosaka Rin."
When she heard Roland calling her name, the anger in Ishtar's red pupils was gradually replaced by confusion and confusion. She looked at Roland's face, and after a while, she showed a look of surprise.
"It's you, the big brother from the convenience store...you are also the master..."
It seems that it was because he was too deeply caught when he was buying chocolates. After some time, Tohsaka Rin still had an impression of Roland, but because of this, Tohsaka Rin felt even more uneasy. Although it was not a secret, But the dangerous master in front of him, who had no known purpose, had seen her and her mother, and knew their identities clearly.
"Master, there is some trouble." At this time, Medea also came over and observed Tohsaka Rin's state, "In the servant state, their souls can also be transformed. This is a very deep level of dependence. , when using my Noble Phantasm to release the contract, it will also release the restraints on them. If the goddess is unwilling and still resists by force, it will be very troublesome."
"Hmph, of course, I was not born due to a formal summons, but because of the nature of the Holy Grail, I chose Rin to make a contract. Are you afraid, human being, for the sake of the sacrifice you gave me before, if you can Now that I’m offering you something of equal weight, I’d like to forgive you for your disrespect just now.”
"What a greedy goddess," Roland laughed dumbly, but slowly approached the bound Ishtar and raised his index finger.
"Hey, rude human being, what do you want to do? I am a goddess and cannot become a servant. If I am not willing, even if the contract is terminated, as long as I am not willing, I will merge with Rin on a deeper level, no matter what Whatever conspiracy you have, you will never succeed..."
"Unless your body is destroyed together, right?" Roland sneered. Such a cruel statement made Ishtar's face turn pale.
"Originally, it was more convenient to do this, but fortunately I have a simpler method. You should be grateful that there is something useful left in that worn-out wisdom."
"What do you want to do?"
Ignoring Ishtar's words, Roland looked at Ishtar and murmured to himself: "First, let the owner of this body regain the initiative... Rin Tosaka, Sakura is in my hands now, Do you want to meet her?"
"Where is she!"
The anxiety and guilt accumulated all night turned into eagerness, allowing Rin Tosaka to switch into the master personality of this servant body. This was the opportunity Roland had been waiting for a long time.
His index finger pointed at Ishtar's forehead. Under the flow of magic power, dark traces were formed on his fingertips. After the outline was completed, the chains that bound Rin Tosaka disappeared in an instant.
But what was broken along with it was the spiritual equipment worn by Tohsaka Rin.
"ah--!"
She turned back into the little girl wearing a red coat and twin tails, and fell steadily into Roland's arms from mid-air.
"Ishtar?"
Grabbing Roland's clothes, Tohsaka Rin subconsciously called for his reliable partner, but in his mind, there was no response from the goddess.
Holding the little girl in his arms, Roland showed a warm smile and explained.
"Don't worry, she's fine. The soul of the goddess is just trapped in your body by me. She can still hear and see everything you have experienced, but she can't come out anymore. Although the remaining In the ritual, most of the magic is black energy type, but I also know a little bit about energy magic itself."
Rin Tosaka looked at the road reflector at the corner of the street. On his forehead, a dark Chinese character was quietly staying in the center.
As an honors student with a good upbringing, Rin Tosaka, who was exposed to Sinology at a very young age, recognized that word.
——That is, angry.
