Looking at the young man named Emiya Shirou in front of her, Mapo would naturally think of an old rival from back then. The scene of the battle of wits and courage between the two ten years ago seemed to still be vivid in her mind.
A war without trouble is boring, and this Holy Grail War is becoming more and more interesting.
The young man still knew very little about the Holy Grail War, which made the priest's lips curl up, and there was a hint of pleasure in his tone:
"I see. It seems that he does have a serious lack of knowledge about the Holy Grail War...Okay, I will teach him. After all, this is the first time you have asked me, Rin~"
The last name was a bit affectionate, but when it came out of Mapo's mouth, it felt inexplicably pleasurable for some reason.
cold:"……"
The girl felt a little chilly, frowned, and looked at the stone pillar next to her.
Seeing this, Kotomine Kirei chuckled and walked towards the two of them.
"Prince Guard..."
Zheng──!
There was a flash of cold light, followed by the sound of swords. Kotomine Kirei stopped moving forward in an instant, and a sword energy cut a gap in the ground pavement in front of his feet!
Father Mapo's pupils shrank slightly, his body tensed, and he suppressed the urge to use the command spell.
He turned his head and saw Archer on the seat next to him with his legs crossed and looking at him coldly.
"Zha Xiu, who allowed you to get close to my master?"
Ren said arrogantly, holding an invisible sword in one hand. Although he was sitting aside, Kotomine Kirei felt that the other party was looking down at him, an ant.
Mapo: "..."
This archer's nostrils are turned upward, and he is almost carved from the same mold as the Hero King Gilgamesh.
There was a slight chill on the neck, feeling the extreme danger of being pointed directly by the blade of the invisible sword. Father Mapo twitched the corner of his mouth and smiled slightly:
"Don't be wary, Archer. As the supervisor of the Holy Church and the guardian of your master, how can I harm her?"
To be honest, according to Lancer Cu Chulainn's previous report, he thought Renn was Saber at first.
Until King Da Mao was summoned again...
Then using the elimination method, although it is ridiculous that an archer can be so strong in melee combat, Rin's followers can only be archers.
This is why, after King Da Mao came out, Ren quickly confessed that he was not a Saber, because he could no longer pretend, so Mapo could rule out that he was a swordsman.
He explained to Miss Rin that pretending to be a swordsman was just to confuse the enemy and hide more information in the early stages of the Holy Grail War...
Although Rin completely didn't understand the so-called strange tactic of "tricking the opponent into close combat, pretending to be invincible, retreating, and then turning around and shooting him to death with an arrow when the opponent rushes to pursue him," he could only reluctantly accept it.
The most important thing is that Ren has proven his strong fighting ability. Miss Rin thinks that like her father Tosaka Tokiomi, she has drawn an SSR...
SSR is stable. If he is more willful, she can accept it.
Tokiomi:......
"Yeah?"
Ren glanced at Mapo indifferently: "So, are you doubting my intuition as a warrior...or do you think your lies can be hidden from my eyes?"
As he spoke, Ren's pupils lost color, leaving only snow white, as if he had no pupils but only the whites of his eyes.
Facing these strange white eyes, a subtle feeling that even his thoughts could be seen through arose in Kirei Hiramine's heart.
Precognition, revelation, or intuition...are they the most troublesome heroic spirits?
Kotomine Kirei suddenly frowned. This strange and mysterious archer was too strong and too difficult to deal with. He had defeated a demigod hero like Lancer in close combat, and his long-range attack methods were not even revealed.
For most people, this conversation would be enough to kill them.
But Mapo is Mapo after all, a tax evader all the time.
Even though Ren revealed some malicious thoughts in front of Tohsaka Rin, he could still face the scrutinizing and vigilant eyes of Tohsaka Rin and Emiya Shirou with a normal expression.
Father Mapo’s face did not turn red, and his heart did not beat. The villain complained first:
"Rin, you'd better restrain your servants in the church."
"I'm sorry, my servant has a very bad character. As a king, he is the only one who has the most respect for himself. Do you want me to waste a Command Seal on such a trivial matter, Kirei?"
Tosaka Rin crossed his arms and looked at Kotomine Kirei coldly.
At this point, even without any evidence, she was basically certain that her father's death was definitely related to him.
Even the probing questions prepared in advance were not used.
The two stared at each other in silence for a few seconds.
Soon, Kotomine Kirei chuckled, raised his hands and took a few steps back:
"Okay, okay, Rin, let me lose to you...the seventh person over there, the master is not something you can transfer.
The so-called master is the trial given by the Holy Grail. Once you have obtained it, you cannot give up this identity. This pain cannot be released until you truly win the Holy Grail. "
"So, I have to participate in this ridiculous game of seven people fighting each other?" Young Hero Wei Gong frowned.
In fact, it wasn't just Ren, he also felt just now that this fake priest had some evil intentions towards them.
"Game? Your understanding is too superficial. Everything in the Holy Grail War is to select people who are worthy of the Holy Grail. The so-called fighting of seven people is just a ritual to accomplish this goal."
"Wait a minute! The Holy Grail isn't really the legendary Christian Holy Grail, is it?"
"Strictly speaking, it's not...but the Holy Grail that came to Fuyuki City is also genuine. Just looking at the incredible existence of the Servant can prove it...
And for a Holy Grail that can reach this point, the authenticity of the object is meaningless, because the power it possesses can fully be called the Holy Grail..."
The empty church echoed with Kotomine Kirei's professional commentary.
Emiya Shirou argued with Mapo from time to time, and he was still trying to give up his master status.
But unfortunately, after Kotomine Kirei raised the possibility that "evil people will realize their evil wishes if they get the Holy Grail," Shirou Emiya, who dreams of becoming a "partner of justice," still made his original decision.
Participate in this Holy Grail War as a master!
"Have fun, boy!"
Kotomine Kirei stood in front of the church door, looking at Young Hero Emiya who subconsciously stopped after hearing his words, and raised the corners of his mouth:
"Emiya Shirou, even if you don't want to admit it, for the partners of justice, evil that needs to be defeated is indispensable. Only when clear evil appears can your wish be truly realized..."
"..."
Emiya Shirou frowned, turned and walked towards Saber, who was standing silently on the street.
Ten years ago, the fire in the Fuyuki Civic Hall was related to the Holy Grail War... It was naturally impossible for him to watch the tragedy happen again, even if there was only a slight possibility.
After a moment, Tohsaka Rin turned around slightly. The girl lowered her eyelids and glanced back at Kotomine Kirei standing in the dark church with a complicated expression.
This was a farewell look, which meant that this man was dead in her heart.
Looking at the girl's graceful figure walking away on the road, Kotomine Kirei couldn't help but look regretful.
Based on his understanding of pleasure, someone like Tohsaka Rin, who has perfect character and is quite close to him socially, should be the last to taste the delicacy.
But the plan couldn't keep up with the changes, and Kotomine Kirei didn't expect Tohsaka Rin to be able to summon such a powerful heroic spirit.
"He is actually an archer. It's unbelievable... You can imagine how deep he is hidden. Even the golden Pika with his eyes higher than his head may not be stronger than him." ─ This is what Lancer Cu Chulainn is thinking about. Comments on archer a while later.
Mapo knew that this mysterious "Arthur Pendragon" was definitely the best among the servants.
I just don't know why he is also the King of Knights.
Obviously, what Shirou Emiya summoned was King Arthur from last time...
'It's a bit tricky. '
Kotomine Kirei frowned. With a powerful and mysterious heroic spirit like Archer guarding Rin, it would be difficult to attack her happily as planned.
However, if we can seize control of this male King Arthur and add the existence of the Hero King Gilgamesh, we will definitely win the Holy Grail War this time!
As for how to deal with this male King Arthur, it is also very simple. At the end, just use the command spell to make him commit suicide.
This was what Kotomine Kirei had been thinking before.
It's a pity that this wonderful plan has just been completely ruined. The archer's perception is too sharp and he is not even allowed to get closer to Tohsaka Rin.
He knew that he had completely lost Rin's trust just now.
"There is no other way, Rin. If I have a chance, I can only get rid of you first. Some people also see you as a thorn in their side."
Father Mapo chuckled, turned around and walked into the church.
No matter what, with the power of him, Lancer Cu Chulainn, and Hero King Gilgamesh, they are still the strongest combination in this Holy Grail War.
…
On the hill outside the church, everything was completely silent. The streets were deserted late at night, with only the cold wind blowing across the lonely highway.
Emiya Shirou and Tohsaka Rin both lowered their heads and remained silent, each thinking about their own thoughts. After meeting Father Mapo this time, both masters gained something.
Even though I know it's not good news.
"Archer, what you just perceived...is it true?"
Tohsaka Rin suddenly stopped, and after standing next to Ren, the girl looked at him with complicated eyes.
"Of course, at that moment just now, he did have some ill will towards you." Ren said lightly.
Malice was a bit mysterious. What he was really sure of was that the "Eye of Deception" showed that Father Mapo's muscle condition was abnormal just now. That was a sign of preparation for an attack. It was obvious that he had malicious intentions just now.
"...I understand, thank you, archer."
Tohsaka Rin whispered, with mixed emotions, with a look that seemed relieved and sad at the same time.
Ren nodded and said nothing. Father Mapo had been Rin's master and guardian for a long time, and she still had some feelings for him.
However, just now Mapo actually wanted to repeat his old trick, trying to attack Rin like a sneak attack on Sister Ba, trying to kill her in order to get rid of himself, the servant he couldn't see through.
How can this be done?
Of course, Ren couldn't sit still anymore and immediately demolished Mapo's stage.
To be honest, if this guy wasn't really vigilant and would use the command spell to summon the Lancer at any time, the King of Heroes was also missing, and there were other servants squatting outside the church, Renne would have wanted to give him a sword.
At this time, Tohsaka Rin suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong, Tohsaka-san?" Emiya Shirou asked.
"That's it..."
Tosaka Rin looked at Shirou Emiya calmly: "I brought you to the church before because you were not my enemy at that time, but now you are determined to win the Holy Grail War and become one of the seven masters. one……"
What the girl means is that everyone is an enemy and they are about to start fighting.
"But, I never planned to fight Tohsaka-san!" Emiya Shirou shook his head and explained quickly.
Innocent……
Tohsaka Rin twitched the corner of his mouth, looked at the sincere-looking Shirou Emiya with his blue eyes for a while, sighed softly, and held his forehead with his hand in some distress:
"I knew it would be like this...haven't you understood the meaning of the Holy Grail War?"
"I understand, but my purpose is not the Holy Grail, but to prevent evil people from getting the Holy Grail. But if the person who finally gets the Holy Grail is you, Tohsaka-san, I will also be happy for you." Shirou smiled.
"..."
Rin's face turned slightly red, obviously he was touched accidentally.
However, the girl was still calm and glanced sideways at the silent Saber behind her:
"Even if you don't want to get the Holy Grail, Emiya-kun, your heroic spirit is here for this goal. It seems that she has no intention of giving up using the Holy Grail to save Britain."
Shirou Emiya was slightly startled and turned to look at King Daimao:
"Saber, do you still insist on your idea?"
Glancing at Ren, who was standing lazily aside, calmly watching the show, Saber hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Although her ideas had been impacted to a certain extent by what Arthur had said before, someone with a stubborn personality like her would not give up so easily.
"That would be troublesome." Shirou had a headache. He didn't want to fight Rin, and he didn't want to stop Saber from doing anything.
"No trouble, as long as I defeat Saber here, all problems will be solved." Renn on the side smiled and pulled out the invisible sword.
The faint words contained murderous intent, echoing in the streets.
Shirou Emiya and Rin were startled, Shirou frowned, and Rin's expression was uncertain.
Saber beside Ren suddenly frowned, the invisible sword appeared in her hand, and she stared at him seriously:
"Archer, why do you still have the Holy Sword when you come as a bow?"
"Girl, guess what, after the demise of Britain, because of the power of the Holy Spear, I did not actually die... After changing my appearance, I traveled to many countries and met countless brave men and legends... Don't ever think that I Only the legendary power.
My power has long surpassed the legend of King Arthur! "
Ren grinned and began to add settings to his "old sword".
He is the one who eats books every day and rubs his hands on the panel.
Rin suddenly realized after hearing this, no wonder he seems to be much stronger than Saber, the King of Knights. He must have grown up a lot later.
Looking at the surprised expression of King Da Mao, Ren smiled confidently:
"Saber, if I don't mention anything else, but against you, my chance of losing is almost zero. Do you understand?"
This is actually a fact. Know yourself and the enemy and you will be victorious in every battle.
He knows Artoria too well. He knows her precious phantoms, abilities, combat methods, and swordsmanship moves...all clearly. Even if she gets Avalon, she can only protect herself, because he also knows the scabbard very well. .
"Arthur, you..." King Da Mao looked shocked.
She soon realized the seriousness of the problem, and this guy with more experience than her might be her nemesis.
He seems to have what she has, and what she doesn't have, he may have quite a few... Damn it, how can this be fun? !
"Archer, stop talking nonsense! I would like to try today to see how powerful you are after surpassing the legend!"
Arturia glared at him, feeling that the other party was cheating, but she had no choice but to accept it. Although she showed no weakness on her face, she felt cold in her heart...
Especially after feeling the poor magic reserve in her body, her reason told her that she had almost no chance of winning.
Ren held the invisible sword and slowly walked towards Saber like a villain, with a bright smile on his face:
"Really? Strength B, Durability C, Agility C, Magic B, Luck B, Noble Phantasm C, Saber, your condition is not very good? It might be difficult to even free the Holy Sword now, right?
Hehe, the injury on the shoulder caused by Lancer hasn't healed yet.
That's it? You still want to fight me? Girl, who gave you the courage? Is it Liang Jingru from Malaysia? "
(Note: The album "Courage" was released in August 2000, and Wren's quote here is correct.)
King Da Mao: "..."
'Who is Liang Jingru...ah, why does he know this? '
Staring at Ren's pair of mysterious silver eyes that seemed to see through everything and see through illusions, the girl's heart felt cold again.
This was obviously an ability that she did not possess, but it allowed him to directly see through her insincerity. Now, it was difficult for her to even bluff and pretend to be fat.
"Saber, are you feeling frustrated? No, no, it's not enough. What I want is despair!"
Phew~
The magic power was released, as if to hit her, Ren smiled evilly, and a whirlwind of magic power surged out of his body. The silver knight's armor shone, and his hair danced in the wind.
There is no other way, I just have a lot of magic power, so I use it to clean my armor first and then blow my hair.
'hateful! Is it great to have more magic power? ! '
King Da Mao, who had extremely poor magic power in his body, gritted his teeth and looked hatefully at Ren, who was showing off and deliberately exuding an aura of abundant magic power.
The girl looked aggrieved, jealousy made her feel separated.
She swore that she had never fought such a frustrating battle!
The cold wind is biting and the atmosphere is getting chilly.
Click, click, click... Under the light of the street lamp, Ren, who was smiling brightly, held the holy sword and slowly approached Arturia, who looked depressed and wary, step by step.
Before the two of them took action, Ren's momentum completely suppressed King Da Mao.
No matter how strong a girl is, she is still a human being and has emotions. Faced with such an extremely unfavorable situation, she really can't raise her momentum.
"Archer, wait..."
Even Shirou Emiya could see that Saber was actually in danger.
It was really unfavorable for her to face Arthur in this state.
Ren chose to ignore Emiya Shaoxia's words. Since he was summoned by Rin, he would only stand in her position.
"Tohsaka..."
Seeing that Archer insisted on taking action, Emiya Shirou looked anxious. He looked helplessly and eagerly at Tohsaka Rin, who stopped him at this moment and lowered his head slightly and remained silent.
Half of Rin's face was shrouded in shadow, and she felt a little confused.
Frankly speaking, this is indeed the best time to get rid of Saber.
Rin also has a cold side as a magician, and at this time, she doesn't have a very high opinion of Shirou.
It would be a good choice to let Saber retire without killing Shirou at most.
"Archer, stop first." Rin sighed and stopped Ren.
Emiya Shirou finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. He really didn't want to fight Tohsaka Rin unless he had to.
Under the streetlight not far away, Ren stopped when he heard the sound. He held the hilt of the sword in his hand, gently pressed the tip of the holy sword to the ground, and stood five meters in front of King Da Mao.
"Rin, have you thought about it clearly? As long as you want, hey, I can make the Arthurian girl play GG with laughter tonight, and we will have a round in the Holy Grail War."
Ren looked very unconvinced, Artoria stared at him fiercely with green eyes, and the smile on her face was very playful.
The look of her hair blowing up was very interesting. He used to like to see Si Dai gnashing his teeth and looking helpless, but after getting to know her, it was not easy to bully her.
Unexpectedly, now I have another chance...
It's not his disdain, but he still has the nerve to say that he has fought in the Holy Grail War if he doesn't bully King Da Mao?
"Forget it this time, Archer, let him go today."
Rin looked at Shirou Emiya who had a relaxed smile in front of her and seemed to want to thank her, and turned her head away proudly.
'Let him go? '
Master Ren curled his lips, no problem, as long as you are happy... He put away the holy sword and looked at Saber:
"Hey, girl, we won't fight today. Why is your expression so fierce and wanting to hack me to death?"
"snort!"
The bullied King Daimao snorted, feeling very unhappy. If the odds of winning were not so low and she was worried about Shirou Emiya's safety, she would have given it a go.
The atmosphere relaxed, and Rin was about to say goodbye to Shirou, and warned him that the next time we meet, everyone will be enemies.
Whoosh~
Suddenly, a majestic and fierce, terrifying aura like a wild demon came from the front. It was so frightening that it even frightened a few birds that were resting in the trees.
"Shirou, be careful!"
At this time, Artoria's expression changed, and she suddenly stopped in front of Emiya Shirou and pulled out the invisible sword.
Not far ahead, in the shadow of the trees, a tall figure over two and a half meters tall slowly emerged from the mist.
Ren's silvery eyes narrowed and he stood in front of Rin.
There is no doubt that this is Haiwei... Ahem, this is the breath of Uncle B - the Greek hero Hercules!
Not only that, Lancer Cu Chulainn is also dormant waiting for an opportunity, and there is an even more obscure aura lurking...
Kill game?
Or do you want to fish in troubled waters?
