The woman with short light brown hair, black and yellow body parts, and being hung in the air by Medea's threads is the extremely ferocious leopard man in Central and South American mythology... ahem, it is the "Tiger of Fuyuki"──Fujimura Big river!
"Sister Fuji!"
Emiya Shirou recognized the hostage in Caster's hand at a glance, and subconsciously shouted, looking very anxious.
Arturia tightened her grip on the invisible sword and her face became a little ugly.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
With the hostage in hand, Mother C saw that the other party was in a hurry, and she couldn't help but let out a hearty laugh like a silver bell.
The witch who laughs unbridled is a perfect interpretation of what a villain is.
As a little expert in troublemaking, the witch Medea made a comeback this time, but she fully learned the lessons from her last failure.
The last time she was so aggressive that she led a group of cannon fodder from the Dragon Teeth Soldiers to attack the Tohsaka House at night. As a result, not only was her cooperation refused, but she was also beaten several times by Archer and almost lost her head.
With a pinch of salt, Mom C realized that the Archer with "double cultivation of magic and martial arts" was too strong and was a tough nut to crack!
The defense of Tohsaka House is impregnable, and the little girl Master is also an excellent magician, so Archer's team has no flaws at all.
Because Archer is too strong, he is not suitable for cooperation.
Pick the soft persimmon and pinch it!
She obviously can't beat archer, but berserker is an old acquaintance on the ship - Heracles, who can't be offended...
She didn't dare to trouble Lancer Cu Chulainn.
Back then, Mother C was summoned by a certain "oil king" in the Middle East. She forgot her name, so just call him "Armstrong Cyclo-Accelerating Jet Armstrong Cannon".
The "Oil King" is a scumbag who cares little about human life. Unsurprisingly, he was betrayed by Mother C. After that, she lost her master and was chased by big dogs all the way.
Lancer can't be offended either. After thinking about it, Rider and Saber are the only ones easy to bully.
Mother C originally wanted to cooperate with Rider, but the existence of the "Blood Temple" in the school allowed her to successfully know Rider's identity.
Everyone is a tragic figure in Greek mythology, a rare witch, a Gorgon, all the kind of miserable women...
She could have a relationship with Medusa, or find a way to control her.
However, she just wanted to visit the Matou family and plan to "cooperate" with Rider. Archer came directly to destroy the Matou family, leaving nothing but insect corpses on the ground.
c’s mother: “…”
In her mind, Medusa was gone.
After three seconds of silence for the similarly miserable woman, Medea naturally turned her attention to Saber's group.
Emiya Shirou is a rookie magician, Saber is obviously out of shape, and Emiya's house is basically undefended...
In this very favorable situation, if she didn't come over to bully the two of them, she would be sorry for the good opportunity God gave her.
Moreover, in order to prevent the car from overturning, Mother C also took a hostage with her.
Despicable or not, what she did almost drove Shirou to a desperate situation.
"Caster, what do you want to do? Let Sister Teng go!"
Shirou was really anxious and stared at Medea in the night sky.
Fujimura Taiga is not only his guardian, after getting along with each other for these years, they have become like family members. Now he is naturally very anxious.
"Hahahaha... don't worry, young man, give me the command spell in your hand, and I will let this woman go."
The plan worked, and the smile on Mom C’s face was very bright.
She descended from the sky, stood not far or near from Saber and Shirou, and pulled out a "Z" shaped purple short blade.
"...How can I give you the Command Seal?"
Subconsciously clenching his fists, Shirou said in a low voice.
"Shirou, you can't! Even if you do this, you can't save him..." King Daimao said with a solemn look on his face, earnestly trying to dissuade him.
As the King of Knights, she knows that on the battlefield, it is foolish to believe in the enemy's promises. If she chooses to give up resistance, most of the time, not to mention rescuing the hostages, even she will join in!
That is tantamount to completely leaving your destiny to others, and the enemy is still the kind of despicable villain who will use any means...
Shirou actually knew this. However, Taiga Fujimura was too important to him. He couldn't afford to bet on it, and he couldn't afford to watch Caster directly argue with him.
"Haha, young man, you can come here alone. All I need to do is cut off one of your arms. Otherwise, you can collect her body now!"
Half of C's mother's face was covered in the robe, her sexy purple lips were slightly raised, and she pinched Fujimura Dahe's neck with one hand. This was Hong Guoguo's threat.
Sensing her murderous intent, Shirou's expression froze and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Although he was unwilling and a little afraid of losing an arm, he still gritted his teeth and walked towards Caster.
Out of guilt, the young hero didn't dare to look at Saber's face behind him.
However, King Daimao did not mean to blame him. She could understand his mood, but she did not approve of this approach.
Give up resistance, it's impossible!
boom!
The combat boots cracked the ground, and the magic power was released. Artoria's body turned into an afterimage and rushed towards Caster. The invisible sword in her hand made a clear sword cry!
Killing someone at the slightest disagreement was a risky move that was beyond the expectations of others.
Looking at Saber charging towards her with murderous intent, Mother C's pupils contracted.
'Damn reckless man! Don't play by the rules! '
Seeing that the plan seemed to have failed, she was furious and felt her heart break.
"Very good. If that's the case, then she has no value..."
The five fingers suddenly exerted force, and C's mother's face turned cold, and she wanted to strangle Fujimura Taiga to death. Although her strength was relatively low in the caster class, it was still easy to strangle an ordinary person to death.
Shirou obviously found this out, and it almost made him dumbfounded.
Choose one, use the command spell to stop Saber, the result is unknown.
Option two is to ignore Saber, but once he is handed over, Taiga Fujimura as a hostage will almost certainly die.
"Stop! Saber! Caster, stop it!"
There was no time to think about it. Instinctively, Shirou Emiya, who didn't want to lose his loved ones, used a command spell.
A wave of magic power spread instantly, and the restraining power of the command spell took effect immediately. Saber's body paused, and she forcibly stopped the charge as if the screen was stuck.
The stiff-bodied King Daimao was stunned for a moment, and Caster was also stunned for a moment, and then an expression of ecstasy appeared on her face.
'good chance! '
Pushing Fujimura Taiga away, C's mother instantly flew in front of Artoria, whose body was stiff, and stabbed her with the Lubuli Ka.
All Talisman must break the rules - a rare "anti-magic treasure".
It can return objects strengthened by magic, relationships formed by contracts, and lives created with magic back to their original state. It is a conceptual Noble Phantasm that turns the life of the witch Medea into tangible objects.
"ah!"
Shirou couldn't help but let out a scream, the forced transfer of the Command Seal was extremely painful.
It was like a knife struck his arm, the blade tore through his muscles and pulled out his bones...
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Mother C let out a heart-rending laugh, and her delicate body trembled.
She stretched out the arm holding the short blade of her Noble Phantasm, and on the back of her hand, three bloody command spells slowly emerged. Saber's expression froze when she saw this, and she knelt on the ground.
"you……"
King Da Mao gritted his teeth and looked at the witch, but even without using the command spell, the Master could control the Servant to a certain extent, and she could not take action against her.
'I finally got my trump card. Archer, berserker, and lancer, let them all die! '
She turned over, but Mother C was in a good mood. She stared at Shirou who looked lost and said with a bright smile:
"Young man, although you are ridiculously pedantic, you made the right choice.
Now you are no longer a threat, congratulations, I have no interest in killing you and this innocent woman, bye! "
Without looking at Taiga Fujimura, who was unconscious on the ground, and Shirou, who looked disappointed, Mother C walked happily to Saber, who was gritting her teeth, and covered her with her robe.
call!
The swirling magic air flow rose up, and the two people turned into a burst of colorful mysterious light spots and disappeared in front of Emiya's house.
Shirou could only watch them leave reluctantly. He reluctantly gathered his mood, walked to Fujimura Taiga, and hugged her.
He was relieved to find that although there were some red marks on Sister Teng's neck from Caster's fingers, she was breathing steadily and seemed to be fine.
To a certain extent, Shirou actually made the right bet.
If Mother C was really cruel, she could have turned against him and killed him and Fujimura Taiga after taking Saber away.
However, the young hero still felt very painful, because to a certain extent, he had tricked Saber.
'No, I must save her! '
Shirou clenched his fists subconsciously. After he settled down with Sister Fuji, he was going to find a way to get Saber back from Caster.
"Ha, it seems I'm late. Saber has been sold. How pitiful."
A dazzling blue light rain emerged, and Ren's slender figure gradually solidified.
Although after discovering the anomaly here through his familiar, he rushed over at full speed, but the depths of the forest were too far away from here after all, so he was still a little late.
"Archer, what are you doing here?"
I don't know why, but seeing Ren's appearance, Shirou was a little wary, but a little hope rose in his heart.
"It's not important, Emiya-boy, do you want to take Saber back?"
Mr. Lei, an enthusiastic citizen, put his hands in his pockets and walked up to the young hero.
"Of course! Can we leave now?"
There was a hint of joy on Shirou's face. He was not stupid. He knew that he would never be able to save Saber by himself.
He originally wanted to shamelessly ask Rin Tohsaka for help, but it would be great if Archer came to help. He didn't want to wait for a moment anymore!
"Then let's go. If it's a little later, tsk tsk, Saber will be trained by that wicked woman Caster."
Ren smiled and nodded playfully.
If they don't move quickly, the silly king in a wedding dress will be online.
These teasing words made Shirou's face darken, but after all, he was the one who tricked Saber, and now was not the time to talk about it.
"Archer, check for me, is Sister Teng okay?"
Shirou looked at the unconscious Fujimura Taiga, still a little worried.
"Don't worry, how could anything happen to Tiger? She's a lucky ex! Does the Leopard Man know... Ahem, boy, you should have let Saber do it just now. Caster will definitely have slippery hands or cramps if he wants to kill her!"
"..."
Shirou's face twitched, is it true?
However, at the strong request of the young hero, Ren still threw a healing spell on the unconscious "Tiger of Fuyuki" to eliminate the red handprints on her neck.
Shirou quickly placed the unconscious Fujimura Taiga, and Renn specially set up a simple magic defense barrier in the room where she rested.
To be on the safe side, he secretly contacted Rider and asked her to take care of the place before leaving Emiya's house.
He is not a young hero, and Lao Yinbi will not leave any flaws.
Boom!
Renn raised the emperor's sword and slashed it down. The magic aura overflowed, the electric current flashed, and the "Divine Power Wheel" emerged in the void.
It carried him and Shirou in the direction of Ryudou Temple.
………
Outside the gate of Liudong Temple.
Looking at some lightning appearing on the horizon in the distance, and the wheels gradually approaching the sky, Caster, who was wearing a dark purple robe, frowned:
"Damn it! This guy Archer is meddling in other people's business and he's actually chasing me this way!"
"Yeah, someone finally came to kill us."
Beside her, a man in a lavender kimono leaned against the wall.
He held a long sheathed katana in both hands. His long dark blue hair was tied into a ponytail on the back of his head, and his temples hung down to his collarbone. There was a faint smile on his handsome face.
It was the gatekeeper swordsman, with a green grass stem in his mouth, and his whole person exuded a calm and unhurried demeanor.
"assassin...you try your best to stop him!"
Caster lowered his arms, looked at the man beside him with his blue eyes through the shadow of the lower edge of the hood, and said lightly:
"If you can't stop it, then I'll have to let you die..."
"What a coincidence, I think so too!" Assassin Sasaki Kojiro didn't care and replied with a smile.
He held the grass stem in his mouth, but his eyes were as sharp as a cold blade:
"I'm just an unknown swordsman buried in the old times. That's probably what the so-called 'lonely ghost' is.
But just like this, I am now able to cross time and space and fight against many powerful heroes from different eras... This is such an exciting thing, even if I die under their sword for this, so what? "
The gatekeeper sword master had a carefree smile on his face, glanced sideways at Mom C with his dark blue eyes, and sighed.
"The only flaw is that it has a bad master."
"..."
Still daring to speak harshly, the corner of Caster's mouth twitched. Anger was about to burst out, but it suddenly turned into a smile:
"Forget it, I'm just a dying person. You can say whatever you want, as long as you can guard the mountain gate... I need some time to control Saber!"
The gatekeeper sword master sighed: "Look, this is what I hate about you. Saber is obviously a very good opponent..."
"Pull him down. You are just a third-rate swordsman. It is not easy to seek death. You will be hacked to death by that pervert Archer later."
Caster chuckled disapprovingly, with a venomous mouth. She waved her sleeves and turned around and walked into the mountain gate:
"I will be ready to take Master with me and run away with Saber at any time. You should keep an eye on the mountain gate, my watchdog..."
"..."
What an extremely bad woman, Sasaki Kojiro twitched his lips.
"Hahahaha... everything is ready, the Holy Grail must belong to me and Soichiro-sama!" Mother C walked away with a sweet smile.
After she controlled the disobedient Saber, she used magic to further strengthen her strength, and in conjunction with her own magic attacks, the position was established... and she was firmly in an invincible position!
The berserker Hercules, the archer Arthur, and the Irish Son of Light are all scum!
"I always feel like you won't succeed, female fox..."
The gatekeeper swordsman sighed and sat on the platform in front of the mountain gate with his katana in his arms.
"Saber is skilled in swordsmanship and has a solid foundation, but his skills are a bit overshadowed. Berserker's sword skills are sharp and his fighting spirit is soaring, but he is not the path to a swordsman. And Archer, he..."
While muttering to himself, Sasaki Kojiro's eyes became more intense.
He had previously watched the battle between Archer and Berserker outside Fuyuki Church through the familiar placed by Caster.
Even if it was just some pictures, he was sure of one thing.
Archer is not only the best in swordsmanship, he is definitely the same type as him!
………
Dong Dong~
The hooves of the two bulls stepped on purple lightning and landed at the foot of Yuanzang Mountain.
There is a large anti-spiritual barrier in this area of Ryudouji Temple, which will exclude Servants. Only the narrow shrine in the middle can go up the mountain, and the Kamui Wheel has to land here.
"Young man, you should stay at the bottom of the mountain." Ren jumped out of the car and suggested while looking at the bluestone steps.
"No, I want to go there."
Shirou shook his head, but his eyes were firm. He must go and get Saber back.
Ren stared at him and spread his hands: "But, boy, you are too good at fighting against the scum, and you will easily be held back."
"..."
Being disliked, Shirou was a little speechless. He took a deep breath:
"Please! Archer, no matter what, even if I die there, I don't want to leave her behind again!"
The boy's voice was not loud, nor was he yelling, but it contained an unshakable, iron-like will.
He couldn't, must not let her down again.
Master Ren's eyes narrowed slightly, and the memory of Emiya Kiritsugu and Red A appeared in his mind.
The "Justice Partner" just debuted, it's a bit interesting.
"tra!"
He stretched out his hands, and the magic aura overflowed, condensing into two blades filled with cold light, one black and one white, and the cold air was overwhelming.
"Is this...a projection?"
Shirou's eyelids twitched, and before he could ask anything, Archer threw the two swords over, and he subconsciously reached out to take them.
Ren shrugged and said calmly: "Young man, since you are going to attack, just hold these two kitchen knives to defend yourself."
kitchen knife?
You call such a sword a kitchen knife... The corner of Young Hero Wei Gong's mouth twitched.
For some reason, when he held the two knives, an electric shock-like feeling came to his heart... They were so familiar, as if flesh and blood were connected. He subconsciously waved Ganjiang Moye a few times, feeling like he was using his arms.
Surprised in his heart, he couldn't help but ask: "Archer, what are these two treasures? Also, you are using projection..."
"Don't ask, just ask, it's quantum mechanics, steampunk!"
"But……"
"It's nothing! Hongmao, I have hundreds of thousands of dollars every minute, so how can I have time to answer these boring questions of yours!"
"..."
Shirou was choked by his venomous tongue.
The confused young man naturally felt very uncomfortable.
At this moment, he finally understood why Saber always said that male Arthur was a guy with extremely bad character.
Ren didn't bother to explain anything to him.
Only then did he suddenly realize that it seemed that because he occupied the summoning position of red a, Shirou, who had no experience pack, was acting a bit weak, but his strength was still good.
But he was not a red guy, so he had no intention of taking Emiya Shirou's head, nor did he want to guide him.
Throw the knife to him for self-defense, and he won't bother with the rest.
Whoosh!
Ren rushed up the steps at an extremely fast speed. When Shirou saw this, he immediately got rid of his distracting thoughts and followed behind him with Mo Xie in hand.
Within a few minutes, he reached the top of the mountain.
"Shirou, stand aside..."
No one responded at all. When Ren looked back, he found that there was no one behind him. The young hero had been abandoned by him at some point.
"Ahem..."
Ten minutes later, Shirou, who was panting and blushing, climbed up.
"Young man, your body is too weak. Your kidneys are not good. How will you get in and out of the vise, furnace, and water pump in the future?"
Looking at him who almost died, Ren shrugged.
"..."
Shirou punched his sore leg and rolled his eyes.
What the hell are you talking about? It's all nonsense. You broke the sound barrier just now. No normal person can catch up.
Without resting for long, the two arrived at the gate of Liudong Temple.
In front of the simple mountain gate, everything is silent. In the silence, you can hear the rustling of leaves in the evening breeze. The hazy moonlight pours on the eaves, coating them with a layer of silver frost.
On the bluestone steps, the gatekeeper sword master who was sitting cross-legged stood up.
"We are guests from afar. Good evening, you two."
Sasaki Kojiro said hello calmly, but when his eyes were as calm as lake water, Shirou felt a chill in his body.
'I'm afraid I will be killed if I meet you. '
It felt as if his head would be in a different place at any time, making the young hero's body tense.
The gatekeeper swordsman only glanced at him and then turned his attention to Archer.
"Good evening, swordsman."
But Ren was as if a breeze was blowing on his face, not caring about the murderous sword intent.
Smiling indifferently and holding the invisible sword in his hand, he walked leisurely not far in front of Sasaki Kojiro while admiring the moonlight, as if strolling in a garden.
"well!"
As expected, he has a master-level demeanor. The opponent he is most looking forward to, the gatekeeper sword master, had a little admiration on his face and said:
"You must be Archer. I am Assassin. You can also call me Sasaki Kojiro."
The legendary swordsman, Sasaki Kojiro, was a swordsman from Japan's Warring States Period and Azuchi Momoyama Period. He is often described as the rival, or old enemy, of the famous Nitō-ryu swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi.
He can freely wield the five-foot-long sword (1.5m) called "Monoganetsu" and is one of the symbols of Japanese swordsmanship.
Of course, the janitor is not the real Sasaki Kojiro.
During his lifetime, he was an ordinary farmer. He met a reclusive sword master in the mountains and became his apprentice. However, the sword master only taught him the noble attitude of a swordsman for a month before he passed away.
"Yan Hui" should be the secret sword that he developed alone. Because of this move, he took the name of Sasaki Kojiro.
"I...is actually Sasaki Kojiro!!"
Shirou Emiya next to him opened his eyes wide when he heard this, and looked at the gatekeeper dressed as a swordsman on the stone steps with a look of shock.
In this country, there are very few people who have never heard of Sasaki Kojiro. After all, he is a person linked to the sword master Miyamoto Musashi.
"The sword master has no name, assassin, why bother using someone else's name?"
Renn dispersed the Wind King's barrier, revealing the "indestructible lake light".
This magic sword transformed in the azure light, transforming from a Western sword into a Tang Dynasty sword. Only the blade still exuded the luster of a lake under the moon.
Although swords sometimes belong to different families, there are still differences.
To deal with this enemy, Renn naturally used the most convenient weapon style. After all, he was a master of swordsmanship, not a master of swordsmanship.
Looking into his silver eyes, the unknown swordsman who came to the Assassin class was suddenly startled, and then smiled slightly:
"The Sword Master is unknown. It's interesting. Are you really King Arthur?"
"It doesn't matter, because I am nameless!"
Ren grinned, and the knight armor on his body turned into a magic whirlwind and dispersed.
Gatekeeper: "..."
I thought you were showing off your skills, but you were bragging about your feelings!
The gatekeeper's face twitched, and then his eyes became very sharp: "You mean, you are a sword master?"
It can be said that any ambitious swordsman cannot bear this extremely arrogant title.
Who would admit that the other person is a sword master without ever competing?
"I don't dare to be a swordsman. What I mean is that as a swordsman, I am just an unknown person.
Names and taboos are not important. To weigh a person, a knife is enough. "
Holding a blue-purple magic knife, Ren took off his armor and put on a green shirt.
This is the attire of an ancient Chinese swordsman, and the last words he just said were not in Japanese, as given to the heroic spirit by the Holy Grail, but in Chinese.
Looking at the archer dressed in an oriental swordsman costume, Sasaki Kojiro couldn't help but show a look of joy on his face, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly.
"Interesting, Archer, have you been to the ancient Central Plains country? It's so interesting!"
"I've been there... and I can understand Chinese. Are you curious about it?"
"To be honest, before I was born, I wanted to go to the Jianghu of the Central Plains to explore the inner world and visit swordsmen for exchanges and exchanges. But unfortunately, I have never found an opportunity to go to sea..."
The smile on assassin "Sasaki Kojiro"'s face became thicker and thicker, reaching a certain stage and then suddenly calmed down.
He slowly raised the long knife in his hand and looked at Archer with cold eyes but seriously:
"I am indeed not Sasaki Kojiro. I am actually an unknown swordsman in the mountains. This sword is called Monoganzaki. The blade is more than five feet long. It was forged by the famous craftsman Bizen Nagasaki Hikari..."
This is the etiquette of a swordsman, introducing yourself and the weapon in your hand.
Renn smiled lightly and slowly raised the magic knife in his hand:
“This sword is called ‘Indestructible Lake Light’, and it is paired with the holy sword excalibur. They are both weapons entrusted to humans by the elves in the lake.
It is an A-level treasure. It has been bathed in dragon's blood. There are some elven characters engraved on the sword. The blade glows like the lake shining under the moon. It is a blade that will never be damaged. It can break hair when blowing it, or sharpen iron. mud! "
Gatekeeper: "..."
In just a few sentences, the verdict is drawn.
The gatekeeper sword master looked at the ordinary famous sword in his hand that was not even a treasure, and then subconsciously glanced at the A-level magic sword in the other person's hand, which was filled with cold light. He was silent.
The swordsmen who have been to the Central Plains are indeed different, they are so awesome at pretending!
It's because I lost, and the janitor's psychological shadow was a bit big.
The weapon gap is also too big. I feel a little regretful. If I had known earlier, I would have stopped talking nonsense with Archer, a pretentious person. Sasaki Kojiro took out a fighting stance:
"Your Excellency Wuming, I apologize for my clumsiness, but when it comes to the swordsmanship between you and me, let's talk with swords!"
If you keep talking, damn, you don’t need to fight, you can shoot.
