"so what……"
Tohsaka Rin continued to ask weakly.
Although this listless performance is largely due to low blood pressure after waking up early in the morning, it is undeniable that a considerable part of it is mixed with a subtle emotion that cannot be explained.
This kind of emotion has been quietly growing since a few days ago, the day after the Holy Grail War ended, when the servants terminated their contracts and left. It was not easy for her to readjust her mentality.
It was nothing at first, but I didn't expect that this person would appear again.
It is inevitable that the girl's inner lake becomes unsettled again and becomes turbulent.
It's a pity that she ran over excitedly, and before she had time to be happy for a few minutes, she heard the other party saying that there was no time left in a tone of explaining the funeral... In short, she suddenly felt that there was nothing to look forward to.
"I just wanted to ask something, but unexpectedly I got something unexpected..."
Xia Zhi took a look at Tohsaka Rin's unhappy expression, then withdrew his gaze and said softly: "After some friendly consultations, the little girl told me some other things."
"Oh...what happened?"
"She told me that during the Holy Grail War ten years ago, Saber... Artoria was summoned once. At that time, she was a Servant summoned by her father, Emiya Kiritsugu, in Einz, Germany. In the Castle of Belém.”
"Wait a minute, is her father's name Emiya Kiritsugu?"
Hearing this, Tohsaka Rin raised his eyebrows slightly and accurately grasped this key information: "So, are she and Emiya Shirou brother and sister?"
"Strictly speaking, it's more appropriate to say they are siblings. Don't look at that white-haired lolita who looks very immature. In fact, she is older than you..." Xia Zhi corrected this statement, "But this is not the key. The real key is that ten years later, Emiya Shirou successfully summoned Saber again."
"Well……"
Tohsaka Rin also subconsciously frowned and thought, this did sound unusual.
"Is it some kind of holy relic that has a deep connection with King Arthur?"
After all, she is a very professional magician and has made a lot of preparations for the Holy Grail War. After only a short period of thinking, the girl intuitively touched on a possible answer. At least for now, this explanation is the most reasonable.
The so-called holy relics refer to those leftovers that are related to heroic spirits——
Items held by epic or legendary characters, or items related to them.
During the process of summoning heroic spirits, if you can possess similar holy relics, theoretically it will greatly increase the success rate of summoning your favorite heroic spirits. As for the specific value of this success rate, it depends on the depth of the historical connection between the holy relic and the corresponding heroic spirit.
Just like those famous swords circulated in history, most of them have gone through vicissitudes of life and changed owners frequently, carrying the stories and legends of many different owners.
Once we discuss the legends and names behind them, it will inevitably involve the deeds of many heroes.
Interpreted from the perspective of holy relics, these relics that are connected to many heroic spirits will undoubtedly superimpose the probability of the appearance of related heroic spirits on each other, share the probability, pollute the card pool, and increase the uncertainty during the drawing.
However, if there is a holy relic that is closely connected to a single heroic spirit, other than this heroic spirit, few other people are related to it...
Then, using this kind of item as a catalyst for summoning is almost equivalent to obtaining a 100% designated draw chance.
Analyzing with reference to Saber's specific example, the holy relic held by Emiya Shirou is likely to be in the latter situation.
"That's what happened, and the holy relic is in Shirou Emiya's body, implanted in his body by magic..." Xia Zhi nodded in approval, and went straight to further explanation.
"Huh? How did you know?" Tohsaka Rin was confused.
"Because his recovery ability is very unusual, there are speculations... In that scene that night, the Noble Phantasm of the foul-mouthed king was bombarded everywhere, and the magic storm could even suffocate humans to death. He No matter how lucky you are, you won’t be unscathed.”
The young man raised his palm, coughed slightly and said, "Of course, more importantly, I have verified this guess, so of course I know."
"..."
"..."
Staring at the scabbard held firmly in the opponent's hand, the black-haired girl with twin ponytails couldn't help being speechless: "That guy Emiya... isn't he already dead?"
"That's not the case. He is still alive and there is no physical trauma..." Xia Zhi gently clarified, saying that he upheld peace and would never do such a cruel thing, but he couldn't control the mental trauma.
When the scabbard was implanted, Emiya Shirou was probably still young and had no memory of it, so it did not leave any psychological shadow.
When the sword was taken out of its scabbard, Emiya Shirou was already a high school student... Witnessing such a big and thick thing being pulled out of his body, he felt like his whole head was buzzing.
"That's it, as long as you're not dead..."
Tohsaka Rin secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had acted very unconcerned just now, at the moment when the Magic Association was paying close attention to him, it was best not to cause unnecessary trouble.
She gathered her mind and focused on the scabbard that the opponent was holding tightly. The scabbard was gleaming, and its exquisiteness was breathtaking.
——Gold texture, decorated with dazzling blue enamel.
——The engraving carved in the middle is a long-lost elf text, which proves that this scabbard is a fantasy item made by non-human hands.
"No wonder King Arthur is summoned continuously... This must be her scabbard."
After looking at it for a moment, Tohsaka Rin couldn't help but sigh. She naturally knew that in the legend, the loss of the scabbard cast an ominous shadow on King Arthur's life, and was ultimately implicated in the collapse of the kingdom.
Looking up at the other party again, she looked slightly confused but asked directly: "So, what do you want to do?"
"What I mean is, this scabbard is handed over to you... don't refuse it in a hurry, just treat it as a magic subject."
Xia Zhi handed the scabbard to the girl without hesitation: "I analyzed it for two days, but I couldn't figure out any secrets. Now I have to leave. I can't take this physical object with me, so I can only rely on you."
Just two days of research and exploration were not enough for him to reveal the secret hidden in the scabbard.
As the corrective force of the world pressed closer, he keenly sensed that the moment of separation was approaching, so he changed his mind and came up with a new plan, intending to use the scabbard to play its unique role.
"Hey? What should I do?" Tohsaka Rin looked at the handed scabbard with a look of astonishment on his face. Why was he suddenly assigned a major task of magic research?
"If you have the chance, you can try to use it to summon again... Tohsaka, Saber, as a servant, has a unique and rare form of existence. It may become a bridge connecting the two worlds."
He pretended to cough and turned his gaze away, as if he was unwilling to speak too bluntly: "If everything goes well... we may see each other again in the future."
Before Saber left, he found an opportunity to talk to the swordsman girl, and naturally learned that she was indeed different from other servants. For example, she could have records of other summons and remember the memories of the Fourth Holy Grail War.
So he had the idea at that time whether he could use King Arthur as a signal relay station so that he could contact the world here again after returning to the world of the Fairy Country.
This is a preliminary idea——
It may not work, but it's worth trying.
After all, the world over there in the Fairy Kingdom is too dangerous no matter how you look at it. If there is a chance to anchor the world here, Xia Zhi certainly hopes to leave a way out instead of fighting there.
To achieve this goal, it is obvious that Tohsaka Rin's cooperation is inseparable, but there seems to be no big problem in this regard...
The girl looks very arrogant, but actually it's because she doesn't have any friends of the opposite sex, and most people don't have anything in common with her.
After all, preparing for the Holy Grail War for ten years, the pressure was so great that it was indescribable, leaving no time for normal social circles. The loneliness under the heavy pressure could not be fully described in words.
Therefore, in just a few days, Xia Zhi, as a sewer servant accidentally summoned by her, not only led her to win a complete victory in the Holy Grail War, but also worked together to overcome the difficulties in the process...
Although he didn't deliberately try to gain favor, it was inevitable that the results would be significant.
Tohsaka Rin, who usually just endured everything silently, didn't realize that after just a few days, he had subconsciously developed a sense of dependence on someone.
"I...I know..."
There will be a day when we meet again in the future...
I don’t know what she was thinking about, but the girl seemed to be touched by some thoughts, and a blush appeared on her cheeks. She took the scabbard with a slight embarrassment, turned her eyes to other places with flickering eyes, and stammered:
"I will work hard……"
Although the Holy Grail system has ended, it will be much more difficult to summon servants in the future.
But she didn't think much about it, she just nodded subconsciously and decided to do it next.
Just like that night when the world fell apart in front of her eyes, only the other party held her hand tightly and ran wildly in the darkness, telling her what to do next, and all she needed to do was trust the other party and follow the direction the other party told her. OK.
"emmmmm..."
Ahem, the plan of the former CPU Master went unexpectedly smoothly. Before she even finished speaking her planned lines, the girl nodded stupidly, which made Xia Zhi feel a little bit sorry.
She seemed to feel that her actions were inappropriate, perhaps because her remaining conscience was aching...
If he really still has that kind of thing.
In order to prevent his true conscience from discovering it, Xia Zhi made a decisive decision. He waved his hand gently, turned slightly sideways as if looking at the street scenery, and changed the topic: "Okay, my time is up..."
"Hey...wait, wait! There is one more thing——"
Tohsaka Rin suddenly felt anxious and stepped forward to stop him, as if he was afraid that the other party would disappear directly: "You, you...you must have recalled your real name before, right? I forgot to ask before, and you haven't told me yet. what is your name!"
The girl recalled the little disturbance on the night of the summons. It was obviously something that happened not long ago, but thinking about it now, she felt inexplicably nostalgic.
Because of his own inadvertent mistake, he lost his memory during the summoning process, and even his real name became an untouchable secret... His mood at that time was really hopeless and helpless, as if he was facing a desperate situation.
However--
I never expected that such a devastating start would lead to an incredible victory in the end.
On the night of the decisive battle at Mount Enzo, when the other party mentioned that he wanted to use his trump card to control the Great Holy Grail, she was keenly aware that he might have found her true name.
However, the situation was urgent and she had no time to pursue the matter. In the following time, she could not find a suitable opportunity to explore, until she made a wish, solved Sakura's problem, and successfully restored peace and order in Fuyuki City...
When everything settled, she suddenly realized that her followers had returned to the Throne of Heroes.
Now that I finally have such an opportunity again, this time, Tohsaka Rin will certainly not forget it.
"...My name is Xia Zhi."
He pondered for a moment, sighed softly, and finally said his name.
"Summer Solstice..."
Tohsaka Rin concentrated on searching in his memory, but could not immediately think of any well-known heroic spirit image. When he was about to ask further, he was suddenly interrupted by the sound of footsteps coming from behind.
"Sister, why are you not in the house and running outside? Has anyone come to ask you again?"
She turned around and saw a purple-haired girl wearing an apron with a confused look on her face, approaching to ask.
"..."
"..."
Tohsaka Rin once again looked at the empty street ahead, only to see no one in sight.
She shook her head slowly: "It's nothing, Sakura, let's go back."
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At the same time, behind the street corner in the distance.
The expired lolita with long silver hair and red eyes asked urgently: "Is it okay? Can we go?"
"...Well, let's go now." The young man retracted his gaze, turned around, and used the secret skill of touching his head, "But actually, you don't have to be so anxious. I can really make your mother live again, but this also requires A certain amount of time.”
"I can wait, as long as you're not lying to me."
Illya said decisively, without any hesitation, she had already made a decision.
Anyway, she has nothing to miss. Even if she doesn't leave with the other person, there is a high probability that she won't survive long.
Rather than die like this, Illya would rather take a risk, and the offer made by the other party was something she could not refuse.
"Then - let's go."
Xia Zhi reached out and held down the expired lolita's head, "Or it should be said that it is more appropriate to return."
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It was like having a long dream, everything I experienced in the dream was so clear.
Xia Zhi slowly woke up, slowly opened her eyes, and what came into view was a lovely face with long silver hair hanging down.
"Ah! Summer Solstice, summer solstice, you're awake, you're finally awake..."
Seeing the young man open his eyes, Index seemed very excited and started shouting loudly.
"Yes, yes, I'm awake...how long have I been asleep?" He stretched out his hand to push the excited little nun away. Xia Zhi sat up and looked around. This was obviously a closed carriage carriage on the rugged road. It trembles as it marches.
Vivian sat on the other side of the carriage and looked over quietly: "It has been half a month since you read that magic book and you have been unconscious until now. I thought your brain had been filled with those forbidden knowledge. Burnt out..."
"How is it possible? I just had an epiphany -!!" Xia Zhi decisively denied the possibility and waved his hand vigorously.
"Epiphany?" Vivian frowned slightly, but the next moment, her expression froze.
The expanded magic power in Xia Zhi's body emanated freely, and the super-high-level magic furnace heart pushed and operated the terrifying source as easily as breathing.
"You...you have become an immortal?" Her eyes were a little unbelievable. Is this guy serious?
