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Chapter 374 We Don't Need Referees

Kotomine Church in Fuyuki City, the central hall of the church.

"As you all know, this time is actually the fourth Holy Grail War held by Fuyuki City, and the previous three have all ended in failure."

A loud and crisp voice sounded, and the braided girl behind the altar was speaking seriously and seriously, looking at her as if she was giving a speech.

"The specific rule framework has been determined since the first Holy Grail War. After that, after three consecutive trials and failures as the price, all the details have been defined one by one."

What's interesting is that while she was talking, she looked at the people in front of the altar, carefully observing their micro-expressions and eyes.

It's as if the teacher subconsciously pays attention to the students in the audience when he is giving a lecture, wanting to see if they really understand what he said.

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Although the people in front of the altar had different expressions and perhaps had different thoughts, at least at this moment, they were all very quietly listening to Ruler's explanation on the stage.

"Although the details are constantly being improved and adjusted, the fundamental rules should not change in theory. For example, there is only one Great Holy Grail, and there are only seven groups of Masters and Servants involved... and so on."

Joan of Arc didn't care whether the people in the audience had their own ulterior motives or not, and she was even thinking of dealing with herself. Anyway, she just continued to speak quickly according to her own thoughts.

"However, during the last Holy Grail War, which was the third Holy Grail War, someone summoned the eighth Servant through unreasonable and illegal means. Behavior."

Probably she also knows that it is the most impossible thing for these guys to really get along with each other peacefully.

Therefore, we can only take advantage of this rare opportunity to explain clearly the things that need to be explained as soon as possible, so as not to delay for too long later, and they suddenly feel that someone is not pleasing to each other, and it will be troublesome to fight again.

Subconsciously glanced at a certain Golden Archer on the left side of the stage with a face full of rebellion and impatience, the girl sighed slightly in her heart, and then continued to say——

"But this time, I was summoned out, which means that the violation has occurred again. In addition to the originally limited seven riders, there have been additional servants who are not in the quota... and not one Ride, but a full seven rides!"

In other words, the number of Master and Servant groups participating in the Fourth Holy Grail War has inexplicably doubled!
Everyone has more or less known about this matter, so their expressions are quite different.

Charlotte just lowered her head and hugged her puppet, and closed her eyes slightly. She didn't know if she was feigning sleep, or meditating, practicing spiritual power, etc. Anyway, Mu Xiu was right behind her, so it was absolutely safe in terms of safety. No need to worry.

Irisviel seemed a little shocked, and Saber beside her also had a heavy expression, after all, both of them had the desire and determination to obtain the Holy Grail——

The former is because no matter what, Irisviel's own fate is doomed to perish.But once she failed to win the Holy Grail War, the fate of her husband and her children was almost predictable and miserable.

The latter is because he wants to use the Holy Grail to deny his past self and history, and change the outcome of the country.Artoria hated the destruction of Britain so much that she even refused her own salvation. For the king, the search for the Holy Grail began at this time.

However, this world is very cruel and realistic.

It will not directly judge that you should win just because of how strong your obsession is and how firm your determination is.

And wanting to win in the normal Holy Grail War——wanting to defeat those epic heroes, the brave men on the pages, so as to win the final victory, such a thing is already not easy enough.

No one dares to say that he is sure to win... Well, there is a guy who really dares to say so.

Anyway, for them, the cruel reality is that the Holy Grail War is already difficult enough, but now the difficulty factor has doubled, and the enemies they face are also the same.

If it was said that both strength and luck were needed before, then it seems that the factor of luck has the upper hand now. After all, no one can beat thirteen in one fight.

As for the other two, Weber Velvet and Tohsaka Tokiomi's eyes were shaking violently, as if they had suffered serious mental shocks because they repeatedly saw things beyond their ability to accept.

However, their heroic spirits are all indifferent. In a sense, these two people are really similar, and there may be a lot of common topics.

"Excuse me, Miss Joan of Arc. Since you are a Servant of the Rules, you should have been summoned to deal with this situation, right?"

Irisviel took a step forward, like a primary school student asking a question, raised her hand and asked softly, this beautiful lady had a very troubled expression on her face.

"Yes, I don't have a Master, I was summoned directly through the Great Holy Grail, so I will not take sides, and will only swing my sword to maintain the normal progress of the Holy Grail War."

Ruler said frankly, holding his head up and chest out as if he had no shame in his heart... Wait, why do you want to emphasize such a thing all of a sudden?
Isn't it a matter of course that she doesn't take sides?After all, she is indeed the defender and referee of the Holy Grail War, so she appeared here!

"So? The extra participants will be directly disqualified?"

The King of Conquerors couldn't help but frown. He felt that if this was the case, there seemed to be something wrong.Besides, as keen as he is, he has already noticed it from the other party's words, and even Ruler can't judge who is the part that violates the rules.

After all, basically, magicians start summoning at the same time, there may be exceptions-for example, Tohsaka Rin got the wrong summoning time-but after all, it is a very small number of cases.

That is to say, even they themselves may belong to "extra Servants"?
"If possible, I would also like to be so relaxed! But the current situation is not just a simple addition of one or two additional Servants, but a full doubling of them."

Ruler made a little joke to ease the tension, and then said concisely.

"Therefore, it cannot be simply determined that the part of Servants that are additionally summoned should be banned from participating. In addition, most people are summoning Servants at the same time, and it is impossible to judge who comes first."

"Then what do you mean...?" The elegant magician expressed doubts.

"I called you here not to simply distinguish which part of the people is legally qualified and which part of the people should be directly excluded, but to re-establish the corresponding rules."

No matter how foolish the operator is, he also knows that if something goes wrong in the event held, a one-size-fits-all approach is the most mentally handicapped choice.

The really sensible approach is to make targeted adjustments based on the situation that has already occurred, and try to bring the activities back on track as much as possible, so that they can continue to be held smoothly.

Obviously, Joan of Arc had such a plan.

"New rules? What are the details?" The burly King Conqueror raised an arm in confusion, and pinched his chin.

"Because I haven't fully understood the situation, so I can't be completely sure yet. But please rest assured that this is not deliberately trying to restrict targeting you, but for more fairness and justice-because if the rules change, but someone If you don’t know, it’s certainly unreasonable.”

Joan of Arc blinked her blue sea-like eyes, and then responded with such sincerity in a very humble voice.

"What I have to do is to tell all the participants about the changed situation, and try to put everyone on a relatively fair starting line—"

She thought for a while and added: "However, because I was not able to rush to Fuyuki in the first place to announce this matter, some participants have suffered misfortune, and some participants have benefited from it. Such a situation needs special treatment .”

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"That is to say, has someone already left?" Saber frowned and asked.

What she didn't notice was that the woman with long silver hair shining like snow behind her turned her head in embarrassment, as if she had something to hide about this topic.

Irisviel can actually detect the death of a Servant, because every time a Servant leaves the stage, the soul will flow into the Little Holy Grail.It's just that she hasn't told Saber about her true identity...and her destiny.

"I can't be sure about that either."

Unexpectedly, Joan shook her head, she pondered for a moment, and then continued.

"I was summoned at the moment when there was an illegal summoning situation, because the Great Holy Grail activated a special rule, and then I was summoned at the same time, and for some reason, I just rushed to Fuyuki City last night, so I don't know about this for the time being. Things still need to be investigated carefully..."

"investigation?"

"Yes, I have no way to restore the chaotic Holy Grail War to an absolutely fair start, so I can only try to create a relatively fair environment from now on."

Joan of Arc seemed to be very distressed and said.

"If someone has already defeated other opponents in advance and accumulated more Command Seals, we may need to negotiate a little bit in this regard... What's more, if someone continues to summon illegally, this cannot be left alone."

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Mu Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly.

But the girl in the wheelchair seemed to wake up from a slumber, and slowly opened her eyes. The bloody light only appeared for a short moment, and then disappeared.

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After half an hour.

"Her first step is to announce the changes in the Holy Grail War. Our hidden advantages have been offset by a lot..."

Just after leaving the church, Charlotte was already in the chain of the soul, talking with Mu Xiu in a cold tone.

"But everyone is like this, so this aspect is not a big problem... The real trouble is that if we follow her ideas, the advantages we have established so far will be restricted to death, and it will be meaningless. "

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Mu Xiu just remained silent. He pushed the girl in the wheelchair forward on the street until the spiers of the Fuyuki Church disappeared behind him, and then he suddenly opened his mouth and said——

"Be the first to act first, find a chance to kill her!"

Even if it was a three-none girl like Charlotte, at this moment she couldn't help showing a hint of surprise on her face. She raised her head and looked up at Mu Xiu behind her in a strange and cute posture.

And after confirming that the other party didn't seem to be joking, she immediately frowned and said, "If you do this, it's too radical, and isn't the one who really needs to deal with that Jin Glitter?"

No objection, just a question.

"Of course we need to deal with that, but we can make a time difference." Mu Xiu replied.

Without the slightest hesitation or hesitation, it seems that he has made up his mind and can come up with corresponding specific plans at any time.

"—we don't need referees."

(End of this chapter)