To be king and magician

"What can I do..."

【Master】

Arthur's voice suddenly rang in Xia Chuanhu's ears.

[Someone is watching us secretly]

"Huh? Who?"

Xia Chuanhu immediately cheered up and almost jumped out of his chair to hide behind a tree.

【Matou Kariya.Just behind the tree at ten o'clock. 】

Matou Kariya?

14. The possibility of Xia Chuanhu

The place where I met Matou Kariya was behind a public toilet.

"I didn't expect that you didn't withdraw from the Holy Grail War?"

Looking at the bright red command spell on the back of Jiantong Kariya's hand, Xia Chuanhu's tone was a little surprised.

"Matou Sakura has been picked up by Tohsaka Tokiomi. Although he will not keep Matou Sakura due to his personality, he should find a more reliable magic family to adopt him this time. You want Matou Sakura My wish to be safe and sound has already been fulfilled, why do I still have to participate in the Holy Grail War?"

"There is no special reason, it's just to repay the kindness." Matou Kariya said, "I have traveled all over the world in the past few years since I left the Matou family. Isn't there an old saying in the country in the west called "The Grace of a Drop of Water" Do you want the spring to repay you?"

"So, you want to assist me in the Holy Grail War because I rescued you and Matou Sakura?" Xia Chuanhu frowned, "Haven't you ever thought that I have some other purpose to save you? "

"When you uttered this sentence, this possibility has been ruled out."

Matou Kariya smiled wryly.

"I've summoned Berserker, just tell me if you need me to do something. Although I don't know how far I can do it, I will try my best to do it."

"unnecessary."

Contrary to Matou Kariya's expectation, Xia Chuanhu rejected his proposal straight away.

Walking in front of him, Xia Chuanhu tore off Matou Kariya's hood, and what could be called an ugly face met his eyes.

Her hair had all turned white, and her skin had lost all color, turning into a ghostly grayish gray.His body was emaciated to the point of skin and bones, and the muscles around his eyes were even looser, obviously necrotic.And looking at his left half of his body in a strange posture, he must have been unable to move his left foot and left hand.

In other words, the current Matou Kariya is no different from a useless person.

"You may think that I'm being merciful, but I'm sorry, I can't let a scarred man like you go to the battlefield. Your body doesn't allow you to continue messing around."

"Are you... pitying me?"

"You may think so."

In the Fourth Holy Grail War, Kariya Matou was undoubtedly the worst man.He failed to protect the person he wanted to protect, and even the person he loved finally denied all the sacrifices he had made because of a misunderstanding.In fact, in the final analysis, no one asks him to do anything, so that all his pain can only be swallowed by himself. Those who don't know laugh at him and ignore him, and those who know take pleasure in it. In the end, he will live forever.

Since there is a chance to change all of this, at least Xia Chuanhu doesn't want Jiantong Kariya to go back to the old path again.

Looking at Xia Chuanhu's eyes without any hidden meaning, Matou Kariya smiled wryly: "You are obviously a brat, and you are still dictating... You, like me, should not be a magician Half-ass, this mercy will kill us."

"Forget it, since you don't need it, I will act according to my own wishes. But I swear to you, in the Holy Grail War, I will not shoot you."

After speaking, Matou Kariya put on his hat, turned around and left.

Clenching his fists, Xia Chuanhu pursed his lips, but in the end he didn't stop him.Matou Kariya said that assisting him was only part of the reason, more, I am afraid that he wanted to avenge Tohsaka Tokiomi, even if Matou Sakura was saved now, he still could not forgive Tohsaka Tokiomi who pushed her into the wormhole .

[Master, what should we do? 】

"It's none of my business." Xia Chuanhu spread his arms at the end, "It's the best of my kindness to fish him out of the wormhole, but can I stop him if he wants to die? Besides, we can't protect ourselves now. Are you able to help others?"

Seeing his Master like this, Arthur couldn't help but feel a little helpless. He clearly wanted to help others, but he couldn't help because of lack of ability. He couldn't understand this feeling very well.But because of this, Arthur once again confirmed one thing.

【I am very glad to be your servant, Master】

"Huh? Why did you say this suddenly?"

【It’s just a matter of feeling.By the way, just now, Master, you mentioned the battle with Lancer? 】

"That...Although it's just a guess, tonight Lancer's side should be the first bird in this Holy Grail War. I expect the other groups to fight against him, and then we will go to Lancer's Master .”

[Why is it Lancer? 】

"The conclusion after comprehensive consideration. I thought about it for a while, and you are the only one who can fight Lancer, but if I want to meet Lancer's Master, I have to take you with me, so I am quite entangled."

[How about using command spells? 】

Arthur suggested.

【I will go to fight Lancer first, Master, after you make contact with the opponent, use the command spell to summon me there】

Use the precious Command Seals in this kind of place?This is indeed feasible, but the lack of a command spell does not know whether it will affect the subsequent situation.

"No, let's do it this way, if you hesitate, you will lose." Xia Chuanhu nodded, "But in your current state, will you be at a disadvantage against Lancer? I remember that the state of the Master will also affect the state of the servants. , without my magic power, your ability value..."

Because there is not enough magic power supply, Arthur's full ability value has dropped by one level, and the treasure can be regarded as half-sealed.

[Please rest assured on this point, Master, I have also dealt with worse situations than now, but the power has only weakened. I dare not say that I can defeat Lancer, but it is still possible to contain it.And compared to me, I am more worried about your status, Master]

Five days ago, during the Matou family's operation, Xia Chuanhu was directly drained of a large amount of vitality and passed out, and this was not a battle for Arthur. With Lancer as the opponent, the demand for magic power will inevitably be greatly increased. Ascension, in fact, it was Xia Chuanhu who suffered the most.

After a moment of silence, Xia Chuanhu smiled and said: "It's okay, I can hold on this time, you can let go and fight, Saber, don't treat me as a burden that needs your care."

【Yes】

Arthur complied.

Looking at Xia Chuanhu with a serious face, Arthur hesitated whether to tell Xia Chuanhu about that.

It is impossible for a non-magician to summon a servant. Anyone who can become a Master is a person with a magic circuit. Even Ryunosuke Uyuu, whose family also has the blood of a magician, otherwise he would not be able to summon a servant.

Therefore, being able to summon Arthur itself shows that Xia Chuanhu has a magic circuit. Perhaps a certain generation of the family ancestors was a magician, or it was the first generation of magicians like Shirou Emiya. In short, he has a magic circuit.But because there is no one to guide him, Xia Chuanhu himself has not discovered it for a long time, and the magic circuit is still blocked.

(Should I tell the Master?)

15. The War of the First Night

After walking around Fuyuki Central Park, Xia Chuantora and Arthur went to the port. Because it was the main location of the first night, Xia Chuantora wanted to find out the situation of the port as much as possible. He made a little trouble.

With Morgan's assistance, Emiya Kiritsugu, who could only use ordinary hot weapons, may now be able to pose a certain threat to servants. Coupled with his combat style, it is best to regard him as another Assassin.

After telling Arthur to pay attention to several cranes and cranes in the port, the two went home—in fact, there was a castle of the Einzbern family that he wanted to go too, but after thinking about it, there were many people around the castle. The enchantment, he couldn't find it and couldn't get in.In addition, what happened there basically has nothing to do with him, mainly Emiya Kiritsugu, Director Ken and Kotomine Kirei.

What?Three Kings Banquet?

Don't be ridiculous, where can Xia Chuanhu go?Isn't it just that every fan has to take out the story of whipping the corpse of the dead hairy king to get the favor, and this one in his house is not the dumb king, what kind of favor is there, and the one over there is Morgan, if you take Arthur there Not a proper Camelot album?

What's more, it is still unknown whether the Three Kings Banquet will be held.

Therefore, Xia Chuanhu would not approach Einzbern Castle unless it was necessary.

"That means there's nothing to do from now until night."

Xia Chuanhu returned home and glanced at the clock on the wall.

"Arthur, for the night's action, I will sleep now, and you will wake me up at about ten o'clock."

"No problem. But is it okay to sleep? Won't the curse happen?"

The curse of Shajo Aige, which only occurs after Xia Chuanhu falls asleep, is based on the degree of intimacy with Arthur during the two sleep periods, and the degree of torture is determined. It is an extremely personal magic.I am afraid that only Satiao Aige in the whole world can develop such a boring magic trick.

Mentioning the curse, Xia Chuanhu's body trembled, and then he forced himself to be calm and said: "It's okay, I slept for three days before and nothing happened, it's probably the same this time, just don't worry , just watch over me."

"Then... okay."

(Please, Merlin, please protect the Master this time as well.)

All Arthur can do is hope that Merlin's technique will come in handy as before, instead of deliberately breaking the chain at critical moments, calling it a trial.

Trials are for heroes, and his own Master, Arthur doesn't want him to follow the path he used to walk. Living in this peaceful age, he doesn't need to be a hero.

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It's night time soon.

In a corner of the port in Fuyuki City, Arthur looked at the pale Xia Chuanhu holding on to the container, and asked with concern: "Master, are you really okay? Why don't we go back tonight? You are in such a state. ..."

"No...it's okay, it's just a curse of this degree, I'm almost... almost used to it."

When he said this, Xia Chuanhu's feet were still trembling.

Yes, the curse broke out again, and the intensity was even stronger than last time. Shatiao Aige's love brain directly regarded Xia Chuanhu and Arthur's trip today as a date, and Xia Chuanhu was dragged by her as soon as he closed his eyes. In the dream, he was once again ravaged to death, so that when he just woke up, his whole body was devastated, and his whole body was covered in cold sweat.

As for Merlin's spell, which Arthur placed high hopes on, there was no movement at all this time, and the flower imprint never appeared on Xia Chuanhu's eyebrows.

Arthur also affirmed that this is a spell that will only take effect when Xia Chuanhu's spirit can't bear it. If Xia Chuanhu can persist, the spell will not be activated.It really fits Merlin's character very well.

Arthur had no choice but to take care of Xia Chuanhu as much as possible.

Leaning on the container to breathe for a while, Xia Chuanhu asked, "How is the situation at the port? Do you feel anything?"

"You don't need to feel it deliberately. You can feel it. The vindictiveness exuded by the other party can be said to be provocative. It must be that you have considerable confidence in your own skills, just as you expected, Master." Arthur praised, "But Master, you even guessed that the other party will be at the port."

"It's just a simple elimination method. The first requirement of the Holy Grail War is not to be exposed. The port is far away from the urban area, and no one will come at night. The terrain is also open. It is the most suitable battlefield for the first night."

Although there are a large number of containers, for these followers, the containers are just some cardboard, and it is no problem to say that the port has an open terrain.

He took out the binoculars and glanced at several cranes and the tops of the cranes in the distance, but he didn't find Emiya Kiritsugu's figure, presumably he hadn't acted yet.

"That's fine, it's best to end the plan before the situation expands, otherwise things will change later. —— Saber, please."

"Understood, Master, you should also be careful."

Arthur's spirit body disappeared before Xia Chuanhu's eyes, and he quickly headed towards the direction where strong grudges continued to emanate from the port.

Covering his chest, Xia Chuanhu immediately disappeared into the darkness.

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At the port, on the open space close to the ship, Arthur showed his figure, glanced at the deserted avenue and shouted: "How about you stop hiding? Since you show your fighting spirit without any scruples, then it's okay." Show up cleanly, Lancer."

"Oh? Obviously, I knew my identity before I showed up."

In the shadow of the container, a servant holding two guns, one long and one short, walked up to Arthur.

"Why do you think it's me, Lancer? Maybe it's Assassin?"

"My Master is unexpectedly capable of guessing the situation." Arthur said proudly, and at the same time praised Xia Chuanhu's predictive ability again. So far, as long as it is related to the Holy Grail War, his Master has almost All guessed right.