Gentleman's Night Canteen

Unsurprisingly, Lanmeng's small shop is still deserted, Artoria is relieved and at the same time secretly warns herself not to think so.

At the same time, Lan Meng's attitude towards herself is the same as before, which also proves her guess. As an ordinary person, Lan Meng doesn't even know that she has become a king.

At least here she can shed the shackles of being a 'king'.

"What would you like to eat?"

Arturia didn't even need Lan Meng's guidance to hang the cloak on the hanger at the door. She sat in the previous position, and Lan Meng also handed the menu to the other party directly.

Arturia's eyes lit up when she saw the menu.

The last time I came here, Lan Meng said that she had just opened and there was no such thing as a menu.

This time it looked more formal.

'It seems that the lady's suggestion worked. '

While thinking about it, Artoria was going to flip through the menu.

But at this moment, something even more unexpected happened.

"Ding~"

Accompanied by the melodious sound of wind chimes, the store door was pushed open, and Arturia, who was originally smiling, tensed her muscles unconsciously. At the same time, she reflexively looked towards the direction of the store door together with Lan Meng.

Then someone she didn't expect appeared there.

"Merlin?!"

"Al?!"

That's right, the person here does know Arturia, but he is her teacher.

She doesn't need to worry about compromising her majesty, after all, her teacher knows her well, but the problem is... just now she persuaded her teacher to take a rest earlier on the grounds of 'I've been busy lately and plan to rest early today', but now —————

An example might be saying goodnight to a friend just now, but then they happen to line up with each other when qualifying in the canyon.

The scene once became extremely embarrassing...

Chapter 21 New Guests (8/10)

Compared to Arturia who was embarrassed by seeing Merlin, although Merlin was a little surprised by Artoria's appearance, he quickly calmed down.

After all, in Merlin's opinion, the person who knows each other best in this world should be himself.

I witnessed the other party's birth with my own eyes, and handed him over to Kai's father to raise him. Later, when the other party was able to hold a sword, he took the initiative to show up to teach the other party swordsmanship, strategy, army command, and even arithmetic, which are necessary for kings.

So he is very clear about the character of his disciple.

Maybe the other party has grown up because of "responsibility", but after all, he has not experienced wind and rain. At this time, the other party is no different from ordinary young people.

and……

If it is said that helping King Uther and taking care of Artoria at the beginning was only out of his own responsibility, then he, who has witnessed the growth of Artoria with his own eyes, truly regards her as his disciple.

When he thought of the prophecy of the fairy in the lake, although he was still smiling, his heart twitched violently.

He is powerless to change the future, but he still hopes that the other party can be happier before the arrival of 'fate'.

So the smiling Merlin took the initiative to change the topic.

"I heard from you, Al, that the food in this restaurant is very delicious. I wanted to try it a long time ago, but because I was busy during this time, I didn't expect that the two of us would actually have a good understanding~ As expected of my favorite disciple~~"

Obviously, Artoria was still a little nervous when she saw Merlin before, but now she saw her frivolous teacher coming, but she always felt like throwing up countless times.

"Mr. Mingming is the only disciple, right?"

"Haha~ Really? It's just a small matter~ It's just a small matter~"

Merlin didn't care about his disciple's merciless complaints. Instead, he sat beside Artoria with a smile and pointed his finger at Lan Meng.

"Please bring us two barbecues and put it on Al's account~"

Merlin, who changed the subject smoothly, still looked at Lan Meng with a smile.

It was a bit unexpected to meet Artoria in the store, but he did not forget his purpose of coming here.

Although Merlin's professional knowledge tells him that there should be no one in this world who relies on food to shake his spell, he is more willing to believe that his disciple, a foodie, is hallucinating because the food is too delicious than if there is a problem with the spell.

But after all, this technique is very critical, and he still intends to confirm it if he is not afraid of ten thousand but just in case.

It is also a good thing that one's own disciple is here, and it happens to be able to ask the other party how they feel on the spot.

Arturia, who didn't know what the teacher was thinking at all, felt a little helpless when she saw that the other party didn't reprimand her while she was relieved.

"Okay, count it on me..."

"Ding~"

The sudden ringing of the bell made both Artoria and Merlin nervous.

Arturia was amazed at the fact that there was no customer in the store just before she entered the door, but why two customers appeared in a row just after she came.

As for Merlin, he reflexively held the staff beside him.

It's not that he is worried about the enemy, but that he is worried about his disciple's identity being recognized.

Although Arturia, as the king, could go wherever she wanted in the kingdom theoretically, he was worried that someone would be detrimental to her if her whereabouts were known.

Compared to the two of them, Lan Meng was even more confused.

If you exclude Sirona who was guided by Lanmeng using the 'Fate Fragment', there is no guest during the day today, why are there three guests after dark?

Lan Meng and the three of them almost reflexively looked towards the direction of the store door, but the customer who was about to push the door to enter was suddenly stared at by the three people and touched his waist reflexively.

The other party has the same black hair as Lan Meng, but the temperament of the whole person is completely opposite to Lan Meng.

Lan Meng always has a smile on his face, while the other party has a serious face; Lan Meng wears looser casual clothes, while the other party is meticulous in black casual suits; Lan Meng exudes vitality, while the other party is full of apathy……

The guest looked a little strange, but Lan Meng still greeted him with a smile.

"Guest, welcome~"

Faced with Lan Meng's welcome sound, the other party was not moved at all. Instead, he held one hand on his waist, and his sharp eyes, which were completely different from the decadent appearance, scanned the three people in the store.

After inquiring about the rumors in Fuyuki City that "if you defeat all the contestants, you can get the Universal Wishing Machine 'Holy Grail'", Emiya Kiritsugu, who is cautious by nature, decided to go to Fuyuki City first to inquire about the news.

In the end, according to his investigation, the city's leylines are indeed abnormal, and it seems that there is a huge magic formula with the city's leylines as the core hidden.

Although he didn't know if the rumor was accurate, he could be sure that this city was not simple.

And when he collected and sorted out the information, it was already completely dark, and he was a little hungry, so he was going to find a place to eat to replenish his energy before continuing to search for clues.

In order to prevent unnecessary trouble, he even looked for that kind of remote restaurant.

It's just that what he never dreamed of was that he finally found a "restaurant that no one seemed to patronize" in the alley, and encountered a "attention ceremony" just after entering.

Now in the 20s, otaku culture is not as popular as later generations, and Emiya Kiritsugu himself is also a "magician", so when he saw Arturia in knight uniform and The robed Merlin Toki didn't immediately react like "someone is cosplaying" like Sawamura Eriri. His first reaction was———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

That's why he put his hands on his waist almost instinctively.

There is his last hole card!

A special firearm equipped with an 'Origin Bullet'!

The origin bullet itself is not more lethal than ordinary bullets, but it has the ability to cut off the magic circuit of the target and make it heal forcibly.

At first glance, it seems very ordinary, but the actual effect is terrifying. In analogy, it is probably similar to the hard work of a dozen earphone cables being messed up in an instant. When the target instinct is to use magic power, it will look like an ordinary person. Grab one end of the earphones and yank.

The earphone cable is completely scrapped, and the target hit by the origin bullet will basically die under his own magic power.

Faced with the extremely vigilant Emiya Kiritsugu, Lan Meng was a little at a loss, after all, the other party was the first customer who showed hostility towards him after entering the store.

The atmosphere in the store suddenly became a little weird, and Artoria almost instinctively grabbed the saber beside her.

For fear of being discovered by others, the opponent's sword "Sword in the Stone" is wrapped in a layer of coarse cloth, but as long as she holds this sword blessed by the fairy of the lake, Artoria has the confidence to defeat all enemies !

Even Merlin quietly hid a part of his body behind Arturia, obviously intending to use the other party to block his hand, and it was obvious that if Emiya Kiritsugu did something bad, he would not stand by .

After all, he couldn't confirm whether the other party would only attack Lan Meng, or would also attack himself and Artoria.

But at this moment, the shop door behind the other party rang again.

Everyone in the store was taken aback.

Lan Meng was even more confused.

What the hell?

Why are there so many people tonight? ?

Chapter 22 New King, Juggernaut, Magician Killer and Middle Eastern Cook (9/10)

Lan Meng was really confused at this time, he couldn't figure out why there were guests appearing one after another tonight.

Al, a regular customer, can understand that Merlin is an acquaintance of the other party. According to the other party's words, it seems that he was invited by Al, but Emiya Kiritsugu who obviously does not belong to the same era as the other party, or even the world, has nothing to do with the other party. .

Now it seems like another guest is coming?

Emiya Kiritsugu took two steps back to the side, in order not to expose his back to the new guest, while keeping his eyes fixed on the direction of Reimu and Artoria.

As for Lan Meng, they also looked in the direction of the store entrance in unison.

Bronze-colored skin, a head and neck wrapped in a turban, a cloak that seems to be covered with wind and sand, and an unidentified long stick-shaped object wrapped in a bandage on the back...

Arturia and Merlin were a little confused by this weird attire, but Ramu and Emiya Kiritsugu felt very familiar.

Lan Meng looked familiar because he had seen similar costumes on TV more than once, and he remembered that some of them seemed to like to shout 'Allahhu Akbar', but Emiya Kiritsugu had actually seen similar costumes He is very familiar with the person behind him, especially the weapon behind him.

Some people will almost call out the name of AK47 when they see the wooden handle and the iconic gun body, but in fact, there are not many real AK47s in a certain conflict area. On the contrary, 56 from the same division is more common, but The one on the opponent's back was not a 56, but an AKM belonging to the AK gun family.

Its biggest feature is that it optimizes the recoil and handling of the firearm. The angle of the buttstock is kept parallel to the barrel instead of sloping downward like the previous AK47, which facilitates better control of the recoil.

But these are not the key points. The key point is why a person whose painting style is obviously more suitable for the Middle East will appear in Fuyuki City?

If we say that when he first saw Arturia or Al and Merlin, Emiya Kiritsugu's first reaction was to break into the magic workshop of a strange magician.

Then with the appearance of the guest behind him, Emiya Kiritsugu faintly felt that his guess might not be right.

Emiya Kiritsugu's own strength is very strong, coupled with the use of modern weapons and omnipotent fighting methods, he earned the notoriety of "Magician Killer", and he is also the most famous modern weapon user in the magician world By.

It is precisely because of his own reasons that he focuses on collecting information on magicians similar to himself. After all, he knows very well that the way to deal with guns is completely different from that of magicians.

It's just that he couldn't think of the identity of the person in front of him no matter what.

But when he was trying to recall the information in his memory, the other party suddenly spoke.

"Kiritsugu?!"

The other party's voice was a little hoarse, like an accordion with a hole in it, but the name the other party called made Emiya Kiritsugu stunned.

The other party recognized him?

Not only that, but the other person seems to be quite familiar with himself?

"who are you?"

Emiya Kiritsugu spoke for the first time after entering Blue Dream's shop, but facing Emiya Kiritsugu's questioning, the new customer, or Emiya Shirou, felt a little confused.

How could Kiritsugu be here?

Hasn't the other party been dead for more than ten years?

He couldn't help but began to search his memory.

Kiritsugu died five years after the Fourth Holy Grail War and about five years before the start of the Fifth Holy Grail War. He gave up his studies and went to the Middle East after the end of the Holy Grail War more than ten years ago.

And the reason why this decision was made was actually related to Kiritsugu.

He decided to go to the Middle East precisely because he longed for the 'hero' that Kiritsugu said. Even if it was only a small effort, he also hoped to protect more ordinary people.

He has been an excellent soldier even if he doesn't test magic during the years of battles.

It's just that no matter how hard he tried, the war never disappeared, which undoubtedly made him confused, and he began to understand what Archer said back then.

But he never dreamed that he would see Emiya Kiritsugu again at this time.

The man who should have died ten years ago!

His first reaction was to hallucinate.

But soon he ruled out this possibility.

Although as a magician, he thinks that there are countless people stronger than himself, but in terms of willpower alone, he is absolutely rare opponent in the battlefield and in the sea of ​​corpses and blood. If you want to hypnotize him unconsciously, it is almost impossible. It is impossible.