Type-Moon, joins the Lion King at the beginning

Chapter 274 Let me ask you, are you my Master?
The Holy Grail War is a war in which magicians compete for the legendary all-powerful wish-granting machine, the "Holy Grail", which can grant any wish.

The way to fight for the Holy Grail is to use the Holy Grail system to summon Heroic Spirits, allowing the being who sits high on the throne of Heroic Spirits to descend as a Servant.

Seven magicians command their servants to fight, and the final winner will be able to obtain the almighty wish-granting machine [Holy Grail].

Today, the Holy Grail War, which takes place every sixty years, has finally begun again!

Tosaka Residence——

"Sakura, hurry up."

Dragging a small suitcase, Toosaka Rin called out to her sister to hurry up and catch up. Although her sister had been adopted by the Matou family, she did not go to the Matou family, but stayed at home.

Toosaka Rin, who had already begun to accept knowledge of magic, was not sure whether such behavior was strange, but since Toosaka Tokiomi had never objected, she was naturally happy to accept it.

"Come on, come on!"

As lively as ever, Sakura Tousaka, or rather Sakura Matou, was carrying a suitcase that was almost the same as the one in Tousaka Rin's hand, and was desperately walking towards her sister.

Da da.

Crisp footsteps were heard. As the Tohsaka sisters were carrying their luggage, a young man with a cold expression slowly walked down the stairs, glancing at the two sisters and the gentle-looking woman.

The light green long skirt sets off her gentle temperament, making her look like a young lady from a distant past.

"Master's wife, do you need help?"

As a disciple of Tōsaka Tokiomi, Kotomine Kirei naturally calls Tōsaka Aoi "Master's Wife".

"Kirei, you will stay and fight beside your father, right?"

After reuniting with her sister, Toosaka Rin stared at Kotomine Kirei and said, "In that case, Kirei, can you promise to keep my father safe until the end?"

“Kirei?”

Matou Sakura, who was dragging the luggage with both of her hands, stared at the tall figure of Kotomine Kirei and said, "You must protect my father!"

Looking at the two sisters, Kotomine Kirei, whose expression had not changed, shook his head and said, "If this war were simple enough for me to make such an agreement, there would be no need for you and Master's wife to seek refuge."

Until now, most of the Masters have been revealed.

The [Three Founding Families] all sent personnel to fight, and even the Clock Tower of the Magic Association headquarters had a monarch participating in the battle. The difficulty of the battle was so high that it was impossible for Kotomine Kirei to make such a promise.

"Humph, if you cause an accident to my father, I will never forgive you!"

Toosaka Rin turned her head away, and Matou Sakura beside her also stuck out her tongue at Kotomine Kirei and said, "I won't let you go!"

Kotomine Kirei seemed to be used to it. Before he could say anything, Tōsaka Aoi came forward and said softly, "Please, Kirei, please help him fulfill his long-cherished wish."

After seeing off the Tohsaka sisters and Tohsaka Aoi, Kotomine Kirei returned upstairs. Tohsaka Tokiomi, who was alone in the room, kept staring at the things on the table. He noticed Kotomine Kirei approaching and said, "You came at the right time. The relic that I have been preparing has finally arrived.

You see, there is this fossil made from the shed skin of the world's earliest snake. If we use it as a medium to summon that heroic spirit, it will be our victory."

Summoning a [Servant] requires a complex magical ritual.

The spiritual and physical compatibility between the Heroic Spirit as the prototype and the summoner is self-evident, but the most important thing is the Catalyst who has a deep connection with the Heroic Spirit.

Not only is the Tohsaka family preparing for the upcoming Summoning Night, the Einzbern in a foreign country is also preparing for this Holy Grail War.

The magician killer who was recruited several years ago, plus the adjusted alchemical puppet and small holy grail system - [Irisviel von Einzbern]

"I didn't expect to find the scabbard of the legendary holy sword—"

The thin-faced young man, known as the magician killer—Emiya Kiritsugu stared at the golden scabbard in front of him. The gold and blue intertwined to form a knight's emblem.

Thousands of years seem to have left no trace in the scabbard, and time cannot erase its shape.

Irisviel von Einzbern, who was wearing an elegant dress beside him, chuckled and said, “After all, it is a conceptual weapon, so it is normal that it can withstand a thousand years of weathering.

Simply by wearing it, the scabbard can heal the owner's injuries and stop aging.

Of course, this is all based on the premise that the original owner is providing the magic power."

In order to win the Holy Grail War, the higher the quality of the servants summoned, the better, so the preparation of the holy relics is the most important.

The type of holy relics you can find represents the upper limit of the servants you can summon.

Fuyuki——In a certain mansion.

Because of a quarrel with his mentor, Kenneth El-Melloi Archipelago, and in order to prove his own theories and talents, Webber Velvet stole Kenneth's holy relics and arrived in Fuyuki. He then used the magic of suggestion to live in a certain family's home.

That tattered red robe is the glorious proof of an absolute king who once conquered the Eurasian continent.

Matou Residence——

Matou Zouken, who lost his successor due to Li Ye's intervention, finally waited for the return of Youzi. In order to prevent Matou Sakura from actually entering the Matou family and being poisoned by her father, the wishful Matou Kariya chose to become the master and fight for the Matou family.

Scenes like this kept happening during this period of time. Li Ye, who had not had any contact with others for a while, stood alone in a large underground cave.

To this day, Li Ye still has not seen the Command Seals representing his qualifications as a Master, as if the Holy Grail had never chosen him.

"The Holy Grail—"

Li Ye, who never felt lost, stared at the Holy Grail in front of him. After several years of analysis, Li Ye finally reached the final key.

"I think we should let professionals handle this."

Li Ye never interfered with the participation of the Matou family in the war. In order to ensure that he could summon [Caster\Magician], he had to let the Matou family summon [Berserker\Berserker]

The traces of the murderer have been noticed——

"There's still a little time left, just a little bit left."

We have to wait until Tousaka and the others are summoned, and then the remaining seat will be for [Caster\Magician].

Among all the Heroic Spirits of all job classes, only [Caster\Magician] can be of help to Li Yecai at the moment, the rest are useless.

The excitement had turned into calmness, and Li Ye, with an indifferent expression, quietly walked into the shadows and was never seen again.

Time flies by, when night falls.

The moment of summoning is coming soon.

The clock points to the Wheel of Heaven, and the hour of Heaven will come to completion.

The cycle of the day will begin at this moment.

Tosaka Residence

Having already constructed the summoning ritual, Tōsaka Tokiomi placed the holy relic on the altar, and as the magic power surged, he began to chant the spell that he had practiced countless times:

Fill it up, fill it up, fill it up, fill it up, fill it up!

Pure silver and iron. The duke who made a covenant with the foundation stone.

[My ancestor and my master is Shubaiyin Aogu]! ! "

Somewhere in the forest—

After completing the ritual, Webber Velvet had already begun chanting: "The surging wind is blocked by four walls. Close the four doors,
Release yourself from the crown and wander the three forks leading to the kingdom.

Your body is under my command, and my fate rests on your sword!"

Einzbern——

Emiya Kiritsugu's cold words rang out: "If you are willing to follow the call of the Holy Grail, then answer my call.

Make an oath here.

I am the one who has accomplished all the good deeds in the world.
I am the one who spreads all the evils in the world."

Matou——

Even though his body was close to collapse, he continued to chant the spell: "[I will make your eyes dark and your mind violent. You are a prisoner of madness. I am the one who holds the chains———] (Frenzy Spell)

You are the seven days that the three great spirits of words have entangled you.

From the Wheel of Restraint, Guardian of the Libra—!"

Although they were scattered all over the place and had completely different goals, the few of them who were moving towards the same goal completed a miracle called the summoning of heroic spirits at this moment!
An extremely dazzling light bloomed before everyone, and the brilliant light of the ether constructed a body called the Servant's Spirit Base, allowing each heroic spirit to appear in the world and transform into a Servants.

Underground of the Tousaka Family——

As the etheric light dissipated, the golden king appeared in the center of the ceremony.

Responding to the thread of fate from ancient times, the ancient symbol made the golden king answer the call.

Wearing golden armor and with shining golden hair, he stood proudly, showing his unruly look. The king who appeared in the form of a young tyrant had a cold expression and glanced at the two men in front of him.

"We won—"

Toosaka Tokiomi could not hide his excitement. The moment he saw the summoning was successful, he understood that victory had already occurred.

Somewhere in the forest—

The bright moonlight adds a touch of mystery to this quiet forest.

After being separated from Li Ye for several years, he was no longer the naive child of fifteen years old. Now the nineteen-year-old Weber Velvet saw—

The ancient king appeared in the center of the ceremony, with extremely strong muscles under his scarlet robe, exuding a domineering aura.

Einzbern——

The king of knights who came from a distant time, the king who stood on that hill, the king who had not yet completely died, the king who wanted to fulfill his unattainable dream and atone for his own sins—

The moonlight illuminated the face of a certain girl. Her resolute expression matched the blue armor on her body. The King of Knights' voice was awe-inspiring, resounding throughout the church: "May I ask, are you my Master?"

----

It was the day after the Heroic Spirit Summoning ended, when all the Masters who had not yet arrived in Fuyuki began to set off, in a residence somewhere in Fuyuki.

The family was caught by the sudden intrusion of the killer, and they had no time to react, and were tied up like prisoners.

The killer, whose name is unknown, uses someone's blood and starts to construct an unknown summoning ritual according to the magic book he found.

"Fill it up, fill it up..."

An obscure spell began to be chanted.

The TV that had never been turned off began to broadcast news about a murderer.

Seeing this scene, Uryu Ryunosuke kept smiling. He just turned his head to look at the boy who was tied up tightly and said, "Do you think demons exist, kid?"

Unfortunately, Ryunosuke Uesugi could not get a response, but he still said to himself: "The news and magazines always call me a devil, but if there really are devils, this name is a bit disrespectful to them.

I can’t get over this.”

Da da.

Uryu Ryunosuke walked up to the boy and suddenly squatted down, causing the already extremely frightened boy to tremble all over. Uryu Ryunosuke pretended to say, "Hello, Uryu Ryunosuke is a demon. Can I introduce myself like this?"

As he spoke, Uryu Ryunosuke took out a yellowed book from his pocket and continued, "So I found this thing, an ancient book or something like that in my family's warehouse. It seems that my ancestors have studied how to summon demons."

Ryunosuke Uesugi, who started flipping through the books, said helplessly, "In this case, I can only verify whether demons really exist, right?

If the devil really shows up, it would be stupid for me to just chat with him without any preparation.

So, if the devil really appears, can you please let him kill you?"

Uryu Ryunosuke said with a smile.

This appearance made the boy's fear even stronger.

at this time--

"Ah, what is this——"

Ryunosuke Uesugi only felt a sharp pain on the back of his hand, and scarlet patterns began to appear along the back of his hand. Not only that, the magic circle behind him that had never moved began to emit light, as if something was about to arrive.

This is the knowledge passed down by our ancestors. As long as it is used properly, it can produce the correct effect.

The summoning ritual that had already been activated began to be filled with etheric light, but Ryunosuke Uesugi, the summoner, did not have a magic circuit of sufficient standard.

But because his compatibility with the responder is so high, the summoning can be established.

In less than a few seconds, the summoning will be completed, and the hero who steps down from the Throne of Heroes will gain this brief second life.

It should be so.

At the moment of the summoning reaction——

Da da.

The advancing figure did not attract anyone's attention. The sword he swung was only three feet long, but under those gem-like eyes it was an absolutely deadly blade.

The cold sword light tore through the darkness and illuminated the eyes of the family.

What followed was the scarlet blood flower that rose up.

puff!

The killer was completely unable to react and just stared blankly at the severed arm flying high in the air. The limb that had accompanied him throughout his life left him so easily.

Before the pain from the nerves even reached his brain, a word emerged in Ryunosuke Uesugi's mind.

'What a nice view--'

Even without realizing the source of the severed limb, Uryu Ryunosuke, who could be called a murderer, was filled with admiration for beauty.

Unfortunately, no one knows this admiration, it is just the last echo of a dying person.

The sword never stopped, and killed the summoning at the moment when the summoning was about to be completed!
The summoning of the last servant was completely interrupted!
Even the body hasn't been formed yet!

The sword was swung out again and cut off the body of the man who was not yet dead. The exploding blood mist was evaporated in an instant, without even a trace left.

thump.

Without looking at the killer behind him, Li Ye casually caught the severed arm, and the Command Seal on the back of his hand was clearly visible.

After untying the family, Li Ye left decisively.

After obtaining the final key item, Li Ye arrived at Ryudo Temple as quickly as possible and began his own Heroic Spirit Summoning Ceremony!

Ryunosuke Uesugi's summoning was not successful. From the appearance of the Command Seal to the time when the Heroic Spirit was completely summoned, it was Li Ye's operating space.

He knew very early on what kind of Heroic Spirit he needed. Although he was worried about whether he could summon a Heroic Spirit, Li Ye began to think about this action with the idea of ​​giving it a try.

In order to ensure that he can summon [Caster\Magician], Li Ye must wait until the end before taking action.

According to his understanding, the relics collected by Tokiomi and others will definitely summon servants of those professions, and only Ryunosuke Uryuu has the possibility of summoning [Caster\Magician].

Therefore, waiting is necessary.

But Li Ye will not wait for Ryunosuke Uesugi to summon [Caster\Magician] before snatching it.

What Li Ye needs is to perform the summoning ceremony by himself, and the servants who can meet his requirements can only be summoned by him.

Da da.

Li Ye slowly walked to the ritual formation that had been set up long ago.

He raised his hand and summoned the Holy Spear Longominiard. The moment the cold spear fell into his palm, it began to emit a dark magical light.

However, the fluctuations of magical power here were all blocked by the barriers set up around them and were not sensed by the outside world.

Li Ye casually threw away the broken arm without the Command Seal and looked at the scarlet patterns on the back of his hand. The Command Seal was the manifestation of the qualification of a Master. After taking the Command Seal of Uryu Ryunosuke, he would be the one to summon the Heroic Spirit this time!

"With this spear given by the king, the spear that killed the king, the anchor of the star—"

Li Ye thrust the Holy Spear Longomyniad into the ground with his backhand, and the dark aurora began to spread along the ground.

In an instant, it was injected into the heroic spirit summoning ceremony.

The ritual constructed by the summoner is just a medium. The actual summoning of the heroic spirit is carried out by the Holy Grail system, so it does not consume many resources of the summoner.

The real consumption point is the magical resources needed to maintain the action after the servant appears.

But Li Ye is not prepared to use his own magic power to maintain the servant's consumption. If possible, Li Ye also wants Caster to provide him with magic support.

"With the testimony of the God of Origin and the Mistress of the Sky, I will sing praises of my great deeds—"

Staring at the summoning ceremony in front of him, Li Ye took a deep breath, and the surging magic power began to flow with the words: "From the other side, the last Knight of the Round Table makes a declaration here!"

The causes and conditions of his body will be manifested at this moment.

Li Ye did not use any holy relics, but relied solely on his own fate to perform the summoning.

“Fill it. Fill it. Fill it. Fill it. Fill it.

Pure silver and iron. The duke who made a covenant with the foundation stone.

The surging wind is blocked by four walls. The four doors are closed.
Release yourself from the crown and wander the three forks leading to the kingdom.

Your body is under my command, and my fate depends on your sword.

Respond to the call of the Holy Grail. If you are willing to follow this will, then respond to my call.

Make an oath here.

I am the one who has accomplished all the good deeds in the world.
I am the one who spreads all the evils in the world.

You are the seven days that the three great spirits of words have entangled you.

From the Wheel of Restraint, Guardian of the Libra—!"

The moment the passionate chanting ended—

An extremely familiar magical light began to bloom, and a certain existence responded to Li Ye's call almost at the same time, and pure ether began to construct a body.

The flow of magic power shook the atmosphere, causing billowing air waves to roar in all directions.

When the light of the ether faded, the figure reflected in Li Ye's eyes——

(End of this chapter)