Type-Moon, joins the Lion King at the beginning

Chapter 275: A Night of Madness Part
What kind of servants can I summon?
This was the question that had been lingering in my mind since I decided to participate in the Holy Grail War.

Li Ye knew that he was not like Fujimaru Ritsuka who could freely choose the job and character of the summon object during battle.

It can only be a random summon, and whether it can even be successful is still a question.

But for the sake of his goal, Li Ye suppressed the time until the last call, and the result was obvious -

'Oh, good! I won!'

When the magical light that symbolized the summoning of the Heroic Spirit faded away, the figure that appeared in the center of the ceremony was—

Her hair, which should have been pure white, had the changing colors of flowers. She wore a white robe that was embroidered with blue and gold patterns on it, like a cloud.

It was a pattern that Li Ye was extremely familiar with.

The staff with a long sword attached to it emitted inexplicable magical fluctuations, causing flowers to bloom in Liudong Temple, and in less than a few breaths it turned into a sea of ​​flowers.

"Hey, clang, clang!"

Merlin, the British court magician, the candidate for the crown Caster, and the flower magician, appeared in front of Li Ye. Merlin's smile was the same as always, and he said, "Merlin, the flower magician, has come to obey the call!

How is it? Are you surprised? "

"Merlin—"

Li Ye immediately showed a disappointed expression. Anyone could be better than Merlin.

At this moment, Li Ye felt a sense of frustration as if the pond was tilted.

Merlin's magic was completely useless to Li Ye in analyzing the Holy Grail, and -

Merlin would definitely not agree with his plan.

Thinking of this, Li Ye immediately broke down and showed a look of disgust: "Why is it you?"

In the final analysis, Merlin will never become a Heroic Spirit. Even if he is summoned, he will only use his own individual manifestation to simulate the body of a Servant.

Apparently, this guy Merlin replaced the servant that Li Ye wanted to summon, which resulted in Li Ye summoning this guy in the end.

'Fraud, this is complete fraud by the followers!'

Li Ye thought so with a look of disgust.

Merlin, who was not far away, saw Li Ye's undisguised disdain. He immediately showed a sad expression and said, "Brother Merlin is very sad. I thought there would be applause or something when I came out, but the result was such disdain?"

"Merlin, can you replenish your magic power yourself?"

The moment Merlin opened his mouth, Li Ye sensed the drain of his magic power through the Servant's connection. Li Ye, who had never obtained the authority of the Holy Grail system, was unable to bypass the Holy Grail to drain the magic power from the earth veins.

In other words, even if he could absorb the magic power from the earth veins, the effect would not be very good. Although the quality of the earth veins in Fuyuki City was good, the speed at which magic power accumulated was still too slow.

Even the Greater Holy Grail needs to draw on sixty years of magical resources to start a Holy Grail War, let alone Li Ye.

All my magic power was originally prepared to face the upcoming Holy Grail War, but who knew that there would be another useless eater.

Hearing this, Merlin shook his head and said, "No, it only consumes a little bit of magic power!"

As he spoke, Merlin pinched his fingers and indicated a little gap between his fingertips to Li Ye.

Silently watching Merlin's actions, Li Ye began to estimate the consumption of magic power. The consumption to maintain Merlin's actions was acceptable, completely within his recovery range, and even had a large surplus.

Fortunately, the cost of Merlin's manifestation was borne by the Holy Grail. Otherwise, according to Li Ye's estimation, it would take most of his magic power and energy to make Merlin manifest successfully.

And there is no need for Merlin to do anything. As long as he stays within this consumption range, Li Ye can just treat it as having one more mouth to feed at home.

Thinking of this, Li Ye's disgust was still beyond words. If he was in Mesopotamia, Li Ye could still treat Merlin as a treasure, but now -

Ah, I really hate it!

Sighing, Li Ye immediately pulled out the holy spear Longomyniad from the ground, attracting Merlin's attention.

The holy spear held by Li Ye is the holy spear Rongominiard from another world. It has not experienced the burning of human nature and the Lion King's change in the scale of the holy spear's existence. Rongominiard still stands at the end of the world.

In other words, the holy spear held by Li Ye is [redundant]. Not only the holy spear, but Li Ye’s own existence is also [redundant].

The resources used to operate the world have never increased, but have begun to decrease due to Li Ye's existence. After being absorbed by Li Ye, the materials and resources will be listed as [surplus].

This situation will continue until Li Ye [shakes] again, or even disappears from this world.

Li Ye had no idea what Merlin was thinking. He only saw that Li Ye did not put away the Holy Spear. Instead, he began to rotate the Holy Spear Longomyniad with one hand, staring at the Flower Magician Merlin and said, "Let's not talk about the consumption of magic power for now. Merlin, you seem to know me? Your clairvoyance seems to be surprisingly good?"

Merlin not only occupied the servant's quota, but also made Li Ye feel an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

"Who knows-"

Merlin blinked and did not directly answer Li Ye's question. This familiar look allowed Li Ye to guess Merlin's answer after forced questioning.

Seeing this, Li Ye decisively gave up trying to find out the reason. At least from the current situation, Merlin has the ability to observe parallel worlds.

His clairvoyance is not just about the present, but the present of the world.

and--

stab.

The dark aurora bloomed in an instant, completely obliterating the sea of ​​flowers created by Merlin.

Li Ye's expression was cold, even fierce. He stared at the flower magician in front of him and said, "Merlin, are you using an illusion?"

The manifestation of Merlin's use of illusion is the existence of [flowers], and the flower magician is nothing more than that.

Li Ye, who believed that Merlin would not agree to his plan, believed that he had fallen into an illusion the moment Merlin appeared.

The danger brought by the Holy Grail War is not worth Merlin's personal action. The only person who can cause harm, Li Ye, is actually very easy to deal with. It only takes time to delay until the end of the Holy Grail War.

And delaying time is what Merlin is best at.

Even the goddess of creation could not escape from his illusion, and the cradle he built was something that Li Ye could never escape from.

Although he was unable to find any flaws, Li Ye could be sure of this.

After all, Merlin would not choose to convince himself. The most direct and simple way was to take action.

This is undoubtedly a perfect strategy...

If Li Ye had not experienced the Temple of the Crown, he would never have been able to escape from this dreamlike world.

The dark aurora bloomed and eroded the world that Li Ye saw.

Lines of death came into Li Ye's eyes.

Click.

As Li Ye swung his knife, the dream was quietly killed.

"You're growing up so fast."

Merlin's figure has not changed, as if the world remains the same, except that the sea of ​​flowers around Merlin has quietly disappeared and turned into starlight that dissipates.

Merlin, who was not surprised by Li Ye's breakthrough, smiled and said, "It seems that nothing I say will change anything."

"Indeed, so what are you going to do?"

Li Ye twisted his neck, his eyes never leaving Merlin, and asked, "Do you want to leave now, or do you want to continue watching?"

Li Ye could understand Merlin's move.

After all, Li Ye himself knows that what he is doing may be a bit strange and threatening, but he will not stop.

The third method, Li Ye must obtain it.

It is also for this reason that Li Ye will not have a hostile attitude towards Merlin.

"Now that we are here, let Brother Merlin take a look!"

Merlin spread his hands and said innocently, "I will definitely not use illusions on you again!"

The end of the simple conversation also means the end of the last Servant summoning, and the Seven-Knight Holy Grail War has begun!

Merlin joins the team

As Merlin's summons appeared, the Holy Church, which had been in charge of neutral judgment, also received information about Caster's appearance.

This information also flowed to Tōsaka Tokiomi through Kotomine and his son.

In order to divert Kotomine Kirei's fighting power into the dark, Tōsaka Tokiomi even staged a drama with Kotomine Kirei, letting the golden king destroy the Assassin summoned by Kotomine Kirei.

This drama of massacre was witnessed by all participants in the war. Although the means of collecting intelligence were different, they all saw the process of Assassin being eliminated.

The next day.

Merlin, who had changed into modern casual clothes, stayed in Liudong Temple with Li Ye, never leaving, his long hair flying in the wind.

“It’s coming—”

Merlin was extremely clear about his position at this moment, and that was why he felt emotional about what was going to happen next.

Putting aside Li Ye's problematic child, Merlin still found it quite interesting.

Li Ye beside him put his hands in his pockets and looked up at the flight that was about to arrive in Fuyuki. With the help of Merlin's clairvoyance, Li Ye already knew what kind of existence was on that flight.

Li Ye was waiting, waiting for the first wave of confrontation to begin.

The analysis of the Holy Grail has reached a bottleneck. He had expected the summoned Servant to help him solve the problem, but who would have thought it would be this loser Merlin.

Therefore, Li Ye could only temporarily change direction and think about the possibility of the Lesser Holy Grail.

If [Absolute Evil at this Time] is not eliminated, Li Ye will not be able to obtain the true Holy Grail and the Third Law.

Or using the Holy Grail can also achieve the effect of the third method...

Many thoughts emerged in Li Ye's mind, and he kept speculating on the possibility of realization.

at the same time--

In a hotel somewhere in Fuyuki, Emiya Kiritsugu, who had sneaked in, successfully reunited with his assistant Hisau Maiya who had arrived earlier, and also learned what happened in the Tosaka residence last night.

Similar to the cooperation between Kotomine Kirei and Tōsaka Tokiomi, when Emiya Kiritsugu went into the dark to prepare for action—

The artificial saint, Irisviel von Einzbern, got off the plane with the golden knight king and stepped into the territory of Fuyuki.

‘! ’

As if she had entered the range of a certain existence, Altria's expression changed sternly, and the surging magic power almost formed a skirt armor to enter a fighting posture.

"Saber?"

Irisviel von Einzbern, who was somewhat at a loss, folded her hands and looked at Saber with a worried look at her abnormal behavior.

It was beyond everyone's expectation that the world-famous King of Knights would be a girl.

Despite this, the demeanor displayed by this Knight King is hard to associate with a woman, and he can be said to be a true king.

Saber, who is also the most powerful of the upper three ranks among the Seven Heroic Spirits, not only has numerical suppression in all aspects, but also has powerful martial arts.

What caused Saber to react like this?

"Irisviel, nothing's wrong."

Saber frowned as if it was a false alarm, and looked around, but did not notice any reaction from the servants or other magical fluctuations.

and--

What's this weird feeling?
Saber, dressed in a black suit and disguising herself as a beautiful woman in men's clothing, protected Irisviel von Einzbern and was willing to let her go after a long time.

"Irisviel, be careful next. The situation is far more complicated than expected."

Unable to find the source of the sensation, Saber said in a deep voice: "Kiritsugu has arrived ahead of time, right?"

As the true master, Emiya Kiritsugu is not responsible for the supply of magic power. Instead, it is the artificial Holy Grail, Irisviel von Einzbern, who maintains Saber's magic power supply.

Even so, the Command Seal that represented the Master was still in the hands of Emiya Kiritsugu.

Even though she didn't like his way of doing things, Saber knew that if she wanted to obtain the Holy Grail, she had to cooperate with this guy.

Seeing that Saber was safe and sound, Irisviel regained her usual smile, clapped her hands lightly, and said with a smile: "In this case, we should enjoy the time before the war!"

Irisviel von Einzbern, who was only nine years old, one year of which was spent in a petri dish, and eight years of which she and Emiya Kiritsugu gave birth to Illya, the Little Holy Grail, has a great curiosity about this world.

She had spent almost her entire life in that pure white world, but despite this, Irisviel still felt satisfied. The eight years she spent with Kiritsugu allowed her to feel the beauty of [life].

Even though the end was approaching, she had already prepared herself.

This is all for Kiritsugu's relief—

The desire to save humanity...

That’s why Irisviel felt that she should enjoy life to the fullest. Without waiting for Saber to object, she took Saber’s hand and trotted out of the airport, saying with a smile, “After all, this is the first time we’ve come to this world. We must enjoy it to the fullest, right?”

pat.

Saber grasped Irisviel’s delicate hand with her backhand, and knowing Irisviel’s situation, she smiled and said, “As a knight, I must serve the princess.

While Saber was being taken on a sightseeing tour by Irisviel, the servants and their masters were squatting in front of the TV watching a historical program.

"Rider!"

Waver Velvet, who was staying at the home of an elderly couple, was dressed in casual clothes and called out to his Servant somewhat helplessly.

Although he was the Master, Waver Velvet was unable to resist Rider's domineering attitude and was often led by him.

"Hahaha, it's okay!"

He was also wearing casual clothes, and even the white short-sleeved shirt looked a little small on the tall Rider, bulging with his well-trained muscles.

Waver Velvet, helpless, sat down on the bed behind him.

The absolute self and the domineering style of doing things, that strong personal charm is the basis for conquering everything.

The same scene also took place in the Tousaka residence. The king, who had never taken off his armor, looked frivolous and bored, looking up at the sky. Tousaka Tokiomi, who was like a minister beside him, used his most respectful etiquette to entertain the golden king.

The seemingly long sightseeing trip passed in a flash when night fell.

Saber, who had already reached the seashore, gazed at the elves in the sea. The pure white saint was not tainted by a trace of filth, and her free nature was undoubtedly revealed at this moment.

Irisviel kicked the sea water with her bare feet and smiled brightly, her bell-like laughter echoing endlessly.

"Saber, do you like the sea?"

The saint stopped and put her hands behind her back. Her long white hair sparkled in the moonlight. Her smiling eyes only reflected the figure of the knight.

"If it is something that can make my people happy, I like it."

Saber responded with a smile: "Also..."

Before she finished speaking, Saber's expression suddenly changed slightly, and she immediately rushed to Irisviel's side and said, "There is a Servant's aura spreading out a hundred meters away."

This war is not only a carnival for hunters, but also a stage for challengers.

Not only is he waiting in the dark for an opportunity, the real strong man decides to fire a shot to announce his arrival!

Now she is just a servant, who has to obey the orders of the Master.

Saber, who did not dare to go there rashly, began to ask Irisviel for her opinion, but Irisviel smiled and said, "Do you want to accept the invitation?"

Saber smiled and said, "I couldn't ask for more."

And when Saber and Irisviel started to go to the meeting, the contestants who had already gathered also focused their attention on the battlefield.

Rider, sitting on the bridge with his Master, looked into the distance and took in the entire view of the port.

Waver Velvet, who was afraid of heights, lay down on the bridge and said, "Rider, it's too high! Get down! Get down!"

"What an impatient guy, hahaha."

Rider smiled as he drank, "Sometimes waiting and watching is also a tactic."

The Holy Grail War is a covert war. Although the identity of the Master can be determined by gathering intelligence, the identity of the Servants cannot be confirmed.

After all, they were heroes of the past, and there were very few things that could record their information. The real names that were intentionally concealed were the most crucial information.

Its true name represents the Servant's entire life and -- its fatal weakness.

If you can obtain intelligence on the other party while hiding yourself, this will undoubtedly be a huge advantage.

But Rider didn't think so.

What he meant by waiting and seeing was just waiting for everyone to arrive.

When all the servants' eyes or figures were moving towards that port——

Saber, who was accompanying Irisviel, also officially met the Servant who was emitting a fighting spirit.

A handsome man holding two guns, with an extremely strong body under the light green slim-fitting combat suit, it is obvious that he has been through many battles.

“Only one person coming?”

Lancer, holding two guns, stared at the two women in front of him and chuckled, "I have been out all day today, but no one showed up. In the end, only you responded to this invitation.

You are a Saber, right?"

After scanning the surroundings and finding no traces of other servants or ambushes, Saber looked at the Lancer and said, "Exactly. It seems you are Lancer."

The corresponding servant's job can be seen just from the armament. Saber also realized that there were no ambushes around, and Irisviel's safety could be guaranteed.

Woohoo.

The two guns made a whirring sound as they were swung. The handsome Lancer smiled and said, "It's really a disappointing restraint that I can't even exchange my name with the opponent I'm about to fight to the death."

Hearing this, Saber, who confirmed that there was no other threat, finally mobilized her own magic power. The light blue magic light covered the black suit and turned into a blue skirt armor.

The invisible holy sword fell into his hands.

With a surging fighting spirit flowing through her body, Saber, holding the holy sword, stared at Lancer in front of her and said, "Irisviel, I'll leave my future to you!"

"I will assist you with healing magic!"

Irisviel, knowing that she would become a burden, shouted, “Please bring me victory, Saber!”

When the battle is about to break out——

Emiya Kiritsugu, who arrived at the port in advance, and his assistant Hisau Maiya began to eliminate the presence of Masters and Servants in the vicinity.

boom!
Saber suddenly exploded and turned into a blue stream of light. The distance of dozens of meters was gone in an instant. The mere movement caused an astonishing whistling of airflow!

That was undoubtedly a terrifying speed that was several times the speed of sound!
The King of Knights is not just a title for nothing!
Facing this absolute blow, even though Lancer is a seasoned warrior, he has to block the sword in a defensive posture!
boom!
The intertwined sword edges and spear gleams began to flash continuously in this seaside port, like flowing fire blooming in the darkness. The sound of metal clashing and the majestic screams overlapped to form a solemn and murderous melody.

The containers placed at the port were broken into pieces by the sword, and no one could stand up to it!
Lancer was also injured many times by Saber's invisible sword, whose shape could never be seen and length could not be measured!

His proud dual-gun skills seemed useless in front of Saber. Every time his attack was about to hit, Saber avoided it at a very dangerous distance!

In less than a few seconds, Lancer himself was wounded four times. Even though they were extremely superficial, they were still wounds, and he himself was not even hit by Saber's armor!

How powerful is this?
"That's enough for the game, Lancer, kill her quickly."

A disembodied voice came from the void, and the man who had been overlooking the battlefield gave an order.

Lancer smiled after receiving the order, dropped the pistol in his hand, and completely freed the scarlet spear wrapped in the gun cloth with both hands.

"You heard it too, Saber. This is not a game anymore."

Lancer, who was absolutely confident in himself, continued to smile, and his surging fighting spirit attracted the attention of Saber.

"You still don't want to show me your weapon?"

Saber's expression remained unchanged as she said, "I will decide the outcome before I am exposed!"

Hearing this, Lancer, who had once again moved, shot out and said, "Then let me reveal the true appearance of this invisible sword!"

The battle started again, but this time, just the collision of the first blow made Saber's expression change slightly.

The moment the scarlet spear touched the sword's edge, the barrier that was supposed to cover the holy sword was broken, and the strong wind that flowed out howled in all directions!

Da da.

Saber retreated immediately after being touched, staring at the scarlet spear in Lancer's hand in astonishment, and her mind quickly analyzed the reason why the barrier failed.

But Lancer's attacks came like a violent storm, forcing Saber to parry one by one. And every time the sword touched the scarlet spear, the barrier would disappear!

"The spear has the property of destroying magic, and can offset the Wind King's barrier. Then--"

After thinking it over, Saber no longer dodged Lancer's gunfire, but directly released the golden holy sword!

The barrier covering the holy sword was released, and a violent gale howled. The terrifying gale was enough to tear the body apart and cause the concrete floor to burst!
The true name of the holy sword has never been released, only the compressed wind has been released, releasing an attack called "Wind King Hammer", but even so, its power is difficult for the servant to resist!
Lancer barely reacted and used the gun to block, but even so he was knocked dozens of meters away!
This sudden change was something no one could have imagined, not even the magician who had been overlooking the entire situation.

The king who was far away on the Fuyuki Bridge also laughed: "Hahahaha, interesting, interesting. In this case, I have to make an appearance as well!"

"Eh? Rider, didn't you say that we should wait and see what happens? Wouldn't it be more advantageous for us to wait until they finish fighting before leaving?"

Hearing that his Servant was planning to enter at this time, Waver Velvet looked at the tall Rider in astonishment.

"Hahahaha, to defeat an enemy without destroying it, to dominate an enemy without humiliating it, this is the true conquest!"

Rider drew the dagger from his waist, tore the sky apart, and summoned out his mythical vehicle. The rolling clouds set off the running of the longicorn.

It is a sacred bull dedicated to Zeus, the main god of Olympus. It is wrapped with lightning to show its divine power, and the roar of thunder can shake the atmosphere!
"It's time to finish watching the game, let's go!"

He picked up his Master, and as Rider laughed, the divine bull pulled the chariot away.

The rolling thunder left deep marks in the night sky of Fuyuki.

Seaside Port——

Lancer, who was knocked away by Saber's powerful release of the Wind King Barrier, quickly stood up again under the treatment of his master, and looked at Saber with an expression of amazement and vigilance.

Not only is his martial arts proficient, his firepower is also formidable.

As expected——

Until now, Lancer was able to sense the identity of the Servant in front of him.

But before he could make any move, or even receive the Master's order, lightning from the sky interrupted Saber's actions.

The divine bull, which could be called a mythical beast, roared continuously, and the raging lightning illuminated the faces of Lancer and Saber.

On the treasure called Gordias Wheel, the excited king declared: "I am the King of Conquerors - Iskandar!

In this Holy Grail War, he appeared in the world with the job of Rider!
Stop it right now, Saber, Lancer!

I've watched your fights, they're great!!

Although fate has made me wait here to fight for the Holy Grail, I still want to ask!
Are you willing to join my army and give me the Holy Grail? If so, I will treat you as a friend and share the joy of conquering the world! "

The King of Conquerors who never hides himself, even his servants want to conquer!

“Rider!!”

With a look of despair on his face, Waver Velvet hammered Iskandar's broad back, letting out a feeble cry.

The King of Conquerors' enthusiastic invitation was naturally met with an absolute rejection.

Not only that, after seeing the King of Conquerors and his Master appear, the magician who had been overlooking the battlefield could not help but speak out: "I thought you were planning to do something by stealing my holy relics, but it turns out that you are here to participate in the Holy Grail War yourself.

Webber Velvet."

A disdainful smile was heard from above, and the magician who stepped out from the shadows was Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald.

One of the monarchs of the Clock Tower and also Waver Velvet's mentor and idol.

Upon hearing Kenneth's voice, Weber, who was already feeling guilty and fearful, squatted behind Iskandar in even greater fear.

Seeing this, Iskander burst into laughter: "From what you said, you wanted to replace this boy as my Master. If that's the case, it's really ridiculous!
The one who can become my Master must be a brave warrior who can fight on the battlefield with me! A coward who doesn't even have the courage to show up is too unqualified!"

“Rider——”

Listening to the impassioned defense, Waver had tears in his eyes for some reason.

Soon, Iskandar changed the subject: "Hey! There must be others here! I am not the only heroic spirit attracted by the clash of clear swords!
Heroic spirits attracted by the Holy Grail! Gather here now! Cowards who are afraid to show their faces will be despised by the King of Conquerors, Iskandar! ! "

As if responding to the King of Conquerors' declaration of war, the golden glow quietly bloomed at the highest point.

The golden king, who disdained to share the same viewpoint with everyone else, stood at the street lamp, with an extremely arrogant look under his golden armor.

His scarlet eyes swept across the area below, and his contemptuous words were accompanied by absolute ego: "I didn't expect that two of these rats who ignored my existence and called themselves the king would appear in one night."

"What you said doesn't make sense. After all, I am a world-famous conqueror."

Iskandar scratched his face, seeming a little embarrassed.

"What a joke! The hero who is truly qualified to be king——"

The golden king looked arrogant and said, "There is only me in the world, and the rest are just bastards."

Before the Hero King finished speaking, the sound of footsteps and magical reactions immediately attracted everyone's attention. It was an existence that even the Hero King could not ignore.

Da da.

At the very end, the sound of crisp footsteps began to echo in this bustling seaside port.

Saber, who was the first to react, turned her head in disbelief and stared at the two young men who walked out of the shadows.

"Wow, it's been a long time since I saw you, little Liya!"

The very familiar court magician, the flower magician, the guy who nurtured me to become the king, that, that——

The guy who finally escaped.

It is an existence that I will never forget.

The dragon's heart seemed to be roaring, and the longing for the past bloomed at this moment.

"Merlin——"

Saber, no, Artoria Pendragon slowly revealed the magician's real name.

As Altria revealed the magician's real name, everyone also heard this horrifying name.

"Merlin?!!!"

"Can he become a Heroic Spirit as well?"

Everyone present had a good understanding of magic, so they naturally knew that Merlin had dealt with homesickness and escaped from the observers of death.

Why would such a guy become a heroic spirit and respond to the call?

Apart from Merlin, the young man beside him didn't seem to attract much attention, or vigilance.

The young man who can appear next to Merlin is most likely the Master.

'Very weak'

There wasn't much magical reaction, and he even looked like a slightly trained magician.

But there were two people present who were familiar with the young man's face.

Apart from those two, only the Knight King seemed to have seen something incredible, and his eyes were about to turn into dragon's eyes.

"Oh, this should be considered our first meeting?"

The young man standing next to Merlin looked somewhat similar to herself, and with his long pure white hair, the pupils of Artoria, the King of Knights, suddenly shrank.

"you are?"

(End of this chapter)