Type-Moon, joins the Lion King at the beginning

Chapter 281 The Eve of Birth Part
Absolute self-confidence is enough to surpass the martial power of ordinary heroes.

And as he is determined to get Irisviel, Li Ye will not choose to return empty-handed tonight.

After hearing Li Ye's words, Altria's expression remained unchanged, but King of Conquerors Iskandar looked helpless.

Seeing the appearance of his Servant, Waver couldn't help but ask, "Rider, what's wrong with you now?"

"Boy, your classmate has revealed all my secrets."

King of Conquerors Iskandar spread his hands and said, "If we fight like this, we might lose."

Li Ye, who holds the Holy Spear, may have great firepower, and there is a high possibility that he also has other treasures—

It’s troublesome just thinking about it.

Although Emiya Kiritsugu couldn't hear what Liye said from a distance, he could imagine what conditions Liye was talking about...

“Ellie——”

With a solemn expression, Emiya Kiritsugu deeply realized that the current situation was caused by the existence of him and Airi.

Abandoning Irisviel in exchange for the departure of himself, Maiya, and Saber...

In purely quantitative terms, this is correct.

Sacrifice Irisviel in exchange for the survival of more people.

‘Tsk. ’

Emiya Kiritsugu glanced at the Gate of the Holy Judgment in the sky, and then began to contact the missing Hisau Maiya.

at the same time.

Merlin, who was beside Li Ye, watched helplessly the scene of arrows and crossbows being drawn.

There is no way that Altria would give in.

Merlin, understanding this, realized that he had to solve this problem before Li Ye continued.

Otherwise, if Li Ye really used the magic eye to injure Altria and Iskandar so badly that they could not recover, things would become even more difficult afterwards.

hum.

With a buzzing sound, Merlin raised his hand and summoned his staff.

"Merlin——"

Seeing Merlin actually summon the staff, Altria's pupils shrank slightly, as if she had guessed what Merlin was going to do next, and she quickly said, "Stop it!"

Iskandar, the King of Conquerors beside him, seemed to have noticed something as well. He quickly pulled the reins and said, "Magician!"

Merlin, indifferent, quietly tapped the ground with his staff.

pat.

The quietly blooming sea of ​​flowers covered both Artoria and the King of Conquerors Iskandar.

This action directly interrupted Li Ye's movements and nipped the bud before the bloody battle began.

Li Ye then put away the Holy Spear and shrugged, looking at Merlin and said with a smile: "I feel like you are still somewhat useful, Merlin."

"Well-"

Merlin put away his staff and glanced at Altria, then followed Li Ye's steps helplessly and walked towards Irisviel von Einzbern who had not yet come to her senses.

Even though Liye and Merlin walked past them, Artoria and King of Conquerors Iskandar did not move, as if they ignored their existence.

A completely different scene appeared before their eyes.

Tread.

The crisp footsteps seemed to be the voice of the god of death echoing in his heart. The tall young man who looked somewhat similar to Saber walked in front of him.

Li Ye, who had removed his spirit armor, had changed back into casual clothes. He looked at the pure white saint and said with a smile, "Ms. Irisviel, please come with me."

"Eh?"

Irisviel, who was somewhat at a loss, folded her hands and looked at Saber's motionless back in astonishment, totally unable to understand why this was happening.

"It's an illusion. This guy's illusion can even sink the God of Origin, not to mention the Servants."

Li Ye waved his hand and said, "Saber and Rider were both under illusion. Well, your husband, Emiya Kiritsugu, and the others don't seem to be."

After saying that, Li Ye glanced at Emiya Kiritsugu in the shadows in the distance, who was looking at this side with a serious expression.

The illusion that Merlin unfolded only selected Saber and Ride, and did not include Emiya Kiritsugu and other beings.

This also enabled Emiya Kiritsugu to watch the entire process with a clear mind.

Moreover, Merlin's sudden move also disrupted Kiritsugu Emiya's plan, or helped him make up his mind.

When seeing Emiya Kiritsugu's expression, Li Ye suddenly had the illusion that he was seeing a crime.

But without thinking too much, Li Ye waved his hand and said, "Ms. Alice, please don't let me do it. I still hope to leave easily.

After all, you, the lady, don't want anything to happen to your husband, right?"

Now that Saber and Rider are trapped in illusion, Liye can slaughter Irisviel and Emiya Kiritsugu at will.

Being able to communicate with Alice was the result of Li Ye's humanitarian concern.

"I will leave with you. Please don't embarrass Kiritsugu."

Taking a deep breath, Irisviel looked at Li Ye solemnly and said, "Otherwise, I will fight you to the end."

"Of course, it's weird to think about someone hitting their husband in front of his wife."

Seeing that Alice was willing to cooperate, Li Ye smiled and said, "Then let's go."

Not long after Li Ye, Merlin, and Irisviel left, Emiya Kiritsugu, with a gloomy look, pounded heavily on the iron frame beside him.

They were undoubtedly the biggest loser tonight.

Not only did they lose the battle, but Irisviel was also kidnapped.
"What's going on with that guy?"

Emiya Kiritsugu thought so.

After a while, Altria and King of Conquerors Iskandar broke free from the illusion, or rather, Merlin ended the illusion.

Being able to become the top magician of the era, Merlin's illusion skills can be said to have reached the pinnacle and he has few rivals.

As soon as she left the illusion, Altria immediately noticed something strange.

Li Ye's figure had disappeared, and along with it was——

Altria turned her head suddenly and couldn't find the pure white saint, and the result was obvious.

"Merlin!!"

The next day.

“It is reported that a cargo ship loaded with crude oil and a natural gas pipeline exploded at Fuyuki Port last night, causing a large shock wave to spread to the city.

The disaster has been brought under control, so please don’t worry.”

Hyatt Regency,

Kenneth El-Melloi Archipelago stared at the news on TV, his gloomy expression looking as if water was about to drip out.

"Lancer, are you confident that you can defeat Li Ye?"

Kenneth glanced at the Servant who was kneeling on one knee and said, "You couldn't even kill Saber, how can you defeat that guy Liye?"

Hearing this, Lancer, who was kneeling on one knee, seemed to fall into silence. After a long while, he said, "I swear on the honor of a knight that I will definitely take off Li Ye's head for you."

"There's no need to swear, is that right?"

Kenneth said angrily, "You made a contract with me to win the Holy Grail for me. Now, you have to swear to win, Liye."

Facing the monarch's rebuke, Lancer did not refute.

Li Ye is very powerful. The battlefields he has experienced are far beyond his imagination. Such exquisite martial arts can only be honed through many years and countless battlefields.

But Lancer did not retreat or feel afraid. This kind of battle was his greatest wish.

at this time--

Da da.

The sound of footsteps came closer and closer, and the woman's voice followed: "Isn't this due to your misjudgment? After a year of training in the Clock Tower, none of you twelve monarchs noticed his abnormality?"

Although she has red hair that looks like burning flames, she gives people the impression of an extremely cold beauty of ice and snow.

She looked slightly younger than Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald, and seemed to be a pretty girl in her twenties.

At first glance, one can feel that she is a sensitive and noble lady, and the majestic temperament emanating from her stern eyes makes her look like a queen.

Sora Nazelai Sophiali is the daughter of the Sophiali family, who has served as the director of the Spiritual Advent Department at the Magic Association Headquarters (commonly known as the "Clock Tower").

Seeing his fiancée speak, Kenneth couldn't get angry, so he gave up and said, "He hid it too well, or someone noticed something unusual but didn't say anything."

Sora nodded and continued, "So does Lancer have a chance of defeating him?"

Sora not only came to participate in the Holy Grail War with her fiancé Kenneth, but was also responsible for providing magic power to his Servant, Lancer.

She also knew about last night's battle.

Hearing this, Kenneth glanced at Lancer who was still kneeling on the ground, then shook his head: "No, the gap is too big, the scale of the battle between Archer and Li Ye is not something Lancer can intervene in.

If we can’t end this battle in hand-to-hand combat—”

I will lose.

This thought came to Kenneth El-Melloi Archibald's mind.

As a "natural genius", when Kenneth was a teenager, no matter what the problem was, no one could solve it more perfectly than him, and his efforts did not go beyond the ordinary sense of purpose. He simply believed that his research results would be better than others at some time and place.

So he accepted the fact that he was regarded as a genius.

No one has ever doubted this title, and no one has even appeared to threaten it, so he does not need to be proud or arrogant, but just enjoys the title of "Genius" as a matter of course.

Kenneth works at the Clock Tower and has been at the top of many research projects with great success. He has always been the envy and jealousy of others, but he has no sense of satisfaction or accomplishment. This is just the inevitable result of life for him.

It was like this in the past and it will certainly be like this in the future. This is a sacred and inviolable [life agreement] that is beyond doubt for Kenneth.

Therefore, if an extremely rare and almost impossible [accident] occurs, it is a chaos that he absolutely cannot tolerate, and it is an insult and blasphemy to the order of God. The absolute genius, the pride that arises from it, teaches you to fail -

It is unacceptable. The only thing that is unacceptable is losing to a commoner like Li Ye.

In Kenneth El-Melloi Archipelago's eyes, this was just a magic exchange meeting in the countryside, and he just wanted to add an anecdote that would be evaluated as a "war achievement" to his own experience.

Although he did not underestimate the desperate efforts of the [Original Three Great Families], Kayneth El-Melloi Archipelago had the arrogance to overwhelm them with his talent alone.

It should be so.

But the appearance of Li Ye broke all this. The absolute gap made Kenneth unable to think of any great magic that could match it.

In Kenneth's view, a Heroic Spirit that has been demoted to a Servant is nothing more than a familiar that can be controlled by anyone. Despite this, the power a Servant possesses is enormous.

It's outrageous that Li Ye can be on par with the servants, and even with Archer.

Just relying on projection magic and the release of the most primitive magic power, he achieved such an exquisite and powerful fighting method.

As a monarch, Kenneth naturally saw what kind of magic Li Ye was using.

It was just an ordinary projection magic, but it reached an outrageous level under Li Ye's own power.

Is this a reflection of Li Ye’s talent?
Although Kenneth was reluctant to admit it, that was the fact.

In order to deal with Li Ye, he needs a stronger force...

The magic workshop he built was completely ineffective. Kenneth needed a more powerful one.

【strength】

Once this thought came up, I couldn't stop.

Kenneth El-Melloi Archipelago immediately stood up from the sofa, comforted his fiancée Sora, and walked deeper into the workshop.

In order to deal with the Holy Grail War, Kenneth not only transformed the hotel into his own magic workshop.

The Hyatt Hotel, the tallest building in Fuyuki City, has 32 floors, 24 of which are covered by Kenneth's barrier. Even the sewers are not left out, and the corridors have also been transformed into a different space.

He also brought out many magic costumes from his family.

Among them is the El-Melloi family's greatest masterpiece—

As magic power emerged, a magic furnace appeared in front of Kenneth.

The foundation stone is made up of three stone slabs, and the flowing magic power almost turns into light, connecting the three stone slabs, making this magic furnace seem to be between matter and halo.

The form is only secondary. What is really hard to ignore is the terrifying magic power flowing out of the magic furnace.

Kayneth stared at the magic furnace in front of him——

【Three bases of magic furnace】

Hundreds of years ago, the El-Melloi family transformed the highest-level fantasy discovered in the tomb of Albion. It is the complete form of the magic furnace that is inexhaustible no matter how much it is drawn from.

Although he does not have a unique personality, he can overwhelm others with his strength alone. Because he is a member of the El-Melloi family that praises omnipotence, he embodies the ultimate simple is best.

But Kenneth knew a deeper secret, a story from a very long time ago.

Once upon a time, six magicians of the Age of Gods created something, divided it into six parts, and carried the six parts with the Dragon of Albion to the Inner Sea of ​​Stars.

As a result, along with the death of the Albion Dragon, the six magicians of the Age of Gods also died, and the highest crystal they had created was buried in the Albion Tomb in the form of six pieces of stone.

The El-Melloi family, to which Kenneth El-Melloi Archipelud belonged, overcame all difficulties to collect the six stones, but did not dare to reveal them to anyone else in the Clock Tower, and conducted secret research for a period of time.

The current head of the family determined that it would be dangerous to put these six stones together, so he separated them into three parts to make a very efficient [Three-Base Magic Furnace]

The magic furnace is inexhaustible no matter how much it is drawn from, and its magic power can be said to be infinite.

If this magic furnace is described by the standards of the Holy Grail, then there is no doubt that Kenneth El-Melloi Archipelago brought a Holy Grail to participate in the Holy Grail War.

'What will the complete form look like?'

Kenneth El-Melloi Archipelago stared at the magic furnace in front of him. Even if the magic furnace was divided into three parts, it could achieve infinite magic circulation. If it were a complete body, could it bring even more powerful mysteries?

Can it give him enough strength to defeat Li Ye?

Kenneth wasn't sure, but he wanted to try.

at the same time--

In the Toosaka residence.

The Hero King Gilgamesh, who had changed into his daily clothes, held the wine glass and shook it gently, causing the scarlet wine to rise and fall on the wall of the glass.

Not far away, Tohsaka Tokiomi looked respectful. After Gilgamesh rested for a night, he finally found an opportunity to ask, "Respected Hero King, do you know where Caster's Master came from?"

During these three years, Tōsaka Tokiomi had come into contact with Li Ye dozens of times, but he never expected that the other party would be such a person, hiding so well—

Hiding his identity is secondary. Toosaka Tokiomi wants to know Li Ye's true identity and the limit of his power.

It is impossible for any servant to be stronger than the Hero King, but Liye poses too many mysteries, which makes it impossible for Tōsaka Tokiomi to think and analyze him rationally.

Therefore, Tōsaka Tokiomi did not hesitate to wait for a whole night in order to get information about Liye from the King of Heroes.

As Tōsaka Tokiomi spoke, Kotomine Kirei, who was silent not far away, couldn't help but take a second look at Tōsaka Tokiomi and Gilgamesh.

As Assassin's Master, Kotomine Kirei also saw the entire battle of last night.

Praising Li Ye's strength was secondary. Kotomine Kirei was more curious about what Li Ye's purpose was.

Compared to Tōsaka Tokiomi, Kotomine Kirei had more contact with Li Ye in the past few years. Despite this, Kotomine Kirei was unable to figure out what kind of person Li Ye was.

He seemed to be pursued by something urgent.

At the center of attention at this moment, the hero king Gilgamesh stared at the liquid in the wine glass, his scarlet eyes seemed to be shining, and a contemptuous laugh rang out: "It's just a leisurely drama. I look forward to what kind of laughter this guy can bring to me.

As for what you want to know, Tokiomi, to put it simply, Li Ye is not a character from [this world], but an existence from [a parallel world].

You will surely understand, right?"

"Thank you, Hero King, for clearing up my confusion."

After hearing about the parallel world, Tōsaka Tokiomi was able to understand where Liye's unreasonable strength came from.

As a disciple of the Grand Marshal of Mage [Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg], [Tōsaka] not only learned jewel magic from his master, but his graduation project was a replica of his second magic outfit [Jewel Sword Zelretch].

The jewel sword Zelretch is the pinnacle of magic equipment with the second magic as its limited function, and can share and use the great source magic power of infinite parallel worlds.

Therefore, Toosaka Tokiomi still knows a lot about the theory of parallel worlds. Although he cannot fully explain Li Ye's problem, he can solve many of it.

But in this way——

"Hero King, is Liye fighting you as a living being?"

Toosaka Tokiomi still found it hard to believe that Li Ye could achieve the combat power of a Heroic Spirit with his living body.

"Yes, he is a genuine living being."

Gilgamesh raised the corners of his mouth, his cold eyes seemed to be looking into the distance through the wine glass, and continued: "And didn't he tell all his experiences?
Didn't the Assassin tell you?"

"Is that all true—"

Naturally knowing what Gilgamesh was referring to, Tōsaka Tokiomi's breathing paused for a moment. Even though he was from a famous family of magic, it was difficult for him to understand Li Ye's experience.

But no matter what, Li Ye is a huge obstacle to his path to the Holy Grail.

Realizing this, Tōsaka Tokiomi immediately said, "Hero King—"

“Don’t think about ordering me around, Tokiomi.”

Before Tōsaka Tokiomi could finish his words, Gilgamesh glanced at Tōsaka Tokiomi not far away and said, "You are not allowed to interfere with my decision. The real drama should be the finale."

On the other hand, Tong Yanye was in a terrible situation at this time.

Having also experienced the first night of battle, Matou Kariya suffered a huge burden because his Berserker was knocked away by Li Ye.

His magical talent, which had been forcefully improved, was simply unable to withstand this injury. Forced to return to the insect warehouse of the Matou family, Matou Kirei could only watch as those disgusting insects continued to drill into his body.

At the entrance of the insect warehouse, the old-looking Zouken Matou was staring at the scene.

He didn't care what happened to Matou Kariya. What lingered in his mind at the moment was Li Ye's demeanor last night——

What is going on with this guy?
With the help of the insect user's perspective, Zouken Matou finished watching the first half, until the aftermath made it impossible for even insects to survive and they were forced to disconnect.

But the aftermath of the battle between Liye and Gilgamesh was felt by almost the entire Fuyuki. Even the Holy Church, which was responsible for handling the aftermath, had to use large-scale hints and news propaganda to cover up the first night's battle.

Despite this, as Li Ye demonstrated his strength, the fear in Matou Zouken's heart became less and less.

There was no other reason. Li Ye was too dangerous. Even if the truth of the magic topic could not be confirmed, the Clock Tower was determined not to let him go, and even the Holy Church was the same.

"Hehe, let me see what you can do."

I don’t know if this was directed at Matou Kariya below, or at Li Ye who was completely invisible—

at the same time.

After a night of rest, Li Ye also brought Irisviel von Einzbern to the place where the Holy Grail was.

"here it is--"

The moment she noticed the Greater Holy Grail, Irisviel understood the truth of this place. That was why she was confused about why Li Ye brought her here.

"Don't you know that the Holy Grail can only appear after the Servants have decided the winner?"

Irisviel couldn't help but ask: "What is the Holy Grail..."

Seeing this, Li Ye raised his hand to signal Irisviel to stop, and then said: "I know the premise for the Holy Grail to appear. When the souls of the six servants are carried by you, the day when the small Holy Grail is full, together with the large Holy Grail, it will open the door to the Root Hole and realize the reappearance of the third law."

"In this case--"

Seeing that Li Ye knew the premise for the appearance of the Holy Grail and was even clear about the existence of the third law, Irisviel became even more confused.

In that case, what would be the purpose of forcing me to be taken away?
You can't get the Holy Grail this way.

He is a man-made human created by Einzbern, essentially a magical instrument in human form. In reality, he is just a tool to preserve the souls of dead Servants and is a necessary device for achieving the third magic to stabilize the magical channel between the [Great Holy Grail] and the real world.

"That's why I need you, Irisviel!"

With his back to the Holy Grail, Li Ye's eyes were burning, as if he wanted to peel Irisviel off completely.

(End of this chapter)