It's time to improve the strength of the infinite world

Chapter 32 The king is a girl?
On the top of Yuanzang Mountain.

Ryudo Temple stands silently.

Xia Zhi completed the hijacking plan perfectly. He suddenly appeared and kidnapped Emiya Shirou when the swordsman girl was careless, and easily brought him back to his base.

At this moment, in a corner of the temple courtyard, a figure in red clothes and black hair with twin ponytails was standing with his arms folded and a cold expression on his face, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

"..."

"..."

A quiet, silent, and dead atmosphere spread silently in the air.

It was not until a long time later that the girl finally spoke and broke the silence.

"Emiya, it's been a long time..."

Toosaka Rin greeted him with a sullen and unfriendly look. Her gaze was like a sharp knife, cutting back and forth on the red-haired boy.

"I didn't expect you to participate in this Holy Grail War and summon Saber, right..."

"..."

"..."

"Tousaka..."

Shirou Emiya was speechless for a moment. He subconsciously glanced around and saw that the heroic spirit who had just abducted him here had quietly retreated into the darkness. In front of the ancient and solemn temple gate, there were heroic spirits dressed in ancient costumes waiting for battle.

In front of him, Toosaka-san stood proudly, with her arms crossed in front of her chest, looking at him with a cold face. Behind her, there was a female Heroic Spirit in a dark purple robe standing quietly without saying a word.

Such a gorgeous and powerful lineup is undoubtedly astonishing.

There are actually at least three heroic spirits hidden in this Ryudo Temple!

You have to know how many heroic spirits participated in the entire Holy Grail War, but there were only seven.

This undoubtedly demonstrated the profound background of a true mage family, which was in stark contrast to himself, an ignorant beginner. When he still couldn't understand the situation, the other party had quietly controlled almost half of the Holy Grail War.

Based on the basic situation revealed by this glimpse, Shirou Emiya wisely gave up the idea of escaping immediately. Faced with such a dangerous situation, even if he had two more legs, he would probably be unable to escape the fate of being unable to fly.

It turned out to be a wise decision not to come to the appointment earlier.

Now he could only hope that Saber would be more rational and make adequate preparations before rescuing him, instead of being rash and coming alone to take risks.

——This is obviously a trap.

"Why aren't you talking?" Toosaka Rin narrowed her eyes slightly, taking in the awkward look of her classmate across from her. This guy was indeed a rookie. He probably didn't know anything at all, yet he was dragged into this war.

"..." Shirou Emiya struggled. Facing this unfamiliar classmate, he was unsure of how to respond. After all, he was quite unfamiliar with Rin Toosaka and had not had much contact with her before.

The two sides probably only maintain the superficial relationship of "classmates from the same school".

With such a superficial relationship, in this life-and-death Holy Grail War, it probably isn't worth it for Toosaka to show mercy to his men, right?

Emiya Shirou took a deep breath, forcing himself to think calmly, and then began his explanation solemnly: "Tousaka, I actually never thought of becoming your enemy. Getting involved in this war was completely an accident. I had no idea about this before..."

He does not have a strong and persistent pursuit of the Holy Grail War and has only a limited involvement in it.

There is no wish that must be fulfilled, no goal that must be pursued through the Holy Grail, and therefore naturally there is no determination to go through fire and water.

"totally no idea?"

The black-haired girl with twin ponytails had a blank expression on her face.

"I really don't know. No one told me about this. If Saber hadn't been summoned out of nowhere, I wouldn't have known the war had already begun..."

Emiya Shirou tried his best to lower Tōsaka-san's vigilance and hostility by speaking candidly, although strictly speaking, he was telling the truth and that was the truth, with no hidden story behind it.

Emiya Kiritsugu probably thought that he had brought the Holy Grail War to an end with his own hands, so he did not leave much information to his adopted son in this regard.

After all, according to the man's prediction, the "tumor" he created will cause the collapse of Mount Enzo in thirty or forty years. Combined with the rule that the Holy Grail system in Fuyuki City restarts every sixty years, Shirou Emiya's life trajectory should be completely isolated from the Holy Grail War.

In theory, everything should go according to this.

However, things are unpredictable, and the gears of fate have quietly and subtly shifted.

"Saber was summoned for no apparent reason?" After hearing Emiya Shirou's explanation, Toosaka Rin's expression suddenly became even gloomier.

However, Emiya Shirou's ability to read people's expressions was a bit low, or rather, he had strong observation skills but low comprehension skills, and was very insensitive to both good intentions and hostility, so he nodded very straightforwardly and continued to speak recklessly:

"Yeah, I don't know how, but when I went to the warehouse to pack up my things that night, I summoned Saber directly..."

"..."

"..."

The black-haired girl with twin ponytails lowered her head, her expression completely hidden by the shadow of her bangs. She only lowered her folded arms and silently clenched her fists.

On the opposite side, Shirou Emiya swallowed hard. He also sensed something was amiss. This was a little different from what he expected. Shouldn't Toosaka's expression have become more relaxed?

He thought he had made it clear that he had no intention of actually competing for the Holy Grail, nor did he intend to become an enemy...

He was not too enthusiastic about this war. Not only did he know nothing about it beforehand, he also did not make any preparations. He simply summoned Saber "randomly" and "without any warning"...

——Isn’t this all made very clear?

——There should be room for negotiation, right?

"Do it!"

The next moment, Toosaka Rin finally raised her head and waved her hand coldly.

Her eyes burned with disgust and indignation from the depths of her soul, just like the Africans who have awakened resolutely after suffering and suffering, and realized what class struggle is and what class enemies are!
It turns out that there is no need to talk about the code of conduct when dealing with such a European emperor.

Just listening to the other person talking makes me so angry!
Thinking about her shocking fiscal deficit and the stones that she had accumulated for a full ten years, Toosaka Rin's heart was bleeding, and when she said "do it", there was a hint of personal emotion in her voice.

"Hey! Wait, I'm here to discuss something, what are you going to do..."

Shirou Emiya was horrified and subconsciously wanted to escape, but then his body was forcibly fixed by some kind of magic. No matter how hard he struggled, he could not move. He could only watch the female heroic spirit approach step by step.

Medea calmly took out a magic dagger with an extremely strange and twisted shape. The ominous magic power on it made the red-haired boy tremble with fear.

There was no suspense, no exciting scenes like sudden explosion in battle or awakening from desperate situation. The witch lady walked straight to Shirou Emiya, raised her hand and slashed with the twisted magic dagger into his chest.

"...!!"

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"...!!"

With her golden hair fluttering in the night wind and holding an invisible holy sword, the swordsman girl had just broken through the entanglement of the Dragon Tooth Soldiers on the mountain road and was preparing to rush up in one go.

At this moment, her pupils suddenly contracted, and her whole body froze in place as if struck by lightning.

After a long while, the girl seemed to come back to her senses. She raised her palm and looked at it in disbelief, biting her lower lip tightly, as if she could not accept what had just happened, but had to believe it.

Just like those Dragon Tooth Soldiers who once flocked to her endlessly, they have now quietly fallen silent, without any sound.

She even noticed that in the quiet woods around her, a Dragon Fang soldier took a few steps and then staggered back into the depths of the forest... The magic position that was hostile just now now directly judged her as one of their own, a friendly unit.

The swordsman girl's heart sank to the bottom of the valley. Anger made her whole body tremble like a hurricane. She gripped the hilt of the sword tightly, and every step she took was like moving forward with a lead load. She walked the last part of the mountain road with great difficulty, and finally saw the mountain gate standing in front of her.

The heroic spirit named "Sasaki Kojiro" was sitting alone in front of the gate of Ryudo-ji Temple, holding a five-foot-long fishing pole and drinking a cup of hot tea, and did not stop her.

"..."

"..."

At this moment, the swordsman girl was very impulsive. She wanted to make a big fuss even if it meant dying together with her. She would rather die in glory than live in disgrace.

Unfortunately, she had no way to do that.

Moreover, the scene inside the mountain gate was clearly visible. Her previous master was being held hostage. He had not suffered any substantial harm, but he was unable to move or even speak, as if he was waiting for her rescue.

"You should understand what is happening, Saber. It is wise to join us. As a sign of sincerity, we will promise not to harm your former Master..."

When the swordsman girl appeared in front of the mountain gate, a confident smile flashed across Medea's eyes. The magic dagger she had just used was actually her treasure, and its performance as a weapon was equivalent to nothing, so it would not cause any substantial damage.

However, in terms of the nature of magic, it can break all laws——

Whether it is an object strengthened by magic, a contract based on magic, or a life form created by using magic, they can all be reset to the state before the magic was used.

It can be said to be the ultimate anti-magic weapon.

It was with the help of this Noble Phantasm that Medea severed the Heroic Spirit Contract between Saber and Shirou Emiya in a direct and efficient way, and with her own nearly superb magical attainments, she directly turned her into her own person.

"mean……"

The voice that should have been clear was trembling at this moment.

Self-blame and humiliation tore her heart apart. The swordsman girl couldn't help but think of the last Holy Grail War, when she failed to protect Irisviel, causing her to be kidnapped and brutally murdered, without even seeing her for the last time.

And now, she also failed to protect the Master this time...

"How can this be called despicable?" Toosaka Rin calmly retorted, "The essence of the Holy Grail War is a fight of life and death. If it were any other opponent, with such an advantage, they would probably deal with you in a more ruthless way. In comparison, my method can be considered mild."

This was what Xia Zhi had said when he had advised her to take action, and she thought it made a lot of sense.

After all, this is not a distortion of the facts. Judging from the facts, this is indeed the case. Compared with those who use any means to ruthlessly eliminate other contestants, Toosaka Rin feels that the means she has adopted are already much milder.

Imagine if it were someone else in such a situation, I'm afraid only Shirou Emiya would understand what true cruelty is.

Although Saber was indignant about this, she had to agree with the other party. She stared at the twin-tailed girl, took a deep breath, looked at Emiya Shirou who was unable to move, and helplessly let go of his hand:
"I will join you, but you must promise not to harm my previous Master..."

"Don't worry, we're not going through so much trouble just to get a servant who is disloyal to us." Toosaka Rin's tone was very firm. This was originally her idea. It would be best if she could use this to win over Saber.

Although the Heroic Spirit Contract itself comes with some kind of compulsory constraints, if the Heroic Spirit always has a strong sense of rebellion, the binding force of the contract will not be enough.

She couldn't use all of her precious Command Seals to suppress Saber, would that enhance her own combat effectiveness or hinder the team?
"Congratulations, Master..."

Seeing that both parties had basically reached a consensus, Medea chuckled, with a hint of strange excitement in her eyes.

After Assassin brought back the information about Saber, she had actually already had some intentions. Otherwise, she would not have volunteered to help her Master take away Emiya Shirou's Servant.

It can only be said that Saber's image and temperament aroused a special interest in Medea. She was attracted by Saber's figure, and was envious of her. She even wanted to realize some strange desires of her own by controlling Saber.

Hmm...but these are probably the paid plots.

It is not appropriate to discuss it at this time, so Miss Witch should suppress her thoughts for the time being.

Shirou Emiya regained his ability to move, but his heart was empty. He opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say. He could only sigh that his Holy Grail War was so short, as if he had just received a trial ticket.

"Welcome to the team, Saber... Can you tell me your real name?"

In the recent villain scene, Xia Zhi has been trying to downplay his presence as much as possible, and only reappeared now.

He showed a decent and proper smile, and took the lead in welcoming the new colleagues. At the same time, he took the opportunity to intentionally or unintentionally ask questions that he was most concerned about.

Saber didn't think much of this, she just thought that as a comrade, the other party wanted to know her identity so that they could cooperate in the joint operations. She glanced at the young man in front of her and pursed her lips. She didn't have much ill feelings towards him.

After all, in her opinion, the other party was just following orders.

In addition, in the scene of coercion and bribery just now, Medea and Toosaka Rin were undoubtedly the main characters, and they undoubtedly attracted more of her emotions.

With this comparison, the image of the Assassin in front of us is naturally better.

"My real name is Altria Pendragon...a knight from ancient Britain." She spoke in a low voice, revealing her identity.

Not Vivian...

It's not like an isotope in a different time and space...

Xia Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly, and was suddenly a little disappointed. After all, his original guess was mainly in this direction, so he took it so seriously.

“Wait! King Arthur? You said you are King Arthur?!” Toosaka Rin rushed up from behind with an expression of disbelief, looking at Saber with an extremely strange gaze, “This is incredible, the legendary King Arthur is actually a girl?”

King Arthur...

The legendary King Arthur...Morgan the Enchanter...

The young man's expression suddenly became a little strange, and certain clues were connected together like lightning.

Could it be that... Vivian is Morgan? But considering the legend of King Arthur, shouldn't the name Vivian be more related to the Lady of the Lake?
"Enemy attack!!"

At this moment, Medea raised a warning as if facing a great enemy.

At the same time, a shining light appeared in the sky. Behind the layers of dark clouds, a seemingly ancient yet advanced...spaceship slowly emerged?
The huge ship rolled with huge magic power, and slowly descended above Ryudo Temple with a terrifying sense of oppression. The ancient nuclear warheads loaded on the ship were aimed at the magic positions below, as if it was ready to launch a nuclear attack on Fuyuki City in the form of a treasure at any time...

Gas explosion warning!

(End of this chapter)