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

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"so what……"

Toosaka Rin continued to ask weakly.

Although this listless performance is largely due to low blood pressure after waking up early in the morning, it is also undeniable that a considerable part of it is mixed with a subtle emotion that is difficult to explain.

This emotion had been quietly growing since a few days ago, the day after the Holy Grail War came to an end, when the Servants terminated their contracts and left one after another. It was not easy for her to adjust her mentality again.

This would have been nothing, but I didn't expect this person to show up again.

Inevitably, the girl's heart became uneasy again and waves appeared.

It was a pity that she ran over excitedly, but before she could be happy for a few minutes, she heard the other party say in a tone as if he was retiring, that there was not much time left... In short, she suddenly felt that there was nothing to look forward to.

"I just wanted to ask something, but I didn't expect to get some unexpected results..."

Xia Zhi took a look at Toosaka Rin's gloomy expression, then turned his gaze away and said, "After some friendly discussions, the little girl told me some other things."

"Oh...what is it?"

"She told me that during the Holy Grail War ten years ago, Saber...Altoria was summoned once. At that time, it was her father, Emiya Kiritsugu, who summoned the Servant himself in the Einzbern Castle in Germany."

"Wait a minute, is her father's name Emiya Kiritsugu?"

When Toosaka Rin heard this, her eyebrows slightly raised, accurately grasping this key information: "So, she and Emiya Shirou are siblings?"

"Strictly speaking, it's more appropriate to say they are siblings. Don't be fooled by the young appearance of that white-haired loli. In fact, she is older than you..." Xia Zhi corrected this statement, "But this is not the key point. The real key point is that ten years later, Emiya Shirou successfully summoned Saber again."

"Well……"

Toosaka Rin also subconsciously frowned and thought about it. This did sound unusual.

"Is it some holy relic that has a deep connection with King Arthur?"

After all, she was a very professional magician and had made many preparations for the Holy Grail War. After only a brief moment of thought, the girl intuitively came up with a possible answer. At least for now, this explanation seemed to be the most reasonable.

The so-called holy relics refer to those relics that have some connection with the heroic spirits.

Items held by or associated with epic or legendary characters.

In the process of summoning Heroic Spirits, if you have a similar Holy Relic, the success rate of summoning the desired Heroic Spirit will theoretically be greatly increased. As for the specific value of this success rate, it depends on the depth of the historical connection between the Holy Relic and the corresponding Heroic Spirit.

Just like the famous swords and knives that have been passed down in history, most of them have gone through vicissitudes of life, changed hands frequently, and carried the stories and legends of many different owners.

Once we explore the legends and names behind them, we will inevitably involve the deeds of many heroes.

Interpreted from the perspective of holy relics, these relics that are connected to many heroic spirits will undoubtedly cause the probabilities of related heroic spirits appearing to overlap, share probabilities, pollute the card pool, and increase uncertainty during the draw.

However, if there is a holy relic that is closely connected to a single heroic spirit, and few other characters are associated with it except this heroic spirit...

Then, using this item as a catalyst for summoning is almost equivalent to obtaining a 100% chance of a designated draw.

Referring to the specific example of Saber, the holy relic held by Shirou Emiya is most likely the latter.

"That's what happened, and the holy relic is in Shirou Emiya's body, implanted into his body by magic..." Xia Zhi nodded in agreement and went on to explain further.

"Huh? How did you know?" Toosaka Rin asked suspiciously.

"Because his recovery ability is very unusual, I have a guess... In the scene that night, the foul-mouthed king's treasure was bombarding everywhere, and the magic storm could suffocate humans to death. Even if he was lucky, he would not be unscathed."

The young man raised his palm, coughed lightly and said: "Of course, more importantly, I have verified this guess, so of course I know."

"..."

"..."

Staring at the scabbard held firmly in the other person's hand, the black-haired girl with twin ponytails could not help but be speechless: "That guy Emiya...is he dead?"

"That's not the case. The person is still alive and has no physical trauma..." Xia Zhi clarified gently, saying that he advocates peace and would never do such a cruel thing, but he couldn't care less about the mental trauma.

When the scabbard was implanted, Shirou Emiya was probably still young and had no memory of it, so it did not leave any psychological trauma.

When the sword was taken out of the scabbard, Shirou Emiya had already become a high school student... Witnessing with his own eyes a thing so big and thick being pulled out of his body, he felt his whole head buzzing.

"I see, at least you're not dead..."

Toosaka Rin secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Even though she had just acted as if she didn't care, she was currently being monitored by the Magic Association, so it would be better not to create unnecessary trouble.

She collected her thoughts and focused her attention on the scabbard that the other party was holding tightly. The scabbard was shining brightly, and its exquisiteness was amazing.

——Made of gold, decorated with dazzling blue enamel.

——The engraving in the middle is a long-lost fairy language, proving that this scabbard is a fantastic product made by non-human hands.

"No wonder King Arthur was summoned repeatedly... This must be her scabbard."

After looking at it for a while, Toosaka Rin couldn't help but sigh. She naturally knew that according to the legend, the loss of the scabbard cast an ominous shadow on King Arthur's life, and it eventually led to the collapse of the kingdom.

Looking up at the other person again, she asked with a slightly confused look but directly: "So, what do you want to do?"

"I mean, this scabbard is given to you... Don't rush to refuse it, just treat it as a magic lesson."

Xia Zhi handed the scabbard to the girl without hesitation: "I have analyzed it for two days, but I haven't been able to find out any secrets. Now I have to leave, and I can't take this object with me, so I can only rely on you."

Just two days of research and exploration were not enough for him to reveal the secret hidden in the scabbard.

As the world's corrective force was pressing forward step by step, he keenly sensed that the time of separation was approaching, so he changed his mind and came up with a new plan, intending to make use of the scabbard to play its unique role.

"Huh? What should I do?" Toosaka Rin looked at the scabbard handed to her, stunned. How come she was suddenly assigned such an important task of magic research?

"If you have a chance, you can try to use it to summon again...Tousaka, Saber is a servant whose existence is unique and rare. Perhaps she can become a bridge between the two worlds."

He coughed pretentiously and looked away, as if he was reluctant to speak too bluntly: "If everything goes well... maybe we will meet again in the future."

Before Saber left, he found an opportunity to talk to the swordsman girl, and naturally learned that she was indeed different from other Servants. For example, she could have other records of being summoned and remembered the memories of the Fourth Holy Grail War.

So he came up with this idea at that time, whether he could use King Arthur as a signal relay station, so that after returning to the world of the Fairy Kingdom, he could contact this world again.

This is a preliminary idea -

It may not be effective, but it's worth a try.

After all, the world over there in the Fairy Kingdom is too dangerous no matter how you look at it. If there is a chance to anchor this world, Xia Zhi certainly hopes to leave a way out instead of fighting to the death over there.

To achieve this goal, it is obviously inseparable from the cooperation of Rin Toosaka, but this aspect does not seem to be a big problem...

The girl looks very tsundere, but actually that's because she doesn't have many friends of the opposite sex and most people don't have much in common with her.

After all, she had been preparing for the Holy Grail War for ten years. The pressure was so great that it was beyond description. She had no time to care about her normal social circle. The loneliness under the heavy pressure could not be described in words. Therefore, in just a few days, Xia Zhi, the sewer servant she accidentally summoned, not only led her to win a complete victory in the Holy Grail War, but also helped her through the difficult times...

Although he did not try to gain favor deliberately, the results were still significant.

Toosaka Rin, who usually endured everything silently, did not realize that after just a few days, she had subconsciously developed a sense of dependence on someone.

"I...I know..."

We will see each other again in the future...

No one knew what was going on in her mind, but the girl seemed to be touched by some thoughts, and a blush appeared on her cheeks instantly. She took the scabbard awkwardly, her eyes flickering and looking elsewhere, and she stammered:
"I will work hard……"

Although the Holy Grail system has ended, it will be much more difficult to summon servants in the future.

But she didn't think much about it, she just nodded subconsciously and decided to do it next.

Just like that night when the world was falling apart before her eyes, only the other person was holding her hand tightly and running wildly in the darkness, telling her what to do next, and all she needed to do was trust the other person and move forward in the direction he told her.

"emmmmm..."

Ahem, the CPU's former master's plan went unexpectedly smoothly. He hadn't even finished his prepared lines when the girl nodded foolishly, which made Xia Zhi feel a little guilty.

It seemed as if he also felt that his behavior was inappropriate, perhaps because his remaining conscience was aching slightly -

If he still has that kind of thing.

In order to prevent himself from really having a guilty conscience, Xia Zhi decisively decided to stop talking. He gently waved his hand, slightly turned sideways as if looking at the scenery on the street, and changed the subject: "Okay, my time is up..."

"Hey... Wait, wait! There's one more thing—"

Toosaka Rin suddenly became anxious and stepped forward to stop him, as if she was afraid that he would disappear: "You, you... you should have remembered your real name before, right? I forgot to ask you before, you haven't told me your name yet!"

The girl recalled the little disturbance on the night of the summoning. It was clearly something that happened not long ago, but she inexplicably felt nostalgic when she thought about it now.

Because of his own careless mistake, he lost his memory during the summoning process, and even his real name became an untouchable secret... He felt desperate and helpless at that time, as if he was facing a hopeless situation.

however--

I never thought that with such a devastating start, we could actually win in the end.

On the night of the final battle at Mount Enzo, when the other party mentioned that he wanted to use his trump card to control the Greater Holy Grail, she keenly realized that he might have found his real name.

However, the situation was urgent at the time, and she had no time to ask about it. And in the following time, she never found a suitable opportunity to explore it, until she made a wish, solved Sakura's problem, and successfully restored the peace and order of Fuyuki City...

When everything was settled, she suddenly realized that her servants had returned to the Throne of Heroes.

Now that she finally has such an opportunity again, Toosaka Rin will certainly not forget it this time.

“…My name is Xia Zhi.”

He pondered for a moment, sighed softly, and finally said his name.

"Summer Solstice..."

Toosaka Rin concentrated on searching her memory, but was unable to immediately think of any well-known heroic spirits. When she was about to ask further, she was suddenly interrupted by the sound of footsteps behind her.

"Sister, why are you outside instead of in the house? Is there someone who wants to question you again?"

She turned around and saw a purple-haired girl in an apron approaching and asking with a puzzled look on her face.

"..."

"..."

Toosaka Rin once again looked at the empty street in front of her, only to see that it was completely deserted without a single person in sight.

She shook her head slowly: "Nothing, Ying, let's go back."

………………

At the same time, behind a distant street corner.

The expired loli with silver hair and red eyes asked anxiously: "Is it ok? Can we set off?"

"...Well, let's go now." The young man retracted his gaze, turned around, and performed the secret technique of patting the head. "But you don't have to be so anxious. I can indeed bring your mother back to life, but this will also take some time."

"I can wait, as long as you are not lying to me."

Illya said decisively without any hesitation, she had already made the decision.

Anyway, she has nothing to be nostalgic about. Even if she doesn't leave with the other party, she will most likely not live long.

Rather than die like this, Illya would rather take a risk. The conditions proposed by the other party are exactly what she cannot refuse.

"Then - let's go."

Xia Zhi reached out and pressed the head of the expired loli, "Or should I say, returning is more appropriate."

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It was like having a long dream, and everything I experienced in the dream was so clear.

Xia Zhi slowly woke up and opened his eyes, then what came into view was a lovely face with long silver hair hanging down.

"Ah! Summer Solstice, you woke up, you finally woke up..."

Seeing the young man open his eyes, Index seemed very excited and immediately started shouting loudly.

"Yes, yes, I'm awake... How long have I slept?" Reaching out to push the excited little nun away, Xia Zhi sat up and looked around. This was obviously a closed carriage, shaking as if it was moving on a rugged road.

Weiwei was sitting on the other side of the carriage, looking over quietly: "It's been half a month. After reading that magic book, you have been in a coma until now. I thought your brain had been burned by the forbidden knowledge..."

"How is that possible? I just had an epiphany--!!" Xia Zhi decisively denied this possibility and waved his hands vigorously.

"Epiphany?" Vivian frowned slightly, but the next moment, her expression froze.

The swelling magic power in Xia Zhi's body was released wantonly, and the super-advanced magic furnace core pushed and operated the terrifying source as easily as breathing.

"You...you became an immortal?" Her eyes showed some disbelief. Is this guy serious?

(End of this chapter)