Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

Atalanta: "Waaah..."

Achilles: "Sigh..."

[Having lost her mind, Atalanta drew her bow and aimed an arrow at Joan of Arc, but as the fog dissipated, she was now exposed to Chiron's sight.]

Three arrows were fired, magic surging, showing no mercy. If Atalanta were struck, she would surely die.

Unfortunately, as a top-tier hunter, Atalanta managed to evade Chiron's attack thanks to her exceptional skills and intuition.

Atalanta ignored Chiron and continued to keep her gaze fixed on Joan of Arc.

"I will never forgive you! You hypocritical saintess, if you want the Holy Grail, then come and take it from me! I will pierce through every single one of you without leaving a trace!"

After uttering those harsh words in a low growl, Atalanta turned and fled.

[It seems she hasn't completely lost her mind, still fighting to the death with Joan of Arc and the others.]

Joan of Arc was finally able to free up her hands to check on Sieg's condition.

However, the impact on Sieg was no less severe than on Atalanta.

"Was that an ordinary human? Even if it weren't a magician, would an ordinary human create such a hell?"

[Zig didn't seek perfect goodness in humanity, but the sins borne by the outcast of the Mist City made him feel that the values ​​he had painstakingly built up over the past few days had been completely shattered.]

"Little brother Sieg, calm down!"

Joan of Arc comforted him, saying, “I cannot answer your question. Such pure cruelty—using all sorts of excuses to cover up unforgivable acts of cruelty—truly exists in the human heart. Even so, please do not give up. Please, please…”

[Zig: "You haven't given up yet?"]

Joan of Arc: "Yes, I won't give up."

Zieg: "..."

Weber: "Everyone says magicians are a dark group, but ordinary people aren't necessarily any better. Humans are all the same; darkness doesn't discriminate between groups."

Feng Xi: "You seem to have gained quite a bit of insight."

Bluebeard: "That's right, this is the Saintess, the Saintess in my heart. You will always be so kind! But you should also be angry! For those who betrayed you!"

Joan of Arc: "Gilles, I will never hold a grudge against anyone."

Bluebeard: "You really are too kind."

The following day, the Black allied forces gathered together.

[Fiore has located the Red Team's position, and the plane is ready.]

The mission was set for the following day; they were to first travel to the capital, Bucharest, where they would board a plane to launch an air raid on the Hanging Gardens.

Fiore originally intended for Gold and Corles to stay behind and guard the fortress, but Corles refused, and the two had a big argument.

Finally, Fiore couldn't refuse Corles's request and had to agree to let him accompany her.

[Sieg and Alfred went ahead to Bucharest to wait, but in Bucharest they ran into the wandering Mordred.]

[It turns out that during a previous phone call with Lord Ragnarok II, Lord Ragnarok II expressed interest in intervening to seize the Holy Grail, which greatly displeased Mordred, causing her to abandon Lord Ragnarok and wander off aimlessly.]

Neither side seemed inclined to tell the other why they were in Bucharest.

Mordred: "What the hell!"

Mordred: "Even if they get the Holy Grail, it's our spoils of war. Why should they get it?"

Lion Robber Jie Li: "There's nothing I can do, I was hired anyway."

Feng Xi: "Because Amakusa Shirou, who was originally on our side, made a mistake and ran away with the Holy Grail, the Mage Association naturally couldn't sit still."

Weber: "Seriously, I shouldn't have any debts in that world, so why am I still looking like that?"

Feng Xi: "Who knows? Maybe you've taken on other debts."

The two sides went out for lunch together, and Xiao Mo showed them what it meant to be the heir to the King's Stomach.

Of course, her magnanimity is far inferior to that of our King.

The two sides talked for a while and then went their separate ways. Xiao Mo stayed in the park until evening before returning to the hotel.

[Lion Robber noticed Xiao Mo's mood and, like a loving father, had a heart-to-heart talk with her, finally calming things down.]

Meanwhile, Joan of Arc arrived at the hiding place and joined Sieg and Alfred.

Meanwhile, Fiore and her siblings, having helped Gorde finalize the security agreement with the androids, also rushed to Bucharest overnight.

For safety reasons, Fiore gave 80% of the inscription to Corles. To allow Corles to adapt, Fiore specifically postponed the deployment by one day.

Koles: "Sister, I..."

Fiore: "Idiot, with your strength, how could I possibly trust you to follow me?"

Fiore: "Besides, you helped me with most of the magic, so I should thank you."

Koles: "Hmm."

Two days later, in the evening, everyone boarded the prepared plane with trepidation.

However, Shishikatsu Kairi left the capital first and, through connections with the Mage Association, entered the Mikhail Kogelnichanu Air Force Base.

As they approached the Sky Garden, Afu summoned the Falcon (a hybrid magical beast of a griffin and a mare, with the upper body of a griffin and the lower body of a horse; he had previously mistaken it for a griffin) and, along with Sieg, went ahead to get there.

[How could a sky garden not be protected by magic? Ordinary planes can't get close on their own; someone needs to open a passage for them.]

This task fell to Afu; in fact, he took it on himself.

Meanwhile, in the Aerial Garden, sensing the arrival of the Black Faction, Amakusa Shirou, shirtless, entered the Greater Grail, preparing to fulfill his long-cherished wish.

The reason it's been so long is because the Holy Grail isn't full; it's just missing the contribution of one Servant.

Amakusa Shirou isn't so wicked as to have one of his Servants commit suicide to fill the Holy Grail.

[Another reason is that the Greater Grail "cannot do the impossible," so he risked his life to hack into the Greater Grail, rewrite its settings from within, and force it to happen.]

Everything outside is now in the Empress's hands.

Chapter 290: Afu's Noble Phantasm

Amakusa Shiro: "How could this be..."

He hadn't expected that the Greater Grail wouldn't be able to directly grant his wish.

Kenneth: "How is that possible? Isn't the Holy Grail an all-powerful wish-granting machine?"

Demon King: "Omnipotent? Ridiculous. Nothing in this world is omnipotent."

The Empress initially intended to shoot down the plane carrying Fiore and her group, but discovered that more than ten planes were approaching, and the magical reactions were ambiguous, making it impossible to determine which plane had launched them.

However, Chiron, Afo, and Joan of Arc each stood atop an airplane, seemingly completely unconcerned about the reconnaissance.

Empress: "Hmph, I didn't expect them to use such a haphazard approach. Utterly foolish, but also difficult to deal with."

The ten planes were very close together; even if one was shot down, they could quickly jump to another.

Weber: "Ten airplanes! That's quite a lot."

Feng Xi: "Compared to your teacher's preparations for the Fourth World War, this is nothing at all."

Kenneth: "Hmph."

[Jeanne d'Arc: "Amakusa Shiro Tokisada!"]

[Empress: "What are you yelling for? It's unsightly. Master is busy using the Greater Grail to carry out 'humanity's salvation.' Look, if you hurry up, you might still make it in time."]

Joan of Arc: "...Did he truly want to save humanity?"

[Empress: "I don't know, but whatever the outcome, I don't want to know. If you want to stop your master, go after him. But first, you must be able to defeat the Red Team's Servants!"]

A three-headed chariot sped out from the Hanging Gardens; it was Achilles.

"Alright, Chiron-sensei! It's time to get started, enjoy yourselves!"

Achilles laughed loudly and drove the chariot toward Chiron.

The plane beneath his feet was instantly torn to shreds. Achilles was about to utter some trash talk when he felt a chill on the back of his head. He quickly turned around and caught an arrow with his teeth.

[As expected of Chiron, he can even shoot such a U-shaped, curved arrow mid-air.]

Because there was no moonlight tonight, Achilles didn't see the arrow at all; he only noticed it because he sensed the disturbance in the magic and the air.

Achilles: "As expected of Chiron, he can calmly counterattack even in such a disadvantageous situation."

Chiron: "It seems this is our last battle."

Achilles: "Teacher, I won't lose."

Chiron: "That's too early to say."

[With a single bite, Achilles crushed the arrow in his mouth and charged forward again, smashing Chiron's plane once more.]

Chiron, without flinching, dodged the enemy's attacks while simultaneously drawing his bow and firing back.

Running, chasing, shooting arrows, smashing—the exchange between the two sides lasted only a moment.

Within minutes, six aircraft had been shot down in the fighting.

[At this moment, the Empress also launched the "Ten Black Coffins" attack, which was blocked by Joan of Arc using her holy banner.]

"Ruler, take this! I'll feed your corpse to the brown bears."