Type-Moon: Root Seiko

She stared intently at Rozen and Irisviel through the sniper scope with great excitement, showing little interest in the two Heroic Spirits fighting more fiercely not far away.

Rather than seeing Superman as a natural Heroic Spirit, she prefers the kind of battles that Ryougi Shirou and Irisviel fought, which were still within the limits of human potential.

Especially that man... his revolver is awesome!

People who like cool guns are definitely not bad people. Canaan decided to be good friends with Luo Zhen the moment he pulled out that revolver!

"...Master, the explanation isn't enough."

Amidst the assassin's increasingly subdued complaints, Canaan realized that he had only said half of what he intended to say.

This is her bad habit; human language is still too inefficient and can't keep up with thought.

She continued, "If I shoot now, I'll definitely be discovered, captured, and killed. Xiao Kuang, it'll be the same for you; you'll die with me."

"Even with Kiritsugu Emiya's Origin Bullet, I don't think I could kill that beautiful white-haired lady. If she were alone, it wouldn't be a problem, but if I fire now, that man will definitely react, and then I'll be dead."

"Master, you speak so highly of him? But why? After all, he's just a human..."

"Don't make a sound!" Canaan's eyes suddenly turned bloodshot and red, and the colors in his vision changed further.

She witnessed the strange occurrence at the port; a magical power, neither hers nor Ryougi's, was gathering beneath Irisviel's feet.

However, because the magical power she gathered was so great that it obscured all other reactions, it allowed the malicious individuals to get within this distance.

"Master? What happened? Master??"

The assassin on the other end of the phone was completely innocent; there was no way he could have known what was happening dozens of kilometers away.

This drove her crazy: what Master would abandon their Servant and happily watch others fight all by themselves!

Canaan thinks quickly.

If things continued like this, her intuition told her that the beautiful white-haired girl would at least be seriously injured.

Then the mounted spearman will prioritize the Master's survival and do some very bad things.

That would be the end of us; we absolutely cannot let that spearman go berserk.

What should I do? How can I remind them...?

"You have to believe that I mean well."

Without hesitation, Canaan pulled the bolt to eject the bullet, taking out the special bullet that had already been loaded.

Those were bullets called Origin Bullets, made by an assassin named Kiritsugu Emiya from his own ribs ground into powder, specifically for killing magicians.

Irisviel, for example, has now forgotten all about love and gone all out. She's determined to show Ryougi her full power, and she's activated all the magic circuits in her body.

If a source missile were to hit at this moment, the beautiful princess would immediately explode into fireworks... and then something very, very bad would happen.

Canaan didn't want that to happen.

She then loaded a standard 12.7 caliber NATO round and pulled the trigger!

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"€€€€ya~!"

Irisviel let out a more girlish gasp than expected, and was hugged by Ryoujin.

The moment she realized she was being sniped, Luo Zhen suddenly rushed over at incredible speed and pulled her into his arms.

Therefore, when the bullet accurately hit their feet, the splashing cement fragments hurt their feet, and both Luo Zhen and Irisviel were stunned.

"You protected me? This sniping wasn't your trick?" Irisviel blinked in confusion, her burning magic circuits cooling down.

Luo Zhen didn't have time to answer, he just looked in the direction the sniper shot came from: "Was it missed? Or was it intentional? Orange, did you see that? It's office building number three in the port park, it should be above the eighteenth floor. Yes, grab her!"

...Then, the two looked at each other in bewilderment.

I feel like I have so much to say, I don't even know where to begin.

But the next moment, both Masters simultaneously noticed something amiss.

Luo Zhen immediately pulled Irisviel away, dodging the exploding concrete blocks beneath their feet!

Several massive golems, each over two meters tall, emerged from beneath the solid ground of the port's unloading area and charged toward the two at an unimaginable speed!

Before Irisviel could react, Luo Zhen immediately raised his gun and shot one of their heads off.

Joan of Arc and the spearmen who rushed back each fell from the sky and crushed one of them.

Jeanne quickly asked with concern, "Master, are you alright? I'm so sorry, I was too focused on the battle and caused you to be ambushed!"

The mounted spearman was equally urgent: "Irisviel, are you injured? Do you want... are you sure you want another Master to carry you?"

“…Ah! (€€€€€€€€)”

Irisviel only then realized what was happening and quickly pulled away from Luo Zhen's embrace.

Luo Zhen clenched his fist in the air... The warmth of Irisviel's magic circuits, which had just been fully activated, still lingered on his hand, but now it was gone, which was a bit of a shame.

This classic hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress scene is still too exciting for the innocent young lady.

Jeanne's expression also became subtle, as if she were looking at Rozen and asking, "Is this cheating?" She was considering whether to tell Touko and Yuzu when she got back.

The two groups, one leading and one following, stared at each other blankly until Luo Zhen finally raised his hand:

"Wait a minute. Let's deal with the problem at hand first, shall we?"

"The current situation is that we've been ambushed by a third party... or even a fourth party. These golems around us are still increasing, and they could very well endanger ordinary people outside."

Indeed, everyone noticed the golems constantly emerging from the ground around them.

The port grounds were riddled with holes from the bombing, and the golems continued to absorb reinforced concrete, growing larger and larger, blocking their way more and more.

This must indeed be defeated first; the two teams, leader and follower, immediately faced each other back to back.

Luo Zhen casually asked, "Can we chat later, Irisviel? If you're willing to believe me, you can come to my house."

"……it is good."

The android princess, beautiful beyond compare, readily accepted the invitation, showing remarkable courage.

Chapter 48 Black skin and white hair are a good civilization

After defeating the suddenly appearing golems, Ryougi and Irisviel quickly moved away, driving out of the port area.

Originally, the damage caused by their battle was not too serious, and Joan of Arc and the opposing spearmen were relatively restrained.

However, the golems that inexplicably emerged from underground blew up the entire open space in the port area, absorbing the concrete used for land reclamation and the port's steel equipment into their own bodies, causing very serious damage.

Fortunately, in order to make contact with Irisviel, Luo Zhen had Orange activate the large-scale barrier and concealment that had been set up beforehand, which prevented the matter from being exposed immediately.

"But that's a problem, because the Church's representative hasn't been replaced yet."

Luo Zhen felt a headache coming on; what was this Holy Church doing?

A month has passed since the assassins attacked the Holy Church and the Kotomine father and son were attacked.

Kirei Kotomine died on the spot.

Kotomine Risei's actions stemmed from his advanced age, severe injuries, the shock of his son's death, and perhaps a sense of karmic retribution for his evil deeds. His secret alliance with the Holy Grail War was undoubtedly a serious dereliction of duty for the Church's oversight authorities.

These blows combined meant that after the old man was out of danger, he quickly decided to embark on a redemptive expedition and requested the church to send a different agent to take his place.

But the problem is, a month has passed and the church hasn't responded at all!

Also, because Tokiomi Tohsaka had already left, there was no one in Fuyuki City who could connect with the Church.

This has led to a situation where no one is dealing with the problem of concealing magic anymore... Luo Zhen had no choice but to urgently contact Orange while driving:

"Orange, do you have any way to make the whole port disappear like that David? Ah, not the one who threw stones, but the one who stole the Statue of Liberty."

"Yes, yes, I know this magic trick isn't that one, I just trust you... Oh what? You're still chasing that sniper? She's as slippery as a monkey? And she can use all sorts of weapons? She's a dark-skinned, white-haired beauty? I'm coming right now."

Luo Zhen made a quick decision, hung up the phone, and immediately turned the steering wheel, making Jeanne in the passenger seat yell and grab the handrail tightly.

Seeing her Master's blatant behavior, the Saintess's face fell with utter disgust:

“Master…shouldn’t we be focusing on Lancer’s master and servant right now? Is it really okay to just let that powerful Master and Servant leave like this?”

"I think I really hit it off with Alice." Luo Zhen was already using her nickname without any hesitation.

Since both Ryougi and Irisviel arrived by car, after clearing out the golems that suddenly appeared at the port, she and Lancer immediately returned to their silver supercars.

And that looks like the latest model from 1993, a Lamborghini 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Supercar... Luo Zhen was green with envy! The Einzbern family is really rich.

Irisviel clearly still loves racing, and Ryougi Shinobu even tries to persuade Jeanne d'Arc while driving:

“I think Irisviel is trustworthy. Besides, the Einzbern family already has a castle in the forest outside Fuyuki City, so they need to go there to rest.”

“That’s their territory. I specifically told Yuzhu to only set up fairy tale magic on the periphery and not to go directly into the castle to provoke them. We should at least give them this much face so we can have something to talk about later... And speaking of which, what do you think of that Lancer? He’s not an easy opponent, is he?”

“Indeed! Although I also held back, that spearman was just as adept, and I don’t think he even used one-tenth of his strength.”

Joan of Arc adopted a serious expression, showing that she was still very serious about her duties as a Heroic Spirit.

She stroked the sword of Saint Catherine at her waist, a sword that had remained sheathed throughout the battle.

Although Jeanne d'Arc never used this sword during her lifetime, her legendary status as Saber elevated her to the point that her destructive power as a Heroic Spirit was largely concentrated on this sword, which could also be seen as a switch between offensive and defensive modes.

When she uses the Holy Banner, she is always in defensive mode, mainly gathering information about the opponent through probing.

She commented that the Lancer was also quite formidable, and was clearly holding back, just like herself; on the other hand, the two Masters were fighting much more fiercely.