I'm really not a top magician

Kiritsugu stood up later, collected the maps and information on the table, and left the meeting room.

Until the very end, Kiritsugu did not even glance at Saber.

Completely ignored by Kiritsugu, Saber bit her lip in anger and stared at the carpet beneath her feet.

Irisviel remained in the conference room with Saber.

At this moment, Irisviel didn't know what words to use to comfort the angry Saber.

No, the self-righteous Knight King Saber would not expect others to comfort her with insignificant words.

What Saber must do now is to fundamentally resolve the current predicament.

Thinking of this, Irisviel placed her hand on Saber's shoulder to express her gratitude to her, then immediately followed Kiritsugu and left the meeting room.

Kiritsugu's overly deliberate disregard for Saber wasn't simply because the two of them didn't see eye to eye.

If Kiritsugu didn't harbor extreme disgust or resentment towards Saber, he wouldn't have been able to disregard her like that.

In short, Kiritsugu had gone too far this time.

No matter how different the two people's combat strategies are.

After all, they are comrades fighting for the same goal.

Although you don't have to respect others, you can't insult them either.

Just when Irisviel was about to catch up with Emiya Kiritsugu,

Her chest suddenly began to throb violently, and her whole body tensed up.

As soon as she had mastered the forest barrier within her own magic, repeated and intense vibrations began to appear in her magic circuits.

That's an alert.

"Sajo Aika is here?"

Emiya Kiritsugu only noticed the look on his wife's face before he realized something was up.

Irisviel nodded silently.

"Ellie, prepare the crystal ball that can see into the distance."

"Ok."

Things happened much faster than expected, and a whirlwind of battle began to blow through the forest.

ps: It’s still two chapters merged, that is, today’s second chapter and tomorrow’s first chapter merged, so I will update another chapter tomorrow

Chapter 195: Fighting against Aika Sajo

"Appeared."

The main forces of the Einzbelun faction, Kiritsugu, Maiya, and Saber, gathered in the conference room once again. In front of these three, Irisviel displayed the image of the intruder captured by the barrier on the crystal ball.

Aika Satiao wore a pale blue dress. Even though it looked plain, it always evoked a distinct aura when worn by her. Perhaps it was the effect of Aika Satiao's unique weather magic, but the previously gloomy sky now looked bright and sunny. A holy light pierced through the barrier, illuminating the area around Aika Satiao. Even the shadows around her seemed to sense her presence and bent out of her way.

Although Irisviel and Saber attracted people's attention because of their gorgeous appearance when they first arrived in Fuyuki, even though Irisviel was quite confident in her appearance, when she saw Sajo Aika's temperament, she subconsciously felt that this guy was indeed more beautiful.

However, Irisviel soon discovered something very strange. The reason why Aika Sajo was able to pass through the barrier set up by the Einzbern family was because

It's not about using one's extraordinary magical talent and knowledge to find the center of the barrier.

It is not about using brute force to directly destroy the barrier.

But in a very strange way.

Wherever Sha Tiao Aige passed, the nearby barrier would begin to open up as if space was distorted.

Irisviel herself was also a magician, but she had never encountered such a wonder, nor could she even imagine it.

She couldn't help but wonder in her heart, is this the Shatiao Aika?

This is also the reason why Aika Sajo was able to walk in so confidently.

but

If the barrier automatically avoided Shatiao Aige, then I should not be able to sense Shatiao Aige.

Then again,

It must be that Sajo Aika took the initiative to let herself discover it.

The more I think about it,

The more Irisviel felt the power of this person,

It also made me understand more and more why Kiritsugu identified Sajo Aika as the most difficult enemy in this Holy Grail War.

"Is Sajo Aika here?"

Emiya Kiritsugu approached and asked. Through Irisviel's momentary distraction, Emiya Kiritsugu quickly saw through her expression, which was why he had been so wary of Sajo Aika before.

"But what is he going to do?"

What puzzled Irisviel was that Sajo Aika came alone, with no sign of her servant.

"Alice. Where is that guy?" Emiya Kiritsugu asked.

"It's less than two kilometers northwest of the castle. It seems Sajo Aika has no intention of going any further into the forest."

The barrier that stretched across the forest was a circle with a diameter of five kilometers, centered on the castle. Sajo Aika was at the edge of this barrier.

If Aika Sajo went a little deeper into the barrier, Irisviel could have assisted Saber in the battle. However, Aika Sajo seemed to have seen through Alice's motives and began to linger on the periphery of the barrier.

"Irisviel, the enemy is trying to lure us out."

Saber said in a firm tone.

With her Servant's speed, it would only take a few minutes to reach where Aika Sajo was. Saber conveyed her thoughts to Irisviel. She wanted to attack Aika Sajo.

But Saber cannot act arbitrarily.

Because Aika Sajo's servant Merlin did not appear, this is the source of Saber's uneasiness.

The first thing that can be confirmed is that although Aika Sajo seems to be coming alone now, in fact, her servant Merlin has definitely used the spiritization to hide his tracks. In addition, as a flower magician, Merlin himself is very good at using camouflage illusions, so it is not impossible for him to use some magic that can block Irisviel's perception.

After all, modern magicians are definitely no match for the magicians of the Age of Gods.

Modern mysteries will be defeated by more ancient mysteries.

Then there are only two strategies that Saber has to adopt.

The first is to take advantage of the terrain and wait for Aika Satiao to arrive in the castle. However, Aika Satiao herself has the castle-killing Noble Phantasm Excalibur, so the tactic of waiting for Aika Satiao to arrive is not very effective against her.

There is a second method,

Saber takes the initiative to attack against Aika Sakura, which is also the tactic that Saber just advocated.

In this way, Saber can control the battlefield outside the castle and prevent Aika from directly deploying Excalibur.

However, this plan also has risks, because according to the ability shown by Aika Sajo in the sea monster battle,

Not only all the masters, but even all the servants believed that Aika Sajo possessed the combat power of a Heroic Spirit.

If we rashly adopt the tactics of servants fighting masters, then Sajo Aika can also imitate them.

At that time, everyone would go all out in a one-for-one exchange. As for who would win and who would lose, no one dared to predict the possibility. After all, Sajo Aika's magic ability was completely superior to others, and with this gambling-like method, no one dared to guarantee that they could definitely withstand the servant's attack before the opponent collapsed.

This is also what Saber is worried about.

Irisviel of course understood Saber's concerns. As she was thinking about her strategy,

Suddenly, at this moment, Shajo Aige's beast-like eyes suddenly looked upwards.

His sight was directly facing Irisviel and the others.

Could it be that he has already seen through Irisviel's clairvoyance!?

Sajo Aika stared at Irisviel's direction, lightly lifted the hem of her skirt with both hands, stepped back a foot, bowed slightly as a sign of courtesy, and then spoke in a brisk tone:

"As I said this morning, I've come to visit the Einzbern family."

The hard surface of the crystal ball began to shake, and a voice came from the surveillance position, "Since I've come here in person, what is your decision?"

Aika Sajo never mentioned the word battle from beginning to end, but due to the battle background of the Holy Grail War and the rules that the church supervisor had just revised.

This also made the Saber team, when they learned that Aika Sajo was targeting them,

The first thing that comes to mind is not chatting.

But fight.

Of course, the reason why the Saber team had such thoughts was not because they were stupid. On the contrary, in such a life-and-death battle, being cautious towards the enemy is being kind to yourself.

But all this was within Sajo Aika's expectations.

Facing Aika Sajo's aggressive questioning, Saber also stared at Irisviel, hoping that she would give orders quickly.

As a servant, Saber had already prepared for battle, but her master at the moment was still hesitant.

Being indecisive and unable to make decisions is the biggest weakness for decision makers.

On this point, perhaps Saber and Emiya Kiritsugu, who have a bad relationship, rarely think alike.

It's just that they don't know each other.

After waiting for no response, Sajo Aika could probably guess a thing or two:

"Oh, it seems you haven't made a judgment yet. Then I will take this opportunity to tell you a fact, that is, the truth about this Holy Grail."

"During the Third Holy Grail War, the Einzbern family, in order to achieve victory in the Holy Grail War, illegally summoned a new Servant with the class Avenger, hoping that this Servant, known as the 'Evil of This World', could bring the Holy Grail to the Einzbern family."

"But the good times didn't last long. What no one expected was that this Servant was extremely weak, practically no different from an ordinary person. That's why he was defeated on the third day of the Holy Grail War."

"But the story doesn't end there. The soul was collected into the Greater Holy Grail. The colorless power of the Greater Holy Grail was tainted by the Avenger, who was formed from the evil wish, and turned into black mud."

"The Holy Grail War was lost due to the destruction of the Lesser Grail. The Holy Grail descended to the Fuyuki Church. The Greater Grail was contaminated by the absorption of Angora Mainyu by the Lesser Grail."

"That's right. From that moment on, the Holy Grail was no longer a holy grail that could satisfy you. What it contained would only bring about the destruction of the world!"

Listening to Sajo Aika’s words, Irisviel was completely shocked.

What Sajo Aika just said,

It had completely exceeded her imagination.

Even though she was trained as a Lesser Holy Grail, she was completely unaware of what happened in the last Holy Grail War.

Just as Irisviel was about to ask about the others' attitudes,

What she saw was indeed Saber and Kiritsugu's even gloomier face.

Whether it is Saber or Emiya Kiritsugu, they regard the Holy Grail as the hope for miracles and continue to fight with it. No matter how great the sacrifice, as long as they make a wish to the Holy Grail, a miracle will be born.

And now,

Sajo Aika's words not only deny the value of the Holy Grail.

She wanted to deny it more.

It's just a sacrifice made by everyone to obtain the Holy Grail.

"Saber!"

The one who suddenly spoke was Emiya Kiritsugu, the master who had always been indifferent to Saber because of his disagreement with her fighting philosophy. Finally, today, he spoke the first words to Saber.

Even if Emiya Kiritsugu didn't make his purpose clear, Saber would have understood it long ago!

"As ordered."

The Knight King's answer was unusually brief.

When Emiya Kiritsugu heard Saber's answer, she had already disappeared from the conference room.

But the wind blowing behind her was filled with unusual anger.

ps: Kawen makes me want to die!!!

Chapter 196 Altria's Wish

Saber turned into a gust of wind and flew through the jungle.

This was the first time that Emiya Kiritsugu and Saber reached a consensus.

For the first time, even without words, the two of them reached a consensus.

Saber herself was well aware that she was running towards Aika Sajo's magic formation. Her blood was boiling, and Aika Sajo's insults had filled Saber with rage. However, it wasn't passion that drove Saber forward. Anger alone wouldn't turn Saber's heart into a sharp sword.