I'm really not a top magician

Sajo Aika explained seriously.

Sabe went from being cautious at first to listening attentively now.

As expected, Saber pressed on, "So what's this pollution you're talking about?"

"This is very simple. Because 'all the evil in this world' has contaminated the Holy Grail, the Holy Grail's ability to 'grant the victor's wish' has been completely distorted. Any wish will only be fulfilled in the most vicious way."

"Let me give you the simplest example. If my wish is to save the world, then the method the Holy Grail uses is not to prevent all wars in the world, but to kill all humans except me."

Aika Sajo raised this possibility.

"what?"

Saber was also frightened by Sajo Aika's words, but she soon realized the problem.

"How can you prove it?"

In response to this, Sajo Aika helplessly spread her hands and said, "I'm sorry, I really can't prove this. You can think of it as a special kind of future vision."

"Then you are talking nonsense."

Aika Sajo really couldn't refute Saber's judgment.

Because at the moment she really didn't have sufficient evidence to prove that there was indeed a problem with the Holy Grail.

Aika Sajo also knew that Saber would never believe this. After all, if Saber really believed such unfounded words from her opponent, then Aika Sajo would have to lower her opinion of King Arthur.

This is also the reason why Aika Sajou does not tell the truth to other masters, because no one will believe what she says.

However, Saber's reaction was within his expectations, but Sajo Aika was not speaking to Saber.

Instead, he was speaking to Emiya Kiritsugu, who was watching the battle with the help of his clairvoyance.

Even the example I used of Emiya Kiritsugu's wish just now was to illustrate this fact to him - the Holy Grail cannot fulfill your wish.

Of course, Emiya Kiritsugu would never believe what he said, but for his righteous partner,

After hearing the truth that he had said, he would definitely find a time to ask the patriarch of the Einzbern family about what happened.

As long as he is guided in this way, Emiya Kiritsugu will be able to find the truth of the matter himself, and then he will stand by his side without any further persuasion from him.

After the conversation between the two ended,

Saber also attacked Aika Sajo with a weapon in hand.

But he was stopped again by Merlin (C) holding a sword.

then,

The battle that had never ended in the harbor began again.

Emiya Kiritsugu stared with bated breath, watching the battle in the crystal ball.

However, his thoughts had long been distracted by what Sajo Aika had just said.

He wasn't worried about Sajo Aika's nonsense, but as the son-in-law of the Einzbern family, he was concerned about the situation in the previous Holy Grail War.

Inadvertently, he still understood something, but regarding the "evil of this world" and the pollution of the Holy Grail,

This was something Emiya Kiritsugu had never expected.

He was afraid that if he really won the Holy Grail War and had the chance to make a wish to the Holy Grail, and discovered that the Holy Grail was used to destroy the world, what would he do?

As a partner of justice, in order to save the world,

Emiya Kiritsugu would definitely choose to destroy the Holy Grail.

Therefore,

After hearing about this possibility, Kiritsugu Emiya secretly decided in his heart that after this battle, he needed to investigate the matter of the Holy Grail.

"Is there no sign of other Masters entering the forest yet?" Emiya Kiritsugu asked.

As he spoke, Kiritsugu had already begun to prepare his weapons silently.

He carried various grenades and small machine guns in his suspenders under his coat.

This scene is unbelievable. This is the preparation made by the magician before going to the battlefield.

However, Irisviel saw that the holster on Kiritsugu's waist contained the single-shot magic gun that Kiritsugu only used in critical moments.

She understood that her husband was ready to fight.

"Maiya led Alice away from the castle, running in the opposite direction of Saber."

Hearing Kiritsugu's order, Maiya nodded without hesitation. However, Irisviel couldn't help but ask:

"Can't you just stay here?"

"Saber is fighting far away from here, which means this castle is no longer safe because someone shares my sentiments. Therefore, this place is dangerous."

Perhaps someone really wanted to reap the benefits and attack Saber's Master while Saber was away from the castle.

If one wants to kill the Master, the best time is when the Master and Servant act alone.

Which one is the easier enemy to defeat, the Master under the protection of the Servant or the Magician holding his position alone?

If it were Kiritsugu, he would definitely choose the latter. If another magus chose the same answer as Kiritsugu, as soon as that magus knew that Saber was fighting alone, he would definitely snipe Irisviel who was still in the castle.

After finally being able to meet Kiritsugu again, they had to separate again. This made Irisviel feel extremely uneasy. Especially since she sensed the pain and contradictions hidden in Kiritsugu's heart, she felt even more uneasy. However, staying by Kiritsugu's side would only be a burden.

Irisviel pondered calmly in her heart, and finally she realized the source of her uneasiness. It wasn't because of her separation from Kiritsugu, but because she was going to act together with Maiya.

Kiritsugu originally planned to let Maiya protect Irisviel, but Irisviel still couldn't get rid of her disgust for Maiya.

However, Irisviel would not object to Kiritsugu's combat policy because of her personal feelings.

"I understand."

At the moment when Irisviel nodded quietly

suddenly,

A new tingle appeared in Irisviel's magic circuit. This is the information fed back by the forest barrier.

"What's the matter, Alice?"

"Kiritsugu, it's just as you were worried. It seems that a new enemy has entered the forest."

Come,

It was Kenneth El-Melloi.

ps: Let me make it clear here that Kenneth will not die.

Chapter 198 Lancer's Intervention

After fighting with Merlin for a while, Saber already felt something strange.

Compared with last time,

This time, Saber clearly felt that Merlin's attack was much stronger in both strength and speed than the last time at the harbor.

At first, Saber thought that the opponent had deliberately let him win last time, but he always felt that this speculation was not quite correct.

Because there is no reason.

If Merlin and Saber were two complete strangers, then the last time he let Saber go, he could indeed cause a lot of trouble for Saber in this battle.

But it just so happened that Merlin, as Saber's teacher, knew everything about her. Whether it was the secret of his invisible sword or Merlin's magic, this master and apprentice had been together for so many years that they should have been very familiar with each other. Then, hiding their combat power would not have been possible.

But as the battle continued, when Saber observed Aika Sajou behind Merlin, she noticed that the latter seemed to have one less red tattoo on the back of his hand.

"So it's a Command Spell."

Just when Saber was distracted by her discovery,

A stream of pink magic from the tip of the staff in Merlin's free right hand hit Saber directly.

"boom!"

Saber quickly jumped out of the magic.

It has to be said that she had often been tricked by Merlin since she was a child, and this trick was one of them.

However, even if she was hit by Merlin's magic, Saber did not suffer any damage because of her own high magic resistance.

But this shouldn't be Merlin's full strength.

It was not until this time that Saber understood what she was afraid of the other party.

From beginning to end,

Merlin seems to be fighting fiercely on his own, and every attack seems to be very sharp and aggressive.

But in reality, Saber didn't feel any killing intent, or even any fighting intent.

Even though she had just been caught in Merlin's magic due to her unintentional mistake, the damage she received was only a little bit.

Who is Merlin?

The Great Sage of Great Britain, a candidate for the title of Grand Magician,

As a magician who is still alive from the Age of Gods, Merlin's attainments in magic are definitely more than what he has shown now.

"What's wrong, Saber? Are you too weak to even swing a sword now?" Looking at Saber with a wary look on her face, Merlin (C呆) sneered.

"Merlin, and Sajo Aige, what are you waiting for?"

Saber suddenly asked, and seeing the surprise disappear from Merlin's face in an instant, Saber, his former disciple, knew that she had guessed correctly, so she continued:

"It looks like a ferocious attack, and there's even magic involved, but in reality, there's no intention to kill me. This phenomenon itself is very strange. We're all participants in the Holy Grail War, so showing mercy is ridiculous. If we think about it this way, we can deduce the reason. Merlin, what are you and Sajo Aika waiting for?"

Saber's explanation was like a cold ray of light, piercing straight to the core of this battle.

And what answered Saber was Merlin's applause.

"Altria, you are so amazing. You actually saw through me like this."

Merlin temporarily put away his weapon and clapped his hands. "Yes, I was waiting for someone, but...oh, it looks like he's here!"

"Who?"

Before he finished speaking, a red and blue figure flashed by and inserted itself directly between the two of them.

The other person pushed his long hair back, and Saber realized that this was actually a man with regular features.

His weapon was quite eye-catching, a spear about two meters taller than a human. Of the seven classes, three were in the Knight Seat: Saber, Archer, and the Heroic Spirit of the Spear. And the man before him must have been the Servant named Lancer.

The strange thing is that his weapon is not only this long gun.

In addition to the long gun he held on his shoulder with his right hand, there was also a short gun in his left hand that was only about one-third the length of the other one.

If you can make full use of the length of the gun, you can combine two short guns into a long gun. But let’s not talk about swords. I have never seen such a scene using two guns of different lengths at the same time as I saw today.

The two guns, from handle to blade, were all wrapped in a charm-like cloth, making their true colors invisible. It was probably a countermeasure devised to hide the true name of the Noble Phantasm.

"Yo, it seems like this time, I'm the one who's interfering in your fight."

Lancer's Heroic Spirit praised him in a low but clear voice. He didn't take a fighting stance, but his eyes occasionally glanced at Merlin (C Daze).

It seems that Merlin (C呆) interfered in his battle, which made him very unhappy.

But soon, Lancer shifted his attention to Saber in front of him: "It seems that you are Saber, right?"

"Yes, you are the lancer."

"Exactly. Ha, you're actually able to introduce yourself to your opponent so casually."

Lancer smiled at Saber. However, this smile was one that only those who had experienced life-or-death battles on the battlefield could understand.

After seeing Lancer appear, Merlin (C Dai) said leisurely: "I was wondering who it was, it turns out to be an ally. So, Lancer, do you want me to help you defeat Saber?"

Facing Merlin's question, Lancer snorted coldly, then said coldly: "No need, you owe me a fight last time, so you should pay me back now."

"Is that so? Then I feel relieved."

Before he finished speaking, Saber and Lancer suddenly heard Merlin snap his fingers.

follow closely,

The body of Aika Sajo standing behind Merlin gradually turned pink, and then quickly turned into pink petals floating in the air.

"This is... an illusion!"

Seeing this, Saber realized that he had been tricked.

It turned out that Merlin had cast an illusion from the moment Saber arrived to fight. The image of Aika Sajou that he had seen was completely fake.