Stray Chapter 45: Check your body
Probably because of this, even if the old priest was killed by Kenneth in the church, it didn't cause much disturbance.
Kotomine Kirei had no intention of avenging his father, nor did he want to escalate the matter. In addition, Kenneth died shortly after that, so he had no intention to pursue it.
And as long as there is no clear signal that "a magician is provoking and humiliating the church", then the Church of the Holy Church will not pay too much attention to the sudden death of an old priest in a remote place.
After all, the relationship between the church and the magician is still peaceful on the surface, but the private death battle has never stopped. Both sides have been causing casualties to each other, and sacrifice is often inevitable.
But as long as it's not on the bright side, then everyone will tacitly pretend not to know... The point is that it's not on the bright side, that's what never happened, it's pure nonsense.
However, if there is no disguise at all, it will definitely not work if you go straight up and slap the church in the face. You have already torn your face and slapped the other party's face, how could the other party not fight you to the death?
After careful consideration, Xia Ran listed assassination as the last resort. If there was no way for Kotomine Kirei to arrange a fair, open and just method of death before he returned, he would just assassinate.
You can consider letting some people take the blame, such as Emiya Kiritsugu, or Gilgamesh...
Well, he personally prefers the latter. After all, Gilgamesh is not a living person, so there is no problem with taking a blame, especially after he is killed, he will directly return to the Throne of Heroes, and the Holy Church can only do Staring, it is impossible to chase the past to confront and find out the truth.
Well, it's such a happy decision...
At the same time, in the Tohsaka family's mansion, the yellow-haired gangster who was venting his anger towards Tohsaka Tokiomi as always, suddenly felt a chill from the depths of his soul.
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The next morning.
Today's hot news in Fuyuki City, of course, is the latest report on the gas leak in the temple on Yuanzang Mountain. The citizens satisfied their curiosity, so one book satisfied... a ball!
It's just that it wasn't as exaggerated as the first time. Even the fire in the mountains and forests was extinguished by Xia Ran immediately, and it didn't spread to become a fire, so it didn't cause too much shock, nor was it in the middle of the night. How many people saw the fire and thunder on Yuanzang Mountain...
Therefore, the news of Yuanzangshan gas leaks did not cause much suspicion, and the residents of Fuyuki City did not want to specifically investigate it.
Of course, even if some of them are really curious and want to go up the mountain to take a look, it doesn't matter. Medea set up a barrier around Mt. Yuanzang. If it wasn't the type of barrier that blocked everyone directly and rudely, it would really become an urban weirdness.
It's an invisible hint magic, which can hint to irrelevant people, and the effect is also strange.
For example, on the way up the mountain, people suddenly think of a very urgent thing that must be done immediately... Another example is that people suddenly feel uninterested on the way up the mountain, no longer have the curiosity to explore, and It is to turn around and go down the mountain to leave...
Anyway, it is through the use of hints to make these inexplicable but super-motivated guys who will directly do some troublesome things for their own curiosity. Dispelled the idea of inquiry, and did not raise any doubts.
After all, there is no blunt obstacle, it's just that they suddenly changed their minds in the middle, and they themselves will not think there is any problem with this kind of behavior. After all, isn't human's mind always going to change?
They must have had this experience many times in the past. They wanted to do something at the beginning, but suddenly lost the mood in the middle, so they canceled the original plan... Not only this time, of course they would not Realize what's wrong.
So the peace of Liudong Temple was not disturbed, and the swordsmen who guarded the gate did not have much heavy work. In fact, during the period from morning to noon, Sasaki Kojiro was not the gatekeeper, but the swordsman. The work of the coach.
Although it's only been a few days, he is very happy, because his master is really a good practice target, not just to help a rookie with no foundation in kendo training.
Well, it doesn't seem right to say that, because strictly speaking, Xia Ran really has no foundation in kendo.
It's just that the power of the magic artifact is domineering enough
The effect of "strengthening the skills of wielding long-blade weapons" is easy to say, but the skills it imparts are beyond the master level. In terms of purely conventional skills, when Xia Ran mentioned the ebony blade, he and Lancelot Special can have a fight.
You must know that the latter is the strongest knight of the round table known as the "Knight on the Lake" in ancient British legends. Just the inherent skill of "Infinite Martial Arts", which is an A+ level, already shows that his martial arts have How tough.
This is a martial arts training known as unparalleled in a certain era. It makes the mind and body completely unite, and can exert a strong fighting ability without any spiritual influence. From the annotations, you can see a lot of things.
It's just that this is not Xia Ran's true level after all, and it doesn't mean that he is only one step away from magic skills that are like magic and beyond human realm... Besides, it is hard to say whether this is a step away.
But since there is such a plug-in, you can directly turn into the top swordsman master when you pick up the sword, so there is no reason to use it. Xia Ran has long discovered that the effect of the ebony blade strengthening skill is only activated when it is used.
However, this does not mean that once the blessing effect is lost, Xia Ran will have complete amnesia and will never remember that feeling again.
With his super-high intelligence attributes, as long as he can remember the extraordinary experience brought by the plug-in, he can remember his own thinking, reaction, and processing in that state. Then you can consciously exercise in that direction.
And when using the Ebony Blade, it is not the weapon that uses his body to fight, but he is endowed with powerful skills by this weapon, which is also different.
In other words, when he is in that state, he can also experience his own changes very carefully, so as to better grasp the key points of certain sword skills, and of course he can understand how to do it in an instant. Only by practicing like this can you better master...
Learning is especially effective when picking up the Ebony Blade. When you put down the ebony blade, you can also summarize and summarize your experience.
With such a two-pronged approach, his progress is naturally very fast.
Sasaki Kojiro didn't know about this, he didn't even know what weapons even gave the user powerful skills, so there was some kind of misunderstanding from the beginning.
After all, Xia Ran didn't explain it. When receiving his guidance, he also took up the ebony blade and turned into a swordsman master.
So, this ancient swordsman took it for granted that the master's request to learn "Yanhui" from himself was really out of the joy of seeing the hunter, not a whim. Five minutes of heat.
Think about it, too, how could a real magician be interested in these things? The roots, magic, and various mysterious laws and truths are the pursuit of these heretical devils!
The only explanation is that the master himself is also a real swordsman, and his talent is extremely high, which has also reached an amazing level, so he will seek to further break through the realm of people in this field.
Therefore, the two swordsmen are in the courtyard in front of the gate of Liudong Temple every day, and you have been going back and forth for several hours...
It's not a stop-and-go, but it's not a life-and-death struggle, it's more like communicating with each other, but the result is obvious
Sasaki Kojiro's style was not affected at all, but Xia Ran's swordsmanship gradually shifted towards the former, first in appearance, and then in spirit... But because he originally had the mind of learning, Sasaki Kojiro could also feel it. get, so again no problem.
The two of them practiced according to the previous rhythm, but they didn't realize what kind of trouble they caused others.
For example, Artorias, and Irisviel, for example.
The two spent their first night captive at Liudong Temple and didn't sleep well. Although the conditions were not bad, it was still in the enemy camp, Saber did not relax his vigilance, and Irisviel was even more worried and worried.
Of course I'm not in the mood to take a good rest in this situation, and I've been discussing what to do next, and I can't directly discuss how to fight, but there are always other ways to replace verbal and written communication.
What a trained ordinary person can do, there is no reason why Servants and magicians can't do it.
However, when the two of them went out in the morning to take a look, the plan that was initially finalized after staying up late last night was directly aborted... They saw the dangerous magician and exchanged swords with the dangerous swordsman in the yard. skills.
At first, I thought it was a morning exercise. After all, there is no such thing as most of the current Servant battles. There are all kinds of sudden magic, heat, and torrent phenomena, so whether it is Arturia or Irisviel, both Didn't care too much.
But after taking a closer look, the expressions of both of them changed.
Although no magic power is used, whether it is Sasaki Kojiro or Xia Ran, the pure power used is very powerful, which can be seen from the swift and windy blade.
It didn't break the sound barrier, just because it wasn't needed, not because it couldn't be done.
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"Saber, is this some kind of limited enhancement magic?" Irisviel stared blankly at the scene in front of her and asked with some uncertainty, subconsciously asking the knight girl beside her. Seek affirmation.
"I don't see any sign of magic..." Aber shook his head, his expression became extremely complicated, and Xia Ran's figure was reflected in his beautiful emerald green eyes.
"This person is a monster... I'm afraid it's not just magic, there is no problem in wrestling with servants directly."
She finally understood why her own instincts had warned her. Looking at the relaxed and casual look of the other party, she was not sure how strong and agile she would go all out. In a bad state of exhaustion, being beheaded by a backhand is definitely the only result.
Irisviel doesn't want to talk anymore, why is such a monster magician involved in this Holy Grail War? How can other people have a way to live?
It seems that even the last hope has been blocked at this moment. If you want to count on this terrible enemy to have an accident, the possibility of being executed by beheading tactics is too low, too low, almost equal to none.
But the strategy they discussed last night was based on the fact that Irisviel knew her husband's cards and what actions her husband would take next.
After confirming that Xia Ran is not a servant, but a magician with flesh and blood and a magic circuit, the man's mind will definitely become active, and he will definitely feel that the Origin Bullet is the most powerful weapon to help him reverse the situation.
And after telling Saber this information, the only plan that the two women negotiated overnight was to create as many opportunities for Emiya Kiritsugu as much as possible... But now, this road seems to be a terrible one.
"Good morning, you two... Are you still used to staying here at Liudong Temple on your first day?"
At this time, Xia Ran finally noticed the two people who had been standing beside him for an unknown amount of time, so he said hello very cheerfully, and at the same time signaled Sasaki Kojiro to stop.
"I'm not used to it at all..." Artoria said coldly, without pretense.
"That's a shame...going to breakfast now?"
Xia Ran didn't care what she said with a smile, her eyes turned directly to Irisviel
"By the way, I'll give you a physical examination and a minor surgery later, this is the subject scheduled for today... Don't get me wrong, I just want to take out the scabbard from your body."
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