Stray Chapter 7: Assassin is dead again?

But after listening to Perfect Dia's explanation, he suddenly discovered that holy relics can only increase the relevance of the servant he wants to summon, and cannot ensure absolute success in obtaining the ssr he wants...

Unless it is a holy relic like the holy sword scabbard that only points to King Arthur, can King Arthur be summoned.

The others are more... well, more uncertain.

In the treasure house of the Matou family, there are indeed many authentic cultural relics, but most of them are various famous swords in Japanese history, although they correspond to famous characters in Japanese history.

But... let's put it this way, since they are famous knives, it often means that they are very famous and everyone wants them, so they often change hands many times, and there is more than one owner in the past.

For example, about the knife that cut Hasebe-

Although it used to be Oda Nobunaga's famous saber, it was later given to Kuroda Rusui, which was passed down from generation to generation by the Kuroda family... So no one can be sure, so he summoned him with a pressing cut and summoned it. It is more likely that it is the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven, or Kuroda Kanbei or Kuroda Nagamasa...

Similarly, if you hold the Sosan Zuo character as a sacred relic, which is regarded as "the sword of the man who sits on the world", it seems that the possibility of summoning Yoshimoto Imagawa will be more likely than summoning Oda Nobunaga. bigger.

That is to say, he is not sure whether he has drawn a trump card or a ghost card, he may gain blood, or he may lose blood.

After all, Kojiro Sasaki is a guarantee no matter what, just relying on his superb skills, which can be called magic swords, he can compete with Saber when the panel is at a disadvantage... But there are not many such fierce people. what.

After a bit of hesitation, Xia Ran decided to give up that idea. The current start is already very good, and there is no need to be so greedy that he suffered a loss instead.

"Let's go then, just leave the Berserker to look after the house... After we control Liudong Temple, let them transfer over." Now that he has made up his mind, Xia Ran no longer hesitates. .

It may be a psychological reason. He always feels that the Matou mansion is not clean, and he seems to be able to smell the spoiled and rancid smell in the air... Although it is an illusion, he still thinks it is better to leave here as soon as possible.

"...Brother, brother, are you going out?"

I met Sakura in front of the entrance. She had a timid and curious expression on her face, as well as the strong self-compassion that people could see through at a glance. Even though she was afraid, she still had to force herself to summon up her courage... But why? All right, it's much better than before.

This shows that she is getting rid of her previous nightmare, gradually reopening her closed heart, and trying to embrace the outside world again.

Children's spirits are immature, they have neither firm conviction nor the power to turn lament into anger. Faced with a cruel fate, no one offered them the option to face it with a strong will.

And because I haven't really understood life, even the spirit of dignity and hope has not been fully cultivated.

When forced to the limit, children are more likely than adults to block their own spirits and close their hearts. It is very simple, because you have not experienced the joy of life, you can give up; because you do not understand the meaning of the future, you can fall into despair.

Xia Ran twitched the corners of her mouth and didn't ask why the little girl suddenly called her brother, but she couldn't help but sighed for Matou Kariya in her heart. Although Aiwu and Wu can understand, it is unimaginable to achieve this level .

The woman he likes and the daughter born by others can really love him unconditionally as his own daughter, even after Tokiomi Tosaka sent Matou Sakura to hell, Matou Kariya was able to Recklessly jumped in.

Obviously she got rid of the fate many years ago, but in the end she chose to accept it, in order to save Matou Sakura, even if she sacrificed her life.

It's the same now, even though I only have one more month to live, but I never think about my own problems. I still plan for Matou Sakura with all my heart and I want to ensure the girl's future.

What's the guarantee? After thinking about it, only Xia Ran can choose. At least this magician has initially proved himself that as long as he is not a perverted person like the old bug, he is already very good, and he is also capable of protecting Xiao Ying.

It's just that Xia Ran has never said anything in this regard. After all, he is not sure how long he can stay in this world. The only thing that can be guaranteed is that it is definitely better than those servants who rush to the field and then leave with a packed lunch.

But Matou Kariya didn't know, he had only one choice... Probably he let Xiao Sakura get along with Xia Ranla as much as possible, and have a condescending relationship——

If Xia Ran really treats her as her younger sister, then she can really rest assured. Sakura probably also listened to Matou Kariya's words, otherwise, it would probably take a long time before she could truly believe that no one would hurt her, such a seriously injured little girl.

Who doesn't like such a sensible little girl? Xia Ran rubbed Matou Sakura's little head, and was still a little pity, but he really had no choice right now, and it was impossible for him to make any promises to Matou Kariya.

"Does Sakura want to go out?" He asked in a harmonious voice, trying to make himself seem more friendly.

Beside him, Medea watched quietly, without expressing any opinion, but there was a flash of appreciation in her eyes.

When a person is not pleasing to the eye, then no matter what he does, it is not pleasing to the eye, and doing good deeds will feel pretentious. But on the other hand, when you really start to feel that a person is good, it is another matter.

Although caster has only been summoned for less than two days, he knows the pity of the little girl in front of him, so he appreciates his Master more and more. The other party is not the kind of magician who blindly uses others and measures everyone by value.

The little girl was a little flustered, she gathered up the courage to wait here, naturally not entirely because of Matou Kariya's advice, but because she also had something she wanted to ask Xia Ran to agree to——

She is so precocious, she naturally knows who is the real master of the Matou family now. It just didn't occur to her that the young man in front of her seemed to already know what she wanted, but she didn't mean to be harsh.

Xiao Ying looked up at Xia Ran's face as if she was watching his expression, and then nodded cautiously: "Well, brother, brother... I, I want to see my mother and sister, is this ok? ?"

"You want to see them?" Xia Ran was a little surprised, and at the same time felt sad for Tokiomi Tohsaka, not being mentioned.

However, in the mind of the young Matou Sakura, it was her father who drove her out of the happy family and sent her to this **** of the Matou family... How could there be no complaints at all? ?

"Yes... Grandpa told me before that I don't have anyone I can call that, just pretend they don't exist... But Grandpa isn't here anymore, so, so I'm wondering if I can... "

Sakura said timidly.

"That's not your grandpa, don't call him grandpa, the old bug will die when he dies, you think he didn't exist from the beginning..." Xia Ran frowned, but then she noticed that the little girl seemed to Startled by his seriousness, he shrank back.

"Sorry, I'm not scolding you...but do you really want to see your mom and sister?" He sighed, then hesitated, and said in a less agreeable tone , "To be honest, I don't actually recommend this, you'd better think about it..."

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"If this is troublesome, I won't go... I'm sorry..."

Sakura took her eyes away from him, and turned back to that kind of blank stare, as if staring into the distance that only she could see, she said in a sad, weak voice, listless. squeezed out a very reluctant smile.

"Listen, Sakura, I'm not forbidding you to go. It's not necessarily a good thing for you to see them now, so I want you to think about it..."

Xia Ran sighed again, reached out and rubbed the little girl's head lightly, "Well, I still have things to do now, if you still want to see your mother and sister tomorrow, I'll take you to..."

"Really?" Matou Sakura's small head suddenly lifted up and looked at him in surprise and joy.

"...Really." Xia Ran was silent for a while, knowing that she probably didn't listen to her advice. After all, she was such a small child, and she couldn't force too much. She was already more demanding than all her peers. more mature.

It's just that he was abandoned by his original family and sent to an unfamiliar environment like hell. He was tortured and tortured for a year in fear and helplessness. Although he was protected by Matou Kariya, he was not attacked before the defeat of the Holy Grail War. To something more terrifying...

But this is still too heavy for a little girl. If she goes back at this time, she will see that her original family is still so happy, and she will live the same life without her.

In contrast, only she herself was thrown out and tortured in hell...

—is it really a good thing?

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At three o'clock in the morning, everything was silent.

For those involved in the Holy Grail War, however, the darkness of night is more suitable for reconnaissance and assassination.

Especially for the magicians in Fuyuki City, there are two main points of concern, that is, the two grand and luxurious mansions standing on the hills in the city, which belong to the three families of the imperial family. Among them are the Matou family and the Tohsaka family.

Except that the city of Einzbern is not located in Fuyuki, two of the three royal families are here. Considering that the Holy Grail War was initiated and co-hosted by them, and they also participated in the competition... It is inevitable that there is a kind of The referee also feels like an athlete.

If possible, other people will naturally consider killing the representative players of the Yusan Family as soon as possible.

So these few days, low-level familiars have often wandered around Matou's and Tohsaka's houses day and night for the purpose of reconnaissance.

It's just that the strange thing is that the Matou family doesn't know why the building is empty, and it seems that no one lives there. I don't know if it is because of the adjustment made by this Holy Grail War. not.

And the Tohsaka family has naturally become the target of the fire... However, the contemporary family owner seems to be well prepared for this level of reconnaissance, and has set up a dozen or 20 layers around the mansion for the purpose of reconnaissance and defense. the boundary. From the point of view of magic, there is no difference between a mansion and a fortress.

However, if it is an assassin class, with a powerful breath blocking skill, it can suppress one's own magic power to almost zero and act, so that one can approach the target like an invisible shadow and sneak into it.

Many people were waiting for this to happen, and it did happen tonight.

Then——

assassin was directly killed.

The one who shot was a golden heroic spirit that appeared directly above the mansion. He looked down at Assassin lying on the ground with his red eyes that seemed to be on fire, while making a contemptuous announcement.

"You don't see my qualifications, ants will be like ants, just lie on the ground and bow your head to die."

Then, in the space around the golden figure, countless flashes of light appeared again. With the sound of the wind being ripped apart, countless sharp blades shining with cold light flew towards Assassin.

In the sight of the familiars who were watching this scene from outside the barrier, the loser of the Fourth Holy Grail War seemed to have appeared, the servant who was defeated without even a single move.

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"Assassin was killed?"

In the Liudong Temple in the middle of the night, the witch opened her eyes, muttered to herself in doubt, and then looked at someone next to her: "Did you see it? Master."

"I see, what do you think? Caster." Xia Ran replied casually, he had no special idea about this kind of fixed plot, and he didn't want to waste his brainpower thinking.

Time is short, and the butterfly effect he brought can't really affect Tohsaka Tokiomi's thoughts. It is estimated that all the faults in this world are also trying to make a play so that people don't dare to stare at him first. is the target.

"First of all, it can be confirmed that the killing seems to have actually happened, it is not a trick, and the assassin's shock and fear doesn't seem fake..."

Medea frowned slightly and analyzed——

"And kills are done through Noble Phantasms, that kind of magical power... To be honest, it's hard to believe that the Noble Phantasms of Heroic Spirits are also affected by the Master's level, usually only two or three. , it is normal that only one is in poor condition.”

However, just through the eyes of the familiar, the scene I saw from afar...

The number of Noble Phantasms that appeared at that moment was at least ten, which was totally unreasonable!

"I can't help it, who told him to be the carrier's father, such an open-hook effort is already very restrained..."

Xia Ran said calmly——

"You treat him as a primary school student who has been charged 80,000 yuan in cf. While taunting with lines like "bastard", while killing with a fire unicorn, you can't report him..."