[Fate][Gun Bow] Red and Blue Holy Grail War

Chapter 7

In the Fourth Holy Grail War, Einzbern's representative, the magician-killer Emiya Kiritsugu, was not in a stable mood for the past two days, and his cigarette addiction was a bit heavy.

According to the original plan, in order to get rid of the "unhealable" curse left on Saber's left hand by Lancer's destructive yellow rose, the Hyatt Hotel where Lancer's Master entered with a high profile should have been blown up at this time. Ruins are right.

However, that night on Warehouse Street was close to dawn, so he didn't take any action; finally, when night fell, Emiya Kiritsugu canceled the action for tonight.

Because of the Ruler group.

The Ruler group wandering around was too conspicuous, and Emiya Kiritsugu was convinced that he was not the only one who sent familiars to watch.But I am afraid that none of them really know what they did all day long.

They can always get rid of surveillance at critical moments.

The only thing Emiya Kiritsugu can be sure of right now is that the Ruler team spent a day contacting every Master who had appeared in the Battle of Warehouse Street Servant──including Kotomine Kirei who was fraudulently defeated, and him.Because the biggest reason for not being able to move out tonight is that in the castle, there is still a magician who refuses to leave with his heroic spirit!

The reason is that Einzbern Castle is the last stop, so, yes, slow, slow, come!

Ruler's Master even borrowed the kitchen in the castle. The ingredients are said to have come from their last stop, which was kindly provided by Master Tohsaka.

He didn't believe a word of it.

Wearing that inconspicuous black overcoat and leaning against the wall, with the faint fire light between his fingers, Emiya Kiritsugu opened his mouth and exhaled smoke rings.For some smokers, nicotine is a good thinking aid, and he especially needs this help now in order to analyze the true purpose of the Ruler group hidden under the aimlessness.

After all, Ruler is a Servant with Command Seals.

Even though he has the awareness to win the victory by any means and sacrifice all the good things around him to realize the long-cherished wish of world peace, the magician killer doesn't want to cause extra problems... Or it should be said that it is precisely because of his awareness that he is unwilling to erect another Enemies on the list.

──Then is there a chance...

"Kiritsugu? Kiritsugu is eating!" Irisviel's voice came from afar, interrupting Emiya Kiritsugu's thinking.Immediately, a beautiful and delicate artificial human with silver hair and red eyes also appeared in Emiya Kiritsugu's sight.

She walked slowly with a smile on her face.

Compared with those days when I first met, the current Irisviel has undoubtedly gained a lot of popularity, and she is no longer like a cold doll.Although this does not change the fact that she is the improved "Little Holy Grail" provided by Einzbern with the ability to protect herself.Thinking of this, Emiya Kiritsugu's heart, which he thought had been frozen since the day the war started, seemed to twitch again.

"The dinner is very sumptuous! It's a skill completely incomparable to the chefs in the castle. Kiritsugu, I know it might be difficult... But how about changing your mood once in a while?"

Irisviel approached and invited him to dinner.Now that it's all like this, the magician killer simply put aside the messy calculations in his mind for the time being, and answered her: "Okay."──This can't be Ruler's Master's plan, right?Five seconds after agreeing, Emiya Kiritsugu had doubts that were too late.

If it was the master and slave who were half trying to reason and half relying on their status as adjudicators to force their way in, causing even Saber to hesitate whether to drive them away, and finally forced their way into the castle and left everyone behind... Really? Perhaps in order to make him appear at the dinner table, Irisviel was persuaded to make such a big move.

Even if it's Yangmou, it's despicable!So thinks the magician killer who has selectively forgotten his "work" style.

Today's dinner is said to be hearty, but it is actually quite home-cooked.Potato stew, okonomiyaki, grilled fish, and a simple stir-fry of fresh green vegetables and miso soup.

But it can't stand the taste of color and fragrance.

The magician killer who often relies on fast food for three meals a day, and sometimes doesn’t even eat, stands at the edge of the long dining table in a daze—this kind of warm family atmosphere... Emiya Kiritsugu suddenly discovered Tonight I am particularly easy to waver; the foreign man in charge of the kitchen, Ruler's Master, is really clever with his scheming.

Especially like now, the feeling that everyone is waiting for him to take the seat and announce the start is so warm... His heart hurts one after another, but it's like an addiction, and he doesn't want to resist that much.

Because he also thought about taking his wife and daughter, running away from Einzbern's long-cherished wish and his own long-cherished wish, and leaving the rest of his life to them to live a good life as three of them.It's just that this sensibility was suppressed by reason after all, that's why he's here today.

"Honey?"

Facing his wife's expectant and worried eyes, he nodded slightly and sat down.Say: "Let's start." In the evening when you can't get out of your body anyway and can't do business, there is nothing wrong with having a good meal.Unexpectedly, even such a second-best idea has no room for realization at the dinner table.

It's just dinner, they don't follow table manners to arrange seating.On Emiya Kiritsugu's right is Irisviel, and beyond that is Saber, and on his left is Hisau Maiya who was also persuaded by the hostess to serve at the table; and the two members of Ruler's group are sitting opposite.

The advantage of this way of sitting is that everyone is on the same side, and you can always deal with emergencies; the disadvantage is...it is very eye-catching.

I saw that Ruler on the opposite side was not busy enjoying his dinner.Not because a normal diet is dispensable for a Heroic Spirit, but because that Servant is busy looking at his white-haired, brown-skinned, physically stronger than Ruler, who doesn't look like a magician at all. Master.

"How is it? How is it? Is the grilled fish delicious?"

"It's a bit charred on the outside...but the meat is very fresh, um, it's okay for you."

"Ha, it's okay to eat more! Otherwise, I'll give you this too! Then give me some stew!"

One asked, another commented, and then the blue-haired hero unexpectedly picked up the chopsticks and poked them around skillfully, and began to rearrange the plates for himself and his master.

"Hey, show respect with your chopsticks! Don't go too far!" The man in the black shirt, the heroic spirit who knocked off the white T-shirt, black leather pants and silver waist chain with one chopstick, and the other pair of chopsticks who launched endless attacks──" Feed me obediently!" That's what he said, but two-thirds of the meat in his bowl of potato stew was still fed to large dogs.

The magician killer with cat ears in his hairstyle can swear that this is not a typo, he really saw the dog ears and tail of the blue hero for a moment.

...What's the matter with this atmosphere of small flowers blooming?

Could it be that that night on Warehouse Street, the man said that "Ruler is equal to his war prize" was true?Now this is an "effort" to keep the Servant?Thinking of the speeches with various questions that he listened to late at night, Emiya Kiritsugu's eyes became even more deadly--he would rather believe that they were not participating in the same Holy Grail War!

Not only the magician killer couldn't bear it, but also the heroic spirit of the Sword Seat.

The specific form of expression is that Saber instantly speeds up her eating, emptying her portion of dinner without any waste, and then slapping the table to stand up!

"Where is the glory of your heroic spirit?" The girl in a neat black suit, who looks like a pretty boy, asked awe-inspiringly. "Everyone responded to the call of the Holy Grail War to make up for the regrets in their lives. This is not a game! Even the adjudicator should correct his attitude!"

"...Saber, there is only one Ruler on the other side." This was Irisviel's kind whisper.

In fact, Saber Artoria doesn't know why she uses "you" as a unit. It seems that for a moment, the memory of a certain parallel world overlaps and quickly peels off, causing her mouth to surpass her clear brain for a moment.After thinking about it, the serious knight king followed suit and corrected immediately: "I see, Irisviel. You──answer me! Ruler!"

"what?"

After becoming a Heroic Spirit, Cu Chulainn was questioned for the first time where is the glory?According to the records, isn't this an exclusive problem for the person next door to him?After all, guardians are not the same as ordinary heroic spirits, and their nature and position determine their style.And frankly, Cu Chulainn really thought that this trip was no different than going on a trip.

The reason is the same as above.

Cu Chulainn's current standpoint is to be a good collaborator, and then pack and carry Emiya, the heroic spirit who can eat, drink, play, and have a one-stop service, plus a hearty battle if there is nothing to do, and take it home!The Holy Grail and the like are not at all in the eyes of His Highness the Son of Light, who has already locked the hunting target.

So Saber heard Ruler answer her like this: "It is indeed the glory of Ruler to perform functions. Really, it is not good to be too nervous, and you will be easily knocked down. Well, you can ask my Master── by the way , is the grilled fish delicious?"

"I'm not tense." Emiya didn't admit it.

"Yes, it's very delicious." Saber was still serious after being misled.

At this moment Emiya also reacted.

Grilled fish too!The fish was roasted by Cu Chulainn with the fire rune, and the people were indulged by him, and the place was in the kitchen; and the reason why his spirits did not allow Cu Chulainn to enter the kitchen in the past was because the dog would make trouble, and the other Partly because he himself never had a fit in the kitchen, but Cu Chulainn would be lucky E!That kitchen is now... well -- not so easy to say.

"As compensation for the loss of the kitchen, I will provide a piece of information." After swallowing the last mouthful of soup and setting the tableware, Emiya expressed apology with an "integrity" face.

But the more sincere he was, the less assured he was that the other end of the table belonged to the castle owner.

During the Holy Grail War, the importance of information is unquestionable. For example, the information "Ruler's Master's identity background" that no one has been able to find out so far is very valuable.So, the loss of the kitchen that needs to be compensated with a piece of information... Has the kitchen burned down?There didn't seem to be a fire just now?

Three people and one heroic spirit immediately had the urge to check the kitchen.

"In this Holy Grail War, there are not seven Servants in this world; including Ruler, there are nine in total. This news is currently only known to the Church with the Aura Disk and Tohsaka who manages the land." What Weber and the King of Conquerors knew It is the complete version of the truth, which is different.

"The extra one is the Avenger. Ruler and I agree that that Servant is the destabilizing factor that prompted us to intervene in this Holy Grail War──As far as I know, Einzbern also summoned the Avenger, there should be more Detailed data is right. How about an information exchange? Ah, it’s okay to pretend that I have another purpose, the choice is yours.”

Emiya stood up and picked up everyone's empty bowls and plates very naturally.Undoubtedly, this is a move that leaves room for people to think. Naturally, no one will stop it with reasons such as "It is not good to let the guests wash the dishes." None of the men left.

"Hey, is there any smoke?"

Cu Chulainn, who did not leave, also found a reason; Emiya Kiritsugu simply took out the cigarette case, and slid it across the table, there was only one left in it anyway.

"Oh, thanks! I'll go outside to smoke."

Skillfully holding the cigarette in his mouth, Cu Chulainn went straight to the terrace on one side.Across the rimmed door with glass as the main body, as long as the curtains on both sides are not closed, you can clearly see him leaning against the railing on the other side of the restaurant, lighting a cigarette with flames from his fingertips, before turning around to face Lin Hai and puffing clouds.

Yes, after Luen grilled fish, Son of Light came to light cigarettes with Luen again.With the full support of the representatives of the world, and the uncapped mana consumption, Heroic Spirit is such a local tyrant.

"He is really a Servant who adapts well to modern society." Irisviel concluded on behalf of her husband who wrote "I'm so tired" on his face.

Rubbing between his brows, Emiya Kiritsugu decided to ignore other people's wonderful heroic spirits, this is not the point now!

"Eri, did you know that Einzbern summoned the Avenger?"

"I've only heard of it... But the materials of the previous Holy Grail Wars are backed up in the library in the castle."

"Then find out first. Maybe they did the same thing at Tohsaka's house...if Avenger is really the reason for Ruler's emergence."

Emiya Kiritsugu instinctively doubted, while the King of Knights instinctively believed that Avenger was at most one of the targets.And Irisviel, who trusted and supported her husband wholeheartedly, didn't think too much about trivial things, she directly chose to do what she could do──"Kiritsugu, I'll help, and Maiya will come too. Saber?"

The King of Knights quickly recovered from his personal thoughts and said: "Please let me help, Irisviel."

The essence of the Holy Grail War is "war" after all. The King of Knights and the famous British Red Dragon are also aware of the importance of information; no matter how much the real Master ignores her, no matter how much he rejects the tactics if the Master is too late to implement them , Saber will not passively slow down at this time.

──Even if it was only for Irisviel.That pure and elegant woman like winter snow deserves this kind of care.

At the same time, what was Cu Chulainn on the terrace thinking?The blue Heroic Spirit was smoking a cigarette, recalling the record of the separation, and recalling the scene of the dinner just now, he grinned and said, "I ate the grilled fish! Emiya. I have scored an achievement!"