181 The king's banquet is open, can I have a drink too?
181 The king’s banquet is about to begin, can you let me have a drink too?
The second half of the night was spent in a very lively atmosphere. To what extent was this liveliness?... At least Lin Luo felt that if he could sleep peacefully for two hours, what a sacred and wonderful thing it would be.
In short, due to various reasons, Lin Luo didn't get a little rest until the morning, and taking advantage of this time, Er volunteered to collect intelligence... Originally, this kind of thing was like her "strongest"
"Servant" will never do it, but there is really nothing we can do.
Those hateful women in the room all treated her like a mascot. You would touch her head, I would pinch her cheeks, and some even wanted to take her clothes off and take her to take a shower... This made her the "strongest"
How embarrassing is the errand of "servant"?
Only then did Er realize that being cute and popular was also a mistake, and she couldn't make the same mistake again and again. So, in order to avoid causing psychological shadow, she did her best to spy on the enemy, something only a small scout would do.
Although Lin Luo has already understood the plot, it is difficult to guarantee that no unknown changes will occur due to his intrusion, just like the "rooted" evil in this world... Then, ER needs to detect the enemy's situation
That's not bad, anyway, with her A++ stealth ability, as long as she is a little more cautious, no heroic spirit will notice her.
After er left, Lin Luo said hello to everyone in the main hall, and then went to the side room to sleep... Since coming out of Millennium City, he has hardly slept until now, even when he was returning to Fuyuki City
On the tram, he just closed his eyes and rested, not daring to really fall asleep. Just kidding, with his personality that he would be shot whenever he lay down, and his bad luck of being attacked by a mysterious uncle while walking on the street, how could he dare to sleep so easily when it was not an absolutely safe place?
Although Lin Luo's current physique has far surpassed that of ordinary people, it has not reached the level where he can ignore human body functions. Therefore, he was tired from his heart and body, and he did not wake up until night.
Then I had a quick dinner with everyone, and not long after that, er also came back from outside.
To Lin Luo's expectation, Er really gained a lot from this enemy reconnaissance trip, and brought back a total of three pieces of news. The first: An explosion occurred at the Hyatt Building in Fuyuki City last night, causing a huge explosion.
There was a big fire, in which ler ter kaynes disappeared and his whereabouts are still unknown.
Lin Luo was not surprised by this incident. The original culprit of this arson must be Emiya Kiritsugu. After all, in the original work, these two were the first to fight. Even if his appearance caused some impact
, but currently ER has been injured by ler, and it is impossible for ER to regain its full strength before defeating ler. Then...whether it is to maximize interests or act according to the original plan, Emiya Kiritsugu will attack Kayneth first.
attack.
However, although Kayneth is missing, he probably will not die so simply. He is probably in an abandoned factory in the suburbs now.
The second news: The Church announced that the Holy Grail War is temporarily suspended, and everyone will attack Ter and his Ter first. Anyone who kills Ter will receive a command spell presented by the Church.
There is nothing surprising about this incident. Although Rin and the others had previously attacked TER Uyu Ryunosuke and rescued many people, there were no more people who had died in the hands of these two lovers before.
Otherwise, neither the church nor Tokiomi Tohsaka will sit idly by and watch this kind of thing...
Then came the third news. At noon, TER appeared in the Einzbern Forest 30 kilometers west of Fuyuki City. In the end, he was defeated by ER and ler, and the TER of the two knights was also in Einzbern.
There was a battle in the castle, and the final result was that Kayneth was defeated, and Emiya Kiritsugu did not give up the pursuit... Sure enough, the battle between these two guys continued.
Lin Luo knows all this information, and there is not much difference from his memory. The only difference is probably that the time is slightly different. It seems that his movements are not big enough, and the butterfly effect caused is not obvious. Of course,
, or maybe the mystery surrounding him has not been completely unveiled, and those guys don't want to take the lead in dealing with him, and they don't want to be the first to take the lead.
But what really surprised Lin Luo was that ER was able to collect so much information in just half a day. Its efficiency can be said to be far superior to that of IN. After all, IN has multiple clones, making it easier to spy on the enemy, while ER only has
one person.
"Er, you are indeed the best scout." After digesting all this information, Lin Luo touched the little guy's head and praised him sincerely.
"I'm not a scout. I'm the strongest servant." However, Er was obviously dissatisfied with this position. He slapped Lin Luo's hand hard and said indignantly.
"Hey, but didn't you take the initiative to apply for this position?" Lin Luo deliberately pretended to have a questioning expression, and occasionally teased this cute mascot, which was also very interesting.
"No, it's just because... hmm?" er suddenly froze mid-sentence. She saw Lin Luo's eyes looking out the window at some point, so she subconsciously followed his gaze and looked outside.
What is that?
Looking through the window into the distance, Lin Luo couldn't help but frown. Just now, he seemed to have seen a flash of lightning in the distance. Although it was only a brief moment, it gave him a strong feeling.
Thunder light? How can there be thunder light at this time?...Thunder light? Hmm... No, it's the Kamui Chariot. But it's late at night. What does that stupid King of Conqueror want to do when he drives the Kamui Chariot? And that direction seems to be Einzbe.
Lun...ah
Suddenly, Lin Luo slapped his head, and he remembered that there was a huge excitement when the King of Conqueror went to Einzbern Castle for the first time.
However, it seems that this day is not the same in my memory? Could it be that because of my intrusion, other things have not changed much, but the time span has begun to loosen?
... Regardless of whether he is or not, it seems that Einzbern Castle must be visited no matter what. Otherwise, if you miss the excitement, you will regret it for the rest of your life.
Thinking of this, Lin Luo's lips raised a playful smile, then turned around and said to the two people in the room: "Lily, Nero, it's time for us to drink."
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About thirty kilometers straight west from the bustling streets of Fuyuki City, there is an east-west national highway that crosses the inaccessible mountains far away from the village. On both sides of this national highway is a dense forest. According to legend, the origin of this dense forest
In the deepest part, there is a mythical city.
This castle only welcomes an owner who enters the castle to participate in the war every sixty years. In short, it is a magical castle. It is shrouded in multiple layers of illusions and magic enchantments. Except for extremely rare circumstances, it will never
Exposed to the outside, almost completely isolated from the outside world.
This is a strange space. People who know the existence of this castle call this dense forest the Einzbern Forest.
At this moment, darkness once again fell on this mysterious forest. And in the Einzbern Castle located deep in the forest... the night was still dark and quiet, but the traces of fierce battles scattered everywhere were still clearly visible.
Looking at the ruins of the castle, Irisviel sighed and walked through the corridor. The castle that had been carefully tidied up had become like this in less than two days. This was something she could not do no matter what.
Unexpected.
Irisviel tried her best to ignore this ruin-like scene and recalled the battle during the day, leaving Irisviel with lingering fear.
Not long ago, TER, who was wanted by the church, came to the Einzbern Forest and challenged ER with extremely despicable and cruel methods, using a dozen underage children as hostages. Although the Knight King bravely fought against
, but the girl who fell into the opponent's trap from the beginning found herself in a very difficult battle.
Immediately afterwards, Irisviel and Emiya Kiritsugu's assistant Kuu Maiya also encountered a terrifying enemy - Kotomine Kirei. Even Emiya Kiritsugu had a fierce battle with ler's ter inside the castle.
The reason why the castle was damaged was because of the fight between these two people.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, ler, who believed in the spirit of chivalry, helped er repel ter, and then er, who quickly returned to defense, scared off Kotomine Kirei, and saved two women who were seriously injured and almost killed in time.
.On the other hand, because he sensed that Kayneth was in a critical state, ler was eager to protect his master and left the battle group. Instead of stopping ler, ER took the initiative to make way for him, so that ler saved him from Emiya Kiritsugu.
After getting off Kayneth... I have to say that this was a completely chaotic, incomprehensible, unclear and messy battle.
ER and LE, who believe in the same spirit of chivalry, are in hostile camps, but have a friendship of mutual recognition and trust. However, this friendship is extremely stupid for Emiya Kiritsugu.
The gap has grown wider and wider, almost to the point of irreparability.
This is natural. After all, one is a knight king who believes in chivalry, is upright and aboveboard, and the other is a cold-blooded killer who takes victory as his first goal and will do whatever it takes to win. Putting these two people together is a perfect match.
This is a mistake. Otherwise, Emiya Kiritsugu would not have let Irisviel serve as ER's agent in the first place.
Irisviel, who was still in a dying state half a day ago, has completely recovered now. This is not because she is an android, but because she has a scabbard in her body - Avalon.
Originally, if Er were to carry this scabbard, the King of Knights would definitely be invincible in this Holy Grail War, but Emiya Kiritsugu did not do this because he did not trust the victory in the hands of the King of Knights.
In other words, he does not trust the King of Knights to bring him victory. He trusts himself more than the upright King of Knights.
Therefore, the safety of Irisviel, who is both the container of the Holy Grail and the agent of ER who must fight on the front line, is crucial. Therefore, without ER's complete knowledge, Avalon was guarded.
Miya Kiritsugu was transplanted into her body in a conceptually armed way.
However, this is very contradictory for Irisviel. When she thinks that she is being protected by Er, she feels extremely sad for the seriously injured Kuu Maiya. At the same time, she also has deep feelings for the girl of the Knight King.
Guilty. But considering his importance in the Holy Grail War, there is no doubt that he must be protected first. This is an indisputable fact. I feel heartbroken because my companions were seriously injured. I have to say that this is childish on my part.
Sad.
Irisviel, who was troubled by the "hostile" relationship between her husband and the King of Knights, and felt conflicted in her heart, sighed deeply. But at this moment, a roar suddenly sounded in her ears.
Not only that, the roar that tore through the night also put a huge burden on her magic circuit, and Irisviel almost fell down on the porch from the dizziness.
The roar came from close range thunder, and the ensuing magic impact meant that the barrier in the forest outside the city had been attacked. Although the barrier was not something that could be easily destroyed, the spell had been destroyed.
"What's going on... a frontal breakthrough?" Irisviel's face changed drastically. A fierce battle just ended during the day, and now someone is attacking again? It doesn't mean that the Holy Grail War has been temporarily stopped before ter is eliminated.
Is it? Who is it?
Irisviel was inexplicably frightened. Suddenly, a pair of strong arms held her shoulders. Those were the arms of Er who appeared beside her immediately after discovering the mutation.
"Are you okay? Irisviel."
"Well, I was just shocked. I didn't expect such a random visitor to come." Irisviel shook her head, feeling relatively calm.
Er looked at the place where the sound came from and said in a deep voice: "I'll go out to greet you. You stay with me."
Irisviel nodded after hearing this, and staying with ER who went to attack meant that she herself had to face the enemy. But the battlefield is the safest place for Irisviel, because the strongest Servant
Just by your side.
Irisviel quickened her pace and followed er, and the two of them ran through the miserable castle, aiming directly at the terrace outside the entrance. Since the opponent was attacking from the front, they should be able to meet him there.
"The thunder just now, as well as this senseless tactic, the other party must have said while walking. In her impression, except for that tyrant and reckless man, no Servant would act so randomly.
"I think so." Irisviel recalled the powerful power of the Noble Phantasm Divine Wheel that she witnessed in Warehouse Street a few days ago. Once the anti-war Noble Phantasm such as the Divine Ox Chariot wrapped with thunder and lightning was released with its full power, it would probably
Easily destroy the magic array set up in the forest. It would have been okay if the barrier was originally intact, but due to the attack by Ter and Kayneth during the day, the barrier was at its weakest.
"Hey, King of Knights, I came here to meet you. Come out quickly." The voice came from the hall. The other party had already entered the main entrance. There is no doubt that the enemy is the Conquering King Iskandar.
Listening to his angry shouts, his tone did not sound like that of a warrior about to fight, but Er did not dare to slack off at all, and she materialized the silver armor as she ran.
Irisviel and Er finally walked through the corridor and arrived at the terrace. However, when they saw clearly the enemy Servant standing in the hall through the moonlight from the skylight, they didn't know what to say.
"Oh, er. After I heard about the castle here, I wanted to come and see how it turned out like this." The conquering king smiled without any shame, showing his teeth, and then he moved his neck in a serious manner, "There are too many trees in the yard and there are too many entrances and exits."
It was inconvenient. I almost got lost before I got to the city gate, so I cut some for you. Thank me. The view is much better."
He forcibly destroyed the barrier that others had painstakingly arranged, and yet asked others to thank him. It is estimated that only a conquering king could say this.
"Rider. You..." er said sharply, but facing this enemy who always felt puzzling, she didn't know what to say next.
But the King of Conquerors frowned in surprise and said, "Hey, King of Knights, why don't you change into a modern outfit tonight? Don't keep wearing that rigid armor."
As he spoke, he shook his jeans and T-shirt. He didn't know if he was showing off or for something else. In short, Er was very speechless. Of course, she didn't know the reason why the other party wore such an outfit or he was suffering from it.
She was inspired to wear a suit.
However, it was Irisviel who made Er wear a suit, so in the final analysis, the "culprit" was still a certain silver-haired woman.
Ter Webber, the Conqueror King, was half-hiding behind the former's huge body, looking up at Irisviel. Judging from his expression, he didn't know whether he was hostile to the other party or feeling fear. Needless to say, his face clearly said that he wanted to return.
Home and hurry up.
For such a contradictory pair, neither ER nor Irisviel knew their purpose of coming. It was not like fighting, but it was friendly... Will there be friendly people who forcibly destroy their barrier?
If there were, they swore they would never want such a friend.
Moreover, what made them feel even more strange was that what the Conqueror held in his hand was not a weapon or other things used in battle, but a barrel... No matter how you looked at it, it was a wooden red wine bottle. The bottle was easily held under the arm of the warrior.
The big man does not look like a heroic spirit, but more like a wine shop owner who comes to deliver goods.
"You..." Er, who was speechless again, took a deep breath and said calmly, "Rider, what are you doing here?"
"You still don't understand? I'm here to drink with you. Don't stand there and lead the way. Is there a courtyard suitable for holding a banquet? This castle is full of dust, so it won't work." The conquering king pointed to the ruins around him.
environment, he said with a tough look.
Er sighed helplessly, and the anger that had accumulated in her chest disappeared. Looking at this seemingly harmless opponent, she could not maintain her fighting spirit.
"Irisviel, what should I do?"
Irisviel was also confused. She was angry because the forest barrier was destroyed before, but after seeing that smiling face, she couldn't hate it any more.
"He's not the kind of person who would set a trap, is he? Does he really want to drink?"
The Conquering King once said that he would wait until the winner between ER and ler was decided before challenging. He still abides by the things he promised with the pride and self-respect of heroic spirits, so his sudden appearance tonight is really puzzling.
"Does that man want to adopt a soft policy towards Er?" Irisviel was worried. The last time the Conqueror King wanted to take the Knight King as his subordinate, is he really here to poach this time? Although Er is not like that
Someone who would be poached easily, but she felt that she should pay more attention, just in case.
"No, this is a challenge." At this moment, Er, who should have lost his will to fight, suddenly became serious for some reason.
"Challenge?" Irisviel's head was full of questions.
However, er had a solemn look on his face and whispered in a deep voice, "Yes. I am the king, and he is also the king. If we want to distinguish between high and low at the wine table, it is equivalent to a fight without bloodshed."
Perhaps hearing Er's words, the Conqueror King smiled and nodded, "Haha, it's good to understand. Since we can't fight with swords, let's use wine to decide the outcome. King of Knights, I won't let you go tonight
Yes, get ready."
"Interesting, I accept." Er responded resolutely, exuding a fierce fighting spirit as if on the battlefield. Only now did Irisviel realize that this was not a joke, but a real battle... Although this battle was very frustrating
People are speechless.
The banquet was held next to the flower bed in the courtyard of the castle. The battle during the day did not affect this place, and it did not look shabby for entertaining guests.
The King of Conquerors brought the wine bottle to the atrium, and the two Servants sat face to face and faced off leisurely. Irisviel and Waver sat side by side, speculating on the development of the situation, and realized that this meant a temporary truce, and they only had to watch from the side.
Just leave it on.
The King of Conqueror smashed the lid of the barrel with his fist, and the mellow aroma of red wine suddenly filled the air in the atrium. Then he proudly poured a spoonful of wine with a bamboo-handled spoon. First, he drank the wine in one gulp, and then said,
"I heard that only qualified people can obtain the Holy Grail."
The serious tone immediately calmed down the surrounding atmosphere.
"And the ceremony to select the qualified person is the war in Fuyuki. But if you just watch, there is no need to shed blood. If we are both heroic spirits and can recognize each other's abilities, then there is no need for me to say anything.
Come on." The Conqueror King continued, passing the wine spoon to the girl opposite.
Er took it without hesitation, took a spoonful of wine, and poured it into his mouth.
The girl's slender body always makes people worry about whether she can really drink.
But seeing how generous she was in drinking, she was not inferior to the King of Conquerors at all. The latter couldn't help but let out a happy sound of praise when he saw this.
"Then, first of all, you are going to compete with me to see who is stronger. The woman's sharp eyes were directed at the giant man opposite. The challenge is self-evident.
"Exactly, a real contest in the name of each other as kings, but in this case it wouldn't be called the Holy Grail War. It would be better to call it the Holy Grail Question and Answer. In the end, who among the King of Knights and the King of Conquerors can become the King of the Holy Grail? This
It's the perfect question to ask the wine glass." The Conqueror King changed his serious tone and smiled mischievously. Then he said as if talking to himself, "Ah, speaking of which, there is another person here who claims to be the king.
Who are you?"
"Let's stop joking, how about planting." It seemed to be in response to the unexplained words of the conquering king.
A dazzling golden light flashed in front of everyone. The voice and the light made Er and Irisviel's bodies immediately stiffen - that was a petite girl filled with the supreme gold.
"Archer, why are you here?" Er asked sternly, but it was the conqueror who answered her calmly, "Ah, when I saw her on the street, I asked her to drink together, but she was still late.
, but unlike me, she walks, so I can’t blame her.”
Like the Conqueror King, the petite girl did not wear heavy armor, but was dressed in casual clothes commonly worn by modern ordinary girls. She first looked at Er, and then looked at the Conqueror King proudly with her ruby-like eyes, and spoke in a tone of voice
There was some dissatisfaction there.
"Well, it's a shame that you chose such a dirty and messy place to hold a banquet. You only have this taste. How can you apologize for making me come all the way?"
"Don't say that, come on, have a drink first." The Conqueror smiled boldly and handed the spoon filled with wine to the other party. She thought she would be irritated by Rider's attitude, but unexpectedly he simply took it.
He picked up the spoon and drank the wine in one gulp.
Irisviel remembered the challenge that Er mentioned before.
Archer, this golden heroic spirit whose true identity is unknown, calls herself the king, so it is impossible for her to refuse the wine offered by Rider.
"What kind of bad wine is this? You actually use this kind of wine to fight between heroes? Did your head get caught in the door panel?" The girl spit out the wine she just drank with a look of disgust on her face.
said.
"Really? I bought it from the market here. It's pretty good wine." The Conqueror King scratched his head, feeling a little at a loss.
"You think so because you don't understand wine at all. What the hell are you doing?" the petite girl said ventingly, and then a vortex in the virtual space appeared around her. This was the strange understanding that could summon the Noble Phantasm.
As a precursor to this, Weber and Irisviel standing nearby immediately felt a chill.
But what appeared next to her at night was not a treasure, but a series of wine sets inlaid with dazzling gems. The heavy and gorgeous gold bottles were filled with fragrant and clear liquid.
"Look, this is the wine of kings," the girl raised her head and said proudly.
Others had not yet reacted to this change. Suddenly, at this moment, a voice floated in from outside: "If it is the king's banquet, I think we are also qualified to drink. Are there any seats left?"
"Um?"
Hearing this voice, everyone immediately turned their heads to look, and then saw a red figure and a white figure in the corner of the flower bed, and between them stood a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, hanging.
A faint smile on his face.
"Is it you?"
Everyone was shocked. This was the eighth Ter who unexpectedly appeared in the Holy Grail War, and his servant.
