Lost Narrative Poetry

"I see. From a purely theoretical point of view, this huge ritual system is indeed an amazing initiative, and there are no problems..."

Medea nodded thoughtfully, then she looked at her Master, the corners of her mouth raised slightly.

"So - Master, although I don't know why you know so much secret information, but the purpose of telling me everything so frankly is definitely not just to share this secret with me, right?"

"I can't tell for sure. I heard that a shared secret can bring the relationship between two people closer..." Xia Ran smiled softly, and then said seriously, "If possible, I hope you can study it, Caster." Now, I’m really curious about the third method.”

"Well, I can only say that I will do my best. Not to mention that this is your request, Master. I am indeed very interested. If there is such an opportunity, I myself will not give up..."

After glancing up and down at the young man in front of her, Medea nodded lightly.

"It's just that, according to Master, the essence of the Winter Saint is just "something that reproduces the third magic" that was born accidentally. It is not that she has mastered the third magic herself. It can only be said that she has touched the edge. The realm of…”

"If the third magic is a kind of textile technology, then she is the fine woven fabric that embodies this technology. There is a difference between the woven fabric and the textile technology itself. I am not sure that the Great Holy Grail can be transformed from her. Among the characteristics, how many useful things have been studied..."

"If you are lucky, you may be able to truly spy on the secret of the third magic, but if you are not lucky, it may just be a waste of time..." She thought about it and came to this conclusion.

He is worthy of being a great magician in the age of the gods. There is no one else with such vision and judgment.

Xia Ran naturally knew this very well, because the origin of the Einzbern family was originally a workshop established by the disciples of the magicians who realized the third magic, and it had continued since the first year of the Western calendar.

They tried to reproduce the teacher's miracle, but they couldn't do it on their own. As an alternative, they made an individual identical to the teacher, and then that individual reproduced the magic. So at the end of nearly nine hundred years of futility, the artificial human being known as the Winter Maiden - Justeza was created.

She was created completely by accident, and has nothing to do with the understanding, efforts, or skills of the magicians. In the final analysis, it is just a sudden mutation for no clear reason.

Although she herself does not age, she will die due to her fragile body, and she will not grow at all. Objectively speaking, it is like "the same day repeats itself forever." It can only be said that it proves the possibility of the third magic, but it is not that she has mastered the third magic herself.

There is a difference between these two situations.

The Great Holy Grail transformed into the human universe through the decomposition and magical replacement of her magic circuits should retain very complete characteristics of the third magic, but it is certainly not the detailed technology itself.

Although Medea's ability level should be at the level of a magician, she did not dare to make any guarantees on this matter... The most important reason was that the Holy Grail War was too short and she did not have enough time.

"There's not enough time... That's right. This is really the biggest problem..."

Xia Ran murmured to herself, then smiled helplessly, and waved her hand casually and freely.

"But Caster, don't feel any pressure. Just do your best. If you really don't get any results, then forget it..."

This kind of thing cannot be forced. He also knows that he is not playing a strategic turn-based game. It is impossible to study a technology and tell him how many rounds it takes from the beginning, and then he will definitely be able to research it.

Especially for a terrifying technology like the Third Magic, even if there is a real hope of spying on its secret principles, it may not necessarily be possible for him to master it.

It can only be said that there is such an opportunity in front of Xia Ran. If he tries hard to win it, the probability of success may be very slim, but if he doesn't even try at all, then there is definitely no possibility. sex.

Even so, he is still relatively open-minded.

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"What's wrong?" Xia Ran was slightly confused and looked at his Caster, just in time to see him look away.

"It's nothing, Master. I will set up my position as soon as possible and then start summoning... If there is nothing that requires me, I will focus my main energy on this."

The witch shook her head gently and said so.

It's not just polite words, it means that the Master is indeed eager to obtain the secret of the third magic, but this is normal. After all, with such an opportunity in front of him, any magician who pursues the path of magic will try to seize it.

However, he did not directly lose his rationality because of things like the third magic, nor did he think that her "can't guarantee" and "can't do it" were excuses. If it were other magicians, maybe this At that time, he was very unhappy and even turned against him and threatened him with a command spell.

After all, the practice of magic is difficult, and being able to take one or even half a step closer to the illusory "source" is what the magicians in this world work tirelessly and dream about, and they will go crazy in this regard.

However, this Master of my own... what should I say? Although there are many secrets hidden, and people have many doubts and incomprehensibility, Medea really feels more and more satisfied and relieved.

As for having your own secrets, it doesn't matter. Everyone has their own secrets anyway. She also didn't feel that the Master not only had to give her unconditional trust, but also couldn't even keep his own secrets. He had to tell her everything to be honest.

Medea's standards are not so strict yet. In her opinion, as long as he does not lie when treating her, nor simply deceives and uses her, then this is enough.

But precisely because of this, the witch began to have some competition to prove her intentions——

He summoned a class recognized as weak in the Holy Grail War. Hearing that he was not suitable to play, the Master didn't care at all...

He confessed the secrets he had learned and made it clear that he wanted to obtain the secret of the Great Holy Grail. He said that he might not be able to do it, but the Master still didn't care too much...

What else does he care about? In other words, even if you summon yourself, you don't actually have much hope in yourself. Once you can't fulfill the request, you will give up easily. It seems that you just ask with the mentality of giving it a try, and if it doesn't work, forget it. Already...

There is no doubt that this is indeed a very good Master, who never imposes anything on others. But Medea had an inexplicable feeling of being underestimated. She hated being deceived and used by others, but she even disliked the feeling that the Master didn't think she was of any use at all and had no hope.

"Well, that's up to you... By the way, you should also pay attention to safety when doing research, and don't rush too deep into it. Due to the last ritual, the Holy Grail system may have been contaminated, you should know that."

Xia Ran didn't think too much. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said.

The illegal summoning has not yet begun, because Medea has not found a suitable support. He originally wanted to mention the mountain gate of Liudong Temple, but after thinking about it, he still did not express his suggestion.

The aspect of foresight has been shown enough, and other fixed information can still be explained. But it is very likely that Medea already has a plan now. It would be really strange if he could still collide with her thoughts.

"Well, I know this, Master..." Medea nodded, not feeling any surprise.

When Xia Ran explained the source of inspiration for his illegal summons before, he mentioned Angola Mainyu, an Avenger with an extra-standard class who was summoned by the Einzbern family during the last Holy Grail War.

She is naturally very clear that the Servant who was summoned illegally may be very weak, but its nature is destined. Once the soul is absorbed by this huge ritual system, the colorless power in the Great Holy Grail is very likely to be absorbed. Dye black.

That would be a very dangerous thing, and she certainly couldn't take it lightly.

"That's good, then Caster, you can slowly run our base camp here at Liudong Temple...Tomorrow night, I will go to battle with Berserker so that people will not focus on you."

Xia Ran said calmly.

"Master, are you going to pretend to be a Servant?" Upon hearing this, Medea's expression couldn't help but be a little strange, and she couldn't help but ask such a question.

Since he was planning to cover her up so that others wouldn't notice that the real Caster was still growing behind him, the only option was to pretend to be Caster, right? But considering that his melee combat ability is so powerful, I always feel that something is not quite right...

"How could it be? I have always never changed my name in business or my surname in office. I have never pretended to be someone else..." Xia Ran shook her head and said very calmly, "I will directly fight as Master. As for whether they misunderstand me, , it’s none of my business…”

Medea: "..."

There must be a misunderstanding, right?

When a Servant tries to decapitate you, and you blow the head off with a backhand blow, any normal person would suspect that you are actually a Servant!

Is this a way of not lying at all, but others inexplicably fall into a scam through their own imagination?

She suddenly had a trace of self-doubt. Could she have been tricked? But if this is the case, how should such a thing be calculated? If the other party has never lied to me, does this count as deceiving and using me?

The witch thought about it and found that she seemed to be caught in a paradox.

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Another day has passed, the sun has begun to set, and night is approaching.

The people of Fuyuki City are still living their daily lives foolishly, and the Masters and Servants who participated in the Holy Grail War are searching the entire city 24 hours a day, hiding their whereabouts while Search for the enemy's whereabouts.

Until the winter sun finally completely set, the streets were covered with another layer of color by the night. Many people suddenly became excited, and their eyeliners sent back information. It seemed that the first official battle was about to start tonight.

The location is at the mouth of the Miton River, on the west side of the Fuyuki Bridge, where there is a large seaside park.

One Servant made no secret of his aura, as if he was provoking all the opponents hidden in the darkness, while the other Servant had rushed over without hesitation, and happily went to the appointment for such a declaration of war.

Seeing that a war was about to begin, everyone naturally focused their attention on that area.

The Master secretly observed behind the scenes, while the Servants rushed to the battlefield...

To the east of the seaside park is a warehouse street. This area also has harbor facilities, separating the new city from the industrial area further east.

Because it was night, there were almost no people here, and the dim lights illuminating the street made it even more empty. The unmanned cranes are neatly arranged on the beach, looking like huge dinosaur fossils, which makes people feel a little uncomfortable.

On the wide four-lane road, the two Servants stopped about ten meters away from each other and faced each other.

On one side is Saber, a beautiful girl with blond hair and blue eyes and a petite figure. On one side is Lancer, who has two brushes and looks like a man with good facial features.

He didn't say too many words, because this was a fight to the death, and hiding one's true name and information was a necessary quality in the Holy Grail War. No matter how long you can hide it, there is no guarantee that this will give you too many advantages, but at least it will prevent you from being targeted at a disadvantage.

So, the battle is about to begin!

Facing a space that is completely opposite to the physical laws of the world, the surrounding air let out a nervous wail. The crazy storm raged through the deserted shopping streets, destroying and trampling everything.

Saber's master, Irisviel, watched in amazement as the legend reappeared before her eyes. As the only master exposed on the battlefield, her situation was actually very dangerous.

Because there are a lot of people observing here in the dark, but no one is stupid, and it is hard to believe that a Master appears in the battlefield so carelessly, looking more like a bait.

In fact, this is true in a certain sense. Saber's real master, the magician killer Emiya Kiritsugu, is currently at the container yard between the shore walls, using the lens of a sniper rifle to spy on the center of the battlefield.

Everyone is waiting for the opportunity.

But at the next moment, a violent explosion suddenly occurred at the other end of the street, and a sea of ​​​​fire burned instantly, dyeing the night red.

The duel between Saber and Lancer came to an abrupt end in an instant. They had sensed the approach of the third party's aura before, so they had restrained themselves a lot. In order to prevent being attacked by a sneak attack, they could stop at any time.

However, what they didn't expect was that the third party did not attack them after entering the scene, but started playing the art of explosion in the distance of this street?

What are you doing?

The two people who stopped looked over subconsciously. They were just as attracted to the other people who were hiding in the dark to observe the battlefield, and then happened to see a slightly embarrassed figure wearing a black robe and a white skull mask. A scene forced out of the flames...

Huh? Wait, isn't this the Assassin who was eliminated in front of many witnesses last night?