Lost Narrative Poetry

"I think it's better to keep your head down when you're under the eaves... Don't think that there won't be any problems if she leaves temporarily. You have to know that this is Caster's position, and she will probably hear everything you say."

Xia Ran immediately smiled softly. It would be difficult for outsiders to imagine such a taciturn swordsman. In fact, he was quite funny and talkative when chatting. Surprisingly, he could chat with anyone in Liudong Temple——

Except for Lancelot.

After all, it is difficult for Berserker to communicate. This is not because of language problems, but because of consciousness problems.

The effect of "madness" can make the glorious hero completely and completely transform into another species different from human beings.

Just like humans and beasts, they cannot communicate with each other. It is not just a matter of language, but also differences in consciousness. Even Saber couldn't help it, and Sasaki Kojiro's humor naturally had no effect on Lancelot.

"Ahem, well...I think Caster won't cause trouble for this kind of thing."

Sasaki Kojiro didn't seem to be flustered at all, but his quietly changing the title revealed his somewhat guilty conscience. Of course, it's not that she's afraid of Medea, but that she feels embarrassed about saying bad things about others behind their backs and having them find out.

I don’t know what’s going on, maybe it’s because some people are born with incompatible natures! Anyway, just like the original Five War plot, the relationship between Sasaki Kojiro and Medea is not very good, but with Xia Ran's intervention, it did not become a fire and water.

At least Medea will not use any means to harm or force Sasaki Kojiro, and Sasaki Kojiro just doesn't respect the witch in terms of title...

How should I put it, the two parties probably just have a "colleague relationship that is not too harmonious" and they don't like each other.

"Then, let's continue the swordsmanship training from tomorrow. I'll bother you with this aspect, Sasaki..." Xia Ran didn't care, he just remembered something, so he mentioned it in passing.

In the past few days, he has been learning swordsmanship from this ancient swordsman, deepening his understanding, and reducing the difficulty for his ultimate goal of mastering "Yan Hui".

Because the space is very fair, just and open in this regard, even if it is to strengthen the same skill, the fees will be different for people with different foundations and different proficiency, which is very reasonable.

After all, some people have no foundation at all and master a skill from scratch to the level of expertise; some people have a very solid foundation and are just a short step away from the level of mastery...

Faced with these two different situations, it would be completely unreasonable if the enhancements had the same effect and the charges were the same.

Therefore, based on such a basic principle, while Xia Ran was collecting Karma Crystals, he was trying his best to reduce the space charges - for example, from requiring one A-level Karma Crystal to two B-level Karma Crystals. If it can be done, then the difficulty of mastering "Yan Hui" should be reduced.

Sasaki Kojiro happily agreed. Not only did he not object to such a thing at all, but he was very happy to do it. He also praised Xia Ran for being very talented in swordsmanship. Even though he had only studied for a few days, he could already tell.

And with such talent, as long as you work harder and persevere, you can definitely reach that level.

In this regard, as a very professional magician, Xia Ran just smiled and was very self-aware and did not express any opinion.

After all, it was just because of the effect of the Ebony Blade that he often experienced the effect of "strengthening the skill of wielding long-bladed weapons" blessed by the power of the demonic artifact, and he had some feeling.

If we really talk about talent, the unknown swordsman in front of us is the most talented, and he also works very hard and perseveres to hone his skills to that level——

It is said that Sasaki Kojiro was just an ordinary farmer during his lifetime. He met a reclusive sword master in the mountains and became his disciple. However, in fact, the sword master only taught him the elegant attitude of a swordsman for a month before he passed away and went to Hexi. Shit.

In other words, although he became a disciple of the Sword Master, the Sword Master only taught him for a month, and what he was taught was not sword skills, but the elegant posture and etiquette of a swordsman——

This is why he, who was born as a farmer, actually has the temperament of an elegant person who appreciates flowers, birds, wind and moon, and wears elegant feathers. And he is not pretending, but he really likes elegance and is leisurely.

In addition, all of his own skills were studied by Sasaki Kojiro himself. He is a man who only focuses on seclusion in the mountains and keeps swinging his sword, and has no interest in other things.

Using a human body to realize the terrifying phenomenon of "multi-dimensional twists and turns", I do not regard this as a particularly powerful thing at all, because he is not working hard to pursue this goal, nor does he want to show it to others.

There is nothing else to do, just swing the sword and train yourself into the sword skill every day. Then after a long period of time, his sword skills finally reached a realm that was so terrifying that it transcended the human realm.

Even when he reached this state, he just thought, "Well, I did it"... He didn't feel proud enough, and he even thought that it was pretty good that he could complete this step at the end of his life.

"If you live fifty years and only wield a sword, is this level feasible?"

——Xia Ran asked him two days ago why he did it to this extent, and this was his answer. The miracle probably happened because of this.

The magician didn't want to say anything. Sasaki Kojiro didn't have any Hercules in his heart at all, and a person like him who had neither talent nor time and conditions to work hard could only rely on strengthening.

He passed Sasaki Kojiro and walked into the courtyard.

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The interior of Ryudong Temple has been restored to its original appearance.

Whether it is the walls that were damaged and torn before, the floor tiles that were smashed to pieces, or the buildings of the temple itself, they are now back to their original state. Just from the surface, there is nothing visible at all. There were signs of a terrible battle that had just occurred.

The courtyard was empty, there were no lights, there was only darkness and silence, and the magic power of the position was flowing.

Wearing a set of silver armor, the petite knight girl with blond hair and blue eyes was kneeling in the darkness with a heartbroken heart, looking like she had been greatly shocked. Her body was covered with scars, some of which were from the previous battle with Lancelot, and some of which were the backlash injuries she received from her previous forcible resistance to the Command Spell.

As for the black ghost-like Lancelot, he was not present, otherwise, I'm afraid there would be a lot of trouble.

Hearing footsteps approaching, he came in front of him, and then stopped. Saber still didn't make any movement, and didn't even raise her head. She lowered her head like this, making her expression unclear.

"..."

"..."

Time passed by, and as the night got deeper and deeper, the chill on the mountain became colder and colder. The person who came seemed to be more patient than her. He neither spoke nor walked away, as if he could stay with her until dawn.

"Kill me..." Finally, the knight girl spoke. She raised her head and looked at the young magician in the classic black robe in front of her. Her hoarse voice sounded tired and weak.

Through the contract, she knew that the magician in front of her was now her master.

Thinking about the original purpose of coming here tonight, it is really an ironic result.

"This won't work..." Xia Ran shook her head and disagreed with the request to tear up the card. She finally got the SSR. "But you seem to be resisting. Do you think we are despicable?"

"Of course I won't say that you are despicable. After all, I am not qualified to say so... If the winner tonight is our side, then it is you who are facing such a situation now..."

Saber lowered her head and whispered. She seemed to be extremely exhausted, both physically and mentally.

"But just as you shouldn't accept that, I won't accept such a result either... Anyway, it's absolutely impossible to serve you. Even if you use the Command Seal, I won't obey your orders. So stop wasting your time and kill me."

"Forget it, but you can rest assured that I won't force you with a command spell. I won't be so cruel..."

Xia Ran blinked. There were only three strokes of the command spell in total. Medea had just used one stroke, leaving only two strokes left.

In addition, Saber's resistance to magic is particularly strong, and she can withstand the forced command of a command spell, which means that there is basically only one chance to force the command... which is basically useless.

That's why he couldn't rely on command spells to make Saber work for him. That would be too low a level, and he had to make the King of Knights willing. It's not just for the current situation, it's the same for all situations where heroic spirits are summoned.

Simply relying on command spells to control servants is never safe enough. For example, Tokiomi Tohsaka may feel that he has enough respect for Gilgamesh, just like a minister facing a king. However, Gilgamesh didn't appreciate it, and there was nothing left between them except the Command Seal.

And as of tonight, Tokiomi Tosaka has consumed two command spells, and he is probably not far from death.

"Is that so? Thank you very much...but please just kill me."

Saber whispered to herself, feeling that she subconsciously relaxed a little, and did not doubt the other person's words.

At least until now, this magician, who was almost the biggest mastermind behind the Holy Grail War and played everyone under his thumb, actually gave her a pretty good impression, and he was not that despicable person.

Even the only bad thing I heard was about the other party killing people and absorbing magic power, but now it seems that it is probably fake. I don’t know if Emiya Kiritsugu also made a mistake, or he deliberately deceived her and took advantage of it. The excuse of moral kidnapping forced her to come and storm Liudong Temple tonight.

"There's no point in saying this again and again. You know we can't do this... Ahem, besides, Emiya Kiritsugu is not a good Master. You should also know his behavior. You two simply can't get along. .”

Xia Ran sighed and tried to persuade Saber: "As the saying goes, it's no longer the era you used to live. It's okay to change jobs. Why bother yourself..."

"You don't need to persuade me, I have my own persistence anyway..." Saber was unmoved. Although she did have a vague idea of ​​what kind of person her master was, her loyalty did not allow her to betray her original master. Switch to someone else.

"Okay, this...actually Irisviel is in my hands now." Realizing that the other party was really stubborn, Xia Ran thought about it and felt that it would be difficult to structure the words without causing misunderstanding, so he just said it straightforwardly He told Saber.

"You——!! Despicable and shameless!"

Saber suddenly raised her head and stared at him in shock and anger.

"..."

"..."

"You just said you wouldn't call me despicable. Were those words blown away by the strong wind?" Isn’t it timely even for five minutes?

"Isn't it despicable enough to threaten me with the life of an innocent person?" Saber glared at him, wanting to draw her sword on the spot.

"I'm not threatening you, I'm just telling you this..." Xia Ran said calmly, "No matter whether you insist on what you said just now, I will not offend the lady because of it. You can rest assured that you don't have to suffer. this impact.”

This is true, he will do whatever he wants to do and will not be affected by Saber.

It's just that Saber couldn't believe it at all, and just stared at her with a murderous look. Her chest was rising and falling rapidly in anger, although there was still nothing to see.