Lost Narrative Poetry

Xia Ran watched from the side and did not express any opinion.

However, neither Irisviel nor Artoria doubted his intentions in provoking this topic.

After all, from the surface, he should take it for granted that Saber, as a servant of Irisviel, should have known about this kind of thing for a long time, so she would say such things casually and expose it. Some secrets.

Irisviel could only smile bitterly at this. Although she didn't know how the other party mastered these secrets that only the original Yusan family knew, as well as the matter about the scabbard in her body, she didn't doubt it either——

Because after Xia Ran realized that Saber actually didn't know about it, and she didn't really want to talk about these things, she decisively kept silent and did not continue to use those things to attack and slander Aiincibelun behind her. , and her husband, trying to sow discord and trust between each other... must be unintentional.

However, Saber was still staring at Irisviel very suspiciously and uneasily, and from time to time she looked at Xia Ran, who had an indifferent expression on her face. She didn't seem to buy it so easily, but secretly remembered it.

Irisviel noticed it and could only sigh. She also knew that she could not keep it secret from this knight forever, even if it was not revealed all the time. When the Holy Grail War reached the later stage and she accommodated enough Servant souls, she would will begin to disintegrate...

Because she is the "Guardian of the Vessel", when the time comes, her body as an artificial human will collapse, and the golden vessel made of inorganic substances will also come.

The original idea was to keep it secret for as long as it took. At least in the early stages of the Holy Grail War, Saber could not be let down due to dissatisfaction and opposition, and in the later stages, she could play the emotional card——

At that time, even if it was to live up to the expectations of the dead Irisviel, Saber could only try her best to win the final Holy Grail.

Of course, this should have been the original normal expansion, but now because of someone's intrusion, there are some uncontrollable unexpected factors, which gives Irisviel a very headache.

After having a private discussion with Xia Ran, the young woman who was less than ten years old thought about it and finally agreed. First, she felt that she had no right to refuse, and she couldn't just talk to her because the other party was always so nice. Those who talk and discuss matters forget that they are in the enemy camp.

Secondly, Xia Ran told her very clearly that Medea would take this opportunity to use magic as much as possible to strengthen her body and maintain her functions. Those targeted repair and reinforcement spells were like specialized Patches can better optimize the operating conditions of artificial humans.

In comparison, although the scabbard is powerful, it also has flaws. After all, it was not a stabilizing device specifically designed to maintain the "Holy Grail" from the beginning, so it can only be a simple and crude waste of performance.

Don't say anything else, if Saber is not around, the self-healing function of the scabbard will become very weak, which can only be said to be better than nothing... and in the current situation, Saber can really always be by her side. ?

Although it was rude to say this, Xia Ran reiterated the fact that Artoria's Master has now been replaced by him. Not only did he borrow Saber, he had no intention of returning it from the beginning.

Apart from smiling bitterly and reluctantly agreeing, what other choice did Irisviel have?

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He brought Irisviel to the workshop specially used by Medea, and then Xia Ran withdrew knowingly. He had not yet acted to the point where he really wanted to take this opportunity to enjoy the scene of a wife checking her body. .

Moreover, Saber has always been watching him from outside, obviously supervising him. Her eyes are so sharp that she can backstab him directly. She is really polite and insensitive, so there is no need for the other party to remind him, he knows what to do himself.

"By the way, Saber... do you want to go have breakfast?"

After leaving the Witch of Betrayal's magic workshop and closing the door.

Xia Ran looked at the knight girl next to her with an unkind look. Her eyes stayed on the dull hair on top of her head for a second, and then she decisively chose the correct dialogue option. Although he didn't have any friendly items on hand, he still hoped to seize every opportunity to increase his favorability.

"No thanks."

The knight girl replied in a very cold tone, and she didn't seem to be very complimentary. She just stood there with a straight gaze, as if she was preparing to be a guard, guarding Irisviel inside.

Huh? That's not quite right. Didn't it say that Saber has no resistance to food?

Xia Ran felt a little confused, but she didn't ask this question. Instead, she glanced behind her and said calmly: "You won't do anything if you stay here... If I really want to hurt you, She doesn’t need to go to such trouble at all.”

"I know this, but I don't have anything to do anyway, so I won't bother you..."

Saber whispered, but she still didn't have a good look towards him.

"Is there nothing you can do?" Xia Ran repeated this sentence with a strange expression, and then couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, "Even I think you should have a lot of things to do now. For example, do you just Don’t you care about Berserker’s problems?”

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"You don't have to worry about this, Master. I naturally have my own judgment..."

Artoria immediately looked around subconsciously, and then found no trace of the black wraith, so she withdrew her gaze and looked at her temporary master.

She bit her lower lip angrily, trying her best to prevent any obvious fluctuations in her voice.

"If that's the case, of course it's best. I actually don't understand. Although escaping can't solve the problem, it is indeed very useful..." Xia Ran carefully observed the girl's expression, and then seemed to understand something. Yes, he said with a chuckle.

It seems that the King of Knights has actually noticed something, but he may have chosen to hide his actions out of an escape mentality.

No wonder she hasn't mentioned the topic of Berserker until late last night, and seems to have selectively forgotten it... Now it seems that she is not being arrogant, but just avoiding the facts and not wanting to face the cruel truth.

"What is escaping! How can someone like you... how could you understand what I'm thinking?" Arturia seemed to be stimulated by his light words. She clenched her hands into fists and glared at him, as if the next moment It seems like he will take action directly.

By the way, after the contract partner was changed to Xia Ran and she received a sufficient supply of magic power, her current ability parameters have also been improved. Although agility, durability, magic power, etc. have probably reached their upper limits, there is no way to continue Improvement, still A level.

However, his physical strength has been improved from B level to A level, and his luck has also been improved from D level to A+ level... that is to say, he is a true all-A king. All attributes are really A level, including the chest.

If Xia Ran was punched at close range with such strong muscle strength, it would not be a glamorous pink punch.

But the magician didn't care at all. He looked directly into Saber's emerald eyes without fear and said softly:

"Of course I understand, and I can completely understand it. It has nothing to do with what kind of person I am...Saber, before you participated in this Holy Grail War and were summoned to the world, you just experienced the last battle of your life. Bar?"

"W-what? How do you know..." Saber's eyes widened and she looked at him in disbelief.

"Because after signing the contract last night, I saw it directly..."

Xia Ran calmly explained that he really had a suitable reason for this matter, and he was not lying——

"I saw the bloody earth and the bloody sunset. The corpses of countless people fell on the battlefield, and you knelt on the blood-stained hills and cried..."

"Shut up! Stop talking..."

The knight girl bit her lower lip tightly, her petite body and slender shoulders trembling slightly, as if she was forced to recall the terrible nightmare that had happened not long ago because of Xia Ran's words.

For people of this era, it is the much-talked-about "Battle of the Sword Fence", the legendary last battle of King Arthur. It happened thousands of years ago, and it is not yet certain whether it is true history. Or a fictional legend.

But for her, it happened not long ago. At the end of the last battle and before her death, she was so grief-stricken that she signed a contract and became a heroic spirit. Then she was summoned to this era to directly participate in the fourth war. Holy Grail War.

Because the king hated the destruction of Britain so much that he refused his own salvation, the vicious miracle picked up her wish. The will of the "world" was summoned by the miserable pain, and the moment a contract was made with the hero who sought the miracle, Her time was frozen.

She entrusted her soul after death to the "world" and embarked on a journey in search of a miracle.

Once the contract cannot be fulfilled, she can only stare at the surrounding battlefield under the miserable sunset, waiting for the next call, endlessly in the meaningless time, which is equivalent to eternity. Fighting on the other side of time and space.

Because she was still alive before she was summoned as a Servant, and was not a regular heroic spirit that transformed into a heroic spirit after her real death in reality, she did not go to the Heroic Spirit Seat at all, but was in the final stage of her own life.

In other words, the knight king in front of Xia Ran actually just experienced the Battle of the Sword Fence not long ago. She saw with her own eyes the demise of her country and the end of the knight...

It can be said that now is the time when she is most vulnerable and confused. Because her country has been destroyed and her family has been destroyed, everything she has built with her own hands has been destroyed. For her, this happened less than a month ago, during this time in the modern world. It wasn't enough to heal her inner wounds.

"Well, I'm sorry, I was presumptuous..." Xia Ran nodded lightly, sensing the girl's sadness and anger, so she wisely ended the topic.

He didn't say anything else, turned around and was about to leave, but at this moment, Artoria stopped him: "Wait, the scabbard you mentioned before...is it my scabbard?"

"Yes." The magician confirmed, and then left calmly.

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Saber stood there, staring at the hateful guy's back as he disappeared, motionless and at a loss.

The scabbard of the holy sword was something she lost during her lifetime, so she never thought that she could encounter it again. If the other party hadn't mentioned the keyword, she wouldn't have been able to remember it. Moreover, in the legend, The loss of the sheath cast an ominous shadow on her life, ultimately leading to the collapse of the kingdom.

At this moment, she recalled those long-ago days in a daze, and recalled the girl who never paid attention to the men competing with each other in the lively arena, but just faced the sword pierced in the rock alone.

What was I thinking at that time?

What kind of determination did it take to reach out and hold the hilt of the sword?

The memory has long been blurred and I can't recall it, but the only thing I can be sure of is that my fault must have been committed on that day.

"sorry……"

The girl murmured to herself, and the figure of the roaring and hateful black spirit seemed to appear in front of her eyes. She was obviously beaten to an extremely embarrassing state by the other party, but she still could not restrain the urge to apologize in her heart.

Although she understood that her apology could not be conveyed to anyone's heart, the girl still repeated her confession: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry...people like me, me..."

He squeezed his lips tightly and suppressed his cry. This kind of self should not be called a king at all.

There's no way to make amends, right? It's like I don't dare to face him or confirm the other person's true identity now.

But one day, after endless battles, he will finally obtain the almighty cauldron that can achieve all miracles. At that time, the mistakes you have made can be erased through miracles...

She knew from the beginning that if she drew her sword, she would die more miserably than anyone else, and be hated by everyone, and she clearly accepted it.

But isn’t it the only one who will be destroyed? Isn’t it just the King of Foolishness who will face the death of foolishness?

So - this is wrong, absolutely wrong.