To be king and magician

"Find someone?"

"Well, in fact, an acquaintance of ours in the history of Pan-Humanity disappeared after he said he was going to the Lost Belt more than half a year ago, because he is a very important person in every sense, so in order to find him That’s why I came to the Lost Belt from Pan-Human History, and my name is Xia Chuanhu.”

Fujimaru Tachika explained: "Miss Artoria, do you have any impression of this name?"

"Ah... this... no, I don't know, I don't know anyone named Xia Chuanhu, and I have never heard of the name." Arturia shook her head Like the rattle, "It's just that I think he's definitely not on this island. After all, apart from us, there should be only one guardian of the holy sword on this island."

"Guardian of the Holy Sword..."

Fujimaru Tachika and Mash fell into deep thought when they heard the name.

Xia Chuanhu is the holy sword envoy of the stars, and there are holy swords and guardians of the holy sword on this island... To be honest, the two of them don't think there is any relationship between them, let alone Artoria also said before [You also have pan-human history, right? 】This sentence.

"Miss Artoria, may we go with you to meet the guardian of the holy sword?"

Matthew asked: "Even if that may not be the person we are looking for, we would like to ask something..."

"I think it should be fine...but it's my first time here, and I don't know where the other party is."

Artoria said with some embarrassment.

Although she said she came to this island to find the holy sword, in fact, Arturia only knows about [the holy sword may be on this island], and she doesn't know anything else.

After all, the legend about the Holy Sword Envoy saving the world was already 400 years ago, and most of the legends that have been handed down have been lost. It was only this piece of news that she had worked so hard to hear from a blacksmith. Speaking of.

"Could it be there?"

Fujimaru Tachika suddenly said, while pointing his finger not far away.

Looking in the direction she pointed, what Matthew and Arturia saw in their eyes was a building that seemed to be a church standing on the highest point of the island.

However, even at this distance, you can see clearly that the church is dilapidated, and the entire roof has disappeared, as if it was cut off by something, and only three parts of the original remains. One or so.

"When it comes to the place where the holy sword sleeps, it's generally a church, a temple or something like that? I think it should be there."

"That's right... let's go and have a look." Artoria said, "It doesn't matter if you're not there, anyway, this island is so small, you can find it all in a little time. .”

While saying this, Arturia had already walked in the direction of the church, Fujimaru Tachika and Matthew hurriedly followed, and the three of them left the coast quickly and walked into the flying cathedral. In the heavy snow.

And shortly after the three left——

"pat..."

In the turbulent sea, a figure suddenly appeared, or it could be said to have swam out of the sea, and dragged its wet body to the beach. After looking at the bonfire that had not been extinguished, the figure looked away. direction of the church.

"It's over there...the movement is really fast, although it took me a lot of time to swim here...calculate carefully, there is not much time."

"Let's quickly find His Highness and bring her back."

4. Her Royal Highness?!

The road from the beach to the church is not far.

As Arturia said, this island is not big at all, it is indeed a size that can be walked around in a little time.

On the way, just like in the Singularity and the Lost Belt, Fujimaru Tachika and Mash also asked Artoria about some things.

For example, the situation of this Lost Belt, the situation of this island, and so on.

It's just a pity that Artoria didn't provide much information.

According to her, although she is a wandering magician, it was only a few days ago that she officially started wandering. Before that, she had been locked up in one place by some bastard to learn magic, and she had no idea about the outside world. .

However, Artoria still knows about the island.

The name of the island is [Island of Endless], or [Orkney], which is the hometown of the two saviors who are said to be spread all over the British island. At the same time, after saving Britain, the two saviors will eventually return. The place.

The holy sword user Artoria mentioned earlier is actually one of the two saviors.

——[When the British Isle fell into disaster, the twin saviors will return from the island of the end, and then return to the island of the end again]

This is a legend that has been handed down on the British Isles long, long ago.

"However, that's what I said, but in fact, the savior has not appeared for a long time, and the last time it appeared was 400 years ago." Artoria said, "That was also the last recorded appearance of the savior. After that, the two saviors disappeared completely. There are legends that the saviors left this world, and there are legends that the saviors died... There are all kinds of legends."

"Then...Miss Artoria came here to look for the holy sword, is it also because of the legend?" Matthew asked.

Arturia nodded: "I heard it from a blacksmith—it is said that two thousand and four hundred years ago, one of the two saviors finally gave up the holy sword he used to save the world. After sealing it in Orkney, it fell into an eternal sleep."

"So you came here."

"After all, I have a reason to find the holy sword."

(Only by finding the holy sword, I can... can I not use it...)

Artoria clenched her hands slightly.

And while the three were talking like this, the road extending forward also came to an end, and the dilapidated church appeared completely in front of the three of them.

Like what I saw near the beach at the beginning, most of the church has been damaged, leaving only the right part, and the left side and the gate are all gone, giving people a sense of sight like the ruins of a battlefield.

In addition, on the top of the only small part of the church, there is still a big clock for some reason, which looks like it fell from a height, but it didn't completely smash through the wall, it could only be stuck in the middle .

"It's here."

Arturia looked at the dilapidated church in front of her, took a deep breath and shouted to the empty front: "Excuse me! Is the guardian of the holy sword here? I am Artoria Custer , to find and liberate the Holy Sword!"

"......"

No one responded.

In the flying snow, only Artoria's voice and the roar of the strong wind echoed.

Pursing her lips, Arturia spoke again: "Excuse me—"

"Noisy~~death~~~~"

This time there was a response.

A lazy-sounding voice came from inside the church.

"It's winter, can you let people get a good night's sleep... There was nothing in this wretched place, but now I can't even sleep well?"

The voice sounded like a person who was woken from sleep and was full of waking up complaining.

And listening to this voice, Artoria, Fujimaru Tachika and Mash all froze for a moment.

"This voice is..."

"Brother?"

You can't be wrong, although it's a bit unfamiliar because it's been a long time since I heard it, Fujimaru Tachika and Mash can confirm that this voice is Xia Chuantor's voice.

However, unlike the two who were smiling, when Arturia heard this voice——

"No, no way..."

Instead, he showed an unbelievable expression.

Then, under the watchful eyes of the three, a figure came out from behind the building on the only remaining side of the church.

That is a man.

She has long, messy golden hair that looks like it hasn't been trimmed or cut for several years. The length reaches to her waist. She is wearing clothes that look very old, perhaps because she has been in the snow all the time. Because of the weather, a lot of snow has accumulated everywhere.

And the most important point is his appearance.

"minister?!"

Fujimaru Tachika yelled out in surprise.

You can't be wrong, the man in front of you is the bastard minister who has been away from home for half a year and left all his fiancées alone!

Hearing Fujimaru Tachika calling himself, the man—Xia Chuanhu—also rubbed his sleepy eyes: "You...oh, I remembered, Lixiang, right? Then This is Mash. I haven't seen you for more than 2000 years and I have forgotten what you look like."

"Eh?"

Fujimaru Tachika and Mash were taken aback by Xia Chuanhu's understatement, and even Roman and others who heard what he said in Chaldea were also taken aback.

2000 years?

Fujimaru Tachika opened his mouth: "Two...ministers, have you been here...more than 2000 years?"

"Well——said that you will come here, it means that you have received the message I sent, right? I remember that it was my fifteen hundred... no, it seems to be one thousand and eight hundred... ...Hiss, it should be earlier, right?"

As if his memory was confused, Xia Chuanhu supported his head and echoed what he had done a long time ago: "Yes, it was less than 900 years ago, right? Did you receive the communication I sent at that time?" Did you just come here? It’s really slow to die, when did Chaldea become so slow?”

"Well, although it's been so long late, it's good to be here, so that this side can be connected with that side, it's not in vain that I've slept here for so long... eh~~~~ ~Hmm!"

Stretching his waist and hands and feet vigorously, Xia Chuanhu looked at Arturia who was standing beside Fujimaru Tachika and Matthew: "By the way, this is the one who shouted just now, right? You want to find the holy sword?"

"Ah... well, yes."

Artoria shrank her neck and said.

After staring at her for a while, Xia Chuanhu said, "Well, it's not impossible to give it to you—but before that, you go and solve the trouble you brought over."

"trouble?"

Fujimaru Tachika and Mash frowned.

And Artoria's face froze: "No, no way...I probably beat her into the sea—"

"boom!"

A loud noise from behind interrupted Artoria's soliloquy, like a rabbit being stimulated, Artoria shuddered several times on the spot, trembling and turned around and Tachika Fujimaru Together with Mash, they looked in the direction from behind.

There, a tall figure holding a flaming giant sword was walking towards the three of them step by step.

"found it."

Seeing Arturia standing not far away, the figure put the giant sword in his hand aside, and slowly knelt down on one knee facing Artoria.

"Gao Wen, the goblin knight, I have seen Her Royal Highness the Second Princess. This time, I am here to bring you back to the Royal City by His Majesty's order. Please come back with me, Lady Artoria."

5. Powerless

Her Royal Highness the Second Princess?

Listening to the words of the tall woman who claimed to be [Fairy Knight Gawain], Fujimaru Tatsuka and Mash looked at Artoria in surprise.

"Miss Artoria is..."

"your Highness?"