Lost Lord Ranbu

Presumably, everyone in the port mafia has heard many times the self-contained arguments of the Edogawa cadres.

Ranpo-sama is the will of God that exists in this world!

I am the God, the King, and the Lord!

That is to say-

"I am the protagonist."

Ranpo said it as a matter of course.

"So——!" The black-haired young man opened his arms and announced with a high voice like singing, "As the protagonist, I will be selected by the Alaya Consciousness as soon as I arrive here, and I will become the Holy Grail War in accordance with the will of all mankind." The arbiter, isn't this a normal thing!"

adjudicator (ruler)

From a literal translation point of view, Ranpo with the title of ruler is the rule maker of this Holy Grail War, which can also be seen from the fact that he has more than a dozen command spells that can command heroic spirits.In addition to command spells, Ranpo was also endowed with some special abilities.

However, Ranbu did not elaborate on this.

In fact, the adjudicator is an absolutely neutral third party to maintain the normal operation of the game according to the rules.But generally speaking, the Holy Grail War does not require referees, unless the Holy Grail War has a special form, or the Holy Grail War may distort the world.

The fourth Holy Grail War that is going on now does not have a special form, and there is nothing special in terms of specifications, it is still the Seven Knights of Heroic Spirits.

Then, the special existence of the adjudicator is obviously because of the latter - Alaya judged that there is a possibility of distorting the world in this Holy Grail War, so he avoided the channel of the Holy Grail to summon the heroic spirit, and directly descended on the eighth riding heroic spirit. The rank is ruler, used as the adjudication of the Holy Grail War.

Of course, the heroic spirit of the eighth knight who was summoned by exception was also very willful. As soon as the assistant came to this world, this heroic spirit who was going to be the referee chose to attach himself to Ranpo with a similar soul wavelength out of his own interest.

Ranpo could have refused to be possessed by a heroic spirit, but after being told some clues by the heroic spirit, he became interested in the Holy Grail War.This kind of interest is not aimed at the universal wishing machine that everyone is vying for, but about the abnormal truth about this Holy Grail War.

It has to be said that detectives always know what their colleagues need best, and this heroic spirit persuaded Ranbu with just a few words.

Solving puzzles is a hobby, and adventures on the way are the best spices.

There are still many hidden unknowns in this Holy Grail War, and the famous detective likes exciting puzzle games the most.

After reaching a consensus with this heroic spirit, Ranpo immediately obtained knowledge related to the Holy Grail War, which is the effect of the heroic spirit's possession.

Ah, what is the name of this heroic spirit?

Its name is—

Sherlock Holmes.

He is the protagonist in the novels written by Conan Doyle, a detective who is good at solving various mysteries, and he is one of the originators of detectives who appeared in many mystery novels later.

The harsh and strict British royal family awarded a virtual character a knighthood for the first time, and the Royal Society of Chemistry also listed him as an honorary fellow, which shows how famous Sherlock Holmes is.

There are even rumors that Holmes is real, and the novel is a personal account of his assistant, Dr. Watson.

As for whether Sherlock Holmes really exists or not, it is no longer important. He has already surpassed the realm of human beings and is the crystallization of the concept of detectives.As the representative of the "Revealer", he boarded the Heroes' Throne, and he is one of the few sages without any wishes.

When he came to this world, Holmes chose Edogawa Ranpo.

Ranpo, who possesses the power of a heroic spirit, refused to be accompanied by his colleagues.

Ranpo: "I don't need an assistant."

Now that the cadres have said so, Atsushi Nakajima has nothing to do with him, and Akutagawa is even less likely to raise objections to Ranpo.

However, Atsushi Nakajima still asked one more question: "As a referee, do you have any privileges? Otherwise, it would be too dangerous..."

"Of course, Lord Ranpo is an arbiter beyond the standard." Ranpo replied, but did not continue to explain the meaning of the authority of the arbiter to the two of them.

From Ranpo's point of view, the information was clear enough, and he exhausted all his patience to explain it to them.Normally, he wouldn't say so much at all, and just let the two go to collect information.

He clapped his hands and urged the two of them: "Enough of the story, should you go to work?"

This time, Atsushi Nakajima did not raise any further objections. The young man who knows how to read words and expressions understands that Mr. Ranpo's patience has reached its limit, and he will be scolded if he asks any more questions.Now that Mr. Ranpo has said so, he is also willing to trust Mr. Ranpo.

Akutagawa had been waiting by the side, urging him to leave with his eyes.

After the figures of the two of them disappeared into the distance, Ranbu lifted the quilt and stood up.He stepped on the quilt with his bare feet and nodded his forehead with his index finger, as if he was thinking about his next move.

If you stay under the bridge all the time and do nothing, it would be too boring for a famous detective.

The moment his idea took shape, the magic power was mobilized.

The young man who was wearing a thin bathrobe just now changed into a new set of clothes in a blink of an eye. This should be counted as the armor of the heroic spirits, but the detective's equipment is not full-body armor like other soldiers, but a set of gentleman's clothing that was popular in the Victorian era .

A pointed collar shirt, with a gray vest and a black suit, a standard three-piece suit.The outer coat is still black in line with the mafia, but compared to Ranpo's usual attire, there is an extra single-breasted, detachable shawl cloak.

Luanbu put on his gloves, raised his hand to straighten the deerstalker hat on the top of his head, raised his eyes and looked in a certain direction, showing a smile.

——It’s decided, let’s go there first!

Ainzbern Castle, located deep in the forest outside Fuyuki City, welcomed an unexpected visitor.

"It's really difficult for you to walk here. It doesn't matter if there are obstacles on the road that confuse ordinary people, but it's too far away! If it weren't for the kind people on the road who would give me a ride, I wouldn't be willing to come here." Retrospective The well-dressed black-haired young man complained, ignoring the gloomy and vigilant eyes of the master of the castle, and walked in on his own, "The rich should build the castle in the city center, with convenient transportation and great style, don't you think? ?”

Like the headquarters of the Port Mafia, the five tall buildings have become a local landmark in Yokohama.If it weren't for the fact that the important office area can't allow tourists to come in casually, or someone would have already organized a group to go sightseeing in the office of the top leader.

"By the way, why on earth do you guys want to build the castle deep in the forest?" The black-haired young man couldn't understand the more he said, and he went around to ask other people in the castle for the same opinions as himself, "Isn't it very similar to the castle in the novel?" The plot? There was a murder case in a closed room on a snowy day, but the police couldn't get in because the place was too remote... Oh, I have encountered such a case, but it's not difficult, I see I knew the murderer was a chef."

The blond girl who was questioned by him was silent for a while, and there was a hint of doubt on her clear face: "Why... the murderer is a chef?"

The master of the castle, Emiya Kiritsugu: "..."

It was difficult for him to accept the fact that the King Arthur he summoned was actually a girl, but now looking at King Arthur's completely misplaced reaction, he suddenly felt that this female King Arthur was even more unreliable.

The Master is empowered by the Holy Grail, and can conduct a rough inspection of the Heroic Spirits.As a participant in this Holy Grail War, Emiya Kiritsugu could tell that the black-haired young man who visited today was a heroic spirit. He probably had some kind of treasure or skill that could hide his identity. Know its real name.

This is a war revolving around the Holy Grail. As long as it is confirmed that the opponent is a heroic spirit, it is enough to make Kiritsugu Emiya vigilant——The Holy Grail War started only two days ago, and a heroic spirit with unknown strength actually came to the door. You know, this is The stronghold of their Saber camp!

Seeing that the black-haired young man who appeared suddenly was still going on talking with King Arthur, Emiya Kiritsugu stepped forward, raised his hand to stop the blond girl from speaking, and asked straightforwardly: "Who are you?"

"Huh?" The black-haired young man who was talking about the case-solving process with the blond girl enthusiastically turned around, opened emerald green eyes and glanced at Emiya Kiritsugu, "Oh, so it's the Master of Saber."

Emiya Kiritsugu frowned.

Emiya Kiritsugu is fighting on behalf of the Ainzbern family this time, and he has discussed the battle strategy before. His wife Irisviel pretends to be the master of Saber to attract the attention of the outside world, and the real master of Saber, Emiya Kiritsugu would lurk in the dark, and when necessary, use methods that did not belong to magicians to assassinate with the momentum of thunder.

This kind of combat strategy is completely confidential, why is it known by this guy?Has the plan been exposed...

The black-haired young man didn't care what Emiya Kiritsugu was thinking, and asked nonchalantly: "What's the matter, what's the matter? Can't you let me finish talking with Arthur?"

Now not only Emiya Kiritsugu became vigilant, even the blond girl showed a vigilant look, slightly opened her right hand, and made a grasping gesture.

He calls himself—

Arthur.

Arthur Pendragon, that is, King Arthur, is a well-known existence in legends, the red dragon of ancient Britain, the noble king of knights-these titles belong to the blond girl in the dark blue dress in front of her, which is more suitable for girls Her name is "Artoria Pendragon".

In this Holy Grail War, she responded to Emiya Kiritsugu's call and came as a swordsman (saber), let's just call it a saber.

No one present introduced himself, but this uninvited guest called out Saber's real name, obviously coming prepared.

You must know that it is necessary to hide the real name in the Holy Grail War. In the early days, all camps were probing each other's identities. Only by finding out the identity of the enemy can we find flaws in the historical stories and defeat the opponent.

Saber, as a noble knight king, disdains to hide his identity, but observing chivalry and necessary combat countermeasures are two different things.

If it is said that she showed her heroic armaments, or martial arts and treasures to the outside world, it is understandable that she accidentally exposed her true identity, but nothing happened just now, right?

Saber is convinced that she is not being tricked, so... does the other party have any special skills that can see through the identity?

"I advise you not to attack me." The black-haired young man didn't realize the tension of the situation at all. He sat down on the sofa comfortably and put his fingers together, "The Master of Saber used to be a mercenary, right? Similar to A bounty hunter or something doesn't look like an orthodox magician...ahh, don't point the gun at me, or you'll be out."

At some point, Emiya Kiritsugu had already used the magic dress, took out his usual firearm, pointed the muzzle at the uninvited guest, and when the safety catch was opened, the firearm made a light "click".

"Who are you?"