I broke up with Merlin [Comprehensive]

The location of the Fourth Holy Grail War, Fuyuki City.

The loud sound of the aircraft engine broke the silence of the night, drawing a long arc in the dark night sky like a curtain.

Accompanied by such a noisy voice.

The participating parties of this Holy Grail War came to this fateful place.

Saber stopped at the door of the cabin, turned sideways very gentlemanly, and let the lady behind her go first.

Wearing a slim suit, with her long golden hair tied up, the heroic beauty in men's clothing is undoubtedly the heroic spirit who responded to the magician's call with the class of Saber in the Fourth World War.

The so-called heroic spirit can be understood as the sublimation of the hero's soul after death.

Through history, legends, and even various literary and artistic creations, people who have been able to leave their names in the long history of mankind, their names will be praised by future generations for a long time, and after death, they can be promoted to the Hall of Valor, becoming a power far beyond human beings, comparable to gods special existence.

The Hall of Valor is an independent space. Logically speaking, the heroic spirits on the Throne of Valor cannot directly come to this world.

However, the magicians of later generations created a ceremony called the Holy Grail War, and through special means, gave themselves the opportunity to summon and drive the heroic spirits.

And the opportunity to make a powerful heroic spirit willing to respond to the summoning, or --- temptation, is the "Holy Grail" that the mages of this world are also pursuing.

The Holy Grail can be summed up as a prop that can realize any wish. Only the seven pairs of masters and slaves who participated in the Holy Grail War will fight to win the prize.

"Any wish can be fulfilled" is a theoretical statement. Since there has not been a winner in the Holy Grail War, no one knows the specific situation, but the participants, including the heroic spirits, believe so.

Not only humans who are still living in the present, have the idea of ​​using the universal wishing machine to achieve their wishes.

Even a great hero who left behind many great achievements during his lifetime, after becoming a Heroic Spirit, will have a wish that he will try his best to realize.This is an important reason why the heroic spirits are willing to join in this battle.

Yes, the Saber at this time came to obtain the Holy Grail.

She was summoned by the Master in Germany, and after waiting for a few days, she came to Fuyuki City in Japan first with the Master's wife, who is also a person related to the Holy Grail War.

Saber doesn't want to make any comments on the Master who found out that her compatibility was quite different when she was just summoned, she just needs to obey the Master's orders.

On the contrary, it was the Master's wife, Irisviel. Saber came into contact with her, and had a good impression of this simple and beautiful lady.

The two of them get along alone, like friends, and the atmosphere is very relaxed.

Just like now.

"Irisviel, watch your step."

Because the passage connecting the cabin door was slightly sunken, leaving a small step, Saber stretched out his hand and gently helped the white-haired woman who had just walked out.

"Ah, thank you, Saber."

Irisviel was touched by the heroic spirit's thoughtfulness, and couldn't help but sigh softly: "If I didn't know your true identity, I couldn't help but wonder where this handsome knight came from."

Saber smiled slightly.

Her figure is particularly petite, she looks like a teenage girl, and she will give people a sense of stability, all thanks to her outstanding temperament.

Because the true identity of the heroic spirit may reveal its strength and Noble Phantasm, Saber will hide his real name before and even during the Holy Grail War.

But, at least now, Irisviel knew that the seemingly petite girl knight in front of her was actually a legendary king worthy of respect.

She is best known by the name, Arthur Pendragon.

The famous King Arthur also came to get the Holy Grail.That's right, King Arthur's real body is a woman. Although it is a bit surprising, it is indeed a fact.

Therefore, King Arthur, who concealed his gender, also had a real real name.

When she was still in Britain, those closest to her called her "Artoria".

It's just... now.

Whether it is the teacher and elder brother who can use this name to call her, or the relatives she misses the most and the most unforgettable, they all left him early.

Not long after, Saber and the Master's wife truly set foot on the land of Fuyuki City.

They were going to the castle that had been brought directly from Germany to Japan, and they would use it as a base to stay during the Holy Grail War.

Saber was about to open the car door and let Irisviel sit in first.

However, something happened suddenly, the hand of the King of Knights that was still on the car door stopped suddenly, and the color of surprise replaced the confusion at the beginning, appearing on her pretty face.

"Saber? What's wrong with you?"

Irisviel, who was approaching, noticed the strangeness of her companion and looked suspiciously, but was surprised by Saber's unusual behavior.

You know, the King of Knights has always been extraordinarily calm, but at this moment, the steady King showed a shocking expression—and an extremely complicated expression.

For a moment, Irisviel couldn't tell what the expressions in her eyes represented.

Apart from the shock that was almost speechless, Saber seemed to be stuck in a rather distant past.Although she stood here, her mind was not in front of her.

I don't know how long it has passed, it seems like a moment, and it seems to have spent a thousand years in that independent space that belongs to the past.

Finally, from those slightly wide-open green pupils, there was a very vivid trance, trance, disappointment, unbelievable——finally, great joy!

"...Sorry, Irisviel, I just suddenly sensed that there should be an old friend of mine in this city."

"Saber's old friend?"

Irisviel was slightly startled, and then realized that King Arthur's "old friend" should also be someone from that era.

and so……

"Could it be that the other party also came to Fuyuki City as a heroic spirit?"

If so, that's kind of bad.

Seeing Saber hesitate, Irisviel fell silent.

The Holy Grail War is an extremely cruel life-and-death battle. Every participant should swear to win with the belief of winning.

Here, due to the particularity of heroic spirits, former companions, relatives and friends are summoned by different masters, and become opponents who must fight each other on the same battlefield. Such a situation may also occur.

Now it seems that Saber is very likely to face this situation when she meets her old friend in Fuyuki City...

"uncertain."

After the silence, Saber actually said so.

"what?"

"I will feel him, not because of the induction of the servants approaching us, but another kind of thing-more like intuition. To be honest, I don't know what is going on with him at this time. Only by seeing it with my own eyes can I feel him. able to know."

"Intuition...it's a strange look."

In fact, I didn't understand much, so I could only marvel at this woman who understood as the king's innate skill, paused, but asked: "So, Saber, do you want to go to your old friend's place?"

Judging by her restrained expression before, she should really want to go.

However, Saber shook her head immediately, and said in a deep voice: "Master ordered me to protect you, and I will not leave your side. Cyril..."

The girl knight seemed to lower her voice, and whispered a name between her teeth.

At the same time, her solemn expression stretched out again and softened: "We will definitely meet. This time, I will not miss it or be concealed. I firmly believe so."

Seeing that the heroic spirit said so, Irisviel naturally would not object, and only hid her doubts and a little worry in her heart.

The two finally got into the car.

After Saber came to this world, she brought modern knowledge with her, which included driving-related content, so she came to drive.

However, her hands had just landed on the steering wheel, and she hadn't started the car yet.

Something very unexpected happened.

——Saber's intuition obviously didn't tell her that the "reunion" she was determined to come so early would come.

Someone walked up to their car, bent down slightly, freed up a hand, and tapped lightly on the raised window.

The white-haired woman sitting by the window of the passenger seat turned her head first. Through the dark window, she only saw a mass of things that seemed to be wrapped in clothes.

Oh, and the person who raised his hand to knock on the window only showed a small half of his face.

As if stunned with the people in the car, the pitch-black window was stunned for a long time before it swished down as if waking up from a dream.

In this way, the unclear face of the person outside the car separated by a layer of darkness, as well as the white object surrounded by him, were clearly presented in Irisviel's eyes.

"..."

"Good evening, ladies. Sorry to bother you, I—wanted to ask for help."

The voice that came from a long time, like a stream gurgling through the forest in summer, flows into the heart of the listener, cool and pleasant.

The visitor lowered his head again, just in time, so that the two people in the carriage who cast their gazes this way could clearly see his blond hair, and the green eyes with a soft smile under the blond hair.

"Good morning sir."

Alice Viel responded.

She couldn't hide her surprised expression, because her eyes showed it all.

Before the blond-haired and blue-eyed young man showed his full face, she saw the young man's left hand that was wrapped in a white robe and hugged his chest.

On the back of his left hand, there is an extremely brightly colored imprint.

The red color flows slowly as if alive, this is the command spell.Every master of the Holy Grail War will have a symbol in his hand.

A Master who was in a hostile relationship with them came to them when the Holy Grail War was about to start, and what he said in his mouth was—asking for help?

Alice Viel couldn't believe it.For this young man's seemingly reckless move, at the same time, for...

At this moment, she couldn't feel vigilance and hostility towards him.

Too strange.The white-haired woman who is actually an artificial human thought to herself.

At this moment, she felt kindness from the blond young man who had only seen one side.

It's like seeing the intimacy of a "companion", born from the heart.By default, the other party will not have malicious intentions, and he himself seems unable to develop hostility towards this young man.

"What's the matter, kid?"

The white mass held in the arms of the young man turned out to be a child wrapped in clothes.There is a space for breathing in the part that is not completely covered, and a delicate little face happens to be exposed there.

"She fell asleep, and there is nothing wrong with her body, it's just..."

"...Si-Your Excellency Cyril!"

Finally, a voice full of complex emotions sounded, which couldn't cover the ups and downs in my heart.

"You... haven't changed."

Saber——No, Arturia said.

He has actually changed.But what has changed is only the appearance, and I can barely find a similarity to the previous one.

But Artoria recognized him the first time, when she heard the voice instead of seeing the face.

She opened the car door again, got out of the car, and stood in front of His Excellency the Duke who had finally met after a thousand years.

"When I see anyone here again, I won't be as emotional as I am when I see you now. Because, unlike your gentlemen, I will always owe you a formal farewell."

"That's not your fault, it's all my fault for deliberately concealing it."

Except for the same features of blond hair and blue eyes, the two people who are not very similar in other places looked at each other. After this conversation, there was a long silence.

However, important clues can still be found in the short words of the two.

Although they call each other respectfully, their relationship is obviously not shallow. The emotions contained in them are like wine that has been precipitated for many years. In addition to being deep, there is more unspeakable heaviness.

"but……"

"Ok?"

"I'm not sure if you already know that, but let me just say..."

"—Do we still want to be polite like this, Your Majesty?"

The blond young man laughed, warming the cold moonlight falling from above his head: "If possible, I would like to use another identity to reminisce with you."

"..."

Artoria's expression suddenly froze for a moment.

It was belatedly that she realized that she had neglected a very important thing.

Today, Artoria is no longer the young king who was busy with war, neglected to care about "friends", and kept the key truth in the dark.

She already knew that she actually had a half-sister and a half-brother.

Cyril, the Duke of Cornwall, who has a sympathy with her and has given her a lot of help, and is regarded as an indispensable friend by her, is her younger brother.

and so……

Artoria hadn't been able to switch from the perspective of her best friend to the perspective of her siblings, so she got stuck for a while.

Fortunately, her brother has always been so understanding.

"Don't force yourself, Your Majesty. Take your time, we will let nature take its course."

After Cyril finished speaking, he changed the subject very naturally: "Can I trouble you..."

"No! Well, I mean, you can't say that. It has nothing to do with being reluctant."

The young knight coughed lightly, straightening out the rather chaotic emotions, and finally became firm.

"Let me say it again, I am pleasantly surprised and relieved to see you here again...brother."

"...Well, me too, sister Arthur."

The two siblings finally recognized each other.

The scene seems to be slightly wrong, but at this time, some details can be ignored...

"puff."

"..."

"Ah! I'm sorry, I made such an abrupt sound. I really don't know why, but I couldn't help but smile because of you..."

Irisviel who watched the whole process from the side: "I'm sorry to interrupt you, but how about turning your attention to this child first?"

Cyril: "Yes, you two ladies happened to be present. Although it's just a small matter, but because I'm not comfortable doing it myself, I have to ask you two to see if I can help you."

"What are you busy with?"

"Help the child dress. Ah, and if I could help her with a bath and a wash... I'd be very grateful!"

"..."

"……what?"

Tangtang, the magician master (false), who was selected by the Holy Grail, took the initiative to find his opponents and threw himself into the trap. The purpose was to let them help the little girl bathe and change clothes——

Irisviel was stunned.

After being shocked, after hearing that the little girl was not the young man's own child, but a poor girl he temporarily rescued, the wife who also had a daughter couldn't help but shed tears of sympathy: "Okay, no problem, leave it to me."

If it weren't for the identity of suspected competitors between them, Irisviel would definitely take them back to the castle without hesitation.

Speaking of this.

"Cyril Pavilion... Cough, Cyril, you are the master of this Holy Grail War? I can feel that many things have happened to you."

Arturia frowned.

"A lot of things did happen, and I can't explain them all for a while." Cyril said: "However, I don't know exactly what happened to the Holy Grail War. I came from another place and stayed in this world One day, I have this command spell in my hand."

"But I don't plan to participate, and I don't plan to summon heroic spirits. In fact, if there are no accidents, I will leave after I see my sister and send Sakura back to my customer."

His words were sincere, his eyes were clear, and it was obvious that what he said was true and true.

However, this surprised the other two even more.

Leaving aside the shocking information contained in his understatement, just talking about the seven masters who will inevitably appear in the Holy Grail War and those who can be selected by the Holy Grail have very clear commonalities. goals, or extremely strong desires.

Cyril, who had already been selected, said that he did not want to participate in the Holy Grail War, nor did he have any wishes to fulfill.Because he was only here to solve the problem, he even skipped the steps of summoning the heroic spirit.

Artoria, who was really summoned to grab the Holy Grail, was a little puzzled, but seeing that Cyril didn't want to say more, she didn't ask any more.

Because of the blond-haired young man they met on the road, the two women from the Saber team temporarily changed their chance to go back to the castle directly, and went to a nearby hotel to help the little girl named Sakura bathe and change clothes.

Well, Cyril originally wanted to ask the second sister for help, but in fact it was Mrs. Irisfield who was walking with the second sister.

Mrs. Irisviel said that this little girl reminded her of her own daughter Ilya. She has experience in taking care of little girls, so she must be more comfortable than Saber who has never taken care of children.

So, while the good lady rolls up her sleeves and stays happily in the bathroom.

The King of Knights, who had been vaguely disgusted for a while, waited outside with his brother who had not known each other for a long time.

"..."

"..."

In fact, the atmosphere is still a bit awkward.

Whether it's Arturia or Cyril, they have countless things to say.

Cyril wanted to sincerely greet his majesty, his second sister, and ask her what was the wish she was pursuing when she came here.

Artoria wanted to ask her friends, her relatives, why they became like this.Is he human?Standing in front of him is the reincarnated him?But where did the strangeness she vaguely sensed come from.

Her feelings for Cyril are far more complicated than Cyril's feelings for her.

Before Cyril was alive, she didn't know his identity.And the young Duke left too early. He avoided countless disasters that happened later, but because of himself, he left irreparable regrets to those who were still alive at that time.

The more I want to ask, the more I don't know how to speak when it comes to reality, because the time between them is too long, maybe there are more gaps...

"You look beautiful in this suit."

It was Cyril who was the first to break the silence, and he was also smiling: "It reminds me of the first time I saw you, you were so dazzling, shining in the sun, looking heroic."

"...you should be the one who shines brightest."

Her thoughts fell into the memories of the long ago, and Artoria unknowingly brought up the title of the year again.

She can't be blamed, because good memories and reality are intertwined, and in a short trance, she can't tell the difference for a while.

"Your Excellency, I owe you not only a farewell, but also a thank you that cannot be expressed in words. I am surprised that you do not hold me against you. I am delighted that you have a deeper connection with me, and we have always been close."

"Yes, because we trust each other and have a tacit understanding that cannot be offset by the years, we don't have to say anything that is unnecessary."

Cyril could see that Arturia cared too much about the "past", that's why she was still so entangled at this moment.

"...Well, you're right."

Artoria didn't know what to think, judging from her relaxed expression, she seemed to be a little relieved.

It is already a miracle among miracles to have a chance to see each other again. Some words that will affect emotions really shouldn't be said at this time.

After this encounter, the two of them were finally able to communicate normally.Soon, they were talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was warm, just like back then.

"Actually, when I found out that you, Cyril, are my younger brother, I couldn't believe it, and at the same time, I seemed to have noticed it a long time ago."

"That's it, I hope I didn't scare you. Suddenly, there is such a big brother, not to mention surprise, as long as it is not frightened, I am lucky."

"Of course I wasn't frightened, I was..."

Arturia paused again.

At that time, the timing of learning this truth was not coincidental, and it can even be said to be quite bad.

She was so frightened that she could not speak for a long time, what filled her heart was neither surprise nor fright, but grief.

As if he had lost a vital bone and blood, he was distraught.

However, there is no need to tell Cyril about this mentality at this moment.

After a brief pause, Arturia spoke again.

But this time, she mentioned something that Cyril hadn't thought of:

"...I want to correct a sentence I said earlier."

Cyril: "Huh?"

Artoria's expression became serious, she stared straight at Cyril - the extremely familiar white robe still in her arms, and her eyes gradually changed.

"I said before that if I meet other people here, I won't be so emotional... No, I was wrong."

"Mr. Merlin—he's here too?"

Cyril (stopped): "..."

Artoria's intuition was so precise: "Isn't this the robe worn by the teacher? It's so fancy... No, this style is definitely his. Have you met each other? He also went to Fuyuki City?"

"Ah, you are all here, and the relationship is still as good as before. This is really... so pleasantly surprised!"

Knowing nothing, he thought Mr. Merlin and the Duke of Cornwall were still King Arthur who had a pure relationship in the previous life, so he said so.

Cyril subconsciously said: "...No, I just broke up with him, the current relationship..."

Artoria: "..."

Cyrillic:"……"

"..."

"……separate???!!!"