When the Sand Sculpture Trial Comes to Yokohama

Fuyuki City is located in the southwest of Honshu Island, facing the sea in the south and land in the north. It is located in the middle of Yokohama and Hakata. It is an important trading port city in Kansai.

With the special mission of the Tokino Government, Fuyuki City came into Minan Rinka's field of vision.She immediately found that Fuyuki City was a good place to establish a second branch for the sword firm that had already conquered Yokohama and Hakata.

However, for the exploration mission of the Tokino Government and the establishment of the sword office branch, the current Fuyuki City is not an ideal place.

According to the time government data, Fuyuki City today is on the eve of the 60-year Holy Grail War.The so-called Holy Grail War is a process in which magicians from all over the world gather in Fuyuki City to compete for the "Holy Grail", the wishing device that can grant all wishes.

In this melee, the participants were divided into seven groups.Each group has a master and a servant.What these seven groups of people compete for is the right to make a wish to the "Holy Grail".

The Master is often a magician with strong desires selected by the Holy Grail.Servants are divided into seven classes, namely Swordsman Saber, Lancer Lancer, Archer Archer, Rider Cavalry, Caster Warlock, Assassin Assassin, and Berserker Berserker.Each servant is a heroic spirit summoned by a magician in this world, which may come from ancient times, modern times, or the future, and may even be a virtual image entrusted with the human spirit.

The summoning of the heroic spirit by the magician may also cause the disorder of time and space, which is why the Government of Time needs Minan Rinka to carry out the exploration mission.This mission is not so much exploration as monitoring and prevention.

After all, trees are hidden in the forest, and people turn a blind eye.It is also possible that the time-retrospective military uses the space-time disorder caused by the Holy Grail War to cover up its whereabouts.When Minan Rinka had just completed the S-level upgrade task, she discovered the possibility of historical revisionists invading her present world from the recorded data of the Government of Time.That's why she didn't take a vacation.

After reading the Toki no Government's information, Minan Rinka thought about it, and then called Taguchi Rokuzo in order to collect more information and make better preparations for the mission.

"I'm writing, I'm writing!" As soon as the phone was connected, she heard Taguchi Rokuzo say hurriedly.

[System prompt: Taguchi Rokuzo's palpitation value +100]

Minan Rinka laughed: "I'm not here to check your homework. I'm calling you this time to find out about Fuyuki City's information. For example, have there been any accidents there in the past year or two? Or bizarre cases."

That's it. Taguchi Rokuzo breathed a sigh of relief.

"No, and..." Xiaohua opened her mouth and said.

[System prompt: Taguchi Rokuzo's palpitation value +99]

"There is also information related to Fuyuki City about 60 years ago." Minan Rinka added, "Also pay attention to various accidents or cases."

Taguchi Rokuzo wondered if you could speak without panting: "Okay, I just happen to have a copy of the recent case on hand, so I'll send that to you first."

Minan Rinka was a little surprised: "Why did you prepare the materials in advance?"

"Mr. Ranpo also asked me to check these contents this morning." Taguchi Rokuzo casually tapped on the computer, "The police in Fuyuki City sent a request for assistance to the Armed Detective Agency. homicide."

"This afternoon, Mr. Ranpo and Ms. Yosano took the Shinkansen from Yokohama to Fuyuki City. It is estimated that they are almost there now."

Minan Rinhua was taken aback for a moment, before she had time to explain, she said, "Remember to pass on the content to me", and hung up the phone.

Xiaohua held the phone and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Absolutely, now she not only has to do the task of the Government of Time, to prevent the time retrograde army from appearing, but also prevent Edogawa Ranpo from discovering the existence of the Government of Time?

Minan Rinka made up her mind that as soon as she arrived in Fuyuki City, she had to do everything possible to send Edogawa Ranpo back to her hometown in Yokohama...

***

With the Armed Detective Agency also being involved, time is running out.Minan Rinka decided to leave tonight.

The little orange cat hides in the cat's nest, with blue eyes looking out through the mouth of the cat's nest.And Minan Rinhua took out the rubber band and held it to her lips, tied her hair behind her head and tied it up.

She went to the closet and changed into the Ghost Slayer uniform she got while performing missions in the Taisho period some time ago.Although this set of black clothing made by craftsmen during the Taisho period resembles the Chinese tunic uniforms of middle school boys, it does not look eye-catching, but its material is impermeable to water and fire, and it can withstand certain damages.

The night is like water.Under the tense or worried gazes of all the blades, Minan Rinka walked slowly to the teleportation compass in the courtyard.

"Don't worry too much, it's okay." She turned her head and waved her hands at the swords, "The purpose of my trip is to observe secretly, and by the way, I will meet with Edogawa Ranpo and Yosano Akiko. It's just now Friday, tomorrow and the next two days are rest days, which is more convenient."

Hasebe clenched his fists, with a deep sense of shame on his face: "However, we can't guard the lord and solve the lord's worries and problems. How can we deal with ourselves as sword Fusangshen..."

Minan Rinka was silent for a moment.

"Hasebe," she said, "I still don't have time to do my homework this weekend, just to let you solve your problems...you know what I mean..."

When Press Cut Hasebe spoke again, it was a bit difficult to say: "I understand..."

[System prompt: The palpitation value of the long valley part +233 when pressed and cut]

After sending a smile of "I'll take care of things, you can rest assured" to the Sword Fusangshen, Minan Rinka turned the compass in the courtyard.

***

The brilliant white light of spiritual power lit up and then went out suddenly.Under the addition of spiritual power to the body, Minan Rinka's retina filled with white light quickly saw the scene in front of her clearly.

The window sills that let in the moonlight, the spacious European-style room, the huge magic circle with clear lines on the ground, and the two people standing in front of the magic circle.

One of them was a thin old man with a hunchback figure and a ferocious face, and the other was a silver-haired man with a haggard look and prominent veins on his face.At this moment, both of them had expressions of surprise on their faces, especially the silver-haired man. He was gasping for breath, his mouth was so wide that he could almost stuff an egg into it.

[System prompt: Matou Zangyan's palpitation value +300]

[System prompt: Matou Kariya's palpitation value +999]

Unexpectedly, there were people at the landing coordinates.Minan Rinka suddenly felt a sharp toothache: The secret observation plan was ruined from the very beginning...

At this moment, she saw the silver-haired man approaching a few steps, and said in a daze: "She...why is she standing there without saying a word?"

Minan Linhua wondered, "What do you want me to say..."

As soon as this remark came out, the palpitation value exchange system rang again.

[System prompt: Matou Kariya's palpitation value +999]

It was the first time he heard that after the appearance of the servant, he said "what do you want me to say?".

Matou Kariya hesitated for a moment, and tentatively said the sentence that most followers would say: "'Are you my master'?"

Minan Rinka was taken aback: Do people in Fuyuki City like to recognize their masters so casually?But these goods are delivered to the door, so why should she refuse?

Minan Rinka suddenly smiled kindly: "You're too polite, it's so embarrassing... oh well, then I'll do what I can, and be your master..."

What she said was so right that even the resignation was obviously a polite remark, just like the child who was stuffed with red envelopes by relatives during the Spring Festival, "No, you are too polite. Oh, then I will accept it, thank you, In the new year, I wish you..." the same...

Jiantong Kariya was stunned: What the hell does he mean?ah?Is that what you mean? ?

[System prompt: Matou Kariya's palpitation value +999]

When choosing the teleportation location, Minan Rinka located the coordinates at a place of great magic in Fuyuki City according to the map of the time government.But she didn't know that Berserker, one of the servants of the Holy Grail War, was summoned here by one of the masters who participated in the Holy Grail War, Kariya Matou.

Originally, the Matou family found the holy relic of Lancelot, the British Knight of the Round Table in history as a medium, and used a violent spell to try to summon Lancelot's heroic spirit to drive it as the berserker Berserker.However, when Matou Kariya was summoning Lancelot, Minan Rinka happened to interrupt the heroic spirit's teleportation with the teleportation compass on the magic circle one step earlier.

It's like Lancelot was going to make a call, but Minan Rinka dialed the number earlier, but Lancelot was busy at the last moment, and went directly to Gameover...

……

At this moment, Jiantong Yanye stared at Minan Rinhua dumbfoundedly, and finally opened his mouth tremblingly after a while: "I didn't mean that, obviously I summoned you to be a servant?"

Minan Rinhua was taken aback.She suddenly understood what was going on here.

Daringly, these two drew a summoning circle here to summon the servants. Halfway through the servants' emergence, she, Xiaohua, came out of the teleportation channel first. One stroke to before liberation...

Minan Rinka immediately had a headache: Hehe, if she hadn't known that Edogawa Ranpo and Yosano Akiko had come here, she would have just caught up with this unlucky event...

But soon, she changed her mind: her secret observation plan hadn't come to an end, and her identity hadn't been fully exposed either!

Didn't the other party regard her as a summoned heroic spirit?Then as long as she continues to act as a heroic spirit according to the other party's words, wouldn't she be able to go further into the magician's camp to observe secretly, so happy...

Thinking of this, Minan Rinhua immediately regained her spirits: "That's right, that's right, I am your follower. I was just joking..."

Matou Kariya felt that this heroic spirit really had a personality, so he actually made a joke?

[System prompt: Matou Kariya's palpitation value +300]

Anyway, at least this inexplicable heroic spirit admitted the master-slave relationship, and things are progressing.So Matou Kariya tentatively asked: "I clearly summoned the Knight of the Round Table, Lancelot, with the holy relic, why did you come here?"

Minan Linhua was silent for two seconds, and replied: "Lancelot got lost on the way here, and the advertisements on the streets and alleys said that brothers and sisters only need to give him 100 yuan for taxi fare. He will promote his benefactor to be a Knight of the Round Table. He said that he is a true and upright knight, and he will never renege on his debt..."

Jiantong Yanye was stunned: "This is obviously nonsense..."

"That's not true!" Minan Lin Hua laughed, "Everyone thinks so, so no one pays him! As a result, Lancelot couldn't take a taxi because he didn't have money, so I came here instead of him... "

Matou Kariya was startled again: Does the word nonsense refer to Lanloster?I am talking about you!

And this strange heroic spirit can actually continue to compile! ?You don't look like some irrational Berserker, the real class is actually Liar! ?

[System prompt: Matou Kariya's palpitation value +500]

"But I summoned Berserker! It's a berserker who lost his mind!" Kariya Matou let out a cry from the bottom of his heart.

Minan Rinhua was taken aback for a moment, and quickly turned around.

"Look at the huge character 'Mie' on the back of my uniform." Minan Rinka pointed at the big character on the back of the Ghost Killing Squad uniform with her finger behind her back, "Look at this word, feel your conscience and ask yourself, what is this? Crazy enough..."

Will Xiaohua have a bad conscience if she brings out the uniform of the Ghost Killing Squad?Minan Rinka asked herself this question.

Of course she won't!

"Wearing this dress and strutting around in the street will definitely get you beaten," Minan Rinka continued, "So those who are not crazy enough dare not write this, I will sue you..."

Matou Kariya was speechless.

In all fairness, this word is really crazy...

[System prompt: Matou Kariya's palpitation value +800]

"It's useless to talk too much." Suddenly, the old man who had been watching Minan Rinka and Matou Kariya talking about cross talk suddenly spoke.He was holding a cane in his hand, and the whites of his eyes were covered with black haze, but his pupils were small silver dots, looking like cold and clammy snakes.

Minan Rinka stopped showing the character "Mie" on the back.She turned around again and looked at the old man holding a cane.

The palpitation value exchange system has already named this person.This person's name is Matou Zouken.Just now when Matou Kariya was emitting heart palpitations in clusters, Matou Zouyan also had heart palpitations, but less than Matou Kariya.

Minan Rinka vaguely felt that among the two people who summoned the servants, although Matou Kariya was the one who summoned the servants himself, the one who was in a strong position was actually Matou Zouken.

The two looked at each other for a few seconds, and Minan Rinka suddenly heard a voice that hadn't been heard until just now.

A rustling sound came from far and near.That was the sound of countless arthropod insects approaching like a tide from all directions.

At that moment, the insects in Matou Kariya's body resonated with the surrounding insect swarm.His body shook, and he looked back at Matou Zouken in astonishment.

"Are you..." He muttered a few words in disbelief, "Do you want to fight the summoned heroic spirit?"

"Whether she is a heroic spirit or not is still open to question, let the old man try it out." Jiantong Zouyan showed an indescribable expression on his face.At the same time, the bug swarm was approaching, and the front wave of bugs had been reflected by the faint light of the summoning array.

It was too late, but it was too soon, the spiritual power circulating in Minan Linhua's body suddenly exploded, illuminating the empty underground room like daylight!The huge spiritual power formed a magnificent cocoon of energy around the girl, which spread out in an instant.

The swarms of insects formed by spiritual power and magic collided brazenly, and the insects that touched the energy light cocoon were evaporated by the surging energy in an instant, and turned into nothingness in an instant.

Matou Kariya's eyes widened - no matter what, he had undergone a whole year of magical transformation, forcibly using the magic-like engraving worm to pull up his own quality, reaching the level of being able to summon servants.But at that moment just now, he didn't see the process of the spreading of the spiritual light cocoon at all, he only knew that his retina was burned with severe pain, and when he realized it, the swarm had already disappeared without a trace.

[System prompt: Matou Kariya's palpitation value +999]

His eyes were still weeping, he subconsciously turned his head and glanced at Matou Zouken.

Through the blurred tears, Matou Kariya found that the head of the Matou family, who had lived for an unknown number of years, also had an ugly expression on his face.

The insect swarm was naturally not the full effort of Matou Zouken.

He directed the swarm to attack Minan Rinka, on the one hand to force out her moves, to confirm who she is who came here instead of Lancelot; on the other hand, to give Matou Kariya a Get off the horse, and warn him not to have rebellious thoughts just because he got a powerful follower - after all, a follower needs the magic power provided by the master to fight. Part of it will be lost, which can also play a role in pain education for him.

But Jiantong Zouken didn't expect that he would be beaten to pieces!

Matou Kariya didn't see the hole card of the servant, and Matou Kariya stood beside him.He just saw a flash of white light, and his worms disappeared...

[System prompt: Matou Zangyan's palpitation value +999]

The Lingli Light Cocoon was quickly taken back by Minan Rinhua.I saw her standing on the spot in a leisurely manner, silent for a moment: "Are you crazy enough, hehe..."

Isn't it crazy?

[System prompt: Matou Kariya's palpitation value +300]

[System prompt: Matou Zangyan's palpitation value +999]

"Hmph, it looks like a very powerful Heroic Spirit..." Matou Zouyan finally spoke.Holding his crutch, he looked at Matou Kariya with a cold gaze, "It seems that you are lucky. Don't forget that you have three chances to use the command spell to drive her away."

Matou Kariya subconsciously looked down at the back of his hand.The command spell is the proof of being chosen as the master, and it will appear on the back of the master's hand before summoning the servant.He won't forget the scarlet streaks snaking across his skin...

The scene of the crimson stripes meandering... the scene... the emotion...

His command spell is gone!

[System prompt: Matou Kariya's palpitation value +999]

[System prompt: Matou Kariya's palpitation value +999]

[System prompt: Matou Kariya's palpitation value +999]

At this moment, Matou Kariya's mind went blank for a few seconds, and after that, countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

When did his Command Seal disappear?Why did the command spell disappear?

Why is the Command Seal gone, but the Servant is still there?Isn't acting alone an attribute unique to Archer?

Without the Command Seal, would the servant still listen to him?

Now is it possible for any magician to snatch his servants?

What would Matou Zouken do if he found out that the Command Seals had disappeared...

Zouken Matou must not find out that the Command Seal has disappeared!After realizing this, a cold sweat suddenly broke out on Matou Kariya's back.

He carefully hid the back of his blank hand behind his back, and nodded to Matou Zouken.

At this moment, Kariya Matou didn't know that the reason for the disappearance of the Command Seal in his hand was that Lancelot he summoned returned to his hometown directly through the transmission channel of Minan Rinhua. The eliminated Master...

……

After Jiantong Zouyan left, Jiantong Kariya heaved a sigh of relief and slowly lowered his hand.

The palms are already covered with sweat.

Minan Rinka did not forget the palpitation value that Matou Kariya just showed continuously.She couldn't help asking: "I think your mood is not stable, what's the matter, are you afraid of him?"

"He" refers to Matou Zouken, of course.Kariya Matou moved his fingers subconsciously, then turned his face away, showing resistance to the answer.

"Follow me to the church." Matou Kariya said, "Go to the supervisor of this Holy Grail War."

I have to look for it, otherwise who will pay for the Command Seals that disappear in my hand?

Thinking of the Command Seal, Kariya Matou's heart throbbed continuously.

[System prompt: Matou Kariya's palpitation value +173]

[System prompt: Matou Kariya's palpitation value +303]

[System prompt: Matou Kariya's palpitation value +...]

***

Minan Rinka wants to contact Edogawa Ranpo and Yosano Akiko earlier.But since she has already pretended to be a heroic spirit, it is inconvenient for her to refuse Kariya Matou's request to move freely from the beginning, otherwise he will definitely become suspicious.

So Minan Rinka followed Matou Kariya to the church in Xindu.

Originally, Minan Rinka thought that a magician like Kariya Matou would teleport wherever he wanted to go with a "swipe" of magic power like herself.Unexpectedly, after leaving Jiantong's house, Jiantong Kariya found a direction and walked over.

Minan Rinka took two steps, feeling a little strange, but then thought, maybe Kariya Matou is going to take her to the nearby teleportation array?

Perhaps the teleportation method of these magicians is not like that of a god-inspector who can just input coordinates to teleport, but from teleportation array to teleportation array like in the game?After all, they also use magic circles to summon followers.

So Minan Rinka followed Matou Kariya while rubbing her hands.After all, when she came here, the summoning circle was no longer in operation, and she was quite looking forward to the effect of the circle.

After walking for a while, Matou Kariya turned into a street with Minan Rinka.

Even if there is a teleportation circle, it's impossible for that thing to be set up on the street where people come and go, right?Minan Rinhua stopped rubbing her hands with the flies, and another thought came to her mind: Does this guy want to take a taxi when he takes her to the main road?

According to the government of time, participants in the Holy Grail War generally try their best to avoid ordinary people seeing paranormal phenomena.Thinking about it this way, taking a taxi is quite down-to-earth.

Minan Rinka thinks that taking a taxi is also acceptable.So she started staring at the passing cars and rubbing her hands, thinking which car would Kariya Matou stop?

Unexpectedly, Jiantong Yanye walked forward for almost a kilometer without stopping the car...

Minan Linhua's heart became more and more confused, and the flies rubbed their hands so hard that they could start a fire with their bare hands.She walked a few steps quickly, and stopped Matong Yanye: "When should we take a taxi?"

Jiantong Yanye was stunned: "What kind of taxi?"

"Then..." Minan Rinka tentatively said, "Teleport..."

Matou Kariya shook his head: "Berserker, I don't intend to lie to you: my magic power is not enough to support long-distance teleportation magic, and it is too tight to support you to fight other servants. Rather, most of the Neither magicians nor heroic spirits can freely use magic teleportation, unless the heroic spirits have acquired the power of the Command Seal..."

Speaking of Command Spells, Matou Kariya remembered the Command Spells that had inexplicably disappeared on the back of his hand, and felt palpitations again.

Seeing this, Minan Linhua's teeth became sore immediately: "Didn't this big brother plan to walk from the beginning?"

At this moment, she suddenly understood why Kariya Matou wanted to summon the Berserker.The overall quality of this guy as a magician is extremely low. If he doesn't summon the Berserker, he might not survive half an episode...

"Come on." Minan Rinka really didn't intend to spend all her time walking.She raised her hand and grabbed Jiantong Yanye's hoodie and hat, and dragged him to the side alley: "Come on, come with me first..."

Kariya Matou struggled hopelessly, trying to free his hoodie from Minan Rinka's grasp.But he struggled several times, but he didn't move...

[System prompt: Matou Kariya is palpitating +999]

That's right, how can an ordinary magician fight against a powerful heroic spirit?What's more, he is now the master without command spells, so he can only be slaughtered by him...

If he died, what would happen to Sakura... Sakura?

Thinking of this, Matou Kariya struggled again: "Let go of me, you..."

In the next second, brilliant white light of spiritual power surged into the field of vision.Matou Kariya's heart skipped a beat, and he closed his eyes in despair.

I didn't expect that he would become a master who was killed by his followers at the beginning...

……

Minan Rinka silently looked at Kariya Matou in her hand.The silver-haired man maintained a tense posture, his eyes were closed, and his face was wrinkled because of nervousness, which looked quite funny.

Looking at this face, she thought that Xiao Chic is quite something...

Minan Rinka didn't speak, just took out the phone from her pocket, turned on the camera, and used the selfie mode to point at herself and Matou Kariya.

After looking at the effect in the screen, she felt dissatisfied, so she chose a big-eyed beauty effect, and added a set of cat whiskers and cat ears stickers.

After raising the phone with her right hand again and framing the two of them in the photo range, Minan Rinka tapped her cheek with her free left hand, posing in a cute pose.

With just a "click", Minan Rinka, who was turned into a cute big-eyed monster by the camera effect, stayed in the photo with Matou Kariya, whose face was wrinkled into a ball.

Matou Kariya, who had been waiting for a long time with his eyes closed, did not wait for the pain that came as expected, but instead heard the sound of taking pictures: "???"

[System prompt: Matou Kariya is palpitating +999]

Matou Kariya opened his eyes cautiously: "You took an ugly photo of me just now, didn't you?"

Minan Rinka has put the phone back at this moment.Hearing Matou Kariya's question, she opened her eyes and said nonsense: "No. Do you think followers will bring their own mobile phones?"

Matou Kariya thought about it too.Although Minan Rinka's class looks like a Liar, but where did the heroic spirit get the phone?

It's just that the sound just now was really like taking a picture...

"So what did you do to me just now?" Seeing that Minan Rinka had no intention of harming him, Matou Kariya couldn't help asking in doubt.

Minan Rinhua did not answer directly, but raised her jaw to signal: "Look back."

Matou Kariya heard the words and turned around, the pupil of his right eye, which was still able to see, suddenly constricted.

Beneath the still sky in front of him stretched the metal fence, darkened by the night.Behind the fence is a road paved with stones and guarded by European-style garden shrubs on both sides.At the end of the road stood a pointed building, the inside of the window was dark, only a few orange lights were shining on the porch.

This is the church in Xindu.

"Teleportation magic..." Matou Kariya muttered to himself.He turned around abruptly, grabbed Minan Linhua's arm, and asked in a daze, "Did you use teleportation magic just now without the blessing of the command spell?"

"Yeah, what's the matter?" Minan Rinka pretended to be a heroic spirit, and the matter of transmitting the compass must not be exposed, "Otherwise, you are really walking?"

For a moment, Matou Kariya was shocked, subconsciously let go of Minan Rinka's hand, and took a few steps back.

Not only did his servants not harm him, they also used powerful teleportation magic to teleport him directly to the church, saving him the pain of walking.

and……

Matou Kariya touched his chest.

During the Holy Grail War, servants often rely on the magic power provided by the master to act.But now, even though the follower used such powerful magic, the magic power in his body has not decreased a bit.

His servant was using, apparently, her own magic.Maybe she saw the weakness of his body, so she deliberately did this for him.

Thinking of this, Matou Kariya suddenly felt very ashamed of the doubts he had about Minan Rinka.

As a master, he should have trusted his servants.He cannot win the Holy Grail War if he does not trust his followers.

[System prompt: Kariya Matou's heartbeat value +999]

Hearing the reminder of Matou Kariya's heartbeat value, Minan Rinka was taken aback: Why did the heartbeat suddenly?Are you so happy to send it?

Just as she was wondering, Matou Kariya took another step forward and raised his head.The man's haggard face became sincere.

"Thank you, Berserker." Matou Kariya whispered, paused, and then said, "Let's go to the church first."

Possessing a Heroic Spirit more powerful than imagined is the first step to domination.

Matou Kariya made up his mind.He had to go to the church first, find the priest in charge of overseeing the Holy Grail War, recover the Command Seal in his hand, and then...for Sakura, win the Holy Grail War!

……

"You are no longer the Master." The priest Kotomine Risho, who supervised the Holy Grail War, carefully checked the back of Matou Kariya's hand, and said.

Matou Kariya: "???"

[System prompt: Matou Kariya's palpitation value +999]

[System prompt: Matou Kariya's palpitation value +999]

[System prompt: Matou Kariya's palpitation value +999]