[Comprehensive] Fate holy fool

The second floor of Lingzi Arena · Art Museum

……

"Welcome, young contestants... Although I want to say this, it seems that we don't have time to chat with each other."

As soon as the door was pushed open, the first thing that ushered in was the bright light that filled the entire space.On the side of the brightly lit hall, you can see a wooden counter similar to the entrance reception, the furnishings are so simple that it is a bit boring, and behind the counter is a man in a black cassock with a solemn and rigid face like a wood carving. After looking at it, I found that this person seemed to be the younger Kotomine Kirei.

...It was Kotomine Kirei.

"Kirei?!!"

Although it is not a good habit to call the guardian by his first name, she has been infected by Rin for many years, so she blurted out without thinking:

"How will you be here……"

"Look carefully, Fukamachi. That's not the priest himself. It should be an NPC based on the data extracted from past contestants. Ahem... Judging from the time, it may be before the priest became your guardian 'image of."

Akutagawa walked through the door behind her with his back half bent.Just as he leaned over and coughed dryly, his cold and sharp eyes, like unsheathed blades, quickly swept across the indoor landscape one by one, and finally fixed on the oppressive and majestic face of the priest in black.

"So, what kind of trick is this?"

he asks.

"It's nothing. Everything is as you can see. I'm just keeping the record here called 'Kotomine Kirei'. Every Holy Grail War will extract the Master data from previous years to use as NPCs. I'm also one of them. This museum welcomes the younger generations who have won."

As if to prove that he was not a living human being, NPC Museum Librarian Kotomine didn't even frown, and only replied with routine lines and a flat voice without fluctuations.The tone is reminiscent of a dry desert.

"That being said... this time you are not 'coming to win', but 'in order to prevent a major crisis that concerns the survival of the Holy Grail War'. Yes, it can be called the act of the brave."

"Just skip the polite words, Kirei."

Gaoyue was not polite to Yanfeng (who feeds herself with mapo every day), and interrupted him conveniently: "The situation is urgent, we must immediately break through the second floor and go to the center. Do you know the way?"

"of course."

The priest nodded calmly, "The way to enter the third floor is very simple. You only need to 'win' on the second floor—because there is no opponent, so as long as you [successfully pass this art gallery], in principle, you will pass the level."

"Pass? What kind of escape game is this..."

"It can also be said that in normal times, the two tasks of [defeating the opponent] and [passing the art gallery] should have been completed at the same time, but this time is a special situation, you should take it as a special reduction in difficulty. After all, the Holy Grail War is also now no longer exists."

"It's unbelievable to say the words 'reduce the difficulty' from your mouth. You must not be so kind..."

Satsuki recalled the rigorous training she had undergone in physical arts in the past, and she couldn't help frowning suspiciously.To her, although Kotomine Kirei was not the harsh Spartan instructor that Dazai was to Akutagawa, he was by no means a soft-hearted figure.

"—I said, Kirei. Since the situation is special, can't you just let us pass?"

"That won't work."

Yanfeng vetoed it flatly, "I am different from the Servants who have authority on the first floor. I am just an NPC that runs according to the program. My job is limited to telling the rules, and I don't care about it afterwards. All difficulties and difficulties must be handled by you. break."

Speaking of this, he paused for a while, and then whispered to himself as if venting his complaint:

"...Otherwise, what joy do I have?"

"..."

Good, she was relieved.

When the priest cut it, it was still black, and it was still the stable and trustworthy congenital pervert in her impression.In other words, the NPC's character restoration is really high.

"Then, next, I will briefly explain a few rules of the museum strategy. Before entering, you can relieve your fatigue here—"

Although he still had such a numb face of "I will not be moved by the death of the whole world", the tone of Yanfeng's announcement of the oracle can be called kind.Those eyes were like watching the end of a lost lamb. Although there was no compassion or fraternity, there was also a kind of deep and heavy peace in his eyes.

"—By the way, this reception also serves as a small shop. Although the products are only mapo tofu, mapo tofu ramen and mapo tofu bento, if you need it..."

"Absolutely not!!!!!"

Gaoyue refused loudly with an expression as if she was going to die, and slapped herself in her heart who felt peaceful just now.How could she have forgotten the nature of the priest? !

"Ah? Why not, don't you need to replenish energy in the spirit world?"

Saber poked her head out from behind Satsuki, and waved to Yanfeng in a chic and unrestrained manner.

"Boss, what kind of mother-in-law ramen is here. Master, why are you glaring at me? It's okay! I think I was in Britain back then, and I didn't eat any messy things!!"

……

Just 3 minutes after she made such a bold statement——

"Oh, oh, what is this? It's so spicy, it's so spicy, it's as spicy as a hell tour! Oh father! I saw father just now!! Father, are you here to pick me up!!!"

... Sigh, it's almost the standard ending for most challengers other than Kirei.

(you ask "what is this"?)

(Needless to say, of course it is hell condensed in a bowl.)

Satsuki thought so, and curled into a ball behind Diarmuid's stalwart body: "Lan, Lan, Lancer, if the opponent suddenly attacks with mapo, you must protect me. Only mapo can easily penetrate me armor, which is my single greatest fear."

"Please calm down, Master!!"

It was rare for Diarmuid to be so highly valued by the Master, and he was flattered and panicked for a while: "Speaking of which, what is Ma Po's attack? Is it the enemy's treasure?!"

"...don't pay attention to her."

Akutagawa raised his hand to massage his temple.

……

"The strategy of the art gallery is not complicated. Simply speaking, it is a maze exploration. The Master can pass the level by successfully reaching the exit. However, there is an additional rule besides this."

Turning a deaf ear to the high-pitched roar of the blond girl and Satsuki's trembling murmurs, Yanfeng explained indifferently while taking out two flowers from under the cassock—it looked like a delicate and delicate rose, but it had no color , one is thick black, and the other is pure white. At first glance, it looks like an old faded black and white photo, with an indescribable sense of treachery.

"This is……"

Gao Yue only felt an ominous sense of conflict in her heart, she was very unwilling to hear the answer.

"This is your 'HP' in this art gallery, which is equivalent to life. When the petals wither, the Master's consciousness as a computer body will also end—easy to understand, isn't it?"

"That's right..."

Of course it is easy to understand, because this is the core element of other games.

...Will this school really not be accused? ? ?

"As long as you know."

As an NPC, Yanfeng obviously didn't realize the copyright issue of the world view itself, so he nodded in satisfaction and said, "Then, white represents girls, and black represents men. Each of them should take good care of their own flowers/lives, and when they are fully prepared, they set off on a new journey. Let's go on a journey."

"Okay, then I'll—"

Satsuki was just about to reach out to take Rose, when Yanfeng suddenly added meaningfully: "By the way, let me give you some advice at the end. Although Matou Sakura's 'corrosion' has not yet reached the second floor, the world has already It changes according to her wishes. Please don’t forget this in the process of exploring the museum.”

"Sakura's...wish?"

Gaoyue's outstretched hand suddenly froze in the air.

Sakura's wish, Sakura's distress, except that all of these are inseparable from her own, she knows nothing about the rest.But if you want to talk about Sakura's feelings, there is one thing that is so clear that everyone knows it. Even she who asks herself "doesn't understand people's hearts" believes in it——

"..."

The moment she realized this, Satsuki immediately turned her wrist, her fingertips brushed past the white flowers as bright as the moonlight, and without hesitation grasped the black flowers that seemed to be soaked in ink.

"? Fukamachi, what are you doing?"

Akutagawa frowned, "That's mine..."

"I know. Akutagawa-senpai, shall we exchange?"

Satsuki turned her head calmly and said, "Although I don't know the reason, Sakura is hostile to seniors, but not to me. In 'Sakura's World', seniors should face greater risks than me."

"so what?"

Akutagawa frowned even tighter.

"So, I will take care of the senior's flowers; in exchange, please bring my flowers with you. In this way, no matter which side Sakura is targeting, she will have some scruples, right? In order to improve the two as much as possible The success rate of passing together, I think this is the most simple and effective solution."

"I see……"

Karna and Diarmuid, who were on standby at the rear, looked at each other, and then agreed from a rational point of view at the same time:

"Indeed, it is quite possible for Sakura to target one of them first. And if it is about Fukamachi, she may also restrain herself... Although it is a bit reckless to bet on her own safety, she can indeed become the most effective threat." ' and 'Guardian'. I agree with Fukamachi."

"You can even imagine this, you are indeed my Master! Don't worry, I will protect you and that, your—by the way, I will definitely protect your HP intact!!"

"........."

Akutagawa was silent for a while with a look of wanting to roll his eyes but couldn't, then stretched out his hand straight to Satsuki with a straight face:

"Give it back to me. I don't need your protection, and I don't need this unnecessary care."

"……don't want."

Gao Yue quickly hid the black rose behind her back, stepped back a few steps like a child stealing candy, raised her eyes and stared at him stubbornly:

"Although Kirei is annoying, his suggestions are never wrong. Since he reminded to take Sakura into consideration, I can't turn a blind eye to the immediate danger—besides, although you are stronger than me, senior, you are relatively Don't you care less about yourself? It's too dangerous, I can't agree."

"It's not a question of whether you agree or not."

Akutagawa dismissed it bluntly, closing his eyes as if impatient, "You don't understand what you are talking about at all. If flowers are equal to life, then exchanging this flower means..."

"Yes, I totally understand."

Satsuki replied immediately.

Without any hesitation or bewilderment, the girl stared at the indifferent face of the young man who rejected all concerns, neither urgent nor forceful, but sincerely confide her heart word by word.

"—Exchanging this flower means [entrusting your life to the other party]. So?"

"what……?"

"I have no problem. If it's Akutagawa-senpai, I can entrust my life or anything else with confidence. So the problem is only with the senior."

Gaoyue spread out her palms, as if she felt a little regretful and lonely, but also very cherished, she lowered her eyebrows and looked down at the little black rose.

"Senior, do you—do you think I'm not worth entrusting?"

"..."

Facing her sincere expression without any distracting thoughts, Akutagawa felt stuck in his throat, and couldn't find the right words to respond for a while.Although there are hundreds of rebuttal lines lingering in his mind, but this time Satsuki's argument is too correct, in terms of emotion, reason, and logic, he has no reason to refuse.

So in the end, Akutagawa took off the white flower with a straight face, and put it in his pocket almost roughly: "I'm not going to make an example."

Then he turned his head to face the relieved Satsuki—across her figure, he could clearly see Saber sticking out her tongue out of hotness, but not forgetting to grin secretly, and at the same time raised two fingers to make a V to them.

So he finally knew what to say now:

"What are you laughing at, have you finished eating yet? Hurry up and leave!" (←Because it was too embarrassing, it was a great read, and then Saber laughed even harder)

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15 minutes later · in the hall

……

"That's why, Master is not frank. Anyway, I can't help it in the end. He is kind, so don't talk so much nonsense and accept it quickly? You say so, Lancer!"

"No, even if you ask me that..."

"...When are you guys going to talk. Enemies may appear at any time, keep me on guard."

After Akutagawa endured it for a while, he felt that it was almost time for them to shut up.

However, Karna immediately turned his head understandingly: "Leave the warning to me, let Saber and the others talk."

Akutagawa: "..."

Why do you think you are such a good person? !

I have never seen such a good person who makes people have a headache! !

"By the way, senior, are you interested in art? I don't understand it at all. Hmm... Are the works in this art gallery all based on reality..."

What Satsuki lacks most is curiosity, so at this moment, she also turns a deaf ear to the turbulent confrontation behind her, and just blindly lets her mind run wild:

"Ah, those headless statues are so special. It's like the headless horse Shizuo-san mentioned—"

The voice fell.

Unprepared, before Satsuki's stretched fingers touched the surface of the sculpture, the headless statue suddenly moved with a smooth and natural posture like a real person, and then——

Aiming at her jaw, he swung a powerful uppercut.

"...I'm sorry I misunderstood this, it seems that this is not the Headless Horseman!!"

Gaoyue flipped over in the air and dodged the punch, unexpectedly the force was beyond imagination, her cheek was still hurt by a gust of blade-like sharp wind.Knowing that she couldn't confront him head-on, Satsuki stepped on the ground, barely opened the distance after a few consecutive ups and downs, and took down an oil painting from the wall as a shield:

"Everyone be careful..."

"Be careful with the painting in your hand!!"

The black beast lodged in Akutagawa's coat came with the roar.In the next second, Satsuki was startled to realize that there was a woman in red with ashen face and dilated pupils in the frame, desperately sticking out her upper body, and because of Akutagawa's merciless cut in half, she no longer needed to work desperately for it.

"...Tsk, what kind of taste is this? To set up such a crude mechanism in an art museum..."

It seems that Akutagawa's preference for works of art is not empty words, and he is also seriously indignant at the other party's behavior of burning pianos and cooking cranes.But at this moment, they weren't even given the leisure to be angry.

because--

With the awakening of the first statue and the first oil painting, the atmosphere lingering in the entire corridor of the museum suddenly changed.The chill rushed up the spine, the air was sticky, the sound of weeping, whispering, and the soft rustle of clothes rubbing against hair, gradually invaded the eardrum in groups like insects and ants.

——All the exhibits in the museum began to gain life one after another.

Woman with disheveled hair in frame.

Headless statue of a female nude.

The half body prostrated on the ground, with long hair spreading like a sea snake.

Woman, woman, woman.

"........."

At some point, they were surrounded by soulless "women", and the front and rear ends of the corridor were blocked.Although these "women" do not understand human language, they have rich body movements. One of them, Gao Fangzheng, even winked at Diarmuid, who was stunned and speechless.

"Congratulations, it seems that you are very popular." ← Karna

"Thank you, thank you? Does my charm work on them too..." ← Diarmuid

"Everyone, fighting with this kind of supernatural phenomenon is endless. I suggest retreating—ignore them, and just rush to the finish line in a straight line."

To put it bluntly, Satsuki hopes to escape from this scalp-numbing mental pollution as soon as possible.Moreover, she noticed from the corner of her eye that although the portrait cut off by Akutagawa was temporarily turned into fly ash, new limbs and heads "grow" from the canvas, which can be called endless descendants. .

Everyone had no objection, and immediately concentrated their efforts to break through to one side.Satsuki was thinking about how to get out once and for all, when she suddenly heard a loud electric sound in her ears - before entering the art museum, Yanfeng thoughtfully presented them with two pairs of portable earphones to replace Diarmuid who had been working hard all the time. The TV on the shoulder—after a few muffled sounds of "bang bang" slapping the microphone, it was like a gospel from heaven, and the familiar and long-lost, almost tear-filled bright voice sounded:

"Hey, hey, try a sound.Satsuki, are you still alive?I'm on my way to your side, please don't die, otherwise, wouldn't my trip be in vain?Hey, although I think there is no problem. 』

"Rin...!! Is that you, Rin?!"

"Wow, don't shout so loudly!Didn't this shock me!Really, who else but me.We don't have Karna here, do you think it's easy for others to come to the second floor? 』

"yes. 』

During the call, there was a chuckle from a very magnetic and mature man. If it wasn't for Gao Yue's undivided attention, she would also feel being teased in the air at this time.

"You are such a nosy, good-natured person, Master, there really is no other one, Rin. 』

"Say, what are you talking about, Archer!Alright, don't let me concentrate on my journey, be careful when I complain about your dereliction of duty! ! 』

(...What are you talking about Rin, you used to always criticize me and only complain...)

"By the way, where is Mr. Cu Chulainn? Isn't he with you and Archer?"

"Oh, oh, Lancer...well, something happened on the way, so we split up. 』

Rin was uncommonly evasive.

"That's to say, um... Queen Rider Maeve, who I met at the banquet before, seems to have been recruited to join Sakura's side, and then she chased after her fancy Lancer..."

"Oh." Satsuki said knowingly, "So you sacrificed Lancer, didn't you?"

"Not anymore! !What do you imagine me to be? !It was just because of the urgent time and lack of time to deal with the woman's courtship, so Lancer was allowed to solve the problems left over from his lifetime! ! 』

...how is that different from sacrifice? !It's like a sheep, ah no, a dog is in the mouth of a tiger! ! Lancer, you died so badly! ! !

suddenly.

Satsuki's mind, which was chaotic and blank due to mental pollution, flashed an electric light that dispelled the fog.

"……correct."

It is said that people's thoughts are particularly quick in a crisis state, and it only takes less than 0.1 second from the flash to the formation of the idea to the decision.

After 0.1 seconds, Satsuki waved his hand towards a crossroad that was close in front of him, and gave the command loudly:

"It's too late to explain. Diarmuid, please turn right at the fork in front of you alone. The others follow me straight!!"

"?? Master, what does this mean..."

Although he didn't know what to do, the loyal Diarmuid still carried out Satsuki's instructions meticulously.And he figured it out almost immediately.

——Because most of the "female" in the art museum swarmed towards him at the fork without saying a word.

Only the portrait of the upper body of the woman is red-eyed.

A headless statue of a woman with a loving heart.

"Ma..."

At this very moment, Diarmuid Audina, who was caught in the vortex of courtship, couldn't judge which side was more unbearable to look at, these alternative fans or his tragic life because of Princess Grania.

"Ma, Ma...Master, why are you like this!!!!!!"

"…Forgive me, Lancer. I will not disappoint your sacrifice."

Satsuki took a deep breath, raised her hand and solemnly crossed herself on her chest.

"As soon as we reach the finish line, all the organs in this arena will disappear... Until then, you must live on. Don't lose to the rain, don't lose to the wind, and don't lose to the woman."

The author has something to say:

Lancer(s) are dead again! ! !You are not human! ! ! ! !

— Just kidding hahahaha.In fact, these things basically can’t cause harm to Servant, at most it’s annoying if they can’t be killed, and they have sharp eyes (…) Of course, the big dog can’t deal with Maeve, but in short, I just want to laugh at their female troubles for a while hahahaha

Xiaoyue was in a mess this time, and the red A on the other side also had a little bit of schadenfreude x and then both of them were condemned by God because the sick and delicate (?) Sakura team is about to go online, and it turns out that this is a level that is difficult for all members

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Merry Christmas everyone!And congratulations on the end of the main line of FGO, really, really, really amazing story, Mushroom!Although there are many blades that I want to send, I can still blow mushrooms for another 5 years!Yes, this is the mushroom of the thousand years of fate!What I want to say to my friends in the national server is "Please enjoy the shock and touch of the next year and the moment when you reach the finish line."