Artoria the Big Liar

——First of all, the king should show his posture and emphasize his calmness and rationality.

"Saber, after thinking for so long, you should have come up with something? Do you want to talk about it first? Don't worry, I won't be angry if you think about me so much. Even if it's something outrageous, I can still deal with it calmly ——As for the hypothesis at the time, I will not believe it easily until the hypothesis is fully confirmed."

Saber glanced at me unexpectedly.It seems that deep down in her heart, she still thinks of me as Mordred.

She opened her mouth and didn't say anything immediately. Instead, she lowered her head and thought for a long time before she finally made a sound: "Just now I wanted to say something to the real bird, but I couldn't say it when I mentioned the characteristics of the flying dragon."

——Then, give a guess in a calm tone, and guide the other party to correct the guess.

"When did it happen? Let me guess... it's about the dragon Albion, right?"

Saber glanced at me unexpectedly again, and nodded lightly: "Yes. And this matter is related to Makoto's father... Or rather, it is a private matter of the Pendragon family."

"Ah, I know this. Pendragon literally means 'Dragon King'. It was a title at first, and then it became a surname...I see, Saber is trying to say that Pendragon's dragon blood actually comes from Albion the dragon?"

"...Yes. Although the dragon has been dead for 500 years, King Arthur's dragon blood does come from Albion, the 'last dragon'." After a pause, Saber finally entered the question: "Not only King Arthur, but all Pendor The kings of the line of Ragon, their mothers were all Albion. This abnormal birth is both a blessing and a curse. Only one dragon is allowed to exist in Britain at a time. When the second dragon awakens At that time, the new dragon will replace the old dragon, guarding the island and the chalk tower on the island that maintains the inner and outer structures of the world."

I froze for a moment, not expecting this to happen.

However, my heart was unexpectedly calm, and I didn't think it was a big deal at all: "So, after the existence named 'Mordred' awakens as a white dragon, it will definitely fight against the 'Red Dragon Arthur' to Take away the status of the guardian—in other words, the king of Britain. Just like when 'Arthur' awakened as a red dragon and defeated the 'Humble King Vortigern' who had become a white dragon. Is that what you mean?"

Saber closed her eyes, and the corners of her mouth curled up into a wry smile: "...I didn't expect that you, a real bird, can even accept this?"

"What is unacceptable? Look at the history of Pendragon, isn't it all like this? The elder brother killed the younger brother, and the son killed the father. Everyone understands this curse, even the group of trash who learned that I am going to betray Sometimes, they always have an expression of 'that's how it should be'." Speaking of this, I remembered that the historical trend between my side and Saber's side is different, so I roughly explained: "By the way, Saber, and Saber's side are different. Your side is different. I became the heir as an adopted son very early on. And everyone knows who my mother is. As long as I can remember, I was raised by my father, and even my mother rarely paid attention I."

"I know. But, Makoto, I want to say more than that..." At this point, Saber hesitated to speak.

"What else can there be? It can't be that my father doesn't love me at all, right? How is it possible! When I came to this world, my father still loves me, and he really treats me as her blood relative, not just a casual one. A discarded tool!"

However, Saber closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and clenched her fists, as if she was about to make some important decision.

Looking at her expression, for some reason, I felt a strong sense of uneasiness in my heart.It seems that I should immediately stop Saber from continuing to speak, otherwise bad things will happen.But on the other hand, I'm really curious about what "truth" about the Pendragon family is that I don't know.

Finally, Saber opened her eyes, and her emerald green pupils were full of solemnity: "Matou, you are my master, and I am obliged to share all the information I know - the body of the dragon Albion stayed in the In this world, its soul still returned to the Sea of ​​Stars. The same should be true for the Pendragons of all ages, the body returned to the earth, and the soul returned to the interior of the planet. At least King Uther and King Vortigern are like this. But you and you His father appeared in this world, and it took more than ten days to appear, which is neither reasonable nor should it be."

I blinked my eyes, not quite understanding what exactly Saber wanted to say.

Seeing my confusion, Saber continued to explain very reluctantly.

"Mainiao, you are still alive now, and your father is also alive now. The battle between the two dragons is not over, it is still going on." She paused again, and said with great difficulty: "You said, the holy gun Lungominiad has been returned to the planet - the Holy Lance is the chalk tower itself. But in fact, the battle between the two dragons has little to do with the Holy Lance, but comes from the dragon Albion himself. Curse. If your father participated in the Holy Grail War with another class, it will not have much effect. However, once she releases the Noble Phantasm... Matori, please be prepared to fight her decisively."

Panic swept across my heart, but I restrained it in time.

Because, I believe in my father, I believe in my father more than anyone else.

How great and wise the father is, how could she not even know these things?

Now that she already knows, there must be a perfect countermeasure, and I don't need to think too much about it.

Besides... When I insisted on participating in the Holy Grail War, I had already prepared for the worst.

So, I laughed—yes, even though it was so cruel, I actually laughed.

"You underestimate me too much, Saber? If I didn't even have this kind of preparation, how could I participate in the Holy Grail War? Before calling you, my mother repeatedly confirmed my resolution... You don't really think that, I haven't swung a sword at my father, have I?"

"...Even with such an experience, the real bird still swung the sword?" The disbelief on Saber's face was almost overflowing.

"Didn't I say it?" At this moment, I suddenly remembered that I really hadn't said this matter, and even when I was the most annoyed and hated, I subconsciously hid this part of the content. "Ah...Sorry, Saber. I remembered, I really didn't say it—then, I will tell you now. That's right, my father's death method is exactly the same as yours—the skull was sliced ​​off by my sword Part of it died due to excessive blood loss. Now my father and I are still alive, and it was my mother and Merlin who sent us to Avalon. In Paradise, the concept of death was removed by my mother, so my father and I are alive ..."

Saber didn't show much surprise, she was looking forward to my next words.

Why did the son who loved his father so deeply, and the father who loved his son so deeply, come to the end of both of them dying?

The answer is really too simple, so simple that Saber actually knew it a long time ago, but just didn't want to admit it.

"...The reason is very simple. It was my father who asked me to kill her. She couldn't kill herself, and the only way to kill her was to breed another British dragon—I'm afraid, as early as I was killed by her That's what she planned for when she adopted it?" I laughed, and I laughed so hard that I almost went crazy. "It's all said this step, why the father must participate in this Holy Grail War, you will soon understand! It's easy now! Wait a minute, I will write it for you, and you will understand after reading it !"

I immediately got up, sat on the edge of the bed, laughed like crazy, and quickly tapped the keyboard with both hands, and I quickly sorted out the ins and outs.

The burden of the father, the lament of the father, and the exhausted sense of powerlessness of the father are displayed on the screen in just a few words.

I tapped the keyboard faster and faster, and I even used my magic unconsciously, and I was done writing in no time.

Then, I stood up, held the computer with both hands, and handed it to Saber.

"Look, Saber! After reading it, you will understand! Why I hate Britain, why mother and Merlin have to return to Avalon, why father and king must participate in this Holy Grail War, you will understand everything! "

(7527 words in this chapter. In order to ensure completeness, it will be sent out as a separate chapter... It will be updated normally tomorrow.)

Chapter 45: Assassin (5K4)

In order to ensure the accuracy of the semantics, I specifically used English instead of Japanese to describe what happened.

However, in order to avoid misunderstanding, I deliberately hid the part of the evil god, after all, it sounds too scary.

Maybe it's really too weird, Saber didn't react at all after watching it.

Not only is there no anger, but there is also no sadness.It's like I didn't write anything, or she couldn't read English.

I stared at her, anticipating her reaction.Perhaps because of staring at it for so long, she had to give an explanation.

"I'm sorry, Mako...Although I can indeed understand the content above, to be honest, I don't have a corresponding sense of the content itself." Saber lowered her eyes, with a hint of loneliness in her tone. "In my life, I have never considered personal love. As a king, I really can't take care of the people around me. Until the last moment of my life, my identity is still the king..."

"It really is like this... Father is the same. Before meeting the witch, she didn't think about it at all."

However, I was excited for a long time, but in exchange for Saber's reaction, I was inevitably disappointed in my heart.

Sighing, I closed the laptop and lay down on the bed again.

This time, I focused on the TV.

The evening news program continued, with two cases highlighted on television.

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In the Fuyuki Hotel in Xindu, ten customers fell into a coma for a long time, and the rooms were all next to each other, all on the same floor.The cause of the coma is unknown, and the hotel's surveillance cameras saw nothing unusual.The Fuyuki police are currently investigating the matter, and the floors involved have been closed to prevent such incidents from happening again.

In the forest to the southeast of Miyama Town, a small fire broke out, and a gas explosion occurred in a residential house.Due to the late detection of the fire, the explosion started a small forest fire.With the efforts of firefighters, the fire was quickly extinguished.But the strange thing is that the dwelling has been abandoned for a long time, and no body was found at the scene.The police suspected that someone was camping here, but did not take away the portable gas tank. As a result, it leaked and exploded-of course, the case itself is still under investigation.

It seems that even though they knew that the Holy Grail was polluted, the group of magicians still flocked to the Holy Grail.They want to get the theory, they want to get the magic formula, and then expand the Holy Grail War, so as to reach the so-called root.In addition, the lives, morals and ethics of others are not worth mentioning, and everyone is selfish to the extreme.

Even if it is dubbed the "Holy Grail Disintegration War", it is still a war after all.

However, times have changed after all.With the rapid development of technology, in the past few years, because the price of mechanical hard drives has become very cheap, cameras are everywhere in the streets and alleys.Even if it is a secret technique, if it is used in the urban area, it will be exposed very quickly - it is nothing to expose to ordinary people, but if other groups know the information, it will be a matter of life and death.

After a brief discussion with Saber and a quick meal of instant noodles, we decided to visit the fire scene closest to the hotel.

After midnight, Miyama Town almost became a dead city.The streets were empty, and the broken street lamps flickered on and off.The closer to the forest area, the thicker the oppression and darkness.It seems that the forest is not a part of Fuyuki, but an enchantment that isolates Fuyuki from the outside world, which makes people fear and retreat.

Considering that this was once the land of a family of magic, I am afraid that the enchantment is real, and so are the spells.It's just that time has passed for too long, leaving only some basic magical features, and the technique itself has become something of the same level as an antique cultural relic.

Shortly after entering the forest, Saber and I stopped at the same time.

Our "Dragon's Sight" tells us that there is someone wandering nearby. The observation method of "Dragon's Vision" is not to see with the eyes, but to observe and judge the existence itself with the sixth sense.Because of this, Saber was able to find her father who was invisible in the air on the way to the hotel.

Saber and I looked at each other and nodded.I took out the pitch-black magic sword, Saber summoned the holy sword and the spiritual child skirt armor, and we walked towards that person in a state of being ready for battle.

However, within a few steps, I quickened my pace and relaxed my body【|

"Yo, Yoshikawa, I didn't expect you to come to Fuyuki too! You said that the summer vacation will be very busy, so you mean this matter?"

Hearing my voice, the tall boy in a suit sighed and rubbed his forehead, distressed and helpless.

He turned around, and it turned out to be Yoshikawa Aoshige, the No.3 member of the HEMA department, the one with particularly strong investigative ability.

"Miss, did you recognize the wrong person? My name is not Yoshikawa Qingcheng..." His voice was still so weak, and with those dead fish eyes, it gave people a rather decadent feeling, not like a high school student, Instead, he looked like a 30-year-old middle-aged uncle.

Moreover, the way of speaking is quite perfunctory, not at all the indifference and bewilderment of being mistaken.

"It really is you, Yoshikawa." I said with a smile, because finally something good happened. "Did you also come to investigate the fire? Did you just come, or have you been investigating for a long time? Did you find anything?"

"That..." Yoshikawa Qingcheng licked his dry lips, as if he wanted to fool me, but he lacked motivation.

At this time, an old voice sounded: "Contractor, there is no reason for the incident, please do not cheat."

Yoshikawa Qingcheng sighed again, like a social animal whose boss asked him to work overtime until late at night.

However, I am more concerned about this old voice - I can perceive the general direction before, but now I can't feel any information - I can't see it with my eyes, I can't smell it with my nose, and even the Dragon's Vision can't recognize it. Existence is like hiding the figure in another world, and even the existence itself is not recorded in the world.

Moreover, the sound was very erratic, like an echo among the mountains, and the direction could not be judged at all.

There was a metallic sound behind him—this was the sound of Saber clenching the holy sword.

After hesitating for a moment, Yoshikawa Qingcheng said helplessly: "...Well, even the old man said that, so I won't talk nonsense anymore." Then, he widened those dead fish eyes, With a solemn expression, he said: "That's right, Mako-san, as you can see, I participated in the Holy Grail War, and now I am a master. However, seeing your reaction, Mako-san, you also participated in this Holy Grail war?"

"Of course. It's about dismantling the Holy Grail War, right? Let's make it fun?" I said relaxedly.

Yoshikawa Qingcheng sighed again, and said rather helplessly: "The Holy Grail War is not a lively event. If I have to say it, it is probably similar to the gang fire in Chicago? Ordinary people should stay at home honestly and don't come out. It's better. Otherwise, no one will reimburse the medical expenses if you are injured by a stray bullet. If you are not careful, your life may be lost."

"I won't worry about this. My servants are very powerful!" I said, looking at Saber who was covered by a yellow translucent raincoat behind me. She had a serious face, and she didn't relax because Yoshikawa Qingcheng was my acquaintance. alert. "Here, this is my servant. His class is Saber, and he is a very powerful Heroic Spirit!"

Yoshikawa Qingcheng opened his eyes wide and was very surprised: "...Minister?" But soon, he adjusted: "No, it's not the minister...the hair color and pupil color are different, and the momentum and temperament are also very different... ..."

"Of course. This woman is indeed a servant. She is a swordsman, calling for the light to keep the night away, and doing the king's work to protect the people." The old voice sounded again.I didn't expect her to use words in a delicate manner and speak very slowly, not like a follower, but like a mandarin teacher.

I don't know how many times Yoshikawa Qingcheng sighed.The sighing young man said helplessly: "Old man, can you stop speaking ancient Chinese? It's all phonetic, and the language is so ancient, I can't understand it at all..."

Not only afterwards, he also made his followers helpless: "...Since it is the request of the contractor, then, from now on, I will explain it in modern words."

Then I stopped talking, it seems that I am the kind of follower who doesn't like to talk too much.

After all, the word used to address the master is "contractor", so it must be a rather arrogant existence.

The school scumbag Yoshikawa Qingcheng gave me a blank look, curled his lips, and continued to ask me: "So, Matori-san, which school do you belong to? Disintegration school or research school?"

"Disintegration faction? Research faction? What's that?" I blinked.

"You don't know anything, so you came to participate in the Holy Grail War?" Yoshikawa Qingcheng also frowned.

"...Anyway, you know there is a Holy Grail War, and it will definitely disintegrate, so you came here?"

"Since you know so little about the Holy Grail War, you must have never visited the overseer of the Church of the Holy Church, right?"

I blinked again, a little dazed.

Overseer of the Holy Church?what is that?My father never told me that.

The sighing boy continued to sigh, and said helplessly, "I can tell by your expression... Forget it, come with me. Just treat it as a return of the minister's favor."

"Doesn't the fire scene need to be investigated?" I asked.

"The traces have been destroyed by the fire brigade, and nothing can be found." Yoshikawa Qingcheng said, and then walked to the other side: "The church is not close to here, come with me in the car. It will take at least an hour to walk."

"Huh? You still have a car? Isn't it possible to apply for a driver's license after you are 20 years old?" I asked curiously.

"I have several false identities, each of which has a corresponding driver's license." Yoshikawa Qingcheng said something that surprised me with a blushing face and a steady heartbeat——Father Wang is really accurate at seeing people, and he can recognize this guy at a glance Not ordinary people.

It seems that I still have a lot to learn, not just a lot.

At this moment, Saber grabbed my arm with a solemn expression, her emerald green eyes still searching for the position of that servant.

"Real bird, are you sure? The other party is probably Assassin." She asked.

"Don't worry, I know Yoshikawa, this kid is not a bad guy, at least he won't sneak attack at this time." I said casually.

"Even if I want to sneak attack, the old man will not agree?" Yoshikawa Qingcheng scratched his hair, "Assassination is not a sneak attack. The meaning of assassination is to achieve a one-on-one combat state as much as possible, not to take advantage of the opponent's weakness. Take lives. If you rely too much on sneak attacks, you will become weak and weak, and the result of being weak and weak is corruption... Moreover, this time it is a disintegration war, so it is enough, there is no need to make trouble to the point where you have to fight and kill."

"It seems that your identity, Yoshikawa, is not simple?" I said amusedly, "Your investigation level was taught to you, right?"

"Because I am indeed a magician, but I am a wild girl with no level. I regard magic as a skill rather than a career. I usually help big shots. This time I can come to Fuyuki only because the Magicians Association is in the Far East. There is a shortage of manpower here. In addition, the salary is really good enough, so I came here. By the way, my boss is El-Melloi II, one of the lords of the clock tower. He is the leader of the disintegration faction. He participated in the Holy Grail War years ago, and is also the initiator of this disintegration Holy Grail War."

"Is that El-Melloi II also the Master?"

"He wanted to be the master, but unfortunately the Holy Grail didn't recognize it and didn't give him the qualifications of the master. According to him, it seemed that it was because of the lack of corresponding wishes. As a result, he could only win over to participate in the Holy Grail like a black hand behind the scenes The master of the war, commanding the war remotely. Moreover, he has also reached an agreement with the Magicians Association and the Church of the Holy Church, so he can barely be regarded as a half-supervisor."

We walked while talking, and soon came to Yoshikawa Qingcheng's car.

It was a very ordinary Toyota car, very popular silver, very popular streamlined, the kind that would definitely not attract attention when running on the road.Considering Yoshikawa's identity, this car is likely to have been modified, and the limit speed should be very fast.

This time, Saber held my arm again.Still unable to perceive Assassin's position, she was extremely vigilant.

I shook my head at her, signaled her to relax, and pulled her back into the car, and moved myself to the seat on the other side.

"Don't worry. If you can make a move, the other party has already made a move. After talking about this point, there is still no response. You can already confirm your position? And, since it is the Holy Grail War, it must be a good thing to have more allies?"

"Hey, Shintori-san, I haven't agreed to form an alliance yet." Yoshikawa Qingcheng said this. "At least to standardize the strategies and obligations of both parties, right? It's because members of the same club form an alliance or something. You're taking the Holy Grail War too lightly."

At this time, the passenger door was suddenly opened.

Saber opened her eyes wide, because even with the action of opening, she and I still couldn't perceive the existence of Assassin.The doors closed, but there was no feedback from the seats, neither denting nor vibration.As if really does not exist in this world, more erratic than ghosts, more treacherous than evil spirits.