Artoria the Big Liar

At this moment, Saber took out the holy sword and revealed her skirt armor.With the roar of thunder and lightning, the gray dragon armor covered my whole body, and the slender dragon claw sword appeared in my hand.The atmosphere, which was not very good at first, became tense to the extreme in an instant, and the battle was about to break out.

"Lancer, what do you mean?" I asked coldly. "If you kill me, no one will be able to stop your father. If you don't kill me, do you really think I'm incapable of beheading these four magicians?"

Lancer didn't answer, and in her eyes, there was only a godlike indifference.

Maybe I'll die here, but at least I can get rid of all modern magicians before I die.

She couldn't afford to gamble, she was just bluffing, so she didn't have any follow-up actions, she was just bluffing.

"Lancer, step back." Tohsaka Rin finally made a sound.

"Rin..." Lancer tried to explain, but Tohsaka Rin raised his right hand, and his voice was extremely sharp: "Order it with the command spell, Lancer, back off!"

The power of the Command Seal is absolute, Lancer's body seemed to be bound by some kind of force, and he had to retreat.

Before backing away, Lancer was still staring at me viciously, like I'd done something unforgivable.

I glanced at Tohsaka Rin unexpectedly.

She is extravagant. In less than an hour, she used up two strokes of her Command Seal, and with one stroke left, she lost control of her followers.It can be seen that Lancer is very disobedient to her and will defect at any time. In the end, the command spell can only be used to order the servant to commit suicide.

After hesitating for a moment, Rin Tohsaka took a deep breath and asked, "Matoori, before I leave, can I ask a question?"

"Ask." I replied.

"Rider... is she really sober now, did she really make this decision based on reason?" The tone was full of doubts, and there was hope in the voice, like a daydream.

"Do you think that a king who can be recognized as the 'lord of mankind' by human reason and is greater than any king will be polluted by mere 'evil in this world', and his mind will be corrupted by mere 'God of Misfortune', even when he is doing Is nothing clear?" I punctured her fantasy, and tried to puncture everyone's fantasy. "I advise you to recognize the reality. Take a good look at what I look like, and think about what my father looks like, and what is the difference between our armor. Are you really so stupid that you can't even see this? ?”

Any fool can see that I am exactly the same as my father, and my temperament is also very similar. They are all fears derived from the darkness.

They just don't want to believe it, they just ignore these questions subconsciously, and only expect the answers they want.

"Indeed. The girl she was 20 years ago is different from the girl she is now, but her personality is the same." Emiya Kiritsugu paused for a moment, and began to make the outline of the story for himself, deceiving himself. "...I see. I'm afraid her appearance 20 years ago is an illusion, but her current posture is real. In fact, she has never changed. Otherwise, she would not have come to Einzbern Castle that day, and the connection with the past A clean break. Otherwise, in the Holy Grail War 20 years ago, she would not have been unable to release the Noble Phantasm, and could only rely on the speed and strength of the servants to assist the battle... I understand, although it is difficult to accept, but the result is like this."

The old man stood up.His eyes flicked to the children he had raised.

Immediately, all modern people, including Yoshikawa, also stood up.

The old man took a breath, his expression and posture were extremely solemn, as if he had something important to say.

But the old man didn't speak, but looked at Tohsaka Rin, motioning for her to come and talk to me.

Rin Tohsaka also nodded, took a deep breath, and exhaled again, his face was calm, but his eyes explained to me nervously.

"True bird... No, Miss Mordred, I hope you can understand that we are not heartless people, and we will never forget this kindness. We regard heroes as beacons of life and guides Stars, people who want to be as great as heroes—especially Shirou, he has tried to practice this path since he was very young, and become a true 'partner of justice', so..."

"Without the rescue of a hero, I can't imagine what life Sakura, who continues to stay in Matou's house, would be living now, and I can't even imagine that I would live my whole life in the lies and deceit of a certain man, Yili Ya might have died ten years ago, and ten years earlier he would have grown up in endless loneliness. And Kiritsugu, he will definitely spend the rest of his short life in regret... We are saved by heroes, not just our lives are saved by Saved, life, road, and experience were all saved.”

"Now, the hero herself is in a desperate situation and desperately needs help. We will give everything to save her-not because of the kindness of the past, but because we are on the road to becoming a hero. Do you want to be the eternal king? Do you want to save mankind? , We can't interfere, and neither can humans. It can only depend on her own wishes. The reason why a hero is a hero is because she chooses to sacrifice on her own initiative, not because others force her to sacrifice. Therefore, Miss Mordred, Our goal is the same as yours, but I may not have expressed it clearly, causing you to misunderstand..."

Rin Tohsaka paused, she paused for a long time, thinking and calculating.

She was making plans and plans, because she really wanted to help her father, not just lip service like Caster.

"We lack communication with her... I understand that she doesn't want to implicate us, and wants to rely on her own will and strength to fight against the god of disaster. She has always been like this... So, Miss Mordred , please explain our thoughts to her. She may not believe us, but we will definitely do our best to help her..."

Having said that, Tohsaka Rin let out a heavy breath, relieved.

Her words are very sincere, without any sense of falsehood.

I glanced at Saber, and she nodded slightly to me, meaning that Rin Tohsaka's words can be trusted.

However, I looked at Caster and Assassin who were sitting on the chairs, and at the reluctant Lancer, finally I sneered and said casually: "Convince your followers first. It seems that these The old things that have lived for countless years are becoming less and less human... Saber, we are going back."

He walked straight out of the door and left the Tohsaka mansion all the way without encountering the slightest obstacle.

Saber and I disarmed each other, and walked back to the hotel, still so silent.

After nightfall, there were still no pedestrians on the road in Miyama Town, only faint lights, and the night sky with neither stars nor moon, like a worn-out rag.

The silence has to be broken eventually.In the past it was my father, now I am myself.

"It's surprising, Saber. I thought you, the King of Knights, would object to what I said."

"Probably because of [|_

Saber's words made me raise my eyebrows, I didn't expect myself to be so important to Saber.

"You mean, you're greatly influenced by me?"

"Yes, and no. After a certain time, you will know the real bird."

"Do you have any secrets of your own?"

"It's not really a secret... Sorry, Matori, I don't think it's a good time to say it."

Since she doesn't want to say it, I won't force it, because that's tantamount to forcing her to lie.

We have returned to silence, the only sound of our footsteps in the late summer night, and the occasional chirping of insects.

Just before the entrance of the hotel, I stopped and turned to look at Saber.Although it was still as calm as usual, there was indeed some haze in those emerald-like beautiful eyes.

"... Can you beat the father?" My voice was very low, because I didn't have any confidence in it.

"No." Saber replied extremely simply. "Whether it is strength, determination, or will, she now far exceeds me. As a domineering tyrant, her holy sword is not bound by an oath. Coupled with the support of dragon species and the maneuverability of flying, I can't think of a way to beat her."

"Then what can I do to become stronger... I'm really troubled. The father is much stronger than I thought."

I scratched my hair, not ordinary distress.

"Matou, why do you feel that you must fight your father?"

"Is this obvious?" My mood was extremely bitter. "Jeanna needs the Holy Grail, or the fully activated Holy Grail. The condition for the activation of the Holy Grail is that only the last of the seven servants remains. We must have a battle with the father, and it is a decisive battle-I want to save the father, Save her from the root. No matter what, I have to defeat her."

"The real bird's wish is not to destroy Britain, but to replace your father as King Arthur, right?"

"It's this time, it must be like this?" My voice was extremely helpless. "Father will be my mentor, become my seal-keeper, and be responsible for my growth. But the throne must be mine, and the responsibilities and obligations must be shouldered by me. In this way, father will not be so hard, You can find something you like, and you can live peacefully with Jeanne—in modern terms, it means 'retirement'? Whether it's the king of Britain or the lord of mankind, I can do it myself. "

Saber lowered her head and remained silent - probably thinking of Mordred on her side?

No matter how much Mordred hates King Arthur, and how much she hates the doomed Britain, as long as she participates in the Holy Grail War, there is one thing that is indisputable—her wish must be to save King Arthur and bear those things instead of her .

Even if she wants to make up for her mistakes now, there is no way - Mordred is dead, died in Kamlan, and that Mordred is guilty, there is no way to reach innocent people The paradise I arrived at was the exact opposite of mine.

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"Although this conversation ended in failure, but... Makoto, we still need the help of Kiritsugu and the others. You and I alone can neither stop your father nor save her. We can only watch her die in eternity." Going towards self-destruction in the dark abyss, and dragging the fate of the world to be buried with her—now she has abandoned too many things, she can’t turn back, and she will definitely do so.”

"...This kind of thing, let's wait until tomorrow?" I tried to escape.

"True bird, this decision is difficult to make. But, as I said yesterday, you still have to make a choice after all."

Is it difficult to download?So unless I'm forced to have no other means, surely I can't make a choice?

Just like the plots in those rubbish TV dramas, only when it is really difficult to give birth to critical illness, will it be considered whether to keep the big one or the young one.Before that, we must find a way to keep it together, and no one will die because of it.

But I really can't say it...at least, when facing Saber, I really can't say it.

As a result, I can only go into the hotel, go back to the house, lie on the bed, staring at the lights.

Saber remained silent, just turned on the TV as usual, switched to the news channel, and collected relevant information.

"...Ah, yes, I almost forgot." Thinking of something, I straightened my body and looked at Saber: "You told me earlier that you participated in two Holy Grail Wars. What happened?"

"It's not two, but three. I participated in the third, fourth, and fifth Holy Grail Wars." Saber's words made me stunned, which was completely inconsistent with what the king said.

"The Third Holy Grail War? Can you tell me what happened?"

"The third Holy Grail War took place in 1874. I was summoned by the Edelfelt family, but because the two sisters who participated in the battle were twin sisters, the summoned Saber class servants not only included me, but also my opposite, whose image is similar to yours. His father is very close, both have light blond hair and golden eyes. Because the Lesser Holy Grail was destroyed in advance, the Holy Grail War ended early. What happened later, Rin and the others should have relevant records and files..."

"During the Fourth Holy Grail War, I didn't have the knowledge of Matori's father, and I didn't know the inside story of the Holy Grail. I just sought the Holy Grail based on my own wishes. Therefore, Emiya Kiritsugu and I had a big conflict. Although I got the Lesser Holy Grail in the end, he ordered me to destroy it with Command Spells without telling me in advance. In the next Holy Grail War, I became a servant of Emiya Shirou, and after that After many changes, the contract was handed over to Tohsaka Rin. Having regained my strength, I defeated Gilgamesh and finally guarded the happiness of the two of them until the Holy Grail was completely disintegrated."

"Sounds normal, nothing special." I commented.

"Looking back on the past from now on, it is naturally so. However, it is a different situation to become a party without knowing the truth. Matori's father is a philosopher king recognized by the world, and he can judge the character of the other party just by observing the details. It is impossible for me to have the ability to deduce the whole picture of the incident based on just a few clues—perhaps it is because she knows too much that she will treat the people around her with the most pessimistic attitude and put herself in the dark. Forced to such an extent?"

For a moment, I didn't know how to respond to Saber's words.

Knowledge is like an ever-expanding circle, the more you know, the more you don't know.

Probably like many magicians?It was precisely because he couldn't find a solution to the problem anyway that he fell into despair, and finally fell into madness—this should be the current state of Merlin.

"Saber, shall we go out for a walk tonight?"

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"No... just take a walk and sort out the information and thoughts. Maybe the situation is not so bad..."

Saber didn't answer.But I always feel that her expectations of the status quo are much worse than mine.

However, she stood up and nodded to me with a smile.

"Okay. Let's go for a walk together as Matori said."

At this time, I finally noticed a very important detail.

At some point, Saber's voice also became deep and deep.

Her smile, her tone of voice, are almost exactly the same as the father and king in the past.

This detail made me very uneasy... But before Saber told me the information, I could only remain silent, taking this smile and the familiarity of this tone as an illusion.

Maybe it's time for me to make a decision...

Chapter 59: Count Dracula ([-] words)

(This chapter is Mordred's POV.)

It is said that most of the homeless people who disappeared were in the abandoned urban area of ​​Fuyuki Miyama Town.

The so-called abandoned city area is actually the former factory area of ​​Miyama Town, which was built in the Meiji period and was abandoned in the 90s.

Because it is obsolete, it is far from order.Because there is no one to settle, it has become a place where homeless people live.

It is full of corroded pipes, and the buildings have been washed and eroded by the acid rain for a long time, making it dark and depressing.

Such a place is very suitable as a lair of alien monsters, walking here always feels like there will be monsters coming out of the corner.

However, Saber and I strode forward without fear or hesitation, because our strength is more monster than monster.

After walking for less than 3 minutes, I heard the sound of leather shoes colliding with the ground.The tall man was wearing a red wide-brimmed hat, a red coat, and red sunglasses. Except for the expensive suit under the coat, almost his whole body was red.The corners of his mouth are raised, at first glance one might think he is polite, but one can only see the madness and depression in it if one looks closely.

And behind him, that disgusting half-elf man was staring at me disrespectfully, with a fake smile on his lips.

The reason for that look is because I'm not wearing casual clothes, but dragon armor.This is completely impossible for these modern magicians, who have no idea of ​​the difference between a dragon's hearth and a magic circuit.

At a distance of five meters, the four of us stopped each other.

Then, without a word, Berserker suddenly drew his white pistol and aimed it at my head.

The body of the gun is extremely huge, at least thirty centimeters in length, and more than half an inch in caliber.Rather than a "gun", it seems more like a "cannon" that can be held in the hand.Combined with the inscription etched on it, I am afraid it is really powerful.

Saber wanted to protect me behind her, but I raised my hand and stopped her——

"Oh!"

Berserker pulled the trigger.

I raised my hand, and the warhead was crushed and deformed in my hand as I expected, and then I held it in my hand.

With such a large caliber, such a long barrel, and a magic power of this scale, if it is an ordinary magician, it will definitely be killed on the spot-but it is only for magicians.Compared with other followers of this Holy Grail War, this destructive power is actually almost meaningless.

Looking down at the copper block covered with silver and etched with church scriptures in my hands, a strange thought arose in my heart.

Although seemingly insane, Berserker's shooting seems to be trying to express something.

I'm a smart man - my father often praises me for being smart.So, according to this strange idea, I started to explore.

"Berserker, is your strength at this level? I don't even feel your threat to me." I lied.

"As a thing from the past, but participated in the Holy Grail War as a master, summoned servants related to yourself, intending to get your hands on Babylon's golden cup-interesting, really interesting. Your madness, your existence, all It's very interesting!" Berserker's voice was full of sneer and joy, as if he participated in the Holy Grail War purely for fun.

But no, this guy is actually a superstitious believer, and he has lived a long time.

From the appearance of the pistol and the etched inscription on the bullet, it can be seen that this guy has an unusual relationship with the Holy Church.

Maybe there are a group of lunatics in the Church of the Holy Church, but being able to gain the approval of this group of lunatics and become one of them instead of being hunted and designated targets is enough to show that this guy maintains a considerable degree of rationality.

"I will forgive your offense this time. If there is a next time—Dead Apostle, I promise you will die, a terrible death."

"Die...hahahahahahahaha!" Berserker laughed out loud as if he had heard some joke. "Do you think I'm an existence that fears death? Do you think that I've wandered around the world for so long just to live aimlessly? It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous! Master of Saber, are you only at this level?"