I seriously doubt there is something wrong with my Chaldea

After being silent for more than ten seconds, Li Xiang spoke slowly.

"Ok?"

Tesla was a little surprised, and dared to challenge Servant. This young man who didn't look like anything special wasn't so mediocre either.

"Compared to a strong body, human beings are more powerful in their ability to explore and create, and this is the only thing that cannot be shaken."

"But I also believe my mind is as tough as my body."

Lixiang replied stiffly.

"is it?"

"Boom!"

"Oh!"

A strong roar suddenly sounded, and the sound of Lixiang being hit by lightning was completely covered up. When the lightning disappeared instantly, Lixiang flew out directly.

The dazzling thunder light was fleeting, but the energy contained in it was the equivalent of a huge amount of magic power compressed together to explode. The violent impact caused Li Xiang to smash a wall behind him before stopping.

"call out--"

A scream that was almost impossible to hear sounded, and the three short knives passed through the thick fog again from different directions, flying towards Tesla who was close at hand.

And after those three daggers, there were more than a dozen daggers fired from a distance that was almost invisible.

But this level of physical attack is obviously ineffective against Tesla. This has been tested in actual actions just now. It only needs a little bit of electromagnetic fiddle, and it is impossible for these sharp weapons to get close to Tesla.

The proud genius doesn't care about this. Whether it is an ancient hero or an anti-hero, when he meets himself as the "Pioneer of the Stars", it is impossible for this level of attack to hurt him. If he really wants to do it, It is better to use some conceptual attack.

"Ugh...ah..."

While this side was at an impasse, Lixiang's sobs sounded from the pile of ruins.

"Your Excellency the Magician!"

After noticing the movement on Lixiang's side, Assassin immediately appeared beside Lixiang, quickly dug up the surrounding stone slabs and bricks, and dug out Lixiang who was eager to get out of the ruins.

But even though he was busy digging, his attention never moved away from Tesla.

"what…………"

It didn't take long for Lixiang, who was panting, to be dug out by Assassin...but it didn't look very good.

Li Xiang's eyes widened slightly, and there was only exhaled air in his nose but not inhaled air. Although his slightly trembling body looked intact, it looked like a Norse god who had been slammed by a giant.

Although the armor on his body can protect him from lightning damage (in fact, that genius knows very well how strong the current the human body can withstand, it just enhances the electric shock), but the feeling of being hit by a strong current is not Ortenaus armor can be dispelled.

"........."

"Your Excellency the Magician?! Are you alright?!"

Looking at the boy who was lying on the ground without any reaction, Assassin was a little anxious.

"........."

If it weren't for the muscle twitches impacted by the strong electric current that made it impossible to speak at all, Li Xiang would definitely say that he would never go online again.

After a while, Li Xiang, who was twitching slightly on the ground, recovered from the muscle spasms all over his body.

"Do you still feel that your will is firm enough?"

Tesla, who was standing still, looked at Lixiang who was slowly sitting up from the ground with some playfulness.

"Also...maybe...maybe not...not..."

Li Xiang was trembling a little when he spoke now, as if his teeth were chattering, and now he was much more honest than before.

"But it's impossible to back down now—"

Tesla said what Lixiang wanted to say afterward——although it was still not very friendly, his expression was softer than before.

"When...of course..."

Li Xiang said without hesitation, trembling.

To be able to respond after bearing such feelings is not a gifted idiot--or at least a reckless idiot.

"Well, at least now you still make me feel qualified, extend your hand!"

Lightning flashed on Tesla's mechanical arm, and Lixiang obediently stretched out his right hand.

"Then let's swear an oath here! Although I don't know how long it will last, at least during this time I will be your thunder and lightning, and it is your privilege to use the power of a god!"

Accompanied by Tesla's announcement, the red command spell on the back of Lixiang's hand released a dazzling red light, representing the formal conclusion of the contract between the Servant and the Master.

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At night, there is still a twilight in the small courtyard in Venice.

"Mash, what's wrong?"

The man in armor looked at the dazed purple girl who was completely blind out of the window and asked.

Matthew's thoughts that were gradually drifting away were pulled back by the French Marshal, and he couldn't help explaining with some embarrassment: "It's nothing, I'm just thinking about something..."

"Oh~ I see—"

Verne, who had just coaxed those children to sleep, couldn't help showing a smile, "Mash must be thinking about her predecessors, right?"

"...Huh? Where... how can there be...?!"

Mash retorted blushing, but the retort became weaker and weaker.

It should be said that he was born in the most open country in the most open era, and as a writer full of romantic thoughts, Verne completely saw through her thoughts when he looked at a girl from afar.

"..."

The French marshal of the fifteenth century looked at him like that, and the writer immediately raised his hands to pretend to surrender, which made Gilles de Ray a little helpless. Could it be that the descendants of the nineteenth century were exactly like this...?

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Chapter 22: The Germination of the Self

Venice, night, foggy, wet bricks

…………

"How do you say, the 'senior' you mentioned, Mash, has been with you for a long time, right?"

There was a light in Gilles de Ray's eyes, and he didn't know if he suddenly recalled something while the lights were going on, he asked.

"Well... If you look at it purely from the perspective of time, you haven't been together for a long time... probably about a few months."

While explaining, Matthew didn't know where to put her hands, so she could only fiddle with the hair in front of her eyes, and said with a trace of memory: "But... from a personal point of view... in my impression, senior is indeed Been with me for a long time."

"Travel to various time points together, repair the singularity, recover the Holy Grail, and get to know a lot of heroic spirits. Until now, this is the third singularity..."

"In the singularity, we met many people and encountered many things. We ate grapes and French breakfasts from La Charité, ate wyvern meat in the wild, and visited many ancient cities when we were in Rome. Also driving a boat to find a small island with gods...all very interesting things."

Speaking of this, Matthew couldn't help showing a smile, as if those things happened yesterday, they are as memorable.

"only……"

"...It's just that compared to other famous hero servants, I can do a lot less... Sometimes I feel that I can't help senior..."

Hearing this, Gilles de Rais and Verne couldn't help but glance at each other subconsciously, and the meaning was conveyed to each other's eyes without words.

"……but."

Mash, who was originally in a low tone, suddenly became cheerful, "Senior has known about this for a long time, and he has been enlightening me...Senior still trusts me, even knowing that I am not capable enough, he did not give up on making me a senior shield……"

"But it doesn't matter now. I will continue to protect senior. This is the goal I can make to the noble knight who empowered me. It is also a proof that senior and I can continue to move forward."

Speaking of this, a beautiful smile appeared on Mash's face involuntarily.

"...I see, such a deep bond is really nostalgic..."

Looking at the smiling girl, Gilles de Ray couldn't help but recall the holy girl who was only from the countryside but resolutely went to the battlefield.

"Hmm... At that time, I and Jeanne were also..."

The marshal closed his eyes slightly, as if lost in memory.

"Monsieur Gilles de Ray?"

Looking at the French Marshal who was sleeping peacefully with his eyes closed, Matthew could not help reminding him gently.

Gildre had to break away from the dream that was more real than reality.

"Oh, sorry, I'm fine... I just thought of it..." The marshal hesitated for a moment, but the name still didn't come out of his mouth.

"........."

Seeing that Gilles de Rai was reluctant to mention it, Matthew still chose to bypass this topic out of respect and politeness, but the marshal's move really puzzled her, and now his emotions can undoubtedly be called For missing, but why even he himself is unwilling to mention it?

For such complicated emotions, Matthew still has no way to make the same feelings.

But it is precisely because I don't understand that I respect it more and want to understand this feeling.

The current Matthew hasn't noticed that she is changing now, and feelings and personalities that she didn't understand before are quietly sprouting.

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Night, Venice Museum.

Lixiang has returned to the museum with Tesla, and is ready to enter the night's rest to face all the following events.

And he himself also got a lot of information in the workshop of the unknown magician. Although there are still many reasons that he can't understand at all, he should sort it out anyway.

"Oh, speaking of it... is this the genius who introduced lightning into human hands?"

In the library, after listening to Li Xiang's introduction as briefly as possible, Moriarty couldn't help saying in surprise as he looked at the man with a mechanical arm in front of him.

However, his surprise was not to Tesla himself, but to the teenager in front of him who had been with him for a while.

Nikola Tesla, as a scientist who can be said to have opened up a new era, as the "Pioneer of the Stars", it is undoubtedly an almost inevitable result that he will come here as a Servant. What really surprised him was the Master.

The old professor holding a chameleon-shaped cane narrowed his eyes slightly. Looking at the appearance between them, Tesla really didn't look like the Servant he summoned on his own initiative... But Tesla still concluded a contract with him...

Slightly closing his blue eyes, the professor eased his slightly frowning brows, Lixiang and Tesla's attention was no longer on him, and they turned to talk to Aronax on the other side.

Although he already knew that he was a person who was easy to win the trust of others and others, but it still made him feel a little surprised.

'Hmm...that doesn't seem like enough...'

Not long after Lixiang and Tesla talked with Moriarty, they talked with Professor Aronax again.

...Although the professor is a biologist, he unexpectedly got along with Tesla.

Although he didn't understand what these two people in different fields were talking about, he was very curious to hear what they were talking about without understanding half a word.

Well, after all, they are two people who are so knowledgeable, so they must be quite unique in their conversation, right?

And in fact, it is true. After talking with Aronnax for a few words, Tesla discovered that the seemingly "young" man in front of him spoke as elegantly as a writer, but he was very concerned about what he had studied. Knowing and dabbling in everything outside the field, and having a certain understanding of his own electromagnetism, also let this proud genius temporarily put away his arrogance.

After all, for this true genius, how many people he has met in his life can be called geniuses like him?The man in front of him can answer his own question in a standard way, so at least he is not a layman who can't even understand his own words.

As for the biology that Aronnax really studied, Tesla, who was obsessed with mastering the weapons of the gods, was not very clear. After all, there was a bastard who used his AC to shock those animals to attack his AC. great danger.

...It's really stupid, how can the body of a living being go back to touch the power of the gods, no matter how arrogant human beings are, they should know where the bottom line is——

Thinking of Tesla here, he couldn't help clenching his fists. Although he is also a man who claims to be comparable to many Thors, he is also more aware of the danger of thunder and lightning, and it is simply impossible to criticize the enemy's opponent with such a stupid reason. It's the stupidest idiot in the world.

Professor Aronax's feelings are similar, but the reason why he can understand electricity so well is really thanks to the mysterious submarine, the Nautilus.

The genius captain used epoch-making ideas to turn the energy contained in the earth into the power to support the operation of the submarine, and perfectly applied this technology to every corner of his submarine. Only the professor learned from the captain. He had already developed a strong interest in electricity when he was involved in all the puzzles of the submarine, so that he started researching everything about electricity with interest after returning to land with his companions, and the professor also because of the submarine Because of the enlightenment he got there and the very forward-looking vision that crossed the ages, he also dabbled in electromagnetism while being a biologist.

After a few conversations with great interest, the two sides began to go their separate ways. Aronnax continued to read, while Tesla took Lixiang into the depths of the library.

"Have a good chat with the professor?"

Looking at Tesla whose expression on his face was finally not so rigid, Li Xiang couldn't help asking.

"Well, that's right. After all, geniuses are lonely. There are often only a few people in the same era, and there are few opportunities to meet each other, not to mention that researchers in the same field are busy denying it every day. , attacking the research results of others.”

Speaking of this, even a genius can't help but sigh, this is probably the tragedy of the times.

Li Xiang, who knew a little about this [Pioneer of the Star], whose life was not perfect, fell silent.

Because of this kind of thing, he has suffered countless times of criticism and humiliation, so that in his later years, he lived in poverty and hardship, and the last photo of his life seemed to be older than his handsome and unrestrained self, after vicissitudes Too much too much.