I don't like the gods, I want to be a hero

Because of this, when Archer faced Assassin, he was always a little grateful.

"May I ask, as an old man in the mountains, why do you like to clean this kind of housework... which doesn't seem to have anything to do with assassination?"

Seeing Assassin who loosened the bandage with his good hand and then pulled the mask away to relax, Archer couldn't help asking out the curiosity in his heart.

"Assassination is my duty and duty, and it will not make me feel any sorrow or joy from it. It must be done." Without hesitation, Assassin spoke slowly in that somewhat weird voice.

"After doing this kind of work for a long time, I will naturally feel tired, but as the leader of the assassination, I can't swim around casually. Therefore, I choose to clean this kind of housework that can be done with one hand for recreation. "

"Indeed, you will feel tired after working for a long time." Archer seemed to find a little resonance from Assassin's words.

"Since Your Excellency Archer asked me a question, can you satisfy my curiosity too?" As if having blown enough wind, Assassin put the mask down again, then turned his head and glanced at Archer beside him.

"Of course, just treat it as a small talk between friends."

"Then I'll ask, what kind of wish did His Excellency Archer respond to the Master's call..."

Chapter 51: The Shadow Attacking Matō House

"Wish? Why are you asking this all of a sudden?" Archer was a little puzzled, the always calm Assassin didn't seem like the type who would be interested in such things.

"Even if you refuse to disclose it to your allies, it seems that you have touched on some past events that you don't want to mention."

Assassin mistook Archer's doubts for resistance to this question, and bowed slightly to apologize. "I'm sorry for asking something very rude."

"No need, Assassin." Archer shook his head. "I'm just wondering why you, as an assassin, are interested in this kind of question."

"However, I really can't give an accurate answer. Because of Rin's mistaken summoning, my memory has been largely confused. Except for the fact that the Holy Grail does not seem to be needed to fulfill my wish, the rest of me It’s not very clear.”

It is true that false summons are true, that memory confusion is true, and that the Holy Grail is not required to make wishes come true... Archer, who has spoken so many truths, has hidden the most crucial information, which makes his answer become A complete lie.

Archer doesn't want to mention his wish to anyone, even if the other party is 'himself'.

"I heard Ms. Tohsaka complain before, but I didn't expect it to be so serious."

Assassin has no doubts. After all, wishing does not involve any important information. Even his dark existence, which is despised by ordinary people, can be revealed openly. What about heroes?

"But can Archer realize his wish without the help of the Great Holy Grail? It's really enviable."

"Oh~?" Archer suddenly became interested, since Assassin was envious of the fact that he didn't need the Holy Grail, that is, he didn't need to win to achieve his goal, that is to say...

"Although you are an assassin, you who have the courage to confront monsters like Berserker head-on..." The corners of his lips curled up slightly, and Archer looked at Assassin beside him with mocking eyes.

"Why don't you have any confidence in yourself?"

"Your Excellency Archer is really good at joking. If it weren't for the contractor's order, I would never have approached that Berserker with unparalleled strength and terrifying intuition."

Thinking of the embarrassment he was struggling under the tomahawk despite all his efforts, Assassin shook his head with some self-deprecation.

"Because I was scared by Berserker, so I lost the confidence to win the Holy Grail from him?" Archer raised his eyebrows, his expression looked a little surprised.

If the person standing in front of him is a third-rate assassin, this kind of reason does make sense. After all, not everyone can bear the psychological pressure of being split open by a tomahawk if he is not careful.

But if the subject is replaced by this famous assassination leader, Archer is somewhat incomprehensible-is such a fragile psychological quality really what the strongest assassin in an era should have?

"No no no no!!!"

Before the words were finished, Assassin denied it emotionally, and at the same time, his good hand was still waving in the air, as if trying to stop something.

Archer realized that what he just said might have touched some taboos of the Assassin Order, otherwise the usually calm Assassin would not have acted so panicked.

Out of respect for his allies, Archer didn't ask Assassin why, he just stood aside with his arms folded, quietly waiting for his allies to adjust their emotions.

Assassin turned his head tremblingly and looked behind him. The empty shadow seemed to make him relax a lot, and his movements were not as cautious as before.

Immediately afterwards, he began to listen to the surrounding sounds again, and after confirming that nothing happened, he breathed a long sigh of relief, and his behavior returned to his usual calm.

"I'm really sorry to make Your Excellency laugh." Assassin bowed to Archer again, but from his tone, it could be heard that the assassin still seemed to have lingering fears about the conversation just now.

'Don't you want to say it? Seeing that the recovered Assassin seemed unwilling to explain the reasons for his previous actions, Archer could only shrug his shoulders and put his curiosity behind him.

"Although hard power can't compete, but as an assassin, I have long been used to my own weakness, and I have a lot of experience in assassinating powerful people, not to mention that winning the Holy Grail War does not have to face Berserker's battle axe. ..Uh, I seem to have said something superfluous."

As if realizing that his method of bypassing a powerful enemy and directly assassinating the Master is not suitable for mentioning in front of his allies, Assassin glanced at Archer with some concern.

"In the Holy Grail War, it is a very common method to kill the Servant who cannot compete by killing the Master, not to mention that you are an assassin who focuses on this method."

Understanding what Assassin wanted to express, Archer comforted him from the standpoint of an ally.

"But since you haven't lost your confidence, why do you think your wish can't be fulfilled?"

"How should I say it?" Assassin scratched the top of his bare head, his deep voice revealing a sense of helplessness. "Actually, it's because of the contractor."

"Matou Zouken? Did he give you any orders?"

"It's because I haven't given any orders that I feel a little distressed." Assassin sighed.

"The contractor used his unique magic method to summon me before the Holy Grail War started..."

"Although an assassin should obey the contractor's orders, it was unacceptable for a magician who had not yet been awakened by death and still maintained a rotten body."

When Assassin saw the old bug for the first time, he still complained about why the contractor who could summon him was such a twisted and corrupt old guy.

It's just that the assassin's commitment to the contract and his obsession with achieving "immortality and immortality" to achieve eternity are similar to his desire to pass his name on to future generations, so he chooses to recognize his identity as the master , and followed his orders and made a lot of preparations.

"However, after the contractor was awakened by death, I understood why among the eighteen generations of leaders, I was the only one who was summoned by him..."

Assassin held up his club-shaped hand, which was tightly wrapped in bandages, in front of his body, and there was a trace of remembrance and regret in his mask-covered eyes, which finally turned into a long sigh.

"I also understand that I have no fate with the Holy Grail."

"Can you tell me why?" Archer was a little puzzled.

Although Matou Zouken has unimaginable care and tolerance for the sisters Sakura and Rin because of guilt, but this does not mean that he does not want to use the power of the Holy Grail to restore everything that has happened.

In other words, it was because of this remorse that he was more eager for the power of the Holy Grail for the reason of 'changing everything'.

"Probably because of the connection between the Master and the Servant, I would experience the Master in my dreams from time to time...huh?!"

Assassin, who was explaining the reason, suddenly realized something, and cast his eyes straight outside the walls of Matou House.

Immediately afterwards, Archer, who also sensed that something was approaching, also took out his own bow, and put the projected 'arrow' on it with an extremely serious expression, ready to attack.

"That thing... what is it?"

From Assassin's perspective, something ominous and distorted was rushing towards Matou House at an extremely fast speed, and the weird aura it emitted made even Assassin, who is the leader of the assassination, feel horrified.

"It should be the black shadow that devoured Lancer, and judging by the situation, it's obviously coming towards us." Archer's face became extremely ugly in an instant, and at the same time, he shot the 'arrow' without hesitation.

One, two, three... Countless 'arrows' completely nailed that thing to the ground, making it impossible to take any action.

"Although I have already restrained that thing, the existence that can devour Lancer can't be just... what!"

Seeing that his attack had worked, Archer breathed a sigh of relief and asked Assassin to remind the members of Matou House.

But before he finished his words, the twisted thing suddenly swelled up, and the infinite black mud stretched out from the shadow under it, and after swallowing the 'arrows' on its body, it moved faster than before The speed began to rush towards Matou Zhai.

There was no room for pause, Archer, who realized that something was wrong, pulled the bowstring again, and again projected a bunch of 'arrows' to shoot at the black mud that was about to surround Matou's house.

The 'arrows' fired with full power blasted large gaps in the black mud, and their speed also slowed down significantly.

But soon, more black mud rolled to complete the incomplete parts, and even wanted to wrap and swallow the 'arrows' attacking them in the same way.

"How could it be possible that I didn't guard against your move..." Seeing that the black shadow wanted to use the same trick to deal with himself, Archer's mouth curled into a sneer. "Fantasy collapse!"

"boom!!!"

The small bulges formed by the black mud wrapped in 'arrows' were suddenly pierced by countless flashes, and then, the extremely bright light burst out in the black mud with the heat of burning everything.

"Assassin, hurry up!"

Assassin at the side also realized the urgency of the situation, and turned around like a beast, gliding on the roof and walls with all fours, and walked along the window to the living room of Matou Mansion in the blink of an eye.

"Assassin, what happened outside?" Matou Zouken asked seriously.

The deafening explosion and the sudden flash of light woke up the masters who were discussing, and even Bazzett, who was still a little weak, came to the living room, wanting to know some information.

"Your Excellency the Magician, Matou Mansion has been attacked, and the attacker is the black shadow that devoured Lancer that Ms. Bazzett mentioned before."

"what?!"

"How could it come so fast?"

Emiya Shirou and Tohsaka Rin looked in disbelief.

"That's right, it's that kind of thing that attacked and devoured Lancer." Bazzett walked to the window, looking at the twisted thing that kept rolling forward with an extremely solemn expression.

Rin Tohsaka also moved to the window, and then his eyes widened involuntarily.

"What... what is this?!" Tohsaka Rin couldn't help covering his mouth with his little hands, and his tied ponytails jumped suddenly, and even his voice trembled.

The black mud, which can make people frown just by looking at it, is continuously flowing into the courtyard of the Matou residence, and gradually forming a strange pool, and it is constantly emitting a chilling gray atmosphere.

The twisted tentacles were growing wantonly like water plants, and the girl could see a fleeting black shadow at the bottom of the pool from time to time through her magic-strengthened eyesight.

"I don't know the specific concept, but there is always a feeling of facing a natural enemy."

The girl who answered was the tall and slender Rider, holding her sleeping Master in her arms, watching the pool outside the house through the blindfold.

"Archer is fighting outside, but his strength alone is obviously unable to deal with this horrible thing."

The clothes at home turned into gorgeous skirt armor in an instant, Saber broke through the wall of Matou House with a sword, and watched the depths of the pool vigilantly.

The knight's intuition was crazily warning, there was something very terrifying in it, the horror like being stared at by a poisonous snake made the dumb hair on the top of his head tremble constantly.

"What are you still doing?! Hurry up and leave before that thing surrounds us!"

Archer, who suddenly appeared, roared angrily after seeing the scene of everyone standing stupidly in the room.

Immediately afterwards, he flashed to Tohsaka Rin's side, and carried her on his shoulders regardless of whether the girl agreed or not, and then jumped out of Matou house amidst the girl's exclamation.

At this time, everyone woke up from the thought of defending the base camp. Saber imitated Emiya boy on his shoulders, then jumped high together with Rider, and escaped from the dangerous Matou residence.

But the knight didn't realize that the perfectly perfect movements in the Archer group and the Rider group didn't seem to be suitable for her and Shirou, who had a small size gap. I have suffered so much.

Seeing that the three servants were about to take their Master to escape from the Matou Mansion, the next moment, a sudden change occurred.

The black shadow that sensed that the prey was about to run erupted again, and countless black sharp edges rushed out from the bottom of the pool, stabbing in the direction of the three servants in unison.

"Puff...Puff..."

Archer, who quickly projected a dagger, and Saber, who took out an invisible sword, cut off all the tentacles neatly, but Rider, who was holding his Master with both hands, was unable to make an effective defense and could only rely on his strong mobility Moving back and forth between the tentacles, the situation is extremely dangerous.

The black shadow also seemed to understand the current situation, knowing that it was too far away to kill all the prey at once, so it decisively retracted the tentacles that were attacking the two servants who could resist, and then shot them all at the extremely embarrassed Rider .

"careful!"

Archer directly threw Rin Tohsaka on his shoulder to Saber, and then desperately rushed towards Rider.

And Rider was also aware of his current situation, and as soon as his silver teeth gritted, he was about to forcibly hand the Master into Archer's hands.

"Whoosh-"

Seeing the timing, the black shadow shot out the tentacles again, and the target was naturally Rider who couldn't hide.

"Boom..."

Chapter 52 Lancer?

Just when the ever-extending tentacles were about to pierce Rider, three short daggers suddenly emerged from the shadow beside the tall beauty, and quickly hit the tentacles.

Although the power carried in the daggers is not enough to cut off the tentacles, with the blessing of its master's superb throwing skills, each dagger hits the weak side of the tentacles from an exquisite angle, making them completely deviate from the original intention. direction.

Not only that, those tentacles that deviated from the direction also interrupted the attacks of the other tentacles, and this repeated, the formed domino effect directly rescued Rider from the mortal situation.

Rider, who had resolved the crisis, didn't waste this rare opportunity to breathe. She poured magic power into her feet in an instant, and jumped away from the shadow with all her strength.

Seeing that Sakura was out of danger, the anxious Archer also heaved a sigh of relief at this moment, but soon showed his usual indifferent attitude again, and his sharp eagle eyes fixed on the black man in the depths of the pool. film.

"Damn bastard!" Although it wasn't obvious on the surface, Archer really felt a wave of anger that was about to explode from his body when Sombra almost killed Sakura.

And this anger and the accompanying killing intent drove this follower who had been hiding his emotions in the deepest part of his heart to vent.

"Tarce on!" The meaning was unclear, words that were more like self-suggestions than spells spit out from Archer's mouth, and the double blades held by his hands actually emitted a dark red light.

"Drink!" With Archer's breath, the thrown double blades drew two gorgeous silver arcs in the night sky, like flying wings, crossed and galloped towards the black shadow.

"Ding! Ding!"

Although Sombra didn't know how much of a threat two low-level double blades could pose to him, Archer's angry eyes and the sense of danger he could vaguely sense made him knock the double blades into the air with his tentacles ahead of time.

The fact that the attack didn't work didn't seem to affect Archer's confidence. He uttered the words with unclear meanings again, and the couple's sword, one black and one white, appeared in his hand again.

Archer continued to throw the double blades, but it seemed that due to a mistake, this attack was not aimed at the direction of the shadow at all.