A foreigner's journey

Boulder Hotel, Banquet Room.

At this time, most of the floor of the banquet hall was cracked, with huge crack marks from the ceiling to the walls and then to the floor. You could even see the scenery on the upper and lower floors through the cracks.

Countless black feathers fluttered down, and with the sound of a baby crying, they re-consolidated into an adult form, and once again transformed into a long-haired beauty wearing a black kimono.

At this time, her face became more solemn, and she held up the long black sword elegantly and looked at the figure standing at the door of the banquet hall.

This is a tall and burly swordsman whose whole body is covered in full armor. His face and body were completely covered by dark blue ferocious armor, with a faint red light coming from the gaps in the helmet, and he was holding a two-handed sword that was also dark blue. The fierce slash just now was obviously the masterpiece of this swordsman.

"...SABER?"

The kimonoed woman tilted her head and spoke for the first time. Her voice is as soft and gentle as her appearance and temperament. If you don't look at the long-feathered black sword in her hand, she is the perfect image of Yamato Nadeshiko.

The knight did not answer, but clenched the two-handed sword in his hand and looked toward the window. The kimonoed woman also looked over there.

The third intruder appeared over there at some point.

Compared to the kimono woman and the epee knight, this one's look is much more flamboyant.

Under the silver-white hair is a handsome face, with golden earrings on the earlobes. The well-proportioned body in black tights is covered by exaggerated and gorgeous gold armor. There are two gold disc pauldrons suspended on the shoulders, and the red cloak is like Dancing in the wind like a burning cloud, the most dazzling thing is the huge golden spear in his hand that is both ferocious and gorgeous. The only drawback is that he maintains a gloomy look, coupled with his overly sharp eyes, he seems unapproachable.

This person stood lightly and silently on the balcony railing by the window. As soon as he appeared, he overwhelmed the two servants opposite him with his pure aura.

"Needless to say, you are all servants competing with me."

The newly-appeared Spear Servant slowly turned the huge golden spear in his hand. Unlike his appearance, his tone was humble and polite:

"There is no enmity between you and me, and I have no interest in the Cup of Heaven. But in order to respond to the Master's expectations, I will not hold back."

"It better be so."

The knight holding the epee felt an unprecedentedly powerful pressure. He raised his sword in front of him and performed a knightly salute:

"Communicate with the weapon in your hand. RIDER, Lancelot."

The golden-armored spear servant showed a slight smile, held the golden spear horizontally and bowed slightly:

"Ah, it's so nice to meet a worthy opponent in such a merciless war... LANCER, Karna."

The woman in kimono lowered the long-feathered black sword in her hand without saying a word. Just as the LANCER and RIDER were gaining momentum, she suddenly retreated backwards.

Almost at the same time, Karna raised the golden spear in his hand and thrust it forward. The tip of the spear suddenly brought up a raging sea of ​​flames, which was like a tidal wave and was launched towards the other two heroic spirits in the room.

And Lancelot also raised his giant sword with both hands high. The blade of the sword glowed brightly and then slashed downwards, creating a huge and violent slashing light!

The raging fire waves collided with the violent sword light.

In the dark night, a violent fire broke out on the top floor of the Boulder Hotel.

The outer walls of the top four floors were directly blown to pieces, and countless stones were splashed into the sky. The billowing smoke and fire made this landmark building in the central square of Melisis City look like a blazing statue in the dark night. torch.

Bang!

The firelight was suddenly broken, and a huge black shadow broke through the firelight and rushed into the sky, followed closely by a figure.

The remaining fire on the surface of the leading black shadow's body was thrown off, revealing its true form in the moonlight. This is a huge bird with a wingspan of four meters. It looks like a crow. Its feathers are pure black and shiny. Its elegant flying posture is reminiscent of the long-haired beauty wearing a kimono just now.

The giant black bird flapped its wings and flew into the night sky, but before it had flown far, it was severely hit by a blade of light from the bottom up. The giant bird instantly exploded into countless black feathers, falling from the moon and spreading out in all directions.

At this time, the sea of ​​​​fire on the roof of the Boulder Hotel exploded again, and Karna, who was unharmed, jumped out of it, and flew rapidly into the sky with the fierce boost of the flames! He turned the golden spear in his hand, rushed into the range of black feathers, and swung dozens of sharp red cutting trajectories at super high speeds that were invisible to the naked eye in just one second!

In an instant, the night sky was covered with dense and irregular red lines, and the black feathers were chopped into pieces.

The figure of the kimonoed woman quickly sprang out from a certain piece of feathers and fell towards the distant courtyard, trying to hide her traces again with the help of the darkness there.

But Lancelot had already blocked her path with a sword in hand.

"[Heavenly Slash]!"

Lancelot raised the giant sword in his hand again and then swung it down violently. The dazzling light gathered into a violent slash and cut through the night sky. The trajectory of the slash actually included the kimonoed woman and Karna who was chasing behind her.

Karna was neither surprised nor angry, but the corners of his mouth curved slightly. The surface of the golden armor on his body began to burst into flames composed entirely of magic power, and quickly gathered at the tip of the spear in his hand. As Karna handed the spear forward, a terrifying spiral pillar of fire shot out from the tip of the spear, drawing a scorching trajectory under the dark night sky, covering the kimono woman in front and Lancelot diagonally below. .

This is one of his unique skills, [Magic Release·Fire]!

Karna can convert magic power into blazing flames and cover his body and weapons, causing horrific destructive power that is comparable to ordinary heroic spirit Noble Phantasms. But on the other hand, the master's magic power extraction is also very amazing.

The moment the Sky Slash and the Spiral Fire Pillar intersected, the kimono woman's original location was swallowed up by two terrifying forces, leaving only a loud cry of a baby, which was then dissipated in the deafening explosion.

The courtyard behind the Boulder Hotel was immediately destroyed by the powerful impact of these two forces!

The entire manor was in flames.

clatter! Karna landed lightly on the top of a telephone pole. He could no longer feel the breath of the ASSASSIN. In contrast, although the RIDER named Lancelot lost a little bit of energy, he didn't seem to be seriously injured. He just left here quickly, presumably not intending to let other servants take advantage.

Karna tilted his head, as if listening to his master's instructions, and then his body disappeared into the air.

Only the Boulder Hotel and its courtyard were left burning with flames, and the shrill sirens of fire trucks and police cars could be heard in the distance.

Fourteen kilometers away from here, at the top of the TV Tower in the Old City, Minal Tremberio put down the telescope in his hand and tapped the metal beam under his feet with his crutch: "SABER, where is the [counterfeit] you are talking about? One?"

"Haha... [Lancelot] is not so weak. This fake can't even release the true name of the Noble Phantasm."

There was a joking sneer in the air beside her:

"No matter who he is, at least it won't be [Lancelot]. I can definitely confirm this."

Minar did not question SABER's words, but fully trusted him: "In other words, this RIDER is weird, but he is indeed a heroic spirit, right?"

"It is true that normal humans cannot be so 'brave'. Even if it is a fake, it is a fake that imitates Lancelot's heroic spirit."

"Then it can only be the camouflage effect of the Noble Phantasm. This is precious information that only we know, and it may have unexpected effects at critical moments. Let's ignore him for now and let's talk about the other two."

Minard carefully and difficultly put down his crutches and slowly sat down. He pondered for a while and then said:

"The identity of LANCER is already revealed. The son of the sun god Surya in Indian mythology, [the hero of charity] Karna. The dazzling golden armor and extremely powerful spear skills all prove this. There is no mistake. . But a Master who can truly unleash Karna’s strength is not something you can find casually, because his requirements for magic power are too high. SABER, this is a strong opponent who can rival you."

SABER's voice made a few indifferent sneers.

"And that ASSASSIN, although most likely she has completely retreated under the attack of RIDER and LANCER, but it is not because she is weak, but because Karna, the heroic spirit, is too powerful and RIDER is interfering from the side."

Minar gathered up his long blond hair that was a little messy due to the strong night wind:

"Closely related to the black feathers, she appears specifically at night, and the cry of a baby... I already know her identity. She should be the monster in Japanese myths and legends [Guhuo Bird], also known as [Night Wandering Girl], [Celestial Emperor] Girl] or [Ghost Bird]. When you put on the feathers, you turn into a noble and elegant black-feathered giant bird. When you take off the feathers, you turn into a gentle and beautiful woman with long black hair and a kimono."

"...Shouldn't the bird of prey exist in Chinese mythology? Why is it Japanese style?" SABER has obviously also gained some knowledge of mythology.

"Obviously in recent years, Japanese culture has penetrated into the world a lot. Even when the Guhuotiao was summoned as an ASSASSIN, it was mainly the Japanese version. Look at the vendors on Central Street today. There are actually more Japanese monster masks than European ones. There are even more clown masks in the carnival itself. Do you feel a sense of crisis, SABER? Maybe it won’t be long before the myths of you great heroes will be completely forgotten.”

Facing his Master's teasing, SABER's voice became a little sad for the first time:

"Perhaps it would be a good thing for me to be truly forgotten."

Minar fell into silence after hearing this, sighed and then looked up at the bright moon above his head.

In the distance that they did not notice, Heather was leaning against the window of a cheap apartment room, putting down her index finger and thumb that were bent into a circle, and said without looking back:

"How did it feel to have played against them?"

In the room behind him, Lancelot's figure suddenly appeared. It's just that the dark blue ferocious armor on the surface of his body now has a lot of scorch marks and scratches, obviously he suffered some injuries from the previous flame impact.

"ASSASSIN is not very strong in frontal combat, but his concealment skills are excellent. As for that LANCER... I feel like he didn't show any real intentions when fighting me." Lancelot thought for a moment and then replied.

Heather turned to look at Lancelot and smiled: "This is natural, because even among many heroic spirits, he is the one who stands at the top. Noble Phantasm, this is the most terrifying thing about Karna. I already know it in my heart, thank you for the hard work, go back first."

Lancelot bowed slightly, and then turned into tiny streams of light that dissipated in the air.

Not only Karna, there was also a weird guy next to Minnar.

Heather took one last look in the direction of the TV tower in the distance, then put her hands in her pockets and left the room humming.

Let yourself muddy the waters of this Holy Grail War.