[Double North] Fate

The sun struggled to be dragged below the horizon, and the body temperature became noticeably cooler.He Jiong came back from the TV station by car, opened the door and saw a different view of the house.

"This is not a paper house...it has become a plantation?" He Jiong looked at the living room, the dining table floor, and the long and square fence flower pots scattered side by side.How do you look at it, how does it look like the planting homework brought back from the home plant cultivation interest class.

Caster, who was squatting in front of the climbing trellis and staring at the flower seedlings in the soil in a daze, turned his head: "Where can it be? Old He, I'm not retired and just grow flowers to pass the time. Isn't this my workshop built? Now I can I have used some of my treasures. These are the simplified summoning forms of my treasures. As the Chinese saying goes, there is no danger if you are prepared.”

"Your Noble Phantasm is a flower."

"No!" Caster stood up and patted the non-existent dust on his legs, "Don't say that there is nothing, I'm hungry. Where shall we eat at night? I can eat anything as long as it tastes good, absolutely Not picky eaters."

He Jiong looked at his child-like shining eyes and couldn't help but laugh: "Let's take you to a restaurant with our local cuisine. You haven't tasted our specialties yet."

He put on a black mask, a peaked cap with a very low brim, and an inconspicuous gray down jacket.Caster, who yelled "I'm not cold" in dialect, was forced to put on He Jiong's down jacket, and the warmth was finally enough for passers-by to see.The two came to a small restaurant serving Xiangliu cuisine. There were already many people sitting around the table, eating steaming.The two sat down in the corner and ordered a few dishes, chatting quietly while waiting for the dishes.

"I went to the car factory in the afternoon and found several. I'll come back to my conclusions later. Is there any special change on your side?"

"Nothing. I'm quite busy shooting today. It stands to reason that there will be many gaps where defenses and auras are hidden, but I haven't sensed any external magic power approaching. From the night before yesterday to yesterday, the enemy's defense The Lord may not have any specific countermeasures for us, but there has been no movement until today, as if no Master is trying to find our position. This is really a bit strange, is it because we are overthinking, in fact, there is no such thing as the Holy Grail War start?"

Caster shook his head in denial, recalling what he saw in the car factory. "No. Although our location has not been leaked, don't take it lightly. I found a strong magic source in the car factory. I suspect it is a counterfeit little holy grail, and it is very likely to use cultural relics stolen from the museum— —or smuggled cultural relics of the same level—made by infusing magic power. It is definitely not a magic item that can appear naturally, let alone in a place as remote as a car factory and has nothing to do with mystery.”

He Jiong was taken aback. "A counterfeit Lesser Holy Grail? Who would do such a thing?" He thought for a while, and put forward a hypothesis that just appeared in his heart, "Then can we think that the person who holds the real Lesser Holy Grail now doesn't want people to find it?" Did you forge so many fake sources of magic power because of its location?"

"Extremely possible. And the person who did this is likely to be the magician who started the Holy Grail War by making an inferior Holy Grail himself, or the first time the Holy Grail came to realize that the Holy Grail War had begun, and found the descendant The master of the Lesser Holy Grail. No matter what it is, they must have grasped the location of the Lesser Holy Grail, and weakened its exposed magic power to hide it."

Confirming that the current situation is serious, the two exchanged a look, and Caster continued: "In order to hide trees in the forest, this little Holy Grail holder created five fake Holy Grails similar in size to its magic power source, and scattered them in Xingsha City. It is precisely to confuse other masters and servants like us who participated in the Holy Grail War."

"It should be like this. Since only one is the real Holy Grail, there must be many traps near the magic points of these fake Holy Grails. Do you want to continue investigating tomorrow?"

"Well. The situation has come to this point. The other party is likely to be aware of my actions at the car factory today. Hiding at this time will only put us at a disadvantage in terms of battlefield intelligence. Tomorrow I will give up the investigation plan one by one and go directly to the magic power The East Side site with the strongest reaction, do some observations first. To be honest, I feel like the direction of the investigation is always being changed... You know, this feeling of being controlled is not very good."

He Jiong frowned slightly, and nodded in agreement: "It's okay to take the initiative, but you must be careful, Sasa. Don't force yourself when you encounter enemy servants, let me know first and then make plans."

The clerk in the shop approached the two people who were talking and shouted "Be careful, the food is served!", and the hot dishes were served.Steamed cured meat, fried pork, dry pot tea tree mushroom, Xiaoxiang pork knuckle, and a pot of chicken soup.The two ate with chopsticks, and the delicious food that Caster was full of praise caused the topic to be diverted to various irrelevant chats for a while.Zhu He Jiong talked about all kinds of interesting things he encountered when recording the show, or was forced to change ten outfits in a row, just to shoot a promotional poster that met expectations.

At this time, He Jiong suddenly said: "We have similar physiques, but my clothes are still a bit tight for you. By the way, we are just halfway through the shooting this weekend, and the guests have to change. It is rare to have a day off during the recording. I will take you to Let's go shopping."

"Okay," Caster rested his chin in one hand, his dark eyes rolled around, "Maybe I'll be more handsome in other clothes."

He Jiong rolled his eyes at him, and Caster grabbed He Jiong's peaked cap and put it on his head.The two competed for hats at the dining table for a while. He Jiong was worried that he would be recognized if he lost his disguise, so he quickly cleared the plate and dragged Caster to pay the bill and leave.

The two walk side by side.The road was already so cold that there were no pedestrians. The straight sidewalk and the street lights circled an orange area at intervals, like a road home paved only for these two people.The clouds floating in the night sky are piled up and fat, the figures of the moon and stars are blurred, and it may rain the next day.

But no matter what tomorrow is, tonight, at this moment, is so peaceful.

He Jiong said: "I really hope that such a peaceful day will not end."

Caster glanced at him sideways, knowing that what he was talking about was about the Holy Grail War. "I remember you said before that you have no wish for the Holy Grail. You can also be regarded as the person involved. Whether it is what you wish or not, the peaceful days may be a luxury in the next period of time."

"Ok, I know."

"You really don't want to make a wish to the Holy Grail?" Caster looked at his slightly gloomy profile, which was submerged in the shadows, "We haven't been together for a long time, but I can say that you are someone who will be loved by most followers Master, if it's you...give me an order to help you get the Holy Grail once and for all."

But you said that you don't like to fight with others——He Jiong turned to look at Caster, dumbfounded for a moment.Those eyes, which are usually bursting with vitality and brilliance, are now pure, clean and full of emotion.The background to match this gaze should have a gentle night breeze, soothing piano music and a garden bathed in moonlight.By the way, moonlight.If there is moonlight falling at this time, his gentle eyes will definitely be able to blend into the watery moonlight.

No psychic magic was performed, no charms of any kind were used.Anyone would be ashamed to be looked into the soul with such natural and pure eyes.He Jiong felt as if he had been injected with veritaserum, and he couldn't help but want to express his heart.

"My wish...my wish has nothing to do with my identity as a magus. From the very beginning, I never thought about reaching the root and becoming a great magus. It's not me who holds great power. I just like to bring joy to people in an ordinary way, and contribute my life in an ordinary way—it’s so beautiful, the stars.”

He originally wanted to say that Caster's eyes were as beautiful as the stars in the sky after the cloud behind him drifted away.The words came to my lips, but only the stars were beautiful.

In any case, the winter sky cannot replicate the summer sky full of stars. Caster looked up at the night sky above his head, then looked down at He Jiong, and asked, "Would you like to see the stars closer?"

He Jiong was puzzled: "What do you mean?"

"follow me."

Caster strode forward, followed by He Jiong, and after a while, the two arrived on the roof of He Jiong's residence building.He was here last night to observe the magic reaction around him, and He Jiong thought to himself, this place is indeed closer to the sky.There were no obstructions from the surrounding tall buildings, and a black sky covered with sparse star dots just spread out in front of the two of them.

"So, are you watching here?" He Jiong shrank his neck, "It's quite windy here at night, so it's not suitable for enjoying the night view."

Caster conjured a snow-white page from his hand: "Can you origami airplane?"

He Jiong looked at him without knowing it, and his expression became more and more numb due to the cold wind.Paper airplane? "Yes, yes...but I can't guarantee that I can fold it perfectly," he took the piece of paper, "Is there any use for origami airplanes?"

Caster showed a mysterious smile: "You'll know in a while. Oh right, as long as it's almost square and square, you don't need to pursue perfection."

"Is this okay?" While he was speaking, He Jiong had already folded the shape of the paper airplane.Although he modestly said that he would not fold it too well, Caster knew that with He Jiong's character, the details must be perfect.

He took the little paper airplane from his fingertips and said, "This is perfect enough. I'll do the rest."

"Reshaping Magic Aeroplane Craft!"

(Deformation magic and aviation aircraft are made!)

As the spell words came out of Caster's mouth, the paper airplane, which was originally just a folded piece of flimsy white paper, suddenly trembled slightly, as if something incredible was about to change.It fluttered and struggled like a young pigeon looking forward to its first flight, trying to gain freedom, relying on its own strength to break through the shackles brought by Caster's two fingers.It fell on the ground of the rooftop, causing some people to worry that the body made of paper would shatter for no reason.But the good show is about to begin——

Like a dry sponge that instantly absorbs water, the paper airplane with a dark golden surface quickly swelled to countless times its own size.Bathed in He Jiong's amazed eyes, it follows its own pace without shyness, gradually building and perfecting its own skeleton and shell with steel and metal.It has a streamlined fuselage, horizontally stretched wings, a head with smooth beveled glass and a flag-like empennage.However, the palm-sized paper airplane transformed into a small private jet in less than half a minute.

Caster rubbed his nose triumphantly: "Unexpectedly, I can still do this kind of magic tricks! It's better to say that this was the magic trick I was best at in the beginning, is it surprising enough?"

He Jiong gave a "hmm" in a daze, and asked as if waking up from a dream: "Can I sit down?"

"Of course! This is an aircraft simulated according to the structure of a real aircraft. It doesn't need any physical energy fuel to drive it, and the route planning doesn't require ground tower command. Since it's an item made of magic, it can be piloted as long as it is injected with magic power," Caster said. Jumped onto the cabin entrance leading to the cockpit, and stretched out his hand to He Jiong who was still standing on the side, "I have covered the surface with a layer of invisible protective cover with magic power, this plane will not be used by airliners flying in the air. It can't be detected by radar, and it won't be seen by anyone with the naked eye."

He raised his eyebrows: "Copilot He, do you want to try a night flight?"

He Jiong took Caster's hand and jumped into the cabin with his strength. "But, I don't know how to fly a plane."

"Didn't I just say that? You've already done the part you're in charge of, and I'll do the rest. Well, let me see, turn on the magic power injection switch, push and pull the choke lever back to the end, and turn on the power. , Activate the engine——"The sound of engine braking sounds like an old-fashioned gasoline car being started, rattling, the propeller starts to rotate slowly, and the fuselage trembles rhythmically, "Continue to push the throttle valve, the engine tachometer is normal , preparing for short-track taxiing. Dear friends and passengers, the lead pilot is Captain Caster, who is equivalent to half a Rider, and the co-pilot is Co-pilot He, who can’t fly at all. Star Sands Airlines Flight SH0323—start now take off!"

He glanced at He Jiong in the passenger seat, who had already fastened his seat belt, and looked back at him nervously.He Jiong's fists were clenched tightly, but Caster didn't miss the excitement in his eyes that radiated light.Both of them were looking forward to this special two-person air trip. The small airliner transformed from a paper airplane carried two pilots and the only two passengers on board the journey.

The plane roared into the air, and the pointers on the two rows of dashboards in front of the driver's seat moved and changed evenly, each looking for its own exact position. Caster stared forward, his eyes flicked back and forth in the direction of the wings on both sides, different mechanical dials, and left and right joysticks from time to time.He was so focused on driving that he didn't have time to chatter about endless topics as usual, but He Jiong was not used to it.

But his ears were not lonely. The roar of the engine from inside the fuselage was comparable to thousands of mosquitoes and flies, and the noise poured into his head, making his thoughts sticky.During the flight altitude, the air pressure also changed sharply. The eardrums hurt, and the overweight feeling oppressed the head and chest. He Jiong felt a little dizzy, so he couldn't help but close his eyes and take a rest to get better.

From taking off to maintaining a stable flight, the aircraft has been in the process of climbing to high altitude in stages.Seeing that the plane was getting farther and farther away from the ground, it reached an altitude of hundreds of meters or thousands of meters in a short while.Buildings, streets, and bridges are miniaturized into children's building blocks of various shapes fixed on the ground, and cars on the highway are also turned into ant-like black spots moving at a constant speed in a fixed direction.

He Jiong also experienced the feeling of waiting at the airport for a long time when he was on a business trip or traveling and finally boarded the plane to start the journey.He thought he was very used to flying between destinations; but sitting in the co-pilot seat was like a real pilot, as if he was relying on his own operation to make it plunge into the clouds at the place closest to the front windshield, and then There is another level of novelty.

The fuselage of the plane was completely penetrated into the clouds, and the thick and sometimes light white fog floated outside the window.The impact brought by the high-speed movement cut the originally quiet cloud layer into a deep wound, and the soft cloud also turned into a heavy iron fist and continuously smashed on the porthole glass, making a muffled drumming sound.

"The speed still needs to be adjusted... After the inspection, there are no birds or passenger planes around. The sky is all clear! The farthest flight distance should be set near the northern edge of Xingsha City. If it is farther away, it will be cut off from the great magic power provided by the Great Holy Grail. Connected. The remaining flight distance is 36 kilometers, and it can drive straight for about 30 minutes and [-] seconds, and then make a U-turn to the left..."

He Jiong leaned back on the back of the passenger seat, resting his head on the neck pillow of the seat, picked an angle, and silently watched the sharp line of Caster's jaw from obliquely behind.The clouds flying outside the window toward the tail of the aircraft made the light and shadow effects in the cockpit unpredictable, so that Caster's expression did not change at all when he was concentrating, and his profile, like a stop-frame painting, flickered under the influence of light.

He stared at the rare and serious Caster for a while, and suddenly noticed the incredible thing that the other party said just now: "We are going to fly so far to the border with other cities? Wait a minute, what altitude are we at? "

"You'll know in a second—look!"

The plane rushed out of the enveloping clouds like piercing through thick cotton candy.If taking the night flight on the plane was the first surprise that He Jiong got tonight, then the scene before him was the second unexpected surprise.He Jiong looked out of the plane through the side glass of the cockpit in surprise.

"The current flight altitude is 8000 meters above sea level. Let's watch the stars here tonight, do you like it?" Caster leaned slightly in his direction.

After breaking through the cumulus clouds that obscured the night sky, the plane began to fly steadily.It's like taking a boat ups and downs on the waves with snow-white foam on the top, overlooking the misty snow-capped mountains from a distance; it's also like crossing the plain of ice and snow, and the glistening, glistening white like sand grains under the moonlight slowly spreads out and rolls away.The bottom of the feet is a white brick floor made of sea of ​​clouds, and the airplane is just a movable toy on the floor, surrounded by the vast sky extending to infinite heights and distances in all directions—this is natural wallpaper, ranging from shallow to deep. Gold star pendants hang all over the dark blue walls and ceiling.The moonlight was clear, and the ivory-white body was a lamp hanging from the ceiling, at this moment it was only spreading its own brilliance to the two closest to it.

"It's so beautiful. It's been a long time since I was on a plane, and I have the leisure to enjoy the scenery in the sky."

"Do you feel like you're in a fairy tale?" Caster asked eagerly.

How is this not a fairy tale?The folded paper plane turned into a real plane, carrying him away from the soil, away from the earth, up to the clouds, and into the middle of the moon and the stars.As long as you are above the clouds, no matter whether it is sunny, thunderstorm, windy or snowy, the scenery in front of you is as quiet and beautiful as the eternal colorful illustrations in fairy tale picture books.

"Yes." He Jiong replied truthfully.

Caster became complacent, clamoring to show off his flying skills, drawing a few circles of beautifully curved aircraft clouds in the sky, turning around and flying back.

"What, I'm going back soon, are you satisfied with this flight, Passenger He?"

I have to admit that Caster's driving skills are comparable to the first-class professional pilots of civil aviation companies.Along the way, they did not encounter obvious turbulence in the stratosphere, and the entire flight process gave people a sense of complete peace of mind and comfort.He Jiong bluntly expressed his praise, and Caster smiled knowingly. At this time, the fuselage of the plane suddenly trembled strangely.

He Jiong felt a moment of incoordination.He asked, "Sasa, did you feel that the speed of the plane suddenly slowed down after the jitter just now?"

Caster turned to look at him, and pulled out a meaningful smile: "Well, I think so too. I slowed down the speed of the plane. Aren't we about to land? So I'm running out of time, so I can only take advantage of it." Now."

He unbuckled his seat belt, leaned over, and whispered to He Jiong quietly.

"I want you to say that you love me. I'm about to shut down the engine. If you don't tell me, the plane will fall straight down like this and hit the ground. I don't know where it will hit... Really No, let’s die in love together.”

Caster narrowed his eyes, his expression was shrewder than that of the old fox.That's right, whether it's turning out an airplane or showing He Jiong the night sky above the clouds, it's not a real surprise.This is the real surprise.

He Jiong was still calm when he heard that the plane might crash, but his face turned pale inadvertently: "I don't quite understand why you did this. But before I agree or refuse, can I ask your reason?" ?”

"I am so dedicated and obedient, I will hit you wherever you point, and I will show you the stars if you want to see them. Mr. He, just say you love me and satisfy my vanity as a follower, okay? ?” The old fox just now looked aggrieved, like a large dog that has never been patted on the head by its owner.

He Jiong looked helplessly, and it was clearly Caster who was messing around and acting coquettishly.Thinking in his heart, it's fine if I say things like "You are a good follower" or "You are a competent Caster".Why does it have to be "I love you"?What's the point?

"It's too late, Jiong Jiong, you better hurry up, the plane is starting to fall—"

Caster urged, but his expression was leisurely and carefree.As if to confirm his words, the plane swooped down from the sky like an eagle whose wings suddenly broke and lost its balance.The strong wind blowing under the acceleration frantically beat the porthole glass, and the sound was almost like dense raindrops.Even talking at a normal volume has become difficult now, and the conversation between the two has turned into yelling at each other while staring at each other.

"Sarah! You're—a good follower!"

"Speak seriously—!" Caster yelled back, and most of his voice was lost in the wind.

He Jiong took a deep breath, with such strength that his chest resonated: "I-love-you-"

"What? I can't hear you!"

"I love you--"

Caster pretended that he didn't understand a word, and He Jiong shouted desperately several times.Only then did he complete the teasing of He Jiong contentedly. Thinking about it, he felt that he was a bit too much, it was time to restrain himself, and slow down the speed of the plane again without haste.

The landing gear was lowered, and as soon as the pulleys touched the ground of the roof, the transformation magic effect of the entire aircraft was released immediately, and the aircraft with a metallic luster reflected on its outer shell was shattered like a piece of white paper. Caster and He Jiong fell from the shattered dust of the plane at the same time. He subconsciously hugged He Jiong tightly and rolled on the spot under the impact of inertia, using his body as a cushion firmly.

The rapid disappearance of the magic effect made him realize that something was wrong with the other party.Just as he was about to let go of He Jiong and get up, his knees suddenly softened, and he knelt down hard on the ground with a thud.

... Strange, the legs have no strength at all. Caster gritted his teeth and looked down. He Jiong closed his eyes tightly, his cheeks and lips were bloodless and pale.He shook his shoulders, but He Jiong, who fell to the ground, just clenched his fists and hugged his chest, his lips trembling, without saying a word.

Caster smiled wryly.He sat quietly for a while on the icy ground of the roof against the cold winter night wind, holding the unconscious He Jiong in his arms all the time, so that his own body temperature would keep him from freezing.When he had the strength to stand up, Caster held He Jiong's back with one hand, raised his knees with the other, and slowly walked back into the house with He Jiong in his arms.After stuffing him into the bed, he was already exhausted and out of breath.

With his fingertips, he brushed away the sweat-drenched hair on He Jiong's forehead, and confessed to him softly: "Please allow me to apologize to you. Originally, I saw that you were not happy, and wanted you to change your mood, but in the end it turned out that I took you You are having fun. You are so reckless in squandering mana that you have consumed too much mana to the point of fainting."

At this time, he saw He Jiong's lips wriggling a few times in distress.He put his ear close, only to hear the murmur unconsciously between his lips and teeth: "Sasa... did you hear me——I love you..."

Caster was taken aback.There seemed to be something like a protective wall in my heart, making a crisp sound like a broken crack.He hesitated for a few minutes, and finally convinced himself that the other party would not remember tomorrow morning, got up and pressed a kiss on the center of He Jiong's sweaty forehead under Liu Hai.

"I'm not a competent follower by allowing myself to do whatever I want to make you like this. But I will do my best to protect you."

As he said that, he had already decided to stay by the Master's side all night without sleep.Of the two people, at least one of them must be alert to the surrounding situation.Thinking of this, he took out the old mobile phone in his pocket and replaced it with a blank sheet of paper and a Parker pen.

"Night flight, a paper airplane travels around the night sky.

The black shadow of the white eagle pierces the cloud mountain, and its howling cry is like playing heavenly music, wanting to call the golden crow.

Traveling through the wind, the sound is so powerful that it gathers, stirs, echoes in the sky, and rains down thousands of mountains.

Clouds are like distant barriers holding fog, and like river waves piled up with foam. Standing on them, you can watch the snowfield on the top of Tibet, and the white ground is flying frost. ..."

He sat beside his pillow in a deep sleep and wrote poems all night.