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ND, because that is obviously the fastest and most effective way to reduce innocent casualties.Although full of pity for Sakura's tragic experience, she is still determined to choose the happiness of most people.

This determination was instantly shattered in front of Irisviel's smile.

After returning from another dimension, Hu Tao lamented her own mistakes countless times: It would have been better if I had destroyed the Holy Grail earlier, if I had been more cruel then, it would have been better if I hadn’t been so weak...

So she decided to do whatever it takes to make up for her mistakes.

So she coincides with the green youth who is good at sneak attack and assassination.

Of course, she also angered Emiya Shiro who made the same choice as herself (so that the town was almost eaten by Sakura), and the blackness of him became even worse.

But——now, she was saved by the heroic spirit Emiya.

He is a good man who cares about the world, but the world has repeatedly failed him.And he never hated the world in the end, and he still rescued the woman who had spared no effort to destroy him for many years with the benevolence of abhorring senseless killing in his chest.

She should have known.Even though he was young and had gray hair, even if his skin was so dark that he seemed to come from Africa, the Emiya Shirou she knew had always been like this.

No matter how miserable the reality is, he insists on being a good old man who accepts death until he becomes a legend.

When such a person appeared before her eyes, what reason did she have to teach herself to "don't be a good person"?

(Ah...forget it. Compared with "despicable sage", "noble fool" is more to my liking. Shirou won.)

The first time Hu Taotou faced his true intentions honestly, his heart suddenly became warm like sunlight.

(Based on this level of awareness, Kaori Shiratori probably won't be able to be killed... In the end, I'm just a weak idiot who can't hurt anyone.)

"—Don't get me wrong, Master of the Forest Hunter."

The cold and steady bass sounded suddenly, abruptly interrupting Hu Tao's hearty laughter.

"I didn't do this for you, it just happened to be a strong enemy that needs to be united with other Masters to fight against."

"...a powerful enemy?"

Hu Tao was startled, stopped laughing and looked at the man in red who pushed the door in.

"Ah, let me explain that aspect. It's not good to bother your subordinates all the time."

——It was another crisp and bright voice with a smile, and suddenly cut off the conversation.

Green Archer didn't notice the clue, but secretly muttered in his heart that this family really loves to grab the topic.But Hu Tao walked away on the spot, and the overflowing smile on his face turned into a cry in an instant, and he coughed violently in the dark while rubbing his chest.

"Ugh... cough cough cough!! You... cough cough...!!!"

"Ah, little Hutao, is it that touching to see me again? To be so missed by my former subordinates, I really am a sinful woman."

The white-collar beauty holding the door frame had already finished her grooming, her blouse and black one-step skirt were ironed neatly, without a single wrinkle, and the ten-centimeter stiletto heels, which made people's eyes hurt, were nailed to the carpet like ice picks.The clean and bright face is as bright as the full moon, the face is thinly applied with makeup, the lips are bright red, and the makeup is exquisite and elegant.Although her brows are not in the mood of sinking fish and wild goose, they have a shrewd atmosphere. The dark, fluffy black hair covers the back of the neck at will, and gently rises as the head and neck turn, like a close-up shot of the heroine turning around resolutely in a movie.

"Long time no see, newbie. Thank you for your hard work these years."

The woman raised her lips with a smile, and there was no hostility in her words, but the intimacy and peace of an old friend reunited.

But Hu Tao didn't appreciate it. She covered her heart and coughed dryly for a long time before turning around out of breath, struggling desperately and stretching her arms to reach her, moaning hissingly:

"Ogata...Miss, two years ago...you still owed me half a month's salary..."

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Ogata Yu, female, is in her twenties, and the exact remainder is unknown.He is currently working for the game club where Walnut was in trouble, and he is still in charge of the financial department, and he is in charge of the life and death power of paying the salaries of small employees, which naturally includes Himisaka Walnut, who works part-time in summer.

...Of course, this is just a rhetoric to deal with the eyes of the world.

Leaving aside Yu Ogata's status as a white-collar worker in the company, he is an out-and-out——

"Crap."

Rin Tohsaka sipped the black tea brought by Archer from the living room with lipstick, and made a stern but elegant judgment.

"Xiao Rin, it is a common prejudice in the world to think that otaku = useless people. Don't be poisoned by those adults who don't understand the charm of two-dimensional... Besides, I have worked hard in this world."

You plausibly raised his delicate face with light makeup, as if he was confident in showing off his three-dimensional demeanor.

"By the way, Hu Tao, it wasn't me who owed your wages back then, but the person who was responsible for paying my wages."

"Tch, it really is a black-hearted enterprise. From the boss to the technicians, everything sucks."

Just as Hu Nuo uttered a sentence angrily, Yuu's jaw stretched three inches in embarrassment.

"—No way, do you really think that guy Shibata is just a technician?"

"...??"

"...I have nothing to do with you. Anyway, I did some research beforehand. You girl, don't you know nothing about Shibata, so you made a deal with him?"

"Based on objective facts, that's it."

Hu Tao straightened out her chest confidently, and then groaned strangely due to the pain caused by the wound.

"Uh...tsk, no matter what kind of background and reasons Mr. Shibata has, I don't intend to make him happy. Since I have decided to fight him to the end, even if I understand his behind-the-scenes situation, I am just asking for trouble."

"...Well, that's true. Little Walnut is a good boy. If he heard Shibata's reason for pursuing the Holy Grail, he might give him the Holy Grail with tears in his eyes."

"What do you mean?"

Seeing that Yuu's words were meaningful, Hu Tao also changed his face vigilantly.

"Want to know? Do you want to know anyway? No matter what kind of torture the truth will incur for you, do you want to know?"

Ogata Yu deliberately teased her with a high-pitched voice, and sat down on the edge of the walnut bed with his long legs crossed.

"...Since you have talked about this, you can't allow me to refuse."

"Very good, I'm a bit ambitious, and I'm waiting for your words. It seems that Archer made the right bet this time. I thought you were an ignorant brat, and thought I'd let you go out earlier... Well, yours Yellow hair is genetic."

You gave a quick high-five, opened his arms and stood up lightly from the head of the bed, twisted his waist and turned in a circle to face Hu Tao.

Afterwards, with a gentle and friendly elder smile on her face, she took out a certain black blocky object from her pocket with a chic and smooth movement.

"—That's it. Archer will explain the next part to you. He knows everything I know. Mr. Yingshi and I have business to do, so excuse me."

"wait…………"

Before Rin had time to pull her, the young white-collar woman slid out like a water snake, and within ten seconds she had disappeared from the door on stiletto heels Ping Ping Tingting, leaving a room full of men, women and children looking at each other in dismay.

Green Archer: "...what's the situation?"

Rin: "...it's old."

Red Archer: "...there's a new one today."

Hu Tao: "…………………… A useless person."

The author has something to say: the second volume is over.

How should I say walnut...it's the same kind as green tea.I yearn for a hero more than anyone else in my heart, and I am more ruthless than anyone else when I spray a hero. "I'm not that noble" "I can't win with integrity alone" - obviously I am the one who can't let go.Ideal and reality are endless topics. I will not give a conclusion. Everyone has a spectrum in their hearts.Some people thought I was Hei Shilang before, but now I can finally learn from Zhen Huan (hello) and say, "This body is now clear".

BOSS is actually the behind-the-scenes boss of the club, a typical tall, rich and handsome.This is the story of a dick's counterattack against the rich and handsome (dead) You knows that something happened to Walnut, and has been investigating secretly.Combining Yuu and Walnut's information together, the overall situation is basically clear, knowing what the boss will do for her daughter's daughter... That's what happened in the finale of the third volume.

PS: Come on for the new school year of the student party www

39 Act One

【Otaku Holy Grail War · Fourth Day Afternoon】

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The result of the reunion between Walnut and Papi's boss Yu Ogata (I don't admit it) is a loose but trustworthy truce agreement.

Based on the long-lasting principle of equivalent exchange, the two sides communicated with each other and shared the information held by the red team and the green team respectively.Walnut showed up to explain the origin of Renzhu clearly, and Red Archer also shared the inside story that Ogata Yu had investigated in the past two years.

Back then, Shibata dismissed Nanako and A Miao, Hu Nuo's close friends, just to prevent them from having doubts about Hu Nuo's ambiguous "computer death" and secretly causing troubles.It's a pity that he tried his best to figure it out, but he couldn't figure out that he finally fell into the hands of an accountant.

The information that Yu Ogata possesses is as follows:

1. Nowadays, the manager of the game company is only in name, and it is the "technician" Shibata who actually operates.Not only that, Shibata's family has been in business for generations, and other businesses in the family are also leaders in their respective fields. They are out-and-out diamond kings.If he was a few years younger, he would be an ideal hero in an urban romance novel.

2. Shibata's wife is a virtuous and gentle full-time wife. She has a young only daughter named Aya Shibata under her knees.Xiao Cai seems to be suffering from a serious congenital disease. Not only has she never been to school, but she has been bedridden for many years and can hardly contact the outside world.However, Shibata did not seek medical advice for his beloved daughter, but devoted himself to his work. Even the care of his daughter was left to the servants at home.

3. Since the start of the Holy Grail War, Shibata has dismissed all his wife and servants, and only entrusted a young woman dressed as a nun to go home to check on her daughter's situation—this nun works in a church in the suburbs and has known Shibata for a long time , close contacts, the relationship can be described as "confidantes".

4. There are four Servants under Shibata's command whose identities have been exposed.Among them, Saber from Shibata, Hassan from Yuji Kobayashi, and Berserker Gawain from Android 46 (of course, Yushang doesn't know his real body) have already met Walnut.In addition, Aya Shibata's residence is guarded by Assassin "Kojiro Sasaki". Archer tried to infiltrate but failed; Master visually guessed that it should be the nun.

…………

Among these seemingly unrelated fragments, there is a sense of incongruity that cannot be more abrupt.

Shibata has always been widely praised for being down-to-earth and caring for his family. He holds his wife and daughter in his hands and cherishes them in every possible way, almost to the point where he is willing to hand over the mountains and rivers to please you.However, his only daughter is seriously ill and time is running out. He could have mobilized his financial resources and connections to invite famous doctors all over the world, but he just ignored his daughter's condition and devoted himself to the research of traveling through time and space.

It is not difficult to infer from this: the "disease" that Aya Shibata is carrying has exceeded the scope of application of usual medical methods.

In this way, it matched the knowledge of Walnut.

——The only ones who know the existence of the "human pillar" system are the biological parents of the human pillar who gave birth to the living sacrifices.

[Shibata Aya is one of the human pillars, weak and sick due to overburdening her body, and even on the verge of death.In order to liberate his daughter from the unreasonable fate of "dedicating himself to the world", the father made a decision. 】

If explained in this way, all the mysteries that are intricately connected can be sorted out.

Shibata has worked hard over the years to open up a passage to another world, and he did not hesitate to use the human pillars of Walnut and Kaori to attract the Holy Grail. From the beginning, he only poured in one wish.

——To this world, to give back my daughter——

…………

At this point, the woman who had been brooding over the revenge of that day for two years realized that at the end of the man's desperate wish, there was a heavy word called "Father".

(However, even so... there are things on my side that cannot be compromised.)

"Archer... I mean the one in red. Please tell Ms. You that I don't care about her arrears of wages. Can I ask her to form an alliance with us temporarily? Don't worry, you don't need to listen to my orders. I just hope I promise you that you will stop fighting each other until Shibata and his gang are defeated, and concentrate on dealing with the common enemy."

"Shall we form a common front before defeating that man... Heh, it really doesn't sound like your proposal, little girl."

The silver-haired youth raised his eyebrows, not hiding the suspicion in his eyes.

"Yu, although you are ruthless, always say that you are a kind and innocent guy behind your back. Would such a good old man refuse to save the struggling father and the poor little girl?"

"Hey, sarcasm is about the same. You guy, don't act like you know the lady well—"

"Stop, Archer."

Hu Tao raised his hand to grab the green hero who stood up suddenly, and shook his head to signal him not to get angry.

Seeing that Robin Hood still had an uneasy expression on his face, Hu Tao sighed and closed his eyes, and spoke quietly into the empty darkness.

"Ah, indeed. I deeply sympathize with Shibata's father and daughter. Unfortunately, Mr. Shibata doesn't seem to sympathize with mine at all. He seems to be wrong, thinking that he would exchange the life of another family's daughter for his own daughter His life is a matter of course."

"..."

The man in red didn't answer, he just stared at the woman on the couch calmly and waited for the next sentence.

"So, what's the difference between him and a criminal who benefits others at the expense of others? Whether it's stealing or robbery, or slander and harassment, they all trample on others to satisfy their own idle desires. The difference between Mr. Shibata is that he has 'to save his daughter' Such a noble belief... But Archer—Emiya-kun, do you really think that wish is a noble thing?"

"As a parent, it's a very normal wish. However, that person went a little too far."

Red Archer replied slowly.

Walnut nodded and smiled dryly.

"I don't think that's noble. Shibata-san was just venting his anger. Because his daughter was given the absurd fate of being a 'pillar of the world', he was angry at the world that was pressing on his daughter's shoulders. His Desire——'removing the responsibility of the human pillar' is a major operation that violates the law of causality. Even if the universal cauldron is used, the basic skeleton of this world will be carved with irreparable scars, and it may cause the collapse of the dimension. At that time, we You don’t need to search for doomsday novels online, just open the curtains and read.”

"Varied……?!"

The two archers and Tohsaka Rin both looked shocked, and Rin rushed forward anxiously, almost hitting the tip of Walnut's nose.

"This, is this true...?! In that case, wouldn't we also..."

"good."

Walnut nodded solemnly with a deep voice.

"I originally planned to open the passage after the Holy Grail War, and send away people who do not belong to this world. However, if the world itself collapses..."

"How could it be... that Shibata, knowing this, still...?!"

"It seems so. Maybe he has already developed the technology to travel through time and space without a human pillar. Once his wish is fulfilled, he will take his wife and daughter away... He wants to leave this broken world behind."

Hu Tao turned over, turned her back on the people in the room and gritted her teeth fiercely.The woman's calm and flat voice was filled with clarifying anger.

"—Only that matter, no matter what, it cannot be forgiven."

The determination is unshakable.

All that remains is to carry out this determination to the end in the flames of war.

Walnut has no intention of fighting Yuu again, and has already agreed with Green Archer to abstain, so the battle of Shibata will be her last battle.

The days of struggling to kill and be killed are over.

she thought wearily.

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When Hu Tao woke up Shenshen, the scene outside the window was already sunset.She felt that her physical strength had recovered a little, and immediately forced Archer to "move herself back home" with both soft and hard tactics.

"Lying on Ms. You's bed, I feel hairy all over, and always feel that she will take the opportunity to exploit me for the rest of my life."

These are her original words.

"Oh, yes... By the way, Miss, that mansion is obviously someone else's house, how can you just stay there?"

Robin Hood didn't bother to compete with her, so he just obediently grabbed Walnut's arm and wrapped it around his shoulders, and said a few words casually.

"Then what's the matter. My friend's things are mine, and my things are also my friends' things....Although I don't have anything."

"..."

Based on this, Green Archer concluded that [Jiyou] is a very useful and easy-to-use must-have product for home travel.

Later, he shared this point of view with Lancer, and the simple and honest spearman suddenly realized, clapping his hands and shouting:

"I see, no wonder Master Komatsu and Master Himisaka love friends so much!!"

...In a sense, this is also the correct answer.

Since Hu Tao was seriously injured, he didn't have the energy to quarrel with Archer along the way, and the two returned to the house peacefully and peacefully.However, as soon as he turned the corner, an unbelievable scene immediately caught Hu Tao's eyes.

"... Winter... Fuyuki?!"

It was definitely not dizziness or hallucinations caused by excessive blood loss.

Walnut's twin brother, Himisaka Fuyuki himself, is standing in front of the Western-style building with a serious look and a solemn expression at the moment——

— Kneeling on the washboard.

"..."

With no expression on his face, Walnut punched Archer in the lower abdomen, who was about to scream, and grabbed his neck and dragged him back.

She strangled Heroic Spirit's throat tightly with one hand to keep him from making a sound, rubbed her eyes indiscriminately with the other hand, and turned her gaze to the door again for a closer look.

...Well, no matter how you look at it, it looks like a fake washboard.

…It’s the kind that was used in the era of manual laundry, the surface is covered with jagged edges and corners, and the wretched man with bronchitis is often driven out of the door by his wife to kneel, the washboard.

"Ah, there is a guest...... Huh?!"

Kneeling at the knees, Fuyuki heard the sound of footsteps approaching, turned his head subconsciously, and faced the incredible sight of Hu Tao and the distorted face that was stretched half a foot.

"........."

"........."

A wind tunnel was opened in the abdomen, and the younger sister was hanging on the man's neck like a koala.

Maintaining a dignified and solemn posture like a pilgrimage, the elder brother kneeling in front of his younger sister's (friend's) house.

The two faces with similar eyebrows and eyes are like looking at themselves in a mirror, their facial features are frozen, and they look at each other in blank dismay.

Then, Fuyuki reacted first——

"Hu, hu hu hu hu hu hu hu hu hu hu hu! I'm sorry for you---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"

Maintaining the posture of knees on the ground, Fuyuki raised his arms high and suddenly fell to the ground.

There was a painful "boom" sound from his forehead, and it hit the concrete pavement in front of the mansion.

"........."

Facing his brother who was sincerely lying on the ground in front of him (with a washboard under his knees), Hu Tao just froze in place stiffly, staring down at him with empty and cold eyes.

"………………Who are you."

"Me? Of course I'm Fuyuki?! Wait, Walnut, maybe you've suffered a head injury and lost your memory...Come here and let brother see!!"

"...Hmm. This stupid look, it seems that he is indeed my brother."

Hu Tao nodded as if agreeing with something, but the coldness in his eyes did not dissolve.

"So, explain? It is said that 'a man has gold under his knees, he kneels to his parents', if you kneel in front of Nanako's door for no reason, even if it is your biological brother, I will not let you go easily? ——No, Just because I am my biological brother, I can't turn a blind eye to your stupidity."

"Ok, I know."

For some reason, Fuyuki also nodded with a smile on her face.

"—My gentle and lovely sister, even if I'm stupid, you can't ignore me, so how can you just watch me get killed?"

".........!!"

Hu Tao felt a "boom" in his head, and staggered towards Archer on the spot.

"...Brother, what do you mean by that sentence. You have no interest in otaku culture, but have you read fantasy comics recently?"

She pressed her chest and took several deep breaths before speaking in a slightly trembling voice.

"Well, I occasionally want to try to understand the world of walnuts. But it's really frustrating, and there are too many works in the Fate series. I've been burning all night to study."

Fuyuki's friendly and loving smile was as bright as a round of blooming sunflowers.

What is more eye-catching than that smile is the three clearly identifiable patterns of Command Spells on his hand.

"—In order to protect Kurumi in the Holy Grail War, my brother can't help but work hard."

"........."

The ominous premonition that has been lingering in my heart has finally been heavily implemented.

The only relative in this world who has twins in one body, the only one who doesn't want to be involved in the vortex of struggle, she is still involved in the end.

Back then she exhausted the Command Seals to incarcerate Gilgamesh, knowing that three Command Seals could barely give him a complete body, but she stubbornly took one out of them and ordered him to protect Fuyuki in the Holy Grail War.

In order to make up for the lack of magic power, the magic circuit between Walnut and Gilgamesh has not been broken. For two years, she has continued to provide magic power to the King of Heroes.If it weren't for relying on the human pillar's magical power reserve, which is close to the bottomless pit, the walnut would have run out of oil and lamps by now.

In order to protect her only elder brother, she did not hesitate to do this step.

Because Himi Saka Fuyuki is undoubtedly the one who deserves her to take this step.

However, the so-called "same soul stored in two bodies" twins, if they want to produce the best, they must be a pair.

Fuyuki. Kurumi.

The thoughts of the two are as harmonious as the sound of the two names.

Walnut's belief is Fuyuki's belief, and Fuyuki's persistence is Walnut's persistence.

"elder brother."

The blond woman pulled out a wry smile weakly, stretched out her hand to the kneeling young man in a low voice, and gently touched his soft, broken hair.

(Ahhhhh...he is just like me, a hopeless man.)

——Since Hu Tao can remember, there has never been a warm meeting with her parents, and even the parents' meeting is attended by the little winter tree with rumors and criticisms.The winter tree develops earlier, and has been slender and strong since elementary school, so the mean classmates often target the weak-faced walnut.At that time, Hutao was often ridiculed as a wild species without parents, so Fuyuki put his arms around his sister in one arm and waved a bamboo knife in the other and shouted angrily: "Who said that Hutao has no parents? I will be Hutao's father and mother. No one is allowed to touch her!!"

Himizaka Kurumi was able to grow into an ordinary girl who can be seen everywhere, probably thanks to the blessing of this silly brother.

Although she complained about troubles and getting in the way, she never forgot the kindness of being together.

"I said, brother, you..."

The woman's slender fingers moved slowly and gently around the man's slightly long bangs, like stroking a baby's cheek.

"Why do you kneel on the washboard at the door ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!"

Before it was too late, Hu Tao grabbed Fuyuki's forehead without hesitation, pressed his head, and threw him heavily onto the concrete floor.

"Uuuu......!! Don't be impulsive to Hutao, you, you listen to my explanation... My Servant Nero met Komatsu's classmate Lancer in a duel last night... Woofu! I... I obviously want to help Hutao, But accidentally injured the heroic spirit of Hu Tao's friend... Fortunately, I recognized Xiaosong in time, in case they fight to the death... Wow!! It's all my fault, I shouldn't have joined the war without telling Hu Tao, let alone with your friend Do it, I don't know how to apologize to you...I'm sorry, I'm not a good brother...it hurts!"

"You like to hit the ground, don't you? Do you need to hit more times?! Fuyuki's face is my face, please don't spoil yourself easily!! Didn't you say that you want to be my father and mother? Then Just show the posture of an elder, what kind of washboard is kneeling here! What kneeling is kneeling!!"

Hu Tao took advantage of the excitement and yelled happily. After the yelling came to an end, he came back to his senses belatedly:

"What are you talking about, Nero? Is that the Roman Empress whose breasts match Sakura's?"

"Yes, it is……"

Fuyushu had been bumped into a flushed face and slurred his speech, so he could only answer dying on the ground.

"...!!"

Walnut changed color in an instant, and pulled Fuyuki's collar closer to him.

"—Where's Nero? I'd like an autograph. I'd like to ask about breast enhancement tips by the way, I mean by the way."

"Yes, upstairs... Nero... she brought back the King of Heroes and the King of Conquerors... plus a few friends from your family, a table of people...is...is..."

"……What are you doing?"

"At... Gathering a crowd to gamble. When I found the washboard and came out, Lancer was about to lose the bodysuit..."

The author has something to say: the first update at the beginning of the school www new semester new atmosphere

I don’t think anyone remembers it. At the beginning of the second volume, Nero and the gun brother were stopped by Joan of Arc during the day. Nero and Emperor Shining had a new three-king banquet that night, so they agreed to a duel the next night, that is, Walnut was fired. Cave and Izumo awakened that night.The timeline of this article is quite tight [Don't say it yourself!

The title of Volume [-] is "River Lantern", if you don't understand it, you can Baidu [Hello]

If the Holy Grail War is usually a story of life and death, then the Holy Grail War should be a story of hello and me.

All that's left is the duel.After the duel is END, when the END is over, I will customize the text, and then I will prepare for World War II... Recently, Amano and Lao Xu have an unusually high level of spiritual compatibility.

[Benefits] The self-dubbing of the game I mentioned before... The soft female voice is me, and the bitter male voice is Guan Junyan (hey) because I like the heroine so much that I don’t consciously talk about it, please swipe www Aunt Mina Wash the railroad!

40 Act II Izumo

【Otaku Holy Grail War·Fourth Day Evening】

【Green Team Resident, Komatsu House】

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Even though Hu Tao has been on the battlefield for many years (in the virtual world) and is used to seeing blood and swords, when he stepped into the living room, he was still trembling three times in shock at the tragic scene in front of him.

Indoor furniture and furnishings have undergone earth-shaking changes, and rice fields attacked by locusts may not be comparable.Sofas, coffee tables, armchairs, even bookshelves and TV cabinets are stacked up and down to form this magnificent card table full of post-modern style that accommodates ancient and modern heroes.

Lancer, who had lost all his wealth, had already been ordered to leave the stage by Nanako's belt. At this time, he was moving another washboard and squatting in the corner to repent.Thanks to the benevolent His Majesty Nero, who waived the line and did not force him to hand over the tights as a bet in the public, Lancer barely saved his face and was able to continue living in the same room with everyone.

"...Diarmuid-kun, are you alright?"

Although there were many frictions with Lancer, when Hu Tao lightly walked past his desolate figure, he still asked sympathetically out of humanitarian concern.

"Yes. Please don't worry about this little thing."

The spearman raised his handsome face full of melancholy, and showed a wry smile that couldn't be more desolate.

"It's my fault as a Servant that I can't win glory for Mr. Komatsu at the round table where the spirits gather..."

"...Don't put on such a gloomy face. You are lucky E, just sitting at the poker table is very courageous."

Hu Tao patted the young man's strong shoulders full of relief, but Lancer was poked at the sore spot, and immediately dropped his shoulders even more heavily.

"Stop making excuses for him. Knowing that you are lucky and not going to the gambling table on your own, is like knowing that you are a female victim and not knowing how to avoid suspicion. No one can save you from seeking death."

The leisurely voice pierced into the ears leisurely, interrupting Hu Tao's powerless encouragement.She turned her head when she heard the sound, and saw Komatsu Nanako curled up on the rocking chair like a cat basking in the sun, with her bare hands spread flat, carefully applying translucent bright nail polish little by little on her manicured and round nails.

Noticing that Hu Tao was staring at her with a hellish expression, Nanako raised her brows and cast a half-smile at her:

"What's the matter, is it strange that I receive so many guests?"

"...very weird. You were hit by the Holy Grail while walking down the street?"

Hu Tao lowered his face and glanced at the kingly and noisy card table, then turned his face away and couldn't bear to look directly.

"Hmm! King of Heroes, did you peek at my cards just now?! You are really a disgrace to your homeland, Mm... despicable person!!"

"Tch, who cares about peeking at you? With this king's luck, why do you have to do that kind of nonsense... Wow, you bastard, why are you just drawing my cards!"

"This is a gift in return, as the price for your petty tricks."

"You, you this..."

"Hahaha, don't be so rigid, you two. Come on, King of Heroes, I'll give you two cards in my hand—"

"——Wow~~Wow~~~Wow~~~~Wow!! What are you doing, Rider, the bet we have is all money from Miss Yu?! If we lose everything at the gambling table If you go back, she will definitely take the opportunity to treat you like a bull and horse..."

"..."

Walnut couldn't help but slumped his shoulders weakly together with Lancer.

Nanako, who pays attention to the taste of life, can tolerate such heavy smoke, let alone being hit by the holy grail, even if she soaks in black mud for three days, it is impossible.

"Ah, don't worry. In order to receive them, I fired all the servants in the mansion, and these highnesses will take care of the housework these days. ——Of course, until the end of the Holy Grail War, they will take care of my family. Work. He who does not work shall not eat."

Nanako said with a smile on her lips, she casually picked up the long whip placed on the small table, and cracked it with all her strength.

... Although Queen Cai Cai's original intention was to dispatch these mighty heroic spirits, it is conceivable who will shoulder this burden in the end.

"Everywhere you go, you are treated like a cow and horse, Mr. Weber..."

Walnut watched the doll-headed boy's gradually shrinking figure with a sad expression, and silently traced a cross on his chest according to the British custom.

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[Second floor of Western-style building, guest room]

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Nanakusa Izumo sat fixedly by the window, staring blankly at the last ray of fading sunlight exposed behind the clouds.

The fragmented game puzzle finally has only the last piece left.

Just like the drawing of the desolate sunset in front of him, as long as he puts together the pale drawing called "Nanakusa Izumo", his life will enter the long night of the decaying sunset.

In that case... This meaningless fake life can finally usher in the end it deserves.

And that "last fragment" was lying quietly in front of him in the form of a pure and beautiful girl.

—— Kaori Shiratori has been in a coma for more than a day, and has never seen any signs of waking up. The girl who is so happy and noisy on weekdays is still asleep like the Sleeping Beauty in a fairy tale.

It's just within reach, but in Izumo's eyes, it seems as far away as a vast sky.

(Kaori... who the hell is this girl.)

Just, care about this.

I have spent two years with myself, although there are many naive and stubborn, but I have always been simple and honest.