Fate_Hero back

No way, it was Saber who chased and killed that rookie?She shouldn't do such a thing.

Queen (whispering): Her damned Master used a command spell, and the command probably reads "If you find other Masters, kill them all"... Ahhh, that's all right, Brother Gun will definitely cry and yell to get Saber out of the wicked master's hands I was rescued from the police, that good old man will definitely throw his affairs to the wind...

Kaka in tears (whispering): Yes, how could he forget that his master is even more wicked, right?

Queen (whisper):.

[System: Queen leaves the chat room]

…………

"...A Miao, what did you do?"

Himizaka Kurumi turned her head away from the computer screen, and shouted at the black-haired girl behind her who was holding another laptop and flashing 2ch.

"Ah la? Why did you say that suddenly, Hutao, I don't know anything."

The girl turned around with a smile on her face, and sat upright on the tatami mat with her knees together.

Unlike the blond-haired, blue-eyed, Western-looking Walnut, the woman sitting opposite her has a pure Yamato Nadeko-like appearance, with long and straight black hair, straight bangs, and a neat white cherry blossom kimono. The image resembles the ancient royal princesses often seen in historical dramas.

"Nanako went offline as soon as she logged in. I didn't say anything to her. Of course it was a good thing you did. A Miao, what did you say to her?"

Hu Tao frowned, and pouted a little arrogantly.

Facing nonsensical questions from friends, Miao Kawashima, a woman whose online name is "Kaka of Tears", has a calm demeanor and a toothless smile:

"Don't worry, Komatsu-kun is just unwilling to face us because of the bankruptcy of his winning plan. Just let her calm down in the small black room."

"...a must-win plan?"

If Hu Tao doesn't ask, it's all right, and if she asks, she will regret it.Talking about the misfortune of the Lancers as always, Miao Kawashima suddenly became interested.She moved away from the computer and set up a storyteller posture, with a teacup in one hand and a paper fan in the other, and described to Hu Tao Lancer and his Master in this war—"Queen" Nanako Komatsu with her superb brain power and expressive ability. The grand and tragic first battle of the heroic epic.

Himizaka Kurumi, Kawashima Miao, and Komatsu Nanako.

Regarding the relationship between these few people, it may take a little bit of time to go back a little bit to clarify.

These three are not only close friends who came together because of "a certain plan" two years ago, but also participants in this Holy Grail War.Ever since they confirmed the signs of the Holy Grail War in this world, they acted together with a common purpose, and agreed to work together to overcome the difficulties to reach the Holy Grail, and finally the survivors would fulfill everyone's wishes instead.Although the three people have different backgrounds, each has their own thoughts, and there is no shortage of disagreements or even sarcasm in daily life, but they did not turn against each other until the horn of war sounded, which can be regarded as "proof of tenacious friendship".

Among them, Himizaka Kurumi is an extremist with a particularly stubborn mind and a special obsession with the Holy Grail War.If the other two people just regard this victory as entertainment or pastime, then she has worked hard for eight lifetimes and will do everything possible to win to the end.

(Because there is a reason to win.)

Walnut warned himself this way.

It is precisely because of this obsession with victory that when Walnut heard that the Lancer team of the alliance had encountered the worst opponent (for Lancer himself, the best opponent that Lancer dreamed of) King Arthur, she couldn't help but sigh heavily with her hands on her head Take a breath.

As we all know, this Lancer—the Irish warrior Diarmuid Odina, who is good at wielding red and yellow brushes... no, two magic spears, cherishes each other with Saber, who is also a knight in the world of "Fate/Zero" , established an undeserved deep trust among enemies, but in the end died miserably under the plot of Master Saber.

The noble and pure knight was also ruined by his pure nobility.

Therefore, there is a conclusion: the first plan of the Lancer team's must-win plan, don't awaken his knight complex, let alone let him meet the confidante and knight king Saber.

"What are you doing, you faced Saber in the first round, now Nanako and Lancer are out with one vote..."

"...You seem to have said a hundred times more than I did just now, Walnut. After all, wasn't it you who sent the message asking us to protect that boy? Even if Nanako fought Saber instead of me and protected that brat, the culprit is still you." .”

"Yeah, I'm reflecting on myself. If I knew this, even if I was called a bastard and a fool, I should have asked Gilgamesh."

Walnut smacked her mouth like she was giving up on herself, and leaned back in the chair dejectedly.

"Forget about that, what if King Jier orders you to agree with me?"

Kawashima Miao said coldly.

Hu Tao was taken aback for a moment, her eyes widening in feigned surprise.

"A Miao, I can't tell you care about me..."

"of course."

The classical beauty nodded with a smile, exhaling like blue:

"In today's civilized society, two daughters cannot work together as one husband. If he asks you to marry him, where can I find a ready-made rich and handsome?"

"...Let me tell you, would you really rather sit on a vimana and cry than ride a bicycle with me and laugh?"

Just when Hu Tao was struggling with how to correct her friend's money worship complex, a solemn voice behind her saved her from the language barrier.

"—I am very sorry to interrupt the conversation between the two of you, Himisaka-sama and Kawashima-sama."

Unknowingly, a third person surrounded by a strange aura appeared beside the relatively silent two.

Even though he was in a small apartment in the urban area of ​​Japan, this man was wearing a thick full suit of Western-style armor and a strange long sword engraved with unknown characters on his waist, as if he had just walked off an ancient battlefield on the other side of the earth.The outline of his face is as deep as a knife carving, his slightly curly dark long hair falls down along the armor, and his whole body reveals a capable and refined warrior temperament.

Although this man dressed as a knight does not have the alluring beauty of Diarmuid, the "Bright Face", his solemn expression and noble demeanor all show an unshakable solemnity. It can be said that even the enemies will be in awe of him Dear man.

Regarding the sudden appearance of this man, Hu Tao and Miao neither screamed nor showed the slightest surprise, they just turned their faces towards him and asked almost at the same time:

Walnut: "It doesn't matter how many times this low-level conversation is interrupted. Sir Lancelot, is something going on outside?"

Miao: "If anyone comes to your door and says we don't need a paper - I should have told you so, Lancelot."

"..."

Walnut gave his relatives and friends a blank look, and quickly turned to the knight to urge him to continue.

"We all know that your Master is a manipulative bastard, just ignore her... Anyway, what's the matter?"

"... Cough, I'm very sorry, this time I'm not selling newspapers door-to-door."

The man called "Mr. Lancelot" cleared his throat in embarrassment, but quickly regained his usual composure. He put his hand on the hilt of his sword and reported in an orderly manner:

"—Actually, I just felt the breath of Command Seals in the nearby streets. A Master appeared."

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…………

Nanakusa Izumo is wandering around looking for safe shelter.

To put it bluntly, it is to escape.

In order to avoid the spread of damage, neither my house nor Kaori’s house can be returned; I only have change for buying watermelons, which is not enough to stay in a roadside hotel for one night; if I sleep in a park, I may be regarded as homeless. The tramp is sent to the police station; maybe he can escape to the school and lie down on the playground overnight, provided that the security uncle does not come to chase him away.

Well, cornered in the true sense.

Ahhh, there is no place for me in the vast world——For some reason, this slogan full of middle school atmosphere came to the young man's mind.

But fortunately, Izumo's rare middle school feelings did not last long.

...Because at this moment, a strange knight in full armor appeared in front of his eyes.

"—?!"

With the exquisitely carved armor and sword, and the majestic and upright appearance, Izumo thought for a moment that he had bumped into a life-sized statue in a western square.But after experiencing the fierce battle that fell from the sky just now, he is more or less mentally prepared for all kinds of chaotic situations that may occur in the future.Therefore, Izumo just stood still and took a deep breath without making any further horrifying reactions.

At the same time, he secretly hugged the watermelon in his arms, ready to smash it head-on and then turn around and run away.

"Excuse me for interrupting. Just to confirm, are you the Master of this Holy Grail War?"

This was the first sentence Sir Knight spoke to him.

Not only his appearance, but also his manners are impeccably correct and elegant.This made Izumo temporarily let go of his guard, and his tense nerves relaxed a little.

"...If I remember correctly, 'Holy Grail War' seems to be a concept in novels, games or anime."

After hesitating for a few seconds, Izumo thought that he should first ask the normal questions of three-dimensional human beings.Once you can't maintain common sense and rationality and are led by these abnormal events, maybe you will unknowingly open the door to a new world.

"As you know, that's true."

The knight showed a small wry smile, and frankly admitted Izumo's "common sense".

"We are not the people we should be in this world. It is more appropriate to say that this Holy Grail War is a 'false' or a 'distortion'. However, the fact that we exist here and are about to fight here cannot be denied It is true. What you are about to face is a real battlefield—this point, your Excellency should keep it in mind as soon as possible."

"That...Mr. Knight? Although you can speak Japanese is very impressive, but can you try to use modern Japanese? The kind that can be understood by ordinary people with low education who have failed in ancient Chinese."

"...Ah, sorry."

The man who spoke fluent ancient Chinese was stunned for a moment, probably infected by Izumo's sense of being offline without any danger, and his rock-like serious expression couldn't help but loosen a little.

"Speaking of which, I haven't given my name yet. This is a member of the British Knights of the Round Table, Lancelot. You are—"

Before the words fell, Izumo interrupted him with a cold breath:

"Wait,—Lancelot is... sorry, retract the preface. I shouldn't be too demanding on your way of speaking. Rather, why do you speak human language?"

"........."

The knight let go of the hilt with a serious expression, and slowly raised his hand to cover his face.

"Ah, I'm not questioning your language ability..."

Izumo consciously made a mistake in his expression, he held his chin and weighed it for a moment, then corrected himself as politely as possible:

"That—I mean, why are you able to speak human language before being stabbed by Saber?"

"........."

A good knight should not turn his sword against a commoner, and Sir Lancelot knows this better than anyone.

Therefore, at this moment, Lancelot... is in more pain than anyone else.

——It’s better to go berserk again, really.

14 Act [-] The First Holy Grail War Secret Story

"Hey, boy. This is the second time we've met."

As soon as Nanakusa Izumo followed the knight and stepped into the door of the apartment, this casual greeting that seemed familiar was thrown on his face by Youyou.

"..."

Izumo looked up with a somewhat ominous premonition, and as expected, a waist-length blond woman was lying on the couch with her arms and legs spread out like a domestic cat, and raised two fingers to shake him at him with a half-smile. .

(...As expected, she is an angry aunt.)

Izumo has never been rude to women, except for those who especially touch his own boiling point.And as a young boy who thinks he has some brains, Hu Tao's look of the older generation who regards young people as fools undoubtedly makes him feel aggrieved and panicked.

Therefore, he didn't greet the owner of the house, and after a glance, he didn't even turn his eyes away. He went straight around her and dragged the chair away and sat down, crossing his legs with a slumped face.

Lancelot followed into the house with a little embarrassment, and bowed his head to Walnut who ignored Izumo's rude attitude.

"Master Himisaka, I have brought the young Master here according to your order."

"Ah, thank you for your hard work. Also, it's not an order. I'm the one who always troubles you...Mr. Lancelot must find it very annoying if you are not your Master but still pointing fingers."

Seeing the knight talking to him, Himisaka Kurumi immediately straightened his upper body from the sofa, and made an apologetic gesture to Lancelot with an embarrassed wry smile.

"Where is it. I am the one who has been causing trouble for Himizaka-sama. These things are just a matter of little effort."

Lancelot bowed respectfully in return.

Izumo was half amused and half amazed to watch the two sing together—he had already seen Lancelot's thoughtful etiquette, but the gringo who looked so condescending in front of him would behave so politely Social rhetoric, this strong attitude contrast made him feel a little surprised.

(The so-called "talking to people, talking to hell" refers to this kind of woman... No, according to this, the reason why she has been rude to me is because she thinks I am rude Christian?!)

Thinking of this, the young man's mood that had just calmed down a little bit became turbulent again (he completely forgot that he called the other party "auntie" as soon as he opened his mouth), and he simply turned his gaze aside and ignored the polite exchange between the two.

"Okay young man, don't put on my gloomy face like I just found out that I have a terminal illness, I won't sympathize with you because of it... well, let me think about it, what am I going to tell you... oh yes Well, you probably need an explanation?"

After the greetings with Lancelot came to an end, Kurumi slowly turned her face away, and dragged her words in an attitude comparable to Izumo's faux pas.

"...Thank you for remembering, Auntie."

Izumo twitched his lips angrily.

"Ah, you don't need to use that level of honorifics? Although I am a few years older than you, I am still the same in seniority. There is no need to lower myself to the position of juniors all at once. You are too humble for me. It will be difficult too."

"Don't escape to the world of delusions without authorization, who is your junior."

"My nephew needs to call me auntie."

"...Eldest sister, can you speak directly if you have something to say?"

Defeated by the opponent's overlord logic, Izumo couldn't help rolling his eyes hard.

"Hmm, that's enough."

Hu Tao's expression remained unchanged, and he touched his chin pretending to be complacent.Before Izumo had time to fight back, she fully demonstrated the proverb "turning the face is like turning the book" with her own performance. She pulled the corners of her lips and put her smile back into her belly in an instant.

"I said young man, you know this one, right?"

What is engraved on the back of the woman's hand is a peculiar pattern with European classical style.

"You must have similar marks engraved on your hands, otherwise you wouldn't be the target of Saber's attack."

Walnut withdrew her hand, and said flatly.

"Now that you know the "Fate" series, it should not be difficult for you to understand 'what does this situation mean'."

"...ah, it's very clear."

Izumo rolled up his sleeves calmly, and when the three Western sword-shaped patterns came into view, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

- It is indeed so.

Izumo's experience so far is almost exactly the same as that of the hero Emiya Shiro in the GALGAME masterpiece "Fate/Stay/night".

And the pattern engraved on his forearm and the back of his walnut hand is the "command spell" that is regarded as the ticket to the Holy Grail War.

As the name suggests, the "Command Spell" is the three absolute commands of the Master to the Servant in the Holy Grail War. Its function is like putting a collar on a mad dog, and it can bind the proud heroic spirit under its command.

(So, this woman is also...)

As if seeing through the young man's thoughts, Hu Tao stretched his eyebrows for the first time, and nodded to him with a pleasant face.

"That's right, like you, I am a participant in this Holy Grail War—by the way, we named it the 'First Otaku Holy Grail War'. However, I just volunteered."

"Wait a minute, are you talking about the first...House·Holy Grail War? Don't be kidding, I don't intend to participate in this strangely named competition."

It's better to say... What kind of fucking name is this! ?

It's almost like saying "Fate, which is famous all over the world, was just an otaku game at first", how far is this woman going to despise the original author? !

"Yeah, well-deserved, well-deserved house·Holy Grail·war."

Walnut has no sense of guilt for desecrating other people's works, and puffs out his chest without shame.

"Because, the summoning medium of the Holy Grail this time... is the game box you bought today."

"What……?"

Izumo forgot to put his chin back in place for a moment.

"That is to say, we summon Heroic Spirits entirely through the game—"

"Wait, I seem to have heard the voice of my world view being broken just now... Wait a minute, I need to weigh whether to listen to it, I have a premonition that I will not be able to return to human society after listening to it..."

"Unfortunately, you have been targeted by the holy grail of the house. You have to participate whether you listen or not. It is better to advise you to accept your fate obediently."

Hu Tao interrupted him sharply, and snorted a laugh almost cruelly through his nose.

"-Okay, let's continue. The 'Holy Grail' we are fighting for now is the product of Two-dimensional...that's right, the Two-dimensional we are familiar with...infiltrating into the real world. It is more appropriate to call it the "false Holy Grail". However, Mr. Narita has already used the setting of the false Holy Grail in "Fate/Strange/fake". ’, but I still like the term ‘Holy Grail of Otaku,’ so you can call it that too.”

"Although I don't know who A Miao and Nanako are, it's obvious that you are the only one who uses this name? What 'we name it', your name is not recognized by anyone other than you, right? Of course, I wouldn't agree either."

Izumo firmly stated that he was on the side of normal people.

"Shut up and listen, young man. . . . er, where did I go?"

While massaging her temples, Kurumi looked at Lancelot, who was standing aside with a sword, asking for help.

"Yes. Himisaka-sama just said that the 'holy grail' of this world is a fake infiltrated from Two-dimensional."

The knight answered quickly.

(What on earth does this guy use the Knights of the Round Table for...)

Seeing this, Izumo couldn't help but rolled his eyes again, and at the same time, he forgot once again that it was himself who choked the knight of the round table so much that he wanted to go berserk just now.

"That's right, it's here. I won't go into details about the specific scientific principles. In short, this world is undergoing anti-time travel, and both the Holy Grail and the heroic spirits are coming from Two-dimensional. In other words, the 'Holy Grail War' itself was Transported to the world we live in... Do you understand?"

"Barely understand, logically speaking."

Although it's not scientific at all.

"As for the rules, since there is no jurisdiction system like the Church of the Holy Church, we are still exploring on our own. What is known so far is that there are 14 contestants, all of whom are players of the "Fate" series of games. Home The Holy Grail will retrieve those who are qualified to participate in the battle from the player's record, and then give them command spells, and then the player will summon the heroic spirit that suits them through the game. In principle, the player will summon the heroic spirit that is used more often in the game and has a better compatibility. Servant; if you are a love game player like FSN, you will usually summon your favorite target."

"14 people... twice as many as in a normal Holy Grail War?"

"Not really. You know the 128-person Holy Grail War in "Fate/Extra", right? In fact, a certain online game project abandoned by Nasu Kinoko involved 14 people participating in the battle."

Izumo nodded to show his understanding, but the next question immediately popped up in his mind:

"You said just now that you are not Lancelot's Master... Then, your Heroic Spirit is—"

"secret."

Hu Tao slapped her lips without thinking.

"...Forget it. Compared with this, why did you tell me this? Like King Arthur's master, you can get rid of me while I don't know anything. If you want to win, this is the best efficient method."

After hearing Izumo's questioning, Walnut's brows gradually widened, and a meaningful and satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"Hmm... I didn't misunderstand the person, boy, you really are not just a simple-minded and passionate boy. It's very different from the stupid old good guy somewhere."

"You will be sent threatening letters by Shiro Emiya's extreme fans."

"You can't find it within a hundred miles, that rare creature."

"...What, do you hate the main character? It's a shame you can play the game."

The boy couldn't help asking questions from the bottom of his heart.I don't feel bad at all - I don't know if this sentence will touch the opponent's scales, so he pressed it under the base of his tongue.

"Oh, how should I put it... In your opinion, do people say bad things about other people just because they 'hate'? However, a fox who can't eat grapes also likes to call grapes sour. In fact, that fox unexpectedly likes grapes Maybe. It’s almost that feeling.”

"...I don't understand what you're talking about at all. To get to the point, why did you bring me back?"

"That's right, speaking of purpose... it has something to do with Shirou-kun."

Izumo's throat sweetened, and he almost splashed the tea that Lancelot had just brewed on the woman's face.

"Why is it him again!?"

"Look at the young man, your experience is quite similar to that of Shirou-kun, isn't it? Inexplicably involved in the Holy Grail War, inexplicably attacked by a heroic spirit, and then rescued by another heroic spirit..."

Thinking of Komatsu Nanako's bankruptcy plan for the gun team, Hu Tao couldn't help shedding crocodile tears for her friend.

"So, I speculate that you and Shirou-kun must have other similarities, for example—"

"—can save the world?"

Izumo silently glanced at the watermelon at his feet, thinking that if the woman said "bulldozer", her face would be covered in watermelon flesh.

"Do not."

Walnut shook his head with a smile on his face.

"—It's Housekeeping A."

Izumo: "…………………………………………………… Huh?"

"So I've said it all, I presume that you are a housekeeper A just like Shirou."

Walnut continued to explain patiently.

"To tell you the truth, one of my cohabiting sisters and I can only make dumplings, and the other can only adjust hot pot ingredients. We have been eating pork dumplings with hot pot for a month..."

Izumo suddenly felt his forehead start to sweat: "Well, big sister..."

"Yes~~?"

Shiny and shiny.A bright smile of anticipation.

"Well... I don't know how to cook either."

walnut:"…………"

With a sound of pickup, the harmonious air froze.

Before the instantly petrified blond woman recovered from the blow of the budget error, another chilly female voice pierced through the bedroom door:

"—Is that so, can't you cook... Tsk, then I can only trouble you to get out. We don't keep freelancers here, what's the use of keeping a man who can't even cook."

"...I just don't want to be said that by a woman who can only make dumplings and make hot pot."

Izumo retorted instinctively.

"The mouth is quite powerful. Now get out of the door immediately and open that powerful mouth facing the northwest. I wish you can fill your stomach in this way."

Miao Kawashima, who was sitting in the room, refused to budge.

"You don't need to tell me, I will leave naturally. Gathering with such an incompetent eldest sister, my ability to survive seems to be reduced... Ah, what a waste of time."

Izumo straightened up, walked towards the door with a livid face, without looking back at the petrified Walnut.Still in the grip of her lost dream, she looked like she was on the verge of tears.

Fortunately, Izumo's steps were slower than usual. Before he got close to the door, the door panel bounced inward under a strong impact, almost hitting the bridge of Izumo's nose on the spot.

"Varied……?!"

"You, are you not injured?! I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry... Ah, compared to this, Himisaka-sama and Kawashima-sama, please come out! An urgent message from Komatsu-sama!!"

Izumo's astonishment was further exacerbated by the hurried figure leaping into the door—a black-haired man in a casual shirt with a particularly eye-catching mole at the end of his eye was holding a bulging shopping bag in both hands, in which various fruits and vegetables could be vaguely seen Vegetables and quick-frozen food are the raw materials for dinner no matter how you look at it.

"Oh, so you haven't been killed by Saber... No, calm down Lancer, has Nanako been attacked by other heroic spirits?"

The stone statue of Walnut immediately regained his sanity, and his face convulsed nervously.

"No, Mr. Komatsu is very safe."

Lancer stood at attention, and responded loudly:

"She ordered me to send a message to the two of you: 'Today the price of pork in the hypermarket has dropped, and I have already sent Brother Gun to go out, and the common people who only eat pork dumplings every day should also rush to buy them, oh hehehe~~'——The above."

"...Can't we talk about this kind of thing on the phone, phone?!"

"That's right. But according to Mr. Komatsu, in order to deepen the bond between our master and slave, we must coordinate from the minutiae of daily life, including snapping up reduced-price pork..."

"No Lancer, I think that must be lying to you."

…………

"..."

Nanakusa Izumo watched the group of live treasures with cold eyes, and suddenly felt that he had won the holy grail war of otaku.

15 The People of the Matou Family, Act [-]

""I'm gonna start now--! ! ""

"........."

In the end, Izumo sat down at the dinner table at the "First Otaku Holy Grail War Justice Master United Army" base with mixed feelings.

...Needless to say, this leaky team name is also a product of Himizaka Kurumi's bad taste.

Such brazenly using "justice" as the name of their organization seems to be a partner of justice somewhere, and there is no more unpleasant sense of sight than this.

As it turns out, women tend to make things difficult for women, but (good) men don't make things difficult for men most of the time - although Izumo wanted to leave the apartment to find another way out, Lancelot and Diarmuid stood on the road of chivalry Resolutely persuade them to stay, but the attitude of the women has always been lukewarm. In the end, Hu Tao made a final decision: people can stay, but the condition is to join the "First House Holy Grail War Justice Ma..."... this leaky name It doesn't matter if you don't say anything.

For this unprovoked Holy Grail War, Izumo doesn't even have the slightest fighting spirit and aggressiveness. His only hope is that he can survive the decisive round safely and return to the cycle of peaceful daily life.As for the Servant he summoned... just let him die.

From the perspective of Heroic Spirits, this guy might be the worst Master.

Just like Hu Tao's previous confession of blood and tears, there is only a dazzling cauldron on the dining table of this family, and various hot pot ingredients in it are gurgling up and down.It is still delicious to enjoy a rare meal, but if hot pot is the main food every day, in Izumo's eyes, it is no different from pig food.

Of course, the vicious lines of "pig food" can only be suppressed in the bottom of my heart, at least I can't say it out of the two knights' kindness-although it is because of the existence of these two knights that the table is full of green and miserable The... NTR breath.

As for those two self-centered women... fuck them.

Izumo was burying his head in his belly, and Hu Tao had quickly filled a large bowl of hot pot ingredients, scooped a few more dumplings into it, and solemnly placed them in front of Lancelot:

"Mr. Lancelot, I will trouble you to take this upstairs. Tell them to finish eating and not to leave anything behind."

(upstairs……?)

This apartment is a building located on the top floor of a luxurious community, and it is not surprising that there are bedrooms on the second floor.However, it is hard for Izumo to imagine that there are still people who are willing to be with these two narrow-minded and wayward women.

"Well, the one living upstairs is..."

After hesitating again and again, he lowered his voice and asked Lancer who was sitting next to him.

"Ah, haven't you met yet? It's Matou Kariya-sama and Sakura-sama. Those two are Kawashima-sama's friends and have been living with her since two years ago."

——An honest and straightforward answer.

"...Lancer! What did you say to the suspicious person you met for the first time?!"

Miao Kawashima on the opposite side of the table almost dropped his chopsticks.

"But Mr. Kawashima, this boy is not our comrade in arms..."

The spearman froze, frowning in bewilderment.

"You and Lancelot are the comrades-in-arms that you and Lancelot admit without authorization. You have become more and more courageous recently, and I'm serious."

"I'm... very sorry."

"Wait, what happened to Kariya and Sakura?"

While Lancer bowed his head to apologize, Izumo insisted on asking Walnut who also looked frustrated.

"Those two aren't Heroic Spirits, are they? Isn't it that only Servants can be summoned to the present world?"

"Oh, okay, ask slowly, young man. Life is still long."

Walnut waved his hand impatiently, turned his head and gave Lancelot a wink to signal him to leave first, and then turned his face to stare at Izumo solemnly.

"Beforehand, boy. If you know too much, you may not be able to turn back... The appearance of Kariya Matou and Sakura is something you shouldn't know. If you are willing to risk your life to ask me questions , I will not stop you from courting death."

"I want to know." Izumo nodded, "Otherwise I will be tortured to death by my curiosity first."

"...cough cough."

Hearing this, Hu Tao looked away a little guilty, and cleared his throat vigorously.

"Hey, about the two of them... Well, it's a summoning bug."

"……what?"

"So, it's a system bug. The summoning system is not perfect, the dimensional channel is opened crookedly, or A Miao loves Kariya and Sakura too much, it's all possible... In short, as far as the result is concerned, her true loves and Lance Lott appeared together. Lancelot's class is Berserker like Two-dimensional, but the berserk effect has been suppressed 'for some reason'—sorry, the suppression method is a commercial secret? Now master the order Kariya is still the one who casts the spell, but all the magic power is provided by the healthy Miao, and it is the same two-person contract as the Lancers team."

"You talk too much, Walnut!!"

Miao interrupted again.

"...No, it doesn't matter if you don't have to stop her."

Izumo sighed weakly and buried his face in his hands.

"Anyway, I don't understand at all."

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…………

It was night, after Nanakusa Izumo moved into the packed guest room, the regular Masters also began to prepare for war.

—Naturally, it was not a pleasant job.

"..."

In the corridor on the second floor, a petite girl in a plain dress opened the door a crack, staring silently at the blond woman walking quickly through the corridor with a long knife in her hand.

The pupils of the eyes that were empty two years ago now more or less floated some kind of indescribable emotion.If you want to compare it, it's like watching the baby animals when the mother animal goes out to look for food.

Noticing the girl's hesitation