[Comprehensive] Self-cultivation of the villain master

Due to the relationship during the special period, even with two servants by his side, Weber was not completely relieved. He sent the familiar to keep an eye on the movements of the other servants, so that he could feel at ease.

The green-haired boy's seemingly quiet little action was noticed by the King of Conquerors and Astra. The former didn't mind his master showing more talents in this area. After all, his rank is Rider, his advantage comes from the god thunder brought by riding, not his own, it is not suitable for use in narrow and densely wooded places.

In this regard, we can know from the fact that they rushed into Caster before, once the space is compressed, the countermeasures they can use are quite limited.

Weber's cautiousness has always been scoffed at by the King of Conquerors, thinking that he is particularly weak and powerless, but his hard work and seriousness are recognized by him.

As for the other servant present... Astra just took the boy's behavior lightly into his eyes. To him, the people and things here can't even be called passers-by.

If it was Fujimaru Tachika, he would remind him how to be more careful not to be discovered. As for Fuyuki's Master... To put it bluntly, this Holy Grail War all comes from selfish desires, and he doesn't like it.

Neither fighting for survival, nor fighting to save the world, such an existence Astra will not maintain any special feelings towards it, even if the other party looks about the same age as the brown-haired boy, it still makes him Can't be moved.

Yawning lightly, Astra froze.

"Hey, Ruler, do you want to become my king's subject?" The young man who didn't know what to dodge Weber walked over carelessly, as if he didn't notice that the young man in front of him was about to rest, he smiled and said, "I Seeing that you are good at fighting and brave, it suits my taste."

Astra silently glanced at the young man next to him who was about to run away, and said expressionlessly, "Sorry, I'm not interested in your proposal."

"Rider—!"

Iskandar scratched his face at the low growl in his ear.

"Boy, don't be so angry."

For some reason, seeing such a calm servant, Wei Bo felt it was a waste to even get angry, and after a whole night of tossing around, it was already midnight when he was busy.

He is very fortunate now that he did not place his hopes on these two followers.Iskandar is particularly disgusted with tenting and camping, so don't expect him to do it, and the other follower is simply responsible for his own part, and doesn't care about the life or death of the other two. Take care of yourself.

Since the other party had already purchased the necessary things for them, Weber didn't have much to say, so he resigned to his fate and went to make arrangements for a place to sleep at night and something to eat.

When he finished, he realized that his servant was not just lazy, but also went to strike up a conversation with others.He really didn't understand where the interest in talking to that cold Ruler and Rider came from.

"The tent has been set up, rest early, we don't know what will happen tomorrow!" Weber looked at his servants, and said bluntly, "Keep a little distance from other servants."

After finishing speaking, he went to sleep in his deep sleep without looking back.

Iskandar looked at the back of his Master and stroked his chin: "Oh, it's really reliable."

Astra glanced at the servant who was standing by, and asked helplessly: "Do you have anything else to do? If not—"

Putting away his joking expression, Iskandar stared seriously at the blue-haired boy in front of him, and suddenly said, "Let's get back to the topic, Ruler."

Hearing this, Astra raised her eyes slightly.

"I want to discuss...the reason why I appear in this world?"

"Yes." Iskandar frowned, "Masters and servants like the Caster group shouldn't be recognized by the Holy Grail, but in fact it's the exact opposite."

"Maybe the Holy Grail is malfunctioning." Astra was not too surprised. He had even seen a few of the Holy Grail, which is the foundation of the world. The Holy Grail system made by human beings could not shake him. "After all, it was hundreds of years ago."

Hearing this, Iskandar felt that the same was the case, and he no longer had trouble letting go of the question of why the Holy Grail summoned servants who were not heroes.

It wasn't until he left that he remembered——no, what he was talking about was why Ruler appeared in the real world, and the topic seemed to be brought over by accident?

"Forget it, let's ask tomorrow."

The Conqueror hadn't thought about it, Ruler had never thought about staying with them, let alone acting together all the time.

The reason why Astra chose to take the Rider group out of their residence, and was also responsible for buying their necessities for the night, was because he was the one who caused them to be unable to return home, and it was only because of his debt to him. repay.As for the others, Astra really didn't think about it.

Originally, he thought it would be okay to stay any longer, but he happened to meet Acher, the very arrogant King Gilgamesh.

Although he was not particularly troubled by what the other party said, he did not completely ignore it.No matter what form the so-called sacrificial sacrifice was offered, there would be no good results.

Combined with what the King of Conquerors said, Astra can almost confirm why he was summoned as Ruler.The Holy Grail will not tell him anything that has nothing to do with the war, but he cannot refuse him to peep inside the Holy Grail.

Like a malicious carrier, no matter what kind of information passed through the Holy Grail, it made him feel cold and uncomfortable.As a system-like existence, the Holy Grail should not have such an aura.

Early the next morning, Iskandar looked at the empty tent in astonishment.

Seeing that the servant stayed where he was, Wei Bo looked to the side again and yawned again and again: "It seems that he left while we were asleep. But...why didn't my familiars notice?"

……

Following the Saber group information given by the Holy Grail, Astra directly used his space ability to cross the barrier set by Irisviel, perfectly avoided clairvoyance, and appeared directly in front of the target person.

With a completely undefended but rash attitude, Astra came into the room abruptly.

"Nice meeting, Emiya Kiritsugu, I am Ruler, a servant summoned by the Holy Grail. You can call me Astra."

After saying this with a smile, he uttered terrifying words that didn't match his expression at all. "I came here to discuss with you how to dismantle the Holy Grail."

Emiya Kiritsugu: "..."

Astra doesn't like to rely on others very much, but what he is about to do is quite dangerous. If he needs to have no worries, he must find a suitable partner.

"Because the previous Holy Grail reclaimed anti-heroes, today's Great Holy Grail is full of malice. Such a wishing machine is no longer what you masters and the servants who came to answer your summons desire."

Emiya Kiritsugu rarely made a move immediately, but quietly listened to the other party's words, but during the whole listening process, his brows were kept tightly furrowed, which made Irisviel next to him couldn't help but hug him tightly. arm.

"Ruler, what evidence do you have to support your statement?"

"Unfortunately, this is my guess. My existence, as well as the presence of non-heroes among the followers, all just illustrate this problem. Emiya Kiritsugu, if you still don't believe me, then I can only say …by the time the tragedy strikes, it will be too late.”

Emiya Kiritsugu lowered his face, his fingers holding the cigarette trembled slightly.

Only Irisviel can clearly see that Kiritsugu is not angry, but afraid. As long as he has this kind of emotion, he will show a more terrified expression than anyone else. At this moment, because there are two servants, he can Did not reveal such a self.

"Saber, and Ruler, please go out first, I will discuss this matter with Kiritsugu." There was pleading in Irisviel's eyes, the eyes without the slightest hypocrisy made Astra compromise.

"I understand. This matter is very important. I need you to give me an answer as soon as possible. After all, what I need is a collaborator, and it doesn't matter who the target is."

Emiya Kiritsugu said: "Then why you chose me and Saber..."

"If you share the same philosophy, it will be easier to communicate, isn't it?"

Just when Emiya Kiritsugu was surprised by Ruler's words, the other party had already left the room with Saber.

Back in the lobby, Astra was not in a hurry to leave. He hadn’t changed much in the past few days, but he was used to existing as a heroic spirit, so he wouldn’t have any problems eating or sleeping. You can ignore things like replenishing magic.

"Ruler, are you telling the truth?" After hesitating for a while, Artoria asked slowly.

"I know it's hard for you to accept." Astra sighed softly, and said with a little pity, "But the facts are the facts, you worked together to solve Caster, right?"

Artoria nodded slowly and said, "With the help of Diarmuid and the King of Conquerors, Caster was finally defeated."

"So Saber, do you think that's a hero?"

Saber remained silent, which was rare, without answering.

Astra said again: "The answer is already very clear. They are not heroic spirits who are named heroes like you, but some evil things that go against common sense. Such an existence is not enough to explain the existence of the Holy Grail." The problem?"

Astra understands that everyone present actually agrees with what he said, but the truth is too cruel for people like them, so the thought of "this is not true" arises in his heart.

So far, Astra didn't ask the girl Heroic Spirit any more, and sat at the table, waiting for the news inside.

Astra's words were a great blow to Emiya Kiritsugu and Irisviel who spent their entire lives seeking their wishes.Emiya Kiritsugu has always insisted that if he obtains the Holy Grail at all costs, war will disappear from the world, and no one will be as miserable as the girl he met in childhood.

Hugging her beloved tightly, Irisviel didn't speak, but patted his back one after another. She knew it was useless to say anything now, and she could only comfort her in this way. man.

It took a while before Emiya Kiritsugu returned to his usual indifference and self-control.He relighted the cigarette in his hand, and his expression was blurred in the smog.

"Ari, I want to join forces with Ruler." Taking a puff of cigarette, Emiya Kiritsugu said calmly, "If it was a servant of another class, I might still doubt it, but Ruler... no, this is called Astra's young servants give me a different feeling, I can't say why, but there is a very familiar feeling."

Alice Viel blinked: "What a coincidence, Kiritsugu, I think so too."

"Maybe somewhere, at some time, we met him before, but we all forgot."

Emiya Kiritsugu's eyes darkened a little, and continued: "It's not enough just to rely on this unreasonable feeling, we also need to make sure that he can be used by us."

Astra had already guessed the matter of being asked to become our servant from the very beginning, and he agreed without any objection.

Unilaterally dissolving the relationship with the Holy Grail, Astra re-signed the contract with the android Iris Ferrer as the Little Holy Grail, and his job rank has also changed.

With the end of the summoning spell, Astra felt a strange but familiar aura surrounding her body, as if she was in the deep sea but not submerged by the sea.

The thick robe that was dragged to the ground tightly wrapped his body, the intricate and delicate patterns on it were full of mystery, and the robe embellished with various jewels was extremely gorgeous.

"Astra, are you Caster?"

Irisviel was unable to react for a long time to the re-signing of the contract, which led to the change of the servant's rank, let alone his overly solemn robe, which was really shocking.

The change in identity, apart from making the power stronger, Astra didn't notice any abnormality, so she nodded: "Under normal circumstances, I should indeed be summoned as Caster."

Artoria was slightly taken aback: "Why?"

"Well, I'm the magician of the clock tower."

Seeing that Emiya Kiritsugu, who was watching the ceremony without making a sound, froze, Astra added: "But I'm not a magician in the traditional sense, I'm just a monk."

Moreover, the difference between him and those crazy magicians is that he appeared in front of everyone as a magician in order to save humanity.

Knowing the things done by many magicians, Astra, like Matthew, doesn't like magicians.