[Comprehensive] Non-flowers are like blades

devil whisper

(One)

"What did you say? Go back to England?!"

"Kenneth Almeloy Archibald, do you know how much effort my family has spent to allow you to successfully participate in this Holy Grail War?! After you lost two holy relics, You actually plan to go back to the Clock Tower in such a despondent manner?!"

Almost at the same time as the fiancé's voice fell, Suo Lawei's unbelievable voice sounded.The delicate and charming red-haired woman stared at a pair of beautiful big dark brown eyes. She is the daughter of the Sophia Li family. Even though she did not inherit the family's magic seal, she still has such ancient and noble blood flowing from her body. Held in the palm of his hand by his parents.Growing up, no one could be safe after bullying her—but now, after Gloria of the Spencer family made her suffer such a big loss, her fiancé, Clock Tower, was the most affected. Up-and-coming star Kenneth Archibald asked her to swallow her anger and go back to England!

——If it was that knight-like r...how could he not go and attack the person who dared to bully her for his wife? !

Blaming her fiancé wholeheartedly, such a thought flashed through Suo Lawei's mind, the black-haired young gentleman's elegant demeanor and the way he politely called the dark green long-haired girl "Princess" and guarded her left and right. The scene kept replaying in her mind... the thief from Spencer's house!How dare you deceive r like this! r The one who should be loyal and protected should be her—compared with the declining and incompetent Spencer family, she, the daughter of the Sophia Li family, is the real princess, isn't she? !

"Calm down, Sola...the doctor said that you still need to rest for the time being."

Seeing his fiancée agitated by anger and dissatisfaction, even the talented magician who was the youngest lecturer in the Clock Tower in a hundred years, Kenneth was at a loss for a while.As a man, he naturally does not want his young and beautiful fiancée to be dissatisfied and cowardly questioning him from the bottom of his heart, but on the other hand, it is precisely because he loves her deeply that Kenneth is even more reluctant to let her get involved in danger. "Except for the unspoken stipulation of the invisibility of ordinary people, the rule of the Holy Grail War is that there are no rules, and any means can be used" - after the kidnapping of Suolawei, Kenneth said Finally, he had a more real and comprehensive understanding of this sentence. He had a vague feeling that the Holy Grail War was by no means an ordinary magic competition. It was not surprising that there were any kind of magicians selected from all over the world.Confidence in his own strength makes him not afraid of any head-on magician battles, but Suo Lawei...

"I'm fine, Kenneth Archibald, if you feel timid, you don't have to use me as an excuse!" The woman who was manipulated by jealousy said as she waved away the ice towel that the man had put on her forehead. Ru Dao, "Before I came, didn't you swear to my father that you would protect me in every possible way? Didn't you say that it is enough for me to just admire your magic show? The victory you promised to my family What?! If you are still a man and still retain the dignity and glory of Patriarch Archibald, you shouldn’t choose to swallow your anger after your fiancée was bullied like this! Didn’t you call yourself a genius since you were a child? With your magic Isn't it easy to defeat Spencer and seize Command Seals and r?!"

"r's r..."

Accused by his fiancee, the blond man's complexion suddenly turned ugly.

Indeed, with his magic attainments, as long as he can catch the woman Gloria Spencer, he can definitely seize her magic circuit and take over r's command spell. The odds of winning the Holy Grail can also be greatly improved.The key point is that the man who kidnapped Suo Lawei... He faintly felt that behind r's r was more than just a magic family.

Kenneth was right. In fact, according to Kikyo's thinking, he originally planned to abandon Kenneth and Suolawei in the desert and let them die of thirst or starvation.But Yui Sanada didn't have that kind of thought. After the last r was selected the night before, she called Miru Fiore's headquarters and asked Kikyo to release the two of them, otherwise the spoiled Suolawei would not support her. Not now.

Grabbing things is robbing things, she wouldn't steal other people's things and make them die; otherwise, wouldn't she be the same as Bai Lan?

Seeing that Kenneth was finally shaken, the beautiful woman who was as delicate as a rose felt her heart skip a beat. She lowered her head slightly, and her usually noble and glamorous face was replaced by a delicate and weeping expression.She gently held the blond man's hands, softened her voice, and threw the last bait to her fiancé who loved her deeply.

"I'm sorry... Rhodes (Kenneth's nickname), I got a little excited just now, I retract my rude accusation just now." Leaning slightly forward, the red-haired beauty raised her head and met her fiancé Chunlan eyes, with a sigh-like voice softly said: "Rod El-Melloy, I am also a girl who grew up hearing your name as a genius, of course I know that you are by no means a cowardly and incompetent person, It is because of your excellence that my father and your mentor, Dean Sophia Li, betrothed me to you. In contrast, the sick and stupid woman of the Spencer family is nothing at all. Speaking of which, the sacred relic is lost It’s also because I wasn’t careful enough, that woman doesn’t have the guts to confront you head-on, doesn’t she? I believe that with your ability, not to mention taking back the Command Seals, but defeating Tohsaka, Maric and Einzbern, and taking them Pursuing hundreds of years of glory is nothing but a piece of cake, so..."

Turning her head slightly, the rose-like beauty bent her lips, stared deeply at her suitor, and slowly revealed a beautiful smile like a blooming flower: "Take the Holy Grail for me, dear Rhodes... I promise you, as long as you kill that woman and seize her Command Seal, take back the glory of the Holy Grail, and prove your ability to my father and family, I will marry you immediately!"

The promise of his sweetheart and his confidence in his ability rekindled the flame of desire in the man's heart.What Sola said is correct... From the beginning until now, r's r has never faced him head-on. How could a magician who has hardly received formal magic education be his opponent?Besides, that man named "Kido" did not accompany her to Japan, so he must have never imagined that he could snatch the Command Seal back... As long as he holds r in his hand, even that man can never have his opponent!

Lowering his head, the blond man met his fiancée's expectant eyes. His rose petal-like red lips seemed to possess an indescribable magical power, as if he had been bewitched by some kind of bewitchment. Kenneth subconsciously stretched out his hand and gently stroked the woman's delicate cheeks The face, the love for his fiancée and the desire for glory in his heart, and the shame of being captured finally completely shattered his last hesitation.

——That's right, that's how it should be... He has always been a genius praised by everyone and the pride of the Archibald family, so he must not go back to England empty-handed like this; otherwise not only his mentor, Sora's father will disappoint him, and at the same time, this will be a shame that will be engraved on his life, making him the laughing stock of the clock tower, and his self-esteem will never allow such a thing to happen!

Thinking of this, the blond man who had been closing his eyes and meditating finally opened his eyes, and said seriously to his fiancée who had been eagerly expecting him: "I understand Sola, don't worry, the humiliation and pain that woman inflicted on you, this sum I will definitely pay back the debt completely for you, destroy her magic circuit, snatch the Command Seal, and hand her over to you. As for the Holy Grail..."

Lowering his head, the blond man gracefully held his fiancée's slender hand, and lightly printed a kiss expressing his admiration on the back of Suo Lawei's hand: "Sola, since you have made such a promise to me, I won’t let you down either. Just enjoy it on the sidelines… I will definitely overcome obstacles for you, hold the glory of the Holy Grail in your hands, and make every woman in the Clock Tower envy you and marry me Kenneth Elmeloy Archibald!"

"Hmm..." Finally got her fiancé's promise, the rosy short-haired beauty no longer had a trace of haze on her face, and her bright smile shrouded her delicate face like the sunshine that parted the clouds.She raised her head, her fiancé's earnest and pious face was reflected in her pupils, but r's suffocatingly handsome face appeared in her mind...

"——I'm looking forward to it... my dear Rhodes."

(two)

"...So far, this is the fourth murder case. During the investigation on the spot, the police have confirmed that they found the same mysterious pattern similar to the magic circle in the previous three murder cases. It can be preliminarily concluded that this is a series of murders committed by the same criminal. Murder case. The specific circumstances of the case are still under investigation, and the general public is requested to lock the doors and windows at night to ensure personal safety..."

In the dark room, the faint gray-white fluorescent light in the crystal ball was reflected on the pale face of the short orange-haired boy. Ryunosuke Yusheng watched the host broadcast the news seriously, as if he had been hit by some huge blow. The original eager expectation in the pupil first turned into disappointment and sadness, and then turned into deep anger and unwillingness.

Accompanied by a low whimper, the young man knelt and sat on the ground like a disintegrated puppet, just like a peerless artist who painstakingly created an unprecedented work of art but was not understood and appreciated by the world.He stared blankly at the internal organs and body parts in the crystal ball, which were sealed in a body bag by the police with a heavy face, and then pushed away from the noisy crowd and transported to the car, suddenly beat the ground like a child who had had enough of being wronged cried aloud——

"why why why……!"

Clutching the crumpled shirt on his chest, Yu Sheng turned to the only understander here in a weeping tone, "Master Bluebeard! Why do you think this is?!"

"Those vulgar defenders of the Tao, don't they have even the slightest appreciation when they see such a magnificent and gorgeous artwork?! They are very concerned about presenting this magnificent beauty buried under the humble skin to the world. Don’t the art pursuers in the world have even a little bit of reverence?! Why...why...!!!”

In blood-stained hands, the silver knife fell to the ground with a clang, and the boy with short orange hair suddenly threw himself at the feet of R, who was wearing a medieval dark purple cassock, raised his head, as if he was questioning and confiding: "Why? Facing my artwork, those people don’t even have any understanding and empathy?!”

"Ryunosuke..." On r's bony face, there was a touch of pity for the believers. He stretched out his pale and sharp hands, and gently stroked the young man's trembling shoulders. Under the protruding browbones, Those black and white eyes were so big that they pierced, "Only a few people can understand the true beauty and harmony, and the rest are just vulgar people begging for mercy from the so-called gods!"

"But because of this! We need to continue to wake up—to wake up those ignorant mortals who are blinded by the gods..."

R, who was comforting himself with one hand, turned his eyes to the crystal ball that was still playing the news, half of his pale and thick arms stretched out, but suddenly stopped in place.In just a short ten seconds, tears of joy slowly flowed from the big round eyes on that thin face that seemed to have only the eyeballs left—it was as if the artist had witnessed it with his own eyes. The young man in the anger of the Parthenon being destroyed by artillery fire did not wait for the next sentence, and then raised his head in a daze.

"Master Bluebeard...?"

"Achieved……"

With a "snap", the human-skin magic book that had been held in r's arms like a bible and never left his hand suddenly fell to the ground. The man bowed his back tremblingly, and his originally hunchbacked figure suddenly became more and more serious. Bent up: "It's come true...my, wish..."

"Wish?" Wiping the messy tears on his face with his sleeve, Ryunosuke Yusheng finally got up from the ground, and he walked carefully to the edge of the crystal ball, following his snotty gaze for some unknown reason He looked at the crystal ball tightly held in his palm.

In the center of the crystal ball, the Fuyuki news that was originally playing was like a TV with the pause button pressed, stuck in the moment when the camera was shooting the crowd of onlookers. The blond girl in a suit, who was stretching out her arms like a knight to protect Irisviel, suddenly magnified: those blue eyes that were as dazzling as stars, that blond hair that was brighter than the sun, and that posture that was more awe-inspiring and inviolable than a god ...

A steady stream of tears fell one after another r's body under the priest's robe suddenly became humble at this moment, and the arms engraved with blood-red magic patterns stroked the girl's frozen face back and forth, "Holy maiden... I am destined Holy Maiden! Since the Holy Grail has brought you back to life, I will never let those hypocrites take your life again this time..."

"——Right now, let's go to meet you..."

(three)

At the same time, Einzbern was located in the castle on the outskirts of Fuyumu.

"...During the on-site investigation, it has been confirmed that the same mysterious pattern similar to the magic circle was found in the previous three murders. It can be preliminarily concluded that the general public should pay attention to lock the doors and windows at night to ensure personal safety..."

With a cigarette in his mouth, the black-haired man flexibly pressed the remote control in his hand with his fingers, flexibly bouncing back and forth on the fast forward and rewind keys, and finally stopped at Saber with his arms outstretched to block Irisviel. Go on the screen of the crowd.Emiya Kiritsugu frowned, looked at the news again, and finally confirmed that the "dark green long-haired girl" that Irisviel said was really not captured by the news.

"Kiritsugu..."

Looking down, the beautiful woman with silver hair and red eyes hangs her head like a child who has made a mistake, obediently sitting on the expensive mahogany high chair, rubbing the white hair in her hands nervously. The reindeer lambskin hat pulled the precious fur into a mess, "I'm sorry, Kiritsugu... I shouldn't go out and run around willfully, and then expose myself and Saber..."

"..." With a low sigh, Emiya Kiritsugu glanced at his apologetic wife, stretched out a hand and patted his wife's shoulder lightly: "It's okay, Eri. I didn't intend to hide your existence from other r, anyway, Tohsaka and Matou, who are really competitive, are very aware of your existence - your appearance in the public eye like this can just help me divert other r attention."

Squinting his eyes, Emiya Kiritsugu's mind flashed in the news for an instant, the magic circle drawn with the blood of the victims: "However... In this way, it is basically certain that these serial killings by Fuyuki The murderer of the case is probably r's r."

After finally recovering from the tragic scene in the news just now, Saber finally heard the topic she cared about after being back for such a long time, the blond girl knight standing behind Irisviel clenched her fists, full of indignation He turned to the silent black-haired man and said: "Since this is the case, please give an order! If you don't kill r as soon as possible to stop his evil deeds, more innocent people will be hurt!"

"Are the barriers and spells of the castle ready, Ellie?"

Ignoring the angry saber behind his wife, Emiya Kiritsugu just closed his eyes, as if he didn't hear anything, and asked the question he cared about; as the king of Great Britain, a girl who had never been so ignored was stunned, annoyed A blush floated slightly on her cheeks.

"r!"

"Hmm..." Comprehending her husband and Saber in her heart at the same time, Irisviel couldn't help but pause when she said this, and looked at Saber sideways, "Kiritsugu, do you really want to leave r alone?"

"Don't worry about it for the time being, dealing with r who violated the rules is the business of the Holy Church." Standing up straight from the Fuyuki map spread out on the table, Emiya Kiritsugu glanced at the disbelieving Saber, Obsidian's black eyes, which usually have no emotion at all, restrained their light, "For now, winning the Holy Grail War is the most important thing for us. It's too unfair to blatantly enmity with an opponent like r whose strength is unknown just out of personal anger. Sensible."

"Sensible?!" Unbearably looking at Emiya Kiritsugu and the expressionless Hisau Maiya behind him, Saber took a deep breath, and it took a lot of effort not to slap her palm on the table, "That Brutal r, once he possesses r that can be as powerful as ours, the next crime he commits is probably not as simple as breaking into a house and killing a few people?!"

"Saber..." Irisviel stood up in a panic, looked at her husband conflictingly, and then at the angry blonde girl, but didn't know what to say.

"Please answer me r!"

Seeing the silent Emiya Kiritsugu stand up and walk straight towards the door, Saber raised her voice: "[Saving the world with the power of the Holy Grail]——Isn't this your dream? R! Then why can you remain indifferent in the face of such devastated lives? If you can’t even save these insignificant lives, isn’t it too ridiculous to talk about the dream of saving the world and dispelling all misfortunes and sorrows!”

"Saber! Please don't accuse like that——"

With a "bump", accompanied by the sound of the door being slammed shut, this time, Emiya Kiritsugu turned and left without even giving Saber a chance to finish speaking.Looking at the tightly closed door in amazement, the blond English girl lowered her head silently and oppressively, and Irisviel's remaining words of comfort seemed to fly thousands of miles away in an instant, and Saber didn't even bother to listen.

That black gate is like an invisible abyss.Saber standing here couldn't understand, while Emiya Kiritsugu standing on the other side seemed to have given up on explaining.It's just a grand banquet cobbled together by the Holy Grail. The r and the heroic spirits invited are strangers to each other and even have different personalities. But for their long-cherished wishes, they have to fight hand in hand and go to their respective endings.

——“[Saving the world with the power of the Holy Grail]——Isn’t this your dream?”

——"Why can you remain indifferent in the face of such misery?"

——"If even these insignificant lives can't be saved, wouldn't it be ridiculous to dream of saving the world and dispelling all misfortunes and sorrows!"

Ridiculous...

Standing quietly in a dark corridor, Emiya Kiritsugu took out an iron square lighter from his pocket, and the cold metal in his hand felt like the gun he had been touching for ten years.The man lowered his head, and lit the cigarette he was biting with a "click", the fleeting flame of the lighter went out very quickly in the darkness, Emiya Kiritsugu couldn't help stretching out his rough fingers, stroking those few The spout of the lighter that was still burning a few seconds ago, the faint heat at the starting point returned to the same coldness as it was at the beginning after two or three seconds.

Yes, that's right...that's it.

No matter how many battlefields he went to, no matter how ruthless he was to kill important people for the sake of the world, no matter what kind of infamy he would bear after all that was over... none of this mattered.

What really made him sad and desperate was that no matter how many times such tragedies were repeated back and forth, those misfortunes and destructions could not be completely prevented.Maybe he can take his loved ones, Ari and their daughter Ilya, far away from this never-ending cycle of despair, but if he is alone in comfort and happiness, then who will save those who cry in the flames of war? What about innocent women, children and the dying?

——Until one day, until he met Ellie...until he met, the Holy Grail.

The universal wishing machine that can grant any wish, the Holy Grail.

Killing and making decisions are like drinking alcohol. After you get used to it, you can face it more calmly than ordinary people.

Just like he fired a rocket at Natalia's plane, this time, he turned his guns on those who were and were about to die under R's hands.Ai Li has been exposed, and Saber is certainly a good card, but if he is easily shown out of a moment of anger, it will only let him die early in this war that is more important than the lives of him and his loved ones. take a bow.

So, he made a decision.Ari can understand a decision that Saber will never understand.