Artoria the Big Liar

There are four behind Faust.In addition to Illya and Emiya Kiritsugu, there is also Matou Sakura and a man who surprised me—it’s not unexpected, but I think he came too soon.

He still has short red hair.Even in a formal suit, the muscles on his body can't be concealed, and it's the result of hard work at first glance.His height is not low, about 1.8 meters. He has a mature temperament all over his body. He must have experienced a lot. He has become quite different from the image of the young protagonist in my memory, and has become a completely different person.

"Long time no see, Shirou." As I said that, I looked at his right ring finger—as expected, he was wearing a pair of rings, exactly the same style as Sakura.The significance of it is self-evident. "I thought that someone like you would embark on the road of intervening in conflicts, become a partner of justice, and then die in a foreign country one day, leaving only sad family members. Unexpectedly, you are still married, and your wife is Sakura .”

Hearing what I said, Matou Sakura deliberately took Emiya Shirou's arm, looking like a little bird.

It can be seen that she is very happy, and Emiya Shiro is also very happy. They are simply the happiest couple in the world, completely different from the kind of Tohsaka Rin who always puts on a look of hating married women.

Emiya Shirou sighed helplessly: "Let me tell you, Artoria, do you think I am such a person? Anyway, I am also the heir of the Emiya family. Dad has been changed by you. How could I still follow his previous path? And from the beginning, I wanted to be a 'hero' like you more than a 'partner of justice'."

"However, becoming a hero is not an easy thing." I commented.

"It's really not easy. After all, the so-called 'hero' not only needs to dedicate one's strength, but also needs to solve the root cause of the conflict, and also deal with the follow-up reasonably." As he spoke, Emiya Shiro's smile regained some of his greenishness. Feel. "So I stayed away from the path of a magician, and according to my own ideas, I became a lawyer. Although I still have some connections with the magic world, the people I deal with every day are ordinary people-I want to help them, not 'justice' not as a 'partner', but as a 'hero'."

Hearing him say that, I remembered.If Shirou Emiya hadn't been involved in the Holy Grail War, he would have become a lawyer with a high probability.

This made me raise my eyebrows, and I skipped Emiya Shirou, looked at Illya, and Faust beside her—the timeline has completely changed, I have important family members, and he also has important family members. The family members have no contact with each other.

He came here today just because I was really in crisis before, so I wanted to see the current situation of my old friend and offer help.Seeing that I am completely reconciled with the past, he is also lacking in the nature of the recent situation.

"Illya, it's almost time. If you want to say something, you can say it now." I almost urged the tone.

"Artoria..." Ilya's pupils flickered, still looking young, she was still thinking about the past and the experience of that month, as if it was the happiest time in her life.But in the end, as if restraining herself from crying, she raised her head, took a deep breath, and asked me solemnly: "Now, the state of the Holy Grail is very wrong, do you feel it?"

"The spiritual cores of all the retired servants were digested by Jeanna, she is the Little Holy Grail, not you. So, Ilya, even if the Holy Grail War is over, you can still survive, and you don't need to repeat your mother's tragedy—— It's an unintentional act."

The purpose, process, and outcome of the Holy Grail War have all been determined, and my guess is gradually being confirmed.

Especially after the real name dissolved and became Mithra, this guess has been confirmed and irrefutable.

"Fate has made a judgment from the beginning, the script has been written from the beginning, and the actors on the stage can play freely, but after all, they cannot deviate from the plot planned by the script. At first, I thought I was just the protagonist of the God of Disaster. Now It seems that I have been chosen as the protagonist by both the world and the restraining force. In the timeline and cause and effect that I cannot see, the forces of the two sides are constantly fighting, vying for the thread to control me."

"However, I'm not dissatisfied with this. In the end, it's just my job. As long as I'm paid enough, I won't change jobs. So don't expect me to work as hard as I used to—King Arthur's life made me There are a lot of problems in the body, and the spirit is on the verge of collapse. I have not asked the world and the restraining force for work-related injuries, so I have already shown my generosity."

Before coming down from the Black Flame King, they could see me clearly in the arms of Sister Wang.

"Illya, Caster should have told you everything that needs to be said, right?" I asked.

"Well, I know everything - the cause and effect accumulated due to the cycle, and the trajectory delineated by the great wish. Two forces far beyond the Holy Grail are involved with each other, and Artoria is the protagonist on this grand stage. After achieving Before the perfect ending, no one can leave the stage—it's just that we don't know what happened in the past cycle, so it feels a bit abrupt." Ilya replied.

"In that case, of course the Holy Grail will be abnormal—this is something that doesn't matter at all," I added.

Elijah lowered her head, eyes drooping.

In the past 20 years, there has been a thick wall between us.

If it was before, I would probably continue to keep a cold face and say cruel words.But now, I'm surrounded by people I like.

The value of the Holy Grail to me has decreased, and it is already dispensable—at the worst, please Aoko Aozaki, use the spiritual vein in Misaki Town that leads directly to the root, and solve the situation of Jeanna.Anyway, Misaki Town is the territory of the magician, and Qingzi is a nice person, with the help of her sister Cheng Zi, as well as the knowledge and wisdom of Sister Wang and Mei Lin, it is not particularly difficult to solve this matter.

This may have happened in previous cycles.So the place where I woke up was not Fuyuki, but Misaki Town.It's just the lack of the phenomenon of real name dissolution, and the process of my undertaking the oath and destiny, will be judged by the world as an imperfect ending and re-enter a new cycle.

So, I smiled, as if I went back to 20 years ago: "Ilya, don't worry about my situation, we will meet in the future. I plan to live in this world forever. The infinite loop has superimposed too many chances and coincidences, I have already It's completely different from the first day. So, don't worry, everything is under my control. This time, the cycle of time and space will be completely stopped, the Holy Grail War will be completely over, and each of us will be released from the shackles of this theater. liberated."

"King of Eternity, it seems that you have come to your senses." Faust, who had both male and female voices, said that they were quite peaceful and satisfied. "—That's fine. Since that's the case, I won't have any reservations about fighting—let's fight, King of Eternity. I look forward to your ability, and how you will shoulder humanity and humanity."

"I'm sorry, Caster. In order to solve the various problems left over from the time of King Arthur, I am receiving comprehensive treatment. Now I have one patient. Let alone fighting like before, I am afraid that any magician can do it. Your opponent is not I, but Miss Wang."

As soon as I finished speaking, Miss Wang, who was wearing a blue and black witch costume, a faceless veil, and a dark blue crown on her head, was quite revealing, just like last time, walked in front of me.

Honestly, I don't like this outfit.Sister Wang's charm can be displayed without being so exposed.But she was like this in the pan-human history, and if she wanted to use the caster-class spirit base, her spirit clothes had to be consistent with the pan-human history.

In Sister Wang's hand was a two-meter-long dark blue staff that was similar to a spear.It is a treasure that Sister Wang seems to have constructed after inspecting my new holy spear.My existence, my deeds, my feelings, and my words and deeds are all recorded in this staff, just as I am the anchor point to stabilize human reason, it is the anchor point to stabilize myself.Therefore, Sister Wang's identity is no longer the Black Madonna of Britain, but the clerk of Mithra, the Eternal King, whose spiritual foundation comes from the future, not the past.

Faust slowly floated in front of Illya.The dead wood-like staff was lifeless, the scarlet sacrificial robe was unremarkable, and the thin body lacked strength. Faust and the great devil's soul coexisted in his body.He didn't question the opponent's change, but took advantage of this period of time and chanted the spell silently.

Sister Wang didn't fight back.Faust's operation was quickly completed.

This is a dark red translucent energy shield, covering the human beings centered on Illya.

Afterwards, Sister Wang quickly recited the mantra silently in the same way.Usually the spells of magicians are prayers and guidance, but Ms. Wang's spells are orders and requests.Because she is not only the incarnation of mystery, but also the master of mystery.Avalon is a real fairyland, but Faust's hell is just an inherent enchantment derived from the mind, and there is an essential difference.

A battle between magicians is imminent.

Chapter Thirteen: Once Discourse, Today's Anchor

◆Artoria◆

High-level magicians may have glass cannons, but the battle between Sister Wang and Faust definitely does not exist.

Compared with pure firepower, the two's first strategy is disease and curse.It can not only click to the end, but also determine the outcome in an instant.

However, they are all beyond the mortal body, and the curse is useless, and the disease is useless.Even if he tried to use a deeper level of curse later, it would have no effect under the joint prevention of the dress, enchantment, and protective magic.Restricted by the significance of the Holy Grail War, the stronger instant-death and causal-type magic of the Age of Gods are banned by default.

The first round of confrontation was considered a draw.

Then, Faust first changed his strategy and finally started using pure attack magic.

A huge crimson skull phantom appeared behind Sister Wang. It stretched out its slender skeleton claws, trying to squeeze Sister Wang's magic power, soul and life into the palm of its hand.Ordinary people will be pumped into mummy in less than a second, and then pulled up by the power of the undead, turning into a walking corpse like a mummy.Such vicious magic is only an appetizer in this battle.

Sure enough, this phantom only existed for a moment, and it split and shattered like a crystal, turning into red magic particles.And Sister Wang used these magic particles to counter it immediately.Behind Faust, a huge ghostly green skeleton phantom appeared. It was wearing a wedding dress like a bride, and it was composed of skeletons all over its body. It was the most famous evil spirit in Britain—Banshee.

Without hesitation or preparation, the banshee sang immediately.The high-pitched sound that exceeds the limit of the human ear will stain the already barren land with vicious death.Faust's body lagged slightly, but he immediately countered it.The banshee who was singing was suddenly fixed, petrified, and then turned into green Xisha, which was blown away by the strong wind.

Immediately afterwards, Sister Wang's staff lightly touched the ground, and the green ghost army appeared on the ground accompanied by the sound of horns, horseshoes, and fighting.They have antlers and ears like goblins, and they are clearly the legendary Wild Hunting Legion.Rangers of the Wild Hunt drew their bowstrings and fired ghostly arrows.Under the cover of arrows, the wild cavalry of the ghost giant stag riders charged Faust.

At the same time, with Faust as the center, a wave of scarlet energy spread outward.The ground cracked, and magma gushed out of the gap.The hell legion of red phantoms appeared here, the hellfire skeletons threw javelins, the jailer demon rode the nightmare and charged with a big sword, the big demon with wings supervised the battle behind, and the ugly giant holding a bed crossbow threw ammunition.

The torrents of green and red collide together, and legends and myths are intertwined at this moment.

The front line is extremely chaotic, with no tactics at all, both sides just rely on the most primitive emotions to kill and die each other, as if the dead hate the living, as if hell hates the world.

"Interesting, interesting, really interesting! If the rules of the Holy Grail War hadn't changed, even I would want to intervene in such a battlefield!" Count Dracula appeared beside me, looking down at the battlefield, the corner of his mouth curled up with bloodlust. raised slightly.

"It's useless, it's just a stepping stone. It's only worthwhile if one side rushes to the magician's side, surrounds him, and buys time for the next big magic." Mordred hugged his chest and commented Her mother's battle with the enemy. "It's a pity that the two sides are evenly matched, and it will take some time to determine the outcome. Instead of maintaining a large army, it is better to change the strategy..."

Before Mordred finished speaking, the army on the red side disappeared immediately.

Then, from the gap in the magma, a huge demon nearly six meters high crawled out.Its muscles exploded, its face was ferocious, its wings were broken, its skin was burnt red, its left hand and right hand each held an exaggeratedly large giant sword, and the burnt black metal armor was deeply pierced into the demon's body in the form of rivets. among.

The big devil roared and roared, thinking about Sister Wang and sprinting.Wherever it passed, the Wild Hunting Legion was instantly cut and shattered by the twin swords.

Sister Wang also changed her strategy. The Wild Hunting Legion was disbanded by her, and an incredibly slender dragon swooped down from the sky.

The dragon was covered in green, 30 meters long, and had an extremely ugly face, with four front teeth exposed.Its eyes still sprayed rays, blasting towards the face of the great demon.It's a pity that the armor on the big devil's body is extremely fine, its claws can't pierce through, leaving only a few terrible scratches on the armor.

This dragon is quite famous, it is the fried neck dragon in "Alice in Wonderland".

The great demon swung its huge double swords and slashed at the Jawbreaker.However, the dragon scales are extremely strong, and there is no scratch left.

The eyes of the blasting neck dragon emit rays, and the mouth of the big devil spits out hellfire, but it can't do any harm at all.

One dragon and one demon were controlled by two high-ranking magicians in this way, entering into a protracted state of scraping each other.

"Huh? That's all it turned out to be? What, I thought it was so powerful, but it turned out that it was not even as good as the second-stage Black Flame King. Now the Black Flame King is at the fourth stage!" Rang Na looked disgusted.

"It's already very strong, with a balance of offense and defense and mobility, and it needs at least a Top-level servant to solve it. It's just that this Holy Grail War is too out of the ordinary, so it seems relatively weak." I explained, "Don't use the Black Flame King to fight them. In comparison, it is not a thing of the same level at all - even if it takes a lot of effort to summon it, it is weak and weak, without cooperation, it is just cannon fodder at a higher level."

"That's right! In fact, both Morgan and Faust have left a hand, otherwise it would definitely not be this intensity!" Merlin said with a smile, "Compared to winning or losing, the two are competing in magic skills! Otherwise, the firepower would have been full Come on, destroy the terrain here! Although Faust is quite magnanimous, even if he wins, he will hand over his spiritual core, but Morgan really cares about face!"

"Oh, I see. To put it bluntly, it is martial arts, right? The scope of the competition is only limited to skills?" Mordred asked for verification.

"That's right! That's exactly what it means. It's a way for magicians to learn from each other." Mei Lin explained.

So, Jeanna remained silent and turned her gaze back to the battlefield.

Although it is still unavoidable to scrape each other, the intensity of the battle between the two sides is constantly rising.

At a certain moment, the speed at which the great demon swung his sword exceeded the speed of sound, and at a certain moment, the ray of the Jawbreaker had an explosive effect.

The content of the competition should be transferred to strengthening the target.Since the summoned monsters are equal in strength, as long as the magicians of both sides continue to strengthen, they will be able to break through the opponent's defense in a short time, and then the winner will be decided.

Obviously, Sister Wang's strengthening is even better.The Dynamite suddenly threw the demon down, and then bit the big demon's throat with four huge front teeth.The slender neck frantically flicked, and like a giant lizard, the Jawbreaker tore off the entire head of the great demon.

Death is not the end of the battle, however.

The body of the Great Demon suddenly burst out with enormous energy and emitted light.

The fried neck dragon was manipulated by Sister Wang, trying to cover its body with its wings.

But the big bang that followed was like a tactical nuclear bomb, completely engulfing everything around it in flames.

When the smoke dissipated, there was nothing left of the original battle except for a crater with a radius of about 30 meters.

The two magicians who reacted immediately brought the duel to a new stage.Thirteen apple-sized fireballs formed behind Faust, and each gram of fireball was constrained by a three-layer planetarium-like rotating circle.At the same time, thirteen bright blue light spears sprouted beside Sister Wang, each of which contained huge energy, at least destructive to the army level.

The thirteen fireballs were launched together, changing directions flexibly in the air like hummingbirds.

Thirteen light spears were fired at the same time, with tracking capabilities like missiles.

The fireball and the light spear collided one after another, and huge explosions were produced one after another in the air, like thirteen suns in the dark night.

Then came the explosion, deafening the average person.Even without touching the ground, the ground trembled slightly.

The confrontation is not over, the fireballs and light spears continue to shoot, collide, and explode, and it continues, as if the myth is reappearing in the world.

However, as Mei Lin said, this is not the best effort of Sister Wang and Faust.They just control their own spells, just like the competition between me and Mordred in the activity room of the Kendo Club, calculating points instead of dealing damage to determine the outcome.

At this time, the gap between the masters is highlighted.Jeanna, who devoured the spiritual cores of four servants, has almost infinite magic power.Illya's aptitude is already at the best level, but she can't match Rangna after all.

Faust, who was short of magic power, had to open the crimson barrier after a confrontation, and let the light spear explode in front of his eyes-the barrier was not damaged at all, but there is no doubt that although Faust himself did not lose , their combination lost completely.

"Okay! Mother won! Now that devil-like guy should be convinced to lose!" Mordred was very happy.

"The competition isn't over yet, isn't it?" Mei Lin said confidently. "According to the rules of the age of gods, magic is divided into eight sub-families. Curse is tied, each has no influence. Necromancer wins because Morgan has more influence on Faust because of Banshee. There is no winner. The change is also a tie. Although the blaster has caused fatal injuries, the self-destruct ability of the summoned object is also a kind of change, which is a recognized method. Morgan also won the evocation, and Faust's magic supply did not. Keep up. There are still three sub-systems left - protection, mind and prophecy. Only after finishing all of them can the result be judged."

"But mother is sure to win! She can't lose the rest! At least it's a tie!" Mordred was full of confidence.

"After all, Morgan is the most talented magician in the history of mankind! She can analyze the principles of magic just by watching it once. She is also the last incarnation of mystery, and she has the power to command mystery. Spells. Even the five existing magicians, she can easily deal with it." Meilin was not stingy with praising Morgan - praising Morgan was tantamount to praising herself, because the foundation of Morgan's magic was taught by Meilin.

"What about you, Mei Lin?" Jeanne asked again, "Is your magic level not as good as Morgan's?"

"This...the situation is quite special. In terms of talent, I am definitely inferior to Morgan. In terms of firepower and summoning, I am far inferior to her. But it is quite easy for a professional magician like me to deceive Morgan. It's..." After speaking, Mei Lin began to perfunctory again, "Oh, after all, I'm only good at support and illusion! I'm really not good at other parts."

"Then... can you teach me magic in the future? Since I'm considered a witch, I'm sure I can't do it if I don't know magic..." Seeing the extraordinary battles between magicians, the witch also yearns for magic—she is I hate physical exercise and swordsmanship, which made me sigh in my heart, quite helpless.

"Of course you can? I have quite a lot of students, and they are basically well-known existences in the magic world. As long as you study hard, you can at least be better than most modern magicians." Mei Lin agreed with a smile. "However, you have to study hard? You can't just stop learning if you don't think it's interesting. It's forbidden to give up halfway."

"Of course I know this, I will definitely not give up halfway!" Jeanna was still her original character, unwilling to bow her head easily.

"Then it's an appointment?" Mei Lin asked, tilting her head.

"Well, we have an appointment." Jeanna gave an affirmative answer.

Eyes shifted to the battlefield, and as we talked, occupation quickly developed.

The protective magic also came to a conclusion.After seven rounds of bombardment, neither of the two's barriers was damaged at all, so it should be a draw.Mind magic includes branches such as illusion, hypnosis, and emotion control. Outsiders can't see anything, and only the person involved knows the result.

After the competition was over, the two of us stepped forward and stopped at a distance of ten steps.

"I lost. As expected of being the queen of Avalon, I lost all the eight branches of magic. I am convinced, and I lost completely." Faust's voice sounded, and the male and female voices were like machines. Synthetic sounds are generally calm.The result was somewhat different from Mei Lin's description, but it was not surprising. "As agreed in advance, I will hand over the Servant's spiritual core. But before that, I have a question that I must ask Ms. Jona Amano."

"Ask me? What do you want to ask me?" Jeanna's tone was quite calm.

"Miss Jona Amano, what kind of life do you expect?" Faust asked.

"Life..." Jeanna raised her head and looked at the night sky.

She thought and looked forward to it, and after a while, she gave the answer she had already determined: "When the cherry blossoms were in bloom, Arthur and I walked in the cherry blossom forest on the outskirts of Misaki Town in gorgeous kimonos, and recorded the most beautiful scene with a camera. Good times—it really was, like a fairytale dream."

The moment her voice fell, my pupils shrank suddenly.

It's not just me, Mordred, Mei Lin and Sister Wang all immediately became nervous.

If I remember correctly, I used to...

"Jeanna, are you serious? Are you sure that this is the life you expect?" In my memory, Mei Lin has never been so nervous. "Walking under the cherry blossoms, a dream like a fairy tale? Are you really right?"

Jeanna frowned slightly, as if she was dissatisfied: "Is there any problem? I want to get better with Arthur. Let's go to enjoy the cherry blossoms together next spring?"

"What about the other part? It's just... the 'fairy-tale dream' part!" Mordred was more nervous than Merlin.

"And Arthur told me, too? She said I was a dream to her. And I thought she was a dream to me. This dream was short, fragile, It will disappear at any time. That's why she is desperate and wants the dream to continue. So I accept the challenge of fate and accept the power of God of Disaster. This is also set long ago? What's so strange?"

"But...why...is it a 'fairy tale'?" Sister Wang's voice trembled.

"Because fairy tales have perfect endings? The prince met the princess, and they had a happy life together—that's a literal 'fairy tale'?" Having said that, Jeanna was completely dissatisfied. "Let me tell you, why are you so nervous? Did I say something that you can't say?"