I don't like the gods, I want to be a hero

"Although all the actions of that guy are under control, considering his possible abilities, it's better not to expose himself before he is ready... But what if he finds me suddenly?"

Solomon's eyes subconsciously looked at his feet, and then he suddenly laughed.

"I actually forgot the goal of my trip. Since I have to deal with it sooner or later, why can't I let it buy me some time..."

Chapter 59 An Incomparably Dire Situation

"During the Holy Grail War, there appeared a black shadow that was able to chase four Servants at the same time and fled in embarrassment. At least there are traces of its appearance..." There was a voice full of shock and a little madness. Sounds from the devastated forest. "But what the hell is this tentacle monster that suddenly appeared!"

"Not to mention the terrifying magic power and the eyeballs that can perform magic attacks, the power brought by that huge body alone is not something that an ordinary server can resist alone!"

The one who spoke was Rin Tohsaka, the master of Archer, who had just been awakened from unconsciousness by her own servants, and she screamed in panic with a red mark on her forehead.

Even in the previous state, or because Tohsaka Rin just felt the strange magic power of the Demon God Pillar in a half-dream and half-awake state, this gifted magic girl could clearly recognize that the Demon God Pillar came from A sense of oppression at the level of life.

"Did Rin ever think that... just because the Holy Grail War is going on now, such horrible abnormalities will appear in front of our eyes one after another?"

The red-haired archer crossed his arms and glanced at Miss Tohsaka who was frantically pulling the two ponytails on his head, and sighed helplessly. "Also, does Rin still remember the family motto of the Tohsaka family is 'uphold elegance'..."

"Of course I know it's the Holy Grail War!" Tohsaka Rin directly interrupted his followers, and at the same time clenched his fists a little bit aggrieved.

"But according to the records of the ancestors of the Tohsaka family, even in the Holy Grail War, it is impossible for monsters that can easily destroy a city to appear! Not to mention that there is a Berserker who is even more outrageous than monsters. .”

"I only refuted the question about the Holy Grail War, that is to say..." Looking at Miss Tohsaka who was a little out of breath, Archer showed a very subtle smile. "Is Rin acquiescing that he doesn't have the 'grace' of the Tohsaka family at all?"

"Elegant, elegant, elegant! Do you think I don't want to be elegant?" Tohsaka Rin tremblingly raised his fist with bulging veins, his voice seemed to be gnashing his teeth.

"If you, Archer, had the power to crush everything like that Berserker over there, I would never be in such a mess like I am now, and I would never be ridiculed by that nasty brat."

Rin Tohsaka, who became more and more excited as he talked, finally couldn't help but waved his fist at Archer beside him. The increasing strength due to anger forced the red-clothed archer to squat on the ground with his head in his hands.

"I can't pretend that I didn't hear that." Attracted by the farce here, Ilya with a smile on her face came to the side of Archer's group with graceful steps.

"Elegance is engraved in a person's bones, no matter what kind of situation he encounters, he can maintain a calm mind and noble manners, and a guy like Rin who yells whenever he encounters something has nothing to do with elegance no matter what he thinks Bar?"

Illya, with a malicious smile on her face, said such words with a sigh-like tone, and then glanced at Miss Tohsaka with provocative eyes.

"Although the upper limit of a Servant's strength depends on itself, how much strength they can display still depends on the strength of the Master himself, and a magician of Rin's level, even with Berserker as a Servant, is not enough at all." The magic power to support him to exert his greatest strength."

"You say so, Berserker."

"Yes, yes, yes." Although Serius, whose head was wrapped by Illya's small scarf like a Middle Eastern gangster, didn't understand what happened in front of him, he subconsciously nodded and affirmed his little master's words.

"Although my own inherent ability can guarantee the lower limit of my strength and reduce the burden on the master, it is true that a master like Illya can allow me to exert my strength..."

'That is to say, in the eyes of Berserker, my strength is not as good as that brat Illya? '

The fact that she was ruthlessly pierced by Illya together with her self-esteem made Ms. Tohsaka very angry and wanted to fight back, but Serius' subsequent supplementary knife was like a cold steel knife, and it was like a cold steel knife. weakness.

"Hmm—!" A voice similar to the mournful cry of a defeated dog came from Tohsaka Rin's mouth, and her beautiful face turned red at this moment.

"Heh..." Seeing Rin Tohsaka like this, Archer, who was lying on the ground, sighed teasingly, and then was trampled on by the enraged magic girl.

"nia-nia-nia-nia..."

"It hurts! It's my fault to laugh at you, but Rin is embarrassing enough, it's not bad for me... Wait a minute! Don't use enhanced magic here..."

"I was a little worried when I felt a huge and unfamiliar wave of magic power appear here just now." At this moment, a clear voice came to the ears of everyone present.

A group of water-blue butterflies suddenly flew in front of the crowd, and slowly gathered together after dropping a red-haired boy. A handsome man with long water-blue hair emerged from it. "But seeing that everyone is safe and sound, I am relieved a lot."

Seeing that the red-haired boy was safe and sound, Illya, who had always maintained a noble attitude, first showed a surprised expression, and then bounced to her younger brother under Miss Tohsaka's stunned gaze.

Contrary to Illya's performance, Archer, who had been slightly joyful just now, suddenly darkened, and then disappeared in front of everyone in a spirit form.

The red-clothed archer didn't want the boy to see his current gaffe.

"Why are only... Matou-san and Emiya boy back? Where are your Servants?" Because he didn't sense the aura of Saber and Assassin, Seleus asked with some doubts.

Although he couldn't see his current appearance, Seleus, who was very self-aware, knew that a muscular man with a cute girly scarf wrapped around his head was very weird no matter how he thought about it.

But sensing that Illya had already run to Emiya Shirou, Archer played stealth directly, Rin Tohsaka stayed in one place very strangely and didn't know what to think, and the rest of Rider followed like a little follower Be silent by your side.

Therefore, although Seleus himself was very reluctant to appear in front of the person he met for the first time in such a posture, he was eager to understand the situation and had to take the initiative to speak.

"You are the great hero Seleus, you are as upright and full of kindness as the legend says."

"?" Unexpectedly, this great magician exuded a faint breath of death and looked more like an undead than a living person, except for a moment when confirming his identity, he naturally bowed to salute him , as if he didn't care about his somewhat funny image at this time.

"Don't be surprised, maybe those miserable people who don't recognize your fire of hope will misunderstand, but those who are fortunate enough to receive your favor can understand the kindness hidden in your gesture." Like watching Out of Serius' doubts, Zouken Matou explained.

"In other words, he can see that the scarf on my head is Illya's masterpiece, but why does this person speak so politely, and it sounds really uncomfortable..." Seleus thought so in his heart, but he It is wise not to say it.

What to say?

Since he was a child, he dreamed of becoming a "partner of justice" and devoted himself to eradicating all misfortunes in the world. He has always worshiped Seleus, whom he regarded as his "predecessor", and this worship saved him from the fallen world. The old insect reached the peak after awakening as the current Matou Zouken.

Therefore, after seeing his idol and savior, Matou Zouken used an old saying that he thought would make this great hero of the age of gods more familiar to him in order to show his respect, in order to gain the favor of his idol .

But Jiantong Zouyan never imagined that his respectful attitude would be very useful to those heroic spirits who are noble and proud of it.

But for Seleus, who has always been "self-aware" although his status is very noble, this kind of respectful attitude from "acquaintances" will only make him feel uncomfortable and keep him at a distance.

Therefore, although the death aura on Matou Zouken made Serius innately fond of him, his attitude made the hero make the decision of 'this man is a bit strange, it's just necessary to avoid dealing with him'.

I just don't know what kind of expression Matou Zouken will have when he learns that his actions have had the opposite effect.

"As for Assassin and the others..." Matou Zouken showed embarrassment.

From the huge magic power he felt just now and the tragic situation in this area that seemed to have been hit by a meteorite, it is not difficult for Matou Zouken to deduce that Serius has just helped Rin Tohsaka and the others solve a powerful enemy.

And compared to Seleus who won the victory, he had to rely on the wounded and the Servant to escape his life...

'Will the act of abandoning his companions and fleeing for his own life make the great hero dissatisfied? ' The great magician had his own concerns.

"We just encountered an unexpected situation. Lancer, who was originally confirmed dead, suddenly attacked us with a strange posture..."

Gritting his teeth, even though this might make the idol lower his evaluation of himself, Matou Zouken still told the whole story, because he knew that compared to the "cowardice" that can be washed away with actions The consequences of impressions, concealment and deceit are undoubtedly disastrous.

"Not only did Emiya boy come back safely, but he also sent such important information..." Seleus patted Matou Zouken on the shoulder. "Thank you Matou-dono for your hard work."

"???" Matou Zouken looked at Serius in a daze as he lowered his head deeply after he finished speaking, like an elementary school student who made a mistake waiting for his teacher to punish him. "You...don't hate me for running away?"

"Why do you think that?" Now it was Serius' turn to be surprised.

"It's human nature to turn around and run away when encountering danger, and don't say that you don't have the ability to eliminate danger. Even if you have, I won't force you to solve it. After all, you don't have that obligation, do you?"

Although Seleus himself is the type who will definitely stop disaster when he sees it, he does not require everyone to have the same awareness as himself.

"Besides, it was the request of the two of them to stay in the Queen's Palace, and didn't you take the risk to bring the young Empress back?"

"You have done your best to help others, and you have successfully contributed your own strength to prevent the disaster, so raise your head, Ma...I'm so sorry, Matou-dono."

In order to cheer up this somewhat strange great magician, Seleus slapped him on the shoulder more vigorously, but he didn't want to slap the butterflies that made up Matou Zouken's body away all at once.

Realizing that he had made a mistake, Seleus withdrew his hand in embarrassment, then bowed his head and apologized like Matou Zouken did before.

The situation between the two suddenly reversed due to a strange reason, but unlike Serius' calmness before, Zouken Matou, who was affirmed by his idol, stood there in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking at all.

"Why?! Why didn't the command spell work?"

Just when Seleus, who couldn't get a response from Matou Zouken for a long time, started to scratch the ground with his toes in embarrassment, a scream from Emiya Shirou saved him.

"What's going on?" Throwing the dazed Matou Zouken aside, Serius went directly to Emiya Shirou's side.

"Shirou just used the command spell to recall the Saber who was cut off for them, but the magic power from the command spell has already started to flow, but Saber hasn't come over yet." Illya put her little hand on her younger brother's shoulder, full of Worried about explaining to Serius.

"Do you want to try again? Maybe..."

"Yes! Maybe the effect of a Command Seal can't bring Saber back...Saber!"

Hearing Serius' suggestion, Emiya Shirou, who was paralyzed on the ground, became excited as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.

He raised his right hand, and the only Command Seal left flashed away.

Seleus could clearly feel a huge magic power rising from the back of the boy's hand and rushing towards the Matou house in the distance.

But the strange thing is that these Command Seals that could have brought a certain miracle did not respond at all, and the figure of the female knight never appeared.

"Saber..." The last hope also disappeared, Emiya Shirou fell to his knees on the ground in a daze.

"The situation is a bit troublesome." Thinking of the information he heard from Matou Zouken just now, Serius' expression became serious.Then, regardless of the embarrassment just now, he immediately took off the scarf on his head and turned around to look at Matou Zouken.

"Your Excellency Matou, can you contact me through Command Seals..."

"It's no longer possible, Mr. Seleus." Matou Zouken's tone was a bit bitter, and he slowly raised his right hand, turning the smooth and clean back of his hand to Serius. "Assassin...has just returned to the Hall of Valor."

"It's troublesome."

You must know that as long as the servant still exists, even if the command spell is used up, there will still be a few bruises left in the direction where the master was engraved with the command spell.

And only when the servant dies, will the traces of the Command Seal completely disappear like this.

"Berserker! Shirou's Command Seal disappeared completely just now." Illya's voice sounded as Serius expected.

'What a terrible situation. Saber and Assassin were all killed. It is not yet known whether they will be transformed into a Lancer-like posture by the shadow. If so...In addition to the hidden Caster, the enemy The combat power has reached the point where even I can't control it...'

The gradually severe situation made Serius' face extremely gloomy.

"Although I know the approximate location of Caster, but with this weird shadow dragging behind me, I can't deal with him with confidence at all..."

"Your Excellency Matou!" After making a decision in his heart, Seleus looked directly at Matou Zouyan in front of him. "You help me take care of Illya, and then take them carefully to the city to settle down. Don't ask why, as long as you know that there are no special circumstances, crowded places will be safe."

"What about you?"

"I'm going to investigate the intelligence of that shadow by myself, and see if I can take the opportunity to do something."

"I don't doubt what you mean, but that black shadow seems to have the characteristics of restraining Servants. Is it too dangerous for you to go alone..." Matou Zouken was a little worried, after all, Serius was their last of hope.

"Don't worry..." Serius put the battle ax on his shoulders, showing a reassuring smile. "Before my goal this time is not achieved, 'I' will never allow me to leave the stage like this..."

Chapter 60 The long overdue rescue

In the dark woods, Bazzett, who was rescued by Assassin, dragged his weak body towards Einzbern Castle.

"The movement behind has disappeared for a while." Thinking of the strange posture of Lancer and Saber after encountering the shadow, the slightly embarrassed beauty in men's clothing had a very gloomy expression.

"Even the three knights who have excellent basic attributes like Saber and Lancer, and have anti-magic power because of their job characteristics, are easily transformed by the shadows. Assassin estimates..."

In order to wash away the filth that tarnished Lancer's brilliance, but ended up taking another comrade in... Even if the goal at the beginning was achieved objectively, and even to a certain extent, the enemy's combat power was indeed reduced, but, I believe that not many people are willing to accept such a thing.

'But now is not the time to be distracted by these thoughts, the time Assassin has done everything he can to buy me must not be wasted. Shaking his head vigorously, Bazet, who put aside all distracting thoughts in his mind, ran hard with determination.

"Whizzing--"

Accompanied by the sound of piercing the air from the depths of the woods, several daggers that were completely hidden in the darkness suddenly shot towards Bazzett who was advancing.

"Ok!"

The sudden sound instantly aroused Bazzett's vigilance. Although her eyes did not catch the attack, she still dodged all the daggers with a roll, and quickly leaned her back against a thick tree after getting up.

"Sure enough! Has Assassin also been transformed?"

Looking at the special dagger pierced into the ground in front of her, Bazzett's pupils shrank suddenly. When she realized something, she instantly strengthened her eyes with magic, and then keenly scanned all the places around her that could hide her body.

"Really, because Assassin's combat performance was so reliable tonight, have I forgotten the fact that he is actually a master assassin?"

There was a trace of bitterness on Bazzett's face. It was really difficult for her to find the spell wrist with 'Break Break A+' and 'Wind Protection' only with her strengthened naked eyes.

"However, although I can't find Assassin's whereabouts anyway, as long as I'm sure his target is me..."

As the trump card of the Magic Association, Bazzett, who has been fighting powerful people all over the world for many years as the "designated executor of the seal", has encountered assassination by others more than once.

Although those guys' assassination skills were not as subtle as Assassin's, it was more than enough for them to hide their bodies from Bazzett's discovery if they were fully prepared.

In this way, after experiencing several fatal dangers, Bazett, a fighting genius, summed up a set of experience in dealing with assassins.

"Then just find the best attack location for him!"

Bazzett raised his head sharply, and his eyes met Assassin who was hanging upside down on the tree branch and stretched out his arms to lift her skull.

"boom!"

Bazzett knocked Assassin's outstretched left hand away with a punch, and then kicked the big tree behind him with a whip kick, forcing Assassin to show himself frontally.

"My guess is correct. Assassins will naturally not attack from within the target's field of vision. After all, if they do so, no matter how fast their attack is, the target will always have time to react, which will greatly Increases the chance of a miss."

"Therefore, when the target seals the openings behind the target like me, and at the same time the perspective is always vigilantly staring at the 180-degree direction ahead, they will definitely choose to launch the assassination from above the target."

"Perhaps ordinary assassins still need a certain amount of time and opportunity to complete the position transfer due to technical and other reasons, but as the top assassination master in an era, Assassin, you will definitely come to me in the first place."

Looking at the assassin in front of him wearing a tattered cloak and his crooked body covered with strange black energy, Bazzett slowly expressed all his thoughts, waiting for Assassin's response with a little expectation.

"what----"