Chapter 146: Han Gaozu Pei County, a graceful woman
"Let's not talk about whether Emiya Kiritsugu can win or not, and whether your belief is useful... Madam, have you ever thought about how your grandfather, Ahad, the current head of the Einzbern family, will treat your daughter Illya after you and Emiya Kiritsugu are dead?"

"Think about it carefully, ma'am. After all... you seem to be only one year older than me?

"A relationship between an older woman and a younger man is actually not bad..."

Standing up, Jianchen Matou left the basement without looking back.

Sometimes, no amount of persuasion is as useful as leaving some blank space and time for thinking.

Can,
Kenshin Matou still underestimated the degree of madness of that man Emiya Kiritsugu.

When Kenshin Matou was in the living room of the Toosaka family, playing with Miss Rin and Little Sakura, and having afternoon tea with Mrs. Toosaka Aoi.

An unexpected yet reasonable phone call came.

Jianchen Jianchen looked at the incoming call number on his mobile phone. For the first time, he believed in his sixth sense.

"Hey…"

When Jianchen Matou saw the number, he undoubtedly felt heavy-hearted.

But when the call was connected, the heavy mood didn't seem so heavy anymore.

When the outcome cannot be changed, the fastest way to get rid of it is to accept the reality.

"Master of caster."

Iskandar's voice no longer had the vitality it once had. It was the sound of suppressed anger, like the flow of molten lava before a volcano erupts.

"Ah."

"Mr. and Mrs. Mackenzie have been kidnapped by Saber's Master."

"I know the location."

"Let's go to the bridge on the warehouse street in Fuyuki City. I think it's a good place to end the film."

"it is good."

Jianchen Jianchen hung up the phone calmly.

"...Sword Minister?"

Mrs. Toosaka Aoi, sensing that Kenshin Matou was in a somewhat strange mood, put down the tea set in her hands and asked with some concern.

Kenshin Matou smiled and gave Mrs. Toosaka Aoi a reassuring look.

"It's okay, Mrs. Toosaka Aoi. I have something to ask Uncle Toki, so I'll leave now. For dinner, I want to eat... braised spareribs."

Comforting Mrs. Toosaka Aoi who was a little worried.

Kenshin Matou came to the study of the Toosaka family and saw Toosaka Tokiomi who was reading a book.

After taking a glance at the book that Tōsaka Tokiomi was reading, Matou Kenshin couldn't help but sigh at the other party's diligence. At such a time, he was still able to calm down and learn the knowledge of magic. It can only be said that Matou Kariya's defeat was not unfair.

"What's wrong?"

Closing the book, Tōsaka Tokiomi stood up from his seat.

"I need to go out for something."

"Go out for a while?" Toosaka Tokiomi frowned.

At this moment, it is obvious that the best solution to the war is to live quietly in the Toosaka family and in his own magic workshop.

His son-in-law, Kenshin Matou, who had almost become the winner of the Holy Grail War, was going out?
Of course, Toosaka Tokiomi would not think that Kenshin Matou was crazy.

With just a little thought, he understood the general outline of the matter.

"Emiya Kiritsugu?"

Toosaka Tokiomi asked with a frown.

Matou Kenshin nodded and explained, "Emiya Kiritsugu kidnapped the Mackenzie couple. You may not know these two people. They are the two old men who took in Master Iskandar, Weber."

"..."

Tōsaka Tokiomi's face was a little cold, and the words he said were chilling, but it did not surprise Matou Kenshin.

"What does this have to do with us? The Holy Grail War is going to result in death. Even innocent people in Fuyuki City can be sacrificed when necessary."

After all, the body covered in human skin is flowing with the magician's blood.

Kenshin Matou did not answer Tousaka Tokitoki's question, but instead brought up the matter of restrictions.

"Toki, don't blame me for not reminding you. The moment you sign the contract, you lose the right to teach Rin and Sakura magic. I don't want you to make a mistake. After all... Rin, Sakura and Mrs. Tousaka Aoi may not be able to bear the pain of losing their father and husband."

He gave a cold warning.

After reminding Tohsaka Tokiomi to always be vigilant as Emiya Kiritsugu might come to rob the house, Kenshin Matou left the Tohsaka house alone.

Walking in the courtyard of the Tosaka family,
Relying on his connection with his Servant, Jianchen Matou asked Mr. Liu:
"Master, can you move when you are in the inherent barrier?"

"can."

"Yeah, you're awesome, sir!"

With confidence in his mind, Jianchen Matou went to Dongmu Bridge to keep the appointment.

……

……

"Hey, kid, don't worry too much. Life is like this a lot of the time. It will explain to you the meaning of the word accident more vividly than textbooks. Just do your best..."

Standing on the bridge in Fuyuki City, Iskandar comforted his Master who lowered his head.

This bridge left a deep impression on both Weber and Iskandar.

At the beginning of the Holy Grail War, it was here that they, the master and the servant, first met other masters and servants.

At that time,
Diarmuid was releasing a fierce fighting spirit on the warehouse street.

At that time,
Artoria responded sincerely to Diarmuid's will to fight.

At that time,
Waver and Iskandar were still outsiders, standing sternly on the bridge, letting the cold wind blow their clothes, watching the battle between the two knights;
One of them lay timidly on the crossbeam of the bridge, his heart full of dissatisfaction with the servant he had not yet understood in depth.

Now, the two knights have not retreated and are still enjoying this Holy Grail War.

Now, the unfamiliar master and servant have begun to get familiar with each other, but...

"This may be our last day together."

"Really!" Iskandar slapped the back of his head, "I should have bought some wine on the way here."

"rider..."

Waver raised his head, a stubborn look on his face.

"You're going to win, right?"

"Ah."

Iskandar just responded like this without any extra words.

He sat cross-legged on the crossbeam of the bridge, his cloak whistling in the chilly wind.

Looking at the river surface sparkling under the bridge because of the street lights, Iskandar's suppressed anger was about to burst out.

"Is this the Master?"

I remembered the smiling face of Mr. MacKenzie when he was drinking, and the way Mrs. MacKenzie kept picking up food while eating, worried that she would not be full.

Not only the sensitive Waver, but also the broad-minded Iskandar could not help but feel angry.

"This is truly a war without any glory... Saber and Lancer must be very disappointed."

The body of the heroic spirit made Iskandar only feel the chill, but he did not feel cold.

He pulled his Master to his side and said to him, "Are you satisfied with this war with me, boy?"

·
Swish!
Catch the bottle thrown up from under the bridge.

Iskandar carried Waver and jumped off the bridge, smiling, "How considerate, Master Caster."

“Enough of the idle talk, Iskandar. Although I wanted to keep you until the end, this should be Emiya Kiritsugu’s last struggle. Don’t worry, although Emiya Kiritsugu is a little twisted, he won’t do anything to hurt the Mackenzie couple.”

"Oh? That's great."

There was no doubt about the truthfulness of what Jianchen Matou said.

Iskandar opened the bottle of wine thrown by Matou Kenshin and drank all the wine in the bottle in one gulp.

"The taste is just average~."

"However, it fits the mood of the decisive battle. You understand it very well, Master Caster."

Iskandar finished his drink, wiped the corners of his mouth, looked at Jianchen Matou, and asked the last question:

"So, who will be my opponent? Lancer or caster? Or Lancer and caster together?"

"Hmph~" Jian Tong Jian Chen said without hesitation, "Although I'm not as hypocritical as you kings, but since I like you very much, your end will be taken care of by Mr. Liu, who is also a king?"

"Really?" Iskandar scratched his head. "I have also been looking forward to meeting that Emperor Gaozu of Han for a long time."

Swish!
Drawing the long sword from his waist, Iskandar summoned his chariot and said with full fighting spirit: "Come on! I'm ready!"

Jianchen Matou nodded and snapped his fingers.

Ten seconds.

Thirty seconds.

Sixty seconds.

. . . . . . . .

Jian Tong Jian Chen was a little embarrassed and shouted in his heart: "Master, please stop making trouble and lock him up!"

……

...Iskander disappeared without being seen by Matou Kenshin and Waver.

Simultaneously,

Diarmuid, who had been in spirit form, revealed his figure.

Jianchen Matou walked towards Waver step by step, and the sound of his footsteps was particularly clear in the silent night.

Matou Kenshin advances, Waver retreats...

Jianchen Matou had no choice but to snap his fingers again.

Diarmuid was not as malicious as Uncle Liu. He understood his master's intention very well, and with a flash he brought Waver to the side of Kenshin Matou.

Jianchen Matou touched Waver's head and said in the tone of an old father:

"Don't run around, stay by my side, otherwise... you will experience the feeling of being shot in the head by a sniper rifle. Believe me, that feeling is not pleasant."

Although Jianchen Matou's voice was very calm, Waver couldn't help swallowing.

'Sniper headshot?'

'Why does the other person's tone seem so familiar?'

"It's like... I was actually shot in the head by a sniper rifle."

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"here it is?"

Iskandar came to Uncle Liu's inherent barrier, but unlike Saber, he easily accepted this situation.

Walking along, Iskandar was very interested in appreciating the scenery that he could not see in his country.

"The ancient Han Dynasty?"

Muttering to himself, Iskandar felt the wind of this world, bathed in the sunshine of this world, and admired the houses, ancient trees and rivers of this world.

"……river?"

Iskandar was not surprised by the river, but by the first person he met since he came into this world.

"Hey!" Iskandar waved and shouted as he walked towards the person he saw, "Hello!"

By the river, a woman who was washing clothes in a wooden bucket, showing off her graceful figure, rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"That old fool Liu San, why is he putting all kinds of stuff into Pei County?"

"What does he think Pei County is? His garbage dump?"

Although she knew clearly that not only Pei County but the entire country belonged to Liu San, the woman still complained in her heart.

This isn't all Uncle Liu's fault.

at least,

The woman liked the little girl with blond hair and blue eyes who came into the village not long ago.

But, the one before the little girl also had blonde hair, but his eyes were like those of a middle school boy with pink eye disease. The woman didn’t like him and hated him very much!
That blond, red-eyed guy with a chuunibyou syndrome came right up to kill people without even saying hello!
If it weren't for Liu San's help, the woman's body would have been split in two on the spot!

The frightened woman complained bitterly to Uncle Liu afterwards.

but,

Perhaps it was because of Saber, the cute and polite little girl, although the woman was still in a bad mood this time, she still responded to Iskandar who was walking over with a calm voice.

"What the hell! Who are you looking for?"

It seemed that he had not expected that such a graceful lady would speak in such a compelling tone. Iskandar was stunned for a long time before he said:
"That...Emperor Gaozu of Han."

"do not know!"

The woman's tone was quite cold as she poked at the clothes in the wooden barrel.

"Liu San is Liu San, Liu Ji is Liu Ji, why are you talking about Emperor Gaozu of Han? Really, you have no shame in flattering such a guy!"

The woman thought to herself.

But if someone really belittled Uncle Liu in front of her, the woman would have a different expression.

"What? You look down on Liu San? Who do you think you are?!"

"You deserve it?!"

'Do you know who Emperor Gaozu of Han is? Do you know who Liu San's enemy is?'

'That's Xiang Yu, who can defeat ten thousand enemies!'

"You look down on Liu San? Forget Liu San. Liu San's defeated general Xiang Yu, you'd better not wet your pants when you see him..."

Iskandar, who was unaware of the woman's thoughts, thought that the woman in front of him did not know the posthumous title of Mr. Liu, so he scratched his head and continued to ask:
"Then do you know where Liu Ji's home is?"

“Liu Ji?” The woman looked up and rolled her eyes. “I don’t know. There is no one named Liu Ji in the village.”

Obviously, the woman didn't know that there was another person named Liu San, a down-to-earth name, so she thought that the other party was not familiar with Uncle Liu.

So naturally, I didn't have the mood to give directions.

Iskandar smacked his lips. Although he could see that the woman in front of him was not telling the truth, he had no intention of forcing her.

Compared to Altria who descended in the body of a girl and served as Saber;
Compared to Gilgamesh who descended in the body of a young man, acting as an acher;

With a middle-aged body and the role of rider, Iskandar, who arrived, is obviously much more mature and stable.

He thanked the woman in front of him, knowing that this battle might be the final chapter of his Holy Grail War, and he was not in a hurry at all.

He walked slowly and staggeringly as he visited a village called Pei County.

As he walked, as if it was fate's arrangement, Iskandar met the gaze of a butcher on a small path, facing the constant gazes of the villagers on the street.

"Hello." Iskandar was very polite and took the initiative to greet him. "Do you know Emperor Gaozu of Han?"

"You looking for my eldest brother?"

Iskandar's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he nodded, "Yes!"

"What do you want from my brother?"

The butcher chopped the dog meat on the wooden board with a chopping knife in his hand, making a sizzling sound. While carrying out the day's work, he asked Iskandar questions.

This made Iskandar feel troubled for a moment.

Iskandar was not embarrassed to say anything, but he did not know how to explain it for the moment.

Holy Grail War?

The Holy Grail War is a complicated thing to explain.

So, Iskandar asked directly: "Um... do you know about the Holy Grail War?"

The man chopping the meat didn't answer. He first put the chopped meat aside, then put the boning knife in his hand on the hook, and then wiped his greasy hands with the scarf on his chest.

"So... you are my eldest brother's enemy?"

“Hahahahaha~” Iskandar laughed, and the relaxed expression on his face turned serious. “Yes, I am your eldest brother’s enemy.”

"That'll be easy."

The sturdy man took off his scarf, cleared his throat, and shouted:

"Hey! Call out all the lazy people in your family, there's going to be a fight!"

"Hey! Call out all the lazy people in your family, there's going to be a fight!"

After shouting twice to let the surrounding villagers know what was going to happen next, the strong man walked out of his shop.

He clasped his fists and said:

"I haven't asked for your name yet?"

"Oh?" Iskandar replied, "Name? My name is Iskandar."

"Ah."

The strong man spat into his palm, rubbed his hands, and said:

"My name is Fan Kuai!"

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"Fan Kuai, Marquis of Wuyang, was a native of Pei. He was a dog butcher and lived in seclusion with Emperor Gaozu."

'Attacked Zhang Han's army in Puyang, Fan Kuai was the first to climb the city wall, beheaded 23 people, and was granted the title of senior official. Fu Changcong followed and joined the attack on Chengyang, was the first to climb the city wall. He climbed down the window and defeated Li You's army, beheaded 16 people, and was granted the title of senior official.'

'...'

'He participated in the attack and siege of Yu Chengwu, the governor of Dongjun, and repelled the enemy, beheaded fourteen people, captured eleven people, and was awarded the title of Five Great Officers.'

'He followed the Qin army and went out of Bo'nan. He defeated the Hejian garrison at Gangli. He defeated Zhao Ben's army in the north of Kaifeng and repelled the enemy first. He killed one general, cut off 68 heads, captured 27 people, and was granted the title of noble.'

'He participated in the attack and defeated Yang Xiong's army at Quyu. He attacked Wanling and was the first to reach the top. He beheaded eight people and captured forty-four people. He was granted the title of Xiancheng Jun.'

'He attacked Changsha and Huanyuan, cut off Hejin, attacked Qin's army in Shi in the east, and attacked Qin's army in Xun in the south. He defeated the Nanyang defender in Yangcheng. He attacked Wancheng in the east and was the first to climb it. He went to Li in the west and repelled the enemy, beheaded 24 people, captured 40 people, and was awarded a heavy title.'

'We attacked Wuguan and reached Bashang, beheaded one captain, cut off ten heads, captured 146 prisoners, and had 2,900 surrendered soldiers.'

Some people may not understand what Xiandeng means.

To be the first to climb the wall means that when attacking a city, you are the first to rush up to the wall and guard the passage.

Difficulty?

A hundred deaths in search of one life, that’s all.

And now, the foreign conqueror Iskandar is about to have a fistfight with Fan Kuai, who has been the first to reach the city several times.

Iskandar was somewhat helpless about this.

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(End of this chapter)