Chapter 150 Bring me victory, rider.

"call…"

With a long sigh, Jianchen Jianchen pushed open the door of the basement with a heavy heart and walked into the basement along the stairs.

The basement was dark, with only the faint sound of breathing.

Relying on his sense, Jianchen Matou walked to the kerosene lamp, picked up the lighter under the kerosene lamp, and lit the kerosene lamp.

Regarding the modern world, why kerosene lamps are used in basements, Kenshin Matou had wanted to complain to Tohsaka Tokiomi for a long time, but he always forgot it every time they met.

But it’s not a big deal.

Moreover, the room illuminated by the kerosene lamp, coupled with the dying beauty, still has a special artistic conception.

Kenshin Matou walked over to the sofa and sat down, placing Mrs. Irisviel's head on his lap.

As he moved, the soft white hair began to fall from the sofa, some of which was about to fall to the ground, but was held up by Jianchen Jianchen.

Now Mrs. Irisviel could only slowly move her ruby-like eyes, and even speaking a word was a luxury.

"Ugh……"

Looking at Mrs. Irisviel's steadfast and unyielding expression, Kenshin Matou felt helpless.

Isn't this unfriendly defense towards him and the sincerity of feelings exactly what he likes?

It’s just that this time the villain has become himself.

Jianchen Matou sighed. He knew that it was impossible to convince someone with words.

Using magic to erase memory is acceptable, but... it is a bit too cruel, and Swordsman Matou can't bring himself to do it.

Threatening with Illya is also an option, but...

Although it sounds shameless, Kenshin Matou thinks he is a good person.

He originally thought that he could be a little shameless, and for his own selfish desires, he could make Mrs. Irisviel lose her own beautiful memories, and he could threaten her with her beloved daughter Illya.

But, look at Irisviel, look into Irisviel's eyes.

I can't do it. I can't do it no matter what.

Conscience is not easy to grow, but if it does grow, then... cherish it.

Jian Tong Jianchen helped Mrs. Irisviel straighten her hair, placed her safely on the sofa, rubbed her face and said:

"I will save you. Although you don't need my salvation, I will do this to prevent your daughter from being lonely, to prevent your daughter from being torn apart by wild beasts, and to prevent your daughter from inheriting your fate and becoming the vessel of the Holy Grail."

"Live well, Irisviel, even if you hate me."

"I'm sorry, but I'm going to kill your husband, Illya's father, Emiya Kiritsugu."

Walking out of the basement and looking up at the dazzling sun in the sky, Jianchen Matou smiled to himself.

"It's so hypocritical and disgusting."

……

……

Inherent enchantment.

After a day passed, Iskandar and Fan Kuai, who were exhausted, recovered.

Uncle Liu’s home.

The courtyard is surrounded by stone walls and is very large, with a large wooden table in the middle.

At this time, Iskandar was drinking and eating meat with Uncle Liu and the generals under Uncle Liu. Loud laughter rang out from time to time, as if it was going to break through the sky and spread throughout the village.

Weber sat next to Iskandar like a little quail.

Waver, who had seen Iskandar's inherent barrier, originally thought that it was invincible.

I didn’t expect there was someone braver than Iskandar!
That is……

Well, that’s Uncle Liu, not anyone’s general.

It seemed that Iskandar was chatting happily with Uncle Liu and the others, and there was nothing new about it, so Weber could easily accept it.

What made Waver a little bit hard to accept and could not associate with the picture was that Saber was also at the scene, but she was not drinking, and she was not at Iskandar's table. Instead, she was with a beautiful woman, and it was unknown what they were talking about.

If Kenshin Matou were here, he would definitely take out his camera to capture the scene.

World famous paintings,
——Empress Lü and Arthur.

In other worlds, let’s not talk about whether King Arthur is a man or a woman.

In this world, King Arthur, also a woman, and Empress Lu, also a woman who once held great power, had a pleasant conversation with each other.

Waver saw this from Saber's occasional nodding movements.

and,

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but when Waver looked at Saber who nodded from time to time and the beautiful woman with a gentle expression on her face, he always felt like a mother educating her daughter.

If it is said that Altria rules Great Britain, it is because of an almost idealistic chivalry.

So, Lu Zhi, the woman who made it difficult for all women in later generations to get involved in politics, relied on her iron-blooded tactics.

And now,
Empress Lü, who governed the country with an iron fist, was educating a poor girl who was too idealistic and had gotten into a dead end.

This is a conversation between a great politician and a lovely girl.

No one knows what kind of chemical reaction will occur.

·
"I say, Caster, why don't you summon your Master in? He is very interested in you brothers."

This is a no-brainer.

Iskandar could see it, let alone Uncle Liu, who had a very good relationship with Kenshin Matou.

"No hurry, that kid still has a long way to go, now is not the time yet."

Uncle Liu was having a great time eating meat and drinking wine.

Seeing this, Iskandar didn't know what to say.

He cherished this meal very much because he had a premonition that this would be his last supper.

"So... who will be my final opponent?"

Glancing at the heroes at the table, some have dark skin, some have elegant complexions, some are tall and thin, and some are short and fat. But no matter what their appearance is, they are all capable, otherwise they would not be able to sit at the table.

Uncle Liu is very easy-going.

But the table is so small, and there are so many people who like to drink with Uncle Liu.

What can we do? Let the capable take the position.

"Hahahaha," Fan Kuai laughed first when he heard Iskandar's words, and then the other generals also laughed.

"You are so lucky. My eldest brother has not seen the one yet. I heard that the eight-year-old Master is so good, so good that we brothers are a little jealous."

"For the sake of that eight-year-old kid, your last battle will be an honor for you."

"Oh?" Iskandar narrowed his eyes.

Of course he's not stupid.

Furthermore, it is not known whether the Heroic Spirits really have an academy, or whether the modern knowledge bestowed by the Holy Grail after being summoned is too abundant.

In short, with just a few words from Fan Kuai, Iskandar knew who his final opponent would be.

"Is that so? It's such an honor!"

Iskandar was so happy that he picked up the bottle of wine on the table and drank it all in one gulp.

The generals, who were military commanders, could not stand this. They picked up the wine in front of them and drank it all in one gulp.

The three heroes sitting together did not have the boldness of the military commanders.

The three of them drank slowly, not showing any sign of being affected by the environment.

Especially Lord Han, who was holding "Reborn as Han Xin", had no intention of preparing for the battle and reading some military books.

He was not nervous at all about tonight's decisive battle.

Only when he saw something exciting in the novel would he pick up the wine glass in front of him and take a small sip.

Toast?

Except Uncle Liu, who dares! ?
·
Tousaka's house, study.

Jianchen Matou sipped his tea leisurely.

Toosaka Tokitoki was on the phone, and judging from his expression, it should be good news.

The result is the same.

"Found it, found Emiya Kiritsugu!"

With a relaxed brow, Tōsaka Tokiomi said so.

In order to find the trace of Emiya Kiritsugu in Fuyuki City, Tōsaka Tokiomi paid much more than what Matou Kenshin appeared to have.

Not only the big figures in the real world, but also some declining magician families in Fuyuki City, such as Tousaka Tokishin, were mobilized.

in this way,

Naturally, it failed to live up to everyone's expectations and produced no results.

The harder they tried to find him, the harder it was to find Emiya Kiritsugu. And the person who found Emiya Kiritsugu was not the guy that Tohsaka Tokiomi had placed his hopes on, but an ordinary kid who was studying kites in his room in the middle of winter and wanted to put a surveillance camera inside the kite as a hidden device to monitor his parents when they got off work.

The reason why the naughty child did this was to turn off the computer before his parents came home and escape a beating.

As for why children have surveillance cameras...

All I can say is that the pocket money of children from wealthy families is beyond ordinary people's imagination.

These are all unimportant things. What’s important is that Emiya Kiritsugu has revealed his true colors.

"where?"

Jianchen Matou, who was drinking tea, asked slowly.

"In the southern suburbs of Fuyuki City, in a village where almost all the elderly live and all the young people go out to work."

"Is the news accurate?"

“…”Tohsaka Tokiomi frowned.

If it was before Emiya Kiritsugu poisoned him, he would have said that the information was absolutely accurate.

However, after the poisoning incident by Emiya Kiritsugu, Tōsaka Tokiomi became somewhat uncertain.

"What if... that person was someone Emiya Kiritsugu deliberately found to look like him and wear his clothes to confuse people? "

Such a hypothesis emerged in Tōsaka Tokiomi's mind.

Looking at the silent Tōsaka Tokiomi, Matou Kenshin put down the teacup in his hand.

Kiritsugu Emiya is like a mouse, and there are no professional cats in Fuyuki City. No, it should be said that there are no professional cats in Fuyuki City now.

There used to be some, but unfortunately they were burned to ashes by Swordsman Matou.

"Um…"

Jianchen Matou was in deep thought.

In the original work, when only Saber and Gilgamesh were left, the Holy Grail was filled with the necessary energy and came into the world.

But now, Diarmuid, Saber, Iskandar and Uncle Liu are all alive and well, and there are only three Heroic Spirits who have retired. It is almost impossible for them to descend to the Holy Grail.

More importantly, Kenneth has not called me until now.

Thinking of this, Jianchen Jiantong felt a headache.

He was a complete layman when it came to things like the Holy Grail container and the androids, and he had no other options except pinning his hopes on Kenneth.

but……

"Artificial human... Einzbern?"

Matou Kenshin's eyes lit up.

Although the memory is a little fuzzy, but I still have an impression of that old beast from Einzbern, Kenshin Matou.

In addition to being tortured by Gilgamesh, Illya also suffered a lot before summoning her own heroic spirit.

After the Holy Grail War ended, Kenshin Matou did not think he had the ability to fight Einzbern alone.

However, the Holy Grail War is not over yet!
Now that Diarmuid is here, if not to kill the beast and save Illya, when will you do it?
Thinking of this, Jianchen Jianchen became very excited, his body trembled slightly, and then he shuddered... and then he became paralyzed.

With Diarmuid, it is possible to break into Einzbern, rescue Illya, and achieve the achievement of Mrs. Irisviel and Illya meeting each other.

But, Jianchen Matou is not free!
He couldn't and didn't dare to leave the Tohsaka family.

This is not because of his own safety. With Diarmuid around, Kiritsugu Emiya's chance of killing him is almost zero.

The problem is that there is only one Diarmuid, so if Diarmuid follows Kenshin Matou, Kenshin Matou cannot leave the Tohsaka family. Otherwise, that thing Kiritsugu Emiya will definitely steal the house.

Although Tousaka Tokiomi is not weak either, the Tousaka family is his magic workshop.

But Jianchen Matou can't gamble.

Although Illya is cute, Miss Rin and little Sakura are also cute.

What's more, he, Kenshin Matou, has a bond with Miss Rin and Sakura, but not with Illya.

Therefore, with the self-comfort of "if you are poor, you can take care of yourself, and if you are rich, you can help the world", Kenshin Matou could only temporarily give up the idea of ​​breaking into Einzbern, snatching Illya, and letting Mrs. Irisviel meet Illya and her daughter.

“Emiya Kiritsugu! Emiya Kiritsugu…”

Matou Kenshin gritted his teeth and said, no matter what, among those who were preventing him from achieving a perfect life, Emiya Kiritsugu would definitely be ranked among the top three in terms of difficulty!

Both Matou Zouken and Gilgamesh have been dealt with, but Emiya Kiritsugu is still like a rat. Although he can't hurt me, I feel sick when I think about him!

For a moment, Kenshin Matou actually regretted letting Kotomine Kirei leave the stage.

The pervert Emiya Kiritsugu should be disgusted by a pervert like Kotomine Kirei.

Although, in the end, Kotomine Kirei was no match for Emiya Kiritsugu.

"If you can't go out to look for Emiya Kiritsugu...then find a way to get him to come here by himself."

Matou Kenshin raised his head and asked Tōsaka Tokiomi:
"Toki, do you have any way to make Emiya Kiritsugu come to me?"

Toosaka Tokiomi: “…”

Of course Tousaka Tokiomi did, and that was to let the Holy Grail come. At that time, he didn't believe that Emiya Kiritsugu would not come.

But... thinking about his future son-in-law's attitude towards the Holy Grail container made by Einzbern, Tōsaka Tokiomi swallowed the words in his mind and chose to remain silent.

Jianchen Jianchen knew that he was being a little unreasonable, but he thought this was the best way right now.

He couldn't go out to find Emiya Kiritsugu, so it would be reasonable for him to let Emiya Kiritsugu come to find him.

So, “Still want the Holy Grail?”

Knowing what Emiya Kiritsugu would care about, Kenshin Matou felt a bit of a headache.

After all, there are still too many heroic spirits in existence, so it will take some time for the Holy Grail to descend.

Otherwise, Emiya Kiritsugu would never have not come to rescue Irisviel until now.

"Saber doesn't want her to leave, Diarmuid can't leave, and Uncle Liu can't leave either. In other words, we can only hope that after Iskandar leaves, the energy required for the Holy Grail's advent can be met, right?"

Thinking about Bluebeard who came this time as a berserker, Kenshin Matou felt that it was not impossible for the Holy Grail to provide the energy needed for his descent after Iskandar left the stage.

"Then, wait..."

·
In the inherent barrier.

After the banquet, Iskandar and Weber stayed temporarily at Uncle Liu's house.

Saber entered Lu Zhi's room.

After knowing who Iskandar would face tonight, the generals no longer had any intention of competing with Iskandar.

In their minds, after tonight, Iskandar would go back to where he came from.

after all,

His opponent is the God of War!
in the room.

Iskandar and Weber sat together, and they had been looking at each other for a long time, but they never spoke.

Iskandar originally thought that this might be the last time they met, so he wanted to cherish this final time and have a good talk with his master, the boy in front of him.

But when they actually sat together, Iskandar found that he had nothing to explain.

After he responded to the call, he didn't know when it started. It was under his watch, and when he wasn't noticing, Waver had grown to the point where he could leave without worry.

"I'll tell you." Iskandar finally spoke, "You've grown to a level that's reassuring now. The only problem is that you haven't found a true path that you're willing to devote yourself to."

"For you now, being recognized by others is not a big deal anymore."

Stroking his chin, Iskandar behaved just as he did when he and Weber first met.

This historical conqueror king rarely looks serious unless he is fighting. Most of the time he looks like this. He is not stupid but not dull, and he doesn't eat a lot either.

A very humble king.

“No, Rider.” Weber, who was sitting opposite Iskandar, shook his head and said, “I have found a path that I am willing to devote myself to.”

"Oh? Really? That's really surprising. How about telling me about it?"

Weber's words surprised Iskandar, who had been with him the whole time. After all, Iskandar had no idea what the path that Weber mentioned, a path that he could devote himself to, was about.

This is not normal, after all, the two of them stay together all day.

"No, I can't tell you now. If we have a chance to meet again, I will tell your rider."

Weber again rejected Iskandar's question.

Iskandar was not angry about this. He nodded and said, "Really? We'll talk about it next time. But... if I win, the next time will be very close. You should think about what to say in advance. It would be inappropriate to be at a loss at that time."

"Hahahahahaha~"

As Iskander said this, he started laughing, and Waver also laughed.

Weber, who had never had the habit of drinking, took the initiative to take out the wine that Uncle Liu had left in the room today.

He poured a glass for Iskandar first, and then for himself.

Without saying anything, under Iskandar's gaze, Waver picked up the glass of wine in front of him and drank it all in one gulp.

"Bring me victory, rider.

Weber said so.

(End of this chapter)