I'm Shenji, what are you doing?

Joan of Arc, who was summoned as a Ruler in this Holy Grail War, faced off against the Red Rider, Archer, Black Berserker, and Black Berserker, who served as the stage for the battle between the Red Berserker, the Black Berserker, and Rider in the second battle. After carefully inspecting the part of the forest where the battle between Saber, Assassin, and Archer was taking place, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The only things that were damaged were the trees that were knocked down during the battle. And even this kind of damage did not affect a large forest area. Of course, if Karna, the great hero who is as bright as the sun and the Red Lancer, also joins the battle, the forest might have turned into scorched earth.

Joan of Arc did not witness this battle because she did not catch up. Although her perception is dozens of times that of ordinary servants, the range of perception of ordinary servants is only around a hundred meters, and dozens of times is a few kilometers. No matter how far away she is, there is nothing she can do, and she can only spread holy water. Conduct a rough exploration.

When she noticed that the three servants from the red side had entered the country and the six servants from the black side had left the castle to attack, she immediately left the church where she was staying and rushed to the suburbs. Unfortunately, the place where the battle took place was in the deserted wilderness. Without any means of transportation, the saint could only rely on her own feet.

Although her A-level agility gave her a speed comparable to that of a sports car, her body would be unable to bear it even before she reached her destination if she ran at full speed at this speed. Therefore, she could only move as fast as her body could bear. As a result, by the time she ran dozens of kilometers, the two sides had ended the battle and each returned to their respective nests. What was left for Joan of Arc were two battlefields that did not need to be cleaned.

Through the traces left at the scene and the analysis of perceptions before arriving, Joan of Arc roughly restored the situation at that time. Black's main force blocks the red berserker, while saber and assassin block the red archer and rider who come to support. In the end, the red berserker was captured and the other two knights retreated. The battle ended with the red side's defeat.

"All in all, it was a pretty ordinary battle."

Joan of Arc concluded this. Although there were many Servants, there was nothing suspicious at the scene.

Despite this, there was still a lingering cloud in her heart.

The Red Lancer Karna is a hero with a noble character. If he wants to take his own life, it is only possible that his master gave the order.

Sure enough, the problem still lies with the red master, and we must find a way to contact them.

Unfortunately, in this battle, the masters of both sides did not seem to show up. Needless to say, Black has been clinging to the city of Mirenia, and the Red Masters who were supposed to launch an attack are nowhere to be seen. However, considering that this war is only in the prologue stage, the current situation is not incomprehensible. Most of the Masters of the Holy Grail War are magicians. Most magicians do not understand war and are more afraid of death than ordinary people. Perhaps they are hiding in a safe place to watch the battle like Black.

In short, tonight's battle is over. The moment she thought this, she felt a little weak all over her body. It seemed that she was "very sleepy" now.

To be precise, it wasn't Jeanne who was a Ruler who felt sleepy. What really needs sleep is Leticia's body. It was already late at night, and after running for dozens of kilometers, although most of the actions were carried out by the shell of "Joan of Arc", after all, Joan of Arc was attached to Leticia's body, so it was natural for her to feel sleepy.

Having said that, because Servants do not have the ability to sleep, Jeanne is a little new to this long-lost feeling. But this freshness cannot resist the body's desire for sleep.

"Ugh, no...it's still..."

Reason told her that she should go back to the city, to the church, and to sleep on the bed in the attic room, but her eyelids were getting heavier and heavier.

She stretched out her hand and pressed it on the trunk of the big tree to support her body, but it was not enough. In desperation, she had no choice but to pinch her cheek hard, and the pain finally made her consciousness become slightly clearer.

What an inconvenient body. Because the summons is incomplete, although it can indeed last for a long time, once the limit is exceeded, it will probably lose consciousness like a cut off switch.

How to deal with this problem will be left to be considered later. For now, it is better to use holy water to check the location of the servant. If it is confirmed that there is no problem, then this is the end of the day.

Black's four cavalry and red's cavalry are located inside the castle. Among them, red's cavalry should be berserker, and it seems that the master has been successfully replaced. This isn't against the rules, swapping masters and slaves is quite common - no, wait a minute.

"It seems that there are still two riders missing...?"

There should be six servants stationed in the walled city, so where did the remaining two go?

Continue to expand the search scope——

I found it. In the opposite direction to me, two riders were moving together, maybe on patrol.

At this moment, another dot representing the Servant appeared in the sprinkled holy water.

This is--!

Black's seventh servant is, yes, Black.

Are all Black’s followers here?

After confirming this, Jeanne threw her sleep away and went to meet Black's last servant.

As a referee, it is necessary to collect information about every servant. If you miss today, it may not be so easy next time.

As she took another step forward, she didn't know that her judgment was completely wrong. Black's two knights are not patrolling, but fighting. The latest point that appears is Astolfo, who is escaping with Sieg.

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With the help of the Hippogriff, Astolfo and Sieg escaped dozens of times faster. What used to be a few dozen minutes of walking now flew by in the blink of an eye.

“Ah ho~~~~” Astolfo, who was flying freely in the air for the first time since being summoned, shouted excitedly, “I’ve wanted to do this for a long time, how about it, my Hippogriff is great Well, what do you think?"

This "you" naturally refers to the artificial man Sieg sitting behind Astolfo. The artificial man who has never seen such a vast world was shocked and speechless by the scene in front of him, and could only nod. He nodded, until his chin hit the back of Astolfo's neck, and then he came back to his senses and said "um, ah" several times.

Astolfo turned around, patted Sieg on the shoulder, and smiled at him with his unique bright smile:

"You can't do it like this at all. You are already free. In the future, you will see more and more people and more beautiful scenery. You have to enjoy your life. Well - I remember that there seems to be a kind of The vehicle called an airplane seems to be able to fly higher than my Hippogriff, so you should go and take a look when you have a chance."

"Plane...?"

There is indeed such a thing in the knowledge given, but it is limited to knowledge and has not been really seen.

Can I really, really try to fly? Sieg felt that his mind was confused.

"Well, you can do it." Astolfo saw Sieg's heart through his blank expression and cheered him up, "But before that, you should be stronger and more powerful. ——Come and shout with me, yaho~~~~~~~"

"Ah-huh-" Sieg opened his mouth, trying to imitate Astolfo. But he could only make a nondescript exhalation sound.

"Can't you?" Astolfo turned his head, looked at Sieg's blushing face, and patted his shoulder helplessly, "Forget it, practice more in the future - here we are, Hippogriff."

Upon hearing its master's call, the eagle let out a short cry, drew an arc in the air, and circled to land.

"Hey." Astolfo jumped off the Hippogriff's back and hugged Sieg off again, "I can only send you here, and you have to walk the rest of the way by yourself. These two The roads lead to two different villages. Because they are very remote, there should be no magicians. The last road leads to a city called Sighisoara, which is much larger than Tulifas and is also a good place. Choice. Oh, it seems like this three-way intersection is a new starting point for your life."

This place belongs to the border of the Tulifas region, dozens of kilometers away from the battlefields of Artoria and Siegfried. This place will not be sensed by the servants, there is no detection barrier, and it will not be seen by the golem. It is an excellent location that Astolfo "secretly" found on the map of Shen Er's room. Well, between Shen Er and Ka Secretly under Rong's gaze.

"Well, won't you go with me?" Zigra grabbed Astolfo's red cloak.

"No, I'm a Servant, I must go back. After I go back, Master will definitely force me to tell you your location, and maybe even use the Command Seal. Ahhhhh, it's really annoying, why is there such a thing as a Command Seal? A nasty thing."

Astolfo shook his braid manically.

"Anyway, I can't resist the Master's order, so I can't send you to a safe place. I'm sorry."

"Why are you apologizing? Rider did nothing wrong."

"Ah hahaha, yes."

One is innocent, the other is natural, the two get along simply.

"Although there shouldn't be any danger here, you must be careful on the road, maintain your physical strength and magic power, and be ready to use magic at any time."

"okay."

"I'm still a little worried. How about I lend you a precious phantom. Let me take a look at it. It's 'breakable at the first touch', 'magic guidebook', 'hipeagle' and -"

Astolfo muttered while going to manifest his Noble Phantasm.

Sieg quickly stopped: "No, no need. These are your Noble Phantasms. You have to rely on them to fight, and I can't use them either."

"Yes, the sword I can give you has been given to Lancer. Next time, please ask Assassin to make some props. He seems to be very good at this. Ah, by the way, take this." Astolfo said Then he took out a shell from his pocket.

"This is--?"

"This is a prop made by Assassin. It can be opened with magic power to send a message to us. When you find a safe base, you must tell us."

"Well! Thank you, Rider." Sieg nodded vigorously, "Is there anything I can do for you?"

Astolfo showed a somewhat sad expression, and then slowly shook his head.

"——No. You have been liberated from this battle and are free. You just have to live according to your will."

Astolfo covered his cheek with a gentle girlish gesture and smiled. Then, as if he was deeply moved, he pulled Sieg's head and gently pushed his hair with his hands.

After a while, Astolfo finally let him go.

"Okay, please leave quickly. I will find a way to solve the problem on my side."

After hearing these words urging him to leave, Sieg nodded, and then stepped back step by step. Although the movement is very slow, the distance between the two is gradually widening. Astolfo waved to him reluctantly at first, but in the end he nodded as if he made up his mind, jumped onto the back of the Hippogriff again, and slowly took off into the sky.

"Rider! What on earth should I do?"

Sieg shouted to Astolfo who was getting further and further away from the ground.

Astolfo leaned down and shouted with a smile on his face:

"You can do anything! You can do anything now! There are all kinds of people in the city, you may like or hate certain people, and live your own happy life!"

So that's it, that's really a pleasant thing - Sieg thought to himself. Although there was still a sense of disobedience somewhere in his heart, like a thin membrane, he tried his best to avoid thinking about these things.

Astolfo breathed a sigh of relief.

Ah, that artificial man can already walk on his own legs. Although his body is still very fragile, one day he will become a real man, so that's it.

"But, what should I do? I will definitely be tied up by the master after I go back - well, it doesn't matter. Let everything take its course."

Immediately putting this "boring" thing behind him, Astolfo drove the Hippogriff back toward Milenia City.

On the ground, Sieg walked forward slowly.

Both feet stepped forward powerfully, leaving shallow footprints on the frozen ground. But even so, his pace still seemed a bit slow. Every time he took a step forward, he would look up at Astolfo who was gradually getting away. Until the Hippogriff could no longer be seen, his feet still walked one step at a time, very slowly.

"Well, why exactly."

Obviously I have learned to walk, I have decided to go to the village, and my body functions are all normal, but why is it still difficult to move my feet?

"If I had known better, I should have asked Rider how to move his feet..."

When saying this sentence——

The artificial person remembered the fact that "he was alone again." At the same time, he also understood that he would never be able to see Rider again in the future.

"……Well."

My chest seemed to be tightly strangled by something, and I only felt a stinging pain. But he still tried to ignore the pain and moved forward with all his might.

PS: Although the villain in this chapter has been modified to a considerable extent, Siege’s feelings in the last paragraph have definitely not changed. Did you see that Magic East Out was written about this, but in the end Siege and Afu were separated? Isn't it funny? It's really sick of you to tear down a good royal road route.

PS2: Seeing that some book friends are unhappy with Sieg, Sieg himself is not wrong. There is no need to deny the fact that he follows the survival instinct. If you can help, just help. What's wrong with the androids living a normal life? Okay, as for what happens next, the second master has his own plans.

PS3: Siegfried takes a plane.