Incredible Card Draw

"...That is... an arcade machine!!!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka was stunned for a moment when he saw the machine. He reacted instantly and saw at a glance that the machine in front of Li Siwei and the others was an arcade machine that was once popular all over the country and could be found in every major street.

"Senior, what is an arcade machine?" Mashu asked with some confusion.

"Arcade machines are commercial special game machines placed in public entertainment places. They can also be called large-scale video games."

“Because most of the time they are played in places like streets and arcades, they are also called arcade games.

"The nature of the game is similar to that of slot machines. You use coins to start the game. However, the games in arcade machines are much richer and more entertaining than slot machines.

"Hmph~ That was a large game console that was once all the rage. It occupies most of the childhood memories of a generation. It's just that the memory of being driven home for dinner by their parents with whips may be more profound after all."

Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at the machine, as if he was lost in memories, and told all the big and small things about the arcade machine that were deep in his memory.

When she talked about being driven home for dinner by her parents with whips, Fujimaru Ritsuka's face subconsciously showed a melancholy look of fear and longing.

Obviously, she had been brought home by her parents like this before.

"That's it...×4"

Everyone nodded as if they seemed to understand Fujimaru Ritsuka's explanation.

"Ma Xiu, let's go." Fujimaru Ritsuka took Masu's little hand and said something before pulling Masu towards Li Siwei.

Suddenly Li Siwei stood up, looked at Artoria who was sitting next to him, and laughed as boldly as Director Jin with a victor's attitude: "Ah hahahahaha~ Artoria , you will never be able to beat me with your three-legged cat skills. Practice more when you go back."

Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu, who had just walked a few steps in the direction of Li Siwei, suddenly stopped because of Li Siwei's voice: "????"

Da Vinci, Lancelot, and Holmes looked at each other, and they all saw the strange expressions on each other's faces: "???!"

The power of muscles is not meant for you to use like this!

Arturia felt annoyed as she looked at the character she had chosen on the screen who had fallen to the ground unable to move and the message that the winner had been decided that popped up.

Especially after she had been abused for several rounds, and now she heard Li Siwei's sarcastic words, her mood was so bad that she wanted to blanch Li Siwei on the spot.

Originally, I thought it was just a game. She is a heroic spirit and can beat Li Siwei casually, so I planned to let Li Siwei have some gaming experience.

But she didn't expect that she would be pushed to the ground and rubbed by Li Siwei, without any resistance. "Finally, I found a chance to kill the character Li Siwei chose, and he was hung up until he couldn't fall down even if he had a trace of health.

Artoria, who knew not to give up, immediately became serious and devoted herself to the game, but several consecutive games ended in failure.

The best result was that he only lost nearly one-third of the health of the character controlled by Li Siwei.

"hateful"

Artoria gritted her silver teeth, showing an extremely unwilling expression. As a knight, she really couldn't think of any words that could ease her current angry mood, so she could only squeeze out two words from between her teeth. .

"Again! Another game!" Artoria blushed from being suppressed, turned to look at Li Siwei, and asked Ji Siwei to play another game with an indignant look.

"No, no, now it's my turn to play!" Xuanzang Sanzang quickly stopped him, indicating that it was her turn to play.

"It's obviously my turn, I must be better than my father!" Mummy Mordred came over and argued with Xuanzang Sanzang.

"How can a mummy like you get the hands to play games!"

"Do you still need your hands to play games? You can have your feet too!"

"Your feet are tied too!"

Mordred was suddenly speechless after being stabbed in pain. Not to mention her arms and legs, her entire body was wrapped in bandages, leaving only her nose for breathing.

"Hmph, come on, Artoria, it's my turn to play now." Xuanzang Sanzang saw Mordred being stunned by him and was speechless. He hummed twice happily and turned his head. He looked at Arturia and urged.

Arturia looked at the screen with a confused expression, sitting in her seat wanting to leave but not wanting to.

Behind them, Nightingale and Scathach looked at Li Siwei with eager eyes, as if they were planning to get their hands on them. Tiamat looked at Li Siwei with a gentle smile on her face.

...Why don't you ask me?" Li Siwei slowly raised his hand and said.

"Okay, disciple/Siwei, do you want to fight me or her now?" Artoria and Xuanzang Sanzang looked at Li Siwei and asked at the same time, pointing at each other with their fingers.

"... Let's play again next time. They have already finished talking about things." Li Siwei was about to say who he was fighting with when he looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and suddenly changed his words.

Everyone was stunned and followed Li Siwei's gaze to Fujimaru Ritsuka and his group who were looking at them with dull eyes.

The atmosphere was a little quiet for a while, no one spoke, they just stared at each other blankly.

This strange atmosphere didn't end until the arcade machine turned into a palm-sized golden key and returned to Li Siwei's hand.

"Ahem~ Now that everything we need to know is clear, it's time for us to set off for the next destination.

Li Siwei put away the key and coughed twice as a reminder when everyone was still looking at each other.

"Yes, if I want to enter the Holy Capital before it is completed, I also need to confirm the Lion King's true intentions in person." Bedivere said quickly after coming back to his senses.

"I agree with Sir Bedivere. The great man of skeletons has made us understand the reason for coming here. Let's join the skeletons and Arash as soon as possible! We must tell them this!" Xuanzang Sanzang also said seriously.

"But, why didn't the great man of the skeleton tell us directly? It is obviously faster and more convenient..." Xuanzang Sanzang suddenly scratched his head in confusion and said in confusion.

However, only Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others didn't know about these things.

Li Siwei knows, Artoria knows, Scathach knows...even Leonardo da Vinci and Roman know.

"It's ready." Scathach retracted the hand that made the portal and looked at everyone and said.

"Can you give me a ride?" Holmes looked at Li Siwei and asked with a smile on his face.

Li Siwei smiled and made an invitation gesture. Holmes straightened the deerstalker hat given by Li Siwei and walked into the portal with an unchanging smile. Then everyone entered the portal one after another.

As soon as the scene turned, everyone had arrived outside the royal city of Osmandis, the king of Egypt.

At this time, the wind and sand have subsided, and the sun is not as hot as it was at noon. I don't know if it is because of the existence of the city and the Holy Grail, but there will be a little cool breeze blowing from time to time.

"Okay, I'll say goodbye to you all here." Holmes glanced at the neatly scattered city made of yellow stones, then turned to look at everyone and said goodbye.

...You really can't trust Chaldea?" Mashu whispered in a low voice.

"The mystery of Chaldea is indeed problematic, but I still have something else to pursue. The name is Phantom——Oh no, this is not something that can be said now. I am out of touch, Miss. Fujimaru Tachi fragrant."

Holmes explained, almost leaking something.

After saying that, Holmes turned and left. After taking two steps, he suddenly turned around and said:

"Let me leave you with one last question! This is the simplest question about human body incineration. Why did it happen in 2016.

"Eh?" Matthew blinked and looked at Holmes in surprise.

Holmes frowned when he saw this, and then said: "Has no one raised any questions about this? The Magic King burned the entire history of mankind, but if we take the first year of the Christian era as the starting point, the world should have gone the way it did before you were born. The end.”

"But he started burning in 2016, and started burning backwards from 2016. The burning fire of human nature started in 2016, where you are, and moved towards the past.

"Why is this so? There is only one answer I can think of, and that is that there is a reason why the Magic King has to wait until 2016. 000"

"Suppose he started in 1000 BC when he existed. From 1000 BC to 2016 AD, he would have burned more than 3,000 years of history.

"Do you understand? It is not that the Magic King wants to exterminate it. It is extinct because it is necessary to exterminate it. Although the conclusion is the same, the difference is not the same.

"Isn't it because I hate humans...?" Fujimaru Ritsuka asked in confusion.

"Yes, there is no intention to kill things that you don't care about." Holmes nodded and continued: "But this investigation will become very troublesome at this point."

"Of course, it's the question of why he wants to burn down human history."

"One is the hypothesis that, as mentioned before, the length of time from 2016 to the past is valuable."

...The other thing is that even the Magic King himself has not seen what happened after 2016. "

"The Magic King has clairvoyance that can see into the future."

"If he can't even see the future after 2016..."

No future...?" Fujimaru Ritsuka thought of this instantly and asked uncertainly.

.......Um. Hope this is wrong. "Holmes paused, looked at the huge white circle of light in the sky and whispered.

"Then, everyone, I will take my leave now. If we meet again next time, I hope it will not be in a desert but in a bustling city. I look forward to you being active in a metropolis that is comparable to London!" Holmes looked at him with a smile on his face. everyone said.

"By the way, Miss. Li Siwei, thank you very much for your gift. I like it very much." Holmes suddenly turned to look at Li Siwei, touched the deerstalker hat on his head, and thanked Li Siwei.

"As long as you like it." Li Siwei smiled and nodded.

Holmes smiled and nodded, straightened his hat and turned to leave. His figure became smaller and smaller, and as the yellow sand carried by a breeze passed by, he completely disappeared from everyone's eyes. .