Lost Narrative Poetry

Probably because of this, even if the old priest was killed by Kenneth in the church, it didn't cause much trouble.

Kotomine Kirei had no intention of avenging his father, nor did he want to escalate the matter. In addition, Kenneth died shortly after that, so he had no intention of pursuing it.

And as long as there is no clear signal that a magician is provoking and humiliating the church, the Holy Church will not pay too much attention to the sudden death of an old priest in a remote place.

After all, there is peace between the church and the magicians on the surface, but the private fight to the death has never stopped. Both sides have been causing casualties to each other, and sacrifices are often inevitable.

But as long as it is not stated openly, then everyone will tacitly pretend not to know... The point is that if it is not stated openly, it means that it has not happened, and it is pure nonsense.

However, it would definitely not work if there was no cover-up at all and one could directly go up and slap the Holy Church in the face openly. You have already broken your skin and slapped the other person's face. How could the other person not fight you to the death?

After Xia Ran thought carefully, he listed assassination as the last resort. If there was no way to arrange a fair, open and just death for Kotomine Kirei before his return, he would just assassinate him.

You can consider letting someone take the blame, such as Emiya Kiritsugu, or Gilgamesh...

Well, he personally prefers the latter. After all, Gilgamesh is not a living person, so there is no problem in taking the blame, especially after he is killed, he will return directly to the Throne of Heroes, and the Holy Church can only stare at it, no Maybe pursue him to confront him and find out the truth.

Well, it’s such a happy decision...

At the same time, the yellow-haired gangster who was venting his anger at Tokiomi Tosaka in the Tosaka family's mansion suddenly felt a chill coming from the depths of his soul.

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Early next morning.

Today's hot news in Fuyuki City is, of course, the latest report about a gas leak at the temple on Mount Enzo. The citizens satisfied their curiosity and filled the book with... a ball!

But after all, it was not as exaggerated as the first time. Even the fire in the forest was extinguished by Xia Ran immediately and did not spread to become a fire, so it did not cause too much shock. Not many people watched it late at night. To the fire and thunder on Enzang Mountain...

Therefore, the news of the gas leak in Mount Enzo did not arouse much suspicion, and the residents of Fuyuki City did not bother to investigate it specifically.

Of course, even if some of them are really curious and want to go up the mountain to have a look, that doesn't matter. Medea has put up a barrier around Enzang Mountain, and it is not the type of barrier that blocks everyone directly and crudely - in that case, it will really become an urban ghost story.

It is an invisible suggestion magic that can suggest to unrelated people, and the effects are also strange.

For example, on the way up the mountain, a person suddenly thinks of something urgent and must do it immediately... Or, on the way up the mountain, he suddenly feels uninterested and no longer has the curiosity to explore, but turns around directly. Go down the mountain and leave...

Anyway, through the use of hints, these inexplicable but super-powerful guys, who would directly do things to cause trouble for their own curiosity, could not reach the reality of going up the mountain at all, so they gave up exploring. idea, and it will not arouse any suspicion.

After all, there was no blunt obstruction. It was simply that they suddenly changed their minds midway. They themselves would not think there was anything wrong with this behavior. After all, wouldn't people's minds change at any time?

They must have had this experience many times in the past. They wanted to do something at the beginning, but suddenly lost their mood in the middle, so they canceled the original plan... This is not the only time. Of course, they will not realize that there is What's the problem.

Therefore, the peace of Ryudouji Temple was not disturbed, and the swordsman guarding the gate did not have a heavy workload. In fact, from morning to noon, Sasaki Kojiro's job was not that of a gatekeeper, but that of a kendo instructor. .

Although it had only been a few days, he felt very happy with it, because his Master was really a good training partner, and he was not simply helping a novice with no foundation in kendo training.

Well, that doesn't seem right, because strictly speaking, Xia Ran has no foundation in swordsmanship.

But the power of the demon artifact is overbearing enough——

The effect of "strengthening the skill of wielding long-blade weapons" is easy to say, but the skills given are beyond the master level. In terms of simple conventional skills, Xia Ran and Lancelot can both mention the Ebony Blade. A battle.

You must know that the latter is the strongest Knight of the Round Table known as the "Knight of the Lake" in the ancient British legend. Just having the A+ level inherent skill "Infinite Martial Arts" already shows how powerful his martial arts is.

——This is a martial arts training that was said to be unparalleled in a certain era. It completely integrates the mind, skill and body, and can display powerful combat capabilities without any mental influence. A lot of things can be seen from the notes.

It's just that this is not Xia Ran's true level after all, and it doesn't mean that he is only one step away from magical skills that transcend the human realm... Moreover, it is hard to say whether this is one step away.

But since there is such a plug-in that allows you to transform into the top swordsman when you pick up the sword, there is no reason not to use it. Xia Ran had also discovered a long time ago that although the effect of the Ebony Blade's strengthening skills is only activated when it is used.

However, this does not mean that once this blessing effect is lost, Xia Ran will completely lose his memory and can no longer remember that feeling.

And with his super high intelligence attributes, as long as he can still remember the extraordinary experience brought by the plug-in, he can remember his thinking, reaction, and processing in that state. Then you can focus on that direction and exercise consciously.

And when using the Ebony Blade, it is not the weapon that uses his body to fight, but he is endowed with powerful skills by this weapon. This is also different.

In other words, when he is in that state, he can also experience his own changes very carefully, so as to better grasp the key points of certain sword skills, and of course he can understand how to practice them in an instant. , can we better grasp...

The learning effect is particularly good when picking up the Ebony Blade. When you put down the Ebony Blade, you can also summarize your experience.

With such a two-pronged approach, his progress is naturally very fast.

Sasaki Kojiro didn't know about this. He didn't even know that there were any weapons that could even give the user powerful skills, so there was some misunderstanding from the beginning.

After all, Xia Ran didn't explain that when she accepted his instruction, she also picked up the ebony blade and transformed into a sword master.

Therefore, this ancient swordsman takes it for granted that the Master's request to learn "Yan Hui" from him is really out of the joy of meeting people with the same sect, rather than a sudden whim or a five-minute heat. .

Think about it, how could a real magician be interested in these things? Roots, magic, and all kinds of mysterious laws and truths are what these heretical devils pursue!

The only explanation is that the Master himself is also a real swordsman, and his talent is extremely high, reaching an astonishing level, so he seeks to further break through the human realm in this field.

So, the two swordsmen were in the yard in front of the mountain gate of Liudong Temple every day, fighting back and forth for several hours...

It’s not a point-and-click fight, but it’s not a life-and-death fight, it’s more like communicating with each other, but the result is very obvious——

Sasaki Kojiro's style was not affected at all, but Xia Ran's swordsmanship gradually shifted towards the former, first in form, and then in spirit... But because he originally had the intention of learning, Sasaki Kojiro could feel it, so No problem either.

The two of them were minding their own business and practicing at the same pace as before, but they didn't realize at all what kind of trouble they had caused to others.

For example, Artoria, and Irisviel.

The two men spent their first night as prisoners in Liudong Temple and did not sleep very well. Although the conditions were not bad, they were still in an enemy camp. Saber did not relax her vigilance, and Irisviel was filled with worry and worry.

In this case, of course, I was not in the mood to take a good rest. Instead, I spent almost the entire night discussing what to do next - we couldn't directly discuss how to confront each other, but there were always other ways to replace verbal communication.

There is no reason why Servants and Magicians can't do things that trained ordinary people can do.

However, when the two of them went out in the morning, the plan they had just finalized after staying up late last night was aborted... They saw the dangerous magician exchanging sword skills with the dangerous swordsman in the yard.

At first, I thought it was just a morning exercise. After all, there were no bursts of magic power, heat, or rapids like most of the current Servant battles. Therefore, neither Artoria nor Irisviel were too excited. care.

But after taking a closer look, their expressions changed.

Although no magic power was used, the pure power used by both Sasaki Kojiro and Xia Ran was very powerful, which can be seen just from the swift and wind-like blade.

It didn't break the sound barrier just because it wasn't needed, not because it couldn't be done.

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"..."

"Saber, is this some kind of enhanced magic with very limited limitations?" Irisviel looked at the scene in front of her blankly and asked with some uncertainty, subconsciously seeking confirmation from the knight girl beside her.

"I see no sign of magic..."

Saber shook her head, her expression became extremely complicated, and Xia Ran's figure was reflected in her beautiful emerald eyes.

"This man is a monster... I'm afraid it's not just magic. He can directly compete with a Servant and have no problem with it."

She finally understood why her intuition had warned her before. Looking at the other person's relaxed and casual look, even though she was not sure what level of strength and agility he would achieve with all his strength, she was so exhausted at the time. In terms of the state, being killed by a backhand is definitely the only result.

Irisviel no longer wanted to speak. Why did such a monster magician get involved in this Holy Grail War? How can others survive?

It seems that even the last hope has been blocked at this moment. If you want to expect this terrible enemy to have an accident, the possibility of being executed by decapitation tactics is too low, almost non-existent.

But the strategy they discussed last night was based on this - Irisviel knew her husband's cards and what actions her husband would take next.

After confirming that Xia Ran is not a Servant, but a magician with flesh and blood and magic circuits, the man's mind will definitely become more active, and he will definitely feel that the origin bomb is the strongest weapon to help him reverse the situation.

After telling Saber this information, the only plan the two women discussed overnight was to create as many opportunities as possible for Emiya Kiritsugu... But now it seems that this path is also terrible.

"Good morning, you two... It's your first day staying here at Liudong Temple. Are you still getting used to it?"

At this time, Xia Ran finally noticed the two people who had been standing by the side for who knows how long, so he greeted them cheerfully and signaled Sasaki Kojiro to stop.

"I'm not used to it at all..." Artoria said coldly, without any pretense.

"That's such a shame... Do you want to have breakfast now?"

Xia Ran said this with a smile without caring, and turned his eyes directly to Irisviel——

"By the way, I want to check your body, madam, and do a small operation later. This is the scheduled topic today... Don't get me wrong, I just want to take out the scabbard from your body."