Lu Mingfei challenges FGO

55. Galahad

——Is magic really such a convenient thing?

After witnessing so many magic tricks with outrageous effects, even a layman like Lu Mingfei couldn't help but sigh like this.

The answer is naturally no.

Magic is not that simple.

Generally speaking, the super magic that Lu Mingfei has seen so far can be divided into two types.

One is truly super-standard magic.

The other kind is a magic trick created by wasting money and people like "constructing a wonder".

The former is represented by Athena and Leonardo da Vinci.

The representatives of the latter are the Holy King and Olga Marie.

After all, Olga Marie was one of his own, so Da Vinci did not make a direct evaluation. However, as a magician, Da Vinci actually had a very low evaluation of the Holy King.

What the Holy King did was really magnificent, but the essence behind the grandeur was that the Holy King used the entire Singularity World—the entire Frankish Kingdom, and even the European Christian world itself—as a ritual venue.

Under normal circumstances, what the Holy King did was simply not feasible. With such a huge plan and such a huge ceremony venue, the operation and construction during the period was even more difficult.

Once there is a mistake in one link, the plan will collapse.

If St. George was not a good man, if Michael did not have the courage to agree with the Holy King, if there was a private and dark purpose in the Holy King's grand mission to save the world, what would happen if he did not have the courage to agree with the Holy King?

will cause the plan to fail.

When a real magician performs super magic, he should find the most efficient way to execute it.

What the Holy King did was more like encountering a password-locked level when playing a game. The player couldn't figure out the answer because he missed the clues, so he simply used the exhaustive method to try one by one and forcefully tried out the answer.

For magicians, the process is often more important than the result.

Olga Marie's super celestial magic is actually the same. It is not so much that Olga Marie herself is particularly powerful, but that the performance of the observatory made by Chaldea with a lot of money is really too strong.

What is real magic? What is a real magic battle?

Leonardo da Vinci believed that magic should be as exquisite as art. It should be like the mechanical watch of the old era, consisting of countless gears interlocking with precision, cramming all the technology into a limited space, without any flaws. burden.

The power of the Holy King is not magic at all, but the power of pure capital. Compared with the technology and wisdom that magicians are proud of, it is more like an industrial product born under the operation of huge capital.

It is precisely because the road ahead is too narrow to pass, so we have to look for a path that can pass.

Instead of forcibly expanding the narrow road to the extent that it can be passed.

——The essence of magic battle is not ‘battle’

In the audience, Kenneth watched Leonardo da Vinci's magic show, and the joyful smile on his lips could not be suppressed.

——The essence of magic battle should be ‘debate’

The so-called fighting is just a violent method used to prove that one's own ideas are the 'better side' when words cannot convince the other party.

Because of this, the magic battle between magicians and magicians is more like an academic debate. The magicians on both sides constantly weave magic tricks to set questions for the other side, and then use each other's tricks to solve each other's problems, and the cycle continues until the other side. One side ran out of knowledge and technology and lost.

A digression here.

When Kenneth fought the Fourth Holy Grail War and set up his position and learned that Emiya Kiritsugu was coming, he was quite happy. He was even looking forward to how the other party would solve the 'problem' set by him, the Clock Tower Lord.

Kenneth thought he was participating in a magic competition with combat content, which was roughly similar to the Mathematical Olympiad in the ordinary world.

He never imagined that the Holy Grail War would actually be a 'war'.

However, this does not hinder Kenneth’s appreciation of ‘Lu Mingfei (Da Vinci)’.

"The enemy is Longinus, Longinus wielding the Spear of Destiny. Because of the protection of the Lord, the Holy Spear stained with divine blood is the incarnation of the Lord, and the Holy Grail is the miracle of the Lord, so as long as it is built on the Holy Grail With the system under the concept, Longinus will never lose.”

A male voice suddenly came from beside Kenneth.

"The Holy Church calls it a miracle, but to magicians, the essence of this so-called miracle is nothing more than an extremely powerful form of causal magic. Rather than saying that the Holy Grail War will definitely be won, it is better to say that it is before the war begins. , has already determined the 'winning result'."

It's Weber.

Kenneth looked at Weber, at this strange man with a somewhat familiar look on his eyebrows.

"good."

Kenneth couldn't help but laugh too.

Although the tone is somewhat condescending.

"You expressed my thoughts perfectly, and your conversation was so clear and accurate. You must be a very famous 'mentor', right?"

Kenneth's eyes glanced at Lenis, who was smiling half-smiling next to Weber.

Um

——I don’t know him at all

Although she was nominally Kenneth's sister, she was a very distant relative after all. Lenis was only a marginal figure in the El-Melloi School, so it was strange that Kenneth knew her.

Lenis kept winking at Webber, obviously looking forward to witnessing the cross-time teacher-student meeting between Webber and Kenneth.

Weber's fingers unconsciously tightened the cigar.

After all, I still couldn’t say the name of ‘Webber Velvet’.

"El-Melloi, I am Lord El-Melloi II, but now I am a pseudo-servant."

Kenneth naturally knew what a pseudo-follower meant.

But that's not the point for Kenneth.

Frowning, then raising an eyebrow.

The Lord of El-Melloi stared at the man in front of him who called himself 'Second'.

".Second? Are you trying to say that the reason you contacted me is because you want to claim to be my successor?"

"If anything happens to you, I will be your heir."

Kenneth couldn't help but laugh.

"Well, you may be qualified as a monarch. After all, this status is more of a political bargaining chip in modern times. But you want to call yourself my successor? If you want to claim this status, you must be very confident in your own strength. Na."

Lenise knew it well.

Although neither party said it clearly, and even Kenneth must have misunderstood it, the proud Kenneth certainly did not feel that "something bad would happen to him."

Instead, Weber's speech was regarded as a declaration of duel.

The duel declaration of magic battle.

Kenneth naturally knew that the players in this singularity came from different time and space. With his character, he must have never considered his sudden death.

The proud Kenneth believes that he will definitely be able to create great achievements in the future. In this case, shouldn't it be a matter of course for magicians who want to claim themselves as their heirs to be common in the streets?

Lenis couldn't help but cover her face.

Kenneth is still too naive and takes things for granted.

When others say magic war, you really believe it. In other words, Kenneth felt that no one dared to deceive him. The ending of such an existence would probably be to be stabbed in the back, or to kill him using despicable means, right?

Compared with his talents and achievements, his personality is more like a big boy than an adult.

but

Lenis secretly glanced at the light in Weber's eyes.

He glanced at the helpless Gray again.

Well, there really is a guy here who wants to show off his magic skills with Kenneth openly.

Kenneth looked towards the stage.

He looked at Lu Mingfei (Da Vinci) who was singing.

"That's Golgotha's Word Spirit? Oh, this means of breaking is very subtle. In such a fierce collision, he can actually think of a way to deny the opponent's concept of 'must win'. This is such a subtle trick by Lu Mingfei Means, the servant he relies on is probably a particularly famous magician heroic spirit, right?"

Kenneth's eyes lit up.

"The cultural legends of the Cross religion are everywhere. There are many ways to prove that one is the Son of God in the concept of magic. However, most of the difficulties are only theoretically possible. But this magician actually adapts to the situation and faces Lang wielding the gun of destiny. Cinus, through the chanting of Golgotha, assumed that the surrounding space was the place of Jesus’ execution.”

Weber took up what Kenneth said:

"Longinus is bound to win, so the existence of his enemy has already been determined to be 'defeated' before the beginning. The ending of defeat can be equated to 'death' as ​​long as it is slightly blurred. So, At the place of Jesus' execution, the identity of the man who died by the spear of fate was 'proven'."

After becoming monarch, Webber never hesitated to appreciate Kenneth's talents.

In the final analysis, Weber's later achievements were not only due to his talent as a teacher, but also because Weber inherited all of Kenneth's research manuscripts, and only Weber could perfectly understand Kenneth's research.

Even without saying hello in advance, the two parties can naturally match their ideas.

"I see, no wonder you call yourself my successor." Kenneth narrowed his eyes slightly, "I accepted your challenge. Where do you plan to compete with me? What's the content of the question? Should I answer it or not? Are you coming out?"

Arrogant Kenneth

Not to mention Weber and Lenis, even Caesar, who was silent next to Kenneth and carefully observed the battle, couldn't bear it.

no.

How innocent are you?

Aren't you afraid it's a trap?

Although Weber was a little speechless, at least his current mood was true.

I want to be upright and defeat Kenneth in the magic battle.

In the past, Kong Ming had theories, but he did not have the power to turn the theories into reality. Specifically, he was "poor". Unlike Kenneth, who could take out several magic furnaces, Weber had no money to carry out his own large-scale projects. Research,

But it's different now.

Kenneth has Caesar beside him, and Webb has Kong Ming inside him.

At least it's basically fair.

".Just in the Holy Grail Tournament."

Weber looked at Lu Mingfei on the stage.

"I am one of the many followers under his command, so before that, I must find a way to prove in front of my master that I am qualified to participate in the war as his heroic spirit follower and compete with you to win or lose."

"Are you so sure we will meet?" Kenneth asked.

"Of course, we will definitely meet. Sooner or later, because of the relationship between us and BB's bad taste, we will definitely make arrangements."

So the problem came to Weber.

——In the final analysis, Weber and Kong Ming, as Casters, are not the type of servants who are good at fighting, but the supporting type of servants.

Rather than thinking about how to defeat the opponent.

It's better to think about how you can win it from Lu Mingfei - or, in other words, prove that you can defeat the combination of Kenneth and the divine king Caesar.

If Weber himself had a clear explanation with Lu Mingfei, given Lu Mingfei's character, he would definitely agree.

But that would be different from Weber's purpose.

——This is a trial

He is not a warrior, but a strategist. As a wise man, how can he prove to Chaldea and Lu Mingfei that he will win?

However, human growth is to overcome the weak self in the past.

The arrogant Kenneth pursed his lips in disbelief.

Summoning the god Set is just an appetizer level of magic for Kenneth.

Kenneth has a real killer move, which is a stunt that even the god Caesar had to praise as "There is no doubt that this is the greatest magic in the Roman world!" when he saw it.

It can be said to be a technique that utilizes the magician's wisdom to the extreme.

If you can't defeat the god Seth, you won't even be qualified to see that technique.

Naturally, Kenneth didn't take this challenge seriously.

Well, I didn’t recognize it was Weber from beginning to end.

Compared to this guy who claims to be his successor.

Kenneth's focus was more on Lu Mingfei's identity. He was guessing which magician's heroic spirit was possessing Lu Mingfei now.

The two spears of destiny are colliding, and the battle is inextricable. When Golgotha's words and spirits are finished chanting, Leonardo da Vinci's Holy Son spell is activated, and the outcome of this battle will come to an immediate conclusion.

After all.

Longinus' sure victory is more about making himself the Lord's agent and inevitably getting back his own Holy Grail.

But with the activation of the Holy Son's spell, the causal curse was reversed. Longinus was the agent of the Lord, but he was facing the real Lord.

The force of fate that originally gave him a sure victory would reverse in an instant and lead to his defeat.

In layman's terms.

As long as Lucius's Spear of Longinus hurts Lu Mingfei's body, Lu Mingfei will win.

We generally call this situation ‘porcelain’.

Victory or defeat can be decided in an instant.

Lu Mingfei acquired many combat skills through the [Innate Wisdom] skill, which even Lucius did not dare to underestimate.

Anyone who has a flaw will be fatal. As long as Lu Mingfei succeeds in hurting Lucius, Lilith, the virus waiting like a poisonous snake, will penetrate into Lucius's body and use the virus to dissolve his spiritual energy. Turn Lucius' spiritual foundation into your own 'experience points'.

What if Lucius hurt Lu Mingfei?

The battle was over, because the power of the Spear of Destiny would be reversed at that moment, directly rendering Lucius incapable of fighting.

Find the opponent's powerful secret, decipher the opponent's powerful secret, and reverse the opponent's power characteristics to win.

——The perfect magician’s magic victory method!

The most perfect victory in a magic battle is to take away the opponent's magic and use it in a more perfect way to show the sufferer!

Lucius was now in a dilemma.

So the real key is not Lucius, but Eriyo.

Can Eriyo make the right response in time?

The collision between the two sides reached its extreme.

Relying on the Laplace computer demon and the nuclear power plant, Da Vinci had the word "confidence" written all over his face.

Then, the moment came.

The moment that determines victory or defeat.

Whether he hurt Lucius himself or was hurt by Lucius, Lu Mingfei and Da Vinci could be declared the winner.

Lu Mingfei gave up his defense and assumed a posture of exchanging injuries for injuries——

[1. Eriyo: "Come back! Lucius!\