Arthur looked somewhat innocent.
Arthur had indeed been observing Archer since he showed up.
At first, Arthur guessed that Archer had a good level of close combat ability from the opponent's jumping movements and agile body.
Even though his own lord, Shirou Emiya, seems to have a good relationship with the other lord, Rin Tosaka, the mechanism of the Holy Grail War means that he will definitely fight with Archer, it is only a matter of time.
Just now, when Archer stretched out his hand to explore Caster's magic barrier, the pattern that flashed on the back of his hand made Arthur's heart skip a beat.
Doesn't the floral pattern that seems to be entwined and constantly swirling and dancing like a branch of flowers look a bit like my teacher, the British national teacher, the half-dream demon Merlin who ran off to play somewhere?
How should I put it? When King Arthur put the Merlin he knew on top of the young man with long black hair and emerald green tips in front of him, he suddenly felt a little sick to his stomach.
His teacher is a very hardworking guy.
Since King Arthur was in a state of alert, the Wind King's barrier on his body was always running, and his anti-magic ability was also quite high. Ize Shan came as a clone, so it was impossible to seriously see what was in Arthur's mind. He didn't know what terrible things King Arthur was thinking about.
But Ize Shan still noticed that there was something wrong in Arthur's eyes, and he needed to delay time to save energy for the main body fighting in the church, so he put this issue on the table.
"Rin, Saber has been on guard against me. I don't want to be ambushed by Saber during the battle."
Tosaka Rin was stunned for a moment, then she realized that compared to how well she knew Shirou Emiya and King Arthur, the other party didn't know her at all, which was indeed likely to arouse suspicion and vigilance.
"...You're right, I made a mistake."
Tosaka Rin, who was about to lose her temper, coughed and looked at Emiya Shirou.
"Miya, you and I have the same goal, which is to stop Caster from harming ordinary people. So, how about we just call a truce and form an alliance, just for tonight's battle with Caster?"
After hearing this, Shirou Emiya readily agreed.
"I think it's fine, let's do it." After saying this, he suddenly remembered something and looked at Arthur, "Saber, what do you think?"
Arthur smiled helplessly and said, "...Shirou, since you agree, let's call a truce for the time being."
Never mind. No matter what Archer's true identity is, since he is involved with Merlin, there should be no problem with his strength.
If there was an internal fight during the investigation of Caster, Arthur glanced at Shirou Emiya. Shirou Emiya did not have enough magic power and he would suffer. It would be better to form an alliance first and observe Archer at the same time.
Izawa Sugi clapped his hands with a smile: "That's great, Rin, get ready."
Tosaka Rin: “…Huh?”
Izawa Sugi looked at the ghost mansion in front of him: "I said before, although I can't dismantle the magic workshop set up by Caster due to the relationship between the agency, but destroying it is much easier than analyzing it."
"Rin, use your interference magic to interfere with the flow of magic power around you. When the magic technique freezes, I can detect the flaws in the magic formation. Then, as long as Saber opens a passage, you can enter."
Tosaka Rin's eyes lit up, but she responded: "Archer, aren't you going in?"
Izawa Sugi looked at Tosaka Rin speechlessly: "The defense formation set up by the God's Age Magician has the ability to repair itself. I followed him in. Who is responsible for the retreat route?"
Tosaka Rin blushed.
"Besides, if the crisis really comes, you can call me with the Command Spell."
Izawa Sugi said this, looked at Emiya Shirou next to him, then looked at Tosaka Rin, his eyes shifting back and forth between the boy and girl several times.
Tosaka Rin glared at Izawa Sugi: "What are you looking at?"
Izawa Sugi smiled and said to Shirou Emiya: "Although I don't understand why, since Rin trusts you, after you go in, I'll leave the basic protection to you, Emiya-san."
Shirou Emiya's face turned red. He was about to say something when Rin Tosaka took out five gems and said angrily, "There's no need to ask a half-wit like him for help! And I believe in him purely because he's a good guy!"
King Arthur was startled, and he did what Izawa Sugi had just done: he looked at Emiya Shirou, and then at Tosaka Rin.
He gasped.
Oh my god, both of the guardians blushed!
Suddenly, the voice of the little blond girl in the emerald green dress and with a bright smile appeared in Arthur's mind.
"Saber, I love you..."
Arthur's stomach twisted uncontrollably.
But perhaps because he had experienced worse things, Arthur quickly comforted himself: This time the target is a boy and the one he likes is a girl! That's already pretty good!
Ize Shan looked at Arthur in a strange way. What was this guy thinking? His expression was bad at first, then relieved and happy? What was going on?
Tosaka Rin was unaware of the dark currents between the two Servants. She held her breath and looked serious.
She threw the five gems in her hand into the air, raised her arm, and an ice-blue magic mark emerged.
The Tosaka family is the manager of the sacred land in Fuyuki City. The entire Fuyuki City is the magic base of the Tosaka family. At this moment, Tosaka Rin connected to the base in the land and issued a magic command. In an instant, the magic circle outlined by the five gems expanded by at least three times!
"The bigger the formation, the more magic power it can absorb. Archer, get ready!"
The five gems glowed brightly, and something invisible seemed to be lit up.
"Anfang——"
She chanted the spell at high speed, "--Spin! Reverse the circle!"
The magic array that enveloped the entire Phantom Mansion was like an old gear, with flawless protection now showing dislocations and holes.
Ize Shan formed seals with his hands quickly, and finally slapped the ground with a loud bang. An eight-diagram sealing rune was driven into the ground, and the black rune spread rapidly like a spirit snake. At the same time, sixty-four chains were tightly entangled and sealed with the formation as the center.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two forces confronted and collided. In the air in front of the Ghost Mansion, dark purple and golden forces collided and tore back and forth. At a certain moment, as if a piece of wall skin was torn off, a dark and deep passage appeared.
Izasugi shouted loudly: "It's now, Saber!"
Arthur raised the sword of victory in his hand, and an invisible gale exploded with the sword as the center.
The long sword engraved with golden and blue runes was faintly visible in the wind, and gusts of misty wind rushed towards the passage like sharp blades. The Wind King's barrier that was originally used for protection was transformed into a powerful attack magic, and countless gusts of wind and air were suddenly released after being pressurized.
"Wind King Iron Hammer——!"
Boom——
The magic formation that had originally flashed by was torn and widened by someone, turning into a huge entrance.
When Tosaka Rin saw this, she rushed in without hesitation.
Shirou Emiya was stunned and subconsciously reached out his hand: "Wait, Tosaka-san!"
He jumped in too.
Arthur put away his sword, looking a little confused.
Why! Why does he always encounter this kind of lord who likes to fight servants in person? !
What’s even more terrifying is that Sajo Aika can at least tear servants apart with her bare hands, but Emiya Shirou can’t do anything at all!
Arthur only had time to say to Izawa Sugi: "I'll leave the outside to you, Archer."
Then he quickly followed the two people into the Phantom Mansion.
Izawa Sugi: "Leave it to me."
He half-knelt on the ground, pressing the sealing rune on the ground with one hand, but a warm smile appeared under the mask.
Just as he thought, with Arthur around, sending a clone was enough to handle the situation.
During this time... Ize Shan let out a long breath, and his body gradually dissipated and disappeared into the air.
I hope everything goes well with the main body, and that Gilgamesh can be dealt with before Tosaka Rin gets into danger.
At the same time, in the Templar Church, Izawa Sugi, holding a large naginata, disguised himself as Oberon's familiar, and with force on his feet, he quickly rushed towards Cu Chulainn who was blocking his way.
Cu Chulainn looked unhappy. This was not an opponent he could defeat quickly. He didn't even have the energy to protect Matou Sakura while dealing with the enemy.
The moment Izawa Sugi attacked, Cu Chulainn subconsciously grabbed Matou Sakura with one hand and threw her to an empty place.
Bang!
Izawa Sugi's large naginata and Cu Chulainn's red long spear collided, making a clanging sound.
Matou Sakura fell violently in the aisle between two rows of seats in the church. At this moment, there was no one in front of her to protect her.
Soichiro Kuzuki rushed over without any courtesy.
Matou Sakura raised her head with difficulty, and saw a punch coming towards her.
The girl's pupils suddenly contracted, and the sealed Crest Bug inside her body began to stir.
No, don’t—
But the chain, strong enough to seal the tailed beast, held the seal bug tightly, and also held back the magic power in her body.
Bang! Soichiro Kuzuki punched Sakura Matou in the stomach, causing her extreme pain and even losing her sense of pain for a short time.
She fell at the door of the church like a rag sack, her organs twisted and tangled, blood gushing out of her mouth.
But Matou Sakura felt no pain. She collapsed to the ground, and the scene in her vision was frozen on the statue of the Virgin Mary on the dome of the church.
Is she going to die? Will she be taken by the Virgin Mary into a heaven filled with love and hope?
[You are a magician, you are stealing the world's authority, you are blaspheming the Lord's existence, how can you go to heaven? ]
That voice echoed in my heart again, [You can contract a Servant. ]
Although Matou Sakura suffered a fatal attack, the magic seal stubbornly maintained her life.
Yes, Matou Sakura thought vaguely, she is a magician, if Rider is still her Servant...
"How pitiful."
An arrogant and contemptuous voice sounded overhead.
The person who spoke was Gilgamesh, who was originally at the side of the church door.
Gilgamesh walked up to Matou Sakura. He knew that this was a carrier that had long been contaminated by the Holy Grail and had even asked her to die quickly.
In his opinion, early death would be a mercy to the girl.
But……
"I, I don't want to die..."
Matou Sakura's lips moved slightly as she murmured silently, her lifeless eyes actually filled with a gleam of hope for survival.
Gilgamesh's face occludes the statue of the Virgin, like her angel.
“Please…”
She reconciled with her sister. She didn't want to die. She wanted to live.
"Make a contract with me..."
Matou Sakura mustered up her courage and stretched out her hand, wanting to make a contract with the blond young man in front of her.
Didn't the priest say that? This Servant has no Master, and she happens to have no Servant. If we can reach a contract...
"Don't be ridiculous. I will never sign such a dirty contract with you. Even your stupid brother is better than you."
Gilgamesh said this in a cold and cruel voice.
Matou Sakura: “…”
Huh? What did he say?
Extreme anger rose from the bottom of my heart.
At this moment, all the suffering and torture she had suffered in the past turned into a raging flame of anger, gnawing at the girl's heart.
Did she want to be dirty? Did she want to be around bugs? Did she want to be ugly and dirty?
It was clearly not her fault, so why was she being scolded and humiliated? Why did she have to endure such pain?
...Even bugs in the shadows can be powerful.
Izawa Sugi swung his naginata violently, attacking at a wide range, forcing Cu Chulainn to jump far away to avoid it.
Izawa Sugi took the opportunity to put away his sword. He held the end of the naginata with one hand, and put the other hand in his sleeve, making a seal.
Seal and open!
The seal that Izawa Sugi placed on Matou Sakura was used to seal the tailed beast.
The power of the tailed beast is so terrifying that a mere Tong Ruo Yan is not qualified to enjoy such a high-standard seal.
The voice just now echoed in Matou Sakura's heart once again.
[Let's eat him, okay?]
Matou Sakura's lavender eyes suddenly turned bright red, and a magatama was spinning in them at high speed.
During the Third Holy Grail War, Einzbern violated the rules and summoned an Avenger named Angramannu. This Servant was very weak, but he was extremely polluting.
He is a false demon god who was born from the prayers of mankind and performed heroic deeds in the name of evil to save humanity.
According to Tosaka Rin, Matou Sakura was almost devoured by this demon god and her consciousness and soul. Conversely, Matou Sakura once shared the same body with this fake demon god.
Isn't this the transformation of the Jinchūriki into a tailed beast?
Diamond seal! Eight trigrams seal! Four symbols seal! Five elements seal! All vortex seals!
Then, wouldn't a perfect Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, or Holy Grail Jinchuriki, be born?
Any Servant summoned by the Holy Grail cannot resist the power of the Holy Grail. Izawa Sugi once witnessed Artoria being swallowed by Morgan with the Black Holy Grail.
What about Gilgamesh?