"Oops, we were too careless," he exclaimed, and said to Caster, who was sitting next to Shenji. "The safety of Shenji is up to me. Beerker and I rushed to the Matou family and Sakura might be in danger."

"...You don't need to go to the Matou family." The ancient magician with long blue hair said calmly, "If I guessed correctly, she should have gone to the Einzbern family for a duel."

"What?"

"It seems you don't know yet...Sakura...is also a magician." Caster's eyes flashed, but there was something cruel in his smile, "Moreover, she is also one of the 'Masters' who participated in the Holy Grail War."

"how so"

"What's so strange about this? There are only seven positions for heroic spirits. Summoning one more will increase your chances of winning - not to mention, compared to Shenji and you, who have mediocre qualifications, Sakura is the real genius. She is far better than

You are more suitable to become Masters."

"But...how can we let girls fight?"

"Although very chauvinistic, these words sound quite comfortable, but it's a pity that Master has never been as gentle as you." Caster stood up, looked at the confused Emiya Shirou, and said coldly, "

But please remember, on the battlefield, there is only 'life' or 'death', and gender is meaningless."

"Now is not the time to say such things." Emiya Shirou interrupted the other party's speech unceremoniously, and asked anxiously, "Sakura...where did she go? Where is the 'Einzbern Family'?"

?”

"Are you going to rush to the rescue? I think it may be too late."

"Nonsense Sakura, she will be fine."

"...the Einzbern family's stronghold is in the woods outside the city." After being shouted at, Caster suddenly lost his excitement, sighed and sat down, briefly explained the location, and stopped talking.

.

"Motorcycle...not beerker, you can fly magic, right?" Shirou got a definite answer from his daughter from the future, "The faster we fly there, the better."

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When Matou Shinji woke up, he felt aches all over his body, from his skin to his muscles to his blood vessels and bones - no, the physical pain was secondary. What was even more unbearable was the pain from the depths of his soul, as if he had encountered a horror.

The ferocious beast bit off half of its body in one bite - what was even more terrifying was that he could still feel the torn souls being gradually broken, bit by bit, bit by bit...

Suffering this kind of terrible pain that almost completely grinds the whole person from body to soul, even if he is as strong as him, he can't help but growl, curl up his body tightly, and bite the pillow fiercely, as if this can make him

Feel better yourself.

But obviously, this approach did nothing to alleviate his pain.

After an unknown amount of time, the maddening pain finally subsided, and he finally regained his breath. He found that the clothes around him were soaked, but what was flowing out was not sweat, but blood with a fishy smell.

"What's going on?"

This was a casual question with no expectation of an answer, but I received an unexpected answer.

"Because you lost part of your life." Caster's voice came from the side, "Advancing life in exchange for power is a very profound magic. Only magicians called 'Taoist priests' in the East can do it without giving

If you use this technique without placing too much burden on your body and soul, your approach is too rough, and the 'advanced future' just struck back at you."

"To put it simply, is it the backlash of those twenty years of life that I sacrificed on me?"

"That's right."

"Is this result what you expected?"

"……Yes."

Shenji was immediately angry and wanted to shout, "Then why didn't you tell me in advance?" But he swallowed it back just as he was about to leave his mouth.

Even if I knew it in advance, my approach would not change.

For me, who is not very capable, if I want to destroy a heroic spirit as powerful as Gilgamesh, other than using this method of harming myself, is there any other way out?

In this case, even if Caster told himself in advance, what would be the use? Maybe he would not be able to give full play to his strength because of worry.

"...Am I very willful?" He sighed and asked, "Does it make you feel a little aggrieved to follow such an incompetent but willful Master like me?"

"Willfulness is the privilege of the strong." Another unexpected answer came, "A hero who can shoot even the oldest king has the power to be willful - just like Hercules, there is no one more willful in the world than him

He is a man, but will anyone condemn him for this?"

Medea smiled and said: "Besides...does a man like you care about other people's condemnation?"

Shenji was silent for a moment and then laughed.

"I feel a little hungry after a good sleep." He said, "Where are Sakura and Shirou? At least one of the two chefs must be here. I can only make instant noodles. Could it be that Shirou took advantage of me to fall asleep?

Did you trick innocent Sakura out?"

Of course, this is just a joke.

He admires Emiya Shirou very much. If Sakura can be entrusted to such a man, the older brother can rest assured.

[In that case, I can do the things I have always wanted to do without any burden, right? It’s rare to travel through time. What I want is freedom and endless adventure, not this kind of risking my life every day.

When doing magic research, you often have to deal with perverts, lunatics, scum and beasts when you go out. From time to time, you have to be busy with the weird life of killing or being killed.]

If the Holy Grail War can be ended smoothly and Sakura is entrusted to Shirou, then he can fly as high as the sky, let the fish jump in the sea, travel freely and live the life he has always wanted.

"Medea." It was rare that he called his servants by their names instead of their ranks. "If you get the Holy Grail, what are your wishes?"

The witch from ancient Greece was stunned for a moment and looked at him doubtfully.

"Don't you have any wishes?" Shen Er said with a smile, "It's rare to come to the human world and be confused...is it really okay?"

No wish? How is it possible?

Of course she has a wish

When you meet someone who loves you - no, it doesn't matter if there is no love, as long as you can trust her

We trust each other and rely on each other, even if we die for it, we are still very happy.

...What an extravagant wish! A witch who is accustomed to betrayal actually has such a wish? She could remember the circumstances under which this Master met her.

What kind of fool would you be to still choose to believe her after seeing her turn against the Master?

Is he a fool? Of course not. Not only is he not stupid, but he is also one of the most fierce and decisive people. His mind and skills are comparable to Odysseus, the most famous wise hero in ancient Greece.

Therefore, she cannot expect to be trusted.

Therefore, when it comes to the topic of wishes, she can only choose to remain silent.

Fortunately, there is one more important thing that can change the topic.

"Sakura Hide took Rider out. I think she went to find the Einzbern family for a duel." Caster's words made Shinji change his expression, "Mr. Emiya chased out with Beerker not long ago. If not

If there is an accident, there should be a fight over there."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Master, your current state is not suitable for fighting."

"I don't expect you to understand the principle of 'protecting your family and caring for your friends', but you should always understand what it means to be 'dead and cold'." Shen Er jumped up and quickly put on his clothes, "I'm not against fighting, but it must be done before I

Even if it’s a duel if we choose to fight, the three of us should act together.”

He moved very quickly and was fully dressed in just a moment. He was about to rush out the door when he suddenly felt severe pain all over his body and his vision went black.

"Master, you need to rest, don't force yourself"

"Don't be ridiculous, how can anyone rest at a time like this?" Shenji said dumbfounded, "Even if you don't care about Sakura and Shirou, if they fail, do you think we can escape?"

"Rather than hiding at home and being caught and killed, I would rather fight side by side with them." As he said this, he walked to the car parked at the door and opened the door.

"Let's go, hope it's not too late"

The eastern horizon has a faint hint of white, but the early morning of winter is even colder.

Amidst the heavy snow that fell at an unknown time, a specially processed bulletproof car rushed through the city at lightning speed and headed towards the forest where Einzbern Castle is located.

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Succession is the development of the story, the stage that moves from a slow and detailed beginning to a gradually intense climax.
Chapter completed!