"We magicians are very powerful, but we are not the only powerful ones in the world, so in order to prevent everyone from fighting easily, 'rules' will be formulated one after another. Although Liudong Temple may not have a 'guardian gate'

' ability, but I am still willing to spend half an hour to abide by the rule 'to obtain the gatekeeper's permission to enter the great spiritual vein'."

They walked very fast, and in the time it took them to say these few words, they had already turned the corner of the mountain, and what appeared in front of them was a small cave that looked very ordinary, and you could see the bottom at a glance.

In the eyes of the two magicians, a strong magical aura really shrouded the cave.

It’s really amazing to say that the magic aura here is so strong that it is almost more dazzling than the scorching winter sun on a clear day. For a while, the two young people even had the illusion of "two suns", but until that corner, they still didn't know what to do.

Neither of them saw that Liudong Temple was just an ordinary temple, and Liudong Mountain was just an ordinary hill.

With just one turn, the whole world seems to have changed.

Although this was not the first time he saw this barrier, every time he saw it, a sense of awe would rise in Shen Er's heart.

This enchantment was created by two magicians:

"The Magician of the Second Magic", "The Destroyer of the Crimson Moon", "The only human being among the top five 'myths' of the Twenty-Seven Ancestors of the Dead Apostles", "The greatest magician of our time", "The Kaleidoscope's

"Great Sage", "Traveler of the Parallel World", "Magic Marshal"...the titles held by Kishua Zelrich Shibain Ogu are all made of the flesh and blood and fear of the enemy.

The ancestor of the Tosaka family, Tosaka Nagato, was a great magician on par with Matou Zouken, but he was just a not outstanding disciple of his.

Compared with Zerrich, the name Justeza Ritzleich von Einzbern is less conspicuous, and even most magicians have never heard of it, but the "Third Magic"

"The Magician", "The Saint of Winter", "The Maker of the Great Holy Grail"...this provocation, in the eyes of those who truly understand what the Fuyuki Town Holy Grail War is, is no less impressive than Zelrich.

Whenever he sees the scene of two suns coming to the world, Shen Er will secretly tell himself that he is just an ordinary magician, not an immortal little strongman or a destiny protagonist. In this dangerous moon world, the strongman who can crush himself to death

Although I dare not say that I can catch a large number of magicians, there are indeed many, so in the circle of magicians, I must keep a low profile and try not to attract the attention of those powerful people... Therefore, he especially likes the idea of ​​"killing people and silencing them".

A simple, crude and effective means of confidentiality.

But being low-key doesn't mean he has no personality. On the contrary, he, Shinji Matou, has always been a very unique person.

"After passing through the barrier, we have truly entered the most important place in Fuyuki Town and arrived at the core of the 'Holy Grail War'..." Shinji took two steps ahead and came outside the barrier, facing Shirou and making a similar gesture

The butler bent down in greeting, "Now, please come with me to the real world of 'magicians'."

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Magic is very magical, Matou Shinji has always thought so.

Everything in the world flows from the "source" - this "source" is just a concept and does not refer to a specific existing thing - similar to the concept of the Eastern "Tao" - starting from the root and arriving at various places.

Among the various "phenomenon" methods, most are familiar to people, such as physics, chemistry and other conventional methods. This part is called "common sense", and the corresponding part is naturally "non-common sense"...

All "non-common sense" methods are called "magic".

Maybe people who come into contact with "magic" for the first time will be confused by its supernatural nature, but as a barely experienced magician, Shinji knows very well that the so-called "magic" is actually powered by "excitement"

It's just "technology" - maybe one day when human technology develops to the point where it can use exciting energy, the concept of "magic" will disappear without a trace...

But this does not detract from the magic of magic at all

Just as scientists are fascinated by certain phenomena, experiments and formulas, some people even use gems to compare a mathematical formula... The more deeply you study magic, the more you feel the magic and beauty of magic, just like Elvis to drugs and Chamberlain to

Women are absolutely indispensable. No wonder magicians are still addicted to it and cannot extricate themselves even though magic research is extremely dangerous. More than 70% of magicians have died in various accidents during research.

For example, the magnificent scenery in front of him

Magic factors that are usually just tiny points of light gather here to form twinkling streams, flowing slowly in the air. The magic streams intertwine with each other to form a strange and complex magic circle, exuding a fragrance that makes any magician intoxicated -

—It’s not a scent that can be smelled, but a magical scent that even the soul is immersed in.

Under the magic circle, there is a small emerald green pool, only about a hundred square meters, but it emits magic power that is dozens or hundreds of times greater than the magic circle.

That's of course, because this magic circle actually gathers the world-class spiritual veins of Fuyuki Town into the pool below.

This small but bottomless pool is the reason why the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki Town is more miraculous than the "Holy Grail Summons" that occur all over the world. It can truly touch the root and cause miracles.

"The water in that pool..." Caster, who had been following Shen Er in his spirit state, couldn't help but show up and said in an eager tone, "Can you take some with you?"

Looking back, she, who had always been calm and composed, had eyes full of hope at this moment, just like when she was shot by Cupid's golden arrow in mythology.

"Don't come close." Shinji noticed that Shirou's servant, Beerker, had also appeared in physical form. His eyes were somewhat similar to Caster's, and he immediately shouted in the most stern tone, "That is a barrier built by two magicians. What do you think?"

Will there be no defensive measures at all?"

"I can use a shot of God Fierce..." Beerker murmured to himself, even taking out his magic wand.

Compared with heroic spirits composed purely of magic power, flesh-and-blood humans are much more resistant to this strong magic power, so Shirou hugged his "daughter" from many years in the future in time to prevent her from being seduced by that magic power.

Do something unwise.

"Under the pool in front of us is the 'Great Holy Grail'. Once the summoned heroic spirit is killed, it will first be stored in the 'Little Holy Grail', and then when the magic power reserve is sufficient, it will resonate with the Great Holy Grail, and it will be with this place for decades.

The accumulated magic power gathers and turns into a powerful magic flow, breaking through the barrier of reality, opening the way to the source, and achieving a 'miracle'." Shinji grabbed Caster, and with the physical strength strengthened by magic power, the heroic spirit was unable to move forward.

Step one, "If you come into contact with it now, you will be devoured immediately, just like being defeated and killed."

"Then...Master, you can go..."

"Don't think too much. That's a magic-level barrier. How can I get in?"

The two heroic spirits reluctantly looked at the magical water and sighed in unison.

"What a pity..." Medea frowned slightly, her face full of regret, "Such a powerful magic power..."

"Why?" Compared to the mature woman, the little girl's reaction was much more direct, "I can't eat it even though I saw it. I knew I wouldn't be able to come here if I stayed at home."

Emiya Shirou forced himself to look away from the alluring magic pool and looked at his friend in confusion: "Since there is such a powerful magic power, why bother to engage in a Holy Grail War? What's the use of the source...?"

[Perhaps this is the difference between "heroes" and "mortals"...]

Shinji could only smile bitterly at the question of this very heroic man, but not like a magician at all.

"I don't want to fight, but--you can't help yourself in the world." He sighed and carefully observed the magic circle and the magic pool below.

Everything looks fine.

[Perhaps I am too worried. The barrier set up by the two magicians cannot be destroyed so easily. I am the only heroic spirit with the ability to research magic. It is impossible for others to do it...]

But he didn't know that after the two teenagers and their respective heroic spirits left, a helpless sigh came from below the magic pool.

"Emiya Kiritsugu... the child you rescued from the sea of ​​fire finally embarked on the same path as you..."

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Inside Liudong Temple, there is a small attic.

This was built after the "Golden Pavilion" in Chinese temple structure, but there are no scriptures in this attic, and the walls are empty.

The abbot of Liudong Temple is standing in this empty attic, leaning against the window, staring into the distance.

From here, you can happen to see the small cave at the end of the mountain road.

He watched the two young men go in, disappear without a trace, and then walk out side by side after a while, as if they suddenly appeared in the air.

"The Holy Grail War...hasn't it just been ten years?" The lay monk, who was nearly fifty years old, pondered, his brows furrowed.

"Every Holy Grail War has caused huge damage. Last time, a large area in the city center was completely razed to the ground. Only one child survived in the sea of ​​​​fire." He said to himself, with unconcealable anger in his voice.

, "Why should we tolerate this kind of harmful ritual to be held again and again? Could it be that in order to pursue the highest wisdom, we even ignore the most basic compassion of a 'human being'?"

However, there was nothing he could do.

After the Third Holy Grail War, Buddhism no longer stationed eminent monks with magical powers at Ryudou Temple.

"Anyway, they are just a group of poor people who have been carried away by their obsessions and delusions. There will be retribution somewhere." The monk who decided on this matter said at that time, "We Buddhists should not be involved in this kind of senselessness.

We have to go into the battle, but we have to do what we promised to the elder..."

Therefore, Liudong Temple has more simple "spectators".

What they have to do is just watch and record, and when someone wants to destroy the great spiritual vein, send a message to an old man through the magic weapon left long ago.

This is enough, don’t do anything extra…

"All life and death have causes and effects." Using this obviously nonsense sentence to persuade himself, the "spectator" closed the window.

"Namo..."

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"Who is your master? He doesn't even abide by the basic principles of the Holy Grail War?" Rin Tosaka shouted angrily, "You come to attack in broad daylight. Do you know how serious damage it will cause?

"

Holding a bright red spear, the blue-robed and blue-haired heroic spirit remained silent, just looking coldly at the red-clothed heroic spirit standing in front of him.

"Rin, stand back, this guy is very dangerous." Archer said, "Judging from his weapons, he should be of the Lancer class, and most Lancers know how to 'throw'..."

Tohsaka Rin, who knew that he was just a novice in combat, immediately took a few steps back, thought about it, took out two gems, stimulated the magic power contained in them, and turned them into invisible shields and strong winds surrounding him.

wall.

[The Holy Grail War is really expensive. It costs money to summon heroic spirits, and it costs even more money to fight. Two gems have been consumed before the fight begins. If it weren’t for the fact that I saved a lot of money from part-time surgery, I’m afraid the Tohsaka family would have lost money.

All the wealth will not even last until the end of the Holy Grail War]

For some reason, she remembered what the frivolous and romantic man with hair like seaweed had said.

"The Holy Grail War is a comprehensive confrontation of manpower, financial resources, motivation and magic. I don't deny that you are a genius, and I also admit that you are indeed very hardworking. But with such an almost empty shell of the Tosaka family, do you think it's true?
To be continued...