Furthermore, according to El-Melloi II's observation, Koizumi's magic circuits have been severely damaged.

"Then Koizumi-senpai is—" Mashu's face was suddenly filled with shock.

"Ah, the destruction of the magic circuit means the end of a magus's career, you idiot Koizumi!"

Li Xiang couldn't help but snort coldly, and a hint of cruelty flashed in his eyes, which made everyone present subconsciously feel a chill, but because it disappeared quickly, most people thought it was an illusion.

"Will big brother never wake up? Sakura, don't do this!"

A deep sadness appeared on Sakura Tohsaka's face, and the light in her eyes began to dim.

The look was just like when he was at Matou's house before, as if he had turned back into a doll.

"How could this happen!" Alice was shocked, and the guilt on her face became more intense.

Koizumi was injured to this extent for his own sake, but—

To everyone's astonishment, pink light began to emerge from Koizumi's wound, and the damaged magic circuit began to rapidly recover under everyone's astonished gaze.

Chapter 498 [Dream into Reality: Reality and Illusion]

This was a dark space. Koizumi slowly woke up under the stimulation of pain. Faintly, Koizumi could see a very familiar figure in front of him. He was wearing a nightcap that looked like a Christmas hat, and holding a large book with a blue cover. The letter D was printed on the cover.

Slowly, Koizumi subconsciously extended his right hand and called out the other person's name.

"Do Re Mi..." That's right, the only one who would appear here is Do Re Mi, after all, she is the ruler of dreams.

She didn't guard Koizumi as a Servant, but simply protected Koizumi's dreams as a Dream Ruler. She believed that as a Dream Ruler, this was enough.

This is also a reflection of Doremi's loyalty to duty. This integrity alone is far beyond that of a slacker like Yakumo Yukari.

However, there was a reason why Doremi did this. After all, there had been a problem in the dream before, so she was worried about the dream she was in charge of. If possible, she decided to observe the dream world carefully for the time being.

So she has been guarding Koizumi's dreams. Although she also met Saber Ryougi Shiki who could enter other people's dreams to observe or protect them, after seeing Doremi, Saber Ryougi Shiki silently chose to withdraw, because Saber Ryougi Shiki knew that this was a more qualified guardian than herself.

Since Koizumi's sleep and rest schedule is a bit unstable, he almost never sees Doremi in his dreams. Doremi believes that there is no need to appear in front of Koizumi. She just wants Koizumi to have a good dream in his dream and relieve his stress. This is the most important thing.

Of course, as the saying goes, "What you think about during the day, you dream about at night." Although it can make people have sweet dreams, what kind of sweet dreams they are is something Doremi cannot control, because dreams are related to one's own experiences and thoughts, and Doremi herself cannot control them. However, she can also peek into other people's dreams, and occasionally out of curiosity, she will take a look at what Koizumi is dreaming about.

Of course, she was just satisfying her curiosity and wouldn't say anything nonsense.

She is not some kind of monster in the gap who likes to satisfy her own evil tastes when she has nothing to do after eating.

Compared to those guys in Gensokyo whose moral integrity is negative, Doremi is undoubtedly of a higher level.

"Master, it's been a while, but your lifestyle is truly terrible. You need to take good care of yourself and stop overworking yourself. Don't be like Lord El-Melloi II, who works overtime all the time. That's not a good habit. You can take a good rest after solving a singularity!"

Doremi gently embraced Koizumi in her arms, a look of deep tenderness on her face.

She is completely different from Yakumo Yukari and the others. She has already fully acknowledged Koizumi's identity as a Master and will fully display her tenderness to him, which is even slightly better than Remlia.

Because of her personality, Remlia is more accustomed to acting like a leader in front of Koizumi.

So out of helplessness, Remlia rarely shows her true side to Koizumi.

"I thought I would summon you, but I didn't expect you to still be in the dream world."

Gu Quan couldn't help but reveal a look of realization, yet within that realization there was a hint of helplessness. She was just too dedicated.

If the guys in Gensokyo were half as dedicated as she was, the overall moral integrity of Gensokyo would be raised to a higher level.

"I can't help it. I'm worried about the dream world, and protecting the Master's dream is also equivalent to protecting the Master! It's just that the form is different from Remlia and Hakurei Miko, but in essence, we are all protecting him!"

Doremi smiled softly and spoke slowly.

"That's true. I was able to have a good rest and have a sweet dream thanks to you."

Koizumi didn't have many complaints about Doremi's words. If she was willing to accept the summons, she would be summoned. Since Doremi chose to protect her dreams like this, wasn't this also her way of protecting herself?

Since they were all protecting me, how they protected me didn't matter. Koizumi had no right to say anything to her.

"Well, Master, now it's time to talk about your problem!"

As she spoke, Doremi's expression suddenly grew serious, causing Koizumi to pause for a moment. That's right! It seemed he had fainted because of a surprise attack; the attack had been aimed at his own magic circuits.

The destructive power to the magic circuit was too strong, and his old illness suddenly broke out at this time!

But then again, what exactly is the origin of my old illness? Logically speaking, the most serious injury was in the dream world, and I was practicing almost with self-abuse training methods, but that was the dream world. The pain may come to the real world, but if it is a wound, it is impossible to transfer it to reality.

"Doraemi, is your problem to me that inexplicable old illness of mine?"

A look of doubt crossed Koizumi's face, and he slowly asked.

Doremi nodded slightly. "Your old illness was caused by the battle with Esdeath in the dream world. After I used the dream diary and gave you my memories of the dream world, all the wounds on my body were replaced with yours. That's when this old illness was left."

"Everything recorded in the dream diary will be manifested. When your memories are returned, all your old ailments will also be returned to you. That's how you got your current ailments. Furthermore, the attack on the magic circuit just now caused your old ailments to erupt at that very moment."

"Vampires do have strong vitality, but you can't remain a vampire forever. When you were a human, the burden of the high-intensity combat of vampires would naturally remain on your body forever. This is what is called an old illness—"

"You need to rest up, Master! Try not to engage in such intense combat! Understand?"

Doremi's tone was very strong, and her eyes were fixed on Koizumi, as if she was giving him a warning.

Helplessly, Koizumi could only nod silently. What else could she say? The other party had already said so.

"Next, I will use my Noble Phantasm to transfer the pristine body you had in your dream to yours. Although this is somewhat against the rules, it's the only way I can do it. Please rest assured, Master! But remember this! Rest well when you return!"

After seeing Koizumi nod obediently, Doremi finally smiled gently with relief.

"Now, let me activate my power as the Dream Ruler! I'll rewrite reality for a short period of time! Of course, the power to rewrite reality can't be exercised for long periods of time! Otherwise, both dreams and reality will be destroyed!"

"In the name of the [Dream Ruler]! Unleash the power of the [Dream World] here!"

"Noble Phantasm Release——[Dream into Reality: Reality and Illusion]!"

Chapter 499 Chelsea's Attack!

The mysterious Assassin, who was besieged by Konpaku Youmu, Artoria and Diarmuid, could not find any chance to launch a sneak attack at this moment. These three servants did not even give him a moment to breathe.

The mysterious Assassin, who was surrounded by three people, raised his hand and fired three shots in a row, while stepping back.

He distanced himself from Konpaku Youmu and the others again, not daring to let them get close. If he, an Assassin, engaged in close combat with Saber, Lancer-class Youmu, Altria, and Diarmuid, wouldn't that be courting death!?

Artoria swung her sword, and the Wind King Barrier, wrapped around the holy sword Excalibu like a scabbard, suddenly swirled. A gust of wind blew, blasting away the three bullets fired at them! A sharp sword pressure, formed by the wind, tore through the air and roared towards the direction of the mysterious Assassin's escape.

At the same time, Youmu and Diarmuid also hurried forward. After the bullets were blocked by Artoria, the two of them no longer needed to block the attack of these bullets.

With his escape route blocked, the mysterious Assassin had no choice but to pause and dodge to the side. While he was dodging, Youmu and the others took advantage of the opportunity to close in, blocking his path.

"Looks like I have no choice but to use that!" The mysterious Assassin fired again and took the opportunity to increase the distance, secretly thinking in his heart that he only needed one chance to kill Irisviel. Although Caster and Shielder had not made a move, which gave him a headache, if he used the Noble Phantasm, there was still a great chance of killing the other party, because the special nature of his Noble Phantasm allowed him to do this.

Thinking of this, the mysterious Assassin no longer hesitated and immediately activated his Noble Phantasm.

"[When the flowers are in bloom, you must pick them immediately (KhrangsRas)!"

Suddenly, from the moment the mysterious Assassin released his treasure, a magical fluctuation with a very strange frequency was released from his body, and the surrounding space and time seemed to be affected by it, causing ripples.

The moment he whispered the true name of the Noble Phantasm, the mysterious Assassin appeared ten meters away as if he had teleported, leaving behind a gradually blurring afterimage.

Youmu was slightly startled when her sword missed. Before she could react, the mysterious Assassin, who had once again opened up distance, fired several shots at Youmu and the others at an incredible speed.

The moment the gunshots rang out, Youmu and the others felt a sense of crisis in their hearts.

Because of her intuition, Altria dodged almost instinctively.

Youmu herself also noticed the abnormality. She possessed the ability of telepathy. Although she dodged two bullets from the opponent, the last bullet still hit Youmu's left shoulder, and a flower of blood immediately burst out.

The blood dyed Youmu's clothes on her shoulders red, but it was just a minor injury for her.

Even Diarmuid was hit in the waist by the mysterious Assassin's bullet and paused slightly.

The Assassin's speed just now was unexpectedly so fast, at least three times faster than before.

"Oh no! Master!" Youmu immediately realized that the opponent's speed had suddenly increased. There was no doubt that it was to get rid of the three of them and then launch a sneak attack on Irisviel and the others!

"Eight Golden Locks!" El-Melloi II acted quickly, and the powerful formation directly enveloped the mysterious Assassin in front of him. No matter how fast he was, as long as he stepped into the formation, he would have no chance of escape!

"Damn it!" The mysterious Assassin gritted his teeth, a look of displeasure appearing on his face.

"Ah! Finally I found the chance! I've been waiting for you!"

"Noble Phantasm Released—Sinner, meet your end in my arms!"

Suddenly, a rather ethereal female voice sounded behind the Mysterious Assassin. Before the Mysterious Assassin could react, a sharp pain suddenly entered the Mysterious Assassin's body and began to destroy the Mysterious Assassin's spiritual core. The one who could sneak attack him in such a situation must be - Assassin!

The next moment, a fragrant breeze blew by, and Chelsea quickly appeared beside Koizumi. A trace of guilt could not help but appear in her eyes. She had not noticed the mysterious Assassin's sudden attack just now. When she saw Koizumi injured, she wanted to jump out directly, but as an Assassin, the best way was to attack by surprise. She could only hide herself silently, ready to give the mysterious Assassin a heavy blow at any time. Not to mention killing him, at least to make him unable to resist!

Now it has succeeded. Chelsea's Noble Phantasm has a certain probability of killing the opponent instantly, but more often it will cause the opponent to suffer great damage and be unable to use his own Noble Phantasm.

"Well done!" El-Melloi II couldn't help but look at Chelsea in front of him with admiration.

As an assassin, Chelsea's record is comparable to that of the powerful Akame, definitely not just because of her own imperial weapon, but more because of her ability as a qualified assassin to judge the situation on the scene and the timing of attack.

"How's Koizumi? Why hasn't he woken up yet?" Chelsea asked.

"Don't worry, the wounds on your body are starting to heal. I don't know why, but it's only a matter of time before you wake up."

El-Melloi II said calmly, feeling slightly relieved.

Koizumi's injury was something he hadn't anticipated. Although his actions weren't advocacy-worthy, at that time, Koizumi was right, because even Artoria probably wouldn't have been able to stop the mysterious Assassin's attack in time.

"Master, are you okay?" Youmu and the others hurried back, looking at Koizumi with a worried look on their faces.

However, at this moment, Koizumi's wounds had almost completely healed, which allowed Irisviel, who had been worried all along, to finally put her anxiety at ease.

Although Irisviel is a Master, as a homunculus, she is not very old mentally, and she fully understands the responsibilities of a Master. However, she is still very simple when interacting with people. If Koizumi really becomes a disabled person because of her, she will probably feel extremely guilty.

Slowly, Koizumi opened his eyes, a look of confusion flashing across his eyes.

"Master (Koizumi-kun, Koizumi)!" Everyone looked at Koizumi anxiously.

Gu Quan covered his forehead with his hands, sighed slightly, and slowly stood up. "What are you doing? I'm fine. Don't forget that my vitality is like a cockroach. I can't be killed at all!"

Although his tone was extremely helpless, Koizumi was still deeply moved.

"Really? Can you please stop making us worry? You're always acting so recklessly. It was the same before, when we were fighting the evil dragon Tarasque, and when we were dealing with the evil dragon Fafnir, you were always acting so recklessly!"

Ritsuka said this unhappily.

Artoria, Diarmuid, and Irisviel always felt that they had heard something extraordinary.

It turns out that these guys have seen and fought against real dragons?

And it’s such a famous dragon species!

Chapter 500: The Messenger of Restraint

Koizumi could only silently endure Ritsuka's annoyance, after all, Ritsuka was right.

However, the mysterious Assassin glanced at Koizumi in front of him, seemingly incredulous.

"How did you do that? My attack should have destroyed your magic circuits!"

"I can't help it. After all, there's a guy behind me who possesses almost divine power. That overly gentle ruler has worked so hard for me. It seems I have to take care of my body too."

Koizumi stretched himself and slowly stood up, glancing at Irisviel, who looked surprised.

"Okay, stop being in a daze and stand up quickly. It's time to say everything you want to say!"

El-Melloi II also nodded, his eyes focused on the mysterious Assassin in front of him.

"Your goal should be the container of the Holy Grail! Although our goals are similar, our methods are completely incompatible."

"The container of the Holy Grail?" Mashu was slightly stunned and glanced at Irisviel. Could it be?

"That's right. Although she pretends to be Saber's Master... she actually has other motives. She recovers the souls of the Heroic Spirits that dissipated in the war and is the Lesser Holy Grail that serves as the [Key] to unlock the Greater Holy Grail. In other words, she is the existence after the ritual instruments are given personality." El-Melloi II's mouth curled up slightly, and he put on an appearance of confidence.

However, seeing El-Melloi II like this, Irisviel felt a little unhappy.

After all, everything was explained clearly by the other party, and there was one thing that made Irisviel particularly unhappy!

That is—"You understand it very well. But accusing me of "pretending to be a Master" is really unpleasant. Do you think I am unworthy of being a Master?"

"Now that things have come to this, there's no need to hide your true colors, android. I've known for a long time that the Einzbern arranged for you to be the bait in public, allowing the real Master to lurk in secret." El-Melloi II said lightly.

"What are you talking about? Irisviel is undoubtedly my Master. I don't have any other contractors..." Artoria couldn't help but reveal a puzzled look.

This time, El-Melloi II was confused. The Knight King would not lie at a time like this. Moreover, as a monarch who had been dealing with the people in the Clock Tower for many years, El-Melloi II did not realize that the other party was lying.

Then this means that there is a problem with my intelligence. No, it should be said that there is a problem with this world line.

Could this be the reason for the distortion of this world line? El-Melloi II began to question himself.

Or maybe the other party is still hiding something? El-Melloi II looked at him with suspicion.

"Do you still have doubts after seeing this?" Irisviel slowly showed her Command Seal to the other party.

"It's actually a Command Seal!? So you really have made a contract with Saber!?"

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