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Ryougi Shiki put down the blade hanging on Irisviel's neck and walked to Fan Yu's side: "So, what should we do in this situation now?"

She had done something that she thought was very troublesome, and now it seemed to have lost its meaning.

Fan Yu pondered for a moment and said dully, "I really didn't expect this kind of scene."

The Master's misjudgment of Saber could be explained by the fact that Irisviel's physique was too well-suited to a 'magic replenishment' physique, but Saber, with her noble demeanor as a holy knight, suddenly vanished with a flick of the grease, leaving everyone dumbfounded.

certainly--

Judging from the other party's final disappearance posture, that obvious reluctance must have been due to the other party's Master using the Command Seal.

This alone is enough to prove that the other party's master is similar to Tōsaka Tokiomi, and is a "rational freak".

He looked at Irisviel not far away, who still had a dazed look on her face. He didn't know if it was because she had been threatened for too long and was suddenly freed by Ryougi Shiki, or because she couldn't accept the result that her husband had abandoned her and let the Heroic Spirits retreat.

Irisviel stood still, not choosing to flee.

Although... if she wanted to escape, she would not be able to escape from Fanyu, facing the lineup of Fanyu, Ryougi Shiki, and even the servant Berserker Hercules controlled by Matou Sakura.

"So, how should we deal with your problem next?" Fan Yu said to Irisviel.

Upon hearing the voice, the latter came back to reality from her trance, and a look of determination appeared on her face: "I will not agree to do anything for you and become a burden to Kiritsugu."

Fan Yu found her resistance quite interesting.

This doesn't sound like the attitude one should have when claiming "I am already XX's wife". Rather, this naive response is a bit like that of a young girl who has not experienced much of the world.

"Shiki, it's up to you to investigate Kiritsugu." Fan Yu said to Ryougi Shiki beside him.

The latter was wearing a red cotton-padded jacket, which felt a little airy. She stared at the dead line on Fan Yu's body with a pair of activated magic eyes, wanting to give the master a knife.

He had clearly promised me that I would be free after I did this.

"After you finish this, you can take a rest. And you can search for information while playing." Fan Yu said.

Hearing this, Ryougi Shiki reluctantly accepted and nodded: "Okay!"

Then, Fan Yu turned his gaze to Irisviel: "As for you..."

Irisviel's face tightened. Facing Fan Yu's unbridled gaze, she clutched her chest with both hands and took a few steps back: "I will not betray Kiritsugu."

Fan Yu just found it funny: "Who you want to betray has nothing to do with me. It's just that your own value is still up for discussion."

This woman, acting as Saber's agent, clearly possessed the strength of her magical powers. Of course, more importantly, in Fan Yu's eyes, she possessed a biofield that was not that of a normal human.

He looked at Irisviel's body and said, "Well, although Caster may be more interested in Saber, as a substitute, we can try to tame her."

Irisviel: “?”

Chapter 71 "The Little Holy Grail"

A short journey ended just like that.

Fan Yu returned to the back of the bridge and picked up the confused-looking Sakura Matou.

Under the bewildered and horrified gazes of a group of tourists, he left with the little girl and the figure of Hercules. There were only two of them when they arrived, and a silver-haired, red-eyed married woman appeared on the road with them.

Ryudo Temple, Medea's magic workshop.

"I was wondering why you returned so quickly. Something must have happened. So this, is it you who captured Saber's Master?" Medea looked at the imprisoned Irisviel, and there was a hint of ridicule in her beautiful eyes towards her own Master.

Perhaps it was because the scabbard had been moisturized last night, the tone of her voice was no longer as vicious as before.

Fan Yu: "Strictly speaking, she is the acting Master. However, this identity is not important. I brought her to you after capturing Ryuudouji because of the peculiarities of her body."

Hearing this, Medea was stunned. She took a few steps forward and looked at Irisviel carefully.

The latter's face was filled with nervousness, and he subconsciously wanted to retreat. However, his body was firmly restrained by the spell, and he couldn't move at all.

Irisviel's red eyes looked around the workshop. In the dim room, candles were lit that were about to go out at any moment. A faint magical light appeared from behind Caster in front of her. On the workshop table behind him, there were cards of different colors, which looked sacred and gorgeous.

Beneath the bright light, one could vaguely see some monster limbs and arms left under the table, as well as some objects covered in mud and emitting magical auras.

A faint scent of incense floated in the air, covering up many rotten smells and making this dark workshop seem even more depressing.

"Let me see what makes her special." Medea reached out from under her sleeve, glove in hand, and touched Irisviel's chin. Although she tried to retreat, she was still forced to hold her chin, straightening her face.

Strands of red silk threads stretched out from Medea's right hand, quickly hooked onto Irisviel's body, and then pulled forcefully as she performed the spell.

"Well--!"

Irisviel cried out in pain, and her body suddenly and uncontrollably changed from a standing position to a bent-over position. Her hands were bound behind her back by a ball of magical energy threads and raised high.

Her figure was facing away from Fan Yu, perfectly showing off her graceful peach curves below her waist.

Fan Yu stared at Irisviel, whose big peach was raised towards him, and glanced at the instigator Medea with a rather strange expression. Unfortunately, the treacherous witch of the Age of Gods did not have much of a "please start" expression on her face.

She seemed to be performing a trivial restraint spell, and touched Irisviel's body up and down with a very calm expression. Every time a magic mark appeared on her gloves, Irisviel's face would reveal a trace of pain and struggle.

About several minutes passed.

Medea stopped what she was doing and turned around. Like a doctor examining a patient, she said to Fan Yu, "The special feature you're referring to is probably the function of this artificial vessel, right?"

Fan Yu: "Artificial human?"

"That's right." Medea nodded, and then she drew a circle with her fingertips on the body of Irisviel next to her, and her magic power activated a series of magic circuits emitting fluorescent light.

This scene fell into Fan Yu's eyes, and he immediately became surprised: "Is this, the magic circuit of the whole body?"

"Hmm... although she's very lifelike, normal humans wouldn't be like that," Medea complained, then slowly said, "Her existence is probably the product of someone using magic to cultivate her."

"Besides the Magic Circuits that cover her body, she also seems to have the ability to independently accommodate other phenomena."

Fan Yu: "For example?"

Medea raised a hint of sarcasm at the corner of her mouth: "Soul."

When Fan Yu heard what she said, a look of understanding appeared on his face.

He had previously observed the other person's soul spectrum through [Harmonious Bliss], and what he had observed was a chaotic and unusual phenomenon. Furthermore, the fluctuations in the other person's biofield did not match those of a normal human, but instead had a high resonance with certain particles floating in the atmosphere.

Now that I think about it, the unfolding of that phenomenon should be something close to the spiritual aspect.

"I have to say, the magicians of this era are also very good." Medea sighed.

As a magus from the Age of Gods, she possesses a natural ability to mobilize the Great Source and comprehend the laws of nature. However, for magus of this era, the environment for mobilizing magic power has deteriorated significantly with the passage of the Age of Gods.

However, when it comes to skills, magicians after the Age of Gods have also demonstrated their own wisdom.

The android before me, named Irisviel, was truly a masterpiece.

"Her power has the property of accommodating and collecting souls. And based on the information found underground in Mt. Yuanzang, I can't help but suspect that she was created for this Holy Grail War." Medea said.

well known-

The essence of the Holy Grail War is that a magician summons seven heroic spirits from history to fight, and then puts their souls into the Holy Grail formation as nutrients to create a "universal wishing machine" that can fulfill wishes.

And from what Medea observed inside Irisviel's body, she seemed to possess the same properties as the Holy Grail Formation in Fuyuki City.

"Now that you mention it, it suddenly occurred to me." Fan Yu studied Irisviel's face. "Her appearance is very similar to the Einzbern 'Winter Saint' I found in the Matou residence."

Medea: "One of the three families involved in the Holy Grail War? Indeed... Based on the information we've gathered so far, the Matou clan possesses the power to create Command Seals, and the Tōsaka clan manages the Great Spirit Land Formation. It wouldn't be surprising if this family were to resort to some underhanded tactics."

Fan Yu nodded, agreeing with her words.

When the founders also joined the old game, there was no fairness in this so-called Holy Grail War... No, the difference in the Heroic Spirit Summoning Contracts and the difference in the Holy Relics determined from the very beginning that this was a game full of unscrupulous means.

"Then her value seems to be very great." Fan Yu asked.

Medea hummed, her tone becoming playful. "Of course, whether it's a body housing your sword, Master, or a soul housing a heroic spirit, both are excellent materials~!"

Chapter 72 The Power of Harmony

Fan Yu: "..."

He did not see the teasing in Medea's eyes, or it was unknown whether this witch was stinging him.

Glancing at Irisviel, the pain and determination on her face made Fan Yu feel that now was not the time to confront her.

Moreover, Fan Yu still felt a little confused about the soul that Medea mentioned.

"Her body can accommodate the soul, how?" Fan Yu tried to ask.

Medea said bluntly: "It's just normal accommodation. Let me try..."

As she spoke, she stretched out her hand and constructed a magic circle in mid-air, creating a small hole outside the window.

Several dragon tooth soldiers and several magical beasts were summoned from the void by her, but they only lasted for less than 2 seconds before they were killed on the spot by the magic bullets of the gods that emerged from the hooded robe that Medea stretched out behind her.

"?"

This miraculous operation stunned Fan Yu, Matou Sakura, and Irisviel.

They could not understand the true meaning of Medea's behavior of "summoning her own familiars and then killing them".

Irisviel looked at the skeletal bodies of the Dragon Fang Soldiers under the table in the workshop in front of her and suddenly realized the truth behind the deaths of those creatures.

However, when Medea saw her expression, she felt a little disappointed that there was nothing unusual about the other person.

"It seems that summoning dragon tooth soldiers is not enough, and the monsters don't seem to work either!" Medea sighed.

Fan Yu watched this scene and understood Medea's mysterious behavior. "Do you think that the souls of the creatures you kill will automatically be absorbed by her?"

Medea hummed, "That's right. Even if her nature isn't like the formation set up in Fuyuki City, which can be directly absorbed, the android created by imitating it should also have a way to temporarily detain her soul and enter the hole in the formation."

"Unfortunately, the current test has no intuitive effect, and I cannot personally present this to you, Master. I'm afraid we will have to directly choose a Heroic Spirit to conduct it!" Medea suggested.

Fan Yu was speechless at her bland statement of 'kill a heroic spirit first to liven up the atmosphere', but he couldn't refute it either.

Irisviel felt a little bewildered as she listened to the conversation between the two.

However, she seemed to have sensed something, and her gaze suddenly turned towards the window behind her, but she could only see half of her buttocks, half of the window, and Fan Yu whose vision was blocked.

Also sensing traces of magic coming from outside Liudong Temple, Medea, who was setting up the spell, was thoughtful. She said to Fan Yu, "It seems that you didn't let the Assassin go free. There are intruders coming in."

Fan Yu took in Irisviel's expression and said slowly, "She must have left some mark on her body that can be sensed by the Servants, so they chased her here!"

"Oh?" Medea paused, then showed an interested look: "Are you talking about Saber?"

Fan Yu nodded and briefly told him about the previous battle with Altria, as well as the holy sword that the other party had finally released.

Hearing the threats from her master, Medea sarcastically said that he lacked chivalry, but her hands slowly opened the magic observation mirror.

The entire Ryudo Temple's territory's magic power was controlled by Medea's [Fortification Construction], so she naturally possessed the ability to capture all information within her domain. This included the intruder Altria.

A magical mirror appeared in front of everyone like a mirror, and the image reflected in it was a petite girl with a golden holy sword in both hands, a head of aho-hair, wearing a blue battle skirt and silver-white armor on her chest.

She swung the swords in both hands, and repelled the God Age Demon Bullet that had triggered the trap set by Medea.

"Oh? What a beautiful pair of eyes." Medea looked at Altria in the mirror and said with praise.

Fan Yu: "..."

His previous intuition was not wrong. Medea had some hidden habits, and she really liked this kind of heroic spirit with clear eyes.

but--

Compared to these things, Fan Yu was more concerned about the magic that Medea constructed on the edge of Liudong Temple.

The picture presented in the magic mirror showed that the sky was almost a chain of purple magic circles. The magic power around Liudong Temple was absorbed by the bottom and almost materialized and rushed towards the magic circle in the sky. The magic bullets that filled the sky had already formed a huge rain of missile and artillery light in the sky.

Rumble!

The magic bullets in the mirror image intensively bombarded the area where Artoria was in front of the Ryudo Temple Square. Even though their workshop was located behind the Ryudo Temple, they could clearly feel the vibrations transmitted from the ground.

But under such intensive attacks, the Knight King girl in the picture was dodging while using the holy sword in her hand to block the magic bullets that were meant to hit her vital points.

The continuous attacks made Altria's body look very miserable, but the green light in her eyes seemed unusually determined.

But such an attack scene created a cat-and-mouse visual effect in the scene. Medea, hiding behind the scenes, had a playful smile on her face, like a big devil.

"It's time to try out the interesting things you have to offer, Master." Medea said.

From beneath her cloak emerged a card depicting a three-faced goddess with a colorful spectrum.

That was a portrait of the [Harmonious] Star God 'Hippie' provided by Fan Yu.

After being activated, it dissipated in mid-air, and the energy gathered in the position set up by Medea.

Inside the gate outside Ryudo Temple, a massive, grid-like, humanoid figure emerged from the mountains. It lacked human form, its entire body composed of a grid of magical energy.

Below, Artoria felt as if the sky had suddenly darkened. She looked up while dodging the incoming magic bullets.

She saw the starlight covering her head for a moment and couldn't help but look surprised.