They've already fought their way through the Holy Grail War, and you still call them dragons?

"...So, as I said just now, we need to cooperate sincerely, or at least give the appearance of doing so," Emiya held his forehead. "You've been so hesitant and secretive about your own information. How can we believe you're reliable?"

Xia Mi was shocked when she heard this.

Oh no! Has she already made people subconsciously think she's unreliable? Is it true that even the cute and sweet appearance of this little junior sister can no longer shake Senior Brother Emiya's cold and hard heart?

She gritted her teeth. It must be that too many coquettish and slutty women had blinded her brother's eyes, causing his mental threshold to be greatly raised. But it didn't matter. Xia Mi still had a killer move to use, but this move was a bit of a test of his bottom line:

"...Um, it's a sign of sincerity, right? Brother, to guarantee my sincerity, I can sign a mandatory blood pact with you to ensure that I can really make your Servant summon the Great Envoy. And after the matter is resolved, I will also fulfill my promise to lose the bet."

"If we sign a contract between us, if I violate it and attempt to betray you, I will inevitably be retaliated. Shouldn't this be enough to demonstrate our sincere cooperation?"

Essentially, it was a blood alliance contract between Dragon Kings, and it could only be used when bloodlines were equal. If the bloodline was too weak, once the contract was signed, the person would automatically become a dependent of the stronger party.

Xia Mi didn't want to do this with Emiya, and she didn't have the conditions, but Emiya had previously eaten the Water King Leviathan, and his strength far exceeded the limits of ordinary humans. He was a super hybrid who could barely rival the Dragon King, so signing a blood alliance was no problem.

"A contract? That's still sincere. Wait, what does a blood pact mean?" Emiya had heard of self-enforced essay writing, but that was a contract that utilized the function of one's own magic circuits and used a parchment as a carrier.

"The implementation steps of the blood alliance are very simple, just exchanging blood, just like this," Xia Mi scratched her palm with her nails, blood flowed out of the palm of her hand, and then she stretched it out openly, as if she wanted to fight with Emiya.

Emiya followed suit, projecting a small knife and making a cut, then gently placed his bleeding palm against Xia Mi.

They touched each other lightly and then separated.

"Is that all?" Emiya was confused. He hadn't even seen any proper magic ceremony.

"It's done," Xia Mi nodded. This simplified version of a blood alliance was essentially a blood exchange. Blood was the medium of the soul, or life force. Exchanging blood could ensure the other party would not betray, or face backlash. If the gap was even greater, it could even control life and death...

However, Xia Mi didn't think Emiya could do that. She actually didn't care about this blood alliance and held a fearless attitude. Even if she betrayed it one day, it would probably be no big deal. After all...

Emiya is not the Black King, so it is impossible for him to be promoted to an absurdly high level out of thin air, surpassing himself, a first-generation species, right?

Xia Mi was so happy and proud that she thought she had found a perfect solution that would not fail again.

"Then, Brother, this is how it is. I must hurry up and seize control of the earth veins..."

"Wait a minute, if someone cooperates with you, wouldn't the efficiency and effect be better?"

Emiya picked up the phone and saw that Nono said they were at a place called "Red Well" and had negotiated with Charlotte who was exploring the earth veins.

He suddenly thought of Charlotte, who was Sima Yi's pseudo-Servant. Although she was a Rider, she had a skill called "Fort Construction". Combined with Charlotte's level of magic, perhaps it was really possible to interfere with the earth veins?

"Oh? Is that true? Thank you so much."

Xia Mi didn't say anything like "I'm sorry" to evade the issue. Since the contract was completed, they were now cooperative allies. If she continued to be hesitant and procrastinating at this time, it would only waste time and make the situation even more unfavorable.

"Okay, they're in Hongjing. You need to go to the neighboring Yamanashi Prefecture, about ten kilometers away from here—"

Suddenly, the sound of a high-speed flight that broke the sound barrier came to my ears.

"—Finally found it! Here we come!"

With a loud bang, a familiar figure quickly fell to the ground, creating a huge pit on the ground.

With such a sound, you can tell at a glance that it is a Melyukina fighter jet.

Nono staggered to Melyuchina's side. She thought she had not stopped training recently, but she still felt a little dizzy.

Unexpectedly, Charlotte also came along. As a pseudo-servant, she showed no strange expression, and even had a bit of contempt on her face. I thought that this Nono, who seemed to be familiar with Emiya, looked imposing and seemed to have some strength, but now it seems that she is just a show-off who is far inferior to Emiya.

"Hey? Aren't you guys supposed to be debugging the ley lines over there? Why did you come straight here?"

Emiya wasn't surprised they were able to find him, because he had sent a message to Nono. Apparently, Nono rushed over as soon as he received the message.

"I've finished exploring the ley lines! I have an invincible Mercury Stand, so I can easily get an overview of the ley lines and find the nodes! The Red Well is just one of them. If I want to explore other nodes, I can find them nearby."

Charlotte's performance was still so high-spirited, like a little kid showing off her achievements around Emiya... She probably thought that she was better than Emiya in some aspects, and that it was something worth showing off.

...If it weren't for the extraordinary circumstances, she might have posted it to the chat group she joined to show off:

Good news, good news! I successfully sorted out the earth veins in Tokyo at xx:xx and discovered several nodes. Yet, Emiya, who should have been able to turn the tide, did nothing!

Then the potato chip girl and the young master of the Gaul Governor in the same group replied: Got it, read it.

Oh, it's funny to think about it.

"...In other words, if, and I mean if," Emiya said to Charlotte, "I need you to interfere with the ley lines right here, or even control some of them, and bring them into play with some other functions, is that okay?"

Charlotte was choked and her chin dropped. "How is this possible? I'm lucky to be able to borrow it, let alone control it? Besides, my mercury suit can't be forced to penetrate too deeply. If I do that, I need a super tunneling machine to dig deeper..."

Emiya clapped his hands.

Xia Mi stepped out of the group like a top general, smiling and waving her hand, "Hello, little sister, my name is Xia Mi."

Charlotte's face darkened when she heard the tone of someone coaxing a child.

Emiya exchanged other information with Nono, "This is what happened here. The guy who claimed to be Amaterasu disappeared in the blink of an eye. Have you found the location of the god?"

Nuonuo said something surprising, she gave the answer directly:

"I dreamed... No, I observed the location of the shrine through profile! Then I carefully recalled the 'Thousand Torii Gates' landscape in the dream scene, and then contacted Minamoto no Chisei to confirm. It should be Nezu Shrine in Bunkyo Ward!"

"That's the shrine dedicated to Susanoo-no-Mikoto!"

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"The wind whistles and the Yi River is cold, the warrior leaves and never..."

Farewell voices with different accents and tones came from the communication channel. It didn't feel like a farewell, but rather like the psychopaths in the equipment department were holding hands in a circle, talking, laughing, singing and dancing.

"Will you guys shut up!?"

Finkel, who was trapped in the tin can "Michael" mecha, was filled with anger and cursed.

He felt that this was probably the worst start to his mission. Wearing this clumsy and stupid mecha was one thing, but he also had to accept the farewell speech specially prepared by the rear instructor, Akadula.

"Hey! Finkel, although I'm deeply sorry that you can't appreciate the dream mecha that my team has spent so much time building, this parting gift I prepared for you is also from the heart, okay? Right now, you are a warrior who raises the sword of rebellion against God and bravely assassinates the White King!"

The voice on the other end of the line became monotonous, as if Akadula had cut off the voices of the other members.

"Since you're telling me the message given to Jing Ke in Chinese history, do you know that Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin failed and he died? - And why is it you, an abstract person, who is the instructor, and not the principal? He was also supposed to go to the front lines?"

"I'm just trying to create some atmosphere. I didn't say you were Jing Ke. You could just be Jing Ke's little follower, Qin Wuyang! - And besides, our dear principal has already gone to the second battlefield in Tokyo Bay. I'm sure he's dealing with the big guys in the corpse guarding tide!"

"Damn, Principal, this is different from what we agreed on! - And what about Qin Wuyang? Do you think I am destined to fail, and that I am just a small minion of the assassination team who died without anyone noticing?" Finkel was still furious.

"Master, there's a strong smell of undead spirits ahead."

Hercules, who was traveling with him, suddenly said.

"Hmm... I can see that."

Not far away are some famous local attractions, such as the former residence of Mori Ogai "Kanchoro" and the former residence of Natsume Soseki. Further ahead is the Nezu Shrine occupied by Hakuou... Bunkyo Ward has this style, with many schools and attractions, and it has a strong humanistic atmosphere.

Of course, we have to fight back now. This place is occupied by the White King, and the main attraction is the strong aura of the underworld. Not a single living person can be seen, but instead there are ghosts and wolves howling. I don't know how many people have been transported here after their death.

The Thousand Torii Gates that Nono saw in her dream - the slope formed by densely arranged bright red gates - is actually the main road leading to Nezu Shrine. Its design is intended to imitate the Yomi Hirasaka recorded in the Kojiki.

...The irony is that now I have probably really become Yomi Hirasaka.

As Finkel and Hercules gradually approached the Nezu Shrine, a loud noise suddenly came from the sky.

Then it crashed to the ground with a loud bang, and Melyusina, Emiya and Uzumaki jumped out of the huge crater.

Finkel, who was hiding in the mecha, was secretly shocked and compared the fighting power rankings of the people present.

"Good boy, could it be that I have really become Qin Wuyang now?"

Chapter 238 What Do You Think of Life? (Two in One)

"Hello."

Finkel watched the three men approaching from the opposite direction and decided to go up and say hello to them. While it wouldn't be as tedious as exchanging pleasantries right before the big boss's door, it was still better than being completely unaware of his teammates and then having them each focus on their own and not coordinate with each other during a fight.

The short white-haired knight girl opposite was not tall and looked harmless, but judging from the ferocious way she flew just now, she was at least a humanoid fighter.

Not to mention the ugly Gozen, clad entirely in a massive armored suit. This cool and cool armor, when compared to Fingel's bulky, white-painted mecha, was a world apart. Fingel's impression of the equipment department's psychopath dropped another 3.6 percentage points.

The last person who looked familiar was Emiya, whom I had met last time at the Night Food Field. At that time, Finger was almost asleep and didn't say much, so it wasn't too late to say hello now.

"Hey! See you again, bro. I'm planning to go out and fight the boss. Can you guys team up with me?"

Finkel spoke in a familiar and enthusiastic tone, as if he was describing the attack on the White King's territory as a team-based raid. As he spoke, he extended his hand to shake hands with Emiya.

However, Finkel forgot that he was still tightly covered in the ugly and bloated mecha. His big smiling face was completely covered. When he stretched out his arms, the thick metal outer arms seemed to be able to grab the human body directly and give it a "painful embrace".

So Emiya didn't recognize that this funny big iron-shelled guy was the one he had seen last time. Faced with Finkel's approach, he took half a step back.

Then Ugly Gozen frowned and walked forward, openly blocking the way with the majestic posture of a great god.

Finkel failed to stop in time, so the next second, he was hit lightly with a bang, and then almost at the same time, his right leg armor was tripped by something, and the whole person - the mecha instantly lost balance and fell directly to the ground.

The whole person prostrated himself in front of Emiya as if he was prostrating himself.

...The disadvantages of the bloated and immature humanoid mecha are now clearly revealed - compared with the ugly mecha, not to mention the defense and durability, the balance and reaction speed alone are very poor. In terms of more effective improvement of practicality, it would be better to put the lower body and legs on the tracked vehicle.

"Ahem... Mistake, mistake!"

Finkel turned over with a clang and stood up with a somersault.

Although he cursed the crazy people in the equipment department a thousand times in his heart, asking why there was such a huge gap between his mecha and others, which made him unable to react to even a small movement, he still maintained a friendly attitude on the surface.

"This... Mr. Emiya, I've long admired you. Nice to meet you! No, it should be said goodbye. Last time we had the honor of spending a short time together in that Nibelungen, but unfortunately I wasn't awake much at that time, so you should be more familiar with my Servant Archer, right?"

"Oh, it's you... I remember you." In fact, when Emiya saw Hercules next to him, he realized who it was.

Several people formed a team and encountered the Yamata-no-Orochi inside. Finkel seemed to be unconscious due to excessive consumption. In the end, he used a command spell to extend the combat endurance of Hercules.

By the way, what is the Nibelungen this person is talking about? Is it referring to the mirror world?

"Hahaha, so the hero still remembers me! That's great. I'll make up for what I didn't have time to say last time—my name is Fingel, an A-level top student who enrolled in Kassel in 01. This time, I'm on a mission to participate in the Holy Grail War just to complete that damn internship and get enough credits to graduate early!"

Finkel gritted his teeth when he spoke at the end. He had wanted to package himself as high-end, classy and classy, ​​but he was wrapped in a tin can and couldn't act cool at all.

A trace of resentment could not help but be vented on the principal who had agreed to fight together but broke off the meeting, and the alcoholic vice-principal who was lazy all day long.

"...Kassel?" Emiya was a little confused after hearing this. Why did it feel like it was some other academy with a similar operating style to Clock Tower?

"Hey, hero, you didn't know? Our academy has been established in the mountains of North America for many years, so it's quite well-known... Oh, but that's true. Anyway, a powerful figure like you probably wouldn't look down on our shallow pool. The principal would have to give you a favor if he met you."

Finkel waved his hand, not intending to explain too much. The greetings were enough, and it wasn't the main point of the conversation. Next, he should quickly discuss with everyone how to attack the shrine on the mountain...

Emiya nodded silently. This world didn't have gods, and there were many other oddities. Perhaps even history had evolved differently, so the emergence of new, unheard-of forces seemed understandable.

He felt that he should be able to get a complete answer from the most mysterious Xia Mi.

"Just attack!"

When it came to the action plan, Hercules was the first to offer a suggestion, "As for any obstacles that might arise along the way, let's just deal with them all at once."

Hercules' attitude was very clear and neat. The premise of being clever was that he had the ability to do so. Now everyone knew nothing about God. The most they knew was that God had madly harvested a large number of lives some time ago, and the black fog now was most likely the field released by God.

...In other words, we were completely within the enemy's territory. Therefore, sneaking in and launching a surprise attack seemed like nonsense.

"Well, I think... we can still try again—"

Finkel felt his calves shaking. The thought of a frontal attack suddenly made him worry that the mechas manufactured by the Equipment Department wouldn't have enough defense. Then, thinking about how the Equipment Department liked to configure all their creations with built-in explosion functions, his teeth began to tremble...

Then I thought again about the time when I set out, when all the members of the equipment department saw me off, singing and dancing happily to "The wind is whistling and the Yishui River is cold...", and my heart started pounding again...

Damn, these inhumane guys, would they really use him as a human bomb to fight with the White King, and finally end up with the ending "the hero will never return"?

"...Yes, I also agree with a direct assault," Emiya mentioned the strange feeling he had when he was attacked by Amaterasu and the other party retreated.

"...If my hunch is correct, our actions are probably being monitored. God likely knows the status of all of us, and we have no means of concealment that can guarantee it will be hidden from Him."

"So weird?" Finkel hissed and bared his teeth.

"This, this... What if, I mean what if, we surrender first, or, in other words, negotiate with the Boss, saying, 'Hello, we're here to negotiate!' First, stabilize the situation, and use reasonable negotiation skills to suggest that He stop His revenge on human society, and then..."

Emiya stopped Finkel from spouting perverse ideas, "Although this is a beautiful hope, I don't think the other party is the type to agree to peace talks."

Nono had described to Emiya the contents of that nightmare-like profile. The god had indiscriminately harvested the lives of countless people, turning them into the basis for her creation of hundreds of demons and monsters, or perhaps the cornerstone of her ascension to godhood...

It would be worse to tell a joke to such a great devil than to negotiate with him.

Maybe you'll amuse God and he'll schedule the sacrifice of your soul a few seconds later.

"Hey, hero, that's wrong!"

Finger still didn't give up. "Whatever, let's give it a try. It doesn't cost anything, and it won't make us lose two pounds of weight..."

Melyuchina, who had been watching the surroundings, suddenly looked up and said, "Here they come!"

Emiya, Ugly Gozen, and Hercules also silently drew their weapons. Emiya looked completely unsurprised, "As expected, the gods will not accept any compromise."

Only Finger was confused. "What's coming? What are you talking about?"