I'm really not an old sword

"Don't worry, Assassin has left."

Seeing Ophelia's wary look, he smiled and said, "Let me introduce myself. My name is Kotomine Kirei, and I'm a priest."

......

No matter how much he doubted the other person's identity, at least on the surface he was someone he could trust, so he eventually followed this man named Kotomine Kirei to the church.

That's what Ophelia thought.

"I have some ideas about this white fog."

Kotomine Kirei narrated as he led the way.

"Legend has it that over a hundred years ago, a commoner heard about the Holy Grail and, to satisfy his greed, performed an evil sacrificial ritual in London at the time."

"The other party used extremely cruel and bloody methods to kill dozens of women in a row over several months..."

The man slowly narrated the bloody case that happened a hundred years ago in a voice that was old, low and emotionless.

The description was very detailed, as if she had seen the relevant police files with her own eyes. Combined with the extremely low visibility in the white fog and the howling "wooo" and "wooo" sound of the north wind, Ophelia was a little scared.

How could she encounter such a thing when she just became an adult this year?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at Lin Qingsu. He looked about the same age as her, but unlike her, he was listening to Kotomine Kirei's story with great interest, and his eyes seemed to be somewhat deep as he looked at his back.

He seems to have just reached adulthood?

A cold wind blew by, and the man's low-pitched story just happened to talk about the tragic state of the woman's corpse. Ophelia couldn't help but raise her hand and grab the corner of Lin Qingsu's clothes.

"Are you scared?"

Ophelia pursed her lips and nodded.

Lin Qingsu grabbed her wrist through her sleeve, feeling the struggling movement and half-jokingly and half-explained.

"The fog is so thick, if you get lost I won't be able to find you."

Ophelia looked up.

Kotomine Kirei's figure was looming in the white mist. He turned his head to look at them, as if he would disappear at any moment.

Then she looked at Lin Qingsu who was standing there looking at her.

Ophelia nodded a little nervously, "Thank you."

Lin Qingsu didn't answer. She looked up at Kotomine Kirei who was standing there watching them and said, "Are you talking about Jack the Ripper?"

"Yes."

"What about the end?"

"During the last few days, just like now, London would be shrouded in a thick white fog every night. This lasted for several days. Every day, someone would die, and people would hear the cries of men, women, young and old. And on the second night, when the fog completely dissipated, no one would see him again."

Lin Qingsu said in a relaxed tone, "So he failed? He turned into a ghoul?"

Kotomine Kirei shook his head: "He succeeded, and he also failed."

Ophelia couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean?"

"He became a legend among the people and was able to enter Valhalla, but he did not win the Holy Grail War."

"So he came back to fulfill his sad wish."

......

In the church lounge, Ophelia sat on the bed with a lot on her mind.

Kotomine Kirei asked them to rest first while he prepared for the Holy Grail summoning and would call them later.

But she couldn't sleep at all.

Being in such a dangerous environment, and having died if Lin Qingsu hadn't intervened, she was really pessimistic about whether she could survive, although Ophelia always felt that even if she died, it wouldn't be something unacceptable.

But she just discovered that she didn't seem to want to die.

Ophelia couldn't help but glance at her savior. Lin Qingsu was lying on another single bed with her eyes closed.

He had been leaning on the bed for ten minutes since he came in. He didn't look like he was asleep, but he just kept his eyes closed and no one knew what he was thinking about.

After watching for a while, Ophelia finally couldn't help asking, "What are you thinking about?"

Lin Qingsu opened her eyes, and her black eyes looked at her with a smile.

"I wonder how much longer you're going to stare at my face."

"I just..."

"Just kidding." Lin Qingsu smiled. Just when Ophelia breathed a sigh of relief, Lin Qingsu said, "Actually, I'm wondering why there's no double bed here."

Ophelia was startled, and then her pretty face quickly turned red.

"That's just a joke."

Ophelia was annoyed: "Please be serious!"

"Don't be angry, don't be angry. I see you're under a lot of pressure, so I want to tease you. Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Do you think he can be trusted?"

What about the Holy Grail ceremony? The serial killer from a hundred years ago returned as a heroic spirit. There was also something about the fact that they were not asleep, which meant they were qualified to become Masters. To participate in this Holy Grail War, only by defeating Assassin could London be restored to its original state.

"Do you think I can be trusted?"

Ophelia nodded.

"why?"

"Because you saved me."

Lin Qingsu stared at her, intending to tease her and see if she was lying.

But Ophelia's eyes were serious, without a trace of impurities, which made Lin Qingsu feel a little embarrassed.

Lin Qingsu thought that she would have to put in some effort, or just do it alone, but she didn't expect that this woman with a perfect look and figure like a queen would be so easy to talk to, and as innocent as a little girl.

"...Okay, anyway, since you trust me, then listen. If he wants to help us summon the Heroic Spirit, then go ahead and do it. But if you trust me, then you have to trust me only. Don't trust him, or you'll have to be on guard against sneak attacks, okay?"

"I see."

Ophelia fell silent after she finished speaking, which made Lin Qingsu a little curious: "Aren't you going to ask me why?"

"I believe you."

As she spoke, Ophelia took off her eyepatch, revealing her scarlet right eye.

"My eyes are the 'Mystic Eyes of Procrastination'. They can freeze things once observed. The actual effect is probably to delay the possibility of something bad happening. I think it might be of some help to you."

"Adept at necromancy and summoning..."

The little girl told Lin Qingsu all about her abilities, and her honesty made Lin Qingsu feel a little embarrassed.

Although he had no intention of telling her anything.

Although he was touched by the little girl's trust in him, he couldn't tell her that he had actually met Kotomine Kirei ten years ago and killed him with his own hands, nor could he tell her that he had a simulator that gave him the "Dragon Heart" and the "Top Magic Circuit" that made him so strong.

Although he was touched, he was not so foolish as to pour out his heart.

"Without the relic, what do you think we can summon tonight?"

"I don't know." Ophelia shook her head. "I hope it's a Valkyrie, preferably Brunhilde."

"Don't!"

"Huh?" Ophelia looked at him puzzledly.

"I'm afraid she'll kill me. After all, I'm so handsome."

Ophelia smiled. She knew that this was a joke meant to comfort her and make her relax, so she also acted playful while feeling relaxed.

"Then I'll have to look forward to it."

I'm not telling the truth, silly girl. If that woman comes out, she might just shoot me!

"Anyway, let's discuss this. Just don't think about summoning Sigurd and Brunhilde."

Seeing that Lin Qingsu was serious, Ophelia asked curiously, "Why?"

"Because I can't beat them now."

"What kind of reason is that?"

Ophelia couldn't help but mutter. She felt that the other party was fooling her and felt a little aggrieved. She had told him everything about herself and had never expected him to be open and honest with her, but he was unwilling to explain even such a small matter to her.

"I'm really saying... Never mind." Lin Qingsu sighed and changed the subject: "I think as long as I don't summon those two guys and Mordred, it will be considered a success. Just give me a second-rate Heroic Spirit."

"I suddenly feel that our servants at that time will really be them."

"Hurry up and say it to me!"

Ophelia felt a little aggrieved: "But I really feel that way."

Chapter 23 A Different Mordred

The deep and dark room was about ten square meters in size, with candles hanging on the walls for lighting.

In the center of the room, a magic circle emitting a dim light was drawn on the ground.

"Who comes first?"

Lin Qingsu and Ophelia looked at each other and found no problems with the magic circle on the ground and the protective spells around the basement.

"Me first."

According to Father Kotomine, London has now turned into a giant Holy Grail.

So they don't have to worry about magic issues.

The summoning of Heroic Spirits in the Holy Grail War is actually no different from "necromancy". It can be regarded as an improved, plus version of necromancy. A monarch's family who specializes in necromancy can do it, but the enormous magical power required to summon Heroic Spirits is difficult for even a monarch to bear.

Each of Fuyuki's Holy Grail Wars was only able to begin after absorbing a hundred years of accumulated magical power from that land.

The biggest problem has been solved, and there are also the numerous Holy Grail Wars in reality as reference...

"I give you my life, and my fate to your sword...

"Seven days surrounding your three great words, the wheel of self-restraint descends, O guardian of the scales!"

A huge amount of magic power was extracted from the earth veins along with the chanting and the three-dimensionality of magic power.

The magic circle drawn on the ground gradually lit up with brilliant light, and the light kept shining and rotating.

Lin Qingsu, who had been looking forward to everything last night, looked at the brilliance that continued to bloom like a flower.

Without using relics, who can be summoned by yourself?

"Using an item that has a connection with the Servant as a catalyst for the summoning ritual, the corresponding familiar can be summoned."

Magicians who wish to participate in the Holy Grail War spend a great deal of time searching for holy relics before participating.

There are many magicians who give up participating because they don't even find a good holy relic.

Because the Holy Grail War is a life-and-death struggle, without powerful servants, no matter how powerful the magician is, it will be useless. Servants summoned without using holy relics are destined to be third-rate garbage servants.

The only one who didn't use powerful relics and summoned a decent servant was Toosaka Rin.

But she actually used the holy relics, but she didn't know it.

Of course, she is the heroine.

Otherwise, with her completely brainless behavior, 99.9% of the servants she summoned would be low-level.

Then the Heroic Spirit was slaughtered by other Heroic Spirits and died tragically in the Holy Grail War.

Of course, because she is the heroine, even if she doesn't summon Shirou Emiya from the parallel world, she can still summon "Ishtar" or "Ereshkigal". Anyway, she can explain it any way she wants, so she can play it however she wants.

As for those who really summoned without any reason, modern history over the past few hundred years has proven that they all died miserably, one more miserably than the other.

Of course, Lin Qingsu really has no choice now. Under the current circumstances, they can't look for holy relics and can only summon them as fate dictates.

"Something's wrong."

Thinking about it and looking at the gradually dimming light, Lin Qingsu suddenly had a bad premonition.

Who is the heroic spirit that is destined to be with you?

The light completely dissipated, and before the heroic spirit could be seen, the sound of armor clashing and a rather arrogant girl's voice could be heard.