I don't want to be a heroic spirit

"and then?"

"There's nothing further. Master, you don't have to do anything. Or rather, Master, you can just do whatever you want without restraint, just like in the previous worlds. This is what the Inhibition Force wants to see. They want to know whether your thoughts and actions will bring trouble to this world. But I know that you, Master, would not do such a thing, so just relax."

That's what Leonardo da Vinci told her.

"Although Master is participating in the Holy Grail War as a Ruler, that's because Ruler-class Servants have easier control over their Inhibition Power. Besides you, Master, another Ruler has already been chosen for Inhibition Power. If you find it troublesome, Master, you can hand over all your responsibilities to that fellow Servant and then go on a paid vacation to have fun."

Because the restraining force wants to examine her thoughts and actions, it will naturally not let Da Vinci and Mash and others interfere. This is why Artoria can't contact Chaldea now.

Because the restraining force pulled out the network cable.

"Da Vinci said I should have fun..."

But... now she seems to have seen through the world and doesn't seem to care about anything anymore.

She didn't even know what to do next or what she wanted to do.

She raised her head, the silver moon reflected in her eyes, and thought for a long time.

"...Well, since I've been born as a Ruler, I'll just fulfill my duties as a Ruler."

Then, she took a step forward without touching the ground.

With just this small step, she appeared at a position fifty meters away from where she was before.

The moment they are born, all Servants are endowed by the Holy Grail with knowledge about this era and the Holy Grail War.

Therefore, Artoria was able to know that this Holy Grail War... or the Holy Grail War, was held in Tulifas, Romania.

Even if she didn't know, through the information about "Holy Grail War" and "14 servants in total on the red and black sides", Artoria already roughly knew which plot she was in.

…………

"What's wrong? Saber."

Lion Jie Jie Li looked at the knight beside him who was covered in heavy silver-white full body armor and wearing a bull-horned helmet.

Because he clearly saw that the other party shuddered suddenly.

"No...how should I put it?"

A voice, indistinguishable from either male or female, emanated from the horn helmet. "Suddenly, I have an indescribable feeling..."

"Is it because of the priest's Servant?"

"Master, you must stay away from that vicious woman. If you don't want to die in the most tragic way possible, I sense an aura similar to that of my mother. If you hadn't stopped me, I would have drawn my sword and killed her!"

"I believe you, Saber. Since you say so, it seems we will have to act alone from now on."

Although it is a seven-on-seven battle, the Holy Grail still belongs to one person, so those so-called teammates will sooner or later become competitors.

His Saber was very wary of the Assassin, and he also felt that the priest was no simple man. It would be much more dangerous to associate with them than with a tiger.

After thinking about it, he decided to act alone, since he had always done this way.

Ah, no, strictly speaking this isn't acting alone...

"Master! Master! Let's go eat!"

"If I remember correctly, Servants don't need to eat, right?"

"I'm not just any servant, I'm a king, and as a king I have to eat!"

"I don't understand what direct relationship there is between the king and eating..."

Compared to a comrade or partner, the current Lion Jiejie feels that Saber is more like a troublesome naughty child.

Of course, he would have an even bigger headache after he saw how much Saber ate.

…………

Because of an anomaly in this Holy Grail War, Artoria, as the Ruler, was not summoned directly to the venue of the Holy Grail War - Tulipas.

Fortunately, she was still in Romania, if she remembered correctly... The other Ruler had flown in from another country and didn't even have a body, so he could only possess a young girl.

With Altria's ability, she can reach Tulipas very quickly.

The Holy Grail is also contained in this body, so Artoria does not need to worry about the consumption of magic power, but she did not choose to rush over.

On the one hand, it was because she felt it was unnecessary, and on the other hand, it was because she remembered that some of the participants in this Holy Grail War were not very welcoming to her.

So, even though it was already the next night, Artoria had not yet arrived at Tulifas.

It was late at night, and Artoria gradually stopped, her long hair like golden sand blowing in the evening breeze behind her head.

"The Black Servant and Master? I didn't expect you to arrive first."

After hearing Altria's voice, the two people in the forest realized that they had been discovered, so they no longer hid themselves and showed up openly.

"Hmm... then, then, then... are you the Ruler of this Holy Grail War?"

Altria nodded, and then began to look at the combination in front of her.

Walking in front was a handsome young man wearing glasses, followed by a young girl in a wedding dress.

Colles, the handsome young man wearing glasses, was so nervous that he was about to lose consciousness.

Although he was a little better than his sister, who was the candidate for the head of the family, in terms of character, that character was of no use at all when facing the existence in front of him!

When he saw the other party for the first time, Colles understood...the other party was a being with a higher life form than humans.

[God].

"Why... Why can gods be summoned by the Holy Grail!!" Colles couldn't help but roar in his heart.

The Yugdomilenian clan had been preparing for this Holy Grail War for an inordinately long time, and as a member of the clan and one of the Black Masters, Colles had naturally studied the rules of the Holy Grail War.

Theoretically speaking, there shouldn't be any gods appearing in the Holy Grail War... at most, there would be demigods like Hercules.

However, the reality is right in front of him. No matter how confused Colles is, he can only choose to accept it.

At this moment, the girl in wedding dress who had been staying behind Colles suddenly ran in front of him, let out a low roar at Artoria in the sky, and stared at her fiercely through her hair.

"Well--!"

Chapter 176: Battle with Karna (15/31)

"You want to fight me? No... You want to protect your Master."

Altria's voice sounded very peaceful, but it actually contained more indifference.

Before, the girl in the wedding dress had been staying behind Colles. On the one hand, it was because Colles had reminded her in advance not to act rashly, and on the other hand, it was because the girl in the wedding dress was frightened by Altria's aura.

There is a huge gap between the two in terms of status.

However, the desire to protect her master overcame her instincts after a moment, causing her to bravely stand in front of Colles.

"Don't worry, Berserker, I'll be fine."

Colles took the initiative to step forward and held the hand of the girl in the wedding dress, and then the girl immediately became obedient.

I have to say that the combination of this Master and Servant is very compatible. Although the girl in the wedding dress cannot speak, Colles can understand what she means at once. As a Berserker, the girl in the wedding dress listens to Colles very much.

After calming the girl in the wedding dress, Colles breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Artoria who was emitting a faint divine light in the air. Although he was still unable to calm down in his heart, he still spoke respectfully.

"Greetings, respected Ruler. I am one of the Black Masters of this Holy Grail War, a member of the Eugdomrenia—Corles Fulvege Eugdomrenia. I invite you to our Black headquarters."

Ruler, to put it simply, is a role like the referee of the Holy Grail War.

What Black has to do is the same as what most players in a competition have to do, which is to build a good relationship with the referee.

Just like a football referee has the right to send a player off the field, a Ruler-class servant also has many privileges.

For example, seeing through the Servant's true name, and the Command Seals that represent absolute command authority.

Servants who can become Ruler are basically fair and unlikely to favor any side, but this does not mean that they cannot build good relationships.

Although for some reason there seemed to be two Rulers in this Holy Grail War, this did not affect Black's intention to befriend the Ruler.

This is also the purpose of Colles's coming here, to try to build a good relationship with the other party while ensuring that he does not become enemies with Ruler, and it would be best to directly invite the other party to the base camp.

However, Coles felt that this idea had little chance of success. If the other party was truly someone who was absolutely fair...

"Yeah, sure, I have no problem with that."

"???"

Coles looked stunned.

Is this a success?

The smoothness of the process made Colles feel a little unreal.

"but……"

Artoria spoke again, and Corles' heart was lifted again.

"Not now. I hope you can wait a moment...it's best to take your Servant and stay away from it."

Artoria turned her head and looked in one direction. The divine light around her became stronger and stronger, and even the night sky was slightly illuminated.

"Someone is coming...looking for me. If I fight him, you and your Servant probably won't be able to withstand the aftermath."

Artoria no longer cared what the black master was thinking at the moment, because there were more important things at the moment.

When she sensed the hot breath, Altria's eyes fixed.

"coming."

Quite suddenly...the sun set.

It was late at night and the sun should not be visible.

However, when he appeared... people seemed to be looking directly at the sun itself.

Golden armor as dazzling as the sun, a crimson cloak like a swaying flame, and slightly pale hair.

Artoria didn't seem surprised by his appearance.

"Red Lancer, Son of the Sun God... Did your Master send you to attack me?"

"You don't seem surprised by my appearance, Ruler."

Lancer of the Red Team, Karna, was slightly surprised that Artoria had anticipated this... but only for a moment.

The mission he received from his Master was to come and deal with Ruler... Although he didn't understand it, he didn't intend to ask the reason.

He only needs to concentrate on completing his Master's mission.

A blazing flame suddenly rose from the golden spear. It was the flame of the sun that burned everything.

Seeing Karna taking a fighting stance against Altria, Kolesi immediately shouted, "Ruler! We can help you!"

Colles was extremely puzzled by the Red Team's attack on Ruler, but this did not prevent him from taking advantage of this opportunity to improve Ruler's favorability.

However, Artoria refused.

"No need. If our opponent is this guy, only Saber and Lancer on your side are qualified to fight... Retreat immediately!"

"excuse me."

After saying this softly, Karna thrust out with his spear.

Almost at the same time, the suffocating sense of crisis made the girl in the wedding dress carry her own master on her shoulders and flee at high speed.

Just as Colles was about to ask if it was really that serious, he saw a small red mushroom cloud rising from the ground.

However, even though Wedding Dress Sara ran at the fastest speed, she was still caught up by the aftermath, and the scorching heat wave was about to drown them both.

Previously, Colles thought that what Artoria said, "You and your servants probably can't even withstand the aftermath," was a bit exaggerated, so he didn't evacuate immediately. He thought of letting Berserker take action secretly to see if he could keep the enemy Lancer here.

Well, although the aftermath is not yet enough to make his servants unable to bear it, he will definitely die, and his servants will most likely not be able to save him and can only escape with him as soon as possible.

Just as the heat wave was about to catch up with them, a golden thread suddenly flew out from the center of the explosion.

The flying speed of the golden thread far exceeded that of the heat wave, and it landed lightly on the ground. Then, a wall of light suddenly rose where the golden thread landed. The heat wave that could even distort the air could not even dim the wall of light when it hit the paper-thin wall.

The girl in the wedding dress stopped and watched this scene with Colles. Colles' eyes were wide open and he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

The golden thread extending from Altria's finger broke. Obviously, it was she who protected Colles.

Even in the fierce confrontation, Artoria still distracted herself to protect others.

The flaming spear stirred up the surging waves of the sun's fire, and the heat that even the body of a god could not bear surrounded Artoria.

"Light."