After the ranking list was announced, the contestants entered one after another, and the first event of the Holy Grail Grand Prix, the cross-country race, began.
As Olga Marie on the podium became more and more successful in her hosting, the atmosphere became increasingly heated.
"Well, the competition is finally about to begin. Who will be the first-place Master and Servant? Let's wait and see. Now the traffic light is about to change from red to green!"
As the words fell, the traffic light changed, and the exhaust pipes of all participating vehicles roared in unison.
"All the cars started at the same time. Each group had a perfect start and they were very close to each other. It looks like it will be a very high-level race. Judge Fiore, what do you think?"
"As long as everyone can reach the destination safely and without any problems, it will be fine." Fiore said with a smile. For some reason, her smile looked a little forced.
"How could there not be problems?" Olga Marie moved the microphone away, complained quietly, and continued to explain, "Oh, the tight situation has changed. Someone rushed out from the group. It was Lancer Cu Chulainn. The one rushing to the front at super high speed was Cu Chulainn's Big Dog! Wow, what a bad name."
"It's not the Big Dog, it's the Gáe Bolcar!" A spearman in a blue racing suit poked his head out of the red rocket car that was racing away from the crowd, "Sorry, I'll finish you off in one go!"
"This mad dog is quite powerful." Gilgamesh, who had been in first place until just now, pushed up his sunglasses and said, "Rin, isn't it time for you to speed up too?"
"There's a curve ahead. It's dangerous to accelerate at this time—" Rin, who was driving the golden sports car, replied calmly.
Luvia, who was only one parking space away and driving an off-road car with a sun emblem, also said: "The race has just begun, there is no need to rush, as long as we win in the end-"
"—No matter what means we use, we must win!" The two girls with similar blood and the same personality declared at the same time.
The two golden servants who were also sitting in the co-pilot seat had different expressions. Gilgamesh had a grim smile on his face, while Karna stared straight ahead with an expressionless face.
At this time, Cu Chulainn was still immersed in the refreshing acceleration.
"Great, my Gáe Bolcar, this is such a great feeling - Bazette, just wait and see, I will definitely win first place!"
"Ah, he rushed out."
Scathach, who was at the end of the group and the last to start, shook her head helplessly.
"Shinji, I remember you said that this competition is fair and the overall attributes of each car are balanced, right?"
"That's right."
Shinji adjusted his shoes and answered that he and Scathach were using roller skates to race. When they entered the arena, they were almost laughed to death by opponents like Gilgamesh who drove luxury cars.
In response, Shinji simply said that the competition is fair and what you see with your eyes may not be the whole story.
Scathach asked with interest: "So, what is the weakness relative to this abnormal linear acceleration ability?"
"It's the ability to turn. The car that Cuchulain was driving was a type of rocket car. The biggest disadvantage of this type of car is that it can't turn normally - you see."
As soon as he finished speaking, the first bend appeared in his sight. Cu Chulainn instinctively stepped on the brakes and turned the steering wheel - however, because the speed was too fast, he could not stop at all, and the steering wheel was also fixed and could not be turned.
"Damn it, what should I do, ahhhhhhhh—"
Amid the screams of the blue beast, the rocket car crashed into the edge of the curve.
Then—BOOM! It exploded.
The spark ignited the rocket car's fuel tank, and the flames spread wildly, completely engulfing Cu Chulainn's body.
"Look—" Shinji, who saw this scene, held back his laughter, spread his hands, and then shouted to the sky, "Lancer is dead!"
"It's so inhumane." Olga Marie added, "A major accident happened right after the game started."
"Lancer!!!" Bazett screamed heartbreakingly.
"We'll deal with it later..." Fiore began to have a headache, not knowing whether it was because of herself or because of other people.
"Ohhhhhhh..."
The atmosphere of the entire venue was ignited by the explosion, but Scathach fell silent until she was close to the sea of fire, then she spoke, "You did it on purpose."
"Don't say that, Master. Irisviel prepared detailed vehicle instructions for each contestant. If he had read them calmly like you, Master, this would definitely not have happened."
When this was mentioned, Scathach sighed: "Even though I've suffered many losses, I'm still as impulsive as ever and can't see clearly what's ahead - but now that the road is blocked, what are you going to do?"
As they spoke, the fire grew more intense, blocking the entire road. For the Servants, such a fire without any mysterious substance was nothing, but it was difficult for vehicles to withstand.
Shinji remained calm: "It's okay. In addition to the medical team, we also have an emergency response team that specializes in dealing with situations like this."
Suddenly, snowflakes began to float in the sky. They seemed to be only the size of a fingernail, but when they fell into the fire, they instantly extinguished the flames and froze the surrounding ground. In just a few seconds, the fire was out.
At this time, the medical team rushed in, and two artificial maids put Cu Chulainn on the stretcher without saying a word, and carried him away.
Roman kept wrapping bandages around Cu Chulainn's body: "Don't worry, I will definitely heal you and won't let you die."
"Don't talk about people being dead casually, hey—mmmm."
A bandage was passed neatly across Cuchulain's mouth, silencing the last of his protests.
"You must stay strong and live on, Lancer."
Hiding in the clouds, Medea, who was responsible for making the snow fall, symbolically wiped her eyes to wipe away the non-existent tears.
"..." Scathach was speechless.
These guys, especially the heroes of her level—are really enjoying the game, enjoying this special Holy Grail War that came about by chance.
Am I being too serious and too persistent
The queen of the demon realm, the warrior who has always been seeking strong men, thought.
"Master, watch your step, we are about to enter the frozen area."
As the fire was put out, the track was clear again, and the cars that were stuck started one after another. Only Shinji and Scathach were left on the frozen track. This ice surface with an extremely low friction coefficient is the worst road surface for roller skating.
But in Scathach's eyes—
"It's just some ice, nothing to worry about."
The beige windbreaker was lifted up, one slender and powerful long leg was raised high, and the other foot was spinning on the ice, sliding out of the ice in a circle, which stunned Shinji who was wading through the ice carefully, and also made Olga Marie, who was commentating, seem a little incoherent.
"I'm not seeing things, Bey, the Biellmann turn, it's the standard Biellmann turn! It's amazing, Scathach actually used roller skating to perform the Biellmann turn of figure skating."
Returning lightly to the ground, Scathach naturally adjusted her coat, her calm posture seemed to be making a statement.
I can also keep up with the trend and enjoy the game.
PS: Big Dog: You are already old, don’t try so hard like a little girl. (The professional age of figure skaters is generally 15-25 years old. There are some older ones, but most of them are just trying hard).
Scathach: The spear that pierces through death.
The big dog soldier died because of his bad mouth and was stabbed in the heart by the magic spear.
Shinji: Lancer died again, how inhumane.