Einzbern Consultation Room
Counselor (Irisviel): In the Fourth Holy Grail War, who was the first Master to be killed
Disciple Zero (Fujimura Taiga in the JK version): Report, Ryunosuke Uesugi.
Consultant: Caster's Master, Ryunosuke Ueyuu, please sit down.
Interviewer: The murderer appeared, his head flew off, he left a eulogy, and left, all in an instant. The whole process was smooth and neat, a hero among conveniences.
The above is a teaching in a mysterious space that is deeper than the origin, and it objectively depicts the scene that happened at that time. In particular, the word "instant" is used very vividly. Before the curious people around Ryunosuke who came out to see the monster could react, Shinji had already disappeared in the thick fog, leaving only a body with its head and body separated.
The slow reaction of the onlookers does not mean that Caster is slow to react. The moment the source of magic power disappeared and the master-servant contract was broken, Caster knew what had happened.
He mourned from the bottom of his heart for the only person in the world who understood.
"Ryunosuke, my Master, you left me behind to go first. But don't worry, I, Gilles de Rais, will definitely fulfill my promise to you."
Caster, tears welling up in the corners of his eyes, held his treasure in both hands. His high-pitched and sorrowful voice penetrated through the layers of flesh, shaking the atmosphere along with the magic power.
"Ryunosuke, look at this, this is the best Cool I've ever given you!"
"Cool" is a transliteration of "Cool", which is Ryunosuke's catchphrase. Whenever he is excited, he will shout this. Since he summoned Caster, he has been praising Caster with this word every day. Over time, Caster has also been infected by him and has become more and more Cool.
As if it had heard Caster's voice, the evil god's clone, which had been staying in the same place without moving since it appeared in the world, began to slowly move towards the shore. It wanted to devour all the living beings in this city!
This not only satisfies its endless desire for food, but also replenishes Caster's magic power to maintain the present world after he lost his magic power source, and is also the best gift to Ryunosuke.
The faces of the four Servants and three Masters who formed the alliance changed. Although the sea demon's movements were very slow, that was only relative to its huge and bloated body. No matter how slow its huge size was, its speed was much faster than that of humans.
What's more troublesome is that even the servants' power that far exceeds that of humans cannot stop the movement of the sea demon. At most, they can only delay its pace. It is really too big, so big that its movement is like a tidal wave.
Saber's sword pressure, Lancer's gun skills, Rider's thunder, and Assassin's combo are no different from mosquito bites to it. Even the anti-military treasures such as the Spear of Death and Far-reaching Ravage are just dog bites and cat scratches. The wounds look scary, but they do not hurt any bones.
Just when the situation took a turn for the worse, four dazzling rays of light like meteors streaked across the night sky, and the sea monster, against which the four servants were at a loss, had one third of its body evaporated in an instant.
Looking in the direction where the "meteor" fell, I saw a UFO in the shape of a fish made of gold and emeralds floating in the eastern sky. Even if you can't see the person, you can feel the luxury and arrogance. Only one person in the whole Fuyuki City possesses that luxury and arrogance - Archer, the heroic king of Babylonia, Gilgamesh.
"Is that Vimana?"
Shinji, who was on his way back, stopped and stared at the golden spaceship, even forgetting the sea monster that was getting closer and closer.
The spaceship that Gilgamesh took was called "Vimana", a mythical ship recorded in the two core epics of ancient Indian mythology, "Ramayana" and "Mahābhārata". It is one of the treasures collected in the "Treasure of the King", carrying Gilgamesh to fly in the sky.
Shinji cares so much about this treasure, not because he has any intention towards "Vimana" itself. He already has feather shoes and another treasure that breaks the bondage of gravity, and more flying treasures are of little significance to him. Although the setting book of "Fatezero" mentioned that "Vimana" is equipped with ancient nuclear warheads, Shinji really can't use such weapons of mass destruction. Not to mention whether this thing can kill servants or monsters comparable to servants, even if it can kill them, how to deal with the aftermath is also a big problem.
Shinji is concerned about the next move of Gilgamesh, the master of Vimana.
"Will you do it just once, as the book says, or will you do something unexpected?"
... ...
The "meteor" attack from the sky caused unprecedented serious damage to the sea monster, but Caster's laughter not only did not weaken, but became more arrogant.
"... How is this possible!"
More than one person exclaimed like this.
The twisting flesh expanded like a balloon, quickly covering and squeezing out the damaged part. The structure of the sea devil is probably as simple as that of protozoa, without bones or internal organs, so there is no weakness. No matter which part of the body is damaged in any way, it will not affect its movement. Using its abnormal regeneration ability, it can instantly restore the damaged part to its original state.
Seeing this scene, Archer, who was sitting on the only throne of "Vimana", showed his undisguised disgust:
"This is such an ugly sight, let's go back, Tokiomi."
"But... Hero King, please think twice." Archer's master, Tohsaka Tokiomi, who walked out of the Tohsaka family for the first time after the war, bowed his upper body deeply, almost parallel to the surface of "Vimana".
Unlike Archer, Tokiomi's heart was filled with anger and anxiety. He was the secret manager of Fuyuki City, the adherent and defender of the creed that "magic must remain secret", and it was his duty and responsibility to deal with Caster who violated this creed.
That is why he walked out of the workshop and begged Archer to ride on the Vimana with him.
However, Archer was indifferent to the rampage of the sea monster. Even when Tokiomi said, "That monster is destroying your garden, please kill it," Archer just said, "That's the gardener's job," and remained indifferent.
In the era when Gilgamesh lived, everyone had his own responsibilities. From the king to the slaves, everyone should do their job and could not go beyond it. Gilgamesh was proud of this, but Tokiomi did not understand his pride.
"Tokiomi, I used four of my treasures for your sake. Now that I have touched that thing, I do not want to take it back. Do not regard my tolerance as a cheap thing!"
Archer snorted in displeasure. As a king, he had an obligation to respond to the requests of his subjects. Tokiomi treated him as a subject, so he made an exception and used the four treasures. Otherwise, even if the sea demon destroyed the entire Fuyuki City, he would not frown.
"There is no one but you who can defeat that monster!"
Tokiomi tried his best to persuade him, but at this point, he no longer cared about the etiquette of a minister.
Archer raised his hand to stop Tokiomi from saying anything else, and glanced at the battlefield below thoughtfully.
"You are wrong, Tokiomi. I am not the only one who has the ability to defeat this monster."
"Wang, what do you mean?"
"Haha, Rider has shown his trump card, Assassin hasn't, and there's still Saber. I've changed my mind, let's just watch this scene from the sidelines. Bastards, work hard, I will assess your worth and decide who is worthy of being killed by my treasure."
Archer's joyful laughter, though not loud, was more confident than Caster's wild laughter.
Tokiomi lowered his head and remained silent, carefully calculating the pros and cons - was it more advantageous to use the sea devil as bait to test the trump card of other Servants, or was it better to use the Command Seals to force Gilgamesh to defeat Caster.
In the end, he chose the former. Although the latter could obtain additional Command Seals, due to the participation of other Servants, Risei could not openly favor Tokiomi, and the number of Command Seals he could obtain was limited. Before that, he and Gilgamesh would definitely break up, and with Gilgamesh's arrogance, it was not impossible for him to kill him directly.
... ...
After staring at the "Vimana" for a few minutes, Shinji was sure that Gilgamesh had no intention of attacking the sea monster again, and he couldn't help but smile with a sense of success.
"Good, that's right."
While laughing, he took out a mobile phone from his waist bag and dialed a number.
"Hello, uncle? Where have you been?"
"You're just in time, Uncle. I need Berserker to help me with something."
"It's okay with Archer. He doesn't look like he's going to make a move. I'll keep an eye on him just in case."
"Send Berserker down to the river and see if he can find the four treasures Archer threw out. They are all good things, don't waste them."
PS: Many book friends said that Ryunosuke’s exit was too hasty and not impressive. Jian Shao revised half of the chapter. The revised version has been uploaded. You can just click on the computer version and refresh the client or re-cache it.