When Lorelaia heard Shinji's question, there was a different meaning in her voice.
"Why, you really want me to join?"
"No." Shinji shook his head. "The ritual involves fighting each other, and only one group of winners will remain. I don't want you to risk your life."
"Are you doubting my ability?" Loreleija snorted to show her dissatisfaction.
"I have no doubt about that. In a one-on-one match, there are only a handful of people in this world who can beat you. But—"
At this point, Shinji changed the subject.
"The Holy Grail War is not only about the magicians who are the masters, but also the servants who are the heroes. They are all famous figures in history, and there are many monsters that are out of the ordinary. If the enemy summons a hero from the mythological era, will you still be so confident?"
"If they can summon, why can't I? They have secret treasures, but Barthelmero doesn't?"
"Yes, of course. But there are seven Masters participating in the battle. You should consider the consequences for your reputation. How do you think Kayneth lost ten years ago?"
In fact, there were many reasons why Kenneth lost. One of them was that Waver stole the holy relic he had prepared, which forced him to temporarily change the summon target. The second was his arrogance and self-righteousness. The last was Kiritsugu's targeting. However, Lorelaia didn't know the details, so she didn't doubt what Shinji said.
As the Lord of Law and Politics and the undisputed Queen of the Clock Tower, Lorelaia's strength and ability are obvious to all. It is conceivable how much pressure such a person would bring to other participants in the Holy Grail War.
"Let's unite to eliminate the strongest competitor first? This is a common way of thinking for the weak, but they will unite, so can I. It's not difficult to use people like Galiasta as long as there is enough benefit. Add you, you and I will unite, plus three servants, even if the opponents unite, there is nothing to be afraid of."
"How can you be sure that I will join the war?"
"That's hard to guess. Matou, Tousaka, and Einzbern all had no record of being absent from the first four Holy Grail Wars, so they will surely not be absent this time. Although there are many people in the Matou family who are qualified to be masters, from what I know about you, you will not push the responsibility and risk onto them. You are such an overprotective person."
"Can't you use some nicer adjectives? Like sentimental or something - wait, you...did you give the spot to Atram just for this?"
Lorelaia's queenly aura and confidence made Shinji a little shaken. However, in the eyes of Her Majesty the Queen, this hesitation was purely due to her low IQ.
"What nonsense! If I really want to join the war, I can choose my subordinates from my family or the E-Squadron. Why should I choose a stranger?"
"One moment you say you're going, and the next moment you say you're not going. I really don't understand what you're thinking about?" Shinji was confused and simply gave up thinking.
"After learning about the Holy Grail War from Lord El-Melloi, I had plans to participate, but later gave up. There are two reasons. First, safety. I am not worried about hostile Masters, but there are not only Masters participating in the war who want to deal with me, but also many enemies hiding in the dark. The Law and Politics Department has little control over Japan. Going there rashly would not only be irresponsible to myself, but it might also involve you, which is not what I want to see. Second, I don't want to damage the relationship between us. Shinji, I know that your family attaches great importance to this ceremony, and your deliberate low-keyness over the years may also be related to the ceremony. If I disrupt your arrangements because of my personal curiosity, I may lose you forever."
"Miss, you..." Shinji was shocked and moved.
Shocked by her sharpness. He had kept it a secret for so many years, but it finally failed to deceive her eyes. Even so, she chose to turn a blind eye. How could Shinji not be moved by her thoughtfulness
The shock soon faded away, leaving only the touch in my heart that turned into warmth in my eyes and slowly melted away.
Lorelaia was a little flustered by Shinji's look. She fiddled with her fingers unconsciously and tried to calm herself down:
"No, don't get me wrong. I just think you are a talent and hope you can continue to work for me. I don't mean anything else. Do you understand?"
Little did he know that this kind of proud and coquettish, coquettish and shy girl's demeanor was even more attractive. At this moment, Shinji was like the magicians who saw Golden Princess for the first time, completely losing the ability to think, and only knew to say "hmm, ah, oh".
This rare stupid reaction also made Lorelaia feel much better: "If you understand, then try harder."
"oh."
"Really? You have such great abilities, why are you always so lazy?"
"Um."
"Shinji, are you listening?"
"Ah, I'm listening, Miss is right."
Shinji suddenly woke up from his dream and noticed that Lorelaia was biting her lip, so he asked quickly.
"By the way, Miss, why do you say that I am the biggest beneficiary of the Izeluma incident?"
The Queen sighed helplessly after being choked. "Atram targeted this secret treasure because he wanted to summon Siegfried as his Servant. He is the most outstanding hero in Norse mythology. Not only can he kill the dragon alone, but he also has an almost invincible immortal body. If he is really summoned, he will definitely be a very difficult opponent. Now that the Bodhi Leaf is destroyed, you have lost a powerful potential enemy."
"I don't deny that."
Shinji, who had fought alongside Siegfried, knew how powerful he was. Even now, he had no way to deal with this great hero with the Dragon Blood Armor. Because of their friendship, Shinji would not do anything like a sneak attack or a backstab, so a fierce battle was inevitable.
"However, I would like to correct one point. The destruction of the Bodhi Leaf in terms of the spell body does not mean that it cannot be used as a catalyst for summoning. The catalyst values the connection with the Heroic Spirit. Even if the Bodhi Leaf is burned to ashes, the fact that it once covered Siegfried's back will not change, and the connection between it and Siegfried will not change either."
"You mean - you can also use that ashes to summon Siegfried?"
"That's right."
"Where is the ash now?"
"Here I am. I found this in Golden Princess' room. Waver also got inspiration from the powder."
Shinji said as he took out a small sealed box from his pocket.
"What's funny is that Waver clearly said that the Bodhi leaf was burned to ashes by the orange, but Atram didn't even think about looking for the ashes. What do you think would be Atram's expression if I summoned Siegfried and brought him to him?"
Lorelaia stared at the box in Shinji's hand. "He might fight you to death."
"Fight hard? He doesn't even have the qualifications to fight hard. Let me tell you another interesting thing—"
PS: The fragments of the round table that Xiao Mo chopped up can still be used to recruit round table knights. Look at Sister Ba, she got Cu Chulainn with just one earring. It is no problem to divide the fragments of the round table used by Lion Jie into seven or eight pieces - of course, because of the uncertainty of the fragments of the round table, there is no need to split them too much, what if a weak chicken is summoned? You should know that there are 150 people in the Knights of the Round Table (there are other numbers, but the maximum is 150, taking the extreme value), half of whom are not meritorious enough to become Heroic Spirits (appointed by Mushroom), and there are more than 70 people left, with different levels of strength. Don't apply the strength of Gawain, Lancelot, and Tristan to other Knights of the Round Table.
PS2: Although Lion Jie said that the strength of the Knights of the Round Table is not weak, they are still not good enough in the wars of gods fighting in major studios. A typical example is Xiao Bei - if you don't have Merlin to equip you with Silver Hand (EX Curry Stick), who can you beat? However, in the game, Xiao Bei is quite useful, with five treasures at level 70, without white dog, skills 999, and random teammate buffs. The ceremonial buff can instantly kill the weekly 40ap gun book.
PS3: How did Xiaobei become a man? The voice acting of Noto’s sister in the 2006 version was so good—well, actually, Kawasumi was working, and Noto went to visit the set, and was caught and dubbed two lines.
PS4: Regarding last night's chapter, some book friends said that there were multiple Danzangs, which was a flaw - in fact, it was not a flaw. Chengzi herself could not remember, so she did not ask at all. Her life was a mess. It was foreshadowed before. Chengzi could not even remember how many days she had stayed in Izeluma. And Danzang was not a proactive person. If the master did not ask, Danzang herself would not say anything. Her initiative was actually very low. Because Duanzang was there, Erye was not worried about what would happen to Chengzi. Duanzang just did not say anything, which did not mean he did not care.