"I think it's better to keep your head down when you're under the roof...... Don't think she'll have a problem leaving for a while, you must know that this is Caster's position, and she will probably hear what you say. ”

Xia Ran immediately smiled lightly, it was probably difficult for outsiders to imagine that such a taciturn swordsman was actually quite funny and poor when he chatted, and he was unexpectedly able to talk to anyone in Liudong Temple-

Except for Lancelot.

After all, Berserker is difficult to communicate, and this is not because of language, but because of consciousness.

The effect of "madness" can make the glorious hero completely and completely different from the human species.

Just like humans and beasts, the inability to communicate with each other is no longer a matter of simple language, but also a difference in consciousness. Even Saber can't help it, and Sasaki Kojiro's humor naturally doesn't have any effect on Lancelot.

"Ahem, this ...... I don't think Caster should be bothering for this kind of thing. ”

Sasaki Kojiro didn't seem to be flustered at all, but the quiet change of his name revealed that he was somewhat weak-hearted. Of course, it shouldn't be that I'm afraid of Medea, but I feel embarrassed to say bad things about others behind my back and be found out by the parties.

I don't know what's going on, but maybe it's because someone is born with a different nature! Anyway, just like the original plot of the Five Wars, the relationship between Sasaki Kojiro and Medea is not very good, but with Xia Ran's intervention, it has not reached the point of becoming a fire and water.

At least Medea won't hurt and persecute Sasaki Kojiro through means, and Sasaki Kojiro just doesn't respect the witch very much in terms of title......

How to put it, the two sides probably belong to the level of "the relationship between colleagues is not too harmonious", and they don't like each other.

"Then, the swordsmanship training will continue from tomorrow, and I'll bother you in this regard, Sasaki ......" Xia Ran didn't care, but just remembered something, so he mentioned it by the way.

In the past few days, he has been learning swordsmanship from this ancient swordsman, deepening his understanding and reducing the difficulty for his ultimate goal of mastering "Yan Hui".

Because the space is very fair and open in this regard, even if it is to strengthen the same skill, it is very reasonable to charge different fees for people with different foundations and different proficiency levels.

After all, some people have no foundation, and they have mastered a skill from scratch to the level of specialization; Some people have a very solid foundation, and they are one step away from the level of mastery......

In the face of these two different situations, if the reinforcement is the same effect, and the charges are the same, then it will be completely unreasonable.

So based on such a basic principle, Xia Ran tried his best to reduce the cost of space while collecting causal crystals - for example, from requiring one A-level causal crystal, to two B-level causal crystals or something. If it can be done, then the difficulty of mastering "Yan Hui" should be reduced.

Sasaki Kojiro happily agreed, not only did he not reject such a thing at all, but was very willing to do it, and also praised Xia Ran for being also very talented in swordsmanship, although he only studied for a few days, but he could see it.

If you have such a talent, as long as you work harder and persevere, then you must be able to reach that level.

In this regard, as a very professional magician, Xia Ran just smiled, very self-aware and did not express any opinions.

After all, it was only because of the effect of the ebony blade that he often experienced the effect of "strengthening the skill of wielding a long-bladed weapon" blessed by the power of the demon artifact, and he had some feelings.

If you really want to talk about talent, it is the nameless swordsman in front of you who is the most talented, and he works very hard, persistently grinding his skills to that height-

It is said that Sasaki Kojiro was just an ordinary farmer during his lifetime, and he met the reclusive sword master in the mountains and apprenticed to him, but in fact, the sword master only taught him the elegant attitude as a swordsman for a month, and then he went to the west of the country to burp directly.

That is to say, although he apprenticed to the Sword Saint, the Sword Saint only taught him for a month, and what he taught was not sword skills, but the elegant posture and etiquette as a swordsman-

This is also why he was born as a farmer, and he actually has the temperament that only elegant characters who appreciate flowers and birds and are dressed in elegant feathers, and they are not pretending, but really love elegance and calmness.

In addition, all his skills were honed by Sasaki Kojiro himself, and he was a man who only cared about retreating deep in the mountains and kept wielding his sword, and was not interested in anything else.

I didn't think it was a particularly powerful thing to realize the terrible phenomenon of "multi-dimensional twists and turns" in the human body, because he didn't work hard to pursue this goal, nor did he want to show it to others.

It's just that there is nothing else to do, just to swing the sword, to train oneself into the sword technique itself, and to seek the Tao every day. Then, after a long time, his sword skills finally reached this terrifying realm beyond the human realm.

Even when he got to this point, he was just thinking, "Well, it did...... I don't feel so proud that I just think that I can take this step at the end of my life.

"If you live for 50 years in the world and only wield a sword, this level is feasible, right?"

- Xia Ran asked him two days ago why he did it to this extent, and he answered like this, and the miracle was probably born because of this.

The magician didn't want to say anything, Sasaki Kojiro didn't have a little Hercules in his heart at all, and a person like himself, who had neither the talent nor the time and the conditions to work hard, could only rely on strengthening to eat.

He crossed Kojiro Sasaki and walked into the courtyard.

……

……

The interior of Ryudong Temple has been restored to its original appearance.

Whether it was the destroyed and torn walls, the smashed floor tiles, and the buildings of the temple itself, they were all back to their original state at this moment, and on the surface, there was no sign of a terrible battle at all.

The courtyard was empty, there was not even a light, only darkness and silence, and the magic of the position flowed.

Wearing a silver armor, petite figure, blonde hair and blue eyes, the knight girl was kneeling in the darkness at the moment, looking like she had been hit hard. She was covered in scars, partly from her previous battle with Lancelot, and partly from the backlash damage she had suffered from forcibly resisting the Command Spell.

As for the black ghost-like Lancelot, he was not present, otherwise, he was afraid that there would be some trouble.

Hearing footsteps approaching, he came to him, and then stopped, and Saber still didn't move, not even raising his head. She hung her head so low that it was impossible to see her expression.

“……”

“……”

As the night deepened, the chill on the mountain grew colder and colder. The man who came seemed to be more patient than she was, neither speaking nor walking away, as if he could be here with her until dawn.

"Kill me......" Finally, the knight girl spoke, and she looked up at the magician in front of her, who looked like a young man in a classical black robe, and her hoarse voice looked tired and weak.

Through the contract, she knew that the magician in front of her was now her master.

It's ironic to think about the original purpose of coming here tonight.

"This can't be done...... Xia Ran shook his head, disagreeing with the request to tear the card, he finally got the SSR, "But you look very resistant, do you think we are despicable?" ”

"Of course I won't say you're despicable, and I'm not qualified to say that...... If the winner tonight is on our side, then you are the ones who are facing this situation now......"

Saber lowered her head and whispered, she seemed to be extremely tired, both physically and mentally.

"But just as you wouldn't accept it, I wouldn't accept that outcome either...... It's absolutely impossible to serve you anyway, and even if you use the Command Spell, I won't obey your orders, so don't waste your time, kill me. ”

"Forget it, but you can rest assured, I won't force you with a spell, and I won't do it like that......"

Xia Ran blinked, there were only three strokes of the spell, and one stroke had just been used up by Medea, and only two strokes remained.

In addition, Saber's magic power is particularly strong, and the mandatory command of the Spell can be carried down, which is equivalent to basically only one chance to enforce the command...... Basically, there is no use for eggs.

That's why he couldn't rely on the Command Charm to make Saber work for him, that level was too low, and he had to make the Knight King himself willing. It's not just for situations like the present, it's the same for all summoning Heroic Spirits.

Simply trying to rely on the spell to control the servant is never safe enough, for example, Tosaka Tokitoto, he may feel that he maintains enough respect for Gilgamesh, just like a courtier facing the king, but Gilgamesh does not appreciate it, and there is actually nothing left between the two except the spell.

And as of tonight, Tosaka Toshitomi has consumed two spells, and it is estimated that he is not far from death.

"Well, thank you so much...... But please kill me. ”

Saber muttered to himself, feeling a little more relaxed subconsciously, and did not doubt the other party's words.

At least until now, this magician, who is almost the biggest behind the Holy Grail War, and who plays everyone between the palms of his hand, actually gives her a pretty good impression, not that kind of despicable villain.

Even the only bad thing I heard, that is, the question about the other party's killing people and absorbing magic power, but now it seems that it is likely to be fake, I don't know if Emiya Kiritsugu also made a mistake, or deliberately deceived her, using the excuse of such moral kidnapping to force her to come over and storm Liudong Temple tonight.

"It's not interesting to say that over and over again, you know we can't do that...... Ahem, besides, Emiya Kiritsugu is not a good master, you should also know his style of acting, you can't get along at all. ”

Xia Ran sighed and tried to convince Saber: "As the saying goes, trees move the dead and people move alive, now is not the era you used to be, there is nothing to change jobs, why bother yourself......"

"You don't need to persuade me, I have my own insistence anyway......" Saber was unmoved, although she did vaguely know what kind of character her master was, but her loyalty did not allow her to betray her original master and switch to someone else.

"Well, this ...... Actually, Alice Phil is in my hands now. Finding that the other party was really dead-eyed, Xia Ran thought about it for a while, and felt that it was difficult to organize the language without causing misunderstanding, so he simply told Saber directly.

"You——!! Despicable and shameless! ”

Saber looked up suddenly, glaring at him in shock and anger.

“……”

“……”

"You just said that you wouldn't call me despicable, was that this was blown away by the wind?" Xia Ran tugged at the corners of her mouth, looking at the girl in front of her incredulously, the current person is really ...... Is it not even five minutes old to say something?

"Isn't it despicable enough to threaten me with the lives of innocent people?" Saber glared at him, eager to draw his sword on the spot.

"I didn't threaten you, I just told you such a thing...... Xia Ran said calmly, "Whether you insist on what you just said or not, I won't anger that lady because of this, you can rest assured that you don't have to be affected by this." ”

This is really, what he should do or how he will do it, will not be affected by Saber.

It's just that Saber couldn't believe it at all, just stared at her with a murderous gaze, and in a fit of rage, her chest was rising and falling rapidly, although there was still nothing to see.