Chapter 899: Utilitarian
"I don't have to tremble with you, let Shirou go." It's still the kind of rigid answer, but in fact, you can't expect her to tactfully rely on negotiation to settle things in this situation. Qing smiled and shrugged his shoulders, "Don't talk big, it's not necessary." Because if I were going to kill this young man, then he would have died just now, and I would have some friendship with him, and I would not be so cold-blooded in slaughtering acquaintances, and I would not have fallen to that level for unarmed ordinary people. ”
Obeying the principles of life is to prove that you are not crazy, because Qing understands that he is no longer as fearless as before, and now he is afraid of failure, afraid of one wrong step and one wrong step that will lead to losing all the games, because he can't afford to lose, ten years of waiting is for this moment, and the tense nerves are on the verge of collapse, so it is really a blessing to say that he has not yet achieved madness, because this also proves that he has not yet reached a dead end at this moment, and he does not need to solve the unbreakable death situation with rage.
Artoria's brow tightened slightly, but the tense body still proved her distrust, "What the hell are you trying to do?" Obviously he kept saying that he wouldn't kill people, so why didn't he let him go, saying that I couldn't believe you if I couldn't do it, I needed proof of your actions. "Holding the 'hostage' Qing heard the words of the other party and finally breathed a sigh of relief, the other party was not completely dead-headed, and after weighing the pros and cons, he finally relented.
"Are you getting a little nervous, or are you completely distrustful of me?" He said slowly, "But I didn't expect you to talk to me indifferently. Saber, disarm you, put away your sword, and if you can stop attacking, then I'll let this boy go. "Is it really handy to play the role of a villain, or should I be a villain from the beginning? However, the most important thing at this moment is the current situation, if the other party is willing to stop, then the situation still has room for maneuver.
Artoria was silent for a while, her face was as cold as ever, but it was actually a sign of distrust, "--- if I put away the offensive, you will really release the hostages?" Qing, as the opponent and the proposer of the conditions, naturally nodded seriously, because if he was not serious enough, the other party would not believe it, "Of course, and I don't need to lie to you, because you provoked the war, I know that you have prejudices against me, and you are also an enemy, but I hope you can be calmer, this time I am still your enemy, so the past grievances." Sooner or later, it's going to be settled, isn't it? “
If it can be resolved peacefully, it will be resolved peacefully, which is not that the master who can't kill the opponent can do it, but that the other party is really stepping on his own lifeline. This kind of thing can be calculated by making a very simple comparison, on the one hand, it is to kill the master of a faction, and if you are lucky, you can destroy it together with the Servant, which is undoubtedly quite an excellent record, but what is the use of the light record? The consequence of the confrontation of the seven parties is to expose the position, the seven parties are enemies, and it is insignificant to destroy one side in a hurry.
The other thing left is to stabilize the situation and not expose your own fatal position, so that when the Noble Phantasm is completed, your combat power will be raised to a level equal to Berserker! Then all you need to do is ensure that you don't get into a death battle with the Lord of Einzberren before getting rid of the rest of the camps, then when all the camps that will interfere with the decisive battle are cleared, and then rely on your own combat power and Mordred's strength, it will be relatively easier to kill the berserker, and wipe out the last opponent, all that remains is to hold the Holy Grail---
Artoria narrowed her eyes slightly, she seemed to see the clue, the plan hidden in Qing's heart, but she was more concerned about the hostage lord than the opponent, she was silent and hesitated for a while, and finally disarmed, but she was not stupid enough to contact with the sword "This is already my biggest concession, now you can let Shirou go, my sword will prove to me that what I said is not the slightest false." ”
That person dares to use a sword to vouch, which means that she will not go back on her word, but in fact, even if she doesn't swear, her pride will not let her do anything other than the knightly treaty, she is such a one-dimensional existence. Qing nodded, "Hmph~ Okay, as you wish, I won't break the contract if you keep your word." "After saying that, let go of the guard palace Shirou back, after all, he didn't plan to kill this boy from the beginning, because every camp that exists now can weaken the existence of the Berserker camp, although this kind of action is to let the tiger return to the mountain, but this 'tiger' can have an impact on the overall situation, so after weighing the pros and cons, it will be more strategic to release people.
Inevitably, this is a very risky decision, and there are no shortage of examples of this in the records of setting fire to various texts, but even then there is no shortage of attempts, and the Berserker camp must be weakened, so the so-called risk makes sense to take! Thinking like this, Qing looked down at Emiya Shirou, who had let go of his hand, but still hadn't returned to his servant, and couldn't help but have a burst of doubts in his heart, and Artoria, who was also on the opposite side, was even more puzzled.
"Go back, what are you doing?" Pushing the boy back to his own servant Saber's side, Qing said that he had nothing to do and clapped his hands lightly, "Okay, it's a happy ending, now everyone is not an enemy of each other, congratulations, congratulations." "Making unnourishing jokes, trying to soften the smell of gunpowder in the air as much as possible, and at the same time bearing the piercing gaze of the blonde girl, for this is a necessity, and although the two sides will not fight each other for a short time, the hostility will not be eliminated for this.
Turning around and not looking at Artoria, he put his hands in his pockets, and stood in front of the window by the corridor and looked out, "It's time to put away your sword, Saber, the agreement was made by the two of us, so as one of them, I hope you can follow the agreement." “
Turning his head calmly and looking at the girl who had not given in for a long time, he sighed long, recalling that his life was really filthy and unbearable, and in the eyes of outsiders, he was a monster who killed people without blinking, but the final result was that he dissipated silently in a place where no one could know, died on the joint that life can start again, gave up the opportunity to start over, and completed the unfinished promise, thinking that everything was finally the end of the beginning and the end! But in the end, he was burdened with ridiculous hatred---- former friend became an enemy, and even if he died in this afterlife, this fate that should have been rotten still gnawed at himself, and became a nightmare to come to him again----