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Chapter 328 The Ideal Knight and the Victory Salute

When Lancelot regained consciousness and felt the touch of the sword, his face changed suddenly.

[Break All Chains: Overpowering Lake Light] is completely different from the light cannon that can be fired when swinging the sword using skills such as [Magic Release].

When his sword skills hit the enemy, the huge amount of magic power contained in the blade will overflow from the cut surface of the enemy's body when he cuts it.

Then it bursts out with a blue light like a lake, destroying the enemies in front.

However, before his sword could touch the enemy's body, the opponent's body mysteriously dissipated on its own.

All that was left was the immense, unreleased magic power accumulated on the blade, and Lancelot, who looked around with a sense of bewilderment in his heart as he swung his sword.

This [Noble Phantasm], activated by the Master's miraculous [Command Seals], should have transformed the ruined streets into a desolate desert.

Until the end, it was just like a heavy hammer hitting the ground, with the heroic spirit as the center, creating a small "basin" under his feet.

Lancelot regained consciousness and was about to return to the Throne of Heroes after swinging the sword.

In addition to the regret of not being able to realize his wish, some lingering doubts suddenly arose in his heart.

[What method did Saber, who exudes the same dragon aura as her master, use? ]

[Could he be a half-blood magician like Merlin, skilled in [illusions]?]

[But I don't smell any magical power. How did he do that? ]

At the same time, his original target walked slowly towards him from the side, holding the long knife in his hand and stabbing it into his chest, crushing his soul core.

Lancelot, who had already transformed into light particles and become the spiritual essence of the Holy Grail, suddenly realized it and muttered to himself.

"Is this an illusion formed by murderous intent?

"A swordsman of this skill would still use extremely cautious strategies even after winning?

"It really is"

He took one last look at Fang Yi and engraved the enemy's face into his mind.

Lancelot uttered a word of appreciation.

"A swordsman worthy of respect."

Only at the last moment did Lancelot seem to faintly sense the breath of [Altria].

So he took off his helmet, revealing his handsome face.

Then, he spoke some inexplicable words to Fang Yi, who was faintly emitting the aura of dragon and an unknown breath in front of him, in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

“Until the end, I still couldn’t realize my wish.

"What a shame! If you could ever meet the king, please tell her the ideals of this knight with this face.

"I only hope that the King will punish Lancelot for being so unfaithful and failing to become the Ideal Knight."

While looking at the enemy in front of him, he listened to the prompt sound that [Affected by the [Protagonist] card, the hidden mission [Ideal Knight] has been triggered].

Fang Yi nodded slightly and made a promise.

"it is good."

The smiling Heroic Spirit before him transformed into golden particles, becoming part of the Holy Grail.

The first battle of the Holy Grail War also ended with the withdrawal of Berserker Lancelot and Lancer Diarmuid.
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Hyatt Hotel, rooftop.

After [Kenneth] witnessed Fang Yi and Lancelot maneuvering in a small space and engaging in a sword duel with all their skills and wisdom before Archer Napoleon activated his [Noble Phantasm].

Although he did not know martial arts, he could not understand the sword and knife techniques used by both sides.

But the postures of the two men in their life-and-death fight and the quick and swift sword-to-sword attacks gave him the same satisfaction as if he had walked into the Royal Theatre and watched a great drama.

Looking at Fang Yi standing with a knife in his hand after Lancelot stopped moving, and the Matou residence behind him being unscathed, he couldn't help but sigh.

[No wonder the Saber [Class] is known as the strongest [Class], and many people want to summon it.]

"How nice it would be if I summoned this Saber instead of that Lancer who was flirting with my fiancée!"

[This kind of Servant must be a Heroic Spirit who can definitely help the Master win.]

The next moment, seeing Lancelot resurrect and wield his sword to control his [Noble Phantasm], [Kenneth] couldn't help but be shocked.

Angry words came out of his mouth.

"Such a filthy 'mad dog' actually cheated in battle!

"How cunning!"
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After blurting out the angry words, Kenneth realized that he had lost his composure.

And then comfort yourself in your heart.

[It's okay. Anyway, that Napoleon cannon is enough to blow up the remaining three servants there.]

After changing his mood, [Kenneth] saw the scene where Lancelot broke through the illusion and Fang Yi reappeared.

He couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart.

[Such a skill! ]

[Who is this Saber? ]

At the same time, he also realized that this was valuable information.

If someone were to participate in the Holy Grail War, the [Holy Relics] associated with this Heroic Spirit would be sold at exorbitant prices!

After being stunned for a moment, he couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

“Really, these Servants are about to be blown to pieces by the cannons.

"I'm afraid it's impossible to collect further information about the other party."

Looking at the cannon on the rooftop, the boundless and pure torrent of magic power it spewed out finally broke free from the cover of the [Magic Suit] and shot towards the battlefield.

None of the servants responded, only the yellow-haired servant who liked to curse said something to Fang Yi.

[Kenneth] I couldn't help feeling a little proud.

"Did you find you couldn't escape, so you chose to surrender?
"How foolish!"

And when he saw Gilgamesh trying to swing the strange-looking long sword in his hand to offset his Servant's [Noble Phantasm].

[Kenneth] couldn't hold it in any longer and burst into laughter in an extremely uncontrollable manner.

"That broken sword can withstand me, a Noble Phantasm amplified by Kenneth's genius conception?
“There is absolutely no possibility!
"The feat of annihilating three Servants in one fell swoop was written by me, Kenneth!"
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Tosaka Residence, Magic Workshop.

After watching Fang Yi use all his strength and his unique skill of creating an illusion with murderous intent to avoid Lancelot's dying blow and kill the heroic spirit.

With his mouth and eyes wide open, [Tōsaka Tokiomi] dropped the cane in his hand to the ground instantly.

The elegant head of the Tohsaka family completely lost his composure.

[This Saber actually has such skills! Who the hell is he? ]

[To my misjudgment, Tōsaka Tokiomi, because of this Saber, I made several mistakes in just a few minutes! ]

[And in front of Kirei! ]

At this moment, he only hoped that a crack would suddenly appear underground that was large enough for him to shrink into and disappear in an instant.

But the reality is no.

As a result, the embarrassed [Tōsaka Tokiomi] suddenly felt dizzy and collapsed in the chair.

Kotomine Kirei, who was standing beside him, also opened his eyes wide, and for a moment he lost the ability to speak.

[Who is that Saber? ]

【How did he master such skills? 】

For a moment, the master and disciple, who had different thoughts, chose to remain silent in tacit understanding.

This caused the magic workshop to fall into silence again.

However, at that moment, the dead silence was interrupted by Kotomine Kirei reporting to Tōsaka Tokiomi.

"Teacher, Master Li (Li Shuwen) sensed a dangerous aura above the Hyatt Hotel!

"A Heroic Spirit is attempting to attack the battlefield using a [Noble Phantasm]!
"Should we inform the king?
"Teacher, please make a decision as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, [Tōsaka Tokiomi] subconsciously glanced at the [Command Seal] on the back of his hand, which symbolized the power of compulsory command.

At this moment, he became extremely decisive.

He raised his right hand and used the Command Seal.

"I command you, Your Majesty, to temporarily withdraw from the limelight."

However, after activating the [Command Seal], before he could finish reading the command, a crisp curse came from the Servant's mental communication.

"roll!

"Do you think you can control me with the advice of someone like you? You are truly audacious, Tokiomi!
"Look carefully at my figure over there!"

Hearing Gilgamesh's angry curse, Tōsaka Tokiomi, who had already activated the Command Seal, could only change the subject.

He gritted his teeth and forced the order imposed by the precious [Command Seal] into meaningless nonsense.

"I implore you, Your Majesty, to step aside for now and act within your capabilities."

Looking at the two remaining strokes of the Command Seal on the back of his hand, Tōsaka Tokiomi's expression instantly turned bitter.

He had wasted a precious Command Seal and even made an enemy of Gilgamesh.
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Matou residence, battlefield.

Fang Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the prompt tone of the task completion.

Looking at the streets around him that had turned into a desert, he complained to himself.

"I knew this challenge would definitely not be easy.

"This enemy also has [Battle Continuation] and a Breakthrough Explosion.

"I've thoroughly put the skills I learned from Miss Swordsman to good use."

The technique he just used was the same one that the swordsman lady had used during sparring.

Although he didn't quite understand the principle behind its release, he didn't activate [Diligent Learning] to "borrow" it from the swordsman lady.

But when he saw Lancelot pretending to be dead, he still used it subconsciously.

It was as if that was a skill he had already mastered.

He recalled how the swordsman lady had mastered some of his skills after clashing swords with his several times.

He subconsciously swung the long sword in his hand again, feeling that the familiar self in his mind had inexplicably mastered the skills of the swordsman lady.

Fang Yi came to this conclusion half-guessingly.

[It seems that the connection between me and my Heroic Spirit is somewhat complicated.]

Fang Yi plans to take some time to have a good chat with Miss Swordsman and explore the wonderful fate between the two.
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But right now, the battle is not over yet.

There is also a Matou Zouken waiting for him to deal with.

He quickly took out the amulet Miss Zhuang gave him and began to receive messages.

After a while, he got the news he wanted.

In order to make it easier for herself to perfectly deal with Matou Zouken and squeeze out the opponent's value, Miss Zhuang deliberately restrained her efforts in the "fixed match" with this old bug.

Although Matou Kariya was in excruciating pain, he still had a long time to live. Thinking of this, Fang Yi grasped the amulet and delivered this message.

"It's time to call it a day. I'm almost done here."

As a burning holy mark appeared on his arm, Fang Yi raised his head after Miss Zhuang said that she had received the message and was ready to kill the old bug.

He planned to deal with the 'King of Conquerors' and the 'King of Streetlights', send them away, and then return to the Matou residence.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he raised his head, he saw an extremely hot and pure torrent of magic power flying towards everyone present.

The torrent seemed to compress the light and heat of thousands of scorching suns into a single point, and then release them instantly.

The light that was too bright to look directly at was mixed with a devastating heat, and the space seemed to be distorted wherever it passed.

Fang Yi, whose physique has been different from that of an ordinary person for a long time, even felt a little dry in the mouth.

"What's going on? Are you unwilling to use better [A+] [Noble Phantasm] like [Great God's Declaration] from [King's Treasury] to deal with it?"

"I really don't want to use [My Only Sword] and expose this ability at this point in time."

He turned his head to look at Gilgamesh beside him, ready to ask what the oldest fat tiger in the human race was doing.

However, he didn't expect to see the [Sword of Separation] spinning in the opponent's hand, ready to cut through the space.

Fang Yi immediately retracted his questioning.

【Oh, you even used Ea, that's really nice of you. 】

【That’s okay. 】

The [Noble Phantasm] in the opponent's hand is rated [EX].

It is truly invincible and can instantly disintegrate the [Noble Phantasm] of the [King's Army] rated [EX].

As long as this 'Village Chief of Uruk' doesn't lose his temper, there is basically no reason why he will lose this match.
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Gilgamesh looked at the torrent of magic power that was gradually approaching him and the others, but he did not immediately deal with this terrifying attack. Instead, he chose to let the torrent of magic power fly for a while.

Holding the Sword of Separation, he smiled with joy and spoke to Fang Yi beside him in a very kind tone.

“Yes, Saber.

"You and that Berserker teamed up to put on a brilliant show for me."

The king began to slowly evaluate the battle from all aspects.

"Whether it's the clash of sword skills used by each, or the desperate efforts to deceive and misjudge the opponent's strategy, it's all amazing.

“There’s an unexpected desperate counterattack near the end of the play, and an unexpected yet reasonable twist at the end.

"It's very interesting, Saber, both your fighting and you as a person."

Having said this, Gilgamesh, who had already become somewhat interested, looked at the torrent of magic that was about to reach everyone and shouted excitedly.

“So I always have to respond.

"After all, after the battle is over, there will always be some salutes to congratulate the winner."

Gilgamesh raised the Sword of Separation and simply swung it towards the sky.

Said in a rather arrogant tone.

“It’s just that the sound of the salute shouldn’t be too loud, so I chose it.

"After all, if I use other [Noble Phantasms] to counter this torrent of magical power and make some loud noise, it would seem to be distracting!
"Then it's now."
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Facing the terrifying torrent of magic in the sky that was emitting a scorching breath and was about to drown everyone, Gilgamesh did not deliberately target it.

All he did was raise the [Sword of Separation] high into the sky and roared excitedly.

"Wake up, 'Ea'.

“Although this isn’t the right stage for you to perform.

"But this warrior who matches you is craving the 'salute' you made!!!
"Show a little of your style!"

A hurricane roared, and a huge amount of magic power burst out from the hilt of Gilgamesh's sword.

The next moment, the torrent of magic power and the scorching air that came with it were about to touch everyone.

In an incomprehensible way, it was cut open, swallowed up by the twisting void, and disappeared without a trace.

Looking at the sky, apart from a few roars due to the deliberate suppression of power, there was no other sound. It had become empty, and there was no more torrent of magic.

Everyone who witnessed all this couldn't help but have an illusion.

It seemed as if the torrent of magic power that was so powerful that it almost destroyed everyone was just an illusion.

And now, as everyone woke up, they were swept into the void by a whirlwind.

However, only the shining [Sword of Separation] in Gilgamesh's hand told everyone this fact.

This is not a dream.

After doing all this, Gilgamesh simply waved his hand and threw the [Sword of Separation] back into the [King's Treasury].

Then he looked at the empty sky and burst into laughter.

"How is it, Saber?

"Do you find it interesting that this attack, orchestrated by an unknown clown, was transformed into a salute to announce the victory?"

After seeing Fang Yi nod slightly, Gilgamesh, who was already satisfied, said his farewell words in his own way.

"Next time we meet, I hope you can eliminate more useless servants like you did this time.

“And show this king something interesting at the same time.

"In return, besides fulfilling the promise you didn't think of and keeping you until the end to defeat you, I can also reward you with some nice things."

Looking at Fang Yi, who nodded slightly again, the sound of "Under the influence of the [Protagonist] card, you have triggered the hidden quest [Gilgamesh's Selection Ceremony]" rang in his ears.

Gilgamesh waved to Fang Yi, turned his head to look in the direction of the Tohsaka residence, and said something that made Tohsaka Tokiomi sweat profusely.

"However, I must now return to properly manage the ministers who dared to offer their advice."

As soon as the words fell, the golden heroic spirit dissipated into the air.

Just as quietly as he came.
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The clown Kenneth, who had never been looked at directly by Gilgamesh, was standing on the rooftop and was now unable to react.

After witnessing the attack he had created with all his painstaking efforts and full use of his genius.

Seeing the [Sword of Separation] in Gilgamesh's hand break at the first touch, and being made into a salute to celebrate the victory of the one who killed his Servant as a humiliation.

The genius felt his blood rushing up.

At this moment, he realized that the Holy Grail War was not a simple matter and had already reacted.

[Attacking multiple Servants and trying to capture them all at once is an extremely foolish act.]

At the same time, he has offended a servant who is basically the strongest and can kill him with ease.

Thinking of this, the genius from the Clock Tower had only one thought left in his mind.

【It’s over! 】

Then everything went dark and he fell straight onto the rooftop like a stick.

However, his fiancée [Sora] did not help him up, but instead asked [Napoleon] with a gloomy face.

"Tell me, how should I kill Saber who killed Lancer?"

Napoleon, wearing a hat and with an unruly look on his face, thought for a moment and then, relying on his political literacy, gave a highly feasible answer.

"My Master, when facing an extremely powerful enemy, it is necessary to form alliances and form alliances with the same goal to fight against the enemy.

"We need to find the Master who is hostile to that Saber and pay him an acceptable reward to gain his support.

"My suggestion is to contact the [Cathedral Church] first to see if we can get information about the Master, and then try to select a partner."

[Sora] thought about the supervisor of the [Holy Church] and quickly decided on the target.

"The supervisor named Zhuang Zhengyan is a good target."

After racking her brains to recall the other party's information, [Sora] found a reward that the other party could not refuse to ensure that she could obtain the Master's information.

"I remember that she seemed to be wanted by the Magic Association for assisting in the theft of a Magic Seal of [Seal Designation] value.

"And my father is one of the twelve Lords of the Clock Tower.

"With the help of Lord Kenneth, if we send a joint letter to the Magic Association, we should be able to cancel her wanted order."

[Sora] feels it's a sure thing.
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Fang Yi turned his head and spent several minutes expressing his gratitude to the 'King of Conquerors' who was about to attack but was stopped by Gilgamesh.

By the way, I also improved the friendship level of Waver, who was not yet mature but would be very good at teaching people in the future and had not yet become [El-Melloi II].

Fang Yizhe returned to the Matou residence.

Now, he finally has time to deal with the old bug.
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At the same time, after sensing that Matou Kariya's servant was defeated.

Matou Zouken proposed a peace proposal to Zhuang Zhengyan, who was "equally matched" with him.

"Madam, since neither you nor I can do anything to each other.

“In that case, we might as well stop here and avoid wasting time in a meaningless fight.

"how?"

Hearing the enemy's words, Zhuang Zhengyan, who had suppressed the power of holy light for a long time, also showed a sweet smile on her cold little face.

"Okay! Then we'll all stop in three seconds!"

The next moment, the even larger [Winged Blade Insect] collided with the extremely powerful holy light.

In an instant, the air was filled with the extremely rich smell of burning protein.

The two looked at each other and cursed in their hearts, "Insidious!"

Zhuang Zhengyan, who had already sensed Fang Yi walking back to the Matou residence, also chose to take out a loan.

【Teacher! 【Give light to his hands】! 】

【Consider it as I owe you one first. 】

Just when she was about to follow Fang Yi's example of "demolishing the roof to open the window" and get the blessing of [Magic Release].

This despicable woman who called herself "Ms. Avalon" used the skills she desired decisively and made a request that made her heart skip a beat.

[Okay, but you have to introduce that man (Fang Yi) to me later.]

[I added it for you, hurry up and kill this bug! ]

Zhuang Zhengyan frowned, her heart tightening as she began to think about her teacher's intention to contact Fang Yi.

Looking at Zhuang Zhengyan with a frown on his face, Matou Zouken smiled with confidence.

[Sure enough, this agent also thinks I'm a problem. She hesitated!]

[Her next sentence must be, your suggestion is good.]

As he expected, Zhuang Zhengyan's lips moved slightly and she said the words he expected.

"Your suggestion is good."

　Fell asleep, woke up and had it

　　
　
(End of this chapter)