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Chapter 341 The most familiar stranger and the demanding 'manuscript'

Emiya residence.

The red archer was still describing the effects of his 'healing magic' to Emiya Kiritsugu beside him.

"If the physical damage does not last longer than a certain period of time, it should be recoverable.

"Although this skill is powerful, it can only restore the body to its previous state."

At this point, the red archer seemed to remember something, and stated the 'limitations' of this skill with a heavy voice, as if reciting a code.

"Also, if the body is cut in half or the brain is completely destroyed, this skill cannot be used.

“It also cannot save people who are born with physical defects or whose organs have completely failed, such as the elderly.

"It's even more impossible to resurrect someone who's already dead."

After explaining the effects and limitations of this skill, the red archer took out a [Gan Jiang Mo Ye].

First, he swung the knife at his arm cleanly and cleanly, completely cutting off the thumb and index finger of his right hand.

Then, as if he was asking someone to confirm the props during a magic show, he held out the severed finger in front of [Emiya Kiritsugu] without changing his expression.

After Emiya Kiritsugu nodded, he skillfully used the [Reversal Technique] he mentioned.

The next moment, with the outflow of positive energy, the red archer's severed fingers recovered like mushrooms after rain.

"Master, how is it?"

I heard the red archer next to me start to describe the new skills he "mastered" after [Memory Recovery] again, and I noticed that the red archer had a nostalgic look on his face when he was describing it.

After seeing the red archer's hand wound miraculously healed, Emiya Kiritsugu still did not respond.

The 'Magician Killer' simply stuffed the wrinkled cigarette in his hand back into the cigarette box, looked at the red archer and asked a question in a somewhat dull tone.

“So, what’s the price?
"Before you remember your [real name] and your 'memories' are fully restored, are you likely to have missed something about this skill?"

After saying this, Emiya Kiritsugu's eyes turned sharp as he looked at the red archer, and he spoke out his unfinished words as if he was examining a criminal.

"Or, have you actually remembered your [real name]?"

As soon as Emiya Kiritsugu said this, a thunderclap sounded in the air for no reason.

It sounds like a sign of rain.
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Facing Emiya Kiritsugu's scrutiny, the red archer showed no sign of confusion, nor did he avoid the topic.

He simply looked straight at Emiya Kiritsugu, their eyes meeting as if in close combat, and returned the man's gaze.

Then he gave a very serious explanation.

"Master, using this skill itself does not come with any serious cost.

“Even though I’ve lost a lot of memories, forgotten a lot of things, and can’t even remember my [real name].

"But after recalling this skill, this one thing is engraved in my memory with incredible clarity. It's something I will never forget."

Upon hearing the red archer's 'suspicious' words, the first thought that came to Emiya Kiritsugu's mind was:
Is he trying to put me off? Is he hiding his [real name] to harm me?

But looking at the dull red archer in front of him.

For some reason, Emiya Kiritsugu could clearly feel that the other party had no hostility towards him.

Should I believe him?

Is everything he said true?

After hesitating for a moment, Emiya Kiritsugu put the lighter in his right hand back into his trouser pocket and stuffed the cigarette box into the lining of his clothes.

Then he took a look around the mansion he had just bought in Fuyuki City.

After recalling the structure of the house and confirming the return route, he gave words of permission to the red archer.

"Let's go. I hope that Saber's injuries haven't exceeded the limits of her abilities."

He decided to trust his Servant.
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The red archer calmly dispelled the nostalgia that surged across his face when he recalled the [Reversal Ritual], and spoke calmly to [Emiya Kiritsugu].

"Although theoretically, my skill would be less effective when used on other people.

"But what makes my skills different from those of ordinary people is that [the efficiency of healing others does not drop significantly, and the window period during which the treatment can be applied is longer].

"As long as it's not something like a [Curse], it should be solvable."

Listening to his Servant's words, Emiya Kiritsugu didn't respond but just nodded and quickened his pace.

Although there are many suspicious points about him, the priority right now is to resolve Saber's finger problem and improve his combat power.

After just a few steps, he didn't see his servant following him.

He turned his head and looked at the other person with some confusion.

Unexpectedly, the red archer first showed a somewhat embarrassed smile on his face, and then pointed in the direction behind him.

He suggested in a tentative tone.

“Master, you seem not familiar enough with this newly bought house, so you got the directions wrong.

"To get back to that room, you have to go this way."

As if afraid that the man wouldn't believe him, the red archer added an impeccable excuse.

"Because I've considered the possibility of enemy invasion and surveillance, I just explored this mansion.

“So I’m more ‘familiar’ with this place.”

After hearing the words of the red archer, Emiya Kiritsugu's brows, which had just relaxed, furrowed again.

Because he vaguely felt that what the other party said was not true.
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A room in the Emiya residence.

The red archer stretched out a hand and tried to heal Artoria through the air.

However, no matter how hard he tried, every attempt ended in failure.

[Emiya Kiritsugu] looked at the scene in front of him, and his heart finally sank to the bottom.

After the red archer withdrew his hand, a rare look of embarrassment appeared on his face.

He scratched his head and said helplessly.

"It seems we are not lucky enough.

"The methods used by that enemy can be classified as [Curse]."

Emiya Kiritsugu didn't reply at first.

He was silent for a moment, then frowned slightly.

Then, he took out the pistol loaded with [Origin Bullet] in a somewhat irritable manner and rubbed it in his palm.

After a moment, his eyes became firm and he stated his plan in a decisive tone.

"We need to try to contact the Holy Church for help.

“The church’s ‘miracles’ might resolve this.

"Also, we have to try to kill the person who cast the [Curse]. Some [Curses] disappear with the death of the caster."

However, when he uttered the last sentence, even he could hear that it lacked the necessary confidence.
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The 'disabled' Altria frowned slightly, as if thinking about something.

After a few seconds, the rather belligerent Altria also turned her head and expressed her opinion to Irisviel beside her.

"My [intuition] tells me... I'm being 'chewed' and 'digested'."

These words made the air in the room stagnate for a moment.

"I believe that the opponent's use of two strokes of the [Command Seal] is definitely profitable.

"And the other party would definitely not be satisfied with just taking off two of my fingers."

Altria slowly clenched her still good hand and spoke in a firm tone.

"He will definitely remove more of my limbs for greater gain, or even kill me!

"And judging by the opponent's decisive character, I'm afraid we don't have much time to prepare.

"We have become weaker, and will soon face a stronger enemy."

As soon as Altria said this, the atmosphere in the room almost reached freezing point.

The red archer at the side shook his head helplessly, a rare bitter smile on his face.

Emiya Kiritsugu subconsciously tightened his grip on the pistol in his hand.

But after recalling the scene where Cheng Xiang took the A-level [Noble Phantasm] head-on and remained unharmed, he let go of the pistol somewhat dejectedly.

Artoria, who had announced the enemy's imminent appearance, took a deep breath and looked directly at everyone.

An unprecedented fighting spirit ignited in her lion-like pupils.

"And in order to obtain the Holy Grail, I will choose to continue fighting until I kill him.

“Although this behavior goes against the spirit of chivalry, the reason is also poor.

"But that's why we fight each other."
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As soon as Altria said these 'flexible' words.

[Emiya Kiritsugu] turned his head and looked in surprise at this Servant, with whom he had not communicated since his wife summoned him.

She's more understanding than I expected.

The red archer in the room also fell silent, his eyes flickering, as if he was recalling something.

However, he did not say much, but pretended to think for a while before proposing to Emiya Kiritsugu.

"Can we first find someone to make a set of prosthetic limbs to improve our combat effectiveness?"

"Prosthetic limbs? You mean?"

Emiya Kiritsugu frowned slightly, then flipped through the thick stack of information on the table thoughtfully.

"I remember... there is indeed a [Puppeteer] in Japan."

His gaze paused on a page, his fingers tapped the name, and he spoke slowly.

"The Puppeteer who longs for books on magic... Aozaki.

"Her skills are indeed superb." He paused and added, "But her fees are as high as her skills."

Having said this, Emiya Kiritsugu subconsciously looked towards Irisviel.

The latter was slightly stunned and immediately realized what he should do.

She raised her hand to tidy up her scattered silver hair, her eyes were firm, and she spoke in a crisp and clear tone.

“I’m afraid we need to ask the Patriarch to find a way to contact that [Puppet Master].

"At the same time, have the servants prepare some more books on Alchemy and have them flown in for the on-site transaction.

"Let me communicate with the head of the family."
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A few hours later.

When Irisviel put down the phone again, a smile finally appeared on her face, and she made a "done" gesture to Emiya Kiritsugu.

"The Clock Tower's personnel contacted the Puppet Master, and he agreed to the deal.

"We need to present some books related to Alchemy research from the Einzbern family.

"To be on the safe side, the master will send several maids with the books to arrive in Fuyuki City around noon tomorrow."

Everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the news.

Even if it is just a small breakthrough, it is enough to make people feel a little comforted in the current situation.

The red archer at the side nodded slightly to Emiya Kiritsugu to indicate that he would be on guard.

Emiya Kiritsugu replied subconsciously, only then realizing that something was wrong.

[We haven't communicated, so how can we know what each other wants to say? ]

Thinking of this, he stared at the red archer's leaving figure.

At this moment, the doubts that had always existed in his heart quickly expanded like a snowball that had rolled several times in the snow.

[What is the real name of this 'most familiar stranger'? ]

Emiya Kiritsugu fell into deep thought.

However, this contemplation did not last long as it was broken by a notice with the magic of [Remove Idlers] handed over by the returning red archer.

The content of the notice is also very simple.

"The [Cathedral Church] will deliver a crucial piece of information to all Masters participating in the [Holy Grail War] tomorrow at the church.

“Masters, please come in person or have your servants come to attend the meeting.

"Participants will receive gifts and friendship from the Church, and obtain additional [Command Spells] collected by the Church."

Emiya Kiritsugu and the red archer exchanged glances, and the two quickly reached a consensus.

【You go ahead.】

[Master, when you need me, please use the [Command Spell] to call me back!]
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Matou Residence.

After summarizing the intelligence, Fang Yi told Miss Zhuang some of his ideas for advancing the "Perfect Dragon" mission.

After repeated confirmation and proofreading, and agreeing on a secret code for communication, Fang Yi sent Miss Meilin and Miss Zhuang away.

After trying to persuade the swordsman lady several times without success to change her mind about keeping watch, Fang Yi had no choice but to return to the magic workshop of the Matou family alone.

He still had a 'free' skill scroll that he hadn't researched yet.

It is [von Hohenheim's manuscript on the [Philosopher's Stone]].

The manuscript consists of only a few sheets of straw paper, and the handwriting and symbols on them are quite sloppy.

The few sentences that Fang Yi could barely make out were quite incoherent.

There is a sense of jump as the previous sentence is 'The pole that Pan Jinlian used to support the window fell and hit Ximen Qing', and the next sentence becomes 'Liangshan recruited people'.

Unless someone can completely replicate von Hohenheim's thoughts at that moment one to one.

It is like reading the entire "original work" and having a clear understanding of the entire preparation process of the "Philosopher's Stone" before you can obtain relevant knowledge through this manuscript.

Otherwise, in most cases, this manuscript can only be treated as waste paper or collected.

But space will obviously not treat unfairly those who work hard on their tasks.

Fang Yi pointed with one hand, and the attributes of this skill scroll were displayed in front of him.

The learning requirements for this skill scroll are somewhat high, and he currently does not meet the learning requirements.
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[Von Hohenheim's manuscript on the Philosopher's Stone]

Item Category: Extended Completion Skill Scroll

(Note: This skill scroll is formed by deducing and completing the incomplete knowledge existing in the world.)
Reading effect:

1. After obtaining this skill scroll and reading it, the skill level of your [Alchemy] skill will be increased.

2. After obtaining this skill scroll and reading it, you will have a better understanding of the preparation process of the [Philosopher's Stone (Prototype)] described therein.

Note:
Only one reincarnation can obtain the above benefits.
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Skill Scroll Usage Requirements:
1. The user must master an Alchemy skill of no less than lv15.

2. The user's [Alchemy Basics] and [Alchemy General Knowledge] must not be lower than [level 15].

3. The user's [Intelligence] and [Spirit] attributes must not be less than [20] points.

Active use effect:

1. The user of this skill scroll will gain knowledge of the complete preparation process of the [Philosopher's Stone (Prototype)] and can advance their [Mastery] of this skill through repeated study.

2. When the user of the skill scroll has mastered at least 50% of the knowledge of the [Philosopher's Stone (Prototype)], they can restore the durability of the [Philosopher's Stone] with the same properties as a gem.

3. When the user of this skill scroll has the [Alchemy·Material Transmutation] branch skill at or above [level 10], they can begin preparing the [Philosopher's Stone (Prototype)] to quickly improve their [Mastery] of this skill.

4. [Philosopher's Stone (Prototype)] When the knowledge mastery reaches 100%, the preparation process and product can be improved.

Summary:
This is a manuscript written on a whim by the legendary alchemist von Hohenheim while he was a guest at a friend's house.

It records his research findings on the Philosopher's Stone and his analysis of the preparation process.

The preparation process is mainly divided into three stages: [blackening], [whitening], and [reddening].

Although the theories have not been fully verified, they are useful for alchemy researchers.

Studying this manuscript can improve one's own [Alchemy] attainments and gain a deeper understanding of the refining method of the [Philosopher's Stone (Prototype)].

Lay a solid foundation for subsequent research and practice.

Evaluation:

Precious alchemical research materials.

Provides the complete preparation process and related knowledge of [Philosopher's Stone (Prototype)].

Learn and prepare skills that can significantly improve Alchemy.

Suitable for people who have made in-depth studies in Alchemy.

But this is just a more primitive version of von Hohenheim's research on the Philosopher's Stone.
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Fang Yi looked at his panel, which only had [Level 4] of [Basics of Alchemy] and [General Knowledge of Alchemy], and couldn't help but feel a headache.

Now he had finally hit a 'hard nail' and experienced the feeling of "a shaky foundation will lead to a shaky earth and mountains".

All of his [Alchemy] skills were acquired through unconventional means.

At first, he relied on the [Unknown Alchemist's Gauntlets], a [relic] that 'solidified' the [Bloody Alchemy Level 13] to 'steal'.

At the end of the last world, I gained additional skill branches by adding merit points.

He also relied on the combination of the [Human Workshop]'s [Flesh Transformation] skill proficiency solidification to 'perfection' and the [Human Pill Method] to perform four transplant operations, which helped him to improve a lot of skill levels.

But he really didn't learn anything about [Basics of Alchemy] and [General Knowledge of Alchemy].

[It seems like I have no chance of mastering this skill in this world.]

Unless he can obtain a large number of [Alchemy] books for his [Human Pill Method] to collect and organize, or there are relevant skill scrolls for him to learn.

But after some thought, Fang Yi still couldn't think of a way to get it.

In the end, Fang Yi had no choice but to go to bed with a little regret.

Tomorrow, he will go to church.
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At the same time, at the Tohsaka residence.

Zhuang Zhengyan led Matou Sakura and people related to the [Magic Association] to knock on the door of the Tohsaka residence.

In addition to submitting the task of escorting the Tohsaka mother and daughter to [Tohsaka Tokiomi] to earn money, she also escorted Matou Sakura.

Matou Sakura, who has become the head of the Matou family, stared at the gate of the Tohsaka residence, which she was very familiar with, in a trance.

At this moment, the girl actually didn't want to see the 'most familiar stranger'.

　Note 1:

Aozaki is Aozaki Orange.

Her motivation for appearing is a mix of the settings of fsf and fz.

She was the one who did the hand job on Kenneth in fz.

He made Shirou's body in fsn hf

To buy the body, the entire collection of books of the Matou family was spent.

Note 2:

At this time in the Jujutsu world line, Otsutsuki is executing Itadori, and everyone meets Tengen and is about to go to the Death Migration.

That was shortly after Fang Yi left.

No reincarnation enters the spell
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Socializing is more troublesome than I imagined.

I took the time to change some settings and adjust some of the plot.