Type-Moon: My Destiny Guide

"Kariya."

"Okay, okay, let go." Yan Ye gave the order helplessly, making the beast-like man lower his arm and let Shuo Yue draw the long sword from his waist.

The Elvish script engravings on the sword blade glowed faintly, flowing with a radiance like the shimmering lake water under the moonlight.

The holy sword Arundeit is also known as the Undying Lake.

Even though it has been transformed into a demonic sword, it still cannot conceal its brilliance.

The underground training ground, which was unlit, shimmered with a sapphire-like light the moment the sword was drawn, as if it had sunk to the bottom of a lake. The beautiful sight captivated both grown men.

“Compassion, generosity, wisdom, honor, valor… I once passed the test of the five virtues of a knight and obtained the Lake Maiden’s Sword from Lake Seravi in ​​Toussaint.” Shuoyue stroked the sword and sighed softly with reminiscence, “It’s just a pity that I lost it again and can never find it again.”

"You've done something like this before! And what kind of place is Toussaint? Does it have some mysterious island?" Kariya was shocked, then was met with a fierce scorn from the latter.

"Of course it's fake. What era are we living in? The mystery has all faded away, okay? Fairies and elves are all in the background now. Where am I supposed to get a divinely crafted sword?"

"Then what you said sounds exactly like the truth!"

Shuoyue smiled without saying a word, sheathing the undamaged lake light back into Lancelot's sword sheath, and the basement returned to its dim state.

The night is deep and quiet, perfect for telling stories.

"Let us tell a story of a knight..." The young man's voice was long and drawn out, gently picking up the past history.

That was the last romantic era of this planet, when the islands still retained mystery, magic, and fairies, and the sacred lands remained in their twilight period.

The legends of the Knights of the Round Table mostly come from this period—and the King of Knights still led many knights on campaigns, driving out foreign tribes, protecting his people, and leaving behind many heroic deeds that are still sung by the people.

There was a knight of French descent who heard the legend of the sword in the stone and the ideal king across the Channel. After being compared to Arthur by his people, he set foot on British soil out of dissatisfaction and curiosity.

In one battle, he fought alongside the Knight King and eventually realized that the King of Light's strength came not from his physique, but from his unwavering faith.

Moved by the king's will, he willingly offered his loyalty and became a member of the Round Table.

Being from a foreign land, this knight was more focused on personal matters than on British people, and thus noticed the unusual situation between the King and the Round Table. He was extremely indignant at Tristan's departure, saying that Tristan "did not understand people's hearts," and reached a consensus with Queen Guinevere, who also wanted to share the King's burdens.

In the tenth year of King Arthur's reign, the knight's affair with Guinevere was exposed.

In the battle to rescue the Queen, the knight killed Agravan, accidentally killed Gawain's brother, and wounded Sun Knight Gawain. In the end, he left Britain with the Queen and returned to his European territory.

Even so, King Arthur forgave him.

Ultimately, Arthur's son Mordred rebelled, and when the knights arrived from afar to support King Arthur in quelling the rebellion after receiving Gawain's dying plea for help, they were too late; the great battle between the king and the rebellious son had already ended.

—The legend of King Arthur came to an end, and the kingdom collapsed.

The knight then spent the rest of his life in regret.

After the story of the new moon was finished, it was discovered that two more people had appeared in the audience—Miyu with black hair and Sakura with purple hair.

For little girls, these tragic knight tales are undoubtedly the most touching.

Yan Ye was already standing in front of him, her eyes filled with complex emotions as she looked at him.

"So that's why I summoned you..."

King Arthur and Queen Guinevere.

Matou Kariya, Tohsaka Tokiomi, and Zenjo Aoi.

How similar they are?

The man, exuding a mad aura, whispered, more like a beast than a knight.

"If it were you, what would you do, Yan Ye?" Shuo Yue's question brought Yan Ye back to his senses. He closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, the complexity in his eyes had dissipated, replaced by a resolute determination to not give up until he hit a wall.

"I will not let the person I love suffer. If Tokiomi is wrong, then I will correct him."

Even if Aoi ultimately doesn't choose you?

Yan Ye clenched his fists, turned his head away, and conveyed his will through silence.

At the same time, he didn't want Shuoyue to see the burning ambition in his eyes.

The Holy Grail War, the Holy Grail...

Shuoyue didn't notice Yanye's unusual behavior. She simply patted him on the shoulder to encourage him, then walked over to Meiyou, squatted down, and looked into her amber eyes: "Have you tried?"

"Hmm." Miyu, dressed in a purple magical girl outfit with an extra strap on her left leg, nodded upon hearing this. "The class cards are in normal condition and can be used."

"Very good." Having gotten the answer he wanted, the golden-eyed youth smiled with satisfaction. "Since you've come to find me, there must be new developments in the Holy Grail War, right?"

“Yes.” Miyu nodded, her face calm, and said, “Just last night, I tried to break through the Tohsaka family’s barrier.”

"And then?" The keyword was triggered, and Yan Ye immediately became serious, asking in a deep voice.

Meiyou paused, a rare hint of disbelief in her voice, and said:

"Then, he was killed."

Toussaint, the Five Virtues of Knighthood, the Sword of the Lake Maiden—from The Witcher 3

Chapter 32 Knight and Princess

Especially for the magicians gathered in Fuyuki City, there are two places that are the focus of their attention: the two equally magnificent mansions of the Matou family and the Tohsaka family, which stand on the hills of Fukayama-cho.

It's common knowledge that the Master who desires the Holy Grail resides in these two mansions. Therefore, low-level familiars have been frequently seen there day and night, ostensibly for surveillance purposes. The owners of the mansions, of course, anticipated this situation and have already erected a dozen or twenty layers of detection and defense barriers within the mansion's courtyard. From a mage's perspective, they have essentially transformed the mansions into a military fortress.

Of course, the Matou family had become an empty shell within a year, while the true Master of the Matou family and his allies were hiding in another part of the deep mountain town, also monitoring the Tohsaka family, who were their rivals.

Do you think that the Masters' actions are too cautious, or even cowardly?

Aside from the outlier Shuoyue, other magicians would probably be proud of this rather than ashamed.

Although magicians possess mysterious powers, they are still human at heart. Their physical bodies are not much stronger; they will bleed if their skin is cut, and they will die if they are killed.

Servants are different. Even the weakest Servants possess power far exceeding that of humans. In the current world of mystery, the number of beings who can directly confront Servants is no more than ten.

Therefore, the primary task of the Holy Grail War is not to win, but to preserve oneself—to die means to lose everything.

Just like the previous battle between the group and the new moon, wasn't Iskandar forced into such a sorry state by a simple magic ball attack in order to protect his Master?

Before they are certain of their own safety, Masters will naturally hide in the shadows and gather information in various ways.

Tokiomi Tohsaka used his disciple Kirei Kotomine and the Church of Christ to communicate; Kariya used the Matou family's influence and his familiars for surveillance; Kenneth and Waver used their own familiars; and Sakuzuki... well, Sakuzuki basically didn't need any information, since he already had it all in his head.

But out of caution, he still wanted to confirm whether his little butterfly might flap its wings and stir up a tornado in this war.

"Let's see what happened last night." With that, Sakuyue gestured for Kariya to communicate with his familiar and play the footage saved from last night.

The tragedy happened in an instant.

It was a shapeless black shadow. As soon as it entered the familiar's eyes, the shadow threw out several pebbles it had picked up, breaking the interconnected barriers of the Tohsaka family and breaking into the courtyard.

But just as the shadowy figure attempted to shake the foundation of the barrier, a gleaming spear flew from directly above like lightning, piercing the back of his hand.

With the help of the great magician Sakugetsu, who inherited a thousand years of magical knowledge, their surveillance of the Tohsaka family's familiars was unexpectedly superb. Even the astonishment and disbelief of the dark figure were clearly reflected in the familiars' eyes.

A magnificent golden figure stood atop the triangular gable roof of the Tohsaka family's residence. The person's appearance was awe-inspiring, his entire body shimmering, even dimming the light of the starry sky and the bright white moon.

"You lowly ant crawling on the ground, who gave you permission to raise your head?"

The golden figure coldly questioned, its fiery red eyes looking down at the person lying prostrate on the ground. There was no contempt in its tone, only utter indifference.

"How dare you, an ant, look me in the eye? Ants should die looking down at the ground, just like ants."

Countless gleaming weapons whistled as they fell.

Those familiars watching outside the Tohsaka residence could only watch helplessly as the first loser of the Fourth Holy Grail War, a Servant, died tragically without even a chance to fight back.

That's the end of the video.

silence.

After witnessing the massacre, Matou Kariya fell into a long silence.

He asked himself, if it were him, could he have killed him so easily?

In any case, it is the vessel of a heroic spirit, an existence that ordinary magicians simply cannot resist.

Can he and his servants defeat Tokiomi Tohsaka and that Gilgamesh?

"Yan Ye, what do you think?" At this moment, Shuo Yue's tone sounded just like Di Mou's.

"Just say what you're thinking, you little brat," Yan Ye glared at him irritably.

"Then I'll just get straight to the conclusion," Shuoyue laughed. "This battle was fake; it was staged for us."

"Because I once fought against that golden servant, I know that guy isn't one to stay put."

Shuoyue walked up to the group, her fingers moving rhythmically as she replayed the footage of the golden figure appearing. This time, Miyu also noticed the problem:

"The time... is too short."

“Yes, the interval between the appearance of the physical body and the attack launched by Tohsaka’s Servant was too short, as if it was prepared in advance and waiting for the opponent to come to us.” Sakuya patted Miyu’s head and said with a smile, “Don’t forget that you have a class skill called ‘Presence Concealment’, how could you be discovered so easily?”

"And if what Sakuzuki said is true, then there is only one reason why Tokiomi Tohsaka's servants arrived so quickly." As Kariya gradually calmed down, he also noticed the many flaws in this play. "That is, all of this was prepared in advance."

"I heard that the Master has taken refuge in the Church of Sanctuary, and the Overseer has announced that he will be under their protection."

"Hmph, that's quite a good idea." Yan Ye sneered. After a year of hellish training, he was no longer a novice in magic. "Although I don't know how he managed to survive, this way, the other Masters will definitely let their guard down and then they will easily steal information from him."

It's important to understand that the Holy Grail War is essentially an intelligence war, and the advantage that comes from those who excel at gathering intelligence going from the open to the covert is self-evident.

What troubled Kariya even more was that since Tokiomi Tohsaka would allow such a show to take place in his garden, it meant that he and his Master, Kirei Kotomine, were allies.

This makes it even more difficult for him to defeat Tokiomi Tohsaka.

“Kirei Kotomine…?” Recalling the brooding man in his robes, whose fists were as imposing as mountains, Sakugetsu raised the corner of his mouth, making no attempt to hide his killing intent.

Before that priest completely falls into depravity, Shuoyue will personally send him to hell.

Just as the two men were lost in their own thoughts, Sakura, who had been quietly standing by, raised her hand and said timidly, "Um, Brother Shuoyue."

"The flight you were waiting for has arrived."

Her golden eyes lit up instantly, and everyone else could clearly sense her anticipation. Sakuya smiled, spun Sakura around in her arms, and then eagerly headed for the door: "Let's go, Miyu, let's go shopping today!"

"Mm." Miyu nodded, and Sakura, who was standing next to her, was a little envious, but she sensibly didn't say anything.

After all, Shuoyue had been with her these past few days, and she was already very content.

"So what does flying have to do with shopping?" Although she already knew this, Kariya couldn't help but complain, then shouted, "Be careful! And come back soon!"

"Okay! You'll get your share of dinner!"