The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

[Agility: A]

【Magic: B】

[Lucky: "A+"]

Magic Resistance: B

[Inherent Skills: The Wisdom of the Poor (A), Martial Arts Without a Crown, Magic Release (A), Divinity (A)]

[Noble Phantasm: O Sun, transform into armor (against individuals); O Brahma, cover the earth (against armies); O Brahma, curse my body (against nations); O Sun, submit to death (against gods)]

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"It seems like we've summoned something extraordinary?"

Through his special connection with his Servant, Hachiman Hikigaya easily obtained information about the man in front of him who had been standing silently in place since he was summoned.

Although it's unclear what the average stats of Servants in the Holy Grail War are, the Servant he summoned should be considered quite excellent, right?

Everything else seems normal, but why is the A+ in the Luck column in quotation marks?

Does that mean the "lucky" rating changes depending on the situation?

After thinking for a moment, Hachiman Hikigaya decided to greet his servant first.

After all, from now until the end of the Holy Grail War, the two of them can be considered comrades-in-arms fighting together.

"Um, hello there."

Looking at Karna's unapproachable face, Hachiman Hikigaya nervously raised his hand to greet him.

"Good evening, Master..."

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's greeting, Karna slightly raised his head, carefully observed him with his all-seeing eyes, and then politely nodded in response.

"From now until the end of the war, we are comrades. Please take good care of me in the future."

"........."

"Um, is there something wrong with what I said?"

Finding that Karna was just watching him quietly without responding, Hachiman Hikigaya looked up and asked in confusion.

"No, it's nothing. Please forgive my rudeness. Now that you have summoned me, I swear by this spear to win victory for you!"

"No, no, no, there's absolutely no need to go through all that trouble."

Upon hearing Karna's words, Hachiman Hikigaya quickly waved his hand.

He had no intention of seizing the so-called Holy Grail; he only participated in the Holy Grail War to return home.

Therefore, his goal was simply to ensure Sakura's safety until the end of the Holy Grail War.

As for fighting, it's best to avoid it if possible.

"Isn't your purpose in participating in the Holy Grail War to seize the Holy Grail?"

Karna asked in his unchanging tone.

"No, I only participated because I had no other choice but to get rid of this curse mark on my hand..."

"Speaking of which, Karna, what is your purpose in participating in the Holy Grail War?"

Whether they are servants or magicians, they need a strong obsession to be chosen by the Holy Grail to participate.

Hachiman Hikigaya is very curious about what Karna, with his expressionless face, wants the Holy Grail for.

"No reason."

"what?"

"I was awakened by your voice while I was slumbering in Valhalla, and then, thinking that I might as well descend here once, I appeared in this world."

"........."

Upon hearing Karna's explanation, Hachiman Hikigaya's lips twitched.

It's no wonder that this Heroic Spirit was summoned based on his compatibility with the character.

..............

A few days later, Hachiman Hikigaya appeared on the streets of Fuyuki City with Sakura and Karna, who was dressed in modern clothes.

Since it has been confirmed that the Holy Grail War is over, I will return to my original world.

Therefore, before heading to Fuyuki City, Hachiman Hikigaya had already liquidated all his assets.

At Xiaoying's request, he took her shopping after a long time.

Sakura originally just wanted Hachiman Hikigaya to go shopping with her, but Karna insisted on staying, citing the need to protect their safety.

That's why Sakura, who should have been quite happy, was now angrily clinging to Hachiman Hikigaya's arm, pulling him along faster and faster.

However, Sakura clearly overestimated her short legs.

Even though she moved her legs quite quickly, Karna only needed to take one small step to cover the distance of three consecutive steps.

Seeing that she couldn't get rid of Karna, Sakura reluctantly gave up resisting and obediently let Hachiman Hikigaya lead her as they continued to wander the streets.

"So, Karna, have you found anything?"

Midway through, while Sakura went to buy ice cream, Hachiman Hikigaya asked about Karna's surveillance situation.

He certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to swagger onto the streets during the Holy Grail War and become a sitting duck for the other contestants.

The reason Hachiman agreed to Sakura's request to go shopping with her was not only to make up for neglecting her during his recent cramming on knowledge of the magic world, but also because he wanted to take advantage of Karna's presence to find and eliminate Zouken Matou.

"I'm sorry, Master, I haven't found the insect you described within my detection range..."

Karna shook his head expressionlessly.

"That's it..."

Upon hearing Karna's reply, Hachiman Hikigaya sighed in disappointment.

It seems that his plan to use Karna to take down that old man during the Holy Grail War is going to fail.

"Isn't it true that he's the local tyrant of Fuyuki City?"

Thinking back to how he had rushed to the Matou family with Karna right after getting off the plane, only to find nothing there, Hachiman Hikigaya was somewhat impressed by Zouken Matou's ability to foresee danger.

"elder brother...."

Just as Hachiman Hikigaya was thinking, he suddenly heard Sakura's voice beside him.

Looking down, I saw that Sakura was holding two strawberry-flavored and one vanilla-flavored ice cream.

"this is for you."

After handing one of the strawberry-flavored ice creams to Hachiman Hikigaya, Sakura then took a few steps to Karna and held up the vanilla-flavored ice cream in her hand.

"........"

Karna lowered his head and silently watched Sakura holding the ice cream for a while before raising his hand and taking the ice cream.

"grateful."

"You're welcome. I just gave it to you as a bonus, humph!"

Sakura was clearly still upset that Karna had ruined her time alone with Hachiman Hikigaya. After sticking her tongue out at Karna, Sakura immediately ran back to Hachiman Hikigaya and hugged his arm.

"It's rare for Sakura to buy ice cream, Karna, you should eat it too."

Seeing Karna examining the ice cream in his hand, Hachiman Hikigaya reminded him and then took a bite of his ice cream as a demonstration.

Instantly, a cool sensation combined with the unique aroma of strawberries spread through his mouth.

Following Hachiman Hikigaya's example, Karna hesitated for a moment before taking a small bite of the ice cream in his hand.

"How does it feel?"

"delicious!"

Nodding in satisfaction, Karna glanced at the remaining ice cream in his hand and then stuffed it all into his mouth.

Meeting on Zhang Street

After eating the ice cream Sakura gave him, Karna seemed to have developed a liking for it.

Seeing this, Hachiman Hikigaya led the two to queue up and each bought an ice cream.

As the three of them continued shopping while eating ice cream, a luxury car suddenly stopped not far in front of them.

Immediately afterwards, a blonde woman dressed in men's clothing got off the bus first, then went around to the other side of the carriage, respectfully opened the door, and led the woman in strange clothes inside the bus to stand on the street.

“Master….”

Upon seeing the blonde woman, Karna immediately popped the ice cream in his mouth, then took a step forward and stood guard in front of Hachiman Hikigaya and Sakura.

"Anyway, let's relax a bit before the big battle begins, Alice..."

On the other side, Artoria had just gotten out of the car with Irisviel by the hand, and before she could finish speaking, she suddenly sensed the presence of a Heroic Spirit nearby.

The ahoge on its head stood up instantly and pointed towards the location of Hachiman Hikigaya and the other two.

"Danger!"

While reaching out to protect Irisviel beside her, Artoria warily watched Karna in front of her.

She was certain that if the other party made the slightest move, she would immediately summon her weapon and launch an attack!

However, Irisviel suddenly reached out and grabbed her shoulder from behind.

"Irisviel?"

Puzzled, she turned to look at Irisviel, only to see Irisviel shake her head and then, smiling, point at Sakura opposite her, saying:

“There are children over there.”

"child?"

Hearing Irisviel's reminder, Artoria turned her gaze back to Karna's back.

Sure enough, she saw Sakura's figure next to Hachiman Hikigaya's arm.

Since they were with a child, it means they didn't intentionally ambush us here; they just happened to run into us...