Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

But he knew it definitely existed; there would definitely be intelligence warfare involved in a war, something he already knew from his time in the Empire.

Aren't your enemies usually the ones who know you best?

Black must have thoroughly gathered information about Red.

"The Holy Church has always been the overseer of the Holy Grail War. I plan to go to the Holy Church first to find out what's going on. Also, the Red Team is here, and they are showing very obvious abnormalities, so I'll head there anyway."

Originally, Joan of Arc intended to maintain the Holy Grail War while investigating why she was unable to manifest in the world normally.

Furthermore, based on the knowledge transmitted by the Holy Grail, the Church of Christ was originally the overseer of the Holy Grail War, so she decided to contact the Church of Christ first to see what they knew about what had happened in this Holy Grail War.

However, the current situation is that Lancer from the Red faction claims to have received orders from his Master to kill him.

This unusual behavior clearly indicates that there is definitely something wrong with the red team.

Since the Red Team and the Church were in the same location, Joan of Arc would definitely choose to go to the Church to obtain intelligence first, and then go to the Red Team's position to find the answer to the question, rather than going in the opposite direction and going to the Black Team's position to find information about the Red Team.

"If it's about winning them over, that's understandable, but killing the adjudicator directly is definitely problematic because it doesn't bring any benefit."

Jeanne looked at Shirou Emiya and Arthur and said, "Whether this problem is related to the anomalies of this Holy Grail War or not, we should investigate it first."

Joan of Arc's tone was resolute, as if there was no room for change.

Then I took a sip of porridge to calm my nerves.

Chapter 132 Return

Tulipas, Yggdomirenia Castle.

Emiya and Arthur returned to the Black Faction's camp. Their encounter with Jeanne was merely a fleeting one, and they would not participate in Jeanne's investigation of the Red Faction.

Moreover, it wasn't that Emiya didn't offer to help Jeanne d'Arc; it's just that Jeanne d'Arc rejected his offer.

First of all, she herself has considerable combat ability and also possesses divine judgment, which allows her to use two Command Seals on each Servant.

Therefore, ensuring one's own safety during the retreat should not be a major problem, and there is no need for assistance from Emiya Shirou and Arthur.

On the other hand, if she takes Arthur and the others to the Red Team and the Red Team chooses to deal with them, what choice will she have?

As the arbiter, she couldn't possibly protect Shirou Emiya and Arthur like that, but taking them to the Red Team's headquarters might subject them to an attack.

All of this was because Joan of Arc needed their help, so she did not want to be caught in such a dilemma.

Otherwise she would feel extremely guilty, so Jeanne d'Arc resolutely refused Shirou Emiya's offer of help.

However, she did thank him. Jeanne did not sense any ulterior motives from him; it was simply that Shirou Emiya was in trouble and was naturally extending a helping hand.

If this young man didn't have the desire to entrust himself to the Holy Grail, he would surely be able to become an excellent judge, Joan of Arc thought to herself.

Afterwards, Emiya and Arthur bid farewell to Joan of Arc and returned to Tulipas, entering the city of Mirania.

This is, at least for now, where Emiya resides.

When Emiya and Arthur arrived at the royal hall, all the Masters and Servants were already waiting there.

“Buzz…!”

Within the golden particles that had turned into mist, Arthur materialized and appeared, standing beside Emiya.

Unlike Artoria, he is not unable to materialize; he simply prefers to remain in physical form by his Master's side rather than in spirit form.

However, in order to avoid encountering Mordred again and to reduce trouble, Arthur chose to become a spirit.

Although he didn't dislike seeing Mordred.

As for why Mordred has been lingering around the Black Faction for so long, the Black Faction has not chosen to send a Servant to deal with her.

On the one hand, the barrier set up by Yggdrasil Castle was quite good, and Mordred and the Lion Kings did not discover the Black Faction's headquarters.

Otherwise, given Mordred's recklessness, he might have directly stormed the Black team's base alone.

Of course, the Red Team's church also has a barrier, otherwise Emiya and Arthur wouldn't have been able to fight in that area for so long without finding the church.

The black familiar hovering in the air will not be unable to find the location of the church forever.

No matter how much they try to cover it up, they can't hide the fact that he exists.

Therefore, Emiya was able to find the approximate location of the church.

Mordred and the Lion King had no idea of ​​the approximate location of Yggdrasil Castle, nor what it looked like, and no one was there to guide them.

So they basically just wandered around Tulipas the whole time.

That night, the Black faction also sent androids and puppets to test their combat capabilities.

The result can only be described as worthy of being King Arthur's son; his strength is indeed formidable.

Almost everyone present acknowledged the strength of Arthur and his Master, Shirou Emiya.

After all, for a Master to be able to directly and severely injure the opponent's Archer like this, it is no exaggeration to say that the Black faction already has the strength of 9 riders.

With 9 riders against 7, Dannick had no idea how he could possibly lose.

I'm very happy!

Vlad III, who was sitting on the throne, spread his arms, stood up, and stepped down from the throne.

This is a sign of respect for Arthur, who is also a king.

They were not in a superior-subordinate relationship, and Vlad III could not bear to see such a king sitting in a chair of a higher rank than himself.

So Vlad walked down the steps and looked Arthur in the eye.

Perhaps Arthur didn't care about these things, but as the King of Romania, he still had to maintain such etiquette.

"As expected of the King of Great Britain, to repel the enemy's Rider so easily is quite valiant."

Vlad III expressed high praise for him, saying that if his Archer had been right, he might not have been able to do anything to that Rider.

"No, you flatter the King of Romania. In the end, I was unable to inflict any beneficial damage on him, and I even revealed my true name."

Arthur did not accept Vlad III's praise, but instead reflected on his own behavior.

He felt he hadn't done well enough, and if he had known beforehand that the opponent had a skill to withstand damage, perhaps he wouldn't have chosen this fighting style.

Furthermore, he neglected his Master, and Arthur deeply regretted his failure to protect him.

Even though Shirou Emiya defeated Archer of the Red faction, Arthur still reminded himself that he should protect his Master.

However, Arthur's words earned him the respect of all the Servants present.

Not everyone can be so humble.

Perhaps this is the noble character of the Knight King.

Arthur constantly reflected on his battle with Achilles, trying to figure out what he had done wrong, but judging from the images transmitted from the familiars by the Servants...

During the battle between Arthur and Achilles, it was basically only Achilles whose wounds kept increasing, while Arthur remained unharmed despite the onslaught that surpassed even bullets.

Even when Achilles' spear was about to pierce his chest, Arthur calmly released the Wind King's hammer, knocking him away.

From God's perspective, Arthur basically dominated Achilles in the battle. Except for Achilles not using his Noble Phantasm, Arthur's combat skills were far superior to Achilles'.

In particular, Arthur possesses an extremely powerful innate skill—Intuition—which greatly diminishes Achilles' offensive capabilities, and his constant movement actually limits his attacks.

"Truly worthy of being called the King of Knights."

Archer's praise for him was heartfelt; not everyone can reflect on each of their battles.

The ability to constantly be vigilant about oneself and maintain humility even in victory is a quality that most people find difficult to attain.

"No, your strength is evident to all, there's no need for modesty, Knight King."

Vlad III's opinion of him also improved greatly. He thought how wonderful it would be if such a person were his subordinate, but he knew in his heart that this was absolutely impossible.

However, he also understood why the Knights of the Round Table were willing to follow him; he possessed a unique charismatic leadership style.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that all the kings who have made their mark on history possessed unique personal charisma, which is why so many people were willing to follow them.

Heroes are praised and admired, but kings inspire people to follow them unconsciously.

Chapter 133 The Internally Disharmonious Black Party

"Is there anything else?"

Emiya asked Vlad III if praising their actions was the only option.

It was merely a mutual test, and there was no need for such lavish praise.

Only then did Shirou Emiya begin to observe his surroundings.

He discovered that a figure he should have recognized was not present.

That was Astolfo. In fact, Emiya wasn't very familiar with him, but compared to the other Servants present, Emiya only knew of one: Astolfo.

However, overall, there is actually one missing combination in the lobby: the black team's Assassin team is not present.

"There's nothing else going on for now."

Vlad III shook his head. Apart from Assassin, whom they had lost contact with, all they had to do now was wait for Avisbro to finish creating his Noble Phantasm, and then launch a full-scale attack on the Red side's territory to win the Holy Grail War.

Rather than sending someone to England to find Assassin, it would be better to wait here for the Black Assassin to arrive.

The Holy Grail War takes place here, and Assassin, who has been given knowledge by the Holy Grail, could not possibly be unaware that he must go to Romania to participate in the Holy Grail War.

Therefore, all you need to do is wait patiently; the barrier will announce the arrival of the Servant.

We can just meet him directly in Tulipas.

"Then Saber and I will go and rest first."

Emiya spoke very politely to Vlad III, then immediately turned and left the hall with Arthur.

Arthur nodded slightly to Vlad III, and then left with Shirou Emiya.

After all, they had been fighting all night and were exhausted; they needed to rest.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Emiya was weakened by the battle. In fact, Emiya is in good spirits now. These are just wishful thinking on the part of those Masters.

They simply couldn't believe that someone could defeat a Servant without any cost or effort.