The shuttle in the second dimension

　"Uh..." After hearing Emilia say this, Natsuki Subaru remembered that just now, the blue-eyed guy's condition suddenly became strange, as if he had become a different person. For safety reasons, it would be better not to intervene in their fight before that person showed any disadvantages.

　At this time, the battle in the house became more and more intense, and both of them began to suffer some injuries. But overall, Lin Xuan still had the upper hand. Although Lin Xuan seemed to have more wounds on his body, most of them were shallow wounds. The Hunter of Intestines was different. Most of her wounds were deeper, and she was almost turning into a bloody person.

　_In the end, Lin Xuan had his abdomen cut by the Hunter, but he stabbed her heart with the sword in his hand, and finally ended the battle.

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　Looking at the helpless body of the Intestine Hunter, Lin Xuan raised his foot and kicked her away, knocking her directly into the wall and burying her in the ruins.

　Only after kicking the body of the Intestine Hunter away did Lin Xuan recover from that strange state.

　Bang-dang——! !

　The pitch-black knife fell to the ground, and Lin Xuan sat on the ground in a daze, as if he had been hit by something.

　"I... killed someone?" Looking at the blood of the Gut Hunter still stained on his hands, Lin Xuan couldn't accept it.

　"Ouch!" The severe pain in his abdomen woke Lin Xuan from the discomfort of killing someone.

　Reaching out and touching it, looking at his right hand covered in blood, Lin Xuan suddenly felt a little dizzy, as if he had lost too much blood.

　"That~one~~~~" Lying slowly on the ground, Lin Xuan raised his head and shouted to Emilia and the others.

　"Can you come over and help me stop the bleeding? I feel like I've lost a lot of blood."

　"Ah!" Emilia seemed to have reacted, exclaimed, and ran over in a hurry.

　"Are you okay, Lin Xuan?" Emilia asked anxiously, looking at Lin Xuan's pale face.

　"It's okay now. If you didn't help me stop the bleeding, I might really die." Lin Xuan said weakly with a twitch of his lips.

　"I'll help you stop the bleeding right away." Emilia immediately treated Lin Xuan.

　Blue magical light bloomed from Emilia's palm and fell on Lin Xuan's bleeding abdomen. Under the continuous healing of the blue light, Lin Xuan's wound began to recover at a speed visible to the naked eye.

　"Huh—I feel much better." Although he was lying flat and couldn't see the wound, Lin Xuan could clearly feel his wound slowly healing from the gradually easing pain in his abdomen.

　"Thank you so much, Emilia, otherwise I would have lost too much blood."

　"I'm the one who should be thanking you. You were badly injured because of helping me. Besides, if it weren't for you, I definitely wouldn't be able to deal with that guy by myself." Shaking her head, Emilia retorted.

　"What's going on here?" A gentle voice echoed from outside the room. It was a figure that caught everyone's attention. He had dazzling red hair, blue eyes that shone with justice, and a pure white outfit that made him appear even more dazzling.

　"Just now I felt a large amount of magic power gathering here. When I walked in, I heard the sound of fighting, so I came to take a look." The red-haired young man walked in while explaining.

　"Reinhard?" Subaru Natsuki recognized the red-haired young man the moment he saw him.

　"Hello, Subaru. Nice to meet you again. Can you tell me what happened here?" After greeting Natsuki Subaru, the young man named Reinhard immediately asked him about the situation at the scene.

　"Uh..." At this time, Natsuki Subaru didn't know what to say. Logically, he should tell the truth, but considering that the young man named Lin Xuan had killed someone, he didn't know whether he should tell the truth.

　Although he didn't like the guy named Lin Xuan who appeared next to the girl, it was also because of him that these people here survived.

　At this time, Emilia, who had treated Lin Xuan's injuries, stood up and explained the whole story to Reinhard.

　"Lady Emilia, from your description, I have a rough idea of ​​who attacked you. It's probably the infamous [Gut Hunter]." Reinhardt knelt on one knee, lowered his head, and said apologetically, "It's all my fault for allowing such a villain as the [Gut Hunter] to enter the royal city, putting Lady Emilia in danger."

　Emilia pouted unhappily at Reinhard's apology. "I really don't understand places like yours."

　"It clearly has nothing to do with you, but you take all the responsibility on yourself." As she spoke, Emilia pointed at Lin Xuan who had just gotten up from the ground.

　"You're just as dishonest. I didn't help you at all, yet you wanted to repay me. You even suffered such a serious injury, and in the end you still thanked me for your treatment."

　Lin Xuan had initially intended to joke about Emilia's accusation, but the discomfort he felt after killing someone surged up again, instantly ruining his mood. While immersed in the discomfort, he didn't realize he'd forgotten something crucial.

　Emilia seemed not to notice Lin Xuan's abnormality. She turned her head and looked at Reinhardt, who had not yet stood up. She continued, "I don't see any fault in you, so there is no way to punish you. If you can't accept this, be more careful on patrol in the future."

　"I understand. Thank you for your words." After expressing his respect, Reinhardt stood up.

　"Hmm?" Unlike Emilia, Reinhard immediately noticed that something was wrong with Lin Xuan.

　"Emelia, your friend doesn't seem to be in good condition."

　"Eh!?" After Reinhardt said this, Emilia also noticed that Lin Xuan's condition seemed a little abnormal.

　"Lin Xuan, are you okay?" Emilia asked worriedly, and walked towards Lin Xuan, as if she wanted to see if he had any other serious injuries.

　On the other side, Natsuki Subaru looked at Emilia with a complicated expression.

　He really wanted to know the name of the silver-haired girl, Emilia, but he hoped that she would tell him in person rather than knowing it from a conversation with someone else. He really wanted to repay her. He originally thought that he could help her find her stolen badge, but he found that in the end he seemed to have done nothing to help her.

　"I feel like such a failure!" Natsuki Subaru complained in his heart.

　But just as Emilia walked towards Lin Xuan, Natsuki Subaru inadvertently glanced at the ruins where the Hunter was buried, but it was this inadvertent glance that made him realize that something was wrong there. He felt as if there had been a movement there just now.

　Then, as if he had thought of something, Natsuki Subaru took advantage of Rom's inattention, snatched the big wooden stick from his hand, ran towards Emilia, and shouted at the same time.

　"be careful!!"

　At the same time that Natsuki Subaru shouted, the ruins that buried the Hunter suddenly exploded, and a black shadow rushed out from it, aiming directly at Emilia.

　At this moment, Lin Xuan suddenly remembered that he had forgotten something crucial. As a hybrid of vampire and human, the Gut Hunter possessed the ability to resurrect multiple times. Clearly, the shadow was the Gut Hunter after his resurrection. Although he knew the Gut Hunter was still alive, the discomfort he felt after killing someone lingered. That discomfort affected Lin Xuan, preventing him from protecting Emilia in time.

　Meanwhile, Reinhardt noticed something was wrong when Natsuki Subaru shouted, but it was too late for him to protect Emilia.

　At this moment, Natsuki Subaru, the weakest person in the room, pushed Emilia away in time.

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Chapter 7 Doubt (Two in One)

　"I told you, we'll see each other again soon, two beautiful ladies——"

　Lin Xuan said while looking at Saber and Irisviel with a smile.

　After saying that, Lin Xuan stretched out his hand, and the ancient golden sword stuck in the ground seemed to be attracted and flew towards Lin Xuan.

　"The red rose that destroys demons, the yellow rose that guarantees destruction, you must be the chief warrior of the Irish Fianna Knights, hailed as 'unparalleled in the world' - 'The Face of Gloriousness' Diarmuid Odinah -" Li Xin said with a smile after catching the flying Xuanyuan Sword, looking at Lancer behind him.

　"I didn't expect to be recognized, but your sudden intervention in the fight between me and Saber is rather excessive—"

　Before Lancer could finish his words, a thunderous sound interrupted him.

　Saber and Lancer were both stunned, motionless. Then, simultaneously, they looked back toward the southeast sky. The source of the sound was immediately apparent.

　I saw a flying object drawing a straight line in the sky and heading straight towards this side, sprinkling a lot of lightning along the way.

　Irisviel was stunned and opened her mouth in surprise.

　Chariot

　From the appearance, this is an ancient chariot. What's more, the animal tied to the shaft of the chariot is not a war horse, but a bull surrounded by lightning. The bull looks very strong and exudes a sense of sturdiness and fitness.

　The chariot was suspended in the air. No, it was not simply suspended. The bull was not stepping on the air at all, but seemed to be stepping on lightning.

　With each blow of the bull's hooves, purple lightning flashed from beneath his feet, spreading outward like a spiderweb, followed by a deafening roar that echoed through the air. The lightning unleashed by the bull was enough to rival the attacks of Saber and Lancer.

　Such a chariot is definitely at the level of a Noble Phantasm, and the only ones who can possess such a Noble Phantasm are probably the Servants participating in this Holy Grail War.

　"Ah——here he comes——" However, Lin Xuan was not as surprised as Saber and Lancer at this sudden appearance of the Heroic Spirit. After all, he already knew how that guy would appear.

　The bull stepping on lightning pulled the ancient chariot, circling above Lin Xuan and others with great momentum, and then began to descend. When the chariot landed completely, the dazzling lightning gradually disappeared, revealing the figure on the chariot.

　"Both parties put away their weapons. In front of this king!"

　The figure standing on the chariot roared loudly, and the roar was comparable to the previous thunder.

　As world-renowned Heroic Spirits, Saber and Lancer would certainly not be frightened by the roar, but this sudden appearance of the Heroic Spirit troubled them a little. They did not know what this suddenly appearing Heroic Spirit was going to do, so they could not help but hesitate. Lin Xuan put the Xuan-Yuan Sword into his body, put his hands in his pockets, and looked at the suddenly appearing Heroic Spirit with an amused expression.

　The figure on the chariot was a very burly man, and since he was standing on the chariot, everyone present had to look up at him. After that loud roar, the burly figure on the chariot continued to speak, his tone full of severity.

　"My name is Iskandar, the King of Conquerors. I participated in this Holy Grail War and obtained the rank of Rider."

　Everyone present, except Lin Xuan, was stunned. In the Holy Grail War, no Servant would reveal their true identity. In the Holy Grail War, a Servant's true name was crucial. If the opponent knew their true name, they would be in a passive position. They could use their true name to discover their weaknesses. Therefore, in the Holy Grail War, no one would reveal their true name unless they were discovered. Of course, for someone like Lin Xuan or a Heroic Spirit from the future, it wouldn't matter, but the one before them was not one of them.

　"What are you thinking about, idiot!!" At this moment, a wailing sound came from behind Rider who introduced himself.

　He thought the boy appeared from behind Rider, but his bluffing questioning did not get a response from Rider.

　"puff----"

　Instead, it fell silent due to the boos from the two bulls.

　Rider looked around at everyone present and asked loudly:

　"You are fighting each other to obtain the Holy Grail, but before you do, I want to ask you a question."

　"I do not know what each of you holds dear for the Holy Grail. But consider now. Are your wishes more weighty than the aspiration encompassing heaven and earth?"

　Except for Lin Xuan, no one present understood what Rider meant.

　"What on earth do you want to say?"

　"Huh? I made it very clear."

　At this time, Rider's figure still maintained its majesty, but his tone had softened considerably.

　"I have descended upon this battlefield. Are you willing to give me the Holy Grail? If you do, I will consider you my friend and share the joy of conquering this world with you. How is it?"

　"Rider, I admire your courage in introducing yourself, but I cannot agree to your request."

　Lancer shook his head with a wry smile. "I swore an oath that I would personally hold the Holy Grail and hand it over to my one and only master in this life. Therefore, it will never be you who obtains the Holy Grail—"

　"Me too. As the king of Country Y, it's impossible for me to submit to another king."

　"The King of Britain?" Rider looked at Saber in surprise. "I'm so surprised. I didn't expect that the famous Knight King would be a little girl."

　"Would you like to taste the little girl's sword? King of Conquerors..." Saber raised the invisible sword in his hand and shouted in a low voice.

　"Oh, it seems our negotiation has failed. What a pity. But what does the guy over there think?" After being rejected by Saber, Rider asked Lin Xuan.

　"Eh? Me?" Looking at Rider who suddenly asked him this question, Lin Xuan smiled and replied, "I'm not interested in the Holy Grail. All I'm obsessed with is victory. My desire in participating in this Holy Grail War is simply to win it."

　"What a weird guy!" Rider said helplessly, touching his chin.

　After hearing Lin Xuan's answer, everyone present looked at him in astonishment. This was the first time that everyone present heard of a heroic spirit participating in the Holy Grail War but having no interest in the Holy Grail.

　Looking at the stunned faces of the people present, Lin Xuan smiled and said again, "Let me introduce myself. My real name is Lin Xuan. I am joining this Holy Grail War as a Berserker."

chapter eight