I, Madoka Kaname, am just a Kamen Rider passing by

"That's true, but don't say it in front of anyone other than me. Not everyone can turn a blind eye to your traitorous behavior."

Even if Amakusa hadn't caused trouble, after wiping out the black team or being wiped out by the black team, all the remaining combinations would be enemies. Even if they were drinking and chatting happily together yesterday, they were now enemies fighting for the wishing machine. It was so ugly and disgusting that Li Lin almost wanted to vomit.

But there's nothing wrong with that.

It takes sixty years for the Holy Grail to accumulate enough magic power to fulfill wishes. How many people in this world, except for crazy life-extending magicians like Danic and Old Worm, can afford to wait?

"Speaking of the Holy Grail, I remember the head of the Summoning Department talked to me privately, saying that if I seized the Greater Holy Grail, the Clock Tower would be willing to pay off all the debts of the El-Melloi family."

"Oh, I didn't expect the old man to be so mean. This is such an idiotic condition that I can't even laugh."

"If I really get the Holy Grail, not to mention paying off my debts, even if I want enough money to buy a small country, it won't be a problem."

In fact, if the Holy Grail could not allow Li Lin to cross the dimensional wall, she really planned to make a wish to the Holy Grail for a large sum of money, to pay off the debts of the El-Melloi family, and to support Olmariga who had helped her many times. Anyway, her father did not fight in the world line of the Holy Grail War, and even Solomon could not be established. Even if Chaldea was successfully established, it would not lead to the burning of human reason.

"Are you really going to ask the Holy Grail for money, Li Lin?"

It seemed that he had finally finished processing the magic materials, and Shizijie turned his head to look at her with a surprised expression.

"Well, let's wait until we get the Holy Grail. My grandmother once said that there is no point in disposing of something that does not belong to you. It is just a daydream full of enlightenment."

"Well, the fatigue from not sleeping for three whole days has almost dissipated."

After taking a bite of the marshmallow on the stick and swallowing it, Li Lin stood up and looked at his watch.

"It's time to go, Nero."

"Set off?"

"That's right. Instead of standing by and watching for an opportunity, why don't we start the war ourselves?"

Then, about five seconds after Li Lin finished speaking.

The fax machine created by necromancy on the left hand side of Lion Jie rang, and the remaining skeletal hand wrote a few words on the paper.

"Tomorrow night, all members of the Red Team will besiege the Black Team. Please be sure to come then."

Chapter 36: Do you believe in gravity?

As night fell, Li Lin and Nero, who received news of Amakusa's attack, headed towards the black base camp.

Of course, it was impossible to stand on the same front with Amakusa Shiro. As a god for the second time, she knew that the so-called gods were just high-dimensional beings with special powers and broad horizons that surpassed humans.

As for omniscience? Ah, that was just a joke. Even the Principle of the Ring was not perfectly omniscient. Even the goddess had discovered unknown records. Before the Trinity state was lifted, Li Lin had heard an unknown song. The only pity was that he didn't finish listening to that beautiful song.

Incredible, isn't it?

She possessed infinite knowledge of the present, the past, and the future, and knew the history of the entire universe, but she was unable to finish listening to this record. She actually created magical girls when the administrator of her universe had already banned the birth of magical girls. This was simply too bad.

Ahem, let’s get back to the topic.

It was impossible for Li Lin to respect God. If we asked who was the most disrespectful to God in the world, apart from those who killed God, it would probably be her. It was precisely because she knew that God was selfish like humans that she did not feel any reverence.

God is not a violent natural phenomenon that cannot be reversed, but an individual that can be defeated. If you know this, there is nothing to be afraid of. Besides, Amakusa is just a willful saint who makes Li Lin feel sad and lamentable, not even the Son of God.

A light mist filled the air. Li Lin and Nero walked one after the other on a small path in the forest. It was more like a gap between trees than a path, a place where they could walk. Carefully observing the undamaged weeds on the ground and the traces of magic in the air, Li Lin was sure that there would be no ambush in this place.

The opponents in this Holy Grail War were all traditional and slightly innovative magicians. There were no experienced mercenaries like Emiya Kiritsugu, and they had almost no technological means to counter reconnaissance. If it was Kiritsugu, Li Lin would probably have to transform into Kamen Rider Evol and withstand the double attack of drones and jumping mines.

After thinking it over again and again, Li Lin decided to ask the Lion to split the robbed troops into two groups.

Not to mention that Nero and Xiao Mo disliked each other, the fact that he cooperated with Li Lin, a violator, was enough to make him the target of public criticism. Although Li Lin was a scumbag, she was not so idle as to drag others into the water. After all, she had some good feelings for Shizi Jie, who participated in the Holy Grail War in order to revive her adopted daughter.

He went to the battlefield for his family, and in a sense he was also a very gentle guy.

The father is kind and the son is filial, the mother is kind and the daughter is filial, it says it’s time to go on... and so on.

Well, this matter really cannot be attributed to Kamen Rider, otherwise it will always seem a bit weird.

"Player, what happened to your promise to start a war? Why are you running here instead of heading to the frontal battlefield?!"

"Plans can't keep up with changes, that's all."

Li Lin took out the lighter "borrowed" from Shi Zijie, lit the cigarette while blocking the wind, took a deep breath, exhaled some white mist, and melted into the night.

But that was impossible. The handsome scenes above were just imagination. The moment the smoke rushed into Li Lin's lungs, it only caused him to cough, and it was so spicy that even tears came out.

From the original situation, everything was already a foregone conclusion. No servant could defeat Li Lin in a one-on-one duel, and the village girl who was the only one who caused Li Lin to be beaten up now had no obvious hostility towards her. As long as Li Lin didn't go crazy and do the Tufalis Massacre, Jeanne wouldn't bother with her.

But things are unpredictable. What she didn't expect was that Wanzhang Longwo, the muscular idiot, would also be involved in this battle. Maybe to others, Li Lin is an unstable variable, but in Li Lin's view, Wanzhang Longwo is the same.

"I said it before, didn't I? I have an ability similar to clairvoyance. Amakusa's attack this time is just a tentative feint, and its purpose is only to let the black side relax its vigilance. I'm afraid it's more of a slacking off. He won't take any real action until he pulls out that sky fortress and has all the chances of winning."

After all, Amakusa Shiro attributed the sins of the people's deaths to himself. Before he died, he cried out in a sad voice: "Almighty God! Please give me another chance! This time I will definitely...definitely...take all the good in the world into my hands!"

"I understand the reason, but this has nothing to do with coming to this remote place, right?"

Under Nero's puzzled gaze, Li Lin wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes. He asked with a sigh:

"Nero, do you believe in gravity?"

"......What?"

"People are attracted to each other, and so is fate. The moment you raise your head in the endless stream of people, your gaze will intersect with that of your destined child, and finally a bond will be formed."

"What nonsense are you trying to talk about? I only believe in myself and Rome. No matter when and where, I can only rely on myself and Rome."

"I see. I'm not forcing you to do this, but I do believe in it. But I think this statement is a little inappropriate. It's not that I'm just being a puppet under the guidance of fate, but that I'm turning fate into a tool that dances under my fingertips."

Facing Nero who was about to say something, Li Lin shrugged.

"My intuition is always accurate. Sometimes I step into a deep pit even though I know it's the right thing to do. But I'm curious whether there is treasure in the pit, so I step in anyway."

"What do you want to say, player?"

"I heard it. Destiny is calling me. But I don't intend to kneel before it submissively. I just want to confirm with my own eyes what or who this intuition wants me to see here."

“Curiosity kills the cat.”

"But it can't kill a lion. Many times, failure involves many factors, but in the end, it's all due to the lack of ability of the person involved."

Li Lin looked at Nero with great determination, and facing the Master who was unusually tough, Nero, as a Servant, could not continue speaking.

To be precise, only at this time did Li Lin look like a magician and a master.

"coming."

Li Lin threw the burnt cigarette butt between his fingertips into the bushes, then looked in a certain direction.

A few seconds later, Astolfo, carrying the android boy, appeared in front of Li Lin and Nero. When he noticed the two of them, his smiling face gradually stiffened.

Having witnessed with his own eyes on the projection screen how Li Lin beat Long Wo, he deeply understood the gap in power between himself and his opponent. Being heartless and losing rationality cannot be equated with having a suffocating IQ. At least he is smarter than the Wanzhang Long Wo.

The moment he saw Li Lin, he was ready to call out his favorite rider and run away, even if he was discovered by other members of the black team.

"Uh, ahahaha.....Good evening, both of you. Sorry, I took the wrong road. I'll leave now. Bye!"

Chapter 37: Miss Jeanne is arrested, and the androids and humans

"Ms. Leticia, we now suspect you are involved in a terrorist attack."

The police officer, who was panting and obviously consuming too much sugar and fat, spoke to Jeanne breathlessly.

In fact, Joan even wanted to kindly remind him to wipe the chocolate sauce off his beard.

"What do you mean by terrorist attack?"

Having been framed before, Joan of Arc did not say much. She just sat obediently in her own little chair and blinked her eyes innocently.

God have mercy on you. The ones who blew up the road were the Master who called himself Kamen Rider and Karna, and Black Saber who was thrown around like a projectile. What did she, an innocent French saint, have to do with it?

But unfortunately, these police officers obviously don't think so.

"Stop playing dumb! When I heard the explosion and rushed to the scene, you were the only one there!"

"But I am really innocent."

"I've been on duty for 30 years, and every prisoner I've seen claims to be innocent." The fat police officer pointed to a cute purple-haired loli and a cyan-haired kimono girl next to him. "I'm innocent, Mr. Officer! I protest. It's illegal for you to detain poor innocent tourists like this. I'm going to complain to the embassy!"

"Look, I told you, every criminal claims they are innocent, who can I trust? It's really a headache, even little girls are eating free meals these days. It's not easy for us to deal with a child from a foreign country, and she refused to give me the contact information of her family. I tell you, the fabric of her clothes alone is three times the price of that meal. The eldest daughter of a wealthy family is really hard to deal with."

The fat police officer muttered for a while, then he spread his hands, looking helpless.

"Ahahahaha..." Joan of Arc nodded in agreement, but she shared the same feeling with the two girls next door who were suspected to be magicians, not the police officer.

In order not to hurt ordinary people who had nothing to do with the Holy Grail War, and to consider Leticia's future, and to prevent the girl possessed by her from being branded as a terrorist and a fugitive, Jeanne had no choice but to be "arrested". The only thing she was thankful for now was that the Romanian police were decent enough and had no bad intentions towards her body.

Otherwise, the one who would greet this fat police officer who does his job impartially would not be the good-tempered Miss "Leticia", but Joan of Arc who would beat him up.

"So, quickly give up your accomplice! If possible, I don't want to do anything to a girl of your age."

"The point is, I'm really not the culprit! Not even a criminal!"

"To be honest, I don't quite believe that a girl of your age can cause such a big explosion, but I'm sorry, it's my duty and I have to do my job. And your armor that makes a clanking sound is too suspicious. And those boots of yours, won't your feet hurt if you run?"

It seemed to be Joan of Arc's illusion, as the other party showed a bitter expression for a brief moment.

In the end, after questioning, Joan was still detained as a suspect, and this seemed to be a judgment made because the matter was too suspicious. Of course, Joan also tried to persuade the other party through the persuasive effect of revelation, but in the end, she only got this result.

Staring at the cold iron window and the hard and uncomfortable bed board, Joan of Arc pulled at her handcuffs and finally let out a sigh.

"Lord, your followers are in jail again. What should I do?"

Although escaping would be easy, doing so would make Leticia a wanted fugitive.

She kindly lent her body to you, the saint, but you sent her to prison after the war. At least Joan of Arc's conscience would not allow her to do such a thing.

......

"You abandoned the main battlefield and fled with the androids. There is no doubt that your behavior is a betrayal and a shameful desertion. In my Rome, I will never allow or accept any betrayers."

Ignoring the Holy Grail War for a seemingly insignificant life is an unacceptable act in front of His Majesty the Emperor who puts the overall situation first. After all, he is the emperor and he has no choice but to abandon the minority for the majority. If he does not abandon the sand in his hands for the sake of the sand that slips from his fingertips, it would be putting the cart before the horse.

However, after all, the other party was not Nero's minister or subordinate. Although she despised him, she didn't want to clean up the mess for him. And even if she really did that, Li Lin would stop her immediately, right?

Thinking of this, Nero turned his gaze to the pink-haired girl who was examining the body of the android boy.

"Dark Rider, why did you flee when the war started?"

"He wants to live." Astolfo's gaze was clear and pure, unlike Nero's Master. Although they were both pink-haired boys, his thoughts were easy to understand.

"Everyone wants to live. The status and identity of the androids on the battlefield are no different from the boy you saved. But have you ever thought that because of your actions, the Black team, which is missing a Servant, is in a more disadvantageous position, which will cause casualties to other androids."

"I can't care about things that are so far away. I only care about the present. This android is really asking me for help. I can't ignore this kind of thing, that's all."

Nero's words certainly make sense, but Astolfo is not the kind of Heroic Spirit who would think about the overall situation. Rather than rationality, this beautiful boy's code of conduct is entirely based on emotion, and he is the type who does whatever he thinks.

Although he didn't know why this Master and Servant, who were obviously not from the black side, did not fight against him, Astolfo believed that they had no hostility. Based on his intuition, he safely handed the boy he had rescued with great difficulty to the other Master for inspection.

At this time, the pink magic emanating from Li Lin's hand placed on the boy's chest disappeared, which also meant that the inspection was over.

"How is his health?"

"I don't want to say anything to comfort you. If I were a doctor, I would probably be fired and blacklisted that day for beating up a patient's family member. I would never be allowed to enter the medical profession again and would have to become a gangster."

Although he wanted to complain that doctors and gangsters didn't get along at all, Astolfo was more concerned about the safety of the android boy. Li Lin, who noticed this, just shrugged and told him to calm down.

"There are no major injuries or external injuries for now, but due to the design flaws of the android, this boy won't be able to live long."

"How long, doctor?"

Stunned for a moment, Astolfo bit his teeth lightly.

"I'm not a doctor. At most, I've been a veterinarian, and an intern at that... Ahem, well, let's get down to business. Anyway, even if he successfully escapes the Holy Grail War, he will run out of life and collapse in a corner in three years, right? This was decided from the beginning of the design."

Li Lin made a rough estimate and gave this cruel answer.

In fact, without maintenance, his physical condition would probably deteriorate faster. He would show signs of physical failure in about two years, and would be completely unable to move in two and a half years.

"Young man, this android you saved with all your heart and soul can only live for three years."

"Well......"

Even if Astolfo had a glimmer of hope, Chiron and Li Lin would not be wrong.

"But, I do have a way to save this boy."

Just when Astolfo was in despair, Li Lin, who was looking at his wrist in thought, said something that made him shudder.

"......What?!"

"I said, I have a way to save this young man."