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

“Oh, now that I’ve been seen through, there’s nothing I can do. I’m sorry, Nero. I apologize. This is all my fault.”

Reading the words of apology, Li Lin showed a malicious smile, then weighed and estimated the number of mercury bullets mixed with divine blood remaining in the pistol.

As mentioned before, this time Jack the Ripper will be left to Nero to deal with, and Li Lin just needs to sit back and do nothing.

"Big sisters~"

Just as the two were performing a double crosstalk, a young girl in a black windbreaker came up to them through the fog.

The beautiful silver hair and the cute and innocent face made people feel pity for her, but the only thing that made people concerned was the scar on her right eye, which looked like it was scratched by a sharp object.

"Hey hey hey hey... Big sis, why are you guys going out so late?"

Because Nero used the Emperor's privilege to simulate breath blocking and temporarily blocked her own breath as a servant, and because she was not wearing a mythical ceremonial costume, Jack was unable to see through her true nature.

The little girl's face bloomed with a strange smile, and she approached the two step by step. However, compared with her smile, Li Lin was more concerned about the stockings exposed from the lower part of the tattered windbreaker and the fact that the child was not wearing pants.

"Big sisters~ It's so late, it's dangerous to wander around~"

"Why? I'm also looking for the reason."

Unfazed by the strange situation, Li Lin deliberately showed a performing smile similar to that of Xia Jiao, and with her deliberately lowered voice, she actually scared Jack so much that he took two steps back.

At the moment when Jack was frightened, Li Lin's gun-drawing skills, which had been honed thousands of times and even caused him to accidentally fire and pierce his thigh several times, finally came into play at this moment.

—Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang.

With the help of magic, seven bullets shot out of the gun, drawing a strange arc in the air and shooting towards Jack.

Chapter 45: What does your anger have to do with me?

Staring at the oncoming bullets, Jack pulled out two daggers from under his cloak.

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.

The sparks from the blades disappeared into the mist, and the explosions from the seven-shot burst were matched by seven simple, powerful, and efficient slashes.

The dagger moved between Jack's fingertips, and the seven bullets that flew at him almost at the same time were deflected by the blade and deflected to other directions. This was not a rare operation among the servants, just slashing bullets with a knife, and most of the servants could do it to a similar degree.

But the gun shot out a Nordic cursed bullet rather than a bullet, especially after the mixture of Li Lin's blood and mercury was dissolved in it, the damage to the spirit body was even higher than that of the black key. The strong aftereffect also made her step back several steps, and her cute face just now became very scary, staring at Li Lin who pulled the trigger.

"I hate you, big sister."

Jack threw away his cloak, revealing his petite figure underneath the cloak, and a bikini that was totally inconsistent with his age, with several sharp blades hanging around his waist.

"Same here. I really hate naughty kids." Throwing away the old magazine, Li Lin loaded the new one into the pistol. "Oh, didn't your mom teach you that kids can't play with knives?"

"...I'm angry, so tonight you guys..."

"What does it have to do with me if you're angry?"

Before Jack could finish her words, the pink-haired girl choked her back with a word.

Yeah, what does it have to do with her if Jack is angry?

"One more thing. Didn't anyone tell you not to be distracted during a battle? We are one man short."

"?!"

"You are right, Master! If you lose focus on the battlefield, your life will also be lost!"

Nero's brisk voice came from the wind, and Jack subconsciously looked towards the source of the voice, which was above her. Nero, wearing a white fighter suit suitable for action and metal gloves, looked at her with a smile.

Circle.

This technique uses Qi to sense the surroundings and make one's presence disappear. A person who has mastered it completely can even become one with the heaven and earth, and blend into nature. Because the "energy" in the body is assimilated with nature, before the "energy" in the body is transformed into an attack, even if you touch him, you can't feel that he is there.

That was the skill possessed by the sharpshooter Li Shuwen, but Nero cheated a bit by using the EX-level emperor privilege. Skills that were originally not possessed can also be obtained in a short period of time due to one's own proposition. Applicable skills are riding, swordsmanship, art, command, strategy, etc. If the level is A or above, even the load of the physical level (divinity, etc.) can be obtained.

--boom.

There was no way to avoid it, Nero fell like a meteor and hit where Jack was.

The huge impact force dispersed the fog, threw Jack heavily and flew out, raising a cloud of dust.

The young body turned into a shower of light and disappeared, but this did not mean that Jack was destroyed. She was just forcibly transferred away by her Master with a command seal. Although Jack could compete with first-class servants after consuming a large amount of magic power, she still seemed to be no match for Nero, the emperor who had turned on the power.

A heavy blow.

Nero's powerful blow was already close to the power of the ordinary Heisei Knight's Knight Fist.

Nero, who was standing in the deep pit, jumped up, and then looked at the gradually dissipating fog around him, and said with emotion: "They escaped. These masters are all very decisive. The fat master of Saber was also so decisive."

"Keep chasing. This is what another instructor who kept shouting that German technology is the best in the world taught me during my training in Germany. Think of yourself as a hound or a venomous snake. Only when the enemy completely loses his breath and is torn into pieces, the battle is over."

Li Lin pulled out a handful of test tubes from his coat pocket and threw them on the ground. A moment later, among the broken glass fragments, the liquid mercury gradually turned into several lifelike cobras.

"Follow me."

Making a hissing sound, the cobras made of mercury followed Li Lin's orders and moved in a certain direction along the trajectory of magic.

"Player, what are these?"

"I imitated the El-Melloi family's magic spirit equipment, the Moon Spirit Marrow, and then performed a simple personality granting. Well, the average cost of each one is about five euros. Without considering the labor cost... But the labor cost is not very expensive. It's just three plates of sweet and sour pork tenderloin, five plates of cherry meat, and five ten-inch fruit cakes. You don't need to bring your own materials."

Pinching his jaw, Li Lin squinted his eyes and thought for a while before quoting a price that puzzled Nero.

She understood five euros, but why did she start naming the dishes?

"Well......"

The surrounding world was replaced by a dark blue, and the clearly visible magic trail seemed to transform into a burning color.

Temporarily sharing the sight with the cobras, Li Lin raised his head and looked into the distance.

"Found it. Hmm? Nero, what's with that expression on your face?"

"Nothing. I'm just a little concerned about the Assassin whose voice is exactly like mine."

——Jack the Ripper.

The real name of the girl the two defeated easily.

A world-famous serial killer. In Japan, he is often called "Jack the Ripper". He killed five women and disappeared without being caught by the desperate search of the Scottish police.

The true identity of Jack the Ripper is unknown, so his appearance changes when he is summoned at different classes. This time, when he is summoned as Assassin, he is a collection of children who were not even allowed to be born.

Simply put, she is the embodiment of the resentment of tens of thousands of abandoned babies aborted by prostitutes in London since 1888.

These countless babies accumulated resentment and hatred for the mothers who abandoned them, and eventually formed a vengeful spirit. This is the origin of Jack the Ripper in this Holy Grail War.

Then came the London serial murders that every Jack the Ripper story talks about, and all the victims were prostitutes. Fortunately, before she made more victims, a passing magician discovered the incident and solved her in time.

"Ah. I know that the experience of that child's birth is indeed worthy of sympathy, but you can't deny the fact that she harmed others. In my eyes, there is no essential difference between the nobles of the Clock Tower and prostitutes. Humans are humans, and I will not despise anyone who stubbornly survives. I only hate immature brats."

"Come to think of it, you went to the police station's morgue during the day."

"Well...among the magicians of the Magician Association, there are some I know among the dead ones. I'm not really familiar with them, but...I'm a little upset."

Chapter 46 The Weight of Mother's Love

"Mom...Jack was just scared." No longer the image of a murderer on a foggy night, the trembling girl curled up in the arms of her "mother".

In a small hotel somewhere in Tufalis, Liudao Lingxia held the injured Jack in her arms with heartache. Fortunately, her body was too petite, and the punch that should have been fatal only caused relatively serious injuries. Nero did not succeed in piercing her spirit core and damaging her spirit base, otherwise even the Command Spell could not save her.

Servants are different from humans. As long as their spirit cores are not damaged, they will be fine even if their arms are cut off or their internal organs and spines are pierced by a steel spear. Fortunately, they still have some of the magician's heart left. After feeding it to Jack, the injury can be quickly recovered. As long as the servants have sufficient magic power supply, they can recover their combat effectiveness after a short rest.

Rokudo Reika was not a magician to begin with. She was a well-educated young lady when she was young, but her parents died in an accident, so her life began to go downhill due to various factors. Now she is a prostitute being kept by a man.

However, she was supposed to be the sacrifice for summoning Assassin, but she became the master and killed the summoning ritual. She is essentially a unique natural genius and natural monster. Her understanding and observation of things are extraordinary. In the absence of weapons and magic power, she continued to maintain Assassin's advantage and calmly slaughtered magicians.

Before leaving Japan, he and Jack defeated the assassination team of Qianjieshu. In addition, he is also proficient in linguistics and can speak Latin fluently.

If it was a less difficult Holy Grail War, this master and servant might be the one who had the last laugh and lifted the Holy Grail.

"It's not safe here anymore..."

"Your next words are. We have to find a new place quickly."

"We have to find a new place soon... huh?!"

Hearing the voice, Liu Dao Lingxia's pupils constricted. She first protected Jack behind her, then took out a dagger from the drawer and pointed it at the figure that appeared in the window at some point.

"Are you here to kill me?" Sixth Director Lingxia asked loudly while trembling, "Magician! Answer me!"

Although she is just an ordinary person without any special abilities, and even her physical fitness is only at an acceptable level among her peers, this maternal love really makes Li Lin feel that she is a mother who is protecting her children.

Seeing Liu Dao Lingxia protecting Jack, Li Lin, who is also a "mother", can understand her. But understanding is understanding, and it is impossible to be soft-hearted.

Lifting the hood, the girl's pink hair gleamed in the moonlight, and the night wind blew her clothes.

"Those who step onto the battlefield should be aware of this, and those who pull the trigger should also be aware of being shot."

Li Lin has told many lies in his life, especially after traveling through time, he regarded lying as a part of his daily life. No, to be more precise, he regarded lying as an instinct like breathing.

However, only a few of her words came from the heart, without a trace of falsehood.

"I won't show favoritism to anyone. Whether you are a prostitute or a vengeful spirit, I will treat you all equally and look at you without any discrimination, just like I treat other humans."

Is the story of Jack the Ripper pitiful? Of course it is pitiful, but this is definitely not a reason for her to kill people wantonly. Besides, Li Lin has long been "indifferent". In the long history of the entire universe, she has witnessed too many sad and lamentable endings.

Besides, she couldn't just turn a blind eye to it because of such a boring reason as "pity".

Ignoring evil deeds is a form of aiding and abetting evil. Ignoring evil deeds and condoning those who do evil, isn’t this also a kind of evil?

"It has nothing to do with dogma or morality. A murder is a murder and a debt is a debt. This is a simple principle."

Just as Li Lin was saying this, Nero climbed up the stairs and finally appeared at the door of the room after breaking the door lock.

As for why Nero didn't go through the window? Ah, that was just the emperor's hypocrisy. He thought that the emperor should go through the main door in an upright manner, not through the window like a thief, and he said that it would be easy to expose himself.

emmmmmm...However, does Nero really have the qualifications to say that he is afraid of being exposed?

Thinking back to Nero's translucent skirt and her back exposed to the air, Li Lin really didn't know what to complain about.

"You have nowhere to escape and nowhere to go."

Li Lin was guarding the window and Nero was guarding the door, with each of them on each side, completely blocking the escape route of the "mother and daughter".

“Why do you want to kill him to such an extent? I just want to live with this child. We participated in the Holy Grail War just to let this child have a real life. Is this wrong?!”

"...You are not wrong. Killing for your own future and survival is not wrong in my opinion. Even God cannot punish you."

Is killing for survival, killing for desire, an evil act?

Maybe, maybe not, but Li Lin did not visit this place because of those profound philosophical questions.

"But this child killed the magician of the Clock Tower and also killed innocent passers-by. I went to the police station where the body was parked to investigate. If you only target the people of the Thousand World Tree, I will never take the initiative to have anything to do with you."

Although the first lesson of becoming a magician is to accept the fact that you will die somewhere in the future, magicians also have friends and family, and it is natural that their relatives will seek revenge for them. And among them are magicians from the modern magic department, who are classmates after all, although they have only greeted each other before.

"Besides, I am also a participant in this Holy Grail War. I have a wish that needs to be fulfilled by the Holy Grail. For this, I will not even frown even if I have to send all the other contestants to hell."

War is not a romantic stage full of flowers and songs of honor. It is a meat grinder, a purgatory that turns all life into a mass of flesh and bones.

"If you want to kill this child, just step over my dead body!"

Director Liu Lingxia hugged Jack tightly in her arms. Her body was very small, and Director Liu Lingxia protected her without exposing an inch of her.

"..."

Hearing this, the pink-haired girl who was staring at Rokudo Reika and Jack lowered her eyes, and her sigh melted into the night.

"What a strange request. Well, whatever, as you wish."

With a blank expression on his face, Li Lin pulled the trigger at the Sixth Director Lingxia.

There was a gunshot.

All that was left was the smoke from the muzzle of the gun.

And the sixth director Lingxia who was shot in the forehead and slowly fell down.

"Mom?! Why, you...Pfft?!"

Before Jack, with a sad look on her face, could draw her dagger, Nero took the lead and swung his sword through the soul core in her body.

There was no scene of blood and flesh flying everywhere. Jack, whose chest was pierced, struggled for a moment, then turned into golden light particles and scattered in the air, disappearing in front of Li Lin.