Type-Moon, the Path of a Magician

Iskandar looked at the fading Hassan and asked, "Assassin, are you satisfied with this send-off?"

"I can't be more satisfied." Hassan of the Hundred Faces smiled.

Born in darkness, die in light, there is no regret left.

This is probably... no longer knowing who the real self is, and this is the best ending for the original Baimao.

I seem to understand, Mr. Shodai. It turns out that the death I feared is not that scary after all...

But...I seem to understand it a little too late...

As expected, I am still just an unqualified Hassan. If she had taken over back then, she would have done better than me...

dong dong dong-

The silent evening bells sound softly.

In the church, Kotomine Kirei raised his head, closed the thick Bible in his hand, and recited his final prayer.

Assassin——Hassan of the Hundred Faces exits.

Chapter 43 Farewell to the Past

[You are just practicing how to say goodbye to the past——]

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The sharp sword dragged on the asphalt road, making a "clang--" sound, creating large sparks and leaving a deep mark wherever the blade passed.

With a gleam in his eyes, the young man took steady steps and swung his heavy sword towards the invincible Knight King in front of him.

——clang! !

The piercing sound of knights fighting.

Artoria held the golden sword firmly to block the attack of the Lake Sword, her brows slightly wrinkled, her emerald eyes staring at the young man in front of her, and asked.

"What's going on? Why is Sir Lancelot's sword in your hand?"

"Why don't you try to guess, Your Highness the Knight King?" Xia Yuan raised his eyebrows.

"If you guess right, I'll tell you."

"..."

There was a hint of helplessness in his emerald green eyes, and then he stopped fighting and suddenly increased the force of the sword in his hand, instantly knocking Xia Yuan back dozens of meters.

"Please answer me seriously, magician," Saber said in a serious tone, pointing the tip of the golden sword at the young man in front of her, "Where is Lancelot? Why did his sword appear in your hand?"

"Well... I told you to take a guess, but..."

"I didn't expect you didn't even know where Lancelot was? You've already met him before, but you still can't recognize him? This is really..."

After brushing off the dust on his body, Xia Yuan raised his sword with his right hand and took a stance: "...This makes Lancelot so sad!"

The cold moonlight projected onto the sword, reflecting bursts of cold light.

The beautiful holy sword was like ripples in the autumn water, shimmering with light.

"Think carefully, King of Knights, who is still lost in dreams of the past. Where did you see the Knight of the Lake?"

"—"

After a long silence, Altria was no longer in the mood to fight with him. Her brain kept thinking about what Xia Yuan said.

"You've obviously met each other before, but you still can't recognize each other?"

We have met before, but where did I meet Lancelot?

The Einzbern family? Impossible. Or where?

My brain began to tremble, and finally only the most unlikely answer remained in my mind.

Berserker is Lancelot!!

"No, that's impossible..."

How could such an excellent knight like Lancelot become so crazy? How could he become a revengeful ghost with resentment? But... he always sacrificed himself to protect himself in the battle. If it wasn't because of the cooperation between his companions, could it be -

She suddenly understood everything.

"It seems you have thought of this."

Xia Yuan looked at her with a smile, "That guilty knight would continue to protect his king even if he turned into a ghost. Isn't that romantic? But there is a flaw. After all, his king did not recognize him."

"It doesn't matter. He was already very satisfied when he left the stage. After all, he could swing the sword again to protect you. However, he was still worried about you until he left the stage."

"In the end, he even willingly split his spiritual base and gave it to me, hoping that I could help you later. He really is a guy who loves to cause trouble for others, isn't he? King Arthur."

"Sir Lancelot, I..."

Xia Yuan's words made Saber a little dazed. The next moment, the autumn water in front of her eyes rippled slightly, and the light of the lake without destruction was in front of her again.

brush brush --

He raised his hand and three sword lights cut through the night sky, continuously attacking Altria.

The golden sword in his hand also moved, and with a turn of the sword, a golden arc was drawn in the air. The light of the Indestructible Lake and the Sword of Victory Oath suddenly collided in the night sky.

"It's useless!" Artoria raised her sword again to block Xia Yuan's attack. "You are far inferior to me in terms of sword skills and strength. Give up. You can never be my opponent."

"Indeed, whether it's the sword skills I copied or my strength, I'm at an absolute disadvantage. There's absolutely no hope of winning. But..."

She smelled a faint floral scent at the tip of her nose, and immediately felt a terrifying force coming from the sword, which instantly pushed her back several steps.

"Didn't Merlin tell you that you should never underestimate any opponent on the battlefield? Even a mortal like me can be on par with heroes like you if we meet certain conditions..."

【Dreamlike Charm A】

[Hero Shaping EX]

Merlin waved his staff and attached the strengthening magic to Xia Yuan's body along the magic mark: "You are strengthened, go and send it off!!"

This smell, this magic...

There's no doubt about it, it's him.

"Merlin!" Artoria immediately recognized who did this.

Xia Yuan did not intend to explain Merlin's affairs to her. The holy sword in his hand turned slightly, and his aura began to rise steadily.

"Finally here, Merlin..."

Merlin's enhanced magic was strengthened on him through his magic seal, allowing him to reach a level that could compete with Altria on the panel.

"I didn't expect that even Merlin was involved. Who else is involved? How far do you want to fool me?!"

Seeing her former companions standing opposite her again, Altria felt compassion.

"Why? Why do you all want to stop me? Even if you want to oppose me after death? Obviously, as long as..."

"Just what?" Xia Yuan interrupted her.

"As long as we obtain the Holy Grail, we can change the tragedy of the past." He chuckled: "How sad it is that in this Holy Grail War... you are the only one immersed in this beautiful lie."

"what do you want to say!"

"Why don't you think about this? King Knight, is everything you pursue really right? Are you obsessed with the past and unable to move forward into the future?"

As he spoke, the Lake Sword and the Golden Sword collided again, and the two sides were in a stalemate.

"Although I am not a knight, I can sense that you are still hesitant. Is it because you were betrayed twice, or for some other reason..."

"Shut up!"

——clang!!

Suddenly, the two sword lights connected with each other flashed with a cold light, and in an instant, sparks flew, and the figures of the two people had fled far away.

In the night, a cold light suddenly flashed. The collision of swords was a collision of wills. Although Altria was obviously better in swordsmanship, Xia Yuan, who had been strengthened by Merlin, could barely keep up.

As they fought on, the two swords collided continuously, causing bursts of metallic roars.

Golden and blue lights penetrate the night sky, and the sparks and magical shocks produced by the occasional intersection and collision are gorgeous and dazzling.

This sword move was awkward yet familiar. When the swords collided, Artoria vaguely felt the will left by Lancelot. In a trance, she seemed to see the shadow of Lancelot on Xia Yuan.

Sir Lancelot... do you think so too...

"Hey! Don't be distracted during the battle!"

"what?!"

During the fight, Xia Yuan raised his other hand holding the sword, and the magic mark on his arm flickered slightly. This move was silent.

Several dark blue butterflies flew out from the cuffs and attacked Altria's eyes at an extremely fast speed.

She subconsciously wanted to dodge sideways, and then the golden sword gathered magic power to destroy some of these demons, but she saw the long sword in Xia Yuan's hand stabbing straight at her.

"not good!"

The emerald pupils suddenly shrank, and realizing that something was wrong, he quickly retracted his sword to resist. A golden sword energy was suddenly thrown out, trying to directly smash Xia Yuan and those demons.

But Xia Yuan will not give this opportunity.

"burst."

Just as the sword energy was about to collide, several butterflies in the night sky suddenly exploded, and light blue scales spread between the two.

This move is unavoidable.

"What the hell is this?! Despicable!"

Artoria was instantly blinded by the spreading scale powder, and the movements of her hands became distorted.

"Success."

Xia Yuan's mouth curled up when he saw this. He would not miss such a good opportunity. The momentum of the sword did not slow down and stabbed straight into her chest.

However, a surprising scene happened. Artoria, relying on her [intuition], actually raised her sword and hit his attack, turning the sword that was supposed to pierce her chest into a test that only caused some scratches on her lower abdomen. She even seized the opportunity and stabbed herself with a knife, causing blood to spurt out.

"Tsk tsk...this is too much of a cheat? I can't even defeat you with this?" Looking at the new cut on his face, Xia Yuan couldn't help but admire him.

"Shameless! You actually resorted to such despicable means. Do you still have any self-respect as the successor of Lancelot?!"

Altria adjusted her breathing slightly, her expression extremely angry.

She never expected that the opponent would use this kind of attack in a duel.

"Don't get me wrong. I'm not Lancelot's successor. I just made a deal with him."

"Besides, you, a Servant, would not consider yourself honored to fight a magus like me one-on-one, would you? If I had such a thing, I would have died long ago."

While speaking, Xia Yuan suddenly jumped up, and the moment he swung his sleeves, several butterfly minions flew out and continued their suicide attack.

Altria waved the sword in her hand, and golden starlight rose quietly. With her movement, it seemed to turn into a whirlpool, taking on Xia Yuan's surprise attack.

"If you only know how to use dirty tricks like this, you will never be able to defeat me!"

When she opened her eyes, her emerald pupils had turned gray. Her vision was covered with a thick layer of scales. Everything she saw turned gray. The scales had made her blind.

"In that case..."

He closed his eyes, steadied his body, continued to use his terrifying intuition, took a big step forward, and launched a fierce attack in the direction of Xia Yuan.

Clang Clang Clang——

The flash of swords and the shadow of sabers broke out in an instant.

This time she will not hold back. She will defeat the enemy in front of her personally and then take back Lancelot's sword. Such a shameless person is not worthy of wielding Lancelot's sword.

She is angry!

"This is too exaggerated..."

Xia Yuan awkwardly took on Altria's attack. Although he was assisted by Lancelot's combat memory, in order to prevent himself from being devoured by the memories of the heroic spirit, he inherited only a small part of the spiritual foundation.

Being able to use the Indestructible Lake Light to perform a bit of Lancelot's sword skills was already his limit. The gap in combat skills and experience was just too far. Even with Merlin's enhancement, he could only deal with Altria, who had no intention of killing.

Once this red dragon is completely enraged, the court will instantly be at a disadvantage.

But... these are within expectations...

He was not so arrogant as to think that he was good enough to deal with the King of Knights just by taking a few shortcuts.

So, we still have to use that trick.

"Are you ready...Knight King, I'm going to attack!" Xia Yuan smiled slightly, and suddenly gave up resisting with the long sword in his hand.