Hogwarts and the Holy Grail War

(Here is a 24-year-old shrimp dumpling who uses the handle as a tool that does not require thinking)

Ethan punched the figure in the abdomen, knocking it back for a distance, but the energy body did not become slow due to the injury. As long as it was not beaten to the point of completely losing its combat effectiveness, it would remain in its prime.

Moreover, Ethan didn't dare to bet whether the energy body in front of him really had the ability to release the curse of Gayeborg.

Are you kidding me? Even if there is only a one in ten thousand chance, as long as this thing can really release its true name, once it hits my heart under the blessing of the curse, I will only die on the spot.

He has no interest in wrestling with the law of causality.

Although the defense of ancient magic is very strong, it is completely defenseless under the blessing of the law of causality. Any defensive spell, even the armor spell, cannot achieve complete 360-degree coverage without blind spots. There will always be a little flaw, or weakness. As long as such a flaw exists, the magic spear will defeat it through the flaw under the blessing of the law of causality, and then continue to stab the heart.

Where's Director Ken? (trembling voice) Director, please come and give me a dose of Moon Spirit Marrow Fluid!

But in fact, the solution is very simple. As long as he is not given the opportunity to release his true name and lock onto himself, then Gayeberg will be just an ordinary spear.

For example, close-range, fast-paced fighting.

Having made up his mind, Ethan put away his magic wand, stretched out his hand to the side and summoned a piece of steel pipe scattered on the ground not far away, pointed at the figure in front of him, and said loudly:

"Come on, I wish you could give me more than just a warm-up."

Before he finished speaking, Ethan's figure turned into an afterimage and shot out at a speed as fast as the wind, causing a trail of dust to rise behind him.

The crisp sound of metal clashing echoed over the deserted construction site. Sparks flew out from the collision of weapons, reflecting Ethan's relaxed yet worried expression.

The opponent's offensive was not as strong as he had imagined. It was not difficult to fight with him and not lose the upper hand. The difficulty lay in how to defeat him completely.

After all, he currently lacks the means to deal with this intangible thing made of pure energy, and a simple energy explosion cannot make it lose its combat effectiveness.

Certain ancient magic can break it up, but that kind of move requires a long time to charge up. If he accidentally releases his treasure during this period...

No, we still have to think of other ways.

bass!

The magic spear cut off a section of the steel pipe in Ethan's hand, and he pushed the half steel pipe forward to block the magic spear. Then he suddenly moved aside, and the magic spear, which was using all its strength to chop, suddenly lost its resistance and stabbed deeply into the soil.

While the figure was pulling out the magic gun, Ethan opened his right hand again, and another steel pipe flew into his hand. After quietly strengthening the structure with ancient magic, Ethan grabbed the steel pipe and rushed forward again.

Although the quality of steel pipes is not very good, they are in large quantities and can be replaced at any time even if they are broken. Moreover, they are not as unstable as light spears and lightsabers, which have the risk of exploding after only two hits.

"Ah."

Ethan pushed the steel pipe in his hand forward, pressing it against the tip of the magic gun, and fell into a stalemate with the opponent, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

He has already thought of a way to break the impasse.

Since it is a servant-like existence and has no consciousness of its own, it means that the person controlling it cannot be too far away. After all, without self-awareness, someone needs to give orders to use the treasure or retreat in time, and that person must be nearby watching the battle here.

As long as he could find the man's location, and then capture the leader first and get rid of him, without the controller and the source of magic power, the guy in front of him would be like a rootless duckweed and would not pose any threat and would only slowly dissipate.

Okay, just do it!

Ethan took a step back and took a deep breath.

A strong wave of magical power was generated from inside his body, spreading out like a sound wave with his body as the center, covering the entire dock area.

This is a last resort sensing method, and its principle is similar to sonar, which can produce reflected waves that resonate with objects with magic power. However, when it can sense the position of other people, the magic power fluctuations emitted by the body will also expose one's own existence, so generally no one will use it as a means of detection.

However, since he had already engaged the opposing Servant, it meant that his position was definitely under the opponent's surveillance. In this case, this detection method could be used because it had lost its only weakness.

Ethan soon sensed a response from a powerful magical force, located on the roof of the warehouse to his left.

He kicked the figure who attacked him again away, turned around and looked towards the warehouse.

A figure wrapped in a black robe stood on the roof of the warehouse, holding an open black book in his hand. If Ethan hadn't had good eyesight and knew that there was someone there, it would have been difficult to spot the black-robed figure given the harmony between the black robe and the night.

"who is it?"

Ethan frowned and threw the steel pipe that had been cut off in his hand towards the man in black robe. He didn't expect to really hurt him, he just wanted to distract the man so that he would have time to get close.

A light blue translucent sword condensed and took shape beside the black-robed man and shot towards the flying steel pipe. The two weapons collided halfway and fell to the sand together.

"this!"

Ethan was a little dazed.

This familiar move instantly reminded him of the dark shadow he saw in the courtyard of the tower last night.

Why? You helped me yesterday, but now you are my obstacle?

"Come back, Lancer!"

A hoarse voice came from under the black robe, and the blue figure beside Ethan turned into a blue stream of light and merged into the book in the black-robed man's hand.

"Please stay, sir!"

Ethan shouted as he walked quickly towards the warehouse.

"Since you helped me yesterday, why are you fighting me with swords today? If there is any misunderstanding, can we talk about it?"

The man in black robe lowered his head and looked at Ethan. Without answering, he turned into a puff of blue smoke and flew away from the roof.

"Ugh……"

Ethan put his hands on his hips, feeling somewhat helpless.

Things are getting bigger and bigger.

I originally thought that it was just a dark wizard planning to cause trouble, but I didn't expect such an almost weird situation to happen tonight.

Did a dark wizard happen to summon such a thing as his familiar, or is there really a Holy Grail War taking place here?

But why is there a Holy Grail War here?

Wait a minute, before, when we were in the Forbidden Forest, Rosier seemed to have said, "That adult is preparing the resurrection ceremony."

If that adult was going to use the Holy Grail to make a wish in order to have his body resurrected, this logic seems to make sense.

If there really is a Holy Grail War, then maybe I can get involved... No wonder Merlin made such a strange request to me before, it turns out that this was also part of his calculations.

Got it. I'll summon a King of Silence right away. With my own magic supply level, using the curry stick as a normal attack is not a dream.

But before that...

Ethan looked at the direction where the man in black robe left and smiled slightly.

...Of course, I need to find someone involved to ask him clearly.

In the northwest corner of Hongmu City, in an abandoned villa.

This wooden villa has been in disrepair for a long time. Half of the wall has collapsed and the ceiling is full of holes. It is no longer habitable. However, the basement is still intact, with no water leakage and good sealing.

The door leading to the basement was suddenly opened, and a man wrapped in a black robe staggered in, turned around and closed the door, leaning against it and breathing heavily.

"I didn't expect this to happen... No, we need to prepare countermeasures quickly."

A blue light flashed in the black-robed man's eyes, and several glowing runes floated up from the pages in his hand and merged into the closed door.

"That's almost it."

The man in black robe breathed a sigh of relief, sat down on the sofa in the basement and took a short rest.

With the help of the Expelling Spell, the Shielding Spell, the Confusion Spell, and the strengthening of the door itself, it is basically foolproof.

boom!

The door that had just been reinforced was kicked open roughly, and Ethan walked in slowly from the door, looking at the scene in the basement.

"It's a pretty good shielding magic. It's precise, ingenious, and watertight. The gate itself has also been reinforced. There's basically no chance of it being breached."

"who?"

The man in black robe stood up alertly, and the book in his hand emitted a faint light. A blue light shot out from the pages and turned into a blue figure holding a gun and stood in front of Ethan, with the spear in his hand pointing directly at Ethan's throat.

Ethan glanced at the man in black robe, calmly pushed away the scarlet gun tip, walked slowly to the sofa opposite the man in black robe and sat down.

"It's just that the location you chose is a little too shady. Do you feel that what you did is shameful?"

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Shirakura, would you mind looking at what you are saying?

Chapter 185 Isn’t it true that I am not the protagonist of this book?

"Do you feel that what you did is shameful? Or... because you have lived in the Slytherin dungeon for too long, you have become accustomed to it and reflexively choose this dark environment as your place of residence?"

Ethan looked at the figure in front of him with mixed feelings, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he said with certainty and a smile that was the only name he could not have expected at this moment:

"Alanna."

The figure under the black robe trembled slightly, took off the hood that covered his face, revealing his true face, and his voice returned to its original clearness.

"As expected...I couldn't hide it from you."

The man in the black robe... No, Alanna lowered her head and stood there like a child who had done something wrong and was scolded by the teacher. She didn't dare to look Ethan in the eye. Her thumbs kept fighting together and she whispered:

"How did you find out it was me?"

"Just now." Ethan leaned forward, staring at her with a straight face and expressionless expression, frantically suppressing the smile on the corners of his mouth, "Before I walked in, I didn't expect it to be you."

"Last night, in the courtyard of the tower, you were the one who attacked, right?"

Alanna nodded, agreeing.

"So, why are you here?" Ethan leaned back on the sofa, crossed his legs, and said jokingly, "Explain it to me."

I'm just wondering, how come I can always meet you when I'm completing the main quest? Are you a companion specially assigned by the official to spawn in the map?

"Ethan~~"

Alanna's body kept twisting and turning, and her watery eyes looked at Ethan innocently, acting coquettishly in an almost pleading tone.

"Don't try to play tricks on me, Alanna. I'm telling you, don't think you can get away with it this time. You have to explain it to me clearly this time."

Ethan interrupted Alanna's malicious cuteness with a dark face and patted the seat next to him. The girl sat down next to him obediently, lowered her head and hesitated to speak.

"..."

Alana remained silent with a guilty conscience, occasionally glancing at Ethan from the corner of her eyes. Ethan did not urge her, just sat on the sofa and looked at her, tapping the armrest of the sofa with his fingers, making a dull sound.

The atmosphere in the basement fell into a strange depression.

"Ugh……"

After a long stalemate, Ethan suddenly sighed and said faintly:

"If you really don't want to tell it, forget it. I won't force you. Everyone has some secrets that they don't want others to know. I understand..."

"You are not an outsider!"

Alanna suddenly turned around and interrupted Ethan's words with a sharp voice. Her red eyes were covered with a layer of mist, and she begged in a tearful voice:

"I'll tell you. Can you let me...think about what to say first?"

"Okay, okay, I'll wait for you."

Seeing the look in front of him, Ethan's originally tense face instantly broke down. He gently patted Alana on the back and comforted her:

"Just take your time, I'm listening."

I just can't bear to be cruel to her and act mean to her. I'm afraid I'll be dominated by her for the rest of my life.

"I'm here..."

Alanna glanced at Ethan, took a deep breath, and mustered up the courage to speak:

"I am here to participate in the Holy Grail War."

Sure enough.

Ethan sighed imperceptibly and continued to ask, "Why do you want to participate in the Holy Grail War?"

"…To save my sister."

"Your...sister?"

Ethan frowned. He remembered Percy had said before that Alanna's sister had fallen ill at the beginning of the year and was now recuperating in St. Mungo's Hospital.

"Yeah." Alanna nodded. "I haven't told you yet that my parents died when I was a child. I was raised by my sister alone."

"My sister has had a really hard time these years. She has silently endured a lot of hardships and sacrificed a lot so that I can be like other children without any grievances. You have no idea how happy she was when I received the admission letter from Hogwarts."

"My sister has become a successful wizard and has a bright future ahead of her. My efforts have not been in vain. Everything should have been fine...but at the beginning of this year, my sister suddenly fell ill and has been in a coma ever since. Professor Snape sent her to St. Mungo's Hospital for recuperation, and she has not woken up until now."