Hogwarts and the Holy Grail War

"And you're not without a position. You can be considered one of the closest people to me in this world." Ethan smiled softly, "You said less than an hour ago that I'm not an outsider. Why are you distancing yourself so much now?"

"Hmm, one of them?" The girl immediately became alert. "Who else?"

Could it be that this big pig's hoof is having an affair with someone else?

It’s over, I’m going to become a mistress.

"It's Professor Figo and Professor Garrick. You know these people. Especially Professor Figo. He almost treats me like his own son." Ethan had a question mark on his face. "Who else could it be?"

"...Nothing." Alana blinked innocently and said coquettishly, "Then let's make a deal. You are not allowed to take risks like this in the future. You don't know how worried I am about you..."

"No, no more..." Ethan blinked, thinking silently in his heart.

As long as she can understand my current incredible fighting power, she won't worry anymore.

At present, I am probably only about as strong as Hercules.

(New combat unit gets√)

"..."

Mordred, who was quietly eating melons on the side, was suddenly sprinkled with dog food in his face, and immediately felt that the potato chips in his mouth became tasteless.

Even a little sour.

What's going on? This atmosphere where I'm the only one who's not loved?

I felt like the top of my head suddenly became brighter.

"But there is one more thing I must tell you."

After snuggling for a while, Ethan suddenly thought of something important, straightened up and looked at Alanna with a serious face.

"What's the matter?" Alana tilted her head.

"The slap mark on my back was really caused by Xiao Mo." Ethan looked aggrieved and resentful, "I really didn't lie to you."

"Okay, I believe you." Alana took Ethan's arm and shook it gently. "I'm really sorry for wrongly accusing you before."

"Well, I forgive you. Don't do this again in the future." Ethan nodded in a serious tone, "You don't know how cold my heart was just now."

"Crack, crack, crack, crack~"

For some reason, the sound of a certain British light bulb eating potato chips became louder and louder, and even had a faint sound of gnashing teeth.

"Oh, by the way, Xiao Mo, I wanted to ask you before." Ethan held Alana in his arms and looked up at Mordred sitting on the back of the sofa, "Where did you get the potato chips?"

"I took it from that room." Mordred pointed to a small room in the corner and spoke incoherently with his mouth full of potato chips.

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Ethan immediately flipped over the back of the sofa and came to the room that Mordred pointed to.

This basement was abandoned together with the villa above. Judging from the degree of damage to the villa above, it must have been abandoned for at least several years. How could something like potato chips with a short shelf life be left here?

There was a musty smell in the room, and two or three brown wooden crates were stacked against the wall, covered with a thick layer of dust. Ethan saw a violently torn open cardboard box at the door, which contained several bags of potato chips of different flavors. It must be Mordred's masterpiece.

"Oh my god, this thing is two years out of date!"

Ethan picked up a bag of potato chips from the carton, looked carefully at the production date on it, and was immediately shocked.

"Aren't you afraid of getting a stomachache?"

Xiao Mo, are you so hungry that you will eat anything?

"I'm not afraid. A Servant's body is made up of magic. No matter how much I eat, it won't harm my body." Mordred looked indifferent and stuffed two more chips into his mouth. "And Master, you can try it. Even though it's expired, it tastes just as good!"

"No, it's not like I can't afford unexpired potato chips." Ethan rubbed his temples with a headache, looking at his greedy cat Saber who inherited the king's stomach, "Okay, okay, Xiao Mo, don't eat this expired stuff. I'll buy you fresh ones later, tomato, barbecue, cucumber, yogurt, and sea salt. I'll buy you whatever flavor you like."

"Really? Master is the best!" Mordred's eyes glowed green. He immediately threw away the half bag of potato chips in his hand and gave Ethan a bear hug.

"But this box looks familiar..." Ethan pushed Mordred away calmly, keeping a polite social distance from her, and stared at the boxes with his chin in his hand. He turned around and asked Alanna on the sofa, "Alanna, do you know what's in this room?"

"I don't know. I just went into the room and took a quick look." Alana shook her head. "I haven't opened those boxes either."

"Just open it and you'll know." Mordred said, kicking open the lid of one of the wooden crates.

"Wow, good stuff!"

Ethan looked at the big, sparkling treasure on the cushion in the box, his eyes lit up with excitement.

Whatever you think of it really comes true.

After looting all the wooden crates in the room one by one, Yi Sanguang Sen returned to the sofa refreshed and asked Alanna for her opinion:

"I think we should find another place to stay. It's not safe here anymore. The enemy may come again at any time."

"Okay, all up to you." Alanna nodded decisively, showing no reluctance to stay here at all.

"But where to go?" Ethan fell into deep thought.

It was already late, and if I went to find a place to stay temporarily, I would be spotted by Old Rosier and his gang. I couldn't let Alanna find it by herself, it was too dangerous for a girl to travel alone at night. As for Mordred... although he should not have to worry about any accidents, he was too conspicuous whether he was wearing armor or just the British tube top underneath.

I'll have to get her some more normal clothes later.

Should he take Alana to the love suite where he lives now?

No, it's okay if I live in that room by myself, but if I take Alanna with me...

Then my life would probably end early.

"Ethan..." Alanna tugged at the corner of Ethan's clothes, "I actually prepared a backup base, do you want to go there?"

"Of course. Is it far from here?"

"It's not too far. It's just to the east, close to the mountain."

"Okay, let's go over there now. Xiao Mo, I'll ask you to keep watch outside. We need to pack up our things." Ethan walked into the room that was originally used for summoning, picked up the pendant on the ground and put it back around his neck, then turned around and gave instructions to Mordred.

"No problem, leave it to me, Master!" Mordred patted his barren (crossed out) chest, looked at the pendant hanging around Ethan's neck, and immediately frowned.

"Master, what's that around your neck?"

"Are you talking about this?" Ethan touched the pendant on his chest. "This is the catalyst used to summon you. Any questions?"

I originally wanted to use this thing to summon your father, but I didn't expect it to summon you instead.

It’s better not to say such things.

"This is..." Mordred's expression suddenly became strange. "If I'm not mistaken, this is the amulet that my mother taught me to make. I later gave it to my father. How come it's here with you?"

"This..." Ethan organized his words quickly. He couldn't say that this thing was given to him by Merlin himself. Once King Arthur was involved, who knows if Xiao Mo would go berserk on the spot.

"This pendant is a small item I found in an antique shop. I bought it because I liked it. Since it is an antique, I thought that I could use it as a catalyst to summon a useful Servant. Look, it summoned you, didn't it?"

"Is that so? Like what I like... Master, you really have good taste!" Mordred was flattered by Ethan without anyone noticing, and his face immediately showed joy.

"But I'm very curious, Xiao Mo. You keep talking about the aura of King Arthur, do I really have that thing?" Ethan asked, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Not now, but I really felt it when I was summoned." Mordred scratched his head. "At that time, Master, you not only had the aura of King Arthur, but also a kind of... well, how should I put it? A very frivolous feeling, just like that bastard Merlin. So I responded to the summons in a fit of anger, thinking that whether it was King Arthur or Merlin, it would be worthwhile to come and fight."

"...I see. I think I understand." Ethan's mouth twitched constantly and he clenched his fists secretly.

I was wondering how the summoning could go wrong, it turns out it was Merlin's doing.

My god, this is a little prop made by Altria herself! Merlin, you have clairvoyance, how could you not know that this thing was actually made by Xiao Mo?

Perhaps the aura of King Arthur that Xiao Mo felt was also a magic trick that Merlin cast on him secretly, just when he sent himself out of Avalon?

In other words, Merlin had planned in advance to summon Xiao Mo. Although he didn't know what he wanted to do, this happy monster definitely had no good intentions.

Yoshi, it's decided. Next time I see Merlin, I'll pretend to slip and give him a Spiral Ballade.

"Master, what's wrong with you? Are you angry?" Mordred looked at Ethan pitifully.

It would be a big loss if Ethan cancelled her potato chips in a fit of anger.

"No, Xiao Mo, go out and be on guard. Remember to wear your helmet. I'll take you to buy potato chips tomorrow after we finish things here."

"Great!"

Mordred happily ran out to stand guard.

Inside the Tower of Avalon.

Merlin leaned against the edge of the Tower of Avalon, holding Cathy Palug in his arms and gently stroking its fur.

"After all, you said you're not good at this, so I found an extra lobbyist for you."

And it's time to give Altria a proper home.

"Kathy Paluge, do you think I'm doing the right thing?"

"Fu~Fu~Fu~Fu! (I don't believe you, you are just doing this for pleasure!)"

Chapter 194 I don’t pretend anymore, I show my cards

"Hey~, Master isn't well yet?"

Mordred leaned on Clarent and stood on the grass at the door of the basement, putting all his weight on the sword and complaining in a long tone.

"Okay, Xiao Mo, just wait a little longer. After all, it's not that easy to set up an anti-reconnaissance trap spell. Even Ethan would have to spend some effort on it."

Alanna stood next to Mordred carrying a handbag. There was no impatience in her eyes. She just comforted Mordred softly.

It didn't take her much time to pack her things. After all, she didn't bring much luggage with her, so she could be considered to be traveling light to fight in the Holy Grail War in Red Tomb City.

The only thing that was a bit troublesome was the holy relics she had borrowed before. It was really hard to carry so many things. She had originally thought of leaving them here and coming back to get them after everything was over. But when Ethan heard this, he took a handbag and cast a traceless extension spell on it without saying a word, and put all the things in it. This is the small bag she is carrying now.

But before they left, Ethan suddenly thought of something and smiled a very wicked smile. He asked them to wait outside and went back to the basement to set up some traps and things like that. In his words:

"There will definitely be more people coming here later. We can't let them go back empty-handed, right? They've come here with great difficulty, how can we not treat them well?"

The prerequisite for returning empty-handed is to have hands...

With a slight crackling sound, Ethan appeared in front of them using Apparition. He looked a little tired, but there was excitement between his brows.

"Oh, sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

"Master, you are so slow~, why did it take you so long?" Mordred complained in a long, half-coquettish voice.

"Ah, sorry, sorry. I was just in the mood, so I added some rather unethical... ahem, interesting traps. Plus, I added some surveillance. If someone accidentally triggers the trap, we can even watch the unlucky guy's limbs being cut off live."

The smile on Ethan's face became more and more creepy, and he said the most cruel words in the most harmless tone.

He suddenly thought that since Old Rozier and the others already knew where he was, they would definitely come here to try their luck. Even if he moved in time, there would definitely be some clues left behind, and they would definitely have the mentality of giving it a try.

So Ethan, as an old man, naturally had to wipe out all the traces they left. And in order to teach these dark wizards who treated other people's homes as their own backyards a lesson, he also arranged a little trick to cause them a little trouble.

Well, actually, it is a trap with very dense combination of spells, such as the animal trap buried under the carpet and the limp-leg charm; the permanent sticky charm on the table and sofa countertops; for example, there is nothing wrong when entering the door, but the room blocking charm will be triggered as soon as you want to leave the room, etc.

The serial traps here are based on the Home Alone series, and are even better than those in the series. They will definitely make the person being tricked lose his mind.

And for the sake of safety, he set up more than just magic traps, after all, such things can be easily broken by means such as the spell of stopping. So he also thoughtfully prepared some technological means, such as the broadsword... ahem, trip traps. Several small cubes containing hundreds of small steel balls and metal fragments were hidden in various corners of the basement. No matter where you are, as long as one unlucky person accidentally triggers the fuse, then these insignificant concerns can give everyone the same care and care.

And in order to prevent the group of uneducated people from making the basement full of footprints and garbage, he was very considerate to open up the floor and bury some anti-tank ground... ahem, one-way trip-type sweeping robot to clean the room. After the baptism of the previous few receptions, as long as they are about to push the door and leave (if there are really lucky guys who can hold on until then), the automatic cleaning program with a radius of 20 meters will be automatically triggered, cleaning the basement to a spotless state, and you can't tell that someone has been there. It's really considerate.

That's why Ethan finally used Apparition to leave the basement. After all, the traps were a bit... too dense, and it would be very bad if he got caught in one.

As for the enemy wanting to Apparate? That's impossible. Learn about the Anti-Apparate Barrier. I see this thing every day in Hogwarts Castle. Although it's not possible to crack or exploit loopholes, it's still easy to copy it. Just wave the wand twice at the door.

"Eh~~" Mordred shuddered for no reason and whispered in Alanna's ear, "Master... is this normal?"

"It's okay... Ethan only shows this expression when he's plotting against his enemies." Alanna blinked, trying to keep her expression polite, and comforted Mordred in a relaxed tone, "Don't worry, little Mordred. Ethan is always very good to his own people. He won't plot against you or use the Command Spell to make you commit suicide."

"I feel even more uncertain now that you mention it..." Mordred's face turned even paler.

Has it reached the point where I have to comfort myself by assuming that I won't commit suicide?

"What are you two whispering about?" Ethan looked confused.

I always feel like I'm being scripted again. Is this an illusion?

"Nothing..." Mordred quickly changed the subject, "Master, that teleportation magic you just performed was so cool, it's called Apparition, right?"

"Hey, little Mordred, you're quite knowledgeable." Ethan started to act like a Versailles man reflexively, waving his hands shyly at Mordred, "It's nothing, just a little trick that's not worth mentioning, although it can be used without a wand now. Oh, it's not that great, I don't mean anything else, there's really no need to praise me or anything like that."

"Who wants to praise you?" Mordred said with a frown.

Okay, the appraisal is complete. The Master is still the silly Master. I was overthinking just now.

"Ahem, now that the cleanup work is done, it's time for us to leave here. Hold on to my body, I'm going to start the follower apparition with you."

Apparition is a method of Apparition that can transport multiple people at once. With simple physical contact, such as grabbing an arm or some other body part, a wizard who can Apparate can take the wizard who cannot Apparate with him to his destination.

Originally, as a follower, it is necessary to carry out simple follower appearance exercises, but with Ethan's strength, it is easy for him to take care of the follower's condition, so this step can be omitted.

"Good~"