Why fight the Holy Grail War? Let's play cards!

"That's not it."

Jiang You spoke frankly, "Isn't the Clock Tower trying to show goodwill to me? It's easy for them to gather your magic materials. They've already been delivered to the corresponding location. If you're free, you can pick them up. The address is..."

"I should have asked for more precious materials. Honestly, I was worried you wouldn't be able to find them all, so I lowered my requirements a lot."

Medea took the address information given by Jiang You. She complained a little but her expression was obviously very happy.

"You're so thoughtful, Jason, give me..."

Medea saw the charred figure on the ground and knew that Jason was no longer able to do hard labor.

"Forget it, I'll go there myself. Master, if you find this thing an eyesore, just throw it away. This kind of pest has very strong vitality."

Jiang You pulled out the healing potion Medea had recently crafted from his inventory. Its blood-red color was reminiscent of the life potion in RPGs. Medea had crafted it just in case, though Jiang You didn't think it would be useful in this collaboration, so he'd secretly tasted it. It was strawberry flavored.

It turns out that it can still be used.

Jiang You poured the potion on the charcoal on the ground.

"Just be a little more honest in front of her. You've made her angry again, haven't you?"

"No."

Jiao Tan spoke with difficulty, tears streaming down his face.

"You're the one who said it, right?"

However, Jason was still very grateful for Jiang You's help. Jiang You's mailbox lit up at this time, which was Jason's favorability reward.

"In short, live strong."

Jiang You poured a few more potions into Jason's mouth. The potions produced by Medea's workshop were quite effective, though they weren't as potent as those of a certain medical god. After seeing the effects, Jiang You even considered asking Medea to produce a love elixir, perhaps even using it as a favorability item.

"That's easy to say, but how long will this situation last?"

Jason was speechless and choked.

"Wait and hope!"

River cruise and look at the sky.

142

Chapter 142: How do you play cards off-site?

After a short break, Illya and Shinji Matou appeared in the audience's sight again.

Illya looked at the seaweed-haired boy across from her. She really didn't expect that an ordinary magician without a Servant could come this far. However, the two were not familiar with each other. The only time they met was when Rin Tousaka was looking for her sister.

"Even Medea lost to you, that's pretty impressive."

"Are you looking down on me? With her looks, it's okay if she has hands."

Shinji Matou said that Medea was a noob and that his previous victory was entirely due to the strength of his deck.

"Two heroes have already lost to me, and you're next! Just wait and cry, little sister!"

I have to say, Shinji-kun is professional at taking people's blood pressure.

The atmosphere of the duel was already in place: "Dear audience members, we've been waiting for a long time! The contestants are ready, and the finals are here. Who will be qualified to challenge the organizers? Will it be a mortal who defeats the legendary Matou Shinji? Or will it be Illya who fights alongside the legendary Minamoto no Raikou? No need to think, no need to guess, because it's meaningless! Let's prove ourselves through duel!"

"Then, the duel—begins!"

Without much nonsense, Bai Mao directly announced the start of the finals.

Baimao, who was dressed in a formal dress, threw the gold coin, which rolled on the ground, making a crisp sound, and finally stopped on Illya's side.

The duel space unfolds.

"In that case, I'll attack first!"

Illya drew five cards.

Illya LP 4000.

Shinji Matou LP 4000.

Illya looked at her hand. She had to be careful of Shinji Matou's Crest Bug, so she needed to focus on defense in the first round.

"First, I activate the Field Spell Card [Snow Castle]!"

The snow-covered castle reappeared in front of everyone, and some of the audience put on their coats skillfully.

"[Snow Castle] Effect! Retrieve a [Illya] from your deck and add it to your hand!"

Illya added herself to her hand, "Then, with my own effect, since [Snow Castle] is on the field, it can be Special Summoned."

The main fighter was the first to step onto the battlefield.

【Illya】Attack power 1500.

"You don't need me to do much, right? I'll liberate myself and Special Summon [Minamoto no Raikou] from the deck!"

The familiar purple thunder fell again, and Minamoto no Raikou appeared.

【Minamoto no Raikou】Attack power 3000.

"Illya, be careful. It's best to take him down in one go, otherwise your Servant will easily become his helper. Mom doesn't want to do anything to you."

Minamoto no Raikou stared intently at Matou Shinji, who was still interacting with his fans. She hated it most when her things were taken away from her. If it was Illya who was snatched away to the other side, she would probably go crazy.

"I see."

Illya nodded. Minamoto no Raikou's special trap card [Infinite Martial Arts] can avoid the effects of the Marking Bug, and she herself has many cards that can deal with it.

"Then, I activate [Mysterious Killer], sending a Servant from Kazu to the Graveyard. I send [Ibaraki Douji] to the Graveyard and add a [Watanabe Tsuna] to my hand. Since the one I sent to the Graveyard was a demon, I also added [Doujikiri] to my hand."

"[Watanabe Tsuna] has a similar effect to [Sakata Kintoki]. When [Minamoto no Raikou] is on the field, he can be summoned directly without sacrifice!"

[Watanabe Tsuna] Saber 6 stars, attack power 2400.

"Lord Raikou, I never thought we would meet again in this way."

A cold-blooded swordsman with mushroom-haired hair appeared from the moonlit bridge and landed on the battlefield.

"Which ghost needs to be killed this time?"

"Oh, oh, Lian Tsuna is here too! I need your guidance here as well."

As his most reliable subordinate, Minamoto no Raikou was very happy to see Watanabe Tsuna.

"Little Illya's safety is in your hands. Please don't let me down."

Watanabe Tsuna looked at Illya. He hadn't expected Minamoto no Yorimitsu's Master to be such a delicate girl. He immediately agreed, "I guarantee with my life that no one will harm your Master until I, Watanabe Tsuna, die."

"Hey, what kind of Bushido game are you playing here?"

Matou Shinji scoffed at this. This wasn't a battle, it was a duel. Who could guarantee the main fighter wouldn't lose blood? "I can't pretend I didn't hear you. I'll let you do it yourself. I want to see your expression when you do!"

"Although I'm only good at killing ghosts."

Watanabe Tsuna was not angry at what Matou Shinji said, "But protecting the lord is the duty of every warrior. I will do my best!"

Matou Shinji clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction at Watanabe Tsuna's answer: "You're so rigid, so boring! If I could, I'd definitely want Minamoto no Raikou, but who can blame the current Minamoto no Raikou for being so ineffective? I don't even like him!"

"Then I'll leave it to Mr. Watanabe Tsuna."

Illya responded to Watanabe Tsuna's answer in the affirmative and continued her actions, "I will equip [Dojikiri Yasuna] to [Watanabe Tsuna]."

[Watanabe Tsuna] Impact force 2400 → 2900.

"[Douji-Kiri Yasuna]'s effect sends a [Shuten-Douji] from your deck to the graveyard, and draw a card!"

Illya replenished her hand to 4 cards.

"Finally, I covered 3 cards in the backfield and ended my turn!"

"It was a terrifying scene."

Matou Shinji was sure there would be one or two cards that could counter his Crest Bug later, but so what? He would definitely still have to summon his Tamashi.

"My turn, draw a card!"

"Since you've activated the field, I certainly can't fall behind. I'll activate [Bug Magic Workshop]!"

The sparse sounds of insects, the dark underground space and the snow-covered castle are abruptly connected.

"Come out, my Tamashi! [Bug Magic Workshop] effect! Special Summon a [Marking Bug] from your deck!"

[Marking Bug] Attack power 500.

"You've already prepared a countermeasure, right?"

Shinji Matou noticed that Illya glanced at her own backfield, and as he expected, Illya was prepared to defend against the Marking Bugs.

"But this isn't the only way I take someone else's Servant!"

"I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card [Record Holder]! Special Summon a [Matou Shinji] from the Deck! Then, place a card from my hand over the backfield."

【Matou Shinji】Attack power 200.

[Marking Bug] Attack: 500 → 0.

"Did you miss me?"

Matou Shinji continued interacting with the audience, looking at Watanabe Tsuna with a sinister smile, "I mean what I said! Because of my effect, I activate this card I just covered, [Book of Treason]! Come here and get you!"

Shinji Matou's LP: 4000 → LP: 2500.

"Kintaro's attack power is obviously higher, but you summoned him."

Shinji Matou continued to look at Illya with a smile.

"Obviously, he has other ideas. So, he has the ability to restrain the Crest Bug, right?"

143

Chapter 143: It’s just a little bit cool, why such a big reaction?

"Why do you duel outside the arena?"

Illya's face paled slightly, her subtle tactic completely seen through by Matou Shinji. She had given the Douji-Cut equipment to Watanabe Tsuna in an attempt to trick Matou Shinji into stealing Watanabe Tsuna. During the battle phase, Watanabe Tsuna would destroy cards with lower attack power than his own before damage calculation, perfectly circumventing the effects of the Crest Bug.

“It’s called tactics.”

Shinji Matou knew that he had guessed correctly. Watanabe Tsuna could deal with the effects of the Sealed Worm but could not deal with the Book of False Minister.

"Even in a normal fight, intelligence is a crucial factor. Look, Sasaki Kojiro didn't anticipate his opponent's lack of martial ethics and was beaten to death by Musashi's oar. If even the Sword Saint could do this, what about me?"

[Watanabe Tsuna] Attack power 2900 → 1200

"I'm so sorry, Boss Raikou! If the rules didn't prohibit it, I would commit seppuku right now!"

Watanabe Tsuna had just said that he would protect Illya with his life, but he didn't expect to be slapped in the face so quickly.

"It's not necessary to go to this extent..."

Illya always feels that every servant in Heian-kyo is weird.

"You didn't do this voluntarily."

"That's not the case."

Minamoto no Yorimitsu had a solemn expression on his face. She didn't think so. "A warrior cannot betray his lord even if he is forced to do so. If Watanabe Tsuna appears before me normally, I will chop off his head with my own hands."

"You don't need to start like this."

Illya looked at her backfield. To ensure victory, she was afraid she would have to send Minamoto no Raikou over as well. She was in a difficult situation. "And I have one thing to say, Raikou, don't let it get you down. I can't seem to get you to stay with me. I can't stop the [Marking Bug]'s attack right now."

"!!!"

Minamoto no Raikou was shocked, her chest heaving violently with disbelief, and soon she covered her mouth with her hands and shed tears.

"I never thought that I, a mother, would betray my own child. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!"

"Once we're done here, Mom will kill this guy and then commit suicide!"

"what?"

Matou Shinji subconsciously pointed at himself. He hadn't done anything yet. He couldn't play a card without it having any effect, right? "No, what did I do? Am I going to die?"

"There's really no need for this!"

Illya is now certain that every servant in Heian-kyo is neurotic, and no servant would commit suicide for this reason.