It’s not a problem of speed. Although she felt weak and sore in bed, she was still very fast after getting out of bed, and it was easy for her to break the speed of sound.

However, no matter how familiar Jiang Lan was with the plot, she could not know the exact location of the Matou house. After all, serious novels, animations, and live-action dramas would change time and space. They would not really take you along the way. That would be too tedious.

Therefore, Jiang Lan, who didn’t know the exact location of the Matou residence, could only wander around the city and ask people everywhere. After searching for a while, it took half a day to actually arrive at the Matou residence. After that, it took a lot of time to comfort Sakura and wait for Kariya to come back and discuss with him. After all this trip, it was already dark.

This development really made Jiang Lan feel helpless, as she had the task of finding the rider pair today according to her plan.

Rider, King of Conquerors Iskandar is an extremely romantic king. He was born for conquest all his life and this time he desires the Holy Grail only to possess a physical body and restart his journey in this era.

Of course, this wish cannot be realized, otherwise this tough guy with the word “conquer” engraved in his bones will definitely turn this era that has finally settled down upside down.

Moreover, such a wish is impossible to realize. The King of Conquerors does not have the quality of Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes, that is, Archer, which does not allow evil to invade. Even if he is stained by the black mud after the Holy Grail is broken, he cannot have a physical body.

After knowing this, a generous person like Rider will definitely face it calmly, then give up the pursuit of the Holy Grail and become an ally to destroy the Holy Grail together.

Jiang Lan had originally planned to do so, but given the current circumstances it was impossible to implement, so she could only put it aside for later.

It was the same problem over there. We knew that Weber was staying with an elderly couple, but it would take too long to find him and time didn’t allow for it.

The Fourth World War does not have much to do with Zou Yan. It changed Sakura’s route, but the main storyline of the Holy Grail War will not deviate too much. Many things that will happen tonight will most likely happen again.

Even if the arm was intact, if Saber was the only one there, she would definitely not be able to cope with Caster, Lancer, Assassin, Kenneth, and Kotomine Kirei who were invading the castle at the same time. In that case, Irisviel might suffer the same torture as in the original novel.

In the original plot, Irisviel and Maiya were beaten all over by Kotomine Kirei, but now with everything subtly shifted, Jiang Lan also has to be wary of the possibility of Irisviel’s death.

After all, Kotomine Kirei let Irisviel go because he knew that he was not the Master, and Saber’s real Master was his destined enemy Kiritsugu. But now that Jiang Lan was also a Servant, the other party discovered it with Assassin, and it is possible that he killed Irisviel directly.

So, before that, Jiang Lan has to kill the other party first.

This outstanding representative of the church is an absolute psychopath. He is born with difficulty in developing feelings for others, and does not care if the world is destroyed. He is the kind of chaotic person who, knowing that the Holy Grail has been contaminated, still longs for its arrival.

In Jiang Lan’s heart, the other party has already been blacklisted. If he dares to come tonight, she will definitely smash all his limbs and make him exist only as a magic power supplier until the end of the Holy Grail War.

“Jiang Lan, this is very interesting. Look, once you press this, it will emit light of various colors. There is obviously no trace of magic, but it can do such a wonderful thing just by using electricity. Modern people’s technology is really great.”

Knowing that Irisviel, who had become her good friend and formed the Ladies’ Alliance, would definitely act coquettishly and complain to her, she bought a lot of special snacks and toys that children would like to apologize before going back, and it seems that it was very effective now.

Although she looks skilled and gentle, Irisviel is actually also a child. Like Illya, she is a “little girl” who can be easily coaxed with small things like toys.

“It would be nice if I could bring these back to Illya.”

She was happily fiddling with the various toys on the table. It seemed as if something was touched on her mind. Her expression returned from joy to her usual gentleness, and Alice sighed with a hint of regret.

Unlike the desolate castle, the outside world has such interesting and novel things that Illya has never encountered before. Illya must be very happy to see them, but she can’t bring them back to her.

As expected, I can only pray to Kiritsugu that he can…

“Why do you want to take it back?”

Jiang Lan’s doubtful voice interrupted Alice’s reverie.

“Of course I have to show this interesting thing to Illya!”

As a mother too, why couldn’t Jiang Lan understand these things? Listening to her words, Alice felt really annoyed.

“Of course, we should bring Illya out to see something so interesting. You don’t want Illya to stay in that boring castle as a princess without freedom for the rest of her life, do you? She is so cute, she should enjoy all the beauty in this world.”

“…Can it really be done?”

She was asking questions, but not to Jiang Lan, but to herself. Alice Filmer whispered to herself as if she was in a trance.

My daughter can also see the colorful world outside, not in the Holy Grail War, but can enjoy it every day.

Previously, trapped in a complex and dangerous situation and obsessed with the inevitable end of her own death, Irisviel had never thought about these things.

She wanted Kiritsugu to win so that he could go back to accompany Illya, but in fact it would be better to bring Illya out.

[We return to the castle and bring her out. Anyone who stands in our way will be killed.]

The words Kiritsugu had said not long ago once again echoed in Irisviel’s mind.

Run away, run away, escape from this Holy Grail War.

Jiang Lan’s words were like a hypnotic magic, and now her ears were ringing with countless such bewitching voices.

Is the mission of fulfilling the Holy Grail, the mission she was born into this world, really more important than Illya’s happiness?

She didn’t care what happened, but she wanted Illya’s child to be freed from prison.

If I were to hold up the Holy Grail…

Everything has its meaning, and it is not just a simple apology gift. The toys that only children would like easily touched Irisviel’s heart at this moment, making her have “delusions” that she had never dared to imagine before.

hum~~~

Suddenly, I heard the sound of the barrier being triggered.

“Caster, it’s Caster who invaded, with… with a lot of children!”

#Wuhu, I have been lazy for a while, and I will resume updating. I will still update every day. #

36. I will take on the challenge

As a marshal who protected the country in the French Protectorate War, he fell into the devil’s way because of Joan of Arc’s death. The wish of this insane heroic spirit who degenerated from human to devil is to see Joan of Arc again and truly possess her.

And for some reasons, Altria and Joan of Arc look almost the same, so in the eyes of Caster, who has already gone mad and his cognitive ability has deteriorated, she is the person he has been chasing after.

His obsession was too deep. Even though he had been rejected by Altria and almost sent back to Valhalla by Jiang Lan’s swordsmanship, Caeter still chose the same action as in the original novel and launched an attack on the Einzbern Castle to bring back her Joan of Arc.

Of course, being clearly aware of the gap in strength between the two sides, he was also prepared.

The reason why villains do evil is because they have no bottom line, which always gives them an advantage in their battles against decent characters.

Although Jiang Lan’s true nature is unclear, the pure kindness of Joan of Arc in his heart is clear. In order to win the battle, he brought many hostages with him.

The cute and pitiful boys and girls of Fuyuki who were carefully selected by him.

“hateful!”

As a fortress prepared for the Holy Grail War, the Einzbern Castle had complete defense facilities inside, but now Caster was holding the children hostage and moving forward, forcing the kind-hearted Irisviel to withdraw all defenses along the way.

Magic is a dead thing and cannot be changed completely according to the wishes of the caster. It is impossible to shut down only part of the defense. As a last resort, Irisviel can only choose to remove all the defenses and leave only the part that searches for the enemy.

Today, the gates of Einzbern Castle are wide open.

This is not foolish kindness. Under normal circumstances, Irisviel would definitely endure the pain and choose to maintain the magic circle. But now they have two powerful Sabers on their side, and Irisviel does this because she trusts their abilities.

Now, during the magic investigation, Caster has entered the forest and challenged them, clamoring to take his Joan of Arc away tonight.

“I’ll go.”

She was the one Caster was looking for, so it was only right that she should be the one to settle the matter. Artoria, the righteous and noble knight, was filled with rage at this shameless heretic who used children as human shields.

“No, I’ll do it.”

Jiang Lan’s previous killing moves did not achieve much effect, but it also led to the conclusion that it was necessary to use an anti-city or anti-world treasure to completely kill it.

It would be better for Saber to take on the challenge, both morally and logically, but in the surprised eyes of the two, Jiang Lan said that she would take on the challenge again.

“But Jiang Lan, do you still have the treasure to fight against the city?”

Unlike ordinary servants, Jiang Lan’s stats can be detected, but his Noble Phantasm is hidden.

Seeing Jiang Lan wanted to fight, Altria couldn’t help but ask.

“No, if I had, I would have killed this evil demon completely when we first met. To be honest, I still regret that I let this guy live in this world for one more day and killed so many innocent lives.”

“In that case, then…”

“I have considered it carefully. Please, Leah, let me take on the fight. In return, you will protect Irisviel. The castle’s defenses are open, and many enemies may come tonight.”

Knowing that there would be a chaotic battle tonight and that all the servants except the berserkers would come to the castle for sightseeing, Jiang Lan had already done a lot of thinking before this.

The final result is that it would be better for her to fight instead of Artoria holding the holy sword Excalibur.

If there was no reason, Jiang Lan could not guarantee that everything would develop as she expected at this time.

Having not experienced the bombing of the hotel where he was staying, Lancer’s Master Kenneth would not have as strong animosity towards Kiritsugu as in the original work, and the possibility of him becoming confused and overwhelmed by anger would be reduced accordingly.

Although he is a magician killer, the difference in strength is obvious. If Kiritsugu does not rely on tricks but directly fights head-on, he may lose to Kayneth. At that time, he will definitely use the Command Seal to summon Altria.

Although she is not too fond of Kiritsugu, Jiang Lan will fulfill her responsibilities since she is close to his wife and promised Illya to bring her father back. This is also a double insurance for Irisviel to some extent.

If Kiritsugu is not in danger, then Altria will protect her. If she is summoned away, Irisviel can use the Command Seal to pull her, the true contracted Heroic Spirit, back.

This not only ensures that someone can deal with the caster, but also ensures Irisviel’s safety, which is the best of both worlds.

As for how to completely kill Caster, Jiang Lan also has his own plan.

“Alice, promise me that if Kiritsugu summons Leah away, then Irisviel you must use the Command Spell to bring me back immediately. You must know that Assassin is still alive, and there must be someone watching you at all times.”

“Then shouldn’t I be the one to take on the challenge?”

Although her heart was itching to eradicate the evil, Artoria was still dissatisfied with Jiang Lan’s arrangement, which was met with a glare from the fox’s beautiful eyes.

Under the circumstances tonight, no matter which of them takes the fight, there is a possibility that they will be recalled and unable to kill Caster. Generally speaking, it is better for Altria to take the fight, but –

“Just as you, Leah, identified Lancer as an opponent that must be defeated, in this Holy Grail War, my opponent is Caster. This is the anger of a mother.”

A friend of women and a protector of children. As a mother with a lovely daughter, although she said it was okay and she had tried her best and could only say it was bad luck and bad compatibility, her heart was actually full of guilt.

It was because of her mistake that so many children became living sacrifices, unable to experience the beauty of being alive and the happy life in the future.

She had to make up for this mistake herself.

“I understand. This is indeed something that should be settled by you, Jiang Lan.”

He nodded, and the next moment he appeared several meters in the sky, with blue lightning lighting up half of the night sky. In the blink of an eye, he rushed to the front of Caster in the forest.

“Why is it you, my Jeanne, that you are finally unwilling to come and see me?”

He was dancing around like crazy, and when he saw that the person coming was Jiang Lan and not Altria, Caster let out a disgusting cry and pulled a boy in front of him to block the tip of Jiang Lan’s sword.

“mean!”

With superhuman vision, she could see it all from the castle and couldn’t help but curse.

In such a situation, even she wouldn’t know what to do, let alone Jiang Lan, who has more love and care for the children. This is truly the most vicious trick.

She was just worrying about it, but the next moment she screamed out loud at the scene reflected in her eyes!

Without hesitation, Jiang Lan’s holy sword pierced through all the children blocking her way, and without hesitation, the sword pierced straight into the caster’s abdomen, leaving a hideous bloody hole.

Even a demon like Caster couldn’t imagine that Jiang Lan would be so cruel towards young children.

#Second battle with caster#