Whether it was the Red Faction or the Black Faction, although both sides had experienced some unexpected situations after summoning their Heroic Spirits, fortunately, the final results were achieved.
Souya was reunited with Morgan, Kairi Sisigou drew a sufficiently powerful gold card, the Yggdmillennia clan also obtained a powerful Servant, and even in a remote French village, a miracle had also occurred because of the Holy Grail. A young girl, with courage, welcomed the advent of a saint.
Counting the time, this Ruler should have already arrived in Romania.
But in contrast, with the descent of the 14 Servants and the Ruler as the referee, this heralded the beginning of this unprecedented Holy Grail War. Tomorrow night would be the beginning of the clash between Red and Black.
As for tonight, of course, nothing happened.
The next day, when Souya slowly woke up from his sleep and opened his eyes, what he saw was Morgan sleeping beside him, and her beautiful eyes staring straight at him.
So familiar yet so strange...
Looking at this scene, he couldn't help but be in a daze for a moment. Back in Britain, there were many mornings when he woke up to see her beautiful and charming face. The reappearance of this scene now couldn't help but make his heart flutter.
"Good morning, my queen." Subconsciously, he said softly.
"Mhm."
Without returning the same greeting, she just gave a light hum, then leaned over and kissed his lips. Feeling the slight sweetness and warmth from his lips, a smile couldn't help but appear on his face.
How nice, this counts as a good morning greeting.
After being intimate with his lover for a while longer, he got up and changed into his usual clerical robes, preparing to go to the church with his summoned Caster to discuss the strategy for the future, according to the previous agreement with his older brother, Amakusa Shirou.
By the way, he also had to get to know the other few Servants of the Red Faction.
As for Morgan, she was clearly not interested in this so-called Holy Grail War and Servants. Her purpose from beginning to end was to see him again, that is, Lamorak. Now that this wish had been fulfilled, her goal had become to accompany him through this Holy Grail War, which would last at least seven days and at most two weeks, and then wait for her main body to awaken from its slumber in Avalon, break through the passage between the front and back sides of the world, and come to his side.
That's right, although the current Morgan, whether in appearance or power, was identical to the her in his memory, in reality, she was just a sliver of a doppelganger that Morgan had created based on her self in Britain at the time and had projected onto the Throne of Heroes. After all, as the Lady of the Isle of Britain, the master of the fairies, something like death was too distant for her. The her of now was just projecting her consciousness onto a doppelganger to temporarily accompany him.
They had been separated for too long. Now that they had met again, she didn't want to be separated for even a moment longer.
Oh, right. It was also because her current body was just a doppelganger, so besides the most basic physical contact such as kissing and hugging, she would not allow any deeper, more philosophical things. So last night, the two of them really had just slept in each other's arms for one night.
Alright, back to the main topic.
After getting dressed, he no longer lingered. He left the villa with Morgan, who was still in a blue and black formal dress, and rushed towards the church on the hillside in the suburbs.
"By the way, Lady Morgan, aren't you going to try on some modern clothes?"
Walking on the small path in the city in the morning, even though there were not many pedestrians, his and Morgan's attire still attracted the gazes of the passers-by. A youth dressed as a priest in a black cassock, wearing a cross pendant, and a beautiful woman in a gorgeous black formal dress, her beautiful face covered by a mysterious black veil, the noble and cold aura of a queen naturally emanating from her as she walked. Such a pair was already eye-catching, not to mention that at this time, he was also holding her arm, just like a couple in love.
Such an attire was really too eye-catching. He was a little unaccustomed to it for a moment. And for Morgan, he also didn't want her to be like other Servants and always remain in spirit form to follow him. So after thinking for a moment, he tactfully asked.
Hearing this, she turned her head and glanced at him. "What, you don't think this outfit looks good on me?"
"Of course not. Your beauty is unmatched even by the stars. All clothes are just to further accentuate your beauty. The reason I made this suggestion is just that your beauty is too dazzling. For us who are still in the Holy Grail War, it's easy to attract the prying eyes of the enemy, just like a flower attracts bees and butterflies."
Even though he was no longer a knight now, all the feelings of praise for her had long been engraved in his heart. Such words were naturally said extremely naturally. And she was clearly very receptive to his words. The corner of her mouth under the veil unconsciously curved up slightly. "Then, after we get back from that church, you will personally pick out clothes for me, Lamorak."
"As you command, my queen."
Hearing this, he smiled lightly.
Perhaps because they were both assets of the Holy Church, his villa was not too far from Amakusa's church. After only twenty minutes, he and Morgan pushed open the church doors together.
"Good morning, big brother."
"You're up so early, Souya."
Hearing that the newcomer was his little brother's voice, a smile immediately appeared on Amakusa Shirou's face, who had been facing away from the door. He subconsciously turned his head to look at him, but was surprised to see a noble and mysterious woman following beside him.
This is...
As if he had sensed something, with a condensation of spirit particles, the tall and graceful figure of the Empress Semiramis appeared by his side. The moment she appeared, her gaze was fixed on Morgan, as if a venomous snake had seen another of its kind in its own territory.
And Morgan clearly also sensed Semiramis's gaze, which was filled with a strange emotion. But her expression did not change at all. Because of the veil's obstruction, the other two could not see her expression. Her only action was to hold his arm a little tighter.
"Souya, this is..."
Although, combined with his words from yesterday, Amakusa already had a guess about the identity of this clearly-Servant woman, he still asked with some disbelief.
To this, he just smiled slightly. He first looked at Morgan, who was leaning against him, with a somewhat soothing gaze, and then explained to Amakusa, "Big brother, let me introduce you. This is the Servant I summoned, and also our side's Caster. Her true name is Morgan le Fay, the great queen who led Britain to glory."
It really is her!
Although he had already guessed it in his heart, upon truly hearing that he had summoned her, Amakusa's pupils couldn't help but shrink, and he felt a little shocked. You see, this was Morgan, a Servant whom no one had been able to summon since the magic of Heroic Spirit summoning was invented. She herself was a great emperor, and was also shrouded in the blessings of legends of fairies, elves, and pixies. In addition, she was a famous great magus in history. Such a powerful and mysterious Servant was actually summoned by him.
My little brother is this amazing?!
Subconsciously, out of his own meticulous nature, Amakusa used a skill he had retained as a Ruler on her.
[True Name Discernment (B)]
And the moment the skill was activated, Morgan, whose gaze had always been on him, as if she had sensed it, her cold and icy gaze instantly shot towards Amakusa. Involuntarily, the latter shivered coldly.
"Master, be careful!"
Before the empress beside him could remind him, Amakusa, who also had an effect similar to the skill [Eye of the Mind], as if he had sensed it in advance, suddenly rolled to the side. The next moment, a thick flame of shadow burst out from where he had been standing. The cold yet scorching black flame, in almost an instant, burned the church's lectern to ashes.
And at this moment, Semiramis, who had noticed that he was being attacked, did not hesitate in the slightest. Her eyes sharpened, and several deep purple chains appeared from behind her, piercing towards Morgan.
All of this happened in a flash. By the time he realized that there seemed to have been a misunderstanding, his body had already subconsciously stood in front of her and had grabbed the attacking chains with his bare hands.
Puchi—
Because the toughness of his body was ultimately no match for a Noble Phantasm, his palm was inevitably cut by the chains. But under his powerful grip of Strength C, fortunately, the chains were ultimately controlled by him.
"Lamorak!"
Seeing her husband being injured for her, her expression instantly became angry. She subconsciously opened her palm and aimed it at the empress. Almost in an instant, several blue lances of the end appeared around Semiramis, their tips still burning with a dark shadow flame.
"Stop! Semiramis!"
"Wait! Lady Morgan!"
Almost at the next moment when the magical energy was about to erupt, his and Amakusa's shouts sounded at the same time, finally stopping the two angry princesses at the next moment when the conflict was about to worsen.
"Hey! Master! You should be clear that it was that woman who attacked you first. I was saving you!"
Hearing his words, the empress said with dissatisfaction. But she did indeed listen to his words. The poisonous Noble Phantasm that she was just about to release and the 'Scales of Basmu' that she had taken out for defense were also retracted.
And Morgan just sneered, and also waved her hand to dispel her magic. "Although this matter is a misunderstanding, I still thank you first, my dear Your Majesty the Empress."
Seeing that Semiramis was really angry, Amakusa quickly comforted her. After seeing her face flush slightly after hearing that 'my dear', and the pressure around her also began to slowly decrease, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then Amakusa quickly apologized to her and him. "I'm sorry, Your Highness the Queen. It was my subconscious action just now that offended you. Here I apologize to you and hope you can forgive my reckless behavior."
"Heh." Hearing this, she just sneered, but she did not answer his words, but instead cast her gaze towards him and then grabbed his still-bleeding palm, frowning, "You're injured, Lamorak."
"I'm fine, Lady Morgan. It's just a small injury."
Hearing her say so, he only then noticed that both his palms had been cut by her attack, and were now bleeding.
"A small injury? Don't underestimate me, little priest. All my weapons are coated with my poison. If you don't want to die from poisoning, then let me take the poison back quickly." Hearing his words, Semiramis immediately chuckled lightly. This was not her boasting. As the oldest poisoner, the Empress Semiramis, because of this setting similar to Gilgamesh's oldest fat tiger (crossed out), the oldest king, she had mastered all the poisons known to mankind from the past to the future.
Therefore, even that ordinary blow just now, because of her characteristics, was accompanied by a powerful poison. If she was not mistaken, if he did not quickly find her for treatment or simply cut off his two arms, then in at most 2 hours, he would die from the poison.
"What?!"
Hearing this, both of them were shocked. But before the former's eyes could become cold again, he raised his hand and interrupted their movements. "No matter, I am immune to poison. You don't have to worry about me."
"Hm?"
Hearing this, the three of them were stunned again, especially Semiramis. In her view, how could he, who was just a human Master, be immune to her poison, which had already become a Noble Phantasm. But when she saw that the wound in his raised palm was already close to healing, and the color was also a normal bright red, she was suddenly stunned.
"How is this possible!"
Why! How could my poison be solved by a mere human Master? What method did he use? Or did his Servant Morgan do something?
To this, he could only say it was a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse. As mentioned before, he, who had transmigrated to this world through spiritual evocation, had a Stigmata, was favored by the pigeon, and was an 'unfinished saint' who was full of miracles. And besides the most basic ability to walk on water, touch withered plants to bring them back to life, and heal others, there was another miracle, which was this almost perverted poison resistance. Not to say whether this poison resistance could be compared to Gudako's 'Poison Resistance EX', he was confident that as long as the empress didn't take out her trump card poisons, such as the famous poisons of the Hydra, Basmu, and so on, he could still be immune to ordinary poisons.
Clearly, this time it was a success.
Seeing that he was fine, Morgan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then she looked coldly at Amakusa and the empress, especially the latter, who had a face of disbelief, and said coldly, "This time I will only consider it a misunderstanding. If you dare to harm my husband next time, I will definitely kill you."
Husband? My little brother?
Hearing this, Amakusa couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. But seeing that Semiramis still wanted to say something, he quickly took a step ahead and replied, "Of course, all of this is just a misunderstanding. I am his older brother. I definitely won't harm him."
"That's good."
Hearing this, Morgan didn't say much more. This oolong farce was finally over.
"Alright, since it's all a misunderstanding, then don't mind it. By the way, big brother, since you want to discuss the countermeasures for the war, then why is it just us? What about the other Servants?"
Seeing that the atmosphere was about to become strange, he quickly came out to smooth things over. After all, on one side was his wife, on the other was his big brother and sister-in-law. He was really awkward being caught in the middle.
And Amakusa clearly also understood his meaning and immediately replied with understanding, "We do need to discuss the next action plan. It's just that for some reason, I have sent the other few Servants to investigate the Black side's information and to familiarize themselves with the battlefield terrain in advance. Counting the time, they should be back soon."
Before his voice had even fallen, the church door was suddenly pushed open from the outside. With the fall of the morning sun's brilliance, four figures of varying sizes appeared in the piercing sunlight.
"Yo, priest... oh, it's two priests and two beautiful young ladies. Good morning."
With the laughter of one of the young men carrying a long spear, because of the sunlight, he subconsciously narrowed his eyes slightly, trying to see the true appearance of the four Servants. But before he could see clearly, a petite figure in the center of the group, upon seeing him, her body suddenly trembled violently. Then, the girl's incredible and with a strange emotion, pleasant voice suddenly sounded out. "Orpheus?! Why are you here!"
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