Chapter 307 Hongzhou Banquet Hall

The little blonde girl walked on the railings of the road along the river in the dusk, and she could jump from one railing to the other with a light leap.

The body balance is maintained quite perfectly.

The black-haired girl was holding a book and reading it with great interest.

Jiu Xing followed the two people with his hands in his pockets, wearing a simple white and red sportswear, which matched his red hair. It formed a big contrast with his almost invincible image last night.

He seemed much gentler now.

"It's getting dark again."

Jiu Xing looked at the dusk in the distance and couldn't help but squint.

Just at this moment, a steady sound of footsteps came towards Jiu Xing.

A tall man in a red suit walked towards Jiu Xing, and behind him was a man in clerical attire.

The man holds the jeweled scepter, looking very noble.

Jiu Xing did not dodge or evade, but watched the two people walking towards him with a very purposeful look.

Xun and Nao also noticed the arrival of the two and couldn't help but cast their eyes on them.

"Nice to meet you, Master of Lancer."

The man spoke, bowing slightly to Nao and Kaoru.

"Which Master are you?"

Xun noticed the red Command Seal on the back of the other person's hand.

"I am Archer's master, head of the Tousaka family, one of the three great families, Tousaka Tokiomi."

Tōsaka Tokiomi was very polite. Even though Nao and Kaoru were only ten years old, he showed them enough respect without any contempt.

This is not a respect for Jiu Xing's strength, but a courtesy engraved in his bones.

"This is my disciple, the agent of the Holy Church, Kotomine Kirei. He is also the Master of the Assassins."

Toosaka Tokiomi introduced the black-haired man to Kyuuki and the other two.

"Nice to meet you. Good day."

Nao closed the book in her hand and made a slightly formal gesture to the two people in front of her.

As the eldest daughter of the Hyuga family, etiquette is essential.

The two people in front of him took the initiative to show up and expose themselves to Jiu Xing. If they came with malicious intentions, it would mean putting themselves in danger.

Toosaka Tokiomi was not surprised by Nao's etiquette. Since she possessed the Mystic Eyes, she might be from a magic family.

"I wonder why the head of the Tousaka family came to visit?"

Nao had a smile on her face, and her pair of pure white eyes looked at Tōsaka Tokiomi in front of her.

Kyuuki and Kaoru tacitly handed the stage to Nao.

"Last night, Lancer showed his might and loyally protected his master, forcing Saber to retreat and defeating Berserker. He is truly a top-notch fighter."

Toosaka Tokiomi's eyes fell on Kyuuki, who was standing aside with a calm expression, and he expressed his approval.

"Lancer is naturally invincible."

Nao spoke as a matter of course, she would always trust Jiu Xing without reservation.

Tōsaka Tokiomi continued to speak, with a look of regret on his face, and sighed:

"Unfortunately, the time of your death is approaching. Do you know?"

Listening to Tōsaka Tokiomi's words, not only Nao, but even Kyuuki and Kaoru did not show any change in expression.

They have all died once, so they don't really care.

Moreover, Nao and Xun did not think that anyone could pose a fatal threat to Kyuuki in this Holy Grail War.

The famous King Arthur in history was just like that. How powerful can others be?
Seeing that the three people in front of him did not show any surprised expressions, Tōsaka Tokiomi glanced at Kotomine Kirei behind him without arrogance or impatience.

Following Tōsaka Tokiomi's eye signal, Kotomine Kirei pulled out a few photos from his arms.

The above is the scene where Emiya Kiritsugu and Iskandar came into contact in the afternoon.

"According to Assassin's intelligence, the Saber team has formed an alliance with the Rider team."

"I think you should know their purpose without me telling you, right?"

Tōsaka Tokiomi smiled and handed the photo to Nao and the others.

Nao looked at the photo in her hand. It was indeed Saber and Rider, but she was stunned when she saw a black-haired man in the photo.

This guy was the one who tried to kill her last night.

It turns out that he is Saber's Master.

"so what?"

"Does Master Tosaka want to join forces with us?"

Xun took the photo from Nao's hand and asked.

"That's right. With Lancer and Archer's strength, as long as Your Excellency joins forces with us, this Holy Grail War will be a sure thing."

Tōsaka Tokiomi was very confident.

With Lancer's close combat and Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm bombardment, no one person can withstand the joint attack of the two.

Even two people can beat three, four, or five heroic spirits.

"With the cooperation of Kirei's assassins, the outcome of this Holy Grail War is already determined."

"Until all other Heroic Spirits are killed, Kirei will use the Command Seal to make Assassin commit suicide."

"Then let Archer and Lancer have a fair fight."

"The winner will naturally reap the final fruits."

With a smile on his face, Tōsaka Tokiomi expressed his thoughts in an orderly manner.

"That does sound like a good idea, but..."

Nao looked at the man in front of her mischievously and said:
"Will your Archer agree?"

"Archer seems quite arrogant."

"You forced him to leave last night, and it seems that he was already unhappy with you."

Listening to Nao's words, Tōsaka Tokiomi's face froze slightly. This was indeed a difficult task.

Gilgamesh's character is really confusing.

If, during the cooperation with Lancer, he loses his temper and just ignores everything, it would be really difficult to deal with.

"Since it's not even night yet, you should leave."

"After all, you can't even subdue Archer."

"I don't want Lancer to be stabbed by an 'ally' during a battle."

Xun looked at the setting sun, which was about to set, and couldn't help urging the two to leave.

Toosaka Tokiomi looked at the two little girls in front of him and couldn't help but have an illusion.

It seemed as if there was an adult's soul inside the two little girls in front of me.

"In that case, I'm sorry to bother you."

Tōsaka Tokiomi sighed softly, and before leaving, he kindly said:

"If Lancer is defeated by Saber and Rider, the two of you can go to the Cathedral Church, which will shelter the Masters who withdraw from the Holy Grail War."

"Thank you."

Nao politely bowed to Tōsaka Tokiomi to thank him for his kindness.

Although the opponent is a bit old-fashioned, Nao still feels good about him. It is unlucky for him to have a servant like Archer.

Looking at the two people going away, a hand grabbed Xun's face, Jiu Xing came over and said with a smile:

"So, Kaoru means that you have conquered me as a Lancer?"

Xun held Jiu Xing's big hand in her two small hands, tilted her head and said in a puzzled tone:
"Is not it?"

"As a Lancer, would Kuyuki not want me and Nao?"

He looked as if he had Jiu Xing in his grasp.

Jiu Xing felt the warmth in his hands and looked at Xun, who was only ten years old in front of him, and smiled helplessly. Whether in life or in the afterlife, he would be eaten by this guy.

"But if Saber and Rider join forces, Jiu Xing would probably be in some trouble with his current strength, right?"

Listening to Xun's words, Jiu Xing looked at the setting sun in the distance, and a sense of absolute confidence surged in his heart.

"What are you afraid of?"

“We have survived so many storms and waves.”

"Will it break here again?"

Xun smiled slightly at Jiu Xing's confident words, her blue eyes filled with the man in front of her.

Yes...no matter what time it was, Jiu Xing never let her down.

The Tosaka Family

"It's really ugly, Shichen."

"I went to form an alliance in person, and was rejected by a little girl."

When Toosaka Tokiomi came back, he saw a golden heroic spirit sitting on the sofa with a golden sword, and the table in front of him was filled with his collection of red wine.

Not only the table, but also the floor was covered with open wine bottles.

Moreover, the golden heroic spirit only took a sip from each bottle of wine, and the whole room was filled with the aroma of wine.

Hearing the mocking words of the Heroic Spirit, Tōsaka Tokiomi did not show any anger at all. He simply bowed humbly to the king in front of him:

"My king, this is just a minor unexpected change. We still have a great advantage."

"Saber and Rider have formed an offensive and defensive alliance."

"No matter how strong Lancer is, he can't survive the combined forces of King Arthur and Alexander the Great."

"He is courting his own death by refusing my request."

Listening to Tōsaka Tokiomi's words, a hint of boredom flashed across the golden Heroic Spirit's vermilion eyes.

He was seen shaking the red wine in the glass. The mellow red wine reflected the heroic spirit's vermilion eyes, making it impossible to see his thoughts.

"Shichen, you are quite confident about those two bastards who are pretending to be the king."

Hearing Gilgamesh's slightly sharp words, Tōsaka Tokiomi's straight back bent even more.

"I have no such intention. Even though those two are far inferior to you, Your Majesty, they are still somewhat famous in history."

"Except for Your Majesty, I really can't think of anyone else who can survive and defeat these two people together."

Gilgamesh's eyes were extremely cold as he listened to Tōsaka Tokiomi's humble words.

However, Tōsaka Tokiomi continued to speak:
"Then we can use Lancer to detect Rider's Noble Phantasm and be fully prepared."

"Even if Lancer defeats Saber and Rider, we can use their alliance to detect Lancer's Noble Phantasm."

“This is a choice that has nothing to lose for us.”

"Then, the final winner between the two parties will be executed by your Majesty personally."

Toosaka Tokiomi respectfully explained the consequences of being rejected by Lancer and the subsequent plan, but received no response for a long time.

When he looked up, he found that the golden heroic spirit had left here at some point.

"Ah, ah, you are so willful..."

Toosaka Tokiomi stood up helplessly, picked up a bottle of wine on the ground and sighed.

He himself was reluctant to drink this bottle of wine...

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The sound of a motorcycle rumbled on the road, and Saber listened to Iskandar's voice coming from the radio in her ears.

"Saber, according to the information obtained by my Master's familiar, Lancer is having dinner with his two little Masters at a restaurant called Hongzhou Yansui."

"Would you like to go have dinner together?"

"So that you don't have too much energy to fight later."

Saber was stunned when hearing the other party's heroic voice.

With a big war imminent, do you still have the mind to have dinner with the enemy?
He is truly worthy of being the famous Alexander the Great in history.

A smile appeared on Saber's lips, and a heroic spirit surged in her heart.

"Of course we can do that, but I'm afraid Lancer won't welcome us."

"Hahahahahaha!"

"Can we still eat him out of money?"

"At worst, my Master will pay for it!"

Iskandar's laughter was like thunder, but even so, Saber could still hear the other Master's crying voice through the radio.

Talking about having no money...

Words like it’s not your money so you don’t feel sorry for it.

The relationship is so good...

Saber's eyes flashed with envy.

Whether it was the Rider combination of allies or the Lancer combination of enemies, the relationship between master and servant was something she could not compare to.

Hongzhou Yansuiguan

"Wow~ so spicy~"

Nao exhaled and looked at the red food bubbling in the pot in front of her.

Her lips turned red from the spicy food called hot pot.

Xun, who was sitting next to her, was not much better. She was drinking iced juice in big gulps to try to relieve the spiciness.

"I told you to make it slightly spicy, but you didn't listen. Now you're suffering the consequences."

Jiu Xing looked at Nao unhappily and spoke.

"Who, who said I'm afraid of spicy food!"

Nao argued back, reaching her chopsticks into the hot pot again, picked up a piece of spinach, and tried to put it into her mouth.

But after hesitating for a long time, he still didn't dare to put it into his mouth. Then he threw the chopsticks away, crossed his arms, and looked at Jiu Xing in front of him angrily:
"you are bullying me!"

???

Jiu Xing had a question mark on his face.

Can we be reasonable? Who said before that they wanted it extra spicy?
"What are you looking at!"

"It's you who bullied me!"

Nao got angry like a child and looked unwilling to admit defeat.

"Hey, hey, it's all my fault."

Jiu Xing raised his hands in surrender.

"oh?!"

"Brother Lancer, did you eat well?"

"Are you interested in inviting me?"

A rough voice came, Jiu Xing looked up and saw a red-haired man in a white shirt looking at the red hot pot with curiosity.

"I've seen people eating for free, but I've never seen anyone as direct as you."

"sit down."

Jiu Xing glanced at this guy, then stood up and gave his seat to Rider and his Master, and sat next to Nao and Kaoru.

It’s just a meal, Jiu Xing wouldn’t be so stingy.

Jiuxing asked the boss for three more sets of tableware.

"Brother, there are only two of us, the Master and I. Why do you need three sets of tableware?"

Iskandar looked at the man in front of him with curiosity.

"Didn't you form an alliance with Saber to target me?"

"Whether it's a bad guest or a good guest, it's the same to me."

Jiu Xing's nonchalant words caused Iskandar to laugh out loud. He looked at Jiu Xing with admiration and said:
"I really didn't see the wrong person."

"Lancer, you are indeed a man worthy of my conquest."

Listening to the other party's words, Jiu Xing's mouth twitched, and then he said helplessly:

"Next time you speak, can you please think about it with your brain?"

"I don't like men."

Listening to Jiu Xing's words, Iskandar showed a malicious smile and looked at Jiu Xing mischievously:

"Come to think of it, the famous King Arthur was a pretty girl."

"How about joining our alliance and taking care of that golden pickup first?"

"Lancer, you are so brave, maybe Saber will fall in love with you too."

Jiu Xing could see that the guy in front of him was just doing whatever he wanted.

He was just shouting that he was going to target me, and now he is dragging me to kill that golden pickup.

"Rider, if you take back what you just said, I can pretend that I didn't hear it."

Saber's cold words rang out behind Rider, hinting at a threat.

(End of this chapter)