EBE Chapter 179 Next Siegfried!
Chapter 179 Next Siegfried!
Chapter 180 The Next Siegfried!
"I didn't expect this first battle to be so easy."
Admiring the Command Seals on the back of his hand, Shirou Kotomine said with a smile.
This is a forest shrouded in the darkness of night, and Shirou Kotomine is sitting on a tree trunk, bathed in the gentle moonlight.
At this moment, Shirou Kotomine has achieved his first goal.
This includes both of these things: recruiting the first Servant and obtaining the qualification of a Master.
The whole process went extremely smoothly.
This is how Jack the Ripper was hunted.
The same applies to obtaining Command Seals from Suzuka Rokudou, Jack the Ripper's Master.
As a class with poor melee capabilities, Jack the Ripper was already on the verge of defeat after being targeted by Shirou Kotomine.
Her master, Rokudou Reika, was also very obedient.
She seemed to have developed feelings for Jack the Ripper, and genuinely regarded herself as his mother after he called her "Mom" repeatedly.
Upon learning that Kotomine Shirou had not killed Jack but instead intended to win the battle as Jack's Master, she transferred her Command Seals to him without hesitation.
For Liu Daolingxia, her own existence seems unimportant.
Shirou Kotomine felt there might be some inside story here.
But he wasn't in the mood for in-depth analysis at that moment.
After obtaining the Command Seals from Rokudou Reika, Kotomine Shirou gave her a large sum of money.
After all, she is not a magician.
He was just an ordinary person who got caught up in the situation.
Regardless of her motives, she did her best to cooperate with Kotomine Shirou.
In return, Shirou Kotomine reciprocated.
They gave her a huge sum of money that was enough to change her future life.
After all, for Shirou Kotomine, money is just a number.
With the support of the Uruk world behind him, he can produce countless valuable items, or even gold and silver themselves.
Shirou Kotomine is not short of money.
Money meant nothing to him.
"I guess I've done a good deed this time."
Kotomine Shirou smiled.
"This is indeed a good deed."
Tomoe Gozen's voice slowly rang out.
Sitting on the tree trunk next to Shirou Kotomine, she agreed with what Shirou Kotomine said.
Tomoe Gozen also played a significant role in the mission to hunt down Jack the Ripper.
Considering that I am participating in the Holy Grail War this time.
So Shirou Kotomine summoned Tomoe Gozen, who disguised herself as his Servant.
In this way, whether they encounter the black or red team, they will mistake Kotomine Shirou for the other team's man, thus preventing Kotomine Shirou's identity from being easily exposed.
As for Jack the Ripper?
Kotomine Shirou did not intend to let her go out to fight.
Shirou Kotomine needs her presence concealed, so Jack the Ripper will participate in this battle in the form of having his power absorbed.
This is to assist Kotomine Shirou in his battles.
After all, the number of Servants outside the group is not very large.
When it really comes down to it, Shirou Kotomine still needs to sneak into the battlefield between the red and black sides and play the role of a cunning schemer.
However, before that, Shirou Kotomine needs to plan his next move.
Having become Jack the Ripper's Master and mastered Jack the Ripper's power, Shirou Kotomine's foundation was now firmly established.
Next comes the most important part: battle planning.
As a third party independent of both the Red and Black factions, how will Shirou Kotomine fight?
Although Shirou Kotomine had already decided on a plan to eliminate the lone wolf first.
But how exactly should we proceed?
These are things that Shirou Kotomine needs to seriously consider.
"As expected, Mordred is the one I need to deal with next; Jeanne is not suitable to deal with for the time being."
After a period of contemplation, Shirou Kotomine made this judgment.
Although Jeanne d'Arc was also one of the easiest lone wolves for Kotomine Shirou to hunt down.
But she has an even more important role.
That is to disrupt the Red Team's formation.
There's no way around it; although it's a battle between red and black, the red team is simply too strong.
At this time, the leader of the Red Team was the very person Joan of Arc had been pursuing.
Amakusa Shiro Tokisada.
In the original story, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada was constantly evading Jeanne d'Arc's pursuit in the early stages.
Until he gained control of all the Red Team's Servants.
After all, Joan of Arc had posed a significant threat to him before that.
Therefore, Kotomine Shirou felt that at this moment, Jeanne should keep her close to Amakusa Shirou Tokisada, otherwise, with the power of the entire Red team, he would be able to easily sweep through the Black team.
Therefore, it is not advisable to eliminate Joan of Arc at this time.
The second point is that Kotomine Shirou might not be able to win over Jeanne d'Arc.
If it were simply a matter of eliminating Jeanne d'Arc unilaterally, then Kotomine Shirou would certainly be able to do it.
However, Shirou Kotomine's goal is to enhance his own side's combat strength.
In this situation, what Shirou Kotomine needs to do is gain Jeanne d'Arc's approval.
Unlike other Servants, Jeanne d'Arc's magic resistance is exceptionally high.
Kotomine Shirou doubted whether he could actually erode her through the expansion of his domain.
Even if he could turn her into a cursed spirit, could Shirou Kotomine really disregard her will and manipulate her into fighting?
That's too difficult.
EX-level magic resistance.
Aside from Jeanne d'Arc, Shirou Tsunematsu couldn't think of anyone else.
Moreover, Joan of Arc also has a Noble Phantasm that can be used to self-destruct.
That move is on par with Karna's Spear of God and Gilgamesh's Ea, only their special attacks are different.
Once Jeanne d'Arc launches that attack, whether Kotomine Shirou can dodge it is another matter.
It's another matter if you can never get Joan of Arc again after using this move.
No matter what it is, Shirou Kotomine is unwilling to accept it.
Therefore, when facing Jeanne d'Arc, Shirou Kotomine cannot use the same methods as other Servants.
In Kotomine Shirou's view, great heroes like Karna and Achilles would not hesitate to lend him their power after defeating him.
But it's hard to say about saints like Joan of Arc.
But even someone like that has a way of dealing with Shirou Kotomine.
After all, this man is a true saint and a true gentleman.
A virtuous person can be deceived by reason.
In the blink of an eye, Kotomine Shirou had already devised a method to deal with Jeanne d'Arc.
Therefore, besides Joan of Arc, Mordred was the only one left who traveled alone.
She naturally became Shirou Kotomine's next target.
But things happen in sequence.
Mordred will continue to travel alone, but there is an opportunity for a powerful Servant to be alone, which Kotomine Shirou needs to seize.
That's when Black's Saber Siegfried is alone.
In Kotomine Shirou's memory, Jeanne d'Arc's existence initially attracted the attention of both the Red and Black factions.
When Joan of Arc had just arrived near the city where the Holy Grail War was taking place.
An unexpected encounter then occurred.
Karna, the Red Lancer, and Siegfried, the Black Saber, engaged in a fierce battle on the highway.
The battle was started because Amakusa Shiro Tokisada wanted to eliminate Jeanne d'Arc.
Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, as the Ruler of the Third Holy Grail War, was well aware of the reason for Jeanne d'Arc's arrival.
To prevent her from disrupting his plans, he initially intended to eliminate her.
So after discovering Joan of Arc's whereabouts, he sent Karna, his most powerful assassin, to eliminate her.
Coincidentally, the Master of the Black Faction arrived with Siegfried to invite Jeanne d'Arc.
And so the battle surrounding Joan of Arc began.
The two fought from night until day.
They only stopped fighting when Joan of Arc intervened.
Joan of Arc stopped their battle at this time because it was dawn.
As is widely known, the Holy Grail War is a secret war.
This is a battle that cannot be known to the public.
Therefore, Servants generally do not engage in combat during the day.
The night is their battlefield.
Even if Karna and Siegfried fought fiercely at night, Joan of Arc would not interfere.
But not during the day.
Faced with Joan of Arc's threat, Karna and Siegfried chose to stop.
After all, the two were evenly matched at this point, so whichever side Joan of Arc joined would tip the scales of victory in her favor.
So Karna chose to leave.
He and Siegfried agreed to fight again later.
After all, neither of them used their full strength in this battle.
After the battle, Siegfried's Master Gordes invited Jeanne to the Black Faction's headquarters, but Jeanne refused.
Prior to this, during the fierce battle between Karna and Siegfried, Gordes had also asked Joan of Arc to join Siegfried in defeating Karna.
But Joan of Arc refused at the time.
As a referee, she is not prepared to participate in battles between Servants.
Even though the Red Team's Servants attacked her.
At this point, Joan of Arc was very clear about her mission.
That is to find the cause of your own descent and then fix it.
And in the process, he presided over an act that violated the Holy Grail War.
That's it.
Therefore, Black's idea of inviting Joan of Arc to join them and thus enhance their fighting strength was undoubtedly a failure.
This battle was really just a minor incident.
But for Shirou Kotomine, this was an excellent opportunity.
At the end of the battle, both Karna and Siegfried were left alone.
This gave Shirou Kotomine a perfect opportunity to launch a sneak attack.
After all, both Karna and Siegfried are top-tier fighters on both sides, and are pillars of strength.
Regardless of which of them is defeated by Shirou Kotomine first, it will be a major setback for their respective sides.
So, which one should we choose?
After all, Shirou Kotomine couldn't possibly launch an attack while the two of them were with Jeanne d'Arc, could he?
Isn't that just asking for trouble?
Therefore, Shirou Kotomine can only wait until they separate.
Therefore, Shirou Kotomine can only choose one of the two.
As for who to choose?
After a moment's thought, Shirou Kotomine arrived at the answer.
That was Siegfried.
As for why?
This is, of course, because choosing Siegfried has the highest success rate and is the easiest way to succeed!
Compared to Karna, Siegfried has one major weakness.
That means his Master came with him.
In this situation, if Shirou Kotomine were to play a more underhanded role and choose to assassinate his Master Gordes, Siegfried would inevitably fail.
As for Mine Shirou, if he chooses to fight directly...
Siegfried, whose Master was present, was also unable to use Command Seals to teleport and escape from Shirou Kotomine's grasp.
In contrast, Karna.
He only needs a Command Spell from his Master to retreat safely when he acts alone.
Secondly, Karna is very strong, and with his golden armor, his defense is even stronger, making it difficult for Shirou Kotomine to quickly end the battle.
At this point, Achilles, as a Rider, could quickly provide support to Karna.
At that point, Shirou Kotomine might very well end up losing more than he gained by trying to steal a chicken.
Therefore, regardless of this, Karna, Achilles, and Vlad III, these three top Servants with exceptional strength, are not Shirou Kotomine's targets in the early stages.
Only after their teammates are eliminated one by one.
Kotomine Shirou will only target them when he has the opportunity to fight them one-on-one.
Before that, none of these three were on Kotomine Shirou's radar.
In this way, Shirou Kotomine's only remaining target is Siegfried.
"Eliminate Siegfried first, then find Mordred."
"After these two battles, my win rate has become even higher."
Thinking about his next plan, Shirou Kotomine's smile grew even brighter.
After Shirou Kotomine defeats Siegfried and Mordred and transforms them into his own cursed spirits, Shirou Kotomine will have four powerful combatants on his side.
At that time, Shirow Kotomine himself was a group.
Moreover, it's a group with considerable strength.
At that time, Shirou Kotomine might not have been able to defeat the Red team, but he was strong enough to deal with the Black team.
"For me, battles are like a snowball effect; given enough time, I will only get stronger."
"I can't believe it," Shirou Kotomine muttered confidently to himself.
"I have complete faith in that," Tomoe Gozen said with a smile to Kotomine Shirou. "I just wonder if there's anything I need to do in your upcoming actions?"
Upon arriving at this battlefield among the heroic spirits, even Tomoe Gozen felt her blood boil with excitement.
She was starting to get restless.
Tomoe Gozen also wants to fight.
"Don't worry, I've already chosen a fighting opponent for you, Teacher Ba."
Kotomine Shirou responded with a smile.
Kotomine Shirou had already sensed Tomoe Gozen's feelings before.
At that time, Shirou Kotomine had just arrived in this world and hadn't yet found his footing.
So Tomoe Gozen just didn't say it.
However, Tomoe Gozen's fighting spirit was revealed when she sniped Jack the Ripper earlier, and was noticed by Kotomine Shirou.
Whenever he has the opportunity, Shirou Kotomine will choose to grant Tomoe Gozen's requests.
"who!"
Tomoe Gozen's eyes lit up.
"Joan of Arc!"
Without any concealment, Shirou Kotomine directly stated the name of Tomoe Gozen's opponent.
"Joan of Arc, but didn't you say before that she was still useful?"
Tomoe Gozen was acting strangely.
She remembered clearly what Shirou Kotomine had said earlier.
Seeing this, Shirou Kotomine smiled and explained, "I haven't changed my mind. Joan of Arc is indeed useful, but she is also your opponent on this trip."
"After all, I hunted Siegfried after he left Joan of Arc, when it was already dawn. Our battle was undoubtedly against the rules in Joan of Arc's eyes, and she would definitely come back to stop us."
"Your mission is to stop Joan of Arc and prevent her from interfering with my battle with Siegfried!"