12dz Chapter 181 Dragon Slayer vs. Dragon Destroyer
Chapter 181 Dragon Slayer vs. Dragon Destroyer
Chapter 182 Dragon Slayer vs. Dragon Destroyer
"Okay, I understand. I will remove all of Saber's restrictions."
Without much thought, Gold agreed to Shirou Kotomine's request.
Although he was puzzled as to why he, as an Assassin, would fight Saber without any restrictions, this was clearly not a situation that allowed him to continue thinking about it.
In this fog, Gold had serious doubts about Siegfried's ability to protect him.
After all, Siegfried himself wasn't exactly a heroic spirit skilled at protection.
And the opponent is a Servant who is skilled in assassination.
This is still a territory where the opponent excels.
He could not forget the moment when Shirou Kotomine spoke in his ear; the hairs on his body were still standing on end.
Gold was worried that if he disagreed, his life would soon be over.
He had no choice but to agree.
Furthermore, Gold was well aware that removing his restrictions on Siegfried would not diminish Siegfried's strength.
On the contrary, because of the other party's promise, he will no longer be attacked and will no longer be Siegfried's weakness.
This is actually in their favor.
Even a one-on-one fight between the Assassin and Saber classes is a foolish choice.
But the more this happened, the more worried Gold became.
Could there be a trap involved?
Gold didn't know.
But he had no choice!
After removing the restriction on Siegfried, Gordes gradually retreated and quickly disappeared from the sight of Shirou Kotomine and Siegfried.
So at this moment, only Shirou Kotomine and Siegfried were facing each other.
"So, are you satisfied with the current situation, Saber?"
"
Kotomine Shirou greeted Qigefei with a light laugh.
This is something that Shirou Kotomine must do.
Unlike Jack the Ripper, who will likely remain a mere accessory for most of his future, Siegfried has greater potential in Shirou Kotomine's eyes.
Whether it's his skills, his Noble Phantasm, or his personality.
These are all things that Shirou Kotomine is satisfied with.
Therefore, rather than forcibly conquering him after defeating him, Shirou Kotomine prefers to subdue him using other methods.
For example, making him wholeheartedly loyal to him or something.
"Thanks!"
Upon hearing Shirou Kotomine's greeting, Siegfried immediately expressed his gratitude.
Although he felt no resentment, this situation was more comfortable for him.
"It seems that even if you're given free rein to speak, you won't say much. Is that your concise personality?"
Looking at Siegfried gripping his sword with both hands and staring intently at him, Shirou Kotomine's smile grew even stronger.
"In that case, I'll speak."
"I'm here to recruit you, Saber. I hope you will serve me in the future."
"No, I will never betray my Master."
Siegfried immediately refused Shirou Kotomine's offer to surrender.
But the smile on Shirou Kotomine's face did not disappear.
"I did not mean for you to betray your Master."
"The effect I speak of will be after your death, that is, after you are defeated by me."
"What do you mean?"
Siegfried looked puzzled.
Based on the knowledge transmitted into his mind by the Holy Grail, Siegfried knew that after a Heroic Spirit was defeated, their soul would return to the Holy Grail.
In this situation, how will Kotomine Shirou gain his loyalty?
"It doesn't mean anything else, it's just the literal meaning."
A slight smile played on the corners of Shirou Kotomine's mouth, hidden beneath his hood.
"I can't tell you the specifics of how to do it right now, but I can definitely do it."
So, are you willing?
"I asked Kotomine Shirou."
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After a moment of silence, Siegfried gave his response.
"If it is indeed after my defeat and death, as you say, I am willing to serve you after that, as long as you spare my Master."
Siegfried agreed to Shirou Kotomine's request.
However, he also had his own requirements.
First and foremost, defeat and destruction.
In other words, he would not choose to surrender after being captured; it would have to be after Kotomine Shirou kills him.
Secondly, they spared Gold's life.
"Can!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Shirou Kotomine agreed to both requests.
In Kotomine Shirou's view, both requests were perfectly acceptable.
This had no effect on him whatsoever.
Leaving aside the next matter for now, Shirou Kotomine also has a way to fulfill the request for "defeat" mentioned earlier.
All he needed to do was transform Siegfried into his spirit immediately after his death.
"It seems you do have a method!"
Seeing Shirou Kotomine's decisive response, Siegfried couldn't help but sigh.
"Then let's begin the battle!"
"Whatever your ideas are, you'll have to kill me first if you want to achieve them, otherwise it's all just empty talk."
Siegfried slightly raised his hands, which were gripping the sword, and spoke earnestly.
"Let's go then!"
Shirou Kotomine responded excitedly, gripping his two daggers tightly as well.
He's been looking forward to this battle for a long time!
"clang!"
A violent collision suddenly rang out in the fog.
From this point on, the sounds of intense, clashing weapons rang out one after another, growing ever more frequent.
Wielding his dagger, Shirou Kotomine parried Siegfried's greatsword.
Even so, these two weapons are incomparable in terms of both lethality and destructive power.
But Shirou Kotomine always managed to parry Siegfried's sword with pinpoint accuracy.
This prevented him from fully utilizing the advantages of the greatsword.
It should be that the longer the better.
"Such formidable martial arts skills! Is he really Jack the Ripper?"
The battle had barely begun when Siegfried started questioning Shirou Kotomine's identity.
Although his Master was certain that the person in front of him was Jack the Ripper.
However, Siegfried had previously learned about Jack the Ripper, who might be his adversary, while in the castle of the Thousand World Tree.
He should just be an assassin.
No matter how his circumstances change, as long as he is still "Jack the Ripper," he cannot possibly possess such martial arts skills.
After all, no matter how bizarre the legend of Jack the Ripper may be, it doesn't change the fact that he only killed ordinary women.
"So who exactly is he?"
Information about the person in front of me suddenly became blurry.
This caused Siegfried to completely overturn all the battle plans he had prepared.
After all, receiving incorrect intelligence is far more dangerous than having no intelligence at all.
In the blink of an eye, Siegfried, who had been relentlessly pursuing Siegfried in the previous battle, stopped his movements.
He no longer used his full strength as before.
Instead, they withdrew about three-tenths of their power to cope with the situation.
"Oh, did you notice?"
The moment Siegfried changed his movements, Shirou Kotomine instantly understood her state and thoughts.
After all, he has a wealth of experience with Shirou Kotomine.
"Since you're not coming, then I'll take charge!"
Kotomine Shirou's lips curled up in a smile.
The two enhanced daggers were now wreathed in magical energy, which was rapidly stretching outwards.
Soon, the two daggers were the length of short swords.
At the same time, Shirou Kotomine stomped hard on the ground, his figure rushing forward rapidly.
With his speed boosted to its peak in a very short time, Kotomine Shirou launched an attack on Siegfried.
This is a different fighting style from that of the former Kotomine Shirou.
It is also a tactic that he has evolved through continuous improvement.
At this point, he no longer needed to play a defensive counter-attacking style, but instead played more aggressively.
Skillfully use both hands to launch different attacks.
Kotomine Shirou's attacks are characterized by speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness. Siegfried remained unmoved in the face of Kotomine Shirou's sudden change.
Relying on his past combat experience and his superb skills, Siegfried blocked all of Kotomine Shirou's attacks.
Siegfried was no stranger to fighting enemies wielding dual short swords.
Faced with the aggressive attack of Kotomine Shirou, he quickly switched to defense.
"clang!"
The clash between the dagger and the greatsword continued.
Swords flashed and clashed in the thick fog.
As the battle continued, Shirou Kotomine and Siegfried became more familiar with each other.
Suddenly, a flash of cold light streaked across the sky.
Kotomine Shirou's left-hand dagger pierced through Siegfried's defensive sword stance and plunged directly into his chest.
But something strange happened.
Kotomine Shirou's short sword didn't penetrate very far.
Siegfried's wound appeared to be just a minor cut.
"oh?"
Feeling that strange sensation, Shirou Kotomine was also somewhat surprised.
The difference between the feel and the expected texture is indeed quite strange.
At this moment, Siegfried, who was more familiar with this situation, immediately seized the opportunity to gain the upper hand, picked up his greatsword and slashed at Kotomine Shirou's chest.
However, Shirou Kotomine, who was well aware of Siegfried's true identity, would never make such a mistake.
Even before the dagger in his left hand struck Siegfried, Shirou Kotomine had already begun to retract his right hand.
He gripped the dagger in his right hand and kept parrying Siegfried's slashes.
Kotomine Shirou kept retreating.
Soon the distance between Shirou Kotomine and Siegfried widened again.
"Oh, so this is your skill or Noble Phantasm?"
"Is this immortality? Or some other kind of ability?"
"Koumine Shirou, who has temporarily truced with Siegfried, guessed with a smile."
Siegfried did not respond at all; he continued to stare intently at Shirou Kotomine.
In the previous battle, Siegfried had sensed Shirou Kotomine's strength.
Although the previous exchange was merely a test for them.
But through this close-quarters battle, he discovered that his opponent's basic abilities were in no way inferior to his own, and in some aspects, even superior.
More importantly, it's about the opponent's combat experience and martial arts skills.
Even he felt somewhat inferior in these aspects.
Clearly, his opponent was stronger than him.
"But I can still handle it."
Siegfried thought to himself.
The previous attacks had only caused him minor injuries, meaning he still held the advantage in defense.
And as long as the opponent cannot break through his defenses, they cannot defeat him.
Thinking of this, Siegfried's expression underwent a slight change.
He felt the thrill of battle once again.
Just like the battle with Karna before.
"Let's stop this probing! Let's begin the real battle to the death!"
With his hands gripping the greatsword tightly, Siegfried's fighting spirit soared even higher, especially now that he had taken the initiative to declare war.
Feeling the aura emanating from Siegfried, Shirou Kotomine's blood began to boil.
His body involuntarily trembled at that moment.
"This power that makes my body react is a Dragon-specific attack?"
Recalling Siegfried's identity, Shirou Kotomine quickly came to a conclusion.
As a dragon slayer, Siegfried possesses a special ability to attack dragons.
Meanwhile, Shirou Kotomine, who was practicing Dragon Slayer Magic, was transforming his body into that of a dragon.
Although he was not a dragon at this time.
But he also has dragon attributes.
Facing Siegfried was like encountering the Chains of Heaven for demigods.
"Good heavens, I never expected to be outmaneuvered by Siegfried!"
Kotomine Shirou hadn't anticipated this.
Although he is evolving towards becoming a dragon, he has not yet undergone any changes related to dragons.
So he never paid any attention to it.
It wasn't until this moment, when Siegfried's power was targeting him, that Kotomine Shirou realized he had already gone very far down this path.
This is actually good news for Shirou Kotomine.
Because at this moment, there was no fear on his face.
He was even somewhat eager to try.
"A battle between dragon slayers and dragon destroyers? That's something to look forward to!"
Kotomine Shirou thought excitedly.
Just as the battle between Shirou Kotomine and Siegfried was escalating, a pre-arranged encounter occurred outside the thick fog.
"Who are you?"
After running at full speed for a period of time, Joan of Arc finally reached her destination.
But at this moment, she was extremely surprised.
Because she encountered a Servant who was not in this Holy Grail War.
"Tomoe Gozen? What are you doing here?"
Using her judicial privilege, Joan of Arc immediately recognized Tomoe Gozen's true identity.
As for how she determined that Tomoe Gozen was not a Servant in this Holy Grail War, it was also because of her prerogative.
As the arbiter, Jeanne d'Arc possesses two Command Seals from each of the Servants in this Holy Grail War.
This allows her to force certain Servants to do things against their will when necessary using Command Seals, and these Command Seals cannot be mixed.
It belongs to whoever it is; there is no such thing as borrowing another Command Seal.
However, before and after meeting Tomoe, none of the Command Seals on Joan of Arc corresponded to her.
In this way, the result was clearly presented to her.
"Could it be that you are the reason I was brought here?"
Joan of Arc frowned.
Although her inherent skill "Revelation" did not work, this Servant who suddenly appeared outside the Holy Grail War was too suspicious.
In any case, Joan of Arc had no intention of letting the other side off the hook at this point.
She needs to capture the other party and then extract the information she wants from them.
After all, Joan of Arc perceived the other side's posture as being directed at her.
In this situation, she didn't think the other person would comply with her questions and tell her everything.
"As expected of Ruler, I bet you're filled with questions right now, aren't you?"
"Then defeat me, or I won't say a word."
Tomoe Gozen brandished her naginata and said with a smile.