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Although his initial statement about the 'essence of a king' to Mordred was indeed intended to teach her and help her grow.
Because he remembered that this brat had indeed placed some kind of wish on the Holy Grail, and was currently depressed because the Holy Grail had been corrupted.
I wanted to distract her so that she wouldn't keep it bottled up for too long and start overthinking things, getting stuck in some weird obsession, or doing something strange.
But then he thought again that it might be a mistake to make a child like her think, so he changed his strategy and decided to tease her and provoke her anger so that she could vent her frustration. That might be better.
However, to be fair, Mo Zai is really cute.
"Huh?! Getting cocky?! That's slander! I'll tear your mouth off!"
As she spoke, she lunged at Ma En.
Marne, of course, wouldn't wait for her to come over. He immediately got up and ran around the dining table, starting a game of "Qin King circling the pillar" with Mordred.
As he circled around, Ma En took food from the table and ate, slowing his pace slightly to maintain a distance Mordred felt he could catch up at any moment, while issuing a provocative statement:
"Come on, come and chase me. If you catch me, I'll let you have your way, hehehe, hehehe."
Mordred flew into a rage, even drawing her weapon and forgetting the reason for her anger, gritting her teeth as she chased after Marne: "Damn it! Stop right there! God, you're dead! He can't save you! I said it!"
As he spoke, crimson lightning surged and splashed from his body.
Unleash the magic!
Seeing this, Marx and Eng dared not be careless and began to flee at full speed.
The five people trapped in the middle of the two looked at the two who had suddenly started arguing with blank expressions, speechless for a moment.
Just as Sora was trying to persuade Mordred to stop making trouble, the sparks of red lightning began to splash onto the dining table, and by sheer coincidence, one of the dishes landed squarely on the food in the Lion King's hand.
"..."
The Lion King was stunned as he looked at the charcoal in his hand.
Not only her, but everyone was stunned, including the two people who were chasing each other, who stopped and stared blankly at the piece of charcoal in her hand.
Then, thick black mist rose from behind her, and a chilling voice rang out, uttering each word clearly: "Mo!!!"
"I'm sorry! It wasn't intentional! Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Mordred blurted out the three-part plea for mercy instinctively, a phrase he had practiced with practiced ease.
However, it was too late for her to say anything now, as the Lion King had already drawn his holy lance.
What followed was a well-known case of domestic violence.
……
"Waaaah~ It's all your fault, why am I the only one who gets hit?"
On the city wall in the afternoon, Mordred, on duty, rubbed the bump on his head with a sad expression and complained to Marne beside him.
While observing the enemy's positions outside, Ma En said without turning his head, "Because you're their own son, right? Isn't that what everyone says? You don't feel bad hitting your own son, but you're not in the right to hit someone else's son."
"Is that so? You're not kidding me, are you?" Dred looked incredulous, but there was a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
If that's the case, wouldn't it mean that in this father's heart, he has accepted her?
"Of course, she just scolded you, didn't she? Parents don't care about other people's kids' behavior; scolding you is just their way of helping you." En continued to persuade Mordred... no, to offer guidance.
"Hmph! So what if I do? Don't think that will make me forgive you."
Mordred turned away with a feigned snort, not wanting Marne to see her somewhat excited expression.
"Oh," En replied calmly, then took out some candy she had prepared beforehand and handed it over: "Want some candy? It's delicious."
"Tch, it's just some candy, don't treat me like a child."
Mordred immediately looked disdainful, his eyes seeming to say, "Is that all you've got?"
then……
"I want to see what's so magical about this place."
Well, it’s so sweet!
With a candy in her mouth, Mordred instantly perked up, her expression gradually relaxing as she closed her eyes and quietly savored the delicious taste.
Until she felt something warm on her head, and the bump from the 0.9 hit still hurt.
'Hmm? What's this? It looks familiar.'
She instinctively rubbed against him, then the more she thought about it, the more something seemed wrong. She suddenly opened her eyes and saw that Ma En had turned around at some point and was placing a dog on her head.
Snapped!
Mordred slapped Marn's hand away abruptly: "You! What are you doing! Don't you know you can't just touch a knight's head?"
Ma En shrugged: "I really don't know. Are you sure you didn't just make that up?"
"You're the one making this up! Even if that's not true, it's still very rude to pat someone's head!"
"I wasn't just touching you randomly. I was just trying to treat you because you looked so pitiful in pain."
"Huh?" Dred was stunned for a moment, then reached up and touched his head, only to find that the bags were really gone.
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Chapter 101 Reinforcements Arrive and Set Off
"After all, your injury was caused by me. Your Master isn't here, and there's no one else around, so I'll have to heal you."
After finishing her meal, Sora went out, saying she was going to find Kenneth.
In the morning, she was confused after learning the truth about the Holy Grail being corrupted, and now she needed someone to comfort her. Naturally, she thought of Kenneth.
However, because of the previous betrayal, she hesitated for a while and dragged it out for a whole morning before finally making up her mind.
Nero, the Lion King, and their mother Gilgamesh went back to rest. They hadn't slept much last night and needed to recover their energy.
Irisviel planned to keep the Lion King company on night duty tonight, so she went to rest and recuperate as well, leaving only Marne and Mordred.
Mordred curled his lip: "If you're going to treat me, at least tell me. Honestly."
However, she did not pursue the matter of Ma En touching her head again.
'That's easy to handle,' Ma En thought to himself as he looked at the table.
"Okay, consider this as compensation for you."
After handing all the candy to Mordred, Marne paid no further attention and turned to continue observing the enemy troops outside.
But he still found nothing. He looked at every single soldier in the army, but there was nothing unusual. The army was like a machine in standby mode, standing there motionless, deathly silent.
"So, the problem isn't here, but over there?"
Thinking this, Ma En looked in the direction of Yuanzang Mountain again, and after a while, he still didn't find anything unusual.
Of course, that's only how it looks from the outside; whether there are problems inside the large cavity is unclear.
"It seems the investigation is progressing very quickly."
Thinking this, Marne said goodbye to Mordred and went to the conference room, where Gerald and the others were present. He then inquired about the situation regarding military support.
Watanabe gave a precise answer: "They are already on their way and will be airdropped here in half an hour at most."
At the same time, Gerald also reported the results of the two tests. The curse of necromancy was limited to the Fuyuki region, and there were no problems with the people. They were already discussing arrangements for the evacuation of the citizens.
"Let's try it on a small scale first. The corrupted Assassins used to attack living people. They might be aiming to kill people. If that's the case, emptying Fuyuki might make them change their targets, and then the situation will be even more troublesome."
Marx and Engels offered a suggestion in response.
Gerald nodded and said, "That's what we think too."
Although they don't know as much about the Holy Grail War as Marend, they're not stupid. They can still make some analyses based on the information they have.
"Hmm." En nodded, and without saying anything more, left the conference room to wait for reinforcements to arrive.
Half an hour passed quickly. Several transport planes flew in from the sky, slowed down over Fuyuki, and landed as small black dots. Then, large white umbrellas appeared out of the black dots.
Less than ten minutes later, a group of soldiers arrived at the city wall. There were both Tibetans and whites, a total of three hundred men.
They lined up neatly and handed over the duties to Watanabe and Chris.
“Mr. Marne, this is the person you requested, and the blueprints are here,” Ries said, handing a stack of papers to Marne.
Marne took a look, selected a cannon that could be operated by one person, and started building it directly. In less than a minute, he had built three hundred cannons and sixty thousand shells.
Of course, this is not an ordinary version; the materials of the cannon and the shells have been modified.
The cannon itself is more robust and durable, so there is no need to worry about overheating or the barrel exploding.
The shells have a more stable trajectory and greater power, and the outer shell is made of a Zanpakuto material that is specifically designed to attack spirits. The explosives are also enhanced with purification magic from the church, ensuring that they are also effective against the black mud.
"Make the arrangements and have them on standby at any time."
As for how to arrange it, Marx and Engels didn't care. They didn't understand these things, so they wouldn't give unsolicited advice to experts.
The two nodded and beckoned the soldiers, who were still marveling at the equipment, to come and collect it.
Three hundred cannons were taken away and deployed in various corners of the city wall, but most were concentrated on the front. More than two hundred of them were aimed at the corrupted army, and there were some in other directions as well, but only as a precaution.
The personnel have been arranged, with two shifts on rotation, but once the battle begins, everyone will definitely be able to attend.
With this arrangement, Marx and Engels immediately felt much less pressure, as they no longer needed to rely on just four Servants to fight against an army of 30,000.
Although he once single-handedly defeated this army, Fuyuki is now too close to the battlefield, so he can't use his powerful moves recklessly, otherwise it will affect Fuyuki Castle.
Last night's full-power setup couldn't be used because the spiritual vein wasn't here, which was really stressful.
But now things are better. With this support, even if all the Servants are gone, the city walls' defensive strength will allow us to hold out for a while.
Then, Ma En found his mother, Shan Shan.
"Go now? Is it really necessary to be in such a hurry?" Shining, still grumpy from being woken up, glared at Ma En and complained helplessly.
"Of course, the enemy is currently up to something in the shadows, so it's best to find out as soon as possible."
"alright."
At that moment, Niang Shanshan didn't say anything more, after all, it was something that had been agreed upon.
After the two greeted everyone, Ma En had Tohsaka Tokiomi temporarily transfer the part of the master-servant contract and magic supply of the mother Gilgamesh to him.
As a result, Niang Shanshan also received his enormous magical boost, and all her attributes soared to A-rank.
Having completed these preparations, the two boarded the Vimalakirti, set off from one side, bypassed the corrupted army, and approached Mount Enzo peacefully.