A few minutes later.
Ryuga and Grey had left the Snow Forest and appeared on a plain a few kilometers away.
The plain was very empty. Even with Ryuga's eyesight, she could not see any signs of human habitation. There were only a few man-made nurseries lying on the ground, but there were no crops in this season.
The two were walking side by side on the plain.
"The train has already left. How are we going to catch up with it?"
Grey looked at the desolate surroundings, and her face under the hood showed a little confusion.
"The land around here has traces of man-made planning, indicating that there may be people living here."
Ryuga looked around. "And since there are no signs of human habitation around here, there must be a car at home. We can borrow it from them."
"I see."
Grey understood and immediately used her enhanced eyesight to look around, trying to find traces of houses.
However, perhaps it was because the surroundings were too empty, but no matter how the two of them searched, they could not find any signs of people having lived here.
"Speaking of which, Grey, I have a question to ask you."
In a situation where they could not find a house at all, Ryuga turned her head and asked Grey, "Do you know what happened to Master Ermelo II in the Fourth Holy Grail War?"
"Master was in the Holy Grail War?"
Grey was stunned. She did not know if she should answer Ryuga's question, but after thinking about Ryuga's actions when she was sealed, she decided to say it.
"That's also a secret to Master. Although there are many people in the Clock Tower who know about that incident, there aren't many who know the exact details. Master has always avoided talking about it … I also learned some of Master's past from Miss Lenise."
According to Grey, Ermelo II's real name was Weber Velvet.
He was born in a magician family with only three generations of bloodline. He was born with a poor aptitude, but he had a natural longing for magic. So after his mistress's mother died, he spent all of his family's wealth and entered the Clock Tower to learn magic.
While studying magic at the Clock Tower, the Second King had a conflict with Kenneth Elmero Archizzolti, the former Monarch Elmero, who was Lainice's brother.
At that time, he was too reckless and obstinate. He stole the Holy Relic that Kenneth had prepared — the fragment of the red cloak. He then went to the Far East and participated in the Holy Grail War.
The servant he summoned through the cloak fragment was the greatest conquering king in history, Iskandar, known as Alexander the Great.
And then, the result was the same as what Ryuga had expected. Ermero, an elite magician from the previous generation, had died in the Holy Grail War. However, a third-rate magician like Karwenz had survived.
"Since then, my master has been blaming himself for the death of the previous king. He believed that if he hadn't stolen the Cape Shard, the previous king wouldn't have died. So, when Lady Lainice threatened him to become Ermero II, he agreed."
Becoming a monarch with a mere third-rate magic skill was not a good thing in the Clock Tower, where the power struggle was very serious. If he didn't feel guilty about Ermero's faction, he probably wouldn't have agreed at that time.
"According to Lady Lainice, my master's personality had undergone a huge change before and after the Holy Grail War. Before participating in the Holy Grail War, he was a hothead who didn't listen to anyone. After returning to the Clock Tower after the war, it was as if he had become a different person."
Grey relayed Lainice's description to Ryuga. "The reason for this change in his personality seems to be because of the servant he summoned. He learned a lesson from Alexander the Great."
Ryuga understood.
No wonder the Second King was easily defeated by the words of the female servant. If the servant of the Conquering King who could change his personality denied him, then it made sense that he would suffer such a blow.
"What about you?"
Ryuga asked Grey again, "You and the Second King have been master and apprentice for about four months, right? But I see that you seem to trust and be loyal to him. You are even willing to lend Yarde to me. There must be a deep reason for this, right? "
After that, Ryuga added, "If it's not convenient to say, it's okay. I'm just curious."
"This one …"
The sudden change of topic made Grey's body stagnate, and she stopped directly. Her hands tightly grasped the collar of the black cloak.
"In the past, this one also told Mr. Yin-yang that this one came from a cemetery in the countryside."
Grey paused and lowered her head, "The countryside where this one came from is actually related to the magic world. But unlike the Clock Tower's magicians who want to reach [], this one's village's goal is to 'resurrect a hero of the past.'"
Ryuga thought of Yarde's attire. Its essence was the Holy Spear that appeared in King Arthur's legend.
Perhaps the 'hero of the past' she was talking about should be King Arthur, right?
"To resurrect the hero of the past, her body, spirit, and soul must be united. So everyone in the village made the next generation based on that hero. They wanted to let the body closest to that hero be the bridge to the hero's resurrection."
Grey whispered as if she was immersed in the memories of the past. "This one only had a slightly better aptitude. At that time, although this one's family was very ordinary, it was quite warm when I think about it now. Until ten years ago —"
"Ten years ago, although I don't know the reason, this one's body, including bones and face, had undergone a huge change. According to everyone in the village, this one should have gradually become the hero's appearance."
"Later, everyone in the village suddenly regarded this one as the key to resurrecting that hero. They called this one the Son of God, the Son of God, and respected this one as the hero … Even this one's father and mother were no exception."
This seemed to touch on a topic that Grey didn't want to talk about.
However, Grey didn't intend to stop talking. Perhaps it was because Ryuga's character had gained unimaginable trust from her, and their relationship had reached the point where they could confide in each other. So, she continued to talk about the past to Ryuga.
"Everyone in the village has great expectations for this one. They all hope that this one can inherit the soul of that hero and become that hero … This one doesn't hate everyone, and I don't hate this face."
As Grey said this, she slowly took off her hood, revealing the face that she had been hiding all this time.
It was undoubtedly a very beautiful face. Her facial features were exquisite as if they were carefully kneaded by God. Even in Ryuga's eyes, this was enough to be ranked in the top three beauty he had ever seen in his life.
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