"The forest in winter, when it's not snowing, always feels a little scary."
Caster rolled his eyes and followed Roland who was leading the way. "Trust me, Master. You are much scarier than this forest."
"Is there such a thing?" Roland was a little surprised. "Compared to those magicians, what I did is nothing, right?"
Compared to the original work, because Roland likes to keep everything in his hands, Fuyuki City is quite peaceful. Although there are several accidents caused by gas explosions, there are no casualties.
"Although magicians are scary to ordinary people, they also have rules and corresponding styles, which are understandable, but you are different."
Caster said nothing more. Even though she had a close relationship with Roland, she still couldn't understand Roland's full picture.
"Maybe it's just because of the different perspectives and heights," Roland smiled, his eyes becoming deeper. "Some things are fine if you don't know them, but now that you know them, you have to do them. Although there may be twists and turns in the process, compared to the original ending of this world, humans should thank me."
Roland did not continue on this topic, but talked about another matter.
"Come to think of it, the Einzbern seem to have a ceremonial garment called the Rhine Gold."
"That cursed treasure? Inexhaustible gold. This kind of thing is already at the level of a legendary treasure."
"Yeah, it sounds very exciting. After I finish this Holy Grail War, I will take it."
"A curse of that level is indeed ineffective against you, but are you so greedy for wealth?"
Medea looked at Roland with some confusion. Living in the Age of Gods, as a princess, a master, and a goddess, it was not easy for her to understand modern people's values.
"Or is it that in order to fulfill your promise to that little girl, your shadow ninjas are not efficient enough in collecting wealth?"
"It's not that it's not enough," Roland nodded, a smile unconsciously appearing at the corner of his mouth.
The Black Shadow Army collected a large amount of the world's unowned wealth for him. Later on, money was just a number to Roland.
But to be fair, he really had no intention of breaking his promise to Toosaka Rin. For an existence of Ishtar's level, Roland didn't mind paying some wealth.
What was the point of using a jar of gems to get the goddess of Venus to work for him? Although the tens of thousands of times the wealth behind it was a bit of a pie in the sky, after all, there was an Angra Mainyu hidden in the Holy Grail, but if Ishtar really brought the talisman, Roland would not break his promise.
However, if the other talismans were made by herself, that would be another story, but at least the jar of gems was a real gain. But now it seems that it is hard to say how much of this gain will be left when it reaches Toosaka Rin's hands.
Considering Ishtar's unreliable style, what she would get in the end would most likely be just that jar of gems. Theoretically speaking, it couldn't be considered a loss, but after Kotomine Kirei's phone call, everything changed.
Now as the biggest creditor of the Toosaka family, even if Toosaka Rin works for him sincerely, that jar of gems would probably not be enough to repay the debt.
"They are coming."
At this moment, Caster's footsteps suddenly stopped.
The forest where the Einzbern's castle was located was hidden by a barrier. Although it was possible to invade in a more covert way, in Roland's view, the current Einzbern was no different from his own home, so he just broke in openly.
Sure enough, in front of my sight, under the hazy moonlight, there appeared a woman who was as pure white as a pearl and as clean as winter snow.
"Irisviel, my dear wife, long time no see, where is Illya?"
Roland raised the corner of his mouth and greeted him in a very familiar manner.
"What do you want to do, Master Caster, by breaking into the forbidden land of Einzbern?"
Irisviel deliberately ignored Roland's words, her face sank and her expression solemn.
"I just came to see my daughter. She's in the castle behind you. I sense it."
Roland still had a smile on his face as he moved closer to Irisviel step by step.
"I won't let you see her!"
Irisviel clenched her fists, suppressing her heartbeat that began to beat violently due to Roland's approach, and the desire and sense of closeness that seemed to be burning in her body.
She turned away, not wanting Roland to see the embarrassed and angry expression on her face. Fortunately, when she retreated, the Silver Knight had already taken a step forward and took the initiative to face Roland.
"If you retreat now, I won't attack you. Otherwise, unlike last time, you won't be able to stop me with just caster."
"Tsk, what an arrogant guy."
Medea behind Roland showed an unhappy look. With just one chant, under the effect of the high-speed divine words, a magic trick that would have required more than ten magicians to complete was performed by her alone.
Several great magic arrays were ready to go amidst the roar, and the dense purple light even illuminated this quiet forest.
Although she spoke with disdain, Medea knew that Saber's resistance to magic was quite high, and it would be difficult for her to deal with her without relying on the position.
"Don't be so aggressive, Saber. I've put a lot of effort into preparing for today's meeting. I've prepared a great gift for you."
Roland grinned and clapped his hands gently.
"I have been looking forward to this scene for a long time."
As if he was completely unaware of the confrontation between Caster and Saber, Roland continued walking towards Irisviel.
Faced with such blatant provocation, even the good-tempered Knight King could not tolerate it.
His feet sank slightly into the soil, and Saber's body suddenly turned into a silver-white meteor, rushing towards Roland.
And at the moment he moved, the magic cannon in the caster magic circle roared and shot out, pointing directly at Saber, but he didn't even think of dodging.
Saber took a casual glance and confirmed the number of magic cannons. Under the pumping of the magic furnace called the Red Dragon Heart, the dragon factor in his body began to transport huge amounts of magic power to all parts of his body. The surging magic power even shook the atmosphere when it was released, and turned into a storm surrounding his body, which collided violently with the flying magic cannons.
This ordinary attack from Caster only had a hindering effect on him.
But Saber did not feel proud or relaxed because of this, because facing the servant's attack, Roland still maintained a nonchalant attitude, as if he didn't take him seriously at all.
Saber, who had suffered several losses at the hands of Roland, kicked the ground hard and stopped moving forward. His intuition was constantly flashing, warning him of the crisis ahead.
Seeing that Saber had noticed something, Roland had no intention of keeping it a secret.
"Berserker."
The dark mist condensed into shape in an instant, and the mad beast did not need anyone's guidance. It turned into a galloping thunder and rushed towards Saber, roaring like yesterday.
"Arthur——!"