"Speaking of which, it really feels different from riding a horse."
Confirming that [Revelation] had temporarily lost its effect, Jeanne no longer纠结 this problem. Then, while watching the scenery that was constantly flowing by with the operation of the car, and feeling the sound of the wind passing by her ear, she couldn't help but be a little curious.
But compared to dematerialization, this was still too slow.
Thinking of this, and looking at the sky that had already completely darkened, she asked the old man who was humming a song through the small window, "Old grandpa, how long until we get to Trifas?"
"About another 12 hours."
For this girl who looked to be the same age as his own granddaughter and dared to travel far to Trifas to visit relatives on her own, the old man was very fond of her, so he answered with a smile. "After all, this old partner of mine is already old, and also needs to rest."
As he spoke, the old man also patted the steering wheel, indicating that his old partner was this old pickup truck.
"I see, it's still a bit like a horse."
Hearing this, although she was a little helpless that it would still take so long, because of the special summoning reason, she, who could not dematerialize and cross space, could only nod her head. Although because she was a spiritual evocation, she had to eat and rest like a normal person, but fortunately, when she was injured in battle, it would only be the membrane that was her as Jeanne that would be injured, not the girl Laeticia's body.
The her of now, rather than being a Pseudo-Servant like Mash and Zhuge Liang (El-Melloi II), was more like a dual personality sharing a body with Laeticia. The two were essentially very special.
Alright, in fact, it was just a wonderful setting that the amazing Higashide had inexplicably come up with, which could be compared to Siegfried's heart.
Then, back to the main topic. Since there was still so long before she reached her destination, then what should she, who had nothing to do at this time, do?
After thinking for a moment, she hesitantly took out a copy of Advanced Mathematics from her backpack. This was Laeticia's textbook. Perhaps because her good student nature was at work, when she left France, she had inexplicably brought this thing with her.
"How about... I try to write?"
Looking at the text on the textbook, which was both tempting and fearful to her, she couldn't help but hesitate. As a country girl who couldn't even read in her life, she had always had a very respectful attitude towards learning and knowledge. Although this time, because of the Holy Grail, she could recognize the meaning of some words, but this thing called mathematics was both new and very tempting to her.
If the me of the past knew mathematics, then in handling military affairs and the distribution of some things, would I have done better?
With this thought, in the end, the holy girl hesitantly picked up her pen. Half an hour later, after confirming that she couldn't do it, and even after praying for the Lord to teach her how to solve the problems, and the Lord was also silent, she finally gave up on this thing called mathematics.
"This is too hard!"
Feeling dizzy and her eyes as if they were about to turn into spiral eyes, she fell into the carriage in a gloomy mood.
"Hm?"
And at this moment, the car suddenly slowly decelerated and finally stopped on the side of the road. Just as the holy girl curiously climbed up from the carriage and looked ahead, she found that there was a young man of her age talking with the old grandpa.
"Is that so? You accidentally got separated from your church's teacher while taking pictures in the forest, so you want to ask me to take you back to Trifas. Eh, of course that's no problem. Don't be shy, little priest. But my passenger seat is full of things. Can you make do with sitting in the back carriage? There's also a hitchhiking girl of about your age there. It's good for you young people to have each other's company, haha."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, old grandpa."
With the youth's light laughter, she saw a blue-eyed youth in a clergyman's cassock climb into the carriage in the darkness and sit opposite her. And after the youth had settled down, the pickup truck began to head for Trifas again.
Looking at the youth sitting casually in front of her, and then showing her a friendly smile, her gaze held a trace of surprise and vigilance.
"Nice to meet you, miss."
While smiling, he sized up the holy girl before him. As expected, the change was only in a few individual aspects. The Ruler this time was still Jeanne. This also showed that the plot still had some effect on him. Thinking of this, he didn't wait for her answer, but heard her somewhat wary voice. "Master of Caster of Red, you're not staying in the safe camp of the Red side, but have come to find me. What for? Also," as she spoke, her gaze scanned his body. "Why are you here alone? Where is your Servant Caster?"
According to her insight, which was exclusive to a Ruler, she actually did not find a dematerialized Servant following him, which immediately made her delicate brow furrow slightly, not understanding his purpose.
"Don't be so wary, Ruler. As you can see, the purpose of my coming to find you is not related to the Holy Grail War."
He was not surprised that he had been recognized. Or rather, he had no intention of hiding it from the beginning. Even the six-winged Command Spells on his hand were not hidden. As he spoke, he moved his body forward a little, so that he could completely lean against the carriage. Then he smiled and looked her in the eye, their blue and golden eyes each reflecting the other's figure of a holy youth and a holy girl.
"Then what is your purpose?"
Hearing this, she was stunned for a moment. But looking at his relaxed posture and sensing that his Servant was indeed not by his side, her tone also subconsciously softened. But this softness was completely gone after hearing his next sentence.
"That, of course, is you."
The black-haired youth in the wind said so.
"Ah? Ah ah?!"
Hearing these terrible words, caught off guard, she suddenly became flustered, and her face couldn't help but dye with a few threads of crimson. "What do you mean by that, Master of Red! Even if Ruler won't attack you, you can't be like this to a girl!"
Looking at the holy girl's flustered yet trying hard to maintain her composure and reprimand him, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. Should I say, as expected of a country girl who doesn't know anything? Just a slightly ambiguous and unclear sentence made the other party panic.
But he was not deliberately teasing her. For this character he had once liked, and now who had the same 'holy son' identity as him, he really wanted to get in touch with her more. This was not just his own thought, but also the 'Revelation' the pigeon had given him.
So he said, "You seem to have misunderstood something, Miss Jeanne. What I meant by 'my purpose is you' was not that meaning, but that I want to chat with you."
Hearing this, she was slightly stunned, and her originally flustered mind also stabilized. But she soon realized something and looked at him again. "How do you know my true name? And, what is there for us to talk about."
"As for that, of course it's because I have received 'Revelation', and thus have come to know your name, and when and where you will appear."
As he spoke, he suddenly stood up from the carriage. Facing the evening wind, he unbuttoned his cassock, revealing his strong and wound-covered muscles. (I've worn a cassock before, it's very tight and strict. If you don't unbutton it, it's impossible to show the back of your neck.)
"Hey! You..."
Seeing this scene, her face subconsciously became a little hot again. But when he turned around and revealed the crimson mark on the back of his neck, she was suddenly stunned. The aura and meaning of the mark almost instantly appeared in her mind.
At this moment, she also finally understood the identity of the youth before her, and why she had inexplicably had a sense of intimacy towards him, to the extent that she had shown shyness just now. All of this was because the youth before her, like herself, was a chosen one, chosen by God and given the gaze of the Lord. That is, a holy son.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Souya Kotomine. I am an Executor of the Holy Church, a believer who carries out the will of the Lord, and also, a holy son. Nice to meet you, my fellow traveler."
At this, the holy son and the saintess had their first meeting.
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