Chapter 535

【Kay gestured with his chin; the Second was lying on the side.】

【After the baptism of the flood, the Second's already poor complexion became even paler.】

【"Even for me, carrying two people while swimming is very strenuous; thank me properly. After I managed to swim out, I found that the tunnel led to the cave behind, but perhaps it was hit by the flash flood, and the cave collapsed immediately after we left."】

【Kay shook his head and said: "He lacks physical strength even more than you. Sigh, but because he was completely unconscious, it seems he didn't drink much water."】

【Gray stepped forward to check, confirmed that the Second was fine, and then breathed a sigh of relief.】

Rin Tohsaka: "Thanks to Sir Kay, both of them seem to be fine. But Sir Kay, are you good at swimming?"】

Artoria: "Yes, Sir Kay's swimming ability is the best among everyone."

Mordred: "It's just like a fish that has turned into a human."

【"Relieved now. Here, take it."】

【Kay returned Gray's large scythe to her.】

【Gray: "Thank you. Um, Mr. Bersac?"】

【Kay: "That uncle, she swam into another tunnel alone."】

【Gray: "Then, the King of Bones?"】

【Kay: "I don't know about that. But your worry is unnecessary; she is not the kind of person who can be dealt with by that kind of water flow."】

Waver: "Really kind, even though she almost died at the opponent's hands before."

Kairi Sisigou: "But the situation now is not good; although I don't know where they were washed to, it must be the nearby mountains and forests, and the villagers have started searching the mountain again."】

Kayneth: "After the two sides meet, she will likely be unable to make a move."】

Waver: "Yes, but the opponent will not let her go."

【Gray relaxed and checked the surrounding environment and situation. I saw that the surroundings were full of trees, and there was a hint of mist.】

【Gray: "Is this on the mountain? It looks like it's mostly on the other side of the swamp."】

【Kay: "Oh, that underground space really leads to many places."】

【Gray, who had relaxed, couldn't help but think of the Black Holy Spear before, and trembled subconsciously.】

【Really, almost died under the Holy Spear.】

【Just at this moment, a large hand pressed on Gray's head and started rubbing it.】

【Gray: "Ah, please stop, my hair will get messy!"】

【Kay: "Haha! You are really not like that guy... hmm, Gareth and you should get along very well, right? Sigh, although she is also a person with blood relations."】

Artoria: "..."

Looking at the interaction in the video, she couldn't help but think of the time when she was a child training with Kay.】

【"Uh..."】

【A slight groan sounded, and the Second lying on the ground finally woke up.】

【After coming to his senses, he first took off his soaked suit, and then took out a cigar box from his bosom with worry.】

【Well, an old chain smoker.】

【Carefully wiping off the water droplets on it, the Second opened it; the cigar box was still dry and had not been soaked by water. I don't know if it was because of the seal or some kind of magic applied.】

【The Second smoked a cigar, and after a long while, he opened his mouth and said: "So that's how it is, we were washed to, no, swam to the vicinity of the swamp?"】

【Kay: "You have to thank me for this."】

【"No matter what, there is hope if you are still alive; leaving here is also a method."】

【The Second sorted out his thoughts and analyzed: "I still don't think this is the past. Then, do you think this village will have a simple and easy-to-understand outside world? There may not be an outside world outside this village? This speculation is just like a picture book. Most importantly, only this time, the person who made the decision is not me."】

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "It seems he has realized what situation they are in."】

Kairi Sisigou: "Unable to leave the village, they can only continue to follow the script."】

Rin Tohsaka: "It feels like being manipulated like a puppet, which is really annoying."】

【The Second cast his gaze at Gray and asked: "Gray, what are your thoughts?"】

【Gray: "Eh?"】

【The Second: "I asked the same question before; after all, this matter is your case."】

【"..."】

【Gray immediately fell into deep thought.】

【That's right, this case is the opportunity for her to leave the village, and it is also the truth she has to face.】

【Gray: "My words didn't move her before. However, if the teacher agrees, I want to face her again."】

【The Second: "Then, as a teacher, I can only assist you. Refusing a disciple's request will bring shame to the name of El-Melloi."】

【Gray: "Yes!"】

【The Second: "And, you are not the only one who didn't move her. If I hadn't told you to say those superfluous words, the King of Bones wouldn't have attempted to activate the Noble Phantasm, right?"】

【"Although I don't know the reason, the King of Bones knows the meaning of reproduction. If so, she won't make the same actions as the first round, right? Her reaction is mostly the key."】

【Gray: "Key?"】

【The Second: "I'm not sure either, but I really have always felt that something is wrong. That question was the result of me trying to describe the feeling of something being wrong in words, but I didn't expect her to have that kind of reaction. I am ashamed of my clumsy performance... although I feel that I was only a little bit away from moving her."】

Waver: "Indeed, the biggest mistake was not expecting the King of Bones to actually know Zepia, and immediately understand what kind of situation they are in now."】

Kairi Sisigou: "Knowing that she might be fake, did she go crazy all of a sudden?"

Waver: "The opponent, we all ignored an important question, that is, are the King of Bones, Bersac, and those villagers real or fake?"】

Kayneth: "From the known situation, this is not time backtracking; after all, the success of those two little guys has already proven that this is a constructed world, but the specific situation is still unclear. Looking at it this way, the people inside are likely fake. But, it doesn't feel like it..."

Tokiomi Tohsaka: "The King of Bones released the Holy Spear; it doesn't look fake."】

Rin Tohsaka: "Damn it! More and more confused!"】

【"Excuse me, I have been very concerned since just now, is that area a bit strange?"】

【Kay pointed to a small path not far away that looked like a beast's haunt, where there were actually human footprints.】

【Gray stepped forward to check and judged based on experience: "That's right, these are indeed footprints left by humans."】

【The Second: "But this is near the swamp, right? According to the rules, villagers shouldn't approach this place."】

【Gray: "Teacher, let's follow the footprints and take a look."】

【The Second: "Alright."】

【Outside, watching this scene, Zepia said slowly like a lecture: "If you have used a coincidence once, the next coincidence will naturally be linked. Because luck is deviated from its original position, certain counter-forces will occur before the probability converges."】

【"Ah, this is not a cliché like fortune and misfortune, but after applying force to the pendulum, extreme situations are prone to occur before the swing naturally subsides."】

【Flat: "Uh, are you referring to causality? That's a very important concept in the East, right? For example, saving a white crane in the morning, and the white crane will come to repay the favor in the evening, giving online game items like that!"】

【Svin: "Flat, this is not a teacher giving a lecture."】

【Flat: "No, doggy, if there's a question you can ask, you'll want to ask it, right! Whether to spread butter or jam on bread is very important, right! It's very important!"】

【"This is not right no matter how you look at it!"】

【Svin stopped paying attention to this idiot and analyzed in his heart: "Won't there be any problems if you go from the underground to the vicinity of the swamp? Or does this mean that it is located outside the barrier..."】

【They had encountered that barrier, and as a result, they strayed into this space. Relatively..."】

【"Look."】

【Zepia pointed to the crystal ball and said: "Look at what kind of changes your interference has caused to the vortex. Look at what they will discover at the end of the changes."】

Kairi Sisigou: "The meaning of this guy is that the development is already out of control."】

Kayneth: "No wonder he had such a big reaction before; these two boys really got him once, and next, it depends on how this boy Waver will break the situation."】

【The screen returns to the Second's side; they followed the footprints for about ten minutes and finally discovered a small house covered under the shade of trees.】

【Kay: "Ha, it's really surprising that there are houses in this kind of place."】

【The Second touched the outer wall quietly and said: "It seems to have been reinforced with magic or something; discovering this place might be a kind of inevitability."】

【Several people cautiously opened the wooden door and carefully stepped into the house.】

【Looking around, the outer room only had ordinary tables and chairs, nothing special.】

【Several people walked into the inner room of the hut, and the scene inside couldn't help but make them dumbfounded.】

【I saw that the entire wall was covered with many notes and photos, tied together with thin ropes of different colors, like magic patterns.】

【Kay: "Hey hey, what is this?"】

【The Second: "This is an affinity diagram, often used in police dramas. It's a tool to organize thoughts by visualizing the connection between blurry ideas and thoughts, the full picture of complex cases, etc., into notes and photos."】

【The Second's gaze swept across the entire diagram and finally stopped at one of the notes.】

【Gray: "Teacher, what's wrong?"】

【The Second: "... Nothing."】